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MEN OF PROMINENCE.
REERROHN TREE 1hn

BEERBOHN TREE. the renowned
romantic and tragic actor. was born in
London, December Il, 1865 His real
name is Becrbohm. which has been
Anglcized into Tree for stage purposes.
Mr. Tree was educated In Germany and
made his first appearance on the stage
in 1878. He made his reputation in
The Private Secretary in the role Of
Rev. Robert Spalding. He had played.
it is said, ut least 100 parts before he
studied the ways aud tricks aud man
ners' Of a meek young curatc, whom hr
CHANGED TO meet at a dinner party and
set all the theater going world crazy
with his revelation of the character i'm
the role of Mr. Sp3ldiuE. In 1887 Mr..
Tree became the manager of the Hay
market thcater. London. holding the p0-
sition until 1896, when he became the
proprietor and manager Of Her Majas-
ty' s theater. Mr. Tree and his wife.
whose stage name is Maud Holt. have
made several successful tours Of Amer
lea.
DIR. LYMAN ABBOTT, the famous
clergyman and author, was born in Ko&-
bury, Mass, December Is, 1885. He
graduated from the College of the CITY
Of New York in 1853 and shortly after
entered upon the practice Of law in Bos-
ton. But the pulpit possessed greater
attraction for him than the bar aud sfter
engaging in law practice for a few wears
he gave mp that profession for the min
istry. In 1860 he was ordained Con
grcgati0nal minister. His first charge
was at Tcrre Hautc. ind. where he re
manned five years, leaving the Indiana
city to become pastor Of the New Eng
land church in New York city In 1869
he resigned his pastorate to devote him
self to literature For some years be
was one Of the editors Of Harpcr's Mag
azlne and was also editor Of The Chris
tian Union with Henry Ward Bccchcr,
whom he succeeded as pastor Of Plym-
outh church, Brooklyn. in 1888 During
the past six years DR.. Abbott has de
voted himself almost entirely 70 literary
work He is renowned as % scholar and
critic as well, and is undoubtedly the
most noted theOlogian Of the present day.
HENRY CLAY FKICK. who is one
Of the conspicuous figures in the indus
trial and financial history Of the United
States, was born az West OYcrton. pa.
December -, lS49. After completing
his school. which included q year at an
Ohio university, he began his career as
n clerk in the general store Of his uncle
at Mt. Pleasant. Pa.
The coke business was then in its in
fancy. but Mr. Frick, even with bis
limited business experience. saw that il
possessed vast possibilities. He Dor
rOwed some money from his grandfather
and embarked in the business III q small
way. The business prospered from the
start and before many years grew "a
be larger than al others Of IT'S kind in
the United States combined. Before he
WIS - years If age Mr.. Prick was the
largest individual coke operator IN tie
Geld.
In 1889 Mr.. Prick became connected
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with the Carnegie Steel company and he
was the central figure in the great strike
at Homestead Ia 1892 During the
strike occurred one of the most exciting
episodes in Mr. Tricks career. when he
was several times shot aud stabbed hy
an Anarchist named Berkmau. who sub
sequently served fifteen years in prison
for his crime.
MISS MARIA l.. SANFORD. pro.
fossor Of rhetoric and elocution at the
University Of Minnesota. was honored
Dec ~ on the occasion of her seventeen
birthday. The tribute 10 Miss Sanford
took the form of % reception in her Lau-
,r in Alice Shcvliu hall, which was at
tended boy members Of the faculty. the
student body, alumni and others Miss
Sanford. who is probably the foremost
woman educator in the northwest. was
born in Old Saybrook, Conn, December
-. 1896. After gradu6 ting from the
state normal school at New Britain
Conn. she began her career of teaching
IN 1857. For nine years she was pro
fessor Of history ut Swarthmorc college,
which institution she left in 1850 ~
come 10 the University Of Minnesota.
VICTORIA MARJORIE MANNERS.
WHO is soon to wed Prince Arthur Of
CouuuuEbt q nephew Of King Edward,
vas born in America Dec. 20, lSN3.
Her father was Capt Manners i'm those
DAYS. but he has since succeeded the
Earl. John James Robert. deceased, and
become the Duke Of Rutland.
In the days when the Manners fam
lis was in America ON q vacation, 1t
was as Cant Manners that people knew
the head Of the family. lie bad been Ia
the Indian service and was on pro-
tracted fur1Ugh when De sought out
the Hot Springs, near Los Vegas. y,
NJ and made bis home There. NiH tbcr
servants they pitched 1Lcr tents "n the
hillside and here. ON "a winter nl-ll DO
1888. Baby Marjorie was u9rH There
was a great deal 81 trouble about get
ting all the details Of the ceg'l@ea.tnn ol
birth because in England ta" ia#r gov
erning the entaiment IF property f"
Quirc absolute proof Of parrntage
when Marjorie was a fcW weeks old.
the Manners family started for the old
country. armed with all manner If
proof that little Marjorie was their own.
Now Lady Marjorie. born in a far-ot
corner Of the United States. is spoken
If o. one Of the most beautiful girls ia
the English nobility.
II is said that King Edward desired
that his nephew should wed among
ROYALTY and il was long time before lac
would give his assent To the proposed
marriage But the evident devotion
Of the young couple finally won his
Majesty over and soon Lady Majorie
il to become the bride Of Prince Arthur,
who is one Of the most popular members
If the English royal family.
SIR SAMUEL MONTAGT, whosc
reputation as a hnanc.er is equailed only
by hi. fame as uhilaHtlr9pl~t was
born IN Liverpool. December 81 1922
His parents were Hebrews, His family
name was Samuel. which Ire had
changed 10 Ngutacu br fnyHi license.
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Renember onlY the Pleasant Things.

Some Of US treasure up the remem-
brance of had turns thar have been
done us. ard unkind speeches that have
been made. 10 such al extent that there
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-29
SIN sAN-EL NoNrAGr. wh

SIR SAMUEL MONTAGr. whose
renufation as financ.er is equailcd only
bv hi. fame as uhilaHtIr9pi~t. was
born I'M Liverpool. December q, 1922
His parents were Hebrews Ills family
changed 10 Moutaeu br eoyal license.
After completing his education 8t the
liverpool institute Aa engaged iu busi-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
The Pace That Kills.

From the London Standard.
Hard work kills no man. ennui is the
deadly enemy of life. Gladstone blamed
himself for not having induced a friend
who committed suicide after a career OF
activity had abruptly terminated to I'M
dertake a translation of classic as an
antidc.e to WEAKNESS. Napoleon, APP
pressed by Gourgauds unhappiness in ST.
Helena, begged his faithful but petulant
follower TO translate the annual Regis
ter, into French 1t is not the fast pace
in public life. but the slow which de-
stroys. Some one dropped in upon LORD
Melbourne when his official life had ended
He had been sitting counting the hours,
melancholy, alone. IF that clock mad
struck seven before any one called to see
me, should have gone mad" he said. The
same desperate misery possessed the soul
of Panizzi in his declining days. lie lived
near his beloved British museum, and so
off the beaten track of his friends Lord
Granville called one day to see him. 81
hope you'll never come again" said the
poor old man, whose heart was breaking
for company in his new-found idle time.
This is the young mans day, we are
told In every age 1t Is the young mans
day--lf the young man be better than the
old. But the veterans from sturdy bat
tallons in every walk of life throughout
the world. In the Senate, upon the bench
in literature, in the armies and navies, in
art. In science, in finance, at the universe
ties. on the public platform, the patri-
archs lead as they ever have led Mexico
which was not so long ago the most tur-
bulent state in the world. is governed by
a man OF TO- In the United States the
king Of financiers is a man bordering on
TO- These men, how do they keep fit?
Not by long holidays and Spartan cures,
but by hard work and rational attention
to health Palmerston to the end Of his
days did all his work standing at desk
which he had had specially made. When
he first became under secretary for for
eign affairs he was so overworked that II
he sat at a table to write he fell asleep.
Hence he took to standing. because. he
used to say II he fell down that awoke
II i'm.
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Shoes Made by ToIstoI.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin
"These shoes were made by Tolstoi, the
Tostoi, the greatest literary genius of the
age.
The shoes, framed in oak, hung over the
mantel-a coarse pair of oowhides, with
hob nails. The speaker, who was famous
manufacturer of shoes, went on:
when l was in Russia l visited Tolsto
I told him of my admiration for his hooks,
and I watched him at his cobbling, He
works, you know, three or four hours a
day on the bench.
II found that he worked too slowly to
make living as a shoemaker. Further
more, l found that he would have been IN
capable of turning out dress shoes. The
coarse, heavy boot of the peasant vas all
Tolstoi was equal to, and, although he
labored hercely-for he wanted, of course,
to show off before an experienced shoe
maker like mel had to tell him that
he'd have difficulty in getting a journey
mans job anywhere.
''Tolstoi presented me with the pair of
boots over the mantel, and | presented
him with some money for his poor. l also
laugh him a quicker way to waxend a
thread than the oldfashioned one he
used"
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Woman Rathed In Blood.

From the London Mail.
At the beginning of June the Pun
jab chief court passed judgment in an
extraordinary case. In the town of
Jagradrt there lived merchant of
some position. Like all Hindoos, he
was keenly anxious to have a son, but
all the children that his wife bore
were born dead.
Last year it seemed probable that
she might again hope to be a mother
and the merchant sought advice from
a religious mendieant in order to Sc
cure that the expected child should be
born alive. The Jogi told the merchant
that if his wife bathed in human blood
the child would live. This seems to be
a very ancient belief, and, revolving as
it must have been to a Hindoo woman,
the anxiety of husband and wife for q
son brought Them to assent to the
crime for which they We're 1ried.
A boy, Arian by name, about or 3
years of age, was kidnapped and stran-
gled. His blood was collected in a
brass vessel, and, after certain charms
had been repeated the expectant
mother smeared the blood over her
body and so fulfilled the rite. The boy
was soon missed, and the crime came
to light through the confession of the
man who had kidnapped the child and
had received three rupees for doing SO.
To the western mind the whole af-
fair is marked by cruel folly, but the
common folk of the Punjab will pass
that by, for the merchants wife gave
birth to a living infant while in jail.
All Jagadri will believe that the spells
and the rite have proved potent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
Animal Yarns From Africa.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Many fierce encounters with wild
animals have been reported of late
from various parts of Africa.
An extraordinary escape from eroc-
odile Is reported from the Sidogdo drift
of the Usuta river.
A native, while STOPPING to wash his
head in the river, was seized by par
tieularly fierce crocodile, which lay
concealed in the water
What followed the native is unable
to state but when he came to himself
he was lying on the bank of the river.
His throat was slightly lacerated, and
the back of his scalp was torn off.
From Nairobi British East Africa,
comes the account of terrible strug-
gle between a hunting party of Eng
lishmen and fierce lioness.
The hunters were following the
tracks of the lioness on horseback
when the beast sprang on its pursuers
from the long grass. Mr.. Goldhnch,
one of the party, was first attacked,
and was badly bitten on the thigh.
Mr.. Lucas was able to get In shot,
but this only helped to infuriate the
lioness.
Turning on Mr.. Lucas, it felled his
pony, and threw him to the ground.
Before he had time to recover himself
the beast bounced on him, inflicting
fearful decorations on the forehead and
right cheek and embedding its teeth
in his right arm.
Mr.. Goldfinch, seeing the danger Mr..
Lucas was in, dismounted from his
pony and shot the animal
A strange snake story, related by
the Rhodesia Herald, but the truth of
which is not vouced for, relates to q
visitor to Salisbury.
As he entered the dining room OF
his hotel the other morning a friend
asked why he wore such loud tie.
He rebuked his friend for his APP
parent levity, but presently he felt a
choking sensation about his throat,
and his tie seemed to be getting grad
ually tighter and tighter. Throwing
off his vest, he found that he had put
on. instead of his tie, a pet garter
snake.
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was quivering up and down as If on the
very verge of striking a blow, fendish
grin distorting LIS eenntenanee. My as
constituent lasted but an instant.
quickly perceived that this was the re-
Election in my speetaeles Of an enemy be
hind me- who must have slipped in while
I was DOING, and that l was the object Of
the dim which in another second would
have proved fatal There was not time
either to rise or turn, but flnging my
self backwards l seized the savage by
his foot, and, pulling him forward, hap
PLY upset him on his back and closed
with him
THE excitement and breathlessness of
the struggle prevented me from calling
out especially as l had at first great
difficulty in retaining my hold of my foe.
owing to the slipperiness of his greasy
skin. but the sand which stuck on him as
We rolled over and over together soon
enabled me to obtain a better grip. Luck
lily in our rough-and-tumble contest We
knocked up against one of my hunters,
who, although sound asleep till that
instant, was on his feet in a twinlSling
and quickly settled the matter by slip
ping cord round the elbows and legs
of the man who was thus secured"
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure OF
passenger trains at the Union station.
Birmingham:
directive August 10. 1860
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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Saved BY Eyeglasses.
ON Harper's Magazine.

From Harpers Magazine
In writing of his hunting adventures in
Nubia, Capt. T. C. 8. Speedy tells how
he was saved from the attack of native
by the reflection in his glasses.
After a slight refreshment | spread my
sheepskin rug couple of yards off, and,
turning my back to the fi-~ kept look
out in front, as. owing to the precipitious.
stony cliff that rose on three sides of our
camping ground, / found 1t was next to
impossible for any one to enter except in
that direction. Suddenly log which had
been charred quite through fell asunder.
throwing out a large shower of sparks,
while a bright flame shot upwards To
my surprise I beheld before me an ex-
traordinary sight, which held my atten-
ton fixed, though for moment did not
realize what / saw. Immediately before
my eyes was the diminitiye figure of q
native. evidently, from his mop of hair
of the Hadendoa tribe. but only about two
inches in height, spear in hand, which he
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
Napoleon,s 10000 Portraits.

1.-THE latest census of engravings, mezzo-
tints woodcuts, and other published
portraits Of the first Napoleon fixes the
number at above eighty thousand, while
of earicatures, French and foreign, about
thirty-two hundred are known to be In
existence. No celebrity of any age has
been pictured to anything like TIE same
extent
"Of all the character of history, Wash
ington is the only one who has even ap-
preached this record.
in spite of the researches OF collectors
and their agents. which it might be sup
posed would have exhausted the supply,
new examples are continually coming to
light and there is scarcely one of the
guild who is not constantly in receipt of
offers of more or less valuable prints. Oc-
casionally something OF supreme value Is
discovered in this accidental ways, but
the major part of such offerings is quite
without worth"
Twelve different aspects Of the great
Corsican have been reproduced in Apple
tons magazine for September by the
courtesy of Mr.. William j. Latta, of
Philadelphia who has made a study and
hobby of Nopoleoniana for many years.
and who has accumulated a collection
which for number, for variety, and for
rare specimens is Acknowledged to be un-
surpassed even in Europe.
These pictures have been chosen from
over thirteen thousand, with the object
of presenting those of especial rarity and
beauty; and each one bears some dis
tlnguishing mark of the subject or the
artist that makes 1t notable.
For example, the very fine portrait by
Hodges shown in Appleton's is not listed
by any authority on Napoleon. 1t was
only discovered in Amsterdam in 1908 and
became at once the object of the most
spirited emulation among the most promi-
nent dealers and collectors in Europe and
America. This is undoubtedly the rarest
of all Napoleon prints and one Of the most
beautiful 1t is only one of dozen rare
portraits of a great man in whom interest
can never die.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY co.
Schedule In Effect April 20. 1905. 4

Schedule In Effect April 20, 1905. Il
N. B.-Following schedule figures pub
lished only as information and are NOT
guaranteed.
$40 Amino. ss. for Atlanta, Washing.
ton. Baltimore. Philadelphia.
New York and the East Pull
man Drawing Room Sleeping
Car Birmingham to New
York. Dining Car. Birming-
ham to Atlanta.
500 AMINO. IS. for Montevallo. Ma.
plesville Selma and way sta
lions.
1925 pm.-No. 30. for Columbus. West
Point, Winona. Greenwood
and Greenville; also Sheffield
and Florence and North Ala
bama points. alt
$40 pm.-No. 10, for cordova, Oakman.
Corona and way stations; also
Blossburg.
5:zB AMINO. %. for Admission. Helm ana
way stations; also Rome, Ga.
ESQ p.m.-No. &c. for Atlanta, Charlotte.
Richmond, Washington. New
York ana the East. Pullman
Sleeping Car Birmingham to
Richmond. Va
4:05 p.m.-No. "a Admission. Atlanta "a
way stations: also for jack
sonville and all Florida points.
also Tailadega. Ala. Pullman
Sleeping Car Birmingham to
Brunswick.
1920 p.m.-No. 81, for Columbus West
Point. Winona. Greenwood
and Greenviile. Pullman Draw
ing Room Sleeping Car Biz
mingham to Greenvilie.
1875 pm.-No. q. for Selma. Mobile and
way stations. Pullman Draw
ing Room Sleeping Car Biz
mingham to Mobile.
II 30 p.m.-No. IS, for Atlanta, Admission
and way stations. Pullman
Sleeping Car, Birmingham to
Atlanta Sleeping Car can be
occupied at Union station $50
p. m.
For detailed information and sleeping
car reservations apply passenger office.
Morris Hotel Building. Telephone 306I
Bell and SIT Peoples. ~
NJ H. BONE, d. p. A
NJ. COxwELL, C. p. A.
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Birmingham & Atlantic r. r

Schedule Effective june 10, 1905
No / daily leaves Talladega at
7:45 a. M, arrives Birmingham
(Southern Railway ..10:f5 am
No. 3 daily leaves Talladega at
APO .. m, arrives Birmingham
(Southern Railway ......... 1890 pm
Leave Birmingham (Southern or
Seaboard) at Gas a. m, arrive
Talladega at...............10 :44 am
Leave Birmingham (Southern or
Seaboard) at 4:05 p. m, arrive
Talladega at. ..7:0s pm
For further Information apply to o.
F. PATTBERG. G. p. A, w. NJ. TARP-
LEY, A. G. p. A, Talladega, Ala. .'-s
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The carpenter understands that when he
builds a house, he must first have
frame; the farmer. who is feeding cattle
for beef or hogs for pork, understands
that he must have a frame to build upon
TO hold or carry the flesh. Now, the office
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Southern Railway will sell
round trip tickets to Atlanta
on Sept. u, 13 and for trains
reaching Atlanta before noon
18th at the special low rate of
$5.25. Tickets limited for re-
turn passage Sept. %, and can
be extended until Oct. 80,
1905. For complete informa-
ton apply to NJ. H. Bone, D.
P. A., M. Coxwell, G. P. A..
Morris Hotel Building.
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upon this subject of fertilizers. yet 1
have tried to outline the subject SO that
all who read may be able TO succeed.
Remember that the main road TO success
In apple or any other fruit growing Is to
start right and keep right, and If the or
ehards are fertilized each year it will
be an easy matter to keep up the fertility
of the soil, But, when the trees have
robbed the soil of all its fertility and the
orchard becomes all grown up in brush
and briars. it will be best to rub out and
start anew.
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BRIDGE CARS. NOTICE.

Beginning Tuesday, Septem-
Der 4, and continuing until fur
ther notice, all cars now using
the Twenty second street bridge
will come in and go out by way
of Twentieth street, while the
Twenty second street bridge is
being put in repairs. B'ham.
Ry., 1t. & Pr. Co.
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1I1SIlI7
oFFcERsrw Harding President J. H. woodward Vice Pee
Foster Assistant Cashier Thomas Bon Assistant Cashier
NJ Tuwier Erskine Ramsay p g. Harding W H. Has
w H. woodward NJ. ". Joseph John L, Sau
The Washington times., 1906-01-21

sons Brother Hilbig was forced to
go to Main alone.
For three years he labored faith
fully among the EskimOs. He was
industrious, intelligent, and capable,
and soon made many friends among
the natives. thus fully demonstrat-
ing his ability and integrity of pur-
pose. Throughout these weary
months he was cut off from civiliza-
ton by inhospitable and snOw-cov-
cred stretches of land to the south
and wesr, and by an ice-covered sea
to the east.
Only an occasional vessel touches
at Main. There is no regular mail
service and no steamers come except
when driven by stress of weather or
when sent out to bring supplies two
or three times a year.
The Washington times., 1906-01-21
Left Sweetheart Behind.

And so, in obedience to the demand
for a storekeeper at Main, Brother
Hilbig, handsome, stalwart young
German of the Moravian faith. gave
up his home and his loved ones in
1902 to seek the foreign wilds
But Brother Hilbig did not leave
Germany without a great hope domi-
mating his life. He left behind a
Sister Barr. who had promised to
become his wife as soon as he had
won his way in the desolate conti-
nent Her love was not of that char
acter which required her betrothed
to win his way in the world before
she would be willing TO link her fate
with his. She would gladly have
shared his lot and gone with him
into the desolate region, to have
helped in making life endurable. But
the regulations of the Moravian re-
ligiOn forbid it's missionaries from
marrying until they have demon
strated their worth and ability for
Period of three years. For these rea-
The Washington times., 1906-01-21
Lived in Hope of Reunion.

Brother Hilbig's only comfort was
his work. He learned the language
of the EskimOs and in other ways
equipped himself as carefully as pos
sible so that he might be able to
carry on his work the better. In
the dreary winter nights, when the
sun would be hidden for days and
weeks at time, and when the only
sound which reached his ears was
the shrek of the wind over the bar
ren plains, he thought always of the
woman who would soon join her life
to his, and then the rigors of winter
would be trivial for his heart would
be warmed by a holy love. There
would be no more loneliness, no