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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
Baby Elephant Too Popular.

A giraffe with a sore throat would be a most pathetic spectacle, for consider moment what a pile of sore throat he would have, But a sight almost equally sad could be had at the Central Park zoo last week. for Hattie, pretty little Hattie. the bay elephant, who only weighs a ton, was exceedingly sick with that vulgar complaint the stomachache My friend, Billy Snyder, her keeper, who Is very fond of this fascinating child of three years, explained the cause: You see, Hattie, is too tarnation popular and as crazy for candy as any matinee miss Her admirers found that out some time ago and some of them come here often and load her up with chocolates, gum drops, peanut brittle. bulls eyes and what not? I have had to tie her up out of their reach and put the darlin' on a diet of carrots, potatoes and apples, to get her stomach to rights again. She has gained 800 pounds this last year. alto geth too much for a kid of her age; and if I can't bring her down by dieting I'll have to get some regular anti-fat treat ment for her. for at this rate she'll swell up and bust. some fine day. and I'll be fred"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
Old Play Revived.

New York has always been noted for its excellent amateur theatrical organi- cations from which the ranks of the pro- fession have been markedly recruited. I attended the other night revival of my old friend Boucicault's charming comedy, 'Arrah- Pogue," which was given by the Hecker club, an organization named after the famous Paulist, Father Heck CT, the friend of Hawthorne, Thoreau and other Brook farmers. I had been att tracted to this play, because 1t was the first one I ever saw, my father taking me when six years old to it's original rep resentation at the Boston museum. Needless to say the performance was ex- celent Naturally the bulk of the audi ence at the presentation of this romantic Irish drama were of Hibernian extrac
 tion; and so. quite as naturally. too, in looking over the programme, which was chock-a-b block with good, fat advertise ments, I was rather amused by seeing one of the firm of McElroy, dealers in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24

country produce. which in fine. big let ters announced fpotatoes a specialtyw This carried me back forty years to story my father used to tell about an Irish tailor of the same name in Charles town, Mass, who had a number. of ap- prentices and who once went into a gro cery store and held the following conver- sation; "I understand, MT. Thompson, that you make potatoes a speciality and that you have fine, large lot on hand"
 You are rightly informed, MT. McEl- roy" Well. then, that bein' the case, as I have a sizable family, you may send me round ten bushels as a sample. If like 'em, I'll order me winters supply"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24

ball shoes have spiked soles. and the golf shoes rubber discs on their soles, both devises being intended to, prevent the wearer from slipping. A high type of sporting shoe Is golf shoe, and the mak- CT is said to have got his idea of it while playing golf. It is made of russett waterproof moose hide, has an unlined quarter to insure lightness, and has a low hange heel and rubber soles on which are several discs of rubber
 The shoemakers skill is displayed on the sole of this shoe. The low fiange heel guarantees sure and safe footing on the links, and the rubber sole and discs warrant firm stand for any stroke or movement of the body, and will not tear up the green. In high grade shoe fac tories, when rubber soles are put on In the most thorough manner, the shoes are sent away to have the work done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
Hohemianism Out of Vogue.

Bohemianism has lost its vogue among the well-to-do. Several years ago after the Harpers had published that new der elict novel f@rrilby,n which was merely Thackeray diluted, good many women of the smart set, or would be smart set. which is much larger congregation of social aspirants, went in heavily for late lunches in mouldy studios, cheap claret dinners and beer plus rabbit suppers in queer eating places; or deemed 1t quite the thing to hunt up 50 cent table d'hotes where reporters out of work and mo@els in search of a job discussed art and lit erature with the aid of cigarettes. If the dining place was in a shady district or considered q bit off-color 1t became for the nonce all the more fashionable. In Boston, too, this fad prevailed and the amount of bogus Bohemia that was gen erated there for a few years was as- founding Now all this is of the past. The fad is played out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
officials at mouick Lunch"

From the New York Commercial
 There Is a certain restaurant near the treausry building in Washington, of the class known as dairy lunch." where statesmen, clerks and common laborers literally touch elbows during the busy noon hour in the effort to get cup of coffee, sandwich and a piece of pie. and eat the same. There are seats around the four walls of the room but at mid- day there are always more men standing than sitting. It is considered quite a feat for one to hold mug of coffee in one hand, while eating sandwich from the other, without spilling any of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
The New Golf Shoe.
From the Shoe Retailer.

From the Shoe Retailer.
 The sporting season is opening, and manufacturers are putting their lines of sporting footwear upon the market. They include shoes for yachting, tennis, base ball, golf and other popular sports Of the summer time. The white canvas and light leather shoes for yachting, tennis and general summer wear are among the leaders
 These shoes mostly have rubber heels and rubber, corrugated or disc soies' 8" that they will not slip, ana they nave a fit and style that is distinctive. Base
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24

coffee on ones self or on ones neighbor. Secretary of Commerce Cortelyou, with the true democratic spirit, almost always takes his luncheon at this place. It usu- ally consists of coffee, a sandwich and a piece of hot mince pie.
 A few days ago the ranks of distin- guished men who partake of their noon day meal at this restaurant gladly re- ceived are crut. It was Dr. Edward Everett Hale, the aged chaplain of the senate. The management of the restaur- ant furnishes no napkins, but pr. Hale used a handkerchief instead. and he was apparently obllvious to the jostling, pie eating throng about him, as he calmly ate Maryland" biscuit and slipped tea from a mug of thick white crockery.
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deal of attention on the beach" was ob- jected "So they do so they do; but pretty girls will attract attention just the same in a ballroom-or even some times at church. They can't help It. bless 'em! It's nature" A general smile went round the grave assembly and everybody began to feel that spring was coming
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17
Will Stand Pat.

The tobacco trust that is operating
IN Fulton and Western Kentucky
has struck snag, running top heavy
and may sink unless they put up
more coin for tobacco, says the Full
ton Leader.
The farmers Of Fulton and all adj
joining counties have organized and
are yet organizing in every vicinity
clubs to fight the trust. The farmers
are determined to stick to their
rights and not turn their product
loose until the tobacco buyers give
them decent price.
The tobacco buyers of this section
are only offering SO and So per hun
dred for tobacco, which is about half
what was paid last year and about
half what tobacco is worth. AT these
prices it will average only $3.50 and
81 per hundred. Tobacco last year
sold for an average of 81 and IS,
which is fairly good price.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17
NO STATE FAIR.
Worlds Fair Attractions Would Make the
State Show
Look Like Thirty Cents.

There is little probability that
Kentucky will spend the $4,000 al
lowed by the Legislature for State
Fair this year. This amount will go
back into the State treasury to help
pay the additional salaries created
by the late legislature and the other
appropriations allowed. Some other
States have abandoned their fairs
and IL is not believed advisable to
attempt to repeat this year, IN the
face of such counter attraction, a
state show that was such financial
failure in 1903. The matter is III the
hands of the directors of the Ken
lucky Livestock Breeders Associa-
ton, who will meet In few days
and decide against holding the fair
this year. There will be $4,000
available again next year for this
purpose and the State Fair Will then
be repeated.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17
Money in Chickens.

To convince even the most skepti-
cal one has but to take the testimony
of Union county lady given in a
poultry paper last week.
Since September l, 1903. this lady
over her signature says she has sold
over 5000 Leghorn chickens, which,
placed at 80 cents head, would be
1880, and they bring far better fig
ures. She also says in two months
she has sold 800 worth of Duroc-
Jersey hogs. Now when people say
there is no money in the poultry
yard and pig pen they are not chick
en- and hog raisers. Just at this
time when our planters have barns
of ursold tobacco and need money,
they might make note of this.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17
! MINING NOTES.

The sword of the scales at the
No. 8 mine was broken one day
last week causing several hours
delay. First Lieutenant John
Peyton, who is an expert at
scale repairing, was called on
to repair them and in short
time the mine was ready to re-
sumo work again.
The mines Of the Wheatc~Sft
Coal & Mining Company at
Wheatcroft were closed down
last week. Lack of orders is the
reason given for the shut down.
The mines will be closed down
for an indefinite time.
A company composed of w.
B. Smith, president Globe Bank
ing & Trust Co., Paducah, KY,
F. A. Mcclellan, of Illinois, w.
d. Archibald and others have
acquired by purchase end lease
1000 acres of coal land in Nor
gan county, KY, and will de-
velop the property by opening
coal mines as soon as prepare
tions can be made for doing So.
The miniature coke washer
made, by Col. Albert Toombs and
men for the st. Bernard Mining
Company is now on exhibition at
the company store and is Great
ing quite a lot of favorable COM
ment. This washer represents
the st. Bernard Company's coke
washer at this place and is a per-
feet reproduction of it, every de-
tail having been faithfully car
ried out. This small washer will
be shipped to st. Louis in few
days where it will be placed on
exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
Jim Greer and Tom Logan
one day this week cut with a
Morgan Gardner machine in the
Hecla mine 22S feet of coal.
This is a record breaker and the
machine men In the other mines
will have to get a hump on them
selves to beat it.
Mr.. j. B. Wyatt of the No. 8
mine was on the sick list several
days last week.
Mr.. Robert Gordon is off with
a vaccinated arm this week.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17
JACKSONVILLE LETTER.

The entertainment given at
Hotel Lucille last Friday night
by the Y. M. @. A. auxiliary was
a great success and was greatly
enjoyed by all present.
Miss Mittie Mae Alexander en-
tertained the euchre club at her
residence on Broadway Tuesday.
A large percentage of the club
were present and report an en-
joyable time.
Martha Lou Laffoon is quite
i'll with pneumonia this week
Miss Leila Cardwell left Sat-
urday for ST.. Louis where she
will visit relatives.
Mrs. Wallace Crenshaw,. OF
darlington, is visiting her father,
Hon. Polk Laffoon, this week.
Mr.. Henry T. Gates, of this
city, returnee from Okiaiumo
and Western points Monday.
MIR. Geo. Rash, of this city,
was in Darlington on business
one day this week.
Madisonvllle will have a new
system of water works soon. A
Mr.. Morgan, of Chicago, was
here last week getting up plans
and making a map of the city.
Mr.. l. Bailey will begin the
erection of a handsome business
house in a short time in the
burnt district.
Mr.. Charley Lindsay is erect
ing handsome $4,000 residence
on the property adjoining the
old Woolfork property on south
Main street.
Mr.. Ashby, of the firm of Ash
by & Baker, is in the market
purchasing spring and summer
goods.
The Reinecke Coal Company
have their st. Louis Worlds
Fair exhibit on the third floor Of
the Peoples Bank. 1t is a mag
nificant display and well worth
any ones time to go see it.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17
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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17
WILL REVIVE RACING
At the Old Kentucky Association Track at
Lexington.

The stand which the Kentucky
Farmer and Breeder intends to take
in the sporting world is we'll shown
by It's offer to head guarantee fund
for the race meeting at Lexington
with a subscription of $500, which Of
fer has rendered certain, what before
was only hope, that there would be
a revival of racing at the historic old
Kentucky Association track. The
editorial page is up to the high
standard which one would expect
with the names of those interested
in the company.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17

Washington, Mch. l0.-The March
report of the department of agricul-
ture shows the amount of wheat in
the farmers hands to be 1000
bushels; corn, $4,000; oats, 273,00O.
This is 20.8 percent of last years
wheat crop; 37.4 percent of the years
corn crop, and $40 percent of last
years oats crop.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17

The indications are that the wheat
crop IN this county will be very
short this year. On many fields it
is barely visible, particularly in the
case of the late sowing. The early
sowing has sickly look, having
been "burned" by the hard and ire
quent freezes. One point in its favor
is that it is not frozen out to any
great extent, though there is plenty
of time for this trouble yet. The
March freezes are doing more dam
age in this way than those of the
winter.
1t may be said, however, that at
this time of the year the prospects
for a crop of wheat are very deceiv-
ing. If the wheat is forward there
is danger of the fly and blasting,
while IL 1t is merely late 1t stands u
better chance of escaping these evils.
Some farmers have not lost hope.
They say that the wheat that was
sowed late is still lying in the
ground, and that with the first warm
days of spring 1t will terminate and
grow rapidly. These would be sur
prlsed If we should not have first
class wheat crop in this county this
year.-Owensboro Messenger.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17
o News for the Farmer o

thorities In the State on various as =
rIcultural matters. The tobacco sit
uation was discussed from number
of standpOints. Especial attention
was given to the discussion of wheat
crops the farmer could grow tempo
rarily to take the place of tobacco as
a money crop.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17
Red Top for Low Pastures.

Lowland pastures should always
contain red top In some of it's varie-
ties. 1t makes the cleanest, incest
looking and sweetest turf of any
grass. The fine leaved varieties
should be selected for cultivation in
pastures. Meadow fescue is a valu-
able pasture grass where the soil is
good and on sandy soils red fescue is
perhaps one of the best species that
can be cultivated, If accompanied by
bluegrass Voice.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17
Farmers Institute.

The annual Farmers Institute of
Davis County was held at the court
house at Owensboro Friday and Sat-
urday. An excellent program was
carried out by some of the best au-
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17

Mr.. r. f. O'Flynn, of near Utica,
has purchased $50 fruit trees to be
the nucleus of one of the largest fruit
farms in the State. Mr.. O'Flynn
owns farm and more than 100 acres
of this he intends covering with
trees. About 5000 plants will be set
out and three years will be consum-
ed in completing the work.-Owens-
boro Inquirer.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17

In selecting young animal for
breeding purposes, one with a gentle
and tractable disposition should al
ways be chosen.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17

Foley's Kidney Cure makes the
kidneys and bladder right. Contains
nothing injurious.
Sold by Jno. X. Taylor.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17

The prices of mules are holding up
well, and there seems to be a con-
slant upward tendency in the mar
kets, the prices ranging all the way
from 1925 to $l75 for good ones. Ow-
ing to the demand from Russia and
Japan and the additional demand
growing out of the construction of
the Panama canal by the United
States, this would seem to be fine
time to raise mules for Market
DanvIlle News.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17

A bushel of corn will make more
pounds of increase when fed to a pig
three months old than when fed to
an older one.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17
HOPKINS ClR(

by of the Hopkins rcutCo
A and Tus
of MarchA
public the highest
kns (ntv.K entuck
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17

Mr.. and Mrs. John Rule are on the
sick list this week.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-13

first officer, and Harry is G. & &.
agent on the docks at the Newport
end Of the line. A big barge, pro-
vided with comfortable seats and
made safer and neater than the
former craft utili ed fo +
the same purpose, affords additions
al conveniences when the passeng-
er list is large. A new facility
that everybody commends are new
gang planks, safe and wide, which
double or treble the facilities for
boarding or landing from the
steamer. Now that it is in use,
the wonder is, why wasn't it pro-
vided long ago.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-13
LOCAL LORE.

Advertisements in this column charged for
st the rate OILS cents per line.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-13
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids for the construction of a
sewer through block Ii County Addition
to Corvallis, will be received till II
o'clock, noon, July 80, 1904, at the Office
of polices judge, said city, in accordance
with ordinance No 1853 and the plans
and specifications therefore on file with
said police judge.
Alex Rennie,
P Avery,
J. NJ. Cameron,
Sewer Committee
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-13
BROUGHT TO CORVALLIS.
A New Kind Of Machine Now in
Operation Something About 1t

It is the first of its kind to reach
Corvallis, perhaps to arrive in Ore.
gon. It is a machine that makes.
cement blocks for building purpo-
ses. Cement, sand and gravel have
come to be used largely in the East
in the construction of buildings.
Even large factories are built of
them, as are other large buildings.
The machine is for use in prepa-
ration of these cement blocks for
the builder. 1t arrived Monday,
and is now to be seen at the Colbert
furniture factory. It's owner is J.
B. Whitney. who recently arrived
from Waterloo. Iowa.
A number of sample blocks were
turned out by the new machine yes
terday. They can be made of any
desired size, and almost with any
finish. 1t is claimed that buildings
built of them are less costly than
stone, and much handsomer, as well
as equally durable,
A proper mixture Of the cement,
sand and gravel is placed in the ap-
pliance and submitted to a heavy
pressure. The purpose of the pres
sure is to give shape and press out
moisture and air from the mass.
A core attached to the machine
leaves an air chamber in the block
when the latter is removed. The
purpose of the air chamber in the
block is to prevent the transmission
of moisture through the wall when
the building is completed. The
new machine is somewhat larger
than an ordinary Office desk ano
weighs 500.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-13
Given His Time

Notice is hereby given that my son
Belford Nois, aged I6 years has been
given his time by me, and that hereafter
I will not be responsible for debts con
tracted by him. Dated at Blodgett, Ben
ton County, this the 27th day of June
1904.
William Nois.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-13
Excursion Rates to Yaquina Bay

Excursion Rates to Yaquina Bay.
On June 1st, the Southern Pacific Co,
will resume sale of excursion tickets to
Newport and Yaquina Bay. Both sea-
son and Saturday to Monday tickets will
be sold. This popular resort is growing
in favor each year, hotel rates reasonable
and the opportunities for fishing. hunt
ing and sea bathing are unexcelled by
any other resort on the Pacific Coast.
W. E. Conan,
Gen. Passenger Agent.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-13
Ice Cream Social, Tonight.

The Ladies of the Catholic church
will give an ice cream social on the
lawn at the Nolan residence this,
Wednesday evening. Ice cream and
cake, IS cents; coffee and cake, 10
cents: lemonade, S cents; also candy
booth. Everybody invited.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-13
For Sale

Sixteen head of high-grade Cotswold
ewes for sale at $3.50, and head of
March lambs at S., The sheep are worth
$3.50 pei head. Also rs head stock hogs
for sale. Write or see me at farm ~
E. A. Miller.