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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-11
ity's Salaries Are Too Hiah.

 J. A. Smith of the Steele-Smith Dry license schdule which is levied to main tain high salaried and expensive de- partments, at sacrifice on the part of the merchants. The burden should be equally divided during these hard times to allow all interests d fair showing The raises at this time seem to me en- tirely too high. I hope the joint com mittee will reduce the license a good per cent
 Manager Phillips and part owner of the Burger Dry Goods company, said: ''I cannot understand why the city should seek to force us to get rid of persons in our employ, in order to furnish high salaries and big depart ments for our city officials. One thous- den for the many thousands of in habitants in Birmingham. The street tax is the proper move and I hope it will carry, but at such a time as this when the merchant is already bur dened heavily with increased expenses, the energy and industry of the district 
 should not be taxed so high" London Opposes Street Tax Alex T. London, the we'll known attor- ney, is among those opposed to the street tax. Why should we put street tax on the working men, many of whom are now out of jobs? I think it is unfair to them. The outlook for the present winter is gloomy enough for them without add int a street tax which after all is a relic of former days that should never again be resurrected."
 Mcvay Sees Unfairness. G. B. McVay, manager of the Amzi God. den Seed Co.,, calls attention to unfair ness. in the tax proposed for dealers in fertilizers. 'T know one dealer" he said 'Who handles one carload of fertilizer a year. The tax proposed means to this pan a tax of 10 per cent on his gross business for the year. The schedule needs revision in many places"
 Examples of Unfairness.
 Max Carpeles member of the city dem ocratic executive committee, says: "The schedule shows unfairness to job printers and newspapers Under the proposed schedule man doing a s25,OOO annual business must pay the same as the man who does a s75,00O business. In fixing the schedule the members of the commit tee have shown unfamilarity with many lines of business
 'I think the soft drink dealers should pay more, especially the Coca-Cola bot tlng monopoly. A tax of $500 on the enor- nous business done by this concern is a mere bagatelle."
 Wants $5 Street Tax.
 W. E. Douglass of the firm of Doug lass Bros, expressed the sentiment of Morris avenue merchants when he said ::
 q think there should be a street tax of at least 8 so that the taxes may be evenly .distributed.S It is not right that the merchants should have to bear all of it. It so happened that our druit ana produce) license was not raised very much and we have no kick coming on the license schedule. The merchants tax, however, is excessive. and some re- lief should be granted in this direc- ton by the levying of a street tax.
 i've also handle fireworks. and the license was increased to s1OO on this.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25
American Gambling.

In a letter from "a German in
America" published in a Berlin news
paper, the writer dwells at length on
the "American's fondness for gambling
and his proficiency in the art" His
business methods" says the writer,
ARE speculative, and not conservative,
like ours, and he takes great risks to
reach the coveted goal Of riches. At
school he plays games with the small
copper coin of the country and when
he reaches college he plays poker. He
CANDLES on the outcome Of the athletic
contests I'm his and rival educational
institutions, and when driven to the
wall in argument, no matter what the
subject may be, the final, and usually
effective, weapon is bet. From school
he goes into business. If this happens
to be i'm the financial line there Is no
interruption of the gambling habits
acquired at school: If he goes into
commerce and can resist the tempta-
tions of the men who dangle before his
ewes visions of fortunes made by spec
ulating in stocks he may saved. But
usually he succumbs and Is worse off
than the financial gambler, because he
becomes a speculator in his own busi-
ness and i'm the stock market also. 1t
must be a dreadful strain on the men.
but they seem to thrive on 1t, and to
grow fat and rich as well, and only We
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25
Humorous department.

THE GAME WARDEN AND THE LIAR.
A Colorado man who is visiting in
wellington, told H. l. Woods this
story: The game warden of Colorado
was walking out in the mountains the
other day when he met hunter with
his gun. The officer suggested that
that ought to be a good country for
hunting.
1T certainly is," said the hunter
proudly. II killed one Of the finest
bucks yesterday I ever saw, and ne
weighed 200. 1t was the season when
deer may not be shot without subject
ing the hunter to heavy fine.
well, that is a fine one," said the
warden, "and do you kno% who you
are talking to-"
Being assured that he did not the
officer said:
why, am the chief game warden
OF Colorado"
The hunter was only taken back a
moment, when he said:
And do you know who you are talk
ing to-" The warden did not know.
well. sir" said the hunter. appar-
emily much relieved, you are talking
to the biggest liar in the whole state
of Colorado. kansas City Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25

A BOILED" DISNER.-Mrs. Eldridge' s
new hat had just arrived from New
York The brim had the fashionable
downward tendency, the ribbon was
exquisite, and a heavy wreath Of large,
many hued globular objects encircled
the picturesque crown.
The feminine member Of the house
hold eyed 1t apprOvingly. but could
give no name to the botanical portion
OF the decorations. Mr.. Eldridge, how
ever, regarded the creation with mild
disfavor.
II can see, John" said the owner Of
the hat. pinning it into place and smil-
ing at her husband, that you don't
admire my hat. But why? Isn't it be-
cOming?"
It's becoming enough" returned Mr..
Eldridge. examining it critically. and
it seems to be a nice hat, in spite of
all those onions beets and carrots; but
you know. Sallie / never did like a
boiled dinner."-Youth's Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25

Nor "WoRsT EVER" APRIL.-Apropos
of the wintry April Of 1907 and the OIL
reiterated Did you ever see such
weather for this time of year,? that
one hears on all sides, 1t Is OF inter-
est TO know that his sort Of April Is
not 1.-The worst ever" says a Middleton,
N. j., correspondent Of the New YORK
Tribune, as the following extracts from
diaries kept by my father, the late
.Joseph D. Taylor, will bear witness
On the dates earlier than 1850 my
father lived in New York city, being
in the China trade of the firm Of Tai
hot Olyphant & Co., &c South street.
Later than that date he lived In Mid
dletown, N. j., which is about twenty
five miles due south from New York,
and the records were made there.
1S41-April IL, extraordinary snow
storm, 12 inches deep, snow at Middle
town, N. j., 2 feet 6 inches; April 10,
snow nearly disappeared; May 2, cold,
ice at night.
lS42-April 81, snow squalls.
1s54-April IS, snow in the morning,
riding with Mary and the children to
Shrewsbury: May Z, ice this morning.
1S55-May 10, white frost and Ice.
1S5S-April 26, ice and white frost;
April q, flurries Of snow.
lS62-April s, northwest snowstorm;
April 10, Z inches snow.
1S63-April 22. white frost.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25

AN ARKANSAS BArH.-Henry James,
the novelist, arrived at 10 o'clock one
night at a Florida hotel and could get
nothing to eat. The hotel was magnt-
icent and expensive, but it's rule was
to serve no food after a certain hour
and in consequence Mr.. James went
hungry to bed.
Discussing the hardship afterward,
he said:
81 felt, indeed, like the tenderfoot
who visited an Arkansas hotel back in
the '70s.
1T was a primitive hotel. and the
guest on his arrival, said to the
landlord tentatively:
Landlord, I'd like bath
"'An right was the reply.
And the landlord went out. return
ing in ten minutes with a tin can OF
soft soap, a towel, pick and shovel
THE eastern guest took up the can
OF soft soap and the towel, but at the
pick and shovel he looked askance.
What are these for?' he said.
wall, stranger said the landlord,
the waters low, an yell hev to dam
up the creek '"-Washington Star.
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COULD NOT BE FooLED.-The young
er son of a we'll known politician OF
Chicago has spent pretty much all OF
his life in the big city by the lake.
and consequently, knows little or
country ways and things, says Har-
per's Weekly.
Not long ago he visited man ne
had met in Chicago and who maintains
a big farm near Cairo. whittier he had
insisted the youngster come for a
lengthy stay.
One day the Chicago youth was
wandering about the farm closely ex-
amining the top. end and sides OF
certain trim. we'll made object fenced
round in the paddock.
What are you searching for, JIM
my?" asked the owner of the place, a
smile on his face.
Where are the doors and windows
sir?" asked Jimmy.
Doors and windows! Why Jimmy
that is a haystack."
Look here old man." exclaimed
Jimmy: Il may be a green person from
the city. but you can't bluff me that
way. Hay doesn't grow in Jumps like
that"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25

How HE BROKE SIIiENCB.-lt was
real hardship for Judge Brown to have
to keep silent for any length of time.
Even when travelling he usually found
some one who would at least listen
while he talked. But on one occasion
he found himself in a railway coach
with only one other occupant-a stiff,
dignifled old lady. who did not deign
even to look at him when he raised his
hat upon entering the coach.
The Judge grew restless after they
had travelled several miles. He drum
med on the window, coughed several
times, then finally, in desperation,
cleared his throat and asked in stem
torian tone:
Madam, did it ever occur to you to
wonder whether it had ever rained
any before the time Of the fiood?"
The unusual question startled the old
lady out of her dignified silence and
the two old people were soon engaged
in animated conversation. - Youths
Companion.
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EXPERT ADvIcE.-"When l was dis
trict attorney" said Judge Sweeney of
Shasta county, Cal, according to the
Woman's Home Companion, Il Sc
cured the conviction of Montana Jack.
a highwayman. who was something of
a humorist When asked by the judge
whether he had anything to say
against sentence being passed upon
him, Jack admitted that he had no
protest to make. but that he would
like to give few words Of advice to
the young men In the room. Permis-
sion being granted. Jack said:
Boys. my advice to you is to stick
to whatever you are doin'. Don't
change your occupation, or youn new
er get along in the world. Look at me.
was a successful burglar for years,
never got caught and collared lots of
dough Then l turned highwayman.
and got caught in my first hold-up.
And here / am. all the result Of chang
ing my occupation. Whatever you
are. boys. stick TO It."
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Columbia and expenses OF
Carroll Bross l5Sll
c. public
w. B. nails
supplies Co.
S. W. Mcknight lumber
l. w.
1.
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rN Paper bricks are used in Berlin
for paving. Many telegraph poles are
now made of rolled sheets Of paper.
Paper collins are used in some places
Some straw hats into which enters not
an atom of straw, consist of narrow
paper strips dyed yellow. Artificial
sponges can be made of paper pulp.
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sweet was wOOed by a bluff old sailor
who thought the world Of her But
not trusting himself to make direct
proposal of marriage. he decided to
speak to her in the metaphor Of the
sea.
Kate" he said. your boat is drift
ing down the sea Of life, with no strong
hand to steer it safely past the rocks.
May l be your captain and sail it for
you?"
mo. Jack" she answered with an
engaging blush. but you may be my
second mate If you like!"-KansaS City
Independent.
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Story of a Watermelon.

II remember. | remember it so well,
I remember it as if it were yesterday,
the first time | ever stole Il water
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-01-18
Halved For the Substitute.

Bishop Talbot, the Cowboy Bish-
op," the original of the bishop pic
tured by Owen Wister in his Lin
Mclean" and "The Virginian," had
a host of picturesque EXPERIENCES
during the years of his life on the
plains when he was Bishop of Wy
oming and Idaho.
Entering a particularly wild min
ing camp in Idaho one day, he went
from n saloon and gambling house
to another, inviting the men to at
tend a meeting in one of the dance
halls on the following day. Out of
sheer curiosity to hear what this
churchman would say, the men
f1ocked to the meeting, and his tren-
chant words and his manliness made
instant friends.
For three weeks he remained at
the camp, working day and night.
and when finally he announced that
he must leave a committee of miners
solemnly went to him and offered
him a salary of $4,000 to stay and
hustle up this preachin' business"
He was, of course, unable to accept
their proposition, but offered to send
them a good MAI in his place. To
this, however, the committee de-
INJURED. 1t was not Gin the DEAL"
they said.
They retired for consultation, and
then came back with another offer.
IF you'll send us a good talker and
a good mixer" they said, "we'll
guarantee him at LEAST $1,000 a year.
But, please" they added, implor-
ingly, don't send us no stick
Harper's Weekly.
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-01-18
MILK FROM SOY A
Invention of Japanese Chemist Like
Condensed Cows Milk.

London. The Japanese news
papers give particulars of the inven-
ton of DR.. Kalayama of a method for
preparing condensed vegetable milk
from soy beans. The beans are boiled
and then pressed. The liquid extracted
resembles cows milk in appearance,
but the composition is entirely differ
ent.
The bean juice consists of 92.5 per
cent. water, 3.02 protein, 2.16 fat,
0.03 fibre, 1.88 otner non-nitrogcnous
substances and GAL ash. To the
juice the inventor adds a little sugar
and potassium phosphate, the latter
to counteract the formation of albu-
men. Then he condenses the mix
ture.
The milk thus pre-. AIRED is of a yell
lowish color and is pleasant to the
palate, tasting somewhat like cows
milk with a slight flavor of soy beans.
1t can be produced at far less cost
than condensed cows milk.
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-01-18
SCALY ERUPTION ON BODY.
Doctors andRemedies Fruitless-Suf-
fered 10 Years-Completely Cured
by Three Boxes of Cuticura.

Dy I1fec BOXES OF CutlCufds
"When | was about nine years old small
sores appeared on each of my lower limbs.
| scratched them with a brass pin, and
shortly afterwards both of those limbs be-
came so sore that | could scarcely walk.
When l had been suffering for about a
| month the sores began to heal, but small,
scaly eruptions appeared where the sores
had been. From that time onward | was
troubled by such severe itching that, until
[ / became accustomed to it, | would scratch
The sores until the blood began to flow.
| This would stop the itching for a few
days, but scaly places would appear again
and the itching would accompany them.
After l suffered abort ten years | made a
renewed effort to effect a cure. The erup-
tions by this time had appeared on every
part of my body except my face and
hands. The best doctor in my native
county advised me to use arsenic in small
doses and a salve. | then used to baths
the sores in a mixture which gave almost
intolerable pain. In addition | used othe.
remedies, such as iodine, sulphur, zinc
salve, -'s SaIve, - Ointment, and
in fact / was continually giving some rem
edy a fair trial, never using less than one
or two boxes or bottles. All this was
afruitless. Finally my h2:r began to fall
out end l was rapidly becoming bald. |
used IS -, but it did no good,
A few months after, having used almost
everything else, | thought l would try
Cuticura Ointment, having previously used
Cuticura Soap and being pleased with it.
After using three boxes | was compl, tely
cured, and my hair was restored, after
fourteen years of suffering and IN expen-
diture of at least $50 to $50 in vainly en-.
teavoring to find a cure. l shall be glad
10 write to any one who may be interested
in my cure. b. Hiram Mattingly, Yer.
million, S.. OAK, Aug. IS, 1906"
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-01-18
STANDARD OIL FACES
$3.50 OHIO INDICTMENTS
Rockefeller, Rogers and Others
Made Defendants.
WHOLESALE TRUST SMASHING

May Have TO Pay O,00O,G GOO Fine
Presentlnents by Grand Jury of
Hancock County, and Trials Will
Take Months.
Findlay, Ohio.-The sensational
cases against the Standard Oil Com.
pany, it's subsidiary concerns and all
the prominent men interested,
reached a climax when the Hancock
County Grand Jury returned almost
n thousand Indictments against the
Oil Trust and the Rockefellers and
their associates.
In the report there are 939 sep
arate indictments against the Stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey, the
Standard Oil Company of Ohio, the
Ohio Oil Company, the Buckeye Pipe
Line Company, the Solar Refinery
Company, the Manhattan Oil Com
pany. John D. Rockefeller, H. H.
Rogers, Wesley Tilford, John D.
: Archbold, Frank @. Barstow, William
Rockefeller and F. T. Cuthbert. They
are formally charged with being
members of a trust for conspiracy
against trade.
There are 525 words in each in
dictment, OF a total of 452,975 words.
Each case will be docketed separately
and the County Clerk and Sheriff's
Offices will be swamped with work for
months to come.
Sheriff Groves and his deputies
will begin at one to serve q copy of
the indictments on each of the de-
PENDANTS.
Prosecutor David said that he pur-
posely held off action until the salary
law with county officials became eff
f~ective, as he did not wish to run up
a big cost bill, which would have re-
suited under the old fee system.
If Hancock County wins in each
case when they are tried, fines can
be assessed aggregating s58,000,0 900.
When the report of the Grand Jury
was filed Prosecutor David on his
W motion nolled the indictments
returned last September against John
D. Rockefeller, M. G. Villas, J. M.
Robertson and H. P. Mcintosh, the
last three named being officials of the
Standard Oil Company of Ohio.
The indictments charge the Stand
ard Oil Company and it's subsidiary
companies with being members of a
trust and combination of capital and
skill, and which acts for the following
purposes:
t establish restrictions in trade
and commerce; to limit and reduce
the production Of petroleum and it's
products; to prevent competition in
The production, sale and manufacture,
transporting and refining of petroleum
and its products between themselves
and others, to fix at a common stand
ard figure The price OF petroleum and
It's products to the public and the
consumers"
The indictments are based on the
Valentine Antitrust Act of Ohio and
the suits will be pushed.
John D. Rockefeller has already
given his word to come to Findlay
when wanted for trial.
Nearly every member of the Grand
Jury was a wealthy man, either a
farmer or a merchant, and it is said
that there vas no hesitancy on the
part of any member in voting for the
indictments. The case was brought
before the jury on January 9, and
was under consideration for two days.
Much more is involved in these cases
than in any of the preceding t,es,
and new defendants are brought into
the case, including the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey and the New
York officials.
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-01-18
NeOss%M1
)WGGD
WASHINGTON.

Secretary Straus issued an order
doing away with customs examina-
ton for representatives of foreign
governments.
Senator Hopkins, of Illinois, spoke
In defense of Reed Smoot in the SEN
ate.
The President heard the report Of
Milton D. Purdy, of the Department
Of Justice, who was sent to inyesti-
gate the Brownsville riot.
Senator Lodge championed and
Senator Foraker assailed the Presi-
lent for his discharge of negro
troops.
Postmaster-General Cortelyou des-
grated Assistant Attorney-General
Goodwin to investigate the New York
Cotton Exchange.
The annual report of the Commits
iioner-Generalo of immigration showed
that large numbers of Japanese la
0orers are being squeezed into the
United States through Hawaii.
Finding there is no hope for the
santo Domingo treaty, Secretary Root
has a new jig relieving the United
States of deciding on European
| claims.
Frank H. Hitchcock, First Assist
ant Postmaster-General, reports that
he use of specially equipped auto
mobiles in the collection of mail in
Baltimore has proved so successful
that the department now is planning
Tor a similar collection service in sew
eral other cities.
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-01-18
FOREIGN.

HGFSld IS quiet unQ0r the new Snan,
who is expected to dispense the rob-
Der bands that infest the highways.
Regular trains are now running
on the Cape-to-Cairo Railway be-
tween Cape Town and Broken Hill, a
distance of 2100 miles.
The new Russian budget will con-
tain appropriations for two new 21,-
900 ton warships, to be built in Rus.
STA.
In Japan have organized an associa-
ton to promote commercial relations
with the Philippines.
Colonel Patko Andrieff, chief of
gendarmes at LODI, was ass~assinated.
his slayer escaping.
Japan's budget provides large sums
for the navy and army. The latter is
to be enlarged by four full divisions.
The Japanese training squadron,
instead of crossing the Pacific to San
Francisco, will come only as far as
Honolulu.
Revolutionists in Russia again
warned Admiral Doubassoff that an.
other attempt to kill him would be
made.
Zinat was captured by the Sultan's
forces after an almost bloodless &C.
ton; Raisuli and about 700 OF his
followers fed to the mountains.
NJ. Annikin, the peasant leader,
who founded the Group of Toll, died
in the province of Kieff, Russia.
The total receipts of the maritime
rs Ct ~ ~ C1onrha; Gls-4 g.. I nnn
were $30,000,000, the largest amount
ever received in one year.
A rumor from Melbourne said that
France had coded Tahiti to Great
Britain in return for concessions in
Burmah OIL Indo-China.
The British battleship Dreadnought
is about to o the Atlantic and will
be in West Indian waters at the same
time as Admiral Evans squadron.
The Honduran re~volutionists lave
been defeated at Ell Carrigal by Gen.
eral Carcalo, who captured their po-
sitions and compelled them to fee
to Nicaraguan territory.
The French census shows that
France has a population of 39,252,-
PSI, an increase of only 290,322 over
that of 1901.
A bill has been introduced in the
British House of Commons to enable
voters who cannot go to the polls
personally to vote by post, OF by
leaving the ballot ticket with a duly
appointed officer.
Pope Plus has issued an encyclical
condemning the new French separa-
ton law and denouncing the attitude
of the French Government toward
the Church.
A Mexican revolutionary junta has
been formed at San Antonio, Texas.
Count Leo Tolstoi expressed .ear
In an interview lest Japan should
yet make Christian nations her wash
sails.