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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20
ABOUT APPENDICITIS.
Dog Who Swallowed Hair Had It
Tea Drinking May Start 1t.
From the New York Press.

From the New, York Press.
A fine bull terrier belonging to a resi-
dent of Brooklyn was operated on last
week for appendicitis and is doing we'll.
In the appendix was found small roll
of human hair. which proved to be col
lection of the combed-out strands of his
mistress locks. Human hair is prac-
tically indigestible except to the ostrich.
mouse of 1t In dogs alimentary canal
is quite sufficient to inflame the appendix.
Most women burn their combings in the
kitchen stove for luck.
Appendicitis is horror | met young
man yesterday, healthy to look upon, who
told me he had appendicitis and would
have an operation performed as soon as
he could get the money and three months
leave of absence There is nothing pleas
ant in the prospect.
Formerly appendicitis was wrapped in
much obscurity and its effects were at
tributed to gastric seizure "inflamma-
ton of the bowels ''illac phlegmon,"
"perityphlitis.' "paratyphlitis," and con-
ditions under many other names. The
earliest and full account of the disease
was not given till 1886 Thus we are just
twenty years in the grasp of the death
dealer. Inflammation of the appendix it
self does not constitute. though it starts.
the uiSedSe, anu 81 ioiiS dSNoniy Inc dD-
pendix is affected. though t re may be
discomfort there is no real pain, the oc-
currence of pain giving the signal that
the peritoneum, the smooth membrane
covering all the bowels and lining the
abdominal cavity has become inhamed
in that portion which forms the outer
covering of the appendix.
Appendicitis has increased amazingly
In the last ten or twenty years. due to
the widespread change Of social habits
and diets. The caecum is filled with I'M
digested food. such as tough meats, lob
ster, CLAIMS, nuts. pneapples, frozen or
refrigerated meats, poultry, etc. Tea
drinking has much to do with the onset
OF the disease. the beverage being too as
tringent for health. Appendicitis is Pc
culiar to youth. more than so per cent of
all the cases occurring under the age of
thirty Furthermore, so per cent Of the
cases are males.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20

Columbus one behind, as Friel had scored
In the opening inning. Swami passed the
third baseman and kim put him over
when he tripled past Hill to the left-cen-
ter fence Phyle, with one out in the
seventh, walked. Hill followed him with
his third safety of the game. Whitney
lifted to short right Ryan and Elston
went for the ball. Neither. took 1t. So
the bases filled. Burke's long fly to Coul-
ter let Phyle in esa
What is more virile or throbbing with
greatest elemental energy? Whitney
popped to Ryan and Burke famed" Could
Kipiing beat that?s No, he couldn't, for
Kipling lacks the lurid imagination of the
sporting writer and is hampered by GER
tain scholastic restrictions unknown to
the wild free life of the press box. For
style and bowling rhetorical abandonment
give us the baseball chronicler every time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20
YOU KNOW

That people will not continue
to buy an article unless ii gave
satisfaction. go,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20
VVLCANITE

Roofing is the logical thing to
cover buildings with at the
present time. Thousands are ties.
tifying as to its efficacy. Put up
one square to the roll, nails and
cement packed inside. No tin
Caps used.
This building covered with
VULCANITE testifles as to its
merit.
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The Way of the World.
lie Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
BLANK has struck 1t rich and Is cutting
a great dash. but I can remember the
time when he didn't have one dollar to
rub against another. Can't your" said
Brown.
Cant say that I can drawled Town.
HE has been setting 1t up to me in pretty
good shape lately, and It has shortened
my memory"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20
From the Pittsburg Post.

Nv asserting that iron is the king
w of American manufactures. The
total annual value of iron and steel man
ufacturers is now about 5000, 100000, or $780,
100000 less than the capitalization of the
United States Steel Corporation. We have
heard also of King Cotton With crop
of 1900 900 bales with an average price of .
cents pound, this king is worth $5S4,0D,
900, figures the New York Press. There is
King Corn. One of the almanacs gives
the crop of 1904 at 90, i67 4S0, 934 bushels. II
we drop the 90 and make 1t 2,467, $50 1891
we may be about right. Value-$1 0S7 200,
600 Our average wheat crop is worth a
little moro than half billion.
What of old King Coal, jolly old soul?
The output last year was, in round num-
bers, $50 600 900 tons, worth at the pits
mouth $l.35 a ton Suppose we pay 81 a
ton for it? There is value OF 81 100000.
Our total annual gold output is only a
bagatelle of some $S0,00O,000. And gold,
the most precious of metals, is seldom
worth more than it's intrinsic mining
value Coal? 1t is the foundation of all
the sciences and arts; for without 1t there
would be no manufactures, no iron, no
steel no corn, no wheat to speak of.
Without it where would we get gas, cleo
stricity, railroads, steameraft, and thou
sand other necessities of civilization
|. Coal surely is king. There is no estimat-
] 3ng its potentially.
s. Coal was burned freely in King Solo
! mons time. but 1t must have been char
Scoal The first coal used in America was
discovered in 1910. Some of our ancestors
asmined it In Virginia in 1850. Anthracite
was discovered first In Rhode Island. The
little state is well supplied with it to this
day, but the mines are not in operation.
Most of us old fellows can recollect when
Goal was shipped by the ark-load. An ark
swas sort of inverted log cabin, about
800 feet long, 20 feet wide and feet deep
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20
Burke Doeged to Death.

of the man.
Burke Dossed to Death.
Burke, the Irish under secretary at
Dublin castle, who met his death with
Lord Frederick Cavendish in Phenix Park
under the daggers of carey's assassins,
was a man who was logged by death for
a long time. He laughed at all threats,
absolutely refused to be guarded and
would carry nothing but slight walking
cane.
James Carey, the man who organized
the murders of Burke and Cavendish,
and then sought to secure safety by
turning informer against his less guilty
and deluded associates, was terrified
nearly to madness when he learned that
he was marked for death by some of
their friends.
Scotland Yard faithfully fulfilled Its
promise to do all 1t could to secure his
safety. He was kept in hiding, disguised,
guarded, struggled out of the country on
a steamer. The detectives watched over
their loathsome charge with lynx-eyed
vigilance, but Carey saw death In every
shadow, trembled at the approach of In
noeent strangers and broke INTO parox-
ysms of AFFECT terror.
His presentiments proved to be cor
rect There was one passenger on board
the vessel that conveyed Carey away of
whom alone he had no fear. That was
the man who when the vessel one day
drew near its destination. suddenly lev
eled his revolver and shot Carey dead.
They had just before been playing a
game of cards together.
The sovereign who is most miserable
through a dread of assassination today
is the Sultan. No one perhaps knows
what good cause he may have for fear.
People who have come face to face with
him have noted the strange terror In his
eyes which tells the story of how he is
haunted. He appears like one gazing at
some unknown horror, ne does not know
what steaHhy thing may come upon him,
Yet in actual danger he is brave enough.
When his palace was shaken by an earth
quake that sent the courtiers flying in all
directions to escape from the walls that
threatened to crush him and them. the
Sultan sat calmly in his chair and be-
trayed not the slightest fear-indeed a
smile lit up the dark, somber face as he
noted the fright of his companions. He
was amused.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20

On the large price reductions the Graduating and Party Dire
compelled during this make small charge for alterations the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20
Willing Worker.

From the Chicago News.
Muggins-"How is your brother getting
along since he moved to Arizona"
Skinner-"Fine. He has only been there
three months and he writes me that he
already owes $1,000
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20

WANTED-Six good har-
ness makers. Apply VIM.
Rocking, 1911 I'd Av.
The Crittenden record., 1906-07-13
ANIMAL POINTS.

Poor care degenerAtes good stock
Hogs are frequently made sirN BY
soap In the kitchen slop
Hog feeds from restaurants and
hotels should be carefully looked over
for soap. glass and other dangerous
things.
We used to think We would not have
q separator a. there vas 70 much Ia
wash. but would not have cows with
out one nov.
Keep the colts In q pasture by them.
selves. They viii run more flesh on
COWS and sheep than you can put on
Vith the best OF feed.
There should be a good stallion In
every locality often he would have
10 be purchased by horse breeders
association o. local breeders.
The hssviiv padded collar IL all right
for heavy i-rving In cool or cold
weather. bui no, the thing for a no,
summers dav.
Keep a biz lump Of rock salt where
the cows can get al Il every day. n
salted only once a week they eat too
much at line causing looseness of
he bowels II also retards digestion
The Crittenden record., 1906-07-13
Slemmlng Tobacco Association

This association embraces the coun.
ties Of Hopkins, Webster. Union. and
Henderson. Three other counties nam
ely Cuttenden, Caldwell and Christian.
have been invited To contribute strip
tobacco 10 the association and assur.
anees have been received that much
tobacco will be pledged from the eoun-
ties named. 10 a cooperative sale.
The Stemming District Association
was formed by delegates who repre-.
sent the local membership in the coun.
ties named Of the American Society Of
Equity. There are in the counties Of
Hopkins. Webster. Henderson and
Union right at four thousand tobacco
growers who belong 10 the Society
of Equity.
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GRAIN FOR COWS ON GRASS
In Opinion of Prof Thomas Shaw II
Pays to Use the Grain Ra-
ton in Summer.

Several experiments have been con
ducted to test the advantage of feed
ing grain thus. The conclusions
reached were, that the grain fed when
grass was plentiful and while 1t was
yet succulent did not bring any prof
ii over and above the cost of the
grain. In some instances, as when
grain was fed in large quantities, II
was said that the increase In milk
and butter fat did not pay for the cost
of the grain. The conclusion has gone
extensively abroad therefore, that II
does not pay to feed cows grain or
meal on grass. when the supply OF the
grass is abundant
am not prepared to accept such
a view Prof Shaw goes on to de
clare in presenting his views In the
Orange Judd Farmer II seems to me
ii is a conclusion reached without con
sidering every phase OF the question
II the increased return in milk or but
ter fat pays for the cost Of the grain
and no more. my contention Is, that
in the end. such feeding is attended
with profit.
II the grain is thus paid for. one
item Of profit Is found In the pasture
saved 1t is only reasonable TO sup
pose that for every pound Of dry mat
ter consumed in the grain, an equal
amount Of dry matter will remain un-
consumed in the pasture. This would
mean that the carrying power Of 2
pasture is increased to the extent Of
the saving effected by feeding grain.
4 second item Of profit will prob
ably be found In what Is termed the
residual effect Of the grain feeding
This has been well brought out by
Prof Roberts. Of Cornell Six COWS
were selected that had been given a
liberal allowance Of grain on pasture
the previous season. and six were al.
so selected that had been grazed In
the same field but without grain All
were put upon pasture without grain
The lot grained the preceding summer
produced l6 p-r cent. more milk than
the other lot. The heifers In this To-
In milk. alss made a better develop
ment than the heliers in the other
This result is in accord with the view
OF many practical men on this ques.
ton
A third item OF profit would arise
from the fertilizer obtained from the
grain. Where wheat. bran and cot.
tonseed meal were fed. the advantage
would be considerable from this
source. Putting these three items to-
gether. they should represent a sat.
isfactory profit even when the In.
crease In milk production and butter.
fat did not more than pay the cost Of
the grain
The Crittenden record., 1906-07-13
SEEDING PASTURES.
How One Man Handled His Land
After Prairie Grasses Had
Been Fed Out.

Ny experience Is not very eXten.
awe, but ! will say that ! seeded a
prairie pasture after the prairie
grasses had been fed out. With one
part timothy. one part red top and
one part blue grass. found that the
timothy and blue grass took good on
the high ground and the -oi TOP took
best on the Low ground. found. too.
that after about three yesn the blue
grass had crowded svaything else
out. even the weeds TO a cersin ex.
tent II takes blue grass about tao
years 10 set a good start but the
red top dld hne on low ground the
hrsi year n wcre going 10 seed
pasture for cattle. horses and sheen.
especially II the land had been under
cultivation. ! should SOW tEo parts red
clover. one part timothy and ono part
blue grass and on low lands would
put one part timothy and one part rel
TOP for the reason red top does bes,
on loW ground. hnd In my pastures
on the high. dry knolls that In June
and July, when the weather Is dry
and the sun IL hot these knolls dry
ont and give little or no feed hence
my reason for sowing red top on the
for stock during the dryest part of
the season. and. too. there Il always
a heavy growth around the sloughs or
low places that make hne graIinR dur.
ing the winter months when Il l. not
covered with snow. Now. continues
the correspondent, Of Farmer Re
view. my reason for sowing timothy
and clover is that the clover lalps 10
shade the timothy and blue Eras after
Ihe harves, has been taken on snd II
al,o helps to hll out the stand until
.s- iiu-ihy sai blue grass get ! good
start.
The Crittenden record., 1906-07-13

Six Distinct Benefits % BC y I've.
When Dealing with Clayey
Soils.

The benefits OF tile drainage. or I'll.
Ing. as II Is commonly called. are most
pronounced IN clay OF clay loan sli.s.
rnd especially so when these lands are
nearly level although clay. lands II
rolling enough to quickly run on AL
water falling on them. are neverthe-
less greatly helped by tlllng.
Let MS conhne our thoughts 10 these
rolling clay soils. n there are six dis
tlnct benefits In thing these, there can
not be less on level lands
First-If these rolling lands are well
Tiled they may be worked quickly after
a hard rain, much time saved and bet
tor crops secured The land will never
bake but will he pllable and easily
tended
Second-Tn seasons of drought the
crops 10 not suffer when properly cul-
tlvated n the moisture rising from
The lowered water table Is sufficient
Third IN seasons of excessive rain
the fertility Is not washed m the land
hut enters NJ once into the LOOSE omen
soil where the fertility Is lcft while
all surplus water descends 10 the
tie
Fourth As tho water finds = quick
way 10 the tile anywhere on properly
drained land the air will follow and
this means that various elem nts ln
the soil Will De oHygenizci and hiird
FOR plant food In other words Il fer
tlli1cs TIE ,oll. and uuts the fertility
whore We can 80 well nut n just
-h're tho roots ~ the plant cnn best
fni n
Ftfih Tiled soil is much warmer
and the surface II some zen degrees
warmer durlng the growing season.
This lenethrns the season ~ both ends
and makes intensive farwlns elsy
SlNth-Thc fertility YOU PIT On iilcd
land T. more productive TOW never
need iall IN ke,tlnr a rnod see'lav o.
-~ on such land and We all know
what this means
These ar nosi''ve BENEFITS and ]
have not navel ~
The Crittenden record., 1906-07-13

er can have same by describing A
somewhat similar story closed by find
ing a suit of clothes and the fellow
was locked up in solitude for fear he
would find the Tree of Life or some
thing else, and live forever or somewhere
else. We have heard that it hath been
said give fellow plenty of rope and
he will hang himself, 1t may yet hap
pen. We would like to see wet
drouth just now as we have had dry
one for so long
We have corn waist high, corn down
low which has not yet sprouted that
has been planted six weeks. We also
have corn to buy or do without.
We also have a coon that is said to
be over fifty years old. He has nc
teeth, ann has not had for a number Of
years. X. NJ. +.
The Crittenden record., 1906-07-13
Silver Heights.

Some time ago we found stretched
out in the road near ]. ]. Hughes a
three snap hitch rein. Later on we
found near T. c. Guess in MarioI a
one-snap rein made Of the same mater.
ial We also found near by about
twenty feet Of rope. Not great ways
from that we found a short plow line.
Near Bud Hughes teol We found an
other short rope. Not a great ways
from W. S. Hughes we found IN the
road silver quarter the owner can
have the quarter by describing and pay
ing thirty cents. We also found near
Oak Grove school house, lying in the
road. a good raw hide whip the own.
The Crittenden record., 1906-07-13
oo,d Cattle Feeds

For fcsi.nE cattle for the general
market hnd clover and timothy give
the best results. This. Of course, Is
supplemented by pasturage The
grains fed are corn and some oats
During the usual fattenlng period !
give TO each steer from 30 to so BUSH
els Of corn. give oil meal the last
ak weeks. one 10 two pounds per day
per steer grind all corn, cob and
corn together I have my own Grind.
or and a ii-houepower steam engine
I can grind enough corn In one day
to supply a load Of cattle three weeks
The Crittenden record., 1906-07-13
MARKETING LIMA BEANS.
Some of the Things to Remember in
Order to Best Dispose of
the Crop.

August is the month for heavy pro
duction of lima beans. They continue
to bear, however, till the first haro
killing frost. The amount and length
of profitable bearing depends largely
upon keeping the vines picked clean
and not allowing pods to get dead ripe,
for the ripened seed of any kind takes
most vital substance out of the plant
and causes 1t to die. Besides the beans
when not quite ripe bring the highest
prices. The time TO pick the pods is
when they show faint traces of light
green to yellow After the pod be-
The Crittenden record., 1906-07-13

MARKET
comes yellow, the beans inside are
ripe, turn white and are then consid-
cred dry beans White ones mixed
with the green damage the selling
price from lew cents to half their
value per quart.
ON the market lima beaEs re sold
D. the quart. hence the bes. pack Is
the ordinary l6 or "a quar-: - - crate.
Real early beans often sell better in
pint boxes. as the price is so high that
customers OF the retail stores do not
J want as many as a full quart The
peck market basket is another package
fused. siA TO ten quarts being put In
ioeach basket with a covering Of green
hletting to enhance the greenness Of
H,he beans.
4 Many beans cannot be shipped In
&ulR. because they heat the easiest Of
all\ vegetables. and heating results in
soufA ling. sproutlng. mildew. spotting
and dAecay. Although itself green and
full OF Ss.ater. the lima bean must be
absolutely ISfree from outside moisture
when packed\ for shipment. SAYS Farm,
Field and RI cside. Nor must the
:2ckage In anS way get wet, or total
loa-W.S,5asIiiih I,igs of-fss n,sseT--I.-
no ice In the business often blames
h q. express compan, or commission
mer\ \hant for the spoIing of his goods
ana onseauent bad 'eturns, when 1t
II hi own fault in allowing the beans
70 b packed In damp condition.
SAing. as well AZ picking, must
be bBe 10y hand Shelling is the more
tel ous process A good shelter can
~ IN eight to ie quarts per hour one
Al III half to two cents per quart Is
Usually the price for Smelling children
/nost often doing the york although
\ the supervision OF oompct.at grown
person Is necessary at u tins.
II tor any reason tht Oeaas after
being shelled are damn they should
be placed for an hour 4 more before
packing on a clean q 10Th. or some
other clean. absorbing substance. In
the open air-but not In the sun. Thiy
is TO dry the outer surfaces. They
should be spread not more than an
inch deep and rolled from side to side
every few minutes TO secure even dry
ing. The cloth will absorb q part of
the moisture and the air the rest
Usually. however. no such drying
nrnctaa l. necessary
The Crittenden record., 1906-07-13
PLANS FOR INSTITUTES
Farmers Meetings TO Be Held This
Fall.

Frankfort, NY, July ,-IoilulSSloner
of Agriculture Hubert Vreeland is
sending out the following letter to far
mers of the State apprisng them of the
preparation of schedules for the Farm
ers lnstutes, which will be held this
year and of plans He says.in his let
ter:
Il am now engaged in preparing a
schedule for the farmers Institutes to
be held in Kentucky during the coming
institute season, which will open not
later than September |. This department
will hold at least one institute in every
county in the state this year and as
soon as the schedule is completed It
will be published so that every county
will know just when its annual institute
will be held. These dates will be made
TO conform to the wishes of the various
clubs as nearly as possible, but as the
holding Of ll9 Institutes is such trem-
endous undertaking it will be necessary
to proceed with system and 70 take the
counties consecutively fromlthe starting
points.
There will be two lecture forces,
one for the eastern section and one for
the central and western.
These forces will be going constan-
/ ly until the entire State has been cover
ed. You will readily realize that this
will entail considerable hard work, and
hearty cooperation Of the farmers wrll
aid the department greatly in carrying
out the project. The best lecturers to be
found will be employed, and with the aid
Of the farmers have no hesitancy in
saying that this movement will be
frought with more practical results than
any movement ever set on foot in the
State.
II therefore respectfully urge every
farmer to lend helping hand and asst
in making institute work in Kentucky
what It is in Ohio. Illinois, Iowa and
other progressive agricultural States.
Kentucky has the soil and the climatic
conditions that should make her take
front rank in the line Of agricultural
States, and II is my earnest desire
that she should take the place that is
rightfully hers.
"As you are probably aware. the
Legislature increased the appropriation
Of this department s2O, 600. making the
total appropriation for institute work
and the general conduct Of the Office
S33, 600 annually instead Of $1,000
Without cooperation Of the farmers |
could not have brought'his uufs-s-~t6
such prominence'a as to cause the legis-
lative body Of our State to In crease the
appropriation to such an extent when
only short while before Il was regari-
ed as a mere drain on the public funds
II is therefore my earnest desire 10
bring this department as close to the
people as possible. and in that way do |
hope 10 make il Of practical value IA
each and every farmer in the State OF
Kentucky.
Feeling assured that you will helT
me TO give the results pledged you
wqen was entrusted with the manage.
ment Of this office. and assuring you
that this department stands ready at
all times TO aid the famers Of your
county and Of the State in a practical
way. ! beg 10 remain. very sincerely
yours. HUBERT VREEiAND.
Commissioner. T"
The Crittenden record., 1906-07-13
Tobacco Association.

Nashville. Tenn. July The char.
ter Of the Planters Protective asso-
citation Of Kentucky. Tennessee and
Virginia was filed with the secretary
Of state. The association is capitalized
at $4,000, and IL principal place Of
business is at Guthrie. Ky. This is an
organization Of tobacco planters.