davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01
HEROIC LITTLE GIRL.
She Saves Baby From Horns of An
 Angry Bull.

Rome, Ga, July 31.-The heroic ac- tion of 9-year-old Marie Davis of this city today saved little Jewell Roberts, years old, from being gored to death
 by an infuriated bull. The bull, charging through the streets, came upon the little boy, tossed him in the air and was in the act of goring him. when the girl, attracted by the baby $ cries, rushed out at the risk of her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01
LeuaI Notice,

In the District Court of the United States
 for the Northern District of Alabama,
 Southern Division.-In re J. A. Watford,
 doing business as the Birmingham Furn-
 iture company, bankrupt.-In bank
 ruptcy.
 The undersigned, having been duly ap- pointed trustee of the above estate, now pending in the said court, he will pro- ceed to sell the property of the said estate at the storehouse of the Brming- ham Furniture company, on Twenty ninth avenue and Twenty-seventh street, North Birmingham, on Wednesday, Au- gust 12 1908. at 12 o'clock, m.
 The said property consists of the stock of furniture and goods, wares and mer- chandise. and articles connected there with, and of the lease accounts, all of which appear upon the inventory of the said property, nsfile in the said bankrupt ; court.
 Said sale will be to the highest bidder, for cash, and subject to report and con firmation by the said court.
 This July 27, 1908. H. c. PEARSON,
 S-1-11t Trustee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01
$500 REWARD

5000 reward for arrest and conviction for each of the men who from ambush fired on and wounded J. w. Faulk, Super intendent and Foreman, at Arcadia Mines, on July 28.
 PRATT CONSOLIDATED
 COAL co.
 ! H. E. McC Cormack, General "a Manager
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01
Two Men Killed In Wreck.

Scranton, Pa.. July 31.-Two men were killed and six seriously injured, two of them probably fatally, in the Ontario and Western yard at Mayfield today. The dead are: Michael Duggan and Samuel Anderson. The men were repairing cars on a siding when an- other train crash ed into them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01
REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE. 40 acres 91s miles south of city, half mile from river, in original timber; $500, terms half cash, balance one and two years, with interest; close to school and church; good road. 17O5 Sixth avenue, rooms, bath, gas, etc; small cash payment, balance years with interest S4500.
 FOR RENT. broom apartment modern, every room an outside room porches and shade trees.
 L. G. PETTYJOHN, Phones 1101 and 465. 1S261a Sd Ave
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01

own life and dragged him into the yard. The bull chased the little rescu- CT to the gate, which she closed In time to prevent his entrance. The baby. while seriously hurt, was not fatally injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01
WANTED-AGENTS.

WANTED-Hustler with small capital to < represent us in Birmingham; you can easily make $50 to s200 weekly. Nsite
 at once for particulars. J. M. Harris
 & Snyder Co.,, 1151-53 Marbridge Bldg.
 New York. 7-26-7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01

WANTED-Principalsh of rural or vil- lage school, Jefferson county preferred, but will accept any place. Have had ten years successful experience in the public schools of Alabama; last year in Birmingham district, and can give best of reference. Write what you have at once Address Teacher, Threet, Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01

WANTED-Men to learn barber trade; few weeks required; best paying work within the reach of poor men; can have shop with small capital; wages from sl2 to s2O weekly: wonderful demand for barbers. Catalog mailed free. Moler Barber College, Atlanta, Ga S-1-6r WANTED-Chief engineer at sawmil plant near Pensacola, Fla, must be a hustler able to handle men and thor oughly up on steam, electrical and ma ! chine shop work. Give age; full list of past employers, with their addresses; salary wanted; whether married or sin gle and when could begin work, or no attention will be paid to application. Address Sawmill, care Age-Herald.
 8-1-3t WANTED-Hustlers, not drones, to sell the best accident and health policy on the market. Reliable company. Money to workers. Apply Friday morning at 1s2fk Sd ave. General Agent.
 Miss 7-3l-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01
HAttenfion.w.

We refer to work done for city of Bir- mingham under Mayor Wards admins tration. Hermitage, of course. city.
 7-26-St
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01
WANTED-MALE HELP.

WANTED-For United States army, able
 bodied men between ages of IS and 35;
 citizens of United States of good char acter and temperate habits who can speak, read and write English. Apply to recruiting officer. 715 N. 20th street.
 Birmingham. Ala. 1-l-to-l2-5i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01

WANTED-A competent platen and cyl finder pressman; position permanent. Dement, Bros. Printing Co.,, Meridian,
 7-31-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01

RESURRECTION plants; two boys cleared $16O in one week handling this queer and beautiful plant; speciment and agents proposition 50c. J. w. Fer guson, Van Horn, Tex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01

WANTED-1S railway mail clerks, post office clerks, carriers, $1100 yearly; Mo- vember examination. Preparation free. Franklin Institute, Rochester, N. Y.
 S-1-2-5-s-9-12- -15- -16-1s- -22- 2-23-26- -29- 3O-14t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01
0NE CENT A WORD

RATEs-one cent a wor5 a day, no ad. tnixen for Iesn fhan 20 cents for first insertion. Cash must accompany every order
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01
-STRAYED-STOLEN

LOsT-White French poodle lame in left hind leg. Finder return to Gayety hotel and receive reward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01

COMPETENT bookkeeper wants posi-
 tion; years experience in general of flee work; capable of handling corre- spondence; 2S years of age and mar ried; gilt-edge references. Address Hard Worker care Age-Herald. 7-3l-t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01
WANTED-SALESMEN.

WANTEDcExperienced saiesmen for
 Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi; we
 manufacture full line of mems, youths'
 and children's suits and pants; only ap-
 plicants with experience .and references
 need apply; all commuh hications confi- dentaI. Leitchheld clothlpg CO, Leitch- field, Ky. S-l-St WENTED-Cigak salesn&n; experience
 unnecessary; s1So per month and ex- pspsss Peerless N'saFco.' Toledo; Q, z.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01
FOR RENT.

TALK WITH ALAN HENSON.
 2127 THIRD AVENUE 6-4-30t FOR RENT-Flat of rooms or whole house of rooms; immediate posses sion. 1894 9th ave. 8-1-3t-sat- su-tu FOR RENT-October 1, central and de- sirable stores on Second avenue, be- tween 18th and 18th, 18th and 20th and goth and 21st streets. W. B. Leedy & Co., 7-26-7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01

WANTED-Young man desires situation in some kind of clerical work; am ex- perienced in double entry bookkeeping, typewriting, timekeeping and pay roll Good habits and can furnish best of city reference Bond furnished if necessary. Address G. P, care Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01
LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE. Bids for Franklin County High School,
 RussellvilIe, Ala.

Sealed bids will be received until noon, August 10, 1908, for the construction of the Franklin County High School, Rus sellvilie, Ala, same to be addressed to Y. M. Quinn, secretary building committed. For further information, plans and specifications, apply to J. s. Irwin, Rus sellville Ala. Contract will be let and bond approved on the following day.
 7an1ot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-01
ROOMS FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-For light housekeeping to acceptable party, two nicely furnished front connecting rooms in handsome home, South Highlands; gas stove; cleo tric lights phone; wide front porch; eastern exposure; no children; close in
 Call and give references at PIP Hum holdt avenue S-1-2t
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-06
THE TREES ROOTS.
Something About What Is Called Plant
intelligence.

Something About What Is Called Plant
intelligence.
As the animal is nearer to US than
the vegetable. so is animal intelligence
nearer akin to our own than plant in
telligence We hear Of plant physi-
ology. but not yet Of plant psychology.
When a plant growing in a darkened
room leans toward the light the lean
ing we are taught. is a purely me
chanical process The effect of the
light upon the cells Of the plant brings
it about in purely mechanical way,
but when an animal is drawn TO the
light the process is a much more com
pick one and implies nervous system.
1t is thought by some that the roots of
a water loving plant divine the water
from afar and run toward it. The
truth is the plant or tree sends its roots
in all directions. but those on the side
Of water find the ground moister in
that direction and their growth is ac-
CELEBRATED while the others are checked
by the dryness of the soil. An ash
tree stands on a rocky slope where the
soil is thin and poor twenty or twenty
five feet from my garden. After awhile
ii sent so many roots down into the
, garden and so robbed the garden vege-
tables Of the Fertilizers that we cut the
roots off and dug a trench to keep the
tree from sending more. Now. the gar
dener thought the tree OWNED the rich
pasturage down below there and reach
ed for it accordingly. The truth is, l
suppose, that the roots on that side
found a little more and better soil and
so pushed on till they reached the gar
den, where they were at once so well
fed that they multiplied and extended
themselves rapidly. The tree waxed
strong and every season sent more and
stronger roots into the garden.-John
Burroughs in Outing Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-06
MOONLIGHT IN MUSIC.
Story of How Beethoven Created His
Wonderful Sonata.

Beethoven's famous composition, the
Moonlight Sonata" is said to have
been composed under the following cir
cumstances:
One evening as Beethoven and q
friend were hurrying through the
streets of Bonn they heard the famil.
lar notes of the Sonata In F." Some.
thing in the musicians touch attracted
the attention of Beethoven, and he
stopped and listened. Suddenly the
music stopped, and the despairing
words Of the musician came to them
through the open window, "Oh, il I
could but hear some really good mu.
siclan play this wonderful piece" and
the words ended in a sob.
LET us go in," said Beethoven. They
entered and found the player a young
girl, poor and blind Beethoven sat
down at the old harpsichord and play
ed as he had never played before. His
listeners were spellbound. Tell u.s."
they begged, "who are your For an.
swer he played the opening bars in the
they exclaimed in awe and admiration.
Suddenly the caplle fickered and
went out. Beethoven ceased playing
and bowed his head upon his hand.
His friend threw open the shutters. A
flood of beautiful moonlight entered
the room It's transferring light touch
ed up the poor old instrument and rest.
ed upon the noble figure bowed before
it. The profound silence was broken
at last by the musician, who said: Lis
ten. / will improvise sonata to the
moonlight" Then was created this won
derful sonata, beginning in sad,. ten
der movement, the embodiment In
sound of the gentle moonlight transfig-
uring and clarifying the dark earth.
Suddenly the music ceased. and with
a brief farewell Beethoven hurried
home to put upon paper this famous
cOmDositiOn
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-06
The Turkey.

Young turkeys are harder to raise
than chicks or ducklings, and in order
to succeed with them more pains must
be taken to study their nature and
habits.
The young can be trained to come
up regularly at about o'clock to be
fed. when they can easily be driven
into the roosting place for the night.
In picking stock from which to start
make your calculations that some are
wilt ANA some are tame
The Bronze variety is vcay desirable
fo.' the market OH accent of its size
ani tie sweet flavor Of its meat. bar
on account of its wild. rowing DISPOSE
ton this variety is hard to raise. The
birds nearly always hide their nests
and perhaps will not be seen for
month or two at Matching season.
The White Hollands are more domes-
ticated and are more apt to make their
nests about the barn and outbuildings,
same as chickens do. They are also
good layers, having a record of as high
as 100 eggs each.
They are probably little harder to
raise than the Bourbon Reds which,
by the way. are handsome birds, but
do not become quite so tame
All turkeys are peculiar about their
nests, and when they once select the
location they must not be disturbed
Farm Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-06
A Biz CT Superstition.

Superstition is by no means dead
even in ultra civilized England, says
London Answers. One Sunday, a few
months ago. an interesting proof of
this fact was seen in the parish church
IT Sutcombe, in north Devon. A
woman who suffered from epilepsy sat
In the porch as the congregation came
out from morning service, and thirty
married men, who at her request had
attended. church, passed her one by
one. As they passed each dropped d
penny in her lap. The thirtieth took
the pennies aud gave the woman a
half crown, which was to be made into
a ring for her to wear. Vain supersti-
ton, you exclaim. Yet another
woman, also a martyr to epileptic fita
who went through the same ceremony
at the same place nineteen years ago
has never since suffered.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-06
"Fox Huntino" I, 1900.

Two or three Hundred years ago any
one who said lie hal been "fox hunt
ing would have laid himself open to
a miscOnception of which there Is no
longer danger in a modern November.
According to the Dictionary of the
Canting Crew" about 1900, che has
caught a fox" meant "he is very
drunk" and this is what writer
meant in 1899 when he observed that
whoever loves good wine hunts the
fox once year." "Foxed" signified
drunk, and to fox" man was to
make him so. Pepys records that he
'almost foxed' DR.. Thomas Pepys
with Margate ale. Was the original
idea that of playing a foxy trick on a
man? Or as one passage half sug
gests, that of painting his nose foxy
red ?--London Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-06
4 PERSIAN SERVANT.
Re Was PoeticaI Even if Useless and
Dishonest.


In one way Persia reminds one dim
" of England, for there are such things
as difficulties with servants even in
Teheran The author dismissed one
of his servants, who. as he had been a
tailor, was incompetent to do anything
= but sew on buttons. The man pro
tested, what will become of me now
that have been eating your salt for
such long time and am driven out
into the streets?" He was reminded
that he had only been employed for
fortnight. He answered that he felt IL
had been for years. He was told that
he was no good, but his volubility on
" increased. "How can | be no good
after having stayed with you? Can
you forget what Sa'di said: a piece of
clay having fallen into the Hannah.
from my beloved's hand into mine, |
said to it, Art thou musk or ambergris
that ! am drunk with thy perfume,
which catches at The hearth 1t an
swered: 4 was but a worthless piece
Of clay, but | was in company with a
ship transformed me or else | should
still be the same piece of clay that
was"
One can pity the state of an English
mistress confronted with such an ar
gument. The author Kept his servant
another week, and he remarks discon-
solately that in that time he discover
ed that If the tailor was poet he was
also a thlef-London Globe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-06
Prosneritu In Colorado.

Sugar beet raising has brought about
much prosperity. in this section, writes
Q Colorado man In Orange Judd Farm
Or. We now have factories scattered
all along the Arkansas valley from the
state line westward. Land values have
gone up wonderfully fast. Some Of us
cattlemen who settled in this country
could have become millionaires had
we been able to guess the marvellous
rapidly with which land values would
enhance We knew it was a great
country, but did not expect such Won
derful changes as have taken place.
Irrigated land sells readily at $3.50 per
acre
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-06
feb. 7, 'oS-tf.
Razorless Shavinc,

For razorless shaving plenty of prec
edent can be found in antiquity. AT
school We read how Dionysius, the ty.
rant of Syracuse. who had probably
very good reason for not trusting q
barber near his throat, invented a
method of burning off his beard with
glowing walnut shells. 1t does not
sound luxuriously comfortable, and no
doubt Dionysius did not succeed in et
fecting a very close shave. But the
effeminate young men of decadent
Rome, Directing to the razor, secured
the desired smoothness by resorting to
all manner of depilatory plasters and
ointments. There Is much amusing
reference to these in the "Epigrams Of
Martial" who made merciless fun OF
these tim,d dandies.-New York Globe
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-06
MILK For Hens.

Milk fed to hens win be found to be
more profitable than If fed to hogs.
1t is admirably adapted to egg produc-
ton as well as for growing chicks,
writes T. O. in Kansas Farmer. 1t
may be placed in the drinking vessels
or scalded to mix the soft food with.
Sour milk, skim milk. clabber, all are
good and greatly relished by the fowls.
1t takes the part to great extent of
animal food and meat and the latter
may be dear and hard to get, whereas
skim milk may be plentiful. Feed it,
therefore, to all kinds Of chickens,
young and old
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-06
RAISING GRASS.
Not Half Of the Hay Land Properly
Prepared Before Seeding.

Not Half Of the Hay Land Properly
Prepared Before Seeding.
Many New England farmers do not
half prepare the land previous to re-
seeding. If piece OF wcansut timothy
land should lie taken l would first plow
deeply, turning the soil all over-that
j. plow as deeply as possible without
turning up much Of the subsoil, then
manure generously and wheel harrow
thoroughly and plant to corn.
Potatoes the Second Year.
The second year plow and cultivate
thoroughly and plant to early potatoes.
With generous application of high
grade commercial fertilizer this will
not only improve the quality of the
potatoes. but will also prove a good
preparation for the grass which is to
follow.
Dig and market the potatoes Aug. ].
Clear the land of weeds and potato
tops and If very dry give it thorough
wheel narrowing, the more the better.
after which apply 400 or 800 pounds of
high grade fertilizer to the acre, when
it is ready for seeding, advises an ex-
perienced farmer In New England
Homestead. Use half bushel of best
timothy seed obtainable, with a peck
Of clean redtop. Use the smoothing
harrow again and ron
Should the Season Be Wet.
Should the season be wet it Is better
to plow and then harrow. The seeding
can be done to best advantage the lat
ter part Of August, although 1 have
seeded with excellent results as late as
the middle of October. Ground seeded
down IA this manner will give best re
suits If top dressed yearly In the spring
with chemical fertilizer Analysing Z
per cent ammonia, 6 per cent available
phosphoric acid and per cent potash.
Apply Dressing In Spring.
If the ground be dry 1 would apply
this dressing as early in the spring as
the grass begins to grow. Upon wet
land | would wait until the ground is
dry enough to drive on to it, even
though as late as the latter part Of
May. A generous application of am.
monia in this way will increase the
life of timothy for many years. while
without it the weeds and wild grasses
will crowd tout The proper feed
ing will also enable the roots better
10 withstand our severe New England
winters and be In much less danger Of
being winter Killed.
a Queer epltaph.
! may perhaps he allowed an inquiry
with regard to stone said to have
been removed from Epworth church
yard within the memory of persons
now living. but when or by whom
nobody can say 1t was to the memory
of one Richard Towris, and it bore
this inscription:
Who lies here? Who do you think2
Richard Towrls, and he liked drink.
Drink? Drink, for why?
Because Ricna-s Towris was always dry.
London Notes and Queries.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-06
No commsn Niger.

w |NtAtttf~HA ~
As a well known evangelist was pay
ing pastoral visits some years ago in
the state Of Tennessee a lady said to
him
I'm very glad you've come. was
reading ia the Bible tile other day
about Moses marrying a niger, and
wish you would explain the matter"
at doesn't read that way in my
Bible" he replied 1T reads that
Moses married an Ethiopian woman.
"Wei. doesn't that mean a nigger?"
II will tel sou how it was There
was a terrible war waged by the ETH
opians against the Egyptians, and two
great armies sent from Egypt against
them had been destroyed. The Ethio-
plans were governed by a magnificent
queen, something ike Semiramis, who
led out her own armies and knew how
TO gain victory But when Moses
was sent with a third Egyptian army
against her he asked help of God and
managed so wisely that the queen
agreed to surrender all her forces to
him and become tributary to Egypt
provided he would marry her"
well" said the old lady, Pm glad
to hear it wasn't any common Niger"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-06
Claws Ready Wit.

When Henry Clay was stamping
Kentucky for reelection. at one of his
mass meetings an old hunter of wide
political influence said, "Well, Harry.
I've always been for you, but because
Of that vote (Which he nanND I'm
goin' ag'in YOU
"Let me see your rife" said Clay.
1t was handed to him.
as she good rife?"
ayes"
did she ever miss fire?"
"Well, yes, once"
''Why didn't you throw her away?"
The Old hunter thought moment
and then said, Harry, I'll try you
again."
And Harry was elected.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-06
STORING Fruit and Vegetables.

All cellars for the storage Of fruit
and vegetables should be as cold as
possible without freezing and should
be aired as often as the outside tenn
perature will admit. If inclined to
dampness quantities of air Stacked
lime should be placed there in boxes
or pals. This will absorb the moisture
gases and keep the cellar dry and
sweet AS matter of prudence In re-
gard to health. it is advisable to keep
lime in the cellar, remarks a writer in
New England Homestead. From time
to time throughout the winter | sort
my apples and take out all that have
begun to decay. These ] feed to the
hens or the pigs. The fruit lying next
to that which has begun to decay will
be injured In flavor and much more
likely to rot
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-06
ABoU BEN ADHEM.

Abou Ben Adhem may his tribe increase ,
Awoie one night from "a deep dream Of
peace
And saw within the moonlight in his
room.
Making it rich and like a lily in bloom,
An angel writing in book of gold.
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem
bold.
And to the presence in the room he said,
"rvhat writest thou?" The vision raised
IT'S head
And with look made Of all sweet &C.
Answered. 1.-The names of those who love
the Lord
"And is mine one?' said Abou. May;
not So
Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low,
But cheerily still. and said. 81 pray thee,
then,
Write me as one tina: loves his fellow
men,
The angel wrote and vanished. The next
night
1t came again. with a great Weakening
light.
And showed the names whom love of
God had blessed
And. 10. Ben Adhem's name led all the
rest!
Leigh Hunt