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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
PIXIES TOLD OF TREASURE.
superstitious cornshman Digging for
 the Buried Gold.

From the London Chronicle.
 supersttious beliefs stil finger in the remote villages of Cornwall, and the te- naclty with which many of the Cornish folk cling to them is strikingly illustrated by remarkable story of search for hidden treasure which comes from Wen dion.
 Nearly half a century ago an old lady named Varker lived in cottage at Lower Bodily, in the parish of Wendron, which had the reputation of being haunted by ghosts. One night she declared that two pixies had paid her a visit and told her that vast treasure was hidden beneath the cottage.
 With the reputation which the humble dwelling had for being haunted, the story was received with considerable credence in the district. It made such an impress sion on her two sons that they immedi- ately commenced to excavate for the treasure. Taking up the floor of one of the rooms, they sank a shaft to the depth of several fathoms. Water invaded the shaft and pumps and other appliances  were erected for draining and hauling. The premature death of one of the broth CTS led to the abandonment of the opera tons without any treasure bei's discov cred
 Now. after the lapse of forty years, the search for the supposed hidden treasure has been resumed by W. H. Varker, resident of Goldsithney and grandson of the old lady who held communication with the pixies. In the interval the cottage has been demolished but MT. Varker has located the site, and with the help of an- other man from the neighborhood, Is en- gagged in sinking a shaft.
 The excavations already extend to a depth of twenty-four feet, of which sev- enteen feet Is vertical and the remainder on an incline. Pumps and machinery are in course of erection, and the explorer Is sanguine of success
 Some of the older folk in the district en- certain the belief that the cottage marked the site of a smugglers' den and that the sinking of the shaft will lead to the dis eovery of underground passages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Headquarters comlna Here.


 The headquarters of the Southern Steer company will be .moved from Gadsden to Birmingham. IL is understood that the company has secured an adequate suite of rooms in the Brown Marx build Ing.
 business man in speaking yesterday of the fact that the Southern Steel com pany is to have it's headquarters heGe, said: This Is merely in line with all large concerns doing business within forty or fifty miles of Birmingham. The plants. of all the big corporations are scattered and Birmingham is the natural point for company offices. The Corona company, operating in Walker company, has recent ly leased office rooms in the Brown Marx building. So many men come to the Birmingham district from a distance to see the heads of corporations and they would not like it if they had to travel forty or fifty miles out of town to get 10 headquarters. No city of less size and importance than Birmingham has hotels, cafe and theatres of metropolitan char acter and these things determine the northern and eastern business man in the matter of stopping over night.
 T have been amused at some of the Gadsden correspondents who have been saying that the headquarters of the Southern Steel company would be re- moved from Birmingham to Gadsden. The headquarters have been at Gadsden all along but the correspondents didn't seem to know 1t. Since the Southern Steel company is expanding 1t is found es- peclally advisable to bring their exeeu- tive officers and office force here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
Party Unity and Harmony.

Ala1ama's new democratic platform puts all loyal democrats in this state in the Bryan bandwagon, for it pro- claims the Nebraskan the greatest democrat of our time. and it endorses him "as the standard-bearer of our party in 190S.' Party harmony and loyalty demands that we stand to a man to out platform, and this makes us all Bryan men.
 The Birmingham News gladly ac- cepts the situation. It fairly springs into the Bryan bandwagon and nestles into seat under the big trombone But the Mobile Register is not so har- monious and acquiescent, and 1t warns what it calls "the Conner element" that 1t is sowing. seed that will spring up Gin plentiful crop of thistles" to vex : 1t. This is neither definite nor dutiful. "The Alabama democrats" so the Reg fster said last week, would be sensi- ble should they give praise to MT. Bryan for all that he is, but to endorse him for President would be, at this juncture, very fir from wise" The convention did endorse MT. Bryan for President, and the Register feels the sting of defeat ranking in it's wound. But our Mobile contemporary will feel better after a while and it will doubt legs swing into line long before 1908.
 The Montgomery Advertiser is also ~off color" or rather II is not "trooly slotI."ffIt says present declarations in favor of MT. Bryan mean nothing. Dele
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
TRUNKS MOUNTAIN HIGH

for two days, and when I think about
 Never mind, madam" said McCully. hastily, "I'll do the best I can"
 The big baggage master climbed twenty feet up the mountain range, slipped into a gully appeared on the further side cheerfully waving his hand, disappeared for minute or two and finally reap peared with grunt of satisfaction.
 All right" said McCully, I've located your baggage I'll have 1t at your hotel this evening sure if you'll jack up the transfer man.
 "oh. you dear,' breathed Dottie Vim pie enthusiastically, q just feel like kissing you for that"
 'Thanky, ma m," said McCully but it's against the rules of the railroad com pany''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
ALABAMA PRESS

Gadsden Times-News: Are mems straw hats waiting for peek-a-boo waists to go before taking their departure?
 Huntsville Mercury: Mobile on the gulf Is the home of poets and poetry, and the dear, grand old Register is thelr true, loyal prophet.
 Greenville Advocate: The czar of Rus sia might save himself good many sleepless nights by disgusting himself as a member of the deceased Duma.
 Montgomery Advertiser: Just at this time with good manw democrats the abstract question of government owner ship of railroads. pales in the face of the concrete fact of individual ownership of the party in Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
SAT AT DIFFERENT TABLES.
Schwabs at Monte Carlo Win and Lose
 Merrily.

From the New York Press.
 Probably one -of the most curious of gambling scenes was that recently de- scribed in a San Francisco woman. While Charles M. Schwab was losing or winning s5s0 at every turn of the wheel Mrs. Schwab sat at another table, gorgeously dressed. with an immense pear-shaped diamond hanging at her neck, playing the pauper's 5-franc piece at every possible chance. Where Schwab would show no ex- citement at a heavy loss. his wife would betray much merriment when she won 5 franc. Naturally she was not the center of attraction except for her pear-shaped diamond, which was the wonder of all who saw her. It's value was discussed in loud tones by losers, who tried to im- agine how much could be realized on the gem. Schwab was alluded to as the only man who drew a salary of S1, 100000 a year. But his charming wife, with her simple manners. her utter disregard for money, speedily became the wonder of the women who gamble in the perfumed room of Monte Carlo. Occasionally she would risk a dollar on the dozens, which meant a chance of two to one. When she saw the right number turn up her excite ment was equal to that of a child who has had d new toy given to her. She would stretch over the green cloth to get all of the money she had won, while wo- man who sat next to her. who had prob ably a few hundred francs to invest in the resort. would simply wait until the money was passed to her. The woman who had been winning thousands or losing thousands would walk away from the Casino, while Mrs. Schwab would be met at the door by d 3Q-horsepower auto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
Denatured Alcohol.

The report made by our consuls in Germany show that denatured alcohol distilleries are practically farm indus tries. There were last year in Ger many alone 72,172 in operation. In Germany over three-fourths of the alco- hol distilled is made from potatoes. About 1.26 bushels of potatoes makes a gallon of alcohol.
 The denatured alcohol is used in Germany to drive motors, to light rooms and public places, to cook food and to produce heat. There is also a wide field for it's use in the mechanical arts and industries. Its use in Ger many has been increased over seven times in the past seventeen years. In both France and Germany it is a com petitor of petroleum, and in this coun- try 1t must meet like rival. France alone consumed last year over fifty-six million gallons of denatured alcohol, and in Germany many farms in distant places or possessing light soils have been rendered profitable by the new industry.
 Such alcohol can now be brought in free from duty, and Yankee ingenuity can be trusted to devise better mechan- ism than either France or Germany possesses. The entire indusry is now fairly started, and some of the out growths of it may prove surprising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

gates. it says. should be sent to the national convention uninstructed, for possibly it may be found advisable at that time to nominate a southern man.
 Then, too, the Advertiser sees in the conflicting and curious alternate-sena- tor resolution of the convention a scheme, as follows:
 e9rhe object of the resolution was plainly to obtain indorsement of the convention for an extraordinary session of the legls- lature to make short lived, if possible, the selection of the choice of the people to fill any vacancies that may occur in the senate"
 In other words, the Advertiser thinks Mr Bankhead would be appointed to the first senatorial vacancy, and that he wold be permitted to serve but a short time, because an extraordinary session of the legislature would be summoned whe.. the appointment would cease to be effective But the trouble with this scheme is, the next legislature is pledged in all honor to stand by the alternate-senator plan, and will keep it's pledges. The shortest way out of the muddle will be fur nished let us hope, by our veteran Senators, who by taking excellent care of themselves can defeat all schemes and schemers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
he New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 A woman adds her age by subtraction.
 The danger of being too bashful to kiss a girl is she may have to do 1t. and it won't be half as nice.
 Plssterers and decorators make a lot Of money by having the head of the family try to fix the plumbing and flood the house.
 When a girl gets sunburned enough to have her nose peel she can't worry very much over threatened attack of ap- pendicitis.
 According to the way their mothers feel, 99 per cent of the boys who go back to school in the fall are starting straight for the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

sions of the audience showed how fully they realized the situation and how truly they believed in the representation, while, as a matter of fact, the whole thing was a travesty and a burlesque.
 No wonder people speak contemptu- ously of the law if their knowledge of its practice is obtained from such sources"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
WHY HE DIDN'T sAIHE.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
 We turned from the tramp in disgust.
 Why don't you take an occasional bath, man?' we said, impatiently. Don't you know that cleanliness is next to god liness?'
 Sir" was the naughty retort q cul- tvate no second-class virtues
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
THE TEST OF FAITH.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 Mrs. De Fashen-You don't mean you're beginning to doubt the Bible?
 Miss De Fashen examining her fall gown)-Well. ma, it's certainly hard to believe that Eve was compelled to wear clothes as punishment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
TRIP FOR HUBBY.

From the Memphis Commercial-Ap
 Connecticut woman badly beat up a burglar the other night whom she mis- took for her husband Hereafter when ever husband comes home at a. m. he wuold do well to disguise himself as a burglar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
THE WORKERS.

From the Philadelphia Press
 There's colored man and his wife at the door looking for work"
 But l only advertised for a laun. dress"
 ''Yes. they are here''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

A MoNG host of other perns which V alright the public. the off-dav
 peril should not be overlooked It has put more crimps into more prom ising careers than any other factor, per- haps, that could be named. It's indul- genee will undermine a mans future in few short years and convert a hopeful toiler in the vineyard into a passimistic failure who groWls his i'll will to a heed less world. Everybody has his off day now and then and faces it with dread Some people have more than others, ac- cording to disposition and environment but no human being was ever created who ever went through life without his off, days. The man who jumps on his off-day with both feet, grits his teeth. shuts his eyes and sails through it boldly may be counted on to sit up with the tall silk hats some day The man who starts out with one off-day a week, increases it to two then to three or four. pleading that he can't do anything on these days be- cause he is out of sorts," eventually gets the off-day habit so strongly that he never does do anything. He just fiickers and the world goes on as if he had never happened. However, what we started out to say Is that this is an off-day with us-way on-and in lieu of something bet ter to start this blooming column with. we have been preaching, which is. you know the easiest thing in the world to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
NAILED.

From the Washington Post.
 While calling on a pretty neighbor for the purpose of borrowing some nails, Baltimore man kissed her against her will, and she proceeded to hammer him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

The ends of the Pennsylvania tun- joined only fraction of an inch out of joint. This was victory of peace and good engineering
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

The father who has daughter away all summer doing the resorts and will have to give her contingent party this winter may be excused for wear ing a wan smile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Tariff revision has split the republi- can party of Ohio. Standpattism is becoming unpopular outside of the White House and the tariff robbers themselves
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Mayor Mcclellan came home quietly declining a welcome of the Bryan sort because there were no more of that kind in stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
MIR. BRYAN,s TROUBLE.

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 Possibly Mir Bryan would steer a steadier course if he wasn't eterna1ly on the lookout for "paramounts."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
GOT HIS.
From the s

From the Shreveport Times
 A New York newspaper man is going to marry millionheiress. It takes a news paper man is going to marr avbgkoja- paper man to know to a good thing and then to seize it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

The Boston and Maine is still po- litical railroad, and 1t will remain one until Winston Churchill puts it's presi- dent into the modern swim.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

The ioshbillingsgate scheme of spell ing, matched and promoted by Andrew Carnegie, has gone where the wood- blne twineth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Every party, independent or regular, cannot sweep New York in November, and somebody must be mistaken in September.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

When tubes under a great tidal over a mile wide can be joined only sixteenth of an inch aslIew, this is still sound and scientific.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Yere, the school days are back again, tra la! Boys in New Jersey blew up the sehoolhouse with dynamite because they failed to get another month of vaea- fion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
DEMocRAcY's LONG SUIT.

From the Rome Tribune.
 One thing is cinch; democrats can agree to disagree with more unanimity than any other folks on earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
BELONGED TO NEIGHBoR.

From the Macon News
 q knew that a baby was hid in that house." begins Ella Wheeler Wilcoxs last poem But it wasn't in Elias house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
THE TRUTH OF TIT.

THE TRUTH OF TT. Once when Work and Worry gossiped Through a, dull part of the day Man who happened to be passing Heard old Work to Worry say: Well, 1t does beat all creation How some people seem to think That we two are tied together Chained, l might say, link to link. But, they're very much in error And the ninnies ought to know That it isn't work that worries Them half crazy here below. We would seldom meet, I dare say. Fact is, would be Tar apart, If they'd tackle every duty
 With a light and willing heart"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Cubas revolution is an American nuisance that this country has been appointed to abate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

William Randolph Hearst's seat in Congress is to be filled at last-this time by Francis Burton Harrison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Bank footing became an art con ducted on consoentious principles in that Philadelphia bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

When exploding autos meet collaps- ing balloons meet then comes the tug of war and the ranks of the 400" are depleted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

If Alfonso is really thinking of suing his mother, she ought to take out the old slipper again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

The Segal securities in Philadelphia were merely a test of the capacity of that eity's printing presses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

A Michigan fireman has sold a pat ent for $975,000. No more early morn ing fires for himi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Where is John Mitchell?" asks an admirer. Search usi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Rapid-fire guns and armored cars are an oyermatch for Cuban generals who grow on every bush in the woods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

From the Pensacola Journal.
 It is no use trying to gaff the Bryan boom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Uncle Sam discovers that he bought s1,0O0,OOO worth of junk with the Pan anna canal. That is a large-sized gold brick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Oil and water won't mix, but milk and water will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

In this rainy weather the Birming- ham team is the Cat that has eaten the Canary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Push the Old-Home week It is only about month away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
ALWAYS TIMELY.

It's never too late to advertise, It's never too late to try. It's never too late to fall in love, It's never too late to die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

The Maine elections have cast a shadow over the grand old standpat party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Daniel G. Reid, the tin plate mil lionaire, has taken on third wife, stage beauty who succeeds a stage beauty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

We either Wilt and shed our coats Or shiver in the rain. It doesn't do man any good to be able to tell a story well if he doesn't drink.
 Poeming is an awful drag sometimes. If the average man knew as little as his neighbor thinks he knows we wouldn't have any sense at all
 TO PEDESTRIANS.
 Be good,
 Be kind,
 Beware
 Behind. The old straw hat! Isn't it shocking to see Dame Democra- cy doing the split again? MT Root only got an ovation, but Mrs. Root got a beautiful brooch
 KEEP AT IT. Keep on toilng till the morning Bathes the big, wide world with light. Courage mounts and hopes a-borning When we keep the goal in sight The coal trust Is lmberng up, prepar- atory to the winter campaign Winks lifted the lid in Louisville. The Bryan poets are loose. Pegasus is panting hard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

The corn crop average is alomst as good as Birmingnam's baseball aver age
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

If men paid as much attention to each other as women do they would never get any business done
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Zion City owes about as much as that Philadelphia bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

There is nothing more pathetic than a baseball fan in winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Stensland will be the next great ar rival from Yurrup and Africa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

The standpatters are organizing to defeat MT. Tafts presidential aspira- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

The machete has quit the cane fields of Cuba to work on the field of Mars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
WON'T WORK.

Sign of the times-"Rain coats $1450."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

It is not too late to send dollar to the congressional campaign fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Stensland's wildcat career has not lessened Chicagos bank deposits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Mabel Gilman is trousseauing. An, there, Mister Corey?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

an advertiser. We guess John D. Who do you think?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Put nothing but homemade cake in the pantry says Speaker Cannon No adulterated food for Uncle Joe"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

When Silent Smith marries will he still be?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
THESE FALL DAYS

The simple lifes forgotten now, The reasons very plain. We either wilt and shed our coats Or shiver in the rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Entered st the Birmingham. Ala. post offiee as second-class matter under act of Congress March g. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Last B. B. game this wk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

It doesn't do a man any good to be able to tell story well if he doesn't drink.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

Washington Bureau Age-Herald 1421 c. street, N W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

North-polng is a game in which fellow has everything to win and nothing to lose but his life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

The proof of the pudding is in the chemical analysis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

STEP LIVELY. Many men are now asserting That the safest thing to do Is to dodge wheneer you see an Automobile after you.
 A SMILE. t. Sometimes it's very hard to work. When everything goes wrong. You don't feel in a mood to laugh T Or sing a merry song. Instead, you fume and fret, and with A heart that's far from light You labor on in bitter thought Until the fall of night. You never stop to think, old chap, How little 1t avails To rare and tear and raise a row And gnaw your finger nails. Such foolish tactics merely make You prematurely gray. A smile is worth no money but It lights gloomy day. Hoke Smith could be President if h6 could count on the Smith vote.
 PAUL COOK