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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-13
Supreme Courts Historic Bible.

From Lesle's Weekly
Kept securely under lock and key in
the supreme court room at Washington,
there is small oxford Bible around
which cluster many notable and historic
incidents. 1t was printed at Oxford in
1893, first came into the courts service
in 1903, and is believed to be one of the
10000 imported by Congress few years
before. During its court career of nearly
century this volume has been called
into service every day ON which the
august tribunal has held session.
The great constitutional lawyers of the
formative period of our government, as a
prerequisite of their admission to prac-
: tice before this learned body, kissed its
material face.
Besides these great legal lights. every
associate and chief Justice. with the ex-
ception of Chief Justice Chase, who had
a Bible of his own and every lawyer. ex-
eept Daniel Webster sworn to practice
before the supreme court bar, has taken
his oath of allegiance on this little book.
1t is tradition of the court that when
Daniel Webster came before this high
tribunal in his first argument in the de-
Tense of the chartered rights of his alma
mater, Dartmouth college, against the
legislative attacks of New Hampshire, by
some strange inadvertence of the oath
was not administered. The tradition goes
further, intimating that the judges were
so impressed by the eloquence of his APP
peal, which stands out today as classic
In legal lore, that they either forgot or
dared not mention his dereliction-
1t is no wonder that this little Bible is
so carefully preserved, endeared as it is
with the memories of Americas greatest
statesmen and jurists. When a president
is to be sworn the clerk of the court
usually purchases new Bible. and after
the certificate has been affixed he pre-
sents it to the first lady of the land
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-13
Petroleum Deposits in Asia.
From Halper's Weekly.

From Ha1per's Weekly.
Europe as well as America is interest,"
ed in the discovery and explota ton of
new petroleum deposits, and at present
Mescpotamia is the country in which at
tention Is being directed. There have been
discovered in the province of Bagdad, near
the Tigris. and north of Samarna. a num-
Der of rich springs, while on the Euphra-
ties. near Hit. similar springs also have
been found.
On account of the brigands this district
does not afford good opportunity for pros
pecting and development, but in the Ker-
kuk district the future for such activity
Is much more promising, and not only
petroleum, but also coal, is found. the
former being used for lighting by the
natives, while the coal has been tried
on the Tigris steamships, proving, how
ever. too bituminous There Is every evil
dence that the petroleum deposits are ex-
tensive and will repay ample working.
but it is believed that the compile ton of
the Bagdad railway and increased ship
ping facilities on the Tigris must be pro-
vided before they can be turned to prac-
teal account
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-13

if 1t is assisting, by smuggling coal and
rations. one or other of the nations that
are at war.
Private ships cannot be seized in a
neutral country's waters, but they are
lawful prizes on the high seas, off the
coasts, and in the harbors and rivers of
the enemy.
All captured ships have to be handed
over to the officers of the prize court,
and they settle what are fair captures
and what are not. The officials of the
prize court have to be very careful. or
they may involve their country in grave
international difficulties by a wrong de-
cision. Questions of contraband ami no
contraband have to be dealt with. and
mixed cargoes belonging to several coun-
tries render matters most complex.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-13

From the Detroit Tribune.
Twill you have another helping?'' asked
the neighbor You seem very fond of
our chicken.
And why shouldn't be?' responded
Suburbman, who had been invited to din
ner, ..when l can detect the favor Of our
flowers in every morselT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-14
" Good Fur
$4,000 Feet Of Floor Space Covered With the Greatest B.

this progressive day. with competition furniture making
the highest mark much good artistic furniture that
wholly bad produced and sold all handshe good
bad being mixed by most dealers that without knowing fur
thoroughly small chance getting
when buying You have just right to the best will
bring and fail when you buy furniture that only
looks good proves bad when put to the There
much know about woods construction and finish familiar only
epersthat the purchaser must look well to the
standing of store before spending money.
Right there is where step nright the principle Of
quality which good quality selling
that has ruled this store absolutely from the start There has
will be in this store mixing of the sham
with the genuine Holding always to this principle have
possible for with limited to furnish their
artistcay and WE'LL yet easily within their We
protected the of those who have thousands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-14
GREAT AUGUST CLEARING SALE
Of our Notably Good Furniture at Deeply Cut Prices
Bargains Yet offered by the Largest Store in Kansas

spend house furnishings and must be satisfied that their
well invested We have raised the standard of the
against the spurious and met the just reward of worthy selling
the position of Best and Largest Furniture store this state
Thus great sales become events of statewide
Many shrewdy their waiting for the
chance to get sound safe furniture under price
With August clearing sale hosts of customers
by friends who have proted by special selling To
ahead customers expectations strive them
choose FROM each always greater reduc
possible for the values The vast scope and unparalleled
savings this will surprise everyone for have
prices ruhessy without reservation all incomplete lines
the heavy business This
complete cleanup of stocks before overwhelmed
Fall shipments This abridged list of August bargains
interest Bring the memorandum of your
figure the savings you all lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-14
DVY FURNITURE IS yo go WSgnD

you buy the house for home you expect get
every you purchase thoughty with
future. Now the furniture part of
the house. and should be chosen with much
persons expecting their furniture
wohird of all the furniture sold goes into homes becoming
identified with family lfenng to itself lifelong associations
And environment has great influence upon ALL who
say what failure happiness unha
pness home surroundings? lot of uncomfortable
unsuitable pieces that the artistic sense shoddness
cashng coors in furnishings go long way toward spelling
many persons dispositions when they know
very serious mistake to buy the wrong furniture
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
HAGGIN STATIONS HERE,
Watercress and Star Ruby Among
Those To Be Sold at Auction.

The twenty stations from the Rancho del Paso
stud of James B. Haggin arrived yesterday to join
the 464 mares, thirteen yearings and twenty-seven
twO-year-old and thrae-year-old hlIies which made
up the consignment to be sold at auction next
week at the mart of Van Tasseu & Kearnay in
East 13th-st.
This valuable collection of thoroughbred stock
which represents estimated value of more than
SlGo9OO0 IS now quartered at half dozen diff
ferent stables Some at the Van TasseIl 81
Rearney emporium and others at the expert stabloz
of Fiss, Doerr & Carroll. at 96th-st. 1th-avs.
The old car stables at 32d-st end 4th-ave where
so many horses are always stabbed during horse
show week, have also been pressed into service.
The horses travelled across the continent from
California in forty-eight palatial boxcars and the
shipping bill was nearly $1,000
The sale next week win mark the end OF Mr..
Haggin's breeding of racehorses in California, and
hereafter tho veteran horseman will devote him
self exclusively to his Elmendorf stud, in Ken
tucy, which is already the largest breeding estab.
stud is the home of such famous stations as Sal
Vator Order and M kinley Mack, - tho Rancho
stations which viii go under the hammer The The
Of WatercoIor, Waterboy NastuTtiun' WaterGqret G9t
Water Watercress BY sprnga@eldr field y, s67sb
BY by Lord ord Famouth He won the Prince of Wales
Stakes at Ascot. the Liverpool St Leger. the
at Goodwood and the Great Lancashire Handicap
In 1901 the get of Watercress won 5000 IN Engana
fourth on the list of winning American sires
Next in Importance to Watercress comes star
Ruby the sire of Africander, Sombrero, Honolulu.
Anin1osity Moon Daisy Sonoma Belle, Cairngorm
ment. and was foaled in 1892 He was bred by the
Duke of Westminster Star Ruby was q greeI
racehorse. He began racing in America as
three -year-old. when he ten races As a four
year-old he won the Norfolk Stakes, the Rancho
del Paso Stakes and the Thornton Stakes: Star
Ruby is a half brother to the famous English hlIy
Sceptre In 1902 the get of Star Ruby won $60QOO.
and in 1903 Star Ruby third on the list OK
winning American sires.
Goldfnch is perhaps the third OF the Rancho Gel
Paso stations in point of performance He ts by
the 1Inbeaten Orrnonde. He was foaled in 1889 and
was bred by Lord Arlington n England; He was a
stake winner in England and before he came TO
America sired the FLY Chelandry, which won the
Woodcote Stakes and the Thousand Guneas. He
is the sire of Kiashandra, Sweet Lavender Gold
Spinner. Tradition and Song and Wine. In 1894
Goldfnch was sixth the list of winning Amert-
SiTeS.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
GAME FOR POGGENBURG.
Beats Gardner at Billiards for the
Eagle Gold Cup.

7. Ferd Poggenburg of the Liederkranz Club
won the first game of the billiard tournament
for final possession Of the Eagle gold cup Whlch
began last night at the Liederllranz Clup- IN
twenty innings he defeated 2. w. Gardner of
the Acuuackanonk Club of Passalc n D, oE
145 points Mr.. Poggenburg made briiliaht
run of 81 in his seventh inning. and his average
for the game was 10.
FILLED to its capacity with lovers of the ivory
spberes the pretty music room of the club, which
had been converted into an amphitheatre ror
tho occasion. presented an animated appear
a,ca when L. c. Raegner. its president intro
duoed the nIayers of the evening. In doing so he
ra,ofnded those present that the club was
pIedged to further the interests OF amateur
billiards. and to that end, he said that new
amateur challenge trophy would be oHered aS
soon as the gold cup was disposed OF at TINS
tournament s 49,, o+
ball at the opening of the game. PoggenpurS
counted first on q brilliant four cushlon drive
Gardner made a run of IL in the third inning
For his fifth inning POggenburg mace run run o. o1
10 his next was 81 and it was In the seVeIlIh
that he made the high run Of the eFening-s4
Gardner had total of only % at the close OF nus
sixth inning while POggenburg had so to his
credit 1t was now the latters chance, ana ne
tool- II DIavine in excellent form, his every shot
being watched with keen interest by the spec
tators His big ended by kiss shot gong
astray. -. .
His three following innings counteu puI d
while Gardner rolled UP total Of 3S in the same
time In the next four innings Poggenburg
scored 1O5 to Gardner's q. The latter made
several fairly good runs UP to the eighteenth
inning, but was unable to overcome the com.
rnanding lead obtained by his opponent VINO
+rishad his score of 900 with a run OF seven In
the twetieth inning. The scores follow:
! F. Poggenburg-9 10 28 50. !64. ice 167 Ia. 81
24S 27o III. 293 800 Average 10 mgr 'u'-'' o. "
W. Gardner-1I IS 2s 25 2s 81 s. 81 50 q l93
1873 1916 154. 155- Average. lou HlSh fDH'' ~ 49,
a Referee-Edward Mclaughlin
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
WORK On THE GRIDIRON
NAVY TEAM CONFIDENT.
Hard at Work for the Vest Point
Game ON Saturday.
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Annapolis. Nd. Nov 27.-The Naval Academy
football eleven began its last week of work to-day
for the West Point game at Princeton on Saturday
There is no overconfdence at Annapolis or dispo-
stion TO underrate the Army team because of its
comparatively poor work early in the season but II
is the earnest belief of the players and every one
else here that the Navy will win by small score
This belief is based the fact that the eleven
has played strong game in every contest this
year
The practice this afternoon was directed by Paul
Dashiel. the head coach and Olcutt, Gould and
Chamberlain. OF Yale. all OF whom will be with the
team until after the Army game There was no
regular lineup, but defensive work and some spe-
cial ground gaining plays were tried against the
scrub" The practice was in secret There was
a small army of old Navy players present to help
the regular coaches.
Piersol. the stocky tackle. the surest ground
gamer among the linemen. was on the field In loot
ball togs. but did not get in the lineup. His
twisted leg still caused him TO limp little and 1t
was not thought safe to take any chances. He
will be in good condition by Saturday. The other
men are in the best condition.
1t is thought that Bob Wrenn and Edgar Wright
ington both of Harvard. will of1ciate In the Army
Navy game next Saturday as umpire and referee
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
HARD TO TRY SLUGGEfS
Jury Not Obtained 4fter Rejectio,
of 1881 Teniremen.
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Chicago, Nov 27.-The eleventh week Of tn,
trial of Charles Gilhooley and three other men
alleged to be hired sluggers Of the teamster
organizations. opened to-day with a resump
ton of the effort to co-lpiete the jury. NJ
venireman was found acceptable to the attor
neys in the case. Up to date 405O veniremeI
have been called in this case. OF these I79.
have been examined
Ciilhooley and his fellow defendants were IN.
dicted last summer on a charge Of assault to XII
nop- union men evidence that they had
brutally beaten, manned and almost killed
number of men who had taken the places o
striking drivers. All efforts TO expedite the tria
have proved futile. Lawyers of ability have beer
engaged to defend GilhooIey and his CO. deferd-
ants. II being asserted that the enormous funds
Of the teamsters unions are at the disposal o.
the prisoners The trial Of the men begsr
September IS. and has dragged along wearily
So much latitude has been allowed counsel foI
the defence by the court that the latter has beer
sharply criticised by the press and by even the
State Attorneys office Indeed. g serious CLASH
barely averted the other day when judge
Chetlin. who is presiding at the trial. summoned
State Attorney Healey before him and threat
ened\ to punish the prosecutor for contempt oi
court in criticising the courts methods. Tbs
prosecutor however. stood on his rights, and
dared the court TO take action. The long delay
is due mainly to the fact that attorneys for the
defence have been permitted to challenge venire-
men for failure to answer technical questions
and inability to define words which even lawyers
have been obtained. at cost to the county OF
nearly $1,000
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
ANIMALS RAGE IN STORM,
Sailors and Keeper IN Fear for Days
-LiOnesS Breaks Bar.

Seventeen days between the devil and ths deep
sea" is the term used by the crew OF the steamer
Palanza in describing the voyage from Hamburg to
New-York. The Palanza reached port yesterday
with a cargo Of wild animals. made doubfy rero
cous by a storm which lasted four days.
John OesterInan. who was in charge OF tina con
signment which is to be shipped to the Ctncir.natf
Geological Gardens, In describing his trying ex
perience. said
have taken many animals from the other eide.
but the voyage of the PaIanza much fog
me. The first head winds that struck caused
the ship to roll. and the heavy blasts szrirlinx
around the cages put the animals into frenzy.
Quteting them out of the question. The hswtf
OF the beasts could be heard above the gale ase
I thought for a while that they would ali break
from their cages at once
A monster lioness which has been only a short
while in captivity hurled herself against the steel
bars and snapped one off as II II were tin. had
TO call in the crew to beat her back willis re
placed the bar. 1t dangerous work, and
thought every minute that would b. attacked
from behind by some other escaping animal
beasts teTror-strtcken that feeding
them became a dangerous feat and had to be dope
from safe distance. The water buffalo and the
kangaroo gave us the least trouble but thesr
tics were bad enough. When travel again With
wild beasts il will be In calner weather.
The cargo included a number OF sntelopss. s~A<&<.
polar bears and black swans
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
AN ELABORATE MENU.
Omniverous Human Enjoys Dried Cock
reaches.

What a Chinaman does not eat is not worth
eating Everything from root to Leaf from
hide to entrails goes into his unscrupulous
stomach Hawks owls and other omniverous
creatures find their match in him and are eaten
bv him. The attendants Of sportsman gladly
eat the badger. civet cat or fox which ne Kills.
The bills feet and insides of poultry are sold
separateIv in the market. Who can tell what
arc in Chinese dun1pIings. pattes and sausages?
The colored drinks the stalls look un1ntelh-
gibe even though samples or tpe frult from
which they purport to be decocted are oeslae
Them A receptacle contains egg soup We
know this because unbroken eggs are ptaceo
near it to show that they are IN ~. a Snlrsr LIS
Tor knowledge made me try everything Never
venture never win my motto w nat
looked like broth of abominabe things was in
their vessels but l occasionally agreeaOE
surprised when. greatly daring, tasted t u.
A caIdron worthy of the witches in Macpeth
could be filed by few Chinese hucksters; .e one
could contribute eye of newt ana zoe oI LLoS'
another several kinds of lizards. a third pIack
beetles and grasshOppers In oarrei are D., "IlaI ma
look like dried prunes. What are those? you
ask grinning Chinaman. Popping one into his
mouth he answers, That belong cockyfoaches-
VeIIy good" They are dried cockroaches.
There is drinking for company SAKE III III
China On occasion when men treat each
other to a so-called friendly glass or spirlIs OF
teer the Chinese eat together the soclaoIe seeu
OF a melon. So fond is every one OF dried melon
seeds that you may have in some places melon
for nothing if you give back the SEEDS odIT; t,I;
the alcoholic spirit generally drunk is dlsttlIeu
Sror7 rice hut people only take IL in small guam
titles and then almost invariably Win Ioou-
yF1a+er is always drunk hot which guards
against disease. -, 1-r.,.s
a Chinese proverb says that II is well always
70 have something in the mouth, so Wheh any
orc has nothing better to eat he chews sugar
80 or rnunches peanuts Confucius ate little
t1,+ vas never without ginger when he ate MS
90 2t,{as ore more inclined TO follow the second
aT+ Of this rule than the first. The Chinese
&c nearly as fond OF pickles as are British SOL
Siers-pickled cabbage. picked onions. and Iney
a. f-,Ii+s when both salted and sugared- With
nm ah sauce ANYTHING will 20 down Earth worms
when fried crisp are reisned. ana so are snh5 SIN
otbing more can be got out OF them. Locusts
~ 10 tboueht to have a better favor and TO be
-s n1tritious IL they are thrown into boiling
81 v,ben aliye-fJohn Chtnaman at Home.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
TOM COGAN WINS CHASE.
rOrR FAVORTTES BEATEN.
Miller Responsible for the Defeat
of T5co First Choices.
- relerranh to nae Tribune. J

I.,r+o, Nov. GA steeplechase, with
coalitions over the short course of about
80 miles was the feature of the caro- at the
.,.~r,res racetrack to-day in the absence or
...t,a Tom Cogau, running in the name
"a ,o1ors Of Thomas Hitchcock jr.. won. ne
IukewarTn favorite over WoolgaheTeI
80, furnished the chief contention through
= Eleven horses went to the post but elghC
- +bese were SO badly outrun from the stdF1
.be+ they took no part in the contest anu 9illi
,- ,t+tered ND the field. Three came to grief
- -e-io1,s tumps-Stalker, Butter Ladie ana
1..-.s.rce-but a neither horses nor jockeys were
injured. - bo
paw had the mount on Tom Cogan' ana ZIG
-. behind Seventh Ward and Woolgatherer
-. o,a ,urn of the field and then took COM
- yvooIgatherer made a determined nghI
- nm TO the last jump, when Tom Cogah
- away and won easily. The Phelan morse
.,-a5 from his effort to beat the winner ana
80 IN he ridden out TO save the place from
Seventh Ward <,-.
IT, sa,-orites won-Samson and Tom Cogan-
e.,.on was at odds on, and simply galloped
"a, from four maiden two-year-olds and won
&C he pleased. Royal China, apparently nope
,.ze,,- beaten in the backstretch, came last III III
4be stretch and earned the place by SHor'
boa5 The beaten first choices were MarJoTaH'
Irplesjde. Sidney g Love ana fIeleL 9iOi4-
te Ing +ba three first named should have won
with fair handling or better racing luck F6g- re-
.angion was beaten his merits perhaps ai-
.SnMeb he TOO suffered from poor ride.
Miller was largely responsible for the ne 9e[Ga 2aia
~ Nariorarn in the first race, won by Aes!a-
~ ~. tool her back from a good position at the
break and delayed his run in the stretch f,1 Tntif I'll
too late to catch Zeala- The mare was full OIL
I'M ~ the end and closing fast, but was beaten
neck Miller was again open to some cfitlclsIn aa
@or his ride on Ingleside in the fourth race
Iga allowed his mount to go wide at the stretch
turn. after racing head and head with Sir TITS
ten and S1Infire while Edict running in the
cberry and black Of Pierre Lorillard, saved
enough ground by coming through on the rail-
IN win by a scant half length.
S,6nev G Love appeared to outclass his fed
;n the fifth race, and he was heavily played
from 10 / to even money. Thirteen horses
faced the starter and the start, none too good.
found the favorite off badly and In such close
quarters that his chances Of winning were lost.
Tnrough The race he met with interference,
and when RomanelH found clear sailing at last
IN the stretch IL was too late. AS ii was he
was only beaten q half length and head by
Echodale and Hyperion.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
P4TROLMAN ARRESTED.
Charged 1cith FeIonious Assault on
Man on Wife'S ErrGr,d.

Charged with felonious assault, Patrotrnsu
John Mccormick. of the fremont station. living
at No. "A East 1I9th-st.. was locked up last
night in the East 126th-st. station According
TO his story. when he went home his wife re-
fused to get him his supper because he was late.
and then he went to nearby saloon.
He says his wife asked professional baseball
player named Peter Humphrey to call him out
Of the saloon Humphrey said he did as the
woman requested. Mccormick told her TO 60
home. using language. he admitted that
rather strong. He says Humphrey then took
hammer out of his pocket and assaulted him.
Humphrey admitted taking the woman's part.
but denied the hammer incident. Mccormick
admitted that he had pulled out his revolver.
but only as a bluff" He says the wea pom
accidentally discharged The bullet grazed
Humphreys neck. causing ugly scratch.
assault
New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
GOLFERS IN SESSION.
TzUo Minor amendments to the Con-
stitutiOn SUGGESTED.

meeting of the executive committee of the
United States Golf Association was held in TINS
city yesterday, President Ransom H. Thomas
presiding. Others present were W. FeIlowes Nor
gan and Daniel Chauncey. It decided TO
hold the annual meeting at Delmonico's IN Janu-
ary instead of February. in the past The
date is January 49,
Two amendments to the constitution have been
suggested One, offered by Samuel Y. Heebner,
the treasurer is to make the closing of the fiscal
year November 30 instead of December 81, to
facilitate the preparation of the reports and the
balancing of the books. The other amendment
is to have the nominating committee chosen by
the executive committee instead of the president.
This years nominating committee is Devereux
Emmett, G. Herbert Windeler and D. r. Forgan.
They viii report the 1906 ticket this week.