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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
Sentry Duty Reduced.

Lord Kitchener has carried out prac- tlcal reform of great value by consider ably reducing sentry duty In India. Guards over commanding officers quar- ters. officers messes. district offices, and so on and so forth are to be abolished except at such places on the frontier where they may be considered necessary One sentry Is to suffice for the guard of a general officers quarters. Lord Kitch- ener is of the opinion that if a soldier s time is principally occupied in doing sen- try duty his value as a fighting man is likely to be considerably diminished. There is a widespread and increasing feeling in India against the importation of titled A. D. C.'s, so much favored by some generals; and. as the practice also seems to be on the increase it seems desirable that something should be done to check It. In one of the latest cases general found it necessary to go to the Life Guards in order to fill vacancy on his staff with becoming dignity. Not only is this practice snobbish, but it IS yNy hard on the Indian army that these coveted appointments should be bestowed on officers whose regiments are not serv- ing in India. It is said that the example of Lord Roberts has encouraged this abuse. But Lord Kitchener is beyond reproach in the matter. and his example ought to be the most infiuehtial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
TROUBLES IN A zoo.
Complalsant Frog Waxes Adermanlc s to Please Alligator.
From the New York World.

From the New York World
 There was a tragedy in the New York Geological Park yesterday. Buffo, the grandfather of the green frog tribe in the reptile house. had been growing fat for months, until his proportions were Truly aldermanic. It has been his custom so climb to the top of the glass fense be- tween his box and that Of the baby alli- gators. and sleep In arstocratic seclu- sion there. He was sitting upon the rail yesterday needless of aligators and the Furious crowd. of upright people.
 "Oh. Mamma! What a fat frog" called one Title girl pointing to him.
 Look out that he don't bite you," said mamma.
 I'm not afraid of him. I'd be more afraid of the alligatorsi" said the child. z "The alligators are stuffed. They can't bite"
 ! The insult aroused the ire of the oldest of the alligators, who opened one eye and looked at the woman. Then his gaze fell / upon unhappy MT. Buffo, still asleep and
 Snap! snip,'
 ~ "oh?' exclaimed the child where is the frog Rt tFa5
 g The alligator snugged down for an- uther snooze in the hot air. a satisfied grin showing his back teeth
 - Last week a market man advertised for edible frogs, offering good price, The son of Bronx butcher heard his father read 1t aloud. He said nothing. but made n mental note of it.
 Yesterday he arranged a forging party and repaired to the beautiful Bronx river beloved by the poet Drake. where just now the toads are triling sweetly to Their mates. The boy was city born and didn't know
 rrt. ,1,. the party of buccaneers spashing about tn the water at the Boston bridge. An / hour after the chief pirate led his band through the park to the Pelham avenue entrance carrying over his shoulder animated pillow case. One of the rep tile keepers stopped the procession.
 What have you got?s
 Frog legs-w orth twenty five cents a pair" said the boy proudly
 U The boy opened the bag with a shining face and displayed about two hundred toads
 "I didn't have the heart to tell him the truth said the keeper
 The most beautiful and vain creature at the Bronx Park is the patriarch of ,the bird department, Father peacock. Yesterday he wandered over to the new elion house and flew up the high awall next to the west side of the build ing, and displayed his glouious tail to the ecroWd below. Just then fanmDal me hariest lion In the world given the park by little Miss Carnegie. awoke and see ing the faces of tiresome people looking sin at him. opened his great mouth for yawn. The yawn ended with horrible roar
 t Father Peacock heard the awful Ssound and was frozen Into immoblity for a second. Then he turned. looked down the throat of a great stone lion which with. mouth open. ornaments the wall within a foot of him. With a scream the peacock sprang straight np into the air. his tail eolapsing, and sailed over ethe heads of the people, across the path and into the common sixty feet away. There he ran home for dear life.
 "A clear case of hypnotic suggestion said college professor in the crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
Gordon's Unique Monument.

.ot many men have left behind them more conspicuous monuments than the late MT. Frederick Gordon. When he conceived and carried out the idea of the Grand Hotel at Charing Cross, which must be nearly twenty-five years ago, London was behind most of the great cities of the world in the matter of hotel accommodations. A few sig hotels had been attached to the principal railway stations, but In point of style they were but little in advance of the old hostelrles of the coaching era. The majority-of the visitors to London were housed In anti quated private hotels" which. though they had their merits-merits which stlii keep a few alive-were little more than superior boarding or lodging houses
 It was MT. Gordons idea that an hotel should be planned and conducted Ike d palace, and that in London there was room for an almost indefinite number or such palaces. Having built the Grand he boldly proceeded to plan two more hotels of equal, if not greater, size and splendor almost next door to 1t, believing that each such establishment brought mere and more people to London, and in creased the denand for accommodations. knowing people shook their heads, but the result proved that MT. Gordon was right The Gordon hotels failed to sup nly the whole of the demand created and, in conjunction with Sir J. Blundell Maple, Mir. Gordon started the Frederick Hotels company on the same lines. And still there was room for more. The three Gordon hotels in Northumberland ave- rue have not prevented the establish ment of the Carlton few hundred yards off on one side and the Cecil and the Savoy on the other. Within half-miie radius of Gharing Cross, where thirty years ago there was only one big hotel, with perhaps 300 beds. there are now seven with more than ten times that ac- commodation, and among the largest. the most sumptuous and the very best man aged hotels in the world. What is more, all are doing a roaring trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
A MEM TOWN.

On Monday and Tuesday May and To- the new suburban town of Ivanhoe will be opened. It's admirable location, be- tween Birmingham and Bessemer makes it look as if any one who would now huv A corner lot might find in a few wears that they have an almost priceless piece of land. It is quite certain that there will be rapid building ot lvanhoe as It,s healthy location and closeness to Birmingham makes 1t an ideal place to live. At the opening Monday and Tues day. street cars will leave Third Ave nue and Nineteenth street every thirty rninutes from 9 a. m. to 1 D. m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
"It's an III Wind"

From the Philadelphia Press.
 Elsie-Mammas so disappointed. Her cake didn't turn out as well as she ex- pected
 Tommy-Oh, good luck Then we can have as much of 1t as we want.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
Dancer in Corners.

From the Philadelphia Record,
 Mrs. Crawfoot-I'm glad we taught our boy Hiram never to loaf around corners.
 MT. Crawfoot-Got another object les son, Maria?
 Mfrs. Crawfoot-Yes; the paper says a young man lost fortune on corner in Wall Street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
Notice Architects Contractors and to the Public eeneray

Notice Architects o Cement
   work wh concrete is requr n to exceptional quick delivery We therefore solicit A of
  
  and
 CAROLINA PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
LEAD AND OIL.

We are the largest handlers in the state. why, then, can't we sell you cheaper?
 Let us make you prices
 BIRMINGHAM PAINT & GLASS co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08

To be a successful wife, to } retain the love and admiration of her husband should be a woman's constant study. If she would be all that she may, she must guard well against the signs of i'll health. Mrs. Brown tells her story for the benefit of all wives and mothers.
 "DEAR MRS. PrNKHAM Lydia 10. Pinlxham's Vegetable Compound will make every mother well, strong, healthy and happy. l dragged through nine years of miserable existence, worn put with pain and weariness. I then noticed 8 statement of woman Troubled as l was; and the wonderful results she had had from your Vege- table Compound, and decided to try what 1t would do for me, and used it for three months. At the end of that time, 1 was a different woman, the neighbors remarked it, and my hus- band fell in love with me all over again. It seemed like new existence. I had been suffering with infamma- ton and falling of the womb, but your medicine cured that, and built up my entire system, till was indeed like 8 pew woman. = Sincerely yours, MRS. CHAs. r. BROWN, 21 Cedar Terrace, Hot Springs, Ark, Vice President Mothers Ctab. -S S5000 foyfeit # original of abous iette, proving esnaineness cannot be produced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
 Pleasant Resort Found.

l have discovered brand new summer holiday health resort. on mountain heights. with glorious scenery and fine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
Try cooking with Gas.

You know those cranks that have figured out, for instance-if the worlds output of hay was piled bale upon bale it would reach to Mars-well one was in here yesterday and figured out that if our mems ties were put end to end they'd reach to New York. flt strll6es us that he proved rather inte .estngy how very large our stock of neckwear iS, arld-5oc to $3.5o for the finest selection in the South, too
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
Foresaw the Possibility.

It was MT Gordon who saw the possi-
 fility of this development, and he who
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-28
A MILLION DOLLARS AHEAD ON
ALASKA.

Since the removal of the boundary
question from the field of discussion
and possible danger. public interes
In the needs and resources Of our
far Northwest territory which We pur'
chased from Russia in 1867 has been
revived.
Those who opposed the purchase oi
Alaska declared that we We're merely
acquiring dreary waste of snow
and Ice, of no possible value to us In
the future because susceptible OF no
great development. 1t appears from
q recent statement of the receipts ana
expenditures OF The general govern
ment. however, that We are nearly u
million dollars ahead on the Alaska
deal. According to the report of the
senate subcommittee on territories.
the government derived a revenue
last year of s105,253 from the output
OF canned salmon, which amounted to
2,63l,3S0 cases and was valued Al
about SS.000.000.
OF course what the government de-
rived In revenue from the products
OF Alaska is triiling compared to the
vast sums realized from fisheries, fur
seals, mining and other Industries b.
private interests. The production oi
gold alone has steadily increased
since 1893, when II amounted to 81
617,121. In 1902 the gold production
reached $S.345,S00.
Now that the boundary question
has been settled and the resources oil
the territory are shown to be suscep'
tible of great development. this gov
ernment must turn its attention to
the obligations that are resting upon
II in the way of providing adequate
laws, needed changes in the laws al
ready In force, as well as systems OF
roads and other internal improve.
ments that will facilitate transporta'
tion.
The senate subcommittee. which
made an extended tour of the terri
tory last summer. lays special stress
In its report upon the need OF trans
portation facilities. In this respect
the action OF the Canadian govern.
ment presents marked contrast to
the inaction OF the United States.
The former now has 225 miles OF
thoroughly built roadways from Daw-
son to the mining camps. over which
the heaviest freighting is done. The
results are seen In the fact that In
1902, when the Canadian Yukon miner
had flour delivered to him at IS por
100 pounds, the American miner at
Chicken Creek had to pay $22. The
difference In the price of ham ana
bacon in the two places was nearly
rs cents per pound.
Az the findings and recommends
tions OF this committee are based up
on extended study and personal In
vestigation. 1t is hoped that they may
have the early and careful attention
Of congress.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-28
FOREST RESERVES
AND TRosuLEt.

The report OF Secretary Hitchcocs.
Of the Interior department. for the rs
cal year ending June 80, 1903. recent
ly Issued. is oil the deepest interest,
especially with reference to the sub
iects of forest reserves and the diiii-
culties and troubles placed in the way
Of the department from many
sources. There are now ffiy-threc
forest reserves, comprising 62,30i,-
s45 acres, but II great difficulty III
properly caring fo them is in the In
sufiiciency of the forest forces. cs'
pecially when the enormous range oil
the acreage Is considered, with incli'
nations on the part OF cattlcmen to
trespass and of careless choppers to
IRE the woods.
The total number of fires during the
fiscal year was 597, of which number
297 got beyond control and burned
over an area of 240,497 acres. doing
inesumable damage. and in the ma
jorlty of cases they were the result
OF gross carelessness. But the good
work OF the department Is shown In
the decrease In the number of fires.
In 1901 1885 fires were reported, with
1888 In 1902 and a fall to 597 In 1903
With larger force. IL is the opinion
OF the secretary that forest breB
would be reduced rapidly in Number
and In effect, 30 perfect is the dis
cipljne of the department and so thor
oughly imbued with the Importance OF
their work are the forest rangers.
1t is not alone to fires. however,
that forest losses are to be attributed.
The report gives in deiail the list OF
fiocks OF sheep found trespassing on
the reserves, one numbering bO.0Ob
and grazing all through 1902, while
the forest rangers are not numerically
strong enough to locate all the ues-
passing fiocks. and altogether too
weak, numerically, to elect them and
their owners when found. The dam
ago done to the young timber by
nocks and herds OF cattle is reported
As enormous. and the sole present
means OF relief Is by injunction pro
ceedings and practically inevitable
failure to establish ownership OF the
trespassing fiocks following.
To meet the difficulty Secretary
Hitchcock recommends the enactment
Of legislation which Will render ali
persons found In charge OF trespassine
hocks, whether owners or not, Grim
inally liable in the federal courts as
the best method by which the tres
passers can be driven IRON the re-
serves. and the objects OF the lesisia-
ton creating the forest reserves be
accomplished. In all, however, the
report shows decided advance ana
Improvement on earlier legislation
and methods OF the department,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-28
RUINS RICH IN LORE.
ltalica Home Of Three Roman Emper-
ors Offers Antiquarian Field.
BY William E. Curtis.

BY William e. Curtis.
Special Correspondence of The Chica-
go Record-Herald.
SEVILLE, Spain. Nov. Give rode
this morning over dreadful pave
ment. laid several hundred years ago.
and by appearances never repaired,
to. the old Roman city, Italica, whose
mute but majestic ruins have witnes.
sed succession of exciting events
since 1t was founded by Scipio Afri-
canus. nearly 600 years before Christ.
We passed through the gypsy quarter
called Triana, where Murillo Is said
to have spent much time sketching
peasant girls for his pictures, and
stopped for a moment at the spot
where tradition says that Saint Ru-
f1na and Saint Justina were making
cooking pots when they were stoned
to death for refusing to kneel to a
statue of Venus. Near by is church
with the curious name of Santa o."
for which | was not able to get an ex-
PLANTATION.
The road is rough, but the journey
is interesting. for you have chance
to see the peasants coming into town,
to watch the groups around the way
side inns, and the children swarming
in the cutters over their simple
sports. Children are alike the world
over and you find them in the south
of Spain playing the same games in
the same way as those OF Northern
Iowa.
The Andalusian mule cart is for
midable institution with two wheels.
eight and ten feet in diameter. and
a long body. without sides. upon
which the load is fastened with ropes.
Two. three and sometimes four big
mules are hitched tandem. and IAN
dalusia Is famous for its mules) with
miminuative donkey leader that is
called the papa" of the team. That's
another custom | could not find an
explanation for The biggest animal
is put between the shafts, and gets
all the licks and abuse, but its fate is
paradise compared with the wheel
ers in our mule teams. Spaniards are
supposed to be a very cruel people,
but they are invariably kind to ami
mails. and you seldom see horse or
n mule beaten. The drivers have
whips that make report like a re-
volver when they crack them. and
II you are not looking you may mis-
take 1t for blow. but the lash sell
dom touches the hide of the horse.
In several respects Italica was the
most magnificent of the Roman cities
in Spain. with villas. palaces. baths.
aqueducts. temples and ampitheaters.
and Scipio built great hospital there
for the wounded and sick soldiers
brought home from his campaign
against the Carthaginians. The ruins
extend over large area. the most
conspicuous pile being an ampihtheater
built on the same plan as the Coll
scum at Rome. for the same purpose.
and almost as large. The arena,
where many a gladiator and Christian
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-28

twelve amounting to $4,600.000 each
and twelve amounting to $4.500,00O
each. with an extra drawing at Christ
mas, in which the prizes amount TO
$40, 900 900. The whole affair is man
aged by the government. which col
lects tax coming and going. Every
lottery ticket sold brings In commits
sion OF Is per cent, and 10 per cent
of every prize is deducted for the
treasury Thus the government gets
80 per cent and the patrons 10 per
cent Of the proceeds.
There are dozen or more Offices
for the sale of tickets in every city.
and at least one In every village,
where the announcements Of the draw
ings are received by telegraph and
posted on bulletin board The busi-
ness is honestly managed. but many
counterfeit tickets are in circulation.
The lowest price is l pesata GO cents)
which buys the smallest fraction into
which ticket Is divided. Tickets are
hawked about the streets by old men
and children, and everybody buys
them, bankers, merchants, soldiers,
priests and especially women. A re-
cent lawsuit developed the fact that
the women operatives In a sing.e Gig
arctic factory had invested 5000 Pc
satas in counterfeit tickets for a sin
gle drawing and. of course, they lost
all their money.
The lottery Ia the source of most
OF the misery In Spain. and the ground
of all hope. People buy tickets with
the expectation of winning enough
money to educate their children. to
pay the expenses of a journey or buy
the exemption of son from military
duty; 10 get married, to pay off a
mortgage. TO buy necklace or a
watch or new gown or n tombstone
for some beloved one who sleeps in
an unmarked grave. And sacrifices
beyond human knowledge are made to
the god OF chance. Often people give
their asst pesata for bit OF paper that
may bring the luck to brighten the
rest of their lives.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-28
LATEST SHIPPER is
THE LITTLE ROCK.

Another shipper for the La Platas.
II is the Little Rock. Assays across
the vein made yesterday by John G.
Herr show the following values;
No. 1--Gold, Sal ounces; silver.
679; value $171.GO.
No. 2.-Gold, IA: silver. sc; val
ne, s312.
No. s.-Gold, .os; silver, ~; value,
s196
No. 4.-Gold. 24lo: silver. 1880;
value. Si9l.15. Ns.Ts
These four assays were made from
samples taken at various distances
across the vein, which Is four feet
wide, and while the exact value of the
entire vein cannot yet be told. 1t is
certain that the ore is OF ~ hir1 ade
and there can be nu uouht ihai the
Little Rock has shipping ore In large
quantities.
Mr.. w. Fl. White, one oI the own
ers, said this morning that car of
ore would be taken out and shipped
to the Durango smelter as scon as
possible. The samples were brought
down yesterday by Ed. Van Ehdert,
who has, with the help of two 9th
ers. been working on the property all
winter.
The lucky owners are. w. II. White.
Snyder d Buskrk, and Ed. Van En-.
dert. They have ten claims in all.
They are located few hundred yards
southeast of the Neeie, ted. so they
are in good locality. The owners
all sorts of predictions are being made
by mining men around town today
about the future greatness of the
mine.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-28
1HE GREATEST REEoRMER.

Estimated upon the numbers of peo-
pies influenced by the teachings of
any one Individual. Buddha must rank
AS the greatest reformer the world has
ever known. He was born in a little
village of the Himalaya mountains in
India $50 B. c.. and died in that coun-
try 472 B. C.
He came to India at a time when
1t was burdened with Hindu priest
craft and he taught such simple am
sublime faith that he gathered unto
him host of followers during his life
time, and Buddhism now has a great
or number of adherents than any re-
ligion on earth, numbering 400, 900
900.
The foundation of his teachings are
based upon Aour cardinal points;
lst.-Love oil mankind. 2d.-Holy
calm. 3d.-The suppression of desires
4th.-The protection of life, In refer
ence to the last, so highly do they val
ne life in all its forms that they Will
not kill animals of any kind for food.
and 1t is the highest. source of gratif-
cation to the Buddhist believer of to-
day. that not a drop of blood was ever
shed in the propaganda of this relig-
ion that now extends over all South
ern and Eastern Asia.
AS matter of comparison with the
ten commandments of our Bible. the
following ten commandments have
been formulated from the teaching
Of this great master of the prevailing
faith Of India and China;
1. Thou shalt kill no animal what
ever from the meanest insect up to
man.
2. Thou shalt not take what doth
not belong unto thee.
3. Thou shalt keep thyself pure
from all women save thy wife.
l. Thou shalt speak no word that
Is false.
s. Thou shalt refrain from drink
ing anything that intoxicates.
6. Thou shalt avoid all vile and bit
ter language. anger and haired.
I. Thou shalt not indulge in idle
and vain talk concerning thyself or
thy neighbor.
s. Thou shalt not covet thy neigh
boris goods.
0. Thou shalt not desire misfortune
or death to come unto thv neighbor.
or harbor envy. revenge, or malice.
10. Thou shalt not follow the doc
trines of strange gods.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-28

water. The Butterfly mill Is only
dropping FIVE out OF thirty stamps ow-
ing to lack of water and the Tomboy
is not able to run the ore mined for
same reason. 1t is moisture the
mines need more than anything else
at this time, being as important to
the industry as moisture is necessary
to the ranchmen.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


Department of the Interior.
Land Office at Durango, Colorado,
January 26, 1904.
Notice Is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver at Durango. Colorado.
on March 5, 1904, viz: Henry G.
Berri, who made Homestead Entry
No 25S2 for the n. w. q of N w. Il
section %. s II, 4 of N e. u and
N. " N. E. a section n. township
81 N, range 6 w, N. M. p. NJ.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land. viz:
Schuyler C. Whitney. of Vallecito.
Colorado John N. Root OF Vallecito.
Colorado; George A. Melville, of Val
lecito. Colorado; Bennett Bishop. OF
Vallecito. Colorado.
F, c. PERKINS. Register.
First Publication Jan. 2S.
Last Publication March 8.