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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-26

Buy your Horse Blankets from Her
man Schmidt & Co.,, agents in Psles-
tine for the famous ga Blankets. IL Il
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-26

See d. Il. McNsughton, Watch
maker and Jeweler, for all wants In
mis- line. 2-tf
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-26
PROPERTY INSPECTED.

Extension From GatesvilIe to Hamil.
ton Said to Be In Contemplation.
Fort Worth. Jan. 2G.-President Ed
win Gould Of the Cotton Belt railway
and party came here To inspect the
roads property. Il is reported that an
extension OF the line from Gatesville
TO Hamilton was one object Of the trip.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-26

catur. great grandson of Commodore
Decatur. was dismissed from the navy
by Secretary 3onaparte for hazing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
Politics in New York

The republicans elected last month
their candidate for governor, bat they
lost all other places on the ticket. This
is what causes politicians in both par
ties and all cliques to set up and take
notice.
The total vote in 1906 was 1,440,0
as against a vote of 1,617,770 in 1904
This difference, together with the fact
that Governor-elect Hughes is not a
practical politicians, in fact, a pro
fessional reformer-together, too, with
the fact that the democrats will con-
troll nearly all of the state patronage,
renders the situation dubious.
Where in the future will Mayor Nc
stand? These two men defeated Mr..
Hearst, and neither of them is regarded
with favor by Tammany Chieftain Muir
ply. The democrats are not pulling
together, and the electoral vote of New
York will be needed by the democratic
standard-bearer of 1908.
Nor is there any surplus of harmony
among the republicans of New York
II is generally conceded that an effort
will be made to build up Roosevelt
Hughes machine in New York, but the
Odell-Black wing of the party is by no
means powerless or inactive The two
will struggle for dominance when the
legislature meets next month.
The political future of New York is
uncertain, and there is not in American
politics a more interesting practical
question, for as New York goes in
1908 so will the country go in all
human probability.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19

foot of Squaw Shoals, and it seems to
be poor policy to delay SO many years
the overcoming of that great obstacle
to navigation. A million of extra dol
lars in the big bill that will soon be re-
ported would overcome Squaw Shoals,
and that would practically open the
Warrior to traffic. The Squaw Shoals
locks are Nos. 16, II and Is. A million
dollars would build them, and from the
viewpoint of this district this seems
desirable because it would at once en-
able this district to begin the shipping
of its heavy products to the sea by the
water route. Until Squaw Shoals are
overcome, the river will remain practi-
cally closed to traffic, whereas the
building of Locks 16, Il and IS woull
bring the entire expenditure into use.
Mr.. Bankhead is a member Of the rivers
and harbors committee, and he knows
what Chairman Burton can be induced
to recommend. An appropriation Gov
ering the locks at the shoals would
crown Mr.. Bankhead's efforts, and no
doubt he will do his best to secure it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
TRANSFORMATION and Advertising

The railroads are one by one deter
mining the policy they will adopt in
1907 in the placing of their advertis-
ing. They are not agreed on the sub
ject. Two roads, for example, in the
wild and Woolly west-the Monon aud
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas--haye
decided to pay for their advertising in
transportation instead Of cash.
The Monon's contracts with news
papers provide that in exchange for
the publication of its advertisements
in a specified space it will issue for the
use OF the publisher, his employees CT
their families, non transferrable trans
portation to the value of a specified
amount to be used not later than De-
cember 81, 1907.
The contract of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas is even more definite. After
authorizing the publisher to insert It's
advertising to a specified sum, the rate
per inch being stated, the contract
reads as follows:
1.-THE owner or publisher of the paper,
magazine or other advertising medium,
party to this contract, will, during the life
of this agreement, whenever travelling,
travel over the lines of the Missouri, Kan
sas &c Texas Railway Co. and route the
members of his family and his employees
over its lines so far as he reasonably
can, fares and accommodations being
equal or better, and he shall have the
right to call upon the railway company
for such tickets, mileage or other pas
senger transportation as may be required
from time to time for the exclusive use of
the publisher, his immediate family, and
employees directly connected Herewith, to
the value of the gross amount of this
contract. This transportation to be
charged for at full tariff rates-any bal
ance that may be found to exist at the
expiration of this contract to be settled
for by either party in cash"
1t will thus be seen that the lawyers
of the railroads do not agree in their
construction of the rate bill. Some say
all transportation must be put on a
cash basis. while others say an ex-
change of commodities on cash basis
is permissible. Either way, the rail-
way should buy the advertising it needs
only, and publisher should not expect
more advertising than a railway can
advantageously use in the natural
course of its business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
A woman likes n lot to be loved, but
she likes a lot more to be made love to.
Probably 1t would be good deal easier
to stay so If it were harder to get mar
ried.
The average man would rather see bis
currency not more elastic but more ad-
hesive.
There is nothing that takes the humor
ont of a joke lilse having to listen to it
when YOU want to tell It,
What girl likes about being engaged
is thinking that if she wasn't her mother
would scold her for what she lets him do.
More bad men seem to go to the legs-
lature than to jail.
Men would probably like castor oil II
they had to sneak in side door on Sun
days to get it.
If men spent half as much money on
phoilanthropy as they do on politics this
would be pretty nice world.
A man thinks he is mighty generous
TO his wife when he let's her buy him a
smoking jacket and charge it to his ac-
count
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
Car SHORTAGE Investigation

The country is afflicted, beyond all
precedent, with car shortage, traffic
congestion and fuel famine. 1t is more
widespread, more prevalent and more
severe at the opening of the present
wintry weather than the country had
before experienced. Whole states are
afflicted with these troubles-whole
sections for that matter, and no state
is free from the three evils.
The blame is readily attributed to
the railroads, but all intelligent ship
pers know that there is remissness IN
other directions. Statistics show that
the average speed of freight car in
this country is twentythree miles u
day, or something less than the wagon
train when pushed can accomplish. The
snail-like pace of the freight car is
largely due to delays in loading and
unloading, and the railroads should not
be held responsible for what shippers
do.
True, the railroads need more loco
motives, more sidings, better terminals,
and when shippers are also at fault,
then indeed does the situation become
distressful. Interstate Commissioner
Lane recently spoke of an instance of
the remissness of shippers in the south.
He said
"rhere are now 1000 loaded cars at
Galveston, Tex, waiting 70 be unloaded
Many of them have been standing on the
railroad tracks for months impeding traf-
hc shortening rolling stock equipment,
hurting the business of the country and
drawing censure upon the railroad man.
aeement
THE shippers have found that 1t is
cheaper to keep their goods in these cars
and pay the dollar a day demanded by
the railroads for demurrage than TO store
their goods Texas is vitality hurt by this
system. Many of the railroads, / am
told. have refused absolutely to send
their cars TO that state.
",rhe situation at Galveston is similar
to that elsewhere. Railroad men tell us
that consgners leave their goods in cars
for months. If the consignors are at
fault they must be disciplined"
Two members of the interstate COM
merce commission have been detailed
to hold hearings at Minneapolis, ST.
Louis, Chicago and Kansas City, aud
no doubt the facts will be brought ouy
But while the hearings are going IN
vast numbers of people are suffering
because coal cannot be hauled and de-
liyered to meet all wants, and The trade
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
PRESIDENT TO SPEAK.
Will Be Glad to Make Address at
jamestown On Georgia Day.

Atlanta, December 18.-(Special.) y
President w. n Mitchell of Georgia's
Jamestown exposition commission, has
just returned from Washington, where
he had a conference with President
Roosevelt. The President gladly agreed
to make an address at the exposition
on Georgia day and seemed enthusiast
tic over the proposition.
I'm bound to take part on that day."
he said, because I'm half Georgian,
you know"
President Roosevelt expressed ex.
ceptional delight in the fact that the
Georgia building at jamestown is to be
a reproduction of Bulloch Hall at RIOS
well, his mothers girlhood home, and
said that nothing would give him more
pleasure than to make an address there
on Georgia day. Arrangements are al
ready in progress to make Georgia day
at jamestown one Of the most interest
ing and imposing of the entire exposi-
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
ADRIFT WITH THE TINES

~ les, when I go back home people
((JH there ask me, How do you do
- it?" and I answer with a smile
TT is a simple matter If you have the
gift" often wonder myself how manage
to write such good stuff, but what's the use
of worrying? The public seems to think
that I have Hugo and Thackery backed
off the boards. Yes, I agree with Toll
stoy that Shakespeare is a mutt. HAM
let's sollloquy Is about all that I would
save. The Bard of Avon is away off on
historical facts and as for local color,
why my latest book, 1.-THE Spasm,' when
it Is dramatized for melodrama, will
make king Lear sound like a nursery
tale Yes, I am busy on three new
novels which Will be out shortly. Isn't
1t astonishing how much work I can do
and how popular 1 am with the public?
dislike to talk about myself and be-
lieve that authors, like actors, should
keep themselves in the background as
much as possible, but when you jolly
newspaper chaps insist, what is q fell
low to do?-Interview in hotel lobby with
]. Suggs, author of 1.-THE Whoop," "a
Quarter to Four" "Tessie" and twenty
other Sellers"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
COME, YE DIscoNsoLATE.

By Thomas Moore.
Come, we disconsolate. where'er ye
languish;
Come to the mercy seat, fervently kneei;
Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell
your anguish;
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can
not heal
Joy of the desolute, light-of the strayfng,
Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure.
Here speaks the Comforter. tenderly say
ing,
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can
not cure"
Here see the Bread CT Life; see waters
flowing
From the throne OF God. pure from
above;
Come to the feast of love come. ever
knowing
Earth has no sorrow but heaven car
remove.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
Overcoming Squaw Shoals

w. B. Oliver, who represented Tus-
caloosa in the rivers and harbors CON
vention that met in Washington last
week, brings back the intelligence that
the new rivers and harbors bill will
carry an appropriation sufficient TO
construct locks Nos. II and 10 in the
Black Warrior. Lock 10 is about ten
miles above Tuscaloosa. 1t was COM
pleted in 1905, and the work of extend
ing slackwater navigation in the War
rior has stood still since it was COM
pleted.
The building of Locks IA and 10
would not open the Warrior to the
heart Of this district. 1t would not
bring to the river a large traffic in coal
and coke and iron and steel simply be-
cause 1t would not overcome Squaw
Shoals. 1t would open the river to the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
The Small Coins,

There's world of truth in that old
saying of Save the pennies and the dol
lars will take care of themselves said a
man last night.
'In these days of high living, dollars
coming fast and going a bit faster we've
almost discounted the small copper coin
as an integral part of the national cur
rency, but they are a financial factor of
no mean Importance. just the same. ASK
tn teller at some savings bank.
'The penny shows make money; the
penny-in-the-slot machine is a miniature
mint, and the child who keeps a penny
bank, and hustles around pretty indus
triously will soon have a checking ac-
count. 1t don't take but five of them, you
know, to make a nickel, and my observa-
ton has been that the man who operates
a five cent business gets "ieher faster
in proportion to capital Invested than
most anybody else. Still most of us don't
even consider the nickel. But right here
in town there are men operating five
cent admission businesses, paying rent
in some instances. way up into the han
dreds of dollars per month, and other
expenses all coming out of the nickels,
and making money besides No, sir; the
man who don't count the modest little
five cent piece is not in the running with
the man who does respect it. The fellow
who's been wasting five nickels a day for
the last 800 days should be about $9l.2
better off today than he is. Enough for
a crack-a- jack Christmas or start on a
bit of Birmingham real estate"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
MR.. BARRETT CALLS FOR
FARMERS UNION RALLIES

let every member assemble at their local
meeting place on the date indicated, dis
cussing among themselves the work de-
handing our attention, and awakening re-
newed enthusiasm for the coming year.
Let the county and parish unions do the
same thing at their meetings, and let the
result of these deliberations be forwarded
Immediately to the respective state presi-
dents
I'm this manner when the state presi-
dents and the national directors assemble
in Atlanta on Tuesday, January %, they
will be in position more than ever to
truly represent the membership of the or
ganization In considering and formulate
ing our general plan of action for the
next year.
1.-THE year just ending has been the
most successful in the history of our as
ISOLATION. Its membership has shown a
phenomenal increase in every direction,
and 1t is now generally conceded by all
that to the Farmers union stand for II
cent cotton is due more than anything,
else, the fact that up to this time the
average selling price of cotton has been
far in excess of 10 cents. Had our Or
ganization stood for 10 cent cotton the
price in all probability would never have
gone beyond that figure.
LAS a result of the upcompromi5ng
and the loyal stand of the members of
our organization, and those who have
worked with it, we have seen the price
of cotton exceed IL cents several times,
during the season, while the average
price of all cotton so far sold has gone
beyond the limit of that we were asked
to meet.
"There is nothing In this world as ef-
fective as organization with every branch
of industry or commerce organized to
purchase the product of the farmer as
cheaply as possible, it is more than ever
incumbent upon the growers of those
products to organize in order taht they
may sell these products at fair and Just
rates.
THE farmers are beginning to realize
this now, as never before, and the re-
suit of their cooperative effort along
this line is being told along every farm
house in America.
$50 let us all join for our local, county
and parish, and our national meetings
for January. Let every member do his
duty, and the result will speak for it,
self In making 1907 the banner year OF
the association.
&C. S. BARRETT. President"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19

Atlanta, December 1S.-(Specia1.)-Na-
tional President C. S. Barrett, of the
Farmers Educational and Cooperative
Union, has issued a call for rallies of
union members all over the south.
There are now practically 100000 men,
bers of the Farmers Union in the south
and west, and the organization is rapidly
growing and extending its sphere of in
fiuence. -
Local unions in all the states will hold
their meetings ON Tuesday, January s.
Following the locals the county and
parish unions will meet on Tuesday, jan
uary 10.
All Of these meetings are to be held
preparatory to grand rally of the
Farmers Union to be held In Atlanta on
Tuesday. January %, on the occasion of
the meeting here of the national board Of
directors and the state presidents of the
union.
This meeting will be held at the state
capitol, and all interested in the work
Of organization are invited to attend.
The purposes Of these meetings are ex-
planned in the following call issued by
National President C. S. Barrett:
'Atwater, Ca, December IT, 19o6-To the
Members of the Farmers Union: AS
president of your organization, 1t is my
desire to interest every member In the
manner of Oh plans for the approaching
year, and to this end l hereby call meet
ings, as follows:
81. OF all local unions on Tuesday, jan
uary s.
"2. OF all county and parish unions on
Tuesday, January 10.
80. OF all national board of directors,
and of all state presidents for Tuesday.
January %, at 1000 a. M. in the capitol
building, Atlanta, Ca, and at the latter
meeting all members interested in the
work of the organization are invited to
attend.
1.-THE general purpose of these meetings
IS to discuss matters effecting the welfare
OF our great organization, and to outline
in a general way the plan of action to
govern us during the ensuing year. In
this work ! am anxious to enlist the
sympathy and support of every member
of the organization. and to this end have
called meetings of the local unions In
order that the movement may start from
the heart of the members themselves. So
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
Cuban's Talk of Taft's Report.

Havana, December 1S-The report of
Secretary Taft on Cuba is published at
great length In all newspapers here. The
Diano De La Maria says the three most
important features of the report are the
adverse opinion as to war damages, the
question of the distribution of offices and
the expression of hope that rectoration of
the government on a basis more perma-
nent than that of the Palma administra-
ton.
La Discussion highly praises the docu-
ment which it calls the most notable
since the impartial and honorable report
Of the American commissions. Politicians
generally are unwillir to discuss the re-
ort, preferring to awti the coming mes
sage from President Roosevelt, which is
looked for with keenest interest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
Strike of Seamen Causes Anxiety.

Rome. December 1s.-The general strike
of seamen Is causing considerable anxiety.
AT Genoa 25,OOO emigrants are prevented
from leaving for their destinations be-
cause of the trouble. The International
Federation of Workers on sea and land
division at Hamburg has promised to
spread the strike movement in accor-
dance with the agreement at the recent
congress of The federation at Milan, at
which it was decided that when an affili-
ated body Of federation should go on
strike the organization in other countries
would support 1t. The government has
ordered warships kept in readiness for the
postal service between the peninsula and
the islands in case the strike neecssi-
tates the use of these vessels for carrying
the mails.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
76 Counties for Oklahoma.

Guthrie, Okla. December B.-The report
of boundaries, which will be presented
to the constitutional convention tomor-
row will provide for seventysix counties
in the new state, forty to be formed, OF
what is now Indian Territory and
thirty-sx from Oklahoma. The other
provisions of the report are that no coun-
ty may be organized without having prop
erty valued at 100000, and the county
seats are not to be located even tenn
porarily by the convention. Tomorrow
the preamble and the initiative and ref
erendum plank will be voted on. Pres
ident Moore of the National Good Roads
association addressed the convention this
afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Frank L. Mayes.

the Pensacola Journal and president of
the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce,
spent yesterday in Birmingham. Mr..
Mayes was enthusiastic in his remarks
regarding this towns future.
ct consider Birmingham the best town
in the SOUTH" said he, and We Pensa-
coians like to come up now and then to
get in touch with your city ways"
Mr.. Mayes has made quite a success
of the Pensacola Journal and is a most
popular newspaper man. He says that
Pensacola is growing steadily. It has
a population now of about 10000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
KANSAS WANTS WATER.
Claims Colorado Taps Arkansas River
Before 1t Reaches Kansas.

Washington, December 1S.-The supreme
court of the United States today con-
tinued its hearing In the Kansas-Colorado
irrigation cases, growing out of use of
water of the Arkansas river. Attorney
Ashbaugh, speaking for Kansas, declared
that Colorado has appropriated 1000 cubic
feet of water per second, which appro-
priation practically takes all the supply
OF the stream in the irrigation zone.
He placed the total damage suffered by
the people of Kansas during the past fif-
teen years at not less than sI5,00o000, and
said that Kansas demands fair diver
sion of the waters OF the Arkansas river,
which would not be less than 700 cubic
feet a second
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19
Comedians Story.

Edward Kellie. the Irish comedian, APP
pearlng this week at the Majestic theatre
tells q very interesting story of an ex-
pcrlence friend was reciting to him a
few nights ago while In New Orleans.
ut seems" said Mr.. Kellie, that my
friend who was a fellow actor was taking
a walk after the evening performance in
a large eastern city, when suddenly he
was accosted by stranger who handed
him q piece of paper and said, would you
be kind enough to read me the writing on
this paper? An immediate consent was
forthcoming and my friend walked to a
nearby lamp and read these words: If
you utter a cry or speak above a
whisper | will shoot you. Give me your
watch, money, clothes and hat and then
pass on
Enlightened nearly to death my friend
handed the stranger his watch, money
clothes and hat, and walked off. Before
going very far my friend met policeman
and the two started after tho stranger
who was only short distance away. He
was soon overtallep and the officer placed
him under arrest under protest that he
had committed no wrong. The officer
told the stranger to tell his troubles to
the police captain at the station and hur-
riedly rushed him to cell in the guard
house. When trial of the case came up
the next morning in the recorders court
the stranger made the following defense.
T am an ignorant man, your honor,
and can neither read nor write. l picked
up a piece of paper last night and think
ing 1t important asked the first man
met to read it to me. The gentleman
glanced at 1t and then handed me- his
watch. money, clothes and hat. He left
me before l could recover from my sur
prise "