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The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24

southeasterly, then runs due east
through the fertile valley of Tambo.
Thence it mounts the hills to the desert
pampa Of Islay.
Suddenly the mountains begin in
earnest, and the train passes around
their sides above the steep, mar
row valley of the Chile River.
Soon the mountainous aspects cease,
the river valley sprawls out fat, and
Arequipa bursts into view in the midst
Of a great arabic plain. Orchards and
grain fields replace forbidding areas,
and the traveller finds himself in the
most picturesquely beautiful city and
enyirons in Peru. To the east, little
way, rises with the regularity of a CO.
lossal coal heap El Misti to a height
Of 1920 feet. capped with very nearly
perpetual SHOWS, volcano, quiescent
now, but some day to speak and de-
stroy.
Peru is a wonderful country. 1t has
longer and greater aqueducts than any
other nation, so old that on one knows
their builders. Its ruins tell Of civili-
cations thousands Of years prior to the
Noahic flood. 1t is a country unique
because 1t is a mountain range rising
out Of the sea to dizzy heights, its
western face forming the refuge of a
nation. All the worlds climates and
seasons exist there all the year round,
reposlng in graduated strata from
ocean to lofty peak. The inhabitant
has only to step up or down to find the
atmospheric conditions that please
him. Railroads run everywhere with
In reason; the trains, however, are sub
ject to frequent delays, caused by
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24
Gooseberries Are prnntnhl.

Gooseberries are profitable and en-
be grown ON a more extended ssl
II given as much care as is bestowa
upon other fruits. The plants ore pr
pagated to some extent by cuttings I'm
generally by layers. The earth I,
heaped In a mound around the busbn
and the young branches will stl,
root They can be planted four fe
apart each way, and the soil should n
rich. The plants should be well culV.
waited and heavily pruned, The frt
grows on the buds formed on twoyqr
old wood and on spurs and buds Il
older growth. Pruning should be du,
by cutting out extra shoots and slu
cutting back the new growth.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24

coming flying machine win put in pale
the remainder of civilization.
The discoveries Of Professor Bailey
at Carmen Alto are declared by n bulle-
tin of the Royal Astronomical Society
to form the most notable advances Of
recent years, opening up deep questions
in cosmical physics.
The observatory building, two miles
out from Arequipa, and 400 feet high
er, cover several acres, including cul-
tivated gardens and lawns. The larg-
est building is the dwelling house Of
the astronomer, his family and assist
ants. On Its roof is a cluster Of meteor.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24

England town was fatally injured by
a rock falling upon him as he was
walking at the base OF cliff. When
found, he was dead. but clutched In
one hand was one of his shoes, upon
which he had written: ITO whom it
may concern: All my estate. including
my deposit in the bank, I'ieaye to my
grandson, Walter Mahlon, providing
he does not marry before the age of
twenty-five, but in case Of his marriage
before that time, the above mentioned
to be used for the State for charitable
purposes"
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24
The POp-Guns Of
Our GrandfatherS.

"The gun barrel of the popgun we
used when / was n boy" said a jolly
cid grandfather, twas made from Sec
ton Of goose quill which we used to
cut as long as we could. and yet have
it of pretty nearly uniform diameter
from end to end. Their you whitfield
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24

iScd, and the Instruments removed
from Mount Harvard, and later placed
in the new observatory, which is wish
hlc for miles. The conquest OF El
MIST, the great volcano, was also the
remarkable achievement of Professor
Bailey, Hundreds had tried TO reach
the lofty peak. Many of them had
died Of exhaustion and sickness, many
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24

were killed by falling over precipices,
and few had ever succeeded In reach.
Ing the top, He persisted, finally con-
structing winding path from the base
to the top, erecting thereon the highest
meteorological observatory In the
world, 1920 feet above the sea. Dur
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24

"Where there's a will there's a way"
according to the proverb, though 1t
may not have meant the kind Of will
shown in the accompanying lllustra-
ton. The picture tells almost the
whole story. A fisherman in New
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24

Ing this marvellous work the sutferings
from NAL de mer Of hiInself, his mules
and the work were something fright
full All the natives tried to dissuade
&lp from the task. and predicted
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24
Object in Pruning Gr.n.,

The object in pruning grapes !, !.
get well formed vine and larp, NAV
Of fruit. Two-thirds Of tho v,,s
growth should be cut away, for h n
severely pruned more fruit will \
grown than can be matured, Crs'
grow upon the new wood, and AZ
years branches will perform pq,v,'
next year. The winter season is ibetn
to prune grapes. If deferred uu,o
spring the vines may be inim,s
Grapes require both manure ana Il
tilizer, and should be sprayed MIA
Bordeaux mixture as a preventive y
disease. n
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24

wash'outs, from floods, slides and ava
lanches. Outside of towns the only
vehicles possible are railway trains.
The automobile viii never be popular
IN Peru, but the opportunities for the
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24

There are 1000 Russians in Kansas
thousand heads Of families who do
little beyond raising wheat, They
vote In elections as one man and at
tend strictly to their own business.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24

In Norway the average length OF
life Is greater than in any other coun-
try on the globe.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24
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Phosphoric acid, to give good rs,,,.
should be available for plants S'.l
soluble phosphoric acid is the D, S.'u
ton that the rains will dissolve r ,'l''
may be from ten to fifteen Der cs ".'a !,
the phosphate, according to ita a,''
ity, as there is in some phosphaie, ~.
less phosphate of lime than In o,As.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24

The Scientific American illustrate
novel method of enabling farnA
to inspect the contents of his fHi
barrels with little trouble. Instead q
removing a head, which is labWIpu
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24
Harvard Astronomical
Observatory in Peru,

UTHIEl ..., selection ,t Ii,., Of ArequIpa'
manent field OF astronomical
and meteorological venture
was the result Of an extended inyesti-
CATION by Professor Scion Irving Bal
ley and associates of Harvard Unlver-
sity OF nearly the whole west coast OF
South America. and much of the inter-
ior Of Peru, Chile and Bolivia. Mag
nifcent heights were plentiful and am
pie, but across their glorious views
fioat mists for most of the year.
Carmen Alto, a site two miles east Of
Arequipa, was selected in 1890, and
approved by the Director. Professor
w. II. Pickering. Arcquipa is a city
Of some 10000 inhabitants. Here We're
railway, telegraphlc and telephone COM
munications with the outer world, food
and water supply, and immediate tele-
phonic contact with all the brilliant
heavens from the Equator to the South
Pole, Temporary quarters were utll-
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24
nd time consuming operation,

and time consuming operation, y
merely raises one hoop a little sn'
thus liberates the upper end o.
tongue which has previously been e
In one stave. Ordinarily the noN
comes down over the tongue and hol@
1t securely in place. The drawing rs
the story so well that no conMsM
needed.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-04-24

CARMEN ALTO, THE STAT OF THE HAIR
WARD oBsBRvAToRY.
(ln tho background riscs III MIST, on which
is located the weather station, nearly H.
900 feet above thi observatory blildings,)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24
BODIES THROWN
 HIGH IN THE AIR
TWO MEN KILLED AND ANOTHER FATALLY INJURED IN AN EX- PLosloN OF BOILER ON TOW BOAT LIZZIE MASSEY.

Norfolk, Va, December 23.-Two men were killed and another fatally injured in an explosion of the boiler of the tow boat Lizzie Massey on the Southern branch of the Elizabeth river at o'clock this evening.
 The dead:
 George M. Williams captain.
 William Byman, fireman.
 Fatally injured:
 Samuel Dunn, engineer.
 The tug was towing the lumber-laden barge Maple from the Richmond Cedar works to Norfolk when the accident oc- cured.
 Captain Williams, who with Dunn owned the boat, was thrown fifty feet into the. air and horribly mangled. Bly, man was blown into pieces. The boiler was thrown through the top of the boat and landed some distance away in the river. The tug immediately sank in fir teen feet of water. It is reported that an unknown man, employed on the barge was also killed. The barge was not in jured in the explosion. The tug was built at Patty's Island, N. J., in 1868, and her boilers were put in by A. L. Arehbault & Co.,, of Philadelphia. She was con trolled by the firm of Williams & Bull, Frank Williams, the senior member, be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24
SOCIETY FORMED
 ID HELP FARMERS
Is the National Society of Equity of North America
SCOPE IS QUITE BROAD
Propose to Prohibit AdulteratlOn of Foods, to Encourage Improvement of Highways, Eto.-com-
 plets List of officers.

Indianapolis December 23.-The Ma tional Society of Equity Of North Amer. lea will be incorporated tomorrow. Il has been organized with the following objects. after months of correspondence between all parts of the country. The ob- jects arc stated as folu1ows.
 l. To promote and encourage organiza- tion and cooperation among farmers 1 stockmen, horticulturists, gardeners and men Of kindred vacations by the estab- lishment of a national society with such branch and local societies as may be necessary to carry out such object.
 9 To obtain profitable prices for all products of the farm, garden and or chard
 8. To encourage the building and main tenance of elevators, cold storage houses and warehouses in the principal market cities. or in all the localities where nec- essary, so that farm produce may be held for advantageous prices.
 4 To encourage prohibition of the adul- iteration of food and the marketing of the same
 5. To secure legislation in the interest of agriculture. horticulture. stock raising and gardening.
 6. To secure equitable rates of trans portation.
 '. To open up new markets and enlarge old ones
 8. To secure new seeds, grain, fruit, vegetables, etc, from foreign countries, disseminate the same, with a view of ifn- provement of present crops and giving a greater variety.
 9. To report crops crop conditions and market reports in this and foreign coun- tries, so that farmers may operate intel ligently in planting and marketing.
 10. To encourage the establishment of institutions of learning, so that farmers and their sons and daughters may be ed- ucated in scientific and intensive farming and for the general advancement of ag- riculture.
 Il. To encourage the improvement of our highways
 12. To encourage the irrigation of our land.
 B. To promote social intercourse.
 A. To encourage the settlement of dis putes without recourse of law.
 15 To establish similar societies in for eign countries.
 The incorporators are J. A Everett Q. E. HirschfieTd, Mark P. Turner, A. D. Mckinney, Hiram W. Miller, Sid Conger Indiana oil inspector. All are heavy land owners.
 The officers are:
 President. J. A. Everett, Indianapolis
 Vice-president. Seldom R. Williams, Fort Worth, Tex
 Secretary, A. D. Mckinney, Indian apolis.
 Organizer, Sid Conger ShelbyviIe Ind.
 Advisory counsel, Senator Fremont Goodwine, Williamsport, Ind. l President Everett said tonight:
 We expect to organize the millions en- gagged in agriculture. A complete system of crop reporting will be maintained | through an official organ. Knowing the l amount of crops produced, the consump- tion from past experiences, equitable minimum price'will be fixed by the direc- tors of the national body and reported at once to all parts of the country. Once fixed the price will rule in that crop for the year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24
ounmu oEIn m OIIUlD OhlU IU
 HAVE BEEN FIRED
IT IS REPORTED AT THE COUNTY JAIL THAT |. c. GAY SHOT AT A MAN NAMED MeUTHRIN IN VICINITY OF RED MOUNTAIN.

A report was brought to the county jail late last night that L c. Gay shot at a man named McGuthrin about 10 o'clock in the vicinity of Red mountain
 It is said McGuthrin and Gay were on the same car going. to Red mountain, when difficulty arose between them, and that shortly after they left the car Gay shot at McGuthrin. Whether or not McGuthrin was wounded was not report ed, and facts could not be ascertained by the officers last night.
 It is said the shooting grew out of a quarrel between the two men, resulting from cases of assault with intent to murder, one against Bodesky Mckinney and the other against Frank Parnell. It is charged they shot into the house of Gays father about a week ago. The preliminary trial was to have taken place before Justice Benners yesterday. but was postponed until Friday.
 It is said that on the car going to Red mountain McGuthrin made a statement about the cases that Gay did not like. and that when they got off and had pro- ceeded but a short distance the shoot ing took place.
 No arrests have been made in connec- tion with the shooting. A statement was made last night that McGuthrin attacked Gay first, but neither of the men could be seen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24
FIRES DO MUCHDAMAGE
 THROUGHOUT COUNTRY

Cincinnati. December 2s-Tire in a three-story flat in a block on Erie avenue. Mount Auburn at o'clock this morning imperilled the lives of the three families in the building and sent eight persons to the hospital, one or two of whom may not recover. The fire started in the cellar among some rubbish under the gas meter, causing gas explosion which tore up a portion of the first floor The fire then caught the stairway and the frightened inmates running down the stairway were painfully burned.
 Mrs. Thomas and her son and daughter in the third floor were rescued by the lad ders. Theodore Aylward and family, wife and three children on the second floor were all resipusly burned. Mildred, aged g, inhaled flames and is in a serious con- dition. Garland Thomas, aged F, is like wise in a critical condition. Edward Werder and family on the first floor es- capped by jumping out of the window. All the injured were taken to Christ hospital. The damage by fire was small.
 At Bradford, Pa.
 Bradford, Pa, December 23.-The fire which broke out at 80 this morning de- stroyed the Odd Fellows block, entailing a loss of $15O,0OO.
 Among the losers are Star Publishing company postoffee, Bauers insurance agency and the armory of Company C. national guard.
 While removing the occupants, a lad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24
SAM WATSON IS
 KILLED BY BROTHER
THE YOUNG MAN GOES HOME TO SPEND CHRISTMAS, MISTAKEN FOR A BURGLAR AND TRAGEDY RESULTS.

Brantford, Mont, December 2S.-Wesley Watson of Detroit was shot and instant ly killed by his brother Samuel at Middle port. near this city, today.
 Two of the brothers Samuel and James Watson, ran the farm near Middleporb and the third brother. Wesley, lived in Detroit. Last night Wesley came home unexpectedly. 1t is supposed to spend the Christmas holidays. The brothers at home heard him approaching the house and fearing that they were about to be at tackled by burglars they ran upstairs and getting out of the window went to the house of a neighbor. where they spent the night.
 They returned today armed with a shot gun. Wesley had gone into the house and finding no one there went to bed When his two brothers opened the door of the room in which he had been sleep ing he raised himself in the bed. Fail ing to recognize his brother. Samuel Wat son fired, killing him instantly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24

der broke. preeipitating four hremen 10 the floor. Thaddeus Green was killed and Thomas Angul. w. A Mccafferty and N. Bigter were seriously but not fatally hurt,
 At ReIIalre, o.
 Bellaire, Ohio., December 23.-Fire this morning destroyed the wholesale produce house of Boyd & Co.. the plane of the Enamel Brick and Tile company, the warehouses of Stewart & Good, Touring mill and four dwelling houses Loss' s100OOO.
 At St. Louis, Mo.
 St. Joseph, Mo-, December 23.-Fire this morning destroyed Chase & Sons Candy manufactory. Sophie Minus, aged 15 years, and Mattie Leslie aged 20, em- proves, jumped from a third-story win dow and were fatally hurt. There were fifty girls employed in the factory and many others jumped from second and third-story windows. some sustaining slight Injuries Laura Crawford, May Dakin and Rosie Kraus were injured about the head by jumping. The loss on the factory is $l00,00O Douglas X Co.,. commission house adjoining Chase's, was damaged to the extent of 5000, which was fully insured.
 At Beatrice, Neb.
 Beatrice, Neb., December 23.-Fire broke out at o'clock this morning in the base ment of Days drug store, situated In the Masonic Temple block. The fire was of incendiary origin.
 The loss will aggregate $15O,0OO, partly covered by insurance. This is the third large fire in the city within the last egh- teen months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24
SELMA.
Neal Bradley, the Old Negro Accused of Murder. Allowed to Make Bond.


 Selma, December 23.-(special) )-This morning before Judge Mabry on a writ of habeas corpus, Neal Bradley was given a hearing and admitted to bail In the sum of s5O00. Bradley is the negro who was indicted for murder thirteen years ago and who voluntarily gave himself up to the sheriff Sunday. Eye witnesses to the killing for which Bradley was in- dicted testified that Reuben Jones, who was killed, had struck Bradley with a big stick, knocking him to his knees and had the stick drawn back to strike am other blow when Bradley, still on his knees raked his knife over Jones' abdo- men, cutting a gash about two inches long.
 Jones lived eight days his intestines be- ing severed in three places. Jones' char acter was not the best in the world while that of Bradley is said to have been good
 The negro easily made bond and has gone back to his home near Cahaba where he will take up life just as he left off when he became a fugitive from the law.
 Judge Mabry has rendered a decision in the habeas corpus proceedings in which Mir. Shugart, manager of the Home Trading StNnp company, has been bound over by Justice Gayle for violating sec tion 4S0S of the state code, it being al- legged that the trading stamp concern was a gift enterprise in the nature of a lot tery. The case was one to test the law, and Judge Mabry declared that the con- cern did not violate that section of the code.
 An immense Christmas crowd has been Selma ha6 filled from morning until evening. The Christmas shopping has been somewhat disappointing until today, when it has been fully up to all expectations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24
Youth Held at Montgomery.

Montgomery, December 23-(Special)- Harry Miller. youth of some 12 years, is being held by the police here for his father. c. E. Miller. who lives in Atlanta, and travels for the American Tobacco company. I,.@ Millers formerly lived here and later ,at Birmingham. The boy came here from Birmingham a day or two since and has been at the hotels un- der different names. He Is alleged to have passed himself off on different mer- chants here as the son of a leading Mont gomery banker and loaded up in this way with suit of clothes, watch and chain and sundry other goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24
Seized Tobacco Wrappers.

steamer St. George. which arrived from Antwerp on December 19, and is now ly- ing at Hoboken, customs house inspee- tors tonight seized 1900 pounds of Suma- tra tobacco, valued at $2 per pound, which firemen attached to the steamer were about to smuggle in a small boat. Some of the tobacco was discovered con cealed in the coal bunkers. From infor- nation received by the customs house au- thorities. it is believed that plans were laid to smuggle $10OOO worth of tobacco on the St. George.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24

Fireworks can be exploded in all parts of Birmingham on Christmas except in the fire limits This announcement was made yesterday. and is based on the or dinanee to that effect. The fire limits of Birmingham are set forth in the city code as follows:
 Commencing at the railroad 1t goes north on Sixteenth street to Third ave- nue, east on Third avenue to Seventeenth street, and on that street to Fourth alley; east on Fourth alley to Twenty second street and on that street to Third alley: thence on Third alley to Twenty-third street; on Twenty-third street to Third avenue, and on Third avenue to Twenty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24
CAN EXPl ODE FIREWORKS
 WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS

fifth street. and then south on Twenty third to the A G. c. railroad tracks.
 On the south side the limit commences at Seventeenth street and the railroad tracks; goes thence south on Seventeenth street to Avenue B; on Avenue B to Nine teenth street, and on that street to Ave- nne D; thence east to Twenty-third street and north on that street to the railroad tracks.
 A safe limit in which fireworks can be exploded with proper caution is north of Fifth avenue east of Twenty-third street, south of Avenue D and west of Seyen- teenth street. Any one caught shooting fireworks inside the limit will be arrested and carried before Judge Feagin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24
MOTIONS ovERRULEp.
Murder Cases to Go Before the su-
 preme Court.

Judge Samuel E. Greene yesterday over ruled two motions for new trials: one in the case of Albert Jones, who Is under sentence for killing Walter Cotton, and the other in the case of Leonard Thayer, white man. who is convicted of killing Alderman Mike Sullivan at Pratt City,
 Jones is the negro who killed the clerk several months ago in the Atlantic and Pacific Tea company's store. Thayer, who killed Alderman Sullivan, Is sentenced to twelve years in the penitentiary. Jones is sentenced to be hanged on February 13.
 An appeal to the Supreme court will be taken in each case, during which Judge Greene has suspended sentence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24
Roads to Exchange Passes.

Chicago. December 23.-At a meeting here today the executive officers of West ern railroads agreed to exchange annual passes with the railroads in Central asso- citation territory and Southern lines, but not to issue any free transportation to officers or agents of the roads east of Pittsburg and Buffalo. or to representa- lives of fast freight lines of which trunk lines are members A proposition that the western lines refused to exchange passes with all lines east of Chicago and St. Louis received only a few votes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24
VERY LOW RATES
Via Southern Railway Account Christ.
 mas Holidays.

Account Christmas holidays. Southern railway will sell round trip tickets to all points east of Mississippi and south of Ohio and Patomac rivers, at rate one and one-third fare. Tickets on sale De- cember 2S 24 25 30, S1 and January 1. with final limit January 3, 1903. For par ticulars and sleeping car reservation ap- ply Passenger Office. Morris Hotel Build. ing. J. c. Lusk, District Passenger Agent
 12-6-to-12-31