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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
Gigantic Theatrical Trust.

A thirty-million- dollar corporation. Or
ganzed to control the entire theatrical
situation In the United States, will be
incorporated shortly on a stock basis
and will begin operations at once. The
concern will direct the production of
high-class drama, popular-priced drama,
vaudeville and burlesque, and will pro-
coed on protective rather than aggressive
lines-at least for the time being.
These men are back of the undertake
ing: Klaw e. Erlanger booking agents
and heads of the so-called theatrical
syndicate; B. F. Keith and e. f. Albee,
representing the Keith circuit of vaude-
willie houses; Morris Meyerfield and Mar
tin Beck, who represent the Orpheum
chain of vaudeville theatres. and Kohl
& Castle, who have big theatrical inter-
ests in Chicago and the west. Undoubt-
eddy A. l.. Erlanger, who created the
theatrical syndicate, will be the organic
Ing brains of the new combination, which
is to be formed on lines suggested by
Mr.. Keith.
The pooling of what Is really the the
atrical, vaudeville and burlesque syn
Gates is the outcome of too much the
atre building. For the last three years
so many theatres have been construct
ed that there are not enough attrac-
tions to fill them, and some of the
popular priced houses have turned to va
riety. This has hit the vaudeville mana
gers hard. Then the Shuberts left the
theatrical syndicate and started out as
rivals. This resulted In the building of
a lot of high grade houses, and the
syndicate grew worried. while ago
the forty burlesque houses split and now
there are eighty. With all factions get
ting gether, except the Shuberts and the
Proctor Williams Hammerstein vaudeville
combine, 1t Is hoped to keep the number
of houses down and the profits up
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
Historic Fraunces' Tavern.

After an existence of nearly a century
and a half Fraunces tavern Is no more a
public inn The Sons of the Revolution
have taken 1t over in trust for the city.
1t was In the long room" of the tavern
that Washington said farewell to his gem
erals on December 4, 1888.
The city is rich in colonial buildings.
About the Jumel mansion, with its memo
ries of Washington, Hamilton, Burr,
Roger Morris. and its fair mistress, Mary
Phillipse, cluster rare associations. Where
else is the revolutionary atmosphere pre-
served in such an environment of crea-
ture comforts for the antiquarian as at
Claremont. where Joseph Bonaparte lived?
In old st. Marks st. Marks in the
Bowery." sacred to Stuyyesant traditions,
in ST. Paul's. in the Central Park block
house, in the prison-ship martyrs tomb
in Brooklyn. in the ancient earthworks
here and there, the days of 76 still live.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
A New Auto Peril.

At the door of the automobile, whose
record of death on the road is well known.
has been laid another crime. For months
the west side OF New York city has
been visited periodically by sewer explo-
sions. Man-holes would suddenly fly into
the air and cellars for blocks around
would be wrecked. When the city au-
thorities came to investigate they found
that these eruptions were caused by gas
olene that blowed into the sewers from
the many garages in the neighborhood.
The board of aldermen has now passed an
ordinance prohibiting the dumping OF gas
olene into the sewers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
A Father at 81.

At the age of 81 John IL. Thirty, called
by his friends the Grand Old Man of Long
Island City. is a father. Mr.. Thirty has
been a member of the board of education
of Long Island City for five terms. He is
now one of the busiest members of the
board, serving on many committees He
introduced into this country the public
school savings bank system, in which So
100000 has been deposited. He presented
at the last Paris exposition an exhibit
ton of the workings of the school saw
ings system, for which he received high
honors President Loubet, of the French
Republic, entertained him at dinner.
The grand old man has known the re-
. sponsbilities and joys of fatherhood since
lS49 He has two sons older than his
present wife. They are 81 and 81 years,
respectively.
How. is It," he was asked, that in
your eighty-fifth year you are so active.
SO interested in everything? What Is
your rule for keeping young?"
Always work and never worry re-
piled Mr.. Thirty with his irrepressible
smile. Il have been old three times in
my lfe-Oh, that is true, | assure you
but each time ! have regained my
youth by going back to nature. In 1856
| was employed in the Ministry of Pub
lie Works at Brussels. | felt old-oh.
very old. l stopped, my shoulders bent
over my hair grew thin. The minister
of state gave me a holiday for three
months. | came to New York
u bought farm here at Dutch Kills
l planted grapes, hfty-eight varieties of
them and night and morning | cult
waited them. | delved in the soil like a
slave. l cultivated a happy DISPOSE
tion. My house was a place of merri-
ment. My sons worked by my side and
played by my side. We were boys to-
gether. Then the years began to melt
and thaw and run away, and l became
young again"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
New Shipping Monopoly.

According to report in Wall street.
Charles Wyman Morse, capitalist and
one-tme lice King" has almost secured
a monopolistic control of the Atlantic
coast steamship trade. freight and pas
senger. of North and South America.
Mr. Morse already has bought the con-
trolling interest in II coaster lines which
he has consolidated into four main sys-
TENS. He Is now negotiating for several
other lines, including the Panama rail-
road steamship line. His actual purchases
of steamship companies to date represent
in stock and bond issues s33,O0O,00O. He
has behind him over $320.O00,OOO of capital
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
Germans Are Coming.

The immigrants of The next few years,
Mr.. Won Pills says, will come mostly
from German districts of southern Rus
STA, Roumania, Bulg ria and Hungary
'They will be the kind of people, he
continued, that America ought to well
come with open arms, the type of rugged
manhood that adds strength to any state.
The people who are now turning their
eyes to America are agrcultursts, and l
fully expect to see a great exodus of them
to your shores. Some will go to South
America, but I , great mass will strike
out for America, and their destination
will not be the centres of population.
| They will want to cling to their occupa-
tion-that of filling the soil. The German
residents of the countries / have named
are powerful men, of exemplary habits,
and their Idea of success in life Is to
have homes of their own and to rear
healthy families.
These people would be a boon to the
south. They are accustomed to tenn
perature and soil much the same and
would bring about an almost magical de-
velopment of the great area which now
lacks proper cultivation. They are nat
ural farmers and hard workers They
will start a new race in the south-will
be the real pioneers. Twenty years from
now I confidently predict, America Will
be glad she left her doors open and point
eu the way 10 the iahu OIL the cotton
fields.
There need be no fear In America that
Europe is unloading upon her undersira-
BILE population.
Inspection at the point of embarkation
is far more rigid than it has ever been,
and 1t would doubtless surprise many
people in your country to know how
many thousands of people are sent back
to their homes because they would be de-
pendent as soon as they reached Amer
lea. Why, at the port of Bremen alone
last year the North German Lloyd Steam
ship company rejected 10000 applicants for
transportation to America"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
to assist him in gaining control of the

to assist him in gaining control OF the
other lines for which he is negotiating.
In the inner circle of Wall street 1t Is
regarded as certain that Mr.. Morse within
a very short time will be the absolute
dictator of all sea transportation between
the ports of North and South America on
the Atlantic coast. and that he will then
realize his ambition to consolidate all
the Atlantic coast lines into one great
shipping monopoly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
The Raines Law Hotels,

Z For many years New York has suf-
fered from the evil known as the "Raines
law hotel" A Raines law hotel is a place
that enjoys all the privileges of a hotel,
principally selling liquor on Sundays and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
One Hundred
Per Cent Discount
Is what you obtain if you buy
now
for Soc
a d OF. $l.00 bottle of
Fuller's
Solution OfOzOne
with coupon for Csc
free package of
Standard Celery Tea

This offer is good for another 45
days and then you will have to pay
s1.00. We don't give our remedy
away because self-respecting people
don't like being made objects of char
lty But we see no harm in offering
you for limited time $1.25 worth of
medicine for SOC. We do this to prove
our faith in our preparations.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
The AlI-Niqht Bank.

New York. the ceascless city. now has
its all-night bank. 1t wasn't so long ago
that the running of street cars all night
was looked upon as wonderful. Then came
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
Another Historic Landmark.

With the passing of Lazzari's restau-
rant another land mark is gone Lazzari
first had his place down on the Staten
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
NOBODY SPARED
Kidney Troubles Attack Brling-
ton Men and Women, Old and
YOUNG Alike

Kidney ills seize young and old alike
Quickly come and little warning give.
Children suffer in their early years
Can't control the kidney secretions.
Girls are languid, nervous, suffer pain,
Women worry, can't do daily work,
Robust men have lame and aching
backs.
Old folks, weak. rheumatic, lame,
Endure distressing ruinary ills.
The cure for man, for woman or for
child
Is to cure the cause.-the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick Kidneys
Cure all the varied forms or kidney suf-
fer!ug.
Burlington testimony guarantees every
box.
=. J. Griffin, Of A North Ave, Bur,
iington, Vt, says; For some years
dition of the kidneys. My back would
be lame for weeks at n time and and
at night / twisted and tured continual
". Hearing excellent reports about
Drug store. got a box and was so
much benefited by, the use of it that
procured a second. They reduced the
lameness in my back and made it bet
ter and stronger, | could also rest bet
ter at night after using them. | am
pect permanent cure but 1t is very
gratifying to know of 81 medicine that
will bring such prompt and beneficial
results as -Doan's Kidney Pills
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, New York
sole agents for the United States
Remember the name-Doan's--and
take no other.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18

worth 10 q, oo,,,,,,,,,,itv which ie r,.hor
s1ov to raco,.,iyo tnanl. If is also pood---
am NOT snrn t,,t tbat if is bettor-to
have n vhoio citv = whole people he
c,re for tho ,i,,o hoinu q university all
members of If all uroud of If. all commit
tod IN IFS fortunos all shouting for if and
therohv ,1cd,ed ia work for Il.
I. ie ori,. inc. ,o CIV that tho central
Gy,ro in mt who'll. cvont its irsnirotion
and ifs cvocuti,., he,d has been the
rbancollor ord etr,tbrora whom w.,
IF yoro,,,,t b,,.o Iowa, ,,novp as = neigh
hnr bo,,,ld s,,t,, of Montreal II may
NOT lao ,,,oo., by ,na WAY that i'm taking
tho title Of HE a,r1don from, his estate
or G,ercoo i,,fa,nouq by reason Of tho
massacre poip.tuaic1 there. he substituted
| "Strath" for "GI,u" and Coma" for
"Coe." thereby becoming Lord strath-
coma" 4 veteran of Sc Years. no has
shown in the rnanacemcnt of this latest
enterprise tha s,uc houndIcss energy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
HOME FOR THE DESTITUTE.
Presidents Report Presented md OIL
GERS Elected Thursday.

The annual meeting of the corporation
of the Home for Destitute Children was
held at the Unitariar, Church parlors
Thursday afternoon. In her annual re-
port as president, Mrs. Susan {. Platt
gave Some reasons why children should
be sent to the Home instead OF TO the
poor house. On the payment OF small
sum of $50 the Home assumes all re-
sponsibilty for a child and essieavors to
lind good permanent home for 1t. Legal
adoption IS always encouraged. Inc
Home has been blessed with good health
during the past year and the usual num-
Der Of gifts Of clothing, fruit, etc, have
been received. Following are some OF
the institutions warts. The nursery
building painted, new range, some sys-
lem of lighting other than kerosene. Il
summer house or some cover TO shlelu
the older girls from the sun and ram or
summer. The county managers are urged
to collect about 5000 for this last men
toned need. Credit Is given the town of
Chelsea for doing more for the Home
than any other town in the State. at the
same time sending fewer children. More
children have been taken from Rutland
and Barre than from any other places.
A Sunday school has been sustained by
the First Church during the year ana on
week days the children have attended
the public schools Thanks are extended
to the Champlain Transportation com
panv and the Burlington Traction cOcn-
pany for excursions; to the Unitarian
Church for a supper and entertainment
and for sewing to the Kings Daughters
for garments made; to the management
of the strong Theatre for an entertain
ment; to Mrs. A. L. Richardson for
plants and four watches. the latter as
prizes for high standing: to DR.. Soule
for dentistry and to Burlington physicians
for services; to all who have given made
donations during the year. Statistics for
the year are as follows: Admissions,
81; returned from friends. IS; placed in
homes 81; returned to friends, 81 sent
TO Industrial school. one; died, one; in
the Home october 10, ~
The following officers were elected;
President Mrs. !. u. Plat; vice.
president, Mrs. II. S. Peck; treasurer.
Mrs a. G. Pierce; assistant treasurer,
Mrs c. s. Isham; secretary. Miss Mary
Roberts; auditor, Walter c. 1sham.
Board of managers-Mrs b. j. An
drews, Mrs. c. s. Isham, Mrs. y. c..
Pierce. Mrs. c. b. Stetson. Miss Mary
Roberts, Mrs. Harriet w. Hickok. Mrs.
\. Z. Richardson, Mrs. F. Johonnott,
Mrs. C. p Smith, Mrs. II. s. Peck, Mrs.
l.. b. Lord Mrs G. G, i. Tobey
Honorary members of the board
Mrs. c. NJ. Spaulding, Mrs. Saran P,
Torrey Mrs. c. L. Miner.
Advisory board-Miss Mary c. Tor
rey. Robert Roberts, NJ. A. Bingham.
County n,anag ers-Addison county,
Mrs. John A. Fletcher, Middlebury
Bennington county, Miss Susie !. Rog-
crs, Bennington: Caledonia county,
Mrs. Walter p Smith, st. Johnsbury;
Franklin county, Mrs. Daniel Moren,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18

not been furnished heretofore at the
price. The milkmep appear to say
their action. "If you want good mill
stead Of the milk you have been get
1T Will cost you "A cent more" T
one view Of It,
Another is that Il seems strange
in the richest dairYing county in
England. whore tho distance from
COW to the consumer is almost lite
q stones throw, where all the transp,
ton expenses and increased cost OF h
ing generally incurred in the large
are altogether missing, the people o
Alhjns should be asked to pay pr
c7l'y Now York city prices for mill
Finally. the action of the milkme
| combining to raise prices amounts tC
formation Of little milk trust,
hold-up by a local monopoly Of or
the necessities Of life. That mean
course. that a great many consumers
begin to keep their OWL cows. a
ton of the problem for which st. A
! happily offers very general opportui
to all classes directly interested.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
WELCOMED HOME.
Students Give President Ovation on
His Return from Scotland.

Upon his return to this city from his
trip to Scotland, where he assisted in the
observance Of the 4C0th anniversary of
Aberdeen university, President Buckham
was given an ovation by his students. At
the conclusion of the smoker held in the
gymnasium Friday evening the students
marched down College street to the rail-
road station nearly 300 strong When the
train from the south came into the sta
tion cheers were begun and President
acknowledgement of the ovation as he step
ped from the car. There We're also sew
eral members of the faculty present The
president shook hands with n few pro-
fessors and students. but did not make
n speech. He did not attend chapel Sat-
urday morning, but is planning to talk
TO the students al some time not vet set.
The president left Burlington on Sep
TENDER 7. and sailed from New York on
the Columbia OF the Anchor line on the
next day arriving at Glasgow, Scotland,
after a stormy trip. On his return he
sailed from Liverpool on the
Ottawa of the Dominion line. Although
the return trip was made in eight days,
it was the stormiest trip in the presi-
dents experience. DIR. G. Stanley Hall
president OF Clark University, was in COM
pany with President Buciham on the re-
turn trip.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
RECESS OF COURT.
Judgements Announced in Several Cases
Thursday.

Chittenden county court finished it's bust
ness to date Thursday afternoon and took
a recess until Wednesday morning.
In the case of w. +. Andrews apt, vs.
II. NJ. Hull the motion to set aside the YER
dict was overruled on the ground that mel
thcr party intended to do any wrong which
would invalidate the contract. The plain
tiff received Il small verdict, when this
case was heard earlier in the term, tor
the damage OF carpet loaned by him to
the defendant for the latter to use in stop
ping the progress of fire
In the case of Henry =. Starts estate
vs.. Ebeu r. Stars estate, Townsend VOL
cott apt, a judgment was found for the
plaintiff for the amount of the note in
question with costs. Exception were taken
by both sides.
The motion to CHANGER the bail in the
case of state vs. David Bastie for a sec
ond offense Of intoxication was denied and
judgment was given to recover the bail.
which amounts to 500. Bastile was miss
ing when the case was called in count Y
court and the bail was forfeited
In the chancery case of Maxim and Zoe
Goddette VS.. John and Lucy Ann Martin,
the demurrer was overruled and the bill
was adjudsed sufficient. In the case of
The Winooski Savings bank VS.. Herbert
X. Taylor and Mary d. Taylor, forcclos-
ure the decree was taken as confessed.
In the divorce case of Alfred H. Davis
vs.. Emily I. Davis. the bill was denied.
In the divorce suit of George Demarsh w.
Emma Demarsh, bill was granted on thu
grounds of infidelity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
AS DIFFERENT POETS WOC'
HAVE DONE II.

It has been said by ignorant and IN
discerning would-be critics that the Lin
erick Is not among the classic and best
forms of poetry, and indeed. some have
gone as far as to say that it is not poetry
at all
brief consideration ~ its claims to
prominence among recognized forms Of
verse will soon convince any intelligent
reader of its superlative worth and
beauty
AS proof of this. let us consider
the following Limerick, which in the
opinion of connoisseurs is the best one
ever written.
There was a young lady OF Niger
Who smiled as she rode on tiger
They came back from the ride
With the lady inside.
And the smile on the face OF the
tiger.
If Austin Dobsn had chosen to throw
off the thing in trlolet form:
She went for a ride,
That young lady of Niger:
Her smile was quite wide
AS she went for ride:
But she came back inside.
With the smile on the tiger!
She went for a ride,
That young lady OF Niger
Rossetti, with his inability to refrain
from refrains. might have turned out
something like this
In Niger dwelt n lady fair
bacon and eggs and a bar o'soap y
Who smiled meath tangles of her
hair,
AS her steed began his steady lope.
(You like this style. I hopeD
On and on they sped and on,
Bacon and eggs and bar o'soap y
On and on and on and on;
(You see I've not much scope)
Fen ere they Hoped the second mile.
The tiger gan his mouth to ope;
Anon he halted for a while;
Then went on with a pleasant smile
bacon and eggs and a bar o soapD
Carolyn Wells in Harper's for Octo-
Der.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
LETTER TO II. F.. BUTLER
Burlington.

Dear Sir: Here's honesty for you.
North Dakota has a pure paint law. Prof
Ladd, the state chemist analyses a GER
tain paint labeled contains only lead AID
zinc and is strictly pure" and finds it no
lead at all, a resiuous oil. and benzine
1t is however, full-neasure and contains
no water
That's like the man on trial for kill
ing his grandmother, proved that he didn't
set fire TO the house
No lead, but zinc and barytes, resinous
oil, and Enthusiastically pure lead and
zinc paint
Pure paint is lead zincand- oil but that
isn't all; there is 81 n a thing as proper
ton and make. The strongest paint is
DeVOe.
North Dakota is doing a handsome
thing in holding those confiderse people
up to. scorn. She gives their names as
well as their works.
Yours truly.
20 + w. DEVOE & Co
p. s. Tho G. s. Blodgett Co. sell our
paint.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
Human blood Marks.

A tale of horror was told by marks Of
human blood in the home of j. w.
Williams, a we'll known merchant of Bac,
Ky, He writes: Twenty years ago had
severe hemorrhages of the lungs, and was
near death when l began taking DIR.
Kings New Discovery. 1t completely
cured me and | have remained well even
since 1t cures Hemorrhages, Chronic
Coughs, Settled Colds and bronchitis, and
is the only known cure for Weak Lungs
Every bottle guaranteed by j. w, O'Sul-
Ivan, Druggist. 5oc and sl,00. Trial bottle
free, All Druggists.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
FARMER GOT A VACATION.

Every one knows that the various kinds
of work on farm are so dovetailed to-
gether that tho space left between for
the farmers vacation is not quite big
enough for him to turn around in, SO
that from one years end to the next
there is no escape unless 1t be for the
day spent at Valley fair. Rockwell Davis
of Townshend however. has solved the
difficulty and has succeeded In taking the
long wanted vacation. 1t came about in
this way. His worthy spouse, having
visited friends and attended fairs in
Massachusetts, had gone to Whitinghasn
for a spell and wrote him from there
that she was ready to return to her home
if he would come after her Accordingly
he DOTTED his overalls and jumper arrayed
himself in his Sunday best, hitched up his
horse into the buggy and turned his nose
toward Nottingham. Just what he had
given it for breakfast we know not
but while upon the road the nag was
took sick" ard reached its destination
in a very critical condition. BY feeding
it various collie cures and fever rcducers
Mr. Davis succeeded in keeping 1t at
the diving point for over a week, thus en-
ablng his wife to prolong her visit and
securing for himself an outing. At last
accounts the horse had been duly shod
and padded and was expected to take the
| road home In a few days.
| YOUNG MAN LEAVES SUDDENLY.
Earl Darling, a young man OF q, whose
father lives at North Bennington ane
who has been In the employ of Il. T.
Bottum, Bennington street grocer. dur
ing the past six years, has left withou
ex PLANTATION either to his employer or hl'
father and considerable anxiety has beer
occa stoned by his disappearance. TIT
young man was an exemplary employ
ard during his long service had won tn
complete confidence OF his employer
Darling had had some conversation VIII
his employer recently In relation to