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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
Thief Behind a Portrait.

From the London Daily Mail.
Russian officer named NJ. Loktieff on
returning home with his wife about :
o'clock in the morning was attracted by
strange noise in the drawing room, as
If chair was being pushed. An exanl-
nation by candle light revealed nothing
amiss, and search in the other rooms
had the same result.
They returned to the drawing roor',
where a large portrait of Nine. Loktieff's
grandfather in the uniform of Uhlan
officer, was standing against the wall.
The young wife glanced at the portrait.
and, utterng a scream rushed out of the
room.
What's the natter" asked her hua-
band. greatly surprised.
Il just thought the portrait was look
ing at me with real eyes, answered his
wife, who was trembling violently.
Her husband laughed at her childish
fears. Half an hour passed before Mne.
Loktieff came to herself. and then 70
Numbering that she had left her purse
in the drawing room with $50 in it, she
took q candle and bravely entered the
room in her search for it. A wild shrek
followed Her husband rushed in and
found his wife lying in a dead faint on
the floor. With the cooks help he car
ried his wife to bed. While he was
nursing her he told the cooR to search
the room carefully. but she did not lirj
anything suspicious.
The next morning NJ. Loktieff, looking
more closely at the portrait. found that
the eyes had been cut out and the por-
trait had been moved a little from the
wall. Further investigation showed tnat
many valuables We're missing. The thief
had hidden himself, 1t seems. behind the
A,f,,
the time through the eyeholes of the
portrnit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
Bath Tubs on Wheels.

From the New York Press.
Globe trotters have long complained Of
the lack of bathing facilities in foreign
countries to which they have always been
accustomed to in America. 1t Is only the
most expensive hotels that have rooms
with private baths other hotels have only
one bathroom, which is expected to sup
ply the needs of all guests, and some
none at all. Foreign hotel keepers are
continually standing aghast at the de-
mand of American guests for bath every
day.
The travelling bath, which is carried
from door to door. is French institution.
Consul Miller of Rheims, tells about 1t.
Several bath establishments in Rheims
and this is true of other French cities
have portable bath tubs he says. which
are placed on two-wheel vehicles pro-
yided with a large iron boiler filled with
hot water AS orders for baths to be de-
livered at the doors of residences are re-
ceived the boilers are filled with hot wa
ter and the bath-laden vehicles, each
pulled by two men, start out for the de-
livery. The bath tub is filled with the hot
water and carried into the residence, and
while the family bath is going on the
vehicle may fill another ORDER returning
again for the tub. which is in regular
commission a visitor to the residences
throughout the city. The price of a de-
liyered MISREPRESENTATION bath in Rheims
is 80 cents, while at the establishment
it costs 20 cents"
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traffic of the largest city in the world Is
a stupendous proposition TO be up against.
but it evidently does not worry the Lon
don Bobby overmuch. He is a per-
fectly adjusted unit in a welldevised sys-
tenn, but he is no automaton; hundred
times an hour he is called upon to decide
some knotty little question of street pro-
cedure and to be a friend and counsellor
to the weak. the aged, the young and the
fair-the while scarce tremor of emo
ton or change of feeling passes over his
bronzed, impressive face. He stands out
in fine contrast to the .pushful, jabbering.
gesticula ting bus and hanson drivers.
whose one aim the livelong day seems to
be to get their own particular camel
through the eye of the city needle; to
these however. and to the crowds of pc
destrans his stentorian Stop. and
Move on." represent the law and the
prophets and the whole decalogue sup
ported by the strong arm of the British
army and navy. Woe betide the driver.
be he cabby. coster or. duke, who over
rides the uplifted finger of the London
Bobby.
And is there humorous side to tho
.sRobby?" They say so. I thought so.
AS Sergeant Brue'' I am doing my best
to give my sub-conscious notion of what
y am crediblv Informed that Robert
fills an important niche in thigh life be-
low stairs" in the English metropolis. and
am satisfied that he possesses all the
qualifications to make short work of the
cooks affections and. incidentally. the
toothsome. rabbit pie prepared for his
consumption by her fair and fat hands
Off duty I happen to know that the
Bobby" is a big, unsophisticated. light
hearted boy, the very antithesis of the
awesome figure he makes in the mael-
strom of traffic when invested with his
uniform and badge of office. Small
things to effect such a transformations
but they do
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30

Just what that offer was is not given out,
but Mr.. John Coleman, who had the spec
linen in hand and knew its value, would
not listen to the figures named and they
were not small either. Later another Of
fer was made and accepted from the
American Museum of Natural History.
Just when the meteor fell was then in
vestigated. The neighbors recall that
some seven or eight years ago there
flashed across the heavens in the vicinity
of the Highlands a brilliant light, which
illuminated the whole heavens and 1t is
more than likely that this meteorite is the
stone that then fell 1t had lain in the
field ever since, and has no doubt been
passed daily by hundreds who little sus-
pected that its value to science was hard
" calculable.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
DUN,S REVIEW.

New York, December 29.-Dispatches to
Dun's Review indicate that holiday quiet
has prevailed to a certain extent, but
not as much as usual, while results of
Christmas buying were most satisfactory
Boston reports that the holiday trade
surpassed all records. Aside from the
usual interruptions, manufacturing bust
ness at Pittsburg exceeded all previous
records and the steel industry is in a
most satisfactory condition.
Wholesale trade at Baltimore is up to
the standard for this time of the year and
payments are generally prompt. Trade
was more quiet at Louisville, but Janu-
airy promises to be an active month. The
unprecedented shortage of cars causes
great difficulty in securing material. Hol-
iday quiet prevades the st. Louis mar
ket, but business is better than a year
ago. Retail trade at Kansas City con-
tinues unusually active and jobbing or
ders arrive in large numbers.
Trade conditions at Chicago closed the
year most satisfactorily. Factories have
so much business in sight that the holt
day shut down was brief. Rail- mills
and car shops have orders covering the
entire 1907 output. Collections are prompt.
Retail trade in holiday goods at Gin
cinnati exceeded last year. Jobbing trade
at St. Paul is quiet.
Bank exchanges this week at all leading
cities in the United States are 50, 5SS, 49,
Ss7, a loss of only Is per cent compared
with last year when stock market opera
tions at New York were extremely active.
Omtting New York city, where a loss
of As per cent is shown, other lead
ing cities report an increase of 81 over
last year and PIG over the corresponding
week of 1904, both very busy seasons.
At nearly all of the larger cities out
side of New York exchange shows an
increase over last year, the exceptions be-
dng Chicago, Cincinnati and Pittsburg
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End of His Romance.

From the Chicago News.
That settles me-" said the street car
conductor, as he returned to the rear
platform after having made his collection
of fares.
Anything wrong?" was asked
II should remark. There was an in
spector looking through the front doors
at me while l was collecting fares. and
there are two spoilers on the car be-
Sides
"Rut you are an honest man.
Certainly, but that has nothing to do
with it. The girl l love IS there. l had
to hold out my paw for her nickel as
well as the rest. I have passed her free
a score of times. but this time | couldn't.
She blushed and paid. but that ends the
romance This evening when | appear at
the house as usual | shall find ii in dark
ness, and as I ring away at the bell a
head will be thrust from a chamber win
dow and a voice will call out:
go away We have no umbrellas to
mend here."
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owns a place on the Highlands about
mile from Selma, might have remained In
ignorance of the presence of the valuable
piece of rock but for the return to Selma
of his brother, Mr.. John Coleman, who
held a position in the National Museum
at Washington for number of years. Mr..
Coleman, the owner of the place. engages
to some extent in farming and poultry
raising, and his brother being idle for
few months, assisted about the small
farm. About the LIST of July it was de-
cided to cut the hay from piece of land
recently acquired, and on Sunday after
noon, while walking together over the
place Mr.. Robert Coleman called the at
tention of his brother to big piece of
rock on the place and suggested that in
the morning the negroes be instructed to
roll the rock into a gulley short way
off. thereby getting it out of the way of
the hay. rake.
When MIR. Coleman drew near the rock
he at once noticed that ii had different
appearance from ordinary rock, and stated
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
RECORD VOLUME OF
HOLIDAY BUSINESS
Developments of New Year
Looked to Confidently
CAR SITUATION Is BETTER
Buyers Of Pig Iron Willing to Accept
Present High Level of Prices.
Money Is Firm and
Active.
CAR SITUATION is BETTER
New York, December 9.-Bradstreets


New York, December 29.-Bradst
says today
with an unparalleled volume of bust
ness for 1906 increased by a record holt
day trade and heavy volume of future
orders booked, commercial and industrial
Interests of the country look forward with
confidence to the developments of. 1907.
While many manufacturing establish
ments are closed until after the turn
Eof the year, it Is noteworthy that holt
Eday suspensions in the iron and steel,
textile and various other industrial lines
were of short duration, owing TO the
mills being so well sold ahead. Current
jobbing and wholesale trade Is of the
filling of order of character, and while
cold snap early in the week helped re-
tail trade in seasonable goods, the weather
on the whole has been too mild for the
fullest developments.
Money continues firm and active. Car
shortages still prevail, though the stu
alton is somewhat better in the north
west, and parts of the south.
Southern pig iron brings $25 ton for
spot delivery, while So Is quoted for the
first quarter, 81 less for the second, $3.50
more distant deliveries A significant
feature is the fact that buyers appear
disposed to accept the present high level
of prices
Coke is firm, shipments are heavy, but
new business is only fair
Raw sugars at New York have receded
TO level corresponding to the quotations
for new Cuban crop, dropping from 1888
to 3.5S $50 points, without sales. Cuban
production is very large, foreshadowing a
trecord crop despite the scarcity of labor.
Beet sugar production this year exceeded
that of Louisiana cane.
Hides are easier, but tanners take
only immediate requirements. Leather is
active and n cent higher for union sole.
Whisky distillers are busy on orders and
Kentucky distilleries never had so much
business. Wood alcohol has dropped -
lper gallon owing to the going into effect
iof the new law on January l.
Business failures for the week ending
December q in the United States number
ed 161 against 227 last week and 212 in
the like week of 1905.
Failures in Canada for the week num-
bered IS against % last week, and "A
this week year ago.
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n 7 ow that I am Sergeant Brue' o

n OW that 1 am Sergeant Brue" of
VI the London metropolitan police
force, l may be permitted to set
down a few impressions of that august
body gained during my several visits to
THE Smoke" as Britishers rather proud
ly describe their srimy and unwieldy cap
ital
This magnificent corps of guardians of
the peace have never failed to strike me-
simply and collectively--not with their
slaves, but with their general department
They have always appeared to me as the
axis around which the British constitu-
ton acknowledgement, husky, solemn
visaged sons of Anak. with a stolid, OBJ
fuse expression If you like but with the
word ''incorruptible" writ large across
their expansive frontal bones. Beyond
their bulk and the shining metal dotted
all over their uniform in the shape of
badges and buttons, they present no 9TH
err evidences of power; these are suffi-
Gent however. You never see the Lon
don Bobby proppng up weak-kneed
buildings while he twirls his club, blows
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
Proposed Colony for Jews.

New York, December 29.-The Jew
idsh World Of London printed recently
an announcement of a colonization
scheme which included projected set
element near Galveston, Tex. The plan
was to acquire land for settlement by
Jews who should be brought from Rus
sia and other countries. The scheme
was said to have the support of the
Rothschilds, and it is also said that
Jacob H. Schiff had promised to con-
tribute 100000 if similar sum was
raised. Mr.. Schiff said yesterday that
the matter was in too crude a shape to
DE discussed at present
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Taking out his pocket knife. he priced off
a small piece of the rock and later sent
1t to Professor George L. Merrill, head GU
rator of the department of geology, Ma
tional Museum. The next mail brought A
reply from Professor Merrill, and the rock
was Immediately identified by him as Il
meteorite Professor Merrill was then
sent photographs of the meteorite, few
of which appear with this article and he
is now engaged in describing the me-
teor for scientific use, the same soon to
be made public
The meteor is about as nearly complete
as has ever been found 1t being possible
that only FIVE or six pounds is missing.
At present 1t weighs $40 pounds, and while
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j. i. Hill VIII Retire.

Chicago, December pa special to
the Record Herald from Minneapolis
says James ]. Hill, president of the
Great Northern railroad. has announced
that he would retire from active
business on July l next. The announce
ment comes from Mr.. Hill himself His
successor will be his eldest son, Louis
]. Hill, first vice president of the Great
Northern.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
Revolution Against Mexico.

San Antonio. December 29-In the
extradition proceedings today of the
six Mexicans charged with having in
spired revolution against the Mexi-
can government, correspondence which
passed between those who are alleged
to have planned the revolt has been in
produced 1t developed during the read
ing of the correspondence that the
places suggested for the entry of revo-
]utionists into Mexico We're Browns
willie, Eagle Pass and Ell Paso.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
SELMA NETEORITE
FOUND DYACCIDENT
Valuable Rock Was Come Upon in Field Near Selma and Was
About to Be Rolled Into Ditch to Get it
Out of The Way
BY r. E. L. NEIL.

Selma, December 9-(Special)-Th fact
that the Selma meteorite has been placed
on exhibition in the American Museum of
Natural History In New York recalls the
circums tances of the finding of the valua-
BILE rock near this city last July an
nouneement of the find being sent out to
many of the papers of the country at the
time.
Many a man has entertained an angel
unawares, and Mr.. Robert Coleman, who
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30

If you are going east during
the holidays purchase your
ticket via Southern Railway
through Atlanta, now showing
over three hours the quickest
schedule between Birmingham
and New York.
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to his brother that he believed the forma-
ton was nothing more nor less than a
meteorite He had made a trip to Selma
a few years ago to collect small meteor
lite for the National Museum, and was to
no small extent familiar with the same.
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not the largest. it is among the largest.
The value of the find is considerable;
Just how much is not stated, but repre-
sentative of Prot Henry A, Ward, the
well-known collector of Chicago and New
York. made journey in July all the way
to Selma to make an offer for the rock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30

You won't need pencil and paper to
figure your savings at Blachs. Nothing
predetermined about it at all. No fractions,
discounts, or per cent, to reckon out.
Just plain reductions, and mind you, such
tremendous reductions. No matter if we
lose or not, Broken Stocks must be sold,
at once.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
TRADING MONDAY

Broken Stocks at Blach's means, not
full lines of everything, but for fear you
mistake, we firmly impress that Broken
Stocks at Blach's are far larger than full
assortments anywhere else in Alabama.
This four story building holds plenty
merchandise. We don't advertise what
we are not proud to label, Fair and
Square,
Mohave County miner., 1906-07-21
KINGMAN, ARIZONA, JULY 2I, 1906

The Ash Peak Mining company are now erecting their ore bins at Shel- don, and will soon be shipping ore to the Shannon shelter. They already have nearly 100000 tons of ore ready for shipment, and at the same time they are developing their property as rapidly as possible. Their new strike is making a wonderful showing. The shaft is now down sixty feet, and it is all in ore that will average from 4OS to 400S in gold and silver. This ore will be mixed with ore of a lower grade and will bring the general aver age to a good paying proposition. The success of the Ash Peak company, means much for that section of Gra- ham county.-Copper Era.
Mohave County miner., 1906-07-21
Good Spirits.

Good spirits don't all come from Kentucky. Their main source is the liver-and all the fine spirits ever made in the Blue Grass state could not remedy a bad liver or the hundred and one i'll effects it produces. You can't have good spirits and a bad liver at the same time. Your liver must be in a fine condition if you would feel buoy ant, happy and hopeful, bright of eye, light of step, vigorous and successful in your pursuits. You can put your liver in fine condition by using Greens August Flower-the greatest of all medicines for the liver and stomach and certain cure for dyspepsia or in- digestion. It has been a favorite household remedy for over thirty-fve years. August Flower will make your liver healthy and active and thus in sure you liberal supply of good spir- it's" Trial size, 25c.; regular bottles. 75c. At all druggists. '.'
Mohave County miner., 1906-07-21

Last week Gen. Manager Geo. B Mining company, paid into the land office at Phenix, l6,000S for 500 acres of coal land, covering the lower basin of the Deer Creek coal measures. in Pinal county. Mir. Chittenden had, previous to this purchase, developed bed of good coal, five feet in thickness. Tests proved this coal to be first-class for both fuel and coking purposes and the Saddle Mountain company will install coke ovens at once as it is only about 12 miles from this great coal bed to their shelter at Christmas. The grade for an electric road be- tween the two points has been com pleted and it will not take long to lay the track and string the trolley wires. So soon as this work and the coke ovens shall have been completed the Saddle Mountain company will double their furnace capacity as they have sufficient ore in sight to justify this enlarged smelling capacity. The prop erty is valued at 2,500,0O0S. To the business ability and tireless efforts of Geo. B. Chittenden is due the success of this great mining enterprise. He was the originator of it and clung to it with unwavering tenacity through years of discouraging results and finan- cial difficulty. He has fully earned the victory that is now his.-Florence Blade.