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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13

K1N ANILLA, Aug. Ex-Governor IV General William H. Taft refus-
 ed to discuss today his proba- ble appointment as the successor of Sec retary Root. when the latter retlres. say ing that he has not yet been offered the appointment. It is generally believed here that Governor Taft does not wish to leave the Philippines until numerous prob lems now pending are solved. The situ- ation is beginning to show the results pledged for the upbuilding of the Philip pines. whose devotion and faith in Gov
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
TRACE OF ANDREE FOUND.
Prospector Returns From North With
 Piece of Silk Balloon.

St. Paul. Aug PA special to the Dis- patch from Vancouver. B. C., says:
 What is undoubtedly relic of the An- dree expedition in search of the North pole was brought to Vancouver by re- turned mining prospector who has spent the last four years in the wilds of the Mackenzie basin. He was sent out four years ago to follow the Mckenzie river to the Arctic circle, and arriver here Mon- day. bringing with him portion of the silk used in the construction of Andree's balloon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
THE FILIPINOS WANK
 GOV. TAFT TO REMAIN
Rumor of His Probable Retirement Has Agtated the Arch- peHgo and ProInCiaIs Join the Filipino Press in
 Urging Him to Stay in the Islands

ernor Taft are remarkable. It is known in any event that Governor Taft does not desire to leave before February. but 1t Is thought he Is ready to obey President Roosevelt's wishes, though his departure would cause sacrifice. In the mean time 1t Is stated that relatives and friends are constantly urging him to return to the mainland. Governor Taft is now enjoying excellent health.
 Governor Taft is now personally formu- lating measures of the utmost importance to the islands. The rumor of the proba- ble retirement has agitated the archipei- ago and the provincials join the Filipino press in begging him to remain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
Buys an Island.

New York. August 12.-Charles c. Emory. a wealthy tobacco dealer of this city, has purchased Grand View park, an island in the St. Lawrence river, twenty acres in extent, which will be turned into a free sanitarium for poor children. Mrs. Emory will be the leading spirit in the work Before her marriage to Mir. Emory she was Mrs. Irene S. Boynton. a wealthy California widow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
c. 6 P. BANKRUPT.
Mexican Road Goes Into Hands of ;
 Receiver.

Laredo, Tex. August 12.-A private tel egram received here states that the Goa huila and Pacific railway, which runs from Hamatillo to Coahuila, Mexico. went into the hands of receivers at Tren- ton, N. J., yesterday.
 A. w. Liiliendahl was president and general manager of the road. The road was built few years ago by Llliendah1 and traverses rich mineral and cotton district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13

ptomaine poisoning. One after another they fell to the ground writhing in agony. Horsemen were despatched in all directions for doctors and number re- sponded and took prompt measures to re- lieve the sufferers.
 The doctors say the patients are out of danger, although many are exceedingly sick. An investigation developed the fact that the beef had been purchased in Washington had been kept in cold stor- age on the farm for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
COMBINE EFFECTED.
Refrigerator Companies Start s1,ooo,
 900 Corporation in Chicago.

Chicago, August 12.-A $1.OO0. 900 combine has just been effected by the consolida- tion of the Hammond refrigerator, the Anglo-American refrigerator. the Kansas City refrigerator. the Omaha Packing and the St. Louis dressed beef and provision companies car lines, under the name of the National Car Line. The general of- fees will be in Chicago.
 The officers are: President, J. P. Ly- man; vice president s. A. Mclean; sec- retary and treasurer. J. D. Standish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
Store for Negroes.

New York. August 12.-At a meeting of Newark, N. J., colored men 1t has been decided to establish department store for negroes. A fund was opened at sl0 for each subscriber, who agreed to bring in five others. In this manner s500o0 will be raised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
BookKEEPER ARRESTED.
Is Charged With Stealing s45,ooo of
 Banks Money.

Duluth Minn.. August 12.-E. E. Johnson. bookkeeper for the Commercial Banking company of Duluth. was arrest ed this evening a warrant charging him with the embezzlement of s45. 600 of the banks money.
 Johnson admitted his guilt and said he had squandered the money in specula- ton. President Charles F. Leland. of the Commercial Banking company. said that the bank would not be open for business tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
ExpIosIon Causes Panic.

Philadelphia. Pa. August 12.-An ex- plosion today at the United States arse nal at Frankfort caused panic in which four girls were injured. The girls, Bes- sic Miles, Annie Little. Pauline Bran son, Florence Foster. with about seventy i've others are employed at the arsenal. The building was slightly damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
FIFTY PEOPLE STRICKEN
 DOWN BY BEEF PTOMAINE

Washington, August 12.-Ptomaine pois- on tonight laid low fifty guests of Sem ator Steward of Ashburn, Va. A large number of persons had gathered to at tend the sale of dairy farm owned by Senator Stewart of Nevada. The Senator served to the prospective buyers a light luncheon, consisting of coffee and sand wiches. Shortly afterwards fifty persons were taken violently i'll. suffering from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
ReaaIe Pays Heavy Duties.

New York. Aug. 12-Reginald c. Wander bilt, who has just returned from an Eu- ropean trip with his bride. paid ss.0o0 in duty to the collector of the port of Bos- ton. This Is the largest collection ever made from returned tourist at that port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
WEATHER FORECAST.

Washington. August 12.-Forecast for Alabama: Showers Thursday, Friday rain except fair in north west portion: increasing north winds, becoming high on coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
Loss of Life Great and Millions of Dollars Worth of
 Property Destroyed
VILLAGES WIPED OUT
 AND PEOPLE HOMELESS
Banana Plantations Completely Ruined and Fruit Trade VIII Be Paralyzed for the Next Twelve Months,
 Cuba Escapes Harm.

Washington, D. C., t..~ i2-CSpecial oulletin.)-rhe tropical storm was appar- ently central Wednesday afternoon near the extreme west of Cuba and re-curving. IL should enter the ortheastern Gulf of ''s''feo during wednesday night and move northward ar -.. Thursday. Hurricane warnings have been continued from Port Eads to Jupiter and storm warnings from Jackse lille to Charleston.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22
In the Australinn Bush.

Zack Bedo was one Of the tender
hearted, ready-handed pioneers whom
Mrs Campbell Pracd has described in
her book, My Australian Girlhood."
When Ryman, the fencer's boy, got
lost in the bush, 1t was Zack Bedo
who tracked him for three days and
two nights. and brought the little shoe
the child had worn and a lock of his
hair back to the mother, and cried like
a child when he gave them to her.
He dug out the boys grave with his
own hands and tomahawk. and
buried him quickly, before the father
could get to the place, SO that the poor
mother might never hear described
what he, lack Bedo, had Seen And
because he could think Of nothing bet.
ter, and could not bear to lay what
the hawks had left In the ground with.
out a prayer. he said the only thing
that came into his mind at the moment
the remembrance, perhaps. of some
thing his own mother had taught him
Suffer little children to come unto
me, for theirs is the kingdom Of
heaven"
That was the excuse he made when
chaffed at the huts one night for hay.
ing a prayer book In his possess ion.
1T was awful awkward" he said mot
to know any words for buryng" lie
could recOllect the Lords prayer. he
added. 'but that hadn't seemed quite
right somehow"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22
Farm Notes.

The crab apple is one of the hardest
of trees, and as there is nearly always
demand for crab apples in market,
they are found profitable by some. The
blossoms are beautiful in spring, and
the trees are more ornamental than
some which are used for shade and or
nament The large and growing de-
mand for pure tellies and preserve.
should create larger market in the
future for crab apples.
Roller process bran is, on the aver.
age, better than old process bran. Bran
Is rich in ash, or mineral matter.
which rendel.i it suitable food for
growing animals. 1t serves well with
all foods which are lacking in line or
bone forming material, and is valuable
in the manure heap. 1t may not be
equal to linseed meal or some other
foods, for certain purposes, but it is a
food that should always be used
A city boy is greener in the coun-
A dairyman recently hired a young
city chap and sometime during the first
week gave him the order to salt the
calves" He found out later that this
young American had rubbed about a
quart of salt into the hair on the back
of each calf. Later horses running in
the pasture discovered these salty
calves and proceeded to help them.
selves, resulting in many instances in
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22
LAS WEAK AS A CAT"
Another Familiar Adase Founded on
the Mistake of "A Fact.

the Mistake of Fact.
OF all the animal adages founded
on the mistakes of a fact, ''as weak as
cat is most muscular animal. The
lion, the tiger and other sO-called 'big
cats" as you already know. are of the
same family with our common house
pussy; we shall not speak OF them
further. "As weak as n cat" Is applied
to the house pussy; but to say "as
weak as a kitten" is truer. One may
then mean the newborn kitten which
comes into the world blind, softer and
more Notwithstanding than even the
blind puppy; but which, however, Is
not so hopelessly weak as the puppy,
the kitten having sharp claws which
the puppy has not You know 30
much of cats; do you not. young peo-
ple1
The cats muscles are extraordinarily
large and powerful in proportion to the
animals size. Then again those mus
cles are attached to bones, fitted to-
gether at such angles as to make "the
finest system Of springs and levers"
says Dr. Huidekoper known in the
whole group; the claws are sharper
and are curved into stronger hooks
than in any other mammal, and by
the action of special muscles are with
drawn under the protection Of shea tn
like pads, that they may escape wear
and injury when not In use" The
slender. supple form Of the cat makes
it capable of the highest activity. The
heavy boy, you may have noticed, is
not always the strongest; the thin, ac-
tive boy is the fastest runner and the
quicker at games which need both
strong and timber muscles.
The shoulder blade, the arm and the
forearm, the thigh. the leg and the
foot Of the cat lie at what the veteri-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22
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Home Made Fruit LADDER

The average fruit ladder, as found In
most orchards, is not particularly de-
sirable mainly because it is not de-
signed for this particular work. The
broad top of the common ladder makes
it almost impossible to get it among
the branches in firm position. Where
one has considerable fruit to gather, a
special ladder constructed after the
plan of the one in the ilustrat ton will
be found not only useful. but will save
considerable time in the fruit gather
Ing season.
pole, preferably a green one from
the woods, should be secured, having
II OF the desired length. The largest
end should be split up about three feet
and brace inserted to keep the sides
apart. The ends which stand on the
ground should be sharpened or covered
with sharpened pieces of iron, which
any blacksmith can fashion and at
tach. Bore holes one and one-half
inches IN diameter In both sides as far
apart as the rungs are to be placed.
The rungs should be formed Of some
tough wood SO that they may not be
made too bungllng. At the top of the
pole n strip of strap iron Is fastened
with a long hook so that it may be
passed over the branches of the tree.
The illustration on the left of the cut
shows how the hook is fastened on.
This ladder will cost but a small sum,
and If we'll made will last for years
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22

Here | have John Locke's Human I'M
derstanding.' He would not touch SEN
timent with pole"
Seems to me I've heard that Locke
once wrote book on how to bring up
children properly"
Theodosia Desmond blushed furious
ly. 80 he did, but I've not read IT..
| see how it is; we cant agree and !
would not read one of your authors
intendcnt of schools. III stick to
Locke and Kant. and you can keep on
reading about the earthworms."
Nevertheless, they went walking to-
gether again, and when they separated
for the summer there was Just sus-
Better read White and Burroughs,
Miss Desmond" said Prof. Bent
You couldn't hire me to. Suppose
you try Locker
The professor shook his head and
they parted.
Two weeks later Thaddeus Bent
walked into the Crerar library and
wrote an order for book. He took
the volume and started for table.
He turned out to avoid a pillar and
ran plump into a little woman from
the other side. She uttered n smother
Ell exclamation and dropped book.
Thaddeus Bent stopped. picked the
book up, looked deliberately at the
title, and, with bow, handed 1t to
Theodosia Desmond, who was standing
with heightened color and flashing
eyes looking at him.
How dare you look to see what l
am reading?" she said.
Il thought | recognized the cover
as that Of an old FRIEND" said the pro-
fessor, coolly "They always bind
Burroughs works nicely. The book
I'm about to read Is snuff color. DO
you know the author, Theodosia?"
He turned the book back to her and
she read, Human Understanding.
| Locke"
Don't you think. Theodosia, that we
would better do the rest Of our life's
reading together"
They PIT tho books on the table and
went out side by side and the attend
ant at the desk noticed that the
glasses which the little woman wore
were dimmed. though the face was
smi!ing.-Chicngo Record-Herald.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22
Good for Hogs.

Take six bushels of cob charcoal or
three bushels of common charcoal,
eight pounds of salt and one pound of
Epson salts, two quarts of air-slack
lime, one bushel of wood ashes. Break
the charcoal into small pieces and
thoroughly mix the other ingredients
with it. Then take one pound of cop
poras and dissolve in hot water. and
with an ordinary watering not sprin-
kle over the whole mass and again
mix thoroughly. This mixture should
he kept dry. Feeding portion of it
twice a week furnishes something that
the hogs demand and assists I'm taking
off the gases of the stomach, eXpelling
worms and regulating their conditions.
Winchester ,lndD Herald.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22
JAPAN AFTER OUR FLOUR.
Shipments to tho Orient Exceed All
Prryjoua Recorda


The more or less strained relations
between Japan and Russia. with the
prospective shortage of the wheat crop
of the island Kingdom, is resulting in
commercial benefit to the United
States, In that Japan is buying an I'M
usual amount of American -four at this
time, says the Seattle PostIntelligen-
Ger. Never before at this season Of the
year have the -four shipments been SO
heavy. The State of Washington Is
supplying the bulk Of flour shipped to
Japan from the ports Of Puget Sound
During one month no less than AO,-
900 barrels were consigned to the prin-
Cipal cities OF the Mikado's country
from Seattle by the vessels Of the Nip
pom Yusen Kalsha line alone. Proper
tionately as much went by the Tacoma
and Vancouver lines, to say nothing Of
the shipments from Portland and San
Francisco.
No speclficreason has been given for
wheat shortage in Japan and none real
ly may exist. Nevertheless, Japan Is
buy NE, an eitoi hiOuS dIlouHt VI loul,
which gives force to the murmurings
of war between the Car and the Mi
kado. 1t is known, too, that Japan is
drawing upon China for American
-four
Owing to the warm, damp climate Of
China in summer flour does not keep
well. 1t is unsafe to carry very large
stocks. Hongkong. usually the great
| depot for American flour shipped to
| China, has her warehouses full, but
these she is emptyng to Japan.
While Japan and China grow wheat,
their production is infnitesimal as
compared with the demands for -four
from their millions of population.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22

crop is undoubtedly crimson clover,
and this may be sown at any time
now. If the soil IS poor crimson clo-
yer is not likely to succeed. SO that
something that will add humus to tho
soil should be used rather than to at
tempt to get the benefit of the leg
umes. For sowing in an orchard Of
this kind rye will probably be most
satisfactory. 1t should be sown abou,
the LIST of September. and plowed un-
der in the early spring and then the
summer cultivation of the surface soil
taken up again. 1t Is quite proba BILE
that following this method will put
the soil in shape so that another fall
it will be fit to grow crimson clover
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22
Lime aud rlpl1ur Wash.

Fruit growers are quite interested In
the formula composing the new in
secticide, lime and sulphur, but have
found the labor of making it cOnsid-
cradle because Of the necessity for boil
ing the mixture. Recent experiments
have shown that II potash or caustic
soda Is used there will be no neces-
sity for boiling. The formula for max
ing In this way Is this: Take twenty
pounds of sulphur, forty pounds of
lime, five pounds Of caustic soda and
sixty gallons of water. Make a thin
paste Of the sulphur and dissolve the
caustic soda In water.
In shaking the lime, use only enough
water to make 1t boil rapidly. During
tho process of shaking. pour into the
limo the sulphur paste, and then the
caustic soda solution, adding water if
necessary. and stirring rapidly until
all bubbling stops, when dilute with
water to the consistency and strength
needed for the spraying. The use Of
this material In spraying Is not only
a decided check on scale, but very eff
fectlve against various Insects. APP
plications may be made in the late
fall, in midwinter and In the early
spring.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22

the second week in June. The corn
on the plats to which kainit or straw
was applied made continuous growth,
and after the middle OF July these
plats could readily be distinguished
from n distance by darker color than
that shown on the plats on which no
fertilizer was used. The treated plats
did not ripen as early MS the others,
and the fodder was slightly damaged
by frost on September 81, although no
injury was done to the ears. The corn
was cut from the different plats Oc-
tOber 3 and husked October 10. The
yield and treatment are shown in the
accompanying table:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22

nary surgeons call "closed angles"
That peculiar conformation shows that
the enormous jumps which the cat
can take to the envy of any athletic
boy are due to the great power and
the closed angles of the Joints; but the
conformation Of the legs make the
cats stride at Il walk. n trot or run
remarkably limited. The cat moves,
therefore, with wonderful quickness
and with no great speed The boys
who say he feels las weak as cat
If he il at oil like the cat-should be
splendidly muscular. The truth is
that, In proportion to the size of his
body, he can never hope to be as strong
as a cat.-Our Animal Friends.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22

In n rotation a shallow and deep
roofing crop should follow each other
so that the demand for plant food is
shifted. Crops that produce humus
and crops that consume humus should
alternate. or. if possible. be raised to-
gether. Crops should be rotated sc
that fertilizing materials left by the
preceding crop are In the best condi.
ton for the succeeding crop. The weak
feeding crop. If it is a desirable one
should be put in the rotation when the
fertilizing substances are in the most
available form. Crops of dssimilar
feeding habits should follow each
other.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22
Personal Prejudice.

According to Senator Bailey, of
Texas, there was in that State a Judge
who had been robbed of horse and
before whom the thief, when appre-
hendts, WAS brought for trial His
honor eyed the prisoner with deep sat
isfaction for minute or so, and then
delivered himself Of the following:
Owing to personal prejudice, the
court will not hear this case 1t will,
however, be tried by the bailiff. who
will find a verdict In accordance with
time" he added, impresslvely. 1.-THE
court will 60 outside, bend rope and
pick out good tree."-New York
Times
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22
1t would be a good plan to have sew
eral Of them of different lengths.
Poultry RaisinY.

One correspondent writes of the case
of woman who buys the groceries for
the family and the clothing for her
self and two grown daughters from
the profits of the poultry yard. This
is not an exceptional case and can be
done on the majority of farms If the
man will give his wife and daughters
chance to show what they can do. If
one has the usual idea that poultry
raising is too small a business for Il
farmer, his wife will be glad to take
up the work, and she will teach him
lesson before she gets through. Give
her enough money to get trio of high
grade fowls and in the early spring
money for three or four early sittings
Of eggs. and in three years she will
begin to show results that are surpriS-
Inc.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22
WHAT'S THE USE =?

What's the use o CROWN up?
You can't paddle with your toes
In a puddle you can't yell
When you're feelin' extra well.
Why, every Teller knows
A grown-up can't let loose.
l don't want to be no older
What's the use?
What's the use o GROWN up?
When I'm big | don't suppose
Explorin' would be right
In neighbours field at night
| don't like to get my cloes
All watermelon juice.
l don't want to be no older
What's the use?
What's the use O. CROWN up?
You couldn't ride the COW.
An the rabbits an the pig
Don't like you cause you're big.
I'm comfortublest now.
Pr'aps | am goose;
I don't want to be no older
What's the use7
~.
What's the use o CROWN up?
When yer growed. why. every day
You just have to be one thing.
I'm pirnte, er king,
FIR n cowboy can play
That I'm anything l choose.
don't want to be no older
What's the use?
Burgess johnson.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22
Keeping Sweet Potatoes.

To keep well sweet potatoes should
be dug when the soil Is quite dry and
afterward spread thin to cure for ten
days at least In an outbuilding secure
from rain and frost. Road dust one
third Of which is composed of fine sand
is best for packing in. Place layer of
dust In the bottom Of box or barrel or
whatever Is used to pack In, then q
layer Of potatoes, being careful to COW
err every potato completely with dust
before adding the next layer. The last
layer Is dust. We keep sweet potatoes
in this manner all winter. and they
seem as fresh as when first packed.
We keep them in an clubhouse until
severely cold weather, merely covering
the boxes with carpetlng, etc When
severe cold sets In they are removed to
a room where fire Is kept part of the
day only. Failure to keep we'll is often
due to too much heat or packing away
in too warm materlals.-Cor. Ohio
Farmer.