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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-09-27

II Governor Gooding Is really proud
of that state land board. why would
he resist the law which provided a
comm Ission and an appropriation to
examine Its records.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-29

till comparatively late period It introduced per-
haps, by the Crusaders.
The local origin of the peach has commonly been
ascrbed to Persia but the Investigations Of De Caudoe
points to China it's birthplace.
The ounce was known to the ancents, and it has
been argued that the golden apples of the Hesperdes
ounces.
not known in the wild state Their origin referred
by De Caudole to the region of the Southern Caspian
They have been cultivated from time immemoria in the
hot countries of the east.
The apricot formerly believed to be native Of
Armenia but is now supposed to be Chinese fruit The
cranberry said to be native of every continent the
north temperate The orange said to have
originally from India China The cherry intro
duced into England by the Romans
The strawberry not cultivated by the ancients
Its culture in Europe began somewhere in the fifteenth
sixteenth century. zG@z#-@
The watermelon is supposed to be of Asiatc origin
and is largely cultivated thruout the world.
The shaddock came originally from the Malayan and
Polyncsian islands.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-29
HOMES OF GOOD THINGS
Many of Our Most Fruits and Vegetables Were
ORIGINALLY Strangers.

To know just where common fruits and vege-"
tables came from originally is OF some interest.
AS almost every knows, America gave to the world
the potato tomato pineapple Indian and the choco-
late There to be doubt about the sweet
potato Tho it appears to have nated in tropical
America, it is credited by to the East Indies "A
large number of fruits and vegetables were
brought from Asia, and of them have been known
from time immemorial On the other hand Of
favortes like the strawberry for instance have been
known only a comparatively short time. Many people
suppose the pumpkin have originated in America be-
cause Indians cultivated freely among their MAIZE
It is now believed be Of Asiac origin, and perhaps
brought to America by the aborignes It has
been cultivated in England since 1870
The onion has been in since the days of ancient
Egypt, said be widely grown
any other plant. It's native country is unknown.
Turnips were cultivated by the Greeks and Romans.
Spinach was introduced into Europe by the Arabs Beans
have known from prehistoric times Some varieties
are of American origin Peas known to the Greeks
and Romans. -:.... E.E--.@
Garlic is native of Central ASIA and perhaps of
the Mediterranean region It well known to the
ancients and is still favorite among the people of
Southern Europe and most oriental countries
Parsley is a.. native of the Mediterranean regions.
In games the vctors' of parsley
Carrots native of Europe and Northern Asia
and have been from the earliest times The GU
native Of Southern ASIA but has been cult
waited from the earliest times in all civilized countries.
The radish has been known and highly priced for its
crisp, feshy from the ancient Egypt.
Lemons found wild in the mountainous regions
of India especially in the north As cultivated fruit
tree the lemon early known and disseminated by
Arabs but appears not to have been established in Europe
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-29

acorns ready By that time the operator having
the zebras undisturbed was back at the railway station
with his apparatus. You see he had promised any
thing; he had only suggested what might have been
suitable subject for picture
AS may be imagined, to pose satisfactorily for
cinematograph pictures requires element of pro-
hclency as actor For such many of boys
who in different kinds of SCENES appear such photo
graphs youths who, either amateurs profess
slona have been the stage and maybe have played
in Christmas pantomime
Wisely Disappeared.
The manager of an entertainment place in certain
town once installed cinematograph picturetaking
chine on the front of motor omnibus SO secured
fine series of views all life and action of street
there And all thru that picture boy appeared for
ne had cantered in front of the whole way
Hearing of this and learning that the experiment was
to be repeated elsewhere, another youth, similar
1ashon went thru the same performance Unfortunately
nearing the end of the journey he trpped and fell The
omnibus was pulled so suddenly to avoid running
him that the picturetakng apparatus toppled
as some sixty feet of film, bearing nearly thousand
had thus been used without attaining the desired
result the boy did not stop to inquire how he out
in the photographs.-Chums. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-29
HIS OWN TORCH-BEARER
A Centpede Finds His Way and Defends Himself with
Small Daggers of Light. p.

Among the peculiar powers Of animals there
harder to explain than the power of being luminous
It is sometimes termed phosphorescence but it is not
supposed to depend upon phosphorus in the animal
correspondent Of Mature describes her experience with
luminous centpede which shows the evident purpose
tion first attracted by light of brilliant BLUSH
green that moved forward the gravel leaving be-
hind trail Of light which, gradually separating, be-
scattered of brilliant points The scattered
points proved to be red ants which pursuing the
Them The centipede picked up put tumbler
where it flashed out of light. When the hand
placed the tumber to prevent the escape of the
captive strange prickly sensation felt from
slight electricity The centpede would wrthe
the light out of its body in bue-green flashes until
had exhausted its luminosity and ceased to shine De-
tense seems certainly to be Of the Of this
secretion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-29
CONCERNING SUSIE ADAM
little Miss Betty Presents Familiar Quotation in
. BeWlldeIlng New Dress.

little Miss Betty Presents Familiar Quotation in
BeW1lderng New Dress
Betty is years old, dearly loves her school ana
eacher and at home talks extensively of the mat
-ers Of her classroom.
'sLots of the boys and girls hate Quotations. but
ike j. awf 'ly,' she volunteered once.
'sAnd what do you by 'quotationss'" asked
IN inqnisitive elder. ..@'' -
writes on the blackboard you learn it, and it helps
you all the week. and then the teacher asks you Tor IL
and on Friday you go to the platform and say it, -
= tsOh! Well, make believe this is Friday, and do it
for now:''' $50 -.a .%~7
PLATFORM gripped her little Dress serious cursy
said with loud and elocutonary distinctness
Adam forgets Susie ADAM ,, q,
twhat if she doess Let her. Give us the quotation
''That' the quotation
- "Good gracious! Say it again.
ttsusie Adam forgets Susie ADAM" repeated Betty,
worked up and threatening to become warllke:
Neither questioning expostulation avaled against
this statement concerning SUSIE and not until the teacher
herself interviewed did the mystery resolve itself
into Enthusiasm begets enthusiasm. '-Woman's Home
Companion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-29
LIVING FISH-LINES
Curious and Ancient Mode of Fishing with Cororans
Use in Japan. -,

The origin of cormorant fishing in Japan is lost in
very remote antiquity. Much and history are
eonnectee with the fishery in the early days. and the
men associated with it. While commercial enter
prise it does not, however, give employment to many
people and is not conducted in many places It is
fined to rivers and the most extensive interesting
famous fishery is that in the Niagara river and
noted of the villages is in the outskirts
of the large city of Gifu.
The cormorants controlled by means of slender
cord which passes around the birds breast and is tied
tied around the neck at the lower end Of the guet
the purpose Of preventing the fish from passing far
that they cannot be recovered The tying of this cord
delicate operation for if too tight it may nure the
Bird and if too loose it will allow the fish be swallowed
The fishing is conducted from boats which
special type being long narrow dugouts propelled pr
marty by paddles but when route to the fishing
grounds often provided with sail Each boat has a
crew OF four men and complement of sixteen
in the river where fishing will begin, the be-
slowed away in pairs in bamboo baskets The fishing
grounds many miles, and operations confined
to successive sections of the river nightly in accordance
with law Stretches several thousand yards length
set aside as imperial preserves which fishing is
permitted. 81, III. H.. .
AS soon as darkness prevails, blazing fire of pine
wood is knded in the iron basket overhangng the bow
of the boat, and the boats drift downstream together
the ] IN % @
men. The captain, standing the bow, manages
twelve eormorans and his assistant four, the cords be-
ing held between the fingers and frequently shifted
the birds about With the cormorants diving and
darling in all directions those Of different boats often
mingling it is wonder that they do not soon b,tme
inexricably tangled, but skilfuy they managed
that the lines rarely become foued In short time the
outlets begin to bulge with ayu; when they
well filled the birds pulled up to the gunwaes
by and their catch is gently squeezed into baskets
This continues for several hours and each
fill it's guet fifteen to twenty times -. p -
Spectators usually go to the fishing grounds in
kind of barge, illuminated by lanterns and eat their
dinner board while waiting at convenient point for
the fishing boats to arrive. During the evening when
witnessed the fishing the boats in whose operations
particularly interested averaged from 100 500
very respectable sum to Japanese fishermen ~. T.
The fishery is prosecuted with enthusiasm by both
and cormorants and the shouts Of the fishermen the
stream, the splashng and creaking Of the paddles, the
kissing Of the embers they fall into the water the
weird lights and shadows combine to make performance
which westerner is not likely to forgetNatonal
Geographical Magazine.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-29

;dded with immense trees which called the grove.
spent many pleasant hours in its shade with our
INMATES, often eating lunch there little store
st at the corner kept by an old g. A. r. man, was a
ry convenient place to spend pennies. Our next
or neghbors were old lady and gentleman, who
re always very kind to Beautiful Park avenue,
ID the handsome Congregational church. were two BLOCKS
ay, while just around the corner on Columbus avenue
ed all our paymates and there always had great
n In the winter the tgrove'' was flooded and made
endd skating rink for the children Of the nelghbor
3D. There quite steep incline at one end of the
owe, which fine for coasting. Altogether, have
any very pleasant memories of East Franklin avenue.
A Eighth Grade -Hylda Pellatt,
- Calhoun School 1905 W Thirty-f>> st.
IT'S ONE BEST BUILDING.
I once lived on street that thought was very
eresting, for the library located upon 1t and en-
we'd nothing better than to 90 there and read Some
mes when I had finished book would sit and watch
le people who in could little girls and Deys
ggling gleefully over their Mother Goose BOOKS
I'd prim little old ladies glancing over books that no
ne but themselves could find interesting There was
ways the usual bevy of laughing school girls looking IN
le back of their books to how the stories ended
1joyed that street than any street nave llVeo
because had such good times at the pubic hnrary.
A Eiohth Grade. ~-E Esther Revell,
Emerson School. lolI fark ave.
A TOBoGGAN STREET.
Il lived at 1923 Walnut street. Mankato for two years
Walnut street begins the bottom of bluff on Sixth
rect and continues five blocks down hill to FRONT street.
each side of Walnut street many pretty resi-
ences and boulevards with lovely shade trees just
cross the street the handsome courthouse which STANDS
n the middle of the block All the north side OF the
courthouse and half the lawn, with beautiful walks ana
rees can be from house. Then between second
is large brick candy factory ana OPP
osite each other on Walnut and Front streets large
rick bank drugstore The children have jolly times
winter coasting Walnut street for it is down hill
early the whole length. M Z. husseii,
Fifth Grade, 90l Fourteentn Ave. o.
Adams School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-29

Mr.. Bugge-By Jove~ I'd just like to meet the
fellow who invented the phrase "a bird in hand
is worth two in the BUSH Judge. Copyright
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-29
FUN IN WHICH BOYS TAKE PART.
Boys Perform All Manner Of Antics Even to Making
Faces to Appear in Moving Pictures

Are you fond Of looking at your portrsits
But how much more interesting to be taken in
cinematograph picture, and yourself sa aves' in
animated exhibited for the entertainment Of
the public Not few youths have managed this
Quite Success. >-~.---. =
Not long since maker Of animated pictures designed
An old lady who owned such modest trading
was engaged for the part and eight boys borrowed
from neighboring school, 'Now, my lads tumble to-
said the man. preparing to start the ma
chinery. "Dont be halfhearted; the most energetic
shall have the most apples.'' WE'LL when mention
two boys received black eyes, and that the apple lady,
when she recovered her BREATH vowed never again not
ceedings may be obtained This picture, we may add,
proved great success. t"
With Another Title ILL., 1900 Il
Another picture hugely appreciated by audiences
originally meant to be of sheepshearing but behind
the who shearing the sheep boy suddenly APP
peared and proceeded to dance about and make antics
that We're all recorded the film The Of the
machine, however, made thanking movement captured
the boy and proceeded to mildly chastse him. This the
captive resented vigorously that seized with dea
the man dragged his prisoner forward and laid
energetical The boys efforts to escape terminated in
his flight his shirtseeves leaving his outer in
the chastsers hands, and instead Of being called sheep
shearing the picture when produced at entertain
ment of laughter under the title of Re
moving Their Coats" ~. : -sss@
~. Had to Be Thrown Away.
ftThe Wrestlers'' intended to be the title Of
another animated picture, showing two boys struggling
together. Fal down." cried the operator after the
contest had gone for time. "Fa down Of
you But neither of the boys desired to figure the
white sheet the vanquished athlete and the photo
graphic film out without fall having taken place.
Of course such picture could not be given and film
that cost about pound had to be thrown away.
Boys adept at 'making faces'' are sometimes photo
graphed in the way noticing operators
that youths who pull than three four really
distinctive faces Perhaps it is well that it is
so it is hardly accomplishment to be cultivated
A Dnpr w foure in nice
picture. Another subject" furnished by youth
who quickly carved family portraits out Of turnips!
Merely Suggested.
Last autumn operator who was taking some
tame zebras, made to gaop in field was annoyed by
band of boys who wanted to sget into the picture'
Any those oak he asked, pointing
spot mile two away. Bushels, - the
CHOW, Gathering Acorns should make good subject.
Pop and collect you cam said
the man. The boys raced away, and had piles Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-29

* Are you fond of looking at your own portraitq
But how much interesting besstaken ,,in a
cinematograph picture, and yourself alive, in
animated exhibited for the entertainment Of
the public! Not few youths have managed this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10
News of AlbertviIle.

Albertville, December S.-(Special )-Mr and Mrs. w. A. Allbritten have announced the marriage of their daughter. Miss Bertha Idelia, to Mir. James M. Morgan which event takes place at their home on Wednesday, December 19, at 6 o'clock in the evening.
 Miss Allbritten is a talented and pop ular member of Albertville's young so- ciety set, and MT. Morgan is also quite popular in wide circle of friends.
 Miss Alma Jones, the 19 year old daugh- ter of F. w. Jones, died yesterday at hei fathers home, in this place. after lin gering illness of several months
 She was a beautiful young lady of sweet disposition, and lovely Christian character, and her death has caused much sadness among her many friends Her remains were taken today to her for mer home, at NiXon's Chapel, and were fenderly laid to rest beside her mother who preceded her to the better land sev- eral months ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10

Rodney by Countess Beatrice; owner, G. F. Williams.
 Clements Ned. setter dog, sire Lady s Ct. Gladstone by Anna B.. owner, E. k. Shelley.
 Bell Boy, pointer dog, sire Rip by Jin- go's Flashlight: owners, Johnson X Cox.
 Rips Belle, pointer bitch. sire Rip by Jingos Flashlght; owner, A. F. James.
 Affords Kate. pointer bitch, sire All fords John by Belle of Rip Rap; owner. w. F. Garth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10
DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION
Annual Election and Interesting Ses-
 sion in Opelika.

Opelika, December 9.-(Special. 1.-The second days session of the conference of the Alabama Daughters of the American Revolution was one of the most interest ing ones held in the history of the con- ference. Promptly at 10 a. m., the patriot ic women assembled in the Elks hall and the meeting was opened by the chaplain, pro tenn, Mrs. J. M. Wyly, of the Peter Forney chapter Montgomery
 After a vocal selection, beautifully rem dered by Miss Maggie Erwin, tine business of the conference was taken up with a vim After the reading of the minutes of the previous days sessions, by the secre- tary, Mrs. L. J. Haley of Birmingham. Mrs Wyly, chairman of the flag com mittee, gave an interesting report, includ- ing in it the "Evolutons of the Flag, ' beginning with the first ever planted by the colonists.
 As she told it's history, she waved the flag, and planted it in an uniquely con- trived wheel, and when finished the ten flags in the wheel were the admiration of all eyes.
 The next business considered were the amendments to the constitution.
 One change was made with regard to the annual election of officers, no officer being allowed to succeed herself but once, the term of office not to exceed two years
 The election of officers resulted as fol- lows:
 Regent Mrs. Aurora P. Mcclellan of Athens; vice regent, Mrs. Rhett Goode of Mobile; secretary, Mrs. William Harvey of New Decatur; treasurer, Mrs J. c. Street Opelika historian, Miss Annie Williams of Montgomery; agent American Monthly Magazine, Mrs. J. M. Wyly of Montgomery; official reader, Mrs. L. J. Haley of Birmingham.
 The Daughters of the American Revo1u- ton showed their love for Mrs. Smith. who had been state regent for ten years. by electing her honorary life state re- gent
 Athens was unanimously chosen as the place of meeting in 1907, and the first Wednesday in November chosen as the permanent time of meeting. The closing g scene was beautiful, when. after the state regent Mrs. Smith, sang in solo. "Auld Lang Synev the Daughters Joining the chorus, each Daughter of the American Revolution present drank from the loving cup that was presented to Mrs Smith. by the conference at Birmingham in lyoo'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10
RANSOM BRASSEL
 SHOT IN ENSLEY Fatally Wounded While Fleeing
 from Police
CRAP GAME IS RAIDED
Four Officers and Members of Un- known Party Fired at Same Time. Valuable Coat Stolen from
 Alex Ross.

Ensley December Special.)-Ransom Brassel, a well known young man of this city, was fatally shot by a member of the Ensley police fierce, it is said, this afternoon about ? o'clock. The shooting occurred near the cement plant. It IS not known which member of the police force fired the fatal shot, as there were four of them on the scene and all were shoot ng at the same time. Those in the party were, Officers Moore, Boswell, Hale and Zeigler.
 From information furnished by the offi- cers, it seems that crap game was in progress in a secluded spot near the ce- ment plany that they had surrounded the game and were in the act of raid ing it when the gameSters diSc9Vered their presence. They broke and ran 2ell mel
 The officers immediately gave chase, but seeing the fugitives gaining ground, they opened fire simultaneously. AS the smoke cleared away enc man was seen to topple and fall A rush was made for him. When the officers reached the spot 1t was seen that he was mortally wounded.
 An ambulance was called and the wounded man, who proved to be Ran som Brassel was hurried to the Cunning ham hospital where he was given medi-
  that the wound was serious, as it had torn a ragged path through the intes- tines.
 A Mysterious Side.
 There seems to be q mysterious side to the affair, according to information furnished by the officers. It appears at t e time Brassel fell that he was over 100 yards from the nearest officer and was running to the left of the whole party. Some of the shots, in the belief of the officers, came from a party of unknown men, who were standing on the cinder dump towards the furnaces.
 In all about ten shots were fired, but the officers say that only seven came from their revolvers.
 It is not known who the parties on the cnder dump were, but it is thought that tIy fired at the fleeing men, probably with the hope of aiding the officers in stopping them It was shown at the hos pital that the bullet struck Brassel on the right side.
 The remaining members of the game were run down and captured by the offl- : cers and placed in the city jail.
 It is understood that Brassel was em- 1loyed at the rod mill On inquiry at the hospital it was stated that he will live, as the intestines were seriously perfor- ated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10
Called Home.

Mrs Lawrence Pennington left sudden 1v yesterday for her former home in Tennessee in answer to telegram, an nouncing the serious illness of her father, MT Hilliard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY FIX. CURSIONS VIA. SOUTH
 ERIN RAILWAY.

Southern Railway will sell Christmas Holiday Excursion tickets from all points on it's line at one and one-third fare, plus twenty-five cents for the round trip. Tickets on sale Dec. 20, q, 22, 23, "A, 25, 30 and 31, and Jan. 1st, limited for re turn Jan. 7th, 1907. For rates, schedule and complete informa- tion apply to M. H. Bone, D. P. A, M. Coxwell, c. P. A., Morris Hotel Building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10

dog, sire Sport by Queen Rip Rap; owner. b. c. White.
 Shot Windem, black, white and tan set- ter dog. sire Sure Shot by Baffe Windem: owner. w. C. White.
 Spots Rip Rap, pointer dog. sire not given; owner, Dr. E. L. Denson.
 Bell Boy, white and liver pointer dog, sire Rip by Jingo's Flashlight; owners. Johnson x Cox.
 Nancy Linn, white and orange setter bitch, sire Price Lindon by Maxine Whitestone; owners, Johnson & Cox.
 King Rex, white and black pointer dog, sire Stix by Gullena; owners, Johnson q Cox. There are two or three conditional en- tries to the above named
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10
Coat is Stolen.

Alex Poss, the Avenue E merchant, suf- fered the loss of a fine ladies coat about Il o'clock Saturday night.
 The thief, who far is an unknown quantity, was unusually clever in ab- straetng the coat from the stock of MT. Poss, It seems that the coat was on ex- hibition on the sidewalk and was buttoned about the person of the ind3mitable 5 dummy" when the thief came along, un- buttoned the wearing apparel. deliberately appropriated it to his own use and marched on. The theft was not discovered until some time later.
 The affair has a lucky side to it also, as MT. Poss escaped the loss of valua- ble fur by only few minutes. It seems that a clerk had taken the fur in the store to show customer. about twenty minutes before the coat was missed. and had it remained about the neck of the dummy it is very probable that it would have been stolen.