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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
Make Alaska a Territory.
will develop your power.
From Leslie's Weekly.

From Leslies Weekly.
 Alaska's gold product for 1905 would pay twice over the 100000 which we gave for that province to Russia. And this is only one item In our annual income from that region. Its furs. fisheries and minerals have yielded us s25O. .oOO00O since our flag was raised over it. Its resources In coal, iron ore. and timber. none of which has been really touched yet are fnexhausti- ble. It's possibilities in agriculture and fruit raising are larger than it's mineral resources. All that Alaska needs to de- velop these vast riches are railroads and wagon roads, and these are beginning to appear. Congress has neglected this vast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

United States within forty years will be absolutely denuded of merchantable tim Der.
 Maud Adams Tree Planter.
 Maude Adams is credited by the daily press with a deeper insight into the needs of the future than the railroad presi- dents, for she is stated to have planted upon her Long Island property hundred thousand locust trees which will make the very best and most lasting telegraph poles and railroad ties. The suggestion is made that the railroads plant tie and pole timber along their thousands of miles of rights of way which would fur nish an inexhaustible timber supply on the spot. The wisdom of planting rights of way to trees Is questionable. In these days of fast trains nothing Is more dan gerous to those who must drive over railroad crossings than to have the view of the track obscured by trees For a long distance on either side of every crossing the rights of way should present a clear view.
 As a matter of fact the railroads have given a good deal of consideration to lumber supplies; the spectre of timber famine is prominently before them. and is recognized apparition. Ten years ago only the soundest ties were accepted; seconds and thirds were promptly thrown out by the purchasing agents. Today these are all utilized. A few years ago red oak black oak. beech, gums, pines and other soft woods were considered use less.
 Charging Woods With Creosote.
 These woods are now being purchased in great quantities and treated with creosote and other preservatives for ties, poles and cross arms. Whole trains are loaded with sticks to be treated and bodi- ly run into great retorts. Hot steam is admitted into the retort for several hours, and then vacuum is drawn, the heat being kept above the boiling point. At the end of the vacum, but without destroy ing the vacufi1, the creosote from an ele- vated tank, is admitted into the retort until it is full. Pressure is then applied until the desired amount of creosote per
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
Enormous Waste of Water.

Competent authorities estimate that from 50 to 75 per cent of water sup piled 10 domestic consumers in cities is wasted. Water-wasters may be di- vided broadly Into two classes, the thoughtless and the willful. The lat ter class Is very small proportion of any community, as we showed last week, but the greater part of the waste is to be charged against them. for they waste day in and out, sum mer and winter, spring and autumn. The whole community in a city where the fiat rate prevails has to bear the burden of their wantonness, and they are incorrigible and insensible to any appeal to the better instincts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

Waste is repugnant to the sane. well ordered mind. It is sin against Na- ture. We dislike to sec a child throw away a piece of bread. Why? Be- cause we think of other children who need if
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
A Costly, Senseless Practice.

When a man turns on his fixtures on a cold winter night to prevent his pipes freezing, he probably thinks he is practicing shrewd bit of economy, whereas he is doing a grievous wrong to himself, to every other consumer in the city and to the municipality and the water company as well. Does he know that one three-eighths inch stream, with a pressure of co pounds, will WASTE FORTY-TWO THOU SAND GALLONS IN A DAY. or 1,26o, GOO gallons in a month, which Is enough to SUPPLY TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO FAMILIES FOR A MONTH, at an allowance of 5000 gallons per family. which Is excessive? In a city where hundreds of such streams are running all night the wastage is equivalent to the total of the lawful water supply of the city. Remember, that this wastage has to be made good EACH DAY by pump ing that much water at a fixed cost per gallon. AND THE CONSUMER PAYS,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

where we cut one down and to replant forests that have already been destroyed and abandoned we would not need to fear . timber famine in the future or the dry ing up of our rivers and streams ana the loss of the water power they supply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
The Root of It All.

Carelessness in the use of water has a deep tap root. 1t Is a common idea that water ought to be free as air. Water IS free in the running stream, and so is air-on the mountain top or in the open plain. Conditions are al- together different in the crowded city, however. The proper ventilation of building in the city-the getting of pure air into it-is one of the chief items in the cost of It's construction. That is to say, pure air becomes worth a certain price per cubic foot. Water pumped and filtered and forced
 through miles of mains into the house,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
What Do You Say of This!

If the thoughtless waste of water Is inexcusable, what shall be said of the willful waste of 1t? Here is a fact which will give you an idea of what a water company has to contend with: An inspector, in one days inspection recently, found twenty-two fixtures which were fastened open so as to al- low the water to run in full force. The occupants of the premises explained that they thought it was much better for their health to have these streams running all the timel These twenty two fixtures, assuming that each opening is a quarter-inch pipe, would WASTE ELEVEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOU SAND GALLONS IN A MONTH water which has been pumped to an elevation of 400 feet and then FIL- TERED and sent to the consumer nearly ten miles away There Is only one word which will do justice to such waste-its HEATHENISH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
We Appeal to Conscientious
 People.

Hence, we are not addressing our selves to them, but to those citizens who have not had occasion heretofore to think what waste of water means to themselves, their neighbors and the community at large, and who have never had their eyes opened to the moral wrong of it. We believe this class Is open to conviction, and we ex- pect to stop enough waste by the pub lication of this one article to pay for the cost of the insertion of 1t In the daily papers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
Water in City is a Commodity and the Waste of 1t is Foolish as
 We'll as Sinful.

where one only has to turn a faucet or press a button to cause 1t to flow in abundance, costs money-every drop of 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
Wasted.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 Tess---May Hoamley is making just the loveliest hat for herself. Oh, it's simply the sweetest- n
 Jess-Oh, what's the use. She'll spoil it.
 g'ess--Not at all. She's got it almost finished and It's perfect.
 Jess-Yes, but I mean she's going to wear it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

cubic foot is forced into the wood. These retorts are movable and are hauled from place to place. This treatment, which quadruples the life of any soft wood tie, has opened up a supply which will meet the demand for some years. But short age is distinctly Tn sight and some broad CT plans must be undertaken. The only remedy is tree planting and forest man. agement.
 Tie Plantations.
 Some six years ago experimental tie plantations were started by a number of railroads. The more important of these are the Illinois railroad plot at Harahan, La, where 200 acres were planted In 1902, and Du Quoin, III, where 1S0 acres were planted in 1903; the various plantations of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Tn Illinois, Alabama, Florida and Ken lucky, and the various black locust plan tations of the Pennsylvania railroad throughout the state of Pennsylvania.
 Plantations so far have been devoted to the growth of catalpa and locust, but 1t Is certain that as time goes on. the work will be extended to include chestnut, red oak, European 1arch and similar woods which are rapid growers and yield good timber. Over a large area of the coun- try chestnut grows well. The United States Forest service is authority for the statement that a cneSluul IoTeSl sldfltu from the seed can be cut over a number of times at intervals of from B to 40 years yielding, under good forest man agement from 200 to 400 ties per acre at each cutting.
 Some desultory tree planting was done by railroads as long as thirty years ago; but has demonstrated nothing other per haps than in the Burlington Catalpa plan tation in Kansas, which has been used for fence posts, to show an annual net profit per acre of s12e5 for the time the land has been occupied. This Is exceeding ly encoura ging and suggests that thou sands of tracts of unproduetive land could be very profitably planted by their owners to catalpa, locust, chestnut and other profitable woods There is no section of the country to which some tree is not well adapted which is valuable for ties and poles.
 Object Lessons to Farmers.
 It is very doubtful if any railroad will ever be able to plant trees in sufficient number to secure it's entire supply of cross ties but the planting experiments made by the railroads will tend to stimu- late land owners holding land along the right of way to plant their waste or un- productive lands with trees which will produce tie timber and thus furnish the railroad with a supply of ties in the fu. ture.
 The annual tie consumption of the Penn sylvania railroad alone is about 3S50,00o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

and opuent region too long. This winter 1t should erect Alaska into a territory, provide for the creation of good roads, and enact other needed legislation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
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SPECIALIST
PRIvsTE DISEASES,
guarantM

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
The Meter the Only Remedy.

The general installation of meters will repress this willful waste, while 1t will benefit the careful, conscien- tious user of water. That is why we have undertaken this campaign of ed- ucation. We are confident of the re- suit, as the facts and figures are with HIS, and the testimony of the great body of meter users all over the coun- try is on our side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

United States within forty years will be absolutely denuded of merchantable tim
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-01-21
Things Men Hate

Here are some things a man dislike, the
NEST
lie hates 4 loud mnutned woman Ia
fact, be hate, anything about woman
that attracts public 1tteution Il i n9y
the stnkingly gowned bur the becomiHely
dressed woman that appeal. To him Sunk
ing fashions and loud ways are never be-
coming. because they east the woman her
self in the shade
He hates the woman that whine 4
hypoehondriac who forever reciies her suf-
ferings for his benefit would drive the best
Of men 10 distraction
He hates dragglei skirts aud muddy
shoes
He hates woman that will spend her
time trying to convince him thar he j.,
wrong and who can DO H.
He hates a woman who knows and sees
too much
He hates a woman that saws mean things
about other women He never can be per
suaded that anything but underhand mean
ness and jealousy have prompted her TO do
this.
He hates a woman that does not make
it apparent that she appreciates all Of his
good qualities-and most Of his bad ones
lie hates house where the furniture is
too handsome To be set upon and the chairs
too good to hold his feet.
He hates any excitement at the dining
table
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-01-21
Be Accurate.

The head Of one Of the larges, dry goods
commission houses in this city, says the
New York Commercial, was asked the other
day how it happened that his partner upon
whom the principal responsibility Of the
business rests. came to attain that position
while not vet 30 years Of age.
Purely and simply on his own merit,
he replied He came into my office one
morning some ten or twelve years ago and
told me that he had just finished school
and was looking for a position. hap
peDed to have position open at the time
for an office boy. and started him in at 81
a week His rise from that position TO the
one he now occupies was steady aud rapid
and was due entirely to the fact that, after
having received an order or instructions, he
could be relied upon TO carry them out, and
do it correctly, too. He never started off
on anything 'half-coeked, 50 to speak He
was not afraid to ask question aud thus get
his instructions straight before undertaking
the work in hand In fact, might say
that he owes everything to the fact that
he was always accurate in all that he did
You may think that am preaching a sort
Of sermon. but if young men entering
business positions, whether high or low
would take for their motto the two words
Be accurate, and would live mp to it,
there need be no fear Of the ultimate out
come Of their undertakings
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-01-21
Mixed-Up Relationships to Follow
Wedding.

NORFOLK. VIRGINIA. January IA numker of
persons have recently received neat envelopes
tanning cards reading:
ence AZ the marriage Of their daughter, Nellie I.
Cook, to Bernard J. FernAndes, Wednesday after
Roou. January Is. 1895, at O'Clock 81. Msry's Cath
Ollie Church, Norfolk, Va
Behind this invitation Is q story OF more than
passing interest, and following the wedding win
come problems Of relationship that can give the
genealogical Sharps something to puzzle about
says the Norfolk Yirginian-Pilo
The hride-elect is the daughter of Mrs. G. Feruan-
dcs by former husband.
The groom-elect is the brother of C. Fernandes.
Consequently in ordinary parlanee the bride-to-be
is to marry her uncle. This viii make her aunt
10 herself consequently she will become her own
niece, aside from being the niece of her husband
and the sisier-n-iaw Of her stepfstheF. Of course
her mother will also become her sister-n-law. She
will be the wife of her stepfather's sepsonin-law
and her mother will become she Iaother-in-law OF
her brother.ln. She will be the aunt of her
half sisters and hall. brothers, who win become the
niecgS aud nephews of their brother.in-law
The groom will also have some new relations
His brother viii be his fathern-aw and his sister.
in-law will become his mother.in-lsw. He will be
the uncle OF his wife and consequently. by mar
rage his own uncle This would make him his
own nephew. and he viii be an uncle also to his
wiie's halfbrothers and halfsis.ers in addition to
being her nephew.
The Fernandcs family lives IS Virginia street
and aner the wedding ceremony all the different
kIusfolk viii have a reunion and reception.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-01-21
News of the Week.

The Pennsylvania Railroad, it was an
nounced, will plant SEQ, 900 trees tnis year as
the beginning Of an effort TO provide crossties
in the future.
The American Banana Company complain
ed TO the State Department that Costa Rica
had seized its property in Panama and stopped
work on ilS concession.
Not along ago the Bishop of London re-
ceyed a check for e5 from a local undertaken
as a thankoHering because business for the
year had been so brisk.
A Newark N. j. man left his son 500 in
his WILL but was evidently afraid that the
youth would use il all at once for riotous living,
50 fixed it so that he would get 81 a week.
Mr.. Sargent, Commissioner of Immigra.
ton, received letter from New York saying
that 100 600 men are idle in that city and that
50. 600 children go 10 school without breakfast.
The wheat harvest Of France is estimated
by the minister of agriculture at about 1885,,
600 600 bushels, or some 10000, 600 bushels
less than in 1908. With the exception of
1897, last year yield is less than that of any
year within the past decade, but is somewhat
amelioraled by the good quality of the grain.
A shipment of s., 600, 900 in gold was made
from New York city to Japan several weeks
ago, but the transaction was so secretly man
aged that news OF II mas luSt leaked out Inc
shipment was taken aboard an express car, IN
the custody Of a heavy armed guard, and then
taken over the Great Northern route to Seat.
tie. where i was put aboard one of the ships
Of James J. Hills steamship company for To.
kio. The gold is understood to have been part
OF the proceeds Of the sale of Japanese bonds.
John j. Shutz. q farmer, living near Lit
tlestnwu, Pa. will become a tanner OF snake
skins. A few days ago one OF his daughter
saw the head of = snake protruding from an
old post. She told her father of her diScov-
cry. Armed with an AK he split the post open,
aud found within its recesses three garter
snakes and four black snakes. One of the
black snakes was four feet long, and the others
were each three feet in length. Mr.. Shultz
will tan the black snake skin, which he will
have made into purses and cardcases for
presentation to his friends.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad has closed con-
tracts with the Baldwin Locomotive Works for
S25 heavy freight locomotives. AT $1,000
each, they will cost s., 525, 900. 1t is stipu-
lated that all these locomotives shall be de-
hvered by the end of June, or at the rate of
Glya month. Breaking all precedents, Presi.
dent CaSSatt himself dealt directly with John
III. Converse and made all arrangements for
this important addition to the motive power
of the Pennsylvania's system. Cassatt de-
cided that traffic conditions required large
number of new locomotives without delay.
The Juniata and Altoona company shops can
turn out about 500 locomotives per annum,
and it is understood that the program calls
for about that many machines at those shops.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-01-21
Old Southern Remedies.

What is one man food i another man :
poison. but it is vouehed for BY an old
southerner that the following remedies viii
benefit seven out Of ten persons
For alcholist try buttermilk Ii will kill
desire for whisky.
Whey will greatly relieve dropsy.
Calomel applied TO cuts or sores relieves
pain and heals wounds Not too much
and don get wet.
kerosene will cure sore throat. Con
sumptiyes should try it, Take a table
spoonful at a time. Hold nose.
Bathing head in cold water every morn
ing will prevent one from taking colds
easily Better commence in the summer
time.
Ice applied between shoulders and back
Of head will stop bleeding at the nose.
Balsam apple applied to dog bite will
carry relief.
Keep cut onions in all sickrooms On
ions will turn black where contagious dis
eases exist aud disinlect the room
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-01-21
NY Old kentucky Home.
from parls,onn - ReeorI.

From BaTdStoWn n.y. heSofu
The song was written by Stephen Collins
Foster, a resident Of Pennsylvania, while
he and his sister were on visit to Judge
John Rowan, a short distance east Of Bards
town, Kentucky. One beautiful morning,
while the slaves were at work IN the corn
field. and the sun was shining With
mighty splendor on the waving grass
first, giving it the color of light red, then
changing it to golden hue-there we're
seated upon bench in front of the Rowan
homestead two young people brother
and sister High up in the top of tree
was a mocking bird warbling its sweet
notes. Over in the hidden recess of
small brush the thrush mellow song could
be heard. A number of small negro chill
dren were playing not far away. When
Foster had finished the frst verse Of the
song, his sister took il from his hand, and
sang IN sweet, mellow voice:
'sThe sun shines bright in the old Kentucky
home;
sTis summer the darkies are gay;
The corn tops ripe and the meadow in the
bloom,
" nile the DlrQS make tullSlt All tue tshA
s'The young folks roll on the little cabin floor,
All merry, all happy, all bright;
y.'n-by hard times comes a knoekin' at the
door
Then, my old Kentucky home, goodnight"
On her finishing the first verse the mock
ing bird descended to a lower branch. The
feathery songster drew his head to one side,
and appeared to be completely enraptured
at the wonderful voice of the young singer.
When the last sweet note died away upon
the air, her fond brother sang in deep,
bass voice:
''Weep no more, my lady; Oh weep no more
today;
Wen sing one song for the old Kentucky
home,
For our old Kentucky home far away.
IA few more days for to tote the weary load,
No matter twill never be light,
A few more days till we totter on the road
Then, my old Kentucky home, goodnight
The negroes had thrown down their
hoes and rakes, the little tots had placed
themselves behind the large sheltering
trees. while the old black women were
peeping around the corner of the house.
The faithful old housedog never took his
eyes off the young singers. Everything
was still; not even the stirring of the leaves
seemed to break the wonderful silence.
Again the brother and sister took hold of
the remaining notes, and sang in sweet ac-
cents:
"They hunt no more for the 'possom and the
coon
On the meadow, the hill and the shore;
They sing no more by the glimmer of the
moon,
On the bench by the old cabin door.
The day goes by like a shadow DER the heart,
With sorrow where all was delight;
The time has come when the darkies have to
part.
Then, my old Kentucky home, goodnight
The head must bow and the back will have to
bend
Wherever the darky may go;
A few more days and trouble all will end
In the fields where sugar grow.
As the song was finished tears flowed
down the old peoples cheeks; the children
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-01-21
Wanted pants For Quarts.

Mayor Mcclellan, of New York, rode at
the head of st. Patrick's Day parade of
the New York Irish societies Beside
Mayor Mcclellan sat Commissioner Nc
Adoo. Later on the Mayor reviewed the
parade, and in the course Of the review he
said
My tailor is an Irishman, and he is
always telling me amusing things. The
other day he said he had been visited in
the morning by rich Maine farmer. The
farmer, while he was being measured for
his trousers, said:
Make them pants for quarts.
. What that !? said the tailor.
Make them pants for quarts, the far
mer repeated.
Z" i don't understand you, the tailor
had to admit
"Oh, don t YEP said the farmer; and
then he explained Il mean | want the
hip pocket made extra large, so it will hold
a quart instead of pint bottle. You see,
up Maine way, where | come from, We
carry our saloons around with us. y