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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-02

brain food and if anybody in the town needs brain stimulant it Is the editor.
 When you are seady to proceed you have to hunt up the lveryman on his farm. Yes, he will carry you to Moulton, but it will cost B and expenses. Its mighty rough country and the roads are awful bad. It will take two days, maybe more and then again the team may never get back"
 You have your head set toward Moul- ton and will not be discouraged. You have heard that 1t is something over % miles, but take the hunch of experience and prepare yourself for twice that dis tance.
 When the road was measured the line was carried straight from mountain top to mountain top and without regard to curves and angles where you could al- most see yourself falling down the moun- tain upon your own head or coming back around the bend.
 You make the trip from Double Springs to Moulton in relays. Go as far as you can before night and send your team back. Spend the night with a mountains eer and he or one of his neighbors will carry you another relay in the morning. You can stop anywhere. If you do not find the people at home. get out and go In. You will be welcomed when the head of the family returns from the field, the hunt or the-no, all these people do not operate stills, but all of them will tell you that wild cat whisky is manufactured in almost every hollow. That Is, they will tell you after you have convinced them that you are straight and will proceed out of the country next morning. The open hospitality of these people IS ha9nTifUl Sb or1 the hills. They heap before you the best they have in the house and insist that you must partake liberally. If you are mod- est they are irfsulted and when you leave you must use some diplomacy in offering compensation.
 If you look prosperous and your busi- ness is uncertain. they leave it up to you. They will never name a price.
 The country between Double Springs and Moulton Valley, which you reach within a few miles of Moulton in Law renee county is sparsely settled and with but little exception is in primitive state. You travel for miles through dense for ests. through mountain gorges and along dizzy heights. You have rough and rugged climbs and almost perpendicular decents. But the scenery is inspiring The mystery of the wilderness and impen- etrabe gorges around, above and below you fills you with awe. And then you may be sure that some suspicious citizen | of this wild dominion armed with a long
 range rife or shotgun is watching your
 movements through the country. | He has been warned of your coming and will know when you are gone. He will do you no harm so long as you keep thu | straight and narrow road and behave yourself. You can stop at his house, cal
 his bread and you will be treated royalty, | but you must mind your own business. ] You are willing to do this, but as long
 as you live you will never quite forget
 the ruggedness of these mountains. ths
 loneliness of the forests and the careful.
 honest hospitality of the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-02
SIX MONTHS IN THE
 MINES FOR VAGRANCY

Tony Terry. charged with vagrancy, was tried before Judge H. B. Abernethy in the second division of the inferior court yesterday and sentenced to 1S0 days hard labor with an additional fine of s. Ell Kendrick. charged with assault with intent to murder committed on Will Byrd, was bound over to await the action of the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-02
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MEN'S GRADED
 UNION TONIGHT

The Mems Graded union for Sunday school teachers and those contemplating teachers, as we'll as superintendents, will meet tonight from 6:15 to 8 p. m. in ..ie First Methodist church basement.
 The leaders have been announced as follows:
 Teacher Training M. Lee Bonner.
 Devotional leader, J. R. Waters.
 'Lesson Construction Miss Williams.
 Sections: (a) Superintendent Prob lems," (b) Adult Lesson,' Dr. c. c. Fer rell; Co Senior Lesson," Mrs. S. P. Moore; (d) Intermediate and Graded, Miss Kennedy; "Uniform,. the Rev. Frank Marstony
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-02
New Hotel Company

Papers of incorporation were filed in the probate court yesterday by the New Ho- tel Metropolitan company. The company will operate hotels, lunch rooms and res taurants, and will open up business on an authorized capital ofssi5,ooo. Headquarters will be in Birmingham. officers are: R. L. Mathis president; H. B. New. general manager; Mamie Lively, secretary and treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-02
Over two hundred head horses and mules to be sold at auction Thursday, May 4. Any kind you want.
 FEES 6 SON
MASONIC NOTICE

Special communication King Solomon Lodge No. 460, Tues day, May 2, 8 p. m. Lecture by Dr.. B. 0. Ehrenreich of Mont gomery. Subject "The Bible in the Lodge,' All Master Masons invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-02
Marriage License Issued

The following marriage license was is- sued from the probate office Monday:
 K NJ. Purse of Birmingham to Miss Lela F. Fowler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-02
BIG LICENSE
 INCREASE NOTED Collector Boggan's Report for Four Months Submit
 ted to Commission

The report of License Collector J. J. Boggan. made yesterday, shows an in- crease of licenses paid of s14.25e5o over the same period of 1910. The total sum collected reaches $3o4,599 in the three months of this year, while for the month of April resulted in $22, 05o being gath cred in the city coffers.
 The gratifying increase was commented upon yesterday by the commissioners. Some doubt is felt that the present month will show an increase by reason of the recent dismissal of Capt. W. E. Wier.
 The detailed statement of MT. Boggan fo1l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-02
Humane Society Meeting

A meeting of the Birmingham Humane society will be held at the city hall this afternoon, beginning promptly at O clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-02

Double Springs may never grow-may never even be incorporated-may not even appear in the federal census--but its peo- pie are hospitable, refined and progressive, nevertheless If you stay long after sun rise you discover that the merchants and most of the men of all professions leave their business In the hands of the women and children or to take care of itself while they go out to their farms. They believe in the farm and prove their faith by their works.
 The editor is engaged in building a fish pond. Hc says that fish meat is good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-02

brain food and if anybody in the town needs brain stimulant 1t Is the editor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-02

The three other men In Jail are charged with shooting a young school teacher from ambush. They spend the time singing and calling to people in the public square. while the young man who was shot only few days ago is moaing with both hands mangled with more than 50 shot, in a back room of the hotel not hundred yards away. You gather that another victim was intended. but the teacher came along just at the fatal moment and was not recognized. The crime was com mitted out in the mountain section of northeast Winston.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11
Story Of How One Chased 4 Hunting
Party and Then Got Away
In Safety.

Out he burst at last with a crash
ing of brush and timber. reaching the
open Just in front of me: stopped for
minute to sniff the breeze, then ad-
vanced at a quick trot toward my
pony.
Being mounted and inexperienced, l
felt false sense Of security; he lum-
bered toward US with surprising swift
ness. yet 1t seemed so difficult to be-
lieve this uncouth animal bent on
mischief that simply sat still and
watched It's approach.
The pony stood this insction as long
a. its nerves allowed. which should
Judge was until the creature had got
within eight or ten yards, then
wheeled with most disconcerting
suddenness, and set of like the wind
across the level.
Fast though the pony few (and hav-
Ing caught his panic. was urging him
to do his utmost). to my horror and
astonishment the rhino not only had
no difnculty in keeping up, but gained
heard shot, and then another
and looked back over my shoulder
hopefully; the creature was coming or
faster than before! A third shot
came from somewhere on my righ
and felt the pony slacken his pace
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11
PRACTICE OF DRY FARMIN
Principles Consist In Deep PIowin
and Thorough PuIverization to
Retain Winter Moisture.

Hon. F. w. Mondell. of Newcastls
Wyo., the president of the dry farr
ing congress held at Spokane, Was
ington, said: DRY farming in its ma
rover and more restricted sense
applied to the practice Of agricultuI
and the growth Of crops in regions
limited rainfall through conservatie
of the natural moisture. In its bros
er sense dry farming as preached
this international congress embrac
the theory and practice OF scientll
agriculture through which all ava
able plant fod is conserved and ut
ized in such a manner as to produ'
the best, the most certain and mo
continuous results"
The practical principles of 9
farming consist in deep plowing. tne
ough pulverization Of the soil to-
depth Of six to eight inches, as
deep, finely pulverized soil will he
most all the winter moisture frt
rain and snow. On the other hand
rough, badly plowed and harrovI
land will allow most Of the rain'
to run off the land and be lost to
growing crop.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

cloth which reaches to her knees.
Along the bottom edge of this are
sewn several rows Of tinsel and OF Sill
yer coins, below which probably hang
some rows of hawk-bells. which make
a tinkling sound as she moves. Round
her waist are several coils OF brass or
silver chain, and two or three belts
made Of dollars or other silver coins
linked together. From her hips up
wards as far as her armpits. sne
wears a corset formed by threading
upon split cane great number OF
small brass rings, arranged SO closely
together as completely to hide the
cane. To this corset may be fixed two
or three bands Of silver coins. Her
armlets of brass or silver extend as
far up as her elbow. AS many rings
as she possesses are on her fingers,
and she wears necklaces OF small
beads, worked in very beautiful pat
terms and finished of with tassel Of
beads, or else a large number OF big
silver or brass buttons strung to-
gether round her neck. Her ears are
decorated with filigree studs OF silver
gilt, with a setting of scarlet cloth
behind the f1ligree-w work to show them
of. In her hair is towering comb
of flligree-work, to which are attached
number of silver spangles, which
glitter with every movement OF her
head. She wears her hair In a knot,
into which are stuck number of
large brass hairpins decorated with
beads and little tags Of red. yellow
and white cloth. She possesses a
bright-colored jacket Of Dyak woven
cloth; but she does not wear tit is
slung over her right shoulder"
- And what Of the mere man? The
ordinary male attire consists Of a
waist-cloth, Handkerchief, and seat
mat. the last-named a useful part OF
the attire, for in his wanderings in
the Jungle, the Dyak has often to sit
on prickly grass or sharp stones
Sometimes, too, sleeveless jacket is
favored, together with shaw
thrown over the shoulders. The arm
and leg ornaments are brass rings
The war-path dress Is more elaborate
For festivals the man sports" "a
fringed headkerchief, in which are
fixed feathers of the rhinoceros horn
bill and other birds. His ears are
decorated with lead pendants. Rount
his neck are necklaces of beads ant
brass or silver buttons. He has shell
bracelets, and brass and cane rings
on his arms, and a large number O
palm-fibre rings on his wrists. Roun(
his waist Is q belt of silver coins, ant
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11
Our Teas Not Real Thing

than have your ladies in Washington
or Gotham. The most enjoyable meth
oc OF tea drinking is for a group of
congenial women to meet In the home
OF one OF them and sip the fragrant
cup at their leisure. while discussing
the Interesting experiences OF their
daily life. There is none of such
chumminess among New York and
Washington women. They make tea
a social affair. yet rob 1t of the very
ceremonial that at least would make 1t
picturesque. Washington women and
those Of some other big cities should
take lessons either from the English
or the Orientals.-Woman's National
Weekly.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11
Speed of the Rhinoceros

evidently the last bullet had found a
billet somewhere in the rhino's thick
hide, for to my surprise and relief he
had wheeled round sharply, and set
off at clumsy gallop across the plain
at right angles to his former direc-
ton.
The whole party followed in hot pur-
suit, even the Irish terrier puppy
which accompanied us on all our ex-
peditions rushed as hard as he could,
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

his sword Is fastened to his side. He
wears the Dyak waist-cloth, and has
a sarong on his right shoulder"
His brass ornaments, be 1t said. ana
those of his womenfolk, may prove OF
gruesome use. III the crocodile Will
live at peace with him, the Dyak has
no wish to start a quarrel. II. how
ever, the crocodile breaks the truce
and kills someone, then the Dyaks set
to work to find the culprit. and keep
on catching and killing crocodiles un-
til they find him. The Dyaks gener-
ally wear brass ornaments, and by
cutting open a dead crocodile they
can easily find out II he Is the crea-
ture they wish to punish. Sometimes
as many as ten crocodiles are killed
before they manage to destroy the
animal they want"-which seems
rough on the innocent.
Let 1t be noted. also, that fashion
does not stop at clothes and orna'
ments. 1.-THE teeth are often black
ened, as black teeth are considered a
sign of beauty. The front teeth
are also frequently filed to point
and this gives their face a curious
dog like appearance. Another
curious way of treating the front
teeth is to drill hole in the middle
of each tooth, and fix in 1t a brass
stud. l was once present when this
operation was In progress. The mar
lay down with a piece of soft wood
between his teeth. and the dentist
bored hole in one of his front teeth
The next thing was to Insert
the end of a pointed brass wire
which was then filed of, leaving 6
short piece In the tooth; a small ham
mer was used to fix this in tightly
and, lastly, little more filing wa!
done to smooth the surface Of thu
brass stud. am told the process II
so painful that 1t is not often a mai
can bear to have more than one O
two teeth operated on at time"
Shaving" would seem almost al
nerve-trying. THE looking-glass ant
tweezers are often seen in the hand
Of the young men, and they devot
every spare moment to the pluckinl
out of stray hairs. Kapu. or quick
lime, which Is one of the constitu
ents of betel-nut mixture chewed b.
the Dyaks, is often rubbed into tn
skin to destroy the vitality Of tn
hair follicles. Among some tribes
is the fashion for both men and won
en- to shave the eyebrows and pul
out the eyelashes, and this give
their faces a staring. vacant expref
sion"
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11
Foreign Visitor Says the American
Women Do Not Appreciate the
Social Feature.

Few American women" says for
eign visitor, know how to drink a
cup Of tea. l don't mean they are ig
norant Of table manners. The point
make Is that they have no knowledge
Of the bes. way to enjoy tea drinking
They reither make OF 1t the impress
sive ceremony which 1t Is in China
and Japan, nor do they derive the
solid comfort from 1t that is charac-
teristic Of English women. Even the
French woman. addicted though she
is to chocolate, and the German. al.
ways a slave to coffee. have clearer
conceptions Of the way to drink tea
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11
PRINCIPLE OF SOIL MULCH
Looss, Dry Material Covering We
Land Retains Movement Of
Moisture to the Surface.

(By PROFESSOR FREER. Colorado A.
ricultural College)
A mulch is anything applied to Tia
surface of the soil. primarily for tb.
purpose OF preventing evaporation
and occasionally to keep down weed
and prevent winter killing of plants.
There are two general kinds Of
mulches: Cd Foreign material, such
as straw, leaves, sawdust. manure
stubble and sand applied to the SUI.
face; CD Those composed of natural
soil modified by tillage. One of thl,
kind is called dust mulch" or dus
blanket" and Is simply a layer OF su
which has been loosened up and driet
out.
Mulches of foOreign material play h
very small part In general farming
but are extensively used in horticul
ture in some localities.
The principle of the mulch is as fol-
lows: Loose, dry material covering.
wet soil retards the movement Of
water to the surface, and keeps The
dry, circulating air from contact with
the moist soil, thereby greatly redue
ing the loss of water.
The finer the MUNICH the looser It
must be to give good results. Ord
nary soil mulches two to three incha
deep are usually most effective. Whst
mulch becomes wet its effective
ness is gone until 1t dries out again
Light rains and irrigations on |
mulched soil are worse than no appBl
walton of water, because they only
wet and destroy the mulch and v
low the water from below to ESCAPE
without adding any to replace 1t. AZ
ditional expense is incurred by th
cultivation which must be immedish
ly started to restore the mulch.
A quantity of water retained by culE
tivation is of far greater value evd;
where water Is plentiful than "
same amount applied to the soil. On.
of the great principles OF dry farming
is to keep a good mulch on the SCI
all the time to prevent loss Of water Y
evaporation.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11
Vermont Asbestos.

In the town of Lowell large quan.
titles of excellent asbestos ia being
produced. Some forty men are en-
ployed and there Is a promise Of a
production Of 100 tons a day In the
near future. The asbestos produced
In the Lowell mine 10 OF high grade
and known as chrysotile asbestos
This Is the same kind that is pro-
duced in the province Of Quebec.
There is only one other mine In the
United States that produces this kind
OF asbestos. This is located in Wyo
ming and is still In the development,
stage. SO that 1t Is quite true to state
that the Vermont mine Is the only
one OF the kind In this country thai
Is producing asbestos on Z CONNER
| cial basis.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

tumbling head over heels upon the
tussocks Of coarse grass, and emitting
shrill yaps Of defiance.
We could not get near enough to get
another shot at the rhino; 1t was
amazing that such a great unwieldly
brute could travel at the pace he did,
far quicker than horses gallop. Fin
ally We had to give up the chase.
much to our disappointment, for my
sister and I had been longing for a
rhinoceros horn to take home as a
trophy ever since we started on our
months trip up country.-Dora Van
deleur In the Empire Review.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11
Lucky Number at Monte Carlo

trick been played? Why had every
body rushed to back IT?
The croupiers looked about and saw
every eye directed at the Englishman,
who, finding himself the object Of so
much attention. blushed violently and
burst into profuse perspiration. Then
roar Of laughter went round the
room and the coupiers and the In
spectors and even the solemn attend
ants in livery joined In 1t.
The mystery was explained. On
the sole Of the Englishman's boot was
the number II In chalk.-0. r. Sims
"DAgonet Abroad
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11
DAIRY NOTES.

The first month of a dairy calfs
is full of trouble.
Do not be in a hurry to turn
cows out on spring pasture.
The Hereford makes beef, the Je1
butter, and the Holstein milk.
Calf scours are the greatest mel
the dairymen have to contend wiz
The calf should be kept clean
dry, or serious trouble may be tns
suit.
Alfalfa or clover hay should
given the calf as soon as 1t Will
hay.
Most cream Immediately after
aration is in condition to make
butter.
No centralized creamery can pI
ably compete with good cooper
creamery.
Skim milk should be fed at RET
hours until the calf 10 six or
months old.
In churning, the first thing td
to is that the cream Is at the
temperature.
We know that cows usually giv)
largest amount Of milk when thel
in good pasture.
Dairymen must exercise carl
changing from dry winter feedin(
succulent grasses.
The nearest to a dual-purpose
Is the high grade Short-horn cr(
with q Hereford bull.
There Is no doubt but high
perature will often affect the mi
cream, and the cans ought to b
tected.
There are many good dairy
among those In the Short-horn
but 1t is to be remembered that
are poor cows In all breeds.
No man can cheaper the ~
producing milk to the lowest pe
notch unless he understands wb
individual cows are producing |
| month Of the year.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

ropean attire, and exchange the silver
coins whose chief use at present Is
merely ornamental for the gauds and
gewgaws of the men and women OF
less natural ways. "Civilization Is
coming" says Mr.. Comes, coming
quickly; and all the distinctive Dyak
customs will soon be things Of the
past Already the Dyak Is mixing
with other races In the towns, and
Is changing his dress for western cos
tune" Alas! such Is civilization!
The Sea Dyak Of today is generally a
picturesque person. The man is as
gay as the woman. Possibly. too, his
wardrobe Is more elaborate than hers.
She Is content. as a rule. with a cou-
pie of petticoats and a jacket. Her
"jewels," however, make amends for
anything that may be lacking in the
way of creations" On ordinary occa-
sions she will wear blue or red pet
ticoat with figuring Of white; a neck
lace Of small silver current coins.
fastened together with silver links
bangles Of hollow silver or brass, sew
eral on each wrist; and a narrow cor
set Of hoops of cane, round which lit.
tie brass rings are arranged in such a
way that none of the cane is visible
For festivals she will probably add a
comb decorated with silver filigree
work, a necklace Of beads, ear-pen
dants, deep collar worked with
beads and colored threads. and don a
much longer corset hung with coins
For her wedding her dress consists
of short petticoat Of Dyak woven
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

One day there was an amusing In
cident In the gambling rooms. An
Englishman arrived early. and. sit
ting down. crossed his legs and stuck
one foot out in an attitude Of ease.
Suddenly there was q wild rush Of
everybody to the tables. and Italian
barons. Spanish countesses and Rus
sian princesses fought with each other
to get their gold and silver pieces on
to II. The croupiers stared. the In
spectors looked nervous, and when II
came up the entire staff seemed petri.
ned. What had happened? Had the
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11
To Improve tho Flock.

To improve the flock, select
best specimens bred from the
specimens, mate them with
knowledge of their breeding ten
cies. House them in proper \
ner, feed them upon the best food
proper development OF all their 4
tions, and see to 1t that In every
spect there is supplied each II
needed to produce variation In the
rection which we are seeking.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

A man in st. Louis signed a con.
tract with his wife by which he agreed
not to kiss or annoy hcr In any other
way. He must have been an exces-
sively agreeable sort Of a husband II
It was necessary to exact this con.
tract Evidently. this particular wife
did not agree with Shakespeare that
kisses are women's wages. Perhaps,
though. she dlaliked them because she
sot no other.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

A New jersey magistrate has rab-
bits foot on whose powers he sets
great store. To be consistent. he ought
to hold his court at midnight in a
graveyard and 80 have all the proper
influences In the caste at work
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

A woman in Pennsylvania buried
the wrong man in mistake for her hus-
band. but. when the latter turned up
alive and we'll. stuck to the dead man.
She wisely declined to have q live IL.
sue made OF her mistake.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

A Baltimore bard Is trying to organ
ise = poets union. but the scheme Is
likely to fail owing to the fact that
al the applicants for membership
wish to be walking delegates.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

A woman In q New York town owes
her safety to the fact that she wore
harem skirt and the trouser part gave
her freedom to run for her life. So
here 10 one good point registered for
the prosecuted apparel.