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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16

carry out that agreement, and As using
his influence to stave off a vote and pro-
tect In every way he could the senator
from Utah.
These bargains are not conducive to
the public welfare | am sick and dis
gusted with this disposition on the part
of the Senate and Congress of actually
surrendering everything into the keeping
of the chief executive
Mr.. Tillman then made reference to
"our friend Wadsworth,' who he said
had fallen out of the breast works be
cause last winter he had stood for what
he believed proper on the meat inspec-
ton bill
II do not like the tendency in our ma
tIonal affairs" continued Mr. Tillman,
but of course l am like a child crying in
the night"
In answer to question, Mr.. Lodge stat
ed that in his opinion the conferees had
not yielded their authority and that they
had jurisdiction over all the immigration
laws. Mr.. Gallinger got recognition.
'T simply rise TO say that | am as
founded by the answer of the senator
from Massachusetts,, he said.
That's certainly not crumb but
chunk of comfort" responded Mr.. Till
man.
Senator Carter interrupted and took the
position emphatically that the eonferees
had exceeded their authority
"A vote taken on this question:" said
Mr.. Carter, will in my judgment result
in the defeat of the conference report
lie reached this conclusion after con-
sultng with many of his colleagues, he
said. While 1t might be extremely I'M
portant TO enact the desired clause re-
garding passports. he said he deemed 1t
of vitality more Importance than the pro
ceedngs of the Senate in enacting laws
should be preserved. If a vote for the con-
ference report involved the approval of
the principle involved, Mr.. Carter con-
cluded that he was perfectly free TO say
he should vote against It,
This statement brought Mr. Tillman to
the conclusion of his speech abruptly with
this statement:
After such a clear, forceful unan-
swerable presentation of what have beer
trying to say, | quit"
Mr.. Patterson then secured unanimous
consent for a vote on the conference re-
port tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
Do You Really Think So?

"a careful poll OF the registered voters
of Birmingham, which was footed up last
night gives Mayor Ward a majority OF
several hundred. His compaign managers
are confident of 1900 votes for him. they
cannot figure more then 300 for his oppo-
mem. "-Editoral Daily News dhe Ward
organ)
Let's see. The ward organ was also
tho organ of Mr. Enslen, that good man
who ran against Evans. Mr.. Enslen was
defeated for mayor.
This Ward organ was also the organ oil
Mr.. Ross c. Smith, a man of fine parts
who ran against Mr.. Drennen. and he
was defeated The News was for Weak
lev for supreme court judge. lie was de-
feated, The News was for Beddow FOR
the senate; he was defeated
As a newspaper the News is very good;
as q prognosticator I'm city politics 1t Is
a failure; and the people can only wait
and see
The News is now for Ward he will be
defeated by an overwhelming majority
in fact, the News likes TO win, but only
wins in about one out Of ten II Is
very progressive newspaper. says what II
thinks, but seldom thinks right.
FRANK =. O BRlEN.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16

Peoples Savings Bank and Trust COM
pany, as to my honesty for my contracts.
/! Fully three-fourths OF my patents have
been treated by some one else before CALL
ing on me to be cured. Why not come as
soon as afflicted? You will save money,
distressing pain and valuable time; be-
aides there is satisfaction in knowing
that the very best treatment Is being
given you by an honest, competent ply
sician. 1 have treated private troubles
as a speciality In the city of Birmingham,
Ala, since August 3. 1887. cure all man.
ner Of private diseases. I cure many pa
tients by mail treatment. Write for prices
and terms.
| do not use large advertisements and
false statements to attract patients which
merit has failed to secure. If you fail to
he curtd by such methods, give me a call
and get well.
nv offices are the most private and
quiet in the city, tenth story of the new
First National bank building. corner of
Second avenue and Twentieth street.
Rooms 1o06 and 1907. Take one of the fins
elevators to tenth floor
Office hours: $50 a. m. to $50 p. N
6vuday, 10 m. to II m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
Fffty-five Identified.

Providence, r. l., February 15-By the
identification late last night of the body
of Bernard Hollingsworth of Jamaica, a
colored waiter. the number of identified
dead in the Larchmont horror numbered
55, when the morgue opened today. The
death last night Of Samuel Laeombe of
Manchester N H., one of the nineteen
persons who reached shore after the
Larchmont went down, brought the list
of survivors down to eighteen Eighty
seven people, who are known to have
been on the steamer, are still missing or
unidentified, and it is now practically
certain that the Larchmont carried out
with her on that fatal Monday night lSs
souls.
Stories rejecting on the conduct of some
of the officers and crew are related.
Miss Sadie Golub of Boston, one of the
two women survivors and Fred Hlergo-
sell of Brooklyn. n. Y, have brought ut-
rect charges of cowardice against some
of the officers and crew.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
The Campaign Chairman s Re
ward Bluff Called.

Birmingham, Ala. February 10 1907
An open letter to Fred NJ Jackson.
chairman of the Ward campa Ign commit.
tee:
Mr. Fred NJ. Jackson Chairman Ward
Campaign Committee City:
Dear Sir-Referring to the black TYNE
advertisement which appeared during the
week of registration i'm the daily papers
over Your signature as chairman of Mr.
Wards campaign committee, in which yot
offer 500 reward for the detection arrest
and conviction of any and each person
registering Illegally, and being DESTROYS
of aiding you in your laudable efforts to
purify the ballot. hereby submit the fol-
lowing proposition:
| propose to submit to arbitration the
legal status of several parties in the Ninth
ward, claiming to be electors: ] propose
to deposit 800. or as much more as you
desire up to $500, in any bank in the city
of Birmingham, YOU to deposit an equal
amount | propose that we each appoint
an arbitrator and that these two arbi-
traitors select a third. the decision of a
majority to be binding. If ! fail to pro-
duce satisfactory evidence to these ar
bitrators of the illegality of the registra-
ton in that ward of several parties whose
names | will furnish. and who have ex-
pressed a determination TO vote for Mr..
Ward. then for each and every one that
! fail to prove are not entitled to vote the
arbitrators shall appropriate and turn
over To the charities of Birmingham 500
from the deposit made by me; on the
other hand, for each and every one OF the
parties named by me who shall be de-
cided to he Illegal voters. 800 shall be APP
propriated and paid over to the charities
OF Birmingham out Of the deposit made
by you. ] propose further to submit in
writing TO the arbitrators the names Of
these Illegal voters.
There are no strings tied 90 this propo-
ton If You are really sincere in your
offer and wish to prevent the casting In
this election of any Illegal votes you will
accept this proposition. You can phone M
at my residence. Bell phone All. any time
tomorrow. but please do so before the
banks close Respectfully.
WILLIAM ". JONES
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
RAILROAD SAFE BLOWN;
$500 Taken From Georgia Southern
and Florida at Lake City

Lake City, Fla, February 1o,-Ihe safe
of the Georgia Southern and Florida rail-
road ticket office here was blown last
night and $500 taken. Suspicion rests upon
several men who were recently released
in notice court on the charge of picking
pockets
The safe in John L. Roberts store at
Wingfield, six miles from Lake CITY, was
blown Wednesday night. Walter Hem
mingway of Savannah, who was touhd
near the scene and arrested committed
suicide in the Lake City jail by taking
poison.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
Personal and General.

y. b. Murphy, father Of W \. and S.
V. Murphy. has moved his family here
from Oneonta. and will work for the
Tennessee company a En.lsy, IN thel,
foundry department
Mrs. w r. Boozer j. quite sex Al her
home OF Fourth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. john Aeagher spent today
with Mr.. Meaghers brother at Brae-
head4
ID. h. sits, the popular foreman Of
the coke ovens, and his little child are
both quite sick with scarlet fever.
Mrs. Harvey Smith is confined to her
home with Ia grippe.
Rev. l.. II. Jackson has been quite sick
for the past week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
Dies In Chair Car on wav Home.

st. Louis, February 15.-When the Iron
Mountain train from Texas pulled into the
union station today the dead body %
Charles Henson was found in the chair
car retiring room. He had died from CON
sumption while returning from Texas to
his home in Paris, ILL., Among his effects
was a letter of recent date from his
mother, Mrs Mary Henson, stating that
a baby girl had been born to him and his
Vile was longing for him to come home
Henson boarded in Texas six months en-
deavoring to regain his health
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
Notice to contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
undersigned until u o'clock noon Wednes-
day, February 20, 1907. for certain grad
ing, eurbing, cutters, sidewalk and vitri-
fed brick paving. Specifications may be
obtained al this office. The right is re-
served TO reject any and all bids.
(Signed) JULIAN KENDRICk.
2-14-6t City Engineer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
FRANK BALTZELL
HAS PASSED AWAY
WELL KNOWN WRITER SUcCuMBS
TO EFFECTS OF OPERATION.
MOULDER OF PUBLIC OPINION
IN FORMER DAYS.

Frank Baltzell, aged 80 years, died yes
terday at , p. m. at Avenue I and Twen-
ty-seventh street. He was man with
many friends, and prominently connected
in the state. During the campaign four
years ago when Crow ran on the populist
ticket, Baltzell was the party leader.
The deceased was, in his day, one of
the brightest newspaper writers in the
state As editor of the Alliance Herald,
and in connection with other papers he
made an enviable record He is survived
by q son and two daughters, Thomas j..
Baltzel, Miss Willie and Miss Annie Bait
ze
He had been brought to Birmingham to
undergo an operation, but suceumbed
from its effects. The remains will be sent
To Mt Pleasant, Tenn, today at noon,
where interment will take place. Shaw
x Son were in charge of the body.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
INJURED MAN IS
GETTING BETTER
l. w. Fields Recently Had Bones In
Hand Crushed-Other Pratt
City News.

Pratt city, February 5.-(special)-
l. w. Fields VINO was painfully injured
at the Semet-SoNay plant a Ens.ey
few days ago, by letting large Larry
wheel fall on his left hand, crushing
several bones. is getting along nicely I'D
It IL not feared that the injury Will al.
feet the use OF his hand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
Burglars Get $4,000 From Bank.

Peoria. ILL.,, February 15.-The safe Of
the Bank of Ellisville was broken open
early today by burglars and s1400 in gold
and $3.50 in currency stolen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
Mrs. Gathering j. Rurks.

Mrs. Catherine j. Burks ged 81 years,
died yesterday al 2l5 South FiftY-sevenih
street after a short illness. The remains
will he sent 10 Gurley today BY Ligo
Low.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
PERSONAL.

Mr.. W. A. cnrrie. with Moore Hand
lev Hardware Co. viii return today from
Cincinnati where he has peen aitehu'ps
the mantel dealers meeting OF the lhltea
States.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
Rock Island Crush.

Oklahoma City, Okla. February Ia
Rock Isla nd passenger train No. !, south
bound. crashed into a switch engine in
the east end yards here last night. The
engineer and fireman of the passenger
train we're seriously hurt. TwentY-four
passengers sustained cuts and bruises,
but none was seriously hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
Mrs. Jennie Thrash.

Mrs. Jennie T. Thrash aged a years,
died Yesterday of spoplexy after a serious
illness. The remains will be sent to VIII
liamsburg Iowa, by the Green Under
taking company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mrs. T. w. Whitehouse.

Mrs. r. W. Whitehouse died last nigh.
at II 80 at the residence of her father.
j. r. +. Barr 2i3 Eighteenth street,
south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
(Adyertisement.l

Protect your homes and bus
mess by having the kind of
police force Birmingham out to
have. Vote for Morson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16

(AdNertisement.)
The people are going to vote
for Morson for an up-to-date
police force and protection.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16

Try the Gawk for half.tore and line
illustrations. Age.Herald 5uildlnA
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16

Birmingham, Ala, February Is, 1907.
An open letter to Fred NJ Jackson
chairman of the Ward campaign commit
tee.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-15
Composition of the Clay Soils
By n. s. Chamberlain.

rock flour caused by the ice ma sses
grinding the rocks to pieces.
The process Of the clay soil forma-
tion included both physical aud chemi-
cal agencies. The greater per cent of
soluble portions of the feldspar, such
as the carbonates of sodium, potassium
magnesium and lime or calcium, are
carried away by the action of running
water containing carbonic acid gas
leaving the insoluble parts behind in
the form Of a finely divided material
called clay. This clay is the hydrated
or watered form Of silicate Of alumni
mum. Silica, the acid part Of clay, is
common quartz or sand, in combina-
tion with aluminium oxide
This silicate of aluminium, owing to
it's finely divided state, forms into very
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-15

Of the question. When the spring crops
are to be planted the ground is too wet
and disagreeable to work, and when the
fall planting is to be done, another diff
ficulty is met After the water has
evaporated from soil and the rays of the
summer sun have done their work one
finds the ground hard, baked and al
most untillable, breaking up under the
plow into great resistant clods.
When too much sand is found in the
clay mixture, it's porosity is increased
and consequently water rapidly seeps
away, leaving the soil arid and unpro-
ductive. Clay loans are best adapted
to the production of wheat This is
srown by statistics from the wheat
fields of the northwest. These sections
lie in the paths of the ancient glaciers,
and the soils have been enriched there
by.
Sand loans are best for raising barley,
rye and root crops, like potatoes and
beets. Both sand and clay loans are
the general purpose soils for the Ameri-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-15
can farmers, whether they raise cereals,
root crops or perennial pasturage
Losses Of Plant Foods.

Stable manure is considered an i'm
portant item on the farm, and the
farmer who carefully manages his ma
nure heap is one who also uses ferti-
lizers The value of the manure in
the heap, however, depends upon the
materials from which it is produced.
Animals fed upon linseed meal and
grain will void manure that Is richer
than that from animals fed upon straw.
AS the foods vary in quality, so does
the manure, for which reason no fixed
value can be given the ingredients of
the manure heap. A small accumulation
of manure may contain more plant food.
and produce larger crops, than large
heap made from inferior food and care
lessly managed. The quantity of ma
nure broadcasted on an arce one year
may not consequently give the same
results as an equal quantity on another
field the following year. 1t is this vari-
ability and composition of manure that
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-15

compact layers making it almost i'm
penetrable by water. Fortunately for
the farmer, glacial clay is seldom eve
found pure, but exists as a mechani-
cal mixture with other materials, such
as sand in varying quantities, iron Oxide
carbonates Of lime, soda potash and
magnesia in small quantities and Ger
tain per cent Of phospates and organic
matter from plant remains.
When clay and sand are found mixed
the combination is called clay loan or
sand loan according TO which constitu-
ent predominates. Physically the most
perfect soil is one composed of sand
and alumina in nearly equal PORTIONS.
Too much aluminium oxide In the soil
makes 1t too compact and does not per-
nit water to reach any considerable
depth, and the soil becomes too wet for
a crop producer. A reasonable mixture
of sand renders 1t more porous, so
that water can readily get at the roots
of plants and supply the mineral foods.
In sections where the clay is In ex-
cess of the sand in the mixture, the
production of good crops is almost out
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-09
Jacksonville. Fla. Wednesday, October 9, 1907.

besides this period of rest and re-
cuperation enables the COWS to do
their best during the following sea-
son, producing as much milk in the
aggregate as when the milking per-
iod is extended to much nearer fresh
ening.
There is a class of COWS that good
feed will not keep in milk, but they
are the ones that have not been prop
erly handled when their milking hab-
its were formed. Some of these may
perhaps have been allowed to suckre
their calves, and when the calves
were weaned they did not give the
milk down freely and no patience was
used in dealing with them, and soon
they became strippers and before
long we're dried up altogether.
A COW like this requires careful
handling, but she may be induced to
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-09

themselves and this will go far to pre-
vent any arrangement of the diges-
tive organs. Then, in addition, feed
some concentrated food in the shape
OF grain Of some kind, choosing that
which will form the best balanced
ratlons with the forage given. For
example, if green cowpeas or other
legumes are fed, then corn or corn
chops may we'll be given in connec-
ton, while with corn or sorghum,
bran or mixture of bran and shorts
will give the best results. The herd
OF cows thus fed will go on giving
milk in paying quantities up to the
period when they ought to be dried
up, which should not be nearer to
calving time than six weeks, though
the writer favors a longer period,
say eight or ten, having found that
where good, strong calves are want
ed this course will insure vigor, and
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-09

succu1ent food when the grass is get
ting dry and unappetizing and give
the COWS their fill of something equally
nourishing and which tastes so good
that they will be tempted to eat all
they can hold. Did you ever notice
that the COWS in June or at any sea-
son when good green feed is abun-
dant will eat until they seem to breathe
with difficulty? Well, did you ever
see it hurt them? No, but how they
did milk at that season
Well, just find a substitute for the
green grass. Good rye pasture, green
corn or sorghum fodder run through
feed cutter, plenty beets, mangles
or other roots, pumpkins, artichokes,
green cowpeas, either pastured or cut
and fed will all be acceptable and the
greater the variety the better. Keep
salt handy SO the COWS can help
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-09

Allow six inches space for all the
ordinary small plants, such as pan
sizes and daisies, and twelve inches for
geraniums and other plants of equal
size. Verbenas can safely be planted
sixteen inches apart and saliva eigh-
teen inches to two feet. Cannas should
have a distance of two feet or more
California Cultivator
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-09

transfer her affections from the calf
to her attendant if petted and fondled
and perhaps given some little tidbit.
1t is especially necessary to gently
press the udder with a kneading mo-
ton, followed by the pressure of the
fingers on the teats as in milking.
This, though it may seem hopeless at
first, will if persisted in, cause the
COW to give down." and after
while she will forget to hold her
milk and give no more trouble until
the next year, when the same pro-
cedure may have to be repeated.
The best health promoter we know
of is simply burned corn Put the corn
in baking pan and put into hot
oven. Leave it there, stirring it fire.
quently, until the grains are burned to
crisp black. The hens fight for it
after having it fed to them few
times.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-09
A Fine Florida Corn Crop

Little as it is known, it is a fact
that many good crops of corn are
grown in this state every year. We
should be very glad to have some re-
ports from our readers of their ex-
perience with corn. Can you make a
better showing than the following
from the Fort Meade Observer:
Before rs is bushe1 basket filled
with two varieties of corn On the
cob,-one the oo-day Maryland, a
white variety with large grains
clustering around the cob in regular
order; this is a corn, the kind of
which we have not seen before, but
on account of it's earliness to mature
its grain it will be great help to
Florida farmers, who are often COM
PEELED to begin feeding corn when it
is green, and not fit to feed to horses
in that condition.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-09

has done he can do also. But the ques-
ton is: Why don't they all do it? Is it
not to the farmers own advantage to
raise enough grain every year to be
able to feed his stock without buying
one sack of oats or corn? 1t will be
done when farmers will stick to the
farm.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-09

uC OIlICI ID yCIIOW QClII, tlIC
i Igrains being much smaller in size,
|but beautiful corn, later than the
! maryland, but of lasting quality,
and not so susceptible to the at
tack Of the corn weevi1.
This corn was raised by Mr.. J.
w. Parker, on the Pembroke
farm, formerly owned by Mr. A.
Gartner, two miles north of town.
On account of the spring drouth
it was planted later than is GUS
tomary; nevertheless it has grown
large, full ears-ten to twelve
inches Of well-filled cobs, thirty
bushels to the acre. The fertilizer
used was a Corn Special, sold by
Mr.. w. A. Evans.
The land was laid off 4 by S
feet, with two stalks in the hill,
and was cultivated as usual. To
see such corn at this time, when
Northern corn cannot be bought
at any price, is a sight to behold,
and a JOY forever, because it was
raised on Florida sand. But the
point we want to make is this:
Why do not more farmers do
like Mr.. Baker and raise corn
that pays? That it can be done
every Florida farmer knows, and
he knows that what Mr.. Baker
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-09

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