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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
LUCKY FARMER
Flows Up Buried Treasure Amounting
 to Over $300,0oo.

Groveland (N. Y) Cor. New York World.
 The people of the neighboring village of Mt. Morris are greatly worked up over the reported finding of a treasure of buried gold coins on the farm of John F. White, on Squakie Hill. The general report is that the gold amounts 10 about s3O0000, although some of the optimistic who have talked with Farmer White put the value of the coins of high as $500 GOO. Livingston county has not been so full of mysterious rumors for many genera tons. and almost everybody has a diff ferent story to tell of the wonderful find.
 During the American Revolution. one of the stories goes, a paymaster in the Con tinental army on his way into the Gen esee and Wyoming valleys was mur- dered by Indians who buried somewhere in the hills the gold that the paymaster and his assistants were taking with them to pay the soldiers. Squakie Hill is one of those surrounding the Genesee valley.
 The story of the buried treasure grow ing as the years went by, has been hand ed down from generation to generation in Livingston county, and nearly every body who has been born and brought up in the vicinity has made a search for the buried treasure at one time or an- other. Every cave and cleft in the rocks, and every old hollow tree has been ex- plored. and men have been digging here and there in the hills, off and on, for a hundred years. But up to the present time so far as was ever known, nobody has ever come across a single coin.
 Clairvoyants and so-called mind read CTS have been brought here and to Mt. Morris. in the hope they might dream out the location of the gold. and small parties following the mysterious tips re- ceived have dug at night on Squalde Hill and in a hundred other places without success.
 The story now circulating through Liv- ingston county is to the fleet that one of Farmer Whites hired men was en- gagged the other day in blowing part of the farm that had never before been titled, when his plowshare turned over a large flat stone. Under the stone was another round. fiat stone, which gave forth il hollow sound when accidentally struck The round stone being lifted up a vault or hole In the ground was dis covered. The farm hand replaced the cover and when he went up to the barn to turn in the horse for the night he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
SPECIAL LOW RATES VIA SOUTH
 ERIN RAIL MAY

Eureka and Hot Springs, Ark, and re- turn. One fare plus g round trip. Tickets sold only on Wednesdays and Saturdays of each week during the months of June. July, August and September. limited sixty days for return.
 St. Louis and return, account worlds fair. Season tickets sixty-day tickets and fifteen-da tickets are sold daily. On rruesdays and Thursdays of each week during month of June, coach excursion tickets will be sold to St. Louis at less than the one-way standard rate, limited ten days for return.
 Atlantic City, N. J.-One first-class fare plus s1 round trip, account Imperial coun- cil Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Tickets on sale July m and Il, limited to July 23. 1904 Fourth of July Rates-One and one-thlrd fare round trip. Minimum rate 50 cents Tickets sold from all points on Southern railway. Selling dates July 2. and 4. lim- tied to July 8, 1904. For detailed informa Q. ton call on nearest agent, or address
 J. N. HARRISON.
 DlSsrict Passenger Agent R. B. CREAGH.
 Travelling Passenger Agent,
 Birmingham. Ala
 6-11-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
A useful system.

From Harper's Weekly.
 The wife of a distinguished congressman in enduring some good natured chaff over the recent failure of theory which she has held as to the uses of memory systems. Not long ago at a large din- ner, she was telling of a remarkably gifted man whom she had lately met but whose name had escaped her.
 q am sure,, she said, while the com pany waited eagerly for the system to work, "I am sure his name began with B, and had three syllables"-a long pause "Oh yes, I remember" she announced finally: Tt was Moore"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03

told Mir. White all about what he had discovered.
 That same night. it is said. the owner of the farm went by himself to the vault with a lantern and spade. A neighbor saw the lantern, he says, travelling sev- eral times that night between Squakie Hill and the White dwelling. This and some talk let fall by MT. White himself have given rise to the story that all of the immense buried treasure has been recovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03

nished sufficient proof of the correct ness of my opinion as expressed in my reply to Col. Pearson and therefore de- cline to make any retraction. Very truly,
 R. H. COBBS. Greensboro. June 3O 1904
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
EXCURSION RATES
To Eastern Cities Via Savannah and
 Steamships.

The Central of Georgia railway and It's connections sell excursion tickets to east ern cities and return via Savannah and Ocean Steamship company or Merchant and Miners Transportation company, at greatly reduced rates Tickets include meals and berth aboard ship. For further information apply to nearest ticket agent or E. II. Fell Travelling Passenger Agent, Birmingham, Ala. 6-1-eod-f !
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03

The ladies of the Avondale Baptist Church will give a Barbecue at Avondale Park on July 4th. Price 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
OR. COBBS REPLIES ID QUINCY EWING Advent's Rector and the Points
 at Issue Reviewed C0BBS WILL NOT REIRACI He Is, However, Personally Friendly to the Rev. Mir. Ewing and Tells
 of Ills Leaning in the Ad-
 vent Trouble.

The Rev. pr. Cobbs of Greensboro, sec retary of the diocesan council of the Epis- copal Church of Alabama, sends the Age Herald the following open letter to the Rev. Quincy Ewing, rector of the Church of the Advent of this city;
 Rev. cuincey Ewing, Birmingham. Ala:
 Rev. and Dear Sir: Your letter in The Age-Herald of June 29 is at hand, and I reply as follows:
 l claim to have some knowledge of the English language and I am willing to- ae- cept your paraphraze of my words and stand to my statement, that l made no comment whatever on your standing as clergyman on September D. 1908. I ex- pressed no opinion whatever on that sub 1ect. but did say, and now repeat that If Bishop Beckwith had given evidence on that day he would have felt it to be his duty to withdraw that evidence after re- ceiying Bishop Brattons letter of De- tober 4
 You ask certain questions to which I re- ply very frankly:
 | l. Was or was 1 not qualified cler- gymah of the church on September 27, 1s0S?' To this 1 answer, that so far as I
 know, you were recognized as a qualified clergyman in the DIOCESE OF MISSES
 SlPPl. q underscore these words for a reason which will appear later) | 2. You ask: "If 1 was did become a
 disqualified clergyman between September
 27 and October 4, 19O8?' To this answer. you did not so far as know ,. You ask: Did you mean to assert
 that information in Bishop Beckwith' s 1 possession September N permitted him to
 write that was qualified clergyman of
 the church. and that information received
 from Bishop Bratton on or about October
 made it impossible for him to write without violating is duty?' To the first part of this question I answer no I did
 not mean to say and did not say that
 Bishop Beckwith gave the required evil
 dence on September 27, On the contrary | l assert, upon the authority of Colonel | Pearson, that he did not give such evi- dence. In regard to the second part of the question: I answer yes. and say that after receiving Bishop Brattons letter it was impossible for him to give the desired ev- idence.
 | f. You ask: Was I or was I not a | qualified clergyman of the church on Oc- | tober 4, and if I was, why would it have been the duty of Bishop Beckwith to withdraw his certificate to this effect. given September 27, 1903?'' To this I re- ply: That on the 4th of October you were qualified clergyman in the diocese of Mississippi. but with the statements made | in Bishop Bratton's letter still in force. l you would not have been recognized as a. | qualified clergyman in the diocese of Ala bama, and because Bishop Beckwith un- der the circumstances could not recognize | you as such he declined to accept that | first letter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
The Late Bishop Thompson

Tn regard to Bishop Thompson I will say l Knew him fairly we'll. I admired him as nreacher; placed a high value
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03

not ignore the facts connected with the Morris marriage.
 3. That he was anxious to give a letter dimissory in the proper canonical form hut the fact made it impossible to do so.
 4. That he was greatly embarrassed in trying to frame q letter which would fell the truth and yet not reflect rpon Rev. Mir. Ewing.
 5. That Mr. Ewing's character was un- assailable.
 6. That MT. Ewing had violated thav canon.
 '. And declares in the postscript that MT Ewing Is a clergyman n good stand Ing fin his diocese"
 Thess words were underseored by the bishop.
 He adds that these statements seem to be inconsistent. Perhaps they are but the case was sn extraordinary one and that he had no apology to make for talk ing such a stand'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-22
(aIN I lal
F2N,l!lAIRY]|

At the recent meeting Of the Ameri-
can Warehousemen's association Ma
jor Henry E. Alvord in an address dis
cussing the experiments conducted by
the government in refrigeration Of dali
ry products said:
1--WE succeeded very we'll in placing
butter from Minnesota, Kansas and
other states we'll west Of Chicago on
the London and Manchester markets
in practically as good condition as when
it left the creameries where it was pro
duced.
1--WE are studying different tempera-
lures for storing butter. This work is
being conducted in Chicago. that be-
ing considered a convenient center for
handling butter. We had about two
tons of butter churned for us from
homogeneous lot Of cream on the same
day in big Kansas creamery, so that
every pound which we obtained was
identical with the rest. We packed the
butter in about sixty tubs, and this is
now stored at five different tempera-,
lures in the city of Chicago. We in
tend to hold this butter in lots from
100 to 800. pounds in compartments
having approximately and respectively
the temperature of 80 degrees, 20 de-
greeS, 10 degrees, zero and from 8 de-
grees to 10 degrees below zero, as we
are able to obtain it. This butter will
and part of it for six months or longer.
examined perhaps every sixty days or
as often as may seem expedient,
scored by the very best talent that can
be obtained in the country, for the pur-
| pose Of determining it's commercial
| quality and with view Of ascertain
ing the effects of these different tenn
peratures upon the preservation Of
quality and also by very close weigh
ing OF determining the question of
shrinkage. These two points are prac-
"tically the most important ones to the
holders Of butter in storage. ! am not
prepared to give any results whatever
/ in this connection and will only state
that it is a tentative trial. 1t is intend
ed to be but the beginning of an inves~
tigation which shall deserve that name
and which we mean to make sufficient
Iy exhaustive to give definite and sat
| isfactory results
Why Dziryfng Maintains Fertility.
Professor Curtiss at the recent dairy
convention at Cedar Rapids, Ia, told
why dairying maintains the fertility
of the farm. He said: "In selling
$1,000 worth Of wheat from an Iowa
farm at present prices we sell with it
about $3.50 worth OF fertility. In sell
ing 81 900 worth of corn we sell about
$3.50 worth of fertility or constituents
which would cost the farmer this
amount if he were obliged to buy com
mercial fertilizers to maintain the fer
'$i1ity of the farm. But we can convert
ISL 900 worth of corn into beef, pork or
mutton and sell it In that form and not
1sremove over 500 worth of fertility from
1the farm, or we can convert $1,000
worth of feed into butter and not re-
move a single dollars worth Of fertil-
ity with it. Butter is almost wholly
pure fat or carbon, and it adds nothing
to the value, or productive capacity of
the soil.''
Opposed, burt Not Opposed.
4 Yes, we are ".agin'' the hand sep
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-22
Box and Its Meanings.

The word box" has great many
different meanings. Here are some Of
its uses as a noun substantive: First, q
case of any size or material, akin to
pyx, from pyxus, the box tree; second,
the drivers seat on carriage, which
often has a lid covering receptacle
for small parcels; third, a present, es-
pecially a gift at Christmas time;
fourth, inclosed seats in theater or in
q. court of justice; fifth, box drain;
sixth, snug private house, as shoot
ing box: seventh, cylindrical hollow
iron in wheels, in which the axle runs;
eighth, trough for cutting miters in
carpentry; ninth, the space between
the blackboard and sternpost of boat;
tenth. an awkward position-e. g., in
the wrong box" eleventh, the box tree;
twelfth, the box iron Of laundress.
Box is used also as verb (thir-
teenth), to fight with fists or gloves;
fourteenth, to go over the points of the
compass in order, describing its divi-
sions; fifteenth, to strike with open
hand upon the ear; sixteenth, to cause
a vessel to turn on her keel, to box
haul. Other uses also are consequent
upon these.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-22
HindoO Witcbcraft.

All Hindoos believe in witchcraft,
and, in strange contrast to the old be-
levers in witchery, they believe that
young and pretty maidens are the chief
actors in such uncanny mummeIy. II
crops are blighted or if a general sick
ness prevails they write the names Of
all the young women Of the vicinity
on separate tree branches and then i'm
merse the stems of the twigs for four
hours and a half in a solution of holy
water and aromatic herbs. If one or
more of the twigs wither during the
specified time the young woman whose
name or names are attached thereto is
Immediately put to death. Thus the
influence of the witch is counteracted,
the crops saved and health restored.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-22
"A Man Is What He Eats.

:, have seen some of the uncooked
fruits and nuts people. l don't say
saw the right ones. Like enough,
saw only those who, for the good Of
the cause, should never have been al
lowed to wander forth into society.
They one and all professed loudly to
be in the rudest physical health. 1t
seemed to me they lacked the proper
scenic accessories. A floral pillow with
REST" on it in immortelles, say about
here, and a sheaf OF wheat tied with
purple satin faced ribbon over there
would have seemed more natural and
suited their complexion better. AS to
their mental vigor, after l had heard
them talk awhile / gave right in to
their most cardinal doctrine: A man
is what he eats. If he eats beef he
becomes of the beef beefy; if he eats
nuts he becomes-but enough.-Every-
s3ody's Magazine.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-22
"Sunday Folks"

When DIR. John Cairns went from
Scotland to Ireland for rest and travel
in 1864 he was at once delighted by
discovering from the guides who
showed him about that most of the
landed gentry were Sunday folks"
That's a fine CASTLE" he would say,
pointing to big house set like crown
on some rocky hill.
"Yis, sorr," said his guide. "'Tis Sir
John O'Connor's," or, "'Tis Sir Rory
OMore's.' He always added, He's a
Sundah mon.''
At last DR.. Cairns grew curious.
''What is Sunday man?' he asked.
"Well, sorr, it do be mon thot has
so many writs out ag'in him for debt
that he stays shut up tight in his house
all the week and only, comes out on
Sundah, when the law protects him.
DR.. Cairns opinion of the landed gen
try underwent a change.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-22
How Heavy a Brick May BE.

Some years ago one man bet another
that he could not move an ordinary
brick tied to the end of a cord two or
three miles long 4 straight and level
road just outside Chichester, n. Y,
was selected for the trial. The brick
was not moved, and the man lost his
bet for large amount. 1t was stated
by some one present that the brick, al
though weighing only seven pounds,
would from distance of two or three
miles represent dead weight of near
ly tnn
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-22
Rheumatism,
Vital Magnetism

natures only method of restoring per-
feet health, no matter now long stand
ing or how hopeless the case may appear.
We cure to stay cured.
All kinds of headaches removed in one
minute without the aid of drugs.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-22
MI IN
VA n 7 Ed
We want a man in this locality
% sell the world renowned
WHEELER & WILSON,

the only sewing machine so far irf
advance of all others that with IT
the dealer can readily overcome all
competition. 1t is backed by rep
utation of SO years unparalleled
success and thousands of the first
machines made are still giving
their owners faithful service.
We prefer man with experience
in some kind of canvassing (but
this is not absolutely necessary
and who can procure horse and
wagon. To such person we can
offer exceptional inducements.
We do not sell our machines to
catalogue houses or department
stores. We furnish them to our
authorized agents only and protect
them in their sale.
This is a splendid opportunity
for some energetic man to establish
himself in a good permanent busi-
ness.
When answering, please give full
information regarding yourself,
age, previous occupation, etc.
ADDRESS
Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co.
72-74 Wabash Ave., Chicago, til.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-22

Yes, we are ':agin'' the hand sep
arator, and we are one Of it's best
friends at one and the same time. The
hand separator has been a godsend to
the farmers of those districts which
are less dense1y populated than our
own Martin county end where it would
be impossible fer "a whole milk cream
cry to survive. They have been the
means of furnishing a commodity
which can be shipped to a central
churning point, and by thus being
furnished a market for their prod
uct the farmers have been encouraged
to go into the dairy business more or
less extensively. Without a market
they could not be expected to milk
its benefits. And to the farmer, even
in our own county, who is remote
from creamery, the hand separator
and the cream wagon are most sub
benefits, bringing to his very
door the same benefits which his
neighbor in the next township enjoys.
e. K Slater in Fairmont News.
"A Good Judge saf Milk and Cream.
A buttermaker should be a good
Judge Of milk and cream, not only be-
ing acquainted with the different fla
wers contained therein, but he should
also be thoroughly informed as to the
causes responsible for the production
OF these flavors. Thus he is enabled
to talk intelligeCly with his patrons
and instruct them in caring for the
raw material and will also be able to
gain their confidence to a marked de
gree A buttermaker cannot well af-
ford to neglect the selection of his
milk and cream at the weigh room door.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-22
Get n Big 0verrun.


Professor G. L. Mckay in his a0-
dress to the Minnesota Dairymen's as
ISOLATION brought up anew the vita;
point Of overrun, ON which the Iowa
dairy school has been placing so much
stress for year or more 1t is most
important, and we are advised, says
Creamery Journal, that the so called
eentralizing plants have distinct adj
vantage over the ordinary cooperative
creamery in that the manages demand
daily statements from their butter
makers land require that the overrun
be ample. We know that thousands
and thousands of dollars are annually
bein~ thrown away in Iowa creameries
simpl because the method of produc-
ing a large overrun is not understood
by the buttermakers, who alone are.
usually made responsible for the entire
process of buttermaking. Iowa's CO..
operative creameries must get into the
harness and introduce modern ideas
end modern methods if they are to be
as successful as they have a right to be.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-22
Sour
Stone Ch

No appetite, loss of strength, nervous
ness. headache, constipation, bad breath,
general debility. sour risings, and catarrh of
the stomach are al due to Indigestion Kodol
cures indigestion. This new discovery repre-
sents the natural juices of digestion as they
exist in healthy stomach combined with
the greatest known tonic and reconstructive
properties. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does not
only cure indigestion and dyspepsia, but this
famous remedy cures all stomach troubles
by cleansing, purifying, sweetening and
Strengthening the mucous membranes lining
the stomach.
MIR. S. S. Ball, Of Raveaswood w. Va says
was troubled with sour stomach for twenty years.
kodol cured me and are now using it in milk
for baby
kodol Digests What You Eat.
Bottles only Sl.oo Size holding 2K times the trial
size, which sells for so cents.
Prepared by e. G. Dewitt & CO., CHICAGO
For Sale by II. ]. Stangl.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-22
Sailing Cows.

Cows should have small supply Of
salt every day. The best way, if posi-
ble is to keep block of rock salt where
they can get at it whenever they want.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-22
THE .CHEESEMAKER

Taking all things into consideration,
it is hard to estimate the value to our
great national industry by the gener-
al adoption of cool method of curing
cheese, says J. w. Wheaton of Toron-
to. Something may be learned from
the experience of the past two sea-
sons in Canada. The weather has been
cool, and conditions for curing were
in the average factory much better
than usual. One result Of this has
been the largely increased demand for
Canadian cheese in Great Britain, re-
sulting in higher prices and better
values for the milk producers.
But the weather cannot always be
depended upon, and factory men should
SO equip their factories as to be prac-
ticaIly Independent of it. Unless they
do so hot season may put them back
where they were two or three years
ago.
Greatest Cheese State.
New York state provides nearly one
half of the total amount of cheese pro-
duced in this country, according to the
report of State Commissioner of Agri-
culture Charles A. Wieting, made pub
lie a short time ago During 1902 the
production of cheese in that state was
$685., 516 pounds and of butter 49,
919,794 pounds. In 1892 the cheese
production was 130,991,310 pounds, but
the production of butter that year was
only 19,497,357 pounds.
The commissioner says that the con-
sumption of pure milk is increasing
with great rapidity. While in 1884 the
milk consumed in the city of New
York In one form or another was $780,
954 forty quart cans, In 1894 it was
1893, 454 forty quart cans and IN 1903
1,734, 953 forty quart cans.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-10
TOOK R. l. OFFICER FOR
AN EXPOSITION GUARD.

The members OF the Rhode Island party
at the st. Louis exposition are busy tell
ing OF their experiences and many Jokes
are being related with gusto about a
number OF we'll known men, including
several members OF the governors and
OF the brigade staff
One OF the latest officers noted for his
distinguished appearance and for the
number OF decorations he can wear when
he chooses rather ruefllly tells one on
himself. He was standing near one OF
the large buildings and was clad I'm his
state uniform when he was approached
by n rather sharp featured woman from
one OF the western states.
What building is that my manT' she
asked. indicating the structure with her
parasol.
Il am sure I cannot tell YOU" returned
the officer
well you ought to be able to-" snapped
the western woman. 'Nhat good arc
YOU around here. anyhow
She had taken him for one OF the JEFF
fersonian Guards, who are supposed to
be walking encyclopedias OF tho big fair
and others OF the star report similar
cases of mistaken Identity.