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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-13
French Soldiers "Foster Mothers

Paris has hit upon new greeting.
When one woman meets another in the
streets she does not ask any of the inane
questions that heretofore had such a
great vogue. She straightway gets down
to business and asks: Have you adopt
ed a wounded soldier?, If the reply is in
the affirmative the women feel them
selves social and moral equals. But if 1t
sho4ld happen to be in the negative, then
the poor, neglectful culprit is an outcast
of the worst kind
Seriously speaking, this habit of adopt
ing wounded soldiers has become wide
spread among wealthy society women
here. Much of 1t is done through the mil
itary hospital of Val-de-Grace. After Sc
curing the necessary permit from the
military authorities, these women pay a
visit to the great wards where hundreds
of the wounded soldiers lie amending
They chat and laugh with the men until
they come upon one whose personality Is
especially pleasing or whose circumstances
are especially appealing. Arrangements
are soon made by which the soldier Is
transferred to the care and responsibility
of the interested woman.
This responsibility does not include the
duties of nursing. In strictly medica
sense the men are still under the care OF
the hospital staff. But the foster moth
err agrees to visit her charge every day
to bring him flowers and small luxuries
in the way of food, to provide him will
extra blankets and war underclothes. anc
finally, when his cure Is complete, to send
him back to the front well equipped fol
the rigors of winter campaigning.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-13
War Charity of the Rothschilds

al SltdIlty Vi Tie NOtHSCNlLQS
My pre-luncheon walk takes me past the
war offices on most days, and several
times of late 1 have witnessed the same
Impressive little scene there. The smart
est of broughams is waiting, the smart
est of footmen is holding really mag
nidcent fur rug, and close at hand Is an
alert gray-haired police inspector. There
Is a little fiutter in the great hallway,
and then out steps the smartest of elderly
gentlemen. top-hatted, astrakhan-coated.
groomed to a nicely, a bit sallow of COM
pleXion, perhaps, but with a wonderfully
waxed mustache, who. after benb saluted
by all hands and gazed upon with awe by
the knot of loiterers, ensconces himself
within the sumptuous brougham and 10
driven away. 1t is obvious that he Ia
some" parsonage, yet decidedly not a
military man. Yesterday / inquired az
to his identity of the police inspector.
THAT. SIR" he said, happens to ue
Mr.. Alfred de Rothschild, the famous
financier''
One can't help wondering what Mr..
Rothschild's business with the British war
lords may be. Meanwhile / have heard
that the English and French houses OF
Rothschild have disbursed In different war
charities during the last three months a
sum in the neighborhood of 100000 The
French house, 1t is known, gave away
in one donation. $4,000, and only the
other day Messrs. RothschiId of New
Court contributed $4,000 to the Jewish Bel
gian refugees fund.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-13
Movable Chicken House

From the New York Sun.
Junction City, Kan.-F. NJ. Stahl, a
farmer living near Wakefield, has what
Is supposed to be a new way of making
hens lay.
after the wheat is cut and thrashed .
said Stahl, there is always more or less
grain on the ground which Is an absolute
waste. In order to prevent this l built a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-13
Funny Tale of Communicated Cham
payne

From well-to-do French refugee whose
home is close to Rheims. I heard an anus
ing little story of the war yesterday.
When the Germans broke through into the
champagne country some of the officers
and men marched to the wine cellars of
the well-known firm of Laucon & Co..
and demanded wine.
1T is the fortune of war;" said the
manager, who was powerless. How
much do you want?" -Four hundred doz-
en-. The wine was handed over cour-
teously and with a smile. The Germans
were pleased, and even paid a small price
for the wine.
sympathy was extended, later. to the
manager. but he repeated, 1T is the for
tune of war; and smiled refiectively.
Then, very slowly, II might tell you
that all the wine was ordered by Ger
man firm before the war and paid for in
ADVANCED
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-13
Burgers
Some Exceptional Holiday

Only ten shopping flying
in
beginning wonderfully
also of the things needed for
Come gift list
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-13
Kitchener's Army to Train in France

1t Is likely that before long some
hundreds OF thousands of Kitcheners new
army will be moved to France, not for &C
tive service, but to complete their train
ing Several of the units have been
warned to be in readiness to move about
Christmas time or before. France Is am
ply provided with barracks and what is
even more important, with rifle ranges
in both of which England is lacking.
In the meantime number of the terri
torial regiments are being sent to the
front These men enlisted only for home
defense, but at the outbreak of the war
most of the regiments volunteered, prac-
tically en- masse, for foreign service. Some
battalions did not, however. and these
are now known in the service as the
cold feet" battalions. A peculiar case
| is that of the. civil service rifles, one of
the smartest of the territorial units. Nine
| ty per cent of the men volunteered but
only one or two of the officers The men
are wild with rage because they are UNI
able to go, and are appealing to the war
office to give them new officers and al
low them to have a shot at the Ger
mans.
Canadian Nurses Want to Go to Front
The Canadian military nurses who have
come over with the dominion troops are
making their rounds of the British mill
tary hospitals learning the system prac-
ticed there and are much impressed with
it's lack of fuss and its efficiency. They
arc also having their first experience with
serious gunshot wounds and with the
sicknesses peculiar to camp and barrack
life. They are working hard but they
are enjoying every minute of their time
here, and are hoping that they will be
sent to the base hospitals at the front,
and not like so many of their British col
leagues, kept in England to nurse the
wounded who are brought home as rapid
| ly as they can be moved.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-27

The United States Department az Arri-
culture. M ~ the time III the present adj
mini~trniiuh. has never been disposed ~
give much recognition 10 State agricultural
departments. The national department, NJ
yon know. is %compo~cd of bureaus over
which a chief pre~idc~ with m army al
employees under him. There ~ more Or les
jealousy and envy from time tx time b.
tween. or among. the officials Of these >hu-
rcau~ hut n a rule they have been 4 unit
IN ~uppre~~ing State officials wherever II
seemed desirable or necessary 10 do 20.
They have been compelled IN the exigencies
"a the situation % give more recognition Ia
our agricultural colleges aud experiment
stations but even this hA~ frequently been
-rudringly bestowed. and sometimes
cvadcd. Tn The other hand. State officials.
picqued al what they Thought wa unfair
treatment. have sometimes been preindiccd
and ultimately narrow IN their conception
and treatment of The national department
officials. mention fhis. nof a. Y complaint
or for the purpose NJ directing renewed
attention o. II. h~erFnsr I believe IL j. hap
PLY eliminated. but merely to emphasize
The belief that there should be greater har-
monv and cooperation lHtween the State
and National government On the part Of
those engaged 10 y common cause for the
good 81 an the people. I believe. therefore.
that wherever and Whenever the National
government can u~c State officials they
should cooperate with them. aiding in
every way possible 10 perfect q marketing
system ~ applied 70 the ,s.rving conditions
and separate localities eamon country:
but leaving the conifr a-k 1T purely
State shipments a. I department I:
who should supervise m. .rket~ III the
State IN the same general =av n outlined
for the United States department IN the
ease of interstate shipments. 4 already
Indicated. however. our State department
will probably continue to he emba rrnSsed
IN Y want III funds. The average State
legislature would much prefer that the
United States should furnish The money for
State work, rather than have il taken from
our own treasury. This seems 10 he true
moi only a. relates 10 the marketing prob
lem. hut to al other agricultural inve~ti-
cations whenever and wherever a<eeminrls
legitimate excise can ~ assigned for de-
nendine upon The National irca~urv. rather
Than upon our own.
! am ndt one 81 those who believe that
work Of tins character and State control
work IN general, should be delegated to our
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-27

That Should &c Found on Every Pantry
Shelf.

Canteloupe pickles are % good anh ! v
Inexpensive that they should b. far more
popular round preserving time than
they actually are. Firm. hard fruit
should BE- selected for the pickles. The
softest part ~ the inside and the seeds
should b. cut out and put into 4 quart
jar ~lengthwiSr. The jars should H.
steamed In a steamer Until They are hot.
but before the fruit T. cooked they ~h0uld
be taken out and filled with n hot svrup
made of two pounds Of sugar and one
quart Of vinegar 10 each four quarts Of
the fruit. The SpiccS-clDye~. stick Gin.
namon and all spirr-~honld hr tied M
IN \ piece III shcr~rrluth before being
pnt III the jars.
Jars. covers and syrup should all ~
very hot before they are sealed. and
should b. sealed very tight. The pickles
should b. served with meat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-27
STATE AND NATIONAL AID IN MARKETING TRUCK CROPS
Pre- ented Before State Farmers Institute, July 18th, College Station, Texas.

undertake to aid ~, along TIE following
lines:
4 The collection and dissemination oi
the acreage IN cultivation devored 10 the
different truck crops that exist IN competi-
TIN. territories: IN addition. AZ far n prac-
iicabic. the approximate date that these
crops are expected 10 yet on the market.
?. a daily ielcrraphic report. widely
distributed. on The supply of produce on
hand and IN -ighf ~ an the leading mar
ket renters Of the rounty. Thi~ would IN
volve. Of COURSE. one or more department
representatives IN each one Of these cities.
3 Al inspection and report. both AZ
the point ~ origin and ~ destination 81
all carload shipments: ti.e effect Of thi-
would ~ uniform package. material being
put il the right condition and decision ~
the other end oi the line would determine
whether or not the goods arrived IN the
proper state Of preservation. II j. not in
tended that the government agents should
determine the character 81 packages and
The quality 81 goods directly but their re-
port will soon have the effect of producing
proper results.
J.. 4 supervisory report on al COM
mis- sion houses dealing in interstate truck
Shipments. This would serve a. 4 protec-
iion ~ all reliable and honest commission
Iqcr. and N \ hort Time eliminate the un-
reliable brokers and dealers. with the re-
.uitani benefit to the farmer.
.. \ daily report from the carriers,
giving the destination of ears diverted over
their lines. This would have the effect OF
putting the department ia control Of IN
formation that would ultimately lead ~ the
proper distribution ~ The material.
II would. 1T course, ~ impossible 10 -ct
all these agencies to work at one time. The
proper distribution IT our truck crops j. q
biz problem. even for the United States
government. There are many difficulties
that do moi appear upon the surface and a.
the department work. ont IT, plans II will
new methods. and 10 drop. a. impractic-
able. some If those with which II started.
Naturally II will ~ first follow the lines Of
least resistance; taking up first such work
rs promises 10 be- most easily accomplished
later -uch work ~ gives promise to furnish
The most Immediate results: both for the
department and the producer; bnt anything
hat X rcally needed hy tire people and Ia
accomplish which there u intelligent and
persistent effort. will ultimately be carried
through. The department might well ex-
pend q part Of IT. energies and resources
now directed toward \ greater production.
into channels Of ways and means ~ which
hc products that We already produce cam
BE properly disposed 81: that j.. 10 ease
i T. a question Of money. OF course. the
initiniive IN this would have To be taken by
Coneree- and authorized hy that body.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-27
OMAR" CASES GIVEN AWAY
American Tobacco Company Representa-
tive Has Useful Souvenir.

A useful souvenir j. that being given
away today ~ Brownsville ioblrcD
stores. a. Pctrie Of New Orleans hlsing
arrived in the city to-day for the purpose
81 advertising Omar cigarettes The SON
yrnir l. Ia the shape If "A black leather
cigarette ease. durable and "A handy ar
tirle f0r the users NJ cigarettes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-27

A syringe 90 apply lotions % the scalp
that q Detroit woman has patented b -o
shaped a. a. Tin cloSrly tu the head ami INV
deliver IT, contents in "A nurrpN stream.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-27

TIE STATE or TENAS.
COUNTY OF CAMERON.
In the County Commissioners Court
Cameron County. Texas.
WHEREAS. by virtue Of an order of
the County commissioners Court of
Cameron County. Texas. duly made and
spread upon the minutes ~ said Court
an the 18th day VI July 1911. said Court
ordered the sale If certain rcal-e>tatr b..
longing Ia Cameron County. Texas. dcS
cribcd aS follows:
Lots Numbers One ~. Two 81. Ten
tl0). Eleven llll and Twelve ll3l. In
Block Number One Hundred ami Thir-
teen tlI3l ia the City WI Brownsville.
Texas. according 10 the recognized and
accepted map and plat " said CITY ~
Brownsville. same being property known
as and called the old Court House and
Jail. and in said order appointed the IN.
derSienel Special Commissioner to sell
said property M The Court House door
~ Cameron County. Texas. M public anc.
iion 10 the highest bidder for cash On The
first Tuesday in any month after the
making OF said order. and within the
hours On said day prescribed bv law.
NOW. THEREFORE,. this i to notify
all persons interested ia said sale that
| will On the ith day Of August. 1911. the
same being the first Tuesday III said
month. wccn the hours ~ ten o'clock
4. VI. and four o'clock II. NJ. on said
day nj the Court House door in said
county. offer for sale and sell at public
auction for cash to the highest bidder al.
the right. title AMI interest Of said Cam.
county in and "a said above de-
cribcd property.
Dated AT Brownsville. Texas. this thr
18th day Of July. A.. ID. 1911.
j. s. FORD
Special Commissioner Of Cameron Conn
~. Texas.
.7-13i202T.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-27
Notice.

NOTICE OF THE SALE OF REAL -
APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSION.
Frs COURT OF CAMERON COUNTY,
TENAS.
TIE STATE or TENAS.
COUNTY OF CAMERON.
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we're heavy stones, which the besieged
would drop or roll down upon the
besiegers. When they were driven out
of one fort they could fetreat to an
other. II is difficult to understand how
anything but modern artillery could
rout these defenders from their posts.
They We're an Industrious people as
well as warlike. ON all sides there were
evidences OF farming. Corn was a staple
product. and they seemed to cultivate
every inch OF the ground up to a high
altitude. They knew the use Of water
in farming and they knew also how to
control the flow of rivers There was
one place where they had banked and
confined river for several leagues on
both sides to prevent the spring over
flow from inundating their fields.
"a man could spend lifetime in the
Inca country and yet not exhaust its
interest. We had to quit it because 1t
was time for US to make ready for the
long trip OF our journey across the con-
tinent. down the watershed to the mouth
of the Amazon, 1900 miles or more dis
tant.
I'VE returned to Lima for the third
time, and with Dunno added to our
Poify cNt obh. JuSt 90 VIC WtIC BOIHB
Mr.. Howard, who was then United
States Minister, showed us "A telegram
from the Department OF State asking
him to Inquire into the fate Of w. II.
Cromer and William H. Page Of Chi
cago, who had led an expedition into the
jungle country for the Peruvian. Amert-
can Corporation, which had large con-
cession OF land from the Peruvian Cow
al al.
the truth about that expedition. because
while L sought Cromer and Page L ran
| upon the fate Of two other men on a
similar expedition or perhaps part Of
| theirs. Patrick OHiggins, American and
soldier Of fortune, and MilSlo Seljan Of
Chicago, a naturalized Hungarian.
II never got a trace Of Cromer or
Page. ] never found any person, Indian
or white. after leaving civilization who
had heard OF them. I found plenty Of
traces Of the other two men. found
their cards. letters. ! saw their guns
and clothing and believe ! found their
bones, which ] buried. But mover q
word OF Cromer and Page. They have
been swallowed up by the jungle, which
leaves no more trace than the sea. Per-
haps they will emerge some day; the
chances are against them.
| "Our third journey was from the
coast to the Huailaga River. one Of the
longest tributaries Of the Amazon. and
our way was across territory which the
natives said no white men had visited
before. We were often above the
snow line. and ut times tho way was
very rough. We could travel only by
compass and by the sun. This much
you do know, that following down the
great watershed you are bound In time
to como upon 4 river. For instance,
we were asked by tho Peruvian Gov
ernment to make our trip In a GER
tain direction In order to ascertain
whether In . certain territory there was
q double chain of mountains and two
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years since II WAS abandoned FOR some
mysterious reason aud 1t had thus pre-
served It. Twenty men went TO digging
and cutting out at once and we were
we'll rewarded for the work.
These pre-l ucas, as they might be
called, we're a wonderful people. OF
that there is no doubt. or course we
could not uncover the whole OF any city,
only scratch the surface "A little here
and there. but we discovered they had
definite ideas about architecture definite
ideas Of government. which was COM
munal; they knew how to lay out
streets. and perhaps avenues.
"They seemed to have buildings for
Official transactions as well az private
residences. They had an assembly
house. as nearly as ! could determine,
and they had very good knowledge of
fortifications. They were warlike race
beyond all doubt. They had utensils and
weapons. and we found some Of them.
They used silver and gold In a compost
ton known as campi, and we found they
had pots. pans, knives, spears and dec
orative utensils. Judging from the
specimens of their art they were not
what we would call moral race.
"In the course OF a month or 80 we
discovered at least three of these buried
cities. almost as well buried as Pompeii
WAS. I do not know whether any other
persons ever saw these cities before.
There was nothing to show that any
white man had ever seen them. They
are there now and will DO there Of
course. and some day a scientific expedi-
ton will make some most interesting
discoveries by patient work.
ION this trip We came upon Lake
Titicaca, said to DO the highest body
OF navigable water In the world. II Is
above the snow line and has about 5000
square miles of water There are little
steamboats, on 1t. small towns and some
| trade. The lake never freezes, but II
SHOWS there every day I'm the year. II
Ia too high for anything except some
, very small. tasteless FISH.
, 1.-The one feature We noticed about all
Inca cities was their splendid means
Of defence. There IN no way Of know
ing from whom these prehistoric Incas
wanted to defend themselves. but every
city seems TO have been built around
principal fort. Usually the cities are
to be found on the slopes OF noun
tain. down a narrow valley. Both ends
Of this valley are fortified and closed
| by gates.
"The architecture Is all stone and
these ancient people had some engineer
Ing knowledge, rs evidenced by the fact
they used very large stones for their
building. One gate noticed was a solid
stone which swung from an enormous
framework. also Of stone. II was sus-
pended from an eye In the upper post
and swung. At the sides were catches
which fastened II.
| "Around, rising In terraces. like the
modern fort. was the defence for this
entrance. There were parapets and
escarpments. There was . series OF forta
all Joined by underground passages. II
was evident that the principal missilca
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on horses until We came to the valley.
There We took photographs. still and
moving. Of the fly. 1t isn't a big insect,
and under the microscope II shows a
long proboscis. 1t flies about In the
evening. and when IL bites the
cheek or neck II means business. The
funny part Of this ny is that II likes
an altitude OF from 5000 to Il, 900 feet.
and 1 could not discover upon what It
feeds.
THAT was q hardening expedition all
right. for eight OF our party Of eleven
fell Ill Of the fevers and seven OF them
lost all further interest in the
trip. Tho fever was malarial. but in
tho end It developed symptoms some
thing like blackwater. Some Of the
men had not yet recovered the last ]
heard.
I'VE returned to Lima then and made
ready for expedition No. 2, and this
time our party consisted Of Coates. Hol-
brook aud myself. Dunno himself was
III and remained behind. We started
for the Inca country. Inca ruins skirt
the Andes all the way south from Ecua-
dor, but tho point We sought was down
to the southeast OF Peru. along the
Bolivian border out Of Cuzco. the an
cicnt Inca capital.
"The trip from Cerro dc Pasco, now
by boat, now with horses led us down
until we came to the famous Inca high
way. which Ii two meters wide and 1900
miles long. 1t led US to the marvels
Of that ancient race. and we had soon
passed city after city. investigated and
explored by scientists and already
known to the world. l soon discovered
that In addition to the cities known
the Indians had legends Of still more
buried cities. cities Of a people who
antedated tho Incas found by the
| Spaniards.
"One Of our Indian guides said ne
knew where several Of these cities were
and I asked him to tell US. He did not
want to do this---why do not know
and to extract the Information required
patience and diplomacy. At last he con-
scented to guido us there for additional
, wages, and we cut out over the noun
tains, down trails. now up above the
snow line, now down In the region OF
the rarest tropical verdure. 1t would
make the hearts Of florists beat high to
sec as we have seen great natural fields
OF tho most beautiful orchids growing
In tho son. while the parasitic orchids
festooned great forests Of trees.
1.-The journey WIS one OF days, and
ono afternoon the old Indian stopped
'Esta aqui.' he said ct IL here). and
stopped. somewhat discouraged. There
was nothing but the slope and plateau
Of mountain visible. covered with dense
underbrush. There was not the sign Of
a wall. a house. ruin or anything tc
| ,,,AtOata that II had not always been 9
forest.
"'3old again. I thought; but the In
dian, stepping on the trial, took up q
msttock and began cutting. Soon q
rough wall Of stone was uncovered. and
then knew. Nature had coyered up
| that Old city In al the Thousands .oI