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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26
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N lRMINGHAM people have labored n1 under the impression for some s>S time past that the whole country is 8miliar with the achievements of vul- cannot the Vulcan of pantheology of course, but the great iron man cast in Birmingham and sent to the worlds fair In St. Louis. where he stood for a great deal. Had some obscure person In. Kan sas or some sheepherder on the plains of the Dakotas professed ignorance of Bir- mngham's colossus we should have grant ed pardon, but the hurt is vaster. It was not a secluded and sequestered locality that had never heard of Vulcan but Nor folk, Va. where there Is a governor of the JamestownAexposltion who has charge of exploitation and exhibits!" In ex- pressing thanks for an editorial which appeared in a recent issue of The Age Herald he craves to know what is meant by Vulcan in the last paragraph" Ye gods of ancient Rome! Can you beat that? Verify the cup of Vulcan runneth over. It is bad enough to be known and then forgotten but never to have been known at all is too. too MUTcHi
 IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. He bought an opera box that night And filled it full of girls He came in late and sat in state
 Far from the common churls. He heard Caruso sing a song
 And bought him on the spot, But all the rest of that great show Just seemed like tommyrot. Then after It was over, why
 He sprinted down the line To show the boys what he could do
 When he was feeling fine. Next at a swell cafe he played
 The part of gilded host, And in the light of flashing eyes
 He gaily drank a toast The tableware was elegant,
 The viands excellent, While millionaires did ope their eyes To see the way he spent. But when he suddenly remarked
 That he would buy the place You should have seen the startled look That was on every face. The champagne flowed in rlvulets,
 The girls were at their best, The golden moments sped away
 With song and winglng jest, While all the time he threw about Large wads of yellow bills To show the gaping walters near
 That he could pay for frills. Then as the dawn came on apace
 And paled the morning star He sought, together with his friends, His waiting auto car. But suddenly he heard a voice.
 1t was the bosss shout And then and there. without delay,
 The shoe clerks pipe went out
 Some one cried "Firei at funeral in Ohio. He seemed to know where the deceased was going
 The French nation will present Miss Roosevelt with a shay dove of tapestry. If there Is any thing we pride ourself on 1t Is French.
 Quintllian said, "A liar should have a good memory" And yet we recall that in the recent insurance Investigation oh, what's the USE?
 BALLAD
 He walked into circular saw,
 He walked Into a circular saw,
 Oh, he walked into a circular saw
 And left a likely widow.
 Mrs. Nation says that the Mayor of Galveston is no gentleman. Is 1t possible that his honor SWEARS?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

The more fight and fuss the more magazine orders, thinks Poultney BigeloW.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Circus men are planning to estab- fish wild animal farm on one of the Florida keys. The life of farm hand down there will be strenuous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26
MIR. TILLMAN BARRED.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
 As for the approaching Roosevelt wed- ding. we are glad to be able to state positively that MT. Tillman will not act as best man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

An eastern mayor contracted blood poison by shaking hands with a woman who wore a diamond ring, which scratched his hand. The evils of the gladnand have long been ap- parent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Ex-Premier Balfour Is now a free lance on the outside of the building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

The douma may meet, but it will not find in Russia a press free to re- port its proceedings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

No investigation is needed in Rus sell Sage's case. He is bomb-proof and honest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

The tories in the new parliament will have to contend with that feeling of lonesomeness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26
About Persons.

Marshall J. smith of New orleans is at the Hotel Hillman.
 J. D. Corbett of the business department of the New York Herald Is registered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

MT. Hughes Is going to Paris where he may accidentally run across Judge" Hamilton and Jimmy Hazey Hyde.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

The Mormons have switched from polygamy politics and their pernicious activity has not been lessened a bit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Castro has gone into the interior of his republic, and the French fleet can not camp on his trail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

The. dry dock Dewey is braving the sad sea waves successfully. It has it's namesake's luck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

A man died the other day who had saved s17,OOO out of salary of $1 and $1 50 per day by denying himself the bare necessities of life. Now his relatives arc fighting for the money and for the life of us we can't see what good 1t did him to save it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

A commissioner of health says that warm weather is more healthy than cold weather. Can't say about the hyglenio results. but it is certainly cheaper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

A chauffeur has been arrested for chauffeurs have other faults.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Ambassador Luke Wright complains that the newspapers pick up any old cut and put his name under it. He desires to see two that are alike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Senator Burton did not appear in the Senate, but stood where he could be seen and got his mileage, any way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

A gold brick worth $200,O0O is said to have been found in New Mexico. That is the kind of gold brick we never buy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

John D. Rockefeller's wig keeps him out of the Nick Longworth class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Even couplin-pin names are winners this year Ask Premier C.-B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Conan Doyle finds Scotland Yard and the voters lined up against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

The Senate welcomes all who have not been convicted by a jury of theil peers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26
HITS THE SPOT.

War and race suicide are MT. Roose- yelt's favorite subjects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Morales appreciates now the empti- ness of fame and political prominence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

The recent warm weather affected everybody except Vice President Fair banks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Harry Lehr says he did not con tribute to Town Topics but his antics did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

The Aquidaban is now a submarine the only one the Brazilians possess
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26
LITTLE MAMIE.

Little Mamie played with matches Thus she set herself afire. Fire department squirted water,
 Little Mamie's gone up higher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

THE ALLEY CAT. I'm not on view At kitten shows; I'm not well fed
 And decked with bows. No lady strokes
 My tattered fur. For I am of
 No worth to her. My days are hard. My nights made worse, By flying boot
 And muttered curse. I'd like to eat
 But do not know A place to eat
 Where I dare go. I have no friend, My life Is bleak, For home and bed l fain would seek. Yet I am not
 A weak milksop, And thank the Lord am no flop,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Roanoke Leader This Is a good year for the people of Alabama to further the cause of good government by nominating and electing only clean, sober men for all the offices to be filled in state and county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE TIMES

"oh. rotr" "Cut it outw eRatsw re- marked Commissioner Bingham and it immediately got into the papers. Hal cried the critics, '1he has quit using damn.
 An Ohio bull dog tried to whip bis fly wheel. You would naturally suppose that the dog is dead but he is still alive and much wiser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Elba Clipper: An exchange asserts that young ladies should not marry young men who fail or neglect to pay their poll tax In dead earnest mans not doing his duty as citizen who neglects this duty and privilege.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Guntersvllle Democrat: At double run away wedding near Larkinsville the two women were widows. They had not reached years of discretion, perhaps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Mobile Item: A professor who runs "school for stammererS, says that stam- mering is caused by a jerking motion of the lower jaw. stammerer with a jerk ing motion of the upper jaw would be a star in a freak show.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Washington Bureau Age-Herald l42l G street. N. W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

L. H. Russ and George D. Britain are the only authorized travelling representa- tives Of The Age-Herald in it's circulation department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Mobile Register: Charles Hamilton, an aeronaut, fell 300 feet from an airship at Ormond, Fla, on Sunday and is alive to tell of it. Hamilton is entitled to a place in the Walter Wellman expedition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala. post office as seoond-elass matter under aet of Congress March 3, 1873
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Cordova News: An Illinois woman has been awarded slSs damages by a jury for a kiss. The necessaries of life are getting higher every year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

No communication will be published without its authors name. Rejected man uscripts will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Bullock County Breeze: The timber right on lands in South Alabama is selling for s20 an acre and the mineral right in North Alabama is bringing from $l5 to S20
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

Columbiana Sentinel: The Panama canal is getting to be quite joke. and it looks very much like it would be rather an expensive one for your Uncle Samuel.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18
AN INGENIOUS NEW
AIR BOX FOR STOVES
New Device Invented by Woman for


In the accompanying engraving Is
Illustrated novel device which IS ap-
plicable TO ranges, stoves and open
CRATES. and which aims to provide a
better control OF the draft than has
heretofore been possible, thus efecting
saving in fuel The device has the
form Of a box, smaller at the ton than
at the bottom. The rear OF the box Is
left open, while the other three sides
are formed OF inclined walls provided
with long vertical apertures. The bot
tom of the box Is provided with a slid
ing plate. the purpose Of which will be
presently explained The air box, as
the device Is termed. Is placed on the
crate of a stove, to which It ls secured
by means of bolts. II thus takes up
most Of the space usually occupied by
the fuel. The rear Of the air box cts
closely against the rear wall of the
/ frebox, but a narrow space Is left on
the other three sides to receive the
fuel BY this means the area OF the
fire is greatly Increased, while the
depth is reduced Air passes 40 from
the CRATE into the box and thence
through the apertures to the fire. The
plate at the bottom OF the air box
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18

A sweet breath adds to the Joys OF n
kiss. You wouldn't want to kiss your
wife, mother or sweetheart with a bad
breath. You can't have a sweet breath
without healthy stomach. You can't
have n healthy stomach without perfect
digestion. There is only one remedy
that digests what you eat and makes
the breath as sweet as a rose-and that
remedy is KODOL FOR DYSPEPSIA.
II Is a relief for sour stomach, palpita-
tion OF the heart. and other ailments
arising from disorder OF the stomach
and indigestion. Take little Kodol
after your meals and see what Il win
do for you. Sold by c. r. Renfro.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18

vengeance. illuminate Is from the
Latin "fulmen," thunderbolt. and the
explosive letter is a veritable thunder
bolt OF disaster TO the recipient OF one
Of these missiyes The fiendishness OF
the machine is rendered trebly terrible
by reason Of the simplicity Of it's con
struction and the ease with which Il
can be sent to the doomed victim OF
the Reds without danger to the sender
A bomb thrown into the street fire.
quently sends the thrower TO another
company with the object f his
vengeance. A pistol shot or a dagger
thrust may be effective In working on
the victim, but the chances are very
much In favor Of quick retribution IN
the shape of the death OF the assassin
Internal machines of the complicated
design are sure enough. but they are
difficult to make and there Is an ele-
ment of uncertainty In their execution,
But In the case OF the explosive let
ter, the mail carrier takes an the risk :
the assassin can be far away before the
deed is accomplished and the victim
executes himself what could be more
satisfactory from the viewpoint of the
dreaded fraternity?
The accompanying pictures show
how the explosive letter IS made and
how Il operates An ordinary piece OF
cardboard, OF the kind that is used TO
prevent photographs being broken
when in transit through the mail, will
do for the groundwork. A series of
grooves is cut in the cardboard for the
reception Of the explosive. The next
photograph shows how the illuminate
OF mercury Is poured into these recep-
tacles. Next the explosive Is covered
with a piece Of paper, In order TO keep
Il from falling out OF the grooves. In
the making Of the trigger an ordinary
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18
okLAAoMA Rlrls rsAM.
Colonel ROY Hoffman Anp~qnees His
Selection o. Men.

Colonel Roy V. Holman, command.
ing the oklahoma National Guard. has
announcel the selection Of the follow
ing militiamen to represent Oklahoma
at seagirt n. j., during the annual
competition in september First
Lieut. G. s Cwran co A; Capt Ben
nett G Mccoy Co p; Capt Elite
Wright. Co d; James A. Ingraham.
co. r Capt A. L. Edgngton. Co p;
Capt J. p Alley. Co G; Capt. C. b.
Blake. Co n; Sergt. Clarence G. VIII
iams CO. 1. Corp James E. Cullison,
Jr. CO. X; sergt Ray Abraham. co.
l.; Capt Fred NJ Hunter, CO. Nj;
Earnest A. Elliott Engineer corps
Major J G. Herr, Capt. Mont F..
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18

+. c. Savage, president Of the Phar-
maceutical board Of the Choctaw ma
tion has made a request to the mar
shal os the Central district to furnish
him the names of the druggists in
whose stores were found large guam
titles Of liquor not loag ago, and all OF
those in whose stores liquor shall be
found in the future. Mr. Savage an
nouDces that he will revoke the license
of any pharmacist who is found sell
ing liquor II is understood that the
boards of the other nations will take
the same action.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18
(First published In Leader July 10, i906)
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

First published In Leader July 10, i906)
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed bids viii be received at the
office Of the city Clerk, OF Guthrie Okla,
u9 to ~ o'clock noon July 10, 1906. the
same to be opened and considered at the
meeting of the City Council Of the City
Of Guthrie, Okla, on that date for the
construction OF two abutment upon Col
lege avenue, according to plans and
specifications now on file and open for
inspection by prospective bidders In the
office o. the City Engineer Of said City
Of Guthrie. The Mayor and Council re-
serve the right TO reject any and all
bids. Each bidder 10 submit with Ills bid
a certihei check in the sum Of 10000
to be returned to him II he is not
awarded the contract or otherwise to
be retained until he has entered In to
contract and made satisfactory bond ap-
proved by the Mayor and Council and in
the event Of his failure so 10 do within
ten days from the awarding OF the con-
tract. the same shall be declared for
feited and be cashed by the City Treas
urer and applied to the Street and
Bridge fund Of the city.
Done by order Of Mayor and Council
this 9th day OF July, 1906
w. w MILLER,
City Engineer.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18

(First published in Leader July o, 1906. }
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed bids will be received at the Of
fee Of the City Clerk OF Guthrie Okla
homa, ~ 10 A. O'Clock noon. July 10,
1906. The same 10 be opened and consld =
cred az the meeting Of tine City Council
Of the City OF Guthrie Oklahoma Terri
tory on that date for the construction
81 District Sewer No. 81 as provided for
IN Ordinance No. 793 OF said City accord
ing 10 plans and specifications now on
file and open for inspection by prospec-
tive bidders In the office OF city En-
glneer Of said City Of Guthrie, and at
which place the necessary blanks for
making bids may be obtained.
The Mayor and City Council reserves
the right 10 reject any or an bids Each
bidder 10 submit with his bid a certified
check IN the sum of $4,000 70 be re-
turned 20 him n he is not awarded the
contract. or otherwise 10 be retained un-
til he has entered IN 70 contract and
made satisfactory bond approved by the
Mayor and Council and IN the event Of
his failure so TO do within ten days from
the awarding Of the contract. The same
shall be declared forfeited and be cashed
By the City Terasurer and applied 70 the
Sewer fund Of the City
D5ne By order Of the Mayor and coun-
ciimen this 5th day Of July, 1906.
(sEAL)
=. sEIxAs. City CLERK.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18
SUMNER RATES TO COLO
RADIO, UTAH AND WYOMING
June list to september soth. 1905.

Commencing June lst, and daily there
after, up TO and including Sept. S0th.
the pioneer line OF the west (Santa Fe),
offers you summer tickets to Denver,
Colorado Springs. Pueblo. Trinidad, Glen
wood Springs, Salt Lake City and Ogden
at practically one fare f7v the round
trip. all carrying a return 81 OF Octo-
ber 31st Liberal stop-overs will be al
lowed at points west Of Pueblo. both go
ing and returning. In cnnection with
above, half fare tickets win be on sale
at Pueblo Colorado Springs, Denver and
Manitou to all interior Colorado points,
also TO Santa Fe, New Mexico. Should
you desire further information In con-
nection with that Colorado trip, kindly
call at Or phone to Union Station and
obliRs. NJ. N. COCHREIL,
Agent. Pioneer Line (Santa Fs.)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18

First published in Daily Leader. July
3. i9O6)
NOTICE or APPLICATION
FOR LIQUOR LICENSE.
Territory u Oklahoma. Logan County.
50;
Notice is hereby given that l.. z.
knight has this day filed IN the office OF
the County Clerk. IN and for said coun-
~, his petition, asking that license be
granted him 70 sell at retail, malt.
spirituous and vinous liquors on lot No.
27. block No. a. Lockridse. In said
County and Territory
II no protest be iied before July 23.
1906. his petition viii be granted and H.
Genre LFsued.
Witness my hand and the seal OF said
County hereto anixed this 9Th DAY Of
July. 1905,
(sEAL) ~ =. TRAP.
County Clerk.
~ CAP. L. RICE. Deputy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18
Moas.. oIaIm. ol.sn 80 .hs Mo..

When Maxim. the famous gun in
ventof, placed his gun before Gem.
mittee Of judges. he stated its carry.
ing power to be much below what he
felt sure the gun would accomplish.
The result OF the trial was therefore a
great surprise, instead Of disappoint.
ment 1t is the same with the manu-
facturers Of Chamberlain's Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy. They do not pub
licly boast OF all this remedy will ac-
complish, but prefer to let the users
make the statements. What they do
claim, is that It win positively cure
aiarrhoea, dysentary pains in :he
stomach and bowels and has never
been known to fail For sale by f. 3.
Lille & Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18

V|''I-'V ~ IIII' I7Nt I'N1EI ' u !
ploded. Finally, the paper covering is
coated with mucilage. to told all firm
ly together. and then the internal ma
chine is ready for .he mail. Our third
picture shows how the explosive mis-
sive is placed In the envelope
Care is taken to so seal the envelope
that It cannot be opened by Inserting
finger. II is so sealed that knife
or the point OF pair OF scissors must
be used. The point of the opener
catches the clip, and with the samo
movement that tears the letter open
the explosive Is detonated and the
coroner tells the rest OF the story IL
sufficient Of the remains can be found
to hold an inquest over.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18

First published in Leader July 5, 1906.)
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR LIQUOR LICENSE.
Territory OF Oklahoma. Logan County,
IS.
Notice IS hereby given that Sam
schonwald has this day filed IN the Of
ace OF the County Cler6. 10 and for
said County, his petition. asking that a
license be granted him TO sell at retail,
malt, spiri;uous and vinous liquors on
lot / block 55, Third ward in the City OF
Guthrie, in said County and Territory
If no protest be filed before July 20,
1906 his petition Will be granted and IL
cense issued.
Witness my hand and the sael OF said
County hereto affixed this 5th day OF
July 1906.
(SEAL)
NJ. e. TRAP,
County Clerk
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18

Hiehley and Lieut. Walter S. Fcrgu-
son. line officers.
In addition to these Governor Frantz
has appointed three other Officers to
accompany the team. Adjt Gen Alva
' Niles. Col. Roy v Holman and
Capt r. p. King OF the Engineer
corps The team was chosen follow.
ing contest at Fort Reno. Capt
Alley making the highest score
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18

Now IS the time, 10 recuperate. aud
take much needles rest the Fort
Smith q Western have very low rates to
Hot Springs, Arkansas, and return; four
teen dollars and thirty cents; good for
80 days and twenty-five dollars and forty
cents with ninety days limit Very best
conaections and by far the shortest line.
Phone 77a. or call at III South Division
street where you win find It a pleasure
TO give all Information possible. JOS. +.
O'DONNELL, General Agent
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18
MALE HELP WANTED.

WANTED BY Chicago Wholesale and
order house. assistant manager oman
or woman) for this country aad ad-
Joining territory. Salary $50 and expen-
ses paid weekly expense money ad-
vanced. Wotk pleasant: position per-
manent. No investment or experience
required. Spare time valuable Write
at once for full particulars and euclose
self-dddressed envelope Address GEN
ERAL MANAGER, 1874 r. Lake Street,
Chicago.