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The Southern farm gazette., 1907-11-16
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The Southern farm gazette., 1907-11-16
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The Southern farm gazette., 1907-11-16
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The Southern farm gazette., 1907-11-16
naGGiNG. TwiNE. AND TIES
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The Southern farm gazette., 1907-11-16
bcTTER. POULTRY, AND EGGS.


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The Southern farm gazette., 1907-11-16
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The Southern farm gazette., 1907-11-16
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BUR CLOVER SEED!

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II. A. BgArTIE. STARKvILLE, Miss.
The Southern farm gazette., 1907-11-16
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
LIFE OF SPLENDID ENERGY.

G. K. S.. in the London Sphere.
 It Is a surprise to me to learn that Mrs Oliphant has been dead ten years as l gather from a circular proposing a memorial to her. l well remember the dear and charming old lady whom I visited at her pretty country cottage on Wimbledon Common. Hers was a life of splendfd energy. Of her many novels one at least I am sure will live by virtue of the same quollties as the novels of Trollope. In Salem chapel We have presentation of certain aspects of life which are quite convincing and are preserved for us in but few books It Is description of a type of Puritan ism which Is happily dying out, of a type from which many men and women now of mature years suffered bitterly in the middle Victorian period. Mrs Oliphant's claims extend, however, far beyond fiction She was one of the best of our literary historians. and even her last important book, the History of the House of Blaclkwood, written in very old age, has a distinction which Is quite lacking in the concluding volume, by another hand, that appeared after her death
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
WiIkerson in Town.

Commission of Agriculture J. A. WillSer- son was in the city last night on his way to cullman, where he will begin a six days tour of that county with a number of agricultural experts.
 In discussing his work last night Com missioner WilIerson said: "The pros poets for large attendance at the educa- tional meetings scheduled for Cullman county during the coming week are very fiattering The meeting at Cullman to- morrow promises to be especially large and enthusiastic.
 "A number of speciality experts will accompany the party and the meetings have been extensively advertised The educational meetings that have already been held in the state have been attended with interest by the people and we hope, for much good to result from the work.
 We shall continue the campaign until practically all the counties of the state have been covered.
 We will hold five meetings during the coming week in Cullman county and one at Addison in Winston county"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
SOUTH AND BRYAN.

From the Binghamton Press.
 The tone of the southern press is dis tinctly unfrlendly to MT. Bryan. Many newspapers still support him. but many also seem to have turned from the once popular idol.
 It is strange to note the reasons given by some of tho southern newspapers for refusing to support MT. Bryan. MT Bryans abandonment of the government ownership issue has caused him to be called wabbler The very newspapers which criticised him for advocating gov ernment ownership now critlcise him for letting go of that issue. They are ap- parently willing to find fault with him whatever he does
 MT. Bryan Is unfortunate In that he has too many injudiclous friends. His enemies cannot hurt him very much but he has friends who persist in doing things which make him appear to take back water. It Is almost as easy to be killed politically speaking by your friends as by your enemies-sometimes easier
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
Stumbling night.
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Uninstructed Delegations

The next national republican con vention will be body full of dickers and uncertainty, simply because when the politicians In a state desire to get in line for a trade they will instruct for Roosevelt. who is not candidate and will not be nominated. Florida, Mississippi Alabama, Georgia, Louisi- ana and Kentucky will adopt this course, and so no doubt will Oklahoma and Missouri Between the state dele gatons that will go to the convention unlnstructed and those instructed for Roosevelt there will be plenty of mar gin for dickers and combinations.
 All eyes are turned towards New York and if that state instructs for Hughes he certainly becomes lead ing possibility in a convention made LID in good part of uninstructed or practically uninstructed delegations.
 Ohio will instruct for Taft; Indiana for Fairbanks; Illinois for Cannon; Pennsylvania for Knox, but neither Knox nor Fairbanks can be nominated, and probably "the interests" cannot nominate Cannon. But will New York instruct for Hughes? This is an in- teresting question just at present Not a few think there is a sly, under ground movement in New York in favor of instructions for Cortelyou, but Cortelyou with his slush-fund re- cord of 1904, will not be nominated, no matter how many uninstructed del eeations are sent to the convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
GREAT MEN OF HISTORY.

From the Nashville Tennessean.
 Arthur Brisbane, editor of the New York American, answering a correspon- dents question, "Who are the Ten Great est Men of History" names among the number Robert E. Lee, who he says, impressed upon his countrymen the wholesome lesson that while this is an indestruetible union of indestructible states, the states are as indispensable as the 'union,' if we would keep tho constitution as the fathers made it." It is also interesting to note MT. Bris- bane's nine other selections. He names Thales, the Greek philosopher, who taught men how to think logically; Plato, who taught that the best possessions are those of the mind and heart, such as hope, love. justice and confidence, as opposed to power, wealth, luxury etc. :; Alexander, who unified the Greek world and saved the Greek thought to after ages; Napoleon, who broke up fuedalism and paved the way for modern democracy in Europe; George Washington, who founded the United States of America; Lincoln, who saved it from destruction; c. J. Jackson, q Boston physician, who inaugurated the use of ether in surgical operations; Charles Darwin, who revolu- tionfzed the science of biology; and James Watt, the discoverer of steam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
in the vim Auain

Better late than never Atlanta bobs np serenely and happily. It has caught two Japanese in the act of taking views and Sketches of Fort McPher- sons exterior. This, of course, goes to show that Japan is getting ready to march across the country to Atlanta which. she proposes no doubt, to sack and destroy. This is dreadful, but Atlanta haa to do it, for it had not been mentioned by the Associated Press in the course of an entire week. It was a groundhog case, and it had to catch two Japanese with snapshot films on their yellow persons.
 The Department of the Gulf does not propose, however, to try the two Japanese by drumhead courtmartial, Russian fashion. unless other discoy- cries are made Atlanta can be trust ed to make the other discoveries if 1t can in that way advertise itself. It knows how to advertise even if 1t does not know how to annex the county seat of an adjoining county. The two little Japs will probably escape alive, however, after Atlanta has scored again In advertising itself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Glass on the Sidewalks.

There's hardly a day passes that 1 don't see pieces of broken bottles lying on the sidewalk in front of store on Second avenue" said a business man in that section. and the surprise is that some child has not been seriously injured by walking on them.
 At this season of the year most children run about bare-footed and are not very particular where they step, but if any of them ever treads upon the bottom of a broken bottle he may lose his foot and perhaps his life from loekiaw. It is enough to make a per sons blood run cold to see these jagged glass splinters right in the track of children playing their games.
 If we have city ordinance against splitting on the sidewalk I think we ought to have one to prevent far more dangerous condition. Some time ago l read an account of a man being fined for sweeping broken glass off the sidewalk into the channel and it is probably fear of sharing a similar fate that prevents man from sweep ing off the broken bottles. It would seem to be a criminal offense to clear the sidewalk but none to cause or per init the nuisance.
 Tn some cities in which I have lived the police have instructions to compel the due observance of good or der in all things. great or small, and not confne their attention solely to the arrest of law breakers. A word from the policeman will always be enough to make people comply with the regula- tions which promote the safety and welfare of the citizen"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
JOSEPH F. JOHNSTON.

From the Nashville Tenneesan.
 Amid the general regret and sorrow for the death of Senator Pettus there Is consolation in the fact that he is to be succeeded by eX-Governor Joseph F. Johnston a gentleman who will up hold the honor of the state" said M. F. Fitzpatrick of Mobile Ala, at the Maxwell. Governor Johnston is a man of high character, of stainless honor and of distinguished ability. He Is a man of fine presence and an excellent speaker, and is well equipped for the duties of senator. He is well known all over Alabama and the entire south. Governor Johnston is a native of North Carolina. He served in the Confed- crate army through the entire war and was wounded four times. He was gov ernor of Alabama from 1896 to 1900. He belongs to class of people who do credit to the south in Congress"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
WEATHER UNWIsE.

From the Reader.
 One hot day last week a young man dressed in thin clothes entered Liver pool tram-ear, and seating himself oppo- site stout old gentleman. said pleas antly:
 Petty warm isn't it?''
 Whats pretty warm?e
 Why. this weather"
 Well. how's this different from any other weather?"
 Well, 1t is warmer"
 How do you know 1t is?"
 T suppose 1t is."
 Isn't the weather the same every where?'
 Why, no-no; it's warmer in some places and colder in others"
 What makes 1t warmer in some places and colder in others?'
 Why, the sun-the effect of the suns heat"
 Makes 1t colder in some places than it's warmer in others?n Never heard of such a thing"
 No. no. no. I didn't mean that. The sun makes 1t warmer"
 1nen what makes IL colueF
 T believe it's the ice.
 Why, the ice-the ice-the ice that was frozen by-by-by the frost.'
 Have you ever seen any Ice that wasn't frozen?"
 "No-that is believe I have"
 Then what are you talking about?" q was Just trying to talk about the weather"
 And what do you know about It.? What do you know about the whaeter?" Well, l thought I knew something. But I see I don't and that's q fact"
 No. sir; I should say you didn't. Yet you come into this tram-car and force yourself upon the attention of stranger and begin to talk about the weather as though you owned it.
 The old gentleman addressed himself once more to his newspaper and the young man thought 1t would be cooler on top.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
DIVERSIONS OF PRINCES.

From the New York World.
 The winning of the Picking to Paris mo- tor-car race by Prince Borghese, the verest endurance test to which the auto mobile has yet been subjected, both as regards machine and man, calls atten- ton to the predilections of princes for adventure involving physical risks
 The Duke of the Abruzzi, who went further north than Nansen is remembered also for his exploit of climbing Mount St Elias. Prince Henry of Orleans, who died in Annam in 1901, explored Indo- China and Thibet in 1892. when only twen- ty-five, and three years later discovered the sources of the Irawaddy, an achieve ment which won him the gold medal of the Paris Geographical society and the Cross of the Legion of Honor.
 Other princes find diversion in sport of a less dangerous kind, Prince Henry of Prussia steering the lilly x. to victory in the Sonderklasse yacht races at Niel. and the IIndoo Prince Ranjitsinhjl, re- gently elevated to the throne of Nawana- gar, becoming champion batsman of the All England cricket team for two years.
 Thia form of outlet for a restless ener-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
GREATER BIRMINGHAM.
From the Houston Post

From the Houston Post.
 One of the acts of the Alabama legis- lature was 10 extend the corporate limits of Birmingham. The city hereafter will have an area of forty-two square miles, and it is estimated that the population of the greater city is not far from 125 600. In 1900 the census gave Birmingham d population of ss.O00, but Jefferson coun- ty' of which Birmingham is the county seat, had a population of 140000. Even a that time Birmingham had a suburban population exceeding that of the city it- self. Now that the legislature has taken the matter in hand, Birmingham will a)- sorb some sixteen towns besides other populous suburbs and it becomes prob ably the third city of the south in popu- lation, exclusive of St. Louis, Louisville, Kansas City and Baltimore.
 Among the cities that Birmingham passes are Richmond, Norfolk Charles ton Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Nash vile, Mobile, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas. Memphis, in all probability has exceeding 12500O. and will rank next to New Orleans in the next enumeration with Birmingham probably a good third. unless, indeed, other cities proceed to annex contiguous suburbs.
 There has been an agitation in Atlanta for an extension of the limits of that city, but so far nothing has come of it. Atlanta is the only city in the list we hat ation of populous suburbs, dispute Bir- minghams claim to third place unless 1t be Richmond, and Richmond Is not likely 10 extend it's limits.
 It is probable that a number of cities will annex adjacent territory before the thirteenth census is taken. If so quite number of southern cities will make Q handsome showing in the way of in- creased population. Houston, Fort Worth, Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, At lanta, Norfolk and Memphis can greatly increase their population in this way, and 1t would enhance their standing and pres tige if they were to dc so.
 Houston has easily a suburban popula- tlon of 150OO, if not more. If that area HSiS AiSi SiSaSeu lo Aoi ity-tWo square hlieS' which would make 1t the size of Greater Birmingham, it's population would not be far from 100000 and no doubt this figure will be reached by 1910 without additions to it's area.
 The decade ending with 1910 will mark period of the south's greatest develop ment. It will be reflected in largely in- creased population and the unprecedent- ed expansion of all it's industries. The growth of the southern cities has been substantial, and all of the southern in dustries have prospered as never be- fore.
 it's assumption of rank among the great est cities of the south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
Business Barometer.

''The claim of the calamity nowlers that business conditions In this country are below the normal is knocked out of con- sideration by the extraordinary heavy demand for labor," said a prominent con- tractor yesterday.
 Prom Maine to California, north. south east and west comes the cry 1aborers wanted in feld,~ forest, workshop and mine, and the price offered for skill and muscle is higher than ever.
 "The labor demand Is the genuine barometer of business, and that country which offers best reward for it is always the most prosperous"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
Candidate of the Reactionaries

The reactionary reublicans in and out of Wall street are in peck of trouble. They want a man they can trust and can control-a man that Hartman and Senator Aldrich and the magnates and standpatters in gen eral have confidence in. But they also want man that can defeat William Jennings Bryan. There's the rub.
 At first they desired to secure above all others the nomination of Fair banks, but the Fairbanks boom is in a state of collapse. They next turned to Philander G. Knox from the state of Graft, but they distrust Knox, who had played them double, and so do the masses of the party. The masses will accept no man from a state that excuses graft as Pennsylvania has re- peatedly done. It is a state that, like its chief city, is rotten and content
 In their distress the reactionaries are turning at last to Uncle Joe" who is known to be a standpatter, and a friend of the magnates in general The speaker is popular but he was born in 1886, and he is sought simply because the reactionaries can find no one else whom they have confidence in and whom they think can be elect ed. A Cannon boom may, therefore, be reasonably expected as opposed to the Taft or Hughes boom of the Roos eveltian or progressive republicans. aud the reactionaries promises to be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
MARK TWOIN'S HUMOR.

From the New York Mail.
 The British nation adores Mark Twain for his old independently for '"rhe Jumping Frog" which is easy to under stand; for ''Huckleberry Finn In which the humor is enacted and is not subtle! for ''The Prince and the Pauper' and "A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur" !" which are pure literature. It also re- spects him for the quality of mystery that his humor bears. To tell the honest truth, there is something of that feeling about Twain even among his own coun- trymen, who know him best. Generally we Americans understand him, but not always. There is invariably a feeling that something is getting away and we set our wits at work lively to prevent 1t from escaping. Twain is always being suspected of something better than he really says. This has helped his repu- tation immensely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
LARGEST FLAG.

New York Correspondent Pittsburg Dis
 patch.
 The largest flag in the world floats from the tallest building in the world The bunting was raised yesterday in honor of Robert Fultons great work to humanity to commemorate the hundredth birthday of the first steamboat The flag, which was raised over the Singer building at Broadway and Liberty street measures 29 feet by 59 feet and consists of the United States emblem on a ground of white. It is known as the peace flag and was raised under the auspices of the League of Peace. It floats from the thirty-fourth floor of the Singer build ing. which now stands 435 feet from the Broadway pavement The boom which the flag flies from is 60 feet high, so that this is the highest point yet reached by Old Glory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
Hot Plush Cushions.

"The genius who invented plush cushions for railroad coaches in the summer season should have gone a step further and added woolen blankets and hot drinks" said a travelling man.
 There is certainly room for improve ment along that line, not only from a point of comfort but also health. Eithe eane-bottom seats or canvas cushions stuffed with fibre or excelsior would be the proper thing since these would be cool and could be easily kept clean.
 On the railroads In Germany the cars are fitted with some sort of. seat that can be made into a louge when so desired. This affords the passenger an opportunity to stretch out and take a nap when his distance would not justi- fly taking a sleeping car. Some people who afford to travel in Pullmans, will not do so during the day. but are rather nervous about sleeping on one preferring to sit in a day coach at night"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
EFFECT OF CHEWING GUM,

From the Nashville Tennessean.
 The habit of chewing gum is one of the worst that person can possibly contract" said Ben R. Rogers of Little Rock, at the Utopia. You take a ma an who chews gum day in and day out and you'll find an extremely nervous indi- vidual and one who suffers more or less form indigestion. A little gum is all right occasionally. It aids digestion and gives exercise to the stomach and hea Tt muscles. I have been selling chewing gum for ten years, but never chew any. It sounds strange for a fellow to be Knocking his own game, but I know what l say will not have any effect upon gum chewers, and just as much of the stuff will be sold in the future as in the past"