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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
UNCLE SAM SMOKES
 CIGARS BY MACHINE
APPARATUS CONSUMES SEVERAL WEEDS AT A TIME FOR EXPERT MENTAL PURPoSEs-THE GIFT CIGAR IS EXPLAINED.

Washington.-It certainly is painful for any lover of good tobacco to see soul less machine with half a dozen good cigars in it's glass mouth, calmly smok- l ing them up and no one getting any benefit from 1t. Yet. this Is the spectacle freauently seen down in a little basement room of the department of agriculture, where they are carrying on continuously experiments in the burning of tobacco leaf with a view to improving the Amer ican crop.
 It may be said in passing that the de- i partment has succeeded in the past season or two in materially improving the qual- ity of tobacco grown in several sections of the country. It has been at work on i the problem for years but 1t Is only within short time that 1t has hit what 1t believes to be one of the secrets of l producing a good tobacco. The questions 1 of soil, climate and fertilizer had all | been investigated and unquestionaoly to degree they do affect the plant
 But 1t was found on further investiga- ton that plants from the same crop, cul- tivated and fertllized in the some way and grown on the same soil would show sur prsing diyergencies of quality. some or the leaf would burn evenly and easily without faking or other unpleasant quail ties. The plant next to 1t might abso- lutely refuse to burn at all. This has come to be known in the department as as bestos leaf" and some of the scientists say they believe a pile of the leaves In the open would shoulder and go out II they were soaked with kerosene and set fire to. 1t has been suggested, In fact, that by a careful selection of plants the government might raise a fireproof va riety that would replace celulose packing in warships and be useful for number Of other purposes except smoking.
 When the samples are brought into the department there Is small steam heated basement room where they are kept in certain temperature and a certain degree of moisture, and made up as needed into cigars for testing. Sometimes the testing machine which Is merely a series of glass tubes with vacuum produced by jet of water, is made to smoke whole cigars, and their burning Is noted. The seeds from the best plants are saved and used for the next years crop.
 But as one of the largest industries is the production of wrapper tobacco, the in vestigators have method of burning the wrapper only. A tobacco leaf, cut for wrapper Is rolled on a wooden cigar form and allowed to dry. Then 1t is slipped over glass mouthpiece and lighted while the machine is set to smoking. good wrapper leaf will burn up completely and In this way seeds are selected that will produce the very best results.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
A "pEAp CAME SPORT"
Mrs. Reader, the Famous Woman FL nancier, Is Thus Characterised.


 In summarizing the character of Ella Rawls Reader. Financler." in the Decem- Der Everybody's, Juliet Wilbor Tompkins says:
 a dead game sport She wants to make money, piles of 1t; but her scheme Is dearer to her than it's profits, more i'm portant than its outcome. She plays to win but she takes her chances like a sportsman. backs her purpose without wavering, keeps true to the rules as she sees them, and comes out at the end neither growing nor bleating, but cool. resolute. and ready to try again.
 "Simple-hearted and complex of bran ambitious manifestations per- haps frankly happy under appreciation, yet unruffled by crlticism building dreams of empire in strange lands and yet longing eagerly for children of her own by her own f1reside-four chapters are not enough for more than the merest sketch of this woman who has projected railroads and dealt with sultans and presidents and established her right to mine her copper in the face of strong op- posing forces. The sum of all her traits Is power-power that has sometimes been called hypnotic. but that needs no such explanation. Intelligence, strength of purpose. faith In herself-such qualities must inevitably make for power when they enter into combination with a young and gracious personality. Such power is dangerous possession; but Mrs. Reader is above all things unafraid."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE.
Some Interesting VlcIssltudes of Little
 Play Houses History.

 '.The Players" in Everybody's Magazine
 for January.
 For many years the Madison Square theatre in New York came nearer than any theatre In the country to dominating the American stage, despite the fact that it was the smallest of recognized play houses. That was when 1t was under the direction of A. M. Palmer, the foremost manager of his day, day which was over long before his death. It had many extra ordinary successes, of which Hazel Kirke' was probably the most famous. The theatre seats only about six hundred people, and the audience Is so near the stage that this mere proximity establishes between them a sympathetic bond. Be- sides, actors may speak in an ordinary conversational tone, which contributes much to naturalness. The late Charles Fl. Hoyt found this possibility exceeding ly valuable when he took over the thea Ire for the production of his later satire After his death. the little theatre was used for wicked French farces, which usu- ally failed, and then 1t came upon evil days. It was closed for a season after the Iroquois fire in Chicago, because of the cost of changes demanded by the authorities. Farthest downtown of the so-called Broadway houses, a mile away from the present theatrical center 1t was supposed that 1t would never again be opened But Walter N. Lawrence long associated with Augustin Daily, was sure that the Madison Square had not wholly lost Its old following. It was remodeed and opened without any flourish with Mrs. Temples Telegram" which, to eVerybody's surprise, succeeded. The managers idea was to produce good clean comedies. American for the most part, with the best players that could be secured. And he has the courage to present the work of untried men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
WHERE PADS ARE USEFUL.
Variety and Change In Daily Routine
 an Aid to Longevity.
From Medical Talk.

From Medical Talk.
 One of the professors In the University of Nebraska claims that the American people are running too much to fads. He says they are wearing themselves out either chasing after physical culture, golf. tennis automobiing, massage, diet baths, etc. He denominates these things as fads. The person gets interested in one or more of them and spends great deal of time and energy pursuing them.
 No doubt a person can run thing into the ground and make 1t harmful. even though of itself it be a good thing. But we believe that every person should have at least one side Issue fad from his regular vocation.
 After one gives so much time every day to the routine of work to turn aside for a while and take up goling, tennis. or physical culture. or other outdoor sport, is restful and beneficial. True, some peo- pie do become regular cranks on health culture, diet. bathing, athletic sports. etc, but any one of these pursued in moderation, with common sense, can be made of great deal of use, especially to the person confined in an office all day. It brings into play muscles that are un- used and 1t drives from his mind all busi- ness cares and sets another train of thought going Reasonable attention to diet and bathing Is also sure to improve health. The woman who Is confined to her home the larger part of the day with housework will find golf or tennis or an hour spent in physical culture a relief to tired muscles and nerves
 Change and variety in our daily routine is necessary to our well-being. No mat ter what our regular vocation may be, 1t is harmful to get into a rut. Just simply going through treadmill of duty day after day with no let-up. One should al- ways try to bring into each day some new activity, some new train of thought. It Is not wise thing to get into certain groove and just simply wear one's life away. Monotony kills quicker than any thing else. We should have our daily work in which we are interested, put our energy and enthusiasm into it, and do 1t with all our might. Then, when that Is done, turn to some other form of activity for rest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14

Charleston, $15o.O0O building and loan com pany; sl25,000 cement company. Conway, $lo,oO0 lumber company. Florence, power plant. Greenville. $1Oo,oOO ice factory.
 Tennessee-Shelbyville S10OOOO carriage and buggy factory. Knoxville, $750, ,0Od water works. Chattanooga. s1OOO0 invest ment company. Memphis. carriage and wagon factory; plaster factory. Cooke vile, laundry. Nashville, $2,0O0, 900 land and coal company. Centreville, $5O0OO phosphate company.
 Texas-Palestine, gas plant. Mexia, ma chine shops. Tyler, bottling works Sweetwater, s100,000 lumber company. Brownsville, $4O,000 construction company Palacios $7500 lumber and hardware com pany Fort Worth. $5O,0O0 construction company; $20,OOO bottling works s50o0 man. ufacturing company.
 Virginia-Houston, electric light plant Richmond, $25O00 clothing factory. Nor folk, engineering company; s60000 veneer company. Berton, $10,000 lime, brick and cement company. Rosslyn, $15,O00 manu- featuring company. Charlottesville. $1,- 000,000 graphite company
 West Virginia-Charieston $100000 con struction company: s,O00.00O land and coal company. F'airmont, S100,000 machin- cry plant. Wheeling, $100,00O coal com pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14

corned beef or canned corned beef. chop it reasonably fine and add one-third Irish potatoes. chopped reasonably fine To this add little turnip chopped the sam6 size as the potatoes-the good old-fash- toned rutabagas preferred. Place all in an old-fashioned, thick Iron skillet, mixing thoroughly. Put few pieces of butter here and there; then sift over a. little fiour-not enough to make 1t gun1my, but enough to give the mixture the proper consistency. Add a very liberal sprinkling of real old black pepper (not that white stuff)-about twice as much as would or dnarily be used for seasoning hash. Add enough water to keep the hash from sticking to the skillet, cook over slow fire from fifteen to twenty minutes. not simply warm 1t up.'' as hash is usually cooked; cook until the black pepper is thoroughly cooked into the hash, mixing with a spoon as the process advances. Add more water, so that when ready to serve 1t will not be too moist or too dry, but just right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
FOOD FOR GREAT MEN.
J. P. Morgan Likes Corn Beef and
 cabbage-A Famous Hash.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 When J. Pierpont Morgan dimes at home he has corn beef and cabbage. John D. Rockefeller likes hot water and toast. Un- cle Russell Sage Is fond of thin soups. Thomas Fortune Ryan would given an in surance company or an elevated railroad for a Smithfleld ham twenty-five years cured. with old-fashioned corn dumplings as a garnishment. Mark Hanna was a big eater, rivaling Pouyer Quertier He boasted so much of his corned beef hash that half the members of the republican party got to eating that luxury.
 Speaking of Hanna's hash: R. L. Spen- cer of the American Palace Car company one of the salt, goes to Springfield, Mass, every Christmas to make hash for the family reunion. Hanna's hash was not a marker to the Spencerian brand, If we can swallow the testimony of those who have had the happiness to taste both. No one ever grows old who eats Spencerian hash. Before starting for Springfield MT Spen- cer gave me his recipe, with consent to publish it to the world. it is as follows:
 Take two-thrds of either freshly boiled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
Jerome In Patrick Case.

New York, January 13-Dlstrict Attor- ney Jerome will go to Albany tomorrow to be present Monday at the hearing be- fore Governor Higgins on the petition for clemency in the case of Albert T. Pat rick, who Is sentenced to die the week of January 22 for the alleged murder of William March Rice. MT. Jerome will, 1t Is believed, oppose any form of elem ency being granted to the condemned man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
Boycott Practically Stamped out.

Washington, January 13-Advices from China to the state department are to the effect that the American boycott move ment is crushed out by the Chinese au- thorities. full text of the decree en- joining the provincial officers to stamp out the boycott has been received.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
Alaeclras Is AwakenIna.

Algeciras, January 1S-The quaint old town is gradually awakening as the day for the opening of the conference on Moroccan reforms appears and lethargy has given place to a burst of animation and excitement. All the public buildings and bridges are resplendent with decora- tions and tapestries. Sir Arthur Nicholson head of the British delegation, is the first representative of a leading power to reach Algeciras.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
Wheatley to Run for Congress.

Americus, Ga, January 13 State Sena- tor Crawford Wheatley of the thirteenth district will publish tomorrow formal an- nouncement of his candidacy for Con gress' He will be opposed by the present incumbent D. B. Lewis, and Dudley Hughes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
Steel Trust Buys Bessemer Pig.

Pittsburg, January 13.-The United States Steel corporation yesterday bought 100 tons of Bessemer pig iron for deliv- cries extending through the first half of the year. The price agreed on the iron just bought by the corporation was sl7.25 ton, valley furnaces, equal to $lS10 ton delivered at Pittsburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
Marshall Field Not So Well.

Nv York, January 13.-The following bulletin relative to the condition of Mar shall Field of Chicago was issued at II o'clock tonight: "NIr Field is not feeling so well tonight. The disease has not ex- tended, but MT. Field shows much exhaus- ton. Walter B. James. M. D.. w. E. Janeway M. D.; Frank Billings. M. b"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
eeron,s Body Arrives.

Huntsville, January 13.-Special)- The body of P. Yeatman Geron, former prescriptionist of the Jefferson hospital in Philadelphia. was brought to Hunts vile last night for burial Sunday Geron died in Philadelphia of fever and menin- gitis He was a son of Dr. and Mrs. P. Y Geron of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
Dormltory Is Destroyed.

Owlngsville, Ky. January 13.--The dor mitory of the Kentucky Normal school at Prestonburg, Floyd county, was de- stroyed by fire last night. One hundred and fifty students were in the building when the fire broke out but all escaped without injury
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
Election Held In Stevenson.

scottsporo. January 13.-(Special)- )-An election was held at Stevenson Saturday, January g. for mayor and aldermen for the town for the year 1906, and resulted as follows: Mayor c. E. Timberlake: alder men. N. c. Aston, w. R. Bogart, J. F. Rudder Samuel Barnes. l.. T. Henniger and c. l.. Hackworth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
Committed for Trial Without Bail

Caldwell, Idaho. January 13.-Harry Or chard, charged with the assassination of former Governor Frank Steuenberg, was given his preliminary examination here today and was committed for trial with out bail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
Americans In Ecuador Scared.

Washington, January 3.-Revoutionary troubles in Ecuador have inspired an ap- peal of Americans for a warship to in sure their safety. It is probable the Mar blehead, now off the southern California coast, will be ordered to Guayaq quill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
Harper's Body Removed.

Chicago, January lS.-The body of Will liam R. Harper, late president of the University of Chicago, was today removed from the Harper residence to Mandel hall within she grounds oi the university. where 1t will lie in state until tomorrow at D. m., when formal funeral exercises will be held in Mandel hall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
Japanese Minister to Chill

Santiago, Chile. January 13-Mr. Seghi- mura the new Japanese minister to Chilli. has arrived here and commercial inter- course between the two countries will be fnaugurated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
A Soft Answer.

From Les Annales.
 Guest (angrily)-Here, waiter, I've been kept waiting here whole houri
 Waiter (pleasantly)-Dear me, sir, how time does fly?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-14
The Impresslonable Age.

From the Atchison Globe.
 Every girl novel reader likes to imagine herself a wild, untamed thing going through life as tiger that beats itself against the window bars of its cell
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-22
NEW TEACHERS
ADDITIONAL. INSTRUCTIONS ALLOW
 ED TWO SCHOOLS.
Miss Ellis Transferred to West End ana Miss BiHBb to Highland Park Meeting of Board of
 Educati0n.


 Increased attendance at the West End public school caused the Board of Education of Montgomery, at its regu- lar meeting last night, to provide for an additional full grade teacher at this school. The place was given to Miss Paulin D Ellis, heretofore assistant at the Bellinger Heights school The suc- cessor to. Miss Ellis was net named.
 Miss Evelyn Bibb was appointed .as- sistanti teacher at the Highland Park school.
 The xesignation of Ida Logan, a teacher in the Swayne school was re+ esixeSls and accepted and the. vacancy was filled by the appointment of Etta Smylys ,=..< sfg-.=s
 The Board granted the use of the auditorium of the Girls High School to the Montgomery Lyceum Course, and to the Southern Music Teachers Asso- citation and the Alabama Music Teach ers' Association, both of which will meet here in annual convention Jointly next June.
 The use of the Girls High School building was granted the Southern Ed ueational Association and the Southern College Women's Association, which will meet in Montgomery December 27-29.
 The Board expressed approval of the movement inaugurated for the fOrma- ton of organizations for the improve ment of schools and school buildings throughout Alabama.
 meeting of the Board was at- tended by all it's members. f' .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-22
IN SOCIETY
By Mrs J. M. deCottes.

Miss Liia Kiliibrew of Newton, Miss Hattie Lee Smith and Miss Lottie B.. Smith of La Pine.
 % 5 E Miss Rebecca Peppers of Mobile. who has been the attractive guest of Miss Ida Clay. has returned home.
 & % % Mir and Mrs. J V. Walker and Mrs. J. Monroe Perry and two children. are visiting the family of MT. J. T. Walk CT on South Lawrence street.
 e S q Mir. anu Mrs. Emmett Thigpen. who were married last evening in Wetump- ka. are at home with Mrs. J. R. West. on Dexter avenue.
 ls E & Mir and Mrs. Ferdinand Pointer of Decatur, will soon come to Montgomery Q make their home with her mother. Mrs. Charlie Hannou on the. Woodiey Road.
 e 6 e MT. and Mrs. D. $. hetch and Mise trace Hecht, who have been visiting Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Nachman, have rs- urned to their home in Los Angeles,
 GEORGIA SYRUP. New crop, just recefyeds 30 cent" Brock Grocery Company,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-22
GOOD pno0RAM OF MUSIC.
profeasor II. Q. Galloway Entertaims His
 EraNMdH,

Professor IT, Q. EaAAow1s EAtekt~t"s AAAs
 Friends.
 Tba musicale given last night at the Jesse French plano parlors under the direction of Prof. T. c. Galloway was one of the pleasant social events or the week.
 The several parlors of the music house were handsomely decorated for the oc- casion with potted plants and Amerf- can Beauty roses and chrysanthemums.. Tn the large auditorium at the rear or the building the decorations of the i'm provised stage were of crimson and green, carried out effectively with dra- berries of crimson satin. potted palms and American Beauty roses.
 The auditorium was crowded with Montgomery music lovers and every number on the program received the hearty applause of the large audience.
 The following was the program;
 opening chorus. '"rhe God of Israel (Rossini)-Quartette of First Baptist Church.
 Plano solo, (a) The Angelus with va riations, arranged by T.. c. Galloway (b) An Idylle (calIoway)-Prof. T. c. soprano solo. Gal Tell Me Swallows Gerald Lane): (b) Loves Dilemma tRichardsoal-Mrs. stuart E' wash burn.
 Baritone solo, (a) Calm as the Night (Bohm); (b) Ali For You (D'Hardelot( -2Mr. Leon B. Kohn,
 Recitation, (a) The Reunion of the Flowers (Kate s. Mckinney (b) The Little Bird that Smiled On Me (Kate S. McKinney); le) Wrecked tKate S, MeKinney)--Mrs. Kate Slaughter Me- Kinney.
 Duet. I Live and Love Thee Camp ana1-Mrs, s. F., Washburn and Junius T TfernA t's
 soprano solo. 1S1 Aria from Samson and Deliiah (saint saens); (b) Our Life is Vain CClayton Johns@-Miss Eliza beth Millspaugh.
 Male Quartette. Palm Branches (Faurel-Mr. W. K. Sterrett. Mir. Ju- nius J. Pierce. MT. Lon Davis. MT. 4. L. Stahlnecker.
 Soprano solo. (a) A Rose Fable (F1aw- ley): Cb) My Rose Within My Heart (Eyersole) )&-Mrs. s.. E. Washburn. .
 Tenor solo ,(a) Eyes of Blue (SpealSsl lb) Goodbye sweetheart--Mr. Junius J. Pierce.
 Quartettes~In This Hour of Softened SplendoP (Pinsuti) )-Mrs. s. E. Wash burn, soprano; Mrs. l.. J Richardson eontralto; Mir. Junius T. Pierce. tenor Mir. A. L. 7StahlRecker, basso.
 The music was enjoyed greatly and Professor, Galloway was congratulated on the success of the entertainment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-22
Greennhoro Wedding.

Greensboro, Nov 21.--(Special.) )-A large assembly at 9 o'clock this morn ing. in St. PauIs Episcopal Church, witnessed the marriage of Overton Lewis Erwin of Brevard. N C., and Miss Gertrude Locke. daughter of Mrs. William Hubbard Locke of this place. Rev. R H. Cobbs performed the oere- mony. which was unusually impress siVe, since simplicity was the keynote and the attendants end ushers were brothers and sisters of the bride, with one exception.
 Mendelssohns wedding march was the proeessional. The ushers were; Dr. E. F. MeCollum, Frank Sledge, Reese Lockee and J. A. Baxley. Mrs Frank Sledge an1 Mrs. D. P. McCol- lum, sisters of the bride, attired ir handsome visiting costumes, wure danes of honor.
 John Locke, a brCtter of the bride, gave her away She W ore an elegantly tailored navy blue chiffon cloth, with hat, gloves and shoes to match. Her bouquet was of bride roses.
 The groom was attended by R.. R Davear of North Carolina.
 Mir. and Mrs. Erwin left at once for their tome st BFevaid, N. c.