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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
LILY SEEDS
Are Used in Place of Corn by kIam-
 ath Indians.

From Golfers Weekly.
 Some of the Indian tribes or the United States still cling to their primitive forms of food. A notable instance of this is the continued use of wokas by the Klamath Indians. This tribe occupies the Klamath reservation. which is a part of the terri tory originally occupied by them before the arrival of the white men, and lies in the southern part of Oregon. The land has but a small annual rainfall, but, on account of it's situation at the foot of the eastern slope of the Cascade mountains, it is we'll watered with streams and con- tains two considerable bodies of water. One of these, Klamath Marsh, Is particu- larly rich in plants and consequently in animal life Occupying 10, GOO acres of this marsh there is a solid growth of the large yellow water lily, Nymphaea poly sepala. In the old times the seeds of this plant were collected by the Indians, and, under the name of workas, furnished their principal grain supply. filling the place of corn used by some other tribes. Today these seeds are still collected and regarded by the Klamath Indians as a delicacy. The lily seeds are harvested in August: the wokas gatherer uses a dug out canoe, and polling herself around among the dense growth of stems and leaves, picks off the ful-grown seed pods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.

A special meeting of the stockholders of Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company is hereby called by the board of directors of the company to be held in the office of the company at Birmingham. Ala. on the first day of August 1904 at 10 o'clock. to consider the form of. the gener- al mortgage 4la per cent bonds to be is- sued by this company. and the form of the mortgage to secure the same; the making and issuing of such bonds of an authorized issue not to exceed S10OOO 900 nar value, and the execution and delivery of such mortgage to secure said bonds and to consider the provisions. grants and limitations to be contained in said mort gage including the method of refunding. redeeming or retiring the bonds secured bv mortgages now liens on the property of this company, the payment of commits sions. and the sale of certain portions of the bonds for corporate purposes of the company. all as may be be approved by the board of directors, and such other matters as may become before the meet ing.
 7-1-31-t J' r. HoSS, Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
TWENTY TRAMPS
 ROBBED OF MONEY
FOUR MEN TAKE POSSESSION OF MONEY AND CLOTHING AND THROW ONE MAN FROM MOVING TRAIN.

New York, July 4.--The fact that more than a score of tramps who were beat ing their way toward the west on a freight train, were held up and robbed by three of their own kind Saturday night before the train had passed the city lim- it's, became known today through the ar rest of three suspects. Not only were the victims relieved of their money, amount ing in all to about $2O, but at the point of three pistols were forced to remove all their clothing and hand it over to their captors. One of the victims, negro, was forced to stand in a corner of the box car while the robbers amused themselves by shooting at him. After he had fallen to the floor with several bullets in his body, he was thrown from the moving train. and a few minutes later the rob bers jumped from the. train. and disap- peared. The wounded negro made known the plight of his companions. and a search for the hold-up men was begun. When the three men were arrested they gave their names as John Lee. 26 of Hartford; liar rison Hobbs. IS years of Chicago, and Louis Berkholz, New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
HOTEL CHAMBERLAIN,

Most magnifceLtly situated and com fortably furnished hotel or the Atlantic coast. June to October
 SUMMER RATES, s3 PER DAY UP. Special weekly .ates. Orchestra boat Ing bathing. sailing, fishing tennis, golf. Largest military post in the country. Rendezvous of North Atlantic squadron. Booklets car. te had at Queen and Cres- cent and Southern railway offices.
 GEORGE F. ADAMS. Mgr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
RIoUNT sPRINcs HoTEI.

Open all the year. Recommended by all physicians for all diseases of the stomach, liver and kidneys and a power full alteration tonc First-class hotel &C., commodations Own dairy and livery sta ble, hot sulphur baths. bowling alley. ten his. croquet. pool and billiards. Rates per day g; s950 to $12.50 per week.
 BLOUNT SPRINGS co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
Special Excursion.

TO Chautauqua Lake July and S. at greatly reduced rates via the Queen and Crescent route. For information address AB. Freeman. T. P. A., Birmingham: C. Conn. D. P. A. Chattanooga, Tenn.
 s-16-to-7-8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
eREENBRlER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
WEST VIRGINIA,

W ID I ' IttNTIINIxa1 (The "OLD WHITE" Suphur). open June 22. Famous for it's sulphur baths. Mod ern improvements, with private baths. Or chestra. Terms, s15 to s25 week. $50 to $90 per month
 All tickets for St Louis Exposition, via C. & O. Ry. have stop-over privileges at White Sulphur. Write for booklet. Ad- dress GEO. A. MILLS. JR.. Mgr., Green brier White Sulphur Springs, ". Va.
 5-15-39t-su- tu- thu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05

The true story of the fires explorer of the west is now presented to the public in "'rhe Journey of Coronado from Mex leo to the Buffalo Plains of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska," translated from the original journals and edited by Geo. Parker Winship. This remarkable his tory told at first hand which has been pronounced of more thrilling interest than any historical novel, has just been published by A. S. Barnes X Co, in this notable Trail Makers series under the consulting elItorship of Prof. J. B. McMaster. While Coronados journey is of general historical interest. its publi- cation will be peculiarly welcome in the west. The east has had John Smith and Henry Hudson; the south, De Soto, and now the story of the first explorer of the west is brought within the reach of general readers. The Coronado is uni form with A. s. Barnes & Co.'S popular edition of the~ Journals of Lewis and Clark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05

The late Hugh StoweH Scott. author of "Barlasch of the Guard" (McCure Phillips & Co) better known as Henry Seton Marriman, adopted this pseudo nym to conceal from his father, an edi- tor of the Graphic, the ract that he was attempting literary career. The elder Scott wished his son to be a business man and frowned severely upon all Hugh's efforts at writing. On one occa- sion while the subject of Hugh's liter ary aspirations was under discussion, the irate father turned to his son and placed before the young author a volume of one of Hughs own stories and said, Now, if you could ever nope to write 8 book like this, it would be another thing altogether"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
world,s EaIr-st. Louie.

Tickets at low rates now on saie. For rarticulsrs apply to any Mobile and Ohio railroad agent s-SUu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
LITERARY NOTES.

Alfred Russell Wallace, the author of Mans Place in the Universe (Mc- Cure, Phillips &Co) who, as co-discov- erer with Darwin of the theory or nat ural selection" ought to be a thorough materialist. is quite otherwise. He is a strong believer in spiritualism, and has widely championed spiritualism as teach- ing valuable moral lessons. and leading to moral and spiritual improvement when rightly followed out. lie says, Some slight inexplicable phenomena in a friends family first arounsed my cu- riosity The facts becoming more as- sured, came to believe m the existence of preterhuman intelllgencies, that, though invisible and intangible, can and do act in matter and inform our mind. The cardinal maxim of spiritualism, how ever is that everyone must find out the truth for himself. It makes no claim to be received on heresay evidence, but on the other hand it demands that it be not rejected without patient, honest and fearless inquiry" r 4@
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
Shelby Springs, Ala.
J. W. MCMAHON, Proprietor.
THE ATLANTIC HOTEL and COTTAGES

Morehead City, North Carolina.
 Open June 1st. Dancing. bathing. fish ing. sailing. Most popular resort on At- lantic Coast. Hotel greatly improved. Rooms single or ensuite. Largest ball. room in South. Write for booklet. etc A. J. COOKIE Mgr. Morehead City. N. c. 5-17-2m-tu-thu-su.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
L. & W. Is the Best Route to the St. Louis Worlds Fair.

15 days to St. Louis and return. .$17.3o 60 days to St. Louis and return. 2o.3o Season ticket .... 24.J5 10 day coach excursion tickets,
 sold Tues-.ays and Thursdays 12.O5 National Democratic Convention. St. Louis and return. .......... .$15.55 Tickets on sale July 2, 3 and 4, good to return July 18th.
 Grand Lodge Elks. Cincinnati and return, limited July 26th.... .... .... .$14.IO Cincinnati and return via St. Louis, with final limit August 4lD. lS.fo For further information, apply to
 p. SID JONES, D. p. A., Both Phones 325. Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
E. M. Earle @ Son. Of Earle's Hotel, New York.
 Established 1S46.

LoRiNG SPRINGS, Mentone, Ala. Lookout mountain. 2500 feet altitude. Chalybeate and freestone water. fishing. boating. bathing. driving. ten-pins. and other amusements. Terms reasonable
 CHARLES A. I.ORING, Prop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05

The word "cosmopolitan" is much abused but surely if it were ever de- served, it belongs to the life and work of the famous caricaturist, Fly. Mayer. who has made over 100 drawings from life for "The Real New York;" which will be published June p. MT. Mayer was born in Germany-at Worms where Martin Luther nailed up his theses-lived for years in England. and spends his summers regularly in France. The greater part of his lire however, has been spent in America, where he has know everything from rancn life and ad- ventures on the frontiers of Texas, to the strenuous newspaper world of Chi cago, on to his busy studio in New York city There has probabl ybeen no other artist with so wide a cliente1e of editors. He Is a regular contributor to the great German humorous weekly, F'liegende Blatter. to the chief French comic, Le Rire, to the English BlacK and Whire. and others. as well as to al the promi- nent magazines and comic papers in America.
 During one of his voyages abroad, he made carcatu-es of all the famous Flu ropean carcaturists, and they, in turn made elaborate caricatures of him. Mir Mayer and the late Phil May were inti- mate friends and in one of Mays later pictures in Punch, MT. Mayors portrait appeared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05

Speoial through trains leave East Lake at lO.3O, Id. AS add II o'clock every
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
SUMMER RESORTS.
DeKALB HOTEL, Fort Payne, Ala.

1900 feet above sea level; newly fitted and refurnished; every room an out. side room; baths free; tennis courts. pool rooms, billiards. bowling alley. An ideal summer resort. Terms reason. an.e.
 A. A. MASON, Proprietor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05

Gertrude Atherton's article from the North Aberican Review, "Whyis is Ameri- can Literature Bourgeois? is under dis cussisn now in the English press. One critic goes so far as to take up the cud- gels for American Literature. and in- ouires if Mrs. Atherton Is not thinking only of fiction, remarking that fiction and literature are more often than not two different things He adds, in de- fence of American fiction: Tt is no small thing for a country 70 nave pro- duced from living authors sucn aemr- able books as 'The Grandissimes,' by George Cable '7rhe Rise. of silas Lap ham, by w. D. Howels. and Daisy Miller" by Henry James This list of worthy American fiction is good enough as far as it goes; but might not Mary E Wilkeins F'reeman's new volume, .aThe Givers" and Margaret DeLand's "Dr yavendar's People" and many others sbe added with equaincritical pro nrietv? Our generation is probably writ ing better than itself and the critics know. --'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05

Philip Verril Mighels, au.-.or of "Bruvver Jim's Baby" Is recovering from a very severe operation, to which he was ubjected just about, the time of the publication of .'Bruvver Jim It seemed for while as if he might repeat the experience of his father. Henry Rust MiRhels. who wrote a book called Sage Brush Leaves in 1879. and died short time before its publications; or the expe- rience of the author of David Harum.' who did not live to know the measure of his own success. MT. Mighels Is now up and about and has left New York to go to the country to complete his recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-05
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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
Concerning Women.

Miss Maggie J. Walz, Of Calumet,
Mich, Is the only Finnish newspaper
publisher in America. She is sole own,
er, editor and publisher Of the Naisten
Lehi, or the Ladies' Journal. The mag
aZine Is the official organ Of the Finn
ish ladies' societies of America, and is
read by the Finnish women through
out the world.
The American woman in Berlin pays
about $3.50 a month for street car
ticket. This bears her photograph and
must be shown on demand The bearer
can board a car as often as she pleases
and at any point in the city where the
cars pass. The ticket is good for the
month. If she does not take $1.5C
worth of. rides it is her own lookout
and If she takes more it is ali one (
the railroad company.
There is a fruit grower in Southern
California, Mrs. II. W. R. Strong
who owns $50 acres of walnut trees
besides growing many other kinds of
fruit and nuts as well. She recently
read a paper before the State Board
of Trade on the value of pampas grass
as a crop, and also on the cultivation
of the pomegranate in Southern Cali,
fornia, which showed a comprehensive
grasp of the details of the work. She
herself makes a considerable amount OF
money from these crops yearly.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
Troublea 81 Litt1e Boya.

Troubles of Little Boys.
Before they had arithmetic,
Or telescopes, or chalk,
Or blackboards, maps and copy books
When they could only talk;
Before Columbus came to show
The world geography,
What did they teach the little boys
Who went to school like me? 49,
There wasn't any grammar then,
They couldn't read or spell.
For books were not invented yet
l think twas just as we'll.
There were not any rows of dates.
Or laws, or wars, or kings,
Or generals, or victories,
Or any of those things.
There couldn't have been much to learn;
There wasn't much to know;
Twas nice to be boy
Ten thousand years ago.
For history had not begun,
The world was very new,
And in the schools don't see what
The children had to do.
Now, always there is more to learn
How history does grow!
And every day they find new things
They think we ought to know.
And If it must go on like this,
I'm glad l live to-day,
For boys ten thousand years from now
VIII not have time to play.
Answers
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
Sayings of Children,

"Oh, mammal exclaimed small
Bobby after seeing a dachshund for
the first time. 81 saw such a funny
dog this morning. He was two dogs
long and only half dog high"
"Who can tell me what meter is?"
asked the teacher of the juvenile class.
Il can," promptly replied the urchin
at the pedal extremity tits a thing
what you chop meat with"
Teacher-Whats a fort, Tommy !
Tommy-A place for soldiers. Teacher
That's right. Now, Johnny, can you
tell me what fortress is? Johnny
A place for soldiers wives.
What did you take your little sis
ter's orange for?" asked a mother of
her strenuous young hopeful. Il guess
it must be cause I'm one of them KEEP
termonkeyacts," replied the small
philosopher.
Bessie" said a mother to her little
daughter as the latter finished saying
her prayer, you didn't tell God how
naughty you had been to-day, did
your" "No, mamma" replied Bessie.
i don't believe in telling our family
affairs to outsiders"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

A lighthouse has been established in
the great Arizona desert. Unlike the
lighthouses set for the benefit Of mari
ners it is not signal of danger, but of
safety.
Two years ago a couple of desert
prospectors died of thirst within a
short distance of the place where the
lighthouse has been established. Had
the light then been there they would
not have persisted, for the light marks
we'll of water, the only water within
thirty miles of the spot.
One life has already been saved by
the establishment of the lighthouse,
for an old German gave up the struggle
with heat, sand and thirst and lay
down to die. This was just at dusk
When it had become little darker he
CHANGED to open his eyes and saw a
light. 1t gave him courage. He arose
staggered on until he came to the light
and found water
The lighthouse is simply a tall con.
tonwood pole with lantern on the top
1t is tended by Joseph Drew, who
dwells in the little oasis and ministers
to the wants of travellers who pass
that way. The light is visible a long
distance across the plain in every di
rection in the night time.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
A Lovable Old Woman.

You sometimes see woman whose
old age is as exquisite as was the per-
feet bloom of her youth. You wonder
how this has come about; you wonder
how it is her life has been long and
happy one. Here are some Of the rea-
sons:
She kept her nerves well in hand
and inflicted them on no one.
She mastered the art of saying pleas
ant things.
She did not expect too much from
her friends.
She made whatever work came to
her congenial.
She retained her illusions and did
not believe all the world wicked and
unkind.
She relieved the miserable and SYM
pathized with the sorrowful.
She never forgot that kind words
and a smile cost nothing, but are price
less treasures to the discouraged.
She did unto others as she would be
done by, and now that old age has
come to her and there is halo of
white hair about her head, she is loved
and considered. This is the secret of
long life and happy one.-Rich-
mond Palladium.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
Cooperative HousekeeDing.

The women Of Ontario, Cal, have for
some time past been conducting an ex,
pertinent in cooperative housekeeping
and have met with such success that
they have formed a cooperative family
club.
About dozen families Of the repre-.
sentative citizens Of the place have
| united, rented two-story private resi-
dence and established joint house
Keeping arrangement. -Four employees,
including a stewardess, do the work of
the establishment, supplying meals 10
the forty-three persons who make up
the dozen families. Their united wages
amount to about $3.50 a month, as
against the $50 and $35 a month which
good cooks and general houseworkers
in the place demand, and which each
family has heretofore been obliged to
pay when 1t was possible to secure
them.
Each family has Its own table in the
cooperative house, with individual
equipment Of linen, silver and decora.
ton. Every month the expenses ara
carefully audited by the clubs commit
tees and the amount assessed pro rata
among the club members, children pro.
portionately according to their ages.
Eleven cents per meal per person is
the average cost, the best Of food being
provided. The women of the club take
turns in making out the menu. and in
this way the tastes of each family are
consulted.
The undertaking is very similar tc
that Of Longwood, near Chicago, and
others that have been tried in other
places.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
WATCH cHILDREN's FRIENDS.
Fathers and Mothers Should Look
Into Boys Associations

Fathers and Mothers Should Look
Into Boys Associations
It is natural ana desirable that, to
reasonable extent, children should
be allowed and encouraged TO choose
! their own little friends. However, the
mother should consider it a part Of
her maternal duty, to inquire into their
associations, both in school and out,
and to discourage such as do not ap-
pear entirely desirable
Children do unfortunately in one
| sense-contract lasting friendships, as
rule, and the more violent the at
| tachment in it's beginning, the sooner
will come its ending; hence, it is not
| often necessary for the mother or ia.
ther to interpose and break off the
acquaintance in the abrupt fashion
that always arouses resentment and
often provokes disobedience.
When it can be avOided-and it al
most invariably can, if proper precau-
tons be taken-this is not wise rule
| to follow; for in most cases the chill
dren thus thrust apart conceive and
nourish a feeling Of anger against the
intervening power, while their affec-
ton for each other Is intensified sim
ply through being forbidden.
The better plan is to follow up the
| children's little acQuaintances as they
are formed, and to gently nip in the
bud those that were best not formed
at all, taking care not to do this in q
way that seems arbitrary or unjust.
Some children appear to have an I'M
fortunate proclivity for forming un-
desirable friendships-often because
of a too generous nature, which at
tracts good and bad influences alike
and is incapable Of perceiving the es,
sential differences between them; and
constant and careful watching and
training than the more trusy ones who
are less impressionable.
1t Is not good for any child to grow
up without friends of his own choos
ing, since these are more likely to be
after his own heart than any which
can be chosen for him.
Fathers, as well as mothers, should
look into their growing boys associa
tons; for no boy can be trusted en-
tirely to follow his own inclinations II
a matter which so closely concerns
his personal welfare, while he will
if approached in the right way, fee
fiattered rather than annoyed by the
interest his parents evince in his lit
tie affairs.