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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-31
Will Affect Columbus Mails.

Columbus, Ga, December 30-tSpecial)- The changes in passenger schedules over the Southern railway between Washing ton and Atlanta, and taking off the fast mail train. will result in northern and eastern mail arriving in Columbus at 10 a m. instead of 6:35 a. m. This will be great inconvenience to the business men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-31
ANNOUNCEMENT

We will open a branch store at Mins B. Stones place, 1904 End Ave, on or about January list, 1907. With a full line of fine Bakery Goods. We will make a special delivery every evening for the home going crowds, everything right fresh and hot from the oven s mouth, just right for the evening meal. Come help Us make this stand a success.
 HIGHLAND BAKERY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-31
EMPLOYES
 NOT PAID ENOUGH
Hitchcock Says Service Has
 Gone Down Last Year
MANY MEN ARE LEAVING
They Find They Can Get Better Pay Elsewhere and Secretary Thinks Something Must Be Done
 at Once.

Washington, December 3o.-Failure at this time to increase materially the compensation of postoffice employees thus keeping pace with the advancing wages in other lines of employment, will seri- ously jeopardize the efficiency of the service.
 The statement is taken from the annual report of First Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Hitchcock made public today. The need of new legislation to make the postal service more attractive in order to retain present employees and as an in- ducement for good men to enter the ser vice, is treaIed exhaustively by Mr. Hitch- cock, who presents plan for the eon- sieeration of Congress.
 Higher wages In other classes of em- ployment taken with the increased cost of living, have rendered pronounced the inadequacy of postoffiee salaries. As q result, the resiginatlons from the service have increased at an alarming rate. and the standard of men going into the ser vice has greatly deteriorated in the last fiscal year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-31
Notice,

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the American Trust and Savings bank will be held at it's banking rooms, cor ner of First avenue and Twentieth street, at o'clock D. m., Tuesday. January s. 1907, for the purpose of electing directors for the coming year and for the trans action of such other business as may properly come before it.
 W. w. CRAWFORD, l2-4-17-3i-1-7 President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-31
Will Harbin is Caught.

Huntsville, December 30.-(Special.)- Will Harbin. a United States prisoner who escaped from the county jail few weeks ago, was recaptured yesterday by Deputy Marshal Henry Arnold. He is again in jail here. Harbn is charged with robbing the postoffice at Upton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-31
Furniture Factories Merge.

Atlanta, December 30-(Special}-A merger of all the furniture factories in and around Atlanta has been formed with capital of $5o0ooc and with George Ware as president. The merger takes eff feet January 1. The new company will put up $75,000 factory, beginning work on IL early next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-31
Oyster loaf, Palms Cafe 3! cents. Brown Bros.
CHEAP HOLIDAY EXCUR-
 SIONS

The Seabpard Air Line Ky. will sell round trip tickets at fare and one third plus 25c to all points in southeastern ter ritory on Dec. 21, g. g, 24 25 and Dec. 30, 31 and Jan. 1. Good returning until Jan. '.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-31

If you are going east during the holidays purchase your ticket via Southern Railway through Atlanta, now showing over three hours the quickest schedule between Birmingham end New York. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-31
BESSEMER CHURCH
 IS NOT COMPLETED
SHORTAGE OF LUMBER DELAYS PLANS-SEVENTEEN GAM BLERS
 CAPTURED LAST FRlDAY-NoT
 IN TWENTY-FlRST STREET BAk.

Bessemer, December 3o.-(special.) )-Con- trary to expectations, the congregation 1 of the Baptist church was unable to oe-
 eupy their handsome new church today on account of the many delays in con- struction. It will probably be three more
 weeks before the transfer can take place. When completed the building will be
 one of the largest in the city, its capacity will be sufficient for many years, and the
 acoustics are said to be exceptionally
 fine.
 There has been no work accomplished
 during the past week on account of a
 shortage of lumber, it being most diff ficult matter to secure the proper floor ing and ceiling in large quantities. The handsome windows which have
 been ordered are expected to arrive this
 week as well as asnumber of outside decorations The owners of the old church who made the purchase several weeks ago were to have taken charge on the first, but they have agreed to wait
 for several weeks.
 Instead of eight gamblers, as first re- ported" said a police officer, there were seventeen rounded up last Friday night. The capture was not affected in Tewn- ty-frst street saloon, but in a negro house located on Twenty-first street, near Berk- ley avenue. The peculiar part of the af- fair is that two different sets were ar rested in the same house within few
 hours without any trouble.
 Early in the night Chief Christlieb
 went to the house owned by a Johnson negro woman and carried eleven to tho city jail, while at about P o'clock Night Captain Ozmer went into the same place and took out six more.
 "The vigilance of the police department
 had emptied the usual haunts of these
 crap players and they are seeking out
 of the way places, but if they are caught in such numbers it will not take long to relieve the whole town of their pres ence."
 Jessie Simms, alias Red Bird, a negro of bad character, was caught this after noon by Detective Chlders and confined
 in the city jail on the charge of mayhem. It is alleged that several months ago Simms knocked an eye out of the head Of Will Seals, the instrument of attack be- ing an umbrella. The preliminary trial will come up in the police court some time thls week.
 The entertainment given by Miss Flor rie Little yesterday evening was a de- lghtfu affair and long to be remembered. She received the members of the Sans Souci club in honor of Miss Zena Smith,
 popular visitor of the city. The costumes of the young ladies were | all arranged to represent dolls, giving unique and quite a numerous effect. In | a lively guessing contest Miss Elise Rob- l inson won the first prize for the ladies, l and MT. Henry Hurd received the young | mems prize The second interesting con- | test was won by Miss Inez Lopez and Dr. l Barnett Refreshments were served and
 altogether the affair was grand sue l cess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-31

Pure whisky makes best egg nogg Green River has Uncle Sam's green stamp on top of bottle. Kentucky's best hand made. .2-15-10t-eod
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-31
auuIcann Sinns.

.vulcan signs" are the cheapest and best-by the man who painted him at the Worlds fair. Hermtage of course.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
Finally Met His Fate.

Out of the $50 women who sought
his hand but one met the fancy OF
lonely John Halloran of Jersey CITY,
who owns $4,000 worth of real estate
and has been advertising for a wire
ator the last year. Lonely John is 81
years of age. He has spent most OF
9dis life before the mast. He received
hundreds of letters and dozens OF
applicants. called. j. The women were
too old, too young, too gay or too
Quiet. At a ball given by lodge OF
me Shepherds of Bethlehem, however,
John Halloran met the girl who suited
saim-Miss Adele Peters of West Ho-
0oken-snd became engaged to her.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
Small WAGES in Germany.

Most Americans will be astonished
to learn what pitifully small wages
are earned by the large German class
known as heimarbeiter, or home work
ers. It includes men, women, and not
less than $4,000 children, some OF
them only three years old. Nearly all
the German toys are made by them
For sixty wooden soldiers, on which
an adult and three children WORK
thirty hours, about Twenty-Five cents
is paid. Colored masks bring half q
cent an hour for an adult and two
cents an hour for an entire family
The wages paid the makers of musica
instruments are but little better. TWO
men and one woman can earn onl!
s4.56 for 1872 hours work at MAKING
harmonious. Violin makers receive
$3.50 for seventy hours work.-Cleve
| land Leader.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
RYAN A BORN LEADER OF MEN.
characteristics of One of the Giants
of Wall Street.

In a character sketch of Thomas
F. Ryan, the insurance and railroad
magnate, a magazine writer has TINS
to say of his subject: Big, gaunt'
square jawed, grim, toiler from
YOUTH. a maker of his own way, a
fighter of his own battles, grizzled by
years of fierce combat with the most
merciless set of foes on earth, clear
and cold-visaged, niggard of speech, a
compeller of men. His eyes, lever
and cold. and an almost phenomenal
power of mental concentration upon
the matter in hand, are all that coulo
give ground for any notion OF
hypnotic suggestion in the man. II
manner he is smooth and dignited' II
speech he is deliberate and straight
forward, positive and, above all
economical"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
NE HAD FORGOTTEN THE NAME
Younu ohioan's Lack of Memory
Somewhat Embarrassing.

Among the crowds of visitors IN
Washington the other day was
young Ohioan named Bud Keller. Two
of the sights he wanted to see were
Senator's Foraker and Dick, but one
of these gentlemen was absent and
the other too busy. The doorkeeper
Informed Bud that he would call out
Senator Clark's secretary, George
.Iillland, an Ohio man. Bud was de-
slighted, he and Mr.. Gilliland having
been schoolmates. AS they STOOD
chatting over old times Bud was In
troduced to one or two senators VINO
passed by. Then Vice President FAR
banks came along and Mr.. Gillllanc
said: "Mr. Vice President, let mt
introduce Bud Keifer of Ohio" Inc
vice president stuck out his hand. BUG
grasped it briskly and said: CLAD u
meet you, sir. What's the name
please?-Chicago Chronicle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
Woman Notary Makes Precedent.

Miss Mamie Offutt, official notary
and public stenographer to the COVER
nor of Alabama, is the only woman
who ever had the honor of swearing
in the chief justice OF state. SamueI
D. Weakley of Birmingham was ap-
pointed chief justice of the Supreme
court to succeed Thomas N. McClel'
Ian, deceased. Mr.. Weakley went to
Montgomery to be sworn in, but the
clerk of the Supreme court and other
officers were absent. Casting about
for some one with authority to ad
minister the obligation, it was founc
that the governors stenographer was
the only notary present After some
nersuasion she administered the oath
signing her name to the necessar!
papers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
The Retort Courteous.

Adam drew himself up proudly ana
looked haughtily at Eve.
Madam" said he, 81 would have
Won remember when you put on these
society-queen airs that i was the
whole show in the beginning, and at
hest YOU are no better than a spare
Then as Eve deity famed him with
the primeval equivalent. for broom
handle, Adam confirmed his social
nretensions by giving the first patrl'
arch,s bawl on record.-Baltimore
American
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
Last of War Governors.

. Frederick Holbrook of Vermont, VINO
recently passed his ninety-third birth
day, is the only one of the famous
5"war governors" now surviving He
stood with Cows. Curtin of Pennsyl-
fvania and Andrew of Massachusetts
as one of the stanchest supporters OF
Z the Lincoln administration when II
most needed such support as they
could give. Among the benefcent IN
stitutions for which the nation Is In
debted to Mr.. Holbrook's Initiative
were the military hospital established
lat Brattleboro during the civil war;
where from 1900 to 1000 soldiers
were cared for at once, and the ma
tional bureau of agriculture. The e&
governor was choirmaster in the Brat
tleboro Congregational church 1oi
forty years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
DISCOVERY MADE BY SENATOR
Statesman Put Colleagues on to I'M
portant Bit of News.


Senator Ankeney of Washington,
who made himself famous by predict
ing a bright future for young man
he observed at work at the Panama
canal hearings, said young man being
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, has
made another important discovery. Il
attended the Panama canal hearings"
he said, 'for we're interested in the
canal out in my country. | watch
the work pretty closely and see and
hear a good many things. Now, ]
told Senator Willard, the chairman,
a fine piece of information yesterday.
told him that from something
heard Senator Morgan say l was quite
sure that Morgan is in favor Of a
Nicaragua canal. Just heard it droT
accidentally, you know, but think il
is straight enough" The senate is
agog over this discovery and we'll i
may be, for Senator Morgan has onl.
been talking and working for a Mica
ragua canal for twenty-five years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
I Corrected BY the Boss.

A prominent School street liquor
dealer had coachman whose North
81 Ireland brogue greatly displeased
aim, as he came from another sec
non Of the Emerald Isle, and was
ever ready to correct the deficiencies
M the speech of his servant.
One morning the coachman, address
aAg bis employer. said: Il want a
ReB whop (whip)." y l. -
osdainfully gazing at the eoaehHlan
me boss retorted: For hivin's sake
non don't say 'whop';, can't you say
up Boston Herald.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
Irresistible!

# there is one temptation that must
ho almost irresistible to the average
man # must be that of rejoicing in
tho control of an engine of great
sneed Already the observer can see
tho results of this irresistible passion
showing it's effects on the motor BUS
driuers Wherever there is fne'
hroad road to indulge the sport there
motor bus racing is fast and FURIOUS
And woe betide the hapless wight who
GETS in the way of racing car he
is simply killed. That Is all-A'e'
pool (Eng.) Mercury.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
WHITE sQUAW AND RED INDIAN.
Comparison Not Very FIatterins to
the Former,


Johnny Mine, a Kickapoo linguist
and philosopher, whose real name is
Mah-me-qua-che-mah- che-mah-net an d
who can speak ten different langu-
ages, is in Washington in the interest
of the Mexican branch Of the tribe.
He is said to be the most accom-
plished Indian linguist in the world
He has some rather unCOmpllmentary
opinions about the white mans gov
ornamental methods but he thinks the
white mans wife is a person entlrely
above criticism. "NOt much difference
between the white squaw and the RED
man." explained Johnny. They DoIh
paint, white squaw with white paint
and red brave with red paint. They
both have to wear feathers When
they're dressed up; Indian, he wears
eagle feathers, white squaw wears an!
kind of feathers she can get Whlle
squaws not much different from tn'
| Indian"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
MitcheIl's Telegram.

. New York: John Mitchell, preSi-
dent of the United Mine Workers or
America, telegraphed to friends IN
this city yesterday that he would ar
rive in New York late today, He VIII
90 at once to the Ashland House,
where the members of the scale com
mittee will meet him. Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock the conference Of
the Joint committee of the anthracite
miners and the operators will begin. 5
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13

The sympathy of Emperor Nicholas,
premier Witte and other members OF
Ave- Russian ministry, as we'll as OF
roworfnI influences in court, has been
,pnIisted by Baron Leicq de Lobel IN
tbe project of the American,Tra IN,
j Alaskan Siberian Company Tor the
Construction Of tunnel under Berlng
straight from East Cape to kansk ana
OoO miles of railway to connect II
with the Siberian railway.
II is believed that by interesting
Americans materially in Siberia the
noIitical ties between the two coun'
fries will be strengthened.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
K.nsas Man Raises Oranges.

M. R. Ivey of Ottawa is the only
man in Kansas who raises his own
oranges, He has a tree that has been
nroducing the fruit for several years
mast and that has raised a crop OF
aiebteen or twenty oranges last year.
The oranges are not as large as the
commercial fruit but are of good fla
vor The tree is of the Mediterranean
Observation-Disclosures Chronicle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
NO DOUBT OF CLOSED DOORS.
Visitor Satisfied as to Reality of Ex-
ecutjve Session,


E. J. Ridgeway, magazine editor,
sat in one of the galleries in the SEN
ate listening to the railroad rate de-
bate. Mr.. Ridgeway wanted to see
Senator La Toilette and he went
down to his committee room, leaving
his hat on the gallery seat. He got
back about two minutes before the
senate went into executive session and
was shooed out with the others. He
left his hat there again. The senate
was In executive session for an hour
and a half. Mr. Ridgeway tried to
get a sergeant at arms to get his hat
He was told nobody but a senator
could go in and that his hat must
stay there until the doors were open
ed. 1t stayed there, too, and he
waited. II am fully convinced" Mr.
Ridgeway said, chat these executive
sessions are really held behind closec
DOORS"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
,ynboIds the Present Congress.

81 am not one Of those who think
congress has deteriorated," said JUS
tice Harlan. II maintain that the
nresent congress is as high grade as
anv congress. The Congressional Rec
ord Is a remarkable publication. IL
. man were cast on, a desert island
and had the Bible, Shakespeare ano
the Congressional Record, he would
have all the reading matter ne
wanted"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13

The politician has no place in busl-
ness farmers organization. There Is
no notifies in a commercial club.
Let's not blame the other fe;iow 10
much if we are not what we should
be. Let's blame ourselves more. Let's
use that power to our interest.
We have not yet had a government
report on shirts. Until we find that nc
more shirts are needed, we are MOI
nrenared to believe In the theory o.
over-production.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
President Sends Thanks.

The President last week sent the
following telegram to DR.. Louis
Klopsch, editor Of the Christian Her
aid, New York:
LET me heartily thank you and
through you, the Christian Herald FOL
the admirable work done in connec
ton with the famine sufferers in ia
nan, You have now raised $1OO.OO'
and YOU have rendered very real ser
vice to humanity and to the cause o
international good will.
(Signed) Theodore Roosevelt.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
Author Once Cabin Boy.

Percival Gibbon, the well-known au'
thor, began life as a cabin boy on a
sailing ship. He is very young yet
hit there is every chance of his haV'
ing NJ. P. added to his name before
long, joining the ranks of those dis
tinguished parliamentary authors
whose most recent addition was Wins
ton Churchill.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
Holm D. POOR POLITICAL BOSS
citizens of Tarrytown Elect President
AGAINST His Wishes.

Citizens of TarrytoWn Eject r'es'ue"'
Against His Wishes
orco more John Wirth has defeat
ID Iohn D. Rockefeller by being elect
I'D borough president of Tarrytown'
when he ran last year he was oppos-
I'D hv the oil king and his hundred
and one employees en- the big Pocantl-
90 estate but Wirth pulled through.
10 carried out every one of his
hedges to the voters and on the
strength of this decided to make the
race again this year. Last year MI
Rockefeller personally directed the
fuht against the village butcher. This
year he has refrained from active
narticipation in the village election
because of the pernicious activity Of
subpoena servers. Mr.. Rockefeller
contrary to custom, remained at Lake
wood. In some mysterious way, now
ever, the oil king sent word ina
With must be defeated and 200 EN-
Moves Of Pocantico Hills came dow
IN sleds and lumber wagons. But TN
Tarrytown butcher was again triun
plant.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
COOPERATIVE CHIPS.

It is the man behind the plow on
whom the world depends.
4 Yes, this is a class business organi-
eaton. If the producer does not take
scare Of himself he will be the prey Of
Ethe fellow who Is looking for lambs
to fleece.
As. long the producers are in com
petition with each other we will have
glutted markets. Competition the
death Of trade for the producer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
octoorists Victorious.

Ekaterinoslav: The OctoDor1sts
cantured the city elections by electing
to the municipal congress forty'seyen
of its delegates as against thirteen
Constitutional Democrats, fifteen Jews
and five Reactionaries.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
E,oneror,s MANY Attendants.

The Emperor of China has house
hold consisting of 500 persons, includ'
ing thirty bearers of state umbrellas
an ecual number of fanbearers, thirty
rbvsicians and surgeons, seventy-tVe
astrologers, seventy-six cooks ana
sixty priests.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
CHOOSE A LINE AND FOLLOW IT.

Young man, decide at once upon the
trade or profession you woud like best
to follow, and bend every energy N
that direction. If 1t Is chickens, make
a resolution that you will raise just
a little better chickens, and get more
clear money out Of them per dozen
than anybody ever has. II you make
this resolution, go to work at it now,
and stick to it through thick and thin,
and you are almost sure to succeed.
If you desire to become one or the
greatest naval officers that ever sailed
the sea, go to work at it now; study
hard; STICK to it, and you will win IN
this. There is nothing you can't &C
complish, young man, and do 1t ilttle
better than anybody has ever done |,
If you will get at it now and never
say die. There is much room at th(
top for the fellow who will 90 there
in the face of adverse circumstances
Some men may apparently get to tn
ton and then calf ropes the man VIII
climbs there. They have ridden Their
either in a golden-lined elevator o
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
cooueIin Declined Honor.

NJ. Coqueln, the actor, refused the
red ribbon of the Legion OF Honor
when it was offered him few weeks
ago "You have waited too long,
was his answer to NJ. Dajardin Beau
metz, M. Coquelin, :. cadet of the
romedie Franchise, was decorated sew
oral wears ago, not as an actor bIt as
a public functionarys E5l K.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
Polish Strike Impends.

Warsaw: The revOutionists mere
have announced their intention to de-
clare a general strike in order to pfs-
vent the government from contracting
a new loan. s
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13

The illness of Mrs. Charles A.
Strong, daughter Of John D. Rockefel'
Ter, is said to be a matter of grave
concern in the Rockefeller family. She
has been undergoing treatment In a
sanitarium in France.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-04-13
THE COTTON MILL.

. If all the cotton mills were owned
by the men who grow the cotton, then
indeed would the Southern farmers
have a monopoly. And it would be a
monopoly without an unholy feature
in its makeup. Indeed, for the farm
ers to make not only the cotton itself,
but the articles composed Of it which
the world must have, would be the
perfectly natural thing to do.