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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

in the ante rooms of his salon In Picca- fdmy His terms were high ranging from | to guineas for half an hours lesson. Nevertheless. he was so greatly in request that 1t is said that he had only one hour free, between and a. m, and that he selnshly insisted upon keeping this hour for slumber
 The polka mania of 1sn seems to have exceeded even the tango craze Of lslS m it's intensity and virulence. People thought and spoke of little else, so that the Times was induced duerulously to complain that its news columns remained unread. for neither politics nor anything else interests the public today-only this new and all-ahsorbing pursuit the polka.
 Ten or P years later another new dance the now well known lancers. took the fashionable world by storm, although probably owing to the intricacy of it's very elaborate figures. it did not all at once become so universally popular as had been the case with the waltz and the polka.
 The lancers were introduced to London society by four young ladies who were exceedingly popular at the time. They were lady Georgna lygon, Lady Jane Fielding Hon. Miss Berkeley and Mile Olga de Leehner. daughter of the Rus sian ambassador
 It was danced for the first time in London ballroom by these ladies and four young gentlemen whom they had initiated into its mysteries at a grand ball giverSat the Turkish embassy, while the assembled company looked on.
 Among the guests at that particular ball were Queen Victoria and the prince
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
When The Engineer Turned Weak

Up in the mountains of cast Tennessee, or, rather, in a peaceful little valley,
 nesting tranquilly between the Clinch
 ranges, there existed in the year 1900 a
 railroad 40 miles in length known as the
 Knoxville and Bristol, says the Phila- delphia North American. One terminus of the road was at Coryton, + miles from
 Knoxville. thriving little village of some IS souls, not counting the ticket | agent. Morristown was the other termi-
 nus, S9 miles from Bristol. so the name | Knoxville and Bristol was more sig
 nificant of the hopes of the little road than | of It's achievements
 This slight discrepancy seemed in no way to disturb the noise and complacency i of its existence, however, and it's one | train a day came snorting and rumpins,
 down the valley with all the importance
 of the finest vestibule on the Southern, showing as naughty a contempt for it's schedule as it did for it's ultimate destina- 1 ton. But business was good on the Knox | vile and Bristol, and as that was decided l ly what the management was after, it was | perfectly willing that the train should
 stop any place to pick it up.
 The lnndDltantS along the tnlnly set | tied mountain slopes had three never | failing sources of income-chickens. tan | bark and summer boarders. The road ! carried poultry away by carloads each day. There was no race suicide foolish
 ness about those hens, who so plainly
 saw their duty and did 1t nobly. The ha- | tives, at certain seasons of the year, ! skinned, the oaks of the mountain top for the tanhark, and at another season they cheerfully skinned the city folks,
 who flocked out in great numbers to par | take of the waters of numerous mineral | springs and climb the sides of surround | Ing mountains.
 | The Knoxville and Bristol flyer headed | out of Coryton each morning, and for sew
 eral years in the capacity of postal clerk Ishared It's vicissitudes, its joys and sor-
 rows. failures and triumps, washouts. | wrecks, and occasionally enjoyed the
 thrill of arriving somewhere on schedule | time. f
 | The engineer was big. raw -boned, | good-natured individual named Bill All | len. Bill had big solemn blue eyes ana
 dropping red mustache. which seemed
 to lend a gravity to his utterances and
 make his listeners bristle up and get
 ready to fight should an outsider venture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
FREAK DANCES IN
 EVERY GENERATION
Waltz and Polka Once were Severely Crowned Upon-Many Curious
 Steps Years Ago

Just as the tango has now taken the dancing world by storm. so did the waltz a century ago, says the Buffalo News.
 There was the same outcry about it. too Coming to us from Berlin, by way of Paris. it was denounced as this imp of Germany brought up in France
 But the younger generation, both men and women. took to 1t enthusiastically, and in a little while the waltz had prae- tically busted the older dances. It's pop ularity continuedl unahated for above 20 years, when it was temporarily eelipsed by the polka graze.
 The polka came originally from Bohe- mia, where 1t has been danced by the peasants from time immemorial. Its in troduction into fashionable society was due to Josef Neruda. who aaw girl dancing it one Sunday afternoon in the market place of Elheleinitz. and noted down the melody and steps.
 The erase for the new dance broke out first at Prague, and spread thence to Vi- enna and Paris. X French dancing mas ter named Celarius brought it to London, and reaped a fortune by his enterprise.
 Duchesses waited their turn for hours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
The Giant of the Poultry Yard
By EDWIN MEGARGEE

edged with white. Main wing feathers black and white.
 This breed has the triple or pea comb,
 which is virtually frost-proof. It is bright red in color. as are the face, wat ties, ear lobes and eyes. The yellow bill is marked with dark stripes. Shanks and toes are clear yellow.
 One great characteristic of the breed is it's hardness. It thrives under condi- tions which would be serious handicap to less husky fowls.
 The hens are persistent sitters as a rule, though in some strains this tendency has been somewhat overcome by intelligent selection. They lay brown eggs, medium in size. As breed Brahmas are regard ed as only moderate layers. but, as in all breeds. individuals frequently make good records, especially during the winter months.
 Because Brahma chicks are slow to reach full size and remain soft-meated until they gain considerable weight. they are popular among producers of high grade roasting chickens. They also make
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is today compelled to announce the early closing of its cam paign in the most startling distribu- ton of a book ever undertaken by a newspaper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
Horses Guard Dead Driver

Herald.
 An instance of the intelligence and fidelity of horses came to light today when the body of Frank Hannon was found face downward in a brook near here. blanket was so wrapped about him that he had been unable to save himself after falling,
 over Hannon stood his team, one of the animals having remained for many hours without being able to place one of it's feet on the ground, as HaHsons body was under the hoaf and the horses were unable to msvs freely in the tangled hap pess,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

fortune. In this case things broke right almost from the start. There were no serious setbacks, as long illness of any member of the family, total crop failures, or any of the many things which occasionally make failure sure in spite of careful planning and hard work.
 In speaking of his big success MT. Thomas expressed himself as being certain that any family possessing grit and common sense, the ability and willingness to work hard and live simply can establish themselves in the country and ultimately reach in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
POULTRY

BARRED ROCKS-To decrease my flock l offer for sale hens from my prize winning pens al S2 per bird These birds are as good as l have. Mrs. Hugh Morrow. Roehuck Springs. phone East Lake 166-W
 4-12-2t-su-wed su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

Copyright, 1914. by Matos-Mentz Adv Co.,.
 Inc)
 The Light Brahma is conspicuous be- cause of it's great size. In weight it ex- ceeds all other standard d-bred chickens. Cocks weigh 12 pounds; cockerels, 10; hens 51s; bullets, s.
 A Brahma of quality is an outstanding, finely proportioned fowl. which does not depend upon an abundant of loose feath- ering to create the impression of great size. It is compactly and sturdily built, with large, well formed body and thick thighs of good length. The plumage is rather close, and the whole effect is one of sturdiness and solidity.
 The plumage is mostly white, relieved by an occasional touch of black In the hackle a black stripe appears. Also in the lesser coverts of the male. The tail feathers are generally black or black
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
HOW ONE PROFITABLE POULTRY
 FARM WAS DEVELOPED
Similar Opportun- itieS Exist in All Sections

Copyright. 1914. by Matos-Menz Adv. Co.,.
 Inc.
 Business men having no previous ex- perience in poultry keeping often engage in this line of work and achieve unusual success. In fact, many of the most prom inent poultrymen had the advantage of years of business training before they became greatly interested in poultry hus- bandry.
 Professor Stoneburn gives below the experience of a nerve-exhausted office man who was forced to attempt to make a living in the country. The obstacles he overcame and the success he gained lend announcement to others who, rom necessity or choice, are thinking of talk ing up this line of work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

excellent capons, and are much used for this purpose.
 Early in their history Brahmas were very popular among admirers of general purpose fowls. Many old-time poultry men still hold them in high esteem, but they have failed to retain leading posi- tion. Possibly this may be due to per- sistent breeding for strictly fancy ex- hibition points at the express of utility value.
 There is some question as to the original home of the breed. Some say it came to us from India; others that China deserves the credit. In any event the early impor- tations reached America between 1S40 and 1850, and the birds attracted immmedlate attention because of their great size.
 For a time they were known under a variety of names, but finally the name Brahma was adopted and has since been retained The breed has been greatly changed in appearance in the hands of American and English breeders, and is now certainly more attractive than the early type.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

dependence. He now owns three good farms, is supervising them all, and he believes that with the help of his son he can soon double the income from them.
 MT. Thomas is a man of influence in his community He Is well-to-do He en- joys robust health and takes pleasure in his work. His family mas most of the good things of life. And he has accom- plished all this since he was 40 years of age, when, broken in health and with but a scanty amount of cash capital, his physician ordered him to leave the city and start anew with his feet on the soil
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-27
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading and Closing
Prices on Board of Trade,

CHICAGO, July 25.-Frantic buying OF
wheat today resulted from the war scare
The excitement, however waS chiefly
confined to few minutes at the start
when reports that Servia would yield had
not sufficient time to take effect. After
touched &c a bushel, the market closed
unsettled at a rise of lba1hc to 1kqlMC
net, Corn finished h1lc above last night
and oats &c off to 1-16c up. Provisions
as a rule. scored gain that varied from
DC to l712c.
the wheat pit had orders to buy at the
first tap of the bell. The possibility OF
the United States being yet called on Ia
supply breadstuffs to Europe on a scale
never before equalled kept most OF the at
tention of the pit even after the news
came that the worst OF the crisis between
servia and Austria appeared to be at an
end.
Flattening out Of export demand for
wheat did much to cool off enthusiasts
who could see only one side to the mar
ket. In the final dealings, especially,
some heed was given TO assertion that the
american spring crop was maturing ahead
of the black rust and that the harvest in
North Dakota would be ten days earlier
than In the year when the plague caused
ruin.
Corn climbed with wheat and also re-
sponded to continued need OF general
rains. Trading at no time, however,
showed anything like the volume or ex-
element that was witnessed In the wheat
crowd. Hedging sales against the new
crop made oats relatively weak through
out the session.
Not much Influence of the war talk was
shown by provisions. The main element
Of strength seemed to be the outlook for
diminished supply OF cattle at the prin-
cipal centers next week
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-27
OMAHA TO BE GIVEN
WESTERN GOLF IN 1915

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July Is
Especial Telegram.)-Omaha is to be
awarded the 1915 Western Amateur Golf
association tourney, officers Of the asso-
citation admitted here today. St. Louis
will be the only contender for this great
event, but Omaha having never had
the honor OF entertaining the western
golfers the Nebraska metropolis will be
selected when the annual meeting is held
in Chicago next winter.
Omaha will have the largest representa-
tion of any city on the city Monday when
the elimination round opens and the tour
ney begins The Omaha entrants for the
championship are: A. Kingsley, Ralph
Peters, F. r. Hamilton, F. G. Wearne,
Ray Low, ]. B. Fradenburg, J. B. Rohm,
$. w. Reynolds, ]. w. Hughes, Frank
w. Hale. A. V. Kingsley. C. w. Calkins.
Carl Book, W. J. Foye, Al Cohn, ST., and
Clarence Peters.
In the Olympic cup play today pre-
liminary to the western tourney four
Omahans. Low. Hughes, Hale and Calm,
composed the Nebraska team, which fin
ished seventh. Chicago winning the tro-
ply. w. ]. Foye OF Omaha also partioi-
pated In the event, playing on the trans
continental team, which ended eighth.
Among the experts gathered here.
Omaha is expected to take one Of the
officers cups. Chick Evans and Edward
seckel OF Chicago are favorites for the
championship.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-27
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
Quotations OF the Nay on various
Comm0dIttes

NEW YORK. July s5.-t'LOUR-ste
spring patents, 81 4O64 50; winter straights,
FtNpAeo; winter patents. 81 9SG4 81; spring
clears, NO0d4l6; extra No, / winter,
S!,son9S5; extra No. 2 winter, 81 zoos IS
WHEAT New No. 2, CSC. and new No.
York. No, / northern Duluth, 81 O6&, and
No. l northern Manitoba. SION T. o. b..
anoat Futures, July 92hc; Septem-
HoPsNeuiet;state, common to choice,
coast isis crop. 6Se i iSia crop isSi5S ftS
CORN-Spot, firm. No. yellow, 19c,
oATs-spot, easy; standard white, tls
R6e; No, 8 4iniiito; fancy clipped
HAY.,,Eirm; sh!Ppi9s, soci No. 1, nl5;
PROV1sIONS-Pork, unsettled mess,
s2t 0O92t5o; fall s24OOd25.OO, short clear,
dii56i family. slsr5fl9;S6 - Lard, ugS
easy; continent slebS; South American,
SIS
BUTTBR-Steady; receipts. 400 tubs;
creamery. extras, 2Ihd2SMc: firsts 24ifdf
&c: seconds, 22G24c; process, extras, 22Iffi
2Sc
CHEEsE-Eas state, whole milk,
white or colored, average, fancy l4h9
iESc; Skins 4dllhc.
BGGS-Steady; fresh gathered, extras,
2iG26c; extra firsts, 22iAd2SIhc; firsts, 2ld
22c; nearby hennery, white. 2ld29c
gathered. whites, 22d2ic; browns 24d26c.
POULTRY-Live, easy; western chick
ems, brollers. 2222Sc; fowls, i6l4ai7c; tur-
ems. frozen, lta2cc fowls, l2@lsisc; tur-
KEYS, 25di 26C.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-27

BUTTER,-No: l, lib, cartoons, &c; No.
1. 6n-lb. tubs, 27c.
CHEESE-Imported Swiss, 2sc; Amer
lean swiss, 24c; block Swiss, 22c; twins,
l7c; daisies, l7hc; triplets, l7hc; Young
Americas, 19c; blue label brick, 17ihc; linn
burger, alb, lSc; lib, SOc; New York
F1sH-white, l6c. trout, l5c; large crop
pies, lac; Spanish mackerel, ice; shad roc
per pair, SOC; salmon, 16c; halibut, lie;
buffalo. shc; channel catfish, loo; pike,
PoULTRY-Broilers. zoe; hens. 12c;
cocks, shc; ducks, SC; geese, SCI turkeys
l6c; pigeons, per dozen. SOC; ducks, full
Gathered aSn SCI geese full fsSthered' eat sc
BEEF CUTS-Ribs, No /. l9Kc; No 2,
l7%G; No. 8, l5c. Loins, No. !, ahc; No.
q 1870; No. 8, l6ko. Chucks No. 1. l2l4c;
No. 2, 12c; No, 3, l0%c. Rounds, No. /,
No. /, sac; No 2, Sc: No 3, 7c
The following fruit and vegetable prices
are quoted by the Gilinsky Fruit COM
FRUITs-oranges Extra fancy Glen.
dora Valencias, 98s. 1l2s. lbs, l5Os, l76s,
zoos and SOS. sS75 per box; Red Ball
Valenciss, all sizes, $3.50 per box. LemN
ons: Extra fancy Golden Bowl, Soos, S6Os.
500 per box; fancy Silver Cord, SOOs, 36Os,
$3.50 per box, Grapefruit: Extra fancy,
64s, $3.50 per box; extra fancy, 46s, $500
Rsd sdaS S0H RSsr SstFa s sa%G anG 5 per- BOOK
Apples: Wnisaps, $3.50 per box; Duchess
S4.OOd450 per barrel,
CALIFORNIA FRUITS-Peaches; Ex-
ira fancy Placer Co. Blbertas or Craw-
fords. s5c per box; 80 box lots. s2ho per
box: 100 box lots or more, SOC per box.
Pears: California Mountain Bartlett, fun
box, t28 per box; 10 box lots, S2.20 per
box; 25 box lots or more. S2.lR per box.
Plums, Diamond, 1.50 per crate, Grant,
$3.50 per crate; Wickso5. si.Uj pes crate;
6-crate lots. l0c less; 10-crate lots, 80
less. Apricota: Wenachee, Washington.
for shipment next Thursday, per crate,
CANTALOUPES - Arizona, standards
$500 per. crate; Jumbos, $3.50 per crate
Ponys $3.50 per crate.
VEGBTABLES-Cabb 2lAo per lb. !;
California onions, &c per h.; peppers, Soc
per basket; fancy tomatoes. b0c per crate;
cucumbers, hothouAe, 2 dO1. basket, 76 per
basket; new beets, carrots, turnips, &c per
Denver, large Jumbo, S1.OO per doE; head
lettuce, 00cQS160 per doz; leaf lettuce.
40c per doz.; onions. homegrown, 16c per
doz.; radlshes, 60c per doz. garlic, italian,
2Oc per ID; horseradshes. S.b0 per case;
shelied popcorn, &c per h.. asparagus,
home grown, market price about 30c per
doz, potatoes, new' l.0QllO per
CAULIELowDR - Homegrown. 500
BANANAS-S1.7 .7b@g6O per bunch.
NUTS-Salted peanuts, $50 per case;
No. California walnuts, 1870 per lb
pecans, 12hc per lb.; filberts, 1bc per lb.;
almonds, zoe per lb.; popcorn, &c per H.
MISCELLANEOUS = Sugar walnut
basket orackerjack. $3.50 per case;
checkers, $3.50 per case; crackerjack, per
half case, Sl.75; checkers, per half case.
I.76.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-27

against ss,tli for the corresponding week
Al the same time that receipts have
been very large tho demand on the part
Of packers also has been very good, so
that the market has remained in a
healthy condition throughout. II was Inn
possible, however, to maintain steady
prices regardless Of how good demand
there might be, as other market points
market at this point down with them
Thus lambs during tho first half Of the
week sold off about 30 cents as compared
With the close OF the previous week Dur.
ing the latter part Of the week prices
remained stationary. and the market be-
came quite active under free buying on
the part OF the packers Ewes also weak
eued, becoming i5625c lower so that IL
took pretty good westerns 70 bring 81 75T
& No aged wethers- Of consequence
were received, but yearlnss sold fully
soc lower as compared with last week
Feeders were In good demand through
arrivals so closely that It did not leave
very much for the feeder buyers The
feeling on that class Of stuff was steady
throughout tho week, and everything In
the way OF desirable feeders met with
very ready sale.
Quotations on range sheep and lambs:
Lambs, good TO choice, s.. 7bdSl0. lambs
fair TO good, S1.25d7 rs; lambs. feeders,
W,'Og6@ yearlings good to choice, IS .65
q6Wi yearllngs, fair to good, s.. Dq5 .6,
yearIngs, feeders, t50OdS.tO; wethers,
TO good, S.Ood6. 40; wethers. feeders, N.oo
ers, 81 OOfl9 90
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-27
GRAIN And PRODUCE MARKET
Foreigners Continue to Take Wheat
in Liberal Fashion.
GULF TRADERS ARE BIG BUYERS
Cash Handlers of Grain REPORT that
Much Grain IL Coins south,
While Business L. Slow
I'm other Quarters.

OMAHA. July 2S. 1914
Foreigners were again buyers OF wheat
~ lh nberal way I'm Chicago and pur-
chases at other markets were also lib-
sral This demand caused the July and
september to advance in price and while
tne highest levels were not held the
gains were bGlAc for July and September
respectively. The deferred months were
OH 4sq11c and the weakness for this was
on less rust talk and the fact that these
reports are becoming stale.
Cash handlers have reported big pur-
cnases at the gulf, but elsewhere the cash
trade was small Kansas City grain men
claim that the acceptance on business
sent out OF there Thursday night were
LARGEST on the crop. The heavy sales for
export made earlier In the season were
reflected by the increased export clear
ances this week II is said by cash ham
dlers that the clearances will exceed TO-
WgVoO bushels weekly before long,
The wheat futures showing the most
strength yesterday doubtless carried tho
largest open interest and shorts fearing
thst conditions may change for the worse
LED In the buying There were reitera-
tons from the northwest OF the wheat
plant being too far advanced for any
great amount of damage to result from
plack rust or any other cause. An opinion
OF this kind came not only from 3, w.
snow but also from Harvey Williams
and one or two other crop experts who
losses in the northwest from from blight and
black rust have, II is believed been
pretty well discounted and with heavy
blANilhbo lINlH inc southwest
are likely to show at least partial
change,
The deferred futures in corn were Xa1c
lower yesterday while the near advanced
mc. Rains throughout the belt and In
creased offerings from longs were the
helps to bears. In addition to the rains
temperatures were lower. and there are
many. reports that the corn has deteri-
Grated rapidly of late. A resale Of Ar
gentina corn at New York was made at
lc yesterday for July shipment. Cash
sales here were small at 10000 bu.
Oats we're hq%c lower on the increased
movement at western markets.
Stop-loss selling In the provision mar
ket was not only the feature, but the
factor of the day. These products came
out through the scattered longs and there
was also considerable pressure from both
large and small packers. The decline Of
back, and the recent hot spell caused a
letup in the demand for cash meats.
Wheat was lc higher
Corn was hQlc higher.
Oats were unchanged to NC higher.
Clearances were; Wheat and flour,
equal to 473OOO bushels: corn. 1000 BUSH
els oats, none.
Liverpool close: Wheat. I'd higher;
corn, I'd higher.
Primary wheat receipts were 10000 bu
and shipments 1,4S5.000 bu., against re-
ceipts of 1,664, 600 bu. and shipments of
900 bu. last year.
Primary corn receipts were $4,000 blu.
and shipments $4,000 bu,, against receipts
or $4,000 bu. and shipments Of $4,000 bu.
last year
Primary oats receipts were $4,000 bu.
of $4,000 bu. and shipments of $4,000 bu.
last year