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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30
LESS COUNTERFEIT MONEY

captures usually follow the appearance Of
the work
The principal efforts at counterfeiting
are now confined to manufacturing coins
of various denominations, and it is Curl
Gus that in spite of these attempts the
government does not deem it necessary
to change from the original style of
fashioning coins
The earliest gold money used by the
Chinese and Greeks, was sube-shaped, but
the necessity for preventing any interfer-
ence with the coin after it had beer
stamped led to the adoption of a regu-
lar form, and though hexagonal or oc-
tagonal coins are to be found, the re-
celved shape of the coin is that of a fla.
circle, each side of which is stamped as
well as in many cases on the edge. iusr
as it is today in this country. Then the
weight and flneness of the metal are in
dicators of its genuineness. 1t is trIIe
also that large-sized piece of metal Is
easier to tamper with than a smaller
hence the custom of coming more small
pieces.
The sound or ring of coin has been
always considered fine test of its worth.
but this theory received quite a blow re-
Gently by the discovery In Paris of the
circulation of 100000 worth of false 10
franc pieces. These false coins were
made from crystal, had the exact weight
and produced the same ringing sound
when tossed upon a counter as the genu-
inc gold pieces.
,, This was the first time in France that
crystal had been employed in counterfeit
ing. The only defect in the parts was
that the false coins were so brittle that
when thrown with considerable force
upon marble slab they would break
into splinters.
A band of over 200 associates were con-
nected with the disposal of these coins.
and 1t was only through the dissipation
OIL some of them and the payment of all
their bills In 10-franc pieces that detection
followed, and the French republic was
saved from being flooded with the bogus
money.
The destruction of worn bills and tha
exchange of old money for new at the
banks and mints, as well as the watchful
care of the authorities, make counter
felting now very hazardous occupation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30
Sharkey and the Lobster.

After a recent performance in I'm New
York Town" Loney Haskell sat down to
lobster supper with Tom Sharkey, the
fighter,
was served Sharkey.
Bring my lobster with the claws on"
he ordered.
'"rhat ones all right, Tom" interposed
Haskell, with wink at the waiter .'they
come that way sometime. They get to
fighting the water and wallop each
others mitts off,
"Then bring me the winner. said
Sharkey.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30
NO FOOL QUESTIONS. PLEASE.

From the New York Herald.
III there were mule trust would
Teddy twist its tail?-Charleston News
and Courier.
Our contemporary lives far enough
south-it boasts that one of Charleston
attractions is that 1t is 1000 miles from,
Chicago-to know that there can't be no
trust in a mule no time nohow."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Y" the frivolous novel of today and
w browse again in the fields titled
by the master hand of Irving 1t were
bootless to attempt TO define the charm
that invests the wild adventure of Ichibod
Crane or to describe in feeble words the
fascination of that other legend which
Joseph Jefferson immortalized on the
stage. But this is not all. Every page that
Washington Irving wrote is a delight Even
his brief biography of Oliver Goldsmith
discovers new grace at every reading.
An enthusiast once remarked that II
there had never been any other writer's
of prose than Irving and Stevenson, he
would not care. Yet, one cannot help
wondering how that rare Legend of
Sleepy Hollow would be received in the
sanetum of a modern magazine editor.
No doubt, it would be sent back with
the curt advice. Make it snappy. Cut
it down; too rambling"
THE GAME OF LIFE.
You never know just what you're going
to get,
Nor what the distant future holds in
store.
You only know the prizes that you missed
The pleasures that are gone forever
more.
You simply lay the bet and trust to
luck,
No matter what the numbers that be-
fall
You might as well not worry. should you
lose,
For life is but gamble after all.
Some men play hard for years and never
win,
While others make a million at a stroke
Some men have more than they could
ever spend,
A host are never otherwise than broke
1t may be chance. it may be something
else
That shapes events upon this little ball
NO one can say-we blindly play the game,
For life is but a gamble after all,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30
HINT TO SENATOR MORGAN

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
Senator Morgan proposes that the DEM
ocratic national convention insert plank
IN the platform declaring that the DEM
ocratic party of the United States is and
has always been a white mans partv
re would prefer that the declaration
come from northern delegation.
Perhaps the California delegation will,
not be averse to offering it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30
The SUGAR Combine.

'All the sweets are to be canned, if the
sugar planters and refners can work il"
said a Morris avenue merchant.
LAS it is now, it is difficult to buy the
old-fashioned sugar-house molasses that
was so dear to the palate of the south
erners with corn cakes for breakfast.
do you know that much of the low
grade, burnt and dark molasses is used
for adulterants In the manufacture of
common plug tobacco, the lower grade
of licorice is used to flavor, and dark
molasses to sweeten. Burly Kentucky to-
bacco will absorb about 20 to 30 per cent
of its own weight of these adulterauls;
harmless, but they give weight that costs
as much as tobacco to the consumer, but
only or cents average on the mixture
of lieorice and molasses to the manufac-
turer."
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AN ENGAtsEM EMIT,


From December Haiper's.
One day recently a young textile work.
err in a certain cloth mill called at the
office of the overseer and asked permission
to remain out a few days. Being short
of help. the overseec asked him If he
wanted to stay out for anything partic-
uiar.
The operative, who was a Frenchman,
replied; "Yassir, I'm going to git married.
an I'd Xix to be theIe-thats all"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

When the meal was about half fin
ished, Mrs. b. saw Mr. B., who is cor
pulent, covertly unbottoning his vest at
the bottom Mrs. B. is a discreet wom-
an, SO she remarked cheerfully, you are
not eating thing, dear
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30
NOTIONS.

NOTIONS.
Reputation is nothing more than noise
People who are polite nearly everywhere
else are cross over the telephone.
Most of our big mistaks are made be-
tween the ages of eighteen and twenty
hve, but we are not immune after that.
nothing is more boring than to hear a
man tell how he gets up at o'clock these
mornings and takes a cold bath.
real test of cheerful spirit is not TO
worry over trifles
You haven't thing to do now, but buy
Christmas presents. PAUL COOK.
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The way is clear to Christmas.
ABSENT MINDED

From the Boston Herald.
The Boston lawyer who tried to kiss
stenographer against her will need
not have testified that he forgot he
was married" The evidence as to that
was circumstantial hut complete
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Senator Platt hopes to do more for
the people now that his domestic trib-
ulations have been sidetracked, and
Senator Depew feels so rested that nc
can wrestle with any governmental
problem. But the people want neither.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Many people have flocked to the
dent occurred, and the monkeys are
overfed, and some of them have been
sent to the hospital.
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About Persons,

William Warrington, business man
ager of the In New York Town" COM
pany which will be at the Biiou theatre
next week. is in town Mr.. Warrington
is a veteran in the theatrical business
and has had an interesting career.
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NOT QUITE.

From the Baltimore American.
you use bolts to fasten, don't your
Usually, l believe
But would you think lightning bolts
safe things to fasten on a building"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Geraldine Farrar probably feels DIS
happy now as she ever VIII. The goal
of her ambition in the realm of grand
opera has been reached.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

The pay of the members of the
French Chamber of Deputies has been
$500 a year 1t is now $4,000, and 70
one objects to the increase.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Englishmen have no trouble in get
ting rid of trusts, but England is a free
trade country. We are the victims of
tariff-protected trusts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Bachelor girls think they know all
about men and bachelors think they
know all about babies.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Pleasant weather on Thanksgiving
Day is well assured. November is at
it's best of late.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

The monkeys in the justly celebrated
monkey-house continue to behave well
regardless of the acts of unsimiah
SPECTATORS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Uncle Sam is going to give Colono;
Bryan $500 for what he did in the
Spanish-American war Easy money.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

The subway IN London is unsettiing
the tower of ST. Pauls cathedral, Lon-
don. Moral: Don't build subways.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

enough to lift him unaidod ont of The
monkey-house incident.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

The reformed and debrutalized game
of football has already killed eleven
and injured ninety-eight.
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courts. In this country. too the public
pull of the trusts is now chiefly con-
fined to the tariff. but sooner or LATER
public sentiment will attend to that nbasa
of the problem The turn of tbe stand
patters comes next.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

The woman with Il shopping list in
her hands is none other than Santa
Claus, dear children.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Kentucky is to have the youngest
United States Senator, Alabama has
the Oldest Senators, and New York the
most useless.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Senator Tillman's press agent has
a rival in Caruso's.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

President Roosevelt got an Eskimo
doll for his share of The Peary expcdi.
ton plumber.
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PRESS POINTS

memphis Commercial-Appeal: AS the
Chicago Tribune pertinently remarks, he
is the same Hughes. This ought to be a
notification to the grafters.
Dallas News: The people who several
years ago wrote long articles on how to
live ON 10 cents day have gone into
other lines of employment
Louisville Courier-Journa1: The salaries
of cooks in Goldfeld are so high that
when a man marries his cook no one
will believe it a love match.
Pensacola Journal; Now that Tampa
has nominated Fairbanks for the presi-
dency Joe Cannon and the rest of the
bunch are probably green with envy.
Portland Telegram: 1t Is a plaintive
wall which the railroad manager is utter
Ing just now; still, we may presume
there are yet some millions in the bust
ness.
| Hamilton Sun: 1t is interesting to note
| with what unanimity the New York press
proceeds with the delectable task Of
handing a lemon" to Senior Enrco Ca
ruso the sweet singer of the Metropolitan
Opera Co.
Houston Post: The Pittsburg newspa-
pers publish Pittsburg items under heads
of Fifty Years Ago Today Thirty
Years Ago Today" and Twenty Years
Ago Today" 1t seems to be about the
| only way for our Pittsburg contempora-
ries to get local stuff that's fit to print.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Caruso is right in line for comic
opera now.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

While Jack O'Brien did not get the
decision in his fight with Burns, he
ought to hire that English tutor, any
WaV
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

The untimely death of Samuel Spen
Ger is widely lamented.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Subways are coming into favor AMI
elevated roads are losing friends and
advocates
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

The President fitted across Porto
Rico like moving picture.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES.

PAYING THE PENALTY.
This morn, no doubt,
You'll sadly say,
Il ate too much
On yesterday"
Russian peasants are eating real hay for
breakfast food.
Senator Knox has agreed to speak a
piece at Yale next June
HEARD IN A HOSPITAL
His leg in splints, his body sore,
The fullback whispers, whats the
scorer
Those dismissed colored troops might
call themselves "Zouaves," and go into
vaudeville.
NEEDED
l guess We need more people who
Are living for the others,
And more who have notion that
All sorts of men are brothers.
1 guess we need more simple hearts,
More courage and right living,
More modest generosity
Less noisy ways of giving.
l guess we need more cheerful chaps
With dispositions sunny,
But most of all a substitute
To take the place of money.
Louisville woman chopped her neigh
bors with Ratchet. The best thing to
use on the neighbors is either a hammer
or an ak.
ABSURD.
The world owes you no living, it's
fool who'd dare to say it,
And If the world did owe you that
Methnks 'twould never pay it.
Get ready to face the hashl
We are not going to write any more
Caruso paragraphs, honest.
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the cold days of the coming winter
will seem summary to Commander
Peary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

1t seems that Chicago is $50 years
older than she thought she was.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

A. J. Cassatt is Pennsylvania S real
governor
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The local Porto Rican papers sail
to the President, depar ting, Gail
again"
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Get ready to face the hash!

We are not going to write any more
Caruso paragraphs, honest
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ABSURD.

The world owes you no living, tits
A fool who'd dare to say it.
And If the world did owe you that
Methinks 'twould never pay it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Commander Peary will now proceed
to enjoy a steam-heated nat in Har-
lem.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

The James Wilson revival comes 1903
years too late to do him any good
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

However, Japan and the United
States are still on speaking terms.
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Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. post
office as second-class matter under act
of Congress March 3. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Oklahoma grows four crops of alfalfa
and one crop of democratas every year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Ehrico Caruso can at any rate go to
Newport or fall back upon comic op-
era.
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PAYING THE PENALTY.
This morn, no doubt,
y You'll sadly say,
Il ate too much
On yesterday"

Russian peasants are eating real hay fol
breakfast food.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

United States Senator, Alabama has
the Oldest Senators, and New York the
most useless.
The monkeys in the justly celebrated
monkey-hous continue to behave well
regardless of the acts of unsimian
spectators.
While Jack O'Brien did not get the
decision in his fight with Burns, he
ought to hire that English tutor, any
way.
Subways are coming into favor AMI
elevated roads are losing friends and
advocates.
the cold days of the coming winter
will seem summary to Commander
Peary.
The local Porto Rican papers sail
to the President, departing, Gail
again"
Commander Peary will now proceed
to enjoy a steam-heated nat in Har-
lem.
Ehrico Caruso can at any rate go to
Newport or fall back upon comic op-
era.
Oklahoma grows four crops of alfalfa
and one crop of democratas every year.
However, Japan and the United
States are still on speaking terms.
--s--
The James Wilson revival comes 1903
years too late to do him any good
1t seems that Chicago is 1870 years
older than she thought she was.
The President fitted across Porto
Rico like moving picture.
The untimely death of Samuel Spen-
Ger is widely lamented.
Senator Tillman's press agent has
a rival in Caruso's.
Caruso is right in line for comic
opera now
A. j. Cassatt is Pennsylvania real
governor.
Tho &c n1nar IN ChrictD1aC
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Senator Knox has agreed to speak
piece at Yale next June.
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HEARD IN A HOSPITAL.
His leg in splints, his body sore,
rhe fullback whispers, whats the
scorer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30

Those dismissed colored troops might
call themselves "zouaves," and go into
vaudeville.
The daily tribune., 1906-01-30

l6 GENT OIL-The effect Of the oil
war made itself felt In this city this
morning when the price WAS reduced
to fifteen cents per gallon. retail.
When the frst reduction Of two
cents per gallon was first made to
the dealers BY the refinery. local
retailers dropped the price on Ave
gallon lots from o. to eighty -five
cents and on Sunday they rccei ived
another notice that the price had
taken another tumble and oil would
hereafter sell for eleven cents per gal.
Ion. This notice caused the retailers
to drop the hve gallon price Of eighty.
hve cents to fifteen oents per gallon
straight. Before the war started oil
was retailing at twenty cents per gal.
Ion.
The daily tribune., 1906-01-30
c. z. BERNARD. Proprietor

OF In fine shape and trade this week
expected to be good ~ there are many
buyers here.
The Live Stock Show IL now ON in
full blast. The cattle on exhibition
are Of extra fine quality and are at
tracting muoh attention from the
Thousands Of visitors here. Eastern
1.-Two ato,k men. Of whom . great many
are In attendance. are expressing
much admiration and surprise at the
Progress made In stocking and feed.
ing In tho west ~ evidenced by this
show.
The daily tribune., 1906-01-30
Financial and Industrial.

The Central Of Georgia Railroad
company will issue more than g..
900, 900 In bonds to meet the expenses
of new rolling stock. -.
It is stated as q fact that the thing
whicn took Marshall Field to New
York. just prior to his death. was an
impending transaction in Chicago
and Northwestern stock. The exact
nAtu-e Of the business ia unknown
except to those who were directly In.
terested but II is supposed that the
long awaited "Northwestern deal''
was on the point Of being closed.
All that is needed to connect st.
Louis with New York city by an
electric railway 10 . link of few
miles between Nation and Hillsboro.
in Illinois. A company is now being
orgauinzed to build this link.
The Pennsy lvaniA railroad has en-.
larged its plans for the development
Of its facilities in and around New
York city until they now involve the
expenditure of sloo. 600. 900. . sum
twice ~ large ~ that wich was origi.
nally contemplated.
Plans for the expenditure Of q. 600.
900 in improvements have been drawn
up BY the Cotton Belt route. and the
work will begin at once.
Benjamin 8. Gable, who has just
been promoted to the office Of general
attorney Of the Rock Island railroad.
Is not yet 80 Year, old. He is the son
Of r. r. Gable once president of the
Rock Island and still interested In the
property.
Western railroads are still engaged
In . struggle regarding convention
rates for the coming summer season.
The trouble arose over the refusal Of
the coast lines to mako - favorable
rates foi conventions In the middle
west - the roads In the middle west
have been making for conventions on
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FEEDERS HIGHER.
Supply Liberal Here and Good Cat.
lie Sold Well.

Denver Union Stocks Yards. Jan. 30
With 5000 moro cattle on sale here
Lest week than tue week before prices
held up we'll and the market had =
good tone. Buysrs were wanting
the good cattle and the movement wal
activs from day to day. Eastern de.
mand was reported light and beef
about . quarter lower. feeders weak.
Prices hero we're = little uneven ON
account Of the unfavorable sdvices
from the east but on the whole were
vsry satisfactory. Beef steers were In
demand and closed strong TO . little
higher. A top for the week wAs
made at e4.bo. the best price paid for
sometime. Most OF the trading WA
done ct e8.76 and better ~ average
quality was very good. Cows arc q
little lower than . week ago ~ sup.
ply WAS more ltberAl. Fancy hay fed
cows sold as es.s and packers paid
ea.75 TO o. 30 for most Of the week 4
supply. Medium cows sold At %. 81
to t2.75. Bulls were In good do.
mand and higher. tops bringing
es.7b. Veal calves were steady Al
N.o0 to $500. Feeder and stocker
supply was liberal. All clAsses Of
buysrs were active and prices closed 10
70 100 higher on good stesrs. There
was . sood outside demand here and
campstitiou was brisk All buyers
wsrs wanting aood cattle. howsvsr.
ed common kinda wsrs weak. Sales
saseed largely from es.so. 70 n. "a
With the best at Ns6. Rsosipss 70.
~ we're 5000 hsad. about 800 oi
Which ~ sAew staR. Market start,
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AlL lEASES-The Tribune office has In stoc
" printed blank oil leases for sale. s7-l

the Pacific coast. Unless an agree.
ment is reached . rate war may resu 1t
that will make summer travelling very
cheap.
The new tie and timber treating
plant Of the Santa Fe railway com. i.
pany AZ Somerville, Texas. will be
ready for operation next month. 1.
will be the largest plant of its kind
In the world and will have = capacity
for handling 10. 900 ties . day
Tho Mexican Central railroad has
begun the construction Of extensive
wharves and port works at Manxaniilo
which place will soon BE- reached BY
iss new line that is being built from
9uadaiajara.
The daily tribune., 1906-01-30

Tickets 70 points east via the kis.
osuri Pacific from Canon City. and
stations west thereof. will allow pur.
chassrs side trip from Pueblo 70 Den.
YER and return when Desired. Plsase
beay this u uinA.
The daily tribune., 1906-01-30
The Florence Monumental Works, J. s:: s:;.'
All KINGS Oh cemetery work. Lettering and Carving done
office and GARD ala Main Stree.

All parties owing the j. s. Tbickios
Lumber %. will please settle same
with J, II. Chairman who will be
found at the lumber yard Office.
Prompt payment of all accounts will
be greatly appreciated.
Mrs. J. 8 Thickius,
So'os Admix.