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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
RIO GRANDE VALLEY
 LANDS DEVELOPED / Thousands of Acres Under Gull
 tivation HAS BIG PRODUCTION
0. w. stuart of Birmingham, England,
 Was Early Settler-TeIls In-
 terestins Story of old Six Horse Stage Coach Days

San Antonin, Texas, January 14.- Especial. .)-The transformation of the lower Rio Grande valley has been the most remarkable development in the great southwest. Five years ago the greater part of this valley, extending from Brownsville up the border river for almost 70 miles, could have been pur- chased for one dollar to three dollars Ian acre, and the purchaser would have Sbeen compelled to be on his guard and kee to 1t that the seller did not make a Hieed to him for three or fopr times as much as he had bought, thus avoiding baying tax on land. But it is different today Land in that section of the state as selling from $50 to 800 per acre and much of 1t could not be bought for houble tthe price named Five years ago this section of the southwest was an all most unbroken mesquite and cactus fhicI1et devoted to cattle range and in- habited by itinerant Mexicans, few of the latter, however, holding old Spanish titles to the land Within a period of five years most wonderful change has taken place. Thousands of acres have been cleared and put under cultivation, great irrigation plants built and the water of the Rio Grande river conserved to make the soil fertile. A railroad has been built up the valley and a num- ber of towns of 2OOo or more, the buildings constructed along modern lines have sprung up That which was a wilder ness short time ago is today one of the most productive belts in the United States and those in touch with condi- tions declare that the fertility of the soil has only been tickled along the edges Last year thousands of cars of vege- tables were shipped from this section finding their way to all the great mar ket centers of the country. This year il is maintained shipments of vegetables will more than double that of last year This increase in production is due tc three causes better farming, widening area for cultivation and stream of i'm migrants that has poured into the sec tion during the past year, bought lands and prepared to make their homes there While the transformation approaches tho marvellous it Is maintained that the greatness of this section is just at iti dawn. The net acre returns from ths soil in this part of Texas has startled the agricultural world, and those no 1n touch with actual conditions, have doubted the report; but nevertheless: they are true and can be verified by thu men who receive the money. In addition to this the great development attest: unusual returns for effort.
 B. w. Stuart, of Birmingham, Eng land is in the city for a short sojourn In his early manhood MT. Stuart was on, of a number of Englishmen who hat land interests in southwest Texas. H. was delegated to come to this countr, and dispose of the property. In thos' days San Antonio was reached only b. stage, Mrs. Stuart making the long driv overland from Indianola on the. Gulf. town that was swept away by tida wave of the seventies of the past cen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
BEAUTIFUL BIRDS
 BEING SLAUGHTERED

London, January 14.-(Special. )-Amazing
 figures showing the appalling havoc
 among beautiful birds which are shot
 in thousands. and in some places by the
 ton, to figure as women's adornments,
 were given recently in a paper read by
 MT. James Buckland at a meeting of the
 Royal Colonial Society institute.
 Some idea of the extent of the
 slaughter, he said, might be obtained by
 examining the catalogs of the Lon
 don feather sales, but the huge figures
 in these catalogs by no means sum up
 the total loss of l1fHH for the fancy
 feathers, to be profitable to the trade,
 have to be taken from the body of the
 bird during the breeding season, and the
 young birds are left in the nests to
 starve to death Among ornamental feathers for show
 during the counting season the tail of the lyre-bird of Australia, he said, was unequalled, but the bird was now so hunted that 1t would soon become ex- tinct The pluned egret in Australia was being similarly slaughtered. When the attention of parliament was called in 1898 to the fact that all egrets which are killed. for their plumes are shot down at their breeding places, and that if the young have been matched, they die of hunger, so strong a repulsion arose at such barbarity that the following year the British government substituted a new plume, not made of the feathers of the egret, for that previously used for cer- tain regiments of our army By what subtle reasoning the government was able to draw nice distinction between the cruelty involved in wearing an egret in a calvary officers busby and one in a woman's bonnet was one of those exercises of the political faculty which the crude intellect of the man outside St. Stephens was unable to follow.
 So overwhelming has been the destruc- tion of the humming birds in the West Indies, proceeded MT. Buckland. that cer- tain species with restricted habitat have been swept out of existence and other species are at the point of extermination. To show that the same slaughter Is being carried out all over the world. Mir Buckland next gave extracts from an official report from the United States inspector of birds and animals on the bird reservation established by the United States government in the mid-north Pa cific.
 During the past few years I have visited all of the low coral islands in the North Pacific and have been appalled, by the destruction of birds on these islands by plume hunters.
 heaps. waist high. of dead albatrosses were found. Thousands upon thousands of both species had been killed with clubs, the wing and breast feathers
 stripped off to be sold as hat trimmings,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
NOTABLE LETTER OF
 COUNT TOLSTOY

St. Petersburg, January 14.-(SpeciaD- Tolstoy's determination to end his days in solitude Is strikingly revealed in a. letter published the other day which was written 1s years ago by the great his death.
 The full text of the letter follows:
 Dear Sonia-Long have I been tor mented by the discord between my be- liefs To compel you all to change your life, the habits to which I myself have accustomed you, I could not; and to leave you here this I also could not, be- lieving that I would deprive the children while they were little of that small in- huence which I could have over them, and would grieve you; on the other hand, to continue to live as I have lived these Is years struggling and irritating you or falling myself under those influences and temptations to which I had become accustomed. and by which I am surround ed, I also cannot, and I have now de- cided to what I have long wished to do; go away, because, first, for me, in my advancing years, this life becomes more and more burdensome and I long more and more for solitude; and. second, be- cause the children have grown up, my influence is not needed, and you all have livelier interests which will render my absence little noticeable.
 The chief thing is that just as the | Hindus nearing GO retire to the woods, and as old religious men seek to de- vote their last years to God and not to jokes, puns, gossip or tennis, so for me, entering my 10th year, the all-absorb- | i,,-r 4,an Cor 1a | and If not for entire harmony, at least not for crying discord between my life and my beliefs and conscences. If l did this openly, there would be entreaties, pleadngs, criticisms, quarrels, and l might weaken perhaps and not fulfill my i! decision-yet it must be fulfilled. And so
 pray forgive me if my act causes you
 leave me free to go, and do not repine or condemn me.
 "That T should have gone away from l you does not mean that I am displeased
 with you. I know that you could not literally could not--and cannot see and feel as I 40, and. therefore, could mol and cannot change your life and sacrifice yourself for something which you do not recognize. And, therefore, I do not blame you, but on the contrary recall with love and gratitude the long 35 years of oul life, especially the first half of this period
 when you, with the maternal devotion your nature, so firmly and energetically bore that which you considered to bt your duty. You have given me and tn, world what you could give. You hay, given great motherly love and devotion
 and you cannot but be prized for that
 But during the last period of our life
 the last 15 years--we have drifted asunde
 I cannot think that I am to blame, be
 cause know that I have changed, no
 for myself, nor for other peoples sake but because I could not do otherwise
 Neither can I blame you that you dit
 not follow me, but thank and lovingl!
 remember and shall continue to remem Der, you for what you gave me-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
Birmfngham Firm Wins

Whiden & Trice. Birmingham, Ala architects, have won the fight for the privilege of furnishing the plans and specifications for the State Charity hos pital to be built here, there being four or five others to submit plans.
 These plans were submitted to the board of trustees about a month ago, and re- ferred to Theodore c. Link, the St. Louis architect, who designed the Mississippi capitol building, for an expression of opinion as to which was best and most suited to the needs of the state and within the money limit. He declared the Birmingham plans the best, and that set tied it with the trustees.
 This hospital is to be three-story brick building, located on State street, next to the blind institution. The cost is to be s75,00O-s75Oo of which is donated by the city of Jackson, s7500 by the coun- ty of Kings, $1o,OoO subscribed by citizens and s5o.00O by the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
Bank Meetings

Most of the banks of Jackson have held their annual meetings, elected their di- rectors and officers for another year. de- clared handsome dividends passed healthy sums to surplus and gotten ready for another business season.
 The Merchants Bank and Trust com pany reports the best business in it's his- tory. It has 24O stockholders. many of them the most substantial citizeps of the community. It's report showed undivid- ed profits of $45,97075 on a capital of $S50 600 and surplus of $100,000. The re- sources increased during the year from s1, ,24s,172 to s1729, ,362 .96, while the increase in deposits was $54S,00o, and now being $1, ,3o3 1892 96.
 The directors elected are c. M. Will Hanson, S. J. Johnson, Joseph Ascher, w. w. Lake, W. M. Carstarphen, D. W. Wilkinson, A. H. Longino, w. T. Pate, P S. Merrill. J. M Hartfleld. William Watson, Ben H. Wells s. D. Virden, Dr. R. V. Powers, R. F. Remington, Percy Lemly, ". A. Montgomery, w. M. Ander- son. pr. Louis Bauer, the latter being the only new director, and he takes the place of his brother, George Bauer, de- ceased.
 Following officers were reelected, viz: w. M. Anderson, president; w. w Lake, vice president; W. A. Montgom-
 
 cashier; Williamson & Wells, attorneys The Capital National bank, the oldesl bank In Jackson, shows net undivided profit of 63381.6s. Its deposits are s1,29O,- 697. .09, which is an increase of $370,000 dur ing the year just ended. The total re- sources are s1,S23, ,02S.7 The bank declared dividend of per cent and carried S3O, coo to the surplus account, making cap ital and surplus $3000o0.
 Fhe directors elected were R. w. Ntill- saps, Ben Hart c. H. Alexander, l' L. Saunders, L. B. Moseley, Logan Phillips P. E. Gunter. A. A. Green, Eugene Smp- son, w L. Davis, s. J. Johnson, W. B Jones, W. c. Ellis, w. D. Hannah, 2 D. Davis, I. N. Ellis. MT. Ellis, who Is a Hazlehurst banker of long standing, is the only new director
 The officers reelected are 2. D. Davis president; R. w. Millsaps, vice president Amos R. Johnston, cashier; w. N. Cheny | teller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15

controllable or attended by sensa- tion of scalding.
 The time to cure kidney trouble is before 1t settles into Diabetes, Dropsy Gravel or Brights Disease. The mo ment you suspect the slightest kidney bladder or urinary disorder. begin talk ing Pape's Diuretic as directed, with the knowledge that there Is no other medicine, at any price, made anywhere in the world, which will effect sc prompt cure. In just a few days you feeka and know that the kidneys, blad- der and urinary organs are healthy clean and normal and all dange, passed.
 Your physician, pharmacist. banker or any mercantile Agency will youcf for the responsibility of Pape, Thomp son Pape of Cincinnati. Ohio, wht prepare Pape's Diuretic-50-cent treat ment--sold by every druggist in thu world. 9'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
Max Duels Scheduled

Budapest. January 1A-(special.) .)-some 122 duels are promised at Nagyvarad, Hungary, as the result of fault in cos tune at a ball.
 The president of the local union of so- licitors attended dance given by law students in light blue summer suit and brown boots.
 The townsfolk also invited to tho ball interpreted this costume as an insult aim ed at them. A meeting of the law stu dents, called to debate the question. proved such lively affair that not only did the police have to break it up, but all these dueis are threatened as TO- suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
Aeroplane Is Smashed

Fort Worth, Tex, January 14-At- tempting flight in the teeth of half a gale this afternoon. Eugene Audemars
 Demoiselles aeroplane wai overturned about 20 feet from the. ground. The ma chine was partially wrecked But Aude- mars escaped unhurt. The only other flight of the afternoon was by Rene Simon in Bleriot monoplane and be- cause of the strong dusty wind he at tempted nothing but straightaway flights landing after having been in the air less than 10 minutes, .'-. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
Brook. in New Orleans

New Orleans. January 14-Belvidere Brooks, of New York. general manager of the Western Union Telegraph com pany, accompanied by a party of or flcials, arrived here today on trip ol inspection. The party will leave here some time tomorrow for Atlantas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
restimony in Adler Cese

New Orleans. January 14.-The govern ment devoted It's efforts today in try ing ito show; that--the securities put up bv William Adler, former president of fife defunct State National bank, being tried in the United States circuit court here for misaprpopriation of the bank 8 funds. were inadequate. Mining stock placed as security to notes was vigor-
 ously attacked by government attorneys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
Noted noItimore- Man Dead

Baltimore, January 14-General Ferdi- nand c. Latrobe, seven times mayor of Baltimore, died of pneumonia today after an illness of but few days. General La trobe was 77 years of age. He was law yerl by profession and had been lead ing figure in the public life of this city and state for more than 70 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
and the carcasses thrown in heaps to

and the carcasse5 tnrown m neHps Co rot"
 The same officfaf reported the capture of bird pirates on. one island with the skins of soo,ooO birds, and on another with 259 900 birds. ses.
 MT. Buckland pressed homo what a crime this Is to mankind. for ''desolate and lonely indeed will Britons, find the ocean when there are no more alba trosses.' sf
 In conclusion he appealed for an act to prevent the sale or exchange of plumes of officially ''protected' birds. That seemed the only way to stop the plumage pirates nefarious traffic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
Ambition of New Republic

Lisben. January A-(Specia1)-As was intimated In the early days of the revo- lution the Portuguese republic has naval ambition. Its programme recently adopt- ed by Spain, and includes three battle ships of the Dreadnaught type.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
DO YOU GET UP WITH A FAME BACK?|
Have You Rheumatism, Kidney,
 Liver or Bladder TrOubIeP

Pain or dull ache in the back is evi- dence of kidney trouble. It is natures timely warning to show you that the track of health is not clear.
 Danger Signals.
 T If these danger signals are unheeded amore serious results follow Bright's disease, which is the worst form of kidney trouble, may steal upon you.
 The mild and immediate effect of Swamp Root, the great kidney. liver and bladder remedy, is soon realized It stands the highest for its remarkable curative effect in the most distressing cases If you need medicine, you ssh ou1d have the best.
 Lame Back.
 Lame back is only one of many symptoms of kidney trouble. Other symptoms showing that you need Swamp Root are. being obliged to pass water often during the day and to get up many times during the night. Inability to hold urine, smarting in passing, uric acid, headache, dizziness, Indigestion, sleeplessness nervousness, sometimes the heart acts badly, rheu- matism bloating lack of ambition, may Joe loss of flesh, sallow complexion. t, PrevnIency of Kidney Disease. t. Most people do not realize the alarm ing increase and remarkable prcyalency of kidney disease While kidney d!s- orders are the most common diseases that prevail, they are almost the last recognized by patient and physicians, who usually content themselves with doctoring the effects, while the origl- nal disease constantly undermines the system.
 A Trial Will Convince Anyone.
 In taking Swamp Root you afford na- tural help to Nature. for Swamp-Root is a gentle healing herbal compound "a physicians prescription for special diseases.
 EDITORIAL NOTICE-To prove the may have a sample bottle and book c .lutely free by mail The book contains ,ceived from>men and women who found needed. The value and success of SW readers are advised to send for sam fBinghamton, N. Y., be sure to say you r ham Sunday Age-Herald The genulnen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15

Regular fifty-cent and one-doIIal size bottles at all drug stores.
 Don't make any mistake. but remem- Der the name, Dr. kilmer's Swamp Root, and the address, Binghamton, N Y, which you will find on every bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15

Pain or dull ache in the back is evil uence of kidney trouble. It is natures timely warning to show you that the track of health is not clear.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-11-23

lance, until he had ostoetatiouszy carried the
document to Roosevelt for pertlsal, revision
and approval Actually, it was like a timid
but dutiful school-boy, going to the master Of
the school, and submitting his composition
for inspection and correction.
No other Presidential nominee ever did that.
1t was reserved for Mr.. Taft to publicly
humiliate himself and his felow-countrymen
by submitting his acceptance to somebody
else's O. X.
Throughout the campaign, Mr. Taft lost no
opportunity to proclaim the fact that he had
been duly inspected, tagged and branded as
Roosevelt's political heir In vain, did the
disconsolate Bryan put in has claim as T. r. s
legitimate legatee. "No, Sir" vociferously
cried Taft; II and none but I, am the heir of
the illustrious hero of the Big Stick"
And Roosevelt boisterously agreed. Fur
thermore when Tafts campaign seemed to be
getting into chaotic and lethargic condition,
it was Roosevelt who took command in person
and put ginger into it. In short order, he put
Bryan on the ambulance, by asking him
whether he Endorsed the Pearre bill, which,
according to President Samuel Gompers, of the
A. f. of L., embodied the demands of Labor
Bryan dared not answer "Yea," and he dared
not answer "Nay" and there's where he went
on the ambulance.
Now, see how it all worked out With a
haste that was positively indecent, Taft threw
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-11-23

erature is gradually changing the minds Of
good people who have been kept in ignorance
of important facts or who have been viii
fully deceived. If I can keep it up for five
more years the work will then take care of
itself. Tens of thousands of young men and
women will be missionaries who will spread
the gospel Of The Jeferaonaiams, from sea to
sea and from Canada to Mexico. For 1t Is
eter7aazly right, AND MUST PREVAIL.
But, friends. | need assistance. No man
can do it all, by himself. Twice. I have
taxed my physical endurance to the extreme
danger-limit; and thrice, have had close calls
once in Nov, 1910, and again in Nov, 1911
The doctors tell me [ may have to give up
public speaking altogether. Certainly it is a
CHASTITY thing to have to struggle for ones
breath, for hours at a time, uncertain whether
the closing process going on in ones throat
may relax or not
But, in spite of the doctors, I mean to con-
tinue to meet and address the people as often
as my strength Will permit
At present, practically all Of the burden of
paying for and operating our great publish
ing plant rests on one man. Only about 10
per cent of the stock of the Company has been
sold. Our friends have been extremely slow
to invest
Renewals are not coming in as we had
hoped We had thought that new subscribers
would be sent us by tens Of thousands
Whenever on energetic friend Of The Jefs
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-11-23
4 WORD OF APPEAL TO OUR FRIENDS

EOR five years now, the two Jefersonians
| have been steadily hammering away. ex-
pounding Jefersonian principles and
battling for the right of the common people,
We are entering the sinth gear Of the st1wg-
gle. 1t depends upon you, after all, how far
we shall succeed in our purpose. Without
your earnest cooperation we shall never at
tain that nationwide influence and usefulness
which was the hope of the founder of the
paper and the magazine.
We started on nothing save our own deter
mination.
A few friends sent us some lists of names,
and we mailed out some sample copies When
we moved from Augusta to Atlanta, in Jan
uary, 1907 we had, all told, 1890 subscribers
including exchanges. We had to ride out the
panic Of that gear. We had to bear many
losses due to inexperience and to mistakes
Sometimes the outlook was so gloomy that
almost lost heart. But [ worked on, believe
ing that the people would, sooner or later,
realize what a benefcent purpose we had in
view, and would heartily support u.s.
One step after another, brought us to the
ownership of our own printing plant. 1t has
cost pile of money. We can print anything,
from a visiting card to an illustrated book
In fact, no shop in the South is better
equipped than ours.
Every month, we print and mail 100000
papers and magazines. Every month. we mail
our books to all parts of the Union. O2w lit
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-11-23
National Politics Evolving Gigantic BATH

NUITE number of Republican leaders
~ of national repute, eagerly coveted the
" Presidential nomination of 1908. Mr..
Roosevelt took it upon himself to name his
own successor. He knew better than we did
who would make us a good PRESIDENT and so
he selected Mr.. Ta{k. Historical warnings go
for nothing with a all-headed Dutchman like
Roosevelt.
He had seen Castro select his faithful Co.
mez to hold down the Venezuelan throne I'M
til he, Castro. could go to Europe for medical
treatment Hardly was Castro out of sight, on
sea, before Gomez betrayed him, and seized
all the power for himself.
Andrew jackson forced Van Buren, upon
the people as his successor, and then had the
modification to see Little Van turn against
the South on the Texas question.
Mr.. Jefferson named Madison, his pupil, as
his Presidential heir; and then had to lament
the fact that Madison signed the National
Bank Bill.
So the world goes. You can't bind your
posterity with a piece of paper; and you
can't trust the promises of man whom you
elevate to position where he can do as he
likes
Do you remember how humble Taft was to
Roosevelt before he got the nomination? Do
you recall how Taft licked the Roosevelt shoes
all during the campaign?
He wouldn't publish his letter of accep-