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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
PROGENY OF 1-PouND POTATOES.
From the Kansas City Journal.

From the Kansas City journal.
Campbell Russell. the big cattleman
from Hereford, has just finished planting
twenty-five acres of potatoes, and says
If they do as well as his small garden
patch has done in recent years he VIII
have potatoes for the entire Creek nation
next year. Mr.. Russell says; Ten
years ago l received through the United
State mail one pound of seed potatoes
and haven't bought potato since. Year
by year 1 planted one acre in potatoes
for my home use, and the following spring
would have wagonloads of them for sale.
Last year l planted my regulation acre
and gathered in $50 bushels of potatoes.
After using them all winter | sold what
remained at net profit of $500. SO you
see a one-acre farm is not so bad, and
especially when l raised twenty crops in
ten years"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
DAINTY DOG.
Goes to the Drug Store With the Girls
and Gets His Ice Cream.

Special Disptach to the Clncinntl En-
quirer.
Wabash, 1nd.-Wabash has an ice
cream-e ating-dog. 1t is owned by Theo-
lore Lego. who settles cheerfully all bills
for delicacies at the fountain. When the
dog Graves refreshment he goes to a
drug store, climbs upon stool and wags
his tail in mute request for ice cream
soda, which is always prepared upon a
tray. After his dissipation he hops to the
floor and wanders away. The price of
the treat is then marked up against his
owner. The dog also accompanies young
ladies to the fountain and takes his ice
cream with them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
Many Yachts.

IAN expert has figured out that Ameri-
cans have more than S43, 900 invested
in yachts; that sS.O0O,00o are spent every
year for pleasure in yachting, and that
If all the yachts. large and small were
nioured bow to stern In the Hudson river,
beginning at the Battery at the lower
end of Manhattan Island they would form
lire, giving them leeway, that would
reach to Albany, making it 1866 miles
long from end to end,' said man in
terested in all kinds of racing
For the most part the boats taken into
account in these calculations are pleasure
craft as distinguished from racers. Some
Of them measure up with good-sized
ocean liners, have powerful engines to
move them and are manned by large
crews. Others are little more than row.
boats with mast stuck In the thwart,
finding two to be company and three an
uncomfortable crowd. Besides these
there are racing machines, with their
masses of high-lifted canvas and their
slender but rigid hulls.
1.-THE accounts that come from across
the water of Sir Thomas Lipton's prep
arations for again contestng the inter-
national yacht trophy have started
afresh the discussion as to whether, after
all. competitions between racing ma
chimes, which could hardly be called boats
except that they float and are propelled
by sails. are really worth while. In the
new rules of the New York Yacht sluo'
final decision on which Sir Thomas must
await before the exact form of his chal-
ienge can be framed, there is strong in
dication of desire to make yacht racing
more truly sport and less wholly a
game"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
The Bug rick.

1.-THE street urchin of Birmingham is
an up-to-date little chap" said travel
ing man at the Morris.
when I got off the train at the station
this afternoon one OF these little fellows
slipped up to me and said:
Mister, there's a bug on your coat
Brush it off, said to him.
1.-THE boy marched up and touched my
collar apparently knocking the bug off
my shoulder Then he stamped his foot
on the pavement as if killing an insect
thanked him and turned to go.
Have you got nickel, boss? he
said to me.
"His face so honest looking that
gave him dime. AS I did so man
nearby said laughngly:
There wasn't any bug on your coat.
That kid has been playing that trick here
for an hour on every one that passed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
Two New Cotton Districts.

Oklahoma and the Indian territory
are the new surprises among cotton
producing districts Neither is state
but the lack of state privileges, with
held for partisan reasons, does not
affect the crops of cotton grown in
them.
The figures are surprising. The
product of Oklahoma in 1901 was 1884,,
Alb bales; in 1904 it was 330,755 bales.
The Indian territory made in 1901 but
247,073 bales; in 1904 its crop was
469015 bales. The total product of
the two territories last year was 1885,
TIT bales, and 1t is reasonable to as
sumo that the two territories will, If
the season be favorable, make mil
lion bales this year. One county in
Oklahoma, Greer made last year 61,-
764 bales.
1t is very plain that the two terri
tories have butted into the cotton belt,
and that they have come to stay. Thus
far the boil weevel has shown no in
clination to ravage districts lying
north of Texas, and if the pest keeps
out of the two territories, they will
soon become very considerable factors
in cotton production. Heretofore they
have been considered mere suburbs of
Texas, but they are about to grow
cotton on wholly Independent lines.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
An Error of Omission.

There was absolutely no excuse" said
a baseball fan last night, why the ball
labelled Game Today should have been
kept pendant in Second avenue yester-
day afternoon after 4 o'clock.
"A great many persons seeing the ball
there took the car and rode out toward
the park, only to find when they got
there that the game had been postponed.
The public should be treated with greater
consideration than this telephone mes
sage few minutes before 4 o'clock from
the baseball park to town would have
cost the management nothing and saved
the people the trouble of making use
less trip on the cars"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
A hammock is a good thing to teach
YOU how to be comfortable somewhere
else.
The only way man can fool q woman
is to believe her when she thinks no
doesn't.
Most peoples ideas Of resisting tempta-
fion is to run and do something else
twice as bad.
The surer woman Is her husband mas
bad habits the wilder 1t makes ner 70
suspect anybody thinks so.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
pon,t DO It.

From the Selma Times.
Being member Of the legislature Is
very demoralizing, especially SO if you are
young and disposed to be little gay
We have long since passed that giddy
age. but most of those mentioned have
not reached the age of discretion that
awe have and our advice to the young
editors mentioned is to stay away from
the legislature. This is a little fatherly
advice, boys, from one VINO mas peeh
there. and knows whereof he speaks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
The New Girl.

From the Chicago Journal.
Dolly was out for a walk and met an
old friend of her father.
And how old are you, little one?" asked
the old gentleman
But Dolly was indignant
'Pm hardly old at all; I'm nearly new"
she answered, tossing her head
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
In the Alabama Woods.

From the Rnssellville Times.
Dr. Cunningham is the only candidate
that has actually announced for Cover
nor. But then the woods of grand old
Alabama is full of fellows who feel that
they could fill the executive chair with
the greatest ability.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
Fresh Water Fish Scarce.

Brewton, June 2e.-(Special. There is q
noticeable scarcity of fresh water fish
In the streams around Brewton this sea-
SON. and the quantity seems to be grow
ing less every year, which is attributed
TO parties sening and using dynamite
In the streams in violation of the law.
If the practice is not stopped the supply
Of fish will be exhausted In few more
years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
Vote for Both.

From the collinsville Courier
The two leading questions in this coun-
ty-special school tax and better roads
will soon be up to our citizens to decide.
Vote in favor of them and you can't go
wrong.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
About Persons.

]. C. Jones of Huntsville is at the Nor
ris.
c. E. Bush of Atlanta was in the city
yesterday.
w. f. Howard of Memphis is registered
at the Morris.
David Cartwright OF Providence r. l.,
was here yesterday
]. p Patterson of Montgomery was at
the Morris last night.
w. A. ADHESION Of Florence was In Biz
mingham yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

Yellow backed novels are now barred
out OF Pennsylvania trains, but Laura
Jean Libbey is still a warm number in
the book market
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

Paul Morton's presidential letter of rec
ommendation may be good in some places
but In a newspaper office it woula not
measure up very high.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
ALABAMA PRESS
Natural soIicitude.

From the Sheffield Standard.
John II Bankhead went over to Bailey
Springs a few days ago. It Is hard tor
John to suppress his concern in Senator
Morgans health.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

Engineer Wallace proposes to build the
canal in his own way, or quit his job
He has come home to lay down the law
TO the administration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

Count Boni de Castelane is anxious to
became president of France, but he will
have TO fight the socialists and the labor
vote and nearly all the other radicals
and his chance of election is slim indeed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27
BEST AND NEXT BEST.

From the Winchester Sentinel.
The best thing on earth is good wo-
man. and the next best thing is a good
dinner prepared by q good woman.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

The viking ship in Chicago has not
said word in favor of Norway's recog-
milton. but doubtless it is doing a good
deal of thinking.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

The dove of peace is anxious to com
piete her far eastern task for be feels
she will soon be needed in Morocco ana
in France.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

When peace comes Russia will have
neuclus of a fleet at Manufactures ships
that fought and ran away to fight an
other day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

The standpatters could not stand Nan
Patterson at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

Seven thousand books were printed in
this country last year, only about seven
of which We're worth any ones time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

The dove of peace is edglng slowly by
degrees, and if oyama will hold stin all
may yet be well with the gentle thing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

President Roosevelt is still enticing
the dove of peoce to alght, but circum-
stances in Manchuria are unfavorable.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

The Cars wounded pride cannot be
treated in hospital
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

The dove of peace is anxious to COM
piete her far eastern task, for be feels
she will soon be needed IN Morocco ana
in France.
When peace comes Russia will have
neucus of fleet at Manna-three ships
that fought and ran away to fight an
other day.
The dove of peace is edgng slowly by
degrees and if Oyama will hold stin all
may yet be well with the gentle thing.
Seven thousand books were printed in
this country last year, only about seven
of which We're worth any ones time.
President Roosevelt is still enticing
the dove of peoce to alight but circum-
stances in Manchuria are unfavorable.
-
Rojestvensky was in the worlds eye
four months. and then he went to join
David b. Hill and Alton B. Parker.
Cracks begin to show In the calcamine
coats that were applied to Loomis and
Paul Morton by the administration.
Tom Lawson is to deliver an Grafton
on July 4, and line of retreat is main
tanned to the cyclone cellar
~--.s.---@--
Nan Patterson has left the stage and
gone into yellow journalism. She has
found her true place at last.
If Japan gets a big indemnity all the
other powers will quickly acquire the
Hobson idea of navy.
The real autocracy is loose again In
Poland, but still it is afraid of It's shadow
and of bombs.
Joseph H. choate is becoming every
day more of an American and less of
an Englshman.
Mayor Weaver has one advantage-he
knaws all the ms and outs of the Dur
ham machine.
-s---
The department of agriculture is fight
ing the boil weevil and its own grafters
-----.- -
Peace will not be signed at Toxic, but
its terms will be formulated there. y
-
Togo should avoid politics and cpl
grams, the twin evils of heroes.
--.s.-----
Paul Morton has got job, and Norway
will have 10 look eIsevhere
The lesson of the Virginia mines Is
not going wholly unheeded.
The standpatters could not stand Nan
Patterson at any rate.
-----.s.------------
The Cars wounded pride cannot be
treated in hospital.
The sea of Japan is normal again, ex-
cept at the bottom
The union button did not rise in Chicago
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

Tom Lawson is to deliver an GRAFTON
on July 4, and a line of retreat is main
tanned to the cyclone cellar.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

The lesson of the Virginia mines Is
not going wholly unheeded.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

Cracks begin to show in the calcamlne
coats that were applied to Loomis and
Paul Morton by the administration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

Nan Patterson has left the stage and
gone into yellow journalism. She has
found her true place at last.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

The union button did not rise in Chicago
to a great issue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

The sea of Japan is normal again, ex-
cept at the bottom.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

If Japan gets big indemnity all the
other powers will quickly acquire the
Hobson idea of navy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

Rojestvensky was in the worlds eye
four months. and then he went to join
David B. Hill and Alton B. Parker.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

The real autocracy is loose again In
Poland, but still it is afraid of its shadow
and Of bombs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

Paul Morton has got a job, and Norway
will have to look elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

Joseph II. choate, is becoming every
day more of an American and less of
an Englishman.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

Togo should avoid politics and cpl
grams, the twin evils of heroes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

Mayor Weaver has one advantage-he
knaws all the ms and outs of the Dur
ham machine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

The department of agriculture is fight
ing the boil weevil and its own grafters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

Peace will not be signed at Toxic, but
its terms will be formulated there.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-27

Enetered at the Birmingham. Ala, post
office as seeond-elass matter under act
of Congress, March g. 1879.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

SO cowed they will run from a Turkish
uniform. They promptly disappeared
till ii was all over. Well. there was a
terrible hullabaloo for a while / made
sure they would butcher US out and
out, but Gordon kept his pistol clappeC
on the purple coat and faced the whole
lot down.
Wish he had shot him. rumbled
Sheridan, and appealed TO the resi-
denti In the year OF Grace 1910 it's
time England took a hand and blew
the Turk out OF Greece, anyway"
II presume there was no doubt about
the offense?" asked the Earl
1T seemed not Trevanion was a
good-looking. swarthy rogue, and had
himself. he left the girl to her fate. 1t
was the feast of Ramazan. and he
must have known what that fate would
be- The time made interference harder
for Gordon. since both law and religion
were against him. He had learned
some of their palaver. He told them
he was a pasha-of-three-ta himself
in his own country. and at last made
the head butcher cut open the sack
The girl was a Ditiful thing TO see.
with great almond eyes sunk with
fright-ffteen years old, perhaps,
though she looked no more than twelve
and her chalk-white cheeks and the
nasty way lLlcy IdQ HcE LdlQS anu
feet tied made my blood boil. There
was more talk. and Gordon 1ourished
the firman Ali Pasha had given him
when we were in Albania The officer
couldn't read. but he pretended he
could and at last agreed to go back
and submit the matter to the Way
wode SO back we all paraded to Mis-
solonghi. 1t cost Gordon a plenty
there. but he won his point"
whera Para~Shar1fz aCCnffr%
ends, isn't it?" The Earl's tone was
dry.
ITS not all of it." Hobhouse answer
ed with some heat Gordon was afraid
the rascalIy primate might repent OF
his promise (the Mussulnan religion is
strenuous) so he took the girl that
day to convent and as soon
brother. She died. poor creature, two
months afterward, OF fever
Lamb sniffed audibly.
Very pretty. He ought to turn II
Into a poem- I dare say he will. II
you hadn't been there to applaud. Hob
house, / wager the original programme
wouldn't have been altered Pshaw.
He always was a sentimental harle-
Quin." he went on contemptuousIy
"strutting about In a neckcloth and
delicate health. and starving himself
into a consumption so the women will
say, Poor Gordon-how interesting he
looks,' Everything he does Is a hectic
OF vanity, and all he has written is
glittering nonsense-show and sophis-
try"
Sheridan's magnificent iron-gray
bead. roughly hacked as II from gran
ire. turned sharply Hes no sheer
seraph nor saint" he retorted: none OF
US is, but curse catch mel there's no
sense In demonstrating himl He'll do
great things one OF these days. He was
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

still creeping in his veins He thrust
the paper into his pocket as Hobhouse
threw himself down by his side.
The latter noticed his expression.
What is it?' he asked.
Only one of my moods. 1 fancy.
But just before you spoke 1 had
curious feeling; it was as though this
in my destiny"
The bsrbaric servants had reused
now and a fire was cracking.
There's a simple remedy for that"
the other said. Come back TO London
with me- 1 swear 1 hate to start to-
morrow without you.
Gordon shook his head He replied
more lightly, for the eerie depression
had vanished as swiftly as it had
come:
Not T. You'll find it the same
hedge -and-ditch old harridan of a city
wine, women, waxworks and wealth
ercocks-the coaches in Hyde Park.
and man milliners promenading of a
Sunday I prefer a clear sky with
windy mare's-tails. ana a fine savage
race OF two-legged leopards like this
turesque figures. 'Tn have another
year Of it, Hobhouse, before go back" !"
You'll have spawned your whole
quarto by then, no Doubt"
Perhaps. I am like a tiger; If
miss the first spring I go growing
back to~my jungle 1 must take the
1T as ii offers. Composition comes over
me in kind of frenzy. and If 1 don't
write TO empty my mind 1 go mad.
Poetry is the lava of the Imagination.
whose eruption prevents an earth
quake. Much the little envious knot
of parson-poets who rule the reviews
know about it," he continued half
satirically.
Hobhouse smiled quizzically. The
man beside him had had a short and
sharp acquaintance with England 8
self-constituted authorities in poetic
criticism Two years before, fresh
from college, he had published a slen-
der volume Of verses. In quality these
had been Indifferent enough, but the
fact that their author was q peer Of
fered an attractive text for the gibes
Of the reviewers. Their ridicule pierced
him. His answer had been immediate
and stunning-a poetical satire, keen
as rapier. polished as mirror, pitt
less as the inquisition, which fayed
his detractors one by one for the
laughter OF London. The book had
been the talk OF the year, but while
at the very acme OF popularity, the
youthful author had withdrawn it, and,
still srnarting from the sneers which
had been its inspiration. had sailed for
the Levant- A thought OF this SEN
sitiveness was in Hobhouse's mind as
Gordon continued:
When get home I'll decide whether
TO put it into the fire or to publish. II
1t doesn't make fuel for me 1t will for
the critics"
You gave them cause enough.
You'll admit that"
They should have let me alone" :"
Gordon's voice under its lightness hid
note of unaffected feeling, and his
eye gathered spots Of fire and brown.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
CHAPTER II.


Mad. Bad and Dangerous to Know
At Lady Jerseys town house, in
Portman Square, the final course had
been served and the gentlemen's glasses
were being replenished. Lady Jersey
gave the signal. The gentlemen rose
and bowed, the three ladies withdrew
to the drawing room; then the host,
the Earl, said, cracking walnut:
IT heard the other day that George
Gordon is on his way back to London.
You were with him In the East same
time, weren't you, Hobhouse?"
There were but three besides the
host: Sheridan, the playwright. looking
the beau and wit combined. of clar-
ETY., elderly, red complexion. brisk and
bulbous-William Lamb, heir of the
Melbourne title, personified career
whose voice was worn on the edges by
public speaking-and Hobhouse, whom
the Earl addressed.
The young man bowed. IT left him
In Greece just q year ago..
rs it true asked Lamb, slipping
his Moet with finical deliberation,
that he drinks nothing but barley
water and dimes on two soda bis
cults? ~
He eats very little." assented Hob
house: dry toast, watercress. glass
of claret-that was usually his regi-
men,"
what an Internal posei" Lamb ex-
claimed, housing. "A ghoul eating
rice with a needle! He does 1t to be
eccentric. Why, at Cambridge they
say he used to keep tame bear! His
appetite is all apiece with his other
fopperies abroad that the paper re-
print here One week he's mopish.
Another, he's q sort OF limping Don
Quixote, rowing with the police for
q woman of the town-like that
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
CHAPTER Iu
The Boomerang.

George Gordoni"
There was an unaffected pleasure In
the exclamation. and its echo IN ths
answer. "Sherryl And young as ever,
I'll be boundl"
IT heard last night at Lady Jerseys
you were IN London" said Sheridan,
after the first greetings. so you'vs
had enough OF Greece. en-? Three
years. What have you done In all
that time2"
IT have dined the muftf OF Theoes-
/ have viewed the harem OF All Pasha-
have kicked an Athenian postmaster.
i was blown ashore on the Island or
Salarnis. I caught fever going to
Olympia. And / have found that
like TO be back in England-the oldest
thing Of all.''
Gordon ended half earnestly Tread
ing the familiar thoroughfares, tasting
the city's rush. it's intermina bleness. its
counterplay ard tOrsion or living, he
mad felt a sense OF new appreciation
His months OF freer breathing In the
oren spaces OF the East had quickened
lis pulses
The pair strolled on together chat
ting. the old wit linking his arm In tho
younger mans He had always liked
Gordon and the appearances OF hiB Ia