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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
Pointed Paragraphs.
m the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
Even the man who is looking for a soft
thing draws the line at a padded cell.
Many a woman doesn't think it wrong
for her husband to bet so long as he
betters himself.
Adam didn't live long enough to app-e-
ciate his good luck in not having any
dry goods bills to pay.
How happy a woman might be il her
wrinkles would only appear on her back
instead of her face.
It's a waste of time to attempt to dodge
a hypoerite. He knows more lodges in
a minute than you will learn in life
time.
When a woman says she has confidence
in her husband it may be for publication
only, and not as guarantee of good
faith.
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LEGAL NOTICES,
Notice..

Notice.
To the Stockholders of the Kilby Frog
and Switch Company:
The board of directors of said company
on the 18th day of January. 1907 passed
a resolution declaring that it is desirable
to increase the capital stock of said COM
pany from $4,000 to $4,000, and called a
meeting of the stockholders OF the said
company to be held at the Office of the
company in North Birmingham, Ala, on
Thursday, the 2Sth day of February, 1907.
at 10 o'clock noon. to take action on
said matter, and you are therefore noti-
fed that said meeting will be held at
said time and place above named for
said purpose.
Dated this Goth day of January, 1907.
WHITFIELD CLARK
1-27-30t Secretary and Treasurer
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Notice of Sale of Bankrupt Stock.

Notice is hereby given that there will
pe offered at public cutlery to the highest
bidder for cash, before the store of r. r.
Tucker Il Brother. bankrupts, in Talla-
dega, Alabama, on Monday, February %.
1907, at Il o'clock noon, the stock of goods
and general merchandise in said store,
and that there will be sold at public out
cry before the doors of their store in
Vincent, Shelby county, Alabama. on Sat-
urday, February %, 1907, at II o'clock
noon, the stock of goods and merchandise
formerly belonging to said bankrupts,
and in their store at Vincent, Alabama.
The stock of goods at Talladega, Ala
bama inventories about $500; the stock
of goods at Vincent, Alabama, inventories
about $1,000, and both stocks are clean
and in fairly good condition. The same
will be sold in bulk. to the highest bidder
for cash, subject to the confirmation of
the court LEON c. JONES,
Trustee.
Knox Dixon & Burr, Attorneys, ITALIA
dega. Ala. 2-15-3t-fr-su-we
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FOR RENT.
Store room, 2117 First Ave.
Phones 1923.
T. L. ANGLIN & co.

Ladies who wish to inspect
"The Sub Way" in the Brown
Marx Buildin can take the
elevator at tt main entrance
from 2 p. m. u sp. m. today.
During these rs nothing
will be disper
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Sells His Holdings.

c. s. Ward vice president of the Queen
City bank has announced the sale of his
principal holdings in that institution to
parties in New York city and his retire
ment as vice president. The names of the
purchasers are withheld for the present.
Mr.. Ward will I've retained on the di-
reetorate and no other change of officers
is announced
This bank was organized in 1889 and
has been practically under the same man.
agement ever since, with o. r. Gold
man, president, and Lawrence Smith,
cashier. Mr.. Ward will devote his time
to the management of the Coosa Valley
Building and Loan association and his
real estate holdings.
The city counsel met today and ordered
municipal election to be held on March
>, which is the regular biennial city cleo
tion. AS the regular primaries really set
tied issues involved the election Is a
mere matter of formality.
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MRS. J. NJ. WALLACE
DIES SUDDENLY
Was Sitting on Porch When
She Dropped Dead
PLANS ARE CHANGED
High Price of Material Has Forced
Gadsden Board to Advertise for
New School Build
ing Bids.

Gadsden, February 19.-(Special Mrs.
j. NJ. Wallace died at Mountainboro last
night very suddenly. She and daughter
removed from some point in Georgia to
Mountanboro several weeks ago
The daughter returned to their former
home and left the mother in destitute
circumstances. Mrs Wallace was taken
care of by neghbors. and was sitting on
the poarch when she suddenly fell to
the floor and died in a few moments.
The deceased was about 60 years of age.
The county authorities furnished the
burial outfit and she was buried this
afternoon, as none of her relatives could
be located.
Plans Changed.
The board of education has reconsid-
cred its previous action in accepting the
plans of Architect Hopson for the new
school building, and have substituted
those of A. d. Simpson New bids will
be asked for on next Saturday.
The plans of Mr.. Hopson, which were
originally accepted, met the approval of
the entire board and were most at
tractively arranged with every modern
convenience, but owing to the high price
VI ltpOl anu ludleildl, II WIS Impossible
to get bid within the limits of the sum
set aside for the purpose. The lowest
bid submitted under the old plans was
$4,000. The entire appropriation for the
building, lot and furnishings is only
$40 900.
Child Is Dead.
Helen, the little baby daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. e. c. Clark, died at one of the
local hospitals this morning under sad
circumstances. Mr.. and Mrs Clark are
strangers in this city, their home being
in New Jersey Mr.. Clark has been in
stalling the electrical machinery in the
new power plant of the local street car
system and his wife and little daughter
had accompanied him on a pleasure trip
Yesterday morning while out driving
the child was taken with commissions
Everything possible was done for her re-
lief, but to no avail. The funeral services
were conducted this afternoon at the
Episcopal church and the remains were
taken back to the New Jersey home for
burial.
News of the death OF J. d. Mckenzie
which occurred at his home near Bir-
mingnam this morning at o'clock, was
conveyed to relatives here Mr.. Nc
kenzie was a citizen of this city for
many years He was 60 years of age and
is survived by family. Mrs. Ross Cooper
of this city is sister of the deceased.
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SITUATIONS WANTED.

WANTED-Position by young married
man as either city or road salesman for
a wholesale company; has had ten years
retail experience in the grocery busi-
ness, and two years ON the road: sober
and a hard worker: must have place at
once; references. Address Grocery Sales
man 696 18th street. north. 2-20-2t
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NEW BARGAINS FOR SALE
1890 ne-third cash; IA acres OF land
the pike just north of the Bessemer
line, at South Park station; fronts
south and is a fine piece OF property;
WI ) not get out little and have a
biz lot and plenty of room; this is the
BIza to get It,
So 5Do-Corner 5Ox100; corner 23d street
nd Sd avenue, right on the way to the
II depot; one-third cash, balance long
tim -, per cent interest p
$1ss- oC-O-5Ox140; on I'd avenue, near 18th ST .
this property is easily worth several
tn II sand dollars more than this must
sell quick
SSOo--T-wo lots; corner and next lot; beau
lilly located; Farview park; in front
OF fair grounds, up on the hill; one
TO II 7 tn cash will do.
5000 0xl9O; in Norwood; only 60 feet
from car line; easy terms.
Beautiful lot St. Charles street,
in Glen Iris survey.
S. (. THOMPSON, Agent,
Bell phone "a. 223. 21st Street
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FOR SALE
One-hza1f acre within 200 feet of station:
irons macadam road; very desirable;
prIC $3.50 Terms, $3.50 cash, balance
$500 Fer Acre. acres 10 acres within
100 feet OF car line.
Ely ton house and lot, $500; cash; on car
line
FOR RENT.
Nice large house at Elyton on line
chea %; rooms, SIS.
l. G. PETTYJOHN.
Phones 1lQl and 49, 1S26b Third Ave.
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FOR SALE.
$1,000 acres cleared and fenced and g.
room house. 1900 peach trees and about
2GOo =Srapeviues: Shades ain. south
OF Birmingham.
$24Oo@-Iwo 5-room cottages and lot 50x100
feet 9Th avenue, near 10Th street; good
rem II ing location.
$40 per FOR 40, so or 100 acres land
uez Gate City where it is said big
1o@O motive works will be built; investi-
ga t.
$2I5O-C-room cottage and lot, north 18th
street, near Sth avenue; good little home
Eood for renting; see it.
S325o@Sood 2-story Groom modern house;
weI1 finished and good neiglborhood;
Ave- rlue near 21st street; easy terms.
SMITH & STILLMAN,
205-6 Hood Building.
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HELP WANTED.

PTTPILS deficient in any line of study
wishing to make up work, address In
perienced Teacher, care Age-Herald
2-20-3t
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ROOMS AND BOARD WANTED.

WANTED-Room with breakfast and din
ner in private family on Southside by
young man who will give satisfactory
references. Address Southside, care Age
Herald. 2-19-2t
WANTED-A nice front room for couple
without children; must be nice and rea-
sonable. Address NJ. b. j., care Age
Herald.
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FOR SALE-Choiee lot. Woodlawn, about
2i5 blocks north of East Lake car line
cement walk in front of lot and all
the way to car line w. A. Lester, 900i
Sd avenue, Bell phone 1898.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-06-21
Just Jim mics Wife.

There is popular newspaper sketch
of two ragged little children, girl and
boy, being interviewed by woman.
This conversation is beneath the pic
ture:
"And what do you intend making
of yourself, Maud, when you grow up?"
Maud; "Just Jimmie's wife, ma'am."
Maud may change her mind when she
grows up, as our ideals often change with
the years, and it is sure that when the
girl is grown up she will not be SO frank
about wanting nothing better than being
Jimmie's wife-however she feels about
it. But the wisdom of childhood often
chooses the better part. If Jimmie is the
right sort and if he is to do his best work
in the world, he must have a good wife.
What Jimm1e's wife is will largely de-
termine what Jimmie is to be; he will
need Maud to make him a man, and
in the making of him what he ought to
he Maud will have her hands full. 1t is
mighty important-to be "just Jimmie's
wife,"
There will be always the question of
fitness to be Jimmie's wife. Maud may
have special talents for something else,
and in that case. she will not make the
best wife for Jimmie, but other things
being equal, each will know whether the
other is the one of all the world And
Maud can aspire to no higher place. If
she holds to her choice and fits herself
for it no greater crown will ever come to
her than to be "just Jimmie's wife"
She would be more powerful than any
queen upon throne, for she will be the
power behind the throne. The gentle
moral force of woman, working through
the man she loves, is the force that not
only moves but saves the world Al
ways where you find a good man or a
great one, always you will find a good
woman behind the man, "just Jimmie's
wife.-Syracuse journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-06-21
The Sunny Smile.

Good humor is the saving grace of
life.
1t is the buttons to our working
clothes; the sugar that takes the acidity
out of things; the lubricant that keeps
the wheels turning without friction; the
light that never fails to help us through
the dark places of the world.
The best business creed is "a Smile"
The man who succeeds, is the good
natured man; the man who has the smile
that won't come off.
You like to trade with him. When he
comes into your office, his smile makes it
more cheerful.
People do things for him because he
looks SO happy, and happiness is like the
measles, only more catching.
The way to make one dollar grow into
two is to wrap 1t in an honest smile and
pass it along.
Good humor builds homes; keeps the
doctor away puts the baby to sleep and
thousand other things.
When things go wrong, Smile.
Enjoy your life, make your friends
and those around you happy by smile
and cheering word cultivate the art of
smiling even when things look darkest
The sun is shining behind the darkest
cloud.
Go about your daily work with smile
on your face and a song in your heart
and you will surely win.-Burlington
Clipper.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-06-21
United States Kept Promise

Boston. June 19.-On his last visit
to Boston before he returns to his native
land to receive further honors from
his government. Sir Chentmg LANG
Chang. the retiring Chinese minister. is
being entertained by number of dis
tlnguished Bostonians.
He announced that the most i'm
portant news that he had received since
be left Washington was the fact that
the American government would not
Insist on the payment of $24 40, 77S.S1
which was originally demanded be-
cause of the sufferings of residents OF
this country during the Boxer troubles,
but had instead agreed to accept Sill
G55, 400 SO. China had agreed TO pay
the former amount.
-Four years ago" the ambassador
said. ''your government was good
enough to promise me that when the
time arrived, as token Of sincere
friendship for China. the original fig
ures of the indemnity would be re-
vised.
They have been true to their prom
Use. / have received a note from Sec
rotary Root in which he says that the
president directed him to say that in
his message to congress he would be
pleased TO recommend that China
would be relieved of all obligation in
excess of the final revised amount OF
the indemnify
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-06-21
Land for the LsndIess.

The Eastern Canadian provinces are
sparsely settled and afford innumerable
openings to home seeking immigrants;
but Manitoba and the two newer
provinces to the west, -Saskatchewan
and Alberta, make the appeal to the
landless of the world which is drawing a
quarter of a million people yearly from
the United States, from Great Britain,
and from every country of Europe, with
Asia not unrepresented in the inf1owng
tide. The legend Free. 100 Acres,
Western Canada Farm Lands" put into
compact advertisement occupying but
few inches of space and placed by the
Dominion Government in numberless
publications year after year, has been
the magnet. Though population is pour
ing into this vacant territory like water
into reservoir, it takes but little consid
Grafton of the situation to make it plain
that there is no probability that this gen.
GRAFTON will see the filling up of "the.last
West"
The three provinces, Manitoba.
Saskatchewan. and Alberta, have COM
bined area of some $4,000 square miles.
These figures in themselves may mean
nothing to the casual reader; but they
represent territory as large as the orig
inal States of the American Union, plus
the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois
For SAG miles these provinces abut on
the United States and they run north
ward from 300 to 500 miles. Nor is it
probable that anywhere on the earths
surface is there an area of equal extent
with higher percentage of tillable soil.
These statements in all their badness
will suggest to the imaginative and in
formed mind how enormous are the
possibilities and how assured the future
of Western Characterization Month
ly Review of Reviews for June.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-06-21

Darwin P Kingsley, native of Al
burg, this State, has been chosen to fill
the position of president of the New
York Life insurance company, a posi-
ton bringing with it heavy responsible
ties, and requiring the highest degree of
efficiency and integrity, as well as a
thorough knowledge of the intricacies of
the insurance business. This is a great
honor for son of Vermont-to be Sc
lected as the head of one of the greatest
financial organizations in the world.
And with the training and experience
that Mr.. Kingsley brings to the executive
chair of the New York Life, there is
little doubt that he will acquit himself
with credit.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-06-21
LITERARY NOTES.

What few prominent philanthroplsts
and some public institutions and charities
in our big cities are doing to lower the
rate of infant mortality during our trop-
ical summer is told about in an article on
Saving the Babies from the Cities
Heat by Elizabeth Howard Westwood
in the July number of the New Idea
Womans Magazine. In addition to its
regular fresh-air activities for babies. and
its floating hospitals, every city now has
its summer creches, where mothers may
take their sick babies for day of coun-
try air, away from the sitting breath of
the tenements. The writer in her &C
count gives an idea of the extent of this
work, the many issues which it involves,
and the magnificent cooperation of the
varied movements, emphasizing that
once the ignorance of tenement mothers
is overcome the battle is half won. There
are many valuable photographs which
will give the reader good idea of some
of the difficulties which have to be over
come, and their effective remedies.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-06-21

'1f the monster, Orchard the states
evidence witness in the trial of Hay
wood charged with having planned
the murder of Governor Steunen berg
of Idaho in 1905, has committed half
the atrocious murders that he has
confessed, a new standard is set in
criminal depravity. 1t is pity, in
deed, that he has but one life to rem
der under the law ."-Morrisvile Messen-
ger.
With all our feeble attempts to dis
guise it under some refinement of theor-
izing, does not the contemporary. after
all, bluntly express the sentiment that is
actually back of the law of capital pun
ishment? Retaliation, an eye for an eye
and tooth for tooth, death of his
own for every life he has taken! How
can society be benefited by taking life
itself every time some miserable wretch
kills somebody? What is the logic that
proves that to match every killing with
another prevents murder st. Adams
Messenger.
But if every dangerous criminal was
left to live and be maintained at the ex-
pense of the State, affairs would get in a
bad way, would they not? Society must
protect itself in some way. While the
Morrisville Messenger seems to be trifle
blood-thirsty, still it is only express
sing a sentiment that is backed by the
law as it stands.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-06-21

With the advent of really warm wea-
Their comes the time honored delusion
that every tired cur is mad dog and
woeful stories are told of narrow escapes
of people from dogs that are said to
have the rabies. At the Philadelphia
dog pound, where over six thousand
vagrant dogs are taken in annually,
many of them sick, no case of hydro
phobia has ever been known to exist
Dogs are subject to many diseases. If a
dog on the street shows signs of illness,
he is at once suspected of rabies and
cruelty treated by the brutal and ignor-
ant. Often he is abused until, frantic
with fear and pain, he snaps and bites
a most natural thing to do. And at once
he becomes the subject of a sensational
mad-dog story. Most of the terrors of
hydrophobia exist largely in fertile i'm
aginations; timid people are often thrown
into nervous frenzy, and some of mans
best four-footed friends are prosecuted,
just because of ignorance.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-06-21

And now North Bennington is dis
turbed over the finding of the State labora-
tory that the supply of village water gives
evidence of pollution. There is no good
reason why every town in the State
should not have water supply that is
free from contamination. Nature has
been most kind in this respect in the old
Green Mountain State and the first cost
of an adequate supply of good, pure wa
ter should not deter any town in getting
the best there is to be had. There is any
amount of water to be had that looks
well and tastes well, but which is utterly
unfit for domestic purposes. There is al.
so plenty of pure water; and the sooner
municipality goes right at it in real
earnest the better it will be for every
body. The best to be had is not too good.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-06-21
Hoods SarsapariIIa

Has surpassed all other medicines, in merit
sales and cures.
Its success, great as it has been, has APP
parently only just begun.
1t has received by actual count more than
10000 testimonials in two years.
1t purifes the blood cures all blood dis
eases, all humors and all eruptions.
1t strengthens the stomach. creates an
appetite and builds up the whole system.
1t cures that tired feeling and makes the
weak strong.
In usual liquid form or in chocolated tablets
known as Sarsatabs. 100 doses 81.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-06-21
Praise for a Good Man,

lone of the best known and most pop
ular Fair Secretaries in the country is
Mr.. F. l.. Hamilton of Middlebury, Vt.
Uniformly courteous. and of unques-
toned ability, his selection to fill that
important position, 80 essential to the
success of any Fair, is a credit to the
association. He is best liked where best
known and few men can count their
friends in greater numbers"
This comes all the way from Nashville,
Tenn, so Mr.. Hamilton may know that
his efforts are appreciated, both at home
and abroad.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-06-21

Washington. June 19.-The state de-
partment fully confirms the statement
of the Chinese minister that it is the de-
termination of the president to release
China from the payment from all but
the actual expenses to which the United
States was put by the Boxer uprising
of 1900, provided that congress shall
give its consent.
The fact that the indemnity is being
collected under the terms of treaty
makes it impossible for the executive to
act alone in this matter. But upon the
reassembling of congress next winter
the president in his annual message
Will recall the facts connected with the
assessment of the indemnity and will
/ suggest that the payment of more than
the amount actually expended be re-
mitted.
BY the terms of the treaty China was
! to pay to the United States 4 sum slight
ly less than S25,0O00OO with interest in
annual instruments running through a
period of 80 years. so far there has
been collected the sum of $6,000,00O
and out of this has been paid all of the
| claims of American missionaries for
property destroyed and lives lost in the
uprising. amounting to about 50 100000
leaving free on hand $4,000 600.
A careful estimate has just been
completed of the expense to which the
United States government was put by
the military operations in China. the
naval expenses and the losses suffered
at American consulates. These aggre-
gate $9,0O00OO. so that all of the in
demnity that should really be charged
against China is $11 100000 and at the
rate the payments have been made re-
Gently it is expected the total Will be
net in the course of four or five years
more. The plan is to then give China a
release in full.
The saving to China is far greater
than would at first be supposed. for as
heavy interest was to be charged on the
total amount of the indemnity awarded
to America by the international com
mission that met in Pekin III 1900 it is
estimated that the tota sum of money
that China would have been obliged tC
pay to the United States in the course
OF 80 years through which TIE payments
We're to run would not be less than $50
100000.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-06-21
WHERE WERE THEY AT TRIAL ?

John w. Ketcham, who was sentenced
to prison for seven years for completely
in wrecking of the Farmers National
bank at Vergennes, will be released June
90, his term having been shortened by
good behavior. Ketchum is a bright
man and it is said that there are several
people in Addison county who are a
trifie nervous lest he do what he has
often threatened and tell the whole story
of the wrecking of the bank and also
produce the proofs to back up his state
ments.- bennington Banner.