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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-14
Many Horses StabIed.

Dan Patch, the worlds greatest pacer, and in whose honor an entire day is set I aside. will arrive at the grounds tomor- row. Last night fifteen carloads of race horses arrived from Nashville and this afternoon seventeen more cars loaded wl'h valuable animals are expected.
 Already there are many horses stabled at the grounds. Col. w. r. Garth or l Huntsville has "Rectona,' Rebel Baron and "The Clansman" in paddock. B. Cron- CT of San Francisco has "Vision" in read | mess for several of the races o. H. Mey- | CTS of Arcolia, Ill.,. has arrived with Maud Trower," a 2:24 pacer. Charles Mabry has three valuable animals, among the number being Red Bird 2'o5% pacer; "Riddle," PISA. and "Byryl Wilkes" 2:07A. J. Crouch Sons of La fayette, Ind have fourteen horses on the ground, and Scott Maxwell of Sel- ma has his string of five on hand and eight valuable animals are representing the McCurdy Stock Farm of Lowndes- boro. Twenty stalls of grand circuit horses from Lexington have arrived. Four grand circuit runners are occupying stalls. Ma for Anderson of Birmingham has three horses ready for entry. among the num- Der being "Alphonso." John Anglin of EnsIev has his beautiful 2-yearold colt in the naddock. J. l.. Nichols & Sons of Kentucky and J. l.. Ray of the same state have string of fourteen on hand. H. E. Reed, Smith Thomas. D. W. Abeel. w. C. Agee, w. H. Jones and other local men have their horses on hand. Louis Boswell and Dr. Whitney are represented by ten animals. J. G. Cecil, a well-knswn Kentucky turfsman, has eleven horses in stables at the grounds. J. N. Brooks Of Nashville has a string of six.
 Three of Dan Patch's" colts will take part in the State Fair racing programme. These are Judy Patch" Ed Patch' and "Creoceus," of the three Ed Patch be- ing the most renown, his record being 2.0eh. "Dan Patch will occupy stalls S9 and 40 during his stay in Birmingham.
 Home Corners Register.
 Tomorrow is the registration day for home corners Just inside the main en- trance tables will be arranged, where all out of the state visitors will be regis tered.
 This is expected to be one of the feat ures of the big fair. the coming back to Alabama of former residents. Judging from the long list of those who have sig nified their intention of returning to the state on tine occasion of the fair the ma nagement expects this feature to be the chief one of the entire programme. The erection of Vulcan" tho immense iron man, well-known by every resident of the Birmingham district, will be car
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-14
FOR RENT-Modern.

room dwelling. 1805 Ave. I. Immediate possession. Apply
 on premises or phone Bell No. 1796.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-14
Horse Show

Overture-Kopp's Military band.
 cornet solo
 Vocal sol1
 The horse show trophy
 Class l. Light harness horse, mare or gelding. Style, action and speed to gov ern, to appropriate vehicle First prize. $oO, and silver cup valued at $50, offered by the horse show committed: second prize. SEQ; third prize. s10. Entrance, s.
 Class 2. Most stylish couple on horse- back. Style, ease and ability to govern. Prize for lady, handsome gilt mirror valued at i25 Prize for gentleman, golI watch fob. valued at s25. No entrance.
 Class 8. Model horse, to halter. Best stallion, marc or gelding; style and con- formation to govern. First prize, s3o; sec ond prize, s10; third prize s5. Entrance, s2
 The Lighter Challenge Cup.
 Class 4. Pair roadsters. Size, style. &C., tion speed and manners may be cross matched First prize, $50, and challenge cup value S75, offered by Mir E. c. Light CT. To be wen twice by same party, not necessarily In succession, to be contssted for annually at hourse show; second prize, s25; th,rd prize. s15. Entrance. $4.
 Class 5. Lady rider. Accompanied by gentleman; style. ease, ability. First prize, silver waitef and pitcher. valued at s25, second prize, cut glnss dish. valued at s25. No entrance.
 Glass (. Harness horse. Stallion, mare or geldlng Sze. conformation. action. style and manners to govern. To bc shown to. four wheel vehicle First prize. $50;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-14

Horse Show-First exhibition oc- curing Monday night at s o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-14

CONTINUED ON PAGE O.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03
PRIMITIVE SALT MAKING.
Identically the Same Methods of Man
ufacture Have Been in Vogue
fer Many Decades.

Many tons of impure salt are
made each year at different points
on the coast of North China, ex.
tending from TOngku to Shanhai.
kuan and Niuchwang. The meth
DDS employed are the same in each
place, and the same have been in
use certainly from the time of
Marco PolO's famous journey
through eastern China.
The salt is made by the evapOra,
ton of sea water. The water is
pumped into eyaporating basins
by wind power and evapO.
rated by the heat of the sun. Elk.
tending many miles each way from
Tongku the coast is nearly level,
and only a few inches or feetabove
high tide. On this fiat coast are
the salt works. The evaporating
basins r made on the fats, and
have much the appearance of innu.
merable tennis courts of great
size. They are separated from
each other by small ridges of mud
about eight inches high. The
bottoms of the basins are made
level and hard rolled with a stone
roller. The basins are filed to a
depth of three inches with sea
water, which is evaporated' by the
heat of the sun in from one to
three days, leaving a coating of
salt on the bottom. This is care
fully scraped into a pile. and after
rerolling the bottom more water
is pumped in.
These basins are located about
two feet above tide level and in
groups, so as to be served by a cen.
trail pump. The fats are cut in all
directions by small canals, giving
each group water connection with
the main salt yards at the railway
station or the river. The salt. as
fast as it is made, is shoveled into
small boats, which are punted
through the canals to the main
yards, where it is thrown into
great heaps and covered with
mats, waiting to be sold and
packed for the Tientsip market.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03
ABANDON THE OLD VESSELS
United States Coast Survey Rapidly
Disposing of Boats Which Have
Become Useless.

The United States coast survey
is dispOsing of its old sailing yes
sells as fast as they become unfit
for survey service, and is replacing
them with modern steamers as
rapidly as money is placed at the
disposal of the bureaufO for the sery
ice. Recently the schooner Quick.
which has been employed in work
on the gulf coast in the vicinity of
the mouth of the Mississippi river,
was sold, and the schooner Spy is
oil the lists to be disposed of. The
Quick is a composite hull vessel,
and was built at Baltimore in
1873. She has seen service in every
important harbOr on the Atlantic
and gulf coasts and in her day was
a fine vessel.
The schooner Spy, which will
next be sold, was built at Totem.
vile, N. Y, in 1888, and is only 515
feet long, having a carrying capac.
ityofbut17 tons net. Both schoon.
ers were laid up for more than a
year past at Madisonville. La.
The sale of these vessels leaves
but two schooners in the coast
survey service, the Matchless, EN-
ployed at Chesapeake bay, and
the schooner Transit at Madison
vile, La. The Matchless has fire.
quently been in Washington port
and for the past three summers
has been employed in making sur
veys of the Potomac river in con
junction with the steamer En-
deavOr.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03
cREclAN PRISON FORTRESS
Picturesque Spot Where Prisoners
Garry or Trade in Trinkets with
Foreign Visitors.

The old town of Nauplia, once
the capital of Greece, is perhaps
one of the most picturesque and at
tractiye cities in Greece.
The roadstead is one Of the best
in Greece, being surrounded BY
deep water and having a good an
Chorage in all parts. The extreme
point of the peninsula, Harbor
Rock, called Kaleh is sur.
rounded on the west and south by
the sea. This was the ancient
Acropolis of Nauplia, and the
original pOlygOnal blocks of which
the ancient walls were made have
been made use of in the c%Onstruc.
ton of the modern Qualifications.
The most prominent feature is the
fortress of Palamidi. This is now
solely used as a convict prison.
1t stands on the summit of a high
rocky eminence no fewer than 70J
feet above the level of the harbOr.
Access TO this is obtained by d
staircase OF S57 steps cut in the
rock by the Venetians.
The prison is isolated on the tol
of this bare rock, exposed to tn,
blazing heat of the sun, whose
beams descend with fierce fury
upon the cells and buildings, where
no particle of shade is Obtainable
crowded with the worst and mos.
dangerous malefactOrs gathered
from all parts of the kingdom, al
of whom have been convicted o
serious Offenses. When allowed
out for exercise in the prison yarC
they are permitted to sell to Wis
itOrs, who are admitted to these
yards at stated times, small arti
Giles that they have carved in Woo
and bone within the prison. TIL,
triae that they earn in this wal
they expend in the purchase o.
cigarettes, etc. There is a barri
cade between them and the Wis
itors, over which, under the watch
full eye Of numerous sentries, they
hand their little works Of art.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03
PoLITENEss IN STREET CAR
Differences Due to Women in Big
Cities Are oftentimes Dis
pensed With.

In Il town like Chicago, where
half a million people are dumped
into an area a mile square in the
morning and are taken out of II
and distributed to the four quar-,
tiers of the city in the evening, 1t is
inevitable that some of the cOurte.
sizes and amenities of life should
suffer. 1t is inevitable that the
Difference due to women should
sometimes be lacking in traction
cars and that men should some.
times sit when women are stand.
ing. This is to be regretted and il
is not to be denied. but it may
%truthfully be asserted that the
situation is by no means as bad as
it is ordinarily represented to be.
1t is not true, for instance, that
no woman can hope to have a seat
surrendered to her in q Chicago
traction car unless she is young
and attractive or old and feeble or
carrying an infant in her arms.
Anyone who will even casually
observe such things will see thai
men give up their seats to women
who are neither handsome nor old
nor burdened with babies. Tired
men VINO have been on their feet
all day will surrender their seats
to the most commonplace women.
Not all men will do so, perhaps not
most Of them will do so, but enough
Chicago men will and do give their
seats to any woman who may be
standing to refute the reproach
tina there is no chivalry or gal,
lantry in this town.
1t is equally true, likewise, that
Chicago women are properly ap
pFeciative of the courtesy of the
rroifered seat. Nine women In ten
will thank the man who gets UP
and proiTers his place. The won
an who takes the seat without a
word of thanks is a rare exception.
OF course, she ought not to exist
at all, just as there should be no
men who sit while women stand.
There are, however, people of all
kinds in a big city and it would be
strange indeed if there were moi
among them a certain proportion
of inappreciative women and un-
gallant men. The comfort is that
there are relatively so few of
either class.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03
DRAINAGE OF SWAMP LANDS
United States Geological Survey E-
pert Tells How Wells May Be
Constructed Successfully.

The drainage of swamp lands by
means of drilled wells has re.
ceived the attention Of Mr.. Rob
ert E. Horton, of the United
States geological survey. The
manner iii which these wells
should be constructed is set forth
IN a paper included in Water-Sup-
ply and Irrigation Paper No. las,
the annual publication entitled
Contributions to the Mythology
Of the Eastern United States"
In the drift-covered areas of the
northern United States are nu.
merous basin-shaped depressions
or "kettle holes" without natural
outlets, many of which are occu.
pied by swamps or ponds. If
drained, the rich, mucky soil which
covers the bottom of the depres.
sion would often make the finest
sind of land for a truck garden,
and, on the other hand, drainage
OF the spot would break up the car
nivals of the malaria laden mos
quitoes domiciled there. Ordi
nary surface drainage is often in
adequate for the removal of these
unsightly, unhealthful swamps,
but many of them have been sue,
~cessfully drained into'deep-drilled
wells.
To drill such wells an ordinary
well-driller's outfit is necessary.
The average cost of a three inch
well, including casing, should not
exceed 81 a foot.
The mouth of the well should be
in an excavation below the bottom
of the pond. If the well is provid-
ed with a bell mouth, its capacity
is nearly doubled. The inflow of
water is reduced if a screen is
placed over the mouth of the well
to prevent the entrance of sticks.
A large brick catch basin with
ample screen-coyered openings
should be built around the mouth.
so that the full capacity of the well
may be utilized.
The effectiveness of these wells
depends ~ upon the penetration
of an open assure or a porous
stratum Of sand and gravel and
~ upon the underground waters
rising only to a height below the
bottom of the pond. If these con
ditions are right the water enters
the well mouth and passes down
the pipe and out into the porous
beds at the bottom.
All who may be interested in
this novel method of draining
swamp lands may obtain from the
director of the United States geo
logical survey al Washington.
d. G., copies of the paper which
contains Mr.. Horizons recommen
dations.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03
OFFICERS, sLoucAY HABIT.
Naval Nan Tells Younger Men That
Evil Should Be Remedied - No
decd by commander-in-Chief

The following order has been is
sued from the flagship Chicago to
al the vessels in the Pacific squad
ron:
'The commander in chief has
observed on the part of some of
6cers of this squadron an appar-
,ent ignorance of the object for
which ones trousers pockets were
invented. He desires to explain
that these were not meant for the
transportation of over heavy or
idle hands, as some seem to be-
,lieve, but for carrying about sun.
dry small and useful articles not
permanently attached to the hui
man frame. 1t is suggested that
officers who are unable to resist
the temptation TO misapply the
convenient trousers pockets might
strengthen their good resolutions
by sewing upthese two inviting or
.ihces; only in the case of the hope.
lessly incurable need this sewing
up remain permanent"
Rear Admiral Goodrich is not
theonlypersOn of discernment and
good taste WHO objects to the free
,and-easy custom of carrying the
hands in the pockets. 1t certainly
is incompatible with the grace and
dignity Of carriage which are Elk
pected in naval officers. Even
among civilians on land the prac.
tice looks awkward and ungen
tlemanly. Sometimes it is wit
messed in the ballroom; but there
are fashionable tailors who do not
want the set of clothes which they
have made to be spoiled by the
slovenly practice, ana wao have
@~SSc1iToI alv nUtfOn OI making
dress pantaloons with no side
pockets.
Like many other bad habits, car.
rying the hands in the pockets is
worse for boys than for men, as ii
tends to "hunch up the figure.
The carriages and soft bones Of a
growing boy may be permanently
affected by the formation of this
habit, for las the twig is bent the
trees inclined"
To prevent men from wearing
their hands in their pockets they
should be caught young" Pos
sibly the officers who have pro
VoSed the criticism of Admiral
Goodrich contracted the slOuchy
habit while at school or at the
naval academy. 1t would be well
for parents and instructors of
youth to turn their attention to
the desirability of breaking upthe
habit of carrying the hands in the
pockets.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03
Area of Japan.

Little Japan" is bigger in area
than the German empire, and has
Il population as large as the Ger
man nation. The recent arrange
ment with Korea makes the EN-
perOr of Japan ruler over a terri
torial area which altogether is
close to that of the state of Texas.
But while the governor of Texas
represents a population of about
100000 the mikado holds sway
over some &C, 900, 900 people. In
other words, a country whereof we
are accustomed to think as "little"
now exceeds in area and equals in
population Kaiser Wilhelm's ia.
therland. 1t exceeds France in
both area and population. 1t also
exceeds Austria-H Hungary in both
respects. Its population exceeds
oy nearly so per cent. the entire
population of South America.
This is the "little Japan" which re-
Gently has taken a seat among the
world powers.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03
Trusting souli

Intimate Friend - Don't you
dread the trials Of housekeeping?
Prospective Bride-Why, moo!
1t will be a picnic. We are going
to have all the cooking brought in,
and all the work sent out.-Chica.
90 Tribune.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03
One airi,a Reason.

Hell wonder why Miss Howells
always has to be coaxed before
she will sing?
She-Oh,a as a matter Of self-pro.
lection, ] imagine.
"Self-protectionw
eyes; by waiting to be coaxed
she always manages to shift the
blame." Chicago Daily News.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03
MEpLEY OF A sAeeArH pAY
Chimes, Hymns, Roof Garden Songs
and a Row Break Monotony for
Man with a Toothache.

a window that opens on the
court of an apartment building in
the Harlem Hundreds was wide
open Sunday morning. The occu-
pant, a bachelor, was unwittingly
detained at home owing to the fail.
ure of a dentist to give relief the
day before.
A good supply of a fine brand Of
July weather trolloped across the
opening. The breeze also carried
with it the sound of chimes in a
belfry a few blocks distant,
A musician down below added
his contribution. "Onward, Chris.
tian Soldiers" blended appr6pri-
ately with the sounds from the
belfry. The musician below
switched to Nearer, My God, to
Thee" and then Coronation"
filled the court.
As the chimes ceased the must
clan seemed to lose the spirit of
the occasion, for he rang in Dixie"
as if it were an inspiration. The
bachelor was an ex-confederate.
Consequently he took the sudden
change from the spiritual airs to
the fayorite of the south in good
part.
The musician made a staccatO
movement on Yankee DOOdle."'
He never missed a note of that
composition. From that he went
by rapid changes to all of the old
fayOrites. Some antedated the
civil war.
Then there was a lull. The July
weather kept coming in through
the openingin healing draughts.
Some of it must have got into
the room Of the musician da%%n be
low, for he mixed it upwith num-
Der of popular airs played by the
Orchestras and whistled by the au.
diences. Then he took up his re-
ligiOus portfolio and ran out more
spiritual music.
Suddenly he got back into roof
garden and comic opera selections.
just then the chimes began q sec
ond installment. The musician ev.
identity thought this was a chai-
lenge, for he banged out and
hOwled "Tammany" until people
occupying rooms on the court shut
down windows, as women do when
they see a storm coming.
The bachelor, however, kept his
window open. He had intermit-
tent attacks Of eruptions among
his mOlars, and a little thing like
'Tammany," even if it was butch
cred, did not upset him.
just as the musician finished
his slaughter, a dialogue further
down the court broke in upon the
July consignment of weather:
Say"
swell, what is it?"
Somebody's been stealing the
cream off the top of my bottle Of
milk again"
whats that?"
"YOu heard what l said. This
is the second time this has hap
pened within the last three days,
and if it happens again"
The remainder of the threat was
lost amid the banging of other win.
dows, including that of the bache-
lor with the tOothache, but as he
was barricading out the sound Of
the rumpus he heard coming up
from below "Tam-man-ee, Tam
nance"
And thus another Sabbath was
broken.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03
Peru Taking to Automobila.

The automobile has taken a
strong hold in Peru. Lima is ia
have a service Of automobile buses,
each designed to carry 80 passen.
gers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

Notice is hereby given, That
at 3 d. m, on the 10Th day of
December, 1906. at May, County
of Lemhi. State Of Idaho, before
Leviua Cleveland proof will be
submitted of the completion of
works for the diversion of 8 Is
cubic feet per second of the wat
ers of Burnt creek. Custer coun-
ty, in accordance with the terms
and conditions of a certain per-
nit heretofore issued by the
State Engineer of the State of
Idaho.
1. The name of the person or
corporation holding said permit
is Edward Hunter.
3. The postofice address of
such person or the place of busi-
ness of such corporation is Gold
burg, County of Custer, State OF
Idaho.
3. The number of such permit
is All, and the date set for the
completion of such work is Jan
uary, 9th. 1907.
4. Said water to be used fol
irrigation and domestic purposes
5. Said works of diversion
will be fully completed on the
date set for such completion, anc
the amount of water which said
works are capable of conducting
to the place of intended use, IN
accordance with the plans &C
companying the application fol
such permit, is 5 l-5 cubic fee
per second.
6. The amount of lands fol
which said water is available i:
100 acres. particularly described
as follows: SW4 NEt. SET NWt
ny Sci. Sec. 80, TIP. IL N, r
"a E.. B. NJ.
JAS. STEPHENSON, JR.,
State Engineer
First publication Nov. 6, 1906.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06
BOUND OVER.

Robert Lansdon, the Republi
can nominee for Secretary of
State on the republican ticket,
was last week bound over to the
District court in the sum of
$1,000 bonds, which he gave.
Gooding said at the Pocatello
convention, mo matter, want
Lansdon on the Boards with me
because / can work with him.
We never hear the republican
speakers say a word about Lans-
don. On this subject they are
as silent as a graveyard. Lans-
don's name appears on the Off
cial ballot. The republicans
wanted to pull Lansdon's name
off their ticket, but Gooding OBJ
iected. Voters should see to it
that his name is scratched of
the ticket today, for it would be
Ia disgrace to the State to elect
such person.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06
Lodging

Rooms First Glass
At Mrs. NJ. Jose's Hotel, locat-
ed just short distance north
west of R. N. Hull & Cos. store
Challis, Idaho.
Large rooms and good beds.
Lodging by the day, week or
month. Rates reasonable.