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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-25
DAVY CROCKET And THE
PANTHER.
A HISTORY STORY.
BY KATE STEPHENS.

When Davy Crockett was on his way to
san Antonio to fight for the independence OF
Tpxas-this in the year 1S36-one night found
him on the banks of the Navasola River and
his horse broken with fatigue. What hap.
pened at this point Wen let Dayy tell.
Near the margin of the river a large tree
had been blown down, and | thought OF
making my lair in its top. While beating
about the branches heard low growl as
much as to say, Stranger, these apartments
are already taken Looking to see what
sort of bedfellow was likely to have,
discovered an enormous Mexican cougar
some five PAGES away. Rays Of light darted
from his large eyes.
lone glance satisfied me there was no time
to be lost. | fired The ball struck him on
the forehead and glanced OF, doing little
except infuriate him. He sprang at me.
/ jumped aside and hit him with the barrel
OF my rife. He made at me again, and !
drew my hunting knife. for knew we must
come to close quarters. He seized my left
arm and began to tear the flesh, when
l thrust my knife into his side. He let go.
''Smarting with his wounds, he came at me
again, and he pressed so close tnat III Step
ping backward my foot caught in a vine.
| fell, and he was on me like nighthawh
on a Junebug. He seized my right thigh.
and, since the hinder part of his body was
toward my face, grabbed his tail with my
left hand. With my right l stuck my knife
into his side, and summoned all my strength
to hurl him down the bank Of the river. He
resisted. At last / worked him to the very
edge and he lost his balance. He fell, but
he dragged me with him.
Fortunately, at the bottom Of the bank
i found myself uppermost. l aimed q des-
perate blow at his neck. He struggled few
moments, and then his loosened strength
told me was saved.
Il returned to the treetop and made myself
as comfortable a bed as weary man need
ask for. Next morning 90 Comanches
Joined me, and some of the warriors discov-
cred the body Of the cougar and began skins
ming 1t. The chief noticed how many stsb(
were. about 1t, and when I told him of mi
struggle, said: Brave hunter, brave man,
and wished to adopt me into his tribe. which
honor ] deolihed.n
VVG yV<I,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-25

make out was something about being pro-
NOTED on the field and medals, and then he
read one part in an undertone, which made
mamma cry. and uncle wiped his eyes, too.
But Josie noticed that they looked very glad
and proud, even through their tears. Then
uncle caught her up and they followed
mamma into the parlor, where daddy's pic
ture hung uncle made a low bow before it,
so low indeed, that Josie's golden curls dust
ed daddy's face, and mamma kissed it, say
ing: General, l salute you!''
At last Daddy was coming home Dressed
in her best frock, Josie, with mamma and
her nurse, took long ride on the train until
they came right down on long wharf to
big ship, where the happiest meeting took
place you can think of. She noticed some
thing funny, though-Daddy's sleeve was
empty, SO when she had chance she asked
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-25

sembled thousands crowded into the square.
Here and there the golden bronze shone
through great rents in the banners, catch
ing the rays of the MONDAY sun. and its
glitter would attract the crowds attention
to the wounds of the flags. and then people
would tell in what fights they were made;
how this one happened in the charge up San
Juan Hill and that one at Guantanamo, and
then their individual histories were each re-
counted by self,appointed speaker to the
cheering people.
Mamma, sitting in the great stand oppo-
site, was very much worried Just before
they had started from home Josie had been
missed. There was not enough time to wait
until she could be found, so Nina was sent
scurrying around the neighborhood after
her, and as the time for the unwilling cere-
mony rapidly approached she felt sorry to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-25

saddle and then went off to reassure
Mamma and Nina, the nurse.
Then they started on their long march
through two solid masses of people, packed
between the houses and the curb for miles
and miles, and how they did cheer as Josie
and Daddy passed. She showed herself the
true soldiers daughter she was by the way
she held up her pretty little head, never
looking either to the right or left, and sit
ting up straight as an arrow, steadied by
the single arm Of the wars greatest hero.
In charge of Nina, Josie had been all that
long summer day at the large covered shed
in the middle of the square watching the
men fit huge, formless pieces of bronze to-
gether, and finally when the last section
had been put in It's place and the mass re-
solved itself into the noble forms Of a horse
and rider her wonder and amazement grew
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-25

The dimes Of 1907 and 1904, II in good
condition, also command high prices.
The most valuable of silver half-dimes Is
that of 1902. have seen one sold In Balti-
more for 800.
There are only four or FIVE among the
large cents which command high prices,
but the most valuable of all. the United
States cents is the one of 1909, which, il in
good condition. will easily find purchaser
willing to pay $50 or more.
All Colonial coins previous to the Declara-
ton of independence, II in good condition.
command high prices. But some are exceed
inely rare, as Chalmers shilling, the CRANKY
copper. the large copper with the Legend
Liberty, parent of science and industry
the New England shilling and sixpenee,
the Carolina elephant piece, the New Eng
land elephant piece and the Washington
half-dollar of 1892.
Among the oldest of coins are the Chi
nese Pi-cha'an spade and knife money
The Chinese writer's on the origin OF coins
ascribe them to a prehistoric emperor
called Tai Kung, meaning great father,
who ruled about 2,100 before our era. Chs.
nese folklore tells many wonderful stories
about that mythical ruler. One of the won.
ders attributed to him was the catching OF
fishes with a straight piece Of iron instead
of hook. upon which the fishes would ims
pale themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-25
WHAT YOUR BANK MAY
HOLD. !

Coins are priced by the true collector for
their variety, apart from their intrinsic
value, and are iAvaluable to the student of
archaeology. Even the less important sci
ence of phllately is of manifold use to the
youthful generation in enlarging geographic
cal knowledge, but numismatics widens the
view in many other subjects thousand
fold. A single coinShas often yielded much
instruction In the history of nations and
tribes whose written records have been
lost.
A few specimens of the most ancient and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-25

This trick requires little dexterity and
practice. You must provide yourself with
the corner OF an old handkerchief or piece
of linen that looks like it. Then borrow
handkerchief and say that you will burn II
In candle fame, but return it uninJured.
1t is as we'll not to make this statement in
advance. Having obtained thehandkerchief,
crumple 1t up In ball in the palm Of your
hand, leaving three corners hanging out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-25

think that her own little daughter might
not be present at the proudest moment Of
her fathers life. She tried to listen to the
speeches and the time passed until IL lacked
but five minutes of the hour set for the I'M
yelling. Then she caught sight OF Nina all
alone, forcing her way through the crowd,
and the whole day seemed spoiled, for of all
things she had wished to have Josie there.
And now the peryerse little tot had wilfully
hidden herself away. So 1t seemed to cross
and disappointed mamma, who waited with
out her.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-25

L oCi pa pa WI No o. ilol VI oil dd4
For mamma and for me,
That every night when he comes
home
Quite tired out is he.
l wish that | was big enough
To work hard every day;
Then papa could stay home and
And would earn the pay.
I'd work my hardest all day long;
wouldn't be afraid
To climb up all the ladders
That the other mems have made.
And do just like my papa does;
And I'd just think it fun
To work and earn the money,
Like my papa's always done.
An papa he could stay at home
An play with all my toys,
An have the bestest kind OF fun
With all the other boys.
He wouldn't have to go to bed
Until he wanted to.
I'd let him do just lots of things
That | amt lowed to do.
ARNOLD M. ANDERSON.
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x Pretty Porty rick.
BY LAWRENCE B. FLETCHER.

In the same hand you hold the bit OF linen
which appears to be the fourth corner. rms
you light in the candle fame, and when 1t
is nearly consumed withdraw 1t, extinguisn
1t with your fingers, slyly drop 1t behind you
or into your pocket and return the whole
and unburned handkerchief to its owner.
But, above all things, make sure that the
rag is extingushed before you pocket 1t or
dron II
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-10
PREPARED CHALK.
How 10 Prepare an Effective and
Economical Dentifrice.

Practically all the tooth powders OF
commerce have the same base-pre-
pared chalk. This lis mixed with some
saponaceous compound, favored lit
tie, put up in an attractive bottle or
Jar and. behold. tooth powder cost
ing from II to 90 cents per vessel. ac-
cording TO the place you buy II and the
celebrity OF the name on the label.
For Is cents enough tooth powder 10
last a family a year can be put togeth.
err. Buy the chalk In bulk and with II
some ground CASTLE soap, which all
druggists sell Put them together In
the proportion OF one-eighth soap 10
seven-eighths chalk, mix well and oil
any and all the empty tooth powder
jars or bottles that you may have
around. If flavorlng is liked, 1t is easy
TO add n little wintergreen or pepper
mint.
So with the various antlseptic aud
dlsinfecflng solutions that, attractively
bottled and judiciously advertised. coax
pennies unnecessarily out of our purses.
There Is no better cleanser and general
sweetcner than saturated solution of
bicarbonatc OF soda. Fill a pint or 2
quart bottle, If you want 10, with clear
water and add bicarbonate OF soda got
from the druggist, not the grocer, until
the liquid will take up no more. Keep
this on your toilet shelf and use II as
n mouth wash, etc.
When 1t comes to an antlseptic fluid
any surgeon will tell you that there Is
practically nothing In materia medica
better than salt and water II Is nj
ways NJ hand and is safe and effectual
-NnW York Post
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nohin.on,. nouab RIder..

Six little rough riders on Shetland
ponies rode UP 20 and under the White
House portico recently 10 invite Archi-
bald Roosevelt 70 Join "Robinson's
rough riders"
The company so far is composed of
the Robinson, the Surhorst and the
Cartwright boys, whose fathers are In
the livery stable. pie dealing and I'M
dertabing businesses. They are fine
lot OF boys, who evidently believe that
the Roosevelt boy" is democratic
enough 10 Join the company.
Just after the president had gone Out
for walk TIE attendants at the White
House were surprised to see the dimin
utive cavalcade approach the White
House from the west gate. The com
mand "halt and dlsmount" was given
and the troop lined up In front OF tho
White House.
The Robinson rough riders, with az
equipment OF six ponies and dog. haC
arrived.
Captain Robinson. aged about nine
accompanied by lieutenant. walke'
up 10 the White House door. his spuri
juggling as be stepped over the dag
stone. and. looking up az officer Cissell
who was on the door, he made inquir!
about Archie and was Informed he wa
out riding.
The young captain whlstied for hi
dog. which had been exploring the in
terror OF the White House remounted
maneuvered his troop, and then th
little cayalcade clattcred away Of ful
xal.ep ~ seee tos Ate....--AsA As-'
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-10

The bell ringers of a certain church
usually leave the question of tips TO
one OF their number, and the matter
could scarcely be left IN better hands.
If the visitor leaves the belfry as
rich as he entered il, IL is not because
Jim, as we will call him, has not drop
ped a pretty significant hint
on one occasion visitor fancied he
heard strange creaking which SEEM
ed to proceed from high up the tower.
1T seems to me-" lac remarked, that
there's something UP there wants oil
ing"
'Nay. nay said Jim. "'Taint UP
thecr. It's doom hereT
What d'you meani' asked the Wis
itor.
Wen. you see, sir" calmly explained
Jim, ''that theer creakin' allus comes
on about lowance time. None OF us
has had drink this mornin', an II
! anything wants oilin' faint the rope
Y it's the mem
The men were promptly "oiled" too
/ -Cassells Journal.
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homeward, quite unconscious that she
was an object Of interest 10 two vii
famous looking horsemen who were
passing that way after leaving the last
town by request.
Not till their hands were on her reins
did she realize her peril, and. strange
to say, her cry for help was In Her
bert's name. Riding just above her
In the defile where he had first captur-
ed Billy. he heard her voice and came
down on the marauders.
Before the impetus Of Brownlow's
horse the nearest thief went down,
broncho and ALL The other showed
fight, and n brisk exchange of shots
took place, but when the fallen one
regained his horse and lied the Drawer
rogue followed suit.
Sobbing with relief Miss Henderson
turned gratefully TO her rescuer, who
sat stlhiy In his saddle, now clasplng
Billy across his broad chest.
How generous and brave" she cried
eagerly. Il have been horrld to you.
I Just wanted TO make you uncomfort-
able and"
VERY well" said her escort hoarsely
and curtly. "Shall we ride onf'
Miss Henderson complied. Under the
influence OF his distracted and almost
ungraclous manner she felt her old
grievance returning and held herself
stifliy.
They rode on In silence until she per-
ceived great spot Of crimson soaking
through the wool Of the patient Billy.
She cried cut In pity.
Hes hurt Let me take him"
Eyes, take him. said Brownlow In.
distinctly, and as she drew the lamb
on her lap her escort pitched forward
on his horses neck with barely the
strength to cling there blindly, and tht
horrifled girl understood.
Billy was dropped with a swiftnes-
that dazed him, and he stood helpless
~ gazing after the strange pair, fol
Miss Henderson had her arms around
her enemys shoulders and was des
perately trying TO hold him in the sad
die until they could reach her fathers
ranchhouse.
But even this ride home was not sc
hard as facing the county clerk six
months afterward and being congratu
lated that, after all, the ease had beer
settled in "Rafferty's way"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-10
THE PEN FAIRY.
49, 81,
Her Sad story That Hind Happy
Ending at Last.

There was once fairy 20 lived in
the hollow part Of quill pen. 1t was
very pretty palace for fairy, with
half transparent walls. And hers was
a happy life. The only thing that trou-
bed her was that the man who used
the pen only wrote logic and grammar
and really sensible things.
ooh, why can't he write poetry and
fairy stories?" she used to say. "Oh,
what beautiful things this dull man
could write If he only knew that there
was a fairy in his penn
So one day when the man who used
the pen had gone TO dull lecture she
wrote on the blotting paper, There is
fairy In your pen!'
"And now she thought che will
surely let me help him write poetry
and fairy stories"
But the stupid man thought the chill
Aren had written the words on the blot
ting paper. So he sent them to bed, and
the fairy cried till the ink was quite
pale from having so many tears mixed
with II.
And the man. finding that his pen
wrote worse and worse, threw 1t into
his waste paper basket. His house
keeper picked il out.
Il VIII mend this PEN" she said, land
use It for my books"
ooh, now" thought the fairy, "some
one is really going TO write fairy stories
and poetry with me-
But the housekeeper only used the
pen for adding UP bakers and butch
er's bills, and the fairy got very angry
SO she left the quill and came TO live
with me. And try TO be kind TO hei
and never hurt her feelings by writing
logic or grammar or anything that Is
really sensible.--Frances Mae Reemers
aged Thirteen In Chicago Record
] Herald.
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now the pope !. Elected.

Let us pass the jealousy guarded
barriers and place ourselves in the vast
Pauline chapel, where morning and
evening the cardinals come to vote un-
I'll the pontfr is chosen by the neces-
sary two-thirds majority. See, there
are the three presidents Of the ballot,
a cardinal bishop, cardinal priest and
cardinal deacon. At the altar IS q
cardinal making oath that he will cast
his vote without intrigue or favor OF
man, but on his conscience, for the
greatest glory OF God and the best wei
fare OF the church. Rising from his
knees. he passes 10 the center OF the
chapel, and there before the three pres
idcnts he places his vote In n chalice
and so do all the other cardinals pres
ent In turn Each ballot paper bears
IN a felgned hand the name OF the car
dinal for whom the vote Is cast, while
on one corner Is written the name OF
the voter. The latter Is carefully fold
ed over and sealed. not 70 be published
unless an election Is made.-Lppin
colts.
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2-e,,H-y small

ni
snir. Brownlow VIII rAy IMAGES
the court sees Ut Is the snereT
One of the Henderson ranchmen
brought Billy forward.
Miss Henderson" pursued the court,
twill state her grounds for believin'
the lamb hers"
The girl rose. She made so pretty
a picture in her dark habit that Brown
low secretly cursed himself and Billy.
"Three weeks ago" she said clearly,
II wanted pet lamb. AS we have
few ewes on our place, ! asked these
men. who are trusted employees OF my
father. 10 get one for me. They
brought me that lamb from one of our
own ewes"
The two trusted employees refer
red 10 looked innocently around. They
remembered-y es-but they now swore
In mistaken chorus that the lamb was
born on the Henderson place, where
he had been a fayorite from his birth.
They triumphantly retired. and Her.
bert came forward
"The lamb" he said quietly, was
also laNOflte OF mine lIoh HIS DHlh'
so much so that you will find my brand
under his throat"
There was a ripple OF excitement.
Billy was examined. There shone the
brand with startling dlstinctness.
"May 1t please the court" said the
county clerk. "that there brand could
have been stuck on any time while the
creetur was runnln' round, which 1t did
! frequent"
"Shut up, Jim said the court
brusquely. "Who you reckon is runnin'
this case? Now, Mr.. Brownlow, who
seen you brand that sheep in your own
yard?"
Brownlow ranchman came for
ward. Unfortunately he was known
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-10
An ample and sweet Rcvengc.

4 young Englishman who had been
repeatedly and unnecessarily annoyed
by the St AIalo custom house officials
made up his mind to get even with
them. The last time lac had crossed he
had brought ferret over with him.
and 4 minute or SO before landing he
transferred the creature to black bag,
which he carried with extreme care
and an evld e desire not 10 attract at
tention iu's immediately fetched
one of the douaniers. and hc swOoped
down on it with joyful alacrlty
Our young Englishman pretended not
TO understand the official until the
Frenchman made his meaning clear by
unmIstakablc signs. Then he slowly
and reluctantly unlocked the bag The
douanier plunged In his hand, and-but
my pen aet me put II down 10 my PEN
refuses 20 adequately describe the dra-
matte scene that ensued. Suffice II to
say that the bare recital Of II was balm
to my wounded spirit. | only hope II
was our friend az the custom house
who made the fcrret's acquaintance.
Revenge Is sweet. = Continental Chit.
Chat
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-10
4 BURSTING BOILER.
How II Looks When Locomotive IL
Blown Up.

II am one OF the very few persons
who ever saw a locomotive blow up
remarked an old railroad man TO re-
porter the other day. Generally the
men who witness the explosion or
steam engine are so dead when the
smoke has cleared away that they are
never able to give an account OK the
disaster.
"Like many other accidents, the one
| saw was the result of careiessness-
low water In the boiler-for the engine
had lust come from the shops ana was
I'm complete repair. IL was on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad In West VIZ
einia number OF years ago. was on
n locomotive some distance behind the
one which exploded and was looking
ahead out OF the cab window so that
the i'll fated engine was Immediately
before my eyes. Suddenly ! saw the
machine rise In the air. 1t seemed 10 me
10 be about as high as the telegraph
poles beside the track, which, as you
doubtless know, are not so high as tel
egraph poles in the city. Then came n
cloud OF dense black smoke and dust,
which hid the engine from view. and
almost simultaneously I heard the roar
OF the explosion.
"Both the engineer and the fireman
were killed. and the locomotive was nj
for nothing much but the scrap heap
when 1t fell to the ground. The crown
sheet over the firebox had blown out.
'srhe strange thing about the explo-
sion was that no white steam was seen
You know that perfectly dry steam Is
invisible. being like the air. and before
II had time To condense II was proba'
bly, smothered by the cloud Of smoke
and dust raised by the bursting of the
| boiler. baltimore Sun.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-10

7HE Brownlow and Hen

IE Brownlow and Hen
derson quarrel had
risen 20 bitter heights
when Nelly Hender-
son came home from
the east. She threw
herself lmpetuOusly
OH TO her fathers side
OF II and told herself