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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18

When the fatal accident occurred yes terday morning at the fair grounds, Stricker was driving in the sixth hour of the race.
 The car, during the time of Strang s four-hour drive was working badly, and the ground he covered was comparatively limited.
 His first hour was three miles less than the record His second hour was six miles less. His third was five miles less. but the result of his fourth hour his slowest, incidentally, tied the record.
 Stricker drove the fifth hour and more miles were covered in the fifth than in any previous. He was completing the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
Harvey Watterson,s Will.

New York, November 1.-The will of Harvey Watterson, the son of Henry Watterson, killed in fall from the nine teenth story window of an office build ing, was filed today. The income of his estate, the value of which is given as s9o.000, is to be paid to his wife until her death or remarriage. She is allowed, however, to draw upon the principal for her own use as she may desire. At her death or remarriage the principal. if any be left is to go to Ethel Watterson Gilmour, the testators sister, or her is sue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
W. ]. RUSHTON
 IS PRESIDENT
Birmingham Man Is Made Head of Southern Ice Exchange at New
 Orleans Meeting.

New Orleans. November 17.-At meeting tonight of the Southern Ice ex- change. with representatives from many cities of the south, Atlanta was chosen as the permanent meeting place of the organization. Asheville put in bid for the place. but large majority of the representatives favored Atlanta.
 The following officers were elected: President W. J. Rushton of Birming ham: vice president. George L. Baker of Columbia, s. C.; secretary and treas urer, E E. Egan of Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
NIGHT RIDERS WILL TELLALL THEYKNOW

Union City Tenn. November 1.-Two of the alleged night riders being detained at the local barracks today declared to Attorney General Caldwell their intention of telling all they knew of the acts of the night rider band The attorney gen eral announced tonight that the two prisoners would be heard at counsel of his associates in the. prosecution and that he had every assurance that the result of the conference would be of great importance to the state.
 At today's session of the grand jury one of the first acts of the might rider band of Reelfoot lake was taken up, that of the burning of the fish dock of J. c. Burdick. at Samburg, and import ant evidence secured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
EMPEROR WILLIAM
 YIELDS TO NATION
CONTINUED FROM PAGE l.,


 vice and consent of the prime minister This narrower interpretation is strictly a bureaucratic view. A wider view, as voiced by the liberal press, is that Ger many enters upon a new era of gov ernment responsible to the people. with the crown and nation acting together.
 Mutual good will prevailed at the audi ence and the Emperor displayed marked degree of 3condescension. Unquestionably, he had been greatly moved by the oc- currences of recent days. The chancei- Tor declared that his general position was contained in the manifesto of the con servative party, which represents the most loyal section of the German peo- pie, issued on November 6. This declara- ton expressed serious concern. that not infrequently the utterances of his maj esty bring "our foreign politics into q difficult situation" and added:
 ' Want Greater Reserve.
 Tn order that the Emperor's reputa- ton may be preserved from criticism and discussion and the German empire and people from complications and harm, we express the reverential wish that greater reserve be displayed in future in making such utterances."
 Prince von Buelew bore. he said of the
  and Baden. to communicate to- his maj esty their collective hope that he would be more retcent in the future. The chan cellor submitted authorization from the whole Prussian cabinet to express the T agreement with him, as minister-presi- dent in his cabinet. He reported also that members of the reichstag without distinction of party have since their dis cussion in the chamber received an im' mense quantity of correspondence from their leading supporters in the provinces in approval of parliaments position
 The Emperor frequently interruptel Prince von Buelow with questions, sup plementing the Information he had re ceived from other sources by the chancel- lors replies. His majesty was surprised even astonished, by the assemblase or facts indicating the aspirations and ue- nands of the people. The chancellor al luded to the conviction long held by the advisors of the crown. and steadily grow ing among the people, that the sovereign ought invaria bly to rule through his chief councillors who could be held respon- sible In different manner than the Eni- porer. and that independent action should
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
Crew Is Rescued at Sea.

Philadelphia. November 1.-The captain of the British steamer St. Helena, which arrived at the Delaware breakwater this afternoon from Sourabaya reports that he rescue,1 the captain and crew of 16 men of the British bark Osborga. The men were landed at Lewes. Del, breakwater. The rescne of the men occurred 500 miles southeast of the Delaware breakwater The 0sbotga was lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
RIDERS DEATH RE VEALED
 TOUCH OF THE ROD1AN1IC

goods, turned this locket over to William H. Pickens, he was unable to state the identity of the woman. When, however, an hour later Lewis Strang gazed upon the face, he uttered a sharp ejaculation and rapidly placed his hands upon his mouth.
 Strang refused to state the name of the woman However, he does declare that she is one of thef ultra-fashionable of New York, and intimates that the affair between the two was unknown to any one save himself. He states, too, that the woman in question is now the wife of a prominent New York millionaire.
 When it was suggested that she might be the daughter of one of the men for whom Streker, in the years gone, was chauffeur, Strang would make no reply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
PRACTICE RACES.
Hiliard Drives Auto Mors Than 70
 Miles an Hour

Savannah, November h.-In preliminary practice for the Thanksgiving Day races W. M. Hillard. driving a Lancia light car. today made more than 70 miles an hour for a short distance.
 Hemery. in a Benz car, drove % miles and 700 feet in P minutes and 26 seconds.
 Tonight it was decided by the Savannah Automobile club to offer an additional prize of s250o to the winner of the grand prize race if his record should beat that of Navarro of 74.3 miles an hour aver age time This is the worlds record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
Banks Will Consolidate.

Havana. November 17.--It Is announced that the National Bank of Cuba and the Bank of Havana will consolidate The capital will not be increased, the tor-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
WAS SSURPASSING RECORD
 WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED

sixth when the tragedy occurred and was going at greater speed than had pre- viously been attained.
 AS the following figures will show, at the conclusion of the fifth hour, Strang and Striker were seven miles ahead of the record:
 Strapp- Stricken Robertson I .eScaul
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18

The above figures are accurate and are furnished by the scorers, Marvin Bon ner, A. J. Clark and Harry Denegre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18

record. us is known, was established il Birmingham
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-11
HIDES, GINSENG, FEATHERS ETC

HIDES, GINSENG, FEATHERS ETC
Quotations by L. Barker.)
Hides-Green, SC H.; cured, 90
H.; dry salt hides, lie ~; flint
13c 10. Horse hides-No. l large.
$1.75; No. 2, $1.OOQ$1.50; mulee hides
Large, $3.50; small, $1.O0.
Goat skins, zoe; lamb skins, 2O035c
clippers skins, 15c; Wool skins, 25cG
35c.
Ginseng-Dry, $4.75; green, $1.OO;
Yellow root, $1.26.
Feathers--New goose feathers 4Oc
n; old goose feathers, 25c@35c n /;
mixed, 15c625c 10; duck feathers
2Oc036c n.
Beeswax-25c@26c 10.
Tallow 4Mc ~; caked tallow, 4Ac.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-11

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 9.-Cattle
Receipts, lis head; the market was
steady to firm on good, slow on com
mon. Shipping steers, $4.25Q$5.25;
beef steers. $2.5OQ$425; fat heifers
and cows, $2.5OQ$3S5; cutters, $500
Q$2.5O; Gamers. $1.O0Q$2.OO; bulls,
$2.OO@$3.25; feeders, $2.5OQ$4.OO;
stockers, $2O0Q$3.3O.
Hogs-Receipts, 1892 Market ruled
loo higher on pigs; stead on others;
closed weak. Tops $5.75; lights,
$40; pigs, $45OQ$475; roughs down.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, So;
market quiet. Quotations unchanged.
Best lambs, $40O@$5.OO; culls, $3.50
Q$4.OO sheep, $500 down.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-11
AT
CITY HIGH SCHOOL
SOCIETIES WILL REM
DER SPLENDID PROGRAM ON
TOMORROW EVENING.

Members of the High School classes
will give what promises to be most
interesting entertainment on next Fri
day night. The program follows:
4. Chorus, "Faire Queen"-By Music
Class.
2. Reading-By Thomas McAdams,
9Th grade pupil.
8. Duet, 1.-THE QuarreI"-5th Grade
pupils.
A. Defamation, The New South, =
Robert Gilbreath
5. Reading-Henry Murphy, 9th
Grade pupil.
6. Quartette, "Old Mother Hubbard"
"A. T. o. Quartette.
T. Fancy March-7th Grade girls.
8. Play-'The Flying Wedge"
CHARACTERS.
Tom Hulburt, Captain of Wander
bits football team-Wave Jackson.
Percy Suydam, his friend-Clarence
Fry.
Alfred Chester, their chum-Ira
Hardison.
Miss Cornelia Suydam, a "chrysan-
themum bud"-Mary Cant.
Nellie Suydam, her niece and Toms
Kelly.
Kate Chester her chum, Percy's
fiancee-Ruth Shields.
Mary Scribner, a reporter-Clara
Atkisson.
Mrs. OFlynn, the janitress-Lizzie
Park.
}. Song, Every One is in Love With
Some One. BY Tiny Cakes.
To-. Reading, "An Abandoned Elope-
ment"-By Lois Timmons.
Il. Chorus, High School Girls"-Six-
teen girls.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-11
WOOL.

Quotations by l. Barker.)
Wool-Tubwashed, 26c ib.; un.
washed spring free from burrs, 19c;
slightly bury, 13c016c: medium
bury. 9c@12c; hard bury, &c.
Fall wool free Of burrs. lac.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-11
IT'S A BAD DAY
FOR TEXAS DUCKS

WALDSVILLE, Tex, Dec. 9.-Wm.
j. Bryan arrived at Lake Surprise
this morning and will remain there
until Thursday, shooting ducks. He
got his days limit of twenty-five ducks
in few hours shooting today. He
is accompanied by Mrs. Bryan and Mr..
and Mrs. W. L. Moody, of Galveston.
Mr.. Bryan today declined an invita-
ton to hunt bears in the canebrakes
which border the lakes, extended to
him by local bear hunters.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-11
Land Sale
w. e. Fariss ct ais,
vs.
Thomas Cecil ct ais.

Thomas Cecil ct ais.
In the County Court, Maury County,
Tennessee.
Pursuant to decree entered In the
above styled cause, at the November
Maury County, Tennessee, will on
Saturday, January End, 1909,
at the Court House door in Columbia,
Tennessee, sell to the highest and best
bidder, the following described tract
or parcel Of land, situated in the 10th
Civil District of Maury Co. Tenn, and
described as follows:
Beginning at the 8. e. corner OF
said tract, thence running with Cecil
and Hines line to the N e. corner OF
said tract; thence W. with Hines line
to the public road; thence South with
said road to the old Martin Wood and
Cox's line to the beginning, contain
ing 2 acres more or less (The same
being the land sold by Jacob Cox and
wife In 1891 to Joseph Cecil by deed
recorded In r. o. M. G. Book so, Vol.
4, Page 200, to which reference is
made.)
Terms Of Sale:-Satd land will be
sold for "a cash on day of Sale the
on or before one and two
years after date OF Sale Notes with
security and bearing interest will be
required Also a lien retained Said
land will be sold without the right OF
equity OF redemption.
H. W. THOMAS, Clerk.
J. H. DINING Col'r. for CompPt.
I1dec-3t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-11

WHOLESALE PRODUCE.
Quotations furnished by 8. q. Cal
lender Il Cos
Cabbage-Northern grown stock,
$500 per 100.
Second Crop Irish Potatoes-$2.00
delivered ncw January delivery, $2.25.
Bananas~--JHEg.bo, per bunch, $1.26
Q$1.50.
Lemons-Fancy, $500.
Onions-From farmers hands, SIC
bu.
Navy beans, $275 bu; Lima beans,
SIZE 10.
Cheese-White Glover, 1910 10.
Country Sorghum from farmers
hands, 35c.
Country Sorghum at Wholesale, SOC.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-11
PRODUCE.

(Tbese Quotatious are furnished BY
Vim. Barker.)
Eggs and Poultry-Eggs, per dozen
straight, Csc; hens, &c ~; chickens,
2 pounds and under, SC 10; over
pound, &c ~; turkeys, lie fD.;
ducks, &c fb.; geese, 30c each.
Butter-Choice country, 15c ID.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-11

FIELD SEED.
Quotations by Calender Z Col
Oats-From farmers hands. SOC Blu.
from first hands.
Clover-From farmers hands. new
crop, $500. Northern seed. from
stores, $50.
Cane Seed-From farmers hands,
SOC per blu.
Blue Grass--From stores, $3.50 per
bu
Orchard Grass-s2.2O per blu.
Timothy-$2.66; Red Top, 1shc m
Hungarian, $1.40 per bu-
Rye, S0c@85c FIRST hands.
WHOLESALE GRoCERlES-
(Quotatiors furnished by J. 4
Sloan Coz
sugar-Best Benton graduated 81
gar, 100 ms. s5.45; brown sugar, ZOE
ms. $5.16
Coffee-Bulk roast, l1hSQ27hs
Green, 9hc014hc.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-11
DAILY LOCAL
MARKET REPORT
BIG BREAK IN EGG MARKET IN
NEW YORK, LOOSE THREE
CENTS.
Local Egg Market Down to 25 Cents.
Turkey Market Firm at
II Cents.

COLUMBIA. Tenn, Dec 10.-The
New York egg market broke and went
OF three cents. Unprecedented re-
ceipts in from the West for the season
of the year. Local trade heavily eff
fected. Eggs were selling today at
20 cents.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-11
STORK LIBERAL TO
SCHOOL TEACHER

PUXICO, Mo-, Dec. 9.-Four daugh-
tiers were born today to Prof Reuben
+. Jones. head of the school here ana
a School Commissioner of Stoddard
County. One baby died but the others
bid fair to thrive.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-11
BACON. LARD AND FRESH MEAre.

these quotations are furnished by
Calender & Co..
Bacon-From farmers hands
Hams, 12c per ID; sides, lie 1b.;
shoulders, lie 10.
Lard-Pure country, lie 10. in tins
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-11
FLOUR AND GRAIN.

Quotations furnished by Columbis
Mill G Elevator Co.. and AshtOu'S
Mills.)
Flour-Best Patent, &5.75; second
Patent, $500; Bran, per ton, $4,000.
sacked; old corn, per bble., $2.750
$500. New wheat delivered at mills,
$1.OO to $1.05.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-11

Cheapest accident insurance-Dr
Thomas Eclectrlc OIL. Stops the
pain and heals the wound. All drug
gists sell It.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-15
An UnluCky City.

Port au Prince, capital of Hayti,
has population of about 10000 and
is one of the unluckiest cities in the
world. 1t was shaken to pieces by
an earthquake in 1912. In 1885
one-ffth of the city was destroyed
by fire. Another destructive fire oc-
CURED in 1894. In 1897 a third of
the city was reduced to ashes, 500
houses were burned and 1000 per-
sons were made homeless. In 1899
there was another serious fire and
this was followed by still another in
1902. Sunday last there was a con-
fiagration which swept away 400
houses.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-15
ODD FACTS ABOUT FISHES.
Some Live in Boiling Water, Yet
Freezing Won't Kill Others.

Some Live in Boiling Water, Yet
Freezing Won't Kill Others.
There are many odd facts about
fishes. In Siam. in the small streams
at the foot of the hills of Penang.
there abOunds a small fish which the
natives call plakat, or the fighting
fish. This fish is to the Siamese what
gamecocks are to the Malays. and
bulls to the Spaniards. AS a result
OF years of breeding the natives have
developed a special race which they
use in fighting The fishes are kent
IN glasses of water, and fed by their
owners, among other things, with the
larvae of mosquitoes, or other aouat-
ic insects. The Siamese are as in
fatuated with the combats of these
fishes as the Malays are with their
cock fights, and stake on the issue
considerable sums, and sometimes
their own persons and families. The
right to exhibit fish fights is a royal
monopoly, and is farmed, thus bring
ing a considerable revenue to the
king each year
Occasionally fish are found in
strange places. In Guatemala a
curious species of fish, the Pacilla-
dory, is found in the boiling lake
of AmatitIan, where it passes it's
days literally in continual hot water
So hot is the water of this lake. it is
said, that to thrust ones hand into
it would scald the fingers. Brous-
sonnet found by experiment that sew
eral species of fresh water fish lived
for many days in water so hot that
the human hand could not be held in
1t for single minute. Saussure
found living cells in the hot springs
of AK, in Savoy, the temperature
or which averages 113 degrees Fab
renheit. In Queensland fish have
been found to abound in a highly
mineralized stream that issues from
an arteSian bore at a temperature of
112 degrees.
Yet freezing won't kill them. After
Delng frozen solid in ice and later
thawed out they are apparently none
the worse for their experience.
One of the fishes found in the
Alaskan streams tributary to Beh-
ring sea is the blackfish The natives
catch enormous quantities of these
through the ice, and after they have
lain on the ice long enough to be
frozen solid store them in large bas-
kets. Turner, the discoverer of this
fish, says its vitality is extraordinary.
and after remaining frozen in the
baskets for weeks it is as lively as
ever when thawed out. Sir John
Franklin, the Attic explorer. reports
the case of carp that had been
frozen stiff for SO hours, and was ap-
parently lifeless, gaily moving about
after being thaWed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-15
INCREASE THE YIELD OF COwPEAS
President Soue of the State Agricultural School Writes
on Matter of Importance to Farmers

responsible for the low yield of grain
from the cowpea plant 1t is GER
tain that sufficient fertilizer has not
been applied in the past to supply
the needs of the crop, and hence if
the season is a little unfavOrable a
poor yield of grain results. To in
sure the cowpea crop being reason
ably supplied with the needed plant
food it would be advisable to use a
fertilizer which would contain at
least 200 pounds of acid phosphate,
of which ! 8 per cent. would be avail
able or 80 pounds. To supply the
potash at least 100 pounds of muri-
ate or 400 pounds Of kainit would
be required. A mixture, therefore,
containing 100 pounds of cotton seed
meal 200 pounds of acid phosphate
and 80 pounds of muriate Of potash
would provide a satisfactory fertil-
izer for cowpeas. This fertilizer
would analyze approximately 2 per
cent Of nitrogen, 81 per cent of
phosphOric acid and ~ per cent. OF
potash, and when applied at the rate
of $50 pounds per acre would add a
sufficiency of the necessary elements
to the soil to insure a large and
profitable crop Of both hay and
grain. ANDREW NJ. SOULE,
Athens, Ga. President
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-15
A CURIOUS HOTEL CUSTOM
Penny. A Drink for Church
Attendants.

curious custom prevails at an
Edinburg hotel Whenever Gus
toner is heard to swear he is re-
CURED to place a penny in a box on
the bar counter 1t is not a matter
for surprise that the landlord hears
much less bad language than some
of his fellOw-publicans in the capital
of Scotland.
The following is a quaint idea for
providing funds for picnics and social
evenings. 1t is carried on with much
success at an Ashton-on-M ersey inn.
A knocking club" is connected with
the inn, and when a customer calls
for refreshment he is expected to
knock on the table or counter be
fore drinking. If he fails to a. til ,
he is fined one penny. Any one who
Wrongfully accuses another of brea&-
ing this unique rule is also fined.
The money thus obtained prOvid 5
funds for many enjoyable outing
and pleasant evenings during the
course Of the year.
At another hotel, known as the
Old Hundred, customers are allowed
only one drink. If one is not suffi-
cient to quench their thirst they are
obliged to go out of the hotel and
take a walk before they are allowed
to have another
Till recently the proprietor of an
Old-time hotel in Warwickshire used
to invite all his customers to accom-
pany him and his wife to the service
at the parish church on Sunday
mornings. which was situated on the
| opposite side of the road. the house
beng closed while they were away.
| On returning each customer was in
tited to partake of refreshments
r@ered by the hospitable landlord
free Of charge.
J Visitors to certain hotel in Aber-
deenshire who wear brown boots
must remember to keep them in their
room overnight otherwise the boots
Fill be BACKED. regardless of the
! original color Of the same In one
OF the rooms Of a Dumfries public
| }ouse is an old armchair, which Is
! aid to have been frequently used
! ~ the poet Burns. All who sit in
this chair are expected to treat every
one who is in the room at the time
and often the immortal memory of
the famous Scottish national poet is
! drunk.-LOndOn Tit-Bits.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-15

Attention is frequently called to
the difficulty experienced by farmers
in securing a good yield Of grain
from the cowpea one year with an
other. A large crop of vines is OBJ
tanned practically every year, and
there is a sufficient amount of leaf
and stem to bear and apparently ma
ture a large amount of grain, but
for some reason the pods fail to
form. This trouble has been attrib-
uted to the east wind, to planting in
the wrong time of the moon, and to
the other things which could have
but little influence on crop yield. as
investigations have now clearly dem
Onstrated
Observation and conversation with
farmers indicate that IN most in
stances they are only using about
200 pounds per acre of a fertilizer
containing per cent. of nitrogen,
8 per cent. of phOsphoric acid and
2 per cent. of potash. 1t viii be
seen at once that this fertilizer is
supplying a minimum amount of
plant food; so little in fact that it
can have only a slight effect on crop
production. The cowpea being a
leguminOus crop is supposed to gath
er its nitrogen from the air, and I'M
der most conditions it does so
Since phOsphates and potash are re-
CURED by the cOwpea crop in large
quantities, and are not contained in
our soils either in large amounts and
frequently not in a readily availa-
bic form, they must be supplied from
some other source.
To show the heavy draft made on
the soil by the cowpea with respect
to these elements it is only necessary
to state that a crop yielding two
tons of hay would remove from an
acre of land approximately 81
pounds of phosphoric acid and 81
pounds of potash. 1t will be seen
that in applying 200 pounds of a
%: fertilizer provision has been
made for about three fOurths Of the
phosphates needed and one fifteenth
of the potash.
IT should not be forgotten that
the power TO mature grain Of anv
seed bearing crop is dependent large
iy on the supply of phosphates;
hence the necessity of supplying this
element in liberal quantity and in
an easily assimilated form The di-
rect action of this element on grain
production being so we'll recognized.
is 1t not clear to all nationally think
ing persons that the failure to sup
ply the required commercial ele-
ments in liberal amount is largely