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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22
ALABAMA PRESS

Ozark Tribune: Mir. Hartman, the western magnate. is the railroad Bosco He eats 'em alive.
 Gadsden Times-News. While Pittsburg policemen are busy looking for burglars, Pittsburg citizens are kept busy looking for policemen
 Montgomery Times: Edison says he is going to produce magnificent automobile for s20O. Too late, We are saving up our pennies now to get an entirely practi- cable" flying machine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
from the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 Fun is largely thinking you are hav- ing 1t.
 Coats of arms don't seem to cloak the scandals in the family
 It takes a girl to dodge a kiss so as to catch 1t square on the month.
 There is altogether too much speaking at public dinners-the speeches you get there and the speeches when you get home about it.
 A woman would almost rather have her husband hiring home big bunch of flow CTS as a peace offering than not stay out all night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22
ADRlFT WITH THE TIMES.

long as you don't look on your obllsA- tions in the same way.
 PARTICULAR TIMES. Antiseptic underelothes,
 Antisentic shoes
 Antiseptie furniture!
 Antisepfic booze. Antiseptie poodle dogs,
 Antiseptic kids,
 Antfseptic overeoats
 Antiseptie lids.
 Antiseptie carriages,
 Antiseptic cars,
 Antiseptic smokables.
 Anuseptie bars.
 Antiseptic tableware.
 Antiseptic meats. Antiseptie houses on
 Antiseptic streets Antiseptic soap 10 use,
 Antiseptic tubs.
 Antiseptic water for
 Antiseptic scrubs. Antiseptfc I. O. us
 Antiseptie cash
 Antiseptic boarding with
 Antisepuc hash.
 Antiseptie notions are
 Getting pretty rife. Everybody's leading the
 Antiseptic life.
 LITERARY NOTE. The maiden dropped
 Her eyes-a pup
 Perceived her loss
 And ate them up Every day must seem like Sunday to William Randolph Hearst now. It is not safe to make noise like . railroad anywhere around E. II. Harri- man. From bad to worse-Pittsburg to Chi cago.
 BEHIND THE SCENES, 'Who is that man swearing so bitterly at the office boy" 'Oh, that's our don't worry poet. Somebody swped his exchanges"
 TOUGH PROBLEM While time is flying,
 Don't forget
 That few of us are
 Flying yet, Put your money on No. 2s, Broadway. to win. A lovely story is told of how prima donna fought off a highwayman with . bunch of roses in darkest Pittsburg,
 FASHION NOTES Charity will. as usual, be much in favor as cloak this season. Thinking caps will be worn by some people. Hetty Green is Il years old and she can still see a dollar at the distance of half q mile without glasses.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22
About Persons.

Samuel Lewis, business manager for Mary Emerson, and a popular theatrical man. was in Birmingham yesterday, ar ranging for the appearance of Miss Finer son at the Jefferson theatre next week.
 Phil II. Armstrong. who writes the cley- CT .Driftwood" column of the Montgom- cry Advertiser was in Birmingham yes terdav. MT. Armstrong contributes to a number of the leading magazines, in ad- dition to his newspaper work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

The verdict in the Casteilane case permits the plaintiff to be hereafter known as Mime. Gould. The old title has lost it's glamour for Jay Gould's daughter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

When Washingtons new station is completed none but electric locomo- tives will be permitted to enter the District of Columbia. This is carrying the anti'smoke crusade to the limit of the district at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

J. J. Hill does not want much. All he wants now is an abandonment of the Panama canal and free trade with Canada. He wants these in his busi- ness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22
PRESS POINTS

Shreveport Times: Anyway, these bomb throwers will not get close enough to St. Peter to blow open the pearly gates where he stands guard.
 Dallas News The Standard oil company has given it out that it will stand pat. The oil octupus becomes more and more like it's parent, the republican party, every day.
 Washington Herald: A Missouri editor wants genius to arise for the indicating of what should be done with old tin cans Ask the Chicago sausage constructor and he will tell what should be done with both the dog and the can.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

In one fashionable church in New York pews are worth s3500 per The word Caste" should be hung over the door of that church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Chancellor Andrews says that Presi- dent Roosevelt's endorsement of spell ing reform was the bravest thing he ever did. You bet it was,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

A labor leader advises a clergyman to help needy working girls before sending millions to the heathens. That sounds like sensible advice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Miss Ida Tarbell is willing to add a chapter to her work on Standard Oil if the government will snuff that mo- nopoly out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Count Witte is the most widely knocked man in Russia today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Passengers are beginning to kick against the kindling-wood cars. They want the all-steel sort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Young Japan is ready to seize the Philippines, but the Elder Statesmen are holding them back by their brief coat tails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

A woman thinks she can find the north pole. It will prove harder job than looking for her husbands slippers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Count Boni has been offered the DO sition of head waiter. It is responsi- ble position, and he may not be able to fill it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Even politicians have been riding oa Pullman passes. This is terrible, but not shockingly new intelligence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

to Hawaii. Once there. they can soon become American citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

French courts do justice when they have half chance. They dealt out that article to Anna Gould.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Women of the English autocracy no longer use side saddles even on Rotten Row. Carry the news to Newport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Wealth leads to idleness and sin. says young Rockefeller, but you don see him throwing it away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Efforts of Americans to secure q bride for well known tea merchant have thus far failed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Currency bills should provide money for others as well as the bankers. A per capita distribution. for example.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

When Governor Harris of Ohio called on Ohioans to cough up for Alabama's storm sufferers there wasn't a single cough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Secretary Moody is preparing to make fine round lot of antitrust his tory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Secretary Root says that w. R. Hearst has struck twelve. He has also struck snag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Mirrors have been marked up 20 per cent, but the women refuse to start a boycott movement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

The Standard Oil hog and it's numer. ous pigs are about to be conducted to the abattoir.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

The flying machines of the future will hover over battlefield, paying no gate fees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Of the street sat woman in negligee playing with baby. Seated on the bed near by was a man in his shirtsleeves la boriously sewing on buttons. Unmarried evnics who saw the picture smiled know ingly. jokers winked. others wore sober faces. What was the answer?
 THE HOPEFUL MAN. In starting out upon the road of life he found it tough. Of food and drink and clothing. too, He seldom had enough His days were full of trouble and His nights were full of sorrow, But cheerfully he'd often say, "The luck will change tomorrow. The wears rolled on and found him stlll A plodder in the throng, A threadbare coat upon his back And on his lips song. He failed to find a paying streak And often had to borrow. But dauntlessly he would contend. The luck will change tomorrow" Old age. encroachng. failed 10 bring The fortune that he sought, His argosies all went astray His ventures came to nausht. When death advanced, beyond the grave He saw the end of sorrow And then at last predicted true ''The luck will change tomorrow"
 RULES OF THE ROAD. When you see an automobile coming toward you. acknowledge the corn and dodge. There is no use arguing. In case you are run over and fatally hurt. raise yourself on one elbow and say to the chauffeur. T forgive you freely. May we meet in heaven" Look behind you occasionally as you go. chauffeur is not going to "honk' unless he thinks he can frighten your horse.
 HASN'T ARRIVED.
 Where lives the chap
 Who never lost?
 Who never had
 To count the cost?
 We must confess
 With keen regret
 That he has not
 Been born, as yet. There is not one almony payer in Sioux City. but lot of people began paying slimony in that town.
 BRIEFS. There is a time for everything. We are usually late in the morning The meek shall inherit the earth. at which time 1t is presumed that the mag mates will have been deposed. It is all right to consider life joke, so
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Motor cars are healthier for those who ride in them than for those they butt into.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

America is the only nation that has passed the 100-billion mark in wealth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Thaw is beginning to emerge again in New York. He will soon be in the limelight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

English society has discarded the side saddle. It was a relic of a ridicu- lous past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

But if you swear by that that is not, you are not forsworn; no more was the knight swearing by his honour, for he never had any.
 As You Like 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

N GLIMPSE of domestieity was af- lP1 forded pedestrians along Fifth
 avenue yesterday who chanced 10 glance up at a window on the second floor of a boarding house. There in full view Of the street sat woman in negligee playing with a baby. Seated on the bed near by was a man in his shirtsleeves la boriously sewing on buttons. Unmarried eynics who saw the picture smiled know ingly. jokers winked. others wore sober faces. What was the answer?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Thaw is not insane-he is so rich he is just physical wreck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22
STAGE FAKES,

From the Philadelphia Bulletin
 Some variety artists over midnight luncheon of mashed potatoes and sau- sages talked about the fakes of their art.
 ''Of course, you know how fake light min sketchin is done" said a dancer The sketcher is goin' to do say Abe Lincoln, Well. Abe is drawn in pale. invisible outline on the blackboard, and all that needs to be done is to draw the chalk quickly over them faint lines. ''
 ''I am an impromptu poet" said a second artist. You call up to me from the audience any subject you've a mind to, and I rattle off a poem on the sub ject at once. This is fake. of course, There ain't no poet Twin could do that The fake is worked in this way. l have lot of stock subjects with poems al- ready composed-subjects like the coming election or the peekaboo waist or the Vanderbilt Cup, and if you call up such a subject I'm not equal to I Ignore you and, pretending to be speaking to a man in the back of the house. I say The com ing election? Very good, sir Thank you sir. Here goes:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Machines to make money look good to suckers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

'I used to be fired from a cannon in my youth" said an elderly man. "I was called Miss Claire and l wore a blond wig and pink silk tights. Of course 1t sent me fifty feet through the air into a big net. dangerous trick at that. I once broke d leg al It. This trick has altogether gone out of fashion. l don't believe it has been once done in the last fifteen years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

long as you don't look on your obilsa- tions in the same way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Every day must seem like Sunday to William Randolph Hearst now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

"Whoever wins, l hope that I Will get the job for which I sigh. The work is light. and yet the pay Is seven lovely plunks a day. Whoever wins, l hope, begob. l get the job, I get the job,''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

LITERARY NOTE. The maiden dropped Her eyes-a pup Perceived her loss And ate them up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

It is not safe to make noise like . railroad anywhere around E. H. Harri- man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

There is not one alimony payer in Sioux City, but a lot of people began paying slimony in that town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-22

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala. post office as second-elass matter under act of Congress March 3, 1873.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-07
SPORTING NOTES.

Houghton, Mich.-The first death In
he upper peninsula directly due to
'ootball, occurred Sunday night. when
go c. Brown. aged 18, a member Of
he Hancock high school team, died as
the result Of injuries sustained In the
game with Calumet two weeks ago.
Only an even dozen Of the National
eague ball players succeeded In main
aiming a 800 batting clip through the
season just closed. OF these the Of.
icial averages, just announced by
President H. C. Pulliam, give the
mighty Hans Wagner of Pittsburg.
who in times past has held the prem
iership in stickwork, the first honors
for 1906.
Joe Cans, lightweight champion Of
the world, and .,.d" Hermann of Chi
,ago. have signed articles to fight 20
rounds or finish, as the club may de-
sire, on New Years day. before the
ronopah, New, Athletic club. The
purse is to be $4,000. winner to get
10 and loser 40 per cent. The weight
will be at 1873 pounds two hours before
the gong.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-07
In the Occur d'Alenes,

The property of the Big Four Mining
company in Granite gulch is being ex.
amined by r. Deb. Smith Of Anaconda
and B. M. Frances Of Missoula. 1t is
said there Is a deal on for the pur-
chase of the mine.
A contract to drive a 300 foot cross
cut tunnel to tap the vein on the VI
emma Vein company's property on Plac-
er creek has been let to R. v. Bonan.
non.
The Copper Mountain Mining COM
pany of Mullan has sent out a crew Of
men to erect boarding and bunk
house and other buildings necessary to
the winters development, which will
consist of 100 foot crosscut tunnel
o cut the lead at a depth of 400 feet.
It is said that three different inter.
ests are after the control of the Mont.
tor mine. which is held by the Rossi-
Read company Of Wallace. Two of
them are Heinze and Amalgamated.
A strike Of one and half feet Of
rich carbonate ore has been made in
he Echo mine, east Of Burke. The ore
was encountered In the drift about $50
feet from the portal. and at q depth
Of about 200 feet. The carbonates car.
ry much galena and crystalized lead.
Work on a 600 foot tunnel on the
Chicago Boston property. controlled by
the Wallace mining firm Of Maxwell
& Gossart, has just been commenced.
and four men are at work, working a
double shift.
d. Davis. general manager Of the
Gold Ridge Mining company, Is at the
mine. where he will superintend the
erection of the machinery which was
recently purchased. A big shaft will
be started at once. The improvements
are already completed.
The latest word from the Stewart,
Heinze's mine near Wardner, Is that
the crosscut has proceeded for the last
II feet in pure shipping ore.
F. Augustus Heinze has purchased
the Sunnyside and Pennsylvania
groups Of Is claims, adjoining Patrick
Clark's Furnace Creek group in the
Greenwater district. Inyo county, Cali.
| fornia.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-07
labor IS in DEMAND
IT IS SAID THE RAILROADS
need $1,000 men.
Scarcity of Men Delaying Work on All
Western Lines-Pay Reaches $3.50
Day-Demand for Workmen Felt
All Over the Country, but West SUI.
fers Most.

From Chicago comes this report: In
ability to find laborers is hampering
the railroads all over the west in car
rying out contemplated improvements.
At least $4,000 men are wanted, rail.
road managers say, with practically
none on the market. Roads are will
ing to pay as high as $3.50 day. The
Western Pacific needs 5000 men; the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, 6OU0
to 1000 men for its extension to the
coast; the Southern Pacific, 5000 for
Its extension northward through Cali
fornia to Portland; the Chicago &
Northwestern, 1000 to 1000 men, and
the North Coast line large force for
its road from Walla Walla to Seattle
In addition to new construction,
nearly every western road is double
tracking and building cutoffs and ma.
king similar improvements. The
Northern Pacific wanted to double
track its Washington main line in time
for the heavy fall and winter traffic,
but failed through lack of labor, with
the result that it has 10000 loaded
cars on its tracks for lack of track
facilities.
Texas is not complaining so bitterly,
because the railroad men think la
borers prefer the south to the north
during the winter. Even in Texas,
however, the labor supply is made
quate.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-07
MINING NEWS.

Jay p. Graves of Spokane. general
manager Of the CRANKY Consolidated,
was visitor in camp to the mines of
the company at Phoenix, B. c. last
week.
Schurz, Nev.-John WEIGH Of Reno,
a miner who has been prospecting in
the Walker lake mining district, was
shot and seriously wounded recently
by James Hale, his companion, while
driving from Hawthorne to Thorne.
The bullet entered Welch's back and
it is feared that he will die. Hale
claims the shooting was accidental.
Delta, Idaho.-The bonding Of the
Essex Lead & Silver Mining company's
holdings on upper Beaver creek to .
party from Denver, Col, means that
work will be renewed on that property
during the winter.
The CRANKY company has purchased
for $4,000 the Swede group of mines
on Bear creek, near Princeton, B. c.
The purchase was made from Nels
Johnson and John Helm.
A rich copper and gold strike was
made recently in the Greenhorn camp.
IS miles west of Baker City, Ore. The
find was made in what has since been
named the Fourteen Thousand Dol
lar Mine." which is owned by Otto o.
H. Harding and H. J. Hill. The
name was taken from the fact that one
chunk o. ore taken from the mine-a
Variable nugget-was worth $4,000.
The ledge is 60 feet wide, most OF it
assaying $26 in copper and about IS
in gold. There is an eight inch streak,
however, which glitters with free gold.
The smelter at the Amador mine at
Amador. Mont. was blown in last
week and was found to work success.
fully. About "a men are employed,
| divided into three shifts. Frank L.
White Of Butte is in charge. The daily
capacity OF the smelter Is IS tons of
ore, and three trains of eight cars each
| are run daily over the IL mile abroad
which runs from the mine to the smelt-
er. The road is owned by the com.
pany.
Nipissing mines, silver property
located in Cobalt, Ont, which has been
wonder to the mining world as well
as to the speculative public, has pass
ed under the control of the Guggen.
helms. The property will henceforth
be controlled and operated by one of
the subsidiary companies of the
American Smelling & Refining COM
pany.
Monday the Bunker Hill Mining &
Concentrating company, whose prop
critics are at Wardner and Kellogg.
Idaho, will pay dividend No. 10 OF
s1SO.O00. This makes the total paid
since January 1. 1906. $3.50, 900, and
total to date $7.506,000.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-07
BATTLESHIP RAMMED
The Liner MONROE PUTS The
VIRGINIA.TO.THE BAD.
sattIeship's Steering Gear 10 Derang.
ed, Causing the Aeeident-Nons
Hurt-soth Ships safe-The vIr.
ginia Will Soon Be Repaired-is
Raked on the Starboard Quarter.

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 4.-The battle
ship Virginia was rammed Saturday In
Hampton Roads by the Old Dominion
liner Monroe. Both vessels came af-
forwards to this port.
The Monroe, inward bound from
New York, landed her passengers at
her pier, while the battleship, follow
ceeded to the Norfolk navy yard.
The Virginia sailed from Old Point
about 9 o'clock bound for Norfolk.
Shortly afterwards the Monroe came
in. following the battleship through
Hampton Roads. on Seawall's point
the Virginia slowed down and the
Monroe Immediately rang down.
The Virginia's steering gear seemed
to become deranged and she steered
out of her course. The Monroe could
not stop nor change her course in time
and struck the battleship on the after
part of her armor belt and raked her
starboard quarter. One set of the bat
tIeship's davits were turned inboard
while two of the six inch and one of
the three inch after guns were raked
and otherwise materially damaged.
The Monroe sustained bad twist OF
her steel PROV and the damage to her
may prove more serious than is now
apparent. A survey will be made OF
both vessels.
There were many immigrants aboard
the Monroe. and when the ships
crashed the women set up a loud out.
cry. They were soon Gained.
1t is stated that the battleship had
no pilot aboard at the time of the col.
lision. The Old Dominion officers state
hat the Monroe is not badly damaged.
1t is stated at the navy department
that the accident to the Virginia will
not delay the department in making
use of the vessel, as she had just been
ordered to the Norfolk navy yard to
De laid up for two months to make
necessary changes in her ordnance
outfit.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-07
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Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-07
JAPAN'S EYE ON ISLANDS.
Skaters Nephew Says War With "
s. IL Sure.

Oakland, Cal.-Captain T. II. Aid
rich, nephew Of Major General
Shafter, In charge Of Company H
Thirty.fifth infantry, is convinced that
Japan ultimately will make a deter
mined effort to take the Philippines
from the United States.
He thinks that the present agitation
may have been brought about with a
view to precipitating trouble. prepare
tory to the invasion by Japan of Lu.
con. Captain Aldrich points out that
the northern extremity Of Luzon is
only 200 miles distant from the Japan
island of rormosa and that the entire
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-07
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Would Annex spitzenbergen.

Copenhagen.-A portion OF the Nor
wegian press is at present agitatine
for the annexation by Norway of Spitz'
bergen. The island is in an absolutely
lawless state. and crime is very fire.
quent. There are Meth, laws nor
officials to administer them. A large
portion of the population, which con-
sists chiefly of miners, whalers and
fishermen, is said to be leaving the
island owing to it's lawless condition.
The possession Of Spitzbergen is like
ly to be of immense economic import
ance, as it contains vast deposits of
valuable minerals. 1t Is announced
from Vardoe that Russia is preparing
a fleet Of five ships in the White sea,
which is intended next y ar to visit
Spitzbergen and the northern Europ.
can coasts.