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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-09

| September 3
177s-The American colonies first called
the UNITED States" by Congress.
1s4s-New York and Albany connected
by telegraph
1S5o-New Mexico and Utah territories
organized.
1S53-The remnant of Table ROCK, at
Niagara Falls, drops into the abyss.
1ssS-United States commissioners APP
nointed to negotiate a treaty of peace
with Spain.
September 10
154s-The 81 survivors of De Soto's ex-
pedition reach Panuco, ending what Rid
nath describes as 1.-THE most marvellous
| expedtion in the history of the coun-
! try"
1565-The French sail from Port Royal
& c.. against Menendez at st. Angus
| tine.
1so7-Governor Wingheld detected in the
embezzlement of the stores of the Vir-
J einia colony; impeached and deprived of
his office.
| 16OS-Captain John Smith elected presi-
dent of Virginia colony.
1755-Acadians forced to embark for
banishment from Novia Scotia; the num-
| her is yariously estimated from 400 TO
| 1000
f77o-The governor of Massachusetts de-
liyers Castle William over to. the King
! troops.
| 17S5-Treaty of amity and commerce with
Russia signed.
Commodore Perry victorious over
British In naval battle on Lake Erie
1sJ-House of Representatives passes
| the fugitive slave Dill
| September Il
| 16O9-Henry Hudson discovers the river
| which bears his name.
1e5s-Peter Stuyvesant concludes a
| treaty with Connecticut limiting New
| Netherlands by Oyster Bay on Long
| island and Greenwich. on the Connecti-
| cut mainland.
| 1T6-At a conference on Staten island
| the colonial commissioners spurn Adj
mira Howe's proposed terms OF recon
| cilation.
| 1777-Washington defeated at the battle
| NJ Rrandvwine; Lafayette wounded
| 172e-Delegates from five states meet
| ar ANNAPOLIS to regulate commerce on
! the Chesapeake bay; the forerunner or
| the constitutional convention.
| 1s41-Au of President Tyler's cabinet ex-
cent Daniel webster resign because OF
! the Presidents veto OF the fiscal bank
| bill.
1s5O-Jenny Lind first appears on an
| American stage at Castle Garden. New
York.
| '1Ssl-President Lincoln revokes General
| Fremont's emancipation order.
| September IL
| Neu,S World and sails for Spain
| 1777-Washington re-enters Philadelphia
with the remnant of his army, after the
defeat of Brandywine.
1s1IBrltish attack Baltimore; General
Ross. British. killed; Americans fall
| back
| 1s4e-Colonel Jefferson Davis. at the
| head Of the First Mississippi Riflemcn,
| charges the Mexicans at Fort Teneria
| 1s47-Battle of Chapultepec: on this and
| the succeeding day. General Scott. with
| 1900 men. defeats a force. of 1900 Mex
leans
1S57-steamer Central America wrecked
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-09
Hot Blood of Youth.

From the Duluth News-Tribune
There were a couple of old l9-ers down
In Tombstone. Arizona. said tourist
the other day. who were great friends.
One of them was so years old and the 9TH
er 81. They were taking their morning
today one day and fell into a disagree
ment over the date Of some pioneer oc-
eurrence. Each was inslstent upon his
own recollection of II. and finally they
got into regular quarrel. Backing
away from the bar, they drew their guns
and blazed away at each other. but their
sight was so dim and their hands so
unsteady that all the bullets went wide.
When they guns We're emptied the bar
keeper emerged from beneath the counter
and made them sh3lk hands and make
up. The local paper the Epitaph. in de-
scriblng the occurrence, treated IL In an
lndulgent vein and closed by saying:
Well boys Will be boys"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-09
Flshhocks of Gold.

From the Forest and Stream
r. j. Smith of Tucson. Ariz. has four
gold hshhooks that he uuearlhed In South
American places. lie Was mining In a
river bed near the city az Cali. in the
state of canca. United States of Colom-
ba. in 1866, when he pulled up a small
tree by the roots. and there In the sand.
lay an even bakers dozen of regul>-..
shaped gold iishhooks of the ordinary size.
They are not bent in the Limerick fash
ion
without doubt they are the work Of pre-
historic Indians governed by the Incas.
When Mr. Smith returned TO San Fran
cisco he gave some away. lost others. and
now has only four left. He has been re-
peatedly asked to put his price on these
but refuses 10 do so The other day he
refused an offer of $40 for one. 1t was
such trifles ~ these that excited the
aVarice of Pizarro
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-09

soon after; but the jug. faithful 10 its
trust bouyed him safely up and, as the
water thrown by the firemen overflowed
the edge of the cistern and poured into
us depths the body, borne up by the
jug rose With its rising surface till it
came up out of the opening and into the
position where it was seen by the res
cuers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-09
BRIDGE CARS, NOTICE.

Beginning Tuesday, Septem-
Der 4, and continuing until fur
Their notice, all cars now using
the Twenty -secondstreet bridge
will come in and go out by way
of Twentieth street, while the
Twenty-second street bridge is
being put in repairs. B'ham.
Ry., 1t. & Pr. Co.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-09
Not Equal to Para Rubbery.


! The product of the guayule shrub is not
the equal of Para rubber, but it is valu-
able for many uses. particularly in the
manufacture of automobile tires. The
manufacture of these tires has caused an
enormous increase in the demand for rub
/ Der.
| One ton of the guayule shrub will pro-
duce about $50 pounds of rubber. When
| the manufacture of rubber from this new
source was first begun the product sold
for 10 cents gold a pound, one tons ex-
traction bringing s175 gold. This price has
not been maintained. however. but the In
dependent manufacturer says that 1t will
! be reached again soon
| The Continental Rubber company has
J large factories in operation at Torreop,
/ Ocampo and Saltllo, the present monthly
production of the three factories being
/ | 25O 900 pounds of rubber.
number of Americans have made for
tunes out of guayule lands since the
boom started. Soon after the discovery
was made that the shrub was valuable
J. H. Sendole of San Antonio, Tex, pur-
| chased ranch of 1000 acres of land sit
uated between Torreon and Saltillo for
5000.
He recently closed contract with one
of the rubber companies for the sale OF
all the guayule shrub upon the ranch for
s1so00o Mexican money, which is equiva-
lent TO $4,000 American gold. He still
owns the land itself.
Thomas Hebb. a Texas railroad con-
ductor, came to Mexico about five years
ago and purchased a ranch of about $4,000
acres in the Avalos district, state of Ia
catecas. for 30 cents an acre The land
was worthless except for grazing pur-
poses.
Mr.. Hebb found that his property was in
| the very heart of the szuayue growing re-
gion. He closed deal recently for the
sale of all the guayule shrub upon the
ranch for s250000. He says he will go
back to the United States and spend the
remainder of his life enjoying himself
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-09
Willing to Learn.

From the Atlanta Journal
New York would like to learn from
Kansas the secret of securing senatorial
resignation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-09
WANTED.

-Four experienced wrapping
boys; age from IA to IS years.
Apply today to Manager first
floor, Louis Saks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-09

Alabama" Brand Rolled
Oats-Crop 1906 now ready
for delivery. Sold by all first
class grocers.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-22
.3Apzzu7
Open Night and Day.
C. E. OSBORN. Manager.

Open Night and Day.
ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN.
Our new chef, Mr.. Louis
Miller, has taken charge of
our Culinary Department,
and we are now serving the
best 25 cent dinner in the
city from IL a. m. to 2 p. III.
Give us a call.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-22
A REAL 100000 DANCE.
w~ird Rite. That attract Negroes az
ftostds ned GeorEta

iu ccrtam parts ~ the south voodoo
supcrstIiious stlll EXIST aud lead. c-pc
cinlly at christmas Il" quaint rites that
have Wnrkcd suggestion ~ savugcry
SAYS tl. Nashville \mcrlcan
one ~ these c,rrmuuials may Toe wit
Messed ln the Swump and forest lands
OF Florida aud Georgia. II Is apparent
" u paniomimir representation OF hu.
man Resistance Co death or OF DEATHS
attack upon q community Il takes
place n the cabin that contains the
largest rupin. az 900 thc negroes In the
comuunu, are generally on hand ~
witnesses
The spectators sent themselves around
tile side walls. leaving au open space
FOR the performers lea the center OF the
room
All hut "n" Of th. performers rcmaiR
Ia the Kitchen uutI ready FOR their cn
trance. AZ thc wall opposite the kltch-
en- door small table ~ placed. aud
there an elderly urgro~s. the mistress
OF ceremonies seats herself
SOlcnuly she begins beating time on
the table with her small sticks. while
the other negroes iu the rom sing dole.
ful hymns Ia the midst of this three
loud rap~ sound on The Kitchen door
The singing abruptly ceases aud the
audicuc- manifcsts signs Of terror
The rap- sound again. followed by the
noise OF "a -cUiile
Then ih" presiding negress arises
take- o. lighted pine knot from the fire
and starts slow. whrliug dance.
chanting SOME weird ucnutation
The Kitchen door 81 burst open. aud
three mcu with blankets around their
shoulder enter A. the dancing ne
Rrvss moves toward them. waving her
torch aui chanting her prayer or hymn
they Sinh before hcr Oh the noOr
The melancholy droniug and the
daucc ~ ou. hut are again interrupted
by raps This time % single m1u On
tiers. having black sack over his
head aud .trsyiug long bone la bis
hand
This entrance causes genuine con
Ftcruafiou Az tiie negroes Zoo the room
seem frrufIrd with fear and huddlc Geo.
Rethrr along fhr walls This Is Death
himself Iud .hould be- touch ans of
thoe" prescott with Tie bone tlIat uu
fortunate Isr-Iu would die before thp
neat Christmas.
A. % -,rral thing. however. the
man luperaonatinR deuth ls Kind
hearted aud manages % trip and mu
before De reaches any OF Toe -ppgfI
tors Instantly the presiding gcuu.
springs to her table. begins a vigorous
tattoo of triumph. and ihe entire com
pauy breaks into a Mid haIie'u1b rIIu
rus
Tho power Or death thus broken. tbs
imperaouatur removes fhs bia.L sle.
from his head and the assembling
plunge ufo kind Of prayer aud cK
pcnence meeting. ia which chants and
vOodoo dances have their place
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-22
THE BLAND STREET JEWELER

rivers la n,aHN place. the sand az
ocze Is mixed with vol vuiic elements
originating froin trrrc trial aud sub
marine eNi 10 ous
The in"r al0lc world. however. is no,
the onl, sour - from which the ocean
led pr,~ives is supplies or Material
The rcu,ains ut organic creatures also
contribute ao mean share The upper
strata of the Sca swarm with tecnlng
snlnal life algac. crIstacea. eggs. lar
vac. et,..-of all Kinds. which die daily
IN thousands snd slowly sink down.
ward Ia the lowest depths OF the sea.
thus faumiuC continual rain OF
corpses OF algae. diatoms ct hoe genus
Omne. which descend from heights far
exceeding those OF Mount Everest Ca.
40 fecu aud other lofty terrestrial
peaks Prot0zoldal forms. foramini.
ferar and radiolarlac lover u million OF
which would not weigh an ounce hut
which are 80 fertile that Que specimen
can produce T0.soWO direct and indi.
rect descendants la four days also play
= highiy important part Ia this work
Due to their shells, the foramlnlferae
form large quantities. OF calcareous de
pssits. The globigeriuae aud orbulunae
members 81 this family form a spc-
cial ooze which T. found in the bed or
the Atlantic. while the radiolariae form
sluceouS deposits. which abound Ia tina
Pacific aud Indian oycans. where spe-
cial klnd 81 oO2e b. also found-viz. the
pteropod oozc composed of the shells
or pterupod moillsks. which II found
az ihe bottom 81 the Atlantic between
Africa and america aud near the
Azores These ouzes however. are not
permanent bat merely represent
phas" co. stage. Red. blue and brown
clay II the only permanent compound
II II soft greasy To- the touch aud con
tains from 7 GO ~ peer cent of lime. n
little viirihable earth aud organic r..
mains The ooyr- referred to ahnve
gradually turn Iutp red clay. which
thus iiecumrs the nuul tomb OF aI that
has llvsi. moved aud had It's being in
the set Scientific American.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-22
WILL NOT SWAP.

The Grafeton Sentinel in Speaking
OF the railroads paying money for
their advertising instead % swapping
transportation FOR "a. SAYS:
The newspapers would benefit
very much by the new system II the
railroads patronized the advertising
columns OF The new spapers as libe-
rally now a. they did huder the old
policy of paving for their advertising
I'm transportation. However that may
be. the new way is the most desirable
from business standpoint
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-22

While % marck uas IIt.us at Fraut
Fort rHrIY u hIs career. Hr vas ul.
day 30 public Table wifH eHf
VIXEN Two young md|rs Wb1 aBt 5.|u
cite uHgHu faitIuE to saeh other .u hs
LcU..h language. Prom their mHHUar
o. wa- .drui fo B.smarrF maf hal
were faIh.us about h.w 80 lHpIHu.f
thai Ne Had once made o. tIt.f fY J1l-
laui conc pf thc Baltic prov Heaa HlI
bad r..hrd ur few fatfsE phrI-H.
When .br I1dlos had talked Hnd iau.H
Cd fGr -"me time Be whispered to Die
companion.
"1hc moment say something 20 ynH
iu ZOO uu.nteIl sible tongue take % Sos
from your ilorkst and band BE- fo me
Iho Young ladies kept on. aHI 800
denly nsmurck said .n EN- uuc1n.srn
ed fur, fo H's friend.
"bohd mHU fD 1ziek
The SECOND WHu zoo once produced 70
Key Tie young lHd.es from 'uHr uT
looked af thrir opposite ue' sHbor- .HHu
a. each other and bIusbIug violently
rose and left The rom
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-22
FATHER OF AUTHOR
OF "CLANSMAN"
IN NORFOLK.

Norfolk. Va, June 2i.-The Rev.
Or. Thomas Dixon. ~. OF North Car
olina, father Of the author of the
"Clansman." is in the city visiting
his son-in law. the Rev u. J. Ernest
Thacker. pastor OF the Second Pres
byterian church.
u. Dixon is 50 years old. well pre-
served. and in the best of health.
having just paid a visit to his three
sons. Clarence Dixon. of DixoudaIe.
Va, Thomas Dixon Jr. of New York
and The Rev DR. A. c. Dixon. of Bos-
ton.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-22
y gsNgs9gssNy gstlggsstl ~ is5lgN g95

wd raody for che task lie can be-
Kept in order on less food and is
much I. susceptible TO disease The
mmnr OF West Virginia have begun
Zoo learn That rho mule is an Ideal
nm animal and iu many sections he
h taking rhc place of the horse The
oone. ho farmers Of This state learn
zoo produce their own mules and stop
.He importation from other states
.Hn Donor lhog wu have money .n
bHU.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-22

ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-22
WHEN HE GOES
ABROAD.

Mr.. Rockefeller has perhaps gone
abroad to- find out how Il feels To set
foot ON some other mans property
Cleveland Leader.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-22

The mines in the Transvaal yield
ed $to4ooo. 600 worth OF gold last
year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-23

advertising the patron sees, most Of
the time, stereotyped ads in his home
papers telling him that John Jones
sells merchandise" That's about all
he gets out of two-thirds of the ads
published in country newspapers.
This may seem harsh criticism, but
1t is we'll meant. Stir things up. You
may not have to use any more space
in your local papers, but make that
space say something. Dig into your
stock and advertise things that you
never thought of advertising before.
And give the prices. Keep all the big
retail mail order house catalogues on
hand. You will find it easy enough to
get them. Compare your selling prices
with those in the catalogues and nine
times out of ten you will find that you
can beat them at your regular prices
when you figure in the cost of freight
to the mail order patron. Therefore
advertise and give prices. If you
have an association or understanding
there can be no objection to giving
prices, and if you haven't an associa.
ton or understanding get one just as
soon as you can, because that is of
the utmost Importance in fighting the
mail order evil.-St. Paul Trade Jour
nal.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-23
MERCHANTS MUST ADVERTISE

How are the merchants OF the
Northwest going to meet the unscrup-
nlous warfare now being waged
upon them by the catalogue houses?
He must advertise more extensively
in his home papers and by circulars
to his patrons. He must take up the
mail order proposition in a systematic
way and prepare and carry out a
strong line of publicity. 1t is all very
we'll for the country merchant to say
that every one knows him and will
trade with him anyway, but the known
facts do not carry out this statement
The catalogue houses flood the rural
sections with their immense cata-
logues, listing thousands of articles of
merchandise with their prices plainly
given. The price is an inducement,
even though it may be higher than the
same article can be bought of the
home merchant, because when price
Is given the patron naturally thinks
it is a low price. Supplements of the
big catalogues are ISSUED at intervals,
alleged to contain rare bargains, and
these are helped out with circulars
and other bargain announcements ar
irving every few days at the patrons
house. AS opposed to all this clever
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-23

Within a radius Of one mile Of the
little village of Leetown, w. Va, and
in the most beautiful portion of the
Shenandoah valley, are still standing
three houses which once sheltered
three of the most famous characters
in American history. Being somewhat
out of the line of ordinary travel,
these historical houses have passed
comparatively unnoticed. To the stu
dent of revolutionary war history they
possess patriotic interest not to be
found in any other buildings reminis-
cent of the early days of Americas
struggle for freedom.
One of the houses was occupied by
Gen. Charles Lee, the daring but i'm.
pulsive commander whose rashness
at the battle of Monmouth gained him
a rebuke from George Washington
Lee, in a rage, retired from the serv-
ice and sought the seclusion of the
Shenandoah. Gen. HOratio Gates, who
aspired to rival Washington and whose
hopes were dashed by defeat at the
battle of Camden, also sought the
peaceful valley, where he nourished
his grievances, real or fancied, for
nearly the balance of his life. In
third house lived Adam Stephen, once
an intimate friend of Washington, and
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-23
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Historic Structures Of sa'~ .s,ca,
the Shenandoah Valley

of the original major generals of the
revolutionary war. When Washing.
ton rebuked him on the field of Mon.
mouth and charged him with lil-timed
imprudence, Lee quickly retorted: 4
know of no man blessed with'a larger
portion of imprudence-that rascal)y
virtue-than yourself
Perhaps Lee has been too much
blamed, and was perhaps not such .
great offender as the world supposed.
His error at Monmouth was not a want
of courage, but of judgment, for he
had fought with the most reckless
bravery on two continents-this sol
dier of fortune who had all to lose
and nothing but life to gain. But the
brave man abandoned cause which
he regarded as having outraged him
and refused to take further part In
the war. He was court martialed and
his commission taken from him. He
went back to his estate and busted
himself in growing tobacco, declaring
it the best school for q general.
After years Of weary existence Gen.
Lee moved to Philadelphia, where he
died.
While George Washington was sta
toned at the town of Winchester en-.
gagged in his work of surveying be
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-23
SCHOOL FUND IN Good CONDITION
South Dakota's Educational Finances Keep Increas-
ing-Total Amount Nearly SIS, ,OOO, 900.

The school funds Of tbs state are in
. remarkably healthy condition. On
Jan. the total amount was $4,67O,-
326.S1. This was either loaned on real
estate, to counties or municipalities,
or stood to the credit of the state in
the way of deferred payments on
lands that have been sold. This sum
Is drawing 5 and per cent interest,
which income goes directly into the
school funds of the different counties
for the use of the schools.
Up to four years ago the whole
amount drew 6.per cent, but the rate
was reduced to per cent, and since
that time a sum Of $2,00O,OOO has
been placed at the new rate, much of
1t being money paid on the old per
cent loans and rebated at the reduced
rate. The balance is still in the 6
per cent list, either as old loans at
the 6 per cent rate, or as deferred
payments on sales made prior to the
time of the reduction In rate. These
deferred payments at the present time
amount to $1,0634 1854, and every
year sees a large amount of this paid
In forcing it into the lower rate class,
and it will not be many years before
the whole fund will be at the per
cent rate.
For the year 1905 the loans of the
fund were $676,626.50, Of which $685.
495.74 was sent out from the Office,
and the balance reloaned by the coun-
ties as paid in to them on old loans.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-23

formed the acquaintance of Adam Ste
phen, and later on when Washington
became commander of the forces on
the frontier. Adam Stephen received
his first commission. He was com.
mandant for some time at Fort Cum.
berland, then the furthest advanced
post Of the border, and Immediately
confronting Fort Duquesne. He com
manded battalion sent to the aid Of
South Carolina by Virginia. Soon at
ter this he abruptly left the service,
returning to his home to spend tho
balance of his days. Gen. Stephen held
large landed possessions, and gave to
the contry the land on which Martins.
burg now stands. His home on the
Opequen, near Leetown, was log
house, rough and unpromising, evi.
IDENTIFY intended more for actual every.
day utility than for show. Like the
Lee home, an addition has been placed
to the log house and it does not now
resemble the old home of the general
1t is said that Stephen, like Morgan
and other soldiers Of the period, was
much given to the wine cup; and, un.
like his neishbor, Lee, he loved com.
pany and was never happier than when
he had his friends around him. From
his cabin there was often the sound
of revelry in the long hours of the win.
ters' nights. Stephen kept open house
all the time He loved the wild woods
in which he lived; he loved his people,
and was a man of rude jest and wild
revel, but with brave and patriotic i'm.
pulses He worthily fought many
fights for the people he loved and his
home. In his will he disposed of a
large area of land, and requested that
his remains be laid to rest at certain
point in the edge Of MartiDsburg-a
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-23

If the farmers of Minnesota could
be brought to an understanding of the
value to them of their market towns
the mail order houses would go out of
business in less than sixty days. The
building up of strong market town in
a farming community means increased
value to every farm, to every head of
stock, to every bushel produced on
the farm; it means the satisfying of
the natural desire of the young peo-
pie to see something of life and to ac-
quire something of culture without
leaving the farm home to seek for It,
Cannon Falls Beacon.