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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-31

state treasurer, Allen 1853, Seed s23; for SUI
perintendent of education, Gunnels ILL.,;
for commissioner of agriculture, Crook
1GO Lovett Alb, Sheldon 2S, Ward 2l6 Will
kerson 200; for railroad commissioners,
Compton 374, Harris 525, Henderson 233
MeElderry 313, Lowe 82s, White 100,
skeggs 40; for chief Justice, Tyson 702.
Weakley 500; for associate justice, Bill
bro 1918 Coleman 147, Dowdell 20i, Nc
Clelen 419, Parks 1852; for alternate sena-
tor, Bankhead 944, Clarke $780, Fits q,
Johnston 81, Knox 264, Oates 1886, Stall
lings 80; for congress, Seventh district,
Burnett 1925. Barbour was elected for
state senator. Elrod for representative and
Downs for sheriff
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Probable MaJorltles In Tuscaloosa.

FfopdplS MdJOTitlcS III iuSSdlooso'
Tuscaloosa, August 9O.-(Special.)-on
account Of many boxes being sent in with
duplicate slips missing 1t will be impossl-
BILE to obtain the exact figures of either
the state or county officers until the Of
fetal count which will take place on Sat
urday. The following estimates, however,
are as near correct as can be obtained:
For governor, b. b. Conner will have a
majority of about AIS. For lieutenant
governor Gray's majority is 30. For audi
tor, W, w. Brandon's majority will be
1900. For secretary of state, Julian has 1900
majority For state treasurer, Seeds ma
jorlty will be 2OO0 For commissioner of
agriculture, Crook has 20 majority. For
railroad commissioner Compton and Har-
rls have about $50 each, For chief Justice,
Tyson has about so majority. For assoc
eiate justices of the supreme court, Dow
dell has 600 and Coleman 400. For appoint
ment to fill any vacancy in the United
States Senate, Bankhead has 800 majority
and Johnston 200. For state senate
Moody's majority over Johnston will be
about 775. Foster and Rice are repre-
sentatives by a big majority, while Lath-
am is safe for sheriff, his majority being
so over Darden.
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GREAT WELCOME ACCORDED
The LEADER OF DEMOCRACY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE -

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land This gospel teaches that 1t Is more
important that all of the people be pros
porous, than that few be very RICH
that it is better that all of the people
should have all of the wealth than that
all of the wealth should be in the
hands of a few people. The other
republics that have lived and died
during the flight of time through
the ages have been wrecked upon the
rock of privilege. But the hope for the
perpetuity of this government was never
brighter than 1t is today, because the
people are awakened to the dangers ahead
AS long as the people are aroused there
will be only safety lights for the popu-
lar government
1.-THE ideal republic Is one of charity
for all, of brotherhood among men. OF
equal rights for all mankind. We may not
achieve the ideal at any time soon, but we
can strive for II with the assurance that
this endeavor Will lead us up the heights
of attainment until we are face to face
with the ideal and the true.
Hearst Is Cheered.
Governor Folk concluded by introducing
Mayor Johnson of Cleveland as chair
man of the meeting. The applause was
deafening as Mr.. Johnson came forward.
At this same moment William Randolph
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-31
Tremendous Applause oreets Him.

When Mr.. Bryan uttered his first words,
Mr. Chairman" there was tremendous
applause.
Ladies and gentlemen" he continued,
(after three cheers for William ]. Bryan
had been called for and given.) "How can
I thank you for this welcome home? My
heart would be flint indeed If ii were not
touched by your demonstration. My
heart would be ungrateful beyond meas
ure If it did not in return consecrate
itself to your service. 1t was kind of the
Commercial Travellers Antitrust league
to propose this home coming reception. 1t
was kind in Governor Folk to come all
the way from Missouri to bring the testi<
mony that he might join In this recep-
ton. 1t was kind in Tom Johnson, that
example of moral courage that we so
much need in this country, to lend his
officers of this league to bring you here
Kind in Mr.. Thomas to voice the welcome
in words so gracious that I could not ad-
NIT myself worthy of <hem. Kind in you
to so fully recompense for any danger
that have encountered, or any sacrifice
that have made in being absent so long
from my native land.
II cannot use a better phrase than the
old simple one, 4 thank YOU
(Note-Mr. Bryan's complete address
will be found on page 7 of today's Age
Herald)
cheered Wildly at Conclusion,
Mr.. Bryan concluded his address at 1910
O'Clock and then the audience cheered
wildly for a minute. Then many hundreds
rushed toward the platform to shake
hands with the speaker. He smiled again
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Mr. Bryan was presented at $40 o'clock,
AS he arose the audience was on its feet
as one man. The cheering which began
at that instant did not end until S:4S, and
then not till Mr.. Bryan had waved his
hands and beat upon the speakers plat
form. At first the man for whom the
demonstration was planned stood bowling
and smiling. Then his attitude was one
of appeal This at last prevailed. and as
the cheering died away Mr. Bryan be-
gan.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-12
riley will be repaired at the ways.

they will be repaired at the ways.
The Scotia. repaired at the dry
docks. has lived up to the dictum,
when in Rome do as the Romans
do" The Scotia came here a side
wheel boat and has been transferred
into a trim stern-wheel towboat
Business expression: "A run. on
the bank" Passengers one minute
after o'c,ock trying to catch the
Dick Fowler.
Capt. George O'Neil, a well-known
Ohio and Mississippi river pilot. is
dead at Steubenvillc. o.. aged "A
years He plotted the Silver Wave. a
wooden boat, safely past the Vicks-
burg batteries at the request of Gen
Grant. for which congress voted him
medal. He was wounded four times
in the assault he led against TT. Hill
at vicksburg.
Dam No. 2 In the Ohio river. near
Pittsburg. will be put up entire for
the first time as soon as the river
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-12
Cabinet Discusses Oil. TObac-
co and Steel.
First II Worst, Second the Same and
Steel II as BAD a. Either OF
Others.
TOBACCO HAS TRADE MARKS.

Washington. ID. c.. Oct. 12-Pres
ident Roosevelt is preparing for an
other and sharper onslaught on tn,
trusts. The solution OF the STANDARD
oil combination is at present on the
table. II was the subject of a confer.
ence at the White House today. In
which participated the president.
Secretary Root. Secretary Bonaparte
and Attorney General Moody.
But the Standard oil Is not the'only
corporation AT which President Roose
welt has sighted the governments
guns. Commissioners OF Corporations
Garfield Is putting the finishing
touches on his investigation of the
tobacco trust and early in the year
will submit HIS report on the monop-
olistlc character and operations Of
the steel trust.
The most extraordinary thing
which will be shown about the tobac-
co trust is that II has practically no
valuable assets save trade marks.
The steel trust, ON the other hand.
has plants Of immense value which
furnish some excuse for a vast guam
uty OF the water injected into its
stock. The tobacco trust has no such
excuse.
The steel trust has the same in
herent evils as the tobacco trust.
that OF oyercapitallzation.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-12

will offer for sale street car fran
chise, for q term of 20 years, accord
ing to ordinance recently passed by
the city council.
The ordinance Is on file In the Au-
ditor's Office ard can be seen by those
desiring to purchase. This sale IS
made subject to the approval Of the
General Council.
The city reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids. Respectfully,
ID. A. YEIeER,
Mayor of the city Of Paducah, Ky.
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River Stages.

A clean foot OF fall was registered
BY the gauge this morning for the
last 20 hours. The stage being 1873.
business good at the wharfboat.
The Dick Fowler brought new
steering wheel for the John Hopkins
from Cairo last night. This wheel
has a history. II was taken from the
steamer Ohio. which sank at Cotton
wood point IL years ago. aud which
ran in the Cincinnatl-Me
trade. Ever since then the wheel has
been stored In The wharfboat at Cal
70 TIL the Are on the Hopkins We'd
nesday created a demand for q
wheel. The fact that this wheel was
stored in the Cairo wharfboat was
dug up out of the cobwebbed memo
ries of some of the river men. Just
as the wheel itself was brought out
of ~ years accumulations of cob
webs and dust.
Alongside of the fact that this year
VIII he memorable for the fine stages
OF the rivers during the usual low
water months. the marked number OF
accidents TO boats will be notewor-
thy. Especially a. regards accidents
TO The wheel shafts. The latest acct
dent of this kind occurred yesterday
near Evansville wnen the shaft Of
the Louisville and Evansville Packet
company's steamer Tarascon broke
and the wheel was lost in the river.
Capt. Harry Gilbert received the
news last night River men have a
saying that every time a boat breaks
shaft. II loses $1,000. The Joe
Fowler, Charles Turner. Savannah
and Tarascon have mad shafts bro
ken this summer and fall. Three Of
those boats make Paducah. Then
Paducah boats have been hit hard
by fires.
The Dunbar arrived early this
morning from Evansville. unloaded
anu reloaded. and left for Brook
port. The Dunbar then left Brook
port for Evansville without stopping
al this city. passing up this morning
The Henry Harley will be the Evans
vile packet today.
The Kentucky came In from the
Tennessee river last night with -
500 sacks Of peanuts and as much
lumber as could he carried. The
boat was short of labor and could
not begin to unload til this morn
ing. The Kentucky viii leave tomor-
row evening at G O'Clock for the
Tennessee river,
A new wheel is being built TO the
towboat Martha II. Hennen. Capt.
George w. Newman is superintend-
ina tho repairs IN ten days the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-12

Martha II. Hennen will tow slaves
out of the Tennessee river for a
Cincinnati firm.
The wheel OF the Speed. which
has been lying up on the bank, or
rather in the water since the river
rose. while the Speed was being re-
paired, was placed on that boat this
morning and the Speed will leave
Sunday morning for the Mississippi
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Official EOrccnsts.

The Ohio at Evansville and Mt.
Vernon. will rise slowly during the
next several days. At Paducah ana
Cairo, will fall rapidly during the
next several DAYS.
The Tennessee from Florence to
the month. VIII fall rapidly.
The Mississippi from below st.
Louis to Cairo. will continue falling
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river. Capt. Frank Lyon Is IN COM
mand. The Speed is fine looking
little boat and satisfaction was ex-
pressed by Capt Lyon at the quality
of work done on II, Il, the ways.
The Fannie Wallace didn't get to
the ways with tow of two empty
barges any too soon for one Of them
this morning. One was leaking badly
and had filed heavily with water.
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falls low enough for the operation
The Georgia Lee Is booked to
leave Memphis next. week for Gin
cinnati. which will be the first trip
this season and will mean the re-
sumption of the Memphis-Cinclnnati
business by the Lee line, which has
been suspended for several months.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-12
NApnI.EnN RoNAr,RrE

Showed, ut the battle of Austerlit7
he was the greatest leader in the world
Balard's Snow Liniment has shown I'D
PUBLIC IL H. the best I.iniment in I'D
world. A quick cure for Rheumatisu|
Sprains. Burns. Cuts, etc. A. C. Pitt|
Rodessa, La, says II use BallarU
Snow Imminent in my family aud hnl
IL unexcclled for sore chest. headacll
corns, In fact for anything that can. a
reached by a linimcnt."
Sold by all druggists.
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to be the best remedy she ever tried
for keeping the stomach. Liver an]
Bowels in perfect order. You'll agre|
with her II you try these painless pl|
rifiers that infuse new life. Guarad
teed by all druggists. Price. Csc.
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Devils Island Torture.

Is no worse than the terrible case
Piles that afflicted me ten veal
Then | was advised to apply Buc
lens Arnica Salve, and less than
box permanently cured me. writes
S. Napier. of Rugles, Ky. Heals a
wounds. Burns and Sores like masl
Use at all druggists.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-12

Was a man OF nerve. but sickness left
its mark and he became aged before
his time. Sickness II often caused BY
n torpid liver. Herbine win regulate
your liver and give you health. Mrs
Carrie Austin. Hoilon. Kan. writes:
II consider iicrbine tho best medicine
| ever heard Of l am never without
IT,"
Sold by all Druggists
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-12
Street Car Franchise for Sale.

On Saturday, the 26th Of October,
1906, about the hour of 10 o'clock
a. M, at the door of the City Hall. I
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A Lucky Po.tmlstress.

Is Mrs. Alexander. of Cary. Me-. who
has found DR.. Kings New Life Pills
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-04

In the midst of the fly season own
ers of live stock will be interested in
the method successfully pursued by
DR.. Peters, veterinarian at the Nebras-
ka experiment station, for combating
the pest He took an ordinary oil bar
rel and put into it wooden spigot,
using the barrel as a storage tank.
Two and half gallons of zenoleum,
with FIVE gallons of cottonseed oil,
were placed In the barrel and enough
water added to fill 1t. AS required, the
mixture thus formed was drawn from
the barrel and sprayed upon cattle and
horses or applied with a sponge or
cloth as occasion demanded. The con-
troll Of the flies was not only quite per
feet, but il had one marked advantage
not possessed by most other mixtures
for the purpose in that the solution
was not greasy and sticky, but left the
coat of the animal In fine condition.
The mixture has the further advantage
of being very economical one, a bar
rel OF 1t being compounded at very
small cost.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-04

F. d. Coburn is thinking of Issuing
a bulletin advising Kansas farmers TO
devote little ground and little time
to the culture of the Russian sunfiow-
err Mr. Coburn has found that there Is
a good market in England and other
countries of Europe for the sunfiower
seeds, which when ground and crushed
produce an oil that Is used in the man
ufacture of the finest toilet soaps. Mr..
Coburn learned of this through letter
from II. A. w. Corfeld of London, who
asked that the names of farmers who
produce the sunhower seeds be sent to
him. Mr.. Corfield is grain importer.
Mr. Coburn started in to learn all
about the sunfower seeds because IL
there was anything useful that could
be made from them he wanted to
know it and tell the Kansas farmer
about it-Kansas City Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-04
SUBSOlL AND SOIL.
Transformation by Means of Turn
ing Up Earth to Air.

Trans for nation by Means of Turn
ing Up Earth to Air.
In an address before a Maryland
farmers club Chief Milton Whitney of
the bureau of soils said: We have
marked difference usually between the
soil and the subsoil In the matter of
color. The soil spreads out over the
surface of the earth as q superficial
covering that is somewhat darker by
reason of the humus 1t contains than
the subsol. We are not cultivating the
soil that our forefathers cultivated, but
the soil can he maintained In spite OF
erosion. Ii the soil were all removed
we could make artifcially a new soil.
You know perfectly well that II your
had subsol to convert into fertile
soil you would begin If ii were a gar
den patch by spading up the ground.
Spading Is better than blowing, be-
cause 1t Is more thorough and more
efficient So, | say, II 1t were gar
den patch you would begin by spading,
and you would throw your soil up to
the air. and you would find by watch
ing 1t that 1t would soon begin to
darken-the raw, red clay would begin
to darken. The Jumps would first be-
come partly dark red and partly light
red as they were originally. You could
doubtless pick up some subsoil here
that is on the verge of being changed
to soil through the change of Its or
ganic matter into humus Through
aeratlon this organic matter is changed
to humus and the subsOil becomes n
true soil. On the piece of subsoll we
are speaking of it would require about
three years-unaided by manure or fer
tIlizers, through natural means of oxi-
dation-to convert into humus the or
ganlc matter that was there and leave
the soil in good condition for crops.
Not in all cases, but in many cases
you can take raw subsoil and by
spading it up-preferably, of course
with a little manure-make 1t produc-
tive.
You can in about three years pro
duce a soil again where there was a
subsoil before OF course, would
not recommend this as a practical
method. l should use green manure
to hasten the change
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-04
FARM BREVITIES

Thousands of acres are still moved
might be used Rocks and roughness
cut no figure with the modern mower
properly handled.
Here is a good pointer to remember;
When the tools are put away for the
winter let them he scraped. wiped dry
and creased.
Look out for pear blight Promptly
cut out every diseased twig or branch.
Eternal vigilance Is the price of pear
success.
See that your fowls have a plentiful
supply OF water if you would have
healthy ones and enough grit to enable
them to grind up well all that goes
into the glzzard.
During the hot weather be careful of
the colt teams. They are more easily
injured than mature horses.
The beauty side of farming should
never be lost sight of. Let the farmer
and each member of the family do
something each year toward making
the farm more beautiful and attractive
as n home. There Is no place on earth
where a more attractive home may be
built than out in the country on the
farm. And how many there are that
live there that lose sight of this fact.
They do not seem to see the natural
beauties that are all about them.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-04

1t Is well known that a woman will
never become accustomed to banks.
just as she will never learn to sharpen
a pencil or drive a nail. But there Is
n woman, says the Washington Star,
who takes the prize in financial mat
ters, except that she reverses condi-
tons.
Her husband held a fairly nice ac-
count at a local bank In common with
her, where interest was paid on depos-
Its at the rate of 3 per cent. One after
noon rs she went shopping the wife
had occasion to pass her husbands 3
per cent bank and then another which
paid only per cent. The more she
thought about it the more complex the
problem seemed
At last, making up her mind that her
husband and, of course, herself. were
being cheated by horrid cashier she
withdrew the deposits from the 3 per
cent bank and turned them In at the
other place
That evening she said, do you
know. dear, that saved lots of money
todayP
How" he asked.
by placing our money in a bank
that costs only . per cent instead Of 3.
1t is infinitely cheaper, and
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-04

1t is forty miles to Agra. twenty of
them over rough country tracks. As
we leave the town we pass n small
temple where Brahman priest is
washing himself in the sun. He Is an
old man and the last left to look after
the temple which he will not shut up
or desert, be the plague or famine ever
so bad. We say few words to him
and leave a small present for the tenn
pie and begin to traverse the dreary
track that lies ahead. During the con-
versation three of the great pillars of
hot air and dust have amalgamated.
An Indian dust storm is upon us. Sud
denly the sky grows dark. How the
hot wind roars over the parched plain!
The sun Is obscured by a dense haze
of heat and dust. Darker and darker
grows the sky, while mighty wind
seems to snatch the very ground from
under ones feet. until all is lost In a
very hurricane of hot, binding, chok-
ing dust that hides the desolate scene
around, blotting out both the dreary
track on which we are travelling and
the last grim horrors of Jaganir-Lon-
don Globe.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-04
CONCRETE FENCE POSTS.
How Colorado Rnnchman Makes
Them nt IiatIe Expense.


Them nt IiatIe Expense.
A cattleman named George Wright,
who has n ranch near Holly, Prowers
county. tells In Denver Field and Farm.
how he cuts in half big item in fence
building by making his posts Of con
crete. THE cheapest fence post we
ear get in eastern Colorado" he says,
cost us % cents even when bought
Ii carload lots, which makes fene-
Tx an expensive luxury In the con
duct Of a cattle ranch Cement is com
paratively cheap and We have sand In
unlimited quantities. About year aeo
I hit upon the idea Of making fence
posts of cement ] tried il and have
found by actual tests that fence posts
capable of lasting an axe, which will
withstand the destructive prairie fires.
may be made for S cents each
My men are now putting in all their
spare time making concrete fence
posts. The mods are of very simple
construction. A level plot Of ground is
selected. on which a floor is built of
inch lumber laid on strIngers This
section of floor is as wide as the posts
are long. and along both sides and
ends are nailed strips Of inch lumber.
making big fiat shallow trough.
Then crosswise are fastened other inch
strips five inches high or as high as the
posts are to be wide. They are placed
slightly diagonal that the posts may
taper from eight inches at the bottom
to four inches at the top
Large spikes are then fixed along
the molds at intervals to make holes for
the wire fastenings, and then the molds
are ready TO receive the concrete. In
mixing the concrete for fence posts no
crushed rock or gravel is used, but only
screened sand In proportions Of about
five parts of sand to one of cement 1t
Is mixed dry at first and then enough
water Is added to make n slightly fluid
substance. Pieces of barbed wire cut
the length of the post are then placed
In the mold, and the concrete Is poured
over them and firmly tamped.
This wire serves to REINFORCE the
concrete and gives 1t greater resisting
power After lying about twelve hours
the concrete Is set, and the posts are
ready to be taken out, while the molds
can be used for "A second batch. Owing
to the scarcity of timber In all parts of
the country. concrete is quite generally
used for building purposes; but, so far
as know, am the first person to use
1t In making fence posts. l am very
we'll satisfied with my experiments and
intend to keep up the manufacture"
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-04
WeiRhinR Common Air.

The weight of air has often been
tested by COMPRISING it in receptacles
by the air pump That 1t really has
weight when so compressed is shown
by the fact that the weight of the ves-
sells is increased slightly by filling
them with compressed air and that
such vessels become specifically light
err as soon as the air contained in
them Is exhausted. Many elaborate
experiments on the weight of air have
proved that the cubic foot weighs 536
grains, or something less than one and
q quarter ounces. The above expert
ment on the weight of air is supposed
to be made at the surface of the earth
with the temperature at 80 degrees F.
Heated air or air at high elevations Is
much lighter.