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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-11
At St. Louis.

St Louis, October 10.-The weather was chilly and the track slow today Prosper I.e Gai, at to 1. beat the odds-on-favor- ite Monsieur Beaucaire, in the feature event, the Criterion stake, by nose. Pouruuoi Pas was third. Prosper Le Gai got away in fourth position, but gained second place at the quarter and alter mated with Monsieur Beaucaire for that position until the stretch was reached, and the struggle ended. Summary:
 First race, five and one-half furlongs- Anne Davis, 1O9 CD. Austin), to g. won; Lady Free Knight, 105 (Foley), to ?, sec ond: Quaker Girl, 105 (T. Smith, 4 to 1, third. Time, 1:09%.
 Second race, m''e, selling-Cogswell. 107 Foley), to B. won; Haven Run, 90 John Kenny), 20 to 1, second; Dr. Hot Spur, 1O9 (sheehan) 15 to 1, third. Time, 1;45.
 Third race. six furlongs. selling-Dolly Gray, 103 CD. Austin), to ?, won; Miss Manners, 10s (Foley), to i, second; Weird, 1O5 c. Matthews), to 1, third. Time 1:1b%.
 Fourth race, mile handicap-Prosper Le Gai, 103 CF. Smith, to 1, won; Monsieur Beaucalre, 11S (Sheehan) 3 to 4, second; Pourquoi Pas, 92 (CalviD, 15 to 1, third. Time. 1:42A.
 Fifth race six furlongs. purse-Bridge. 1O7 (D. Austin), 16 to 5, won; Brutare, 107 CF. Smith), 9 to 1. second; Mimo, S7 CHowelD, to 2, third. Time, 1:14&.
 Sixth race, mile and one-sixteenth, purse-First Mason, 1O5 (Watson), to 3, won; Athelroy, 100 co. Miller). 10 to 1, second; Yellow Tail, IA CR. King), 10 to 1, third. Time, 1:50.
 Seventh race, mile and three-sixteenths. selling-The Bobby, 101 q. Taylor). to ?. won; Leenja. 95 HowelD, 3 to g. sec ond; The Way. 104 e. Miller), 15 to 1. third. Time, 2031s
 At Chicago. Chicago, October 10.-Lady Jocelyn, at to l. won the Liberty handicap, the feature at Worth today. St. Tammany was second and Major Tenny, an added starter, was third. Judge Hines sulked all the way and was a bad last The handicap was worth $2795 to the winner. Weather clear, track slow. First race seven furlongs-Charlie Thompson, 107 (Blake), to l, won; Sarah Maxim, 30 (H. Phillips), to 1, sec ond; Belle Mahone 99 (Robbins), to 2. third. Time, 80 2-5.
 Second race five and a half furlongs-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-11
FOOTBALL.

Nashville, Tenn, October 10.-Vanderbilt 30: University of Alabama O.
 Columbia, s. C., October 1o.-South Caro- lima O; North Carolina r.
 At Knoxville: University of Tennessee 43; Carson and Newman College O.
 Tennessee plays Vanderbilt next Satur- day at Nashville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-11

al t time began using Duffy Pue when
  d dh h hiph ~ fp others %1 a his O New
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-11

Bargains in harness, sad. dies, lap robes and blankets, for Tuesday only, at Rock. ling's, 1911 Second ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-11

CAUTION.-When you ask for Duffys Pure Malt Whiskey be sure you get the genuine. Interruptions dealers, mindful of the excellence of this preparation, will try to sell you cheap limitations and malt whiskey substitutes, which are put on the market for profit only, and which. far from relieving the sick, are positively harmful Demand "Duffys" and be sure to get it. It is the only absolutely pure Malt Whiskey which contains medicinal, health-giving qualities. Duffys Pure Malt Whiskey is sold in sealed bottles only; never in flask or bulk. Look for the trade mark, the "Old Chemist" on the label and be certain the seal over the cork is unbroken. Beware of reflled bot ties.
 Sold by all druggists and grocers, or di- rect. $1.00 a bottle Interesting medical booklet, postpaid, to any address. Duffy Malt Whiskey Co.,, Rochester, N. Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-01
AMERICAN SHIP TURNED BACK.
% Its at the Port o. La Gu -Venezue
" of Cndho of in
Amei People San Juan Porto
WelomeA niral Dewey.

A merchant ship owned by citizens
Of the United States was sent away
from the port of La Guayra, Venezue-
Ia. and with half its cargo still aboard
had to go to Wi1lemstad, Curacao. to
land the goods.
The vessel, the Caracas of the Red
ID" line, first was given permission
to enter and discharge it's cargo, but
later was ordered out to sea for the
oight. and then was notified that it
would not be allowed to re-enter to
complete the landing of cargo.
Apparently there are serious differ
ences of opinion among the allies. as
the driving away of the United States
vessel after once being admitted was
the result Of conflicting orders. First
the British commander agreed to the
entry Of the Caracas and then the
italian commander forbade it admis-
sion. Later the captain was notified
he would be allowed to disembark his
cargo on condition that he would leave
before nightfall, returning under the
same terms the next day.
These conditions were accepted, and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-01
Low Headed Fruit Trees.

From Farmers Review: In reply to
your request for an expression of our
opinion concerning the low-heading of
trees, we will say that we practice this
in our own orchard at Lilly and be-
lieve in it. In our orchard we lost
only about ten trees by the tornado in
the spring, and these trees were in
variably those that had been injured
IN other ways. Our orchards escaped
almost entirely and doubtless we owe
this escape, in part at least, to the
low-heading of our trees. The points
mentioned by Senator Dunlap as ad.
vantageous in this method are certain.
ly well taken. In the heavy storm of a
few weeks ago our pears still on the
trees were so ripe that about 600 bush.
els were shaken down. But among
the thousands of bushels this was not
large proportion. A small percent
age OF apples on our trees we're shak-
en- of; but these trees are too young
to be In proper bearing yet, and can.
not be taken as fair test Of what
would have happened had they been
larger and loaded with fruit. The
thousands of peach trees in the or
chard passed through the spring tor.
nado almost without injury, and prob.
ably the low heading Of the trees had
much to do with this. However, the
heavy fringe of timber which sur
rounds our orchards on every side
must be given full share of credit
Lilly Orchard Company. Mclean
county, Ill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-01

with one-third of its cargo still aboard
the Caracas put out. Then came the
notice that the vessel must not re-
turn.
Lieut.. Commander Diehl at four
o'clock in the afternoon endeavored to
obtain from the commanders of the
foreign warships an extension Of few
hours in the time given the Caracas to
remain at it's dock in order that 1t
might finish unloading. His request to
this end was refused and he did not
Insist.
The commanders of the blockading
Warships explained that they were act
ing on the orders of the British ad-
miral and that the orders given to per
NIT the Caracas to discharge more
than the mail had oeen given to sat
lsfy Commander Diehl. The Caracas
consequently left it's berth at La
(,uayra at 6 o'clock when 1t had land
ed not more than two-thirds OF its
cargo.
The rule made by the allies that
steamers reaching Lie Guayra before
Dec. 80 were to be allowed to enter
port and discharge their cargoes dur
ing the day, but were not to be al
lowed to take cargo on board, created
general dissatisfaction at that port.
AS there is no export duty on goods
shipped from Venezuela, the ruling
does not affect the government. Only
), the ship workers are affected.
The German warship which passed
La Guayra towing two large schooners
was the Panther. 1t captured the YES
sells near Maracaibo.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-01

and have none. except occasionally
one of the panels of the blinds may be
glass. The bedrooms and dining
room are on each side of the patio, the
kitchen and servants quarters back.
This arrangement Is sometimes varied
by having the dining room back and
a second patio between that and the
kitchen and servants quarters.
The floors are of cement. covered
with hardwood. but more oftener with
rugs or mating or oilcloth. Few
rooms are carpeted all over. Most of
the larger houses of Venezuela have
water works and electric lights. Few
have sewerage and plumbing. Cara
cas- has plumbing and sewers from the
houses, but the creeks serve for the
general seweIa,e. Under ordinary
circumstances this would not be well
but the hills are at such angles that
the fall Is two ways and the sewerage
is good. The sudden showers send
the water down the mountainside.
flushing the creefs 80 that Caracas
Is one of the most healthy cities In
the world.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-01

The general arrangement Of Vene-
zuelan houses is alike. The front
door opens into an outer vestibule,
its length being the width Of the
front door, or rooms. At Its end q
second door opens into the patio. Ev-
erything goes in and out this door
callers, grocers, servants and often
even the burros. Some of the finest
have back gates and doors, but the
ordinary house. has no alleyways. An
American cannot but be astonished,
as she sits in the drawing room visit
ing, to hear the feet of burro clatter
along the patio, down the few steps.
possibly through the kitchen, into the
back patio or into the corral, its quar-.
tiers. She does not object though,
for next to the sweet-tempered chill
dren and pretty women, she likes the
burro best of anything in Venezuela.
He is so grave, SO graceful, so indus
trious and so self-respecting.
The patio is usually oblong or
square The centre may be a real
garden, with shrubs, trees, vines and
flowers, or it may be cemented or
tiled, having its plants in pots. In
either of these cases there are usually
fountains, gold fish. orchids, birds
and sometimes monkeys. The roof
projects over part of the patio, max
ing porch and here the family really
lives.
The drawing room or parlor runs
the full length of the house, exclusive
of the vestibule. The windows have
iron bars outside and wooden blinds
inside. They need no glass windows
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-01

important undertaking to any one
man, nor does he feel able himself to
spare the vast amount of time neces-
sary for an examination in detail OF
each Of the many claims that would
be presented against Venezuela.
Necessarily the Presidents own
board would include some members Of
a high order Of legal talent. as we'll as
others thoroughly versed in the prac-
tice of international law. 1t is said
that the crucial point to go before the
arbitration board Is the famous "Calvo
doctrine" This doctrine, which was
laid down by the greatest Of Latin
American international lawyers, and
for many years has been regarded as
beyond question by all the Latin-Amer-
lean republics, denies the right of any
nation to intervene automatically in
behalf of one of its subjects where the
courts of the country are open to his
application for justice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-01

Generally speaking, the houses In
cellars. The best houses are con-
structed with two brick walls, one
foot and half or a two-foot space
filled with cement. Other houses have
walls of cement or cement stone,
These walls are made by filling
wooden molds with cement until 1t
suffi ciently hardens to hold its weight
The molds are then removed and plac-
ed on top, reflled with cement, and
so on to completion.
Small houses, especially those in
the country, are constructed by erect.
ing two rows of poles, some six to
eighteen inches apart, the space be-
tween being filled with stones or
clay. Outside the poles, wet natural
clay Is plastered on and smoothed
with a board. The sun dries this to
hardness, but in wet weather 1t often
becomes spongy.
The houses of the poor and man,
fences are made of large bricks Of wet
clay, dried in the sun, but not burned.
Small cabins in the country are built
by sticking poles into the ground and
mailing to these .clapboards roughly
made from the outer wood Of the
royal palm tree. This class OF houses
is too cheap and poor to warrant an
expensive roof, and they are generally
matched. In the wooded part of the
country the leaves of the palm are
tied in punches and bound on the
roof frame in layers. These punches
are about two feet thick and lap each
other just as our shingles do.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-01
Warm Water for Cows.

The Germans have been trying q
effect Of warm water on milk prod
ton. They found that while the &C
drank on an average 70 pounds
warm water per day, they drank
So pounds of cold water. The CO
that had the warm water consun
three-quarters of pound of fol
more daily, but there was small
quantity of dry food required for ea|
quart of milk.
The increase In water drank wi
accompanied by an increase of watsl
in the milk, with no increase of tott|
solids. Here is a good opportunity
to speculate on increased metabolism
and assimilation of food owing to the
warm water, but in such cases 1t is
better to let the cows do the talking
there is less Of having to revise
theories, but there is not much doub,
that on the whole cold water does not
assist in butter or milk production.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-01
Grasses In Porto Rico.

A government bulletin on Porto
Rico says: Porto Rican cattle will
not eat hay. as they have never been
accustomed to it. Coarse green grass
is available the entire year. and it Is
claimed that none other OF the West
Indies equals Porto Rico so far as
this resource Is concerned. Cattle or
horses seldom receive any food other
than grass. ''Malojillo" and Guinea
grass are the varieties principally de-
pended upon. Either of these he
comes permanent after once being
planted. The former flourishes on the
low alluvial lands, especially where
there is considerable moisture, and
the latter Is found chiefly in the high
er and cooler districts of the interior.
There are numerous other native
grasses upon which cattle depend
more or less. We publish two illus
trations relative to these grasses. The
first shows native at work with
long machete! the second shows the
size of bundle of this grass that
retails at five cents.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-01
Orchard and Berry Notes.

Orchard and Berry Notes.
from the Farmers Review: Here In
Central Illinois apple trees are usually
set 80 to IS feet apart each way. two
rods being thought the best distance
apart. There was a fair crop of APP
pies here this year. and fair winter APP
pies are selling at so to rs cents per
bushel Wholesale. when hauled in by
farmers. Small fruits are often set
among apple trees and usually with
advantage to both kinds Of fruits.
When starting fruit growing over
twelve years old. set all my berries
among the trees. running all rows
north and south and parallel to the
tree rows. These berry plats all did
well. and raspberries, currants and
gooseberries seemed to be better for
some shade. The finest currants and
Cooseberries ever saw we're grown In
the partial shade OF an apple and
peach orchard, where the apples and
peaches were planted together, the
peaches to be cut out when room was
needed by the apple trees. These trees
and berries have been planted ten
years and are still in fine shape. The
peaches and berries have been much
more profitable than the apples, the
latter not having amounted to any
thing as yet. But with twelve years
experience I would not again set berry
plants Except perhaps strawberries)
among peach or plum, cherry or
ounce trees. these coming into bear
ing so soon, that the berries are in the
way before bearing many crops. Be-
fore most berry plants are in full bear
Ing the trees mentioned need all the
room. Among apple trees I would still
set all kinds of berries, setting the
first berry row eight feet from a row
OF trees, the rows running north and
south.
In regard to the apple orchard writ
ten of in the Farmers Review that
was entirely killed by being plowed
and cultivated in August, have no
personal knowledge, but the trees
must have been rather old and have
made practically no growth till that
year. Then a good working Of the
soil caused every bud to start, making
the whole tree tender and easily kill.
ed by zero weather. Perhaps the
growth was fastened and kept up
late by fall like the present one. To.
day, the 18th of November, gathered
out of doors, roses. galiardias, chrys.
anth emums and unite a bunch of Orna-
mental bean blossoms.
Peach buds here are thought to be
in very poor condition to stand the
winter, and it Is likely there will be
no peaches in Central Illinois next
year unless the winter proves to be a
very mild one-Frank Akin, Macon
County, Illinois.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-01

Lima Bean Growing In California.
While the lima bean Is grown In
vegetable gardens for local or home
use In nearly every state In the Union.
is culture on an extensive scale as a
commercial product Is confined to
California. says report of TIE Califor-
MIA station. In Ventura county, in
the southwestern portion OF the state,
and In counties adjacent thereto, on
the Pacific coast, between 10000 and
$4,000 acres are devoted to the lima
bean industry.
The acreage is much smaller than
In former years, due to extremely
low prices prevailing prior to 1900. to
three seasons of drought resulting In
crop failure except on irrigated lands.
and to the growing Of sugar beets ON
large areas formerly devoted to
beans.
The lima, which is q pole bean in
other sections of the United States.
is grown without poles or other sup
port in the California bean belt"
The vines pile themselves along the
rows and bloom and pod profusely
unless checked by drought. The
beans ripen during September; those
grown farthest from the sea ripen
first and cure more quickly when cut
than those grown nearer the coast.
The crop is harvested by means Of
sleds with knives attached to the run.
ners and drawn by horses or by the
more modern wheel cutters. In from
two to four weeks after cutting. the
beans having cured. are thrashed.
either by stecm thrashing outfits
which move from field to field, or by
the method known as ''tramping."
which separates the beans by means
Of horses and carts or other vehicles
driven over the vines previously
piled on prepared earthen floors, the
straw being constantly turned and
moved with pitch forks. The latter
method, while slower than the former.
is said to be not more expensive If
the weather is dry.
The average cost of production is In
the neighborhood of $2.25 per Genital.
When properly cultivated, from 1900
to $500 pounds can be produced per
acre on good land in favorable sea-
sons; in the best localities as high as
1000 pounds per acre have been
grown. The prices realized by the
growers huctuate considerably. The
crops of last and the present season
will probably average $500 per Genital,
yielding handsome profits.
Accurate statistics of production are
not obtainable, but the estimated yield
last season was $4,000 sacks Of 80
pounds, and it is believed that this
years production will equal, ii it does
not exceed, that of last year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-01
Garden Note.

From the Farmers Review: AS the
roundup is complete, excepting the
rye, some 225 head Of late cabbage
and bushel of turnips, we will tell
the amount of the gardens produce.
An acre of naturally thin clay soil, not
yet well enriched, produced as fol-
lows: Rhubarb, in a poor situation,
partly improved and partly old roots,
out two and three years, 225 dozen
punches, six stalks to the bunch;
gooseberries, out three years, yield
20 gallons; currants, out three years,
Red Dutch and white variety, yield Is
gallons; strawberries, out two years,
Jessie, Bubach and Haverland varie-
ties, yield 1914 gallons; lettuce. i'm
proved Hanson, 80 large punches: rad
ishes, White Vienna and Long Scarlet,
so large lunches; onions, common
white sets, 80 large lunches; sage,
out three years, improved, 2h pounds
dried leaves; peanuts, one-balf gallon
from FIVE seeds; corn, Adams Early
and Stowells Evergreen, 50 dozen
ears; bunch beans, Jones Wax and
Byers, so gallons; pole beans. Golden
Cluster, II gallons; lima beans, King
Of the Garden (pole), 40 gallons hulled
beans; tomatoes, Success mostly, New
Imperial, New Stone and Matchless,
157h gallons ripe tomatoes, 20 gallons
green ones; muskmelons. str rwberry,
80 fine ones; cabbages, Jersey Wake
field for early, fiat Dutch and Drum
head for late, 143 heads (this doesn't
include those out now). The above
includes only the salable stun. The
cracked and otherwise defective to-
matoes, muskmelons and cabbages
were fed at once to the cow; the
amount was considerable. From three
rows of Adams Early corn. each row
120 feet long, thirty dozen salable
ears were gathered; corn planted the
14th of May, first roasting ears the
goth Of July, the last the 7th of Au-
gust. Keep an account Of the stun
gathered from the garden next year.
Emma Clearwaters.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-01

The Bausan and the Tribune cap.
tured the following prizes:
The schooner Castor, loaded with
salt, from Araya.
The schooner Maria Luisa, with car.
go OF cocoa, from Caronero.
The sloop Jossfita Carmin de Vega,
loaded with a general cargo. from Car
onero.
A blockade OF the Venezuelan ports
OF Puerto Cabello and Maracai1o has
been declared officially. The German
admiral is at Willemstad. Curacao.
The Germans continue to cut the
mainmasts of Venezuelan vessels and
then set them free. The Venezuelan
insurgents are increasing in numbers
and the revolt against Castro Is gain.
iIg strength.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-01
What Type of Hog to Breed.

Y
Swine breeding as profession will
become more and more of an exact
science, and many of the methods of
feeding and breeding which have here.
tofore yielded fairly good results
must soon be discarded for better
ones. There seems to be some differ
enco of opinion as to just what the
great American hog Is. Some would
have US believe that he is of a bacon
type, but I am convinced that the
bacon type of hogs for this section is
a long ways in the future. 1t Is re-
markable to how near the same stand
ard all the breeds Of hogs are work
ing to-day. 1t would seem hardly
probable that such practically unan-
imous opinion as is evidenced by the
rem are convinced that we are chas-
ing after false gods. and could make
great deal more money If we were
careful to produce a little different
type Of hog and market 1t at 200
pounds weight. They point to the
fact that they get over 81 per hun.
dred weight more for hogs than we
do, making allowance for the differ.
ence in freight rates, but think the
much talked Of bacon demand would
fade into insignificance II it was sup
piled at the rate Of 100000 hogs per
week. of this type, going into the
Chicago market. So am convinced
that our type and our methods as rec.
ognized by the most up-to-date breed.
ers are the proper ones for the coun
try in which we live, and that thor.
ough study and improvement of them
will result in the most profit and best
advancement of swine growing as a
profession.-W. M. McFadden, before
Iowa Swine Breeders.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-01
Corn Meal va. : Balanced Ration.

The Maryland Experiment Station
went into an extended experiment to
know the comparative effect of feed.
ing corn meal or balanced ration to
cows. 1t was found that on the bal.
anced ration the cows keep more
healthy. in much better breeding con.
dition, give more milk and are in
much better condition for the next
years work.
The effect of the corn meal ration
was the same on all the cows, differ.
ing only in degree. With one cow.
corn meal caused her to dry of. re-
naming so for three months befor ,
calving. This leads us to wonder IL
much of the shy breeding often com.
planned of may not be due to the
feeding of an unbalanced ration.