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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
Mr. spencer's Successor.

''There will be much speculation on the part of the public regarding the man to succeed Samuel Spencer in the presi- dency of the Southern and associated lines" said an old railroad man. Had vacancy occurred three or four years ago, W. w. F'indley would have been elected president and he would
 have accepted the position. carrying as it does high honor as well as a big sal ary. But today I think it safe to say that MT. Finley would decline the presi- dency Being second vice-president and we'll known to the directors as an all roNnd railroad man, thoroughly equipped for the executive office, Mir Finley will have the option of accepting or declining the place left vacant by Mir. Spencer but such a proposition, if con sidered at all would be only for tempor- ary command. In the first place MT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
From tho New York Herald.

From tho New York Herald.
 N o the public realize the enormous VU number of persons killed an- - nually in railroad accidents in the United States?
 Do they know that in the careless happy-go-lucl5y manner in which our rail- ways are operated 9703 persons lost their lives and s60OS were injured during the last fiscal year? This is not guess work. These are official figures.
 Think of it Nearly 10000 dead, and not far from 100000 maimed within a twelve-month, by systems that send car loads of freight and passengers rushing over the country, pell nell, in devil may-care fashion, with the result of trains ditched here, others plouhing into each other there, grade crossings, having their victims at numerous places. and wrecks such as the latest holocaust on Thanksgiving Day, near Lynchburg. Va, constituting another chapter in the ever continued tale of American railway trag- edies.
 That is the cold, solid truth about 1t. It Is not to be denied, or softened down, or managerially glossed over with would be indignant assertion that accidents are unavoidable and often due to what old fashioned bills of lading called the "act of God"
 Heaven is not engaged in the act of doing a two track business on single track road for the added profit that is in it. Nor does it summon men to eternity by way of a grade crossing. Those are the doings of railway directors who through incompetence of direction or of ficial greed-they can take their choice; it's one or the other-so overload the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
Machine Governed France.

In America there have been power ful machines, but Tammany or the party organization that Senator Quay built up in Pennsylvania was child $ play alongside the French govern mental machine At the head of the French machine stands today M Gle menceau, the premier and minister of the interior He is a bold, forceful, masterful, branful politician, alert, ex- perienced and undaunted. France is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
HARD WINTER COMING.

From the Washington Post.
 Prophets in various sections of the country are fortelllng a long, hard win ter, beginning immediately after Thanks giving. The signs they say are all pointing in one direction. In Pennsylva- mia it has been noticed that muskrats have begun building early; that corn busks are thick. with the stalks lean ming to the west; that geese, ducks and chickens are growing a thick down under their feathers and bony substance on their feet; that squirrels have laid up unusual supplies of provender; that toad stools on old logs have many wrinkles that owls have retired to the forest a month earlier than usual, and that the chin whiskers of farmers are growing faster than was ever known before As a clincher, it is reported from Lancaster county that many farmers have developed a bony substance on their feet similar to that which has equipped other do- nestle fowl for a tough winter,
 From New Orleans comes the alarm ing news that two distinct curs are seen in the tail of the 'possum, and that "on moonlight nights rabbits are heard drumming on hollow logs with their hind feet and splitting the juice of null lein weed between their teeth" In West Virginia several serious affrays are re- ported between moonshiners and rabbits, which are remarkably bold in their forays upon mountain stills. From Western Kansas there has been migration of prairie dogs into the Oklahoma eoun- try. Salmon have left all the Pacific coast rivers for the deep ocean. The weather sharp of the Los Angeles Times reports that "horned toads may be heard snashing their teeth in the treetops, and black cats are looking white under the eyes and are staying out nights later than ,,SiIaln
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
REAL SHERLOCK HOLMES

withheld. However, he went to the office of the man who had it, saw that it was on his desk, got the man out of the room on pretext, and then quietly took pos session of the photograph in his absence All such things as these are fair and legal in love and war, and the photograph proved to be the key to the solution of the mystery
 In the very finest and most delicate kinds of crime, where there is no rough ness, no violence and no suggestion of the true villain, Superintendent Froest is at his best on the opposite side-in a kind of armchair detection in which he has not so much to hunt for clews as to set his mind to work against that of his opponent and discover a sensible theory on which to act
 This is the refinement of the detectives business, and there was a very fine sample of what the new chief of the criminal investigation department can do in this category in the famous case of the man Marshall, provincial solicitor, who, a year or so ago, when staying at a West End hotel declared that bag containing G12,000 worth of notes, not belonging to him. but to client of his, had been stolen from his bedroom. For a time it was the most splendid mystery that had ever cap- tivated the newspaper readers of London; but it was still quite young and at it's most intensely interesting point when Mr. f'roest, after very little action but some very hard thinking, thought he saw the light. He came to the conclusion that the notes had not been stolen at all, but that Marshall had appropriated the money to his own use. Marshall was duly sent to prison for doing so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
REFLECTIONS OF A eAcHELoI
From the New York Press.

From inc New YOrk Pfess.
 The time to ask girl for kiss is after you have done 1t.
 man is an awful liar to enjoy spend- ing the evening home With his family.
 The best way to win ar argument is to let the other fellow do the talking,
 The average man is more afraid Of go- ing to hell than of not going to heaven. woman can't help having more con hdence in mans bravery If he uses cuss words
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
 You're such wretched writer, it's a wonder you wouldn't get a typewriting machinen
 ''I would, only that would show what a miserable speller I am."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

A lady from Philadelphia rises up to say that betrothals should be ar ranged by the family physician in order to prevent mismating. This is even more shocking than Mrs. Par sons trial marriages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Mayor Schmitz was cheered by the footed San Franciscans, who probably believe that when a person is struck on one cheek he should turn the other for a blow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

The University of Pennsylvania has become the recipient of a fund yield ing $8000 year for research In Egypt. Steam shovels will soon dig up the Pharoahs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
SMART PAPA.

From the Chicago News.
 Singleton-How is it you were permit ted to remain in. the StorlSless apartment house after your baby was born?
 Wedderly-Oh we named the little fel- low after the janitor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

President Roosevelt is busy pre- pairing for the next session of Con- gress, and he is putting all his voltage in the task.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Dr. Crapsey will lose nothing by his heresy trial. He is now a well adver- tised man. ripe for the lecture plat form or the magazine field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Senator-elect Jeff Davis says that he, aided by Bob Taylor, Tillman and Vardaman, can keep the Senate in a stew. But Vardaman is not even a senator elect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Mrs. Parsons trial marriage scheme was blessing for the preachers just at a time when they were looking around for something to preach about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

E. H. Hartman says the country does not need more railroads. He is becoming tired of gathering them in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

The sugar trust has been fined for accepting rebates, and it will at once proceed to collect the money from con- Sumers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

A cabinet officer who called the House of Lords clique of deadheads probably misspoke. He meant to call them blockheads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Boni has also been offered chauf- feur's job. Should he take 1t he might, fortunately, break his neck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Italy will accept pork that bears a certificate of inspection by govern mental officials of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Senator Tillman can give "The Clansman" cards and spades. He never misses even one-night stand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

The Melons of Pittsburg don't pro- pose to let the Standard Oil slice them this season at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

MT. Hearst is now quietly accumulat- ing another campaign fund
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

The football season is ended and there is nothing on hand to take pub lie attention from the Caruso incident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Public opinion in England dissolved a trust, but the trusts in this country are not scared even by indictments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Emperor William is said to be rest less and depressed. He should work on his liver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

The Japanese are ferreting out the secrets of manufacturers in other coun. tries. The Japs are too smart to be kept down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Between the forthcoming Thaw trial and the Caruso recitals New York is kept busy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

The American farmer is worth twenty-eight billion dollars and is therefore entitled to feel chesty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Commander Peary still prefers sledges and dog meat to airships and gasoline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

It is almost as quiet in St. Peters, burg as it is in Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Caruso does not like to mingle low X with a high c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Do your Christmas shopping now, likewise your travelling on railroad passes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Let us hope the constitution did not follow the flag that Peary planted up north
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Conditions at Panama are better than the extent of the digging.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Platt may hold his seat until MT, Roosevelt is ready to slip into it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Ex-Senator Burton is in jail and out of politics, for he is writing a book.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

The general up lift in wages is about 10 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

tered at the Birmingham, Ala. post flee as second-class matter under act Congress March 3. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03
DIlEMMA,S HORNS

Washington is back in the limelight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

". D. Lanier and A J. Eaton. Jr.. are the only authorized travelling repre- sentatives of The Age-Herald in it's circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

Washington Bureau Age-Herald 1421 0 street. N W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

No communication will be published without Its authors name Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-03

GreSldent hOOSBN6iI IS pussy pre- pairing for the next session of Con- gress, and he is putting all his voltage in the task. The sugar trust has been fined for accepting rebates, and it will at once proceed to collect the money from con- sumers.
 Senator Tillman can give Tho Clansman" cards and spades He never misses even a one-night stand.
  Boni has also been offered chauf- feur's job. Should he take it he might, fortunately. break his neck.
  The Melons of Pittsburg don't pro- pose to let the Standard Oil slice them this season at any rate.
 --s.--- Emperor William is said to be rest less and depressed. He. should work on his liver.
 Between the forthcoming Thaw trial and the Caruso recitals New York is kept busy.
 Commander Peary still prefers sledges and dog meat to airships and gasoline.
  Do your Christmas shopping now, likewise your travelling on railroad passes.
 Let us hope the constitution did not follow the flag that Peary planted up north
 Ex-Senator Burton is in jail and out of politics, for he is writing book.
  Platt may hold his seat until MT. Roosevelt is ready to slip into it. Conditions at Panama are better than the extent of the digging. It is almost as quiet in St. Peters burg as it is in Philadelphia.
  MT. Hearst is now quietly accumulat- ing another campaign fund x with a high c.
  The general up lift in wages is about 10 per cent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-07
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.

Office Of EIdorado. Marion & South.
western Railroad Company. Marion,
Illinois, Nov. &c. 1906.
Public notice Is hereby given That
a special melting Of the stockholders
of he Eldorado. MAJ ion & Southwest.
ern Railroad Company will be held at
the office Of said company in the city
of Marion, Illinois. on the Both day of
January, 1907, at the hour of / o'clock
~. m, for the purpose Of considering
and voting on the question Of issuing
the First Mortgage Gold Bonds Of said
company. to an amount Of not exceed
ing One Million (s1.0O0050) Dollars.
said bonds to be secured by a First
Mortgage Lien upon all the corpo-
rate property and franchises now
owned by or hereafter to be acquired
by said company, or such portion or
part thereof as the Board of Direct
ors may deem necessary; and also to
consider and vote on the question Of
Increasing the number OF Directors
OF said company from five to nine.
SAM T. BRUSH.
JOHN COLP,
G. A. GENT.
c. f. OWEN.
s. II. BUNDY,
Directors.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-07

Buy 10. cents worth OF veal. with a.
little bone as possible, TO make a
medium sized salad Steam until very
tender Shop with an equal quantity
VI celery and dress with French dress
ing first then JUST before serving
pour a Iich salad dressing over il and
put on lettuce leaves. The illusion
will BE- complete. and you viii also
have the satisfaction Of knowing that
the veal cost just about one-qusrter
as much as the chicken would
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-07

There are three kinds Of cooking
negative, neutral and positive. TAc
FIRST is no cooking al an: II is only
spelling good materials ii is simply
jabbins wildly al a delicate duty The
neutral sort is the Kind where a per
son cats and doesn't know it-jus'
swallows and goes; no sentiment no
beauty. no delight in it, The third 8
where the light Of the mind and tic
grace of the heart join In the delicate
minsling of the material. and touch
This and that feature Of the uroccs
with the lovely vision OF the sculptor
who rounds The white muscle of
Venus shoulder, or OF the a-Ie; WHO
blends in q Hover tha iints oi another
world.-Ohio state Journal
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-07
GOOD DRESSING FOR SALAD.


This Is simply a gned mayannaise
% "hleh capers plolcs. olives. pars-
ley' etcp are added 20 make pleasing
aeld sance for fish. tongue. btuiled
chickens crabs. etc.
Io MAKE N mix together III a Small
RoNl one tablespoonful sIlt, onchAlf
aAl .sRo3hlal paprlha o. white pepper.
ana ore teaapoontui each mustard and
sugar; nave IN readiness The yolks Of
Two eggs and q half or whole clp OF
olive oil that has been chilled on the
ICE Break The egg yolks into the
mixed condiments ana begin beating
"'th fork on wooden spoon: Than
commence adding The oil very SLOW
at hfst, beating with fork or Dover
egg beater As the yolks begin I'd
thlchen, the oil may be added more
rapidly, and now the Dover beAter Is
me thing to use Keep ON adding oil
uhtil the mixture is SO stiff that the
nearer refuses to turn then chin with
lemon Juice or vinegar or hair and
half It VIII require from three 10
lo1f taDleSnaontuls according to taste
a mixture Of tarragon vinegar with
the other vinegar or lemon Juice Is
especially appetizing When the prop.
en- consistency add at the last. sin
heating. few drops OF onion juice.
one tablespoonful each chopped olives.
cucumber pickles and parsley also.
i desired, an equal amount Of capers
Or hasturtium seed A few Of The mas.
Ioftlum leaves chopped fine are also
esteemed by many This sauce win
Keep for days in a cold place Before
making it see that the bowl and egg
heater are chilled as well as the In
gradients.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-07

Nothing is more economical in wall
decoration than q dado AS the lower
part of the walls become soiied moro
quickly than the upper a room can
often be freshened simply by renewing
the dado without touching the upper
walls Another advantage of the dado
Is that il gives room a comfortable
and furnished appearance without the
addition of a lot OF furniture. This IS
particularly true OF hall or stairway
where there is lot OF space that needs
breaking up.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-07
Mai. Charles r. Miller, Commander
in.chief Spanish War Veterans.

position is on guard. Between them
is the kneeling figure of a woman,
and in the background is a battle
ship.
Around the group are two circles.
which have between them the words
Spanish War Veterans. 1889.
The badge is suspended by a ribbon
one inch wide, in form of miniature
United States flag. Its anchorage is
bar of bronze. which has on it
rife and a saber crossed beneath the
center of a shield emblazoned with
The stars and stripes Around the bot
tom and sides of this device, are lau-
rel wreaths On the left end of the
bar are the letters Uni and on the
left ted. forming the word United
The ribbon is surmounted by a brass
pin consisting of an anchor crossed
by a cannon. About them is twined
a wreath of laurel leaves. and
perched upon the cannon is an Amer
lean eagle with wings extended. The
buttons are worn in the lapels Of
the coats Of members when in civil
ian dress, and the badge when in
Uniform
The uniform is striking one. The
coat is single breasted blouse. but
toning close 10 the neck and is dark
blue in color Tie trousers are Of
The gray worn by the confederate
army. They have a dark blue strine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-07
LOST,
SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIAL ASSESS.
MENT NOTICE.

+ Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that the City Council
of the City of Cairo Illinois, has by
Ordinance No. 1O6. approved Novem.
Der 18th, 1906, ordered a supplemental
/ assessment to be made to make up
the deficiency in the assessment here
tOfore made under Ordinance No. So
approved March 10th, 1906, for the
improvement of Ohio Street from the
North Line of Eighth Street to the
North Line Of Fourteenth Street in
said City of Cairo, by the construction
of a yitrified brick pavement thereon,
and otherwise improving the same.
and that said Ordinances are both on
file in he Office OF the City Clerk of
the said City; and that the said defic.
iency which is the sum Of $2,759.72
is. by the terms of said Ordinance No.
LOG. approved November 14th, 1906, to
be paid by a special tax. and that the
said City of Cairo has applied TO the
AOhIAs 1DAIl VI AlEAdlltE county,
Illinois. for an assessment OF the said
deficiency according to benefits, and
in accordance with the provisions of
said Ordinances. and an assessment
thereof having been made and return
ed 10 said Court. the final hearing
thereon will be had at the December
Term, A. ID. 1906, of said Court on the
oath day of December. a. D. 1906. or
as soon thereafter as the business Of
the Court will permit.
All persons desiring may file objee-
tons in said Court before said day.
and may then and there appear on
the hearing and make their defense. |
The said supplemental assessment
is payable in ten annual installments, /
and all installments. except the fist. /
viii bear interest. as provided BY !
statute. at the rate Of five 90 per /
cent per aunum.
Dated, Cairo. Illinois. November /
2srh. 1906.
MICHAEL J. HOWLEY,
Commissioner. /
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-07
WAR VETS
THEIR ORGANIZATION SHOWS
RAPID GROWTH.
Suggested That This Young Society
viii Become the Logical Success
or Of the G. A. r.

The rapid increase In the member
ship OF the organization known as
the United Spanish War Veterans
was strikingly evident at the third
annual encampmetlt Just held at
| Washington ID. G. President RoOse
welt is one of the members Of the
association, and he Is on the roll
as "Comrade" Roosevelt, Of the
rough riders, and many OF his
old companions in arms at the
| fight at San Juan hill pitched their
| tents near the White House Among
those who have united with the So
ciety during the past year have
been Mai, Gen Frederick d. Grant
commander OF the department Of the
east; Rear Admiral Joseph b. Cogh-
Ian and Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
retired.
What the organization stands for
is exemplifed in its uniform, which
is half blue and half gray Among its
membership are old campaigners for
the union cause, as well as soldiers
of the confederacy, although there
are comparatively few veterans Of
the war Of the rebellion to be found
in its more than 200 camps.
Few organizations have made such
rapid advances as that which have
been attained in the last year by
the United Spanish American War
Veterans In that brief period the
order has nearly doubled its mem
bership 1t now enrolls 10000 men
in the United States. The depart
ment of New York, which is the
strongest of the state organizations,
has 1000 members With between
800, 900 and 100000 men from which
to draw, the veterans will be. able to
attain large membership within the
next few. years, according to the con
tident predictions of the officers
First in the field was the National
Army and Navy Spanish War Vet
Grams, which was chartered in Ohio
second came the Spanish-American
War Veterans, who first gathered in
the state of New York. and last the
Service Men of the Spanish War who
first convened in Illinois
In 1904 the three organizations met /
IN one convention in st. Louis, and /
were amalgamated into the United |
Spanish War Veterans
Buttons indicating membership in
he United Spanish War Veterans are
low frequently seen in the coat lap
lis of men one meets in the streets
Fhe official badge, which is also worn
n button style, consists of St
andrews cross of bronze. The top
Lrm bears the word Cuba, the
light arm has Porto Rico" and the
eft arm Philippine Islands" while
It the bottom are the letters u. 5.
\" In the center medallion is a sol
iier at the position OF charge bay I
nets" and a sailor with a cutlass In