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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
Match With Burns.

Believing Parr to be worthy oppo-
nent to Farmer. Burns, Prof. c. IL
Miles of the Athletic club will try to make
arrangements for a match between the
two. Parr, with all of his science and
quick action, it is belieevd. will make
things extremely interesting for the
Farmer" Even If Parr is champion of
England, and a wrestler of the first
water, there is one thing that remains
dead cnch,'' he'll have to hustle to
beat Farmer" Burns.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
Two-cent Railway Fare.

Guthrie. Okla, January S.-The commit
tee on railroads and public service cor
porations reported to the constitutional
convention today recommending a two
cent railway fare and the enacting of q
fellow servant law.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
RAILROAD WORLD.

w. T. Tyler general superintendent of
the second district of the Frisco system,
with headquarters in Springfield, is still
in Birmingham on a tour of inspection.
Yesterday he went around the Belt rail-
road and visited a number of the coal
operators and shippers ON the Frisco
lines.
Mr.. Tyler will leave Birmingham to-
day for a trip over the lines between
Birmingham and Memphis. The Frisco
is almost rebuilding its line from Birming-
ham to Memphis. The work has been
in progress for over a year and will be
completed within the next few months.
1t includes relaying the old rails with
heavier rails, laying new cross ties, Stag
ballastlng the entire line, reducing some
grades and curves, and filling several
trestles.
There are a number of sdings being
put In between Birmingham and Jasper
preparatory to the Illinois Centrars using
the Frisco tracks between those points.
The trackage rights which have been
granted the Illinois Central over the
Frisco provide for extra sidings and GER
tain improvements.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

The party of Queen and Crescent Off
Gals which has been on tour of In
spection for the past two days ON the Ala
bama Great Southern, failed to get to Biz
mingham last night, as expected. The
plans were to attach the private car TO
train No at Meridian last night, reach
ing Birmingham at $40 p. M, but the
party failed to reach Meridian in time
and the members will arrive in Birming-
ham this morning on train No. at $40
O'clock
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
REMOVAL NOTICE.
Geo. w. Harris has moved
his Wall Paper business from
2117 First Ave. to 115 North
21st Street.
DO YOU KNOW.

The highest class Of electric work.
from the installation Of wires to the
manufacturing Of fixtures. is done BY
the
United Electric Go.
40S-41o N. 18th st.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

Superintendent Deuel. of the Birming-
ham division of the Southern railway, Is
seeking to have the relay yards at Coal
burg moved to Republic. The Southern
can haul long trains to these yards and
from there they have to be frightened,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

The double track on the Southern rail-
way between Austell and Atlanta is near
ing completion and will probably be in
use within the next six weeks. About
two miles of the track is already in use
and practically all of the remainder is
ready for use EXCEPT one cut. The work
on this cut is being pushed as rapidly as
possible. 1t was saved until the last,
owing to the fact that it was practically
solid stone. and would require extra time
and special equipment.
The work has been in progress for over
year and cost in the neighborhood of
Sl.WO,OO0. 1t serves to abolish practically
all grades and curves between Atlanta
and Austell, distance of about eighteen
miles by the present route. 1t also re-
duees this distance considerably and
saves about twenty minutes ON the sched-
ule between the two places.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
Construction at Fort Morgan.

Washington, January S.-(Special)
Capt. Il. Louis f. Garard quartermaster
is relieved from duty in charge of con-
struction of public buildings at Ft. Du-
pont and FIT. Delaware Del, and Fl
Mott, N. j., and Will proceed to FIT Nor
gan, Ala. to assume charge of the con-
struction of public buildings at the post
champion of Woodawn. The two are
young bantam fea.herweights, but their
work was interesting. Lacey beat his man
with II hammer lock and toe hold after
eight minutes of play.
In the second event George Blanks de-
feated Dan Perry. the terrible Russian, =
in fifteen minutes. the body hold being
fatal to Perry.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
SPIRIT OF FAIRNESS
TO THE RAILROADS
Van HooSe Talks of Reciprocal
Demurrage Movement
BIRMINGHAM MEN ATTEND
Canadian Roads, With Their Strict
Government Supervision, Make a
Much Better Showing Than
American Systems.

]. A. Van uoose. r. II. Johnson and
H. II. Smell. who attended the reciprocal
demurrage conference In Chicago last
week have returned home. They repre-
scented the Commercial club, Board Of
Trade, Wholesale and Retail Groeers as
scciations and other organizations at the
conference. the object of which was TO
draft plans for securing reciprocal demur-
rage.
It fell to the lot of Mr.. Van Hoose to
turn the tide IN the conference in favor of
eciproeal demurrage. There had been
long discussion and, according to those
present. it looked as if the conference
would adjourn without any definite re-
suits. The Chicago newspapers state that
Mr. Van Hoose. in rousing speech, de-
handed that some action be taken, and
that he carried the convention off its feet
When the vote was taken there was not
a dissenting vote.
In speaking of the conference yesterday,
MI. Van Hoose said:
For Business Interests.
THE basis of the call of the meeting
was for the business interests of the csun-
try, mainly OF the shippers, receivers and
tpuSiBntfSs TO ulStuSS uHo ~ lotiiuidAt
plans asking Congress to ratify and make
legal the establishment of the car service
associations as now established, recogniz-
ing that it was only fair and right for
the eonsignees and the receivers Of freight
to pay to the railroad companies demur-
rage for the use of their cars. warehouses
and depots for freight consigned to re-
cevers; also TO induce Congress to amend
the present interstate commerce laws,
looking to the establishment of the reci-
procity of this principle, and compelling
the railroads and transportation COM
panies to pay to the shippers, receivers.
consignees or whoever held the BIN Of
lading for their failure to deliver goods
promptly.
The meeting fortunately took up the
question in a spirit of friendliness and
fairness to the railroads and transporta-
ton companies and although figures were
submitted showing in some cases almost
appalling failure on the part of railroad
companies to serve their patrons, still the
general trend Of the meeting was friendly
and in a reasonable and fair minded
spirit.
Some of the interesting points brought
out were taken from the reports made
to the interstate commerce commission.
An exceedingly interesting item was that
the average freight car for the year just
ending only worked" one hour out Of
the twenty-four--in other words, ii only
moved one hour out of twenty-four: that
the freight car only Travelled twenty
three miles per day, the locomotive only
travelling fifty-four.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

o. l., Burns, who has been in the office
of the superintendent of the Birmingham
division of the Southern for. some time
has been appointed fuel agent to succeed
VIII Hughes. who resigned recently to
accept position with a Chicago firm.
He will be local manager and will have
charge of the mines which are to be
opened in Walker county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

or hauled the rest of the way with fewer
cars. For this purpose, the yards are
maintained at Coalburg.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
PARR MAKES DIINCE MEAT
or HEA Wy UES7ERGAARD
"OUTLAW" TRI-STATE
LEAGUE ADMITTED
The National Association of Baseball
Leagues Puts Aside All Differences.
National and American Schedule.

New York, January s. Putting aside dis
putes sand differences of years standing
between the National Association Of Base
ball Leagues, which includes the minor
leagues, adopted a resolution at it's annual
meeting here today admitting the out
law" Tri-State league to membership as a
Class i organization.
The agreement was arranged in a friend
ly manner, but left out the question of
the Atlantic league, which. while seek
ing recognition and protection from the
National association, desires to have in
its fold Wilmington and Trenton, which
the Tri-State league claims. and over
which the two organizations have clashed
heretofore.
Cincinnati January S-rhe joint sched-
ule committee of the National and Amer
lean Baseball leagues met here this aft
ernoon and unanimously decided that the
season of each league should consist of
154 games for each team. Both leagues
will open on April II and close on October
in the east, and October in the west.
The opening games of the National
league will be played at New York and
Boston in the east, and at Chicago and
Cincinnati in the west. Philadelphia and
Washington will open the season for the
American league in the east, and st.
Louis and Detroit in the west The oppos-
ing teams In these opening games are to
be selected by Presidents Pulliam and
Johnson. Holiday dates are to be selected
by the two leagues and will be made pub
lie later.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-12
PROF. LOEB TALKS ABOUT ARTI-
FIcIAL CREATION OF LIFE.
California Biologist Tells Scientists of
His Successful Efforts to Gen.
crate Marine Worms
and Mollusks.

Boston.-Prof. Jacques Loeb OF Cal
ifornia, the most talked-of biologist in
America because of his experiments
in creating life by artificial means. ad-
dressed the geological congress the
other day Though his address was
primarily intended for the section of
the congress engaged In physiological
studies, 1t was necessary to suspend
all other sections that their members
might hear Prof. Loeb.
Dr. Loeb traced his more recent
studies in this interesting field Of zool-
ogy. 1t was in the fall Of 1900 that
he first came into prominence, after
years work at the marine biological
laboratories at Woods Hole, where he
had been working on an artificial fer
tilization of the eggs of sea urchins.
Since that time he has been constant
ly before the public.
At that time his experiments were
hailed as modern miracles. He found
that by contact with simple solution
of salt the eggs of sea urchins could
be developed into life without "any
touch of the sperm cell. Earlier in
his career. when experimenting on
jellyfish, DR.. Loeb learned that de-
capitated jellyfish could be restored to
life by immersion in a salt solution.
which led him to believe an electrical
current had been set up and that the
underlying cause of vital action must
be electricity.
Since then. the speaker said, his
views had been modified and his meth
DDS perfected. He now thinks that
oxygen is the all-important factor in
the fertilization of the ova. Modern
teachers of physiology no longer hold
that oxidation is for the purpose Of
producing heat, for oxidation occurs
in animals and plants that do not
need to keep up constant tempera-
ture.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-12
Buy a Good Separator.

When a separator is to be pur-
chased, see that it is good one.
There are many cheap and worthless
machines on the market that will
simply disgust the buyers when they
come to use them. The separators ad-
vertised in the Farmers Review are
not of this class, but are of the class
that will give satisfaction for many
years to come. The buyer of a sep
arator should remember that when a
separator is offered him at price far
below what the regular companies can
make them for, something must be
the matter with it. The matter is
generally that the cheap machine is
manufactured at very low cost out
of poor material and lacks exactness
in adjustment. Without that exact
ness a separator is of no value.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-12
WHAT is IN MILK.
Much Is Known, But Much More Re-
mains to Be Found Out.

When milk is examined with the
microscope it is found that it Is COM
posed largely of butter globules as
An analysis of milk shows that chem
ically it contains water, fat, casein,
sugar, phosphate of lime, phosphate
of magnesia, phosphate of iron, chic
ride of potassium, chloride of sodium,
and some soda combined with cream.
The milk sugar forms very consider
able part of the whole and is some
times put at as much as four per cent.
Water constitutes from so to 81 per
cent. of the whole weight The kind
of milk furnished is controlled some
what by the age of the animal furnish
ing it, though the richness is due very
largely to the breeding of the COW;
that is, some cows produce offspring
that give rich milk rather than milk
of inferior quality. The various salts
that enter into milk probably consti-
tute more of factor in its digestibll-
ity than we now know. says Farmers
Review In fact, there is much about
milk that has never been searched
out by scientists. For instance, what
value has the phosphate of iron, which
is present in milk only to the extent
of seven one-thousandths Of one per
cent? 1t is probable that each Of
these elements plays a considerable
role. There is the chloride of sodium
(salD. 1t is present in normal milk
to the extent of "a onethousandths of
one per cent, and yet it seems to be
quite essential. Cows have been de-
prived of salt to the extent of greatly
reducing their milk flow, but just how
this was connected with the salt we
do not yet know.
There are many things in milk that
are worth finding out. Some day we
may learn that the food of COWS must
have certain things in them that we
now deem of no particular nutritive
value. The study of milk has not yet
reached the stage where it yields data
to settle all the questions that seem
SO difficult. One of the great things
as yet little studied is the sugar in
milk, which often exceeds the fat
content Is there a close relation be-
tween the fat and the sugar? A study
of the two in conjunction might yield
some results of great commercial
value.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-12
Tame Rodent Carries Rope Through
Pulley at Boys Command.

New York.-The hazardous but lu-
crative trade of "Steeple Jack" has
been usurped in Jersey by small
white rat.
Edmund P. Condit, wealthy resi-
dent of Verona, gave birthday party
to dozen young friends Of his nine
year-old son the other day.
When he attempted to celebrate the
OCCASION by raising an American flag
to the top of the 30-foot Flagstaff that
had stood on his lawn for years the
pulley rope broke. The pole was too
frail to permit of even the lightest
lad climbing up to pass another hal
yard through the pulley at the top.
Me and Jimmy'll fix it for you, Mr..
Condit," piped up Abel Wolff, neigh
boris son, and he scooted off to his IA
TIERS barn, returning with little
white rat clinging to his shoulder.
Abe uncoiled big ball Of Irvine, put
the loose end in "Jimmy's" mouth,
and sent the little animal climbing up
the pole; but when he reached the
pulley he didn't know what to do
next.
Abe found another pulley. called the
white rat down. and spent ten minutes
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-12
Cocoa Macaroons.

Pass through sieve, together, one
cup Of sifted flour, half cup of gran
ulated sugar, two level tablespoonful
of cocoa, half a teaspoonful of baking
powder, one-fourth teaspoonful each
of salt and cinnamon, one-eighth tea
spoonful each of cloves, mace, and nut
meg. With these mix the grated rind
of an orange and one-fourth of a cup
of chopped citron. Break one egg and
the yolk or white of another into the
mixture, add also teaspoonful of va
nilla extract, and mix the whole to a
stiff dough. With buttered hands roll
the mixture into balls about the size
of hickory nuts. Dip one side in gran
ulated sugar and set some distance
apart in buttered pans, the sugar side
up. Bake in a quick oven. The recipe
makes eighteen macaroons.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-12
OXYGEN PRIME FACTOR

Whatever the fertilization material
is it must be something nearly the
same with the eggs of all species.
otherwise it would not be understood
why animals, widely separated in hab-
its and structure, as orinoids and mol
lusks. should be able to fertilize the
eggs of the star fish.
DR.. Loeb formerly treated the eggs
with what he terms "hypertonic" sea
water or sea water where osmotic
pressure has been raised definite
amount. But he now finds that he
obtains better results by the introdAl J.
tion Of a so-called fatty acid, because
a combination Of the two methods
tends to the development of a more
normal creature. Marine worms, star
fishes and mollusks have been gen.
Grated in this way. He modestly con-
cluded: 1T is obvious that we are
now in possession of method that
allows us to initiate more completely
the action Of the sperm cell than ever
did the previous method with hyper.
tonic sea water"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-12
Souse of Pigs Feet.

Another substantial addition to the
lunch hamper for fishing or camping
party, where men grown ups" are in
the ascendency, are picked pigs feet
made in the good old Dutch way. The
souse should be made a day or two
before using. but 1t will keep for days.
They may be eaten cold or broiled
over the campfire, as preferred. Put
the desired number of well-cleansed
pigs feet in kettle, cover with boil.
ing water. and cook for half an hour.
Remove and plunge into cold water.
Drain and return to the kettle. Cover
with water and vinegar in equal proper.
tions, adding to each gallon of the
liquor tablespoonful of salt, two
tablespoonfuls of sugar, atablespoon-
full of whole peppers, bay leaf three
blades of mace, four large onions cut
fine, and a teaspoonful of thyme tied
in little bag. Cook until the feet are
very tender, remove and pack in a
stone jar. Strain the liquor over the
feet, and when cold cover tightly and
keep in cold place.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-12

This is a family name for bits of
mutton, lamb or veal which are too
ragged to be served in any other way.
They are first passed through chop
ping machine and then mixed with an
equal quantity of cold rice (boiled +,
and seasoned with pepper. salt and
curry powder and little chopped
parsley or celery if it is at hand Form
into small cakes or croquets, using a
raw egg to hold them together; dip
in egg, roll in crumbs and fry in deep
lard Any cold. cooked cereal can be
used instead of the rice, although rice
seems to lend itself to curries with
peculiar appropriateness.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-12
RECIPES FOR FRENCH CAKES.
Dessert Dishes from the Land Of Good
Cooking.

Lorraine Cakes.-Take one quart OF
flour, a half pound of butter, small
teaspoonful of salt, and two eggs. Mix
and knead these well together. Flatten
on the board to the thickness OF two
silver dollars. Butter a pie dish and
line 1t with the paste, making a round
ed edge at the top. Put it in the oven
for Is minutes. and take 1t out Beat
two eggs together, with pinch of
salt and half pint of cream. Pour in
to the paste. Scatter over a few small
pieces of butter and put it again in
the oven for another Is minutes. Serve
warm or cold.
Biscuit de Savoie.-Take four yolks
of eggs and mix them with three ia
blespoonfuls of powdered sugar. Add
and mix two ounces of rice flour, a
tablespoonful OF vanilla and the whites
of the four eggs beaten to froth. But
ter a mold. put in the mixture and
cook it in the oven for about 20 min
utes.
Quarter Quartz Cake.-Weight four
eggs and mix with them their equal
weight of sugar, the same weight OF
flour, as much of butter and a tea
spoonful of vanilla. Butter a mold, put
the mixture in and bake it in the oven
for 20 minutes.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-12
PRISONER GETS PENSION.
Federal Veteran Now Insane Will End
Days in Southern Jail.

Nashville, Tenn.-James Warner, a
prisoner in the Stewart county Jail,
has been allowed pension. Warner
is now about rs years old, is insane,
and has been in the jail for the last
35 years. He has twice been placed
in the asylum at Nashville, each time
making his escape and going back to
Jail. He cannot be allowed to run at
large. as he is dangerous when angry.
About 16 years ago he quit talking
and was never known to speak word
till last year. He now talks freely.
Warner joined the federal army in
company H First Pennsylvania reserv-
ed cavalry. served three months and
25 days, when he was discharged for
mental weakness. He has been al
lowed $12 per month. This will about
pay his board. A guardian has ~
appointed for him, and he saysNhe
prefers to board in jail, He has cost
the county something like $4,000 for
board and clothes.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-12
A Undue Dinner,

At dinner given one of this sum-
mer's debutantes, whose name is Lily,
two long dining tables were arranged
in the form of an l.. The decorations
were green and white and in the cen
ter of the L-shaped table lily pond
was formed by placing fiat upon the
table large mirror and bordering
this with smilax. Water lilies and
their leaves were arranged over the
surface of the mirror SO as to seem
as if they were growing there. The
place cards were in the shape of lilies,
and the ices were frozen in lily molds
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-12
Fruit Cake.

Four eggs, beaten separately; on,
cup sugar. two cups molasses, one
half cup sweet milk, one and one-halt
cups butter, one pound each figs,
dates, raisins currants, and nuts; one
half pound each candied orange and
lemon peel; one-half pound citron
one teaspoonful each cinnamon, spice
cloves, and nutmeg; one teaspoonful
baking soda, sifted with five cups oil
flour. Chop and flour well separately
all fruit, mixing little at time in
the batter Put in a well creased pan
and bake in slow oven two and one
half hours.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-12
MARKETING BUTTER.
The Stability Dependent Largely
Upon Its Appearance.

Experience has taught me that a
package to be attractive must be
clean, and the most conservative buy
goods in clean, neat package in
preference to good article in an I'M
attractive package, declares writer
in Farm and Home. Buyers invari.
ably pick the best looking product
and pay a premium for it.
In packing butter for the retail or
grocers trade, If made in sufficient
quantities, l use good ash tub
which has previously been soaked in
strong brine from 16 to "a hours,
with the sides and bottom lined with
parchment paper and cloth circle
on the top. After adding the cloth
circle, l always sift thin layer Of
salt on top of it, as it holds the
cloth in place and keeps the air from
the butter. The cover should be well
fastened on with small strips of tin.
If / were in position to cater to a
retail trade or direct to the con-
sumner, / would put up my butter in
either one or two-pound prints, wrap
ping them IN parchment paper WHICH
bore my own trade mark or design so
that the consumer would always
know my product as uniform quality
and always clean.
One dealer has handled my goods
Cor IL years and has regular GUS
toners who refuse to accept any
other Occasionally during the winter
months our market is not sufficient to
supply the demand and he has to fill
orders from other sources. Just as
often as he does, he has complaints.
Always put a good article in an at
tractive package and you will have
no trouble in disposing of it, but a
poor package means damaged con-
tents, poor sales, dissatisfied Gus.
toners and loss to the producer.