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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
DUKE OWNED ISLAND.

The duke Of Atholl, who is now in
residence at his beautiful Perthshire
seat. Blair castle, is the lord of over
100000 acres, including one of the
finest deer forests in Scotlase, and
the bearer Of a long string Of titles,
for besides being a duke he is mar
guess and earl of Atholl, marques
and earl of Tulibardine, earl of
Strathtay and Strathardale, viscount
Glenalmond and Glenlyon, visconnt
Balquihidder. lord Gask and Bal
quihidder, lord Balvenie, baron Stra-
neg, earl Strange, baron Percy,
baron Murray of Stanley, baron
Murray Of Tullibardine, and baron
Glenlyon. The dukedOm dates from
1903 The third duke and his
duchess disposed of their sovereignty
in the Isle Of Man to the British
government for 100000. The fourth
duke disposed of his remaining
property and privileges in the isle
to the crown for G4O9, 0OO.-London
Tit-Bits.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
is NOT ALL IRRELIGION
Writer Offers Theory as to Cause Of
Decreased Church At
tendance.

We make a great mistake, ! think
in attTbutiug to irreligion the break
ing away from church life Of large
numbers of- sntelligent and pure
minded persons. Whatever proper
ton of this is due to lax morality or
to the love of PLEASURE there is also
much that arises from a vague sense
of unrealty in the position and
claims Of the ministry. People have
studied the psychology of religious
experience they have looked out
more broadly upon the world; they
have pondcred the phenomena of
spiritual life appearing outside of
Christian boundaries; they have
sought and found communion with
God unmediated by sacerdotal per-
missions and authorities, and their
lives have, in consequence, grown
away from a ministry hedgcd about
with unnecessary suryiyals Of unyeri-
fed theory. There is nothing new in
this. 1t is as old as mysticism. 1t
is merely more general to-day than
ever before. True mysticism, which
rests on belief in mmcdiacy of ac-
cess to God, has found a powerful
ally in true psychology Moving in
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
HE GUESSED HER AGE.

Among the corps Of instructors in
one of Nash.ngton's high schools is
a woman highly esteemed as a teach
er of American history. The class
under her care had under considera-
ton one day topics concerning the
civil war, when one lad volunteered,
in illustration of some point lurid
account of a battle in which, he
claimed, an uncle of his had partici-
patcd
The teacher interposed to OBJ
serve that the anecdote could hardly
be true, as the uncle in question was
near her own age, and she was not
born until after the close of the war.
At this the boy seemed trliie
chagrucd at being so evidently in
the wrong After few moments OF
embarrassed silence, he said, with
the naive air of one who has much
the best of the situation
"Oh, but, Miss Blank, ] did not
mean the revolutionary war"-Lip-
pincott's
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
Last Sins Of Famour mllIow.

The last Of the six willow trees
that grew from slips taken from the
willow that shaded the grave OF Ma.
pc con, at st. Helena, which were
painted just opposite the Sands.street
gate Of the Brooklyn navy yard, has
been cut down. Admiral Breese
brought the slips to America 90 years
40 Tho trees began to decay some
years ago, with the result that all Of
them are now down
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
Bouquets for Americans.

| notice that American dressing al
WAYS seems systematic, never haphaz.
az /, and | can not help admiring the
way in which they unite Partisan chic
and American cuteness in their natti'
ness. One never sees the American
waistline depressing, or the necktie
other than taut and trim.-Daphne in
London Black and White,
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
Shakespeare and Surgery.

The fact that Shakespeare was
ahead Of his times is proved by a line
In The Tanning of the Shrew,' where
one Of the characters says: My mas
ter hath appointed me to go to St.
Luke'B to bid the priest be ready to
come, against you come with your APP.
pendlX."
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
Women and the Theater.

The first aim Of the modern play
wright is to please the women in the
audience The second thought is for
the female characters in the play. II
a play finds favor with the women, 1t
is bound TO be a success. The men will
so II only because she Is there or to
act as her escurt-Theater Magazine
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19

New Stock of Chinaware Just
Arrived at Kirkham's. e
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
RussIa,e Eaa Industry.

Russia is the largest seller Of eggs
in the world She sells to foreign
countries l,5OO.OOO,OO dozens nearly
every year In 1896 she sent abroad I, =.
f75,OOO,O0O eggs: in 1897 1,737OOO-
600, and In 1898, 1881 100000 Her
sales are an the time increasing
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
REPAID IN KIND.

lniun Ike Ito city cousin Go II.
old bronze, g a. Well, Reggie. Ger.
tainlv appreciate the bouncing good
time YOU showed me when / was down
east last, atakln me auto riding an
down the bump the bumps an SIGH,
an ! alters lowed es how Of yo' ever
come west I'd do es much fer you an
I'm a-doin f. by ding. Chicago
Daily News.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
Holiday Rates.

For the holidays the ID. 4 Il. c..
will sell round trip tickets between
all stations in Utah at rate of
one single fare Selling Dates:
Dec. 10Th, DIST, oath, 25th and
31st and Jan. list. Final return
limit Jan. 9Th.
w. A. FORD. Agent
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
Cling steadfastlx to One Idea.

All human giants have been selt.as
sertive, self-reliant men. who dared
to be singular, who did not mind the
laughs and taunts and jeers and gibes
of tho crowds, but held on to one idea,
nurtured IT, cared for It, cultivated II
until from Il they reaped success.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
Teachers Convention,

For the Teachers Convention at
Provo, the ID. & r.. G. r, r. will
sell round trip tickets Jan. 2nd
and 3rd. Return limit Jan. 9th at
a rate of 20 cents.
W. A. FORD, Agent.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
Free During Holidays.

with each dozen photos, beau
tiful painting in life cOlors of
yourself at Cutters, the photogra
pher, Am, Fork,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
FIRE IN ELYTON
 BURNS 8 HOUSES

Birmingham apparently stands hands with Elyton, so much so thot they re- fuse to allow the horses hitehed to the apparatus of the city to step over the line which divides the two towns.
 This morning about 2:30 o'clock a fire broke out among a lot of negro houses beyond Seventh street on Fourth avenue. An alarm was sent in and the West End and two wagons from the Northside de- partment responded to the call to Sev- enth street and Fourth avenue. When the apparatus reached Seventh street the flames were cracking on the roofs of sev- eral of the negro shacks.
 The Birmingham trash wagons are not allowed in Elyton by the authorities there, ant the Birmingham fire apparatus Is not permitted to go into Elyton by the authorities here. The flremen were not willing to violate the rules regulating them, so they calmly stood for a while toelng the line separating the two towns and got sleepy while Elyton was burning down.
 Tine fire spread and eight of the ne- gro houses burned without one effort on the part of the Birmingham laddies to extinguish the flames Long before the fire was out they turned the horses back, drove into town and went back to bed.
 The loss of the fire is estimated at Sgtnt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
Mississippi's Run-0H

Edmond Favor Noel of Lexington, Holmes county, is the choice of the democracy of Mississippi for governor, and when the democratic state execu- tive meets next Thursday he will off, cially be declared the nominee of the party by majority slightly exceeding 2000. Earl F. Brewer, his opponent, accepts in a card the result His card Is eminently patriotic, every paragraph being well favored with party loyalty.
 The returns were gathered from the seventy-eight counties, mostly agricul- tural, by long-distance telephone, and it was striking example of the eff ciency and comprehensiveness of the long-distance service in state that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
Canada is Our Rival

Practically speaking the contention over the location of immigrants is be- tween the south and Canada. Both are sparsely settled Both have vast tracts of uncultivated lands, which are offered about as cheap by the one as by the other. Canada has, however, a large amount of spring wheat lands that can be homesteaded, while the south has little or none.
 Climate Is an advantage to the south. The seasons are long and favor able in the cotton belt, while the win ters in Canada, especially in the far northwest above and beyond Winni- peg, are long, bitter and expensive.
 But Canada's practical methods of publicity and solicitation are overcom- ing all our climatic advantages. In the first place, the Dominion government openly invites the newcomers, placing no obstacles whatever in their way while our own federal government at the instance of it's Lodges and New stantly seeking to keep out immigrants by one device or another
 And after the immigrants are landed Canada strives in every known and practicable method of solicitation to turn their steps to it's unoccupied lands. The south on the other hand what does it do? With the sole ex- ception of South Carolina no southern state has taken hold of the matter in a practical and tangible and continu- ous manner. South Carolinas meth ods will have to be adopted in the other cotton states if more white men are to be added to our population and our waste acres are to be occupied and cultivated. This question cuts deep, involving not only the size of future cotton crops, but also of the general prosperity of the south. What Can ada is doing today the south must do, and the south may have to seek an amendment of the immigration laws so that 1t can seek newcomers in their native lands and start them directly to southern ports. In this way a basis for a regular immigration movement can be laid, after which the tide can be trusted to flow this way in increas- ing volume.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
Southern Railway Earnings

The Southern is oneN of the great lines of travel and transportation to and from this district. It's popularity and it's usefulness are alike unbounded here, and anything concerning it is received here as home news is re- ceived.
 Last week the directors of the South ern decided to put the $60000,000 of preferred stock on a dividend basis of 3, instead of , per cent. The reports for the roads fiscal year ended June 30 show that while gross earnings were increased to the extent of 3,016,- GOO, the operating expenses were in- creased $4,926,0O0. Upon this showing the dividend on the preferred stock was reduced to per cent, and the action of the board is generally com mended. No dividends were paid on the preferred stock until 1897, when a dividend of 1 per cent was declared, and the dividend rate was gradually increased until 1902, when a 3 per cent dividend was declared.
 The reduction of the dividend to 3 per cent means that more of the earn ings of the road are to be put into equipment double track, sidings and terminal facilities, all of which are sadly needed by this great company in order to give it a chance to move economically the great traffic that is constantly pressing upon it. The in- crease in operating expenses Is really due to a lack in needed improvements. If the directors had passed the divi- dend altogether they would perhaps have met the situation even more sat isfactorily Money cannot at present be readily borrowed with which to make improvements, and temporary borrowing from the stockholders be- comes therefore wise and timely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
EXIT UNVEILED PIGS!

New York Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
 The little lucky pigs In diamonds and the other animals made of gems, which have recently been in vogue, must be laiG aside, according to manufacturing jewellers. They are hopelessly out of fashion. Diamond horses and even pro- files of pet dogs which women were wont to describe as very doggy and sweetly fascinating must go now. This change and the improvement In taste back of it may be due to the congress of women Jewellers recently held abroad, for these experts in the craft gave jeweled animals black eye, saying they were unnatural and absurd If one must have something to remember ones Pomeranian or other pets which are here today and gone to- morrow 1t is better to have a miniature painted which can be worn about one's neck or set in an umbrella handle, as the latest craze dictates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27

only a few instances of rudeness and rough treatment. but that the cursing by the nurses was pretty general; that the fare on his hall was 1airly good; that the nurses were supposed to get exactly what the patients did, but as a fact generally got some better.
 C. C. Glass of Tuscaloosa was next called and testified that he had been assistant supervisor at the hospital for about five years leaving there about eleven months ago. that during this time he saw some little cruelty; that Nurses Ray and Ward were at one time cruel to a patient and that he dis charged them for their act that he was going through the building off adn on all of the time; that cruelty out there would be found out sooner or later and when it was the authors of it were discharged; that he did not recall Johnsons death; that he remem- bered when Rev. MT. Paulk came there, but did not remember the details of his death; that he thought the nurses and supervisors were insufficiently paid; that he thought better clas sof men would be available at more reasonable wages that a supervisor received only $40 per month that he and the doctors would always listen to and investigate any charges of a reasonable nature made by either patient or nurse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
WAS IT A DREAM?

Was it a dream
 O. did you stand
 Within the moonlight's slanting beam That steals across my chamber floor? Between the streams of your soft hair I saw your brow, so maden-pure; Your downcast lids like petals lost From round lly's golden heart. saw your lips to smiling curved As tho a rose were blooming, And close about your little feet CMoon-blossoms white and heavenly
 sweet).
 A snowy garment swept and swerved As tho a breeze blew blithely thro' The blessed room that held us two I saw it all-and yet-and yet I do not know; 1 cannot tell If dreaming brought my love to me Or if love stronger proved than death. I only know that all day long My soul has set to some sweet song Of hope triumphant, high belief, That now despite my weight of grief, With us forever all is well! I only know that l am strong To meet whateer the day shall bring: Tn with content and heavenly peace My soul is free-wth sure release From black despair, from hurt and wrong Of living as an atom tossed Upon a wild and trackless seal Oh, Love My lovel Of earth no more What matters it if vision, dream, Or phantasy of white moon-gleam Bridge OCT the wide and trackless space! What matters it If held apart Some subtle message, certain, sure Be borne upon a blossoms breath? Or on some clouds sow-sailing graceY You do not. nor shall I. forget For love Is love eternally.
 JULIA NEELY FINCH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
Traffic to Jamestown.

Though the traffic to the Jamestown exposition thus far has been just a little light" said prominent local railway official yesterday, 'it has shown q lively picking up during the past two weeks. We exuect to haul quite a large number of people to Norfolk during September, the month when an exposition trip will probably be most enjoyable to the great est number of people
 "One of the chief reasons that the eX- position traffic has not been heavier is that those who visited Norfolk soon after the opening of the fair found things in a generally uncompleted condition, aed upon their return knocked strenuously. This anvil chorus dissuaded their friends from an immediate journey to the fair, but it Is hardly probable that it will cause many to do more than postpone their trip.
 We consider that recent visitors to Jamestown have begun to boost the ex- position, with the result of an increasing attendance. The finished condition of all departments of the exposition, together with the cooler weather, will cause much larger attendance the coming month"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
Business Slow for Clarence.

Dear me, but like Is awfully slow to- night" sighed Clarence Sweeteye, as he sank back against the corner wall. 'I was late getting down to the corner this afternoon and missed most of the sport and tonight the Goddess of Fortune has hit me one just below the third but ton.
 ''The ladies were slow in passing, and l didn't even have dough enough to get nc a chocolate milk. After dinner l called up Claudie and asked If l might come out She said she was sorry. but she wanted to read a book tonight Ihen I called up Rosie and asked if l might come out and spend the evening with her. but she turned me down, saying that she and her mother were going to walk around the block for a little exercise. telephoned Clara, Mary Jessie, Ruth and Annle but they each had dates. l went to the other phone and called Nellie, but she told me she wished to go to East Lake. and was trying to get man to go with her; that she was sorry she couldn let me come out tonight, but that if l would call her up at the end Of next week she might let me have a cate then.
 q gave up then, took trip around to the other corners and have wound up here for a nice quiet sesta- Mayhaps a chicken will pass by even now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
Take Whole Sidewalk.

Down Nineteenth street four young men strolled yesterday afternoon, walk ing abreast and apparently with all day to get to where they were going" saT a pedestrian last night. "fhey stretched clear across the sidewalk. and as they walked other pedestrians pace or get clear off the sidewalk and walk in the street in order to pass the gentlemen of leisure.
 Down the street behind the four paraders came a man of middle age. who apparently had only about two minutes in which to cover mile. He tried to pass the four fellows but each time he attempted to pass they would swing over to the side of the walk he was on and block him completely. He kept switching from one side to the other. but the four youngsters proved a wall between him and his hopes. He had also evidently made up his mind not to get out in the street to pass them. This lasted while the quartet strolled for half a block then Mir. Hurry Up commenced drastic meas ures towards affecting a passage.
 'He switch ed to the inside of the walk, seized the first blockader by the shoulder, threw him against the next one, pushed these two against the third Aand then sent all four sprawlng into the street. Then he gave them a hard look and continued on his way down the street
 "The four overgrown boys scrambled to their feet. knoc1i>1 the dirt and trash off of their dainty clothes, anu sneaked off amid the laughs of several by-standers."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
Gotten Goods and the New Cron

Spinning cotton in the eastern mills is now based on a cost of 1874 cents for middling uplands In New York. In the mills, however, that turn out fin ished products stocks are small, goods are sold far ahead, and deliveries are hard to secure on old orders. Prices have been advanced since August from A to F a cent a yard. Every article that the mills turn out, be 1t ginghams, print cloths, staple prints or bleached cottons, are quoted "strong." Bradstreet's says "the agents of the leading lines have announced that they will not make any price or show sample cards for the spring of 1908 until the middle of Setember at the earliest, when 1t is expected the old business will be cleaned up. The problem appears to be how to distrib- ute a limited production over an al most unlimited demand, there being practically waiting list now"
 This Is the situation in New Eng land. where the cotton mills are pay ing large dividends and have substan- tial surpluses. No doubt similar state of things exists in England and also on the continent. In England many new mills have recently been built
 The goods situation goes to show that crop of 13,000,000 bales is needed, and any deficiency must mean an increased price for new cotton. The farmers are better organized than they ever have been in the history of cot ton cultivation, and the chances large ly are that the staple will bring it's full and true value throughout the shipping season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
contains no large cities, and not many

contains no large cities, and not many lesser ones.
 MT. Brewer was a supporter of Gov ernor Vardaman in the senatorial race, while Senator Noels sympathies at least ran towards the candidacy of John Sharp Williams. The double de- feat that has oyertaken Governor Var daman does not, however, hurt his standing in the state, for the votes in the primary and in the run-off were remarkably close. About 125,000 votes were cast in the primary, and about 95OO0 votes in the run-off. The size of both votes is credit to the demo- crats of Mississippi.
 Senator Noel is a man of high char acter and conceded ability, and Mis- sissippi will have for four years a gov ernor who will consider alr subjects fairly and justly. He is lawyer of even pulse and poise, and dignity, and he will make an admirable head of the state.
 Governor Vardaman is by no means driven out of public affairs. He is to edit morning paper to be started at Jackson, and in that capacity he will no doubt be heard from often and with emphasis. He will in that way con- he can scarcely hope to drive Senator McLaurin out of the Senate, and be- sides Senator McLaurin is his friend. Both supported Earl F. Brewer for governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
Imperial Jefferson

The taxable values of the states greatest county foot up this year $71.- ,A44,455, as against s57S00, ,000 last year-an increase of nearly 25 per rent.
 No doubt taxable property to the amount named is here in this great county, but the increase in the listing Twill be comparatively unjust if there lis not like increase in the rest of the state, and particularly in those counties that draw from the state Treasury in school and pension moneys and in official salaries nearly as much Rs they pay into it. The figures for the other sixty-six counties are not at hand, but when they are received we will be able to see at a glance how evenly and justly the state tax com mission has done it's work.
 Jefferson county will pay in the com ling fiscal year over $450,000 into the state treasury, about one-half of which will go to maintain schools and pay pensions in other counties. The peo- ple of Jefferson will get no thanks for their enforced philanthropy, but the money will be transferred just the same from Jefferson county pockets to pockets in the poorer counties of the state.
 Under such circumstances the in crease of about 25 per cent In taxable kalues should be general. It should extend to every county, for farm lands and timbered lands are both held at higher figures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
Subject for Investigation.

Lincoln, Neb., August 26-Jay GalloGly, attendant at the Bailey sanitarium. died today in great agony from effects of car bolic acid thrown in his face during the night by an insane patient named Irene Nickel The woman has keen kept hand cuffed because of her frenzies, but last night secured her freedom in some way and took the acid from the medical chest Gaining entrance to the mans room, she threw a large quantity in his eyes, nostrils and mouth The woman has an insane delusion that the attendant had been trying to kill her.