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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-11
THE WEATHER.

Washington November 10.-Forecast for Alabama: Fair Saturday and Sunday; diminishing north winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-11

This afternoon and tonght-Dan- } iel Ryan In "The Count of Monte
 > Cristo."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-11
Weather Report.

Temperature and precipitation as re- ported at the weather bureau for select southern stations during 24 hours ending at 10 a. m: Precip-
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ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE JEFFERSON.
AT THE RlJoU.

This afternoon and tonight-Harry Beresford in "The Woman Hater."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19
4 BIG COTTON sHOW.

, Cotton corners and burning some cot ton in order to keep, up the price of the rest have not impressed English users of cotton very favorably, and they are going to be independent of squeezes just as soon as they can be. The cot. ton-growing exhibition which has just been opened in the Imperial Institute, in London, is a striking proof of the new energy with which British manu- facturers are seeking new supplies of the raw material. It has been organ iZed by the British Board of Trade and the British Cotton Growing Associa- tion, and is upon a large and complete scale. First, there are specimens of the plant, both dried and living, the former showing the ripe bolls, from which the wool is bursting. Then come maps and lists of the cotton-growing areas of the world, with statistics of production and photographs illustrat- ing the cultivation in Egypt and Amer ica. Specimens of the soils in which
 the plant is grown, and of the insect
 enemies that attack it, lead up to the
 central features, samples of the various
 cottons grown in British possessions and neighboring countries. These come
 from Cyprus, the soudan, Egypt, the
 British East African protectorates,
 British Central Africa, Rhodesia,
 Transvaal. Natal, British West Africa,
 India, Burmah, the Straits Settlement,
 British North Borneo, Australia, Fiji,
 and the West Indies. In some of these localities the industry is only at the ex- perimental stage, but in most of them
 the conditions are reported favorable, while the acreage under cultivation is increasing rapidly. For purposes of
 comparison specimens of commercial
 cottons grown in the United States,
 Egypt, India, China, Brazil, Peru, Java, Smyrna and other countries are shown, with details and commercial values. Next to them are photographs illus
 trating the progress of cotton planting
 in British colonies and bales and cases of native-made goods. The mechanical processes of cotton manufacturing fol- low, beginning with the gin, and are il- lustrated by samples and, diagrams of machines lent by various manufactur- CTS All the stages ara shown.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19
College Revisited.

Timid and strange, like a ghost, I pass
 the familiar portals, Echofng now like a tomb, they accept
 me no more as of old: H. Yet I go wistfully onward, a shade
 thro'
 a Kingdom of mortals .--.-. Wanting a, face to, greet me, hand
 to grasp and to hold.
 Hardly I know as go if the beautiful
 City is only s..., -,s~.. 4s Mocking me under the moon, with it's
 streams and it's willows agl2am, Whether the City of friends or l that
 am friendless and lonely,
 Whether the boys that go by or the
 time-worn towers be the dream; Whether the walls that know or the
 unknown fugitive faces, -.... Faces like those that loved, faces
 that haunt and waylay, 3. Faces so like and unlike, in the dim un-
 forgettable places, .5.gs ,. 4g.. Startling the heart into sickness that aches with the sweetness of
 May e-'-t Whether all these or the world with it's
 wars be the wandering shadows! An, sweet over green-gloomed waters the May hangs, crimson and 7, white; ,..5s .. And quiet canoes. creep down by. the x warm gold dusk of the meadows Tapping with little splashes and rip- pies of silvery light.
 Alfred Moves in the Spectator.
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time and had been unable to catch anything but ''shiners." Finally he fix ed up plain hook and put shiner on
 it; made a cast and got a strike from the bull trout as soon as the sinner struck the water. He did not know that he had got fish on his hook but thought he had struck a snag. With all his endeavers he could not pull in his line. Finally the trout shot away into the water and unwound all the line from the reel. The hook then brook and the prize had been lost. Cries pulled in his line, and undismayed, he put on an- other hook and attached another small fish.
 The second time Cries made cast big bull trout immediately grabbed for the bait and got fastened to the end .of the line. This time a hard fight en- sued, during which time Cries slowly pulled in his line. When the trout had been pulled almost to the shore one of the men took shot at him with a rifle and succeeded in killing him. The fellow was then landed and dressed. While dressing him the men were lamenting the fact that they had lost the first one, when they discovered their first hook in the mouth of the fish they had caughht.--Anaconda Standard.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19
QUEER CHINESE CUSTOMS.

Houses Have no Windows in Outer Walls-Difficulties of Language.
 China is essentially a land mark of homesteads, for the sons, contrary to the general rule in western countries, always live with their father" said a missionary who has returned from China. Sometimes as many as four generations will be found in one f1ab- tation and as many as 50 human be- ings. In order to accommodate the ever-increasing family additions. are built onto the rear of the houses, and sometimes the houses attain length of 100 feet. The majority of the houses of China are built around an open court and have no windows in the outside walls, for according to the Chinese way of thinking to put an aperture in an outside wall is to invite the depreda- tions of thieves and robbers. In Kucheng. in which the Methodist mis- sion of which have. charge is located, the houses of the poorer classes among whom I work are made of mud. The very poor of the city are huddled to- gether in a couple of rooms, while the better classes have houses composed of a succession of rooms built about open courts. t.s. .z.+.
 Whenever a son marries he always brings his bride to the house of his father. and if there should be no ae- commodation for the new family in the old house an addition is erected in the rear. This addition will be, an exact replica of the original portion of the house, as will be any others that may be built in the future to accommodate the sons of sons. In China every thing seems to us to go by contraries, and the front part of the house is de- voted to the kitchen. Upon entering the house at the front door one is in- troduced into the culinary department, and so important an adjunct to a household is the kitchen that the popu- lation of towns and cities throughout the empire is reckoned by the number of kitchens within the walls. Brick chimneys in China are a thing. un- heard of. and the smoke from the fire is allowed to roll lazily along the ceil- ing out into the court or through the aperture made in the roof. The kitch- en fire is usually built in a mud stove for any other kind of stove is un- heard of among the poor classes.
 The dining room is usually in the center of the open court. Rice is the principle article of diet, with perhaps
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19

That is just like me! My husband says am always exaggerating everything" -SomervilIe Journal.
 The Vicar-"How is it that some members of the choir sing so much worse than the others?'' The choirmas- ter-.I'm sure l don't know. They all have the same chants. Washing Life.
 You needn't tell me-" observed Un- cle Allen Sparks, that three-fourths of all the misery and crime is caused by whisky. It's caused by the doggon- ed fools that drink it."-Chieago Tri- bune.
 Native-You find it hard to under stand our language?
 Foreigner-Yes, a girl just told me she was going in for outdoor games, but indoor games were going out.-New York Sun.
 Snobbs-''I have heard that one of your ancestors was a clown in a cir cus.'' BIobbs-"Well, what of it? One of yours belonged to the same menag- erie; he was in the monkey cage. - Detroit Free Press.
 Guest Gin cheap restaurant-"Here, waiter, didn't you say this was a spring chicken?" Waiter-"Yessa Guest Well, it isn't.'' Waiter-"Ah didn't say it am: An done sed hit was-er- bout CT yeah ergo."-chieago News.
 My" exclaimed the good old soul, looking up from her paper, these col lege games are getting to be horribly rough" Whats the matter now?" ask ed her husband. Here's report in the paper about a Harvard man beating all his rivals with the hammer. Phil adelDhia Press.
 George-I am going to speak to your father tonight, darling. Ethei-But, George. he has had a bad attack of the. gout.
 George-In both feet?.
 Ethel-Why, yes ....
 Ge0rge-All the better, then. He won't be able to hurt me,-7Judge.
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DBA TYING THE COLOR LINE.

There, have been some queer stories about the drawing of the color line in the South, but none queerer than that told of a village in South Geeorgia, where there is a public drinking foun- tain at which colored men are not al- lowed to drink, and the horse trough is divided by an imaginary line on both sides of which the horses of white men may drink, even if driven by colored men, but only on one side of which may a horse known to be owned by color ed man refresh himself. Recently a colored man's horse broke over the line and drank on the prohibited side. The owner was arrested and taken into court. The former owner of the horse, a white man, testified that he had not yet been fully paid, and the question of doubt arose as to whether the owner ship still rested with him or with the colored man. The judge decided that the purchaser was the one, and fined him $40, The latter didn't have. the money, So the court sold the horse at auction, realizing a little more than $40, out of which he paid the former owner the balance due on the horse and took all the rest for fine and costs.
 This is complete, and if 1t is as true as it is complete 1t is a classic.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19
STILL WORK TO DO.

It looks very much now as if Mrs. Rogers would surely pay the penalty of her awful crime at the appointed time but if she does those who like to try to save women murderers from the gall lows wont find their occupation gone. A Missouri jury has convicted Mrs. Aggie Myers of the murder of her bus band and she has been sentenced to be hanged. It is particularly revolting case. somewhat similar to the case of Mrs. Rogers now awaiting the execution of the death sentence in Vermont. The Myers woman become infatuated with a young man, who suggested eloping. She objected on the ground that her husband would pursue them, and as an alternative proposed that they kill Myers. Her paramour did not relish the thought of murder, but the woman won him over to the plan. While Myers was asleep he attacked him with bil- Hard cue and she finished the job by cutting his throat with a razor Mrs. Rogers accomplishment was less san guinary, but the motive which inspired it was identicaIly the same.
 Doubtless the Myers case will go through much the same course that the Rogers case has. Mrs. Rogers isn't yet hanged, and perhaps Mrs. Myers will never be.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19
GROWING.

Hennessy--I suppose you felt it when Finnerty called you liar?
 Conners-No, me fist is hard; but I'm thinllin' Finnerty felt it.-Boston Tran script.
 She--Oh, detest sofa pillows and ti- dies! If I ever keep house I'll never have such things ar
 He-Will you be my wife?-Chicagc Record Herald.
 Pa said little Willie, who had been reading treatise on phrenology, what is bump of destructiveness Why era railroad collision, suppose. - Philadelphia Ledger.
 Bank Cashier-"You have oyerdrawr your account, madam" Lovely lady
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2
 the man, who was a notorious tuft hunter. good naturedly offered him one of his cigars. The man accepted the cigar, but, not finding it to his liking, had the bad taste to say to Thackeray, "I say, Thackeray, you won't mind my, saying I don't think much of this cigar?" Thackeray. no doubt irritated at the mans ungraciousness and bear ing in mind his tuft hunting predilec- tions, quietly responded, You ought to, my good fellow. for it was given me by lord" Instead, however, of detecting the irony. the dolt immedi- ately attributed the remark to snob- hishness on Thaekeray's part and to the end of his days went about de- claring that '"Thackeray had boasted that he had been given a cigar by a lord '' tss s-s-.,.. ,s+5.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19
THACKERAY,s SATIRE.

Thaekeray created quite erroneous impressions of himself by often indulg- ing in irony in the presence of people who were incapable of understanding it, One curous instance which he gave was this: Thackeray had been dining at the Garriek and was talking in the
 smoking room after dinner with vari- ous club acquaintances. One of them happening to have left his cigar case
 at home, Thackeray. though disliking
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19
LANDS A BIG TROUT.

One of the largest bull trout caught this season was landed on the banks of the Missoula river, west of town, this morning by Robert Cries. The fish weighed S1s pounds when dressed and measured feet from tip to tip. The fish was gamy one and was landed after a plucky fight of serveral minutes duration.
 Young Cries had been fishing in com pany with MT. Palsgrove for some
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19

One of King Edwards good rules is that when horse has been in his ser- vice 1t should not be sold. The horses are kept until they no longer can be used and are then chloroformed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19

A Nebraska man asks for a divorce on the ground that he was in trance when he married the woman. Of course he wont get it. Everybody is that way at that time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants. Rents. and other small advertisements. One Cent Word each insertion, Five Cents a word for 6 full week.
 Display advertisements. per inch. one insertion. s1.2o; each subsequent inssr- ton. 40 cents; one weex. ss.2o: one month. s1o; one year. $40.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19

An interesting application of the slot prIneiple has been made in England, where the Lancashire and Yorkshire railroad has introduced an automatic ticket machine at a point where large number of tickets at a neighboring sta lion are sold. The machine is of sim pie construction, and when the coin is dropped into the slot and, a handle pulled the ticket is dropped into an open receptacle. If the machines prove successful in operation it is proposed to install large number at suburban stations, not only with the purpose of relieving the ticket office, especially during rush hours, but to enable pas sengers to purchase thsir tickets more speedily without waiting in a line at the window. It has been suggested that number of these machines could be employed at rapid transit or sub- way stations in this country with ad- vantage. The English company con- siders that the automatic ticket ma- chine will serve to increase suburban traffic, and enable it to meet electric competition on better terms.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19
THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER PUB- LIsHED IN CONNECTICUT.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY. 1s CENTS A WEEK. 50 GENTS A MONTH. ss FOR SIX MONTHS. ss A YEAR THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL SINGLE COPIES. g CENTS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19

While a recent forgery prosecution was in progress in Washington (State) court, the accused calmly reach ed over, took the forged document from the table and ate it before the aston ished court officials recovered sufficient ly to interfere. Thereupon the prison CTS counsel promptly moved for his discharge on the ground that there was no evidence against him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19

The plan of sending the steamer Ha-
 vana laden with tuberculosis patients to the Arctic Seas, because, tuberculosis germs cannot live in that temperature, has been abandoned. The Danish gov- ernment serves notice that the passen- gers will not be allowed to land at any of its ports through fear that they
 might start contagion. That would mean that the ship would have to stay out at sea during rough and stormy weather. to the evident discomfort of the patients. ..:. :. .ss
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Railroad ties have been made of other things than wood, and it is believed by some that steel will eventually displace wood for this purpose. It has remain ed for the Russians to try the experi- rnent of constructing ties of leather. Consul Guenther at Frankfort says the German newspapers are telling of the Introduction of ties of leather on the Russian government railroads. All sorts of material have been used for this purpose, but chiefly tarred wood and iron. No tie has given perfect sat- isfaction; the wood decays and the iron changes under the influence of temper at,ire. It is expected that Heather ties will not be perceptibly affected by either air or heat, nor will they split when nails are driven into them. If leather ties prove more durabl than wooden ones, they may in the long run be even less expensive. <
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19

Captain Frederic Muller, president of the Rough Riders association, was talk ing about the arrogance of a sea captain whom he knew. "It is impossible for a
 passenger" Captain Muller said, "to get civil answer out of this man. Ask him the simplest and politest question and with a gruff impertinence he turns his back on you and walks away" cap- tain Muller smiled, "But a friends of mine, he, said, 'onee got the better of the sour fellow in a delightful way
 The captain was standing near the bow of the boat, examining through his glasses passing ship. What ship is that, said my friend. The captain drowned at him. Go ask the cook, he said sOh,I beg your pardon said my friend, I thought you were the cook '
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-19

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL, sasaed Thursdays, One Dollar a Year.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-08-24
To Have New Grand stand.

a petition, wlose p4fpgse Il substance
is 10 secure funds NJ which 70 build
a new grand stand al Fafssiew park.
is being circulated about Town. Il is
proposed u organ Is an association 70
be known as the Pair4ew Par In
provement society, the stock 70 be
issued not to exceed Sl500, and tie
shares to be 30 each. The capital thus
secured Will be used to erect a suitable
aud sufficiently large covered grandstand
at the park. When II shail have paid
for itself and Outstanding stock paid
up and cancelled, the grandstand will
become the property Of the Somerset
Central Agricultural society.
The plans for the structure have not
been made, but il is decided that il
shall be an ap-to.daie covered grand
stand and the cost shall rot exceed
$500.
1t Is hoped that the business men Of
the town and all others iuteIested il the
welfare Of the place vii respond
promptly by subscribing for one or more,
shares each. The present structure
which is hardly worthy the name Of
grandstand, comes far short of meeting
the demands OF the crowds who come to
our town 70 attend the county fair,
horse races aud cele bratious. The
track is sufficiently fast u draw good
horses, and more and better attended
races would be ED, if there W re better
Accommodations for the people.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-08-24
Work on HIGHWAYS.

With the completion of the work on
High street the maeadamiz ng for the
present season was finished, as that street
and Island avenue were the only local
tiles for which special appropriations
were made at the last annual meeting
The Improvement to these streets had
been contemplated for several years and
both now present fine appearance.
Work was begun, Monday morning,
August II, on the sewer on East Leavtt
street, and during the week $50 feet of
eight inch pipe was laid. The amount
raised by the town for this purpose WAS
500, the whole job being practically
completed by Saturday night. This
week, Street Commissioner Webb is Civ
ing his attention to the sewer on Poplar
street, where $50 feet is to be laid at an
estimated cost OF $3.50. There is also a
piece OF sewer to be built which is the
beginning of a system to drain Milburn
street. This will be in part of fifteen
and part of eighteen inch pipe and will
be commenced at the bank of the river
and run In a line with Factory street
and along that street as far as the 81 500
appropriated at one of the special town
meetings will build it.
There are also some extensive jobs to
do on two bridges. One is the rebuild
ing of the eastern pier of the iron bridge
at Malbon's Mills and the other ia the re-
laying of both piers and the rebuilding
of the bridge on Middle road, near the
residence of r. L. Mitchell. These two
matters were discussed briefly at the
annual town meeting and the amount
appropriated for bridges and culverts
was raised to So, 800 instead of So, 800, to
provide for them. There was also al
appropriation of 500 at the annual town
meeting for building suitable plank
walk on Elm street at the mouth If
Written Brook aud this will be done at
an early date. 1t is intended to place
iron brackets on the river wall Of the
culvert over the brook and to lay the
walk on them.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-08-24
Carrying Fish Out of Maine

Fishermen from other states, who are
spending their vacations IL Maine,
should remember that IL shipping tsh
out Of the state, the law requires that
the package be plainly marked, and tia!
II should be accompanied by the shipper.
Neglect to comply with the law is fol-
owed by fine TO the shipper, and the
conhscalion of the fab by the warden.
An incident Ct this kind happened. a
few days ago, whe two landocked sal
mon were shipped from Gardiner, by a
gentleman who was stopping at the Out
let, Moosehead. When the fish reached
Portland, they were seized by the war
den, and the case was reported 20 Chair
man Carleton of the fish and game COM
mission, and though the man had gone
out of the state petore bis Identity could
be ascertaned, the fish We're sold, and
the proceeds Of the sale has been turned
owe TO the state treasurer.