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f1nd-his balls. your balls. anybody's balls
that happen to be handy-and then COM
mences the return match. At this point 1t
Is best to crouch down under shelter of the
net. Most of the players round about adopt
this plan, the more timid make for the
clubhouse. and. finding themselves there,
order coffee and light up cigarettes. After
awhile players appear to be satisfied. The
other players then gather round to claim
their balls. This makes a good game by
itself. The object is to get az many balls
for preference, other peop'es-and run Off
with them round the courts, followed by
whooping claimants. In the course of half
an hour so, when everybody IS dead beat
the game-the original game-is resumed
You demand the score; your partner
promptly says 1t Is forty-ffteen. Both
your opponents rush up to the set and APP
parently there is going to be duel. It is
only friendly alteration; they very much
doubt 1t being forty-hfteen. F:fteen-forty
they could believe. They suggest 1t as
compromise. The discussion is concluded
by calling 1t deuce.
~
AS it Is rare for q game to proceed with
out some such incident occurring in the
middle of 1t, the score generally is deuce.
This avoids heartburning. Nobody wins a
set and nobody loses. The one game gen.
orally suffices for the afternoon. To the
earnest player 1t is also confusing to occa-
sionally miss your partner-to turn around
and find he Is talking to man. Nobody
but yourself takes the slightest objection
to his absence. The other side appear to
regard 1t as good opportunity to score
Five minutes later he resumes the game.
His friend comes with him, also the dog
OF his friend. The dog is welcomed with
enthusiasm, all balls are returned to the
dog. Until the dog is tired you do not get
look in. but all this. wflr no doubt soon
be changed. There are some excellent
0iQr y,Io ynr fvNpv flroyvr
their compatriots viii gradually learn
higher ideals. The Frenchman is young In
the game. AZ the right conception of the
game grows upon them they will also learn
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when they were halfbacks or forwards of
extraordinary ability. Ex-lightweight anna
teur pugilists, with the figure now OF
an American desk. butt you into corner
Of the billiard room and, surprised that
they cannot get as near to you as they
could wish. whisper to you the secret Of
avoiding the undercut by the swiftness OF
the backward leap. Broken down tennis
payers; ~one-iegged skaters. dropscal gen
tlemen riders, are to be met with hobbling
on clutches along every highway OF the
Engadine. and forest and valley echo to
their wneezy breathing. They are pitt
able objects Never having learned to
read anything but the sporting papers:
books are of use to them. They never
wasted much of their youth on thought
and apparently have lost the knack of it.
They don't care for art, and nature only
suggests to them the things they can no
longer do. The snow clad mountain re-
minds them that once they were daring to-
boggansts; the undu!ating common makes
them sad because they can no longer
handle golf club; by the riverside they
sit down and tell you Of the salmon they
caught before they caught rheumatic fever;
birds only make them long for guns: music
raises visions of the local cricket match OF
long ago enlivened by the local band:
picturesque estaninet. with little tables
memories of pingpOng. One is sorry for
them, but their conversation is not exhil-
aratfng.
The man who has other interests In life
beyond sport Is apt to find their remi-
niscences monotonous, while to each other
they do not care to talk. One gathers that
they do not altogether believe one another.
The foreigner is taking kindly to our sports;
one hopes he will be forewarned by our
example and not overdo the thing At
present one is bound to admit he shows
no sign of taking sport too seriously. Foot
throughout Europe. But yet the French
man has not got 1t out of his head that
the coup to practice is kicking the ball high
into the air and catching it upon his head.
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but the picture is delightful I accom-
panied a man q little while ago to his club
on the outskirts of Brussels The ground
was bordered by a wood on one side and
surrounded on the other three by petites
Observation-Disclosures. as we should call them
In Engiand-worked by the peasants them
selves. 1t was a glorious spring afternoon.
The courts were crowded. The red earth
and the green grass formed background
against which the women In their new
Partisan toilets, under their bright parasols.
stood out like wondrous bouquets of NOV
ing flowers. The whole atmosphere was
delightful mingiing OF idle gayety. hirta-
ton and graceful sensuousness modern
Vatican would have seized Upon the scene
with avidity.
Just beyond-separated by the almost in
visible wire fenclng-a group of peasants
were working in their field An old woman
and a young girl. with ropes about their
shoulders. were drawing a harrow guided
by a withered old scarecrow of a man.
They paused a moment at the wire fencing
and looked through 1t was odd con-
trast; the two worlds divided by that wire
fencing-so slight. almost invisible. The
girl swept the sweat from her face with
her hand: the woman pushed back her
gray locks underneath the handkerchiefs
knotted about her head; the old man
Strengthened himself with some difficulty.
So they stood for, perhaps, minute, gaz-
ing with quiet, passioniess faces through
that slight fencing that push from their
work-hardened hands might have leveied
Was there any thought. wonder passing
through their brains? The young girl! She
was a handsome creature IN spite OF her
disfguring garments The woman! IL was
A wonderfully fine face, clear, calm eyes.
deep set under a square. broad brow. The
wlthered old scarecrow? Ever sowing the
seed In the spring OF the fruit that others
shall eat The old man bent again over
the guiding ropes: gave the word The
team moved forward up the hill. II is
Anatole France. think. who says society
y based upon the patience Of the poor.
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est In church affairs In the colony and his
particular interest In Broad Creek parish
were stimulated by his father-in-law, Mr.
Wilkinson
John Addison removed from Piscataway
and built the great house opposite Alex
andria to which he gave the name Oxon
Hail. The house Is a ruin now.
In the Life and Times OF waiter Dulany
Addison, written in 1898, there Is this de-
scription of Oxon Hall:
1.-THE old house is still standing and may
railroad The main building Is unchanged.
though 1t has been Invested of Its wings.
These were an almost invariable feature OF
old Maryland houses: indeed, were de-
manded by the mode Of life of that day.
Sometimes they were detached, sometimes
connected with the main building by sort
Of corridor. One of these wings was gen
orally devoted to the uses OF the gentle
man of the house. Here he had an Office
In which his business of various kinds was
transacted with his Overseers, tenants. etc.,
and where he kept his guns fishing tackle
and such manly appurtenances as might
not be considered fit to adorn the hall or
drawing room: sometimes prints of cele-
brated horses ornamented the walls. or
various trophies of the chase. 1t was FOR
the masters exclusive and individual use.
1.-The other included the kitchen. pantries
and servants rooms, though the servants
generally were quartered outside. with per-
haps one or two exceptions A cupoia used
to ornament the top of this house In the
).
summer evenings. The view is still very
fine, for the hill is high. rising from the
waters edge continuously for a mile. One
can see as far down the river as Mount
Vernon when the weather Is clear. The
city of Washington terminates the view on
the north
Oxon Hall was burned February 6. 1895.
The Alexandria Gazette published the fol-
lowing account Of the fire:
"A few minutes past 8 o'clock this morn
ing people who were moving about had
their attention attracted to q light which
proceeded from the old mansion on the
Maryland hills just opposite this city.
When first discovered small spot In the
roof only was burning, but 1t quickly
spread, and in fifteen or twenty minutes
the whole eastern heavens were illumi-
mated by the confagration-the fire raging
furiously. the flames leaping high. while a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-13
CANADIAN PACIFIC
HAS SERIOUS WRECK
Thirteen People Killed and Twenty
Are Badly injured at
Chelmsford.

Montreal. September IA Canadian
Pacific railway harvester train was run
into at Azilda, the first station west of
Stedbury. by an eastbound Winnipeg
bound train early today and twelve per-
sons were killed and many injured. The
engineer of the passenger train said his
air brake had been tempered with and
the allowed to escape and he could not
stop.
Late reports from the Canadian Pa
cific railway wreck say that the wreck
took place near a little station called
Chelsmford Thirteen people were killed,
seven of them outright and twenty 9TH
ers were badly injured. A harvester
train going west was to meet the regular
eastbound Winnipeg train On a very
steep grade the air brakes failed to work
and the harvester train bumped into
the Winnipeg train, smashing the first
two coaches to pieces.
The Canadian Pacific railway IN an Off
cial statement says twelve people were
killed and ten injured.
The responsibility has not yet been
fixed for the accident. The injured are
being cared for at Sudbury.
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COL. E. L. HIGDON REPLIES
TO SLANDEROUS LIARS
HE HANDLES WITHOUT STOKES CIRCULATED ABOUT


when the governor ',had guards around
the union station
Here again my defamers are drawing
on their imagination, as l was in the
state of Tennessee at that time, broken
in health
Sixth-The greatest fake of all is the
assertion that | would have none but mill
tary men as my deputies.
In the first campaign my scheme for
the appointment of my deputies l made
a public secret by publishing same in all
the papers. My deputies will be those
appointed by the will of the people The
people of each precinct will choose them.
The people will recommend. l will APP
point. How is that for democratic gov
ernment? If the people of the county,
especially the poor worklngman has ever
had such a fair deal as that no one has
showed it in this campaign. My deputies
will be the sober solid men of this
county.
Presumably there will be other rumors
started between now and Monday which
will be like the ahove-absolutely false.
I ask all honest voters who believe in
a square deal to brand them as cam
paign lies, which they will be- else they
would have been used TO my detriment
before the last primary. or II unknown
then. would have been circulated before
this late time in the present campaign.
Demand instant and unmistakable proof
of their correctness. and If this is not
given pursue the even tenor of your way.
l ask your support on September H.,
and promise you clean. fearless and just
administration of the sheriffs office. May
truth forever reign and falsehood perish.
Very respectfully, E. L. HIGDON.
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Marriage Licenses.
primary

Marriage licenses have been issued from
the probate clerks office as follows
Jonah Hoskins of Bessemer to Mrs. A
S. James.
Chester Forest Bailey of Birmingham
to Miss Jessie Mary Carpenter
Oscar Elonzo Kenmer of Atlanta to
Miss Leila Talley Maccluney of Truss
Vile
VIII Morgan of Cullman to Mrs. Kate
Fielder,
Edward F. Hgginbotham of Bessemer
to Miss Cecil May Taylor.
Joe Wilson of Birmingham to Miss
Birdie Jenkins.
j. W. Mawlxins of Jonesboro to Mrs.
l.. e. Fouss.
David Alexander of Republic to Miss
Jennett Kerr.
s. G.. Holt of Birmingham to Miss Lii
liam Hulsey.
Robert Ralph Durheld of Birmingham
to Miss Daisy Josephine Sawyer.
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To the People of Jefferson County:
In view of the fact that untrue and
detrimental stories are being circulated
against me by the supporters of Judge
Stiles | consider it my duty to my sup
porters and the public in general to make
a plain statement regarding the same.
wish to state, however. that l do not be-
lieve Judge stiles is the father of these
poisonous assertions, but consider that
they were put out by irresponsible fol-
lowers or tools of unprincipled ring poll
ticians.
First and foremost let me say that
each and everyone of the charges is abb
solutely false
First am charged with going into
bankruptcy to escape paying my debts.
This is an untruth as the records of
the clerk OF the United States court here
and elsewhere will show.
Second-It is charged that I failed to
paw for shipments made to me when l
was in the commission business.
There is not one word of truth IN this,
as | have always met my obligations
promptly and defy any man to prove
otherwise. For this reason the merchants
of Morris avenue, my competitors in bus
iness. are soldly for me.
Third-It is said | draw pension.
This is also false.
Fourth-It is charged that / have re-
fused to employ union men having cards.
No work has ever been done for me ex-
cent nv union labor since its organization
in Jefferson county
Fifth-They say 1 was in charge Of the
troops during the railroad strike In 1874
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PROGRAMME FOR
THE STATE FAIR
THE DIFFERENT DAYS WILL BE
FULL OF INTEREST-MATTERS
OF ASSIGNING SPACE-cINCIN-
MATT MUSICIANS ENGAGED.

The programme for the week of the
state Fair has been made out, and is as
follows:
Monday, October 15.-Governors day, in
which all United States senator and rep
resentatives of southern states will be in
vited to be present and take part in tho
exercises.
Tuesday. October Homecoming day
for Alabamians and exercises celebrating;
the same; also reunion day for Ccnfeder-
ate veterans.
Wednesday October 7-Farmers' union
day, Special programme for farmers, ar
ranged by state officers of the Farmers
union.
Thursday. October 1S.-Merchants and
Travelling Mems day. All the merchants
in jefferson county. and as many as can
come from all sections of North Alabama
and the state at large, and all CONNER
cial travellers in the state are invited to
participate This will be one of the big
days of the fair, no doubt. as there are
1000 travelling men from Birmingham alone
who have gone to work boosting their
day at the fair. Appropriate programme
will be carried out.
Friday, October Birmingham and
Chlldren's day. All the schools in Jeffer-
ron county will be closed that day, as
well as all the business houses of Biz
mlngham.
Saturad, October 2O--No special attrao-
ton set for this day yet.
Beginning on Saturday, September 10,
the matter of assigning space in exhibit
hall and selling privileges, booths, etc,
will be taken up and disposed of No
charges will be made for exhibits in eN-
hibit hall or in the mines and machinery
building unless articles are sold from
such exhibits
General Manager Williams announced
yesterday that he had closed a contract
with Kopp's military band of Cincinnati
TO furnish music during the fair. This is
said TO be one of the best musical orr
CARNATIONS in the United States. 1t con-
sists of thirty-five pieces two or three
celebrated soloists. church chimes and
other musical novelties. The band has
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-13
SAMUEL GOMPERS
MAKES STATEMENT
THINKS RESULT OF MAINE ELEc-
TONS Is A GREAT MORAL VIC
TORY, NOT ONLY FOR LABOR,
BUT FOR THE PEOPLE.

Washington, September 12.-President
Samuel Gompers of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor tonight gave to the
Associated Press a statement concerning
the result of the Maine election, in part
as follows:
81 look upon the result of the election
In the second district of Maine as a
great moral victory. not only for labor.
but for the people generally. OF course
it would have pleased me more had Mr..
Lttlefield been defeated, but in view
of the fact that except in some parts
of the southern states the workingmen
there are less organized than in any
other part of hte country. l appealed not
only to the worxingmen but also to the
women and to men In public. The cut
ting OF Mr.. Littlefeld's majority of 5000
in 1904 to between 700 and 800 is cause for
qualification. #
MIR. Idttlefield claims have helped in
the campaign. Paraphrasing the language
of another century ago Mr. Lttlefield
could well say:
Another such victory and am lost"
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MILLER WINS IN
BEDDOW CONTEST
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3.

tCONTIN L ED FhOM fAGG o.
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ness said that the tally sheets were COM
pared by the clerks when they returned
from supper. The Abbotts had gone when
he left, about 2 o'clock in the morn
ing.
The next witness introduced was j. N.
Miller. who said he was at the polls while
the count was being made and saw the
Abbott boys keeping tally. They were
there, he said. about three-quarters of
an hour. He threw out nothing new in
the case, saying his eyesight was bad
He said he voted for Mr. Beddow.
John V. Glass, one of the inspectors of
Beat 8, was the next witness He said
that Goudelock and Ramseur kept the
tally sheets until supper time, when they
left Jones Abbott and another young man
he did not know in their places for about
three-quarters of an hour. He said there
were number of watchers and that
nothing was concealed. Nothing new was
brought out in the DISCRIMINATION.
Charles Schwend said the votes were
counted as cast to the best of his knowl-
edge and belief and that there was no
irregularity or unfairness.
John Abbott.
The testimony of John Abbott was to
the effect that he remained at the vot-
ing place about one hour, from o'clock
on. After he had been there for a few
minutes. he said, someone asked him to
keep the state tally sheet. William Bran
don and ] went there together" he said.
Mr. Smith said he had to go to town
and I relieved him. Ny brother. James
Abbott was keeping the tally sheet at
the time. We did not tally over fifteen
votes together. When my brother was re-
lieved our sheets tailed. l then counted
fifteen or twenty more votes with Ram
seur, who took his regular place when
my brother quit One gentleman there
lept separate votes for Mr.. Beddow"
Jones Abbott said he was at Elyton Oh
the day of the election and that he went
into the place after the polls closed. He
said Mr.. Miner asked him to keep tally.
First he tailed on slate sheets and then
he helped on the county ticket. Dr. Rey-
nolds tailed with him. and Smith also.
Officers of the election were present at
the time. He said Perdue was keeping
private tally for Beddow.
w. e Guidelock, one of the clerks, was
the last witness. He gave nothing new,
and corroborated the statements made by
others.
AT the conclusion of the taking of testi
mony the contestant said he would waive
argument
The committee adopted Mr.. Morrow $
resolution by almost unanimous vote, de-
claring n. L. Miller the nominee for the
Senate.
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TO HOLD PRIMARY.
People of Georgia Will Name Judge
for the Court of Appeals.

Atlanta, September 12.-At meet
ing of the state democratic executive
committee here today 1t was decided to
hold a state primary election on Octo-
Der for the nomination of three
judges of the new state court of APP
peals. The committee decided that no
candidate can be declared the nominee
of the democratic party until he has
first filed with the chairman of the
state executive committee an affidavit
showing in detail his expenses in max
! ing the race and where he got the
money.
The regular state election for the
state house officers nominated by the
recent democratic primary occurs on
the same day named for the judicial
! primary.
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To Vote on Bond Issue.

New York, September 12-The di-
rectors of the Western Union Tele-
graph company at meeting today au-
thorized President Glowry of the
company to call melting of the stock
holders on October 10 to vote on n
proposition to issue $25, 1000 in gold
bonds. The directors also voted that
$10,000,000 in gold bonds be issued
Immediately for subscription by stock
holders. The money realized from the
bonds is to be used for new construc-
ton and the purchase of new property.
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Hotel cotIapses.

El Paso, Tex, September 12.-Hotel
Gomez Fariaz in Chihuahua, Mexico. coll
lapsed last night while forty-two guests
were housed in IL, and four persons were
killed and several others injured The
dead are Charles Arual, an opera singer;
Jesus CASTILLO. a farmer; Edmondo Tel
lavas, a federal telegraph employe. and
an unidentified man. Among those in
jured is ]. H. Moulton, an American.
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Matter Is Postponed.

Oklahoma City. o. T., September "a
The republican committees of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory at a meeting here
last night failed to amalgamate and post
poned further action in the matter until
after the election of delegates to the con-
stitutional convention. Until that time the
republican party will have double or
ganization which many republicans rear
may be disastrous.
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TWO MEN KILLED.
L. & N. Has Collision Near Alfalfa.
Engineer Clements Dead.

Admission, September 1.-Two men were
killed in a head-on collision tonight be-
tween a freight train and work train
three miles north of Alfalfa, on the Ala
bama Central division of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad. The dead are:
Engineer d. Fl. Clements
Fireman Charles Griffin, colored.
Both men are of Admission. The cause
of the collision is not known here.
Engineer Clements, who was killed.
leaves a widow and two children at An
niStOn.
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Cuts wife's Throat.

Davisville, Fla, September 12.-Wil-
liam O,Neil, crazed with jealousy.
called his wife from the home of a
neighbor. Where she was visiting, at
McInopy, this county, this afternoon.
and cut her throat, almost seyering
her head He then made his escape
and has not yet been captured.
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Towns Washed Away.

Ell Paso Tex, September 12-Recent
rains between the Tuxpan and Colima.
Mexico, caused vast earth slides on the
Manzanillo extension of the Mexican Cen
trail railroad The towns of Mexicaiitan
and Tuxpan on the Santiago river have
been practically washed away and scores
of persons are homeless and suffering.
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just closed a successful engagement at
the indianapolis fair, and will come direct
to Birmingham from the Kentucky State
Fair at Lexington. Ky. The band will
furnish two concerts daily, one in the
afternoon and the other during the Horse
Show at night.
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plot Is Discovered.

San Salvador, September IA rev.
dictionary plot against the government
of Salvador was discovered last night
and today the republicans declared IN
state of siege. This order must be
revoked before November 30, when
the presidential election will take
place. Apparently presidential ambi-
lions are the bottom of the revolution
ary plans.
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Comes to BIRMINGHAM.

Huntsville, September 2.-(Special)-
David Vorenberg,. manager of the Ala
bama Grocery company of this city,
moved to Birmingham today with his fam
lily The company has formed business
connections in Birmingham and Mr. Vo-
renberg will be in charge there.