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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07
JUST so.

JUST so. Pa, why is it called grand opera?' Because of the price my son."
 MARY. Mary had a little purse
 In the Christmas time Which when it was very full Only held a dime Mary saw so many things That they took her breath, And she nearly, truth to say, Shopped herself to death! SThe Reflections of Bachelor remind us that some bachelors we know are a reflection on the community. We are always breaking records; every now and then we break a few necks. Don't talk hard times" advises a con- temporary. We can't help it when hard times are knocking at the door,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

Swarthmore college has decided that athletics is to be preferred to lucre- football to endowment funds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

Baby Hobson won't be kissed. He can't take the chances that his father did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

Birmingham claims brother and sister of redoubtable Tommy Burns. Can Att lanta beat that?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

"Why does marriage make men clans ?" asks diligent Dorothy Dix. Possibly be- cause it makes women curious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

BEYOND OUR SKILL. A balm there is for nearly all The troubles we endure, Except the sting of poverty, And that we cannot cure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

If the past tense of 'freeze'' is "froze,p why isn't the past tense of "sneeze" "snoze"?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

We are always breaking records: every now and then we break a few necks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

Dallas News: King Wilhelm glories in peing known as His Warshipful Ma jesty."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

St. Louis Times: That low, harmonious hum is the Christmas shopper getting in his advance licks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

Houston Post: The Atlanta Constitu- tion says Senator Watterson of Ken lucky sounds good.' Indeed 1t does. But the devil of it is it is all sound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

Florida Times Union: Goethals is using steam shovels to write history in the canal zone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

ing from Alabama, the Courier-J ournal suggests that Mobile merely jug along with the procession" The quantity of vinegar used these days is astonishing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

Mobile Herald: A professor making observations has discovered signs of at mosphere on the planet Mercury. Is this hot air?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

Atlanta Constitutions They talk of managers" for these national candidates just as if they were race horses or prize fighters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

Mobile Register: MT. Bryan will gain many votes if he will promise if elected, to make his messages short
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

Spokane .Spokesman-Review: William J. Bryan spent half hour in the White House, but it is denied that he was just looking around to see how he would have th furniture arranged March ,, 1909.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-07

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot: The jawbon is that of contention, the hambone thai of sweetness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
Drawings by Joseph Clement Coll

entitled to wear them is not so big as to admit of
their spelling many of such uniforms in the space
Of a year.
Deep court mourning at St Petersburg entails
upon the women connected Herewith the obliga-
ton of wearing public occasions and state func
tons dresses of black flannel cut high the front,
long and vouninous Charles VI. or angel" sleeves
falling to the ground with inner sleeves buttoned
at the wrist wide collars and weepers of batiste,
and long court trains of black flannel fastened, not
with Grape, and black wells.
All visiting cards while court mourning IN
progress must have black borders and the same
rule applies to note paper and enVelopS; which
connection it may be pointed out that the use OF
BLACK, edged paper and black sealing for cor
respondence is of Italian origin, dating from the
beginning of the seventeenth century. Thus, among
the family papers of ancient Scottish House
there found recently invitation to funeral,
dated January 5, 1888, written paper edged
Drummer: or the Haunted House. which pro-
duced in III i in London, makes butler say " Sir,
believe have paper that is fit for your purpose:
my lady's mourning paper. that is BACKED at the
edges. Then too Allan Ramsay in a poem written
IN rs, has the following stanza:
Thou sable borlered sheet begonei
Harbor to thee | must refuse
Sure thou canst welcome find from
Who such ungrateful
In Russia as in many of the other monarchical
countries Of Europe, the failure comply with the
official orders for mourning entails royal dis
pleasure that may take the form of exclusion from
court, and from all functions and entertainments
at which royalty is present and boycott on the
part of all those connected with the court and
Government. If the offender happens to hold any
office he is liable to dismissal; while it is foreign
envoy who has neglected to defer to the commands
of the Lord Chamberlain his Government will re-
ceve 4 hint to recall him, the ground that he
Is no longer persona grdtd.
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By F. Gu MILF F 60 w E II

opens to be officially ordered by
he monarch to whose court they accredited The
-overegn' commands IN the matter extend not only
the envoy himself but to his wife, to his secretaries
and attaches. and to their wives. and even to his
se-vents male and female The directions given
re of the most peremptory and explicit descrip-
tor prescribing the color of the gloves. of the
dresses of the coats and of the stockings the liv
cries of the domestcs and the upholstery OF the
:rl5iler German courts where old Dame Etiquette
rule remains particularly strict, even black under
clothes are eXacted as token OF oclal woe on the
occasion of royal demise
This is no mere exaggeraton or flight OF magma
ton for when foolish old Prince Maurice of SAKE
Alten burg died the other day. the Official Gazette
It the Grand Duchy of Xe-NleInngen in deCree1ng
court mourning for him. expressly insisted that
hl4ck underClotheS should be included in the trap
Ping, Of woe. And since Charlenagne Tower IS not
only Ambassador to the Kaiser. but also ali the
petty vet independcnt sovereigns comprised IN the
Federation known the German Empire. he would
have been obliged to conform to these strange
sllrlptuarv requirements had he visited Menngen
during the four weeks for which the mourning was
Commanded.
L NAV seem strange that the representatives. in
tt- Old World of such 4 Republic as the United
States should be obliged to obey the dictates of
foreign onarchs in the matter of dress and in their
official capacity should be under the necessity OF
donning mourning for princelets such as Maurice
If xeAltenburg. the most useless. blase ndolent
a-d rsgnifican scion of royalty that it is possible
t. imagine; who spent the greater part Of
MS life in bed because he declared that there
nothing for which It worth while getting up.
and who was as completely indifferent to the
American people as the latter We're to him But
anvovs particularly those Of ambaSSadOrlal rank,
ty virtue of their office form integral part and
-,l~re of the court of the ruler to whom they are
1ccredited, and such subject to any rules
and regulations which he may mt to issue for its
conduct Americas representatives At his court
must defer to him in such matters III the way
- any other of their foreign diplomatic colleagues.
even IN the observance of the death OF princes that
may have been obnoxious to the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
Stiff Rules in England

r. England however. court mourning is statutory
There not merely official regulations, but
laws of the land, which render court mourning obg
atory and provide for the severe punishment of
any peer Of the realm, dignitary of the crown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
Court Mourning in Russia

r Russia, when court mourning IS ordered, every
L official above a certain rank IS compelled to have
Of the apartments of his residence in the metrOp
Oils draped completely in black cloth, with the
furniture upholstered IN black, to cothe his servants
deep mourning. to have his carriages upholstered
III black and the coats of arms. CrestS, and mono
grams removed from the panels of the equipages.
These rules extend to the foreign Ambassadors at
= Petersburg. Moreover. every VeStge of the gold
md silver embroiderieS of uniforms, well as the
4r5ulets has to be shrouded with crape-a terrible
<nense. the slightest drop of rain snow has
the effect of taking the dye out of the Grape, and
Etrlaging the embroidery beyond
r1J~. Many of these uniforms cost eszxazaE
much as six hundred dollars and the 80
-. attached to the offices of those
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13

Al ERICAN Ambassadors
II abroad, although repre-
sentatives of Republic,
-ompellcd to 60 into deep
lining whenever the Latter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13

who fails to obey the sumptuar
behests of the monarch in con
nection with tokens of mourn
ing. These were enacted sewers
centuries ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13

position IN English society. and With
disregard for custom began to display
on every pretext Indictments adorned
with the most preposterous coats of
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-19

business all over has overstayed its opportunity to protect itself against the onward march of pro hibition, which in some sections of the country is advancing like a prairie fire with not a hand raised to stop it's progress.
 For years we have sounded thel warning of the impending storm. For years we have argued for or. ganization and for years we have, Tn season and out of seasan, beg ged for unity, harmony and col opertlon among all branches OH the business, but all effort on our part and on the part of others has resulted ill no good. N
 Five years ago a united indus try might have, kept back tnel situation that now confronts lt but today it is too late.
 Might as well try to keep out the Hudson river with a whlsSl broom.
 Temperance workers will ma in such frank utterances as tnel above, increasing cause for en- couragement in the battle we are waging for national prohibltlon'
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-19

with another man, whOw as al ready in bed. He got in what he thought was his room, and went to bed. In a few minutes a man and woman entered and took chairs and began talking about sitting up with the dead. This startled the editor. He reached over to see if his bedmate were alive, touched him, gave a yell at the touch, and bounded to the floor. The watchers, thinking the corpse had come to life, also yelled, and it was a race of three to get out first, with hOnors to the editor.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-19
900 Prohibition Cannot Be Stopped

The editor of Beverages. the official organ of the National Lii. quor League of America, closes a discussion of Prohibition in Georgia" with these remarkably significant words:
 The result in Georgia presents no pleasant outlook for any sec. tlon of the business. That state ln its Judgment has treated all alike and no false notion that beer Is a temperance beverage and should be allowed to hold on has been entertained or brought onward.
 We dislike to acknowledge it. but we really believe the entire
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-19

It is reported that the post master at Blevins has skipped and that there is a shortage on the face of his accounts. An in spector has been ordered to in vestigate, and until he reports no authentic account can be given.
 The grass and weeds along the right of way south of town caught fire this afternoon and threatened the oil tank, but the fire department soon had control of matters and a disaster was averted.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-19
@ Aee Raws
 pv NeWs SaMe

{ N>~N~ N~~N~~N-N>-N~~>-~N-
 How some people do like to say my property"
 A man is not altogether bad who always has d good excuse.
 Oh, the work that is piling up on the people if it ever rains" !"
 If you are in the "also ran" class you are above the average.
 Even doctors have their pc riods of gooG luck and bad luck.
 Most people who go away flor the summer" leave the last of July and return in August.
 900
 About the best way for any body to live in a town that exact ly suits them is to move to it.
 Many man will give up a good job to accept a poorer one, just in order to have his own way.
 When a person claims there is no such thing as justice, he is usually alarmed because it is headed his way.
 The telegraphers' strike will not worry some people the least bit unless it delays the returns from the ball games.
 Every young man in love with a pretty but incapable girl always undereStimateS the time it takes to learn how to cook.
 When a man does something that displeases his wife, there's no use for him to apologize for 1t. 2 She will do that for him as soon as one of the neighbors comes over.
 There is complaint these days of the hot weather-and the heat is something fierce. But did you ever have the heat? It's fiery; and we'd lots rather endure the kind that's on the outside go ing in, than the kind that's on the inside coming out.
 The card of thanks" habit is growing. People use the col umns of a newspaper, with it's thousands of readers, for the pur- pose of thanking few people for favors and kindnesses. At this rate it won't be long before Mrs. Jones will want to thank Mrs. Smith through the columns of the paper for mess of turnip greens.
 GOO
 Maj. James Morton, Ken lucky editor, went to crowded hotel and was assigned room
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-19
W. C. I. U. Meeting.

Each member is especially needed at Mrs. w. B. Walters. Wednesday afternoon at o'clock Business of importance is to be transacted. Be sure to be pres ent.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-19
Weather Forecast. Tuesday, partly cloudy. Temperature yesterday, maxi mum 100; minimum 73.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR CONGRESS

The News is authorized to announce ". Go alvin of Bradley County as a candidate for Congress from the seventh congressional district, subj ect to the action of the Dem ocratic party,
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-19
Get under the fan at Howard Try's F0untain- C o o oIe S place in town.

Pennsylvania Cider Apples from Tontitown, Arkansas at Geo. J. Terry X Co
 Mrs. Alice Bascom and Miss Ruth Bascom are visiting in Prescott this week.
 Fires are raging on the prai- rie and in the woods, threatening damage to adjoining property.
 H. T. Harrison returned yes terday from an extended trip to points in South Arkansas.
 Fred. Powell, of the railway mail service, is spending a few days with his parents here.
 Mrs. Jno. A. Davis and child ren have returned from a two weeks visit to Winslow, Ark.
 Colen Wylie returned last night from Mena, where he has been attending a business college.
 Quite party of our young la dies and gentlemen will enjoy this evening in a moonlight pie nic at Providence.
 Deputy Sheriff Roy Golden, of Clark county, is in the city today summoning witnesses in the horse stealing cases.
 Mr. and Mrs. Jno. McGill. Misses Lilly Buchanan, Chessie Buchanan and Winnie Haynie. and Messrs. Joe Hamilton. Wernb Hamilton and Adam Guthrie, Jr., spent yesterday at Lackland.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-19
Local and Personal.

S2. 90 ladies oxfords at $1.95 at Hart's.
 Mems S3. 50 oxfords at S2.75 at HartS.
 Mems $4.00pat. oxfords at S3 at Hart's.
 $1.5O straw hats at $1.00 at HartS.
 S2.OO straw hats at S1.50 at Hart's.
 $500 panama hats at S4.00 at Hart's.
 S3.5O ladies oxfords at S2.50 at Hart's.
 Cut glass at the right price at E. A. Shorts, the jeweler.
 Rev. l. N. Clack is busily en- gagged in meeting at Laneburg, o. R. Mcdaniel is spending a few days in Western, Texas.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-19
New lot Of stationery Just re cefved at Howard Terry's.

Cefve0 Sf HOWaS0 TeTry'S.
 Fresh potatoes, onions and melons at Richardson X POtter's
 The Main Springs campmeet- ing begins next Friday night Barbecued meat every day in the week except Monday at Ben Roberts.
 Mrs. B. R. Oastler, of Arka- delphia. is visiting in the city to- day.
 J. B. Stone and family have returned from a visit to Hot Springs.
 Edwln Clapp's pat. Oxfords are reduced to S4 50 while they last. w. T. Hart
 New barrel White Distilled Pickliug vinegar at Richardson X Potter's.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10

ington County against the young man.
Attorneys for the defense admit that
the conviction of Wheeler King would
be inevitable If placed on trial in his
home county.
Sam King was not in any way in
volved in the unfortunate killing"
said Mr.. Miller this morning. 'He was
unfortunately, present at the time of
the killing, but the evidence will not
show that he was in any way involved
directly or Indirectly, or that con-
spiracy was formed between father
and son to kill the town marshal
The, Kings are now in the new Jail
ct Collins. They were confined for
several months in the jackson jail
for safe keeping and, while public SEN
timent is very strong against them,
especially Wheeler King, Sheriff Lott
does not. anticipate likelihood Of mob
violence.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10
WHOLE WORLD INVOLVED
in GIGANTIC CONSPIRACY
Company Has Grown From $2s.ooo,-
600 to s275,ooo,ooo in Eight Years
and Now Operated Ia All Civilized
Countries Of the World.


Publishers Press.
New York, Jaly- 1Oo-Suit was be-
gun in the Federal District Court, for
the Southern District OF New York to-
day under the Sherman antitrust law
for the dissolution of the American
Tobacco Company, known as the to-
bacco trust.
The court is asked to appoint re-
ceivcr for the concern, and the charges
show that it is the biggest octopus
which the Government has yet attack
ed as it now operates in every civil
lized country in the world The pc
tition also charges that the company
has practiced unfair methods to stifle
competition, and that the conspiracy
thus conceived and fostered and by
unlawful authority have enabled the
company TO expand from capital OF
$25,O00,00O in 1899 to assets that ex-
coed $275,O00, 900.
The action is directed against the
American Tobacco Company, the I'm
perial Tobacco Company, British
American Snuff Company. American
Cigar Company, United States Cigar
Stores Company and -fifty-nine other
Corporations doing business under var
ious names, but which are in reality
the property of the american Tobas-
co Company.
II ts charged that the British Amer
lean Tobacco Company and the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company have maintain
ed en- agieement by which the former
operates exclusively in Europe and
the latter in America, ard that small.
er companies are promptly put out Of
business whenever they come in con
fiict with the trust.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10
CRISIS REACHED
IN The STRIKE
SITUATION TODAY


Chicago, July 10.-The crisis in the
telegraphers' strike is at hand today.
President Small. Of the Photographers
Union, leaves San Francisco this af-
ternoon for Chicago, and with his de-
parture from Frisco the centcr of the
strike situation is transferred to this
city.
The failure Of the 1inal efforts to get
the telegrarhers here to effect COM
promise or to get a hearing from the
Western Union officials leads to the
belief that tine union will take definite
action Immediately on Mr.. Small's
arrival.
1t is said that Mr.. Small is deter.
mined to get satisfactory concessions
from the Western Union, and that fail
ing to do SO he means to call strikes
in many wi1elS separated cities.
A member of the local Telegra-
Pliers lJnicn says that Mr.. Small will
meet with the union Sunday and it
is expected thai simultaneous strikes
will be called in Chicago, San Fran
cisco and New York.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10
PURCHASED STOLEN OATS
And GETS $50 AND go DAYS


In Justice court today. before Judge
Bolton, the case Of the State VS.. Ben
Jones was heard and the defendant
adjudged guilty and sentenced to pay
a fine Of $50, al costs Of court and
sixty days in jail.
Some time since negro, John
House by name, was drawing for N.
3. Blount and Ben Jones made over
lures to him at various times seek
ing to buy feed at a reduced price. Fin
ally one day when House was hauling
oats from q car to the store, he lost
his virtue and delivered six sacks Of
oats to Ben Jones, who was to pay
}1.5o sack for them.
He paid House $3.50 Of the money
~ before he could pay the other.
~ game had psen discovered. House
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10
FzllNGMLlRDER TRIAL IN
PROGRESS At COLLINS

Daily News Special.
Collins, Miss, July 10.--The case of
the State VS.. Sam King, charged with
completely in the murder of town
Marshal Archie Buchanan, Of Mount
Olive, is being tried in the Circuit
Court here.
Yesterday was spent in securing a
jury from the special venire and the
panel was not completed until late in
the afternoon, but many of the jurors
have disqualified and neither the de-
Tense nor the State. has exhausted
their challenges A new venire may
be called.
Sam King is the father of Wheeler
King, self-confessed slayer of the
Mount Olive officer, and the indict-
ment against the latter has been trans
|ferred to Scott County, Judge Bullardt
granting change of venue because
pf the strong public sentiment in Gov
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10
RAILROAD INDICTED
in FEDERAL court
Publishers Press.

Publishers Press.
Chicago, July 10-The Federal
Grand Jury returned indictments
against the Santa Fe Railroad alleg-
ing that it gave the United States
Sugar and Land Company $435.OOO in
rebates The indictment contains 65
counts. Indictments are ;lso return
ed against the 2. H. STAFFORD Furni-
ture Company in connection with the
furniture trust cases. The concer rn
IS charged with violating the Elkins
antitrust law. ~
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10
PROHIBI7IONISTS
MAKE MUCH talk
OPINION PREVAILS IN JACKSON
THAT THEY WILL WIN.
Legislature VIII Pass Statutory Pro-
hibition and Submit a Constitutional
Observation-Disclosures Is in Favor
Of the Change.
Daily News' Special.

Daily News Special
Jackson. Miss, July 1O.-rhe lead
ing prohibitionists who held con
ference in this city yesterday are en-.
tirely satisfied with the outlook for
constitutional and statutory prohibi
tion.
AS stated in these dispatches yester
day, resolutions were passed calling
on the legislature to pass both of these
measures. They desire that statutory
prohibition be PIT in force at once
and that an amendment be submitted
to the constitution providing for con
stitutional prohibition. The unbiased
opinion Of those who are familiar with
the sentiment of the State is that
there will be no trouble at this session
of the Legislature in getting just such
measures through.
The sentiment for prohibition has
grown by leaps and bounds during the
past few years and there are very
few counties in the State where
whisky could win cut. There is no
chance of the measures miscarrying
this time. The sentiment of the State
is ripe for Just such law and it is
believed that the representatives of
the peonle will not hesitate to give
them what they want.
As indicative, Of the great change of
sentiment it can be stated that Jack
son was for many years in favor of
the legal sale of whisky. A major.
ity of the voters were outspoken on
this subject, but now there is little
sentiment in favor of the open saloon
It has been nearly fifteen years since
Jackson had open saloons and since
that time it has grown from village
to city Business men who were
formerly in favor Of the open saloon
are now opposed to it.
Meridian is dry city because its
people want 1t that way and not be-
cause Lauderdale County is dry for
It is technically wet. that is it has
never had an election and voted the
Try ticket The sentiment in favor
of the saloons in this State is con.
aned to vicksburg. Natchez and
freenville and the coast, and outside |
y these sections there is none for the |
open saloon