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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23

A couple of popular senators of tho state have been here recently. Thomas of Barbour and Blackmon of Calhoun. Neither belong to the dominant faction of the upper house but both have n fashion of cutting ice" wherever they stop. MT. Thomas said he saw nothing for the legislature to do but elect Bank head to the senate. MT. Blackmon smiled and said he had been putting in his time practicing law since the legislative ad- journment Senator Glenn of Russell was also among the visitors of the week, look ing as If he was glad 1t was almost time to come back to law making.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23

liquor interests of Dale county are not permanently safe with him after them.
 Lawyers of the state and others who have business is the supreme court li- brary will be glad to hear that Librarian Junius Riggs has recovered from his re- cent illness. He is looking a little thin but Is coming back to normal and is as watchful as ever of the interests of his 'cieltns," who fill the library from day to day. MT. Riggs is one of the best posted law book men in the state. has high position in the order of Knights of Pythias and keeps up with all the new movements that affect the legal interest of the citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
THERE'S NO SECRET

About Mountain Terrace prices. We will furnish them to you on application.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
Anderson Arrested.
Accepts Pastorate.

The Rev. w. E. Todd of Mulvane, Kan, has accepted the pastorate of the Cumber land Presby terian church in this city and will begin his duties Sunday. The Rev. Todd was at one time pastor of the Cum berland church at Anniston and is we'll known to many of his congregation. This church has been without a pastor for some months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23

Walter D. Seed, state treasurer, takes the report that he may announce for governor somewhat as a joke just now, though it is by no means certain that he will not enter the running within the next two years. "It is too soon to talk about that now,' said MT. Seed to the writer one day this week. 'I have no way of telling what l want to do for some
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15
LITERARY NOTES.
DECEMBER SMART SET.

There is no more timely theme for fic-
ton than bridge, and the novelette, which
opens the December number of The
Smart Set, entitled, 1.-THE Backsliders,"
by Dorothea Deakin, deals in brilliant
way with this subject. How young
girl acquires a tremendous passion for
game to the detriment of her character
is told with remarkable power, and her
final redemption is brought about in a
most dramatic manner
Beatrix Demarest Lloyd writes re-
markably fine short story called 1.-The
Dark Ferrash." Few readers will find
difficulty in recognizing the chief figure
around whom this tale is woven. There
is splendid ghost story by Katharine
Metcalf Root, 1.-The Edge of Dream
ghost story with real thrill. "Her
First Marriage" by Arthur Stanley
Wheeler, is another of this authors deli
cious satires; "Where There Aren't No
Ten Commandments" by John HARDWOOD
Bacon, is delightful bit of comedy about
some Americans in Hongkong. 1.-The
Inexplicable Fee" by James H. Willard,
is powerful detective story. "The
Mother Instinct" by Frederic Taber
Cooper; 1.-The Blight of Knowledge" by
johnson Morton; THE Better Things"
by Vanderheyden Fyles; 1.-The Scare
crow" by Virginia Woodward Cloud;
Fame and Antietam Simms, by l.. H.
Bedford and The Adventure with the
Butcher" by Temple Bailey, are other
admirable short stories.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15
The Strength of Structural Tim

Before putting timber into a struc-
ture every builder must know the
strength of the timber and the maximum
load it will have to carry. Building
laws generally require that the material
used shall be from three to six times as
strong as is actually necessary.
Loblolly, longleaf and Norway pines
and tamarack are among the principal
structural timbers of the eastern United
States, and Douglas fir and western hem
lock of the western. In the trade, lob
lolly pine is classed both as Virginia
pine and as North Carolina pine. Vir-
gina pine is made up principally of ma
terial from the northern part of the
loblolly pine belt, and is inferior in quail
ity to the North Carolina pine, so that
the distinction is one of grade rather
than one of locality. Longleaf yellow
pine as known on the market may in
clude the better grades of short-leaf pine
and Cuban pine. 1t has for long time
been the standard construction timber of
red pine, is numbered principally in
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota,
where it is marketed with white pine as
northern pine. Douglas fir, called in
different localities yellow fir, red fir,
Oregon pine, and Douglas spruce, is cut
most extensively in Washington and
Oregon. Western hemlock, which is OBJ
tanned from the same region, suffers
from the reputation of the eastern hem
lock, but is far superior for structural
purposes. On account of the prejudice
against it, it is often sold under such
names as Alaska pine and Washington
pine, spruce or fir.
Recent tests by the Forest Service
show longleaf pine to be the strongest
and stiffest of all the timbers named,
with Douglas fir a close second; while
western hemlock. loblolly pine, tamarack,
and Norway pine follow in the order
! given. Fortunately, Douglas fir and
western hemlock, of which there are
comparatively large supplies, have high
structural merit, as has also lobloly pine,
the chief tree upon which the southern
lumber companies are depending for flu
ture crops.
Much of the information hitherto
available concerning the strength of tim
Der has been secured from tests of small
pieces without defects. This can not
safely be assumed to hold good for large
sized timbers as found on the market,
since these commonly contain such de-
fects as checks knots, cross grain, etc.
The location of the defects varies the
extent to which they lessen its strength
and the proportion of heart and sap
wood, and the state of seasoning, must
also be considered.
Circular 10 of the Forest Service Just
issued, gives the results of tests that
have been conducted during the past
four years at tim testing laboratories
in different parts of the country. This
circular will be mailed upon application
to The Forester, Forest Service, Wash
inptOn ID. c.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15
Y. M. c. A. Work in Vermont.

Elsewhere in this issue will be found
an article relative to the work being
done by the State Young Mems Christian
Association in Addison county. Already
county organizations have been estab-
lished in Franklin and Windsor counties
and it is the intention of the committee
which has the work in charge to ulti-
mately organize every county in the
state. Next Sunday meetings are to be
held in Vergennes, followed by similar
meetings in other towns. This is good
cause and should receive the hearty sup
port of every citizen, who seeks the
spiritual and moral welfare of his com.
acknowledgements Enterprise.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15
Keith S Theatre.

The swift pace that has been set at
keith's this season in the way of shows
combining novelty and merit will be well
maintained for among the big features
will be Bransby Williams, Al Leech and
the Three Rosebuds, the Willy Painter
Troupe, The Novelties, Callahan and ST.
George, and the Murray Sisters.
Lovers of Dickens have a great treat
i'll store for them in the engagement of
Bransby Williams. For a number of
years this exceptionally talented man en-
tertained the best people in England
with his remarkable impersonations of
the characters Charles Dickens made ia
miliar to readers of his novels. but it re-
manned for American managers to bring
Williams before the general public as
represented by the patrons of vaudeville.
His transformations, the make-ups for
which are taken from the drawings by
Cruikshank, Barnard and Phiz, are re-
markable in many ways and stamp him
as an artist of the very highest class.
The return of Al Leech to vaudeville
is one of the most notable events of
very eventful season. He is a comedian
who has few equals as an entertainer.
Assisted by the Three Rosebuds he pre-
sents skit that is full of merry mo-
ments.
The Willy Painter Troupe of acrobats
were announced for last week, but cir
cumstances held them back for a week,
fact that will only add to the welcome
they will receive, for they are supreme
in their line.
The Novelties with their miniature cir
Gus scored so heavily this week that they
have been retained as leading feature.
1.-The Old Neighborhood, the sketch
presented by Callahan and St. George,
is one of the best things in vaudeVi lille
today while the Murray Sisters are two
very pretty girls who well know what
the public want in the way of songs.
The bill will also include Phil Bennett,
with pleasing vocalisms; Elsie Harvey
and boys in dancing novelty, The Alb
bots in a SKETCH The Hureys, great
acrobats, Mozarto a versatile instrument
talist; Hagan and Westcott, in playlet,
and the Kinetograph, with its customary
quota of new motion pictures.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15
THE PARCELS POST.

Postmaster General Meyer has at last
hit upon a parcels post idea which may
be acceptable to the country merchant
and not benefit the catalogue houses in
the least. The scheme is for the opera
ton of the system on rural free delivery
routes only, of packages weighing be-
tween four and eleven pounds, and the
package must be sent from the Office with
which the carrier is connected or from
one point so another along the route.
The privilege does not extend to packages
which can reach the town or city by
mail or express. In this way the trade
of the country merchants would be in
creased rather than diminished.
The Burlington Free Press sees trouble
ahead if the scheme is adopted. 1t says:
GA practical question arises in this
connection and one that may prove
troublesome in some parts of the country,
particularly where the roads are poor
most of the time. If parcels weighing
eleven pounds are numerous it will be
necessary to equip carriers with heavy
wagons in some cases in order to handle
all possible mail matter that may fall to
them"
This seems to be borrowing trouble, as
it is scarcely probable that the increase
in packages will be sufficiently great to
require the size of a lumber wagon
neither is it probable that all the pieces
of mail will weigh up to the limit.
Whatever scheme is adopted, if ii
shuts out the mail order houses and does
not hurt the local merchants, it will be a
boon to people living in the country fai
removed from post-offices.- Nergennes
Enterprise.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15
HAS STEADILY IMPROVED.

Henry w. Hall, formerly of the editor
ial staff of the Troy Times, has been APP
pointed managing editor of The Rutland
Herald, and has assumed his duties. For
the past eight months, since the retire
ment of Mason A. Green, the editorial
management of the paper has been under
the the control of Manager F. T. Parsons,
and this move is made to give Mr.. Par
sons opportunity to give his whole atten-
ton to the business end of the paper.
The newspaper fraternity of the State
will be glad to welcome Mr.. Hall to the
State and certainly his first appearance,
as shown in the editorial page of the
paper Tuesday, is most creditable. Man
ager Frank T. Parsons took hold of The
Herald nearly three (4) years ago the
paper has steadily improved and is
equaed by few newspapers in towns the
size of Rutland. Mr.. Parsons is hustler
as well as a business man of sound Judge
ment and the people and especially the
advertisers of Rutland and vicinity,
should, and doubtless do, appreciate his
efforts. Bloomington Banner.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15
WireIessTelephony At Sea.

Enough value is attached to the wire
less telephone by the United States gov
eminent to lead to the introduction of
the apparatus on war vessels. The ships
which are soon to be dispatched from the
Atlantic to the Pacific are now being
equipped with it, Tests show that COM
munication for distances like five or ten
miles by this system is fairly reliable,
and it has worked at least once between
ships which were twenty miles apart.
The principal use which a wireless tele-
phone would be put in the navy would
be to enable an admiral TO talk directly
70 any captain in his fleet. The plan ia
vors the occasional commission of mis-
takes through a misunderstanding but
when there was to be an exchange of
questions and answers communication
would be more rapid than would be pos
sible by wireless telegraphy is, if
every message was written out before
transmission and after being received.
When in port, however, a ship could
communicate with people on shore only
in case the latter had special instruments
of their own. They could not be reached
through central eIchange.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15
The CALL OF
The BLOOD
IN DEBILITY
DR.. Williams Pink Pills Will
Prevent Most Cases and Have
Cured Even Those That
StubbOrnly Resisted
Treatment.

There are few cases of general debility
that could not have been prevented.
There is no hidden cause for it's presence
nor is it sudden in its attack. Any
person who is over worked, or subject
70 any great worry or excitement, or
undergoes some long continued strain
on the body, Is liable to become debili-
tated unless the blood is kept pure and
rich. Such unusual conditions call for
more nourishment than the blood can
supply and paleness, headaches, poor
appetite, unrefreshing sleep, backaches,
loss Of spirits and a general tired out
feeling, which follow, are simply oall
for Blood tonic and builder.
Mrs. Lena May Brooks, OF Prairie Hall.
Macon county, III, after several months
Of suffering finally found the right tonic
in DR.. Williams Pink Pills. She says:
For several months after the birth Of
my baby, l suffered terribly from q
general breakdown in health. l was in
bed for three months and after that was
able to be up only part of the time. I
was sick all over, being pale, weak and
thin. My appetite was gone and my
head ached most of the time. Often
times there seemed to be rush of blood
to my head and would faint away. I
was very nervous and was not strong
enough to do any work.
"As the treatment / was taking did
not help me, / began to take Dr. Will
liams' Pink Pills, which a friend said
had helped her After taking few
boxes, began to get well rapidly. I
continued using them for time and am
now as we'll and strong rs ever"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills have cured
an@mia, after-effects of the grip and
fevers, rheumatism, indigestion, and
nervousness, dizziness, neuralgia, st.
vitus' dance and are of the greatest
value even in partial paralysis and loco
motor ataxia.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or will be sent, postpaid,
on receipt of price, 80 cents per box,
six boxes $50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. 7.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15
Geo. A. Hickey's Motion Pictures

With the policy of giving the theatre
going public all that is new, original and
up-to-date, Mr.. Geo. A. Hickey's capa-
BILE Company appeared at the Middle
bury Town Hall, Thursday, Nov. 14th,
presenting series of Comedies and
Dramas, in exact life motion. the equal
of which has never before been seen out
side of New York City. AS an educator
to the rising generation, as well as the
older ones, Life Motion Pictures stand
pre- eminent and in class by themselves.
Mr.. Geo. A. Hickey will be pleasantly
remembered as the Business Manager for
Lorne Elwyn.
Mr.. c. w. Lawford is with the Com
pany. and his ability coupled with SO
capable manager as Mr.. Hickey is
bound to bring forth nothing but the
best results. Mr. Lawford rendered
several new and up-to-date illustrated
ballads, accompanied by Miss Grace f.
Allen, of Boston Conservatory of Music.
Curtain rose promptly at S:l5, and
popular prices prevailed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15
Rural M erals.


Rev. w. A. Dawson, Baptist state mis-
sionary, recently hazarded the opinion
that the morals of country districts are
no better than in large cities. In the
course Of column Of pertinent comment
on this subject the st. Albsns Messenger
says:
In the great city, daily and nightly. a
bewildering variety Of high class amuse-
ments and recreations, free or at q nomi-
nal price, hold out their charms to the
person with an idle hour. The boys and
girls, young men end maidens, in our
countryside, in our little mountain
hamlets, and even in our villages to
large extent, must make their own fun
in the evening leisure, or go without.
1t is not necessary to dwell upon the
too well known fact that the country is
at disadvantage in this respect, also, as
compared with the city, because it takes
money to institute these attractions and
plenty of people with money to patronize
and support them. But the question
that comes home to us is-are we doing
the best we can under the circumstances
to provide anything of this kind at all !?
Are we elders doing anything to make it
unnecessary for the young people to
make their own fun, Are such of us
as are in position to lend a helping hand
doing anything to provide opportunities
for elevatiDg pastimes and high charac-
tered pleasure resorts for men and
women of limited opportunity to make
such pleasures for themselves?
What are we doing to keep the boys
and girls off the streets, the youths out
of the temptations of forbidden pleasures,
the young working men without families
and homes out of the resorts of evil ?
Somebody will answer that we are hold
ing church services for them, Sunday
schools for them, prayer meetings for
them, occasional concerts and church
sociables for them-but they do not
come. Why not Is it not possible that
human nature, if it is normal and
healthy minded, Graves something little
more essentially worldly and lively and
refreshing in most of its hours of leisure
than these forms of instruction or en-
tertainment all good in their way but
still not strong and vital and human
enough at other times to supply the long
ing for things that are strong and vital
and human?
Is there one solitary place in the whole
city of ST. Adams, for instance, where a
man can even drop in off the street, read
newspaper or magazine or book-and
smoke ?
Why do we even keep our public read
ing room closed Sunday afternoons with
a whole army of young men looking for
some place of resort on that day of idle.
ness :
When do we ever arrange for popular
assemblies of any kind, to hear some in
, teresting talker or accomplished must
clan or enjoy some attractive program
and hold it in some public secular build
ing and throw open the door to the mer
and women on the streets:
: Think over some of the simple ways in
which we might be organizing counter
attractions to offset the mischief that il
found for idle hands to do.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15
Attention: Sons of Veterans.

Fred E. Terrill of Burlington, VT, the
Division Commander, would like to cor
respond with any Son of Veteran, or
member of the G. A. R., in regard to re-
Installing the old Camp, or to organize a
NEW CAMP. Do not pass this notice
by but someone answer it, as these Head
quarters will certainly pay well to any
one answering this, if we are successful
in organizing a local Camp. We will not
lay any communication aside, and if you
write us you will certainly get a reply,
and perhaps for your benefit.
FRED f. TERRILL,
Com. VT. Div, S. of V.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15
RURAL DELIVERY,

The close relation between decent roads
and rural mail delivery privileges is be-
ing emphasized by the national govern
ment The chairman of the Bennington
selectmen was the other day notified by
the fourth assistant postmaster general
that unless certain highway in that
town was repaired within 30 days the
mail route over it would be discontinued.
That particular piece of road had been
pronounced by an inspector as the worst
he ever saw, with one exception. 1t may
be that this attitude of the government
in the matter of good roads will wake up
town authorities and bring about a re-
form long desired, but tardy IN its a g
lessness of town officials. Let us hope
so. From the Ludlow Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15

In the good old days before we ate
soup out of a can and pure Vermont
maple sugar was made without naples,
it used TO be customary in conservative
New England to ascertain if a man had
the price of weeks board before trust
ing him. But from a cursory glance
over the current list of Burton's much
advertised "inanciers' it would appear
that bundle of nerve, not currency, is
all that is necessary for worker there
to start business. Why some men work
is becoming more and more of mystery.
Rutland Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15

Vermont journalists welcome to their
midst Mr.. Henry w. Hall, formerly of
the editorial staff of the Troy Times, and
the Rutland Herald is much the gamer
thereby. Mr. Parsons, the able execu'
tive head, will now devote himself entire.
ly to the business end of the paper. This
move will, no doubt, be of material in
terest to the Herald, and we wish more
power to them.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15

President Eliot of Harvard University,
in an address at Boston Friday, said that
women, as a class, should now devote
themselves to the greatest service of
woman-the rearing of children. By
this he puts himself in harmony with the
national administration, but with the
smart set his name shall be anathemat-
lied. From these latter he shall depart
unwept, unhonored and unsung.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15

The returns show that prohibition has
made healthy gains in nearly every state;
many local prohibition party candidates
are confidently expected to win in New
York and Pennsylvania.
AS result of the elections, last week,
the prohibition party will at once launch
the most strenuous and well.organized
national campaign in its history with
the expectation that all the predictions
and plans of the liquor politicians for
1908 will be completely upset before the
canvass is six months old. The prohibi-
tionists expect to elect the issue of ma
tional prohibition on November Sd, next.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15

This year instead of laying eggs on the
editorial table, the Addison County
farmers are rolling in Brobnadagian po-
tatoes that loom up like melons. With
out going into dimensions, it can be
stated that Addison County will not
have a potato famine this year.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15

The last edition of the Vermont His
torical Reader is out and is better than
ever. This work is the best of its kind,
nicely printed, contains $50 or more il
Illustrations and should be on the shelf of
every Vermont family. The book con-
tains only true stories of Vermont his
tory. The futile Co. of Rutland get out
the work and can well be proud of it,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15

The World says that public conf
dence is unsettled financial credit is i'm
paired; banking facilities are almost sus-
pended, and according to all signs the
nation is entering upon a period of I'M
mistakable depression of business and
hard times. This is certainly evidence
of having taken peep at conditions
through blue goggles. The World seems
to find but little cause to put itself in the
proper attitude of thankfulness befitting
the season.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15

1t is worthy of note, in the slight de-
preston of American finance, that the
banks of Vermont are of the kind that
do not shake with every wind and are
not running under high pressure, fact
that should be borne in mind by in
vestors when the furry is overland also
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