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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18
MONKEYS USED TO
REPLACE LAbORERS
How Joker Used Newspaper
to Fool Entire
Nation

A dispatch from st. Louis tells of the
death in Kelvin, Ark, of Joseph Mulhat-
ton, a travelling salesman noted in his
Gay for conceiving hoaxes. He at one
time claimed credit for having invented
the trained monkey hoax, in which a
Louisiana cotton grower was supposed to
have improved seven monkeys to displace
negroes as cotton gatherers. This Is In
teresting; it would be dorbly interesting
were it certainly true, but there are
doubts. Ordinarily it is unkind to dispute
the word of a man that is dead. but just
ice to an unnamed Munchausen of the Pa
eifie coast. and to another down in Geor-
gia prompts a denial of this report. OF
course, history offers instances of great
minds having flowed along the same
channels. but it may have been that Mr..
Mulhatton, in his zeal, told and retoid
the monkey story until-even as did the
man with the mythical bear-he believed
that he himself had originated 1t, says
the Indianapolis News.
The trained monkey hoax is one of the
most readable ever sent out on an inter-
minable journey through the American
newspapers. The California version was
first printed, with photographs, in the
Herald, an afternoon paper IN san JOSE
Cal. 1t seems that a prune grower In
Santa Clara county had had difficulty in
getting his prunes picked. Prunes, you
know are not plueked from the trees.
They are allowed to ripen and drop ana
then are gathered from the rough, broken
ground underneath the trees. This work is
tiresome. Japanese are about the only
persons able to stand the wearing on the
knees that results from sorambling about
the orchard. This grower in common with
other growers disliked Japanese some-
times, but he could get no other satisfac-
tory help.
Then came the monkey idea. Whether
It originated with the grower or with
some obscure reporter may never be told.
The obliging orchardist gave out an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18
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is sent to market she remembers each
one with it's price. When she comes
back she can give me an il emized ac-
count of her purchases and can make her
change figure correctly dowr to a cash,
the sixteenth part of a cent. She can
neither read nor write. When | so
must write a list and even then | often
get my account in tangle.
Another instance of remarkable mem
ory was that of four or five girls under
IL years who without anw previous metz
tai training. entered a Christian school
and at the end of two and half years
could repeat the whole of the four gcs-
pels, in Chinese. Not only could they
recite any chapter or part of a chapter
selected at random, but they could an
swer intelligently any question on sacred
history.
ITO return to the Chinese school. AS
a rule pupils are admitted only at New
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18
Killed 121 Rattlers in Hunt

Platteville, Col, December 2o.-(Spe-
cial.) .)-More than a hundred men partici-
pated in Plattevilles annual game hunt
day to clear the prairies and hills of ami
mails which do damage to crops and cat
tie.
The count of the game showed that
total of 532 magpies, 292 prairie dogs, Q
coyotes, 10 ducks, 112 rabbits, 10 snipe,
hawks, 40 owls, rnuslxrats, / weasel, L
eagle, 1 gopher and 121 rattlesnakes were
slain -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18

of extensive study of the classics, of com-s
mitting great portions to memory. The
Chinese memory is phenomena. 1t seems
to be a part of their very natures from
the constant tax put upon their mem
ories for generations, as tl.c women.
though until recently uneduoated, have
this power as well as do the men. NY
cook puts me to shame. No matter how
long the list of groceries fsr which slel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18

interview explaining his plan to train
monkeys to pick prunes. He had facts
and figures to prove its economy and de-
sirability. No race controversies, no
gnared and calloused knees-just profits
and monkeys. He said that he had or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAX
PAYERS

1 HEREBY MAKE LAST DEMAND
ON YOU FOR YOUR ASSESSMENT OF
REAL AND Personal PROPERTY
FOR THE YEAR 1914. UNLESS YOU
ASSESS BEFORE THE FIRST MON
DAY IN FEBRUARY THERE WILL
DE A PENALTY OF 10 PER CENT
ADDED. BY ORDER OF THE STATE
TAX COMMISSION.
ID. u. M'LENDON,
TAX ASSESSOR For JEFFERSON
COUNTY. s..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18

Years, as there is no recognized break
in the scholastic year except four or six
weeks at the end of the year. Some
times the schools are suspended in the
fifth month for a great pay day and an
important feast. ! suppose American
children would think it hard to study
every day in the week, with no holiday
on Saturday and Sunday. Though .he
Chinese. children do not have these days
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-04-02

Ibarrassing us in our business at every
turn. His antagoniSm and hostility,
made effective by his connection with
the above Board, has been such that
We no longer found it profitable TO con.
tlhue our business, and in consequence
! we have been compelled to pull M
stakes and quit the field and sell out or
remove to another place. About nine
" per cent of our employees are resi-
dents of Algiers, whose earnings or
the greater part of them. were spenr
with the Algiers business houses.
We are not writing in a spirit OF
complaint on personal grounds and do
not desire to have the facts considered
on personal considerations at all: but
the facts here recited show the evils
that may result from the petty spite
OF an employe of a city Board who is
permitted to use his official position to
vent his personal malice and spleen
agains: certain individuals and drive a
legitimate business mutually profitable
to the owners and to the local mer-
chants, away from our district
III telephone conversation with the
assistant engineer of the Board subse-
quent TO the first conference. with =
view to adjusting matters. these same
statements in substance we're made IN
him, but they were totally ignored as
OF no moment The motives of tho
employe of the Board as outlined above
were placed before the engineer. I'm,
the only satisfaction the writer secured
from him was the answer that he Ctbe
engineer had not asked for that infor.
nation.
These facts with their consequences
are laid before YOUR association for
such action as YOU deem proper in the
premises, and we indulge in the hone
that the matter may be met in the pro.
per spirit and the remedy pointed on,
so that cher enterprises NAV not he
stified and driven out of the district
because Of the petty spite of some en-
ploye Of city Board. whose official
position may enable him TO impose
hardships and harrass. with the tacit
sanction of his superior. individuals
and business enterprises that happen
to fall under his dispIeasure.
Respectfully,
BONNER & BENTON.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-04-02

Continued on Page Eighth
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-04-02

MeSSrS. Bonner and Benton. who es.
tablished some months ago a large saw
mill on the outfall drainage canal ana
who have for the past year been en-
gagged in logging and cutting biz tim
bers for ties and other lumber in the
vicinity of the outfall drainage canal.
have addressed very strong letter 10
the secretary OF the Algiers Improve
.ment Association.
Charles Denner. who is at present
the secretary of the Orleans Levee
Board and one of the members of the
firm mentioned above. states that their
trouble with the Sewerage and Water
Board is caused principally by an en-
ploye of the Board who has been max
ing great deal of trouble for them.
Mr.. Bonner would not give the name
of this employe but stated that at the
proper time, as soon at the letter is
read at the meeting Of the Algiers In
provement Association, he would name
the man mentioned in the letter.
MesSrs Bonner and Benton claim
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-04-02

thieves stated that the reason Algiers
mas not been given more trees is be-
cause the property owners along the
streets have not organized and asked
for the planting of the trees. 1t is ne
cesSary in order TO have the trees
planted along any street for the pro-
perty owners to organize and petition
the Parking Commission for the trees
when they will select and set them
out. There will be no more trees
planted in Algiers this season.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-04-02

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following facts for your consideration
and such action as your as,ori3rior
may deem proper.
Our business makes il necessary ro
use the said canal. and acting upon
complaint made to it. the said Board
through its engineering Department
notified Us Of certain distractions in
the canal for which We were rpspousi-
bic and ordered Us 10 discontinue fine
use Of the canal. This We did Sub-
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-04-02

zell, Dorothy Kraft. Mildred Thorning.
Alma PuJoI. Nerna Amuedo. Chler Sad
Iier' Florence Pruitt, Esther CaVanaugh,
Bohha!Nn Randolph and Lucille Chris
~
Louis Shadowsky. formerly OF our
town, VIII be united in matrimOuy on
'i'e I''H u MISS AIM" h'auE' ]" 81
''ep''en' '"ui'"
Chief Justice BreauX OF the Su-
preme Court, who is about to retire,
" 'S 'ile guest u "ollor "' oII''l"i''
banquet DIT antoine s. 'ehuereu MN
pS prominent Judges ana lawyers oI
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avenuo and AIiv street last week He
was discovered in the act and chased
off. droppipg his booty in his fight
Mr. and Mrs Albert GoeheI left
Tuesday for their home in Marion
Ind after snendirg two montbs
here the puests of the formers
brother, Mr.. Fred Goebel Of Seguin
street.
Walter Borne of Edgar p. O.. La.
has been the guesr of his uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Borne. of Pa
cific avenue
Mrs. Joseph Ruiz Of the Lower
Coast presented her husband with a
baby girl
Tho r,or,. finland. % r,,o Nil,
both tIiaai,., lii go, - - tha+
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mere VIII be an important meeting
OF the Noodmen circle at their next
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-04-02
LIGUsTRUMS FOB PELICAN AVE.

The New Orleans Parking Commits.
sion has completed the planting of IL
gustrum trees along Pelican avenue
and they already begin to make the
street have a different appearance.
This is a very fine tree which grows
buShy and very rapidly. has a beauti-
full white bloom toward the fall of the
year, which result in clusters of purple
berries which remain on until the next
spring. These trees grow to a me
dunn height and furnish fine shade.
Last year the Commission planted
elm trees on Teche street !. c. Ma
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-04-02
THREATENED To
LEAVE ALG|ERS

THE SAWMlLL FIRM OF BONNER &
BENTON THREATEN TO PULL
UP STAKES" AND LOOK FOR
ANOTHER TERRlTORY-THEY
BLAME LOCAL SEWERAGE AND
WATER BOARD EMPLOYE FOR
TROUBLE WITH SEWERAGE
AND WATER BOARD OFFICIALS
WRITE STRONG LETTER TO
THE ALGIERS IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION. IN WHICH THEY
CHARGE THAT EMPLOYE &C
CEPTEO MONEY AND OTHER
FAVORS FROM THEIR FIRM.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-04-02
NEW ESTABLISHMENT HERE

Frank Braai will shortly open up a
Wholesale and retail establishment at
the corner of Teche and Newton
streets. He will handle all kinds of
building material. iron. such as roof
ing, V crimp and corrugated iron and
cutters. His place of business will be
open about April 4th.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-04-02

VIM. J. Smith will attend the ma
tiOnal convention of the BOilermakers
Union at San Francisco on June s.
representing Crescent City Lodge. and
will make an effort to secure the 1916
convention for New Orleans
Invitations have been issued by Mrs.
f. Tufts for the marriage of her daugh-
ter Maud TO Horace l.. Nelson. on We'd
nesday. April -, at Mt. Olivet church
Mrs. John Beaudeau of Slidell ave
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-04-02

that the employee of the Board to whom
they refer has accepted money from
their firm for favors done and because
these favOrs were not continued the
employe has retailated by causing
them TO go to a great amount of un-
necessary expense. The following is
/ the copy of the letter written to the
Algiers Improvement Association, and
it is self-explanatory:
Mr.. \. Spitzfaden. Jr.. Secretary.
Algiers Improvement Association.
Algiers, La.
Dear Sir
The purpose of your association. as
the writer understands it. is to foster
trade and commerce, and encourage.
develop and promote all business and
legitimate enterprises located in the
Algiers section of this city. From this.
we assume, your association would be
equally interested in whatever INJURIES
or is hurtful to or that tends to injure.
impede or embarras business already
established.
Our firm is engaged in the sawmiIl
and logging business in the rear of Al
giers close to the Outfall canal, which
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-04-02
HAVE MANY SUITABLE FOODS
THAT, PERHAPS, YOUR LOCAL
GROCER DOES NOT HANDLE.
FOR INSTANCE

Sprailcy'S Old Virginia Hams; French
Asparagus, IN glass: German A-para-
gus, IN TIN, California Asparagus and
Tips; German Sliced Bccts, ready for
salad: California Cooked PrIneS, in
TIM: German Plums, IN vinegar; Green
Turtle Meat, m tins; Green Turtle
Soup. in tins, Heinz Spiccd Salad
Vinegar. Baby Lima Beans, small and
tender, IN glass; Waw-Naw tthe In
dian RELISH Sauce made in England,
> cents and IS cents a bottle; RaSp-
berry Sauce Tor Peach Media and Pud-
dlugs; Large Spanish Queens Olives.
IN all size jars. the finest quality Of
California Fruits. ApricotS, Yellow
Cling Peaches. Pears. White Royal
Ann Cherries. Refine Plums. all in D.
ounce vacuum jars, Is cents and 50
cents q jar.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-04-02

RENECKY SELLS THE FAMOUS
BUSTER BROWN SHOES FOR THE
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-04-02

RENECKY IS SATISFIED WITH
A LESS PROFIT. BUY YOUR
SHOES FROM HIM.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-08-08
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Sunday morning, next, there will be
a special service of Thanksgiving and
prayer at the Episcopal Church for
bless ngs received from Almighty
God during the year which ended JulJ
31st, 1914, and which was the first
year of ministration of Rev. A. l..
Wood, who was appointed to Noun
tain Home August 1st, 1913, and
who commenced regular services in
st. James Episcopal Church ON the
9th day of August last year.
There will be special music by the
choir and orchestra and Mr.. Wood
will review the work of the past
twelve months in his address. The
service will commence at IL a. m.
and a hearty invitation is issued to
all Episcopalians and to the many
friends of the Church to be present.
Services as usual at p. m. Sun
day evening.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-08-08
WILL ship 5000
CARS OF SPUDS
Prospects Of Prices for Potatoes
This Season Said to Be Ex-
ceptionally Bright.

F. G. Ticknor returned from Poca
tello Wednesday where he had beer
in attendance at a meeting of the
Directors of the Southern Idaho Pro
ducers' Association.
Mr.. Ticknor reports that the as
sociation now has three sales agents
In the field and they report the
prospects of good prices for spuds
this season as being very flattering.
There seems no question but what
the trouble in Europe will pre-
vent the importation of potatoes
from that country this year.
Owing to disease, the state OF
Maine, normally the largest spud
producing state in the Union, is un-
der quarantine, and will not be allow
ed to ship any of her potatoes out
of the state. Michigan, another large
producer of tubers, will invade the
territory usually supplied by Maine.
Texas and many sections I'M Colorado
are troubled with stem blight and
will not have much, If any to ship,
so that the Southwest will have to
look to Idaho and the northwest
states for their supply of the tooth
some spud.
The association had shipped four
cars up to last Tuesday, obtaining
a price Of from $1.22 to $1.2S net to
the grower, but most Of the crop are
later varieties and the shipping sea
son will not open in earnest until
September and complete arrange
ments have been completed to hand
le a large number of cars. The
association expects to- handle about
5000 cars this season against about
HOO last season.
About nine cars of sacks have al
ready been purchased by the asso-
citation and distributed among the
different locals. These sacks are OF
even weight holding 120 pounds
and the association is instructing
its members to load these sacks
SO as not to weigh not less than
120 pounds.
The next meeting of the associa-
tion will be held September Sth, at
Pocatello.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-08-08

Canada, ROLAND and Ralph pierce OF
Modm,an Home. Nine Of the ten
children are living, and all tho nine
were at the funeral except the
daughter In Nebraska. All were
present before the father departed.
except the son from Canada who ar
rived Friday.
The deceased was an industrious
and neat farmer, intelligent, square
and upright In his dealings and con-
duct. Though not a religious man,
he went to services with his wife at
the school house when held there I'm
the early days. He helped towards
building a new church in the neigh
borhood. After becoming hard Of
hearing he left off going and Like
many men he was too busy to go to
church" Since coming to Mountain
Home he has come to the services
quite little, but said, What Ia the
, use, / can't hear" In his last sick
ness he was responsive to the conso-
lations of the gospel, TO the presence
of God and the name of Jesus, to
the scripture, prayer and song, and
the ordinance of baptism was ad-
mlnistered.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. C. e. Mason from the Congre-
gational church, Saturday, at two
clock. The choir sang selections.
Friends and the Daughters of Veter-
ans arranged decorations with pro-
fusion of flowers and the casket was
draped with flag. Mr.. Pierce being
a veteran OF the Civil war, and
services were held at the grave
whittier a long procession OF friends
followed the remainA
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-08-08
WIZARD PLANS
FESTIVE WEEK
Poems, Songs snd Stories are the
Themes Upon Which Parade
Is Built

The Wizards electrical pageant
parade, the big attraction Of the Wiz
ards Carnival in Salt Lake City
August 25-29, Is described as a gor.
geous 500-character, $4,000 allegori-
cal, historical and NEUROLOGICAL pic
ture-spectaele. Poems, songs and
stories are the themes upon which
the parade has been built, and the
flash and scintillation of thousands
of irridescent electric lights, the six
teen magnificent multi-colored floats
Of this colossal extravaganza will pre-
sent in life and action, sixteen
poems, songs, and stories, which have
endeared themselves to the Ameri-
can people, young and old. Thous-
ands of dollars have been spent
and talented artists and decorators
have labored for months In the con-
struction of this pageant. When it
is paraded with the handsomely cos
tuned characters, to the blare of
bands through the cleared streets Of
Salt Lake City, 1t will furnish a
wonderful and never er-to-be-forgotten,
wonderful, never-tob-e-forgottenl sight,
startling the most vivid imagination
and outdoing the most sanguine ex-
pectation. The automobile floral pa
rade will also be beautiful and
brilliant affair, and the military, in
dustrial, fraternal and civic parade
will be the longest and the most
varied exhibition of community inter
ests ever paraded in the West. The
Wizards Roundup show will be the
magnet for those who seek heart
stopping thrills and, all in all. the
Wizards Carnival will truly be "The
Playtime of the People.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-08-08
JoNEs-PEARMAN.

A pretty wedding took place at the
Mountain Home Hotel parlors Thurs
day, August 6, in the afternoon al
1870 o'clock, Mr.. Leroy Pearman OF
Murphy and Miss Lucy Jones of Bru-
neau being the contracting parties
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas S. Clark a
young married couple of Bruneau
served as best man and bridesmaid.
Rev. Charles E. Mason performed the
ring ceremony. Besides Mr.. and Mrs
Clark the brides mother, Mrs. ]. H.
Jones, and Mrs. Frank ]. Williams
were present.
The bride in an attractive young
lady of cheerful and pleasing manner,
the groom is a young man of good
prospects, manly i'm manner and faith
full to business. He Is superintend-
ent of the Owyhee Orchard Company
having 800 acres in the tract.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearman with their
friends returned to Bruneau Thurs
day afternoon, and Friday they will
proceed to Murphy, their future
home. The best of wishes for the
prosperity and happiness of this
worthy couple from their many friend
follow them.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-08-08
GRAND OPE IRA.

With on all-star cast presenting
the day, the coming of "The Shee-
han English Opera Company" to this
city is looked forward to with I'M
usual interest, as it is no doubt one
of The most important musical offer
ings of the season.
The company headed by Joseph
F. Sheehan, includes such artists as
M IS Mirth Carmen, one of America S
leading prima donnas, Laura Baer,
the famous contraho who has won an
enviable reputation both In this
country and abroad and N. r. Shan
ley, one of the best known bari
tones of the day. 1t is safe to say
that it will be a long time before
such a combination of reknowned
artists are again together in Eng
lish opera.
The performance consists Of a
triple bill of three of the Worlds
most popular operas, III Trovatore," Z"
bohemian Girl' and Martha" and
it is no exaggeration to say that it
Is the most interesting performance Of
opera ever given in this country, 1t
includes the entire tower scene of
I'll Trovatore" with the famous
Misereree, the entire dungeoni scene,
said to be the most beautiful in the
opera, all of the well known num-
Dreamt bers of "The Bohemian Girl"
/ Dreamt / Dwelt in Marble Halls,
Then You'll Remember Me, Bliss For
ever Past ETC., as well as the en-
tire second act of Martha" with it's
Spinning Wheel Quartet "Good
Night" uQartet and "The Last Rose
of Summer"
This engagement is certain to
prove the musical and society event
of the season.