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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16

The President is no longer playing game of hide and seek.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16

It threatened snow in Birmingham yesterday, but that was all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16

Scrip is still good in tho hands of the Christmas shopper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16
THE NExr1pLEA

From the Kansas City Journal. Now, Miss Floradora,. why did you shoot the man?"
 Because"
 That's our case, gentlemen of the jury"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16

Col. and Mrs. Conway c. Taliaferro of Roanoke, Va, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. E. T. Taliaferro on South Twentieth street. >Colonel Taliaferro was on Gen. K. E. Lees stan. He is widely known and esteemed in the Old Dominion. He s a brother of F.. T. Taiaferro. and will re- main here with him during the present week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16
suNFLowER PHILOSOPHY.

From the Atchison (Kan) Globe.
 We often regret that the Christmas spirit is not distributed through the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16

Don't be like the hen: When it lays an egg 1t does nothing else all day but call attention to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16
About Persons.

II. ", stringfenow. president pf the First National ban kof Anniston. was in Birmingham last night.
  Senator John Hollis Bankhead and his private secretary, Cecil A. Beasley. were registered at the Florence hotel yester- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16

Although a man undoubtedly has right to blow his nose. there is a good deal of frowning when he exercises his privilege.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16

You often laugh at the man who is so fast with his sympathy, and so slow with his purse. How are you yourself in those particulars?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16

When a married woman talks a great deal about the sins of men. 1t Is a sign that her husband does not behave himself very we'll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16

Many people have habit of finding fault not with view of bettering con ditions, but to satisfy pretty desire to gossip
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16

f a family has always been poor. the story is usually told in-the great num-
 of enlarged family pictures hang ing on, the walls.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-08

or all the wolGh'y subjects discuss
sod 10y the Aavants OF the Amorirn As
sochtion foy the Advancement of
Science, WAC for a week have been
holding forth at Columbia University
none attracted greater attention than
the talk of Major G, T. Woodruff On
the "nlsarpcarlncc Of the Rloudr TYPE
In America" Even the grey hatred
members sat w and took notice. Not
An eye closed to the end Of the d'srus-
sion, According to the M2jor who
has made 4 close study OF hlondrr tuu-
der what circumstances he did not
tnce OF the type which is to Vanish en-
ttrcly in about SOC years 1t was also
argued. fact which even 4 non srtrn-
tlst can recognize, that blonde women
will be more and more sought AS they
become scarcer Major woodruff holds
out only scant hope that science may
yet discover some means nf transplant
ing pigment into the skin, which con-
trols the color OF the hair and the COM
plexon; but il Is hard for New York
ers to believe that in only 500 years
Lillian Russelrs golden locks will have
forever or given place TO-
tresses OF dusky brown.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-08

The New Yorker to the manor born
expects to shuttle off mis- load Of care
and get home to Molly and the baby
sometime before breakfast the next
morning; but the Sunday school super
intendent from the interior who comes
to town once year or once lifetime
with a high steam pressure and a neat
little roll Of the long green ones in his
right-hand trousers pocket, expects TO
stay right on the job until he sees a
finish. Les than a year ago a night
and day bank was started to look after
his financial needs, but seemed only to
increase his demand for other similar
conveniences. So now a company has
been formed to furnish legal aid in all
sorts Of emergencies at any hour Of
the day Or night. All that is necessary
is to ring up the office from the hotel
and then pay the bill. Not long ago
a hustling business man remembered
that he was engaged to be married in
an upstate city the next day and that
steam yacht was necessary part Of.
the equipment. 1t was after office
hours and the question was TO find al
lawyer qualified to draw up lease
for this particular kind Of natrimo-
nial craft All other courses having
failed application to the all-night law
company brought the desired result
At the hour of five a. NJ. the lease was
signed, sealed and delivered, and at
eight the bridegroom steamed away up
the Hudson apparently blissfully un-
conscious Of the fact that A railroad
ruPnPs so close to the edge Of the river
that sometimes it falls in.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-08
Made Trouble When Affairs We're
Getting Along Nicely.
OTHER NEWS FROM NEW YORK
ReIioious Work viii Be Carried on in
Foreign Languages - Adamless
Eden Again Proves Failure
Fewer Blonde Women.

NEW YORK. Jan. ,.-According to
universal New Years custom, Father
Knickerbocker has been taking account
of stock, and finds occasion 10 congrat-
ulate himself that in 1906 his City Of
Gotham has broken all records for
growth Of big cities, Its total increase
in population has been $4,000, or over
a thousand new inhabitants for every
day in the year. The foating popula-
tion-visitors and others whose stay Is
temporary, whose homes are the hotels
and lodging houses, and whose pres
ence gives the air OF hustle and rapid
life to the shipping district and the
Great White Way, is numbered at 15o,-
600 to 100000. To the city and its SUI
burbs during the year has come an in
crease in real estate values Of $780,
coo, ,ot6-a triiie, TO be sure, but nearly
three times the property valuation Of
the entire state Of Nevada In 1904,
nearly equal to that of Arizona and
wyoming combined. far greater than
that of New Mexico Idaho or Utah
and just about equal to the entire pro-
perty valuation of South Dakota in
that year. For the years work on ra-
pid transit projects, the total outlay
has been sS0O.OOO,O0o, and the work al
ready underway will cost sl,00l, 100000
by the time it is completed. Just to
keep in touch with things, the old gen.
tleman in the powdered wig has bro
ken another record-that for telephone
installations. Within a radius Of about
IS miles of the City Hall. there are now
in service some $4,000 telephones; 20
that now New York has in service
more telephones than London and the
ten other largest cities of Great Bril-
tain combined; more than France, Hol-
land, Belgium and Switzerland COM
bined; and more telephones than are
to be found in the twenty largest cities
in Germany. The new installations In
the territory in and near New York
for the year numbered $1,000 or nearly
200 day.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-08

To an inquirer who asks concerning
sowing rye and oat grasses for quickly
making pasture Professor Ten Eyck
says In Kansas Farmer: | believe you
would do better to SOW some annual
grass or grain. A combination Of bar.
ley and oats will make spring and sum.
mer pasture and produce much moro
grazing than you will be able to Sc
cure from rye grass or tall oat grass
Both Of the last named grasses are per.
ennials, and, although they start more
rapidly than Bromus incrmis and Eng.
lish blue grass, yet we cannot consider
these grasses equal 70 the last named
grasses, either for pasture or meadow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-08

cost someone a dollar apiece 70 collect
to say nothing W the incidental cN-
pensa or inducing poucyholdrrs to see
tn, matter in the right light AND 1t
would never dr, So the officials said
merely 20 count ,hem ana abide 10y the
result First the ballots must hc star
tod anr arranged geographically. then
they must he counted. hut simply to
ascertain the total vote cast After
that the cords, each having l& Scpar-
ate and distiuv, entries for each ballot.
aNclusivr of the signatures Of the in
Spectors. would come into play. This
meant something over $4,000, 900 cutrtcs
before the actual count and t1bulatlon
OF votes could begin. Four years, the
officials said sadly, would probably be
required to complete this work hut,
they added more chccrfully, remember
ing that if a few more years were nee
eSsary. the matter would be so nearly
forgotten by that time rs to occasion
little or no comment, the result would
probably he heavier in favor OF the
present administration anyhow. Then
the blow fell, There Is no question
that Mr.. jerome was to blame. The
grand jury itself said that II would not
have indicted had he not so strenuous
ly insisted upon ii. The charges upon
which the indictment was based would |
have been outlawed by the stature of
in another five days. As
it is 1907 promises additional trouble
for the insurance magnate whose life |
for the past two years has been a |
strenuous one.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-08
Dairy SDecIaIs.

Dairy specials" are but the natural
sequel to corn specials" The Mary.
land experiment station Is starting a
series Of dairy trains which will cover
most Of the railroad systems Of the
state, these trains will be In charge
Of Director Patterson of the expert.
ment station at College Park. 1t Is
hoped that people will take as deep an
Interest in them as they did in the sue
cessful "corn specials" Of the state last
year.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-08
THE SUNOOWNER
shrewd Traders Pick Up bargains In
the Cow Market.

To the average visitor at the well
known stockyards In Brighton, Mass
the chief object Of interest Is the large
stock barn. The large rows Of stalls
provide accommodations for hundreds
OF cattle, and the room IS about all
needed during the busy seasons Of the
year. On Tuesday and Wednesday Of
each week this barn Is the scene OF
great activity, says American Cultya
tor. The cattle arrive by train from all
parts Of New England and New York
state. They are brought In mostly by
traders who make business Of buying
from farmers or at auctions and sell
In Brighton. Any one, however, Is al
lowed to use the barn and sell his own
cattle II he wishes to do so. Some who
live near by drive In their own cows
and sell them direct, thus saving the
middleman's profit, although their own
lack Of trading experience may often
Offset the apparent gain.
No dealer likes to carry over cows
from week to week. The rent Of the
stalls Is for the market days only and
includes feed for that period. and also
the cow, II kept over, Is week further
along In milking
This consideration Is the cause and
encouragement OF the "sundowner."
The term is applied TO the shrewd trad
ers who stay away while buying Is &C
tive and appear at the last moment and
pick up bargains just as dealers are be
ginning to Fear they must keep over
some OF their cows. The "sundowner'
drops in late Wednesday afternoon and
often buys cows at low prices. He 10
usually a country resident and trader
and takes his purchases out home to
sell them al profit. The cows let
over to the last are not the most de
sirable as a rule Once In awhile at q
dull market few good cows will be
left over to the last, and then real bar
gains are to be found.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-08

District Attorney Jerome has proved
a distinct and bitter disappointment
in the insurance cas-s and no one ad-
mits it more readily now than George
w. Perkins, Of the firm Of J. ?. Nor
gan & Co., and ex-Secretary Of the
Treasury Charles S. Fairchild, the two
gentlemen who have just been indicted
by the grand jury for forgery in the
third degrees in connection with GER
tain dummy sales Of stock. When it
happened, the election of trustees was
all over but counting the ballots, and
even that had been satisfactorily ar
ranged for by means Of those conven-
lent card index systems which are nei-
ther elaborately simple or simply ella
borate according TO the persons it is
intended to serve, and equally capable
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-08

The rapid change in the character OF
the population Of New York mas led
the authorities Of the Episcopal Church
in this diocese to adopt n significant
departure in enlarging the scope of its
work. The new plan is one that has
been carefully studied by Bishop Pot
ter for some time, and provides for
conducting the services Of the Church
in every language spoken by any con-
siderable number OF people in the city.
1t is pointed out that New York has
the most polyglot population of any
great city of the world, not excepting
Cairo, including 100000 Italians, 7OO.-
900 Jews and 10000 Armenians. to men
tion only three OF the many nationali-
ties, and that the Church at present
makes no adequate provision for reach
ing these elements OF the population.
The work among the foreign speaking
population Is intended to be not so dis
tinctoively missionary work as to pro-
vide means OF bringing religions SER
vices within the reach OF those who do
not speak English, and who otherwise
would be deprived Of the faculties OF
the Church. Bishop Potter announces
that he has recently listened a man to
preach in the Yiddish district and that
he has in view the appointment of 9TH
ers to conduct services in various 9TH
er languages. Among other depar-
lures he suggests that German servl-
ces be held in Old Trinity Church if
and points out the appro-
prateness Of this step on the part Of
the church as symbolized by the chapel
Of the Seven Tongues in connection
with the Cathedral Of St John the Di-
vine, which is 50 planned as to be trIb-
utary to the great Central Hall in
which services are held in English.
The Irish standard., 1907-05-25
A BILLION FOR EQUIPMENT.
Railroads Striving to Meet Demands
Made Upon Them.

Chicago.-American railways will
spend close to a billion dollars in the
present year in an extraordinary ef
fort to secure equipment. power and
track. including new road. to make it
possible to handle the great amount
Of traffic being offered to them.
If the car and locomotive builders
and the steel railmakers do their part
the year will be a record one in the
three industries mentioned.
1t is estimated that il the manufac
turers are equal to- the test, between
100000 and 100000 freight cars will
be added to the total equipment OF the
railways of the United States, fully
5000 passenger cars will be built and
more than 5000 locomotives will be
added to the steam power which is
now available.s, ~ Sc 4
1t is estimated a'iR7 aat the railroads
will pay full $92, 100000 for steel rails
in the present year If this proves
true the steel mills will have turned
out about 100000 tons Of, that prod
uct. The output last year was about
3A million TONS 1t is said the west.
ern roads will use fully 10000 tons
of rails and that neaiily 100000 tons
of this will be. rolled in the eastern
mills. - Il p.
The Irish standard., 1907-05-25
THE Smith REPORT
Flags OIL Combine
METHODS OF THE STANDARD
COMPANY GIVEN TO PUBLIC
BY COMMISSIONER.
Tells of rinination-These and
Other "UnIawfuI Devices" Said to
Be the Basis Of the Petroleum
Monopoly in This Country.

Washington, May 20.-That the his.
Standard Oil interests shows through
out tho past 80 years substantial
monopolization of the petroleum in
dustry of the country, a deliberate
destruction of competition and a con-
sequent control of that industry by
less than dozen men, who have
reaped enormous profits thereflom,
largely through abuse of transporta-
ton facilities, is charged in report
Just submit tod to President Roosevelt
by Commissioner of Corporations
Herbert Knox Smith.
The report contains the net results
of a study Of tho petroleum business
during the year 1904.
1t Is the first official statement Of
the operations and methods of the
Standard Oil company, by which. the
report states. through "scandalous
railway Determinations" and other I'M
lawful devices. they have secured and
maintained an exclusive domination
of the petroleum industry
1t is stated that in 1901 the Standard
and affiliated concerns refined over 81
per cent. of the crude oil run through
retineries; produced more than a6 per
cent. of the country's total output OF
Illuminating oil: and transported
through pipe lines nearly nine-tenths
Of the crude Oil Of the older fields and
0S per cent. of the crude oil Of the
mid-continent field"
The report points out the monopoly
enjoyed by the company does not rest
on the ownership OF the source Of tho
oil supply, which amounts to about
only one-siXth Of the total. hut that
it's growth and present power rest
primarily on the control of the trans.
portation facilities"
After the railroad rebate was aban.
donod, the Company, the report con-
tinues. was able to establish sys
TEN of secret. or open determinations
Of rates in it's favor throughout practi
cally the entire country. Having es
tablished it's monopoly Of the pipe line
business. the company substantially
iN' NSVo w dNl ae IL SoHlulOh Val licI.
| In conclusion, the report says it is
apparent that the dominating position
Of the Standard Oil company in the
OIL industry has largely boen secured
by the abuse Of transportation facili
ties, first. by fragrant discrimination,
obtained from railroads: second. by
refusal to operate It's pipe line system
so as to extend to independent inter
ests the benefits to which they were
both morally and legally entitled
while at the Same time the STANDARD
has prevented such independent inter
csts from constructing lines Of thei
| OWL
The Irish standard., 1907-05-25
HUGHES MEASURE PASSED,
Public Utilities Sill Goes Through New
York Senate and Assembly.

Albany, N. Y, May 23.-The senate
Wednesday afternoon passed the so.
called public utilities bill by a vote OF
Al to 6, after the defeat of several
amendments proposed by Democratic
senators. The bill was sent at once to
the assembly, which concurred in the
amendments made by the senate Re:
publican caucus.
This bill is one of Gov. Hughes
measures. 1t creates commissions, the
members of which shall be appointed
by the governor with powers to super.
wise and regulate the operation of pub:
lie corporations, both in the city and
the state of New York. and separate
bodies for each. In the city Of New
York the commission supersedes the
old rapid transit commission, appoint.
ment to which was by the mayor and
for the reason that in this respect it
touches the New York city govern.
ment it must, before it becomes law,
be submitted for the mayors approval.
It is anticipated that Mayor Mcclellan
will withhold his approval, but as only
majority vote is required to pass a
measure over the mayoral veto, and as
it is in all respects an administration
bill, 1t cannot fail to become law.
The Irish standard., 1907-05-25
JUDGE FINES DESK TRUST
COMBINE PUNISHED FOR CRUSH.
ING COMPETITION.
Sum Of s2s, 900 Assessed BY Land,s at
Chicago for Alleged Violation
Of Law

Chicago. May 21.-Tines aggregate.
ing $4,000 as means of smashing
trust we're used by Judge X. NJ. Ian
dis in the United States district court
Monday, when Frederick A. Holbrook
and IL church and school furniture
companies were punished for sitting
competition. The court action was a
bomb in the government antitrust
crusade and brought CONSERVATION to
the trust officials. It is believed to
forecast similar vigorous methods
upon the part of the government to-
ward other trusts and trade combina.
lions
Holbrook. who was indicted as the
moving spirit Of the furniture trust,
was fined $1,000. the maximum penal
ty. The American Seating company
and the A. n. Andrews company,
which were the principal corporations
In the combine, We're fined $4,000 each.
while the other nine companies were
given fines of from $500 to $4,000.
In imposing the fines Judge Landis
scored the officials of the companies
for the methods they used and dc.
clared the legal punishment is made
quate. He delivered q scathing denm-
citation of the trade conspiracy by
which, it was shown in the grand jury
proceedings. churches. schools and
theaters were mulcted by the trust
prices for furniture to the extent Of
thousands of dollars annually.
The American Seating company and
the A. H. Andrews company are Chi
cago corporations, and were the
largest companies in the combine.
Through the conspiracy, operated as
the Prudential club. the price for fur
niture was maintained, straw bids
were made to insure distribution Of
the business and the profits were d.
vided among tho corporations in the
trust. Holbrook was the agent of the
combine, and was indicted by the gov
eminent as the chief conspirator.
Pleas of poverty by the smaller cor
porations resulted in lentency by the
court. &c.,.
Judge Lands imposed the fines af-
ter hearing the pleas of guilty of the
companies and testimony of some of
the principal officials. The e. H. Stat
ford company. of Chicago. has filed a
demurrer to the indictment and is the
only company which will fight the
case in court.
The Irish standard., 1907-05-25
VISION OF BRoTHER' HURT.
Remarkable Case Of TeIepathy Across
- Continent.

;, Burlington, n. IA singular case
of telepathy between brothers at op-
posite sides of the continent forms
a subject of much comment in this
city. Charles; the 16-year-old son of
Hamlet Gaul, former policeman. had
been in bed but anfew minutes last
Monday night when he awoke with a
start. and surprised his parents by
running down stairs and exclaiming:
There is something . the matter
with Fred. Just saw him lying in
bed all bandaged UP. OF course, I
know he isn't here, but il seemed as
if he was right beside, me-
The mother had trouble in calming
the boy, but had almost forgotten the
incident until the following letter, dat
ed Walla Walla, WASH. April 81, was
handed her by the postman, to-day:
Dear Mother:-Was struck by a
train in Pasco this morning and am in
st. Mary's hospital. Am not hurt seri-
ously, but legs are paralyzed. having
been struck in the back. FRED
Friends who have been figuring the
difference betw eastern and west
ern time say that the lad dream hap.
pened within few hours after his
brother had been hurt.
The Irish standard., 1907-05-25
DESK TRUST HEAVILY FINED,
Must Pay Total of $42,75o for Vic
lation of Law

Chicago. May 22.--Fines nggregat.
Ing $42,750 as a means OF smashing
a trust We're used by Judge X M. Ian
dis in the United States district court
Monday, when Frederick A. Holbrool,
and IL church and school furniture
companies were punished for sitting
competition. The court action was a
bomb in the government antitrust
crusade and brought CONSERVATION to
the trust officials. 1t Ia believed to
forecast similar vigorous methods
upon the part OF tho government to
ward other trusts and trade combina
tions
Holbrook, who was indicted as the
moving spirit OF the furniture trust
was fined $4,000. the maximum penal
ty. The American Seating company
and the A. H. Andrews company
which were the principal corporations
in the combine. were fined 81. 900 each
while the other nine companies were
given fines Of from $500 to $4,000
The Irish standard., 1907-05-25
DEED MADE IN 1872 is FILED.
Paper Records Sale Of 1000 Acres Of
Ohio Lands by Indians.

Toledo, Ozone of the oldest deeds
ever filed in Lucas county was record
ed here the other day. The document
yellow with age. is in a fair state Of
preservation. 1t was transferred from
Detroit to this city by Antoinette
knaggs. 49,,
The deed is copy of the original,
which was given to Whitmore Knaggs
by the Ottawa Indians in 1884. The
original deed was lost Thirteen years
later this copy was made, sworn to
and attested before Peter Audrain,
parliamentary, an official correspond
ing to the present probate Judge. This
paper was made March IL, 1887. and
covers 1000 acres Of land on the
west side of. the Maumee river.
Negic, Tongagaky, Shemedack. Mis-
soshouas, Willanassa and Kitchapas-
gouchegan, leading men and chiefs of
the Ottawa tribe, signed the deed,
which was given in consideration "of
our great love and affection for our
adopted son." ~
Antoinette Knaggs Is a granddaugh.
ter of the man to whom the land was
given.