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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
Notes and Personals.

The Edge Cafe at the corner of First
avenue and Nineteenth street will be OPP
ened for business Monday.
The loop at the new depot of the Bir-
mingham Railway, Light and Power COM
pany has been completed, and the old
''Y'' has been abandoned.
After the IL o'clock service at the First
Presbyterian church tomorrow morning
a business session will be held for the
election of trustees for the ensuing year
and also to receive a report from the
committee recently selected to look into
the matter of new building.
At reorganization of the local camp
of Woodmen of the World, the following
officers were elected: Past council COM
mander, Frank Sullivan; council COM
mander DR.. j. NJ. Tubb advisory lieuten-
ant. George w. Jones; banker Jacob
Rosenbaum: clerk, w. E. c. Vermilion;
manager. G.. W. Jones; conductor, George
Donegan: sentinel, T. T. Kendrick. and
one application. that of James Cahill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
INSOMNIA KILLS CHICKENS.
converters Make Day of Night and
Poultry viii Not Sleep.

Pittsburg, Pam epidemic of insom-
MIA is killing off the chickens of Mckees-
port.
This is rather an unusual disease to
affiict the feathered tribe, but 1t Is the
truth At least McKeesporters vouch for
the story and McKeesporters are truth
full lot The footprints of George WASH
ington were left in the sands of the
neutrality-suspicious. George couldn't tell
a falsehood And McKeesport is follow
ing his pious example.
No self-respecting chicken will stan off
the roost after the sun goes down. and
on the other hand will linger in his sleep
ing quarters after the sun rises.
Now 1t happens that In the Tube City
are numerous new converters, and the
light from these when In blast is almost
as brilliant as the blow of the sun at
noon.
When the light from these burns in
the heavens 1t rivals the CLINT of the
northern lights In fact, the skies look
tints of dawn. This is the source of all
the trouble. The ROSTERS have opened
their weather eyes, and, catching sight
of this strange light, thought it was the
break of day. Instantly they responded
to the inspiration to crow for the dawn
| The hens We're awakened and answering
| calls came from every chicken house in
town Then the chickens would leap
down from their percnes and wander
| around all night
| They We're too self-respecting to admit
| after daylight really came that they had
been out all night. Consequently they
/ suffered untold misery. The next night
| they were fooled again by the light from
| the mills and remained up again, and on
| the next morning, of course, they had no
| recourse to a soothing cocktail or slim
ulating high ball So the next night
F., again the lights cleaned from the fur
naces and again the hens and ROSTERS
| remained wide-awake, and the next night
then insomnia struck them and they
| died.
This Is the story.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
Frank.

From the Washington Evening Star.
What will be your chief aim now you
are In Congress-" asked the interviewer.
ITO stay here" answered the laconic
young statesman.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
BOARD OF TRADE
To ASSIST WOMEN
viii Cooperate in Building
Carnegie Library
WANT DECREASED RATE
Bessemer City Council and Board of
Trade Working for Better lnsur-
ance RatIna-condltions
Said to Be improved.

Bessemer, January 2O.-(Special.)-Th
regular meeting of the Bessemer board
of trade, which will be held at the city
hall next Tuesday afternoon, promises to
be one of the busiest since the organiza-
ton.
One of the most important matters to
be considered will be the report of the
Insurance committee on the fire rating
! In Bessemer. 1t is claimed that Bessemer
should have better rating, and the board
of trade and the city council have both
interested themselves in the matter for
some time past.
1t is understood that the fire insurance
companies have considered the lowering
of the rate, and it is a fact that some
time ago a committee from the Southeast
ern Tariff association made an investiga-
ton of the fire and water conditions in
the city.
1t is said that the report of this COM
mttee was not unfavorable, yet it recon-
mended several Improvements in the fire
and water service Since that time the fire
department has been improved and the
water pressure has been increased. be-
sides the City Council has provided for ad-
ditional hose and reel service in different
sections of the city.
1t is understood that the board of trade
will take definite steps to have all neees-
sary improvements made and the rate
reduced as soon as possible.
Another matter of Importance will be
some plan to materially assist the ladies
of the city in the building of the Carnegie
library. A building committee or board of
directors will probably be selected to
cooperate with the committee of ladies'
in charge of the work.
The site donated by the Bessemer Land
and Improvement company near the city
hall is very suitable, and the location
seems to meet with the hearty approval
OF all who are interested. The site is CEN
trail and convenient to the residence and
business sections of the city, and more
suitable location could not be found at
this time. The generosity of the Bessemer
Land and Improvement company has
created universal approval among the
people of Bessemer.
1t is expected that work will begin at
once on the plans and the raising of funds
for the stocking of the library. Actual
construction of the building should begin
within few weeks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-15
Hippy, the Dare Devil. B. H@1. o.d.,5 &C. &C.:


The young men, his followers, let him
go forth alone, but they saddled their
horses and kept near enough to over
lock what he did-ready to act in his
defense IL necessary, for their respect
for him came back with rush as they
saw him set forth on this reckless err
rand.
The agent was getting into his wagon
to go to nearby fort His negro driv-
er, looking scared, said:
"Majah, heah come dat crazy old
fool, Hippy. huntin' trouble"
"Oh. 1 don't think he's dangerous.
Go ahead" said Brown.
He's in war paint, Majah, an he's
suttinly lOokin' mighty dangerous" in
sisted the negro.
Riding straight up to i1is man. Hippy
lifted his rifle and said. Get out. or
kill you!" His voice was very gruff.
What does he say?" asked Brown.
| HE says get Out-an' l reckon you
bettah do 1t, Majah He is mighty ner-
yous."
The agent scrambled out upon the
platform and faced Hippy with look
of mortal terror in his eyes. Hippy
said:
Make me a paper which says, Give
Beaver Tail and his people all the good
beef and sugar end flour they need p
In voice of hate he added, ST have
sworn to kill you unless you do those
things, and / will do iti''
| This being interpreted. the agent, af-
| ter stealthy look around. said, Tel
him all right, Sam. I'll make it out
| (where in HI are all the men?) Tel
him to put down his gun and come III
to the office and I'll attend to it. Where
is Gedney and Cook? "a man might
as we'll be in a IwildernessD Tell hin
to put down his gun"
To this Hippy replied: Make it nov
or I shoot" and lifted his rife Will
ominous elaboration.
The agent, looking a little to the left
saw Hippy's band of young men LINED
up on the crest of a knoll and hi!
heart grew sick-the long-expected ha(
happened The whole tribe had re
VOTED and were about to sweep the
agency with a storm CT bullets. Witt
| hands trembling with weakness he
scrawled a line or two on scrap Of
paper:
GIVE Hippy all the FOOD he requires
Drive out ten of your best cattle to hi:
camp. BROWN, Agent
Look at it, black man." called Hip
py gruff1y to the negro. eff you speal
with a double tongue 1 will kill you
too"
Sam stammered out a translation o
the words, and Hippy. shifting his guI
to his left hand, took the paper and pu
it away in his belt: then, with a singh
word of contempt, turned and rod
away to find Gedney, the issue clerk,
slim young fellow from the east, VIII
had billed the red people till the.
hated him most cordially.
He CHANGED to be poking over som
sacks of half-spoled coffee in the gloon
of the big warehouse when the lisp o
| Hippys moccasined feet startled him
He turned and said, Hello, Hippy, yol
old son of a gun
Hippy menaced him with his rifle
and with a rough word thrust the pa
per into his face.
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BE silent, or 1 kill you. Look at

BE silent, or / kill you. Look at
this
The young man instantly perceived
that he was face to face with an armed
and desperate man. and his face grew
ashen pale, but he took the paper. He
heard outside the drumming of swift
hoofs and. the gutteral voices of young
reds signdling.
He's done itl' the clerk groaned.
'Old Brown has done it with his rotten
beef. The whole tribe has arisen and
We'll be wiped out" He turned to
Hipp. Go ahead. Take ali you want"
he said. Take the whole cheese; l
don't care.'
Hippy insisted. mo. you come and
unlock the gate. We want cattle"
AS tGedney came out he faced ten or
twelve of Hippy's young men excited
and full of laughter, who We're waiting
at the door to witness the outcome of
the dare-devirs bold venture. They were
not armed, so far as Gedney could see,
but they were all blanketed, and with
out doubt each man carried a revolver
Or carbine.
AS he walked toward the corral. at
tended by these reckless youngsters.
| Gedney heartily repented of having
ever entered the Indian service. Open
| ing the corral gate he let them enter
and select their ten head of cattle and
drive them off with joyous shouts-not
! till he turned to lock the gate did he
miss the ominous presence of Hippy,
riding slowly, with his rife held in
readiness across the pommel of his
saddle. The redoubtable reforIher was
| triumphantly returning to his camp.
His words had all been fulfilled and
his heart was big with pride.
See! 1t is as / said. Here are the
cattle. Let us feast. Beaver Tail has
shown he has a heart
Meanwhile the agent had rushed to
Williams, the schoolmaster. to proclaim
the uprising and to ask him to send
one of his pupils to the fort for troops.
''It is not safe for a white man TO be
seen. We must have help at once"
But Sam was not to be stampeded.
| wait moment" he said. How many
are armed? Is it an uprising, or only
one of old Hippy's reckless tricks? Just
keep COOL Mr.. Brown. Let me find out
how the land lies. Don't let any one
betray fear. Who knows about it?"
In the end he took charge of the
whole matter and the fort was not mott
fed at all.
Calling the native police into the
office, the agent said, Il want you to
obey Mr.. Williams. He will tell you
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SECTION TWO

what to do. I appoint him chief of the
police"
To the policemen Sam said: 'Hippy
has done bad thing and must be pun
ished. No one else will be harmed, but
he must be brought in. Wolf Robe, l
want you to go to the other chiefs OF
Hfppys camp and say that he must
be given up
Wolf Robe did not like to do mis-.
II am his friend" he said, but he con-
scented at last and rode slowly away.
1t was plain he did not enjoy the come
mission.
He did not come back until late in
the afternoon, and his face was grave
as he made his report.
They say you must come and get
him. He is chief, and they will not
arrest him for you
VERY We'll" said sam, Il will go.
and you shall go with me and show
me Hippy's lodge"
/ When he rode away to the camp
Williams was dressed as an Indian
and Wolf Robe was at his side. There
were not many white men who would
have dared to enter that camp at such
a time and on such an errand, but Sam
knew his people thoroughly and was
not afraid of Hippy if he could catch
| him unarmed. 1t was his intention TO
walk in suddenly and seize his man
/ before he had time to handle weapon.
The camp was alight and humming
with merry voices for all were feasting
and as Wolf Robe and his TesOlute
companion walked slowly among the
tepees, which stood like tall mushrooms
upon the green grass, ii seemed the
most peaceful of human habitations.
1t was hard to believe that death
lCrked so near.
"Waitr whispered Wolf Robe, pull
ing at Sam's arm. "Hippy's tepee IS
dark. Harki They are talking. 1t Is
full of his young men. He must have
learned about cur plans. We must go
back. They will fight"
1t was as he said. In his darkened
tepee Hippy lay with his rifle in hand
waiting the white mans coming. Wolf
Robe had given him the hint (either
designedly or without thinking), and to
enter his lodge would be to bring about
an uproar and wild ARRAY. With
great reluctance Sam returned to the
agency.
II will wait" he said to the agent
Leave the matter to me. After a few
days Hippy will be about again. care
less of us all. l know his nature well.
Continued on Page 10.
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speakably bad. Anything is good
enough for an Injun." was common
phrase among the cattlemen when fill
ing their contracts with the agency.
With a leer Of contempt, the cowboys
cut out all the old COWS and sick steers
without meat On their bones and drove
them to the agency corral with calm
confidence, knowing well that the
minded agent would accept them.
So it came about that even this clause
of the governments treaty was habit
ually violated; and yet SO patient were
these people and SO sacred did they
hold their promises, no chief went fur
ther than TO grumble till Hippy be-
came their instrument of vengeance.
Early on the morning following his
great vow Hippy rose in his tepee and
set to work to make a toilet suitable
to his deeds. He had a look of set
purpose on his face which awed his
young wife He brushed his hair with
woman's care, and bound the braids
with strips of wonder working weasel
skin. He put round his neck a chain
of charmed beads, with medicine bag
of high potency. AS he began to paint
his face his wife said, with nasal
whine: why do you paint your face?
Are you going to fight?"
HlppY remained silent. Wnen ne rose
to his feet he was naked to the waist
and his legs were thrust into buckskin
leggins such as he had worn in battle
against Custer, and he drew his blank
ct close about his shoulders as he went
out into the light of the morning.
Few people were abroad in the camp
but those he met looked at him with a
sort of awe, as if to say, You are set
out on long. dark journey, brother"
He uttered no word to thenl-did not
appear to see them-but made his way
to the top of the mound overlooking
the river, and there stood and turned
his face to the rising sun for a mo-
ment and prayed:
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o Great Spirit, help me.
I am going to do a daring deed.
Help me to be brave and strong.

Catching his horse he brought him
before his tepee, and his wife helped
him to saddle it. Bring my gum ne
called to her and she brought his rifle
AS he filled it with cartridges all the
young men Of the camp came out to
look at him. The women uttered curl
Gus little nasal means of doubt and dis
may.
"Ah! It is so foolish. He will be
killed"
His wife began to moan also, but
Hippy had now reached a stage of ex-
allied purpose where nothing could
swerve him.
'T go to get good beef for us all"
he said.
you know me- 1 am Beaver Tail
What 1 say /. carry out, You know
what I did when we fought Long Hair
on the Washeetay. 1 am not one who
shakes the air with words and then
goes to sleep. When / come back fat
oxen will follow me like buffaloes.
They shall be thick with fat and their
bones full of marrow, and then you
will all know it will be my wOrk-the
work of Beaver Tail
AS he spoke his old mother. White
painted Woman. began to sing wild,
sad wailing. nasal chant:
He goes forth, my SON
When does he come back?
He goes 10 do a dangerous deed
He will not come back.
His deed is too hard, he will die.
IT made Hippy's heart thrill with
weakness and fear, but he put it all
aside and rode away toward the
agency, fully resolved, as dangerous to
the touch as a rattlesrake in spring
time.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-08-09

the houses that are occupied by fam lilies in moderate circumstances. There are few rich men in any community. The great bulk of our population is made up of honest, hard working peo- pie who are not blessed with an over abundance of this worlds possessions. This class appeals to me and 1 would like to see them better housed, and l know it is quite within reason to ex- pect it.
 Another thing I notice in travelling about is the attention given to flowers and shrubbery. No house is complete without some outside ornamentation. A great advantage of living in a small place is the amount of ground that is available and the freedom to plant and grow flowers and shrubs. The plain est house may be made attractive with a Dutchman's pipe vine and Virginia creeper, or even wild grape vine, if the vines are thrifty properly trimmed and arttistically trained. Fortunately we have many hardy vines that al most care for themselves after the first year or two. The ones mentioned are especially valuable for this reason. | If this house is built with the din ing-room side to the west, a couple of lengths of woven wire fencing may be hung from the gable over the double dining-r room windows and the window in the bedroom above. A Virginia creeper will soon get to the top of this wire trellis and form welcome screen 1 from the afternoon sun in summer. Tn the winter when the sunlight is wanted in the rooms the leaves are off, and the vine with it's open trellice support makes little or no shade. Vines trained in this manner do not damage the house and the vines themselves do bet ter than when tackled to the siding as we often see them.
 This kind of decoration requires the attention of a man. A woman can manage the flower beds very we'll, but a little help from the men folks make the task easier and much more pleas ant. Then a man takes a great deal more interest in his home if he has a few vines and a bit of shrubbery to look after as the seasons come and go
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-08-09
Then" Said the Man-"As a Matter of Personal Accommodation to
 You, I Will Leave You"

thrary?" pleaded Policeman Flynn. Cant ye do a good tur-run fr a ma-an?"
 Do you ask it as a favor?"
 "F'r sure. l ask ye to g'wan home an Fave me alone"
 "Oh, well, as a favor to you" re- turned the man, possibly might con- sent not to be arrested on this occas- ion"
 T w'u'd be gr-reat favor. don't wa-ant ye. l ha-ave no use fr ye at all."
 Then said the man, "as a matter of personal accommodation to you I will leave you"
 "Whin l wint oE tn foorce." nut tered Policeman Flynn, as he resumed his beat. T thought l might ha-ay. throuble keepin' q pris'ner, but niyer knew t w'u'd be so har-rd fir to lose wan"
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-08-09
G r E E E

Then take me to the station," per sisted the man. I'm your prisoner You've got me, haven't you?"
 "Divil ta-ake ye. l can't lose ye! exclaimed Policeman Flynn, irritably. "Gwan about ye-er business now. an quit ye-er worryin iv me-
 The prisoner caught the policeman by the arm and pulled him along.
 Hang it all!" he cried. Why don't you do your duty?"
 Lave me loose," commanded Po- liceman Flynn. ID ye think ye-er tn whole polls foorce? I'll not arrist amy wan on compoolsion."
 But you've already arrested me, urged the man.
 Thin I let ye go.''
 But I refuse to be liberated. Come on, can't you?" And he almost
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-08-09

dragged the reluctant officer along the street.
 Lave go iv me ar-rm," cried Po- liceman Flynn. "lll not haave amy man maxim me lock him up ag'in me will. Lave go, 1 tell ye.'
 Then come along peaceably," said the man. You've no right to let me go, and I won't go. A police magis- trate is the only man who can free me after have been arrested
 'I'll not take ye, insisted Policeman Flynn.
 If you don't" asserted the man, q Il stick by you until you are relieved and have to go in to report. l don't want any imitation arrest; I want the real thing, and it's only fair that I should have it. The way you're acting is a reflection on my dignity and makes me feel mighty small and of no account. Don't you think Pm worth arresting?"
 'Iv coorse ye a1e."
 I'm not too unimportant to be ar rested, am I?''
 "Niver a bit iv it."
 Then why don't ye run me in?"'
 I ha-ave throubes enough now"
 But you must I insist"
 Policeman Flynn drew long breath.
 Be a good felly, now, he said, "an' g'wan about ye-er business"
 My business is to go to the station with you"
 "F'r why q ye wa-ant to be con-
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"Get move on ye, now, or I'll r-run ye in," he said.
 Well, run me in, retorted the man. Don't stand there talking about It., but do it.''
 "I will," said Policeman Flynn, but he intended it only as threat. Well, why don't you?" was the taunting response.
 The man was one of the progressively troublesome fellows who think they know all about individual liberty.
 "I will," said Policeman Flynn again, and he took the man by the shoulder. "Niver will it be said that amy wan on me beat can talk ba-ack to me-"
 There spoke the new policeman who makes work for himself; the older ones are never so foolish.
 Will ye go quiet-like or will l ta-ake club to ye?" inquired the po- liceman, as he frightened his grip on the mans coat.
 "Oh, I'll go along all right" an- swered the man. ''I was thinking of dropping in on the sergeant anyway, and we'll just go together. l haven't seen him in almost year"
 Policeman Flynn hesitated. Men who want to see the sergeant are a rarity, and there is always a chance that they have some "infioo once at headquarters.
 If yell g'wan about ye-er business I'll Fave ye go," he suggested.
 But I won't" asserted the man. "I'm under arrest and I'm going to the station. If I've violated the law, you have no right to compromise the mat ter with me-it's your duty to lock me up"
 This sounded to Policeman Flynn like a bluff" and he hastened to "call' it.
 Come on, thin!" he exclaimed. "1ll put ye behind tn ba-ars fast enough, an if ye don't come willin' I'll ca-all tn blue wagon" Nevertheless, he wasn't exactly sat isfied. The prisoner was too willing, and it is extremely disconcerting to have charge of man who wants to be | arrested. A man in the strong grasp | of the law ought to hold back and | change his tone. It began to dawn on | Policeman Flynn before they had gone block that perhaps the man was not ''bluffing' after all So he stopped | short and releasel him. "G'wan, now!" he said. "I'll not be | bothered with ye any more. G'wan | home."
 II won't" answered the man. I'm ] your prisoner, and if you connive at the escape of fellow You've placed under arrest I'll prefer charges against you. I'm going with you" | Yen be sorry TT it., suggested Po- | liceman Flynn. "Yell find no feather beds at tn station, an there do be r-rats in tn cells" I'm taking my chances" returned 1 the man. Come on!" 'I won't" said Policeman Flynn in his turn. What cha-arge wu'd make ag'in yer"
 That's your business" said the man.
 If ye'd been ray-sistin' an officer iv tn la-aw," commented Policeman Flynn, "'t w'u'd be all r-right." ''Oh, well, If It will help you any" said the man, "Fll resist. I'll punch you in the stomach and
 If ye do," interrupted Policeman Flynn, menacingly, "I'll hit ye a clip on tn head with tn club"
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This is one reason why this little house is so commodious and comfortable. Railways are all right if you have the room for them, and furnace in the cellar to keep them warm. But good many families would rather do with out the furnace and have the cellar room to use for other purposes, and use stoves for heating.
 In outward appearance this little house is very pleasing. In front it has sort of two-story gable, which dis tinguishes it from any other house on the street. The wide window in the