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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
Officers Short at GIrard.

Columbus. Ga, February 1.-tSpeciai)- The expert accountant who has been going through the books of the retir- ing city officers of Girad Ala, reports to the Girard council that the officers are due the city several hundred dol- lars One or two of the books are miss ing. It Is not charged that any of the errors If errors they are eventually found to be. are any other than cleri- cal The report of the expert has created a sensation in Girard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
"The Boy Behind the Gun.v

"'rhe Boy Behind the Gun is doing a big business at the Bijou ,As week and is proving one of the most popular offer ings of the season. Harry Clay Blaney ie a clever comedian and has the support of large company. The drill executed by a company of Japanese soldiers is proving quite hit. while the battle scene in the last act never fails to arouse enthusiasm. The usual performance will be given tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02

TOT; King Leopold, Rudy Runsum. 11O Helen Lucas. Ill; w A. German, 112.
 Third race. mile and one-eghth, sell ing-Hand Bag, 90: Lemon Girl 1O5; Glee man, Kenton, Gay Lisette, 106; Light Opera. 107 Brooklyn, Dr. Hart, 1O9; Jerry Lynch, Athena, 110; Bernie Cramer, III Arababo, 116
 Fourth race, six and a half furlongs handieap-Shunpike. 85; Cigarlighter, 90 Broomhandle, 103 Escutcheon, 105; Lady Xashti, 1O6; Rather Royal 107
 Fifth race, one mile, purse-Bitterhand 9S Harry Scott, Stockwood, Holloway 101; Kltue Platt, 1O9; Nine, Ill; Rainland 119; King Ellsworth. 1924
 Sixth race, mile and one-eighth, selling Ethe1s Pride, 1OO Jim Collins, 102; I.ega- tee, 105; Maggie Dorian. 1O6 John Ran dolph. Semper Vivax, Prince Salm, MT Wlxon, Benora, Soldier of Fortune. Erne TOT; Saul, 113
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
', M [. 4. SQUAD IS VERY EASY WINNER Defeats BesSemer is 0ne-Sided
 Basketball Game PLAY THIS AFTERNOON Two Games Scheduled at Y. M. c. A. and Two Games at Athletic Club
 Tonight-Standing
 of Teams.
PLAY THIS AFTERNOON

The basketball game between the I. M C. A. squad and the team from Bessemer was too one-sided last night to be really interesting. The Y. M. c. A. boys ap- peared to score whenever they desired, while they held the Bessemer boys down at all times. The game resulted in favor of the Birmingham boys by score Of 5s to 4
 The lineup of the teams was as fol- lows:
 Y. M. C. A-Chairsell. right forward; E. Anderson, left forward; H. Hanna, center; F. sherrod, right guard; and 0. 1 Bullock, left guard. | Bessemer-Johnson, right forward; Mc- Cornell. left forward; MeEnery, center; Homer Hurd. right guard; and Henry Hurd. left guard.
 Mcconnell made all the points for the Bessemer team. For the Y. M. c. A. squad Anderson made IS points Hanna o and Chairsell 30. The feature of the game was Captain Chairsells playing, as he made II field goals and one foul. total of the S5 points. a record seldom established by any basketball player. IHeTG Will DC u TcluIn iidA1h PidJ Su eSh Bessemer in the near future. but the date has not yet been decided.
 Games This Afternoon.
 The regular weekly games of basketball will be played this afternoon between the teams of the Classical school and the Pratt City High school, and the Univer- sity High school and the Ensley High school
 The Ssams are evenly matched and will doubtless put up a snappy exhibition. The classical team Is one of the best trained aggregations in this section and will give its opponents, the Pratt City boys, hard fought battle.
 The University High school team, under the leadership of Captain Tom Peace, has been putting in several hours of | hard practice daily the past week, which will show results in the contest today The Enley team under the coaching of A. J. Williams has developed into one of the best teams of the league
 The young lady students of all of the out-of-town schools will be the guests Of the afternoon. Teachers from the schools at Ensley, East Lake and Pratt City will act as chaperons. Miss Vir- ginla Baudner and Miss Mabel Denson from Pratt City, Miss Myrtle Francis and Miss Virginia Booth from Ensley and teachers from the East Lake insti- tuition will be present.
 The standing of the teams is as fol- IoxUq.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
MT. Hit Is Better.

Washington. February 1.-Representa- R. R. Hit of Illinois. who has been i'll at his home for more than week past of a trouble with his heart, is reported to be improving. having passed the crisis of the disease. For several days he was in a very critical condition. Within the past day or two his condition has become so much better that his recovery is now looked for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
sub-Trsasury Balance is Large.

New York. February 1Today's very large credit balances of the sub-treasury at the clearing house, amounting to s3,- ell. .9SS, represented in large part pay ment to the government by the Southern Pacific company for it's purchase of the old Central Pacific Railroad company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
coIor Teams to PIaY.

The regular games of the color league will be played this evening at the Bir- mingham Athletic club. All the clubs of this league have won two games and have lost two. so all stand evenly in the score. The league seasons closes Feb ruary 9, and the championship Is to be decided by the next two series of games.
 The games tonight will be played by the Reds against the Whites and by the Blues against the Yellows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
F. c. Johnson.

F. C. Johnson. 52 years of age, who died suddenly of heart failure yesterday morn ing at o'clock at Hilltop, will be buried today at ? p. m. Services will be held at the Fairview church, and will be con ducted by the Rev. J. A. Andrews. In torment will be in Oakland cemetery.
 The deceased was member of the Knights of Pythias, and is survived by a widow and four small children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02

} Remainder of the week. with matt . lnee Saturday-"The Boy Behind } the Gun"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE JEFFERSON.
ATTHE BIJoU

Tonight-Willlam H. Crane In z "The American Lord.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
"Humpty Dumpty.'

presented. The advance sale opens this morning.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
VAST PETIRFIED FORESTS.
ANCIENT YOLCANlC UPUEAYALS
IN A2LZONA DISCLOSE HUGE
STONE LOGS.

Yari.iiued Adaman,ine Forns NH.
lions oi Years Niu-preaSrve0 BY
the Government nHainot SpolSas
x.vn-.satugai ~ onoSrs.
Once they were a forest Of stately
pines grown to height far beyond
that attained by the trees Of to-day.
Ages passed, and through some unex-
pialua Ole act OF nature they were up
rooted, prOstrated tO the ground,
probably buried beneath the earth by
VOLCANIC ashes and the SHOWS Of many
winters. Next came the waters Of
floods, leaving over the prone giants
an inland sea, and au traces OF the
green forest were swept away. Vast
periods of time passed; the seas van
ished; volcanoes sent their ashes high
the interior of the earth swept up
ward the debris, among which were
the wrecks OF the pines. Following
this period the waters hurried toward
lower levels, gnawing the masses
and endeavoring to eat into the very
cell structure Of the logs. Erosion
was at work, and after centuries.
through the probable action Of acids
aud alkalies, the logs Of the ancient
forest are revealed to human eyes.
Preserved For Future Ages.
This is the history Of the wonder
full petritied forest of Arizona which
Congress, at its last session, set aside
as u Government reserve. There are
in all about 5000 acres Of land in this
reserve. land valueless for commercial
or agricultural pursuits, but the hand
of nature has created Of this vast ex-
panse garden Of monuments to the
vegetation OF long ago, forming an
attraction for people from all parts of
the world.
Trunks of trees, some a hundred
feet long, and huge logs, lie In a con-
fusion in the same position as when
nature, in the resurrection OF the an
cient forest, broke out in explosion
due to the eruption Of volcanic crat-
ers. In every direction are to be seen
pieces Of petrified wood, some only as
large as q toy marble. others In
blocks and logs from eight to ten
partly beneath the shale. and occa-
sionally there projects from the side,
near the top Of the mesa, the end OF q
uge log.
These mesas are In themselves
wonderful STRUCTURES. They are com
posed Of shale. clay and sandstone Of
many colors. and the ravages Of
storm and wind have eroded their
sides so that here and there they
stand out like the playthings Of q
pre- historic giant child. By ponder
Ing upon this sight faint idea Is
given Of the countless number OF
years that have rolled by since this
Ierosive process commenced.
While there are to be found vari.
ous localities in Arizona, New Mexico
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
DISGUISED as a Tramp.

That a man moving amongst the re
spectacle classes should disguise him
self as a beggar, and go in search OF
adventure, is not new idea. A young
man with a taste for such experiments
however, introduced novel feature
when masquerading as a tramp. by
visiting, amongst others, some of his
friends.
He had a splendid opportunity OF
testing their benevolence, for none OF
them recognized him with his seedy
garments and general air Of wretch:
edness.
His pilgrimage lasted five days, and
turing that period Che started in an
appropriate state of pennilessness) he
legged or earned just about sufficient
to live in a rough fashion.
He received innumerable insults
(many from unsuspecting acquain-
tances), and only one kind word (from
a stranger). Even when he entered a
shop or lodsing-house with money to
pay for his needs his ragged garments
procured him much contemptuous
treatment, and he learned a severe
lesson on the importance of clothes.
Indeed, his cynical conclusion is
that a man who seeks charity should,
bSfore all things, be well dressed!
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15

The social side of life at West Point
has unquestionably proven one Of the
greatest attractions of this nnicne
SCHOOL, admission to which is so eager
~ sought by young men in all parts of
the country. Ordinarily the West
fointer has only half an hour daily
the interval following supper--that he
can call his own. On Saturday after
noon however, the lads are "free" from
TWO O'Clock until $50 o'clock, the sun.
| per hour, and on Wednesdays there ia
similar freedom from O'Clock In the
afternoon until $50 o'clock. At such
times the famous Filtration Walk
where SO many romances have had
thelr beginning is a mecca for con.
siderable portion Of the young men.
On Saturday evenings from $50 to
1870 o'clock there is dancing.
When They Camp Out.
In the eyes Of most of the cadets the
happiest portion of the year at West
Point is the summer interval when the
whole battalion goes into camp in the
wooded area on the north side of the
Academy grounds, remaining under
canvas from June until September.
During this season visitors are espec-
tally numerous, and the social life at
the Point is seen at its best.
The cadets at West Point are in verv
truth picked men, for not only is ad.
mission gained by passing very
severe entrance examination, but
there are examinations scattered all
through the four year course and II a
cadet fails to come up to the mark at
any Of these periodical tests he is al
most certain to be dropped from the
rolls. Indeed, so severe is this weed
ing-out process that only about one
half of the young men who enter West
Point succeed in graduating.
A Democratic Institution.
One phase of conditions at West
Point which is calculated to make
every American proud of the institu-
ton is the splendid democracy which
prevails. Special privileges are un-
known at the Point. The boy whose
father Is a multi millionaire wears the
same grade OF clothing, sleeps in the
same kind Of a bed and eats food that
Ia precisely on par with that fur
nished to the cadet who started in life
a. a bootblack. Each student at the
Military Academy receives from Un-
cle Sam the sum of five hundred dol
lars a year and out of this he must
purchase all his necessities at the
"store." If he spends more than the
allowance such excess is debt which
is duly charged against him and must
he liouidated from his future pay.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
THE DUCHESS OF RoxBURGHE,

foreign ENJOYS are required nowadays
to personally vouch for the social
standing Of those of their countrymen
who are admitted into the presence Of
the king. 1t is well-nigh an impossi-
bility for our Ambassador to vouch for
the social standing Of every American
tourist who happens to be doing
Rome and takes it into his head to
go and cali on the king.
In the Dominion Of Canada there ID
a sentiment growing more or less lately
favoring the appointment Of Cana
dian to the exalted post Of Governor.
General. The country has always been
ruled by some member Of the nobility
sent out from England by the Crown
1t is possible, therefore, II the Crown
looks with favor on the petitions, that
some day a man born In the United
States may become Governor-General
Of Canada. There is nothing but the
sentiment of the people to prevent this
There Is no native-born clause. as ia
the case with the Presidency Of the
United States. One who becomes e
! British subject by naturalization II
Just as good Britisher as one borr
under the British flag.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15

,eommodation of the numerous
including many members of
sex, who come to the Point for
nous social functions which are
eu through the school year.
NeW West Point will place some
volhlortS within re h of the
III u gray but it will result in no
oi The strenuous activity of
very day life. The West Point
,. FUSED at six o'clock every morn
t' n t'sht hours sleep. He must
ue jump from the moment he
h. nn yves Tor only twenty minut-
V"eI him to wash, dress, fold
y, 5,F,aulIS and set in order his
n u ilS contents. At $50 o'clock
e men form in companies and
" tne mess hall for breakfast.
immediately after breakfast
ra aoI'lhe of study that includes
ncILeS ,IgLeS as mathematics, draw
Wv "''A languages, geography,
geology, etc. Interspersed
s we study and recitation hours
nh aus OF drill, and what in any
on n'ol would be given over to
i" In PERIODS are devoted to ath-
accordance with q definite
axe Physically Perfect.
ero. ro,s at West Point 20 in for
~ khown cle-building
u,t norIy in the morning they
%" e", uie well-known "scttlng
Ino in ulne is also devoted par
rdia liz summer to tennis, golf,
mm, p riding, baseball, foot ball
rlna % The gymnasium pur-
ero,1 ,~ne boxing, fencing, single
Ins,re' etc, In addition to
ara sauctlon and practice In
tbe compulsory during two
'our year course.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
PALACE FIT FOR TITANIA.
MOST BEAUTIFUL PALACE IN
ENGLAND RESIDENCE OF
AMERICAN WOMAN,

Is Now Looking for an Irish Castle.
Canada Wants Local Premier
Native American Might Hold such
Position.
The Duchess Of Roxburghe, nee Goe-
let OF New York, after many fruitless
attempts to find suitable residence in
Ireland, has intrusted the matter to
Lord Barrymore, who married, as his
second wife. the widow Of Arthur Post
OF New York, and thereby. quite natu-
rally, greatly improved his financial
position. That is one reason he Is par
tial to American women and willing to
do all In his power to assist them. Few
men know Ireland better than he
does. At one time he was one Of the
best hated men In the country. and
diligent students Of Irish history with
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
pETRu1ED SENTINEL OF THE EsA.

yellow, blue purple and lavender; and
each piece has every natural appear.
ance Of wood, though all are as hard
as steel. Here and there sections
show signs of decay arrested by the
peculiar progress which converted the
wood into mineral The traveller sees
small chips upon the ground. and on
picking them up, finds them as heavy
as so much lead and as dense an
fiint. The Government, while allow
ing visitors to carry OF little pieces Of
this character, prohibits the removal
Of any large blocks.
Huge Stone Log Bridge.
But after all, the climax Of all this
scenic beauty Is the Natural Bridge"
consisting Of a great petrified trunk
lying across a canyon 20 feet deep.
and forming a natural foot-bridge on
which men may easily cross. At the
point where the bridge crosses, the
canyon is about 80 feet wide, but the
~ feet between the points at which It
total length Of the tree exposed y
Ill feet. and measures where =
crosses the center Of the canyon. 10
feet in circumference.
In the past few years The !og Aao
begun to show signs Of Yielding %
that peculiar inclination of all petri-
ned trees to crack up into immense
pieces: in fact, in several places trav-
erse cracks have already appeared
The Government, In erder to preserve
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15

kvARD MOUNT AT WEST POINT.
lars ere they are fully completed i'm
year 1912. Already the creation
tbe new West Point" has pro-
ksed far enough to prove how bene-
I will be the undertaking.
fhle the primary purpose Of Uncle
as unique Institution on the banks
he Hudson River is, Of course, to
rate young men for positions as
lers Of the United States Army, the
|-iority which has won for 1t
divide fame is due to the marvel
efficiency of the mental and physi-
lraining without regard to the use
fhch the knowledge is to be put.
in the interest of this ambition to
uate perfect specimens of Ameri-
manhood that the costly improve
ts are being carried forward.
arly Trebes Present Capacity.
one thing the new buildings will
de accommodations for 1900 ca
instead of for 4JO as at present,
these new structures will also in
a new gymnasium, riding hall.
fmic building, cadet headquarters.
as well us handsome hotel for
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15

IN the last quarter Of century would
saw that it Is a wonder he is still liV
Ing. He is looking out for house
Tor the Duchess in picturesque Galway.
A fine mansion. constructed OF lrlsn
granite and situated between Tuam
and Claremorris on the Midland and
Great Western Railway. has been In
spected in this connection. 1t is known
as Grove Castle, and was erected about
forty years ago by an eccentric oach-
elor millionaire named Cannon. Inc
estate attached to the house Is OF little
value. but the house and grounds are
beautiful. There Is plenty OF fishing
and shooting in the neighborhood, and
in the hunting season 1t attracts many
aristocratc folk.
Floors Castle is the English resi-
deuce of the Roxburghes. 1t stands on
a terrace overlooking extensive mead.
ow lands spreading down to the Tweed
| at its junction with the TeViot. II Is
| like a yeritable fairyland OF cupolas
and minarets, OF turrets and embras'
I ured parapets. The castle was bulit
i, l7lS by Sir John Vanbrugh, in the
| conception of some happy moment. Slt
| walter Scott described IT" mansion OF
| Floors" as "a kingdom for Oberon and
Titania to dwell in, whose majesty ana
beauty impresses the mind with a
sense of awe mingled with pleasure.
Vanbrugh might well be dubbed the
architect to first dukes" from ms
close association with Blenheim for the
arst Duke of Marlborough, kimbolton
Tor the first Duke of Manchester. and
now Floors for the first Duke of Rox'
burghe. who had just received this fur
tber title The third duke was SO en-
crossed with the lifelong task OF get
ting together his priceless collection
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
MN new WEST POINT.
s1pryrOUS LIFE PROVIDED
rop THE YOUNG CADETS
,yD FUTURE OFFICERS.

70 Make Men Quick and Self
n%ari.o,-r1tensivc % Additions Being
= S,de TO lnstitution-Sociai Life a
Feature
MIA United States Military Academy
Vest Point has long enjoyed an in
t.,otional reputation as the finest
e'inina institution in the world, and
- prestige will be considerably en-
tn.ad upon the completion Of the
r,a scheme of improvements now
der way and upon which Congress
nj axpend more than seven million
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15

was dormant pending dispute be-
tween three claimants. Until this time
the family surname had been kei
alone. being the ancient family Of the
kers Of Cessford: it now became Innes-
ker. as it remains-for the settlement
of this three-cornered dispute awarded
the title to Sir James Innes. as heir
by right Of maternal ancestress. 1t
is very pretty little bit Of character
istic history that Duncan Forbes, the
historian, records in reference to this
succession of James Innes as fifth
duke that his pedigree Of thirty de-
scents proceeds regularly from 1853,
and that in all their long line the in.
heritance never went to woman, that
none Of them ever married an i'll wife,
and that no one ever suffered for their
debts.
Americans returning from Europe
complain that invitations to the Italian
court under the present king. Victor
Emmanuel, are good deal more din.
cult to obtain, and are more sparingly
distributed than was the case when
Humbert occupied the throne of united
Italy in the Quirinal at Rome. The
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15

and Utah. where petrifed wood oc-
ours In great quantities. yet the re-
gion known as the "Petrilied Forest
of Arizona" is most notable, and is
properly classed among the natural
wonders Of America. In the first
place, ii is much more ancient than
the petrified forests OF the Yellow
stone National Park. and ef certain
parts of Wyoming and California. the
difference in their antiquity as eeolo-
gsts count being millions Of yeara
and secondly, there is no other petri-
fed forest In which the wood assumes
so many varied and wondrous forms
and colOrs. The solidIfied wood in
this mineral state places the logs and
blocks among the gems of precious
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
4 Happy Family.

A so-called Happy family P. T. Bar
mum used to exhibit consisted of lion,
tiger, a bear, a wolf, and lamb. all
pcnncd together in one cage. Remark
aoel" visitor said to Mr. Barnum; re
markable, impressive, instructive! And
how long have these animals dwelt to-
gether in this way% "Seven months"
Barnum answered, 'but the lamb has
occasionally to be renewed"
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
He Broke up the Meeting.

A temperance lecturer, speaking IN
Keene, N. H.. reminded his hearers OF
the story of Dives and Lazarus. lie
pointed out how. when Dives was IN
Hadcs. he did not ask for beer or VINE
or whisky, but for one drop OF water
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15

stone. The mineral wood is converted
into shalcedony. opals and agates, and
many Of the pieces closely approach
The degree of hardness attained by
them is such that they make an excl
lent quality Of emery.
Among the color seen are evsey
conceivable shade Of black. red, whttsL
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15

of old English literature that ne nao
no time for the domestic life. and, dy-
ing unmarried, left no son. Ihe dls-
tant kinsman who succeeded died aiso
without sou, and the title for Wnlie
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-11
METHODIST REVIVAL.
Interest Increasing and At
tendance Large.

The revival services, which were
begun at the Methodist church last
Sunday, are increasing in interest.
The attendance grows larger each
night. Tuesday night the large au-
.dience room was about three-fourths
full. Rev. P. H. Davis is most
earnest and interesting speaker and
holds the closest attention of his au-
dience at all times.
Wednesday night Mr.. Davis
theme was Bearing Witness" He
took his text from the first chapter
Of Hebrews and delivered a most
powerful sermon. The christians
were deeply impressed and the earn
est words of the speaker called tears
from many Of his hearers. The stay
of DR.. Davis, as we previously stat
ed, is not limited to any particular
time, and the indications are that
much good will be done here.