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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-19

hleorams IN Q sessou. Ths very best
conectou may bring In a. much - no,
and occasjonaIly even 1000 Kilograms each,
while others win average only 800 to 800
kilograms.
A kilcgramme tabouf az pounds) Of Para
rubber usually sslls In Europe for at least
ei.eS. With the exception Of few medic
inaI plants there 10 scarcely any vegetable
product that brings 90 high price a. Para
rubber.
II Ia an enduring industry also. for gum
may be extracted from the same trees for
many years. II ID the practice. however,
to give the dphonia rest OF year after
1t has yielded annually for four or Ave
years. In this way II renews its strength
and again produces ~ well "a ever.
The Braxilans are starting rubber planta-
lions here and there. but the experiment
~ yet 10 not very encouraging The culti-
waited siphonfa, II Ii found. yields less milk
than the wild tree and the product Is OF
poorer quality. About twenty-five years
elapse after the tree IL planted before IL
contributes rubber In commercial quantities.
The other tree from which Brazilian
rubber 10 extracted Ii the caoutchouc. also
widely distributed. but thriving better
than the siphonia In the higher and dry
grounds, While the siphonis may DO
counted upon ~ u great and permanent
resource, 1t Is feared that the caoutchouc
before many years will be exterminated.
because the tree must be destroyed to
obtain the sap. which runs so rapidly that
no way az yet has been discovered Of collect
ing it while the tree In standing.
II In therefore felled and tapped at various
places along Its large stem until the last
drop Of milk is extracted One workman
can cut down from one to three trees in
q day. from which he sometimes obtains
as much as twenty kilogrammes Of rubber.
Usually. however. the harvest is verJ
much smaller, and caoutchouc colleotin
at least offers no better returns to the gum
gatherer than Para rubber.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-19
BEST FOUR-MILE RECORD.
Senator Blackburn MisQuoted or Else IN
Memory's at Fault.
From ne Washington Post.


A party Of horsemen engaged In q hos
dispute In downtown hotel the other night
concerning q statement said TO have been
made by Senator Blackburn. whose father
was In former days one OF the best known
breeders Of running horses In this country.
Sc yeral contended that the Senator had said
that Iexington's mark OF 7:ioh still stood as
the best ever made in America for four
miles. and that this mark was made In srace.
Those Who took this side OF the areutnent
held that the Senator knew whereof he spoke.
and were willing to accept his word as gospel.
Close perusal Of the article In which Senator
blackburn was credited with making this
assertion fails to reveal that no was respon.
sib,e Those who know him and how ardent
lover OF the thoroughbred he Is could hardly
believe him guilty Of such lack Of knowledgs
Of faots.
Lexin eton's great four-mile feat was
performed against time over the old Met
arie course. New Orleans. April 2. 1855
Lexington had been beaten In a four-mils
beat %' sse. VT. Ii eompss Sss
n ;;2s clipping six seconds oil the former
Richard Ten Brock. o. Kentucky. owner
Of Lexington. smarting under the defeat
was The fastest in The world at the Distance,
offered 20 bet $4,000 that Iexin ston couldd
Ss onion .1s nS.sf yn sh't Or
LeIin ston against lie Complies record Of
I % for q like amount II no horse could be
found to start against him. This propostien
was accepted by friends OF lie Compile. the
MetArie track being chosen as the ground
for the trial. Lexin gton ran the first heat 10
7:tok. q record that stood monument to his
memory for many years.
But II has long ago been wiped out as the
| In more recent years. Ten Brock, who
bore the name Of the owner OF lfkin gt3n.
beat the mark In his famous race with Moilie
Mccarthy, and stnce that Ten Brceck's record
, has been clipped twice. once in race and
opce against time.
In a rs ~ against time Lncretia Dorri.-
| q California bred mare. four years old. ran
. four-mile dash over the Oakland course:
May 3s, 1897. In the astounding time Of .;ii
nat She carried IS pounds. This per.
| challenge to run Borgia against any horse,
| mare or eedins that could he named had
failed TO bring response.
Two years later. Feb, Is, 1900 The Bachele-:
six year. old. another Calitorhla Produ.cti.Sn.
| The Bachelor carried ii3 pounds.
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Atlases.

To TIE EprroR OF TIVE sus-.Si,: II is unfortu-
nsiely only too true that. as observer puts IT, 10
Tax SIN Of the 18th inst. the general run OF mnps
In this country are poorly executed. u Is, per-
hans hardly fair to speak Of -the general run OF
these maps. Those executed by the Geological
Survey and sold at something less than 10 cents
q square foot are engraved with every quality offs
high autographed standard. On the other hand.
there Is an -indexcd atlas OF the world, for which
-the publishers feel warranted In claiming that u
unI,es In higher degree than any Hnadr publ.
cation past or present. the qualities OF ACCURACY,
freshness, attractlveness and usefulness" There
Is no similar publication. II Is as they say. an
unrivalled volume The past" may be studied
In the fascinating and exhaustive collection, Vita
It's magnificent manuscripts OF the fifteenth cen
,ury Of aliases and world maps, now on e1hlbltion
q the Lcno. Library; tn. csie.so Pu5noa sn,
printed. when had occasion 70 .ddre.s IN, The
Paris biographical Society. used lantern slide
s :.ss ron =; :: " sS: mp tSs
Helot. Il was attractive" and fresh. In the
a: :.s.n n0S raS Il y. Va. Inserted in
larger map, without any attempt 70 MAKE 'n ns
he large scale map becomes the aMokalsm hll..
OF that on the smaller scale. The whole aspect
.ek s. eS Sld M nss IS. Arabs es
s9r G;: Sy and sai h Ees Taess Mat
OF course. was this: Some drsushtsmen made
Of 81 %
nv the deslgn. The Chicago atlas maker omitteo
The trees and Inserted the words. Morocco docs
not nc TO the south of the Fayoum. and the MAG !.
eSebln Arabs or Arabs Of Morocco" will look In
vain for Pyramids" In latitude 70: That "longi-
tude east from q greenwich" should be put on map,
with no figures, seems to show that Ia this case
suscfuiness was not considered desirable quality.
I would be unwilling 10 give unnecessary pain W
very serious matter. There Is no excuse whntso-
ever for the existence Of such q volume. fake
persons. and far better than none; but fake maps
are biasphemous. W.
ARnIL N.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-19
POOR YEAR FOR HUDSON SHAD.
II Promised Better At the Opening, but
Cold Has Made Catches Small.


Shad fishermen along the Hudson River
in the vicinity Of Fort Lee and Edgewater
eYpected an early and successful season
this year on the strength OF several catches
made in the last week Of March. They have
been mistaken, however, the bad weather
OF the last two weeks delaying the season
greatly.
the middle OF this month, 10 now at an ebb.
some OF the fishermen who have their meta
fshine on the Hudson. catching only half
a dozen Ash some days, while the moet
successful catch three score at most AT
this time last year catch OF 30 was not
MY The demand for Hudson River shsd u
greater than the supply at present, 90 the
fish command good prices. a roe snad
brinrs from rs cents to o. rs right on the
6shine grounds, and buck will bring from
so TO rs cents. In the market tne IA9 ger I'LL sSa
roes and from $50 to $40 hundred for bucks.
These are unusually good prices, but a.
the fab are very scarce, some OF the nsner.
men are losing money, while others arc
making fair prof and more especially on
Wednesday. the wind was 30 strong that
! Few OF the fishermen went out TO their nets
, M,ny Of these were torn from their Hasten.
! ings and il one case the poles on which the
nats were fastened were broken from their
ANCHORAGE and washed ashore. Some Of
! the old timers who. ventured out In the
4 storr, said II was the worst they had en-
s.o ,,rt.rad A. this season In many years.
Ar M esent the New York market receives
;ts s,,pply from Southern waters. very lev
~ ;ts sbad coming from the Hudson River
although a large percentage o. the hotel.
River shad on their menu cards. Southern
mad are of a far superior quality than
those caught in the waters OF the Hudson
| he numerous factories along the riveI
/ which discharge waste into the water
naturally failing to improve ths nAvos o.
i the flsh.
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To TIE EDITOR or TIE suS-SI. Philip
Lanes attack on Father Pardow. In your
paper Of the nth. seems TO me brutal and
stupid. Nobody denies that the Congresa-
tons Of the index and the lnausition con-
demned as false and un-Sciptural Galileo's
the sIn, Father PsrdoS's. LANGUAGE pre-
supposed such a, condemnation. He merely
hsf (. ds mould mt SrH Ssin
Catholic cSntrovsrsisii.ts have farths.
regarded at the. time a. irrefornabls hnal
ss. cSa4S .s sSsrns sss
H. ne. S' have also sSSsn ma dsiii.o was rot
r rsS. y sSs tas: q sfIsS aid ..
Ssss .s SSs sd%s:s sy
The Church e certainly. and think rightly,
conservative. and she docs nothing hastily but
demonstrsted. DAVID c. wHITTLIsIY.
CANAAN. Conn. April IS
To the Eprroa or The suN-str: Beading
Father Pardow's letter In to-day's suN,
fnd In his answer TO Mr. Lane urbanity. cheer
fulpess, learning and inEsnuity. But I do
not nnd dirsctness. Internationally. OF
course, he sesms 70 have lent color 70 Mr.
Lanes rather ungenerous use Of . most odious
and unplss:.nt term: Nov am =, Son "a
in very abort order BY Fsther Psrdows pub
fishing Q direct answer 10 the following aues-
Did the Holy Inquisition oficially declare
The heiioOsntric system to Be formally hsrss-
''; a. Did the Holy Inquisition ef,otAlly de-
clare the eeoosntric theory 70 b an error
sssin.t the Catholic ftiths a,s .. - .,
c Cat Be- bound 70 accept tSsmI
q Would Catholic professors, 70 tSuchins %
tim = state u,ents 10 be tue-no matter what
sSese professors personally beaieyedt
g what easht Sosd cstheaie 70 do se-dsy'
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color, This IL the FIRST layer OF rubber on
the stick. and the process Ia repeated again
and again. layer succeeding layer. until
the stick holds all the cured rubber that
can conveniently be handled. =.
Then the man puts the big rubber ball
into clamp and pulls out the stick. not
without much muscular exercise. A . rule,
one Of these balls Of Para rubber weighs
shout fifty Kilograms and has diamster
Of eighteen inches.
The rubber ID also prepared in another
form by smoking II on . small wooden
shovel, the gum taking the form OF squares
or plates. as they are called. each plat
Weighing about two Kilograms. In this
form the rubber 10 In better shape FOR sale
because It becomes more completely dried
out, while the balls. on their trip over the
sa, lose considerable weight; but the
Preparation OF the planchas, or plates, re-
CURES more time and labor. and 90 the
gum Is usually marketed In the form oil
balls
The question how much Para rubber q
senngueiro can collect In the ak months
OF his season 10 difYicult to answer. There
are many things to be taken into constdera
ton.
II it rains frequently his harvest " small
because he cannot smoke the gum In rain!
weather. II the temperature h very hig'
the heat drives the sap 70 the crown Of tn
tree and little Of It Ii obtained.
The quantity Of sap which an estrad'
yields varies greatly, and very much oe
ponds also upon the diligence OF the GO,
lector. On an average, II may Be sasd
. seringueiro collects from 10 70 %
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fssass ~ - ~ sssuiss ~sssly 90 sss 4se1
\: a; 3 8. vs;: rs = -
W.: :S:s: s: AZ nav :s. ~ =:
e s: r., s So ,; s;vs mar q;
or N ior Ssss. ma siS Ss sessass MOI:
Hssrs q. ,ss s res Il, four quarts ns.dsd,
he bets on slees.ons, does not he occasionally take
The rsa.s for rssdeases and pew, the lnsur.nes
and ssrvann weres arc nIsa , enam,Sa s,,, me
necesslties but these can be rolled In
Of odS; amos, .s.y e Sussc
We come TO The most expensive and lmpcrtaee
s% .sss sSs sa 81 ss - a.
= s:ss %t ass ps s. iassas " rs:
Buy ,es NsyeI TO- buy o.. q
q me second. Broile.. and sisxb.rfIes - J.ee-
sssy and roe :s.% 10 f 60 VEN fnd ns
Florida are Inferior 70 those which can be supplied
as s ': ny K snd ssS sss e
are ,ndured 10 only a. axures ,S help gu; the vim
oyers an n. s< COO month"; ssd April 70
the close Of the season. and son Crabs In summer
and peas are eomtns nom our own gardeners. Cd
small fruit, Of az kinds mus. Be absolutely fresh =
better suited 70 me human system u cold wss'sss
and these. In connection with poultry then In So
Us through trough The winter months ysry. comionsSy:
Delicate soups and cereals are nounshlng, sevoU
purchase, and experience has taught US 70 buy
h., the ei are a. m our
mi. nss sSsssiss i.,hers anything u y for
wAssMoroS. d. c.. April Is
10 rHu Eprroa or THH sUS-str: ] have read
With Interest the letter Of the man who seems To
experience 80 much dlfncuty In supporting his
family on $500 a year. and II makes me sick
have never had and never expect 10 have any such
mag al ncent income and set my family IA not
obliged 70 dress In on clothes. and an evsa
able to wear silk hat which was not won on an
: Ny salary Is less than half the amount stated
above and yet three people are supported 10 con.
b Sss 8fopped from my COLT club for non pSymeni
OF dues. To do this. however, requires a system
and y = in the sy',sna eng Of the ~ soS,enSId ana
living upon a moderate income Is found.
For the bench; OF The SoTny ssn HsT, who gys,
OF living will outline the use would make OF his
incoms. providing II was mi ne and was 10 his cir.
rent and seryirtr Rent. sSt servants, $500 food.
q 900: fuel 800; light sioG clothes. sioo vacation,
This would amount to $500 and would leavs
him 81 $50 for mlscel ineous expenses which woul3
dentists ami leave a large margin for am ,ments.
out OF 81 500 year m,n ought to live well and
at least 500. and there must be something
wrong with Inc man who cannot, b. c, G. n.
APRIL IL.
To rsE EDITOR or THE sux-.Sfy' am young
man with a wife and two children Aad my Income
does not amount 10 81 900 year but by using CON-
mon sense and economy ] can live well and save
money. belong to several bcnent societies. my
wife does her own cooking. washing ana dress.
Say ye q ssls IS for
lay up for rainy day man wants 70 i've weu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Manchester Cloth Market.

Manchester October 4.-There was con- siderable inquiry on the cloth market last week for eastern outlets, notably China Buyers were disposed to oper- ate. but manufacturers stiffened their rates. Business was irregular Some sell lers negotiated fair number of orders but others made little or no progress The bulk of the trapsactions have been for forward delivery and therefore pro- ducers have not obtained immediate re- lief and are further curtailng their out put, some closing their mills altogether until the advent of more favorable con ditions. There was more South American business in odd lots.
 Business in yarns was limited and diffi- cult. Spinners dispose of only a limited production.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
London Stock Market.

London. October 1.-The stock market closed steadier yesterday after one of the most disturbed weeks experienced since the Barring crisis, and all the de- partments showed a shade of improvement on the closing prices on the previous Saturday. Little confidence however is yet felt in the stability of the market. The settlement passed without trouble. but it is known that four meetings of creditors were held Tuesday and oper- ators remain exceedingly sensitive. The low prices attracted many small inves- tors and buying orders from the conti- nent, especially of foreign bonds helped to sustain the market, but confidence is not likely to return while the -eonsols re- main at such a low figure.
 The news that E. II. Hartman has joined the board of the Erie railroad brought steadiness to the American list which mainly followed the movements of Wall street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
ROOMS FOB RENT.

ELEGANT room for rent; new brick house; everything new and up-to-date in every respect 2426 9th avenue.
 TO RENT-Three nicely furnished up- stairs rooms. suitable for light house. keeping; no children on place; terms very reasonable. Address Mrs. II. T. Moor, 16th ave. and 18th street, north. FOR RENT-One front room furnished in new brick residence facing Capitol park Telephone sS9 Peoples phone. 1911 Park avenue. 10-2-tf FOR RENT-Rooms in new brick and stone residence elegantly furnished. modern, hot and cold water, gas and electric lights. 243O 5th ave-; Bell phone 5O2. 1O-4-2t WANTED-Gentlemen to occupy three nicely furnished upstairs rooms no children; terms very reasonable. Address Mrs. H. T. Moor, 18th ave. 18th St. N. FOR RENT-Nicely furnished front room; electric light, bah and heat Ad- dress Central, care Age-Herald.
 10-4-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
DON'T FORGET THE GER
 MAN DAY!

Tuesday, October 9th, the United German Societies of Birmingham will celebrate "German Day" at Germania Park. Tie afternoon will be devoted to sports of all kind, as fat mems race (no one less than 200 lbs. can enter), "pig catching" pole climbing, rope pulling and a hundred others. Everybody should come and bring their families, especially their children along; this is a fam fly festival ana a family re- sort. Ladies and children ad mitted free. Cars on Pow derly line every few min utes. Dancing afternoon and night. Barbecue a feat ure of the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

Canadian farmers. under the direction GOT MT. M. V. Richards, land and industrial agent of the railroad, who has charge of the colonization movement. took an extended trip through the southern states with a view of permanently locating in that section. They were so much pleased with the country that they Immediately decided to take steps to obain large tract of land This they found at Sum merville, Dorchester county, S. C., about twenty-five miles fl om Charleston. There are several thousand of acres in the tract. It will be divided into farms of 50 to 100 acres.
 These Canadians now live in Quebec and Massachusetts, ana are an econom- ical and thrifty people. About fifty fam lilies have arranged to establish the first settlement at Summeryille within very short time When the settlement becomes a reality the Canadians will engage in farming, stock and fruit raising.
 The movement to induce French-Cana- dian ard German immigration was inau- gurated by the Southern Railway, several years ago. A great amount of literature. printed in French and English on "The Agricultural Possibilities of the South
 was circulated through Ontario and Quebec
 Upon investigation the Canadians round that the land in the south was well To- | cated and that it can produce greater variety of products than the farms of the | north They were also favorably inn pressed with the facilities of transporta- tion.
 | In order that the entire world might become acquainted with the development | of the south. the Southern railway made an exhibit of the products of the south ern states at the Paris exposition in 1900.
 This exhibit aroused the interest of all
 who visited the exposition The com pany is in receipt of various letters from France and Germany, inquR'ing as to the south and the United States generally. | It is expected that party of French
 and German farmers will come direct from their native lands to the south with l in the next year or so
 The company will soon publish an il- frustrated pamphlet in German. the ob- ject of which will be to give reliable in- | formation concerning each of the south | ern states tributary to it's lines to all | Germans considering the question of change of location This pamphlet will
 be followed by other publications, giving | general information about the territory
 which it is thought will be the means of attracting the attention of thousands of | Germans to the south.
 l The St. Louis Globe-D Democrat says:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
"A HAND SAW IS A GOOD THING, BUT NOT TO
 SHAVE WITH" SAPOL 10

The new ocean freight service arranged by the Kansas City Southern Railway company will go into effect tomorrow. The new line of steamers will operate from Port Arthur Tex, to the principal ocean ports of Great Britain and the con- tinent. There will be twenty first-elass freight steamers in the service. Stuart R. Knott. president, said that the num- Der of vessels assigned to this service is sufficient to provide prompt sailings, as business may require to any ports of the United Kingdom or the continent and will meet the growing demands of the export trade from the gulf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
SOUTHERN INTERSTATE FAIR.
Very Low Rates to Atlanta and Return
 Via Southern Railway.

Account above named occasion. South
 ern railway will sell round trip tickets to Atlanta from points in Georgia; also Sell ma, Birmingham and intermediate points to Atlanta at rate one fare for round trip. plus 75 cents, including one admis- sion to fair grounds. Tickets to be sold daily October IS to 22. inclusive. final limit October 26 Rate from Birmingham. s5 75. For sleeping car reservation and detailed Information apply passenger office, Morris Hotel building. Telephone 617. J. c. Lusk. District Passenger Agent. 10-3-lSt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
TRoTTERs AT LEXINGTON.
Lou Dillon Will Make Another At
 tempt to Lower Record.

Lexington, Ky, October 1.-The S1st annual meeting of the Kentucky Horse breeders association begins here next Tuesday. In the twenty-five harness races exclusive of the nine wagon races, a grand total of S23 eligible starters are entered
 Among the special attractions will be the attempt of Lou Dillon to lower her record of 200. Prince Alert will also make an attempt to lower his pacing re- cord of 1;57.
 Other features will be as follows:
 Kentucky futurity, 2-year-old trot, s2OO0
 The Trar ylvania 210 trot S4O00
 The Mcdowell 2:10 trot, s5000
 Tho Tennessee POS pace, 5000.
 The Walnut Hall cup. 2:15 trot 5000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
St. Louis Americans Win.

St. Louis, October 4.-The st. Louis Americans easily defeated the St. Louis Nationals at the latter's grounds today Attendance, 9S72.
 Score R.li C. Americans :. ...o31O02 200 8-9 12 0 Nationals .. 10 01 o 1 0 0 70 O. 5
 Batteries: Suthoff and Sugden; Brown and O NeilI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

but ten complete games, the batting championship of the National League for the season of 1903 Is awarded to Wagner. of the Pittsburg club
 Abbatichio of Boston, formerly of the Nashville Southern League team batted .227.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
chicauo Americans Win.

Chicago. October 4-The American League team turned the tables on the Ma tionals today and by punching hits and clear fielding won their first game of the series. Attendance, 16,SO0.
 Score RH.E. Nationals .. ....o 011O0 O. 3 Americans :. ...2 1 0 ? 1 Q flo IA l
 Batteries: Taylor ana Kling; Owen and Sullivan.
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BASEBALL.
Cincinnati 2, Cleveland 3.

Cincinnati. O., October 1.-The Nation als took the second game of the series from the Cleveland Americans for the ohio championship by timely hitting. Attendance, 5000
 Score R.H.E. Cincinnati :. ...40102o s-7 12 2 Cleveland .......O o 0 0 0 O. Il 3
 Batteries: Ewing and Peitz; Moore and Bemis.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
 BATTING AVERAGES
WAGNER OF PITTsBURe AWARD ED CHAMPIONSHIP THOUGH KENNEDY or SAME CLUB HIT HARDER IN HIS FEW GAMES.

New York, October 4-Following are the official batting averages of national league players who batted as good as .25O and who participated in fifteen or more championship games during the sea- son of 1903, as compared by Secretary II. c. Pulliam;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
A HOME FOR SALE.

If you are In the market for home we have one which is finished in hard oil. cabinet mantels. porcelain bath tub, and in every way complete and desirable home. which we are offering for sale at a very close figure; small cash payment and balance to suit purchases. It is to your interest to see us before 1t is sold.