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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-20

appreciated and enjoyed by every reader appreciative of the nature and tempera- ment of the negro. To those who recog- nlze the importance of preserving the darkey dialect, those who revel in negro dialect stories, Miss Mouse" will fur nish delightful hours. She is the re- freshing kind who does not take her race or the world seriously. In her are blend ed the superstitions of the negro, his va gares, his frenzied emotions. Pick up the story in fragments and you will yet have a deeper insight into the nature of the negro. Glance through the chapter Long Bout Cane Grindin Time" If you wish to see de niggers dressed to kilp' and "gibin em de pigeonwing en de dog short and pulled-de-root' en beat de me And what ever showed the negro's religious views as clearly as the chapter devoted to Miss Mouse an De Preachers and the elders defense of Miss Mouse's "ongawdly carryin son" is not at all exaggerated in an effort to be humorous. The viewpoint of Miss Mouse" Is wholesome because it is not perverted. It is natural "conjurin' and back slidin' and all the rest of it are characteristic of the negro nature. He cannot be made over again, and the au- thor who attempts this task falls short of truth and art Miss Hobson meets the demands of both.
 "In Old Alabama" is dedicated to the authors brother, Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson, and is attractively bound. It is illustrated with half tones made from photographs of the types fa- milar to Miss Hobson in her home in Greensboro. There fin the old home'' the fair young author is winning her way to fame
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-20
Highland Book CInb.

The HighlandA Book club, that very charming aggregation of Birmingham women, will hold it's first meeting of the season on Wednesday morning, Septem- Der 30 at the residence of Mrs. G. H. Ellerbe. The programme of the first two meetings will be given on this occasion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-20
OF INTEREST TO THE LADIES.

On Monday morning September 21, Miss Dorothy Zimmerman of the New York store, will display at the millinery store in the city hall building, an exclusive line of imported patterns for fall tailored gowns Will also show designs in the new hand-painted silks for evening and dinner gowns and some lace robes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-20
Miss AIeen Douglas.

Since the recent visit to Birmingham of Miss Aileen Douglass of Anniston, when she was the charming guest of Mrs. Mar garet l.. Mooring, she has been the sub feet of much comment among those who heard her exquisite playing. She is still quite a young girl, being only IS, and as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-20
Davis-Oden.

MT. p. J. Oden announces the engage ment of his daughter, Pinkie Christine. to James Samuel Davis. The wedding is to occur in October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-20
Notes and Personals.

Miss Margaret Williams has returned from Lake Michigan, where, with her sis
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

Of fiber or durability of texture. The
Illinois experiment station has sue
ceeded in breeding corn up to con-
tent of 14.12 per cent. of prote.n,
where the normal amount is 10.2 per
cent, thus in a measure overcoming
the one-sided nutritive value of this
king of grains. and proportionately
creasing its value. This is only one
instance of what can be done and
what has been done. But farmers
have been slow to profit by this inn
portant work, trusting to the tr1te
adage that like produces like" That
corn, cotton, wheat and oats will pro-
duce corn, cotton, wheat and oats.
While it is true that corn can never
be made to produce oats. nor cotton
seed to produce wheat, 1t is q fact
well known to the best farmers TIT
well bred and carefully-selected seeds
of any kind WI. produce better prod
ucts than those taken at random
from crib or bin. For best results
il is as necessary that seed be care
fully selected for producing crops a.
that seed be carefully selected in
growing domestic animals. The same
laws govern and similar results fol-
low an either case. Many farmers who
would not permit q scrub bull,
stallion, boar, buck or cock to
eat his grass or live in an en-
tire condition on his premises,
will plant any sort of seed, if it
only seems sound and of fair size. 1t
is now time to be selecting seed for
spring planting. The cribs, bins or
seed-pens are not the proper place at
which to make the selection. Why be
80 careful as to the brand of garden
seed, as all farmers are, and so care
less as to field seeds? Some farmers
can improve their own seeds. but {
large majority do not possess the
technical skill and patience necessary
to do so, and of those who could il
they would not one in fifty do so, pre-
rring to get seeds from those who
have devoted years of study and much
scientific knowledge to the work
However the matter may be in each
individual case, the best seeds should
be secured and planted and cultivated
in the best manner. In no other way
can the best crops be secured. Texas
Farm and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

The farmers of the six states, Vir-
pinia. North Carolina, South Carolira, ;,
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, use
annually $50 0,0O0, 900 worth of CONNER
cial fertilizers.
Why not try a small patch OF rape
this spring for grazing for the pigs
You NAV want more of it next year.
1t comes highly recommended by
some who have tried it.
The cow makes milk as func-
ton of her economy. just how she
does it is not yet settled, but 1t is
settled beyond any need Of expert
ment that to do it she must have
plenty of dizestible food.
There is no better reproducing
food that combination of oats, bran,
corn. green stun and insects with the
average waste Of the average kitchen
or diary. And you don't have to pay
five cents per pound for any of these
Southern game birds, Ike the
southern race horses, have done much
to add to the glory Of the south, ever
as the grace and beauty OF the south
ern women has made the southland
synonymous of feminine loveliness.
The readiest means for improving
old worn out farms are cattle, 10
gumes and the knowledge necessary
for their proper use. Many young
man would do well to invest in thii
sort Of property, - It = usus'
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

can heartily recommend Peruna as .
catarrh remedy. Mrs. Elmer Fleming.
Treat Catarrh In spring.
The spring is the time to treat catarrh.
Cold, wet winter weather often retards
= cure of catarrh. If . course of Peruna
is taken during the early spring months
the cure will be prompt and permanent
There can be no failures il Peruna is
taken intelligently during the favorable
weather of spring.
As . systemic catarrh remedy Peruna
cradicates catarrh from the system
wherever it may be located. 1t cures
catarrh of the stomach or bowels with
the same certainty as catarrh OF the
head.
II you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving .
full statement of your case and he viii
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbuss
Ohio
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23
SKUNK NEAT PALATABLE.


The intrinsic value of the usefui
skunk does not necessarily end when
his pelt is stripped. Sometimes, by
those who are used to him and his
ways, he is eaten like rabbit or a
squirrel or any other animal which
comes within the category of game.
This may seem improbable to the
reader whose acquaintance with the
skunk is confined for the most part
to his reputation, but the men who have
tasted the flesh of the animal declare
that it is as tender as young chicken,
as full favored as duck, juicy as goose
and reminiscent as rabbit, especially
when served up in a steaming potpie
with a crust and much gravy, says the
New York Tribune.
To say that anybody makes a prac-
tice of devouring skunk in the season
of his taking would be an exaggera-
tion, but it is a fact that many trap
pers do not hesitate to use his skinned
body for food, and find it palatable,
too. AS nearly every farmer in Yates
county is a skunk hunter during the
winter, the number of carcasses that
go into the stewpan rather than the
snowdrift. may be imagined. 1t is hard
to get any of them to admit right out
that they eat skunk frequently, but it
is a generally admitted fact that the
most numerous body of skunk epicures
in the world are to be found within the
honda ~. ,f xoxae ooupxv fine old ro n
per had this to say on the subject:
II have eaten skunks, and / don't
make no bones of saying SO. l don't
10 it regular, any more than hunter
eats ducks or rabbits every day of the
week, but an occasional skunk, well
cooked and served proper. is dish that
one has only got to try to like. Twas
broke in on il without knowing what
was eating. If had been told l sup
pose they couldn't have hired me to
touch the stuff As il was, was helped
to dish of steaming potpie, and
cleaned it up and asked for more.
thought il was rabbit. When they told
me what l bad been eating I'll admit
il made me feel mighty oneasy in the
regions of my stomach. but the flavor
of the burned stuff gotinto my tongue
and the next time l trapped skunk
l cleaned it careful and gave it to the
ole woman to cook into potpie. Tols
her it was rabbit, and dinged if she
didn't like it. She thinks they're rab
bits now whenever l bring 'em home
The great hing in dressing them is te
be careful an not git any of the scent
on the meat. for if you do it's all of
for q potpie."
Another expert with gun and traI
said that he had frequently eater
skunks and also woodchucks. The
former, he said, were a good deal hks
the black meat of tender chickens. al
though sometimes he had tasted then
when the flavor was more like that o.
duck. The woodchuck, he said, wa.
like a cross between pork and goose
very fat, juicy and tender. The onl,
way to cook the skunk, he observed
was to stew il in potpie. Like rab
bit. it did not seem to take well to fry
ing or broiling.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23


The idea of object teaching. the founda-
ton of the Froebel system of instruction,
has in recent years met with general accept
ance and adoption in almost every branch of
education, high and low, with resultant ben
efits which are beyond question. Even such
subjects as grammer and arithmetic are
now taught in this way SO far as practicable,
and with marked advantage over the old
dry and abstract method. The practice of
teaching history by making pilgrimages to
the very scenes where great historical events
have occurred IL an application of the same
principle and much more valuable in the
way Of impressing the reality of history upon
the minds of the young than any amount Of
mere textbook instruction could be. A re-
cent issue of the -Four Track Series, pub
lished by the New York Central manage
ment, gives a description of the historical
sites in the immediate vicinity of New York,
which will be of exceeding value for the
guidance of teachers and others who desire
to adopt this method of historical study.
One Of the best ways to develop civic pride
and promote good citizenship lies in this
very direction. an increase Of knowledge Of
local history being accompanied with an in.
crease of interest in matters of local govern
ment and higher concern for what affects
the welfare and good name of the commu-
uity.-From Leslie's Weekly.
One active virtue il worth ten absent vices-
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23
GOOD, SOUND SEED CORN.
Farmers May Increase Their Crops
IL They VIII Only Exercise Care
In the Selection Of Seed.

One thing that can not be too earn
estly urged upon farmers is the ne
cessity of procuring thoroughly good,
sound seed-corn. 1t is better to pay
rs high as two dollars q bushel for
thoroughly good seed Of variety
that is adapted to your locality than
to accept as a gift something that il
in the least doubtful in terminating
or yielding qualities. have known
farmers to drive ten miles to get
seed-corn of doubtful qualities at fif-
ty cents q bushel rather than pay
dollar a bushel for first-class seed at
a neighbor's. well remember the
sound berating one of my neighbors
once gave another because he would
not sell him at market price seed
corn which he had carefully selected
in the fail and kept in the best man.
ner over winter. Rather than pay
three dollars for seed enough for six
teen acres, he picked it out of
neighbor's crib for ten cents bushei
over market price, and then crowed
vociferously over his bargain. Plant
ing was delayed by rains until quite
late in the season, and then about one
third of the bargain" corn germinat-
ed. It was a large, late variety, and
failed to come anywhere near ma
turing before frost, and the crop was
complete failure. For two dollars
more than he paid for the seed he
planted he would have had good
stand and good yield of sound corn.
In this matter, above all others, .
farmer can not be too careful. 1T for
any reason he failed to save corn for
seed last fall, he should now lose no
time in procuring supply from some
| thoroughly reliable source. IL IT
must be procured of seedman, II
should be bought on the ear rather
than shelled; then one can judge
about what he is getting. / would
much prefer to buy of some reliable
farmer near by, if it can be done. II
one desires to change to another va
riety. it is best to buy about bushel
of it I'D grow it in field by itself.
By doing this one can judge whether
| IL is pure anu sdusiaSeoAs oA
it is, he can then select from the
choicest all the seed he needs for an
other year. / have always advised the
buying of only small lots OF seed OF
Improved" varieties that one knows
nothing about. If it proves good, one
has all the seed he will need for an
other year; while if it is no better OF
not so good as the variety he has, the
loss is very small. / have found tina,
seed grown on strong, rich soil viii
give a better yield on thinner OF
lighter soil the first season II is plant
ed than afterward, and l believe that
it will pay farmers whose land II
somewhat run down or naturally thin
to buy their seed from some ont
whose soil is strong and rich.-Mrs
Grundy, in Farm and Fireside.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23
THE THIcKEsT OF FOES.
IL Was Cot Up Into Blocks and Used
In the Construction Of
Cellar Walls.

Speaking of fog" the Major said
according to the New York Sun, you
have some tnl'able thick fogs around
here all right-that fog you had here
on Tuesday, for instance, certainly
was a snifterino, but really that was
only light, thin haze as compared
with some fogs I've seen.
"Why, say, when was living in West
Slabbington, Ark, we had fog settle
down on Us there once that was so
thick you could not cut it with an ak.
Oh. of course, I don't mean that liter
ally. You could have chopped it with
an ak, but not easily, as one man dis
covered who had a serious reason for
wanting to find out
This man was just then getting out
rock for the foundation of a house he
was building, and il occurred to him
when that fog settled down that he
might get out blocks of fog that would
do just as well as stone. and that he
could get them in any shape he wanted
with far less trouble. Then it was that
he tried chopping out blocks of the fog
with an ak, but found that was too
hard work, and so went to getting 'em
out with steel wedges and sledge ham
mers. he and his hired man working
as fast as they could, because they
knew very well that that fog quarry
would not stay there forever.
"Tney got out fog blocks enough for
the whole cellar, including strips for
caps and sills of sllthe cellar windows,
and built the walls of them. And you
can get some idea of how dense that
fog was when / tell you that those
cellar walls. laid of blocks of it 43
years ago. were still standing the last
time / visited West Slabbington, and
| the man that built 'em was still living
in the house, hale and hearty.
"And the walls were not only stand
ing, they were in good condition as
ever-all but the window caps. These
had finally bent and sagged little in
the middle, and the owner told me that
he had replaced them with stone caps: :
but the fog walls were all right still
and the owner said that he believed
those caps would have stood all right,
too, il he'd only cut 'em just little
thicker.
"Oh, yes; that was thick fog we had
here last Tuesday. all right, but very
thin and watery compared with that
one I'm telling you about that we had
n West Slabbington, Ark"
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23
THE SELECTION OF SEEDS.


A seed is that part which is sep
arated from a plant for the purpose
of propagating the species from
which it came. This it does faithful
ly with a natural liability to varia-
ton, too slight to take it out Of the
species, but sometimes sufficient to
give rise to different variety. This
tendency to variation is the basis OF
improvements in plants of all kinds.
Man, finding variety varying in a
desirable manner, may propagate
from the variation, and find still
seater variation in the same direc-
ton, and continue the process until
a new and improved variety is estab-
lished which will reproduce itself
with as little variation as the orig
inal plant. In this way many thou
sands of improved varieties have been
produced to bless mankind. This i'm
provement has been more conspicu-
Gus in fruits and vegetables than in
staple crops, simply because more
skill and more scientific knowledge
has been available in the ranks OF
hortIculturists than among agricul-
turalists. But in recent years scientific
plant breeding has been applied to
staple crops, and new and improved
varieties have resulted. Some varie-
ties possess one prominent character.
istic and some another. Some have
been bred for deep roofing and
drought resisting qualities; some fol
early maturity; some for resistance
to cold; some for increased yield pei
acre, and some for superiority q
food for man oy beast o. toy ansussl
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23
rae Real Condition. .

The teacher of grammar and rhetor-
ic wrote a sentence on the ckboard,
and then called upon William
sJohn can ride the horse if he wants
to- read the teacher. "Rewrife the
sentence in another FORM"
William surveyed it obviously for .
moment: then a fash of Inspiration
showed him his path.
"John can ride the horse ifthe horse
wants him to-" he wrote. = Youths
Companion.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23
HON. DAN. A. GROsvENOR, OF tn
OF THE FAMOUS OHIO FAMILY.

HON. DAN. A. GROSvENOR, OF FAMOUS OHIO FAMILY.
War in letter
Washington, D. c.,
express gratitude for the benefit derived
from brought wonderful changes
Besides being Of the best
spring toncs 1t Is an excellent csfsnh remedy"
DAM A. GROSVENOR.
In .
consider Peruna really merioiow than did when
wrote you last receive scqnafnances ali
over the country askieg certificate genuine Iinvsrab
snswer, yeS"-Dan A. Grosven0E
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

been found on a farm q few miles south Of
Nevada. One day tracks that had been made
by bare feet were found on what is known
as the Autenrieth road. 1t has been learned
that they were made by young man living
in the neighborhood who had had his shoes
nicely shined and was carrying them under
bis arm to keep them from getting muddy
Kansas City journal.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

A County Conalssl0aeP's Letter.
Hon. John williams, County Commits
sioner, of 517 West Second street, Duluth,
Mimi, says the following in regard to
Peruna:
"As q remedy for catarrh I can cheer
fully recommend Peruna. know what
it is to suffer from that terrible disease
and feel that it is my duty to speak .
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

i have been
troubled all my
life with catarrh
in my head. l
took Peruna for
q bo ut three
m on I h S, a n d
now think / am
pc rm n e tly
cured. 1 believe
that for catarrh
in all its forms
p eruna is the
medicine of the
age. It cures
when all other
- Asy -
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

ssf can cOnScienfi0usly rec0Dme04
your Peruna as q fine tonic and I'll
around GOOD medicine to those who
are In need of 4 cafarrh remedy. IL
has been commended 10 me by people
who have used IL. as . remedy par
f5cularly effective In the cure Of ca.
farrh. For those who need good
cafarrE medicine know Of nothing
better. N w. 0gden.
w. E. Griffith, Concan, Texas, writes:
81 suffered with chronic catarrh for
many years. Itook Peruna and it COM
pletely cured me. think Peruna isthe
best medicine in the world for catarrh.
NV general health is much improved by
its use. as am much stronger than ]
have been for years. w E. Griffith
A Cs.sressasa's Letter.
Congressman H. Bowen, Ruskin, Tase-
well county, Va, writes:
"T can cbeerfgily recommend yoas
valuable remedy, PeruDa, to any one
who Is suffering with catarrh. snd who
n IN need of q apeTn1snenfa and effective
cure. ."-H. Bowen.
Mr.. Fred. d. Scott, Larue, Ohio, Right
Guard of Hiram Foot Ball Team, writes:
"As specific for lung trouble place
Peruna at the head. have used it my
self for colds and catarrh of the bowels
and IL is ssplendid remedy. Itrestorcs
vitality, increases bodily strength md
makes sick person well in short time.
| / give Peruna my hearty indorsement. )"
Pred d. Scott.
Gen. Ira C. Abbott, o06 M street, NV,
Washington, d. c., writes:
81 am fully convinced that your rem
edv is an excellent tonic. Many of my
| friends have used it with the most BEN
efcial results for coughs, colds and CO.
| tarrhal trouble. Ira c. Abbott.
Mrs. Elmer Fleming, orator of Reser
voir Council No. 16s, Northwestern lie,
pion of Honor, of Minneapolis, Minn.s
writes from 2ss5 Polk street, N. E.:
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

A Jasper county (Mo.) farmer paid high
tribute to the literary talents Of Carthage
real estate agent the other day. He decided
to sell his place and got real estate agent to
write the notice. WbsGthe agent read the
notice to him he said: Read that again. !"
After the secondreading he said: IL believe
of that kind all my life and didn't know
had it until you described it to me."-Nl-
waukAe Newn
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

A crow hatchery is conducted by .
farmer of Brookdale, Pa. He traps
crows, sets them to hatching, and in
Is days has crow chicks. He is under
contract to supply crow heads to .
CAicago milltnss tor > es9iS ea~hs-
ny. eWh
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

changing his location should investigate con-
ditions in Missouri, Kansas, Indian Terri
tory, Oklahoma and Texas. Business
Chances" and other interesting books tell
ing of the prosperity and progress in the
Great Southwest. free. Address KATY"
34 Wainwright Bldg, st. Louis. Mo. Low
Colonist Excursions from the North on the
6rst and third Tuesdays of each month.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

did you give that woman two good eggs
for her FIVE centsw asked the corner grocer
of the new boy. II did, sir" You're die
charged. You should have sold her two
bum eggs, so that she'd come back to kick
and give me q chance to cell her porter
house eak."-Baltimore News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

Lady visitor-"And was your husband
good and kind to you during your long i'll.
ness" Psrishioner-"Oh! yes, miss,
than q 'usband. London Tattler.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

Chicago, st. Paul Minneapolis, four daily
trains via the Chicago 4 Northwestern
BY.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

Iowne--l could never understand vhy
political ofhcehoiders are called public
Wrvants.
Browne--Why rot,
"Becsuse they're really our bosses"
"Well2 guess you never kept house. did
vou,"-Philadelphi Press
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

A Convert.-"He believes in the doctrine
of nonresistance" Docs he.v "WeH. at
any rate, be lets his wife run things. DE
troit Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

The braggart,eceives NO one ut himself
Rams Horn.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

He-"Whst is your favorite stones" She
oh, this Is SO sudden."-Harvard LAM
oon.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

Juae Tint Butter Color makes top Of the
market butter.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

Talent Is that which is in . mans pow~-
Lowell.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

good word for the tonic that brought me
Immediate relief. Peruns cured me of .
bad case of catarrh and l know it will
cure any other sufferer from that dis
ease. John Williams.
ACsagressasa's Letter.
Hon. H. w. Ogden, Congressman from
Louisiana, in q letter written at WASH
ingtcn, D. c., says the following of Pc
runa, the national catarrh remedy: