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The Monte Vista journal., 1909-09-18

Blake Pushed Out from Among the
Close ThIeksts.
your schools are corkcrs for nick.
names. What'll We make it-Sis or
Sissy"
Il prefer my patronymic. Mr.. Blake. %
replied Winthrope.
"All right. then: we'll make Il Pat
II that's your choice. I say. Pat. this
Juice Ii tho stu6 for wctness. but II
makes . fellow remember his grub
Whsrc'd you leave that ash?'
Really. I can't Just say. but II mus,
have been where wrcnchsd my
ankle"
You cawnt just say! And VIA,
are We going to eat?"
Hero are the cocoanuts."
Bright boyl 60 10 the head Of the
class! Just take some more husk %
those empty Ones" t...
Winthrope caught up one Of the
nuts. and with the aid Of his knife
stripped Il q ~ husk. AZ . gesture
from Blake be laid Il on the bare
ground and the American burst II
open With Q blow Of his heel. II Wa
IN immature Art. and the meat proved
10 b little thicker than clotted cream
Blake Nvi1ed Il tate three parts. hand
lag Miss Leslis the eiaaasst.
ThougA he compaaioss began with
more restfalnt. they 1nlshed thsis
shares With equal gusto. Winthrops
needed no further orders to return "a
his huskinS. One after another this
nuts were cracked and divided amonu
the three. until even Blake could mol
swallow another nouthful Of The
Toward he eaA Aiss Lsslie Aal b.
Gene dfevsy. Al wlathrops's urg
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-09-18
CHAPTER Iv.-continued.

At first his throat was so dry that
he.could no more than rinse his mouth.
With the first swallow his swollen
tongue Knocked him with the salt.
bitter taste OF sea-water. The tide
was flowing! He rose. sputtering and
choking and gasping He stared
around. There was no question that
he was on the bank OF river and
would be certain OF fresh water with
the ebb tide. But could he endure the
agony OF his thirst all those hours!
He thought OF his companions.
Good Cod" he groaned. they're
Goners. anyway"
He stared DULY up the river at the
thousands OF waterfowl which lined Its
banks. Within close view were hcrons
and black ibises. geese. pelicans. IA
minroes. and dozen other species Of
birds OF which he did not know the
names. But he sat a. though In q
stupor. and did not move even when
one OF the driftwood logs on a mud
shoal few yards upstream opened
an enormous mouth and displayed two
rows Of hooked fangs. II was other
wise when the noontime stiffness was
broken by violent splashiny and
loud snortings downstream. He
glanced about and saw six or eight
monstrous heads drifting towards
him with the tide.
What in Vince. a whole herd OF
hirpos!" he muttcrcd. That's what
the holes mean"
The foremost hippopotamus was
headed directly for him. He Eiared
NJ the huge head with sullen resent,
mcnt. For all his stupor he perceived
at once that the beast Intended to
land. md he sat In tho middle Of its
accustomed path. His first impulse
was to spring up and yell At the crea.
turc. Then he remembered hearing
TINT n white hunter had recently been
killed by these beasts on one Of the
South African lakes. Instead OF leap.
ting NJ he sank down almost nat and
crawlcd back around the turn In the
path. Once certain that he was hid.
den from the beasts he rose to his
feet and FASTENED back through the
Jungle.
lie was almost in view Of the spot
where he had LEFT Winthrope and Miss
Leslie. when he stopped and stood
hesitatiag.
Il can't do IT," he muttcrcd: II can't
tell hcr-poor Girl"
He turned and pushed Into the
thlckct Forcing = way through the
sansie Of thorny shrubs and crccpcrs
until several yards from tho path he
begin TO edge towards the facc Of the
Jungle, that he might peer out At his
companions unseen by'thcm.
There was more Of the thicket b..
fore him than he had thought. and no
vas still hEhtinG his way through Il
when he was brought TO q stand BY \
peculiar cry that might have been tho
bicat OF . young lamb: "Ba-ba!"
What's thnt:" he croaked.
He stood listening. aud In Q moment
Be again heard the cry. this timo more
distinctly: "Blak!-Biak!"
There could 10 no mistake. Il was
WINTHROP calling for him. and cali.
sag With cicarness Of voice that
would have been physically impossible
half an hour since. Bjake's sunken
eyes ilshted with hops. He burst
Through tho last screen Of jungle and
stared towards the palm under which
~ had left bic companions. They
Vese pet there.
Asothsr cali iron wlatArops d.
eecteA bis gAss moro ssaward. Ths
twe we're ssatsd bssi4e . faiisa pain.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-09-18
THE 1AsY HATEs LIGHT.
10 Born Without Protection from 0a1
cling Brightness.

Another thing which wo must learn
to appreciate and respect in the baby
IL his attitude toward light. This 10
widely different from ours. Light 10
one Of the most stimulating and attrac.
tive things in the world TO us: and the
brighter, the better. Witness the gilt.
ter Of the gin palace and the blaze OF
Coney island. But to . poor. blink.
Ing tot Of baby It 10 ~ daxsling and
Irritating ~ It 10 grateful to u. His
chief objection to the new world In
which he finds himself. II he could put
II In words, would b.: Its 20 beastly
light" He 10 born . caveman II
more senses than one. While the
rooms which he occupies should get
plenty Of sunshine. this should never
b allowed to shine directly into his
eyes or full upon his face. He has
neither pigment in his tender skin nor
hair ON the top OF his pink little head
to protect him against the light rays:
and II 10 little short OF cruelty to
animals" to lay an unfortunate baby
ON his back In Q trough-like perambur
lator. or baby buggy. 20 deep and well
padded that he cannot even sQuirm:
to load him down with clothing and
wraps. or even actually strap him
down 20 that he can iift neither hand
nor foot: and then to wheel him about
for hours with his little face turned
up to the full glare q the light and
even the direct rays Of the sun. Here
10 where the foundation Of many .
case Of headache. Of irritable nerves.
Of fretfulness-with Its accompanying
indigestion and sleepiessness-is laid.
DIR. Woods Hutchinson. Ia Success
Magazine.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-09-18
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the shipwreck Of
the steamer on which Miss Gcnevieve
Leslie. an American hciresS. Lord Win
thrope. an Englishman. and Tom Blake.
2 brusque American. were passengers.
tied island and were the only ones not
Drowned. Blake recovered from a drunk
en- stupor. Blake, Stunned on the ;.oat.
- preserver of the helpless pair. The
EnRlishman was suing for the hand OF
Miss Leslie. Blake started to swim back
to the ship to recover what was left.
Blake returned safely. WINTHROP wasted
his last match on cigarette. for which
ne was scored by Blake. Their first meal
mile hike for higher land. Thirst at
tackled them. Blake was compelled to
carry Miss Leslie on account Of wcarl-
Qea0.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-09-18
creeedIlss Aliens the Nile.

Al the sound Of the shot the whole
Of this bank Of the river. over the cx.
tent Of at least . quarter Of . mile.
sprans Into hideous life. and my com
panions and ! saw hundreds Of croco-
dies. OF oil sorts and sises. rushing
madly Into the Nile. whose waters
along the line OF the shore were
dashed into white foam. exactly - Q
heavy wave had broken.
II could b no exaSgsration to say
that at least . thousand Of these sau.
riaus had been disturbed at Q singlo
shot.-0trand Magazine.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-09-18

"Don't take 1t SO hard" said the
sympathetic friend: remember that
though your daughter is married you
have not lost her"
Il know It," sobbed the brides moth
er. That's the trouble. Julia and
her husband have already picked out
the best room in the house for theirs"
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-09-18
jndlspvtaolo.

Two tourists On . personally cor
ductsd tour we're overheard taiking
together IL The window Of . Tlorsnoo
hotel overlooking the Arno.
This doss not look 70 me like Ven.
ice." said the 0rse Il Do not - q
sinSis gondola."
NO." admitted hes companion. but
Il must b Venice. You know W we're
70 b II vsnies o. wsdnssday."-
Haspers Monthly.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-09-18

In this case. 30 that other sufferers
from kidney trouble may profit by my
experience"
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents boz.
Fnster.Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. 7.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-09-18
Ahssd u ths Game.

eyksr-l attended Q suecessfui
slslght-of.hand Performance last uight
Pyker-oof
Hyksr-Yss. I lent the coajursf q
counterfeit dollar al 10 nave ~
bacb . god eaA
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-09-18

-Four years ago !
suffered misery with
I u m b ego. Every
movement was one
Of pain. Doan's Kid.
ney Pills removed
the whole difficulty
after only q short
time. Although / do
not like to have my
name used publicly,
I make an exception
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-09-18

J0os IN Angel.
MY wife 70 awfully good 70 me-"
"Lucky man! How doeo she show
W3~ ..b "..Iu I.a. r...a
"Shs lets me spenA al ~ noasy !
save b. shaving myself 70 buy base
ball tickets. "--Clevelanl Leader.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-09-18
4 TEXAS CLERGYMAN
speaks Out for the esnsnt Of Suffer.
Ing ThousAnds. 20

Rev. q. n. Gray. Baptist clergy.
man. Of Whitesboro. Tex, says:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
FiUe Men Killed In
 Su11nySide Coal Mine

The first intimation of the disaster came when the terrific blow stopped the fan at the air shaft. The engineer threw full power on the fan. and at once began to fill the mine with fresh air At the bottom of the air shaft one of the less dazed men, George Fares, thought to open the trap door and save the lives of the men along the north entry, who were crawling along the floor to the shaft About 10 minutes after the explosion cured the engineer got signals from bottom of the shaft to haul up the c George Fares, John Clark Joha man and another man were in the css-a. They had reached the shaft. Immediately and passageways at the scene of the ex- plosion was begun. Sixteen miners went down. They found the mine filled with gas The most effective work was done by men who were in the mine when the explosion occurred, and who went down again.
 The injured were first sent out and rap idly hauled to hospitals. Doctors, ambu- lances and police arrived in few min utee Wives and children of the miners, erwin, wildly and trying to get to the shaft f1a to be kept back by the police, who stretched ropes.
 By 3:30 o'clock the last of the dead and injured had been brought out. Joseph Schenck president of the local. was the last dead man found and brought to the surface. In getting his body three others miners were overcome in the rescue party and fainted upon reaching the surface
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21

New York, March 2o.-(Speclal)-The miners demands, all of which have been peremntorily refused by the coal rail- roads, are as follows
 1. An agreement shall De nego,ia'ed between the representatives or the 'nihers and the operafors of the anthracite region and all disputes arising under the con tract shall be adjusted as provided for in the said agreement
 2. The complete recognition or the Irnited Mine Workers of America as marty to negotiations to wage contract and that the United Mine Workers of America shall be recognized in our right to nrovide any method we may adopt for inc collection of revenue for the organiza- tion.
 An eight-hour day with no reduction in wages.
 All coal shall me mined and paid for by the ton of 2ooo pounds.
 5. A definite and more uniform scale of wages and prices for all classes of labor at all collleries in the anthracite region and all employees paid $1.50 or less per day shall receive 10 per cent advance, and all employees paid more than s1.5O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21

Evansville, Ind, March 20-(Special.)- Five men were killed and seven injured in an explosion caused by windy shot at the Sunnyside coal mines this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 The dead:
 Joseph Schenck.
 William Schnute.
 Samuel Coomes.
 Nelson Willingham, ST.
 Nelson Willingham, Jr.
 The injured
 John Petit, fatally burned.
 Fred Clark. probably die.
 David Brink.
 Jessie Craig.
 George Claushedt may die.
 Charles Parish, will die.
 Joe Lyons.
 Alexander Jarvis
 There were 2S men in the mine when the explosion occurred. The disaster, it is thought was caused by a charge of extra proportions probably fired by Petit He is the only man burned. The other men were killed by the force of explosion and the accompanying suphuric fumes. Ahe mine. so the survivors say, was swept as if by a whirlwind. The miners who had left their rooms, and were in the pas sageway leading to the foot of the smart, were picked up like straws and blown hundreds of feet The miners who were still in their rooms were hurled or their feet. but soon succumbed to the fumes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
LUMBER TRADE MAY
 BE RUINED, SAYS HINES

backed the proposed removal of tariff from lumber'' said MT. Hines today
 "A syndicate of Canadian capitalists formed a so-called American British tim Der company capitalized al $6O,ooo'oOo into which they put $500.Ooo.'' continued MT Hines This company sent out a pros pectus to the farmers throughout the United States.
 Tn the prospectus this combine an nounced that with the g per 1000 feet tariff on lumber coming off, they would. on their investment, make profit of ss GOO. OOO having 5000, 900 600 feet of lum" Der for disposal. On the strength of these representations they sold stock in this company to farmers and others. Secre- tary Knap of that company has been in charge of the Canadisn interests press bureau at Washington. The witnesses who appeared for free lumber before the congressional committee were from these interests only.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21

Chicago. March 2o.-(Special)-Ru or the lnmher and kindred industries in the Tinted States with great losses to the ,,,estern farmer, mechanic and labor1ng ,,.n and special benefits for Canada, Is foreseen by Chicago lumbermen II the tariff changes of the Payne bill go into effect.
 Edwin Hines, the prominent Chicaso l,,mberman, sounded note or warning today and the various lumbermen or ganizations together with the Natiohal Association of Box Manufactures anu kindred industries will carry on the nght against the bill.
 "Renorts sent out from Washington systematically by press bureau main- tained by Canadian interests have large ly. if not entirely swayed those who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
The Search In Cleveland.

HS 0SdtSu III SlCNCldHus
 Cleveland, O., March 2o-(special)- Search for the kdnapers of 8-year-old Willie Whitla, son of James P. Whitla, of Sharon, Pa., and one of three heirs to the S60,0000O0 estate of the Porter Buhl and Foraker families in sharon, today scattered over Ohio and western Pennsyl vonia.
 Failure of the clue which led Frank II. Buhl, multi millionaire uncle of the boy, to this city last night prepared to pay the $10,000 ransom, was admitted to- cay by MT. Buhl. He had not despaired this morning when a restaurant cook seen in the Hotel Euclid Thursday morning. with a boy declared by the hotel clerk to answer descriptions of Billie Whltla, was released after six hours sweating by the police. With Detectives Mccoy and Will Hams of the Perkins agency of Pttsburg, MT. Rlhl kept up the search for the boy till far into the morning.
 It was not until nearly noon today that the boy seen by the hotel clerk was found to be the son of F. H. Satohel. Harry Ball, the cook held for hours last night by the police, who failed to lead the detectives to Satchel and al oused sus- Giclor by this failure, and the giving of fictitious addresses, today took Buhl and the detectives with George P Dougherty the hotel clerk, to the Satchel home. There Dougherty recognized the boy of the Hotel Euclid in Raymond Satchel, Il years old.
 Only Want the Boy.
 Buhl left for sharon at l o'clock. de- clarlng himself ready to enter into nego- tiatlons for the return of his nephew, and to be willing and anxious that the lSidnapers SC freq.
 . We want the boy" said Buhl. q have not offered $100,00J, but I stand ready to recover the boy. don't care about the kidnapers They can go free.''
 With the foilLie of the Cleveland clue James F. Whitla today wired the Trum- bah county authorities for permission to send Pennsylvania police into an Ohio country to search for clue where the kidnapers' rig was abandoned. The per mission was granted and Pennsylvania officers are making a house-to- house can vass of Warren county and the district about the city.
 A man with a boy was seen at the station there Thursday noon. This man and boy, it is declared by Detective JofiA Beakley of the Pennsylvania rairoal force were seen by him and others on a train arriving in Ashtabula. Ohio, at 5:45 on Thursday afternoon. BealSley says the boy answers the description of Billie Whtla and that he appeared to be afraid to speak to any one without getting T hint from the man who sat behind him on the train.
 Description of Boy.
 ''He was light haired, wore light trous- CTS. striped sweater with brass but tons down the front and a cap with ear laps tide across it." said Beakley to- day
 This is the description of Billie Whitla The man. too. answers the description of the man who drove up to the school- house in sharon at 930 Thursday morning -<Ix -~.fkI L kt. Ia hnx~ Railroad police, police of the Hanna dock and town police are searching Ash
 
 (CONTINUED ON RA0u o.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
NEGROES BOYCOTT
 FIGHT PICTURES


 Galveston, March O--(Special.) )-The colored population of this section havej boycotted the Johnson Burns fight pie lures now on exhibition here and the white population has fallen in line and refuse to give the moving pictures sup port Admission prices have been cut. but the show is operated at loss and the boycott is spreading over the south west.
 This exhibition had been arranged as feature of the entertainment during the champions visit to Texas, but John sons refusal to visit his home and his action in ignoring the committee dele gated to arrange for his reception and entertainment angered the negroes. They are now getting even by cutting the big show which they believe will hit the purse of the proud champion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
CONTRACTS FOR
 PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Washington, March 20.-(Special.)-- The Louck & Hill company of Rich mond, Ind, was today awarded the con tract for supplying the furniture equipment, carpets not included for the public building at Selma, Ala. The bid was $2S64. The goods are to be de- livered in 60 days.
 On April bids will be opened by the supervising architect for the con- struction of the public building at Dothan, Ala, for which Congress has appropriated $100,000.
 On April 13 bids will also be opened for toilet rooms in the Mobile build ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
Live Stock Burned to Death.

Americus, Ga, March 2o.-Forty head of fine live stock, including herd If Jersey cows. pair of fine horses. ten mules and drove of ,hogs were burned to death together with barns. corn cribs and other outhouses of the Ray Bagl Orchard company, near here, early this morning in fire that had all the ear marks of being incendiary. The property loss outside the live stock will probably not be more than $1000o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
MINERS DEMANDS ARE ALL
 REFUSED BY COAL ROADS

and less than $2 per day shall receive a 5 per cent advance.
 G. That the system whereby contract miner has more than one job or employs more than two laborers shall be abol- ished.
 I. That employers be required to issue uniform pay statements designating the name of the company the name of the employe the colery where employed, the amount of wages and the class of work performed.
 S. That the contract shall be made for A period of one year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
INDEX OF ToDAY's NEWS

Page 1. Coopers convicted of murder Tariff will be only subject discussed. Woman appears in Kidnapping case. Conference on tariff bill. Five miners killed by explosion. Miners demands are refused Lumber trade threatened.
 Page ?. Foreman of jury held for perjury. Tariff war sure if bill passes.
 Page 5. Work to begin on Gadsden federal building. Rain does much harm in Walker county
 Pare q. News of Bessemer.
 Page 5 Young Evans makes unique attempt to escape from city jail. ready been sold to Birmingham music festival. State political gossip going. the rounds. Twenty new rural routes to be estab- lished April l. Dr. Jenkin Lloyd Jones to lecture at Temple Emanuel tonight.
 Page 6. officials will inspect plants.
 Page :. Heart to Heart Talks.
 Page 8. Georgia members explain action.
 Page 10. General sporting news.
 Page II. Nicholas Wall street letter.
 Page IS. Snug citizens of preachment.
 Page IA. Birmingham society.
 Page 15. Some smart boys with business.
 Page 16. Malcolm Clark's Berlin letter.
 Page 17. The Hotel Clerk on society's amuse- ments.
 Page 21. Official hunter for Uncle Sam.
 Page 22. Incidents in life of Greeley.
 Page 23. Naval scare still affects England.
 Page 24. Paul villiers' Paris letter.
 Page 25. The wonderful power of water.
 Page 20. La Belle Nivernaise, a classic in page. Blind tiger raids in Ensley.
 Page 2s. Editorial comment Ned Brace talks about conditions in the district,
 Page t29. Christian Morals for Every Day, by Dr. J. c. Hiden. Making Cabinets, by Savoyard The Trade of the Pacific, by Frank G. Carpenter.
 Page 30. Robberies on old stage lines.
 Page 31. Stock market is still very dull. Wheat declines nearly 1 cent. Cotton declines on census report. VI Page SZ. Admiral Evans sounds a warning.
 Page 33. Great fight between Sullivan and Kill rain.
 Page 34. Confessions of a trained nurse.
 Page 35. Amusements,
 Page 36. Feminine F'ancies. by Dolly Dalrymple
 Page 37. Our Young Folks.
 Page 38. Hooligan's courtship. Literary Lights and Shadows.
 Page 39. Jimmy minds the baby.
 Page 40. Buster ct it again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
Petition From Lumbermen.

Washington, March 20.-Congress to- day received a petition from the Ala bama West Florida Lumber associa- tion protesting against the reduction of the lumber duties. 1t is signed by s7 Alabama firms including the B. o. Watkins and Kaul companies of Bir- nningham,