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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Social and Personal.

The ladies of the Baptist church brought their doll bazaar to q close tonight. The bazaar was in every way a success. The total receipts realized by the ladiesf will go over $6O0 The doll for tho most popu- lar young lady in Bessemer, was award . ed to Miss Pearl Clay. yM'io received the largest number of votfs The bridegroom doll, the most beautiful in the doll booth, was drawn by|No ST. but so far the owner of this humber has not appeared. The ladies aye eager that the fortunate person comeJforward and claim the prize.
 The Epw6rth league held an interesting meetingi last night Eloquent and inspir
 addresses were delivered by the Rev.
 E. Faust and Dr. R. F. Lovelady of Pratt City.
 The Bessemer Medical association will meet Monday night al the armory for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year
 The Bessemer Rifles had their regular monthly muster at the armory last night
 J. NJ. Blount and W. L. Argee of Bir- mingham were in Bessemer today look ing after business interests.
 J. T. Kimbel of Kimbell, Ala. is vis- iting friends in the Marvel City.
 R. l., Going of Atlanta is in the city
 Mrs. IL C. Mead left today for Grove Ga. where she will spend the holidays with ~e1@ii,'os.
 Mrs. s. E. Jones Is confined to her room with illness.
 Alderman IT. P. Munder and Captain John D Hamby. superintendent of the Sloss mines are being voted for by their many friends to decide which is the most popular citizen. The money received for the '.efer will go 10 the benefit of St. Aloysius church, The contest will be closed in January.
 Mrs. M. J. Bolts and children are spending the holidays in Meridian. Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Heavy Raid.

From the Chicago News. We addressed the proprietor of the gilded saloon. Was your place ever raided?" we asked
 Yes" he responded, thoughtfully. 'The members of minstrel troupe came in and attacked the free lunch" SOLID SILVER COMB AND BRUSH. In Satin-lined case. a beautiful present, at S2.50 to be had at
 J. LoWINSOHN,
 1921 Second Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Boys OvercOdtS; A Holiday Sale.
 Two Extraordinary Values.

$7.5o oVERCOATS AT $6.
 Big Boys Garments, sizes 6 to 10. Look at them. Worth $7.50 by my standard of value. Made of Irish Friezes, Melton and Cheviot, tough, strong materials. Grays, browns and blacks. Plain and full or belted back. Italian cloth lining.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
ALL DIFFERENCES
 ARE NOW SETTLED
Clerks and Merchants Reach
 Agreement at BeSSemer
THE CONTRACT IS LENIENT
Terms Are Such as to Prove Satisfac- tory to Both Sides and There Is Much Rejoicing Over
 the Outcome.

Bessemer, December 19.-(Special)- As announced in this mornings Age Herald the differences between the mer- chants and clerks were adjusted last night. This morning, in accordance with the agreement reached by committees from the Merchants exchange and the Clerks Protective association, a major lty of the merchants signed the contract.
 The contract. as agreed upon, is as fol- lows:
 All stores shall be opened al 7:S0 a. m. the year round and close at : o'clock, with the exception of Saturdays and full pay days. when the closing hour shall be II o'clock The clerks are allowed one full holiday on Labor day, the other hol- ldays being discretionary between the merchants and lcerks, but if the clerks work half a day on any holiday they are to receive pay for the full day
 AS to the question of employing union clerks, the merchants agree to use their Influence in having the clerks unite them selves with the unon but no penalty will be incurred upon the merchants in case the clerks refuse to join the union.
 There is n general rejoicing today. now that the differences have been satisfaeto- tily settled.
 Fines Assessed.
 In the Bessemer city court yesterday James Tate was fined $50 on a charge of carrying concealed weapons and S25 on a charge of assault and battery. Matt rice Watkins and J. L. Whatley. charged with assault and battery, were fined S25 each.
 These cases grew out of the arrest of George Ranes al Virginia mines. who Is charged with violating the anti-boycott bill. The Raines case will come up in January.
 The city court took recess this after noon until after the holidays The docket of the court is still in a crowded condi- ton and it will have plenty of work to do after reconvening in January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20

SUIT CASES.
 Model No. 1, Cowhide, russet and tan; leather handles; leather cor ners. Worth SC; special at $500. Made of extra quality cowhide, solid leather handles, reinforced corners. Worth BIO. Special at $7.50.
 S1.25 to $25.00 is the price range of the Suit Cases. Variety enough for anyone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Boys Sweaters.

We've been racking our brains try ing to think of something more appro- priate than Sweater to give the boy. After due deliberation we have decided that there is nothing more "gifty" nor more practical for young Master Bir- mingham. Fresh stocks have just ar- rived via express.
 Red, green, bue-all wool fancy knitting; tight rolling collar, $1.5o. Harvard crimson and Yale blue. Pure wool, $1.0o.
 Worsted Sweaters, Yale blue with red stripes, roll collars, $1.oo.
 JUVENILE SWEATERS.
 Thick-pure wool; rol. collar; but tons at shoulders; blues and whites, reds and blues, blues ana pinks. Sizes from months to years, 75c.
 BOYS CAPS, soc. Golf Automobile and Yacht Styles. Patent leather or cloth covered. Blacks, blues and melage effects. A Cap should go with that new Christmas Suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20

BAGS.
 Bags in stylish new shape. Solid sole leather. Special at $500. Bags made of walrus; tough, a strong, solid, staunch, never-break frames. Special at $7.0o. Bags and Cases complete with toilet sets. Probably the largest stock in Birmingham; certainly the lowest prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Travellers Trdppings.

Suit Cases, Bags-Gifts that endure, if bought at Saks. We leave somebody else to sell the flmsy kind. We didn't have leather goods greatness thrust upon achieved it, won it by hard work.
 Witness the stocks that are gathered here. The styles are distinguished, handsome, aristocrrc You may give the Saks kind with the satisfaction of knowing that they will beget heart-whoe appreciation few rare
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06

| do not know whether II was from
overwork or why it was, but every
now and then Farrar had an unfortu-
nate habit of mechanically repeating
himself. During one term, when this
habit was at its worst, we used to have
weekly lessons in the Septuagint, in
every ether verse of which the Greek
words for word and work" are in
terchanged Regularly every Monday
morning he used to explain this confu-
sion in these words, THE reason why
'ergon is used here instead of logos'
is that it Is q translation of the Hebrew
word Dabar, which means both word
and thing" Those four last monosyl-
lables used TO boom forth like Big Ben
striking four or like the sound Of two
great amens One Monday morning
Thersites, who sat next to me, whis-
pered in my ear: 1--WE have not had
Dabar yet Shall I get it?" 1 replied,
do If you dare" And he unblushing-
" asked why "ergon'' was used instead
of "logos" in the passage which had
Just been translated. "Ahv' said our
revered master "You could not be
expected to know that. But the rea-
son." etc 1t came out verbatim. He
walked with stately tread straight into
the open trap. Thersites remained
"loolking wistfully with wide blue eyes
as in a picture e"-Cornhill Magazine.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
Having Her Way.

"There's nothing the matter with this
carpet my DEAR" remarked Niggard
to his wife, who was cleaning house
and said she couldn't make the place
look nice unless there was new floor
covering to the front room. "All it
needs is a good beating" he continued.
After beating a merry tattoo on the
carpet with stick out in the back
yard for half an hour, Niggard, with
an exultant expression on his face,
called to his wife:
Come here, my dear. See, 1t looks
Just as good as a new one"
Il don't see how you can say such
thing" replied his wife, with tears in
her eyes. ITS just as faded as it ever
was and you've only made more holes
in it."
"Do you mean to say don't know
how to shake a carpet?" demanded
Niggard, his vanity touched.
81 do" replied his better half In a
tone that left no DOUBT what the result
would be. You are going to shake
that old carpet for new one."-New
York Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
Crushing an Actor.

A brother actor famous for his POM
posity and his inordinate ambition was
regaling Sir Henry Irving with a fore
cast of his plans for the future.
81 shall begin the season." he an
nounced, with such and such q part,
and after that shall appear as Ham
let"
"Umw drawled Irving. "As-eh-
Hamlet, did you say"
The other, incensed by the tone Of the
query, bridled up ut once.
"Do you think, Sir Henry" he de-
manded Indignantly, that you are the
only man who can play HamletT
"Oh. no." rejoined Irving blandly.
but 1 am quite sure that you are the
only man who n't."-Harper's Week
"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
THE SHANK OF THE SHOE.
What the Glazed, Metallic Marks
Thereon Told the Broker.


Half n score of clerks in one OF the
largest brokerage houses In New York
We're astounded one morning when
one by one they were called into their
employers private office and asked to
hold up their feet and show the shanks
of their shoes. They thought the "old
man" had gone quite mad. Each
young man as he entered the office
was told to sit down and put his foot
up on q corner of the desk where 1t
could be examined. Then the head OF
the house put on his glasses and very
carefully scrutinized the shank of the
shoe.
When all had been put through this
examination he called the entire force
of clerks into his office and explained
to them why this unusual examination
had been made.
You are well aware" said he that
l will not have a drinking man in my
employ II 1 know 1t. For some time
/ have had good reasons for believing
that several of the young men before
me have been indulging quite too
much. Now 1 know it Here are the
marks of the bar rail on the bottoms
Of your shoes"
Several OF the young men braced
themselves against the wall and lifted
their feet as n blacksmith lifts the foot
OF a horse. Sure enough, there were
the glazed, metallic marks on the dry
leather. They were the evidences Of
guilt, and the young mems faces
showed IT.
ITS unmistakable proof" said the
head of the house. you may fix up
your breath at the drug store and the
barber can clean up your eyes and
face, but you neglect the shanks of
your shoes"
That afternoon three young men
cleaned out their desks and gave the
keys TO the managing clerk.-New
York Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
Agricultural Succcnr.

In agriculture, as in manufactures,
success consists in securing the largest
and best production at the smallest
expenditure of force, time and money.
Evidently the farmer who aims at such
success must have an understanding Of
plant life and what proportion Of its
sustenance 1t draws respectively from
the air and the SOIL He must know the
chemical constituents of the latter and
the treatment which 1t requires to re-
store the plant food exhausted by his
crops He must have a knowledge Of
the climates demanded of different
cereals, vegetables and fruits. He
must be acquainted with the diseases
and insect pests which endanger both
plant and animal life and should know
how to treat them. He should be ia
miliar with the principles Of animal
nutrition and the value Of foods. In
addition to all the expert knowledge
required there are those mental quail
tics which are developed by scientific
training-a keen perception and an
alert habit of mind. full appreciation
of the value of facts and hospitality to
new ideas.
The farmer of the future will not be
'the man with the hoe" for 'the man
with the hoe" as q class, never existed
in America. The American farmer Is
the equal of men in any other profes-
sion. He has in his possession an in
dependence more real than the lawyer,
the doctor, the merchant or the poll
tician.-Josiah Strong In Success.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06

curiosity in the questioning voice.
Yes; mine an mammals. Hepzy
SAYS we mus have bwidegoom like
Miss Edit had, an / fought p'raps
you'd be it,
He lifted the child In his arms and
sat down in the roomy rocker.
Alice Dorothy nestled close to him
confidingly. He was not smiling now,
but the child's quick instinct told her
that he could be relied upon. She liked
Mr.. Donald very much.
AN my mamma she fought we
could never have bu'ful wedding
cause p'raps you don't like little gulls,
an 1t made her sorry to fink bout
that"
Did she say that, little one"
mo. she din't say 1t; she on'y Wis
pered."
Mr.. Donald sat up very straight. He
seemed to forget that Alice Dorothy
was there.
1t was very uncomfortable sitting
like that. And what did he mean
when he kissed her hair so suddenly
and called her little "angel of light
and said that he understood now-it
was quite cIear-and he hoped they
would all be very happy yet.
And now he was holding her tight in
his arms. his brown cheek close to her
soft pink one, rocking slowly to and
fro. In spite OF everything the drowsy
eyelids would drop over the happy.
sleepy eyes.
"An' 1t wilI-be-th' mos bu'fulest
wedding-an' Mr. Donar-you do like
little gulls-'splain toto mamma.
please, SO she-w-o-o-n't be-sorry-
am
The man and the child were very
quiet now. One had slipped away in
TO dreamland and the other was fash
ioning "a fine dream of his own.
When Alice Dorothy awoke, she was
in her own little bed, and mamma was
bending over her, her face hidden In
the child's silky curls.
THE bwidegoom taxed care Of me.
mamma, an'-an' '"-sleepily-"did he
'spla.n t you, bout-little- -gulls"
Yes, darling; he has explained,
and
Alice Dorothy did not hear the rest.
Mammals voice was too soft or too far
away; but two months later. lacking
one day, she had a wedding of her
very own.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
Making Oat Hay.

1t is sometimes good policy to cut
oats and barley while green and cure
them for hay. AS to the process the
Iowa Homestead says:
Some prefer to allow them to color
slightly in the straw before cutting,
while others adopt the practice Of cut
ting when they are in the green condi-
ton Just which is right depends
somewhat on the use to which the fod
der is to be put. Where the oat hay
is to be used for feeding horses during
the work season, or even during the
winter, 1t is an exceedingly good plan
to cut when the grain is In the late
milk or early dough condition. At
this period the amount Of total digesti-
BILE food in a crop is at Its maximum.
However, there is one objection to cut
ting crop while in this condition.
Should there be frequent rainfalls at
the time of cutting it will be found to
be exceedingly difficult to make good
hay when it is cut in the condition
mentioned However II the weather
Is dry and warm, as Is commonly the
case at this season of the year, an ex-
ceedingly good quality of hay may be
made even though the cutting is done
early Under such conditions the bind
er may be used and handling the corn
in this way saves much labor.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06

Through narrow street lined with
shrines, temples and shops the way
leads toward the sacred river. Here
and there 1t is necessary to pick ones
steps. One of the first sights to 1t
tract the eye is dead rat fostering BE-
fore the door Of a dwelling. and the
rats are said first to have spread tho
plague at Bombay. A moment later .
dirgelike cry breaks upon the ear. Il
is Ram, Ram. Ramv' in memory Of
the saintlike prince Of ancient India
Four bearers are carrying = body to
be burned. So narrow II the street
that 1t becomes necessary to crowd
back against temple wall to let tie
dead pass by. The body II wrapped -
muslin, and the face II covered Ihe
pail Is sprinkled with dropg perhaps
Of rosewater. perhaps Of tie sacred
Ganges This Ii the path Of the deno-
No guide is needed except to follow -
the hurrying footsteps Of those whe
were carrying the corpse to its resting
place upon the pyre.-Professor 4. y.
w. jackson In Traveller.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
GRANTING a FAVOR.


H. Il Graeiously-Do Net Aa1eo 10
Recipient Feel CeAtenDtIh1<.
The essence Of truest kin1nGrg H. r
the grace with which II b performoI
Some men seem to discount all grad
tude, almost make IL impossible, by Co.
way In which they grant favors- Th&y
make you feel 50 small, 50 mean. - IN
ferior: your cheeks burn with indigna~
ton i'm the acceptance Of the boon yoQ
seek at their hands You feel IL n liz
a bone thrown at dog instead Of the
quick. sympathetic graciousness that
forestalls your explanations ana
valves your thanks with q smile, the
pleasure OF one friend who has been Ia
vored with the opportunity to be ot
service to another. The man W10
makes another feel like an insect -
clining on a redhot stove while he Il
receiving favor has no hight to ex-
pect future gratitude; he should feel
satisfied IL he receives forgiveness
Let us forget the good deeds we have
done by making them seem small In
comparison with the greater things we
are doing and the still greater actD We
hope to do. This Is true generoslty ana
will develop gratitude In the soul ok
him who has been helped unless he =
SO petrified I'm selflshness - to make A
impossible. But constantly remindInG
n man of the favors he has received
from you almost cancels the debt. Tho
care Of the statistics should be hin priv
ilege; you are usurping his prerogativo
when you recall them. Merely because
1t has been our good fortune to be able
to serve some one we should not act
as II we held mortgage on his Inner
tality and expect him to swing the cen-
ser Of adulation forever In our presence.
From 'sThe Power of Truth" By VIII
liam George Jordan, Published By
Brentano's.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
PEARL MlLlET.
Its Many ysmes-Pencilaria or the
wonder Forage Plant.

Wonder Forage Plant.
The recent effort OH the part OF GER
tain seedsmcn in this country to re-
vive interest in pearl millet by offering
1t under new and attractive names and
nj very high prices renders II desir-
able, according to G. II. Ball OF the de-
partment of agriculture, that D state
ment concerning it's cultivation should
be made for the information OF those
who may be interested in green fodder
crops. Mr.. Ball says In farmers bul-
letin No 16S that the following COM
mon names have been applied to pearl
millet In the United States at different
times: Indian millet, Egyptian millet,
horse millet, Japan mIllet, Mand's
Wonder, Mands Wonder forage plant,
pearl miliet. Pencilaria, Pencillaria or
PeniclllarIa and Pencillaria Zeaoides.
Very large claims have been made
as to the productiveness and value OF
Pencllaria or the Wonder forage plant.
The department OF agriculture last
season procured seed OF miliet sold
under different names from as many
seedsmen as possible and, growing
them, found the resulting plants iden-
tical except for some minor differences
of size and branching habit.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
Care of Books.

A lover of books will always take
good care of them. He never holds
the book by the corner OF the cover,
never turns down leaves. never lays
the book down open, either with the
face downward or on its back, and
never breaks the binding by opening
the book too forcibiy. He turns the
leaves one by one. taking great care
not to soil or tear them, and uses the
volume gently. 1t makes no differ
ence If the book be cheap or worn;
he always handles 1t gently.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06

A pretty American girl travelling y
England was sorely tried By the an
noyances and stares to which she wa
subjected on account Of her American
'.peculiarities." She went into Z shoe
shop in London to buy q pair cf shosss
and the clerk tried on innumor1ble
pairs Of veritable 'boats,' a. she called
them, much to the amusement Of two
Englishwomen customers seated near
by, who regarded her through tnels
'starers' as II she were some strange
animal in a menagerie.
Finally the clerk said apologeticaIly:
1--WE 'aven't anything narrow enough
for you, miss. You see. miss. our ladies'
have wider feet because they walk -
much, miss"
The two Englishwomen smiled with
the air Of superiority that she had met
for 30 long, and she felt she could
stand It no longer. "Do they walk On
their hands, tooi" she flashed out
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06

Seed should not be sowed until all
danger Of frost is past and the ground
has become warm. Care should be
taken that seed be not covered too
deeply when drilled, about half an
inch being sufficient. When broad
casted either the seed should be lightly
narrowed in or the land should be
rolled after planting. Where seed Is
sown broadcast no cultivation Is pos
sible. Where the seed Is drilled II
should be cultivated the same as corn
and similar crops until Its size renders
this both impossible and unnecessary.
II soil moisture Is not abundant
enough II Is best to continue surface
or shallow cultivation. and thus pre-
vent evaporation. Similar cultivation
may be given between cuttings as re-
quired. Hand hoeing may be neces-
sary to remove weeds from the rows.
Yield of Forage.
One of the striking features Of many
Of the recent accounts and advertise
ments OF this plant is the glowing
statement of the enormous yields pearl
millet commonly produces. Yields Of
from 15 to 100 tons Of green forage per
acre are said to be quite the ordinary
returns. AS matter Of fact, when a
good stand is secured pearl millet ex-
ceeds in productiveness the ordinary
sweet sorghum or cane and also the
nonsaccharine sorghums. Among the
succulent soiling crops 1t Is probably
exceeded only by teosinte. In the num-
Der Of tons Of green forage produced.
OF the recorded yields Of green and
dry forage about 40 tons is the heav-
lest yield of green fodder and 1874 tons
the largest yield of dry or cured forage.
Wonderful as are these yields, they do
not ut all substantiate the extravagant
and misleading claims made for pearl
millet as 1t Is sold under high sounding
names.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06

Sharp-Why, almost lost money @
the goods I sold to you. How much
do you think I made on the orderf
Dyer About twenty-five times -
much.
Sharp-Twenty-6ve times a. much
az what7
Byer-As you were going TO say you
made.-Philndelphia Ledger.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
sSs1R,zas4
IaGARMe eFog2@
~ "sN GARDEN
WAX BEANS.

Good Varieties, Including New
Sort. For Market or Home Use.
Wardwelrs Kidney Wax - Very
hardy and prolific. practically free from
rust. Pods large, five 10 seven inches
long, fiat, light yellow, quality good.
AS shown in cut, pods have the pecul-
lar characteristic of curving forward.
Season medium early. Seed large. kid
ney shaped, white with dark markings
around the eye. We prefer this variety
among wax beans for market or home
use 1t is heavy producer.
Currie's Rustproof Wax Bean. -
Early and productive. As nearly rust
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-06
Nitrate of Soda.

We are not yet educated up to the
standard that is required to use nitrate
Of soda In the best manner. Nitrate Of
soda put on in the right manner and at
the right time is one of the most eff
cient forms of nitrogen we have, but
it is n good deal like n raZor-if you
handle IL right it will shave you and il
you do not handle it right it will cut
your throat. II 1t is properly used 1t
is of a great deal Of service.-Professor
Voorhees,