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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26

Elmer Duggan, recently suspended by Manager Dobbs, has been absent from the city for a week or more. He was in- structed to return here and get into con dition, but after arriving departed for parts unknown, and as yet no word has been heard from him. It Is presumed that he returned to his home in the north.- Nashville American.
 Has Elmer jumped?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26

Mobile, 4; Meridian, 0.
 Vicksburg, 2; Columbus, l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26
DOPE SHEET.

For the first time this season there is no
 game in Dixie today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26
The Official Score.

game was excellent. The details are found in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26

Molesworth's catch was overlooked in the ninth. He caught Owens drive with one hand. but was too far out to throw the runner out on third, who scored on the play.-Memphis Commercial-Apepal.
 Molesworth always electrifes audiences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26

Catcher Latimer, released by Nashville, went begging, and will be uncondi- tonally released. And still Vaughn claims to want a catcher badly.-New Orleans Picayune.
 They're a bunch of mutton-heads down in New Orleans. Latimer Is ours, all right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26

Lister saved the game from breaking up with only one out in the ninth, by knock ing down a high throw from Oyler that was meant to retire Neighbors. It was the greatest leap ever seen here ac- cording to some expert testimony of old time fans.-Memphis News Scimitar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26

Neighbors thought Alcock attempted to interfere with him in the second when he scored, but the mass of evidence was against the local man.-Memphis Conner cial Appeal
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
No Fences In ReIqium.

In beautiful Belgium there are no
fences. Neither are there hedges, as
in England. The boundaries of the
fields are raised up by fairly high
earth banks, and the roads are cut
out of them, as 1t were, so that when
you are walking in the country you
are down in sort of valley, with low
green banks on either side of you.
The things that are chiefly cultivat-
ed in Belgium are the beet root, for
making the cheaper kind of sugar,
you know, and you can see field upon
field of their reddy-green leaves
stretching on either side of you as
you walk along,
Flax Is also much grown over here,
and in summer time the fields are
such pretty sight when the pale blue
flax blossoms are out in full bloom.
Belgian asparagus is also renowned
all over Europe. 1t has white instead
of purple-green tips, like our home
grown asparagus.
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
QUEEN ELIZABETH OF RoUMANiA
POUNDS BLIND COLONY.
"Carmen sylvia" Invites Samuel Bow.
man, the Blind Pianist Of Eldora,
la, to Institution Estab.
iisheG In Roumania.

Eldora, Ia.-Queen Elizabeth, who
reigns over 100000 loyal subjects In
far away Roumana, and who does
much literary work under the nom de
plume of Carmen SYLVIA has recent.
ly established cosmopolitan blind
colony known as the City of Light In
Bucharest, Roumania. She has writ
ten to banker in Eldora about her
plans, and has invited Samuel Bow
man, blind pianist of Eldora, to come
to Bucharest and become member
of her colony. She has taken a great
liking to Mr.. Bowman, and he Is con
sidering seriously the adyisabillty of
becoming one Of the first American
wards at the City of Light.
Horace G. Knowles, the American
minister of Bucharest, the capital, has
taken a deep interest in the work Of
her majesty. and writes to the Eldora
banker with the queens letter, He
says in part;
THE fundamental principle of her
majesty's noble work is to make the
blind feel that they are not merely
dependents and objects of charity.
They are to have their own world,
where they will be not only happy, but
useful and selfsustaining. Already
have seen enough to enable me to
testify that what seems to the unac-
quainted merely dream, can, by pa.
s.A-
Christian charity, be made reality.
All of these qualities and more are
possessed by the good and gifted wo.
man who needs no crown to make her
queen"
Queen Elizabeth In her own writing
says the City Of Light is called vatra
Luminosa, at Bucharest. Already there
are so members Of the colony, with
ten languages, seven confessions Of
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
Why He GOT IT.
Youngsters Ice Cream Was to Pre-
pare Him for Tribuiation.

II was SO hot, even on the airy top
floor Of the settlement house, that the
kindergarten member OF the fam
lily" decided to brave the glare Of the
myriad electric lights--which for
some undiscoverabie reason East side
ice-cream "parlors" fnd attractive--in
guest Of some frozen refreshment.
Az she gave her order she heard q
suppressed whimper behind her. The
whimper sounded young. 20 she
turned to investigate. "a real no.
ciologist can no more resist investigat-
ing than can the Ethiopian refrain
from retaining possession OF his
destined color--if one may be permit
ted q trining liberty with time
honored SMILEY
At one Of the tables was seated >
family group consisting Of mater-
famillas, who occupied the whole Of
one side Of the tables space intend
ed BY the designer Of the table 70
accommodate two persons of ordinary
girth-and two small sons. the head
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
:
DEER FLEE FROM HER MOP.
Mrs. Murphy Protects Her cahbages
from Buck and Does.

Port Jeryis, N. Y.--"Take that and
that, and that" cried Mrs. Murphy,
welding mop with yigor over a big
buck deer which, with two does, had
entered her garden and was making a
meal on her cabbages.
You will eat my cabbeges, will
you!" and she chased the deer to the
fence, which 1t leaped at a bound and
stood outside contemplating the
woman with the mop.
Get out Of here!" she shouted run.
ming out of the gate toward the deer.
The animal ran to the woods, follow.
ed by the does, and disappeared.
Mrs. John Murphy lives near Rio,
Sullivan county, and recently discov.
cred the deer In her garden.
These deer are getting to be too
fresh" said Mrs. Murphy ''The law
may protect them, but I'm going to
protect my cabbage"
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
HOME FOR SIGH7LESS.

faith and lS trades, She SAYS that one
man, although blind, has invented a
new printing machine, and an English
woman, blind seven years. attends to
the correspondence.
Queen Elizabeth In part says In her
letter to her Eldora banker friend:
Il know your friend will be happy.
They all laugh and sing. 50 that per.
sons in the street stop to lis;en to the
songs and sounds on real joy. They
are like one family II Is so nice and
so sweet and an so happy among
them. took supper there the other
night, and they all sang most beauti.
fully the thanksgiving instead of only
saying prayer. The words have been
arranged so that they may suffice for
any creed without giving offense to
any,
The other day a Macedonian ar.
rived after a six-days journey, and he
was so happy. He had undertaken the
journey alone, The American minis
ter takes deep interest in the City
Of Light"
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
Queer Misdirected Letter.

ago he moved uptown, took former
clerk In partnership and changed the
name Of the firm. A few years later
he died and the junior partner con.
tinued the business under his own
name. Ten or twelve years ago he
was bought out by a larger arm,
which recently combined with several
others to form still larger concern.
In the course Of 30 years the origin.
al firm had moved to several different
parts Of the city, the head Of the con.
cern had died and the business had
changed its name four times. Notwlth.
standing these apparently insurmQunt.
able obstacles the missiye reached its
destination only "A hours delayed.
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
] POWER OF vshDER PLANT.
a Remarkable Mushroom Growth
Through Asphalt.

Some substances usually rated a.
solids are really. very viscous fluids.
An example Is the ordinary sheet as.
phalt OF our city streets, which will
flow like molasses under the action of
feeble force II long continued. BY
this property d cohtributor to Ma
ehinery explains the reputed growth
OF q soft mushroom through an as
phalt pavement He says:
1T is claimed that Z mushroom will
grow up through the asphalt Of city
street, and that such cases have been
noticed. 1t is almost inconceiyable ut
FIRST thought that such tender plant
as mushroom could break its way
through the tough, sticky asphalt
which requires the sturdiest blows OF
laborer's pickax to dislodge. The
phenomenon. however, like many 9TH
er strange actions of natural forces. is
capable of simple explanation. A Ger
man publication recently illustrated
the action of the mushroom growing
through tough asphalt by an expert
ment made with Jumps OF cobbler's
wax and q cork. and the accompanying
cut shows the stages of the expert
ment. In the first view glass jar is
shown containing cork at the bot
tom, upon which are piled Jumps of
cobbler's wax until the jar is filled.
After a period the humps OF wax will
settle down and become one solid
mass, as illustrated in the second
view, the cork still remaining at or
near the bottom. But still further
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
Letter Of Cotton Mather Ordering Kid.
naping Of Penn Found.

Hartford, Conn.-The controversy
over the question whether Cotton
Mather, Of Boston, entered into plot
to capture William Penn ami the first
colony Of Quakers and sell them as
slaves In the Barbados has been set
tied. 1t is said, by the finding of the
letter from Mather to John Higginson,
of Newport.
The document In the possession Of
George A. Reynolds, clerk OF the fire
board Of this city, shows that the let
ter of Cotton Mather was as follows:
Boston, Sept. ye 18th, 16S2.--To ye
aged and beloved John Higginson.
There be at sea shippe called 'Ye
Welcome r. Greenaway master,
which has aboard an hundred or more
of ye heretics and maIignants called
Quakers, with W. Penne, who Is ye
chief scampe. at the head Of them.
"Ye General court has accordingly
given secret orders to Master Malachi
Huxett, Of ye Brig Propasse to way
laye sed Welcome as near ye coast
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
seEs MAKE FRu,r crow.
Honey the Least Of the Profits fror
Busy Insects.

Honey producing is only one OF ths
missions of the bee. Indeed, for actual
profit, the honey is but minor item
Some years ago moved to a small
place up the Hudson river. ! wanted
bee farm and selected for that pur-
pose . spot among apple, cherry and
plum trees, some of which had never
borne fruit, others none for years
past. Ny landlord told me might cut
down certain trees. as they were
worthless, and he intended putting
out some fine nursery stock.
Being busy | did not cut the trees
down. They blossomed freely and Of
course we paid no further heed to
them than to break blooms by the
armful when we wanted floral deco
rations.
The cherry trees were, much to the
owners astonishment, loaded with
very large. perfect fruit He could not
understand It, such thing had not
happened for years.
D. "a tAC "aa'hho
for swarm of bees to settle ! OBJ.
served number Of fine apples upon
one of the smaller condemned trees.
When the landlords attention was
called to them he was completely mys-
titled and called in his neighbors to
see the wonder.
Later We gathered from this tree
nearly barrel of the finest fall pip
pins ever seen in that vicinity.
No argument would convince the
man that them pesky bees" had any
thing to do with the yield of fruit on
the place. He insisted that some sort
of fertilizer must have been used.
Since that time have demonstrated
by scores of experiments that trees
which had for many seasons borne lit
tie good fruit. or possibly none at all.
have been brought up to high stand
ard of productiveness by the presence
of bees They carried the pollen. fer
tilted the blossoms and bountiful
harvest was the result.
4 Regardless of the honey crop, every
fruit grower should have few col
onies of bees. If when the bloom sea-
son is past there is so little nectar in
midseason flowers that the bees must
be fed 1t is decided economy to feed
them, as in cases where a strict &C.
count has been kept the cash value of
orchard products alone has been
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
Envy.

II wish were strong and healthy
and magnificent as that man over
there" sighed the delicate, thin man,
'but then it isn't worth while to envy
people, to envy anybody in this old
world. had a friend once who was
taller than he and finer and more mag
nificent, man Of splendid physique.
You'd think, to look at him, that he
would have lived forever, but he is
dead now. Died Of some slight trouble
Of indigestion that q delicate man
might have lived through, and this is
all have left to remind me of him,
this ring with this handsome intaglio
It is almost priceless to me, and, in
fact, almost priceless Of itself Intag.
lios are very rare these days. This is
exceedingly rare. Some time I will
send you letter and seal 1t with the
ring, SO you can have the intaglio also
to remind you that 1t isn't worth while
to envy anybody In this old world"
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
AN OLD CONTROVERSY SETTLED

of Codde as may be and make captive
ye sed Penne and his ungodly crewe
SO that ye Lord may be glorihed and
not Knocked on ye soil OF this new
countre with ye heather worships OF
these people.
Much spoyle may be made by sell.
ing ye whole lot to Barbados, where
slaves fetch good prices In rumme
and sugar, and shall not only do ye
Lord great service in furnishing ye
wicked, but we shall make great goode
for his ministers and people. Master
Huxett feels hopeful, and will set
down ye news when HIS shippe comes
back. Yours In ye bowels OF Christ.
COTTON MATHER."
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
An Idea,

IAN idea,' said fat man, for the
makers of underwear or socks, draw.
ers and undershirts. Why do they put
the thickest seams and knots and
roughnesses inside, next the sensitive
skin, instead Of outside, where they
would not be felt?
Have you not often had your un
derwear prick you, the knots bruise
you. the seams set up an itching1
Well, all that could be abolished. The
inside of underwear should be turned
outside.
Looks is the only possible ohtec.
tion to my idea. But, after all, in un.
derwear, which is invisible, comfort
means more than looks"
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
Result of Persistent Action Of .
Small Force,

period of time will show the cork
slowly lifting through the sticky te-
nacious mass, owing to the power Of
displacement, the cork being much
lighter than the wax. This slow but
sure action Is analogous to that of the
mighty mountain glacier which will
yield to the gentlest force operating
continually and in time 1t will be OBJ
served to follow the direction Of a very
slight pressure. 1t may take months
or years I produce an appreciable ef
feet, but the effect will surely follow
III the case of the mushroom growing
through the asphalt, the pressure ex-
erted by the growth OF the fungus is
extremely slight, but it is persistent
and will surely displace the asphalt In
time, weather conditions being favor.
able 8
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20

OF one Of them barely reaching the
top Of the table. It was this young
ster who was mourning, evidently. 8
II developed, because his older broth.
er had q plate Of Ice cream fall Tor
himself" while the Hitler fellow va
being regaled only by a very occa
slonal spoonful from his mothers
plate. &
As his audible unhapplnsss IN.
creased she shook an Impressive
finger at the top Of his head ana said:
Don't you get fresh, because
there's policeman outside, and you.'s
to the other youngster. impartial Win
discipline, even though inclined %
distribute refreshment with discrimi-
nation, don't you forget that you'yo
got to take bath tonight that's
the reason you're getting ~ crsazn. /.
IN. Y. Times. "A
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20

Schuylkill Haven, Pa.--White huck.
leberries, in sharp contrast to the
usual deep blue color Of the berries,
are being found on the mountains in
this vicinity. II Is believed that the
change In color was caused by the
cool weather Of the spring. The
white berries are declared to be as
sweet as sugar and more luscious than
the ordinary kind.
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
Section Through Prism.

cure from an optician or loaded glass
establishment two glass prisms, slight
ly wider than the lens mount. The
Halter they are the less they will dis
tort; about 20 per cent is a satisfac-
tory angle. Secure them as shown by
sectional sketch, using strawboard and
black paper. Then make ring to fit
over the lens mount and connect it
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
The Completed Hood.

with the prisms in such way as to
exclude all light from the camera ex-
cept that which passes through the
face of the prisms. The inner surface
OF this hood must be dull black. The
paper which comes around plates an
swers nicely. II the ring which slips
over the lens mount is lined with
black velvet, 1t will exclude all light
and hold firmly to the mount.
Place over lens, stop down well
after focusing and proceed as for any
picture.
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
ATTACHMENT FOR PANS.
Simple Method Of Raising Cover With
fFff out Injury to Hands.

So many housewives have suffered
burned fingers while examining the
contents Of boiling pot that 1t is
small wonder they are anxious to pro.
cure some utensil which would obvi-
ate that disagreeable feature of house
keeping. An Ohio inventor seems to
have attained the coveted utensil In
the very simple attachment shown in
the illustration taken from Detroit
Free Press.
As here shown the cooking pot Is
provided with a handle of more than
the average length In connection with
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
Whers Living Is aIeh.

The meat bills0f wealthy Newport
summer colonist averages nearly
$1,000 month, aad has been known
to exceed $1,000. The expense Of en-
tertainment may reach $4,000 : 49,
son. The caterers bill always runs
into the thousands. Broadway Masa.
zine.
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
A FeIIcltous Aside.

Senator .Beverldge, describing cam
paign wherein he had outgeneraled 4
rival, said:
When It became plain that victory
was mine, when my opponents face
began to grow darker and more for
bidding, | smiled to myself; / could
have muttered to myself some such
felicitous aside as that which came
from the small boy who was being
spanked.
In the course Of his spanking the
boys mother paused to say in sincere
tones;
Tommy. this hurts me far more
than 1t does you
"And. thereupon, In his odd. face.
downward position, the boy winked
and muttered to himself:
~ was afraid that hard board I
put In the seat Of my trousers might
injure her delicate hand"
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
Women Who Write at Home.

About one woman in 100 keeps up
her music after marriage, although
they may have passed years Of their
own time and spent many dollars be.
longing to their fathers in study. The
number that drops on in art Is even
greater, but writing has fascination
difficult to resist. A great deal OF the
writing done by women comes from
homes, more Or less comfortable and
happy Much Of 1t u the kind not
easily duplica led and It would be non
sense to compel such women to forget
their talents. Many q son has been
fitted for his life work BY the ability
Of his mother to earn money ct .
steady rate.
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
New FIrs Escape.

A Swiss engineer has perfected 3
new hre-escape. It consists Of series
Of folding ladders, attached to window
frames. Each ladder reaches from
one window to the next one below II
BY turning . crank on any door al Of
the frames beneath are unfoIded IN
less than Z minute and form : con
tinuous means Of descending 70 To
ground.
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
Copyright, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
BY Harriet Hookcl

ing him quite rightly You must have
seen by this time how much he cares
for you; everyone else has
That's the part don't like" cried
Lillian, He carries his heart too
much upon his sleeve"
Because you never give an oppor-
tunity to lay 1t at your feet, along
with his fortune; for Dick Is generous
to a fault"
It's the money object to; before
he inherited that he was In a fair way
of making something fine of himself
His poems and stories were beautiful,
but the money seems to have put
every thing of that sort out of his
head and dragged him down among
the sordid masses haven't heard
him speak of writing anything In
months"
We'll, marry him and lead him
back into the old paths" laughed MIRA
Burton.
Florence Burton, II you were not \
stald married woman, should begin
to think you had lost your heart TO
the clever Dick" laughed Lillian, ris.
ing and pulling on her gloves.
Manager Sutton's first salutation on
seeing Lillian enter his office the fol.
lowing morning was:
what do YOU want now? The
earth?"
"Oh, no." replied Lillian serenely.
II came according to appointment,
to learn to be one OF rabble. think
this Is the hour you mentioned"
Il never expected TO see you again"
Il know you didn't; that's the rea-
son came replied Lillian demurely.
Look here. young lady" and the
old fellow turned upon her q pair OF
eyes that twinkled from beneath
heavy, oyerhanging browg. you're
too blamod smart for me; you've
caught me. Don't you know there
amt any rabble In this plece?"
You said there was"
Daniel Sutton chuclled and calling
TO boy who at that moment came
into the office, said: ASK that young
author IL he won't step this way"
Then, turning to Lillian he went on:
There's a young man who's bound to
make his way. but in the beginning he
was Just about as persistent and foxy
as you are. I'm hanged II he didn't
tackle me at every turn. | couldn't
cat or sleep without having his mann.
script stuck under my nose, until at
last in sheer self.preservation,
agreed to read IT,
Al that moment Lillian heard step
behind her. and the manager saying.
Mr.. Morton, can't YOU find a part in
your play for this young lady? She's
tormenting the life out OF me-
She turned toward the newcomer.
"Lillian" trA5
Dick MortonI"
1nf xts.I hat l,at
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
COMMON DEFECT IN DRAucHTs.
Caused BY Pushing stovepipe In Too
Far-How to Prevent II.

When stove doesn't draw prop
eriy the trouble can often be found
where the pipe enters the fiue. The
pipe II often pushed too far In, thus
making the space at the end 50 small
that the pnnoke cannot rise naturally.
To avoid this correspondent Of the
Metal Worker bends piece of sheet
iron one inch wide and nve or sirI
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
(iE|;,@lafIi9ii. i
RECORDING sUNsHlEE.
How II is Done BY the Aid Of a Burn
Ing Glass.

At the Royal Horticultural society's
new experimental station at Wisley.
in Surrey, England. the sunshine is
recorded by q burning glass The lens
is a perfect sphere. SO that when the
sun shines the glass projects a focal
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20

the handle, In close reach Of the users
hand, is small lever. BY grasping the
latter and forcing 1t down connect-
ing rod raises the lid Of the pot, the
ia being hinged to the edge Of the
pot close TO the handle.
There II Absolutely NO danger or
burning the fingers or hand. Another
advantage u TIE fact that any liquid
in tie pot can be drained Of quickly
and with ease. *'s9
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20

Blobbs- HISS y hotheaded indlvid.
al. isn't be?
Globbs HotAeaded! why. that ssl.
iow n ~ hcthsaded inst ~ has "
vsaf ! stcyeplps vi 4 midsummsr.
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20

ITS so long since you called upon
me- said the fair girl, as she came
down to the young man in the parlor.
that ! was beginning to think you
were forgetting me-
4 am for getting you replied the
ardent youth, "and that's why i've
called tonight. Can | have your,
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20

OVERHEARD n the Country
Wilfred-Mamma. We were up IL
Farmer Crosby's yard, Watching ~.
eggs ia his incubator. " ljil
His Mcther-Did anythias c.
outf m
wiifred- YEP; Farmer croSby ~
be chased us.--Tte CirclA 4 N
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20

ing dailies recent
ly made every
body wonder how
the distorted pho.
to gra p h s were
made. A writer
In Camera Craft
gives the secret,
which proves to
ha pasy of nynr,1.
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
"FREAk" PHOTOGRAPHS.
Funny caricatures Are Made by Use
of orisms.

The freak" pictures of well-known
people which were used by the lead