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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21
IN THE CITY OF CARACAS.
The Home Life and Surroundings Of
tho Venezuelans.

tho Venezuelans.
The exteriors of Venezuelan houses
are almost exactly alike, so much so
that 1t is wonder a man in his cups
ever finds his home. Until you are
inside the inner door you have no way
of knowing whether you are to see
splendor or squalor, whether there is
to be one little dirty patio, with SLOW
emily women and numerous naked chill
dren, or a beautiful spacious potio,
with gardens and trees beyond, with
furniture from Europe and inmates
beautiful in face, figure and attire
ment. In Caracas there is no fash
ionable quarter, the poor and the
rich dwell side by side; but since the
house wall or the garden wall sepa-
rates the two, and since there are no
front porches to sit upon, it matters
little who your neighbors are.
The general arrangement of Vene-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21
behalf of one of its subjects where the
courts of the country are open to his
application for justice.
WELCOME TO ADMIRAL DEWEY

People Of San Juan, Porto Rico, Cheer
American Sailor.
The reception to Admiral Dewey on
his arrival at San Juan. Porto Rico,
was tremendous success. The parade
which he led with the naval officers
was an imposing spectacle There
was an immense crowd of spectators.
Later there was an Official reception
at the palace. The admiral and Gov.
Hunt received the various officials and
citizens generally, who greeted them
enthusiastically. The admiral ex-
pressed himself as highly pleased with
his reception. The governor gave a
ball In honor Of the admiral.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21

then set them free The Venezuelan
insurgents are increasing in numbers
and the revolt against Castro is gain
ing strength.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21

We a fcr A
a he in t.
a a a autom
of rains-he needs lis cries and
ManD it. is possible
scl He will
building blocks he doesn't watch
cheap
Bible in the house and play the
ant
plays a reply!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21

& sa aGGa sIe t .oS GSsa GRRssa awe
greenhon tmd he great
but he didn't He realized in SORT
of a policeman might tell him. but surely
The ereenhorn him there The street would
him S. The
Chicago spends his money this
window.
while the crowd fused him When ne laid down
and up while the ticket the mad
going this way or that get to Sheridan Pa ne asked man
who was too busy
They only individual who kind
enough notice his predcament pushed him. this
time inside the pairs Of
rect and landed in fat ads lap the elevated train swung around
snake
like string
because
stepped on an average tzen ns The citizen gore sofy and
and his grips where opened
last
while
the gate the
was ready to quit the addenng mart eve ne ever got on that train
He heard the guards calling out Local tan Local train Express
tran!" Split
gave up all hope of reaching his destination It maem OF
pandemonum then He wished himself back Niles Corners for
the hundredth time
assured him
bow who didn't know man who was stranger in the borhood and
He knew which straight that
but for north south growing
dark
carrier pigeon returns to its nest and walked until he was tired Then
policeman set him right and he found the number He raped and nobody
the big wondered his friends
tbnpb tb closed glass door what he wanted He fold her and she vent
friend hove in sight him by the
glad forgot began to
Chicago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21

az
tbs said. Indignantly
breaks
or acide cut OF
worldly
in alleged the poetic obituary.
a
"A
We where
her feti"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21

watched
is
ofMan words Of the captain "Dombey
For His Like.
'Walr. replied captain;
Proverbs
makes
no
Above all things
dwinn
without fellowship sociabty
walks
from those he knows foreign city,
he liked little
hoping
himself become
Two friends, twobO des witho nesoulin spredl'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21

Oscar Wyle lives in Davenport He
steepe
dantiy OF a Recently
Who Lives he cambered 200
standing the
pedestrians amazed Therewa
humor worthy of and bells Mark
Ot on the tip of the waving his in ehaneeer
warbled
Perkins
to
pointed the
OF
having the funniest the
M
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21
Philosophical
Observations
By BYRON VILLAINS

youth oppressed with
Surprising faith, transgressng natures law
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
Production of Snuff.

In 1876 the production of snuff in
this country was $4,000 pounds, in
1902 the production had risen to 49,
100000 pounds. In twenty-five years
the quantity produced, and therefore
consumed, had been increased five
times. In the census year the chief
producing states were, in order, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee.
Maryland, Illinois and Virginia. These
states are not, however, the chief con-
sumers of snuff. The American Snuff
company controls 95 per cent of the
product in the United States, and its
factories are located to suit its con-
yenience. There is, in fact, no article
so thoroughly in the control of trust
as snuff
Five kinds of snuff are manufac-
tured by the trust. The Scotch grade
is chiefly sold in Germany, and in the
south. Sweet SNUFF. used FOR dipping,
is sold almost clusively in the
south Me.1yzsSsspsS1 uff is sold in New
England, and Roppee snuff is sold to
some extent in the northwest, but
chiefly in foreign countries.
Let no one think that the manu-
facture of snuff is decreasing. Its pro-
duction is annually increasing, and
there seems to be no difficulty in find
ing a market for the output. Less
snuff is used in the north and perhaps
in the border states than was used be-
fore the war, but in the cotton states
more is used, and the export demand
shows no signs of diminution.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
GOVERNMENT sNAkE-cATcHER.
Asplrants for the Position Ex---'ned
by the Civil Service Commission.

Wash. Cor. of Chicago Tribune.
SIX asplrants for the position of gov
eminent snake catcher" undertook an
examination before the civil service COM
mission today. The successful candidate
will be technically known as the aid
in herpetology." He will get $50 a month
salary and will be attached to the diyis-
Ion of reptiles and batrachians of the
United States national museum. The ex-
animation was a curious compound of
theory and practice Questions were an
swered in arithmetic, geography, gram
mar, spelling, United States history, and
similar subjects which are not directly
connected in the popular mind with
snake catching or snake charming in
any of its branches. These general top
les had weight of about so per cent, while
% per cent was attached to questions in
elementary herpetology," which appar-
emily is trying to catch snakes, and
the same amount is given to experience
in the collection, classification, and pres
ervation of reptiles and batrachians."
The candidates represented all grades
and ages. One ancient countryman sub
mitted as exhibit A" in connection with
his papers a photograph of himself fair
ly surrounded with snake pets.
When asked if their fangs had been
extracted before photographing he
promptly replied. mo indeed. Aney sting
me sometimes, but I cure myself" He
declined to specify his remedy in answer
to questions in elementary herpetology.
asserting that 1t was secret of his
trade and W. money to him. Several
candidates protested their readiness to
engage in a practical test of snake catch
ing in the rooms of the civil service COM
mission, but the examiner in charge re-
fused to be a party to the experiments,
and expressed his entire willingness to
accept affdavits covering actual expert
ence.
One candidate arrived yesterday, a day
in advance of the official date. He in
sisted upon examination there and then,
but this was denied him because his
condition was such as to ine.~~,e that IL
he had no practical knowledge of snakes
he was in a fair way to acquire 1t with
out taking the civil service examination.
He failed to put in an appearance to-
day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
Need Of Vaccination.

About $1,000 persons have been vac
cinated in the county out of 100000,
This is not enough, and the aid of
employers and of all good citizens
generally is much needed in the eff
fort to carry vaccination where it
will protect this entire community,
as it did three years ago.
Every head of a household should
see that all his servants are vaccin-
ated as we'll as his own children, and
every employer should insist that his
employees place themselves in a con-
dition that would not endanger the in
terests of the whole concern. All must
lend a helping hand
Other cities have more cases of
smallpox than Birmingham, but there
need be none here if everybody will
aid in the work of vaccination. There
is no other known preventative, and
the help of every good citizen is de-
manded in order to extend this means
of prevention until it protects the en-
tire county from the pestiferous dis
ease.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
Sunday Rest Needed.

1.-The Actors Church Alliance is not
a 'puritanicar organization, but if it were
1t would be entitled to the sympathy of
the whole public in the general crusade
it has started against Sunday theatrical
performances, said a former actor. mo
benefit is to be derived by anybody from
Sunday dramatic performances. The
managers. as a rule, do not welcome the
opening of their theaters for regular
performances anywhere. Even If they
look at the matter wholly from the box
office point of view, they recognize the
fact that most people seldom care to go
to a theater oftener than once a week
any way, and that If they get them on
another evening than Sunday their profit
is quite as great as it would be If they
had to keep their places open seven
nights in the week.
1.-THE Sunday theatrical performance,
quite apart from the question of Sab
bath observance is a nuisance and a
detriment. 1t cheats the spectator, for
in depriving the actor of day of re-
pose 1t takes just SO much away from
the vitality and nervous force which
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
DISCIPLINE OF SERVANTS.
Decision Rendered by Prussian Court.
Remarkable View.

From the London Daily Telegraph.
One of the innumerable side issues Of
the eternal servant problem lies in the
question of how far the authority of mas
tiers and mistresses extends over their
servants. Is it permissible, for example,
and materially" to chastise her back
sliding Abigail, and may the latter legal
ly resent this striking proof of parental
interest by shaking the dust off her feet
and seeking rooms and pantries new?
This question. recently propounded to
three German tribunals, has now been
finally and definitely solved by the high
est law court in Prussia. The details are
interesting:
The scene was laid in Posen, ON the
estate of a Prussian squire. Mary NJ,
one of the servant girls. had to see that
the milk pals were sweet and clean every
morning. And herein her remissness was
so palpable that the master-not the mis-
tress-after having rebuked her often and
to no purpose, at last gave her what The
lawyers termed two loud-sounding"
boxes on the ears. Mary wept bitterly,
and the subsequent proceedings interested
h.r no moe. Turning her back on her
master, his kline and his kitchen, she
went back to Ter village and her people.
The dramatis personae of the next act in
clude the police, with whom a bitter COM
plant was lodged-not as one might sup
pose, by the buffeted maiden, but by her
master The burden of his lament was
that the girl had no right to leave his
service, and should be taken back to his
house by force by the officers OF the law,
and there compelled to discharge her
duties as before, only with keener eye
for cleanliness. And the police duly
brought the recalcitrant maid back to her
the irate estate owner formally appealed
to the courts. The case was duly tried.
and Mary came off scot free
But the squire took the matter before a
higher tribunai-the District court of
Posen-whch quashed the judgment of
the lower court and condemned the girl
to pay a fine of 10 shillings. Now 1t was
Mary's turn to appeal against the de-
cision, and her lawyers carried the mat
ter before the Supreme court Of the
kingdom of Prussia, moving that the con-
demnation be set aside on the ground
that she had been harshly dealt with by
her master. The Penal senate of the SUI
preme court, having listened to the tech
meal pleadings and carefully considered
the bearing If tho code upon the case,
has just delivered Judgment. non-suiting
the appellant, on the ground that to box
the ears of a servant is only to admin
lister a mild chastisement in the custom
airy form, and does not therefore justify
the mental in leaving the house without
due notice. From this decision there Is
no appeal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13

can be sold in this state without a
certificate signed by Professor Mack
intosh. The object of this bin is to
keep the San Jose scale from obtaining
a foothold in this state, and Auburn
is practically charged with the re-
sponsibility of making rules that will
keep the pest from crossing the Dor
ders of the state The annual appro-
priation for this purpose is $500.
What with the regulation of conf
merciaI fertilizers, illuminating oils
and nursery stock in this state of
nearly two millions of people, and the
education of a new corps of scientists,
Auburn has its hands full. 1t is fast
becoming the scientific center of the
state
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
IN HOTEL LOBBIES.
The Hotels.

All the first-class hotels in Birmingham
continue to do a hourshing business.
The transient business at this season Oh
the year is especially large and very
often the capacity of the various hos'ei-
ries Is severely taxed.
The hotels have an air OF prosperity
about them now that was absent 'nfee
or four years ago. one hotel keeper saiu
that he was paying all his employ CO.
from bell boy to cook almost doupie INC
wages he was paying them three years
ago.
The hotel cafes have rushing 'raoe'
Besides the transient business there are
many local patrons of these cafes ana
between the two classes the restaurants
are making good money.
The Metropolitan cafe, which was re-
Gently leased from E. Lesser by Pappa-
george Bros, gets a very large iran
silent patronage and is in every way
maintaining the high standard upon
which 1t has been conducted in the past
The st. Nicholas, formerly the airing
ton, is making such extensive improve
ments that it's old friends VIII haraly
recognize the place when they are COM
pleted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
PRETTY GIRLS IN DEMAND.
They Can Make Good Money Posing
for Advertisements.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Pretty girls were never in such de-
mand as they are today" said an adver.
photographs for almost every article that
we advertise.
I'VE have found, you see, that nothing
catches and holds the eye of the public
like a good clear photograph of a pretty
girl Hence, in l don't know how many
thousands of advertisements you behold
a charming young woman smiling at you.
Are you advertising camera? Then
You must have a pretty girl taking pict-
ures. Are you advertising a shoe? You
photograph pretty girl tripping daintily
across a muddy street on a rainy day.
Are you advertising a corset? Then you
must have a pretty girl to wear it, and
you are careful here to see that her arms
and neck are beautiful. In fine, whatever
you are advertising, the picture of pref
ty girl will help more than anything else
to bring you trade.
do you know that there Is firm in the
west whose sole business Is the photo
graphing of young women for advertising
purposes? In this FIRMS stock are young
women riding bicycles, playing pianos,
skating driving, combing their hair, bath
ing, doing a thousand things. Whatever
you desire in their line they will send you
almost Immediately on receipt of your
order.
II tell you, In these days a pretty girl
has no need to be short of money. If
she doesn't mind exhibiting her face and
figure in advertising photographs she can
get all the work at posing that she wants
to do
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
More Work for Auburn.

Besides the inspection and analysis
of fertilizers by the state chemist,
Professor Ross, of the faculty of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, he is
now charged with the inspection and
certification of all Illuminating oils
sold in this state. Tags, signed by
Professor Ross and State Auditor
Sowell, must be attached to every ves-
sci that holds oil sold to retailers.
These tags cost half a cent gallon.
No oil can be sold unless 1t has been
tested by the state chemist, or rather
any person or corporation that sells
INFESTED oil will be subject to heavy
penalties. Treasurer Glenn of the
Auburn college is to handle all the
funds from the sale Of oil tags, and
one-sixth of the net receipts go to
Auburn college.
Professor Macintosh, another men,
Der of the faculty of the college at Au-
burn, is now charged with the duty
of inspecting all nurseries in this
state, and all trees sold in Alabama.
Professor Macintosh is the state hor-
-.---'----i~. Mo nnrsarr stock or trees
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
The TELEGRAPH HABIT.

From the New York Press.
Many men have the telegraphing habit,
as others have the telephoning habit.
They send "a wire with and without
provocation. Even where time saving
is not an object. and letter would do
much more good, they call for blank
and scratch off twenty or forty words.
There is a young lawyer In New York
whose career has been greatly acceler-
ated by a judicious employment of the
telegraph. In some way he always man.
ages to receive two or three messages
wherever he happens to be-in a hotel,
theatre. museum, church, opera house
Jail When he crosses the ocean next
month on big liner he will have half
dozen Marconigraphs a day by wireless.
He is confident of the success of keep
ing himself in the public eye, no matter
what the cost. Last Sunday he received
a message in church, and, quietly rising
to his fullest stature to give the congre-
cation opportunity to view him, he stalk
ed out, satisfied that he had made an
indelible impression. The message con-
sisted of five words-"Read Reflections OF
a Barrister."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
To supplant Matches.

Yes, sir, 1t is a wonderful lnNehtion'
said an agent yesterday, as he turned on
the gas of a jet IN the Woodward build
ing and held a little piece of metal over
1t which caused the gas to ignite IN
stantly without the aid Of match or
any kind of flame.
You see on the end of this lighter
there is little piece of wire made Oh
composition of platinum and sponge car
bon. Now Illuminating gas is almost pure
hydrogen and when hydrogen comes IN
contact with the platinum carbon wire
spontaneous combustion results and Oh
course the gas ignites. Very simple Ism
1t? The lighter sells for sl.5u.
"of course you can buy a lot OF
matches with $3.50, but then you are
bound to be out of them sometimes, and
besides, they are a nuisance, because
some of them don't strike ire and by
having to stand in a chair to light the
gas you run the risk of breaking your
neck. The lighter you see is long enough
to reach any ordinary jet. All right L
will deliver you one on Saturday.
Understand, l am not selling these
things for a living, but simply wanted to
see the South and am using the lighters
to pay my expenses-to light the way
for me as 1t were. Good day
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
Still Loves Birmingham.

A Birmingham singer has received let
ter from Benz. Guckenberger, formerly
of this city, but now of Springfield,
Mass, giving an interesting account OF
the professional success of Mrs. Quicken
berger and himself in their new field OF
work They have given series of cham
Der concerts this season and all of their
audiences have been large. At the last
concert the audience numbered 1000. In
these entertainments the Guckenbergers
are assisted by a number of artists from
the Boston Symphony orchestra. Mr..
Guckenberger writes that while he is
prospecting greatly he has lost none of
his old love for Birmingham. He hopes
to visit this city in the next twelve
months. He concludes his letter as fol-
lows: Il never expect to direct any
where a better chorus than the old fes-
tival chorus of Birmingham. Give my
kindest regards to Father O'Reilly and
all other friends whom you chance to
meet
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
HOLDING In the Misslssippi.

The leyee system is to be severely
tested this spring, and there are fears
that it will prove inadequate. The
system is not much better than 1t
was twenty-five years ago. There are
long stretches of the river that are
not provided with levees at all, and
there are miles and miles of levees
that are not well constructed. Outside
of the neighborhood of cities and
towns the leyees are flimsy banks of
sand and dirt that may crumble under
severe pressure, especially If they re-
main in water-soaked condition.
1t seems that constant patrolling of
the leyees is necessary, not only to
guard against the encroachments of
the food, but to see that they are
not cut by those living on the opposite
bank, who fear that their own levee
will otherwise be broken by the pres
ence of the waters. Armed patrols at
such times as the present are there
fore necessary.
There are many bayous along the
lower part of the river that are not
leveed at all, and yet these bayous are
a part of the river, and in times of
floods these bayous cover vast
stretches of the surrounding country
with water. If the entire valley is to
be protected these bayous must be
leveed, and all the gaps along the river
filled.
The engineers say that If this we're
done, the current thus confined would
sweep out the bed of the river, deep
ening the channel, thereby working
out its own salvation. The restrained
water would have a swifter current,
and the discharge would be al the
greater. This theory ecanfot be fully
measured u1ti1 the levee system be
perfected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13

is long-tailed coat with a waist that
fits like a glove, a tiny white waistcoat
which shows about two and three-uuar-
ter inches between the shirt and the
trousers, tall standing collar, a tiny
white bow of softest dmity, full pegtop
trousers with a broad silk stripe cours-
ing down each leg, and a crush hat of
ribbed silk. Above the pointed patent
leather pumps peep black silk socks, set
with invisible clockings, but patterned
so as TO be patent of the ordinary.
His friends say Archie Pel spends
$4,000 a year on clothes. He says he
doesn't. But everybody is agreed that
he is the best-dressed man at the club
In the Waldorf on Change, on Fifth
avenue, on the ballroom floor, every
where.
Mr.. Pell has been married twice. His
first wife was Miss Sadie Price of Balti-
more, the beautiful niece of Bruce Price,
the architect. She was granted a divorce
last year. He at once married Mrs
Brent of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Pell be-
came the bride of DIR. George Turnure