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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
ARE FOUND IN MUDDY RIVERS Mississippi Valley Is Now
 Chief Field A REGULAR INDUSTRY Thousands of Pearl Fishers Drag the Rivers in Search of the
 Beautiful and Cost
 ly Gems
4 REGULAR INDUSTRY
From the St. Louis Republic.

From the St. Louis Republic.
 Pearls have recently been found in large numbers in the rivers that wander through the flat lands of the west Ken lucky counties. The pearl fleets are nov ing into the river bottoms in both Ken lucky and Tennessee.
 The Mississippi Valley Is now supplying the bulk of these pale gems that encircle the white throats of the worlds famous beauties. American heiresses, princesses of the old reigning houses of Europe, h. dian Rajahs and the jewel fanciers of all the world buy and wear the mussel born pearls that are scooped from the boiled flesh of the fresh water bivalve.
 Thousands of men and women are en- gagged in the work of pearl fishing among the rivers of the great central valley. It has become one of the accepted ways of making an easy living, and in some cases the fortunate fisherman becomes wealthy through few lucky finds. Many fisher men have thrown away their fishing net and tackle and rigged their flat bottom boats for the work of gathering up the denizens of the mussel beds.
 Their fleets of dingy boats move lazily up and down the streams that are tribu- tary to the Mississippi They lift tons of the shells from the mussel beds in the oozy bottoms of muddy rivers. The working up of the shells into pearl put tons has become an industry of great h- portance to many of the valley communi- ties. Millions of these grimy shells are taken from the rivers each month. Great heaps of them lie along the rivers, mem orials of the first years of the peariins craze in the west.
 There are big fleets of the pearl fisher mems boats on the Illinois. Hundreds of them patrol the waters of the Wabash and the Little Wabash The Arkansas, the Red, the Des Moines, the Rock and scores of other streams have numerous camps of pearl fishermen. Many of the rivers have been practically scraped clean of the mussels, and the fishermen have moved on to other and less worked areas. Beardstown, Ill.,, Muscatine, To-, Vim cennes, Ind, and numerous villages in Arkansas have long been the haunt of the foreign and the American pearl buy CT.
 The big finds of late in Kentucky and Tennessee have stirred the interest of the professional and amateur hunter Buy pearl in the United States and there are nine chances in ten that the ustrous gem came originally from the grmy hand of some pearl. hunter along the Wabash or the Illinois.
 Visit the jewel shops of Paris. Vienna CT London, select pearl of the first quail ity, and five times out of ten it is a jewel that was picked out of mussel shell somewhere in the new world.
 Half the pearls sold in the markets of the old worl as sea pearls are known by experts to be the products of the big and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
Attempt to Assassinate American

Havanah, November 27.-Major General Leyonaz del Castillo, ex minister to Mex leo, and former commander in the insur- gent army, made an attempt tonight to kill George M. Bradt, an American, pro- prietor of the Havana Post The attempt was the outcome of strictures on the Vet erans' association which appeared in the Spanish edition of the Post. The general was dsarmed as he leveled his pistol and before he could fire. Chief of Police Aguire ordered the general arrested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
MANY CRIMINAL
 CASES ON DOCKET
Circuit Court Now on at Bay Minette-Land Deal
 Is COnsummated

Bay Minette. November 27.-(SpeciaD.- The criminal cases on the docket for the fall term of Baldwin county circuit court were attcked this afternoon shortly aft CT the opening of the second week of court and the large number of cases which are to be tried, promise to make the week one of unusual interest to the court attendants.
 A deal has been consummated recently whereby the Pensacola Investment eom- pany, holders of more than 1200O acres of land in this county a short distance south of this place, have sold to Mobile parties a tract of 5000 acres. The purchaser will hold the land merely for the increase in value which is caused by the increasing number of settlers near the tract. Other large tracts are also reported as sold or optioned and many companies forming for the purpose of colonizing their holdings during the winter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
MISS ROSE KEEN |.

The Misses Ebba Nelson, Nanny Lun- dell and Rose Keehn are three Burfing- ton Qowa) school teachers who recently completed a walk of POT miles, from Burlington, Iowa, to Chicago, III.
 These three young women, all under twenty-three years, were surprised that the people of Chicago and of the towns west should find their POT mile walk subject of so great interest
 Walking is commonplace diversion for us" said Miss Nelson. "The young folk of Burlington are much given to the exercise. Miss Lundeil, Miss Keehn and myself frequently go on hikes of twenty or thirty miles day. We have walked from Burlington to Warsaw, to falesburg and to Fort Madison"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
Kindergartens Needed

New York, November 27.-The contrast between gifts of s73,OOo,OO to the cause of higher education in this country this year and the fact that there are 100000 children in the country without the privi- lege of Kindergarten training was brought out in the report of Miss Bessie Locke, corresponding secretary of the National Kindergarten association at its annual meeting here today. She pointed out that only one state in this country-Utah-has s made the Kindergarten part of it's school system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
STENZEL ECZEMA LIQUID
 FOR SKIN DISEASES

A colorless liquid for cleansing, purifying and healing all skin and scalp diseases. Stops all itching or pain the moment it touches the skin and a few days after using 1t the disease begins to disappear Cleanses old sores and cures eczema per mapently. Sold in Birmingham by Jacobs Pharmacy. Collier Drug Co, Patton Pope Drug Co.: price. s1. Made by Park Chem ical Co, San Antonio, Tex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
"knOck Out" Brown Victor

New Haven, Conn.,, November 27.- Knockout Brown, a pugilist, had the better of a 15 round bout with Bert Keys before the Crescent club tonight. In the ninth round Keys was badly off from his balance, but came back strong in the 10th, and in the last two rounds made Brown clinch. Keys left and right hooks and jabs to face and head shook up Brown considerably
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
Cross Bests Hurley

New York, November 27-Leach Cross, the Eastside lightweight pugilist, ad- ministered a bad defeat to Battling Hurley of New Jersey at the Olympic club tonight. The referee was com pelled to stop the bout in the eighth round to save Hurley from what ap- peared to be a certain knockout. Cross fjoored Hurley twice, once in the seconu round and again in the eighth. After the latter knock down the referee stopped the bout, which was scheduled for 10 rounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
FAST HORSES BRING
 VERY SMALL PRICES

New York, November 27.-Small prices ruled for trotters and pacers at the open ing today at Madison Square Garden of the annual Old Glory horse sale.
 The highest figure of the day, s1575, was paid by J. B. Lawrence of Plainfield, N. J., for Starpatch, bay gelding by Bour- bon Patchen-Lady.
 During the week $40 horses will be sold, many of them animals of high quality. Horsemen from various parts of the country are attending the sale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
Major Caldwell Dead

Columbus, O., November 27.-Major Rob- ert w. Caldwell who had charge of the construction of the defenses of Cincinnati during the war between the states and later led successful attack on General John H. Morgan's Confederate cavalry, died at his home here tonight. Death was due to stroke of paralysis he suffered last Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
A Canine Ancestor

From the Argonaut.
 It is presumable that the little wolf of India was the original, ancestor of the dog. It is the only wild animal possess ing the salient eyebrows, or crest of the dog. The little wolf has not only the dogs eyebrow crest, but all the canine characteristics and none of the character istics of the fof.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
Accounts For It

From the Detroit Freee Press
 'What did your husband give you last 
 "A solid silver set for my dressing table"
 My goodness! When were you mar ried?"
 Last June" ~
 .Oh. that accounts for it. Next Christ mas you'll get a hatpin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
s2s.25 WASHINGTON, D. c.

s2325 WASHINGTON, D. c. s2325 AND RETURN. TICKETS ON SALE DECEMBER 2 TO 6, LIMITED TO DE- CEMBER 10. USE BIRMINGHAM SPECIAL" OR U. $. FAST MAIL. STEEL CARS, ELECTRICALLY LIGHT- ED. DINING CAR SERVICE.
 SOUTHERN RAILWAY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
His Scoring Did It

From an Exchange.
 Edgar M. Church, the famous football veteran of Philadelphia was praising a new fullback at the Bellevue Stratford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28

''He wasn't very popular with the ex- perts at first" said MT. Church, ''but after he kicked those three goals he made friends fast enough. Eighteen to noth- ing-those were the winning nEpres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
CAME FROM UNDER HH

Trghhe in eo he O. g 0 inspect Il rex ' h The UmImnyng shows paf e o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28

All linen 72 inch full beached damask .75c All linen 72 inch full beached damask we'll worth S5O SO0 All nn 72 inch full bached beautiful patterns $25 Pure German linen 2 inches wide splendid quality, .S100 The exquisite patterns qualities had anywhere S5O At S offer the highest grade S2 linens full bached satin
 damask
 We napkins match linen at S2 25 to s1o00 dozen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28

36x36 all linen lunch cloth, 75c value .......
 36x36 all linen lunch cloth, hemstitched ....
 45x45 all linen lunch cloth, hemstitched ...... 54x54 all linen lunch cloth, hemstitched .. Luncheon sets, in hemstitched hand embroidt Luncheon Gets in beautiful Venetian, comprisill Buffet scarfs, 54 inch, in Battenburg, S2.50 yal Buffet scarfs, 54 inch, in Battenburg, $500 ane
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-02

lily, but I tell them of my good friend,
your Vegetable Compound, and that
there will be no backache and bearing
down pains for them If they will take
1T as have. I am scarcely ever with
out it in the house.
81 will say also that think there is
no better medicine to be found for
young girls to build them up and make
them strong and well. Ny eldest
daughter has taken Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for pain
full periods and irregularity, and it has
always helped her.
Il am always ready and willing to
speak a good word for the Lydia E.
Pinkham's Remedies. tell every one
/ meet that owe my health and hap
piness to these wonderful medicines"
Mrs. j. G. JOHNSON, Scottville, Mich,
RID. 3.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from. native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
Of female diseases.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-02
A GOOD REASON FOR MERCY

Governor Cruce of Oklahoma made
himself famous the other day by
snatching a colored boy from beneath
the gallows and the black cap and
gave him life Imprisonment instead.
His reasons for doing this he stated
as follows.
IF this had been a white boy, the
appeals for cfemency would have been
numerous and insistent But this
black boy was friendless and home
less and penniless. He had no par
ents and had had no chance His
crime was an atrocious one, but 9th
ers have committed such crimes ana
have received mercy. They have had
influential friends to plead their
cause. No voi.a was raised in this
,sck boys beha'e no hand WIS
raised to stay the sentence of death.
No friend PLEADED for MIN, but, on
the contrary. the whole resources of
the law were bent toward taking his
life. Because he was friendless /
have spared his life. Because he had
never had a chance, / have given him
at least the opportunity to expiate his
sin by repentance and service to the
state. Because every other hand was
pushing him on to the fatal trap, ]
have stretched forth my hand and
tempered mercy with justice. His
life, forfeited to the law, will be
spent behind prison walls, but be-
cause he had no friend to intercede
for him 1 have granted the boon of
life
There is nothing to be said against
the governors action. Pity it is they
who deserve mercy are oftenest the
ones to whom no mercy is shown.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-02
THE AUTOMOBILE LAW.

Since ignorance of the law is no
where accepted as an excuse for its
violation, it will become all motor
operators on the public highways to
inform themselves as to the new reg
ulations which took effect on August
LIST.
Too many automobile drivers dis
regard the rule of the road even on
city business streets to the extreme
annoyance of citizens driving teams
and desiring to hitch. This practice
appears to have demoralized most
users of the roads and most of them
appear to prefer taking their chance
of lodging one another instead of re-
speeding the law and keeping strictly
within their rights.
The Bulletin endorses the following
from the Brockton (Mass.) Enterprise:
There is no reason in the world
except vanity, and to advertise that
one has an automobile. why people
should open the throttle, SO to speak,
and 90 down a long street with the
whistle of the machine screeehing ev-
cry foot Of the way. That is not the
idea at all of having horns on auto
mobiles. The horn should be used
sparingly and its warning should be
sharp. distinct and of tone and ma
ture that will attract attention. Where
certain busy streets are one tumble
and mass of sounds of horns and bells
the intended effect is largely lost and
people instead of being warned and
protected are confused and distracted .
Playing with the horn is far from
being common fault hereabouts;
and 1t must be said for most of the
Automobiles that they show due re-
spect to the speed laws.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-02
MORE OF A CHECK THAN ARGU-
MENf.

The advocates of Sunday baseball
are annoyed by a row which occurred
on the ball field in Waterbury on Sun
day last. OF this old fashioned mill
the Bridgeport Standard says:
Baseball in this state will not be
improved by the row which took place
in Waterbury yesterday. No doubt the
provocation was great, but Unusually is
when man known for his quiet de-
meanor resorts to his fists to resent
abuse What took place would have
occurred on any other day of the
week as well as Sunday. but it is to be
especially regretted that it occurred
on the Sabbath at a time when the
question of Sunday baseball is being
discussed.
There is nothing new in a fstic
encounter on ball field, players some
times with unbridled tongues vent
their rage on an umpire, frequently
assaulting him an6 then when pun
ished can usually be heard squealing
all over the country.
President Lynch of the National
league is elevating the great sport by
the severe punishment of rowdyism
on the ball field and the same course
ought to be pursued in every other
league, Connecticut included"
There appears to be no reason why
the state of Connecticut shonld dis
honor herself by iegalizing ball playing
or liquor selling on Sunday. They
will take place without the sanction
of law, and it is better they should.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-02
AN EVIDENCE OF UTILITY.

Among the Atlantic coast navy
yards which are not considered worthy
of support by the war department is
the yard at Portsmouth, n. H. To
show the value of this yard, Boston
paper says:
The cruiser Boston one day last
week steamed into Portsmouth har-
Dor up to the navy yard on the Kit
terry shore and into the magnificent
dry dock. cut out of the solid rock
there. under her own power. In 4S
hours her sea valves were adjusted
ana she was scraped and painted and
out to sea again,
And yet the yard where this fine
performance was possible seems to be
under the ban of the secretary of the
navy, who is said to be DESTROYS of
closing it altogether Would it be wise
to put out of commission such a VAL
liable adjunct to the naval resources
of the United States?''
This is a performance which spells
efficiency; and that there is need of
such station the north Atlantic
coast there can be no question.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-02
AMERICAN CITIZENS HELPING
CANADA.


1t is probable that Canada is less
hostile in feeling today toward Amer
lea than it ever has been; and the
assurances seem to be that the two
nations will become more and more
friendly. American capital is doing
a great deal to develop industries there
and the American citizen is taking not
only his ideas Of freedom with him
but we'll filed purses into the Cana
dian northwest. Read the following
despatch from Chicago:
sThe eyes Of the trekking Ameri-
cans are still upon western Canada.
j. Bruce Walker. the Canadian COM
missioner of immigration. with head
quarters in Winnipeg. estimating that
the current year will see a total of
100000 new settlers in his country. OF
these approximately 10000 will be
from south of the boundary line. These
emigrants take $1,000 each in cash
and property and this year they will
remove $150,000, 900 from Uncle Sans
domain. While the American immi-
grafton into Canada is from all quar-
tiers of the United States, the greatest
part is still from the northwestern
and midwestern states.
1.-THE records of the Canadian gov
eminent land agent at Omaha show
that $4,000 Nebraska and western
Iowa farmers have trekked to Canada
in the last ten years. taking with
them property and cash amounting to
more than $4,000, 600. These records
give only about one-half the actual
migration northward from those states
as only those were listed with the
agent who applied for home seeker
certificates. One day last week car
load of thirty five farmers from Hill
nois, Indiana. Michigan. Ohio and 9TH
er midwestern states left for Alberta
on the regular bi-monthly settlement
car run by the Canadian Pacific rail-
way between Chicago and Calgary.
Practically all of them had sold their
high priced lands and intended to in
vest the proceeds in the cheaper lands
of Alberta. When the official returns
of the recent Canadian census are
announced it will be found that Amer
leans have contributed more than all
other races to the quick upbuilding of
the western provinces. The unofficial
estimate of the population of Winni-
peg is placed at zoe. 900, of whom
fully one-half are Americans
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-02
CAPITOL CHATTER
Little sideliahts On Legislators and Legislation

John, like a flash, md everybody
laughed at the expense of one of the
best takers in the house.
If what I have said is fiction, then
the multiplication tables are fiction,
was Mr.. Chambers reply.
Senator Mahan Of New Lon was
quoted Tuesday as admitting that the
bill that has been drawn as a substi-
tute for the one that provides for the
granting of a license to hotel in
Groton came out of executive Offices at
the capitol Briefly, its intent is to
create general law that will permit
a no-license town to vote to grant a
license for the sale of liquor by sum-
mer hotels within its borders.
There was manifest fear Tuesday
among the members Of the house who
are farmers and small employers of
labor that the conversational liability
act embodies features that are graveiy
dangerous to them and all through the
debate the questions they fred at the
men who had the floor were indicative
of this feeling.
Judge Banks, republican house Ieac-
err, told the members Tuesday. just as
a recess was to be taken, that he was
glad to see the house going back to
afternoon sessions, as he had pleaded
with them to do weeks and weeks
ago. IF you had taken this advice
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-02

"Gcod morning, governor" is the
inyariable and respectful >salutation of
Representative zCraney of Norwich as
he enters the capitol and passes the
ham.
Representative Willis CoveII Of Pom
fret, one of the house tellers, will prob
ably not be in his seat again this SEES
sion as the result of the runaway acct
dent in which he figured Sunday. He
has a disiocated right collarbone. He
struck on his head and shoulders when
he was thrown from his carriage. He
was resting comfortably Tuesday.
The bill carrying $4,000 for the
erection of sanitoria in New London
and MiddIesex counties for the care
and treatment of tuberculosis patients
passed the house Tuesday morning
without debate. The bill goes to the
senate, where it is understood it will
be unopposed.
The judiciary committee reported
fayorably Tuesday on bill providing
for the appointment of special oil -
for the state library and supreme court
building.
A Joint meeting of the judiciary com
mittee and the excise committee was
called for Tuesday afternoon to con-
slider the matter of bill providing for
the granting of a liquor license during
q certain period of each year to swell
hotel in Groton, no-license town. TO
overcome the strenuous objections
raised by the temperance lobby. a gen.
eral bill has been drafted applying to
the whole state and an attempt will be
made to pass it.
Representative Chandler of Rocky
Hill took the floor Tuesday morning to
make an appeal for the passage of the
workmen's compensation employers
liability BILL which he characterized as
one of the three cardinal measures that
have come before the present general
assembly the other two being the pub
lie utilities BILL which was passed. =
the income tax measure, which was
rejected
Senator Park of TIE Twentieth dis
trict> engineered in the senate Tuesday
the passage Of the bill providing for
the pensioning of Civil war veterans in
Connecticut at the rate of $40 a year.
This applies only to veterans of that
particular war, and they. under the
provisions of the new measure. forfeit
the right to tax exemption to the
amount of $1,000 which they now en-
joy. The object of the bill is to put
all Civil war veterans on an equal
basis as benefeiaries of the state
giving something to the veteran who
is without property as well as to those
who are possessors of it Veterans of
the Spanish war are not affected by the
BILL They still may receive tax ex-
emption as heretofore. Under suspen
sion of the rules, the bill was imme
diate1y sent to the house. where it has
been before, but not in its present
form.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-02
A Cool Costume.

Rather startling is the announce
ment in seaside paper that tan
shoes are very much worn this sum-
mer. Hundreds of the cottagers wear
nothing else. A pair of tan shoes
certainly makes a very cool costume.
Boston Transcript
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-02

v ogo Ia o lie COm-
pound and SanatiVe
Wash have done me.
/ live on a farm and
have worked very
hard. I am forty
five years old, and
am the mother of
thirteen children.
Many people think
it strange that / am
not broken d o w n
with hard work and
the carQ of NV fo mn
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-02

An Ohio widower, the father of ~
children, eloped the other day with, a
widow, who was the mother of three.
They start out in life with a happy
family.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-02

New York does not think any of the
quarter million of dollars received for
Indian lands belongs to- the Indians
About all the redskins seem entitled
to is hard knocks.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-02

Billy Sunday says it costs $500 to
save a soul in Indianapolis. where
upon the Toledo Blade remarks:
There's not much profit in that!
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-02

John l.. Sullivan says he has set
tied down for life on Massachusetts
farm. He runs fine Kitchen garden:
and keeps the pests knocked out.