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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
BRYAN CLUB WILL
 MEET WEDNESDAY

The Bryan Democratic club will hold a meeting Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at 4S4 First National Bank build ing for the purpose of making arrange ments for the reception and entertain ment of William Jennings Bryan and Judson Harmon. formerly Attorney Gen eraI of the United States. These gen. tlemen will visit Birmingham January 23, and will spend the entire day here. On the night of January g there will be banquet at which, naturally, the distinguished visitor will be the principal speaker. The Bryan clubs of neighbor- ing cities are urged by the local Bryan club to appoint reception committees to assist in the entertainment of MT. Bryan.
 Bryan enthusiasts all over the state are looking forward to the visit of MT. Bryan, and that there will be a large crowd present from other cities is a certainty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
NO SPECIAL JUDGE SHOULD BE APPOINTED
 Goldman

Circuit Judge A. A. Coleman has made strong protest against the purposed action of Governor Conner in appointing a special judge to sit in the circuit court while he Is recovering from minor operation which he underwent at the Da- wis inf1rmary last Friday Judge Cole man says he expects to be on the bench Monday when court will be resumed in the circuit court, but in case his illness prevents his being out 1t Is understood that the governor will again appoint Judge J. H. Miller special judge to pre- side in Judge Coleman's division of the circuit court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
SUPERINTENDENT OF
 BIRMINGHAM MAILS

The Birmingham postoffice is to have a superintendent of mails, whose duty will in particular and the placing of the clerks in the proper position according to their ability.
 s. D. Harris. who has been in the pos tai service in Atlanta and Birmingham for long number of years, Is mentioned as a very probable applicant for the po- sition. At present he is handling good deal of the work which would fall to the lot of a superintendent of mails. Willis Bass is also being mentioned as a candi- date for the place.
 Postmaster J. Rivers Carter has the matter up with the Washington authori- ties and will make the appointment with in the next few days upon receipt of recommendations from them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
ID FACILITATE
 MAIL TRANSFER May Establish Office At Ter
 minal Station FOR REGISTERED MAIL Postmaster Carter Requests Depart men at Washington To Aid In Pre- venting Delay-How Scheme
 Would Work.

Postmaster Carter has asked the de- pertinent at Washington to authorize him to establish a registered mail transfer office at the Terminal station, for the in transit through Birmingham; and with this enterprise in view he has submit ted an estimate of the additional force that would be needed. The proposed transfer station would have to be kept open day and night and four men would be required to handle the business. But as the registry work at the postoffice would be frightened the present force could be reduced by one man. Three additional clerks therefore would be suf- ficient.
 Every registered package handled and every pouch containing registered mail must be receipted for all along the line. Registered pouches passing through Bir- mingham have to be hauled from the station to the postoffice, signed for, listed and redispatched from the office to the train westbound, eastbound, southbound or northbound as the case may be. All this work is necessary, but 1t takes up a good deal of time. What causes the chief delay, however, is the wagon trans portation from the station to the post office, distance of exactly .S6 of a mile, and back altogether about a mile and three-quarters of haulage through the streets. As a result of the time consumed 1t is almost impossible to make connec- ton with certain westbound trains and difficult to make connection with any degree of regularity with certain other trains.
 A branch registry office at the station would, the postmaster says, remedy all, this, and 1t is believed the department will agree to the proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
DOCTORS BANQUET
 AND DRUMMERS ALSO

The doctors and the drummers are ar- ranging for their annual smokers. The Jefferson County Medical society will hold forth Monday night at the Gelder's hall, at the corner of Fourth avenue and Twentieth street. Nearly every physi- clan in the county is expected to attend, and a right royal entertainment has been prepared by the committee.
 The Travellers Protective association. Post B, will hold it's smoker Monday night at headquarters. 201s First avenue. President Moore and Secretary Cunning ham have arranged for every member A social session of the United Commercial Travellers will be held on January at 1910 Third avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
S0nfhern Steel Agencies
 Transferred To This City

Manager of Sales F. A. Burr.
 Beginning with the new year the Ten nessee company will do the southern sell ing for the Carnegie Steel and the llli- nois Steel. Willard Wilson will continue to be assistant manager of sales of the Tennessee company. but just what MT. Dilworth's title will be has not been stated. The latter will have desk in MT. Burr's office on the ninth floor of the Woodward building and he and the clerks who come with him will be hence forth on the Tennessee salary list instead of on the rolls of the companies which formerly employed them.E
 The Tennessee eompany's sales depart ment was until recently represented in the north by the Republic companN but hereafter it will be represented by the Carnegie Steel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
KEMP IS RELEASED
 ADMITTED TO BAH,

D. N. Kemp, the federal prisoner who has been in the county jail for some time. was released yesterday on s3OO bond. Kemp. 1t will be recalled, was ar rested several months ago on charge or fraudulently using the mails, and there was charge of false pretenses against him in Walker county. It is un- derstood that the case against him in Walker county has been settled and yes terday Kemp was released on bond. He returned with his father to their home in Walker county yesterday afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29

The epidemic of Grip is so wide- spread as to interfere with affairs:-
 Cabinet Meeting broken up because the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Interior are abed with Grip.
 Social functions, especially at bridge and dinner parties, the hostess is at her wits end to find substitutes.
 The Stage, the longed for opportu- nifty of the understudy is frequent in the times of sick stars.
 The Opera, the gathering audience approach the foyer wiht dread, fear ing to see the sign, change of bill, so frequently displayed in times of sick ness.
 The College and school classes are slender, SO many pupils. especially girls, being laid up with Grip.
 Ofices and factories are crippled by absentees and yet
 Humphreys Seventy-seven is the remedy par-excellence for Grip. Taken early cuts it short promptly; taken during its prevalence. it preoccupies the system and prevents its invasion. Carry bottle in your pocket, keep 1t handy. All drug Stores, 25c.
 Humphreys' Homeo, Medicine Co.,. Cor. William and John Streets. New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued from the offices of the probate court yesterday as follows:
 A. J. Linn of Adamsville to Miss Myr- tie E. Wood
 Bill Smith of New Castle to Mrs Lula Caker
 Manic Willis of Bessemer to Miss Geor- gia Brown.
 Dr. P. N. Reeves of Sayre to Miss Lena Usher.
 T. V. Sherman of Pell City to Miss Bessie Hinton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
ATLANTA LOSES SOUTHERN HEADQUARTERS OF CARNEGIE AND ILLINOIS STEEL-DlL- WoRTH's FORCE ATTACHED TO TENNESSEE COMPANY.

The general southern sales agencies of the Carnegie Steel and the Illinois Seel, constituent companies of the Urited States Steel corporation, which have had headquarters in Atlanta for several years, have been closed, and Sales Agent J. A. Dilworth and his office force vii be transferred to Birmingham and attached to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company's sales department, under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
KARL HOBLETZELLE
 VISITS BIRMINGHAM

Karl Hobletzelle, president of the h. terstate Amusement company, under which the Majestic theatre is operated here, was in Birmingham yesterday. MT. Hobletzelle has been in Alabama on numerous occasions, and is well known.
 He stated that the show business all over the country, while feeling the finan- cial stringency, were doing fine busi- nesses. He is gratified at the local inter- est in theatres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
SUNDAY SERVICES AT
 ST. MARY,S-ON.hIGHLANpS.

The order of services at St. Mary son. the-Highlands Episcopal church today will be as follows Holy communitn at 7:3o a. m., the Rev. F. w. Amber of Woodlawn officiating; Sunday school at 9:30 a. m., and morning prayer at II a.. m. At the Il o'clock service the choir will render an especially arranged musi- cal programme. There will be no even- ing prayer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Thomas FIemino Hood.

Thomas Fleming Hood, age 6l years. died yesterday at Huffman, Ala. The funeral services over the remains will be conducted from the late residence of the deceased this afternoon at o'clock. The interment will be made in the Five Mile cemetery at Huffman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
G. FISHBAUGH GOES WITH
 SEALS PIANO AND ORGAN co

MT G. Fishbaugh, well known piano salesman, who has been actively engaged in selling pianos and organs in the Bir- mingham district, has recently connected himself with the Seals Piano and Organ Co, of 20l7 1st avenue. Birmingham, Ala, and the Seals company officials are con- graduating themselves for having secured such an able man to assist them in the way of selling pianos and organs. MT.
 Fishbaugh invites his many friends to visit him at his new place of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
Afford Henry Crow.

Afford Henry Crow died Friday night at his late residence. 5225 First avenue. Woodiawn. The remains were sent to Cordova yesterday afternoon at 1920 o'clock by the Green Undertaking com pany for interment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
THE WEATHER.

Washington, December 28.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Sunday; colder in north portion; Monday rain; fresh northeast shifting to southeast winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
The Limit.

From Harper's Weekly.
 Clarice-"I think MT. Gunson Is dreadfully stingy"
 Clarence-"Stingy? Why. that man wouldn't even tell a story at his own expensew
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
2. T. Shaw & Son. undertakers
Green Undertaking Co.,, Wallace C. Johns, Manager
Card of Thanks.

We desire to thank the public for their good will and patronage during the present year. and express our ap- preciation to the hundreds of lot own CTS and their relatives as they have given us their hearty cooperation in beautifying Elmwood. and making it well-kept, modern, perpetual care. lawn cemetery. 12-29-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
To Repeat Christmas Music.

The beautiful music rendered at the Church of the Advent Christmas day will be repeated at the Il o'clock serv- ices this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29

Gan we help you? We think so. See our $25 suit orovercoat for $16.70 in our Removal Sale. MARLEY 6 BAUMAN
 1924 First Avenue
The Laclede blade., 1907-12-14

Attorneys G. G. Bigger and O.
F. Libby have been in attendance
at circuit court in Linneus this
week.
J. B. Patrick wants you to look
on the back page of The BLADE
next week for bargain prices. 1t
will be interesting reading.
Deputy Recorder FL. 81. Lamb
was in Laclede yesterday and IA
vored this Office with a pleasant
call and dollar on subscription.
Santa Claus has established
his Laclede headquarters for
candies, nuts, fruit, etc., at
G. B. Welsh's grocery where the
supply is large and best values are
given.
Ed. Love, fireman on the Mexico
branch of the Burlington, is home
nursing some injuries received
while on duty last week. He was
cleaning the cab window as the
engine was being run into the
round house and was caught in the
doorway and badly squeezed and
bruised but not seriously hurt.
The Laclede blade., 1907-12-14
LOCAL DoINGs ABOUT TOWN.
Pungent Paragraphs Picked up by Our Peram.
buIating Pencil Pusher.

i l~PPOAoAAOho oo oho Sii AcOA0
church, preaching Saturday mig
of this week and next Sunda
morning and evening at the usua
hours.
f. w. Gould finished gatherin,
his corn crop this week and nov
has two thousand bushels of extrs
fine corn snugly packed in cribs
husking every ear of it himself az
we'll as doing. all the other farm
work.
Miss Mary Jane Gould called las1
Saturday and renewed for THE
BLADE and Weekly Journal. Miss
Gould, like hundreds of others,
says it is next to an impossibility
to get along without this paper
every Saturday.
On Wednesday F. M. Conno1
sold his residence property Of twen-
ty-fve acres in the southwest part
of town to HI. G. Baird for $4,000,
possession to be given next March.
It is fine piece of property and a
very desirable home.
TIE BLADE has received this
wet'l two interesting communica-
tions, one from Miss Elizabeth
Wells, missionary in India, and
the other from Mr.. and Mrs. L. B.
Swearengen in the Canal Zone.
They will be published in some fu-
ture number.
Miss Velma Gilchrist, of Brook
field, has placed on sale at Mrs.
Clay's millinery store, some nice
holiday novelties in the shape of
h,..,a Pe<iI.te1 -r1~~-~o-'sp1I, e.IIo
scenes, hook marks, clipping files,
calendar pads, etc., all being suit
able for Christmas presents.
Kaffir corn is a crop the farmers
of this locality are paying more
to now than heretofore.
E. K. Welsh had out fourteen acres
this year from which he threshed
last week 813 bushels of corn and
has several tons of good fodder be
sides. The corn is valued at IS
cents per bushel which makes it
a very profitable crop.
At the regular meeting of La
clede camp Modern Woodmen held
last Wednesday night Lyman Jones
was adopted as a beneficiary men,
ber and the following officers elect
ed for ensuing year: J. B. Patrick,
Emil Brendahl, advisor; j..
D. Bryant, banker; J. Clair Lo-
max, clerk; W. .. Gates, escort;
DR.. F. w. Burke, physician; John
Peer, watchman; J. E. Kent, SEN
try and E. K. Welsh reelected
of board of managers for
three years. Installation the first
in January. The camp
now has membership of 126 and
one application was favorably acted
upon at the last meeting.
There is no doubt about the Ar
gus at Brookfeld setting the pace in
Linn county newspaperdom. While
it's advertising rates are higher than
any other paper in the county, for
the past two months it has contain
ed each week from 35 to 10 columns
of home advertising. And the Ar
gus is not in the habit of soliciting
advertising, either. While the Ar
gus has long been a. steadfast
champion of Brookfeld, the mer-
chants there certainly appreciate
it's prestige as an advertising medi-
um, as is shown by its columns.
The Argus to Brookfeld is what
the Star is to Kansas City. No
county paper comes to THE BLADE,
The Laclede blade., 1907-12-14
HUMANITY on THE MOVE
Brief Mention OF Those Who Come and Go
During the Week

last Sunday.
DR.. z. T. Standby was at Lime
us Wednesday.
Circuit Clerk Wilson spent last
Sunday in Laclede.
Miss Anna E. Ransom has gone
on visit to New York.
Misses Eunice and Agnes Thomp-
son were in Brookfeld Tuesday.
Jas. Wilkins is in Kansas this
week where he expects to invest in
a farm.
Mrs. Erma Brott was over from
Brookfeld yesterday calling on
friends.
Adam Edgar is visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. Joe Dye, and family west
of town.
Ward Welsh is working at Cream
Ridge station having charge Of the
day work.
Miss Matte Bay, of Millersburg,
ILL.,, is visiting Mrs. T. J. Welsh
and Mrs. G. E. Hilton.
Fifteen tons of fine millet for
sale two miles northeast of La
clede, Inquire at this Office.
Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards visited
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ida Ed
wards, in Milan, the past week.
P. F. Felt was at Bucklin look
ing after several cars of corn he
had bought at that place this week.
Mrs. Marie Hunter, who had
been here visiting her mother,
Mrs. Mathiasch, and other relatives
returned to her home in Slater
Th,,~n1~y.
dues from Clarkford, Idaho, to f.HE
BLADE this week and reports the
Preston family all we'll and getting
along nicely.
Mrs. E. J. Watson and daugh-
ter. Miss Zella, came home Tues
day from several weeks visit with
relatives and friends at Elk City,
Oklo.
J. B. Campbell spent the first OF
the week with friends here and be-
fore leaving for his home at Mos
COW Mills, Mo-, ordered THE
BLADE to his address.
T. D. Mouser has built large
iron clad shed at his place in the
southwest part of town in which to
house his threshing machine, corn
shredder and other machinery.
Mrs. q. j. Lyons was accompan-
led home last Friday by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. E. Wise, whom she
had been visiting at Tarkio for the
past two months. Mrs. Wise re-
mained over Sunday returning to
her home Monday.
Drs. J. L. and F. W. Burke at
tended the thirty-second annual
meeting of the Grand River medi-
cal society held at Chillicothe last
Wednesday afternoon. In the
election of officers two Linn county
physicians were honored, DIR. I.
P. Oven, of Brookfeld, being elec-
ted president and DR.. J. L. Burke,
of Laclede, treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. White very
pleasantly entertained number of
their neighbors and friends at their
home west of town last Saturday
evening in honor of Mrs. Sarah
Brooker, who is here from Jeffer-
Ind, to spend the winter.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Dye, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cot
ter, Adam Edgar, Misses Mary,
Kate, Anna and Mabel Brooker.
and Albert Brooker.
The Laclede blade., 1907-12-14
"lsle OF Spice"

Beautiful girls, exquisite scenic
environment, clever comedians,
startling electrical surprises, all
sweet singing, graceful dancing,
picturesque groupings, witty dia-
logue, brilliant lyrics, catchy songs
and tuneful music are said to be
the. chief ingredients which have
been responsible for the universal
praise with which that piquant
musical mixture, the Isle OF
Spice," has been accorded in every
large city in which it has been pre-
sented. The entire production as
shown during it's New York, Chi
cago and Boston runs will be pre-
sented at the DeGraw theatre
Wednesday, December IS. 1t is
claimed that the chorus is positive
ly the youngest, prettiest and clev-
crest now before the patrons of
high class amusement, and partic-
ular feature of this part of the
company is the pony ballet, con-
sisting Of twelve young girls whose
aggregate weight is not above one
thousand pounds.
The Laclede blade., 1907-12-14

ing cars, whereby inattention o1
employees to proper heating will be
detected.
From the tone of it's editorials ii
is proper to presume there are still
some targets for another shooting
scrape in the editorial rooms of the
Kansas City Post.
L. R. Bailey, a member of a
Burlington section gang, was in
stantly killed by being thrown un-
der a freight train at Wheeling last
Wednesday morning. His home
was in Chillicothe.
Representative W. W. Rucker
introduced three bills for public
buildings in this district this week.
For Carrollton and Trenton he ex-
poets appropriations of 100000
each, which is $4,000 more than
he asked at the last congress, and
for Chillicothe $75, 900, raise of
$25, 900 over his bill of the last
congress.
There will be no special session
of the legislature to submit con-
stitutional amendment for prohibi-
ton. Governor Folk has given
official announcement that the leg
islature cannot be convened in ex-
traordinary session except in cases
of emergencies which cannot exist
with reference to any constitutional
amendment. Neither will the leg
islature be convened to pass addi-
tional revenue bills.
X X X
On December 1928 the Mis-
souri, state teachers association
will hold it's forty sixth annual ses-
sion at Joplin. The meeting prom
ises to be one of the largest and
most enthusiastic educational gath
erings ever held in Missouri and
every teacher in the state is espec-
tally urged and invited to be present
every day of the session. Joplin
is noted far and near for it's hospi-
tality and it is safe to predict that
courteous treatment will be extend
ed the visiting teachers and friends
of education ON this occasion. The
hotels the public buildings, the
churches and private residences
will be thrown open for their con-
venience and pleasure while in the
city.
The yield of the year 1907 proves
that Missouri, while it's agriculture
is diversified, is entitled to front
seat among the corn producing
states. April and May caused
much replanting and a great deal
of late planting of corn, the final
acreage, however, shows slight
increase over the previous year.
The total acreage cultivated this
year was 1866, 900 which is l per
cent more than the 'acrea~A cu.Siva-
ted in 1906. The average yield
for all the counties north of the
Missouri river is 1872 bushels per
acre. Compared with the govern
ment report, this is larger aver
age yield than any state in the
Union has for this year, the gov
ernment report giving the state of
Indiana yield of 36 bushels per
acre, and Illinois the same. Prac-
tically every county north of the
Missouri river has a yield equal to
or greater than that of 1906. Mis-
souri, is exceeded in the average
yield by only two states, and has a