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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
Interesting things about Leaf Cutting Ants

In the tropical countries there is species of ant known as the leaf-cutter. It is the habit of these ants to go forth each day and cut the leaves from trees and plants that grow in their vicinity. In South America these leaf-eutters have been known to destroy whole groves of quinine and coffee trees by stripping them bare of their foliage Orange and mango trees also suffer greatly from these ray agers.
 But those who have made the ant and his ways of life study tell us the little insect does not work such destruction through mere wantonness. Leaf-gathering fruit and grain-gathering a means of sus- tenance to man.
 After cutting the leaves the ants carry them to their underground dwellings, where they bite them Into small bits and stack them in thick, close ayers to fer ment- This process of Fermentation goes on sometime in the dark, damp place, and then there springs from the rich leaf mold tiny, tender fungus. This crop of fungus is carefully watched by the ant farmer, and when 1t Is ripe 1t Is cut and stored away for food. As the ants are ex- tremely fond of this diet, they work con stantly to keep an inexhaustible supply of rottlng leaves in their fungus fields Often, when the ant settlement Is large one, they are obliged to go long distances to obtain leaves enough to supply them and 1t Is quite wonderful to see the splen- did roads they make through the forest a chalk-line, and are kept clean and smooth by the busy little travellers The leaf-cutter knows no obstacle, for he goes around nothing that happens to stretch across his path. If log or stone inter- feres with his roadway he goes over It. never around 1t. If q stretch of unfit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

fcathered things that waddled in a most Imaginable manner as they followed one like themselves, who was much larger
 'Qnack, quack, quaek.' they all said, and scattered on seeing Trinket. But Trinket had not forgotten the old hcn so he gave them q wide berth He did not like feathered things that wore long, sharp noses on their heads.
 Buger had followed rrinket, and when he saw the old duek go off down the hill toward pond of water, with all the little duckllngs following. he decided 10 70, too; so away he crept on all fours. look. ing much like Il little duck himself
 Meanwhile, Trlnket hud come across the fatbeled cury-tailed little crea- lures that went "grunt, grunt, grunt, and rooted their noses In the ground. Now, for some reason or other, Trlnknt was not the least bit afrnld of these little piggies--for piggies they were. So he bounded after them and parked in bold, soldierly way, as if to frighten the lives out of them.
 The plggles ran under a fence with Trinket at their tails when, lol Trinket went plump against huge creature that this proud creature was the old turkey gobbler-czar of all that dominion known as the barnyard. He did not permit any thing that lived to run smash, dab Into him, and he gave vent to q horrible "Gob- ble! Gobbe," and charged. with wings spread, full upon the hapless Trinket Trlnket, somehow realizing his danger fled out under the fence just in time to save himself from the attack. Nor did he stop running till he had reached the edge of the pond which Bulger was headed for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

Bulger was sitting there on a mat where the bright sun made his blue eyes blink and turned the soft, silky fuzz on his round head to spun gold. Bulger's cheeks stuck out round and fat to correspond in shape with his body, which his mamma would say was "a b'essed, blessed little body, so 1t Is.
 "Goo-goo" now, for he was busy trying to eat one of his soft, pink fists. He had been chewing away with his four white teeth on a hard rubber ring, but not find ing 1t possible to obtain wee bite or It he had thrown 1t away with disgust.
 As Trinket passed the porch Buger, having nothing else to do, looked after him. Then of sudden an Idea came into his round poll. He felt inclined to been off that porch except when in some ones arms or seated in his wicker. go- cart But this dependence on others could not last always If he meant to grow into a big boy like his brother Bob bv-a giant of five years--he must begin to take care of himself. So,. on all fours (he had not learned the trick of walking on two legs yep he started towards the edge of the porch floor, which was raised only six inches above the softest and greenest of grass that grew. all over the ward. On reaching the jumping or place" Bulger deliberately turned round and proceeded to let himself down back wards that Is to say, he went over the edge of the porch to the ground-siS inches below! feet foremost, Just as ne should. Bulger was no fool and knew that to crawl over head first would mean to land with his nose in the earth. In deed. he was q wise fellow for his months. After deposlting himself on the grass that felt delicious to his bare. pink feet, he turned toward the barnyard. go. ing quite rapdly-seeing that he had all fours to run on.
 Trinket had stopped halfway to the barn and was frisklng round and barking
 
 leisnrely down the warm, dusty path. The bug did not seem to notice Trinket. which was very funny, indeed. since one point of Trinket's little paw could cover
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
A Scent Party.
Something to Test the Noses Power and
 Make Children Laugh.

something 10 Test the Noses Power and
 Make Children Laugh.
 Little readers of this page, did you ever attend a scent party?"
 Here is the way to give one.
 Blindfold each guest in turn (one at a time. of course) and seat him, or her. in the centre of the room. where all the other guests may keep the "trial'' In view. Then bring in a basket of sucb articles as are here named: A bottle of turpentine, bottle of camphor. one of peppermint, a moth ball, rose. d bit of salt codfsh a leaf of rosemary, an onion, etc.. etc.
 Although the odors and perfumes of these articles are familiar to ;.ll--when scented singly, and with the eyes open it is astonishing, and laughable, too. to hear the blunders of the blindfolded one as he endeavorS to name the articles that are passed in rapid succession before his nose. He will declare turpentine is camphor, peppermint a rose a moth ball will be a geranium. and so on, till his futile attempts create the greatest merriment to the onloolkers. But when the test comes to those who laughed loudest their confusion is perhaps great CT than his as they ''grope blindly' with olfactory nerves to name things they know so well-but smell so badlyl
 During such test one will learn how much the nose depends upon the eyes 10 tell one things.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
THE CIRCUS PR RoBLEm SOLVED.

A circus is coming to town
 Whoop-ee They say it's n whoppn' big show; Hope l can go see the clown
 Oh, geel For the clown is so funny, you know. But 1t costs so very much money
 My.mel And I haven't n single red cent. So 1t isn't so awfully funny
 You see, For how can I see through a tent7 But guess can stand on my head
 IIa-ha With my feet up against the tent wall. And peep meath the ole curtain-shed-
 An, pshawl And the show won't cost nothin' at all.
 M ID. w.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
Little Biographies of Big Masters.

died of the plague. whether or not he really was buried in London. is nor known. Neither is the positive date of his death fixed, but 1t occurred sometime about the 29th of October.
 The portrait-a copy of which accom- panies this sketch-was made by himself with colored crayons when he was about % years old. The original shows a red hat and T grey coat trimmed with black velvet bands. MARY GRAHAM.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
CoNUNDRUMs,

Why is street car Ike raspberries! Because both get damned
 When Is n prisoner like leaky Doat7 When being bailed out.
 Why does stylish woman resemble a boxer? Both wear gloves.
 When Is house not hopsef When 1t is brown stone.
 What kind of horse has too many legs and yet never walks7 The clotheshorse. What apple is like the fashionable spring shoe1 The russet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

Often boys display much ingenuity and artistic taste in fitting up their "dens with furniture and decorations from their own hands.
 With the necessary carpentering tools, few pots of paint and furniture stain. a few brushes, etc. the boy will show his room proudly to his parents and friends, who In turn will be not only much aston ished, but highly pleased with what he has accomplished there. And often The furniture he builds is more serviceajlc, as well as more artistic, than the cheapy- put-together stuff that now floods the market and fills the homes Besides this, his ''den" Is characteristic of himself and he will feel pride fin it's originality A few rough drawn designs for odd pieces to help furnish q boys "den" are given netmaker will begin to discover points for improvement and gradually be will become his own designer. as well as being skilled in the use of tools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
HOW BOYS MAY FURNISH THEIR DENs

etc. It Is made of any kind of wood the boy finds at hand. and may be simply painted 10 match color of woodwork in the room or stained some pretty contrast Ing color.
 No is m odd bif of table made with broomstoek legs. barrel end for top and fhree-eornered shelf.
 No. 3 Is Il ''cross legged stool" neces- sary acquisition in n boys den. It Is of cherry ry.coored wood with padded seat coy cred with burlap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
RIDDLES.

What Is 1t that walks in the morning On legs numbering precisely Tour. Al noon walks upright on two legs,
 At night walks on three, but no moref Ans.-Mnn (ln infancy he walks on all fonrs: al noon, in his prime, he walks erect on two legs: at night. when bent and old, he uses staifJ A riddle, q riddle, you may suppose, A dozen eyes, but no mouth nor nose. Ans.-A potato.
 Long legs, crooked thighs,
 Bald head and no eyes. Ans.-Tongs. ANSWER TO LAST WEEKS REBUS "oh, dear me-" said the humble bee,
 As he fell in n flower sweet, "Tbere's honey enough for n dozen acre,
 And II sticks aIi over my feet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

ground Is approached he tunnels beneath 1t, but goes as straight on his way as though he were held in by stone walls al either side
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

A large reading chair built of dressed pine and finished with n brown denim seat. A pillow placed at the baek will add comfort. The wood Is stained walnut color.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

Do Blu he ito oschoo n To osewh t was lk up said; Hoolgan He freckes Has Mkey Hoolgan, nough!'
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

It's surely very funny
 Why Billy, Nell and May Don't like to go to school at all, Yet ''sehool' they love to play. They put up on the sofa
 Old Tommy Cat, who blinks. And Barker Bite beside him,
 Who sits and mods and winks. And Ellen Belle. the wax doll. With primer in her lap.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-16
THE ROYAL WEDDING.
GustaUus AdoIpEas and Margaret
of Connouekt Married at Windsor.

Windsor England, June 15---Windsor was In
holiday attire to-day for the wedding of Princess
Margaret of Connaught, eldest daughter OF
the Duke of Connaught, TO Prince Gustavus
Adolphus eldest son of Crown Prince GustaVus
OF Sweden, all the arrangements for which were
made under the personal direction OF KING
Edward. Through the morning procession OF
royal trains ran from London to Windsor, car
rying representatives of most OF the royal fani-
lies Of Europe. The gathering was one or the
most imposing since the Kings coronation
Masnifcent summer weather greeted the young
couple and showed the pretty town of Windsor
at its best
The scene in st. Georges Chapel which was
not decorated except for scattered flowers, was
brilliant There was blaze of uniforms and
decorations Ladies were in full court dress
with coronets tiaras and many Jewels Short
ly aftec the guests were seated the bridegroom
made his appearance, accompanied by his sup
porters Princes Eugsne and William of Sweden
with the gentlemen in attendance.
The bridegroom followed by the royal
party, including King Edward, Queen Alex
ardra, Princess Victoria, the Crown Prince and
Crown Princess OF Sweden, the Duchess of Con-
naught the Prince Of Wales, the Landgrave of
Hesse the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Baden and the Khedive of Egypt, all accom-
panied by brilliant suites. AS Elgars Imperial
March" was played on the organ, the bride, on
the of her father, passed from the castle to
the chapel. She met at the entrance by the
Lord Chamberlain and the bridesmaids, Prin
cess Patricia of Connaught, her sister; Princess
Victoria of Battenberg. Princess Mary of Wales
and Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg. The
bridal party passed up the aisle preceded by
the choir singing when the God OF Old, to
the chancel where quarter of a century ago
the brides mother and father went through the
same ceremony The Archbishop of Canter-
bury, assisted by the Bishop of oxford and
others, read the simple service Of the Church OF
England
The wedding gown & cloud Of pure Whlte
Irish lace, posed over white satin and strewn
with garan@5 of orange blossoms and myrues.
The corsaga was cut low and there was the
regulation court train. The bride carried
simpls bouquet consisting OF q sheath OF Ma
donna lilies tied witE white satin.
After the ceremony the members OF the royaI
families returned to the CASTLE where luncheon
was served The wedding cake, which formed
the centre piece of the table. was five feet hlgh
consisting of three tiers, the lower tier DelnS
three feet in diameter Overhangfng each tier
were four balconies beneath which were figures,
modelled in sugar, bearing wheat The tiers
were borne by four silver Grecfan columns, and
on the top of the cake was draped female
figure supporting a porcelain vase from which
hung garlands of flowers
The bride ard bridegroom left Windsor at
4:2O D. m. for Cheshire. They viii spend the
first part of the honeymoon at Saighton Grange,
the seat of Countess Grosvenor. afterward 60
Ing TO Ireland
New-York tribune., 1905-06-16

November 20 the Oratorio Society repeated THE
Dream OF Gerontius and February 3. 1O4,
brought forward The Apostles" repeating it also
on March "a. King Olaf was performed by the
Brooklyn Oratorio Society in Carnegie Hall on
April 80 1904 and the ''Te Deum" and Benedictus
at recitals of the Church Choral Society on Feb
ruary and of this year. Most Of his orchestral
works have been played here, we'll, and 1t may
be said that of his really significant compositions
only 'Caractacus.' a secular oratorio, is waiting
for New-York hearing.
Sir Edward forty-eight years old on the I'd
of this month Though practically self-educated,
he is all round" musician well as COM
poser He has filed the position Of organist in a
Catholic chapel. and has practical skill on the
pianoforte violin ard bassoon. He has conducted
musical orSanizat tioEs amateur and professional
among the second violins festivals which
are proud TO perform his works. and composed
music in nearly all the forms from negro ralnstrei
dittes to tripartite oratorios. ,
With Lady Elgar he lives in or near q little VII
lage called Malvern where, in the quiet Of a re-
creative work. Since Germany began TO perform
his works, however. he has travelled considerably
in that country, France and Italy, He was invited
by the New-York Oratorio Society TO attend the
Der. 1908. but sent answer by cable that he was
too busily engaged in composition. The third part
of ''The Apostles and symphony having General
Gordon for it's subject among the compost
the time. but nothing has been heard from them
since. II is open secret that purpose OF the
present visit is to receive the degree of doctor OF
music from Yale University at the commencement
degree on November % 1900 and he was knighted
by King Edward IN 1904.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-16
OBITUARY.
ALEXANDER BLUMENsTlEL.

The death from pneumonia of Alexander Blumen-
stiel, we'll known lawyer of this city, took place
at the Hotel Cecil, London. yesterday. He sailed
on the Celtic June 2. and taken I'll last
Sunday. His son, Emanuel, sailed last Tuesday on
the Kaiser Wilhelm, and IS still unaware OF his
fathers death. Less than three weeks Mrs.
BIunenstie died In this city 1t is thought that
the sudden shock hastened Mr. Blumenstiels
death. He leaves eight children.
Mr. Blumenstiel born in this city IN 1914. and
lived here all his life. He graduate from the
New-York Law School and Columbia University
School of Law. For more than thirty years ne
vas g member OF the law firm of Blumenstiel &
Blumenstiei. at No. q Pine-st. His work, entitled
"BIumenstiers Practice in Law and BaniSruptcy,'
used q textbook for many years. At the
time of his death he was working new book
which treated of this subject.
Mr. BIumenstiel was great lover Of art and
music, and had large collection OF paintings
Among the numerous clubs and other organiza-
tons OF which he was member are the LotoS,
Criterion and Republican Clubs and the New York
Bar Association. He was also a patron OF the Met
ropoitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Nat
ural History.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-16
SIR EDWARD ELGAR HERE.
Famous British Musician to Receive
Decree from Yale.

Sir Edward Egar. who arrived here yesterday
from London the Deutschland, IS If not the
most eminent at least the most widely known, Of
Great Britain's musicians at the present time.
His great fame is Of recent date, however. and
had its beginning with the triumphs celebrated in
England. America. Germany and France within
the last two years by his oratorio. THE Dream of
Gerontius.'' and two three of his orchestral
works. Less than five years ago his narne was all
but unknown in America and. indeed. excited lit
tie more than local and provincial interest in
his native England
Now. however. his reputation extends through
the length and breadth OF the four countries mem
toned. and it may safely be said that the lovers
of choral music In New-York are more familiar
with his music than those of London. Within
two years there have been at least nine perform
ances of his larger choral works in the American
metropolis a tribute of appreciation quite with
out example in musical annals for a quarter Of a
century
A beginning made with THE Dream Of
Gerontus" by the Oratorio Society on March &C.
19O3 on April q and 2s of the the Church
Choral Society produced 'The Light Of Life; on
New-York tribune., 1905-06-16
A HEALTHY BOURBON APPETITE

An the stories that had been current IN Paris and
London concerning the alleged deioacy OF constl-
tuition and fraflty of health or young hln8 ALFONSO
have been dissipated by his appetite. "!ich mas OK
cifs .ba admiration OF all beholders as being truly
Bourbon. The members Of that house especially
!ts kings have from time iminenoFiai Desn ceae-
brated for their prowess with the kIiie aiio iosA
and have been noted as +es fourchettes oe premier
o-S,a :. gin louis XVII not only ate all day
long hit insisted on having a couple OF coio roast
chickens and bottle Of fine old burgundy piAoea
On a table by his bed when reurans 10 resi- -
copious supper, and. although ID Iae mo- ~ -o
nothing would be left Of the Diras Du1 'ii7 O'--e
he would nevertheless awake huhsfy-
T. .. g., co,eeouence OF the obesity produced by
Tho ~oa,ousness of his meals that his PHYSICIANS
insisted on his using carriages without aaS oP1
so that the terrible jolting prodnceo py l+ q.
stones with which Paris and VeFsaAiea -.
those days abominably paved IS t~a on the
digestion It was. however terripiy ns- -. an7
gentlemen in waiting who accompanied nm ~
upon the pages of honor VINO rooo 'I prss C.
and two old nobleren whom hfiem ~ a. - ~,
pecially the old Marquis DC Chalila4i - .,,,raa
10 sbudder at the remembrance OF ehe s..., %
which they had undergone
pages TO King Louis xviii .s,o.s mat
II is not astonishing under the circu.li9 10 va
most of the members Of the House oi 80, II. IN
.Hs - stor,achic troubles. which iea -
seee1iaoeu - =. e,orts that they had been
,,o,eoraa oItboueh they had merely oieo ii -
effects of overeating. With regard 10 ss s -
Alfonso he IS of course. young anu ..,e,,onee
being extraordinarily active. taxes 81 ~ -, enc
amount OF exercise, being. in fact away '.asa o
CO. so that the quantity OF 1000 ~neo merely
az a. oIder man would result tnjurionsy me-
ser,,e. 80 bp,la him I'D and to furnish, one nsA'
declare the fuel for his superabundanee OF ca,
ergy he takes at O'Clock in the moi...s sna
breakfast comprising very rare '9s,,aot snan-
-..- - ,. Quantity of those excellent SPAN
,st' - .,.c, he dips in milk, and winds up
WITH cuns Of thick chocolate, dessert anu -.
At II o'clock there port WINE anu -...,her OF
A. O'clock q heavy luncheon with nuhiOe'
New-York tribune., 1905-06-16
INFANT UNVEILS SHAFT.
DIR. HAAS NOT THERE.
SerCaces an Memory of 1881 Victims
of SIocum Disaster.

The anniversary OF the General Slocum disaster
was observed yesterday In Middle Village. Long
Island. and in this city. The dissensions which
arose over the administration of the fund that
was collected for the benefit OF the survivors OF
the disaster were recalled in the afternoon by the
absence of the Rev DR.. George c. F. Haas pas
tor of St Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church. at
the unveilng of a monument in the Lutheran
Cemetery. in Middle Village.
The ceremonies conducted under the
spices Of the Organization Of Socum Survivors. OF
which Charles Dersch is president The organiza-
ton is composed of few members of DR.. Haas's
church and large number OF outsiders who We're
dissatisfied with the money they received at the
time Of the distribution Of the fund.
The monument was unveiled by Adelaide Liebe
new, infant eighteen months old, the youngest
survivor of the disaster In the presence of 1900
persons The child was held in the arms of her
mother, with whom she escaped from death q year
ago. The monument commentaries the loss of l,o3i
lives according to the official count
The police yesterday prevented possible dis
aster at the cemetery. A stand large enough to
scat about thousand persons had been erected
close to the draped monument, but when Inspector
Kane saw it he ordered it be kept empty. II
so fiimsiiy constructed that it could not pos
sibly have stood up under the load It was INTENDED
for
The speakers at the unveing Coroner
O'Gorman, OF The Bronx; Charles Dersch, the Rev.
DR.. John c. Fagg, the Rev. Henry Mueller and
Bishop Potter, who also pronounced the beneoic-
ton- AS the monument was unveiled, representa-
tives of the United Singing Societies of Manhattan
Brooklyn and Queens sang 'Schottischer Baden
Choir The singing of this selection was begun
just as the last notes of 1.-The Holy City,, sung as
q solo by Miss Hattie Jacobie, died away, and as
the chorus swelled the drapings fell away.
DIR. Haas last night refused to discuss his alb
sence from the ceremonies in Middle Village One
Of the members of his church said:
There is practically no split in our membership
over this fund affair." The church has been better
attended since the disaster than ever before. Ihe
Sunday school, which lost all but two hundred OF
its eight hundred members, has since received two
hundred recruits The day school is hourishns'
There unusual interest displayed in all church
enterprises.
The services at the church last night were ex-
tremely simple. Over the doorway through which
the people entered American flag, draped
with Grape The interior of the edifce was free from
decorations. excepting that the altar and the
lectern were draped in Grape. at funerals. The
people who the $50 and stood in the back
of the church wera all in mourning; The i niaSk f
dresses of the women were occasionally relieved by
white waist or hat. In the audience were seveiat
ministers. including the Rev Dr. A Richter, pastor
Of the Hoboken Evangelical Lutheran Church. ana
the Rev. DR.. Gus:ave Doering, Of the ErnlSrafit
House in State-st.