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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-30
VALUABLE PLANT
 RESEARCHES MADE
THE EFFORT TO CROSS LETTUCE GIVES VARIETIES WHICH HAVE GREAT ADVANTAGES OVER THOSE NOW IN USE.

Washington. December 2s-The activity of plant industry of the department Of agriculture in It's efforts to improve ag- ricultural conditions throughout the Unl- ted States. is set forth in the annual re- port of the director of the bureau, pr. B. T. Galloway.
 Cooperative work with the agricultural experiment stations of the several states and territories have been extended. School garden work has been assisted In many ways, and 175,000 packets of seed nave been supplied to schools. The work on cotton has included the conducting of demonstration and diversification on farms, and breeding. to secure early cot ton and weevil destroying remedies. The single germ beet sugar seed will soon be produced in quantities sufficient Tor field demonstrations. New varieties or hardy oranges, new pineapples and new races of corn and cotton have been de- veloped in the laboratory of plant breed ing. Valuable strains of tobacco have been obtained by hybridization. It has been shown that heavy seed produces better plants than light seed.
 A new date garden has been established at Yuma, Ariz.. especially for the cult vation of varieties from the Persian gulf. The planting of grasses as sandblnders has produced important results.
 The effort to cross lettuce gives prom ise of securing varieties which Will ma ture early, head readily, and have other advantages over those now in use.
 At the seed laboratory, %34 germ tests and 1145 tests for mechanical purity have been made. Of 1920 samples of seeds oo- tained in the open market. 230 were found to be either adulterated or misbranded.
 The foreign exchange explorations has resulted in the securing of many valuable varieties of date, giving the government gardens In California so many important dryland fodder plants. The results achieved in combating diseases or orchard fruits have been especially grati- flying. Remedies for the disease of or ange trees known as dish-back have been discovered, and the proportion affected in a region where ten years ago 50 per cent of the trees were diseased has been re- duced to less than one-tenth of per cent.
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him all the opportunities in life he might have grasped. but did not. A desponden- cy might thus be induced which would delay restoration to health. and which might even prove fatal. Thackeray lex cept Vanity Fair which Is a pessimis- tic book) should go very well; "Penden- nis' and Barry Lyndon" will certainly entertain. The magazines of the day are placid and cheering enough, and in them one will seldom come upon a story suffi- cently original or vigorous to excite any body. Punch will. of course. be always in order-for it's humor is of the soothing sort. which never arouses one's risibl ites. but keeps him always within the decorous limits of smile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-30
OPPOSE RESOLUTION.
Thrtieth Street Citizens Do Not Want
 Paving.

Citizens and property owners of Thir- tieth street. north, are opposed to a res olution offered by Alderman Walter Moore at the last meeting of the City Council. The resolution provides and asks that the city engineer draft an ordinance for the paving of Thirtieth street from Tenth avenue to Fourteenth avenue.
 committee composed of J. B. Babb. l.. W. Johns, F. W. Dixon, Lee and Joe Slaughter will appear before the street committee at the next meeting of the committee and make known their objec- ton to the proposed paving.
 Citizens who reside on the street con- tend that there is no demand at present for the paving of the thoroughfare.
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ON THE RACE TRACK
At City Park,

New Orleans. December 29-City Park race track looked as though there WAS d holiday crowd in the stand and on the torrance, when the purses were paid for the races today. The delightful wealth CT had something to do with the gather ing of the big crowd but a good card of six flat races and a steepechase was doubtless a factor to the same end. The track, though greatly dried out, was still somewhat lumpy and slow Seventeen bookmakers drew in and all reported ex- cellent business. Four out of seven fa- vorites were beaten, but probably the defeat of Chanlay, who blundered and lost his rider carly in the steeplechasc and the failure of Happy Jack the odds on favorte in the last race. hit the heavy investors harder than any of the other races It transpired today that Romanell who fell from the back of Miscal yester- day had his skull very slightly fractured but the physician in attendance says that the injury is not at all serious.
 First race. five furongs- Knickerbocker, 1oS (Morris) to 1. won; Steve Lane. 105 (W Daly) 5 to 1, second; Welsh, 11O Uandry). to l. third Time. :06 3-5.
 Second race. five and a half furlongs- Gus Heidorn, 11o (Morris). to 9 won; Bellstrome 102 foierratt, to 1. second: Klinewood, 115 (NicoD to 1, third. Time, 1:27 1-j
 Third race. short course steeplechase handicap-New Amsterdam. 150 (Ford), to 1. won; Golden Link, 1S tRice), 10 to l. second: Lord Rndnor, IA Dupee), 3 to l. third. Time, 3:G.
 Chantilly and Raiings fell.
 Fourth race five and a half furlongs- Mint Boy 99 PerratD. to 1, win; Mod red. 107 CJ Jones), to 5. second; Grenada, 110 CB. Smith), 10 to 1. third. Time. 1:12.
 Fifth race mile and sxteenth-1van- hoe. 100 (Pierratt). s to ,. won Belden s7 CKoerner). 2 to 1. second; Harry lsteph- ems 100 OIennessy), to l, third. Time 1.55 3-b
 sixth race mile and 70 yards-Bisaue e4 (TTennessv), 10 to 1. won; The Bon, lot (Freeman). 3 to 1. second Ben Heywood 1O1 (Morris) 3 to ?. third. Time 1:56 e-5
 Seventh race. mile and TO yards=c Cham hlee 1O6 (NicoD. 6 to 1. won. Delcarina, @ (Finn), 15 to | second: Juha, R Grifhth) 10 to 1. third Time, :5S 4-5.
 Fair Grounds Entries.
 First race, mile and one-eighth-Tapiola ee: Safety Light. Falkland, Little Elkin 1o4: Nameoki, 112; Monochord, 99; Bassino 1O4; Little Boy, 104: Doeskin 109. The Don, 1O2: Conundrum Mildred l., 104 Reveile 112
 Second race. mile and seventy yards Adare. Harpoon. 1o4; Layson. TOT; Eva skill, 1O9; Janeta, Molo B, 104: Grosgrain TOT: Covina, 104; Tete Noir, 107: Big Bow Ali, Naran 1o9.
 Third race. seven furlongs-Daught, 91 Cause. 9l; Monocador. Royal Legend, 107 Japanese Maid. 91: Hadur, Gus Hedorn Daring, 94.
 Fourth race. six furlongs-Test Stakes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-30
BOOKS FOR .Nvk.ics.
Mark Twain and Plckwck Papers Not
 Recommended.

For reading during convalescence the British Medical Journal would prescribe literature that cheers but does not inc briate, and would constrain writers whose style. like that of George Mere dith. puts constant strain on the un- derstanding of the reader, or, like that Of MT. Maurice Hewlett, irritates by its ar tificial glitter. or. like that of Marie Co., relli, annoys by it's frothy impertinence." Dickens should go we'll during conval- esence-except "Pickwick," at least in surgical cases. because of the many side splitting episodes which would play havoc with the union of parts. And for the same reason. in order that healing gran ulations may not be interfered with we would absolutely interdict Mark Twain. Smiles Self Help Is quite innocuous, but we should be cautious in recommend ing it. in order that the patient may not thereby be led to mediate over a mis- spent career, and to have suggested to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-30
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Lodges of Odd Fellows Choose Office
 Bearers:

Birmingham Independent Order of Odd Fellow lodges have elected officers to serve for the ensuing year as follows;
 Crescent Lodge No. 226-R. M. Acton, noble grand; J. H. Hood. vice grand J. F. Winters, secretary; J. M. Satterfield, treasurer; N. NJ. Hawley. A. D. Chambers. representatives to the grand lodge; J. l.. Chalifoux and w. H. Thomas, alternates; W. s. Lopez, trustee: A. c. Chambers, representative in Fraternal Hall associa- ton.
 Star Lodge No 2SS-John P. Abbott, sec retary and financial secretary, James sharp; Capt S. Catanzana. treasurer; w. R. Watkins, trustee; Palmer P. Daugette and W. R. Watkins. representatives to the grand lodge; James Sharp and c. C.. Wright, alternates.
 The newly elected officers will be in- stalled next month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-30
BERTHA kRUPP's INCOME.
Almost $5,0o0,0oo a Year-She Is
 Called Queen.

Berlin Special Cable Despatch to the New
 York World
 Bertha Krupp has received a new title, "Queen Krupp," by which she Is known all round Essen. Her income goes on increasing; so does her state and power The reserve of the Essen works, accord ing to a balance sheet just published, amounts now to nearly $l0o,o00,Ooo, and the young woman's net income for the year ending November 30 from the Es- sen works alone was 8, 150, ,O00 If we add that for the mines. shipbuilding and other concerns. the total amount will be close to i've millions
 Bertha Krupp is absolute owner of her kingdom; in Essen alone she has 4o,0o0 workers toiling for her, who, with their families, make total of more than 200,- OO0 persons dependent on her nod. If other concerns be added we have a total of S0O,O00 dependents. Thousands of en- gnes tens of thousands of men, are daily coining gold for her.
 She owns gas works, railways. tele- graphs. telephones. her own bakeries. slaughter houses and general stores. Her subjects are under her sceptre as under no other rulers throughout the empire. She has even her own army, regularly drilled, with stern rules of discipline; 1t is called a fire brigade, but is much body of picked troops as any in Germany. Her army numbers more than nine hun dred men. all well armed. Sentinels march up and down the terrace of her castle and there are pickets throughout the grounds
 To get at 'the queen" you must first pass her incorruptible guards. She has also police and secret service Finally. she has her ambassadors in every court in Europe. They may not be known in the regular diplomatic world as such. but they are there all the same and are a power to be reckoned with.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-30

of Washington. and J. Adam Bede tied for the honor.
 All agree that "Bertie" Adams of Penn sylvania is the "cutest'' and that Col. Jacob Ruppert of New York Is the best dressed
 Barchfield of Pennsylvania is the tallest and the heaviest, and Shorty" Dunwell of New York Is the smallest: Jim Taw- ney who is to be chairman of the com mittee on appropriations. is the best singer. and Representative Lindsay of New York Is the worst; Clayton of Ala bama is the loudest talker and Morrell of Pennsylvania the fattest, and Cush- man of Washington the thinnest.
 Every one of the 3S6 members wants to be United States senators. and each and every one of them has the only "rear' railway-rate regulation bill.
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Tinker, St. Joseph. Lady Esther, Com- mune, 9i Gold Lace. 94; Braden, 112: Car aphne, IA; Orbicular. 103; Princpia, S3; (Braden and Prnclpia T. P. Hayes en- try Commune and Czaraphine J. l.. Hay man entry)
 Fifth race, five and one-half furlongs- Merces. Lord Dixon, 104; Wilkey Never more, Apple Sweet. 1o9S Lyman Hay, Planet, IA; Wood Claim Lady Consuelo Little Red, 1O4; Miss Shylock, 104
 Sixth race. five and one-half furlongs- Polly Perkins, Golden Glow, uncle James Humpty Dumpty, Red Ruby, 97; Gentian, Ruarn, Eurocia Champ Clerk. Clovernook 102 Lieber Gore, Prince of Pless, Kara, 112 Gold Coin, Graydale. 9l
 Seventh race five and onc-half furlongs Sportsman. Julia M 104; Bazil, Percy Clark, 109: Otsego, TOT; Sir Andrew. Pres cious Stone, Laura Hunter, J. Ed Grillo IA; Roommate, IT,
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At Fair Grounds.

Al ar 1fouTuS'
 New Orleans, December 29-Holloway and Formaster, both of whom outclassed their fields and won as they pleased, were the successful favorites at the fair grounds today. The weather was fine and track heavy. Summary:
 First race six and one-half furlongs- Holloway 1O2 (McDonald), 8 to 5, won; Chauncey Olcott, 99 CT Smith. to 2, second; Santa Suzanna, 105 (McCabe), 8 to l. third. Time, 1:2S.
 Second race six furlongs-Viperine, 100 (Riley). 15 to 1, won Go to Win. 11o U. Wilson,. IS to 1. second: Burning Glass, IA O. Johnson), 2l to 6, third Time, 1:21.
 Third race, five and one-half furlongs- Formaster IF (SeweD. 1 to 2, won; Paul Clifford, 100 Oennison, 12 to 5.second; M horler, IA C.. Smith, 15 to l. third. Time, 1122-
 Fourth race, six furlongs-Stoner Hill 100 (SewelD, to 2 won; Marvel P, 97 (F'reeman) ' to 5. second; Ruth w., < CRiley), 9 to 2, third. Time, 1:19 4-5
 Fifth race, six furlongs-Loricate, 117 OHelgesen), 20 to 1, won; Dromio, 1l6 (McMullem, 20 to 1. second Lady Free knight, 1O2 (F'reeman), to 1. third. Time 1:2.
 Sixth race. mile and seven yards-Char-
 
 Captain Bob, 107 (O'NeiD, 9 to 5. second Sincerity Belle, 93 (Mooreland). 12 to l. third. Time, :51 a-5. City Park Entries. First race six furlongs-Mon Amour, Ravania, 10l: Optional. Don Alvaro, 104; Ogontz, 112; Glen Gallant, 109; Intrigue. 1o5; Norwood, Ohio, 1O3; Boy May, 100; Tyrolian, Arabo. Whipporwill. Firing Line, 1o7; Investor. 100; VIII Shelly. n2
 Second race mile and seventy yards Bishop Weed, 100; Dance Music, 102; Bon nie Prince Charlie, Decoration. Dr. Hart, 1o3; Los Angeleno. 109; Bronze Wing, 10S; Harmakis, no; Light Note, 103; Claremont, 106
 Third race, five and half furlongs, handi- cap-Mazzni. 8S Third Alarm, 9S; Pep per, 90; Deux Temps, Io6; Stockwood, 103; Cousin Kate, IA; Rolla, 110. Fourth race, three-foui-ths mile, the Speed handicap s1000 added-Snow 99; James Reddick. 106; Lady Henrietta, 90; Lady Vashti. 100 King Cole 95; Malster, 96; La Sorciere, 100; Vanness, 10S; Rams Horn, 124.
 Fifth race two mles-Ponca. Frangible, Goo Goo, go; Captain Bob, 102; Cashier, ss; Handsplnner. s9. Louis Kraft, l04; Plautus, 97.
 Sixth race, mile and seventy yards Fra F1liplo. 100; Henry, 9s; Odd Luck, s7; Athena. 1OS; Fair Calypso. 99; Moderator, no; Ed Early, 102; Murmur, 102; Byrd wood, Fairbury, Berry Waddell. 1o9.
 In the third race, couple Cousin Kate and Third Alarm as Snyder entry. In the fourth race, King Cole and Vanness as Hildreth entry.
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Establishing a Basis.
! the ChicaEo Tribune

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Tuffold Knutt Cat the kitchen door)- Hey ye got a pipe organ that needs tun- in, ma'am?
 Woman of the House-Pipe organ? Of course not!
 Tuffold Knutt-Well. ma'am, seein' hain't got no chanst to earn meal, would ye mind jest givin' me bite of somethin' to eat?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-30
Dewey Passes Virginia capes.

Norfolk. December 29.-The floating dry dock Dewey. in tow of naval vessels bound for the Philippines. passed out the Virginia capes at 10:40 o'clock tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-30
bAbi CUv[IiED
 WITI| SORES
Would Scratch and Tear the Flesh Unless Hands Were Tied d--Wastcd to- SkeIeton-AwfuI Suffering for Over a Year-Grew Worse Under Doctors Skin Now Clear.
WOULD HAVE DIED
 BUT FOR CUTICURA.

"My little son, when about year and a half old, began to have sores come out on his face. 1 had phy-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-30

sician Urea t him, but the sores grew
 worse. Then they began to come on his arms, then on other parts of his body, and then one came on his chest, worse than the others. Then 1 call-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-30

' '"' ""'" ed another physi- clan. Still he grew worse. At the end of about year and a half of suffering he grew so bad 1 had to tie his hands in cloths at night to keep him from scratching the sores and tearing heflesh.
 He got to be mere skeleton, and was hardly able to walk. My Aunt advised me to try Cuticura Soap and Ointment. So great was her faith in it that she gave me small piece of Soap to try and little of the Oint- ment. I took it home without any faith, but to please her tried it, and 1t seemed to dry up the sores little.
 q sent to the drug store and got cake of the Soap and box of the Ointment and followed the directions, and at the end of about two months the sores were all well. He has never had any sores of any kind since.
 "He is now strong and healthy, and l can sincerely say that only for your most wonderful remedies my precious child would have died from those terrible sores. 1 used only one cake of Soap and about three boxes of Ointment. (signed) Mrs. Egg bert Sheldon, R. F. D., No. l, Wood vile. Conn, April 22, 19O5."
 Complete External and Internal Treatment for Evsfy cons,ing of oucurs sosg, ases oi.tnsnt Ss- nesol; ef sS,, may had of sll druEsis ss. ssssa
 ss-Aailsd fiss,a Hos io csss sahy RunsA. x,]
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LOveman, Joseph & Loeb
LOveman, Joseph $ Loeb
LOveman, Joseph & Loeb
Store Closed All Day Monday---NeW Years Day

the greatest Sk Sale Annual MusIT Underwear Sae-begin Tuesday morning o'clock.
 have holiday shopping wish New gifts wedding presents before Tuesday be sure and come the sto holiday and view of the great amount of business done the last month we frankly believe that deserve Saturday day. the being until 10 M easily shopping that of time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-30
BOyS' and Girls Shoes for Win

Boys kid and calf lace shoes, heavy soles, $2.00. Little boys kid and calf shoes, heavy soles, $50 Boys kid and calf shoes, heavy sewed soes-a romping boy $2.50
 Little boys shoes, made same as above, $200.
 Boys kid and calf lace and Butcher lace shoes extra heavy weights s % per par
 Misses lace and button kid shoes, patent tips ligf good shoe for $15O
 Misses kid lace and button shoes, patent tps ligh school heel--exceptiona value for $2.O0.
 Misses kid and lace and button shoes, patent tip soles school heel narrow medium and broad toes $2 $ Misses patent ca patent vci and kid and calf the new toe shapes, at 100.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-06
LEcTURING In POLAND.
working Unsafe And Un-
pleasant.

Russian censorship In Poland is 80 ex-
acting that not only is the writing OF
books cruelty crippled by its action, but
public lecturer finds his work per-
plexingly difficult, says Youths Com
panion. George Brandes, the Dane, says
hat he could refer to certain facts only
by stating them In veiled language
likely to be understood by the wakeful
intelligence of the people, but blind
enough to escape the Russian censor.
In commenting upon famous poem,
was impossible to say directly: The
,ruelty described here was actually per-
oetrated by Ivan the Terrible" He could
,nly beat about the bush In this fashion:
when the principal character mar
rates how, with his sword. he nailed the
loot of the old minstrel to the earth, and
9ow the latter continued 10 deliver his
message undisturbed, 1t recalls an anec-
.ote Of the court of Ivan the Terrible. !"
In this form the lecture passed the CEN
,or
Then there was another passage,
ooetical quotation. where the hero in de-
pair complains to God Of the indiffer-
ence with which He allows man to suffer
"Theu art not the father Of the world"
he cries, but its tsar!"
Here again the speaker relied on the
ignorance Of the censor where Polish lit
erature was concerntG.
'.As the savages OF antiquity. when
they were angry with their gods" he
,araphrased, discharged an arrow into
the vault OF heaven. SO Conrad filings this
taunt out into the universe: Thou God;
Thou art not the father OF the world, but
lts-'"
In delivering this speech he made a
pause Of some seconds, during which a
shudder ran through the hall. Then
came the word "tyrant:" and the Poles
drew long breath and looked at one
another. No one moved hand.
After such a passage deathlike 81
.ence prevails, In order that the speaker
may not be compromised. Later, some
innocent phrase may be wildly applaud
cd. or the lecturer will receive enthusias-
tic tribute at the close, when no censor
could select the portions which had
called forth such storm Of approval.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-06
Summons.


In the Justice Court, Athena District,
Umatilla county, state of Oregon.
a corporation. P Plain Civil action for
tiff, VS.. the recovery of
", s.na.as !, =. Pas0n' De- money
To w. L. E. Pason, the above named
defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon,
you are hereby required to appear in
the above entitled court and cause on
or before the 23rd day of October,
1906, and answer or otherwise plead
to the complaint of the plaintiff filed
against you therein.
And you will take notice that if you
fail to appear and answer or otherwise
to the said complaint within said time,
Judgment for want thereof will be en-
tered against you for the relief de-
manded in the said complaint, viz !:
For the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50) in
the first cause of the action; Ten
Dollars and Fifteen cents ($10. .15) in
the second cause of action, and for
plaintiffs costs and disbursements in
this action.
The date of this first publication of
this summons is, by order, the 8th
day Of September, 1905, and the date
of the last publication will be on the
goth day of October, 1905, published
consecutively for six weeks in the
Athena Press. Dated this 4th day of
September, 1905.
o. q. Chamberlain,
Justice Of the Peace.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-06
MEDAL FOR EXHIBIT
UMATILLA COUNTY FIRST IN
GRAINS AND GRASSES.
Exhibit Would Have Been Better
Had the Showing Space
Been Larger.

A special dispatch to the Pendleton
Tribune from D. G. Bowman, who
has charge of the Umatilla county
exhibit at the Lewis and Clark expo
sition, states that the display
from this county has captured gold
medal for its grasses, grains, wheat,
barley, oats and rye.
Sam H. Forshaw, to whose tir eless
efforts the county owes its success in
securing the gold medal for grains and
grasses, stated that he had not secur-
ed the best specimens to be had,
though those that were placed on ex-
hibit were representative of the pro-
ducts of this county. The exhibit, he
said, would have made better show
ing had the space been larger. AS it
was, many of the specimens were
crowded together, thus preventing
better view. All who saw the exhibit
seemed to be highly pleased with the
showing made, however, and many
were the words of praise expressed.
especially by eastern visitors to the
fair, concerning the Umatilla county
exhibit.
The fruit exhibit was excellent and
was being improved steadily, num-
Der of fine specimens of apples having
been sent to Mr.. Bowman this week.
Mr.. Forshaw believes that the county
should have permanent exhibit of
its products in some conspicuous
place in Portland.
Individual Medals.
Many medals have been awarded
individual growers of grain in this
county. From this vicinity the fol-
lowing are noted:
Umatilla county-Grasses, grains.
wheat, barley, oats and ye.-Gold
medal.
g. A. Barrett, hulless oats.-Gold
medal.
P. Gagnon, wheat. Gold medal.
Robert and G. NJ Morrison, red
chaff and bluestem wheat. Gold
medal.
W. H. H. Scott, Sonora wheat
Gold medal.
Robert Morrison, dry land alfalfa.
Gold medal.
George Carmichael, grasses and
New Zealand oats.-Gold medal.
A. McEwen, bluestem. Silver
medal.
Jerry Stone, red chat. Silver
medal.
Lemery Brothers, red chaff wheat
and hulless barley. Silver medal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-06

Look here snapped f<e bl1om
widow. didn't you tell me Ewas only a
matter of time when = dark man would
visit me every day?"
Il think so. assented the fortune
teller. 'Didnt he prove to b favor
able suItor?"
"Suitor nothing! He proved to be the
inssallment man Chicago Daily News.