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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
SPIRITUALISTIC FRAUD
 JJNEARTHED IN NEW YORK

about MT. Berwick and several grasped him by the hand and congratulated him.
 You have done me the greatest ser- vice one man ever did another" said one serious looking. elderly man.
 My wife has been completely infatu- ated by the woman and has believed in her as she believes in her God I, myself was beginning to believe. It is incom- prehensible to me how I could have be- come the victim of such a cheap, silly fraud''
 Others. the "cappers" and confederates, roundly denounced MT. Berwick. but he quickly silenced them and left the place. headpiece, which he says he will use in the prosecution of the medium.
 When it was examined this headpiece was found to consist of the top of an old felt hat with the brim cut off, around which had been wound yards of the cheesecloth.
 A piece of an old silk underskirt had been cut and sewed to form a mask for the face. This was just transparent enough to give the outline of the features beneath. This when examined under gas light was seen to be a most unspiritual affair
 The rooms in which the exposure oc- cured presented a most unusual scene after the conquest of the spirit. Broken bits of the chandelier covered the .rvor. chairs were overturned and strips of cheesecloth covered the floor.
 By the wierd sarcasm of a strange mis- chance a tinkling music box which had been wound up just before the exposure played Peace Abide with Thee during the fight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
OFF NEwFoUNDLANp.
Warfare Against Nature Waged by
 People of Colony.

 Day Allen Wiley, in The Pilgrim for
 March.
 For four hundred years have the peo- pie of Britain's oldest colony warred with nature It has been a struggle for existence in which deeds of heroism have been performed worthy of the descrip- ton of the poet laureate. Today, as cen turies ago. the men of Newfoundland must toll upon the sea or starve; for from it's waters comes most of the food of the islanders Hence they must seek 1t despite the storm and fog; hence 1t s that for generation after generation their beats have dotted the surface or the northern ocean which around Newfound- land forms the worlds greatest nsn pond.
 A strange paradox is it that the great oceanic river which flows southward from the pole encircling Labradors bleak peninsula and eddying about the pro- montories of Newfoundland, should teem with living creatures. which form the food of not only the cod and the whale, and small fish-the prey of the seal. To the Arctic current is due the existence of the colony. Should it cease to flow, the fisheries would be a memory, and the people forced to cross the Atlantic to follow their occupation. It is a river of death as well as life; for on it's bosom are also borne the bergs and fioes Of ice, in spring and early summer, that have broken away from Arctic regions or per petual winter.
 As the traveller approaches the jagged black line that marks the southern coast of the island, here and there he sees hulk not yet pounded to pieces by the breakers-the work of a fog wreck. Oth- CTS there are on the bottom of ice unseen in the mist until too late to be avoided The Arctic and the Gulf streams have given this expanse the title of the grave yard of the Atlantic,''-a name that the men of Newfoundland know only too well; for upon 1t they have sailed to and fro year after year as did their fathers and forefathers,-and many voyager never returns.
 Perhaps the Banks fisherman risks the most. but 1t is on the vast submarine plateau of the Grand Banks that the largest and finest fish are taken, so he Is willing to go the four hundred miles to reach it. often to remain a month or more with never a glimpse of land. A week may elapse when the skipper can not see the sun to get his bearings, and must moor or drift until the fog lifts with only the faint notes of the horn or the clang of the fog bell to warn the other craft of his presence. If a southeast gale sweeps over the ocean, he must trust to his anchor to help him ride it out. He may be late .l the banks. and caught in winters clutches. and left to make his way as best he can to the near est port with his crew half frozen; for a fisher tempts fate by remaining too long in order to fill his hold. But the next year finds the trim little schooner fit | ting out" at St. Johns, or in one of the sheltered southern coves, to again gather the sea harvest-tAoLgh perhaps another captain will take the wheel, and more than a few new hands will coil the lines 1 and bait the hooks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
A Word About cOmmIssaries.

There is a great deal of prejudice in tne public mind against the commissary system said c. c. Cartwright eommis- sary manager of tho "Red Starr mine in Walker county, in chatting with friends at the Morris yesterday.
 When you come to think of what they are, however, they are only country stores established for the convenience of the working man and immense feeders Of Birminghams commercial interests. Few of them buy even dollars worth of goods elsewhere than here.
 No company compels it's employees to spend their money in the employers com missary."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News
 woman grows wiser as she doesn't grow older.
 A cabman retains his customers by driving them away.
 What becomes of the money man saves by not smoking?
 gossip's specially is the making of unhappy homes.
 Fortunate is the man whose wife does mt envy spinster.
 There's no fun in loafing unless vou have something to do
 man can fly off the handle without the aid of flying machine.
 When a woman marries for spite she always succeeds in spiting herself.
 A young mans ideal girl never at- tempts to work him for oysters or ice cream. Most people would rather listen to pleasing lie than to a disagreeable truth.
 Only woman can talk fiuently on a subject without the least knowledge of it.
 Every third-class actor imasines he's the genuine article but of course the public has such miserable taste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
A SUGGESTION TO ROOSEVELT.

From the New York World
 It was the habit of the Athenian in the hour of a great triumph to sacrifice his dearest possession to the gods.
 We commend this custom of the dead centuries to that strong son of Achilles who was inaugurated President of the United States in his own right Saturday. In little more than twenty years, through series of almost uninterrupted personal triumphs. he has advanced himself from assemblyman to President Back of him IS the largest popular vote and the largest popular majority ever given to a candi date for that great office.
 While the memories of brilliant in- augural ceremony are still hot and glow ing, it is time to give hostages to fortune. The dearest possession ought 0 be sacri- feed to the gods. We suggest to Theodore Roosevelt that he lay the big. stick rev- erently on the altar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
Justice of Peace and Squire.

"One of the cleverest distinctions be- tween the meaning of the term justice of peace and squire was given by an old time citizen up in Franklin county" said T. H. Moore, well-known coal oper- ator. ''The citizen was on the stand and the attorney who was cross-examinlng him was seeking to get him to define the difference between a justice of peace and a squire.
 We'll said the lawyer adressing the witness, tell the jury and the court tine exact difference between a justice of peace and squire.'
 ''The witness settled himself back in his chair ana proceeded. "A justice he said, is one whe hears the law and tho evidence in the ease and then makes his decision accordingly. A squire listens to the law and evidence in the case and then decides as he d. pleases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
OUT OF THE NIGHT THAT GOV
 FRS ME.

By William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me,
 Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be
 For nay unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance
 l have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance
 My head is bloody. but unbowed Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years
 Finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how Araight the gate, How charged with punishments tn
 scroll,
 am the master of hy fate:
 am the captain my soul
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
Grain Rate War Settled.

Before the rate war broke out New Orleans had an advantage of twelve cents per 100 pounds from Omaha, Kansas City and St. Louis. The set clement reduces this advantage to Az cents over New York and cents over Baltimore.
 But both New York and Baltimore are dissatisfied with the terms of set clement. The Journal of Commerce declares that the gulf ports will under the settlement be able to supply grain to the United Kingdom almost exclu- sively, and that New York export busi- ness will be confined to non-competi- tive ports with which New Orleans has not frequent sailings.
 The New York exporters say that any differential beyond ? cents would prove prohibitive, and yet New Or leans Is entitled to more than ? cents on account or grades and distances. The truth is, the eastern ports may as well admit and accept the superiority of gulf ports as gateways of the Mis- sissippi valley and let it go at that. They cannot fight easy grades and shorter distances. Those grades and distances are entitled to advantages in rate tables, and New York and Bal timore should accept the situation, for their choice rests between proper diff ferentials and rate wars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
About Persons,

W. B. Brown of Columbiana is at the Morris.
 w. H. Hale of Richmond is at the Morris.
 W. K McNein of Louisville is at the Morris.
 D. W. Vaughan of Heiin is at the Morris.
 T. J. Simpson of Tuscaloosa is at the Metropolitan.
 C. B. Boswell of Florence is at the Metropolitan. ca Charles A. Persons of Anniston is at the Colonial.
 w. D. Henderson of Lincoln is stopping at the Colonial.
 Harvie Jordan of Montecello, Ga, pres ident of the Southern Cotton Growers as sociation. who was in Birmingham yes- terday, was the guest of his friend Col. William Neill. at the St. Nicholas. J. c. Simmons of Chicago is at the St. Nicholas.
 A. Mohr of St. Louis is at the St. Nicholas.
 W. E. Cameron of sumterville is at the Hillman.
 E. IT. Camp of Gadsden is at the Hill man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
A Complaint.

"The merchants on South Twentieth street as far on as Avenue D think that they should have as much benefit of the sprinklers as any of the other merchants in the city located on such thorough fares" said a well known citizen. The street is not regularly sprinkled. The merchants ask that the street be sprink- lea twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon. And they feel sure that it will be granted"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
Warm Times for Kansas.

From the Sheffield Standard.
 The Octopus and the jayhawker have Hooked horns,e and now look out for trouble Rockefeller will find that in its fight against the big Standard Oil monopoly, Kansas will have the sym pathy and support of the entire country In fact, half dozen states have volun- teered to aid Kansas in the fight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
Sensible Mobile.

From the Mobile Register.
 We have the carnival. but that E .ro- pean potentate, the Lord of Misrule, has never been successfully enthroned here. We can have lots of fun without playing practical jokes on our fellows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Because a Richmon mao exhibited "Psyche's Bath" he was fined S25 and sentenced to one day in jaH. Psyche is probably a chorus girl ard had no business bathing in public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
AIabama,s Honor safe.

From the Gadsden Times-News.
 Not an Alabama congressman voted for the mileage grab last week. which turned S19O GOO of the peoples money into the pockets of the congressman for mileage that they did not travel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Roast rhinosceros, served hot, may be delicious, but We prefer to hear from roast hipppopotamus before talk ing up an opinion to stand by.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
ALABAMA PRESS
Chalk It up.
lnfqnmerv Times

From the Montgomery Times.
 The resident spent a quiet Sunday ae- cording to the dispatches Chalk it up The days that Teddy spends quietly are rare enough to be chased as eurios.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
Not in the Least.

From the Gadsden Journal.
 When the Japs decide on military movement a few hundred thousand Rus sians don't seem to stand in the way of it's execution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Imaginary travel trips should be paid for in imaginary money, and that is what the late Congress got as mile age in the constructive recess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

There were twenty.two RJosevolts at the White House dinner on inau- guration day. The Rooseyelts are both numerous and active.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Up in Massachusetts spring poems are not received and placed on file until March 21, the day when the al manac says spring is here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
SKIPPED.

He went away
 He went away
 He went away one summers day.
 Although quite long,
 They said he was short,
 When he went away.
 Santos Dumont is dreaming now about a sure enough "casle in the air" which will be nothing more than tiny cottage built of pine wood, piano wire and alum mum covered with many thcknesses of vanished balloon silk, which he will sus- pend beneath an airship. Such an aerial home will, no doubt, possess many ad- vantages when completed. There will be no further annoyance from "the fiat above." and while you could not have a kitchen garden. dear madam, there would be no fear of hubby going out at night unless he fell out.
 Tn another of his curious lectures Dr. Osler bewails the "incessant dribbling' of maria geable young men and women from Canada to the United States. Dr. osler is himself Canadian. He thinks reme- dy for the continued outflow of young women would be an export tax of $100 per head. The eminent and cratic man of science says, furthermore, that every girl is worth $1OOO, and it would pay the government to give her family that amount to keep her at home. Now if the fair sex does not jump on Dr. Osler with both feet it will be Surprising. The pre- sumption of mere man putting a valua- ton of 5000 on every girl is little short of marvellous. If the doctor should ask some love-sick youth what he thinks his enamorata is worth he would find his valuation much too low in a majority of cases, although there are some girls-a few, mind you-that are worth about sQ cents.
 GETS READY TO SHOOT. When eyes of blue to eyes of brown A wireless message send, Iris then that Cupid, sly young chap. His bow begins to bend. '
 *--Excuse sentiment.
 AMIABLE CREATURESl Two little girls in blue
 Met two little girls in brown, And then they "knocked'' each others
 clothes
 All up and down the town
 ALSO WORTH HAVING. Some sigh for fame and fortune.
 Some for a store of gold
 But a royal flush in poker game
 Is very good thing to hold.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

If Togo has really started southward Rojestvenslly may De headed by this time for the south pole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Up in New York they hope Dr. Os. Ter will chloroform the winter season that has perplexed them long time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Bishop Fallows says thAt a man should live to be 100 years old 1t is not question of what he should do but what he can do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Mrs. Sanfords will clinches her for. mer bequests to the Leland Stanford Jr., university. making it the richest in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
When the Kaiser Travels.

From the Opelika News.
 The German Emperor knows how to have select company at the hotels he stops at when travelling. He just rents the entire house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Vulcan may as well get ready to swim the river and come on home over the crossties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Secretary Taft need not send one of his east-off dress suits to Amherst. 1t wold be a misfit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

By the Lord, Horato, these three years have taken notice of it; the age Is grown so picked that the toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courier, that he gals his kebe.
 Hamlet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

The Toms are It. There are Tom Watson, Tom Lawson, Tom Johnson, and Tom and Jerry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

The man whose curiosity led him to put his foot on live wirs has been removed He was out of place, any way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

President Roosevelt is the poorest paid ruler of great nation in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Booker Washington's ad,ice 10 his people to "get a bank account is much easier to talk about than to act upon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Kuropatkin thinks Oyama is render ing himself disagreeable by trying to be too chummy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

There are 1000 deserted wives in Chicago. Whats the matter with the women in Chicago? They dout wear well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

The giant Cunarder. Caronia. is large enough for all present purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Vice President Fairbanks has cold, and he has temperature that beats all records.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

The federal public debt, less cash in the treasury, is below the million dollar line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

By new system of teleg aphy 200o words can be sent in minute Still, womans ability at handling words is recognized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 1421 c Street, N. ".
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

March has thus far been the lovliest month of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

The Russian autocracy is roasting several limbs lower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

By new system of teleg aphy 2000 words can be sent in minute still, woman's ability at handling woris is recognized.
 Booker Washingtons advice 10 his people to "get bank account" is much easier to talk about than to act upon.
 The man whose curiosity led him to put his foot on live wirs has been removed He was out of place, any way
 There are 1000 deserted wives in Chicago. Whats the matter with the women in Chicago? They dont wear well.
 Kuropatkin thinks Oyama is render ing himself disagreeable by trying to be too chummy
 Vice President Fairbanks has cold, and he has temperature that beats all records.
 The federal public debt, less cash in the treasury, is below the million dollar line.
 It is plain that Kuropatkin is not trying to get to Tokyo for his Easter breakfast.
  The mileage grab will retire many a congressman at the end of two years.
 Will the Russians also have in their new parliament constructive recesses? That Peoria church is overwhelmed with offers from cranks and mixers.
 --s.-- The confirmed summer resorter has already begun to rush the season.
  Mrs. Chadwick says the loan sharks did it. They are bad lot.
  The Russian autocracy is roasting several limbs lower.
 
 March has thus far been the lovliest month of the year.
 --.o.-- Kuropatl1in doubtless has one more retreat in him. Now it is glucose in candy. Is there nothing left?
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

It is plain that Kuropatlxin is not trying to get to Tokyo for his Easter breakfast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

He went away He went away He went away one summers day. Although quite long, They said he was short, When he went away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Mrs. Chadwick says the loan sharks did it. They are a bad lot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

The confirmed summer resorter has already begun to rush the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

The mileage grab will retire many a congressman at the end of two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORL ,

let has resumed business to such an ex- tent that the egg famine of the east has been relieved. Eggs sold as high as 60 cents dozen in New York and came very near breaking into the luxury class With all due respect to the American farmer, the American manufacturer and the American capitalist. we would hays a hard time to get along without the Amer ican hen.
 A Delaware. farmer while combating fire which was threatening his home, had his mustache burned off by the blaze. There Is nothing very unusual about a man losing his mustache in this way, for hirsuit adornment whether of the head. lip or chin, burns quite readily when set fire The tragedy of the Delaware incl dent lies in the fact that the farmers mustache measured eighteen inches from tip to tip, and had been his pride for thirty years. Poor manl He will hardly live long enough to grow another mus taehe of that length. It is a great pity that we cannot set fire to the cranks who affect long hair
 While thinking of changing your under wear, permit the following:
 BEWARE, TAKE CARE, ETC. Ere long the summer maiden
 Will exercise her arts
 And begin to angle blithely for
 Her seasons string of hearts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Will the Russians also have in their new parliament constructive recesses?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Kuropatldn doubtless has one more retreat in him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

That Peoria church is overwhelmed with offers from cranks and mixers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Now it is glucose in candy. Is there nothing left?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-14
PERSONAL !
z n e IS
SWEET MELODY FL0UR.

SWEET MEY0Dy FT0TTp
charles +. Holden. county clerk. re-
turned list ~ ming IRON, bn.iness trip
TO saIsm.
SWEEP MELODY FLOUR.
L0Sf-soms wh're mar centre 81
town Or at opsra house an unmountei
Elks tooth. Finder please rsturn 70 tais
oiiic> and receive reward. i4febst
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
D. K. Reed mas a ear load Of ear corn
on the track for immediate sale. 4 barr
gain 70 those who viii pay Lac casa and
take it from tie car l4fsb3t
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
Gorge II yanderSort, who has been
in Colorado tae past 1--WE years, Is here
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-14
| have Contracted
for this Space

And from time to time viii publish
facts which will be OF interest to
every citizen Of this county
a gentleman who las made
thousands Of dollars in ('lafksburg
real estate and who is known all
over this country o. the best judge
OF real estate yalu Of any man III
Clarksburg; says
grhe drift t Clarksburg growth
is to the eastward. Values Of real
estate viii enhance in that section.
There will be a large g,owth in that
direction this year .
Ask yourself who is the best in
formed man on CiaIksburg real
estate and yon viii know who made
the above prediction,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-14
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
TO KILL
HIS MoTHER-IN-LAW

Cnarlase Jackson colored, was arrest
ed Monday nigat by Tho police At the
instance of his mother-in-law, Maggie
BASEL. colored, and fined Tuesday morn
ing in mayors court for di-orlerly CON
duet. The same morning tae Bass
woman appeared before Justice James
n David and secured p acl warrant
against aim, Sic claimed taat ne had
threatened to kill acr.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-14
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
WILL ATTEND MEETING
OF UNIVERSITY DIRECTORS.

Rev. David L. Asa. q this city. Rev.
/. ?. Crumnit d PaTlsersburg. AMI Dr..
Archibald Moore. Of Warrington. all
left hsre Tuesday afternoon for Back
hannon g attend The emergency meet
ing 81 the board Of directors d the W.
yam University Wednesday % take ae-
ton on The situation caused BY toe a.
-truction by fire Of tn> main buiiiing
Inst Saturday wsek ago.