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susTAlNs BAD FALL.
Drunken Man Pulls Ladder From Be.
meath T. A. Pagan.

As a result of drunken mans antics,
Mr.. L. A. Pagan, an employee of the
Moore & Handley Hardware company is
suffering from a broken arm and other
injuries which. however, are not thought
to be serious.
II seems that Mr.. Pagan was on lad
der putting in some glass for Kress 10
cent store when a drunken man came
along and asked for work. He was told
that they had no employment to give him
but he continued to annoy Mr.. Eagan
and his assistant so that finally the latter
went In search Of policeman.
While he was gone the man in rage
pulled the ladder out from under Mr..
Esgan and then took to his heels
Mr.. Pagan was picked up and carried to
his home, where physicians attended to
his INJURIES
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New Corporations.

Articles of incorporation were filed in
the probate clerks office yesterday by the
Birmingham Cotton and Stock exchange
The name adopted indicates the nature
and objects Of business the new company
will follow. The authorized capital stock
is placed at 10000 but the firm will begin
business with only $500 paid In. The CEN
tral offices will be in Birmingham. The
officers and directors for the first years
business are the following: r.. e. Hydn-
ger. president and manager; Louis A.
Wood secretary and treasurer; Charlie
@. Wood and Eva Estele Hydinger
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Attending Annual Meeting.

L. n. Harris. a member of the Birming-
ham branch of the international Associa-
ton Of Master House Painters and Dec
orators of the United States and Canada,
and also a member of the executive COM
mittee OF the latter organization, is in
Boston attending the annual meeting or
the association.
Mr. Harris has the honor of being the
only southern member of the executive
board and the local association is very
proud Of the fact that it was chosen in
preference to Atlanta, New Orleans and
the other large cities Of the south. to have
a representative In this distinguished
body.
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at the time of his death Mr.. Truss was
walking down the right hand track to-
ward the car barn when he was struck
by the trailer of the two cars which
had been to East Lake and were backing
to the barn. 1t is also said that the body
ives dragged for some distance before
1t was discovered.
The deceased was % years of age and
unmarried. He lived at East. Lake with
his brother. Frank Truss, his mother and
two sisters. For several years he was
employed in the office of Probate Judge
stiles. He studied law in the office Of
Nathan L. Miller and had been praeticlng
his profession with w T. Hewlett about
three years.
The deceased was prominent in church
work >having been president Of the East
Lake Epworth League. He was a very
popular citizen.
The remains will be taken to Seldom,
st. Clair county this afternoon for
burial.
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ANNUAL MEETING
Elmwood Cemetery Company Elects
Directors and Officers.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Elmwood Cemetery company was
held on Tuesday and the following board
of directors was reelected; DR. F. ID.
Nabers, DR. George NJ Morrow. w P. G.
Harding, u. l.. Nabers. Robert Jemison,
Jr.. Robert Stephens and A. II. Wood
ward
The board of directors met and re-eleet-
ed the old officers--Dr +. ID. Nabers.
president. Robert Jemson, Jr.. vice presl-
dent. John r. Gaudn. secretary and treas
urer. and c. w Mitchell superintendent
Many improvements are to be made, ana
II is the company's desire TO make Elni-
wood the most modern and beautiful cen-
etery in the state.
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new HOSE WAGON
FOR CHIEF BENNETT
SEAGREAVE TRUCK FOR ENSLEY
DEPARTMENT ARRIVES ALSO.
CHIEF ROSETTA OF NASHVILLE
INSPECTING DEPARTMENT.

The new hose wagon ordered some time
ago by chief Bennett of the fire depart
ment arrived yesterday and is now at
station No. l.
The wagon is of the latest and most APP
proved type and will make quite an addi-
ton to Birmingham 1re-hghting equip
ment. 1t will be put in commission as soon
as station No. 2, which is now being built
on Eighth avenue and Twenty-seventh. is
completed.
BY the same shipment service truck
for the use of the department at Ensley
was received, and 1t will be taken there
this morning The truck is small. butac-
cording to the chief will make valuabls
addition to the Ensley department.
Both the Birmingham and Ensley
wagons were made by the seagreave Man.
ufacturng company said to he the pro-
ducers of the best fire apparatus in the
world. Chief Bennett expressed himself
as being well pleased with his wagon. and
expressed the hope that in the near future
he might be able to get small service
truck also
The fire department had two visitors
yesterday in the persons of A. A. Rosetta,
chief of the Nashville fire department.
and A. NJ. Alexander member of the
committee of public works of Nashville.
The object Of the visit of these gentle
men is an inspection of the fire trucks OF
! the Birmingham department with view
| to purchasing similar ones for the Nash
vile department They both expressed
| themselves as being well pleased with
| ,..hnf thn,. h I'D anetl hnrn
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INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY.
Creditors Of the Merrirnac Coal Co.
Seek to Have Co. Declared Bankrupt.

The Kimberley & Thomas Hardware
company. the Moore & Handley Hard
ware company and Goodall, Brown & Co.
filed a petition In the federal court yes
terday seeking TO have the Merrimac Coal
company OF Jasper declared in involun-
tary bankruptcy. The debts claimed re-
rpectiveiy are s7i4l9, s6o953 and sl5421,
with small sums of interest
Among other things. II is reclted In the
petition that on June 49, because of in
solvency. a receiver was put In charge
of the property of the company under the
law of the state by decree made by
Judge Peyton Norvell of the Walker
county law and equity court.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued by
the probate clerk as follows.
J. NJ Martin of Pinson to Miss Louella
Altman.
Hiram Monroe Craig OF Bessemer to
Miss Leila Elizabeth Beresford of Bir-
mingham.
n c. Vinson Of Birmingham 10 Miss
Rosa Vett of Birmingham.
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Voluntary Bankruptcy Petitions.

Allen w M'Neal and Jennie MNeal and
James Julian filed petitions of voluntary
bankruptcy In the federal court yester-
day. the first giving their liabilities at
s154.45. with assets consisting of personal
property and real estate only, and the
second giving his liabilities at 1854 20. with
assets of a small amount in wages due.
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Cardinal RampoIIa Very Low.

Rome. August Sit is reported that the
health of Cardinal Rampolla, who was
papal secretary of state, has broken down.
and that there is little hone of his re-
coVerY.
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To Select Managers.

The subcommittee of the Jefferson
county democratic executive committee
will meet at the campaign headquarters
in the Title Guarantee building Wednes-
dayfi, August Is. for the purpose of nam
ing the managers. clerks and returning Of
ficers for the primary.
Chairman J. b. Arid has been at work
on this matter since the closing OF the
entries for the election and has called
upon the various bot chairmen for sug-
gestions. The candidates for the various
offices in the county have also been called
upon to make suggestions and have rem
dered valuable assistance,
There will be something like eighty
voting places in the county and the work
of arranging officers for all the places Is
quite task.
The official ticket Is now In the hands
Of the printer and will be ready for distrl-
button by next "Wednesday.
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Mr.. Crooks Candidacy,

Mr.. James Crook of Jacksonville. CAL
houn county, candidate for the nominal
tion for commissioner OF agriculture,
writes as follows:
To the Editor Of The Age-Herald:
Your reporter, In what he says of me
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chancerv Court.

Chancellor Berners rendered decree in
the chancery court yesterday removing
the disabilities of homage from Hubert
Wilson.
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The HIbernlans.

The No. division of the Ancient Order
of Hbernans will meet tomorrow night
in the Knights of Columbus hall The
picnic to be given August Is and will as
sist In making the affair.a success.
The state convention will be held Sep
TENDER In Mobile, and 1t is expected that
Jefferson county will be represented by
all the officers OF the different divisions.
in his interview with some one not au-
thorized to speak for me. has, unintentlon-
ally no doubt, done me a great injustice.
l am in perfect health but have not
made active a canvass as l otherwise
would have made, on account OF the ex-
interests and the annoyances resulting
from an inadequate supply OF farm labor
These considerations combined with con-
tinuous and very heavy rains. have kept
me at home some. looking after my bus
mess interests which without my pres
ence would possibly have suffered
My candidacy has been thoroughly adj
vertised and my friends are actively at
work in promotion Of my election In
every county In the state. who report TO
me most nattering and. gratifying pro-
gress. I am entirely satisfied with the
campaign / have made and am making.
and will confidently await results. always
as a good democrat. cheerfully acauiesc-
ing in the verdict Of my party.
JAMES CROOK.
Jacksonville, August s, 1906
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THE WEATHER.

Washington. August s.-Forecast for
Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Thursday
and Friday light south winds.
Local Weather Data.
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o,NeaI Speaks.

Emmett ONeai OF Florence. candidate
for lieutenant governor. spokseto fair
sized audience at the county court house
in this city yesterday at noon. The speak
ing had been only announced the day be-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-09

1'he citizens of Blount county will hold
a mass meeting at Cleveland on next
aiday. August 10, for the purpose Of
ousine interest in the cause of eduea-
'irn and directly to find means for rails
ing sufficient funds to furnish the hand
some new school building that was re-
atty finished at Cleveland. A number of
)minent educators from over the state
Il attend the meeting and make adj
.iresses. among them being Superintend-
1ut ]. w. McAdory Of the Jefferson coun-
8 schools.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-09

Senator e. w. Pettus was In the city
for short while yesterday on his way
to Blount Springs. where he will spend
about a week. He seemed to he In fine
health and good spirits. After week at
Biount Springs Senator Pettus will go to
Butler Springs for while.
While in the city Senator Pettus called
on his daughter, Mrs. Mary C. Roberts,
at No. Pals Eleventh avenue. north.
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fore and the audience was not large
as 1t might have bene had the people gen.
orally over the county been informed.
Mr. ONeal discussed several pertinent
issues OF the campaign and received
cordial hearing from his audience. He
left yesterday afternoon for Madison
county, where he will speak today.
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EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

The call which was issued in The Age
Herald of Sunday, July %, has been re-
issued In substance as follows
At the request Of several teachers of
the county. | hereby call a special meet
ing of the County Teachers association
TO be held Saturday August Il, at 10 a.
m. at the city hall, Birmingham, for
the purpose of endorsing and promoting
and discussing the legislative programme
as outlined by the recent Tuscaloosa con-
ference Of educators. Respectfully,
p. NJ. MNEIL. President.
Every teacher In the county is urged
to be present. business of special I'M
portance is to be discussed.
f. L. PATTON, Secretary.
The regular monthly meeting of the
county board of education will be held in
the office of the superintendent satur-
day morning, August H. at 10 o'clock.
Several matters of Importance are to
come up, among them being the appor-
tionment to be made to certain districts
I'd the question of the consolidation of
ers. In the case of the Coalburg and
Upper Coalburg schools 1t Is thought
1T such a union will be necessary for
Incial reasons.
The public school at Huffman, about
sht miles from Birmingham, was OPP
ed last Monday for a term of nine
onths The enrolment was quite large,
Il the outlook is said to be most aus
3ious for a successful session. The
hool employs two teachers. Prof 3. F..
'rump, last year head of the Brighton
ehool, is the principal
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Office hours
from 8 =. m.
to 8 p. m.
every day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
By David Warheld

nNE of the most humorous stories that l
~ ever heard conferred around our Cali
fornia poet, Joaquin Miller. heard this tale
when l was boy, and somehow it has always
impressed me with its humor.
The writer at this time had just won recogni-
ton as the Poet of the Sierras, and was work.
ing on a paper in Oregon. He had been con:
tributing verses and short stories, and had
just begun a tale about the soldiers the
frontier who suffered with scurvy. The editor
wanted the scurvy story for the morning pub
LEGATION; but Joaquin Miller could MT con.
centrate upon his work. His mind leaped to
the anticipated joy of a great social function
was a social lion. However, he had procssdedl
in his story up to the point of the conditional
cure for the disease. where all the soldiers
suffering with scurvy had been buried, with
only their heads exposed to view.
poets mind refused to work. He could not
finish the tale, leaving his soldiers in such
plight. Suddenly an inspiration came to him.
He grabbed his pencil and wrote rapidly the
following words:
"And she wolf came along and ate off all
their heads" Then he made bee line for
the door and was not seen again until the next
day. His story was not published.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04

listening to the bowling wind and thinking
over the various stories l had heard of the
cyclones trail, when some one outside my
door cried, "Cyclonei'
l rushed to the door. opened it, and fell over
stack of piled up soap boxes. There was
ladder placed fiat on the ground t hsd whose
turned off. and an old freight elevator whose
sides bumped the shafts was started to add
to the din. Several articles We're hurled at
my head by the ever playful Gene, all of
which added to the noise, horror, and realism
of the scene. 1 had heard enough, and rushed
to the dressing room of Annie Thompson (who
knew nothing about the joke). grabbed her
around the waist, and jumped down a flight
of seven steps and landed in front of her
father, who held us and yelled, Whats tie
matter?"
"Cyclonel" cried, fearing the walls were
about to crush US.
You idiot!" he returned, trying to look
serious. THAT was my glass crash through
the photographers sky light. The act is just
over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
By Guy Bates Post

MOT long ago l overheard conversation
IN at a station outside of Chicago that to
me was very amusing. Our train had pulled
in, and our engineer had left his engine to
the care of a round house attendant. An old
man came along whose business it was to pol
ish the iron horse.
Can you run an engine" asked Pat of the
yardmaster.
NO." he answered, 81 can't run an engine.
Can you?"
Can Oh run an engine!" shifted Pat in de-
rision. If there's onything O'd rather do
all day long, it is to run an engine. Huh, can
Oh run an engine!'
Suppose" suggested the yardrnaster, you
get up and run that engine into the house"
All right. DIN do that same" Pat bluffed,
and he climbed into the cab, looked the ground
over pretty well, spat on his hands, grabbed
the biggest handle and pulled it wide open.
Zip! she went into the round house. Pat
saw the bumpers ahead and, guessing what
would happen, reversed the lever clear back.
Out she went-in again-out again.
Then the yardmaster yelled, II thought
YOU said you could run an engne!"
But Pat had his answer ready. "Oi had
her in there three times. Why didn't you shut
the door?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
By Louis Mann

T Asst year, while abroad. Mrs. Mann and I
Il had the pleasure of visiting Germany
near where Bach was born, also the place
where Luther rewrote the Bible; in fact, there
were a number of historical localities near by.
and We stopped over night at little inn in
Eisenach where the landlord greeted us in
broken English
"Ah, You are American beebles, yes? Once
was in Amerca-once in Avenue A, yesf
You had nice time, yes? You enjoy. yes?"
We were amused at his efforts to be sociable,
and asked to be taken to our rooms.
The host informed that there was an
elevator. He whistled and shouted down the
shaft for August" then invited to step
into the cage, himself running the elevator.
We were half way up the first floor, when with
a rattlety clank the cage stuck.
After much effort we gained the office floor
once more, and the landlord said:
1t is step out, please; the juice is out.
Never, never, this happen before, please: Up
to tonight is not possible; but down is it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
By Ignace Martinetti

TT was several years ago, when l was in Ne
L braska with Denman Thompson, playing
Rorndy in Joshua Whitcomb," that l had
my first cyclone scare.
Grand Island had been visited by several
tornados a few days before, and everywhere
there was evidence of the havoc it had played.
So it did not take much work to convince
n" that the elements were at it again. 1t hap
pened that the night was windy. and my tor
mentors concluded to give me the cyclone cure
in the second act. as l had long wait then.
l was sitting alone in my dressing room,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04

all that sort of thing. you know,
WILL" he exclaimed, and 'twould
be real jolly to get on Broadway
again"
Sorry: but I've got nothing
I replied. Pm doing The Pit
and 'Trilbv,' You know"
"Bully, Will. bullyl" ecstatic-
ally responded the leading juve.
why not me for the Little
Billee, and the good looking,
well dressed sort of chap in
The Pit? Both just in my line,
you see."
"Y-y-yes." stammered; "but
really l like you best in Wes'
Western parts? Western p;
repeated the applicant, in amazer
Yes, Nebraska, Kansas, and {
of thing. l go there so seldom"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
By Thomas O. Seabrooke

T REMEMBER distinctly my first press no.
l tice, because was thrilled with an insane
desire to get even with the man who wrote
it. And l did SO, twelve years later. At the
time of my first appearance, l was playing
BERTHE Cecil in Under Two Flags" at Pitts
field, Massachusetts,, where the company ap-
peared one night.
The next morning the town critic roasted
the performance to turn, and me especially.
saying "Seabrooke is neither physically nor
mentally equipped for an actor"
He was really abusive, and what made mat
tiers worse, he came down to the depot the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
A Singers Repartee

XTHEN Madam Grisi and Signor Mario
w were singing in opera at st. Peters
burg the prima donna used to promenade
daily with her three little girls.
One day the late Emperor Nicholas met them
on the Nevskii Prospekt and greeted Grisi with
Madam, see you airing your gri-settes,
to which the singer quickly responded:
NAY, sire: they are my Mario-nettes."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
By Wilton Lackaye

T DROPPED into Brady's Office the other
day for a consultation about the cast of
LES Miserabies," when we were interrupted
by a we'll known but not very gifted actor OF
as a fellow Lamb and asked for position.
I'm lust in from Nebraska, Kansas, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04

Twelve years later / had made good, and
started for my revenge.
l arrived on the Thomas Q. Seabrooke
Special" at Pittsfeld, and carried one hundred
and five in the company. The town too
small for the expense of the show, which by
rights should have played for fifteen minutes
instead of one night; but l had waited all
these years to queer that critic, and took the
risk.
The august critic was in a box when 1
stepped before the curtain in my speech to
the audience; and say, the things | said of
him and the things did to him!I only wish
l could remember the speech. The house
greeted it with cheers, and l was even.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
"ChiIdren Teething.o

Mrs. MISSIONS SOOTHING SYRUP should always
be used for children teethng. 1t soothes the child.
softens the gums alays all pain, wind collie. and
is the best remedy for diarrh9a. Twenty-Five cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04

next day to see US OF. Z or Your
own sake as well as the public,
spare u.s." he said, "you ought
to drop the stage"
Don't you think you are rub
bing it in?" l said, and looked him
over with a desire to throttle
him.
mo: I'm not afraid to tell YOU
what l think. This is on the
square," he said.
Well, you'll get yours, old
man." l shouted, as stepped
aboard the train, and before the
public tool"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-05

Diplomacy is matter of business
though polite business, hedged about
by etiquette and forms and adorned
with few frills. Get behind the ling.
erie and the lingo and go to the heart
of the thing and you will find 1t very
much like the practice of law. The
man with the best case ought to win,
and when he doesn't and the man
with the poorer case does win 1t is be-
cause he is the better man and knows
better how to present his case and
how to handle it. There is another
popular notion that the American dip
lomatic establishment is weak be-
cause our representatives abroad con-
tend with men trained all their lives
in the diplomatic school. We have
no permanent diplomatic establish
ment. Our ambassadors and ministers
abroad are picked from law offices,
editorial rooms and even counting
rooms. Usually they had no previous
acquaintance with diplomatic work.
Yet nine times out of ten they are
more than match for the men they
have to deal with abroad. Breadth and
strength of character, knowledge of
human nature and experience gained
in the rough and tumble of life count
for quite as much as the other fell
lows dilettante culture. 1t is the
Judgment of the best observers
throughout the world as the other fell
full American lawyers and editors
easily hold their own against their
competitors-Walter Wellman, in
Success. q