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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
The Great Mimic.

From the Philadelphia Press
 After all" said I'll Tragedy, dldacu- cally, Death is the star tragediap."
 'I don't know" replied Lowe Comerdy, "I always think of him as q low come diana mere mimic-because he's always taking some one off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
IN DYING CONDITION.
w. A. Abbott Drops Pistol While
 Walking Along Street.

W. A. Abbott. a white man, who acci- dentally shot himself last week, is re- ported to be in a dying condition. It. seems that on Sunday he was walking on the streets with a pistol in his pocket when it fell, dischargng, and the bullet passing through his hip. The limb was amputated last night, but too late to save his life. There is said to be no hope of his recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
Negro Loneshoremen Strike.

Norfolk, April 3.-About 220 negro in the employ of the Old Dominion Steamship company to- day went on strike demanding an in crease in pay of from Is and 20 cents an hour to 20 and 25 cents. The com pany is positive in it's refusal to grant the increase demanded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
Record Is About Clear.

Judge Feagin's report to the Mayor yes terday showed that only seven cases had been continued from last month, and showing that nearly everything was cleared up. This is the best record of the year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
Arrests for Cruelty.

The report of Humane Officer Bennie for the month of March shows seven ar rests and fines assessed by Judge Feagin of $50 Mir. Bennie intends to watch for cruelty more closely than ever this month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04

was withdrawn
 Cornelius Bliss.
 Cornelius N. Bliss was asked if he had anything to say about the situation de- veloped by the exchange of statements between MT. Hartman and President Roosevelt.
 You can galvanize ancient history, or ancient fiction," said MT. Bliss. 'I have kept still for two years and 1 do not see any profit in saying anything now. What has passed is of the past and that's an end to it."
 Senator Platt could not be seen at his office, and his secretary brought out word that the senator would not discuss anything which may appear in the news papers," and that nothing could induce him to change his position in that re- gard.
 Wall Street Interested.
 The publication of the letter from E. F. Hartman to Sidney Webster and the cor respondence between President Roosevelt and Representative Sherman and the President and MT. Hartman was given the widest discussion in financial and political circles today The statement given out by Mir, Hartman last night in reply to the Roosevelt-Sherman corre- spondence was eagerly read, especially in Wall street, where Mir. Harrimans posi- ton as leader in the railroad world has given him such prominence
 Mr. Hartman himself was not at his office as early as usual today. It was said that he was in consultation with several of his friends as to the present aspect of the situation. presumably with view to defining his future attitude and course of procedure should the President make rejoinder to his statement of last night. Not the least interesting portion of Mr Harrimans presentation of his side of the controversy was his statement that he could not withdraw anything said in the letter to Sidney Webster, as he declared it was at the Presidents so- licitation that he raised $20o,oO0 for use in New York state in the campaign of 1904, and that the President agreed 'iG found necessary" to appoint Senator De- pew to the ambassadorship to France
 1t was declared in banking circles tlat light could be shed on the question O. campaign contributions in 1904 if tho books of the national republican commit tee were thrown open
 Harry S. New of Indiana is now acting chairman of the committed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04

He wrote and attached to the egg this notiee Keep your eye on this and do the best you can.' So I say to you, keep your eye toward the highest ideals and do the best you can in the struggle of life. May these graduates and all of the stu dents of this medical institution render themselves worthy of the growing inau- ences and widening scope, not alone by their technical knowledge, but by the strength of their characters and elevation of their aims.
 Wyman Confers Degrees.
 pr. B. L. Wyman, dean of the college, conferred the degrees upon the two classes and at the close delivered a brief address of congratulation and advice. He then called upon Dr. R. M. Cunningham of the faculty to deliver the charge to the graduates, which he did in an elo- quent and scholarly manner
 Dr. Cunningham impressed upon the young men the importance of the career upon which they are entering and told them that their success depended upon their efforts and their application of the knowledge gained in the college course. He told the young doctors that their success in life would not be marked so much by the acquisition of wealth as the reward of high regard and trust which is the part of the upright physi- clan, and in conclusion advised all to follow strictly the Golden Rule.
 The graduates were as follows:
 Doctors of Medicine-J. S. Cleveland, John Bealle Gregory. Howard Asa Grif- Nicely Harris, Oscar Carl McCarn, Allen Davis MeLain, Walter Taylor Miller, Robert II. Puckett, Henry J. Swedlaw, Joseph Alexander Wheeler, Henry Clyde Wilzle, Martin Barbour Williams, Will liam Edward Wright.
 Graduates of Pharmacy-Harry C. Hill house, James A. 1saacs, Jasper Luther Johnston. James ". McNeel
 Banquet Follows Exercises.
 The exercises at the theatre were fol- lowed by an elegant banquet at the Hill man which was participated in by mem- bers of the college faculty the graduates and the alumni.
 It was noted last night that the figure thirteen figured largely in the commence ment. It was the thirteenth year of the college work, there were thirteen of the faculty on the stage, thirteen medical graduates were present, one being i'll, and there were three times thirteen at the banquet. But doctors are not super stitious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
ROOSETELT HAS NOTHING
 MORE TO SAY OF HARRihAN
CONTINUED FROM PAGE |,
Cornelius Bliss.

Not long after the opposition was withdrawn"
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08
HOME-TRADE CLUBS
They Should Be Organized
and ActiOe in EUe.y
Community.
pATRoNIzE HOME MERCHANTS
The Great Danger to Local Interests
That Are Found in the Mail
Order systems-Edueate
the Public.

copyrighted. 1906. by Alfred c. Clark
Why should we trade at home
Why should we consider home in any
way more than any other place unless
t pays us financially? First, because
It Is our home. The pride we should
lake In the prosperity of our home
iown and our neighbors should be suf-
hcient inducement to give them the
preference. Second, because beyond
all doubt or question, it pays from a
money point.
The greatest menace to the country
merchant to-day is the mail order
business. and with the decline of the
country merchant comes inevitable
loss to the citizens of both town and
country. What at first was considered
great convenience and an exhibition
of commendable enterprise has grown
TO be one of the crying commercial
evils. The success Of the mail order
house Is the result OF constant, ex-
:ensive and intelligent advertising. 1t
is not by persistent swindling as some
tell us, for no business was ever built
up in that way. The home merchant
ian do no better than to adopt the
same method, the judicious use OF
printers ink.
While the merchants are the heav.
lest immediate losers, and could do
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08
Thnmght thr Grrat
DiHraHr Brrrnrr
By DIR. CHARLES GILBERT DAVIS.

gray single night; if force from the if it
produce great bodily weakness if produce
occurred bring deahen
natural for conclude without further argument that
bring about continuous arrangement of the physical
ism, which call disease?
hand instances where the action Of the mind both
perpeues disease Indeed uthfy after
observation the pratcce of medicine that majority Of
illness which under the daily observation of the physician
arc largely o the condition of the mind
1t unusual for returning from the funeral of allowed
days follow that the grave What
this death? Depressing thought.
collapse follows and she the gates of DEATH Was
not thought that produced this illness?
blessed with good appetite.
brought to him that his family has been drowned
food He pae his appetite deserts him and his strength
Soon he is deum and ILL All the functions of the body
ranged doctor called and his disease But not that
this disease has been produced by what he thought?
have the most wonderful effects follow fit of
outbu passion the function of gland the body impaired
Time and have observed illness
permitted Immediately after the mother engaged
QUARREL than follow
a few hours
physician has a mental store of such
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08
The Public and the Director.

More important than statutory re-
form for the future of life insurance
II the reform of reason and moral SEN
timent We must come to consider
unpaid ofiicers who give their time to
public affairs as persons making a
charitable contribution to the vel.
fare Of the community. The corpo-
rate members and the directors Of an
insurance company. like the corpo-
rate members and directors Of a saw
1ngs bank, must consider themselves.
and must be considered by others. to
be engaged in work Of public char
ity. A savings bank. indeed, is sup
posed to be q receptacle for the saw
dngs Of the poor. though the supposi-
&ion il not always true; while life
insurance company IL q receptacle for
1he savings of some well-to-do or
even rich. Charitable or public serv-
ice. however, declares Francis G.
Lowell In Atlantic. may be rendered.
even where, some benenciaries are
able to pay for the services. Where
the well being Of the community, or
Of many Of its members. requires
great service rendered alike to rich
and poor. those fitted to render It
may be asked to give their labor with
out pay. II. for. any reason, that 10
more convenient. This is the rule
with colleges and libraries. art mu-
seums and hospitals.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08
SANTA rE PEnsloNs.
Liberal Payments to Old or Disabled
EmpIoyes.

The following details of the pension
scheme adopted by the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe railroad system
are given in a statement issued by
the general passenger agent:
"The pension system the company
has devised is one of the most liberal
in existence. No additional restric-
tions are placed on the employment OF
new men and no employe will be arbi-
trarily retired because he has reached
the age of sixty-fve or seventy years.
EMPLOYEES will be retained in the serv-
ice as long as they are able to perform
their duties satisfactorily. For those
who are weakened by reason of age or
accident the company will endeavor to
find some new duty that Is less ardu-
Gus and exacting than that at which
they were originally employed. Re-
tirement will be for incapacity alone,
and the board of pensions, OF which
George G. Tunell is the secretary, will
have full power to decide when man
is incapacitated.
"The Santa Fe plan distinguishes
between men who have received small
salaries and those who have been reg
ularly paid larger amounts. The man.
salaried men have not the opportunity
to lay aside as much money as those
who are better paid and the pension
board will keep this fact in view when
1t awards pensions.
Twenty dollars a month will be the
smallest pension given any pensioner.
Exceptionally long and efficient serv-
ice will result in the pensioner receiv-
ing twenty-five per cent. increase of
the regular allowance. The basis for
the amount of the pension is fixed on
the highest salary a pensioner has re-
ceived during his connection with the
road. Fifteen years actual service will
entitle an employe to a pension as a
result of old age. Employees incapaci-
tated as result of an accident will be
pensioned regardless OF the length OF
service.
''All employees whose highest aver
age wage was $50 or less a month will
be given pension equal TO one and
one-fourth per cent. OF his wage for
each year Of service. An employe who
has been in the service thirty-eight
years at an average wage of $45 would
receive $21.39. The amount of PEN
sions for better paid men Is deter
mined in similar manner, but a man
whose wages exceeded $50 will only
get one and one-fourth per cent on the
first $50 of mis- salary and three-fourths
per cent. on the remainder. The high
est pension will not exceed SIS a
month.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08
Cost q DIscoverIne America.

A Chicago antiquary has discover
ed that Columbus received salary Of
$500. He estimates that the whole
cost Of the expedition that found
America was about $1,000. John
Knox received salary of 1920. and a
leading lawyer In the time OF Edward
w. was content with a fee which
amounted to one dollar In our money.
A sumptuous Christmas dinner could
be bought then for II cents. A dol
lar went q long way in those days.
hut the salaries Of professional men
and the wages Of laborers seem alb
surdly meaSer when compared with
the best-paid ability and skill in these
modern days. The good old times.
Gays the Philadelphia Ledger. would
present no attractions to those who
imagine there was time when labor
was much better rewarded than 1t is
to-day. Despite the monopolies and
the trusts, . moderate fortune can
be acquired now more readily than 1t
could in former times. In 1920 a
man who had $4,000 was accounted
rich, and such men were very scarce.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08

cost; If they save 25 cents on ten.
dollar order by buying from mail
order house they consider that clear
gain. They should be shown that a
merchant and his family living in
their midst, keeps up a house, pays
taxes, adds to the social features, con.
tributes generously towards public en-.
terprises, etc. II by buying at home
their town gives support to several
more local merchants, creating bet
ter home market, they get back lib,
eral percentage. Every man and WON.
an takes more or less pride in local
affairs and is willing to contribute
something toward home improve
ments, If the matter is fairly pre-.
sented. That is why 1 say the rem.
edy lies in education.
Most mail order houses claim they
are enabled to sell cheaper than coun,
try dealers because they buy in larger
quantities and get especially low
prices. This is often a base mis-.
statement of facts; let me cite an in.
stance: A stock man from eastern
Washington was visiting in Kansas
City. One morning, walking with his
nephew, who was clerk in a lead.
ing wholesale hardware house, he
asked where Bland & Co.'S store was
located. Don't think lever heard OF
them." replied the young man. 20
yes, I do remember the firm; they
have no store, they have an office in
(giving the name of the building),
but don't see how they can sell hard.
ware as low as your home merchants
for while we sell them goods at less
than retail price, we don't give them
as low prices as regular dealers, be.
cause they buy in such small quanti
ties, just as they get orders" The
stockman was greatly surprised, he
supposed he had been dealing with
one of the largest firms in the city.
The mail order business has devel
oped so slowly, and works so quietly
that few persons realize the magni.
tude 1t has assumed nor; to what ex
tent it is now sapping the life-blood O!
many small cities and towns. Even
now we hear the excuse given for
sending away for goods, that the NOR,
chants carry such poor stocks. The
wonder is that they carry any.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08

quainting the community with wha.
he has to sell and with the fac'
that people could obtain at nome
where they could personally examine
them and return them If defective il
any way, goods at as low price al
any catalogue house can sell them,
every man and woman is to blame
who sends away for goods; and every
one who fails to raise his voice In
favor of home trade. The editor holds
the most responsible position and
should be the leader in this move
ment.
The remedy has been outlined in q
general way. We will suggest the first
steps. Let merchants buy at home
they cannot consistently ask others to
trade with them when they do not
patronize their brothers in trade. The
editors should patronize home, and
even at considerable personal sacrifice
refuse foreign advertising for lines OF
goods in competition with the home
merchant. The editor deserves more
credit than he receives. Many a well,
to-do farmer or city man would think
himself perfectly justified in sending
away for all his groceries and cloth
ing il he thought he could save ten
dollars thereby on a years purchases,
but most editors forfeit many times
that much every year by refusing ad,
vertising from distant firms in the
same lines Of business as his home
merchants; and sometimes the home
merchant even then declines to ad.
vertise.
Trade-at-home clubs might be or
ganized, with mottos something like
Club" or Il Patronize the Home Mer.
chants" or II Buy Nothing from Mail
Order Houses" for members to dis.
play. The acceptance and displaying
OF such a card might constitute a per.
SO nor member.
Much OF the trading away from
home is due to thoughtlessness and
ignorance Of business principles.
Many persons consider only the frs
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08

much toward checking and correcting
this growing evil, by liberal advertis-
Ing and publishing prices, they should
not be expected to do 1t all. Every
newspaper should preach home trade,
every teacher should instil it into his
pupils in the school room, every min
lister should preach 1t from the pull
|pit. The debating societies and po-
litical conventions should discuss it.
The interests of town and country
and newspaper and church, and So
ciety generally, are SO interviewer and
so identical that whatever Injuries one
will eventually injure all. When the
merchants are compelled to bring on
smaller stocks, and employ less help.
and pay cheaper rent, they are not
alone the sufferers; the whole COM
munity feels the loss. The price OF
real estate is largely dependent on its
proximity to a good town. Rents are
dependent on the amount OF business.
The merchant can move to some other
town and establish himself again more
readily than can the professional man
and many others who have built up
business through years of acquaint-
anceship and establishment Of char
acter. If the farmer. or property own
er in town, want to sell out they are
the greatest sufferers-they can't
move their property to some place
where people are booming their town
and country by patronizing home.
The remedy lies in education and
publicity. In many places that edu-
cation will come through bitter ex-
perience, but, in other communities,
where they are quicker to detect the
approaching evil, and heed more read
lily the warnings of the press and
friends Of home. they may correct the
evil more readily.
Wealth and power are corrupting
Influences and the mail order houses
are probably not sending out as hon
est goods as they once did. They have
learned the tricks Of imitation and
substitution and how easy 1t is to
deceive the public. But, IL the mail
order man is honest, and his methods
| of advertising legitimate In every way.
Ihis success is Of no interest to us
and will never benefit our community
In the slightest degree. II crops should
fail or sickness render us short Of
money we could not expect him to
trust us for dollar-we must always
,ook to the home merchant for credit
| in times of adversely.
Who is to blame? The mail order
house? Not in the least. We alone
are to blame. The near-sighted mer-
chant who has lost trade hy not -.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08
DOLORES STAR
Published Weekly.
Charles eaer, Editor and Prop.
DOLORES, COLORADO.
Terms: $500 Per Year.
The Blue Blood Of England.

The Blue Blood Of England.
The blue blood OF England. like
Sairy Camps gin and water, Is .
little mixed. More than one woman
has stepped from the stage to lordly
halls. Harriet Mellen. the actress.
Who was the second wife Of Thomas
Coutts. the banker. became after his
death the duchess Of st. Albans. and
having no children left all her wealth
TO her granddaughter. who became the
noted philanthropist, and died the
other day as Baroness Burdett Coutts.
Some Of the Royal Progeny Of Charles
H.. the Merry Monarch" were the
children. of Nell Gwynn. the player
and former orange girl, and Mrs. Jor.
dan. the comedienne celebrated by
Charles Lamb. had sons who owned
William w. as their father. The
duchess Of Clarcarty. who died the
other day, was Belle Billion. an old
time music hall performer. and her
offspring are. OF course. noble. in the
sense of having a titled father. Many
more women who have faced the foot
lights professionally. says Boston Bud.
get. might be mentioned who have
become aristocratic danes through
marriage, thus showing that the mo-
bility Of England have done more
than rub elbows with the common
people. Actors. however, have not
been SO fortunate as the feminine
players. and have seldom. or never.
been welded to women Of high de-
gree.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08

! A real mastodon which has been in
cold storage for many centuries will
be one of the exhibits at the Alaska
kon-Pacific exposition in Seattle in
1909. 1t is one Of the gigantic animals
which formerly roamed the Yukon val
ley and northern Siberia. This one
was discovered ON Cleary creek, above
Nome. by w. E. Thomas. and has been
20 well preserved that when the ice
melted and exposed part Of its back
some time ago 1t was attacked by dogs
and partly eaten. The hole in It's back
u the only break in the skin, however.
saye Youths Companion. and the pelt
win be stuffed and mounted on the
prepared skeleton.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08
The United States have at last d

covered how to successfully compete
With England in the effort to win
the trade OF South America The
head Of the leading department store
It Rio de JAneiro says that It was
only after several years Of persua-
sion that his store succeeded in get
cling an American shoe manufacturer
70 make shoes in the way the Bra
srilisus wanted them. Now the store
~ selling hundreds Of Thousands Of
nafrt Of these shoes. It formerly
MA only British shoes.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08
The Real Power.

A 17-year-old boy at Worcester
Mass. has a lung capacity of 800
cubic inches. When he grows up and
goes to congress he will perhapa
learn that 1t is not the orator but the
speaker who affects the course Of N
tional iesislation.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08
A 6trtt1g nf
Thnugllt prarla
by CARMEN SYLVIA.

sons DESIRES the would
chosen.
Life stuff spun and by hands, Others will and
shape it, others again deck themselves with it.
The Fountain Of Youth work. him who plunge
therein.
the side of ombs kindly and courteous spoken
us our friends like tombs
lost battle often worth Victories victorious may
bring depeated the nation that reoced for conquest
This life but image of the true life reflection what the
the Beyond of what the death of
reveal
It good be BEAUTIFUL and 80 beautiful to be good
mistake to be the by sheer force Of being the other
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08


There are so many
people whose only reason
for depriving themselves
of the sight of the rising
sun is to sleep away the
evening. Thus, the joy
GUS moment of each day
slips away from them.
We must wiring the
neck of our deepest pas
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08

If a thought can in an
instant of time dilate or
contract the blood ves-
sells, causing a rush of
blood to or from any
part; if it can increase or
diminish the secretion of
a gland; if it can hasten
or retard the action of
the heart; if it can turn
The Dolores star., 1907-02-08

operate best for the general interest These methods must
be practicahat say be such be enforced without
mischief and such as will provide the revenue
Bu when the question what practical ??
apparent equality between individuals Of the highest
Importance.
be and than
for the of the
proportion revenuehat is net ncomeey enjoy under its
lection.
combines the idea the value of with that
1t be and fair that
capable enforcement approves itself the mind
be which public policy and the best interests OF the
can justify and sanction.