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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-09
BOY UNWITTlNGLY
 KILLS BROTHER
BEN WARREN IS VICTIM OF DIS- PRESSING ACCIDENT NEAR FORT PAYNE-RURAL CARRIER IN sERI- OUs CONDITION

Port Payne, February S.-(Special.)- A distressing accident occurred near here Friday afternoon when Ben, the 13-year-old son of Rueben Warren, was accidentally shot and killed by his younger brother.
 It seems that the two boys had be an hunting and on their way nome tn hei- gun, which was an old .22 caliber, re- fused to work. When near the house the older brother handed the gun U his little brother with the remark, The old thing won't shoot anyhow. but see if it will shoot me-" and started at once to the house in rum. f
 The younger brother pulled the tris- ger and it went off and killed his brother The boy who was shot lived only q few hours and the one who did the shooting Is almost crazed with grief and grave fears are had for his life, as he is a very delicate and ner- vous child.
 SS1on Sione, the rural carrier who was seriously injured week ago by his horse running away and kicking him on tho leg, breaking it, and other wise bruising it, was carried to Chat tanooga today for treatment and his condition is considered quite serious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-09
Supreme Court Decisions

Montgomery, February S.-(Special) ) The following decisions were today Alabama:
 Dowdell, c. J.-Charles Moody, ct ai, vs. W. B. Atkins, appeal from Pick ems circuit court reversed and re manded.
 Simpson, J.-James Mcdaniel vs. D. c. Turnipseed, ct al, appeal from Bull lock chancery court; affirmed.
 Mcclellan. J.--V. w. Morrow vs. Nor we'll Shapleigh Hardware company, ap- peal from Calhoun circuit court; af- firmed.
 Mayfeld. J.-Southern Railway con- pany vs. S. A. Lewis appeal from Cal houn circuit court; affirmed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-09
McClary Given Silver Service

Sheffield, February S.-(Special Jon the eve of the departure of J. B. Me Clary former manager of the Sheffield company, for his new home in Birming- ham yesterday, he was presented by the employees of the company with a hand some silver service. In making the pres entation F. l.. Doche conveyed the ex- pressions of good will on the part of the men to their former employer. Mir Mo Clary replied thanking the men for the gift and their expressions of confidence in him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-09
Sfockholders' Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the an- nual meeting of the stockholders of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company will be held in the office of the company in Birmingham. Ala, on Monday, February IA, 1910, at Il o'clock a. m., for the purpose of elect ing a board of directors to serve dur ing the ensuing year and for the trans action of such other business as the meeting, when assembled, shall deem necessary or proper.
 2-1-14t J. P. ROSS. Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-09

J. Striplin of Gadsden, both prominent educators both having taught in the Uni versity Summer school and both having been president of the Alabama Education- al association. Teachers who wish to ob- tain a certificate, or those who wish to raise the grade of the ones they hold will do well to consult these gentlemen before making arrangements for attend ing summer schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-09
Conductor. Death Is Regretted

Tuscumbia, February S.-(special)- News of the death of Robert Bruce at his home at Glenn. Miss, was received this morning. MT. Bruce was a popular pas senger conductor on the Southern and made his home in Tuscumbia & number of years previous to moving to Missis sippi. His widow and several children survive him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-09
NEGRO GIVING TROUBLE
Making Practice of Frightening WOn.
 en at She6le1d

en at ShemeId
 Sheffield, February S.--(Special. )-Misscs Minnie and Annie Murphy are the latest victims of the negro who has for the past several months been frightening white women in Florence. Sheffield and ruscumbia and defying the most deter him.
 The young ladies were going home from their work ahout 9 o'clock when they noticed the negro walking in front of them. He walked slowly and finally at a lonely spot stepped aside and jumped at them as they passed, saying Took here. " They screamed and ran into a store and officers were telephoned for. but the night was dark and the negro escaped. The reward of $25 offered by the Sheffield city council is still standing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-09
We can fit you, and pleas

We can fit you, and please you. The pick of our stock at S13.75$. These values challenge comparison. Any suit you select for S13.75-many suits for less. We press free to our customers. we save you money on Cloth ing" HARRIS CLOTHING CO, 221 North 20th street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-09

Birmingham Special the only through train out of Birming- ham to New York via Atlanta; leaves 9:30 a. m.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-10
USING ROLLER ON DRY FARM
Implement Must Be Used with Juds-
ment as Possibilities for Doing
Injuries Are Many.

The roller is tool which must be
used with much Judgment in dry farm
ing, as it, possibilities for working in
jury are fully as great as its possible
tiles for good. 1t can be used to
great advantage in packing down sod
which is broken shallow in the spring
1t is valuable for crushing clods. Some
| day our farmers will be able to dis
pense with it for that purpose, be
cause they will pay much closer atten
| tion to the moisture condition of tn,
soil at the time of breaking, and will
find that they will have much lesl
need for clod crusher than at pres
ent. Another condition that some
| times arises under which the use o
the roller Is very essential, is where
seed nave been planted in a soil which
is quite moist below, but dry neal
the surface. Rolling will compact
the surface, thus causing concentra
ton of the moisture there for a short
time, and give the seed a chance To
sprout. If the surface remains packed
for very long, the soil will dry out
The great danger in the use of tha
roller is that it leaves the surfacs
fine and compact, which favors evap
grafton. The surface should always
be loosened. best with the drag hari
row, after It has been rolled. The es
sential difference between the roller
and the sub-surface packer, is that
the roller packs the surface of the
soil. leaving it in a condition whict
favors evaporation, while the packel
firms the plowed layer against thI
plow sole and leaves the surfacI
loose.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-10
PROPER DEPTH FOR PLOwINc
Conditions and Circumstances w..
with Locality and Season
Farmer Must DeWrmine.

How deep to plow is a question ,h..
often confronts the farmers in ~
localities and 1t is almost impossihla
to cite any definite answer to h,S
question. Circumstances and cors
tions vary with the locality and wl,h
the season. This is a question tha.
the farmer in each locality must Al
termine for himself. However IN
order to answer the question interi
gently himself he must understand
the object of plowing, or. in o,hor
words, he must know why he blows
1t is generally known that the an
ject of plowing is to prepare seed
bed. Manure and other inorganic maj.
ter is turned under and the soil %
mellowed that the roots may easilv
penetrate in all directions in search
| of plant food and moisture. The fact
is known that the deeper the farmer
plows the more moisture he will save
However, the length of time between
| the blowing and the seeding Is very
| important. The land should be plowed
long enough before seeding that II
will have time to settle and exclude
the unnecessary amount of air before
the seed is put in. From this 1t will
be seen that 1t Is wisest to plow deem
in the fall and shallow in the spring
In all semi-arid regions it is wise to
/ plow deep enough that the seeds can
be placed in the moist soil By pillow.
ing deep in the fall and leaving the
soil open during the winter a large
amount of water and moisture Is col.
| lected during the wet season. If then.
early in the spring the field is plowed
or narrowed this moisture can be con.
served in the soil and saved for fu-
ture use. Again when the land Is
plowed deep the roots have better
place in which to grow and conse.
quently penetrate deeper. Then when
the hot, dry months of July and Au
gust come they are prepared
The land should not be plowed as
deeply in the spring because there
will not be sufficient time in which
to settle and become firm in order
that capillary attraction will work t
the best advantage. 1t is always wist
to follow spring blowing with elthe
a disk or a harrow This will place
dust mulch over the surface and viii
materially stop evaporation from tn,
surface soil. 1t will also prevent th
formation of chunks or clods upon tn
field
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-10

| sat down on the palm trunk beside
him.
Il say, Blake" he suggested, 81
feel deuced tagged myself. Why not
all take a nap?"
And when they awoke, they were
all dead men," remarked Blake.
by love. that sounds like a joke -
protes u the Englishman. Don't rag
me now"
"Joke!" repeated Blake. why,
that's Scripture. Pat, Scripture Any
way, you'd think it no joke to wake
up and find yourself going down the
throat of hippo"
"Hippo?"
Dozens of them over in the river.
Shouldn't wonder II they've all landed
andre tracking me down by this
time"
But hippopotami are not carnivor-
ous-they're not at all dangerous, un-
less one wounds them, out in the wa
| ter"
That may be; but I'm not taking
chances. They've got mouths like
| sperm whales--I saw one take yawn.
Another thing, that bayou is chuck full
of alligators, and a fellow down on
the Rand told me they're like the Cen
trail American gavials for keenness to
nip swimmer"
They will not come out on this dry
land"
Suppose they won't-there're no
other animals in Africa but sheep,
eh?"
What can we do? The captain
told me that there are both lions and
leopards on this coast"
Nice place for them, too, around
these trees" added Blake. Lucky
for us, they're night-birds mostly
if that Rand fellow didn't lie. He was
Boer, so guess he ought to know"
ITO be sure. It's a nasty fix we're
in for tonight. Could we not build
some kind of a barricade?"
With Il penknife! Guess Wen roost
in tree
But cannot leopards climb? 1t
seems TO me that l have heard"
How about lions?"
They cannot; I'm sure of that"
Then we'll chance the leopards.
Just stretch out here and nurse that
ankle of yours. l don't want to be
Juggling you all year. I'm going to
hunt likely tree"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-10
CARE OF DUCKS IN WINTER
Should Be Kept In Enclosure Until Late
In Morning and Fed In Pen Ad.
joining Roosts.

Supply plenty of dry bedding and
keep the ducks shut in the inclosure
until about eight o'clock in the morn.
Ing.
A small pen can be built adjoining
heir regular roosting quarters, where
they can be fed and watered and kept
anmolested until time to let them
uut.
1t is good plan to feed early OF
warm bran mash, cooked vegetables,
with clover clippings stirred in
Feed about all they will eat of this
At noon give half as much mash or a
small ration of grain.
At night give a fair feed of whole
corn. In severe weather give the corn
warm and as much as they will eat
Gp quickly.
Ii is best to feed the breeders bulky
stuff-vegetables, cut fodder and
clover.
They love to saw into cabbages, and
this vegetable is a cheap and excel
lent feed for either ducks or chicks.
Meat must be given In some form
they are more ravenous for meat than
are hens.
Cracklings mixed in the morning
mash are good in cold weather, but
lean meat or meatmeal is preferable
rs regular diet.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-10
The Value of Charcoal,

Charcoal has great value as an
tiseptic. Smoked ham will keep
years packed in charcoal. A
Jumps of it in a cistern will keep
water pure and sweet. A quantity
1t in a cellar will absorb the odo
and a small lump boiled with cabbs
or onions will do the same. Butt
put in small vessel completely 81
rounded with charcoal will keep swt
a long time. A paste of powder
charcoal and honey makes a good d.
thrice. 1t not only cleans the teet
but disinfects them and sweetens !
breath. Taken inwardly is good
the digestion and relieves constig
ton.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-10

three down for the count. But this
settles the first round in our favor.
How do you like the picnic, Miss
Jenny?"
Miss Leslie. if you please" replied
the girl, with hauteur.
"Oh, say, Miss Jenny!" protested
Blake, genially, I'VE live in the same
boarding house now. Why not be
folksy? You're free to call me Tom.
Pass me another nut, Winthrope.
Thanks! BY the way, what's your
front name? Saw it aboard ship
Cyril"
Cecil" corrected Winthrope, in a
low tone.
"Cecil-Lord Cecil, eh?-or is it only
the Honorable Cecil?"
my dear sir, l have intimated be-
fore that, for reasons of-er-state-'
"Oh. yes; you're travelling incog, in
the secret service. Sort OF detect
i've"
"Detective!" echoed Winthrope, in
peculiar tone.
Blake grinned. We'll, it is rawther
nawsty business for your honorable
ludship. But there's nothing like call
ing things by their right names"
Right names-er-I don't quite
take you. have told you distinctly
my name is Cecil Winthrope!"
"O-h-h! how lovely!-See-sill! See
seal!-Bet they called you Sissy at
school English chum of mine told me
your schools are corkers for nick
names. What'll we make it-Sis or
sissy"
II prefer my patronymic, Mr.. Blake"
replied Winthrope.
"All right, then; we'll make 1t Pat,
II that's your choice. l say, Pat, this
juice is the stuff for wetness, but it
makes fellow remember his grub.
Where'd you leave that fish,"
Really. can't just say, but it must
have been where | wrenched my
ankle"
you cawn't just say! And what
are We going to eat?"
Here are the cocoanuts."
Bright boy! go to the head of the
class! Just take some more husk off
those empty ones"
Winthrope caught up one of the
nuts, and with the aid of his knife
stripped It of its husk. At a gesture
from Blake he laid it on the bare
ground and the American burst it
open with blow of his heel 1t was
an immature nut, and the meat proved
to be little thicker than clotted cream.
Blake divided it into three parts, hand
ing Miss Leslie the cleanest.
Though his companions began with
more restraint, they finished their
shares with equal gusto Winthrope
needed no further orders to return TO
his husking. One after another the
nuts were cracked and divided among
the three, until even Blake could not
swallow another mouthful of the
luscious cream.
Toward the end Miss Leslie had be
come drowsy. At Winthrope's urg.
ing, she now lay down for nap,
Blake's coat serving as a pillow. She
fell asleep while Winthrope was yet
arranging it for her. Blake had
turned his back on her and was staring
moodily at the hippopotamus trail
When Winthrope hobbled around ana
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-10
crocodlIes AIono the Nile.

AT the sound Of the shot the whole
of this bank of the river, over the ex.
tent of at least quarter of a mile,
sprang into hideous life, and my com.
panions and | saw hundreds of croco
dies, of all sorts and sizes, rushing
madly into the Nile, whose watefs
along the line of the shore were
lashed into white foam, exactly as a
heavy wave had broken.
1t could be no exaggeration to say
that at least a thousand of these sau.
rians had been disturbed at a single
shot.-Strand Magazine.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-10

If the horse has defective feet k
them carefully trimmed and shod,
necessary. The soft hoof should
shod and reshod every six or eli
weeks in winter where the ground
frozen, and at all times of the u
where the roads are rocked or gr'
eled BY keeping the horse with po
feet properly shod it will do go
service without loss of time II
best, however, to breed for good fe
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-10
Wretched PAY for Labor.

AT hearing last summer in London
on the sweating question, evidence
was brought forward showing that
SO women who sewed hooks and eyes
on cards earned at an average a little
over IS cents week Another woman
was instanced who worked from nine
one morning until the next morning
md earned lG cents in that time /
would seem better 10 die.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-10
*zz%esxa,z. 50
AlNEJ
BE1NNEX
XLGyzl24ZE2NJ BYK4Y N4IZLNJ
CooyR/eHy nos N &C rsez Oy7c d CO.
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the shipwreck of
the steamer on which Miss Genevleve
Leslie. an American heiress, Lord Win
thrope, an Englishman, and Tom Blake,
brusque American, were passengers.
tied island and were the only ones not
drowned. Blake recovered from n drunk
en- stupor. Blake, Stunned on the boat,
as preserver of the helpless pair The
Englishman was suing for the hand of
Miss Leslie. Blake started to swim back
Blake rSturned d safeiW wntbrops S was Wasted ft
his last match on a cigarette, for which
he was scored by Blake. Their first meal
was dead fish. The trio started a ten
mile hike for higher land. Thirst at
lacked them. Blake was compelled 10
carry Miss Leslie on account of weari-
npqa
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-10

Trees and shrubs heeled In
winter should be heavily mulched
completely covered with straw
cornstalks during the coolest par
the winter to prevent them from
ing out. The soil about the 70
should not be allowed to freeze dee
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-10
Cow Works Day and Nloht

The COW, if given proper feed and
care, will grind up feed while you
sleep and put into butter-fat worth
four times the cost of feed, and have
a manufactured product on hand in
the morning for a ready market.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-10
CHAPTER v.
The Re-Ascent IF Man.

when at last Blake pushed out from
among the close thickets. AS he ap
preached he swung an unshapely club
OF green wood, pausing every few
PAGES to test its weight and balance
on bush or knob of dirt.
by Joye!" called Winthrope; that's
not half bad! You look as if you could
bowl over an OK"
Blake showed that he was fattercd.
"Oh, | don't know" he responded; :;
tine things blamed unhandy. Just the
The Caucasian., 1910-07-19
SHERIFFS SALE.

No. I3,822-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: F. A. Blanchard VS.. M. J.
A'Brantes.
By virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale, to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, in the above num-
bered and entitled suit, l have seized
and will offer for sale at public auction,
! for cash and according to. law, at the
principal front door of the court house
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, during the
legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, JULY 80. IoIo
A certain lot of ground situated III the
City of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La,
purchased from Mrs. NJ. A. Sudlin on
October 10, 1905, with all buildings and
improvements thereon, and more partic-
ular1y described as follows: Commenc-
| ing at an iron stake which marks the
intersection of Western avenue and the
Texas and Pacific Railway Company in
the southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of section one, township seven
teen, range fourteen, thence run north
along the east side of Western avenue
70 feet to an iron pipe marked "B, .
thence north 62 degrees east I6.o feet /;
thence north "a degrees IS minutes east
1910 feet; thence north 20 degrees 80
minutes east 634o feet; thence north 22
degrees east 1890 feet; thence east
6S77 feet to Western avenue; thence
south IIo feet along Western avenue to
point of beginning, with all buildings
and Improvement thereon. Said property
seized as belonging to the above defend
ant, and to be sold for cash and accord
ing to law, to pay and satisfy the debt
specified in said writ say in the sum of
five hundred dollars, with 8 per cent per
annum interest thereon from December
81, 1907, less a credit thereon of two
hundred and fifty dollars paid on Janu-
ary II, 1910, and all costs of this suit,
including ten per cent per annun inter
est on said principal and interest as at
torney's fees.
J.. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, June 28, 1910.
The Caucasian., 1910-07-19
JUDICIAL SALE

No. I3,7o3-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish. Louis
lana E. R. Bernstein ct al, VS.. 0.
w. Toll.
BY virtue of commission to sell, to
me directed from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court Of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, | will offer for sale at
public auction, at the principal front
door of the court house of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, for cash and according to
law, during the legal hours for sales OH
SATURDAY, JULY 80, 1910,
The south half of northeast quarter OF
section fifteen (I5), township twenty
one (2I), range sixteen (I6) west, Cad
do Parish, Louisiana. Said property as
belonging to the parties litigant and to
be sold for cash and according to law
for the purpose of affecting partition.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff and ex-Officio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, June 26, 1910.
The Caucasian., 1910-07-19
SHFRIFF'S SALE.

No. I3,8oI--In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: w. ]. Bayersdorffer VS.. Moor
ingsport Hunting and Fishing Club.
By virtue of writ of feri facias to
NE directed from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, in the above numbered
and entitled suit, | have seized and viii
offer for sale at public auction, for cash
and according to law, at the principal
front door of the court house of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, during the legal hours
for sales. on
SATURDAY,, AUGUST 20, 1910,
4 certain tract of land described as fol
lows: Beginning at stake on the north
boundary line of section IS, township 20
north, range 10 west, 2-25 chains west
Of northeast corner of said section IS,
and running thence east along north
boundary line of sections IS and 36, 3.I7
chains, and thence south 6.:36 chains, and
thence 3.I7 chains, thence north 6.36
chains to the place of beginning, and
containing 2 acres of land more or less,
with all buildings and improvements
thereon. Also the land described as
one acre of land beginning at the south
east corner of land above described and
running south 70 yards, thence east 70
yards, thence north 70 yards to the
southeast corner of the tract Just above
described and thence west to the place
Of beginning, containing one acre, with
all buildings and improvements thereon.
The said last described being adjacent
to and just south of the first described
two acres, both of said tracts being of
same depth east and west less, however,
strip of land off of marginal west side
Of both said tracts of land 20 feet wide
east and west and the full depth north
and south of both said tracts of land,
The Caucasian., 1910-07-19
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

Notice is hereby given to the stock
holders of the Loggy Bayou Lumber
Company that at a meeting attended by
all the members of the board of direc-
tors Of said company, on June 10, 1910
il was unanimously resolved to call a
meeting of the stockholders TO be held
at the Office of the company in the Con-
.tinenta1 Bank and Trust Company build
ing, Shreveport, La, at 80 o'clock pm
Saturday, August 9, 1910, for the pur-
pose of considering an increase of the
capital stock Of the company from ff-
teen thousand dollars to twenty thous-
and dollars, and Of transacting any other
business that may ceme before the meet
ing. NJ. c. NELSON,
June so, 1910 Secretary.
The Caucasian., 1910-07-19

have the effect of rendering this charter
null or of exposing any stockholder to
any loss beyond the amount of his capi-
tai stock.
This done and passed in my Office in
said Parish and State, in the presence of
Isidore Holland and Wheeler Shrop-
shire, competent witnesses, on this the
22nd day of June A. D. 1910.
GEORGE NJ. CRAIG.
FRED CLARK.
G. B. WOODS.
L. E. ETCHISON.
H. L. HEILPERIN.