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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21
Emerson's Early Days.

Thomas Wentworth Higglnson. in May
 Success"
 Emerson went to school in Concord, for a time, through the kindness of a kins- man, pr. Ezra Ripley, before actually residing there. this being In 1874 when his mother was left a widow and extremely poor. At that time. at the age of eleven, he used to be set on sugar barrel in the grocery store, whence he could en- certain his first Concord audiences with reeitations of poetry-Campbels Glen ara" or lines from Milton. At a later period, twelve years after. when he had left college-he restored the balance of the half-shire town of Cambridge by opening with his mother and brothers. q school there in Dr. Hedges house on what was called the Old Common, but is now Winthrop Square. Here, on the day of Websters address at Bunker Hill. he gave all his boys a holiday to hear 1t, and, to his great disappointment, not one of them went. For this reason, or for some better one, he closed the school and never taught afterwards, except from the public platform. He would gladly have accepted position as teacher of rhetoric at Harvard. but the invitation never came He was not considered a man of marked ability as compared with his two broth CTS who died in their youth His young wife also died early, his health was poor, and, though he had some success as a preacher. all ended in his going to Con- cord to reside, and in making 1t his home thereafter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21
Experience of Drowning.

From the London Medical Press
 We have not for a considerable time read anything more dramatic and life like than the paper read by Dr. Lowson on this topic. Death by drowning has usually been described as a painless and even a pleasant one. but Dr. Lowson Is able to contradict this. In the early stage the most striking thing was in- tense, intolerable pain in the chest. Tt seemed as if one were in a wise which 1t felt as if the sternum and spinal col was gradually being screwed up tight un- til 1t felt as if the sternum and spinal col- umn must break" At this point the author had time to reflect on how far wrong his old teacher, Sir Henry Little john, had been when describing death by drowning as being as pleasant as failing about in beautiful green fields in summer" Gradually, however, after several abortive, gulping efforts to in- spire, as the carbonc acid in the blood began to increase, the pain began to les sen. and the mental condition became that of one in pleasant dream. and, like a vivid dream, the author still retains memory of the clear ness with which the view of the native hills at home flashed across his mind Before consciousness disappeared the sensations were positively pleasant Dr. Lowson does not think that while con- sciousness lasts it is possible for any water to enter the trachea or lungs, though a good deal is swallowed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21
4 BAD DAY FOR WILDCATS.
Two Small Girls of California Who
 Are Mighty Hunters.
rom the san Francisco Examiner.

From the San Francisco Examiner
 Fighting ones weight in wildcats that, as every hunter knows, is about as big test of courage as any man cares to give, for the wildcat is the fiercest beast of it's size that roams the forest But two little girls in Southern Califor- mia, who do not know what fear is, are ready to fight their weight in wildcats any day.
 They are Zoe Vanderlip and 'Tootsie" Edgar, and they are not yet out of pima flores. In fact, one of them is only a dozen years old and the other is two years younger. They are the daughters of r. NJ Vanderlip and G. A. Edgar. busi- ness men of Santa Ana
 The other day these adventuresome lit- tie Californians treed and vanquished a wildcat.
 That the animal did not make them it's prey. instead of shaping events the other way round is still a matter of surprise among the men hunters down that way, a matter of pride and thankfulness on the part of the parents and matter of admirine delight on the part of their schoolmates and friends.
 For the small Mss Edgar and the small Miss Vanderlip did a remarkably daring thing the other day in Santiago canyon, ten miles away from their homes in Santa Ana. Not content with giving chase to their quarry, they leaped from their ponies, climbed the tall tree in W hich the cat had taken fighting stand, crawled within three feet of the ferocious creature and actually compelled 1t to jump to the ground, where the excited hounds in waiting soon dispatched it.
 We weren't scared bit, they say In soft tones and with pretty depreciation mot the least bit, We had started out to get Mir. Wildcat, and there wasn't tree in Santiago canyon tall enough to stand in the way, We depended upon the animal dropping off, and we succeeded. We knew the hounds would do the rest. The main thing was to get the cat off the tree How else could We haze done it?"
 The incident occurred durnT visit ot several days wnseh tho Ei.'1 scre enjoy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21
Difficulties in Training Wild Animals.

J. H. Welch, in May Success
 Wildcats. tigers. jaguars. partners, and leopards offer the greatest menace to their trainers. These are the animals that appear to long most ardently to stalk their prey and utter their night cries in their native haunts. Almost in- cessantly they swing back and forth be- hind the bars, peering over the heads of the spectators with wild eyes that seem to be trying to discern the forest beyond the confines of their prison house. Be- sides their restlessness, a reason why the big beasts of the cat family are consider ed more dangerous than the others is found in their deceptive methods of at- tack. Lions and bears meet their ene- mics boldly, but tiger or a leopard- particularly the latter,-creeps up stealth fly. erouches. draws back when faced, and then, when a victims guard is relaxed, gives mighty leap. Kind treatment has but slight effect upon the creatures of the forests. Their deep feel ing of protest against life that is most unnatural to them cannot be banished by humps of sugar and friendly pats.
 The process of subjection is, of course, a very gradual one. A trainers first step is to make himself known in a pleasant way to his new pupil. He at tends to it's feeding for a week or so, stands by it's cage talking to it. and opens the door a little, rubbing its head cautiously if it approaches. Finally when the animal has become accustomed to his presence. he enters the cage, being as unobtrusive as possible. so as not to frighten irritate his host. For an hour or more at a time he may sit in the cage, reading or playing with the an- imal if he dares. trainers next move Is usually to give the pupil a taste of his power. A rope is fastened to it's neck and passed around two or three bars of the cage. The animal is given plenty of room in which to move, but, when 1t makes a leap at the trainer who has become more dictatoral in his manner than before, it is pulled up snort. This practice is resorted to so often dllTing the preliminary training that the beast loses confidence in it's powers. A whip ping now and then is also necessary. When an animal Is we'll under control 1t is taken from it's cage into the arena where instruction in tricks begins. It is first made to take and retain the place assigned to 1t. On it's seat at the side of the big cage. meat Is placed The ani- maj learns that on entering, 1t will find food there and soon acquires a habit of going voluntarily to it's place Then it must be taught to keep it's seat. When it jumps down without being call ed, it is punished a little and forced back. At length it comes to realize that 1t can have no peace except on it's perch and so it stays there The same general tactics are used In teaching animals their positions on pyramids and other formations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21
GUTICURA
 OINTMENT purest of EmOIIl0nts and Greatest of Skin Cures. The Most Wonderful Curative
 of All Time For TorturIng, DlsfIgurlng
 Skin HunOurS
And purest and Sweetest Of
 Toilet EmOIIients.

Cutlcura Ointment is beyond question the most successful curative for tortur- ing, dlsnguringhumours of tho skin and scalp, including loss of hair, ever compounded, in proof of which single anointing preceded by a hot bath with Cuticura Soap, and followed In the severer cases, by a dose of Cuti- cura Resolvent, Is often sufficient to afford immediate relief in the most distressing forms of itching, burning aBd sealy humeurs, permit rest and sleep. aud point to speedy cure when all other remedies fail. It Is especially SO in the treatment of infants and chil- dren, cleansing, soothing and healing tho most distressing of iHfantile hu- mours, and preserving, purifying and besutifying the skin, scalp and hair.
 Cuticura Ointment possesses, at the same time, the charm of satisfying the simple wants of the toilet, in caring for the skin, scalp, hair, hands and feet, from infancy te age, far mere effect ually, agreeably and ecoHsmicatiy than the most expensive of toilet em0llients. It's Instant relief for skin-tortured babies" or Sanatiye, ,antisePtic cleans ing" or " 0ne-night treatment of the hands or feet or !" Single treatment of the hair," or "Use after athletics cycling, golf, tennis, riding, sparring, or any sport, each in connection with the use Of 0uticura Soap, is sufficient evidence Of this.
 Sold throughout be world. Cugicura Resoavens 5ne (n form of chqenaate Coated Pls te per vial of sSl otn ment, c., en.p, PUG. Depotsi Londou. Charefhouse kq Pnr.. Hue de Ia Psi1 Bosson. IT coiuribus Ave Potter Drug Chem. Corp Sole Proprietofa
 nz- ssnd for '' The cuticurs Skin Book"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21
Electric lighting and fix lures. United Electric Go.

l25 lots-fronts one-half mile on car line-near Ems ley-Bargain-E born, The Woodward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21
OUR PUZZLE SERIES NO. {.

BELOW WE PRINT TEN PICTURES. EACH REPRESENTS THE IS WHEEL. SEE IF 
 SATURDAY AFTERNOON ANSWERS RECEIVED WILL BE POURED A BASKET, THOROUGHLY sHuFFLED AND MIXED OPENED IF THIS CONTAINS THE CORRECT SOLUTION THE SERIES, THE SENDER WILL BE AWARDED FIVE DOLLARS IF IT PROVES INCORRECT ANOTHER WILL DRAWN, AND so ON.
 THE CONTEST CLOSES NOON, SATURDAY. AND NO ANSWERS RECEIVED AFTER THAT DATE WILL BE CONSIDERED NEITHER CONSIDERED THAT HAS NOT EN- CLOSED WITH IT THIS PUZZLE CLIPPED FRot THE AeEHERA3 ENCLOSE YOUR ANSWERS IN PLAIN SEALED ENVELOPE, AD- DRESSED THE GUESS EDITOR CARE AeE-HERALD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21

eilor ". J. Nesbit of Decatur, State Secretary W, L. Humphrey of Hunts vile. Warden J. Bhker of Huntsvllle, Conductor W L. Mcclure of Mobile, F. r. Cor1ay. chairman press committee, Hustsville; w. L. Canada. law and or der. Mobile; w. c. schnell. finance, Mo- bile; w. W. Nelson, Decatur; w. D. Everett, Mobile; Knox Walker, Decatur; J. E. Bowers. J. W. Stevens and J. N. Brown of Huntsville; S. Y. Locke of Mo- bile, and H.. J. Kindop, deputy national councillor, of Mobile
 There will be meeting tonight of the local council of East Lake at East Lake,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21
.~A~>->>->~->
500 WANT TO MARRY HIM.
E w. Lloyd, With Only s15o Year,
 Gets Stacks of Proposals.

Special to the Baltimore Sun.
 New York.-There were three coal scuttles and two waste-paper baskets, all filled to overflowing with scraps of torn correspondence, standing around a table at 42f Adams street. Hoboken, last even ing. Edward W. Lloyd, who advertised for a wife. was busily engaged in tear ing up the correspondence.
 These receptacles. or, rather. their contents. are epistolary proposals of mar riage from some 800 young women." said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21
OUR PUZZLE SERIES NO. 2.

BELOW THE AeEHERALD PRINTS TEN PICTURES EACH REP. REsENTS MERCHANT OR A MERcANTLE CONG HAM ADVERTISING IN TIE AGE HERALD THEY ARE FAMILIAR TO BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA AND r A LARGE SECTION OF THE ENTR SOUTH YOU TELL THEY ARE2 THE AGE-HERALD WILL GIVE SUCCESSFUL GuESSER, THE SAME REGULATIONS GOVERNING THIS CONTEST oVERN THE RES OF THE AGE-HERALD. ADDRESS ANSWERS EDITOR, PUZZLE SERIES No g. AoE-HERALD. BIRMINGHAM
 THE AGE-HERALD INTENDS MAKE THE LOCAL PUZZLE RES REGULAR SUNDAY FEATURE IN ADDITION TO ITS REeu LAR SERIES WHICH BEEN RUNNING
 THE CONTEST CLOSES AT NOON ON SATURDAY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21

when a number of candidates will be initiated in the presence of several off, eers of the state council.
 w. A. Berryhill of East Lake is an enthusiastic member of the order and has performed good service as an or ganizer
 The order is one of the oldest fraternal organizations in the United States It is not composed wholly of mechanics, as the name would indicate. It is open to all American born citizens and is founded on patriotism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21
STATE COUNCIL
 MEETS AT ENSLEY Officers of Junior Order United American Mechanics Arrive SESSIONS FOR TWO DAYS ..t.tt
Election of New Officers Will Take Place and Much Important Busi' ness Will Be Transacted.
 Meeting at East Lake.

The state council of Junior Order of United American Mechanics meets in seventh annual session at Nolin's hall, Ensley this morning at 10 o'clock. It the election of officers for the coming year there will be much important legis- lation.
 Among the officers and members who arrived last night are State Councillor L. D. Brown of Mobile, Vice State Coun-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21
A New Duel Story.
From Tit-Bits.


 An Englishman and a Frenchman. roth duelists of some note, about to encounter each other in a duel, chanced to meet at the ticket office of the station en route for the appointed field, when the following dialogue took place: Frenchman Qoftily)-Return ticket to B.
 Englishman-B-singl
 Frenchman-Hal you fear you will new CT come back; I always take return. Englishman-I never do; I always take my return half from the corpse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21
SIX.

Lloyd. with a weary air. q have beer busy tearing them up all day The cal stole my breakfast" he added, and have not had time to go out since.
 Lloyd is rather good-loking young man, who speaks English like a college graduate. You sec" he said. when advertised for a wife I stated that my income was only $50 year, for two reasons. One was that it Is true, and the other that if I can get suitable wo- man with nerve enough to marry me under those circumstances she will be woman worth having. The most of these l., of course, do not take seriously anc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21

The merit, of Hoods Sarsapar;lla Is proven by the wonderful cures it effects.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-19

munes arrived in Habana and other
parts of the island The disagree
able and costly process of disinfec-
ton formerly in use has been prac-
tically done away with. The means
at present employed are much less
destructive to property and much
less ann lying to the people.
Cuba is now free from yellow few
er, and has been so for a consider
able period. Not a case has origin
ated in the eastern end OF the is
land for three years, and none in
Habana for more than a year.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-19

suit question would soon grow to
be serious one. While universal
contract mighi not he possible, he
thought form of contract should
be prepared that would he consider
ed the best for the interests in gen.
eral, although no company could
be compelled TO adopt it if it did
not so desire. He said no man or
company ought to wish to avoid a
just suit, but his desire was to
secure form of contract that after
being prepared with greatest care
would limit the liabilities of the
companies and at the same time
work no hardship upon the grower.
He said there were provisions of
the law forcing company to water
lands and that the legislature may
increase that obligation. 1t was but
just, then, that the companies
should outline rate that would be
in accordance with the service
required.
A motion was made at this stage
of the meeting that a committee on
constitution and bylaws be ap-
pointed by the chair, to make
report at a meeting to be called in
Houston at 10 o'clock on the MORN
ing of November 5. The motion
prevailed and Chairman Lane stat
ed that it would take some time to
make up so important committee,
and he would inform the secretary
later and have him notify those
selected. The chairman was made
members of this committee.
Upon motion of w. P. H. Nc
Faddin, Hon. Jonathan Lane was
made permanent chairman and Mr..
Gray permanent secretary.
Upon motion of H. w. Cortes,
the chair appointed the following
committee to represent the rice in
terests at Austin on the Goth in
slant, when the railroad commits
sion will be asked to reduce the
rates on rioe: w. P. II. McFaddin,
H. w. Cortes, 0. F. Chillson, B. l..
Vineyard and J. A. Radford.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-19
VALUABLE ALFALFA.

The Herald has often spoken of
the cultivation of alfalfa in Lavaca
county and experiments the past
year or so has shown that it can be
readily grown here. Therefore
little information concerning it will
not he amiss. In the PecOs Valley
where it is staple crop, the grow
erS have harvested and marketed
their fifth crop this year and an
other full crop will he cut before
the year expires. Under the sys-
tenn of irrigation there it grows
rapidly and in winter furnishes fine
grazing for cattle, horses and hogs.
This season it has been sold for So
to $14 per ton delivered on the
track. At these prices and realiz-
ing from six to eight tons per year,
it is the most profitable forage crop
in the country. In Lavaca county
the plant needs no irrigation as it
does n West Texas and grows
handsomely. There are many farm
ers here who will give the crop
trial next year and eventually La
vaca may become an alfalfa section.
.Halletsville Herald.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-19
Rice Canal Men
Form Association.
Discuss Important Subjects Bear
ing on Interests of Companies
and Producers.
Houston Post, Oct. Is:

houston PoSt, oct. 10:
The fact that the present six
million-dollar rice crop of the State
of Texas has back of it force Of
men that are interested in the ad-
vancement of the industry and are
alive to its every need, was strongly
evidenced yesterday afternoon in
assembly at the rooms of the
Houston Business League of the
representatives of the great canal
companies of the State and the
taking of preliminary steps toward
the organization of an association
of rice canal men and in all prob
ability the rice producers in gen.
eral.
While thousands of acres of rice
are watered from wells on the lands
of rice farmers, it is conceded that
the canal companies control the
situation relative to the production
OF rice; in fact, that the canal
men are producers, in view of the
fact that the principal companies
of the conceded rice belt of Texas
control over $4,000 acress of rice
lands, providing the water and in
many instances the seed and look
ing to their percentage of the rice
crop for their return upon their in
vestmcnt.
The meeting of yesterday was
pursuant to a call sent out from
Houston one week ago, inviting
the canal interests to assemble in
this city and look to the formation
of an organization that would adj
vance the rice industry and bring
about some uniformity in the
methods of the canal companies.
The meeting was called to order
by ii. W. Oor'eS' president OF the
Nio"re-C"r'e' O"hai company Mr.
C"rteS stated that the committee
calling the convention had out
lined the following SUBJECTS as SUIT
able and timely for discussion:
/. Kind and character OF con-
tract between canal company and
producer.
:. " hat Is a lar water ren'E
). What Is a lar land rent?
t. W nat Is Il 1air charge Tor
rice?
o. How best 10 secure mil and
other facilities for handling rice?
8. How can sufficient funds be
secured to work the crop?
Following this brief outline, a /
motion was made that Hon. Jona-
than Lane act as Temporary chair
ona Ed;to~ 7 \ Cav IS tho
~ ,i"'' ' I 80 y 'lo
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-19
How Yellow Fever Spreads.
discoveries Made in Cuba by United
States Government Experts.


fnal report by Brig. Gen. Leonard
Wood, U. S. Army and Governor OF
Cuba, made for year 1902, was
Iranded THE HERALD by our esteem
ed townsman, f. C. Forto. 1t is
timely and interesting just now:
The sanitary campaign in Cuba
began with the occupation of the
city of Santiago by the Americans,
IN July, 1898, and was continued
with unremitting energy up to the
date of the transfer of the govern
ment to the Cuban republic Aside
from the general measures adopted
for the cleaning up of the cities and
towns, to rid them of dangerous
material, the attention of those
charged with the sanitary work was
directed toward yellow fever and
malarial fever; and toward the con-
troll of these fevers our principal
efforts were directed, with the result
that malarial fever was soon we'll
under control and ceased to be
serious cause for alarm.
The Stegomyia mosquito was
found to be beyond question the
means of transmitting the yellow
fever germ. This mosquito, in or
der to become infected, must bite a
person sick with the yellow fever
during the first five days of the
disease. 1t then requires APP
proximately ten days for the germ
&c SO develop that the mosquito can
transmit the disease, and all non
Immunes who are bitten by a
mosquito of the class mentioned,
infected as described, invariably
develop a pronounced case of yellow
fever in from three and a half to
five days from the time they are
bitten. 1t was further demonstrate
ed that infection from cases so pro-
duced could be again transmitted
by the above-described type of
mosquito to another person, who
would, in turn, have yellow fever.
ct was also proven that yellow
fever could be transmitted by means
of introduction of blood or blood
serum, even after filtering through
proclaim filters, which latter ex-
pertinent indicates that the or
ganism is exceedingly small, so
small, in fact, that it is prob
ably beyond the power of any
microscope at present in use
1t aCaS positively demonstrated that
tie yelIow ferer could not be trans
asitted by clothing, contact, ETC., and
That, consequently, all the old methods
Of fuDigafion and disinfectiOn ,reye
Only useful IN so far as they serced
to destroy mosquitoes, their young,
>gSd their eggs.
With the establishment of these
facts, there was inaugurated an en-
tirely new method of dealing with |
yellow fever, a method very similar
to that adopted in the treatment of
tnalarial fever, only carried out
much more thoroughly.
Yellow fever cases, as soon as
discovered, were carefully isolated /
IN gremises inclosed with fine wire
screens, and further precautions /
taken to prevent the mosquito from
reaching them. The houses in which /
cases had occurred were sealed up
and filled with iormaldehyde for
the purpose Of killing all mos
ouitoes. The same was done with
neirhboring houses. The effect of
this method of dealing with the dis
ease was at once apparent. The few
er was checked and brought to ar
end al a time of the year when it
Is usually on the increase. This was
.....l:.hna IN s,,ita Of the fact !
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-10-19
Limo S0iares.
BAKER AND CONFECTIONER.

American and Spanish makes of Can
dies, Cakes, Etc. Weddings and Ban
quets served in latest styles. Prices
reasonable.
Twelfth Street, facing G. & G. Steam
ship office.