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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-05-15

Ican't deny it any longer that
[ am committing the great crime
in Bourbon County-seat of Paris,
at the G. O. D. Store, in front OF
the ICourt- House-the cutting OF
prices on Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats,
Clothing, and everything in the
house for ten days. Just that way
Bleached Muslin, 4 lie yd,
Brown Muslin, 4 lie yd,
Calicoes, 4 lie yd,
Apron bingham, 4 lie yd,
Lonsdale Bleached Muslin
7 IL yd,
81-3c Shifting Cotton, 8 lac yd
Lawns, 4c yd,
Bed Ticking, DC I'd,
1Oc and II lie PercaIes, al
8 1-3c yd,
New York Mills Camlets, 10c yd
"a Brown Sheetiug, 15c yd,
I &c Corsets, 25c pair,
s 1-3c Embroideries, &C.,
IL lie Embroideries, 7 lie,
15c Embroideries, 1Oc,
II lie Embroideries, - lie,
Zoe Embroideries, 15c,
25o Embroideries, II lie,
3Oc Embroideries, Zoe,
35c Embtoideries, 25c.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-05-15
Fair
louisiana Purchase Exposition
April 80, May 2, 1908.

Tickets to st Louis and return VIII be
on sale April 90 and 30, and May 1.
1908, from all points on the "Big -Four,
Cincinnati Northern and D. e q. r. r.,
at half rates. (Also on MAY 2, from
points within $50 miles of ST. Louis }
Tickets will be good going on date of
sale, and good for return to leave st.
Louis to and including May 4, 1908,
when executed by Joint Agent.
For full information and particulars
as to rates, tickets. limits, call on
Agents big -Four Route or address
the undersigned.
WARREN j. LYNCH, W. P. DEPPE,
Genn Pass. &T'II't. Agt. Asst.G. p. d I, A
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
J.E. REEVES, General Southern Agt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27
GREAT SALT LAKE.


By Lillian E. Purdy in the Los Angeles Times.
 There has always been strange, mys- terious fascination about Great Salt Lake. The stories that have from time to time been told of its peculiar existence in the lowest part of Salt Lake desert and of the marvellous properties of it's waters, have always excited interest and have es- tablished this inland sea as one of the great natural wonders of the world. And now it's gradual, threatening decline, with the possibility of its entire disappearance in the not very far distant future arouses a feeling that lies deeper than regret among the many lovers of that wierdly attractive American Dead Sea.
 Aside from the fact that it was a strange freak of nature that placed the finest sea bathing facilities in the world 1000 miles from the ocean and 4.2l0 feet above sea level sculpturings are to be found in this Salt Lake district which point to an explanation of the existence of the present lake, form interesting reading for the scientists and tell won derful tale of centuries of geological phe- nomena According to the markings. which nature has printed indelibly upon .mountainsides In the form of shore marks, thirteen different water levels being thus indicated at one place, the en- tire region extending beyond the northern and western boundaries of the state of Utah, was once a gigantic inland sea. This body of water was named Lake Bonneville" in honor of Capt Bonne- vile, who gave the first description of the existing lake in 1893. If was 300 miles long and covered an area of l9,i50 square miles and the fluctuations and changes
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will ever assume its former high level. It will be fortunate for the people of Salt Lake City if it even sretains it's present proportions.
 In March of this year the reading of the gauge at Garfield Beach was three feet five inches below the zero of the scale. This shows fall of eleven feet seven inches since 1886. when the last rise ter minated. and is three or four feet below that of 1S47. During the early part of the summer there was very perceptible in- crease in the water supply, but that is due chiefly to the yearly fluctuations of the lake. the water hing highst in June and July, and the very dry season has made it fall to a still lower level than ever be- fore
 The Irrigation Problem.
 As to the effect of irrigation. that sys- tenn of watering the land for farming be- gan in 1S4S which was the year succeeding the advent of Brigham Young and his company, and as these people were large ly of the farming classes they and their progeny have spread an interest in agri- cultural pursuits. From the first the land of the valleys was titled and farm ing was in operation all during the years that the lake rose rapidly and maintained it's high level This. however, would not necessarily indicate that irrigation IS not responsible for the low water, since there was not enough artificial watering Of the land to make material. difference in the lake.
 But there has been a steady growth in agriculture in Utah. and the report of 1899 showed the amount of land irrigated in the basin to be Ge9 square miles. which is a little more than double that under ir- rigation ten years previously.
 The duty of water in irrigating in the state of Utah is 2.3S acre inches for ten days. or 3S0 acre inches for loo days, the irrigating season. Now the present area of the lake q, 750 square miles) is nearly three times that of the land under irriga- ton, and with the precipitation at normal the loss of F acre inches of watert by means of irrigation should produce fall of four inches in the lake level the first year. This decline. with the rainfall con
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27

counts of many preceding years, and while the problem is an intricate one' 1t has been possible from these data to ar rive at some conclusions To begin with be- sides the annual fluctuations of the lake, which give a rise of water level up to the first of July, there have been also wet and dry circles which have affected the lake most materially. The average annual precipitation for this region is 1665 inches, and while the wet circle prevailed from 1865 to lSS6 the rainfall was 1S.42 inches. During this period the lake rose rapidly from three feet in 1884 to twenty feet in 1868. A decline then followed, but was succeeded by rise of nearly thirteen feet in 1876, with q gradual increase until 1886, when the level of nine feet two inches was reached, and the last rise thus far was recorded. From 1887 until 1902 the dry circle has been in progress, the pre- cpitation averaging 4sO inches, or nearly 1.S5 inches below normal, and ever since the beginning of that season there has been a steady fall of water in the lake. The total fall from the close of 1886 to the close of 1902 was nearly twelve feet, which is indeed an alarming state of af- fairs. And still worse. the decline has been much more rapid during the laS@ three years than for any other period of the drouth, the recent summer showing a still greater loss of water.
 Will the Decline Go On?
 The question that now confronts those who are interested in the subject is; How long will the present dry circle continue Dryer weather than that of the last six teen years has never been known in Utah, although 1t was approximated between 1S27 and 1864. a period of thirty-seven years. Il is to be inferred, however that the next sixteen years will not average less in precipitation than have the last six teen years, and the people of Utah may quite reasonably expect a wet cycle like that of 1S65-S6 to begin at once. the last severe winter indicating that possibility And when that wet cycle does arrive a rise in the lake similar to the one that oc- cured in the sixties and seventies may he expectd. Though this rise does occur however, it is not probable that the lake
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27
Will This Mysterious Body of Water Com'
 pletely Disappear in the Course of Years

that it underwent according to geological indications. were very numerous. Finally it gradually shrank and shrank, diminish ing by desiccation and evaporation, until only three fragments of it's once eNpan- sive area remained These were the pres ent Great Salt Lake, which is the largest and most important remnant, and Lakes Utah and Sevier the former being body of fresh water,
 Will Lake Disappear?
 So, by a continuance of the same geolog- ical action. will Great Salt Lake also dis appear? This is the question that has been disturbing the peace of the people of Salt Lake City of late. especially after the last three years of drouth, when the fall of water has been greater than ever. And, when you consider what this lake is to the city not far from its borders it is not difficult to understand what the dis appearance would mean to the people.
 During the warm season they fairly live at Saltair. Every hourly train run ming to the lake at that time of the year is crowded, and the pavilion. which was erected at a cost of $3O0,000, supplies all the comforts and entertainments that pleasure seekers could wish in its dane ing hall. cafes promenade room and dressing rooms for sea bathers.
 To lose the remarkable lake would be to dispense with this greatest source of summer pleasure and ts be deprived of a health restorative, the bathing being spe- cially beneficial not only because of the saline properties of the water but also because it contains other minerals. In a word the city would lose it's chief natural attraction. And it is consequently not surprising to learn that when the appre- hension of the lakes disappearance first began to spread, there was a great stir AnIong Mormons and gentiles alike. Ap- peals came from all quarters for an eNpla- nation of the phenomenon and the cry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27

went up generally for some resort to me- chanical means by which the lake might be saved.
 FIX .cnt of the Decline.
 About ten years ago, as the story runs, when the pavilion was erected, the water stood many feet deep beneath the build ing. and though it is impossible to sink, experienced swimmers would dare to plunge in right from the steps adjoining the main part of the structure. The more cautious bathers were compelled to walk the whole distance of the two side pro- iections of trestle which led to shallow water. But gradually the water level has lowered, and in proof of its steady decline let me say that there is now ab- soutey no water underneath the build ing. that a large eXpanse of white sand in front of the pavilion (that is. on the lake side) is now converted into baseball grounds, and that bathers have to walk oyer a mile to get to water of sufficient depth to float them, let alone the amount required for a good swimming.
 Several plans. none of which are very practical, have been suggested for the Salt Lake. One of these provides for a wall across the end of the lake upon which is situated the Saltair palace. This. while not preventing the further decline of that part of the lake. would make it possible to pump the water from the remaining part The building might thus be kept surrounded with water. It is too fine and substantial n structure to be moved, and surely it's usefulness ought by some means or other to be preserved.
 This summer there was a scheme car ried into operation to move the bath houses from the southern. or shore side of the pavilion, to the north side A large force of men was employed for the stunenduous work which consisted in cutting the deck through at intervals ot 100 or 12o feet, saving off the piles flush
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27

with the sand. and removing these sec tions by means of a donkey engine and rollers. In all there were ten sections moved. This change, it will be seen, at least places one end of the structure nearer to the water, necessitating a much shorter walk to water of swimming depth, the lake being higher in the early season than at any other time of the year.
 Rafts have also been constructed to carry the bathers from the bath house to deep water and it is a curious sight to see masses of bathers crowded upon these crude crafts floating out in the lake.
 Scientists Explain.
 Those who have studied the subject scientifically have ventured some plausl- ble explanations of the changes that are taking place. and 1t is their opinions that are the most acceptable especially as they offer considerable hope for the future of the lake. Besides giving these reasons for the present conditions it is also shown that no artificial supply of water will be necessary, but that nature will remedy the lack. perhaps not raising the level of the water to it's once high standard, but at least preventing any further singing below an average mark.
 There are several causes for the rise and fall of the water level of a closed lake, chief among which is a change in the general inclination of the basin, produc- ing decline as the result of increased temperature. decreased relative humidity shortage in precipitation or increased evaporation caused by the spreading of the water from the intowing streams oyer the soil for irrigation. And while all these influences work together in a greater or less degree to cause the shrink age of Great Salt Lake, 1t has been proved hy accurate calculation that a deficiency in rainfall and the loss of water through irrigation. streams that naturally flow into the lake having been deflected to spread their waters over the farming lands are the two principle snses of the phenomenon that threatens the lake the i former being the most potent factor
 Precipitation records and other status tics of climatic conditions in Utah are complete back to 1865, with scattering ac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27
The Button Contest
 Closed \

The Button Contest, which was very successful, closed on the 18th, and the number of lucky buttons, together with the names of the win ners and the prizes they re- ceived, are here given. A check for a hundred and some odd dollars has been forwarded to the Birmingham Kindergarten Association as a reward earned by their com mittee, who found many of the buttons, and a check was also sent to the Hillman Hos pital.
 No. 6374-Hazel Hamlin, No. GA For
 est street, Avondale, Wrist
 Bag. No. S030-Miss Mary A. Thompson,
 No 2014 Thirteenth avenue,
 south, Slipper Rocker. No. 6290-Miss Hannah Veil, Metro
 politan Hotel, House Slip
 perS. No. 5230-Minnie Lou Sadler, East Bir-
 mingham, Bowlin Station, f
 yards silk. No. 1525-Mary Lou Renfroe, East Bir-
 mingham, R. & G. Extract. No. 4605-Pearl Manier, No. S11 Eff
 teenth street, south, Bottle
 Perfume No. 2659-L. H. Christian, No. 260S
 Fifth avenue, One Dozen
 Mems Handkerchiefs. No. 4995-Hugh Halliburton, No. S0a
 Twenty-sixth street, Pie
 Knife. No. S481-Fred Lynn, No. 404 Emma
 avenue, Smithfeld, Solid
 Gold Stick Pin. No. 2129-R. G. Sewell, Standard Oil
 Co.,, Card Case. No. 17S4-G. T. McNeely, Gray & Dua-
 ley, Neck Chain and Locke6 t No. .597-Ephraim Browdy, No. 8 20
 North Twentieth street, Set
 Knive- and Forks. No. GA Mrs. E. T. Taliaferro, Wes 5t
 Twentieth street, Automd }
 bile Bag. No. 9163-Howard Edge, Birmingham
 News, Boys Gloves. No. 1027-Holmes Price, No. 110S
 Twenty-third street, W,
 Boys Gloves. No. 277S-Miss Perle Wyatt, No. 1914
 Central avenue, south, Silk
 Fan. No. S27S-A T. Hamilton, Republic
 Iron and Steel Co.,, 7th foor
 Woodward Building, Brace
 let.
 No. 7501-Mrs. Thomas W. Weller, No.
 1726 Fourteenth avenue,
 south, Gut Glass. No. 2017--J. w. Bush Eleventh ave.
 nue, south, Mems Silk Um.
 brelli. No. 5564-Mrs. Mertice Williams, No.
 2219 Arlington avenue, Bath
 Slippers. No. 7S1J-Mrs. W. J. Montgomery, No.
 2004 Fifth avenue, Beer
 Stein. No. 4629--Miss Mena Holzer, No. 1712
 Sixth avenue, Ladies' Belt. No. 3359-Miss Wilson, No 1722, Fifth
 avenue, Lorgnette Chain. No. 4337-Ruffles Hammett. No. 1907
 Avenue I, Shoe Trees. No. 7106-Mr. Mooring, L. & N. freight
 office Mems sHandker-
 chiefs No. 9679-Mrs. J. T. Moore, No -09,
 Thirteenth street, south. No. 1315-Stewart Coleman.
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tinuing normal, should then decrease every year until balance is reached be- tween the area of the lake and the amount of water 1t receives. when no further fall would result from irrigation.
 Dry Winters Responsible.
 So, since the total deficiency in precipi- tation for the last sixteen years Is 29.60 inches. and since springs. streams and artesian well are also drying up, we are forced to believe that it is the dry winters, rather than the increased irrigation, that form the chief factor in the lowering of the water level of this mysterious body of salt water, and this being the case, in the plentiful downpour lies the only hope for the redemption of the lake.
 One of the most curious features of the lake is the immense amount of water lost each year through evaporat ton. There is an annual evaporation of five feet, three fifths of which occurs in the months of June. July, August and September.
 It is at the season of low water that the larger percentage of solid material is present in the water. This maximum pro- portion is 26 per cent.
 At this season, also, great drifts of the shining white crystals of sodium sulphate may be seen on the beaches laborer could shovel up several tons of these salts in an hour. At one time they were gathered in large quantities, but the markets soon became surfeited, and now they are practically valueless.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27
A Pre~Inventory Sale of Everything in the
 Cloak Department
Suits, Jackets, Waists, Skirts a Coats at Cost Prices and Less.

 as @ tg so within he m days although there are three nom vtd cold B n m these n ever even p one the tup garments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

The State of Alabama. Jefferson County.
 Probate Court, 1Gth day of December, 1yvo--Estate of Cora Clarke. deceased. This day came Laura c. Enslen, admin istratrix of the estate of Chas. F. Ems len, who was administrator of the estate of Cora Clarke. deceased. and filed his account. vouchers. evidences and state ment for a final settlement of the same.
 It is ordered that the 16th day of Jan
 uary 1904, be appointed a day for mak- ing such settlement at which time all parties in interest can ~npear and con- test the same if they think proper.
 J. P. STILES
 12-2o-3t-su Judge of Probate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27

of finest French Broadcoh Velour and Peau de Soe Many of them imported styles:
 The 5000 Coats marked $500
 The 4OOO Coats marked 5000
 The 5000 Coats marked 2OOO Walking Skirts in the Pre-Inventory Sale There ct all that here represent the excellent styles and the following cloths-Chevo, Melton Knckerbocker The oors Black Navy and 
 The l25O Skirts marked 905
 The 1000 Skirts marked 7.95
 The 75O Skirts marked 5.95
 The 65O Skirts marked 495
 Shirt Waists in the Pre-Inventory Sale. You hays known such decided reductions these but the great need of dpong of much of this stock possible before inventory taking makes the price low as 1t is ais Madras Damack and Basket Cloth that sold 50 and I.25 marked o5c
 The 500 Waists marked 1.75
 The 400 Waists marked 2.5O
 The GOO Waists marked 3.O5 Children's Coats in the Pre-Inventory Sale. Low prices characterize the selling of coats does gar older folks The styles and these Children and fancy Zbenes and the coors of Castor Red Navy and Brown the selling ought be brisk The sizes sented from years
 The l25O Coats marked S.O5
 The 1000 Coats are marked 7.5O
 The $50 Coats marked O.4S
 The 7.5O Coats are marked 5.05 ri m med and E 1utrinff1ed Fancy Feathers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27

went up generally for some resort to me- chanical means by which the lake might
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-03

In all probability Portland has n
coming millionaire in Walter Nc
Brien. Although but 16 years old.
and he does not look day over II,
he has on deposit in a local bank the
sum of 5000, every cent of which
he has earned himself. says the
Journal
For the past few years Walter has
held positions that many a man
might envy. At present he Is assist
ant manager of the w, S. steamboat
line. which operates the--steamers
America and Republic between Port
land and St. Helens. He has also
been a steamboat purser. a railway
ticket agent, telephone operator, "A
uewsboy on the railroad and he has
been in business for himself, The
place of train newsboy is the smallest
position he ever held. lie always as
pred to something higher. and never
failed to get II. He not only has the
knack of making money. but he knASs
how to save it. Already he has ac-
quired the foundation OF IA fortune.
and his friends on the waterfront say
there Is no doubt that he will some
day be millionaire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-03
A Strange Charge.

CLEVELAND. o.. Nov. S--"That
woman has my sister hypnotized. Ii
she told her to jump into the lake
she'd do It," So saying. Barney Doyle
in police court today pointed at Mrs.
Eta Buckley.
Mrs. Buckley and Catharine Doyle.
Doyles sister. were charged with
throwing vitriol into Doyle's face.
Doyle told the police that his sister
was led into committing the act
through the influence OF Mrs. Buck
ley.
Miss Doyle became hysterical In
court. She told the judge that Mrs.
Buckley had some unusual influence
over her, and that this had led her to
assist In the alleged assault on Doyle.
Mrs. Buckley told the court that
Doyle had promised to marry hei
and would not keep his word. They
objected. Doyle said. to his paying
attention to another woman.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-03
Ladies' Dog Show.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-The third
annual exhibition of the Ladies' Ken
mel Association of America opened
today in Madison Square Garden un-
der suspicious circumstances. The
show. from present indications, Will
be the most successful OF its kind
ever held In this country. The total
number of thoroughbred CANNES on
exhibition is 1909 and every breed
known to fanciers Is included in the
list.
The entries come from every Sec
ton OF the United States and Canada.
with several hundred from Great
Britain, and universal interest has
been aroused in them. Among the
notable breeds are the bull terriers
belonging to Frank and Richard
Croker, Jr., French bulldogs belong
ing to Mrs. Oliver Belmont and Mrs.
Richard Harding Davis, the spaniels
of the Darlington kennels and prize
winning dogs of several varieties be-
longing to Thomas l.. Lawson of
Boston.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-03
The World Of Sports Seen Through Experts Eyes.
Football at NAtatorIuna
blalrs W. s. n. S.
Today

OF all the football games of the
season the one which takes place at
Natatorium park this afternoon at
8 o'clock gives promise of being the
best and most exciting seen here.
when two such husky teams as the
Blairs and the High schools meet on
thing doing.
Much rivalry exists between. the
two teams; as regards weight they
are evenly matched, ambitious and
willing are both. These points,
coupled with the strength of young
gladiators and both with excellent
coaches, promises a hard-fought
game. Both Coach Hooker of the
High school and Coach Strong of the
Blairs are confident they have the best
team One thing greatly adding to
the chances Of the Hooker team is
that they have engaged in more
matches and harder matches than
have the Blairs. In fact, the latter
have had but one match game-with
Cheney last Saturday. They went
down to defeat before the normal
team, but the record was not bad
considering.
The High school has only once met
a team of its own class, when they
won comparatively easily. This after
noon they meet another of their class
and the result will show whether the
High school victory against Colfax
last Saturday will be repeated. The
lineup:
High school-Scott, left end:
Brown. left tackle; Kelly. left guard;
Davis. center; Davis. right guard;
Matthews. right tackle; Samuel, right
end; Schmidt. quarter; Coolidge,
right half; Dehuff, left half; Allen.
full.
Blair Business college-Davis, left
end; Carter, left tackle; Hayes. left
guard; Glindeman. cen,er; Bertrand
right guard; Prather, right tackle;
Shepperd. right end; Hammerlund,
quarter; George, left half; Chase,
right half; Johnson, full.