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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-31

state. This survey is to be made under
the direction of the commissioner Of az
riculture and he has been assured by
the department at Washington that II the
state will provide for two or three men
that two experts from the soil survey
section will be sent to Alabama, under
whose direction the state men may work,
and kept here until all the counties are
surveyed This is specially important in
view of the fact that Commissioner VIII
kinson has already begun an investiga-
ton of the tobacco lands In the black
belt
Favorable reports were made on the
bill to control fire insurance and provid-
ing for revocation of the license of any
foreign corporation when it goes into the
federal courts. bill was also reported
favorabby to exempt the Selma Fair as
sociatlon from taxes, and another to in
crease the appropriation for normal
schools from $4,000 to $1,000
Mr.. Overton, from the committee on
commerce and common carriers, reported
favorably a bill to increase the powers
of the railroad commission. This is an
other one of the administration railroad
bills, and provides for complete and com
prehensive ability on the part of the COM
mission to handle the railroads in every
way and forces them to do what the
commission desires Provision is made
In this for new depots, removal of depots,
physical connections, keeping Of all
property in good shape and various other
things that seem to be desired.
A committee was raised to visit and In
vestigate the Boys Industrial school at
20 81 al
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-31
PRATT CITY WANTS
BETTER CAR SERVICE
COMMITTEE WILL CALL ON PRESI-
DENT JEMISoN AND MAYOR
WARD THIS MoRNlNo-oTHER
NEWS OF PRATT CITY.

Pratt City. January s0.-(special)-An
enthusiastic meeting was held here to-
night looking to the Improvement of the
street car service of Pratt City. The
sentiment of the meeting was for the
adoption of a 15-minute schedule instead
of the S-minute schedule now ingenect,
and scent fare to Birmngham&
Two committees were named. One o:
these committees will appear before Pres
ident Jemison of the Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company this
morning at II o'clock and present Pratt
City's side of the case. The diner conf
mittee will call on Mayor ward of Br-
mingham at II o'clock and will Urge upon
him the Importance to Pratt City of Br-
mingham's granting a franchise to the
Underwater company on Fifth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-31
Bills Presented.

Mr.. Hammer of Etowah presented his
bill for tax of u of a cent a gallon on
Illuminating oils, the proceeds to go to
the common schools of the state. Mr..
Reed had a bill providing for domestlca-
ton of all corporations.
An important measure was that pre-
scented by Mr.. Horton chairman OF the
committee on agriculture. which pro-
vdes for a survey of the soils of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-31

Thomas Edwards Resigns Position.
Thomas Hiwards, who is said to be one
of the best foundrymen in the district,
has resigned his position with the Ten
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-31
OIL Tax Law.

The bill of Senator Hammer to control
the sale and handling of illuminating
oils provides for a practical re-establish-
ment of the aforetlme oil bill, declared in
valid by the supreme court. However.
there are some changes in means and
methods. The inspections Are to be made
by the state chemist at Auburn, who
Is to have charge OF the matters relat-
ing to the Inspections.
The measure provides for a tax of one
quarter of one cent a gallon on all oil
handled in the state. After the expense
of inspection the residue goes to the
comomn schools of the state Mr. Ham
ner thinks from his investigation that the
bill will provide about $4,000 year, and
that not over Is per cent would be needed
to pay the expenses OF inspection.
The inspections will be technically un-
der control OF the commissioner of agrl-
culture, and he will sign all tags and GER
tificates. Mr.. Hammer says that he has
fully met all constitutional objection in
the measure and In general way has
followed the machinery of the tag tax
bill declared entirely valid.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-31
President Roosevelt.

The effort TO have the senate endorse
the President for discharging the negro
troops at Brownsville, Tex, was post
poned. though it was evident that ma
jority of the members were disposed to
approve of the action. Mr.. Miller moved
to recommlt the resolution for further
consideration, because he was not at all
certain that the senate would be wise in
thus taking a position on the question
about the legality of which there was
grave doubt In the minds of smart men.
He thought 1t might set an uncomfortable
precedent and embarrass the senate at
some future time. eve would be in a
very uncomfortable attitude" said Mr..
Miller, '1f We were called upon after
endorsing this action to give our opinion
about dlscharging white troops II such
a thing were to happen"
Mr.. Hammer and Mr.. Thomas were
satisfied that the legal side of the stu
alton and urged the adoption of the reso-
luton. Mr.. spragns said he would vote
against 1t because he did not think 1t
would do any good
Mr.. Reese grew eloquent in support of
the measure. He thought 1t nothing more
than right than the President should
know how the people stood on this ques-
ton, and the proposition to put the SEN
ate on record as to whether or not 1t fav-
ored the resolution He urged the adop-
ton OF the resolution. and said that It
would be disgrace to the body If such
action was not taken
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1907-01-01
He Found 1t.

A week ago Palisadian went tearing
down to the early morning ferry while
the stars were still shining He walked
on the grass beside the tracks east of
Palisade avenue. When he ran into a
taut wire that tore his left shin bone al
most asunder, he came to a sudden halt,
danced the cancan with one foot in the
air, and gave warwhoop that caused
the Rices to turn on the electric lights.
Whoopee! but wasn't he fghtin' mad.
Just week later, going down the same
grass, looking for the same hidden wire,
he bumped right into it and ripped all
the hide off his right shin, hair and all.
He ripped out few salvos that would
have awakened the dead, and limped on
down to the ferry.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1907-01-01

inality, initiative, simplicity, habit of
high thought, hatred of all shams, a
readiness to fight for ideal truths, to
make endless battle against the vicious of
high rank or of low-these are the things
that | would have taught to our youth
in the schools. For if they know them,
they shall have neither the burden of
great poverty nor of great wealth, and
they shall never feel the Great Misgiv-
ing.
To live plainly and without pretense
life of leisure, study, and action, never
caring to play at precedence, nor to enjoy
undue privilege; to have an ample endow-
ment of common sense; to do my heart
work without fear of the hindrance of
others and greed or rapacity; not to
be too readily perturbed by immaterial
acts or conditions that are alien to my
temperament, but to resist, even harshly,
all encroachments upon my individual
and civic rights; to enjoy now and again
bit of brisk living; to be wise enough
to be foolish on occasion; to listen
quietly, to talk gently and not overmuch;
to have and to keep few firm friends;
to be much aloof from the crowd, yet
near enough at times to feel the great
heart hrob of humanity; to get as often
as is good for me the grand content of
the mountains and the widening influence
of the sea; to be something of savage
and something more of child; to let
my heart be played upon by the winds
and move with the tossing boughs; to
exult in the bright uprush of dawn or in
a strain of wild music; always to retain
the mystic relation 1 bear to the twi-
light, that it's sadness may be my sad
ness and its glory my glory; in word,
to be in tune with the master-chord OF
creation, and, above all things, to be free!
This is what true life means to me and
know of no better meaning.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1907-01-01
What Life Means to Me.
By BAILEY MILLARD.

worthy man-not evil report, not ridi-
cule, not insult; for he shall have the
ill-will of none but the unworthy. It
ought to raise every good man in his
own respect to see mean mouths swapping
al him. But we should not mistake mere
disagreement with our views as neces.
sarily proceeding from wrong minds.
| The longer we live the more we shall see
the value of the careful consideration of
the other mans point of view. What
opinion others have of us, however, is
natter of small moment. The worst
scourging we shall ever receive will be
| that of our own hearts.
Are we ungenerous? Do we hold too
lightly to our own? We should remem-
ber that we have no asset so real as that
| To the worthy.
Methinks now I know the meaning of
| rue life, and it is not in getting and
BOARDING, not in putting my heel upon
nv fellow beings neck, not in that civ
| LIKED pillage which we call Commerce"
nor yet in that strange malady which we
ell progress" Real life is the pursuit
| al the ideal. When I step aside from
That pursuit / do not live-I merely
| ekist. To me the ideal is not in dream
| "a Utopia, not in any beatific and ener-
vhting Nirvana, but in doing my heart
Work and looking upward. To that heart
Work must at times apply myself with
| IN my powers of concentration whether
| & really accomplish it or not. For that
lone is the work which shall do gra-
| @ously, becomingly, and we'll.
Life means many things to me, but it
leans chiefly this. Why? Because in
ny heart-work find freedom, and with
0nt freedom life is not life to me, but
merely existence, bounded on one side
bE Regret and on the other by the Great
Misgiving
No one can live happily who does not
| I've honorably and temperately. We
Mould be temperate even in temperance,
md especially in our preaching OF it.
there is such thing as getting drunk
on ones own ideas, and in that sense the
puritan is Incorporate and must bear
the evils of his intemperance, the chief
| Of which is reaction.
When the body hungers, we feed it.
When the soul hungers, we let it hunger.
| We should do the things that satisfy the
seul We should not merely strive to
accumulate property without thought OF
The higher life, but always to combine
| and blend business and intellectual pur-
slits.
Furthermore, we must not live by
imitation, but by reason and by emotion.
As rule, the greater the number OF
neople who do thing, the worse that
hing is likely to be. This is not true OF
matrimony. No man is leading a per-
fectly natural, rational, and happy life
The daily Alaskan., 1907-05-09
GETSANSWER
SwinefOrd Writes of Hog
 gatrs Ideal Government
LKatchikan Minerl

But for his well known opposition to popular home government for Alaska, ths Miner would be inclined 10 serious ly doubt the accuracy of the assertion imputed so Gov. Hoggstt, by the Seattle Pcst-Intelligencer, Ihst Alas ks is at the present time operated under the most nearly ideal plan available If be really made such su assertion, 1t indicates that the governor hes never given much study, if sDy st ell, to the science of government; at least not from the American standpoint, The sentiment involved in such a statement is one which prevailed in the dark and unenlighteued ages, and certainly does not lu ths least harmOnize with the American principle and theory Of gov erumenl which has had an unbrOken existence, except in the case of Alasks sIone, ever since the fathers of the republic throttled the British lion and founded here in America a government based upor the will and consent of the governed. IE was that kind of senti- ment that in the ages that have passed away sustained and perpetuated the sway of iyrants and prolonged their rule over helpless people; but it IS doubtful il it would now dnd favor even in dsspocic Russia, other than with the bureaucracy which still seek 70 prolong it's despo,ic power. It is 8 sentiment which has no righttul place in the American theory of government by the people
The daily Alaskan., 1907-05-09
WALIFR COOPER
 IN LIMFLIGHT

Walter Cooper, the boy with the big voice who appeared with the Everett sisters in this city sometime ago, was arrested upon the arrival Of the Jefer- son st Seattle on her last trip, charged with running away and with stealing a diamond ri1g from E. E. Everett. He had left the sisters" at Juneau and gone South. The boy denied that he was related to any member of Lhe .roup or that they had any right to hold him. He went tc work in the Pantages thea- ter and will De sent back to his relatives in Chicago Ee is being cared for by the authorities. The boy is l5 years age.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-05-09
CITY OF SEATTLE
 10 HAVE MUSIC

A Seattle paper sIys that hereafter one Of the attractions on the Steamship City of Seattle will De an orchestra which vii, assist iu entertaining the passengers. There will be music during dinner and at other times,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-05-09
wiOkor,AaR Making Record

Judge Wickersham is making a record for prompt work Ou the bench here. His example is fairly con. tegious with all who have business With the court this term. Juneau Record Miner.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-05-09
Phone City Transfor

For vour coal, wood and general haul ing. Phone 90, BOughton's cigar store l04-lmO
The daily Alaskan., 1907-05-09
Rainier BooE Beer At Mascot

Rainier Book Beer on drsught at the Mascot.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-04
COMMENTS ON COMETS.
Boston Transcript.

Comets are always interesting visit
ors. and the one recently discovered by
Professor Daniel of Princeton Unlyer-
slty rs said TO be visible TO the naked
eye In the constellation Taurus at about
o'clock in the morning, This is an
inconvenient time for general ohserva-
ton, though some who are abroad az
that hour may be able TO observe sew
erAl comets still 1t may develop some
amateur astronomers. We imagine only
a small proportion of the public knows
even the location of Taurus, and their
curiosity may enlarge their knowledge
Of heavenly geography. A real visible
comet is but an infrequent experience
of each generation. the finest of the
past century being that of 1858. which
on bright October evenings was the
most brilliant object that those fortu-
nate enough to behold 1t had seen be-
fore or have seen since. But there
Is a prospect that two years hence we
shall have a somewhat similar expert
ence the pleasure of which the public
can share with the astronomers. Unless
in the meantime II has encountered
some DETECTING influences, Halley's
comet, whose latest visit was In 1885,
Will reappear in the latter part of De-
cember and be on evening exhibition
during January, February and March of
1910. II is one of the largest and most
brilliant of the known comets. possibly
the one II. g. Wells had in mind as the
regenerator of the earth,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-04
CIVILIZATION AND PAPER.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Our supremacy In civilization is es-
tablshed, and Il is France. the mother
of enlightenment, that has established
It for us. The Revue Scientif1que, OF
Paris. applies very simple formula by
way of civilization test. Every nation
is sized up according 10 the amount OF
paper 1t uses In the matter of paper
production this country leads with an
annual output of 639. 734 tons. Germany
follows with sos. 500 tons England ,246, o5I
tons; France. 1892 tons: Austria, 49,
T0e tons, and Italy. i2so26 tons. Natur-
ally the mere production of paper cans
not be taken as correct standard all
though il is suggestive, for every coun-
try exports more or less paper
The amount of paper used In
this country every year for each in
habitant is 3s6 pounds; In England 3is
pounds; Germany, 29.9 pounds; France
20.5 pounds; Austria, 10 pounds; Italy
1874 pounds. The lowest European con-
sumption is found in Servia, with
IL pounds per capita. China uses ths
same amount. The lowest paper CON
sumption in the world is in India, with
only 90 pound ped nhabitant.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-04
A NEW BRAIN DISEASE.
Worcester Gazette.

Brain storms" paranoia, emotional
insanity are pushed into the background
by the plea of"Psychic epilepsy made in
a New York court as an excuse for the
assault by physician upon two old
people. The physician nearly killed the
woman. attacked her and required the
attention of policeman's stick before
he quieted down and went to police
station, AT his trial he pleaded "psy-
chic epilepsy and his experts said that
indicated a darkness OF mind which
left the physician In a state OF mental
stagnation during his fits He had had
them before but hadn't touched drop
of alcoholic drink for years until the
day of the assault. Then he had one
milk punch. His plea made good. The
court discharged him. and he Is now
free to roam about the streets of New
York, possibly to practise medicine. He
Is likely TO prove a dangerous man
when another fit of high art epilepsy
strikes him,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-04

condition financially. why does not the
defender give the figures to the publIc7
II the accounts arc kept as they ought
TO be- and everything Is satisfactory,
this should be easy to show, II is not
necessary for the Organ to get out OF
tune II everything is as It ought to be
In the mechanism connected with IT.,
Let the public have the figures that do
NOT lie. That would end the contro-
vetsy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-04

A stan correspondent OF the
Architectural Record. Franz X. Wink
Ter by name, in reviewing the arch
itecturnl work of the Mormons in
Utah. says:
I'm truth there have gone MS Few
brains to the Temple as any cdihce
extant" In which short simple sem
tence Franz r. winkler writes him~
self down an ass
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-04
GIVE THE FIGURES.

Mr. Fernstrom the other day proved
TO the City Council that the dnaucla
condition Of the community now Is such
that It cannot afford ten thousand
dollar expense on the crematory, H
told the city fathers that IL the eXtrav-
agance is not ended. there will be an
enormous deficit in the contingent funds
at the close Of The year.
10 this presentation of facts and
figarcs the defender of the so-oallcd
american" party officials replies. with
its usual disregard OF connected
thought. that Mr., Fernstrom II Nor
mon" What has that TO do with the
question before the Council? That Is
no rcfutation of the figures he present
ed.
Mr.. Fernstrom Is member OF the
Council and OF the finance committee.
He represents the voters who elected
him and the district in which the votes
were cast. II Is his business 10 look
into the status OF the treasury and TO
warn the so-called American" meme
herH against ruinous extravaganza and
dishonesty. II Is his duty 10 let the
public know the truth, In order that
public opinion may be heard, II neces-
sary. Mr.. Fernstrom IN the Council
does not represent a Church, but II that
silly twaddle were based on fact, which
u Is not, 1t would be no greater crime
to represent religious organization
than II is TO represent gamblers. saloon-
Keepers and the denizens OF Commercial
street. AS 1t IL, however, the refer
enee TO the religion of a member ~
the City Council is for the evident pur-
pose OF dIverting attention from the
facts presented 10 something that II
irrelevant and immateriai.
II II Is true that the City IL in a safs
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-04
Yes, Which?

81 went up the Moffat road yester-
day" said a Denver young man last
night TO a Capitol hill girl he thinks
pretty fine"
lis that so?" she replied.
Yes" he continued. Went to an
elevation of II, 500 feet. Went through
lots of tunnels"
why didn't you take me?" she
asked.
Might have been hard on your
heart" he said.
She looked at him innocently.
Which, she asked, the altitude or
the tunnels ?"--Denver Post.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-04

ES-Attorney General Englee of
Colorado says that while in the Dull
PEN AT Cripple Creek they were fed
on "stinkng sandwiches and rotten
coffee" For a time 1t looked as
though II would be pistols ana coffee
for two.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-04

The King OF Siam and the Car OF
Russia are exactly the Same height.
according to their measure ON the
famous column In the Roskllde cathe-
dral. That is about the way the
world sizes them up.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-04

Boise in attendance on the Haywood
trial. says he believes Orchards con-
fesslon to be thoroughly true. At the
psychological moment. the state
should introduce him as an expert
witness.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-04
His Apology.

Really. Mr.. Dudley" complained the
them TO their seats, I'm not accus-
toned to sitting in the balcony"
"H'm--er--to tell you the truth"
stammered Dudley, II wanted TO get
seats down stairs, but ] didn't know
whether to pronounce II 'parket' or
'parkay. "--Catholic Standard and
Times
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-04
Tho Masters Voice.

Elevator Boy--Elcvator going up.
Deaf Old I.ady--Which way is II 60
ing. bub?
Elevator Boy dmpatIontly)-pp! up
Up, Up!
Deaf Old Lady dndignantly)-You
talk to me, buh, as II you thought |
was a trained dos!-Lippine
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-04

Alabama is the only state in the
Union whose legislature meets but once
in four years. Then its session is lin
tied TO forty days and the members OF
the legislature get four dollars day.
And thereby the state justiiics It's
name--Alabama-- we rest"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-04

When Deputy u s. Marshal Frank
served tie subpoena on Mr.. Rocke-
felled, the latter accepted the same
with q smllc ana expressed pleasure at
meeting the marshal THE pleasure
10 mine assure YOU" was the mar
shal's polite reply.