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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
OTHER ROWS IN CONGRESS.

From the Washington Post.
 Senators Benton and Foote altercation. Gun play.
 Senator Brooks attacked Senator Sum- ner with a cane.
 Roger A. Pryor of Virginia and John F. Potter of Wisconsin; nearly led to duel.
 Lamar twitted Conkling with uttering an unmitigated falsehood.
 Voorhees, called Ingalls "a great liar and dirty dog"
 Senators Money and Wellington indulg- ed in altercation.
 Tillman and McLaurin came to fisti- cuffs on floor of Senate.
 Senators Bailey and Beveridge had a ''near row" Representative Bartlett of Georgia "pulled knife in dispute with South wick of New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
SQUIBS.

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 All Georgia will wake up with "head', January 1.
 The square meal is evens more popular than the square deal.
 Some men achieve prominence by hard work, others become floor walkers. The Washington Herald says Miss Della Bishop was married to MT. Christmas Day at Columbus. Ohio. It VII always be Christmas Day with her.
 The Williams-DeArmond fracas should be written up by the sporting editor of the Congressional Record.
 The Youngstown Telegram has discov- cred that clerks in stores are human. Can a man or woman know the other before marriage?" asks Beatrice Fairfax. Convention requires that they be at least on speaking terms. How friendly the Japanese are in their comments on the sailing of the American battleship fieet!' exclaims the Providence Journal. The Jap will bear watching when friendliest.
 yer Post. We'll We'll! You'd better wait until MT. Bryan starts somewhere!
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
Generous Candy Buyer.

"On Saturday last" said a prominent candy merchant, T made a large sale to a man-probably the largest retail sale ever made by any dealer here. The cus- toner to whom I refer bought 20 pack ages at $10 per package, paying cash s200. I did not ask him how he was go- ing to dispose of so much candy, but I imagined he intended making 20 young ladies happy.
 ''The candy trade In Birmingham has increased wonderfully within the past two or three years. just as other branches of business have developed. The volume of candy sold here this month Is con- siderably larger than that of Decem- Der year ago."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
ALABAMA PRESS

Wilcox Progressive Era: The man who has everything coming his way is sure to get some things he don't want
 Clayton Record In the cranky and strenuous times the paragrapher is In clover There's a plenty adoing to touch upon.
 Talladega Reporter: Food is said to be cheaper in Panama than at home The trusts haven't got their clutches on Pan- anna yet.
 Greenvlle Living Truth: The school boy is still busy figuring where he can buy the biggest firecracker for the least amount of money.
 Montgomery Advertiser: ''Get rid of the Philippines says the Norfolk Landmark. Just so: we have seen people who wanted to get rid of the itch.
 Piedmont Journal: When young man starts out in life. about the most expen- sive experience he has to gain is learning the value of dollar.' ~
 Limestone Democrat: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," unless 1t be an Alabama editor from whom Conner has taken his railroad pass
 Pine Belt News: The President says it is wrong to hoard money. It is also im- possible at this time of the year. if you want to keep yourself in good standing with the family.
 Opelika Post: writer thinks that the democratic party will hand the nomina- tion to Bryan with tears in its eyes" The man that gets the republican nomina- ton may have tears in his clothes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
PRACTICAL REMEDY FOR HAzINe

From the Indianapolis Star
 Hazing has been discontinued at Wes- leyAn college. West Virginia, without any urgency of the faculty. band of sophomores undertook to haze two Ken lucky freshmen, with the ominous name of Hatfield. The Hatfields drew bowie knives and got right into the game. Now the sophomore class looks as if 1t had encountered a shredding machine, and some of it's members have zone home to stay, completely educated. <.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
Llaht Stocks of Iron.

'It seems to be generally agreed in iron trade circles that melters will be in the market early in January and that the demand for pig metal will be somewhat active before the new year is many weeks old" said railway traffic man. "The stocks in this dis trict are light and if the expected buy ing movement shows decided strength furnace companies will lose no time In starting up their idle stacks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
AROUND THE COUNTRY

 Augusta Herald: King Leopold of Bel gium also will be a good king when he is dead.
 Atlanta Journal: The MT Meal who is running for office in Pennsylvania. ought to catch the tramp vote.
 Nashville American: When King dies they don't bury him next day. They wait until the last of next week.
 Florida Times-Union: Favorite sons are having their day in print, but their booms are not spreading very far from home.
 Memphis Commercial-Appeal: The shades of Peter stuyvesant and wouter van Twiller are kept busy turning in their graves.
 Arkansas Gazette: Wireless messages say the battleship fleet is going right along. Not a single Japanese torpedo boat has been seen yet.
 Cincinnati Times-Star: Ernest Seton Thompson asks wh mosquitoes do not bite frogs. Perhaps because they like their blood served warm.
 Spokane Spokesman Review: This is the season of the year when the milk of human kindness ought to be of regular whipped cream" consistency.
 Washington Post So many Christmas presents are being hidden away in clos cts nowadays that even the family skele- ton must feel uncomfortably crowded
 Knoxville Journal and Tribune: The great steamer Mauretania has had ex- perience In a storm at sea; but she is said to have behaved herself with much propriety.
 Newark Star: At the same time, Tim Watson shouldn't order bread from so soulless an octopus as the Pullman com pany. if he doesn't expect to pay good round price for it.
 Houston Post: A San Francisco wom- an committed suicide because she had nothing to wear to the court house where her divorce suit was to be tried It's hell to be poor.
 Louisville Courier-Journal: If it Is true that Pullman sleepers hauled IS, 900, 900 last year. the Pullman company grafted about $4,50O,00O worth of quarters by allowing the public to pay its porters.
 
 Washington Herald: A Pennsylvania man recently had to pay s4oo for chick en. People should have more sense than to go into restaurant and order a whole chicken at one time, anyhow.
 Youngstown Telegram: According to Bourke Cochran five men dominate our country. With surprising modesty the Honorable Bourke does not mention that his name is included in the five.
 New York Herald: An Alabama lawyer grayely argued In court that when wife kissing him she used coercion Wonder what he would call the old-fashioned de- mand backed by the rolling pin or broom handle?
 Kansas City Times: The band played ''The Girl I Left Behind Me- when the battleship fleet sailed out of Old Point Comfort yesterday. That other popular number, T Don't Know Where I'm Co., ing, ButIm On M Way" should also have been on the programme
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
Rankhead Goes to Florida.

Senator Bankhead left yesterday after noon for Florida, where he will recuper- ate from bis recent attack of pneumonia and the after effects. He was in Bir- mingham yesterday morning, and stated that he predicted for himself a speedy return to perfect health. The senator ex- poets to attend the opening session of the Senate, January 6.
 As has been published already the senator sees pothing to prevent the con- firmation of Judge Oscar R. Hundley as judge of the federal court of the northern district of Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
CURRENT DISADVANTAGES.

From the Baltimore American.
 Actress-The part I have fin this play is a. compound of various qualities with blend of tastes-
 Angel (wlo is rich whisky manu- facturer)-But. good heavens. Miss Starr craze, we have enough trouble with com- pounds and blends at the distillery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
THE EsoTERIc pRuNF

THE EsoTERIc, PRUNE. All hail the esoteric prune,
 A winner in the list, By any one who ever boards His presence won't be missed. some people like him with the juice, Some like him eaten plain, While lots and lots of others treat His pruneship with disdain. The jokesmith writes funny skit And hangs it on the prune, Composers of our comic songs Have set him to a tune. We've heard him mentioned with a snasr More often with a smile, For nearly everybody says
 The prune is not In style. Altho he has some enemies
 The esoteric prune Who comes to us in many forms. At morning, night and noon- fouH find he claims one faithful friend Who never speaks him ill., And that's the fat landlady. she Who pays the grocery bill!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Of1HISIMAS EVE. Tonight we'll hang our stockings up And tumble into bed, And pull the cover close about Each little tousled head. In vain, we'll try to stay awake And catch old Santa Claus lis just as well that we drop off To Sunderland, because old Santa is a knowing saint And always takes a peep Around the room to see if we Are really sound asleep, And should we stay awake all night, Or start to 'possuming The chances are he'd pass right by And wouldn't leave a thing!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

A man that has to be reformed can't be-
 An old maid wouldn't mind t so much if 1t wasn't called so.
 A woman understands mathematics we'll enough to subtract very accurately from her age.
 The smaller a girl is the more of her seems to be able to snuggle up under a mans arm.
 Anyway, a man gets some of his own money back when he pays for the Christ mas present hls wife gives him and has charged to him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

The smoking out of presidential candidates on the republican side of the house may yet compel the accept ance of Fairbanks as a last choice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Hughes is said to be the candidate of 26 Broadway, Cortelyou of 23 Wall street, and Taft of the White House. Nearly everybody on that side seems to be located except LaFollette.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Santa Claus is not distributing Chan cellor Days book, and some other source should be sought by anxious inquirers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Assistant Postmaster General Hitch cock still holds his appointing power in all parts of the country but the south, but in the other parts no dele gates go with postoffice appointments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Governor Magoon of Cuba has also pulled himself out of the republican presidential tangle, but Fairchilds flag is nailed to the mast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Grover Cleveland and Mrs. Cleve- land have sold their real estate in Omaha, because the Knickerbocker Trust had tied up their available funds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

The Christmas trade and the Janu- ary dividends alike show that the panic is passing away, leaving little or no wreckage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
A NATURAL CONCLUSION.

From the Baltimore American.
 "Why do you suppose the fleet took the direction it did?''
 q suppose something is fermenting in the east'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Cortelyou could not brace himself up to stand for President after Sen- ator Tom Platt had come out for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
DISAPPOINTMENT OF A TYRANT.

From the New York Sun.
 Knicker-Why do you like Christmas?
 Bocker-Because it's the only day in the year which downs the rubber plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Santa Claus can keep to his sleigh right down to the Ohio river, and in some spots south of 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Many jacky on the fleet may feel a touch of nal de mer before he anchors safely in the Christmas wa. ters of Trinidad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

LaFollette is the Ideal radical of the republican party and Fairchilds It's ideal reactionary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

The fleet Is billed to steam 14,Ooo miles through three oceans and three zones,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
ON T0 SANTA

Santa Claus is not above patronizng a bargain sale'
 No, l saw him yesterday having some stuff charged"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Next year is Alabama's last wet" year. but it Is year of 366 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

The President and his Secretary ol the Treasury still speak as they pass by.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
LITERALLY

Father accidentally sat down on his watch. We'll he exclaimed, for once in my life, I'm on time!' Phil H. Armstrong did himself proud in the following bit of fancy which ap- peared in Lippincott's Magazine: TRAGEDY OF NATURE. "Goodbye"- Low sinks the sun behind the mountain crest: The fires like bayonets seem to pierce his breast; The red blood dyes his pillow in the West
 "Goodbye," "Goodbye"- The Lady Moon. far In the Eastern sky, A cloud-veil draws across her tear. dimmed eye, As though she mourned to see her lover die
 "Goodbyew
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

The coast defenses and Captain Hob- son still remain on the Atlantic coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
THEY'LL s~oN BE OFF.

The barkeepers in Birmingham are singing pathetic song these days. What is it."
 I'm Going Away From Here.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

The fleet carried away 26 mechan- ical pianos, and no one should say it dld no good when it steamed away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

The state that waits the longest gets her name on the biggest battlesSlps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Senator Bourne of Oregon is the one Roosevelt man who refuses to ac- cept the renunciation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
NATURAL INFERENCE.
CHRISTMAS Evn

Gertrude was up in arms last night" Who has been hugging henthis time?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

The belated Christmas shoppers will now proceed to warm up to their work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
STARTING THE DAY

DI LAX IING THE DAY, smiles across the breakfast table Make the morning twice as bright! If a laugh goes with the coffee All our little cares seem light. For 'tis hard to be discouraged When good humor paves the way Smiles across the breakfast table Guarantee a happy day!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
THE MODERN PoLoNIus.

From the Pittsburg Post.
 My boy, if you want to stay in the public eye-
 9Yes. dad?"
 fDort be human cindsr.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

The liners carry each way 225,000 cabin passengers every year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

The postmasters took the Cortelyou boom too seriously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
WHAT sDID SHE MEANa

Tt is so easy to be absurd"
 Yes; especially if you are born that way"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Augusta Herald: King Leopold of Bel gium also will be a good king when he is dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Atlanta Journal: The MT. Meal who is running for office in Pennsylvania ought to catch the tramp vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Nashville American: When King dies they don't bury him next day. They wait until the last of next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
GREAT sEI.F-coNrpoY

Quigley is a remarkable man." Tn what respectr' He never loses his temper at the tele- phone,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
FORGE OF HAR1r

How many children have you Mir. Spieler?'
 Seven. Count 'em! Count 'emr'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
so DID OTHERl

so DID OTHERS. What did Brinkley lose during ths panic?' His nerve"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

CONSERVATIVE VIEW. The world is not half bad" No; only in spots like Chicago and Pittsburg.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
GOT OFF LIGHT

GOT OFF LIGHT. Mime. Nordica was fined 5 because her chimney was smoking" Well that was only about half q minutes salary"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

A PREDICTION. Ere long, a quick
 Exchange of winks Will be in use
 To get the drinks,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Florida Times-Union: Favorite sons are having their day in print but their booms are not spreading very far from home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

THE SECRET OF HAPPrNEss All your troubles
 Will be light, If your blooming
 Liver's right9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Wilcox Progressive Era: The man who has everything coming his way is sure to get some things he don't want.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Kansas City Times: The band played ''The Girl 1 Left Behind Me- when the battleship fleet sailed out of Old Point Comfort yesterday. That other popular number. T Don't Know Where I'm Co., ing, Butfm On M Way" should also have been on the programme
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Memphis Commercial-Appeal: The shades of Peter Stuyvesant and Wouter van Twiller are kept busy turning in their graves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Talladega Reporter: Food is said to be cheaper in Panama than at home The trusts haven't got their clutches on Pan- anna yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

New York Herald: An Alabama lawyer gravely argued In court that when a wife obtained gift from her husband by kissing him she used coercion. Wonder what he would call the old-fashioned de- mand backed by the rolling pin or broom handle?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Greenvile Living Truth: The school boy is still busy figuring where he can buy the biggest firecracker for the least amount of money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Clayton Record: In the cranky and strenuous times the paragrapher is In clover. There's plenty adoing to touch upon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Youngstown Telegram According to Bourke Cochran five men dominate our country. With surprising modesty the Honorable Bourke does not mention that his name is included in the five
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Washington Herald A Pennsylvania man recently had to pay S40O for a chick en. People should have more sense than to go into restaurant and order whole chicken at one time, anyhow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
NOTICE OF DEMOCRATIC PR
MARY ELECTION

The voters Of Grady county vii
take notice that the Democratic Cen
trail Committee Of the proposed stat'
Of Oklahoma has called a primary
election for the purpose Of nominat-
ing candidates for the various offices
to be voted for at the next general
election to be held in said county, the
said primary to be held on June 9th.
1907, polls to be open from six o'clock
a. m. and to close ct six o'clock p. m.
on said day. Said election shall be
held at the following voting precincts
in said county.
Ninnekah Township:
Polling place, Ninnekah.
Brushy Township:
Polling place, Hulen's residence.
Hillsboro Township:
Polling place, ,Hillsboro.
Alex Township:
Alex Precinct, polling place, Alex
Lucille Precinct,polling place, Lu-
cile.
Bradley Township:
Bradley Precinct, polling place,
Bradley.
Naples Precinct, polling place, Ma
pies.
Shirley Township:
Shirley Precinct, polling place. Yer
den.
Washita Valley Precinct, polling
place, Washita Valley school house.
Union TownLaiu:
Polling place, Minco.
Amber Township;
Amber Precinctpolling place, Am
Der.
Pocasset Precinct, polling place,
Pocasset.
Tuttle Township:
Polling place, Tuttle.
Walden Township:
Waldon Precinct, polling place,
Walden.
Vincent Precinct, polling place
Charles vincent's residence.
Cross Township:
Washington Precinct, polling place
Washington school house.
Starr Precinct, polling place, Stari
school house.
Chandler Township:
Polling place, Keechi..
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION

The voters Of the Fifteenth Judic-
ial District Of the proposed state Of
Oklahoma, composed Of the counties
Of Caddo, Grady, Stephens and JEFF
ferson will take notice that the Dem
ocratic Central committee Of said dis
trict has called a primary election in
the counties of said district for the
purpose Of nominating a candidate
of the democratic party for the office
of District Judge of said district to
be voted for at the next general cleo
tion; the said primary to be held in
the several counties of said district OH
the 9th. day of June, 1907. The polls
shall be opened and closed at the same
hours as at the primary election on
the same day for the nomination Of
County officers in the several count
les Of said district, and the places OF
holding said election, and the judges
and clerks thereof in each precinct
Of the counties of said district shall
be the same as has heretofore beer
provided by the County Central Com
mittees for the holding Of the primary
election for the nomination Of county
officers, and reference is hereby made
to the calls Of said respective Centra'
Committees for the nomination Of the
County officers, for the names Of the
Judges and clerks Of said election, anc
that part Of said notices is hereby
made a part Of this notice.
Said election shah be held and con
Quoted as the law provides and the re
turn thereof shall be made to the dem
ocratic central committee Of said dis
trict at ten o'clock a. m. on Monday
the 10th. day of June, 1907.
G. w. BAREFOOT, Chairmn.
s. HARDY, Secretary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION

The voters of the Fifteenth Senat-
orial District of the proposed state Of
Oklahoma, composed Of the counties
of Caddo and Grady viii take notice
that the Democratic Central commit
tee of said district has called a pri-
mary election in the Counties Of said
district for the purpose Of nominat-
ing candidates of the Democratic par
ty for the two offices of state senator
from said district to be voted for at
the next general election; the said
primary to be held in the several coun-
ties Of said district on the 9Th. day Of
June, 1907. The polls shall be open
ed and closed at the same hours as
at the election on the same day for the
nomination of county officers in the
several counties Of said district, and
the places Of holding said election and
the judges and clerks thereof in each
precinct of the counties of said dis
trict shall be the same as has here
tofore been provided by the county
Central Committee for the holding of
the election for the nomination Of
County offices and reference is here
by made to the call of said Central
Committee for the nomination Of Coun
ty officers for the names Of judges
and clerks of said election and that
part Of said notices is hereby made a
part Of this notice.
Said election shall be held and con-
Quoted as the law provides and the
return thereof shall be made to the
Democratic Central Committee of
said district at ten o'clock a. m. on
Monday, the 10th. day Of June, 1907.
G. W. BAREFOOT.
H. R. HERNDON.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

We the undersigned heretofore do
ing business at No. 204 Chickasha
avenue, Chickasha, /. T. rnder the
hrm name Of Eccleston & Maxey have
this day by mutual consent dissolved
partnership. r. R. Maxey retiring
from the firm. W. H. Eccleston will
continue the business and collect all
bills due said firm and pay all ac-
aounts due by said firm.
R. R. MAXEY,
w. H. ECCLESTON.
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