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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13

It was just three weeks before Christ mas. A little girl named Nelly sat on a small stool by the hearth, her head buried in her lap. From under her curls ou one side stuck out the feet or mid dle-sized doll and on the hearth were the pieces of what had once been the pretty wax head The fireplace was stopped up with an ornamental fire board. Close oy was the register The heat from the fnr- mace stirred the silk hanging from the mantei shelf and moved the little girl hair She sat perfectly still
 A cheerful whistle was heard in the hall and a small boy stamped in. Where mom?" said he. "Why, Nelly, whats the matter? Oh you've''- Nelly began 10 cry, and Bob. seeing her shoulders shaking with sobs. ran into the next room. crying; "sfammal mammal Come quickly! Nelly broken Esmeralda and she's crying awtut'
 Soon the broken Esmeralda best beloNel of all dolls. and the heartbroken Nelly were clasped In loving arms and the sad story was told A band organ In the street-a sudden jump with Esmeralda n her arms--a roeklng-ehair too near An now she's dead and haven't any Esmef' aida
 But mamma comforted her and said she knew q way 10 make II right again. tAnd proper mother always knows q way 10 make things right again, doesn't she0
 Sitting there in the twilight she told them as she had often told them before. the story of the good saint Nicholas and how, IS Santa Claus he makes al children happy at Christmas time.
 Bob believed every word, but Nelly whis- pe7td, with her face hidden Julia Dun ham says there isn't any santa Claus = her voice sank lower-"it's only papas and lnammas and aunts and things. Is if, mamma9"
 Bob snorted:-"You don't have to believe Julia Dunham. Papa says Santa does come over the roofs in lis sleigh, with reindeer Wouldn't l like to see him once:
 "So should L. said Nelly, half con yinced.
 Suppose you write him letter said mamma "Pcrilape he would give Esmer- aida d new head and make her as good as new"
 "If only he would" sighed Nelly;
 Would be b.ing me sled if asked him?'' queried Bob. and little Jack said, .'Wlll he owing mr thled, too:
 But how can we ask him?' said Nelly. I've don see him
 'when l was d little girl" said mamma, "my mother told me thnt If would write a letter to Santa and put it in the fire It would fly right up the chimney. and santa would know just what wanted
 "Oh, let's try 1t! Let's try itl' shouted Nelly, her tears nll dried. Bob echoed. "Yes, let's try ttr and wee Jack piped, "Ees, let's twy t''
 So pencils and paper were brought. Nelly and Bob wrote their own letters. Mamma wrote Jacks, but he told her just what to write. Here are the lists:
 NELLY'S
 A head for EsmeraGa with brown hair just like she had.
 bed for Esmeraldn
 box of notepaper with little boys and girls on 1t.
 chair for Esmeralda when she gets her new head
 Some candy.
 book called Hans Brlnker and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13
When Jimmie Owned Up.

Jimmie Powers came out of the shabby little house and looked up and down the sloppy pavement with a very rueful face.
 'Oh. dear mel, he said, doefully, 'T just know hy the looks of mothers face that father Is worse again this morning and I heard the doctor tell her only last night that he must have more nourishing food or he couldn't answer for the consequences. I don't see whatever is 10 be done, though it s clear that something must be- and that pretty quickly, too" And Jimmie set his lips close together as he kicked the toe of his worn shoe against the post of the rickety gate.
 Just at that moment Rover. his beloved pet and constant companion, thrust his cold nose into the boys hand and seemed mutely to beg for his confidence. so Jimmie patted him fondly as he explained.
 ''You see Rover, it's like this:-Father has been sick so long and not able to do any work that we're almost out of money and now he's worse and needs nice, nour- shing things to ea;, and we haven't a thing to buy them with, and, as though all this were not bad enough, tomorrow is Christ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13

Silver Skates"
 BoB's. A sled
 harmonica.
 wagon load of blocks. Some candy.
 Some more candy.
 JACKS. sled.
 Relns with jingle bells on them, just like Bobs.
 A nefalunt Che meant an elephant, but mamma put it down just as he said ip. A drum.
 Candy.
 Then each one had to hear what the others wanted
 After that they went into the nursery. where there was cylinder stove. Mamma opened the door (nobody noticed the draught at the bottom). Ladies frstl" said she. Nelly dropped her note in and watched anxiously while 1t burned a little, rose, whirled and flew straight Into the stove pipe and up the chimneyl "It's gone, It's gone" cried Nelly. "Hur- ry, Bob!
 But Bob was In no hurry, and pushed his slowly in, delighted to see 1t fly away hardly burned at all Little Jacks stuck on a rough place, futterlng and Tapping, until mamma got a poker, and at touch the paper went straight up. step outside the front door. the rattle of key fin the lock, and the children tore down stairs, shouting. Papa, papa" Mamma stayed behind 10 pick up the pieces of poor Esmeralda's head, and put them with the body and brown wig Into drawer be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13
The Other Little Girl.

The other little girl at school, Oh, how we hated her! She was the only onr .n class Who had a muff and fur. She was the only one in class Whose hair would truly curl, And that was why we hated her The other little girl. l'he other little girl at school Her name was Sadie Price. She wore the brightest ribbons And her shoes were always nice. When Christmas came she got A little locket with pearl. And then. oh, then we hated her The other little girl. The other little girl at school. She never was kept In" She told us that she b'lieved to Play on Sunday was sin. She wouldn't turn the rope. nor jump, She said 1t made her whirl- No wonder that we hated her ghe other little girl The other little girl at school, When trustees came to call. Most always spoke her piece" out on The platform in the hall; And we could hear her when she said. 'Our flag we shall unfurlT' Oh my but then we hated her The other little girl. The other little girl at school, She staid away one day, N when she came all dressed in black It kinder spoiled our play. She had her mammals picture In the locket with the pearl, Nd then we all were sorry For the other little girl.
 ANNA MARBLE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13
Can You Do Ii?

Place stool on the ground against the wall. Now stand from the wall with your feet twice the width of the stool away.
 Stoop down and seize the stool by the top in both hands and place the top of your head against the wall, your back almost horizon tai.
 Now lift. or try to lift. it from the ground without assistance.
 Be sure to try 1t on carpeted floor so that your fall may not be painful or disagreeable. Your failure is due to curious eHect or the disbursement of your center of gravity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13

only foot long, and made of gray canton flannel, but Jack loved 1t much better than if it had been real.
 Santa went at last, saying that he was climbed the. ladder to the seuttle and put his head out, hoping to see the reindeer, he was too late. They were not there.
 It was such a pity that Uncle Bob was detained and only got there after the fun was all over. But they told him all about 1t.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
A World Beef Trust,

Close upon the heels Of Judge Gross
cups decision granting q Temporary
injunction against the Beef Pack
ers Association, comes the an
Aouncemsnt that the beef barons
are to form great corporation
which eventually may control the meat
trade of the world. Although these
barons will then continue to do what
the courts would now restrain them
from doing as separate companies, yet
the republicans are boasting of their
achievements under the Sherman anti.
truet law.
The Republicans have yet to win
their first suit under this or any other
aw, which will lay trust fiat upon its
back and put it out OF business for all
future time. The republicans get the
decisions-very useful In political cam.
paigns-and the trusts continue to get
monopoly profits-very useful to pay
dividends on watered stock. The
Standard Oil Co. continues to plumber
the people more than the Standard
Oil Trust ever did; The United States
Steel CORPORATION, which includes the
pipe concerns, is sticking us with
higher prices for pipe than the Addy-
stone Pipe Co. ever got. The Missouri
Joint Traffic decision has not pre-
vented the railroads from charging
higher rates than before and from cou.
tinuing to discriminate in favor Of the
trusts.
Thus it is and thus 1t will ever con-
tinue to be until the trusts are tackled
IN the right way-that is by knocking
the underpinnirg.of special privileges
from under them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11

THE Index has never prescribed TO-.
anyone, and has no desire to undertake
1t now, but it is our candid Judgment
that II the weaklink who is responsible
tor what appears in the Cresset will
ufe the best pill meath thu stars and
stripes" upon which he is 80 freely and
Internationally celebrating, he will
feel better and eventually get over the
delusioE that % ia more than 81 and ,it
advising the people to send ont Of town
for their printing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11

IT is estimated that the present
legislature will cost the taxpayers
of the state 100000; and Tom
Noftzger said in pro-campaign speech
delivered in this city, that this would
be an economical session. He said, it
will be remembered, that the reason for
the expenditure of two years ago was
because they had to complete what the
pops had left unfinished and undo what
they had done wrong. What excuse
will he have this time, we wonder
Greensburp Signal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11

Ex.GOv. STANLEY is still getting of
that old rot about his law practice. He
says he can't give much Of his time to
the Dawes commission on account of
it. The fact Of the matter is that he is
cheap guy. We are reliably Informed
that he got only $25 out Of the Craw-
ford case in this county and Wichita
paper had the gall to say he got more
out Of this one case than years
salary Of $4,000 on the Dawes commits.
sion. Stanley is given to too much
blow off
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11

THE tax bill is still hanging in the
balances and it may and it may not
get through. On the main it is the
same as 1t was when framed by the tax
commission year ago. 1t throws the
burden on the farmers and small
home owners and discriminates in fav.
or of corporations and all forms OF &C.
cumulated wealth.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11

The Index has no controversy with
County Clerk Wilson relative to what
che records show in connection with
personal property statements excepting
that Ee got bis figures little high as to
what was psid the county printer last
year. We called his attention to it and
he said he saw the mistake. The rec
ords sometimes show erroneous things
That 5000 statements "show" looks
ridiculous to ~. Il seems to be the
only SHOW" OF the kind on record, and
We are glad that it is not our "ehow''.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11

WHILE the Cresset man is bowling
about the county printers charges
under the present law, he might enlieht-
en the public On how he came to re-
ceivs $57 for Publishing the tax lew,
- high - ISL for county expenditures.
Oversee for the election proclamation.F For
this same work the Index g,t $44, $23
and as and sometimes less. And the
Index is working under . law which
does not restrict prices while the Cresset
was limited to Is per cent. In the face
Of the records the Index lie willing to
keep up this county printing discussion
just as long o. the Cresset wants to.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11

SINCE the trustees met and adjourn.
ed We have not noticed the customary
weekly assertion in certain sheet that
a quarter Of grazing land in the western
hills should be taxed as high as a quar-
ter OF grazing land in the best portion
Of the county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11

OK May 18th the usual farce OF throw
ing ont democratic votes will be again
put on the political stage.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
Advertised Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
postoffice at Medicine Lodge for the
week ending March Z, 1908:
A. Ruggles 2. Mr.. Dawson.
When calling for these letters please
state that they have been advertised.
j. N. TrTUs.P. M.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
w. c. T. U. COLUMN.
Conducted by the Ladies Of the W. c. T. b.
CrGARETrs AND NOVELS.

Arkansas Valley Democrat
One OF the most unfortunate Incl
dents that has come under our notice
in long time was the recent unbal-
sncing OF the mind OF Ed Sweet, q
young man aged nineteen years, who,
up until Friday noon Of last week, was
employed in this Office. He was
bright hoy and very quick to learn, and
In year and half's apprenticeship at
the trade WAS farther advanced than
most boys who had been at the trade
longer than he had been.
He was addicted to the cigarette
habit, the pool room Vice and had
poisoned his mind with trashy litera-
ture. We remember to have heard
him say once that ne was post grad.
unte In Mick Carter" and Diamond
DICK" literature and his talk since his
attack Of lunscy shows that his mind
has become morbid by what he had
read. He often said he was q social
lst aud in the past few weeks has
startled his friends by his volubility on
the subject. He also had an idea that
the lodges and churches were Cypress
ing the poor and that capital and mo-
nopOly had its loot on the neck of the
lower classes. Thursday morning of
last week he surprised the office force
with stump speech while he was set
ting type at the cases on the wrongs Of
the rich toward the poor and declared
q ri ksyf; D.,
come
Nothing was thought of the incident
at the time but Friday noon he did
not show up for work. His mother,
who by the way Is az excellent woman,
and who is nearly heart broken by her
experience, spent the afternoon hunt
ing him but to no avail until late in
the evening when he was found in
Ben Conard's hell hole where it was
afterward learned he had been all af.
ternOOn.
That night he spent the whole time
walking the floor declaring himself t.
be the king of Sweden and how by
his concentration of power'' could
accomplish wonders. Saturday he
grew worse and Sunday made threats,
80 that it was thought best to put him
in the city jail. Monday he was taken
before Probate Judge Miller and be.
fore jury OF four men was declared
lunatle.
The evidence before the court showed
that he was ''of1" on religion and So
clalism aud the reason assigned by the
physician was that cigarette smoking
caused the trouble. The question was
asked OF Sweet himself, WHATS the
matter with yOu,yOung mani" He re.
piled, Smoking cigaretts. l have
been doing the very thing the business
men OF Arkansas City have been teach
ing their boys to do, smoking cigarettes
and playing cards." When the verdict
OF lunacy was read. he SAID, THAT
suits me exactly" and when the order
was read to send him to Osawat.
omie he said well, I'll get good liv-
ing for nothing"
He was taken to the Jail where he
threatened to tear things to pieces but
was talked out of doing ANYTHING VIC.
lent by Deputy Marsh. AS soon as
the PERMISSION from the asylum is re.
ceived he will be taken there
It is the opinion Of those who have
examined his case that he is only suf-
fering temporary ALTERATION and that
when be Ia IN the ASYLUM and put un-
der treatment he will be speedily cured.
We trust he will be.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11

Gov. BAILEY has issued his procla-
nation fixing Tuesday, May 26th for the
special election for congressman of the
Seventh district.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11

The democratic congressional COM
mittee met at Hutchinson yesterday to
set day for the nominating conyen.
ton.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11

TILE republican congressional con.
vention will be held at Great Bend
April 2nd.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-11
Official Paper Of Barber County.

II the Index desired TO be- untruthful
1t would say it printed 5000 personal
property statements this year but who
would believe it.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01
IN FULL BLOSSOM /
Chesterfield Reports That the Fru
r3 II Trees Are Well Advanced,

Especial to The Times. Dispntch.)
CHESTER. VA.,i March 3l.-Cont!nued
rains are making the farmers rather blue
IN this section, especially on the river
bottoms, but vegetation and the season
are very forward on the upper lands.
Some fear Is entertained about late frosts,
as the fruit trees are Iii full blossom and
rawberries are much in advance this
year. ~ (. ~ ,55s5$ It'll 81 s5H s .s3ii % 81 81
There has been and will be more build,
5ings erected In this community this year
than any previous year. and some enter
aprises are In prospect. s8
The article on Good Roads, 5" contrib
utcd by Mr.. c. N. Friend to The Times-
Dispatch, and published in Sundays Is
sue. the 29th'i instant Is receiving favor
able comment and Senator Cogblll has
been requested by prominent parties,
among them Hon. W. W. Baker. to- have
II incorporated with the State road Jaws.
The plan suggested Is believed by compe-
tent Judges to be a solution OF the yexed
road question. placing the road building
in competent hands, and taking thogmat-
ter and the peoples funds out OF political
Influence and patronage and relieving tho
Board OF Supervisors Of a great RESPONSE
bllity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01
SIGNS OF GROWTH:
in CLIFTON j |. 0 n FORGE .|
New Enterprises Started and
Many Dwelling Houses
Under. Construction.
(speelal g Tho I, Times Dlspatch.)

4tlFtgt (6peClul TO 1nc 81 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
CLIFTON FORGE VA. March 31.-7The
EAlleghany Pin and Bracket Company has
been chartered 8in4this coun ty with a cash
Bpnid-in capital OF $50 oo0s This company
has, acquired the ice and electric light
plant at Covingtons and will furnish that
town with an eleotrio light service. Their
other factories will be located IN Coving-
ton for tile manufacture Of pins and
tets for$oleotrical8su supplies. The men
connected with the new company are men
9 Of means and we'll known In this sec
tion Of the State. T. M. Gathright Is
president; r 4. w. q Grow der, OF w aynes-
borp vice. president, and r.. M: Cath
right secretary and treasurer. The conf
pany will Build n handsome business
house In Coving ton In the near future.
Some Of the material for the erection
OF twelve newIresidences In West Cliff
ton Forge by the Alleghahy Construction
Company Inns arrived and as soon rs the
weather permits work will begin These
located \ in tho residential section OF the
town. A scarcity Of dwellings has ex-
listed In Clifton Forge for tho past year
or more, and as soon as they are COM
peted more will be erected by the COM
pany. .F.s .A4
@ There Is some talk OF the chesapeake
and Ohio shops being enlarged and Inn
proved, and It is generally supposed that
liz It Is done at oil. work will begin some
time In the near future. At present, the
shops work from 400 to 600 hands, and
If the above report Is true, many more
houses will be needed by machinists who
will move here from other points.
4 Nressrs. Il. D. Smith " and James ~.
Smith have plotted q new addition b to
the town, and many lots have been sold,
on which will Tho erected new dwelling
houses. A movement Is on foot to an
mex clifton Forge proper and West Cliff
ton, which faro now two separate COR
porations. II this Is done the town will
have 5000 population, and with the en-
largement Of the Chesap ealse and Ohio
shops, many machihists with their. fam e,
lilies Will move here and thus swell the
population. i$ s. q.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01
COLLEGES WILL
BE CONSOLIDATED.
Emory E. i and and Henry. Martha:
Washington and Sulllns to
Be Merged Mothodists.
Ifspccinl e Tho Times. dispatch pa. 4, )

E5BaY Especial to The Times Dispatch SisSi55
ABINGDON,,&svA.,8 March 31---This com
4munlty has for d week been startled by
rlimors Of tho consolidation of tho three
Methodist Colleges, Emory and Henri,
under tile presidency for some years Of
B Dr. r.. q .5Wnterhouse; S1lllns College, al
Bristol I at present under the presidency
Of Dr. s. NJ Barker and Martha w ash
jington College, for some years under the
presidency OF Dr.. w NJ. Dyer. These
Colleges arc we'll known. and although all
$of$theln are under the control OF the Hol-
ston Conference they have heretofore
been acting independently. and rivalry
has caused soma little friction between
them. while the matter has not reached
the press, still there Is unuuentoned at-
sthoritya for the statement that the three
colleges have agreed upon a plan OF q b.
soute consolidation the details OF which
arc substantially MS follows 5S
Ei9 DR.. Dyer romans president OF Martha
Washington, with Dr.. Waterhouse us CO.
president; Dr. 8. N. Barker retlres from
4 sullins College, OF which DR.. Wnterhouse
becomes president, with DR.. Dyer as CO.
president; DR.. SyYaterhouse remains pres-
dent OF Emory and Henry. with Dr. Dyer
as vice -presldent, who is also to be made
trustee of the institution. N
rs These are startling developments and
have crented a sensation In this commu-
nifty, although the matter hns not yet
been published. It may be that the con-
ference will have to endorse the Hove-
1nent before It becomes finally effective,
but rumor Is thatSit will goFinto effect
at the beginning of the ndxt, autumri ses-
sionp {ttS9f iGi5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01
Y. M. I. CATALOGUE
It Shows a T otaI Naturalization Of Nearly
Three Hundred.
Especial to Tho Times. Dispatch.

Especial to Tho Times. DIspatch.)
LEXINGTON, VA. March 3l-The
Virginia Military Institute catalogue for
tho session l9o2-'3 is now being issued
from the press. The publication con-
tatns 120 pages OF useful information, be-
sides numerous illustrations. such as the
cadet barra clis. 'Stonewall Jackson
Memorial Hall, Smith Academic building,
cadet battery, parade ground and officers
quarters and encnmpment
The first or graduating class has thlr-
ty-one members, tho second class sixty
three third class flfty-seven,S and fourth
class ll7. There arc three post-grndu-
ate students and three left last september
The following twenty-cight State X to-
gether with the District OF Columbia and
Mexico are represented among the ma
triculntos; Virginia leads, with l2U; Tex
as, 10; \ West Virginia, 1G; North Carolina.
is; Kentucky and Pennsylvania each, IL;
District of Columbia, New York md
Tennessee each. S; Mississippi, 9; Geor-
gla. e.: Alabama, Kansas, Maryland.
Missouri and Montana each, Il; Arkansas.
Florida, Illinois, Louisiana and Ohio
each, q; California, Colorado, Iowa, Mex
leo; Michigan. New Jersey. Oklahoma
Territory, South Carolina and Washing
ton zach. one, giving q total matrlcula-
ton of the session q "a, which is an
increase over last year Of 80.
Tho academic staff conslsts%Hof nine
teen professors and INSTRUCTORS, and the
military staff has fYe. Since organza-
ton IN 1872 there have beens.l,Sl3 full
graduates, many~Of them eminent In the
various pro fesslOns.