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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
HAMLET NOW

By Zella Armstrong. To fence, or not to fence, that is the
 question: Whether 'tis nobler in the yard to suffer The hoofs and horns of outrageous beasts, Or to take means against herd of
 troubles And by fencing end them? To plant, to
 dig, And then to lose; or, by fence to say
 we end The nuisance, and the thousand natural
 knocks That lawns are heir to-'tis a consuma-
 tion Internally denied-for to fence-to wall About a garden is but offense-aye there's
 the rub; Yet who would bear the whips and scorns
 of the herders boy, The lowerinr horns the pound-mans
 contumely- When to him you 'phone-the laws de-
 lay, And furnish forage for the cows - That, grazing trample on the velvet sod, When he himself might his contentment
 make With an enclosure? Who would bullets
 rear To grace anothers grooming table; But that the dread of neighbor gossip, That uncertain quantity from whose burn No citizen escapes, deadens the will; And makes us curse-low voiced-the pull
 let's scratching Rather than wiring its neck and end the
 ills we know too well. Tho fences do make rubbers of you all, And cause the smiling scorn of passer by, They save the green we've worked so
 hard to gain. When in course of time the cattle shall be
 turned outside, we'll lose the need of fencing. Pray
 you know, Oh City Fathers, in your ordinances, May the days of roaming kline be num- beredl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
BAD NEGRO CAPTURED.
Man Held for Whom $2oo Reward Is
 Offered In Georgia.

Detectives Bo1elker and Mcdonald last night made an important capture, which will bring reward of s2CO. They ar rested Charles Reese, a negro, wanted in Farburn, Ga, for the most awful of crimes.
 The negro was captured just after the tragedy, but made his escape in mirac- ulous manner and came to Birmingham. He was pointed out to the detectives in saloon on First avenue. At first the negro denied being the right man, but finally confessed to his name He still claims to have no connection with the crime.
 The Georgia sheriff, B. F. Willkerson, will probably send for him. The reward was offered by the governor of that state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
POEMS WORTH READING
KUBLA KHAN.
By Samuel Taylor Coleridge. In Xanadu did Kubla Khan

By Samuel Taylor Coleridge In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
 A stately pleasure dome decree Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdlec
 round;
 And there were gardens, bright with
 slnuous rills, Where blossomed many an incense-bear-
 ing tree;
 And here were forests ancient at the
 hills, Unfolding sunny spots of greenery. But O that deep romantic chasm, which
 slanted
 Down the green hill athwart a cedarn
 covert A savage place! as holy and enchanted As e'er beneath a waning moon was By woman wailing for her demon lover! And from this chasm, with ceaseless tur-
 moil seething As if this earth in fast, thick pants were
 breathing, A mighty fountain momently was forced. Amid whose swift, half-intermitted burst Huge fragments vaulted like reboundng Or chaffy grain beneath the trasher's
 fail; And mid these dancing rocks at once and
 ever It flung up momently the sacred river. Five miles meandering with many a may
 Motion Through wood and dale. the sacred river
 ran; Then reached the caverns measureless to
 man,
 And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean. And mid this tumult Kubla heard from far Ancestral voices prophesying war. The shadow of the dome of pleasure Foated midway on the waves, Where was heard the mingled measure From the fountain and the caves. It was a miracle of rare device A. sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice! A damsel with a dulcimer In vision once I saw; It was an Abyssnian maid, And on her dulchimer she played, Singing of Mount Abora. Could I revive within me Her symphony and song. To such deep delight 'twould- win me- That, with music loud and long, I would build that dome in air That sunny dome those caves of ice! And all who heard should see them there, And all should cry, Beware! beware His flashing eyes, his floating har Weave a circle round him twice, And lose your eyes with holy dread For he on honey dew hath fed,
 And drunk the milk of paradise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
By Proxy.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 He was a man with large rotund personality and he stood at the head of a long line of impatient men, women and children who were waiting for a chance to pay their fares and get past the turn stile of the elevated railway at Madison and Wabash.
 He was searching leisurely in his pock cts for the necessary nickel. and it wasn't in any of them.
 Finally he produced s5 bill, which he slowly and methodically unfolded and passed over to the monopolist inside the ticket office
 Dom his bastely hldel" fervently ex- claimed a man with a strong Tipperary accent, half way down the line.
 "Oh, you mustn't talk that way!" said a sweet, feminine voice directly behind him; but thank you ever so much."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
ON THE TONES IN WESTMINSTER
 ABBEY.

By Francis Beaumont. Mortality, behold and fear What a change of flesh is here! Think how many royal bones Sleep within these heaps of stones: Here they lie, had realms and lands, Who now want strength to stir their
 hands,
 Where from their pulpits seard with
 dust
 They preach, Tn greatness is not trust" Here's an acre sown indeed With the richest royallest seed That the earth did e'er suck in Since the first man died for sin: Here the bones of birth have cried Though gods they were, as men they
 died!"
 Here are sands, ignoble things Dropt from the ruin'd sides of kings: Here's a world of pomp and state Buried in dust, once dead by fate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
ELEVEN TONS OF BONDS.
Sheets Counted 16,ooo,ooo Times Dur
 ing Manufacture.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 The printing of 29O,0OO bonds with a total value of s29O0O,OOO is something of a task, even In these days of big finan- cial deals That is the order just com pleted by a bank note company for the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads French loan.
 With the exception of the Pennsylva- nia's recent s5O,oOO,oOo French loan, 1t is the largest single issue of railroad securities ever placed abroad. The bond is rather impressive with it's color or bank note green and its text In poth En. .;lsh and French
 In order to get the work out on time the order required the daily delivery or 1000 bonds. Weight Is not usually a factor in bond transactions, but in issues oI this kind It means a good deal to the p-.nter. In this case the total issue weighed almost eleven tons.
 The New Haven issue required the en- graving of about 114 plates weighing 2OOO pounds and the printing of 2,6lO,0O0 plate impressions. In these days of fast news pa per presses 15 GOO impressions an hour may not be unusual but no such speed Is possible in engraving, where each plate must be wiped by hand beSYe 1t finally receives the sheet to be printed.
 
 numbers and the 10000 impressions of the coupon numbers are added, the to- tai is raised to 4.350,0o0 impressions.
 No polish like that of the human hand has been found In bank note prntng. Modern presses mechanically ink and wipe the plates firm which the impress sions are taken but the final wiping is always done by a pressman who rubs the plate deftly with the palms of his hands on which Is a little polishing chalk.
 This removes the last vestige of ink. except of course, that remaining in the 1ace-like depressions In the plate which constitute the engraving. The bond paper, previously dampened by a special process, then is laid on the plate under pressure and receives the impression from the ink thus remaining.
 It Is because the greater part first ap- piled Is rubbed off that explains why twenty-seven tons of ink were used on the New Haven bonds, while the actual weight of the bonds themselves was less than half that figure.
 Dampening the paper before each print ing has the curious result of shrinking or stretching the sheeets In such a way as to make 1t necessary for girl oper- atives to sort them into '1ongs'' and shorts" These subsequently are han dled with regard to their peculiarity in those respects The sheets were counted almost 100000 times during their man. ufacture.
 The Issue will require 5S0.0O0 personally written signatures and the affixing of 100000 seals. Although the signature of President Charles s. Mellen must appear ecuting 1t Is too much for him to under take, and its facsimile has ben engraved In the space provided for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
In Short.
From the New Orleans Times-l

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat. Four men out of six smoke.
 A pinch of salt improves coffee.
 Turkish law forbids the printing of the Koran.
 The average tea plant yields twenty ounces a year
 It is far more important to clean the teeth before going to bed at night than after getting up in the morning.
 The banyan, or sacred fig tree, some times covers, with its aerial roots, from five to seven acres.
 Coffee plantations in bloom are snow white, and exhale a delicious odor, but the blossoms die in a day.
 In ISIS children under were worked in the cotton mills from 5:SO in the morn ing till s:90 at night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Notice to Contractors.

At 12 o'clock noon. July To. 1907. bids will be received by the Mayor and City Coun- cil of Pratt City at the city hall. Pratt City, for certain cement sidewalks and granite curbing as set forth in ordinances l, 2, 8 and 4
 Certified check for $500 must accompany each bid. Contractor will be paid 90 per cent of work done the previous month on or before the 10th of each month. Right is reserved to reject any or all bids Blanks may be had at the office of Meade .s Huey, 1920 Brown Marx.
 R. P. MEADE, City Engineer. Pratt City, Ala, July g. 1907.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Her Favorite.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Margaret and her little playmate, Eliz- coetn chanced to be overheard as they were walking home from school.
 What's your very favoriest color?" Elizabeth was asking.
 Margaret looked thoughtful for a mo- ment, and then sad enthusiastically.
 "Plaidp'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
LEGAL NOTICES.
Tax Notice,

Notice is hereby given that the book of assessments of Jefferson county, Ala bama, has been prepared and Is ready for inspection, and that the court of the Board of Revenue of said county will at an adjourned terms. sit on the second Monday in August, 1907. to examine the assessors returns end to correct any er- TOTS therein. JOHN T. REED, President of the Board of Revenue for Jefferson county, Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Clerk Victim of Pickpocket.

Carl J. Arael, a clerk for J. Lowen- sohn, was the victim of a pickpocl1et yesterday afternoon, when he lost $3O in money and a diamond stud. These val uables were encased in a folding pocket boo.., which the victim carried in his pocket. He had 1t when he left the post office and before walking a block the poclSetbook was gone. How, when or where 1t was taken he could not un- l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Miss NancIe E. Garner.

Miss Nancie E. Garner, aged 2s years, died yesterday at Tuscaloosa. The re- mains were brought to Birmingham and the funeral will be conducted from the residence of relatives, 3711 Fifth avenue, today at 2 o'clock. and interment will be made in Woodlawn cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
A Tough Menu.

From the Chicago News. According to my belief said the so- ciallstic boarder, mo man should eat un- less he works.
 "A man simply can't get out of work as long as he eats at this boarding house" !" growled the fussy old bachelor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Method of Calculation.

'1t. One of the best modes of arriving at the harmful or beneficial effects upon the revenues of corporation of the opera ton of statute, reducing rates, Is to take It's gross and net income for recent years, preceding the enactment or tho statute, if 1t be probable that the busi- ness will continue substantially In the same volume and at the same cost, and compare the results under the prior laws and the results which would have been effected if the reduced rates had been ap- piled to such business.
 '12 Where the evidence on the prelim- mary hearing leaves it doubtful whether the operation of the reduced rates will be beneficial or harmful. the court. since the burden is upon the party complaining to show their unrea asonableness, may order them tested by actual operation; but such experimentation with the property or any one is never justihable in any cases when the facts as presented on the pre- liminary hearing show only moderate income under the former law, and very scant earnings. or a deficiency, under the reduced rates"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Alberta Smerglla.

Alberta Smerglia, aged months. died yesterday at Sixty-fifth street and Fourth avenue. The remains will be inferred in Woodlawn cemetery today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
z T. CarWile.

Z T. Carwile died yesterday morning at 8 o'clock, at his home on the corner of Avenue R and Twentieth street. The remains will be sent to Clanton this morning by Lige Loy for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
E. T. Shaw & Sons. Undertaken
Green Undertaking Company.

You are invited to visit Elmwood ceme- tery, whether with the intention of buy ing or not Lots sold under our perpet- us. care plan on easy terms. All sizes and prices. Botll telephones. Take Powderly or South Bessemer cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
PERSONAL

Mir Godfrey Goldman of Klotz & Gold man, left this morning for New York, to complete the buying of fall and win ter weolens, etc., for their new tailoring department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14

'7 Under the fourteenth amendment. the basis of all calculations as to the reasonableness of rates charged by a railroad must be the fair value of the property used by it for the convenience of the public; and as to rates prescribed for persons and property carried only within the limits of the state, the req condolences of such rates must be based upon the value of the property devoted to domestic commerce, without reference
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Notice.

This is to notify the public that we shall not be responsible for any debts contracted by Robert c. Lowe, late man ager of the Towel Powell Young Adver- Using Company" |. July 13, 1907. r, ROY YOUNG.
 EDWARD G. POWELL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14

Several solitaire diamond Tiffany rings for sale, cheap. Call Monday morning 1914 Morris avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
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Reasonableness of Rates

alike to all similarly situated, and after a hearing in the courts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14

to the value of the property devoted to interstate commerce. and neither the profits nor the losses in the one busi- ness, can be estimated in determining the reasonableness of the rates as to the other.
 'S. While the original cost of construc- ton, the amount of stock and bonds, and the present. as compared with the original cost of construction, may be considered in determining the probable earning ca pacity of the property under the rates pre- scribed by the statute. and the sum re- quired to meet operating expenses, are matters for consideration, they are only guides and not what the property cost or the amount of stock or bonds is the basis upon which the rates must be fixed
 Court Must Ascertain.
 "9 In this class of cases the constltu- tion forbidding rates to be unreasonably low, a court, when it is averred that tho constitution has been violated in this re- spect must ascertain the facts upon which the reasonab ableness of the rates de- bends before it can finally pronounce up- on the validity of the statute.
 ''10. When 1t Is sought to enjoin the validity of the statute and preliminary injunction Is asked the question is not what the final proof will show but wheth- CT complainant has shown state of facts taken in connection with the op- posing evidence, which present such a probability that the rates may be ad- judged unreasonable on the final hear ing as justifies a court in preventing the operation of tho statute until final decree and whether, balancing the relative harm which can befall the adverse interests of all concerned, in view of the facts Of the particular case, should grant or withhoiG the writ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
CREMATION

m Information by A. IT. uV ROEvER, Secretary,
 ldg., Cincinnati. Special care ped remains.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30
HELD UNDER $1,000
BONDSO ON TWOCHARCES
Henry kolb Pleads Not Guilty to the
Charges OF Passing Bogus Checks
on the First National.

Henry Kolb, the alleged bogus
check passer. was araaigned before
Recorder Pickersgill yesterday after
noon on charge of passing two bo-
gus checks, payable at the First Ma
tional Bank on Thomas Farroat and
Joseph Galaida. Judge Adrian Lyon
represented the bank and asked the
witnesses a number of questions.
Kolb pleaded not guilty and re-
fused to make any statement The
hearing lasted but a short time and
after the complaints had been sworn
10 by Farroat and Galaida charging
kolb with obtaining money underfalse
pretenses, he was held under $500
bonds on each charge to await the
action of the grand jury. Kolb was
searched and a number of bogus
checks were found In his pockets. He
was talien to New Brunswick this
morning IN default Of hnil
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30
PETITION OUT
IN FAVOR OF
SEN. DRYDEN.
Understood That Strong Haney
Machine Has Begun Work in
Unrest of Prudential Man.

In a desperate effort to make it APP
pear that the sentiment in Middle
sex county is in favor of the re-elec-
ton of John f. Dryden to the United
States senate, Boss Strong, it is un-
derstood, has again set his political
machinery in motion and a petition
is about to be circulated among the
republican county committeeman
and the delegates to the last repub-
lican county convention getting them
to sign in favor of Senator Dryden.
1t is doubtless the intention of the
ring" to show this petition to As
semblyman Drake, who is opposing
Dryden, in an effort to get him to
flop.
The petition in question is said to
have been received by George j. Han
ey,s who is Boss Strong's chief lieu
tenant here and who, it seems, Is
still considered the boss of Perth Am
boy district by the machine" Lieu
tenant Haney will probably see that
some man, who is supposed to be neu-
tral, as far as the fight in the party
is concerned, clrculateS TINS petltlOn.
1t is very probable that at the word
from Lieutenant Haney all the coun-
ty committeeman in this city who
wear Boss Strongs collar and all the
delegates to the last county conven-
ton who obeyed the crack of the ma
chimes whip, will put their names
down with rush, but those who are
not owned by the Strong-Haney ma
chine and who stand by the people
will refuse to sign.
Boss Strong is evidently getting
desperate at not being able to deliver
the full Middlesex county delegation,
but it is hardly probable that Mr.
Drake can be won over by such
ring methods.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30
BY Excusing Two of the Jurors
Who Had Been Sworn, Case
Gets Setback.
FAIRE is EVIDENTLY DISMISSED
Juror Had Not Applied for Release
and is Ignorant of Cause-Dennee,
Southerner, Chosen, Pleases the
PrisOner-May Begin Taking Tes-
timOny TomorIow-Thaw Appears
Greatly Pleased With the Jurors.

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-The first biz
surprise of the trial of Harry X. ThaN
came when Justice Fitzgerald. on mo
ton of District Attorney Jerome and
with the consent of the attorneys TO,
the man accused OF the murder OF Stan
! ford White, announced thai two Of the
jurors selected in the early days Of tht
proceedings would he excused from
further service.
Without any reflection on the jury
men whatsoever" said the presidin.
judge, Jurors Nos. 4 and = will he cx
cused''
The men in question We're Arthur s
Campbell. /, a superintendent of tele
phone construction, and Harold X
Faire. printer and publisher of II pam
phlet circulated in Wall street
When the excused jurymen left the
courtroom they We're besieged by ques
TONERS. Mr.. Faire created Il mild sen
sation in the corridors when he assert
ed with positiveness that he was uttei.
~ in Ignorance OF any reason why he
should be asked to step down.
Mr.. Campbell, the second of the ex'
cused jurors, declared he had toe
much respect for the court to give All
Interview 1t was generally reported
that Mr. Campbell had asked TO be re
leved. lie begged TO be excused when
first placed on the jury.
One new juror had been added TO the
trial panel when the excuse of Fare
and Campbell was announced. and q
second one was subsequently secured
thus otfsetting the loss of the two pre-
viously sworn jurors There are nine
men in the jury box and three vacant
chairs as the result of the examina-
ton of 21S tHlesmen.
The two new jurors sworn in were:
No. 10. John S Dennee. travelling
freight agent, thirty-eight years of age
and unmarried Mr.. Dennee is a native
of New Orleans.
No. 4. David S. Walker. real estate
broker. thirty-four years of age and I'M
married. Mr.. Walker is son of JOIN
Brisben Walker.
Thaw seemed to be particularly well
pleased with the selection OF both Den
nee and Walker and smiled when the
prosecution withdrew all pending chal,
lengcs against the talesmen. As soon
as Mr. Dennee said he was I.ouisi-
anian Thaw was seen in earnest con-
sultation with his lawyers. Mr.. Walker
was accepted by the defense in spite of
the fact that he said he knew Stanford
White and many of the dead archi-
tect's friends.
1t is believed that the taking Of testi-
mouy cannot be reached before tomor-
row afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30
.BUDCEIT OF SCHOOL BOARD is
MUCH HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR.
Will Ask Board Of
Estimate for
SI04,2lO.
NIGHT SCHOOL.

The school board held a busy ses-
sion last night and among mum
ber of important matters brought up,
the budget for the coming year was
arranged. President Crowell stated
that as chairman of the building com
mittee he knew that there were a
number of repairs to be made and
suggested that the amount for re-
pairs to be made and suggested that
the amount for repairs be raised from
$500 to $7,250. The commission
ers agreed that If the repairs were
necessary that the amount should be
raised The salary amount which
was $69,1S1.4O last year was raised
to $75, 5,160 this year, and the book
account is raised from Sd, 200 to $4,-
500, to allow for the purchase of
supplementary reading matter, which
IN the opinion of Superintendent
Shull Is necessary in the schools. The
supplies and furniture account which
was $4,000 last year has been re-
duced to $4,000 and the board has
also made two new items on the bud
get: $4,000 for manual training and
$4,000. for a night school. The night
school has been needed for some time
and If the appropriation can be Sc
cured one will be established in the
near future. Manual training has al
SO been under consideration for some
time, and it Is possible that 1t too will
be introduced into the schools.
The comparisons between last
years and this years accounts are
given below: