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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28

He says that Americans are the best critics of music he has ever met. He also speaks of the refinement of American audiences who do not hesitate to condemn anything which has not been prepared with the greatest care. Americans are accustomed to European music of the best kind and they are accustomed also to executions of music which can not be surpassed anywhere.
 Signor Puccini also says that Bostons orchestra might well be envied by the most celebrated musical cities in the world. The celebrated composer hopes to visit America again before long. He says he can not extoll too highly the hospital ity he met with when among the Amer ican people.
 Although people in Europe talk a great deal about the rudeness and bad manners of the multi-millionaire in New York, 1 can only say that I always met with kind ness and consideration" he says, and many of my hostesses were the wives and daughters of that maligned class"
 For the first time since It's foundation, the Prix de Rome has been awarded to four women. Ten ladies presented them selves for this distinction, but the Jury only retained four. which are: For the Grand Prix de Rome for painting. Mes demoiselles Rondenay, Rachel Levy and Askein. pupils of Ferdinand Humbert; for the Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture Mile. Heuvelmana, who Is a pupil of Mar queste
 The eldest of these distinguished pupils is only twenty-six years old and the youngest only twenty-one Winners of this scholarship are entitled to a residence in the Villa Medicia. It is the ambition of every art student in Paris to win a Prix de Rome, and much interest Is con- sequently manifested in artistic circles in this feminine effort to capture the cov- eted scholarship.
 The "F eministes" are triumphant and declare that when a woman has the same advantages allowed her as have men then they can do better than can any man. They claim that women are more pains taking and conscientious. and moreover have as much natural talent as men, but the effect of centuries of repression is still manifested in her. This can be eradicated by education on equal lines, they say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
MADE NEW YORK LAUGH.
How Big BiII' Devery By Amusing the Metropolis Survived "Bural."

From the Broadway Magazine.
 It is well known saying in New York that the police department will break any man who undertakes to be it's head. From having been the target of the most rancorous criticism, the po lice commissioner is generally dropped from office into deeper obscurity than that from which he rose. me place is stunned by clever politicians as sort of graveyard of opportunity. There are two exceptions to this rule. One has become President of the United States, and the other-Mr. Devery. The latter administer ed the department during what was stig- matzed as the most notoriously corrupt regime that has governed New York since Tweed. He was charged with all kinds Of malfeasance. He was even removed from office, but was reinstated by the courts. Yet there was a coarse vein of humor in the man that went far towards redeeming his shortcomings. He amused the city, and she liked him for 1t. She can always forgive one who makes her laugh Think of a man, while courts are busy analysing one phase of his charac- ter rising up as a candidate for mayor, and stornlng a state political convention at Saratoga with an irrepressible brass band playing Mister Dooley."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
Boston's Biaaest Club.
om the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald
 Of social clubs in Boston the Boston City club, with membership of 2SOO, is the largest
 The organization came into being, for mally and officially. only last December, with a waiting list of applicants num- bering 1000. On the second thought the group of men who started this under taking decided to increase the member ship to 1900; on third thought they estab- lshed a maximum of 2000.
 Now, on fourth thought, they have con cluded that 250O active residents of Bos- ton or persons engaging in business in Boston may belong to the club. And in support of the adoption of the fifth thought there are 300 more persons who desire to associate themselves with this organization.
 The history of Boston clubdom presents no parallel to the phenomenal growth of the Boston City club. For that mat ter there is no similar expansion of a club membership list elsewhere. The New York City club numbers only 1000 mem bers; the Chicago City club only 600; the Philadelphia City club only 700; the Gin cnnati club only 600, and the Louisville club 1000. 4I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
How a Spirit Was Laid.

From Blackwoods Magazine.
 A ghost, a vague white form which fitted small neglected graveyard in Galway, much to the alarm of those who lived near by, one of the gentlemen of our party undertook to lay. Going out not far from midnight, he did, indeed, soon become aware of a white figure looming toward him through the dark ness. Our friend. however, held on his way undeterred.
 Ghost he said in sepulchral tones when he came near, "could you drink a glass of whisky"
 T could so, your honor" blithey responded the ghost, taken off his bal ance by the unexpected offer and stand ing revealed as the principal poacher of the neighborhood, who had availed him self of this spectral guise to set his night lines and carry on his other depredations undisturbed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
Our Midsummer MiNinerv
The Introduction of the New Light, Airy Effects for
 the Warmer Days
G)hife goods & lace curtains

One odd lot of Curtains, including one and two pairs and slightly soiled ones, will be sold at less than one-half nrioa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
A Convict Ship.
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
 Readers of The Convict Ship" will be interested to know that until recently one of these craft was in existence. The ship few years ago was moored and exhib- ited' in the Thames. between Blackfriars and Westminster bridges
 It had taken to Australia in it's time 137,o0 poor wretches exiled from England for various offenses. The vessel sank in Sydney harbor. but was later raised and sailed to England. It had seventy-two cells. a black hole and a chapel
 The ship began It's voyages to Austra- lia in 176 and sailed eighty-one years. in which time it carried to imprisonment and exile l1s.aa2 men and 2o-29 wonasn-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
Strenuous.
rom the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
 Mother (returning suddenly)-Gracious, children, what have you been doing? Why, the room looks like a hurricane had struck it and Willie looks like he had been through a thrashing machine
 Tommy-Please, mamma, we have been playing Russian douma and Willie was the Czar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
BIack and coiored Dress Fabrics in Jak l0ool and kmdred Materials Jpecial Jate for he Coming l,eek

50-inch Black French Voile-$1.5O values-on sale EEA yard ................. ............ SsS0
 36-inch Black Taffeta Silk, oA~ chiffon fnish-on sale at -. OSG
 38-ineh Shepherd Check and NEo Suiting Stripes on sale at -. SeOG
 24inch printed Habutai Silk in dots and bias plaids-on rEo sale at .................. .S@U
 46-inch check and plaid Suiting in beautiful shade-50 color Aoo ings to select from--on sale at. SOC
 New shepherd check Silk with stripe in blue, green, brown, red, alice and black-on sale ~A
 New line of Challies and new colors with satin stripe-on sale 9ao d1 ...'..z.... .................S S@V
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
Kind of fabric shown in greaf profasion.
Tk Hosiery

Daintily hand-embroidered Silk Stock ings, from $t.95 to $500 per pair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28

Signor Puccini. like the famous com poser Saint Saens, is delighted with Amer
 lea and the American public. He has just returned to Italy from his tour in the United States and he is enthusiastic on the performances of opera in New York.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08

fairs. and be- Us ever on the go looking
10 the interests of the people,
The people like to be- entertained
and they will come many miles 10
some amusement given hy the mer'
chants Of the town where they are
ever ready to go TO sell their farm
products, The merchant cannot give
these entertainments unless he has
the support ot the people aud II Is not
fair 10 expect this NJ the men that are
striving for livelihood. when tho PEG.
pie send their money TO a concern IN
some far away city that will neither
contribute 10 any Of these enterprises
or take an interest In the surround.
ings thereof
Home trading makes homo indus.
tries. brings more 20 tho town and
keeps them there. and Il helps 10 build
mp the place nut tho town viii be- at
a standstlll 80 long as the people per
slst IN this way OF robbIng the homo
merchants Of tho rIght TO live aud do
business among them.
n the people viii keep their money
at homo there will Doe mo- need for
complaint The place viii assume a
lively air. u will take on mrfropoll.
tan look, and the people will say 20
thcir nelghhor that business ls good,
and II viii be-. as long as tho people
continue 10 trade In ihu home mar.
kcts. The least that person can do
toward the bettorment OF the COM
muuIty and his own interests, Is TO
keep the money AZ homo and see 20 II
that II Is put whore Il is most needed
and wanted
This should ho vital question to
all concerned In the welfare OF his
community ,nd II should bc an ostab
llshed rule that one should not seek
for things In other parts that he can
| get at home
FENTON J. LAWI.ER.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08
HOME MERCHANTS
GOOD REASONS WAY THEY De.
SERVE YOUR SUPPORT.
MEANS MUCH TO COMMUNITY
Hss sat the Head Of the Things
That Are Good for the
Town and Your.
self.

tCotyrIght. BY Alfred a. CiarD
The above head ~ subject that
can well be- treated a. open Tor dis
cusaion and consideration vt any and
all times ~ ~ also a subject that
ahould interest all persons who have
Al heart the welfare of th" community
In which be- lives and who wishes TO
see Il grow and prosper
No person can anord 20 40 What ho
knows Will work an injury To the com
munity ln which be lives In justice
20 himself Do cannot refuse bis sup.
port 10 the home industries that are
striving for existence aud the welfare
Of the town ln which hc goes TO de- DIS
trading
In considedug thIs question II
should be- borne boz mind that the couu'
try people. like an other American
citizens. are always ON the lookout for
place 10 invest thclr money that
will bring them The blggcst returns
for the least expenditure. In this they
are right and are Justified 10 so doing
but. at the same time they should 70.
member that they are dependent on
the homo merchant Tor the money that
they send % foreign markets.
n they should stop tu think how
these catalogue houses are operated.
and look into. and know. the true con.
dltion Of Affairs. probably they would
reconsider the stand they had taken
toward them. In many eases the PEG.
pie are ignorant Of the true surround.
ings and inside operations Of these
concerns and think they are doing
right 10 sending them their money.
They are led 10 believe that what they
get from the catalogue house e. tho
same article that the home merchant
sells. only a. much lower price The
majority Of the people do not know
that they arc buying the cheapest
article that can be manufactured aud
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08
ASKS CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE
Petition Presented In Senate by H.
Dor Leaders Regarding Meyer
Haywood Case.

Washington organized labor has
asked congress to institute an invis.
tIgation into all OF the facts and dr.
cumstancos attending the arrest n
Colorado NJ Charles n Meyer. wi.
liam y Haywood and George r. Poli'
bone. officers Of the Western Fedefa-
ton Of Miners. and their deportation
to Idaho 10 stand trial on charges Of
completely in the murder OF eK0oysf-
nor Steuncnbcrg To that end Sea.
tor Carmack has introduced a ped.
ton signed by hundreds Of worklhg.
men and citizens. and also had pr.rt-
cd IN the records the dissenting o..
inlon Of Associate Justice McKenta
TO the opinion Of the supreme court
Of the United states. that the couft
could not inquire into the clrcun'
stances surrounding the alleged ki.
mapping Of the three men Senatr
Hepburn then secured an order hr
the printing Of the majority opinlm
of the court
The petition asks for the cnactmeit
NJ such laws and measures as may
be- required TO redress the gricvols
wrongs committed against Moyg.
Haywood and Petubonc. and TO sat-
guard and protect the citizens Of tbs
country from lcgalizcd kidnapping aid
dcportations by administrative ordr
In the future"
The fact that these men had nit
been In Idaho for several years priur
to the time they were arrested Or
completely IN tho Steunenbcrg murdr
/ ls recited IL IL declared that the d..
/ clslon Of the supreme court that q
could not inquire into the ALLEGED
| conspiracy Of the governors OF Id
/ no and Colorado" logallzoa tho crims
Of kidnapping and puts In the hant
/ NJ corporate interests power by whih
| tht may lay hands upon citizens q
/ any state. tear them from their home
and nresidcs. doport them 10 another
state and thrust them IN prison, then
to remain without trial for months
or years. thus dophylng citizens q
| their right 10 HE and litHriy wlthut
| process Of law. The petition omphi.
Sizes the claim that the Western Fei'
GRAFTON OF Minors is o. large AM
peaceful organization ~ labor"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08
MORE BOXES OF GOLD
And Many oresnbseks.

S25 boxes OF Gold and Grecnbacks
will be sent to persons who write the
most interesting and truthful letters
OF experience on the following topics;
/. How have you been affected by
coffee drinking and by changing from
coffee TO Postum
2. Give name and account OF one or
more coffee drinkers who have been
hurt by Il and have been induced -
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3. DO you know any one who has
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4. Did you set such person right
regarding the easy way to make II
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6. Have you ever found better
way TO make II than TO use four heap
ing teaspoonfuls TO the pint OF water,
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when actual boiling starts, boil fun 10
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This contest Is confined 10 those who
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OF this advertisement
BE honest and truthful, don't write
poetry or muulml letters, just plain,
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Contest will close June LIST, 1907, and
no letters received after that date will
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Ltd. Their decisions viii be- fair and
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Every friend Of Postum is urged 10
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| taln the facts desired, although tho
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Talk this subject over with your
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Address your letter TO the Postum
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writing your own name aud address
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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08

that they are In reality paying more
for an inferior grade Of goods than
those sold by tho home merchant
which probably cost them few cents
more
Since the catalogue house has
sprung Into the commercial world and
begun operations In the United States,
all kinds Of schemes have been tried
aud worked to get tho money from
the people that are always looking for
bargains. No expense has been spared
In their struggle for the almighty dol
lar OF the country people, ana they
have been 80 far successful, az the
great expense Of the home town OF the
people that sent their money To those
concerns
Magazines have been started for
the sole honont Of the catalogue house,
and those circulated among the coun.
try people at ten or no cents a year
They build nap o circulation ON this
low price OF hundreds OF thousands;
this circulation brings 90 Thorn mill
Hons OF dollars 90 advertising from tho
catalogue houses and this money ok
pended for Advertising IS more than
doubled from the sales OF these con.
Germs to tho country people who are
losers by the transaction
Catalogues are sent ont telling tho
people that the house from which they
came ls the cheapest place lu tho
country to buy. and % is. n the person
receiving this catalogue wants q cheap
article. not only ia price but also In
make aud material The farmer ro'
celyeB this catalogue, looks 10 over,
and auor reading the well composed
guarantee or assurance that the goods
described In q are the very host that
can Dee found anywhere, sends In an
order. The house receives the order
and Immediately ships tho articles
wanted. The farmer drives many
miles To get them and when the box la
opened 70 10 found 60 contain some
thing much below his expectations
but this does not satisfy his mind ON
the fact that no has been dupcd aud
that no Is not getting his full money
value. Tn a second order nc may b,
treated the same as the FIRST one, bu
Atlll h. may think that no has save,
money By buying lt whore he coull
get II cheap.
Az the same time the merchant n
home has the goods ON the shelf Il
his store waiting for them 20 be takci
away so that no can replace them viii
newer goods, thereby keeping hi
stock fresh and upto-dote n he ma
pol The article wanted Dee can or4er |
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08

from the wholesaler or manufacturer
and II will be sent 20 tho purchaser
In as good condition and short time
as N % had been ordered from cata.
l0ruc house. Tho home merchants
business must DO kept up and IN order
10 do this % ~ absolutely necessary
that the people At home patronizo
him aud help him keep up with the
timos. or else he will soon be out OF
the struggle for existence among the
country people.
The homo merchant should not Be
expected 10 pay the highest price Tor
produce and farm products and then
~ turned down by the seller Of these
articles when De wants anything In
the merchants line lie should be the
nrat one 10 be- consulted when tho
farmer intends buying lie should be
seen and arrangements made for the
purchase OF the article, n he does not
carry o. loo stock
The home merchant adyertises or
should advertise. in the home paper.
This keeps the home paper In the Geld
and helps the community along. The
people take the home paper because
10 gives an the local news that they
cannot get any other way and thus the
advertisements ~ the merchants arc
read by them n the people DO not
patronlle the home merchant he car.
aot afford 10 advertise. and without
advertising a paper Will soon prove a
failure soon the home paper IS sent
10 tho wall Tor the want Of support
from the merchants % may have
large circulation. but without the NOR
chants help % Will soon be lost TO
sight Then the merchant Is next to
got out OF business for the want OF
support. and the town will decrease In
population. and the people VIII won
dor what the trouble Is when the
editor and the merchant leave town
together
The home merchant contributes TO
the support of the church he pays
hls taxes 10 keen the schools mp, he
contributes 10 the horse show, the fan
festival. aud the hundred and one
things that he Is supposed 10 help out
and give his support Ia. Tie IN at the
head of the Hist for everything that ID
for tho good Of the community and he
deserves the honest and hearty co
operation " all the people. an the
time. that are interested To the vel
fare of the community In which they
live The merchant helps 20 elect tho
mon that are 10 represent them In the
city. county state and national NJ
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08
Admired state.man'. stature.

A German journalist visiting In
Washington. himself man Of stai
wart proportions. was rather inclined
to look with something like contempt
on the many undcrslzod statesmen he
saw in the national legislature. Hut
when Secretary Tan bore down upon
him he gaspcd 10 wonder They were
introduced and after a short chat the
secretary departed Just az he disap.
pearcd from the Germans admlrlng
gaze the towering form NJ Congress.
man Suloway hove Into view. The
German looked at the New Hampshire
man long aud earnestly lie is big
ger than any man IN his imperial ma.
iosiy's uhlau guards said the for
eimer In a tone o., chagrin. and !
shall write one whole letter about
him"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08

The proof Of the. OF a plaster
Is the cures Il effects. and the volun.
tary testimonials OF those who have
used Allcock's Plasters during the
past sixty years is unimpeachable
evidence Of their superiority and
should convince the most skeptical.
seltpraise is no recommendation but
certificates from those who have used
them are
Allcock's are the original and gen.
uine porous plasters and have never
been cqualed by those who have
sought 10 trade upon their reputation
by making plastcrs with holes In
them Avoid substitutes as you would
counterfeit money
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08

The duchess of Roxburghe. who was
Miss May Goclct ot New York has
taken up the prevalent craze to collect
animals and she Is building a NINA.
turc roo at Floors castle In fact. the
duchess. masterful little lady. has
everything she wants one Of the
dukes tenants. wishing some conces.
sion. went to the castle and told his
errand TO an old retainer. adding that
he would Ike 10 see the master In
person FIJI mon" rctorted the aged
servant. Who IT, not entirely recouciled
TO the new order Of AFFAIRS. there is
only ao master In this hoose thae
times and that's no the duke. Yo
should see tho duchess"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-08
Senators Much Alike.

Senator simmons. Of North Carolina,
and Senator Tallaferro. Of Florida, look
enough alike To be twin brothers.
They are about the same size and
build. each has a heavy crop Of hair,
which IL Kept closely trimmed, and
their short. stubby mustaches are
much alike. Both have dark eyes
and there Is probably not two pounds
difference In their respective weights.
II Il were not for the fact that the
Florida senator has a few moro gray
hairs In his head than his North Caro-
lima colleague u would be almost i'm
possible for the senate employees "a
toll them apart