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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22
TO HAVE EXHIBIT AT
 CHICAGO LAND SHOW
Frank P. Chaffee Will Have Charge of the Jefferson County
 Exhibit

At the big land show to be held in Chicago November 23 to December 8, Jefferson county will be represented by Frank P. Chaffee. secretary of the Alabama State Fair association. The Chamber of Commerce has chosen MT Chaffee as the best man to send to Chicago and have placed under his direction an exhibit of the resources of Imperial Jefferson
 Mir Chaffee has signified his accept aEce. He states that he had planned a vacation about that time and that he will take his vacation by going e Chicago and showing the inhabitants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22
 NAMES DELEGATES TO CANAL CONFERENCE

A Panama Canal Conference" will be held in Atlanta November 26-2a. 1912, ac- cording to literature received from the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce yesterday by Secretary w. c. Radcliffe of the local chamber. A letter addressed to Presi- dent Sibley asked that two delegates be appointed from Birmingham.
 President sibley named Vincent Fergu- son of the United States Cast Iron Pipe company, and T. H. Crockard, vice presi- dentt of the T. C., I. & R. R. Co., as the delegates with J, R. McWane of the American Cast Iron and Pipe company. and J. w. Mcqueen of the Sloss-Sheffield company as alternates. The object of the conference. it Is understood, is to ds- cuss the advantages and results to the south of the opening of the big ditch in PRnama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22
cry effort to secure the location of the

exposition.
 The Business Mems league of Montgom- cry has appointed a committee of 100 in- fluential business men. who will also meet with the committee and present the claims of Montgomery for the exposition, and 1t is probable that the contest between Br- mingham and the capital city of the state will be of most interesting nature.
 The business organizations of Birming- ham and Montgomery have each written to the members of the committee present. ing the claims of their respective cities for the exposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22
Clifton Bank Closes

Nashville. October 21.-A special dis patch from Waynesboro today says that the Peoples bank of Clifton, an in- stitution with a capital stock of $50,- coo. made an assignment. Assets s1 70, 900. aI.iabilities given, $100,000. It is said the bank will be able to liqui- da te all debts and have surplus. In ability to secure money with which to carry the crops Is given as the cause of the closing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22
Circus and Car Strike

Columbia, s. C., October n.-With the temperature dropping and light rain falling today, Columbia entered its third day of the trolley car strike with no car wheel turning. A circus Is showing here and thousands of people are fin town. There have been no fuurther conferences between the strikers and the company ard the status of the situation is unchanged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22
AFTER ONE YEARS SEARCH
 CLEVER FORGERS ARE CAUGHT

Chicago, October H.-Postal authorities today arrested Mrs. Edna Phillips and Thomas J. Sharum, alias Little Jeff Davis,' on q charge of forging postal money orders for more than $5o,0o0. They are said to be leaders of a gang that has operated throughout the country. They were arrested after one year s search.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22
Domestic Laundry Go. Quality Launderers and Dry
 Cleaners
 Phone 1o70
REST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD.

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS Of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHINC, with PERFECT SUCCESS. II SOOTHES the CHILD, sOFTENS the GUMS. .ALLAYS oil PAIN CURES WIND COLO, and IS the best remedy for DIARRHQ.A. It is ab- aolutely harmless Be sure and ask for "Nrs. -Tinslow's Soothing Syrup and take 0o otheS Kind. Tvonty-fvs cents bottle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22
FORT DEPOSIT PROVES
 TO BE GOOD MARKET
No Unusual Sight to See the Streets Crowded With Farm Wagons.
 Girls Splendid Record

Fort Deposit. October 21.-(Special) Fort Deposit claims the distinction of offering the best market for farm products of any other town of it's size fin the state. It is no unusual sight to see the streets crowded with coun- try wagons loaded with everything raised on the farm from a pumpkin to a bale of cotton, which commodities find a ready sale at a fair price Many wagons driven from a distance of 20 niles and even farther were seen here during the week. The merchants claim that they are we'll paid for offering these high prices as their cash sales compared with the corresponding date Of last year are almost double. Many or the merchants are placing large orders with the wholesale houses Tn order to meet the demand
 It is reported that there will soon be organized at this place fruit and vegetable association. It is stated that the principal crop will be onions and cabbage. which will be grown in large quantities 4 large acreage has already been prepared for them. Beans and to- matoes will also be grown extensively. The satisfactory returns of last springs potato crop seems to be an incentive for this movement
 There seems to be a desire for an in- creased membership in the Girls To- mito club of Fort Deposit The club. although in it's infancy, has been quite a success from a financial as well as a social standpoint and the efforts of It's members show flattering results. It is reported that one of it's members, Miss Mutt, who resides about two miles east of town, has grown enough tomatoes from a tenth of an acre of land to pack more than 900 two-pound cans, which readily sell for 10 cents each Miss Mutt Is one of the Lowndes coun tv high school students who grew and packed these tomatoes before and at ter school hours, unassisted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22

spectors to have confessed the forgery plot She was held under 5000 bond and taken to jail in default of bail
 Six men and four women are said to compose the band of forgers. The men are said to have stolen pads of blank money orders. prepared them and turned them over to the women members to be cashed. The band is said to have ob- tained s5o0o on forged orders in a score of large cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22

of the Windy City what grows and is manufactured in Jefferson county and Birmingham.
 It is stated that one of the best po- sitions for a display at the show has been secured for the exhibit to be erected by MT. Chaffee, which will in- clude the best features of the recent county exhibit at the State Fair with Sc verdi added and attractive features.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22
Be Neighborly

Everybody likes to trade with folks they know You treat with special consideration some old custo- er who bought from the store when you boy Tn It. You know him and he knows you
 The Merchants and Manufacturers of Atlanta want to get better acquainted with the trade of your section Tothat end they invite you to and see them-they make it easy-by agreeing to refund the round trip ticket of any good merchant who buys adequate bill You can learn all about this by writing secretary In the meantime any orders ntrusted to salesmen will have faithful execution.
 Atlanta Merchants and Manu-
 lecturers Association
 Harry T. Moore, Secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22
Keep Your
 Fall Coat New

by having it dry cleaned and pressed often. This will keep the fabric bright and spotless and will keep the garment in perfect fit and will hold it's new like stiff ness.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-17

edge of his bunk. There was
vacant smile upon his face, and he
was quite dead, for the edge of
the half of long Egyptian knife
was sunken leved with his ribs.
Our eyes followed his gaze,
There, where the mummy had
been, heap of spices lay, and,
among them, the body of an
Egyptian peasant, already writh-
ing in the death agony induced
by the poison that he had par
taken of. Instantly we under
stood. This was their threaten
ed vengeance; for IS days and
nights this man had lain hidden.
within the empty wrappings, that
he might work out his revenge at
last.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-17

"Of course I have to take the
word of the scribe that this is
Thoth," said the professor. 81
haven't ventured to disturb the
body. Looks like great baby in
basket, doesn't it? That paint
ed face you see is kind of mask
they placed over the dead. The
real face is, of course, underneath
ii"
We went upstairs again and
the professor RECALLED US with
stories of the vindictiveness of
the fellahin.
FI.te1l you, fellows, 1 didn't feel
safe from the vengeance of their
priests until, l got safe to the
boat" he said.
We broke up that night late.
We were plunging in the trough
of a heavy sea, not far from the
Banks 1 slept near the profes-
sor, and remember sleeping un-
easily, dreaming of Thoth, and
his desecrated grave, and the re-
venge of the priests. dreamed
that Thoth sat up in the coffin
and leaned over the sleeping pro-
fessor and plunged knife into
his heart. And suddenly q.
A scream-one scream of hor-
ror, followed by still more ter
rifying silence, rang through the
ship. 1t came from the profes-
sor's stateroom, in which he slept
among his Egyptian trophies.
We sprang from our hunks, all
we that heard, and rushed in.
We burst open the door. We call
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
DISINFECTING AFTER HOG CHOLERA.

up cObs sticks straw, etc Burn this
cobwebs in sheds Whtewash inside OF sheds anu
a posts II wire fencing Is used
ordinary solution Of quick lime to which has
chloride lime for four gallons The
wewasng thorough No should be left untouched
either ceiling or sides.
ground the shed and lots be spkled with the
following solution carboc gallon OF water
applied either with garden spray
pump.
disnecnts be used in sou
They should be mixed somewhat stronger
than directions given the label Of the
thoroughly soaking the surface OF the ground the lots scatter
lime the surface Animals be placed in these
dsiniecton n the has been thoroughly done
mpraccabe dsnfe large lots Where possible these
Kahr Where
infected is not desirable to them under
hogs months always well to scatter
some chloride lime around the the places
of feeding three week In moving hogs from
another It Is best to nrBt OF dip them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15

loose; rather the soil should be mel
low, but we'll pulverized only about
as deep as the seed is planted. Be-
low the depth at which the seed is
planted, the soil should be firm and
well settled, making good connec-
ton with the subsoil, so that the water
stored therein may be drawn up into
the surface soil.
The firm soil below the seed, well
connected with the subsoil. supplies
the moisture to the seed, while the
mellow soil above it allows sufficient
circulation Of air to supply oxygen
and favors the warming Of the soil
by gathering the heat Of the sunshine
during the day and acting as a blanket
to conserve the soil heat, maintaining
a more uniform temperature OF the
soil during the night
The mellow soil above the seed con-
serves the soil moisture, acting as
mulch to keep the water from reach
ing the surface, where 1t would be-
rapidly lost by evaporation. The same
condition favors the upward growth
of the young shoots into the air
The loose, deep seed-bed is almost
wholly dependent upon rains for suf-
ficient moisture to terminate the seed
and start the young plants. II the
crop starts, 1t is very apt to be in.
jured by short periods of dry weather,
because of the rapid drying out Of
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15

as man has encroached upon the do
main Of the wild creatures only three
courses were open to them; either to
move to remoter regions, to adapt
themselves to modern conditions or to
die out altogether. The robin is one
Of the species that has made the best
Of things and tried to stay with US.
1t Is interesting to study It's habits and
his shelter will aid you in doing 80.
Here are some things to discover for
yourself. Do the robins arrive from
the south singly or In flocks? Do the
sexes migrate together? How long
after the arrival does nest building
begin? What is their food. Is 1t the
same in various months? All these
and a dozen more lines Of inquiry
win make the shelter interesting.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
BOYS ON A STOCK EXCHANGE
Amsterdam Youths Privilege for Die
eoVery Of ounpowder Plot-ER-
Ioyed Nearly 800 Years.

or the many quaint and curious
customs, traditions and privileges pre-
vailing In Holland none Is more ex-
traordinary than a certain privilege
that has been enjoyed by the boys OF
Amsterdam for nearly 300 years, the
Boston Evening Transcript remarks.
AT fixed time each summer these
boys gather by the hundreds in the
great square called the Dam, situated
IN the center Of the city. Each boy
has drum slung over his shoulder.
Facing this square is the stock ex.
change. and on the occasion in CUES.
ton Just as soon as the days business
is over as many Of the boys as posi-
BILE crowd into the building. They
proceed to the floor of the exchange,
where, pursuant to this old custom,
they are permitted to march about,
singing and beating their drums.
The origin Of this custom. It is said,
is as follows:
One afternoon of the year 1922 a
crowd Of boys playing in the Dam lost
q ball in the canal that In those days
skirted one side Of the square. One
Of the lads, while climbing in among
the piles on which the building stood.
found instead Of his ball boat moor
cd in q dark corner and loaded with
boxes Of gunpowder. This showed
clearly enough what was afterward
ascertained with certainty, the inten.
ton Of the Spanish conspirators to
blow up the stock exchange while It
was crowded. as It was every day.
with the leading citizens Of the city.
The boy who stumbled upon the
gunpowder at once hurried TO the
town authorities with his news. The
boatload Of explosives was quietly
sunk in the canal and the Spanish
plot thus frustrated.
When the burgesses asked the boy
what reward he desired for the serv-
ice he had rendered the town he re-
piled that so long as there was a
stock exchange in Amsterdam the boys
Of the town would like to be permit
ted TO make the floor Of the exchange
their playground during a certain
part Of the year. The request was
granted: and so the custom survives.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
NEWS M1He
YOUNG
PEOPLE
NEAT HOUSE FOR SONG BIRDS
Made Of Three Shallow Boxes Get at
Angles Upon Each-slze May
Depend Upon Taste.

The picture illustrates o neat and
Berviceable bird house. II is made
Of three shallow boxes set at angles
upon each other, says a writer In
American Boy. The size of the boxes
depends upon your own taste. ] think
IS inches square and 6 inches deep
10 about right for each. In designing
the house I intended It az q refuge
for untamed birds and 30 made as
many compartments az possible. Each
Of the shallow boxes Is divided into
four spaces, as shown In the illustra.
ton. The space 'p' Is where the post
comes up through the center. The
perches and openings are cut out with
q small circle saw. The roof Is of
tin or galvanized iron. It Is made of
four triangles Tapped over each other,
and riveted. Two coats Of steel graz
paint on the outside will add to tn
appearance Of the house and max
II weather resisting.
Il should be set upon q high poi
and made as inviting as possible Il
the feathered visitors. Remember thu
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
FACE A SIGHT WITH letter

Moberly, Monty trouble began
with small pimple on the left side Of
my face and II spread all over my
face and to my neck. 1t would be scar
let red when / got warm. My face
was sight. It looked very unpleas-
ant, and 1t felt uncomfortable. My
face was something awful; 1t just kept
me in agony all the time. Some said
It was letter, and some said 1t was
that awful eczema, but I rather think
It was letter. I had been troubled
with It for about two years and tried
many remedies, but got no relief until
used Cuticura Soap and Ointment
when I would wash my face with
the Cuticura Soap and apply the Cuti'
cura Ointment 1t would cool my skin
and draw great big drops Of matter
out of the skin. You would think !
was sweating; It would run down my
face just as though l had washed It.
It itched and smarted and suffered
In the day time most. used the Cuti.
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for
a month and I was cured Of It." (Sign.
ed) Mrs. J. Brooksher, April Is, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32.p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuicura, Dept. L. Boston"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
PRoMPTER is ALWAYS HANDY
Little Device Held In Hand Enables
One to Deliver Long Speech
Without Trouble.

Do you want to make a speech and
have your audience think that you're
90. ALFRED smart that you can quote
figures and facts without looking at
any notes? There's more ways than
one. Outside Of learning your speech
"6y heart" the best device IL the
Invention Of a man in Australia. It
consists simply Of small metal case.
no larger than the metal matchbox
used.
A roller Is at either end Of the case
and one Of the rollers is folding with
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15

after blowing to secure a favorable
physical condition OF the seed-bed.
So far as cultivation Is concerned
there are three principal steps in the
conservation Of soil moisture:
/. The soil must be loosened to a
considerable depth in order to pre-
pare a reservoir to receive the rain
and carry the water downward into
the soil. This may be accomplished
by deep blowing, by listing, or by
disking unplowed lands.
2. The water which is carried
down into the subsoil must be brought
back again into the surface soil where
the seed is terminating and the young
roots are growing. and to accomplish
this a good connection must be made
between the furrow-slice and the sub
soil, and this is the purpose in the
use Of the subsurface packer imme.
diately after blowing.
8. Finally, in order that the water
which is drawn up again towards the
surface may not reach the air and be
wasted by evaporation. the upper two
or three inches OF the soil must be
kept mellow in the form Of soil
mulch, and this is accomplished in
the growing of crops. by frequent cul'
tiVation. which Is not so practicable
with wheat, and other small grains,
as with corn and other intertilled
crops.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
CAREFUL FARMERS SHOULD NOW BE
CONSIDERING SEED BED PREPARATIONS
some Timely Suggestions bv Superintendent Of Western Kansas
Experiment Station at Hays---Molstwe Saved Is
Money Earned, Says The College
Man.

the loose surface soil. In such seed
bed the crop is more apt to burn
out" In summer. or "freeze out" In
winter. than a crop grown In the
ideal" seed bed described above.
II should not be inferred from this
description OF the ideal" seed-bed
that the soil should not be plowed
deeply; rather, deep blowing should
be encouraged, but timely, so that the
soil may settle and fll with moisture,
and such cultivation should be given
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15

When the calf is two weeks old. lts
feed may be gradually changed from
whole milk until only skinned milk
Is fed. Calves seem to thrive better
on the warm SKINNED milk from the
hand separator than on the skinned
milk brought home from the creamery,
where the milk q ssyeygl hundred
COWS q mixed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
Could Spare One.

One day Charlie, aged four, and his
baby sister were playing with some
small marbles when one Of them dis
appeared and could not be found.
Their mother assisted In the search
and was very much alarmed, fearing
the baby had swallowed It.
"oh, well, don't worry about It
mamma" said Charlie. We've got
enough marbles without It."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15

1t is said that some farmers who
always have the best colored hay are
IN the habit of cutting 1t just before q
rain. Mr.. Leidligh is Of opinion that
this practice could be successful only
In the case Of light rains. II the hay.
cut and lying on the ground. gets vet
and stays wet for more than . few
bsBEy. \ n certain y b alSeOlOraA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
HpIrfhonper.R

Charlie, aged four, spent a few
weeks in the country. One day he
saw some queer things jumping about
on the grass and asked what they
were. why. they are grasshoppers,"
replied his mother. A short time aft.
er be discovered q toad on the walk.
and exclaimed: "oh, mammal Look
let this big dirt-hoppefl"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
EMBRYO PhIIosopher.

Small Robert was an embryo phil
osopher. One evening he sat for
some time seemingly lost in thought
What are you thinking about. Rob
|oFtf" asked his mother.
~Oh," be replied. 4 was Just Won
lSring whore today would 30 Who1
q gsts to b yeSierdag."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
EvsrRsady Promptsr.

paper on which appear the notes Of
speech. The box is held in the palm
Of the hand and people standing right
beside the orator would never Bus-
Dect Its presence. The paper is I'M
rolled either By pressure Of the thumb
or By the manipulation Of q milled
screw on one Of the rollers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
W. It'll tho harvest scarcely over

WY It'll tho harvest scarcely over
" every careful farmer 10
thinking OF seed bed prepara-
tion. Indeed every such farmer has
been thinking out this work for
months, especially in that part Of the
Mate where every drop OF moisture
saved is just so much money.
In order to secure the ideal condi-
ton for seed termination and plant
growth. a seed-bed for planting small
seeds should not be too deep and
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
Alb AFFORDED TO SWIMMER
Nit Slipped Closely Over Fingers
Prevents Flow Of Water and
Facilitates Stroke.

A swimming mitt, having a body of
length and width to slip fairly
closely over the four fingers OF the
hand, Is shown in the illustration.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
No DANGER.

"Do you believe we are in any dam
ger Of losing our birthright?"
mot bit1Sthat is, those Of us who
are doomed to always work for what
we get are not"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
Swimming MItt.

The purpose of the mitt is to make
possible a more elective stroke in
swimming by preventing any how Of
water between the fingers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15

Paxtine Antiseptlc sprayed into tho
nasal passages il surprisingly sue
cessful remedy for catarrh. At drug
gists, csc box or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt Of price by The Paxton Toilet
Co., Boston, Mass.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
Pay and pIspIay.

Teachsr-What Is the differences b.
tween play" and display
Bright BOS-Boys love % play end
girls love y display.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15

A smooth man is liable to be slip
perry.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15

There are limitations, don't be fooled.
Ask for LEWIS Single Binder cigar, Do
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15

Some mems idea Of luck is to owl
more than they can pay.