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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30
How my achievements mock me! -TroIus and Cresda.
Senator Morgan as Dean

It is announced that Senator Alli- son will at the end of his present term gan will become the dean of the Sen ate. He entered the Senate in 1873, and is now serving out sixth term. When he retires in 1909, Senator Nor gan will become the dea nof the Sen ate. Our senior senator entered the Senate in 1877, and he has just started 10 serve a sixth term. Tn 1909 Senator Morgan will be the father of the Sen ate. and Senator Pettus will then out rank all the senators in years of life.
 The elder senators, besides Messrs. Allison and Morgan, are Hale and Frye, both of Maine, who have served since 1881; Aldrich, whose service be- gan in 1883; Cullom, who started in 1883: Teller in 1885, Daniel in 1887 and four more before 1895. The re. mainder are junior statesmen.
 Senator Allison will hold in 1909 a remarkable record of service. He served eight years in the House be fore he was promoted to the Senate and if he lives to complete his present term he will have to his credit a con gressional service of forty-four years or more than a quarter of the life of the republic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30
MIR. cLEvELAND's LOVING CUP.

From the New York Sun.
 Grover Cleveland was probably more
 touched by the gift of a loving cup from
 the undergraduates of Princeton than by
 any other testimonial he has received
 during his career. A public man may
 not deserve all his fame that is to say it may be more or less fortuitous or fac ! titious. But when the students of dem | ocratic Princeton warm to a man year
 in and year out, and treat him as worthy to be one of them, he has stood the in- fallible test of character and must be of
 better stuff than the most tolerant of his enemies and the fairest of his critics l will admit
 All Of his eountrymen do not know Mr. Cleveland. although they know him bet ter than they did when he went out of office with maledictions as well as plaud- | it's ringing in his ears oa March 1. 1897. But the procession of graduates who have
 been passing through Princeton for six years, and the students now on their ! way through, know Grover Cleveland by
 intuition and association; and when the | undergraduates give him a loving cup they mean it. He has stood before
 Princeton men and made heart to heart talks to them, the exposure of all eyes, and has been weighed in the balance and not found wanting. "Princeton's con-
 servatism Is one of her chief virtues,'' he said to the student body in that sym
 pathetic and intimate address as trus- tee which he made when President Wood
 row Wilson was inaugurated-an address
 which showed that MT. Cleveland had entered into the Princeton spirit as few ] but those identified with the university
 have been able to do. He owes his great popularity at Princeton to the work ing out of that conservatism. which is
 as unerring as 1t Is gradual and crit ical
 Princeton had previously listened to Mr. Cleveand's eloquent and feeling tribute to William Mckinley at the me
 morial services In Alexander Hall on
 Septem Der 1s 1901, which none who heard
 1t and saw how the speaker was moved will ever forget. As the first Trask lee turer Mir. Cleveland also made favor able impression upon Princeton. But per- haps what the collegians like him best for
 is the plainness. modesty and kindliness of the man. his freedom from pose, his indifference to the gallery the simplicity of his comlngs and goings, his palpable honesty of faith and purpose, and his
 detachment from any desire to be hon. ored by them conspicuously.
 nc loving cup manifested Prncetons appreciation of the man as distinguished from the President that was.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30
OUR OWN MINISTRIES,
he Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Bones-Mistah Webstah, kin yo' tell me de diff'u unce tween a dude an prize dawg9
 Interlocutor-No, William; l am sorry to say l cannot answer that. What is the difference between dude and a prize dog?
 Bones--De ones nollycoddle an de uddah's a model collie.
 nterlocutor-Ladies and gentlemen, with your kind permission the world-re- nowned vocalist. Herr Whooperupstrong, will now sing that beautiful ballad en- titled, Be Kind to the Cook; She Has Eits.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30
BELGIAN IMMIGRANTS.

From the Anderson (S @ Mail.
 The most silent workers in Anderson are live Belgians, who are employed by the street railway company in making im- provements on the trolley line. From : a. m. until the hour for stopping work the men work faithfully and hard and no time is wasted in talking or engaging in conversation with one another. The Bel gians are now citizens of South Carolina, having come to this country on the Witte- kind that arrived in Charleston from Bre- men shortly before Christmas. They have been in various sections of the state. When they reached Anderson they were so well pleased with conditions here they decided te le. The Belgians received work Sql qoIstreet railway people and were pooW rlS on the track improve ments 0 J not speak English, but Ae workers, using pick and
 same effect as experienced
 lerstand 0 little English,
 tions are issued by the
 out the orders to the
 ve t1 be told to do
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30
Rirminnham,s Strides.

Birmingham has grown by leaps and bounds since I was last here, seven years ago." said Ed Hanlon, manager of the Cincinnati baseball team.
 "On my former visits this city was in it's infancy but now I find it one of the best built towns in the country. 1 have been particularly impressed with the street paving here. Seven years ago the streets were rough. whereas today they are about the best paved I have seen anywhere. Another thing that impresses me is the excellent street car system. When I was here before the dummy was still putting away through the streets, but now an all-electric service has been in- stalled and the cars are strkingly hand some.
 "Brmingham is favorably talked about everywhere I go. It will not be great while before it will catch up in popula- ton with some of the large cities that are many years older"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30
GOOD GUESSES.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
 One man in 2CS is over siX feet.
 One in 100 women carries life insurance. One man succeeds in business to eight who go bankrupt
 There is one sudden death among women to eight among men
 One cold is taken out of doors where nine are taken indoors
 One in each 1000 couples lives to cele- brate the golden wedding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30
Life Insurance.

life insurance business is unusually brisk throughout the country" said Will liam J. Cameron, the life insurance pio- neer of Birmingham. And this activity is easy of explanation. With all the in vestgations and exposures not a single company went to the wall. Turning on the light was a good thing, both for the companies and for the policyholders. All the abuses were reformed and the life in- surance business Is now on healthy and enduring basis. Of course every thought fui man desires to buy an Insurance policy, but many held off until the in vestigations were concluded. They are now making up for lost time. Agents of the various companies are buster than they have been in years past
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30
Youna General Freight Agent.

George R. Browder of Atlanta, general freight agent of the Southern railway, spent yesterday in Birmingham. He was stationed here two years ago as divisoin freight agent. and was one of the most popular and efficient traffic officials In the district. His rise has been rapid, and has been due solely to merit. He is today one of the youngest general freight officers in the south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30
REFLECTION OF A BACHELOR.

From the New ork Press.
 If q woman goes out of town for lunch it's d house party
 Everybody is sorry to' be abused un- less it's because he is (rich.
 If men weren't ruteY women wouldn't have as much fun taYnins them.
 The way to cure q gifrl of being lovesck over a man is to let her marry him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

under way in the development of it's coal and iron and steel interests, it is not sur
 prising that optimism rules the day in every part of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30
CONCRETE HOUSE
! World.

W orld.
 build in Bedding. Ct,
 by 931a feet, and he
 a park running down
 iver. Perhaps his new
 m awhile. but he has
 ypical moving" Amer .outh Mr Clements ran pilot, went to Utah, alifornia, took a look at lands, and globe trotted Beirut. Then he mar ed down" to live perma- friends in each new place mira, Hartford, New York and TarrytoWn. He lived and Florence, but did not in either of these foreign talks with 6 drawl and about writing in bed and ing ways but he is really ss Yankee. Englishmen Of vel. Frenchmen occasion American Is pre-eminently moves" And MT, Clemens American In that he does not go back to the family home Mo-, or to the ancestral acres see that kept the Clemenses n Englishman or any continen- can would love to do.
 on a steel frame makes a nice .ouse and one that is fireproof. a vantage to a writer who has q library and smokes in bed. But d enough to hold down a con- dover only 70 years old?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

Flying machines will compete at Jamestown for public favor against battleships and sea fights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

Many steam shovels and 36,000 men are actually digging the canal regard less of red tape or politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

There is no speed limit in the bal loon world, especially in the race to- wards Che North Pole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

Many steam shoYels and 36,000 men are actually digging the canal regard less of red tape or politics.
 --.s- Flying machines will compete at Jamestown for public favor against battleships and sea fights.
 -.s.----- There is no speed limit in the bal loon world. especially in the race to- wards Che North Pole. The panic of 1907 will be recalled IS the first one that was not attended by failures. Dullness will probably follow in Wall street as q relief from over excitement.
 Stock watering goes right on, and Hartman does not draw any nearer the pen.
 The gentlemen of the jury in the Thaw case are taking a vacation on full pay.
  The big commission Is conducting the Thaw case al present. present.
 
 Vulcan is ticketed to Jamestown, where he will play star engage ment.
 -a.- The Thaw jurors are entitled to a vacation after a service of sixty-four days
 ----.s. Secretary Taft's figure resembles the letter o. He is loyal to Ohio. Wall streets painless panics are fast becoming a national joke. Hartman is rated low in Wall street. He is too garrulous.
  Abe Ruef is doing a stunt ill dur. ance vile at present
 ----.4----------- The grafters' ticket should be Ruef and Hartman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

The panic of 1907 will be recalled as the first one that was not attended by failures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

Dullness will probably follow in Wall street as q relief from over excitement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

Hartman is rated low in Wall street. He is too garrulous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

Stock watering goes right on, and Hartman does not draw any nearer the pen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala, postoffice as second-class matter under act of Congress March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30
Campaign Against Mosquitoes

N - 'a preparing to eacure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

Wall streets painless panics are fast becoming a national joke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

The gentlemen of the jury in the Thaw case are taking a vacation on full pay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

Secretary Taft's figure resembles the letter 0. He is loyal to Ohio
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

The big commission Is conducting the ThaW case at present. present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30
THE SOUTH'S OPTIMISM

Post.
 THIS years cotton crop, including (CU the seed. will bring to the south over S1ON ONO ONO which is about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

The Thaw jurors are entitled to a vacation after a service of sixty-four days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

E. ". BARRETT ...........E Editor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30

Vulcan is ticketed to Jamestown, where he will play star engage ment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-26
A HARD PREDIcAMENT
Unknown Woman Who Could Not
Speak English Stranded at Station

An unknown woman arrived at the
local railroad station on the 1926 train
Saturday afternoon and soon after her
arrival it was seen by the people
around the depot that she was In a
delicate condition and seemed lost.
Ticket agent, Roberts, tried to find out
her destination, but as the woman
could not speak word of Engiiiisii he
failed in his efforts; later people who
could speak the more well known
European language were asked to come
to the station, but all those summoned
were unable to converse with her.
Soon afterwards her ticket, which
had been taken up by mistake by the
conductor on the branch line, was
found and it read through to New York
Later she showed her baggage check,
which read from Houghton. Mich, to
New York, accordingly she was put on
the 7.45 train for New York and will
probably sail for the old country be-
fore long. 1t was found out later that
the language she spoke was Slavonic.
This is the second time in two
months that passenger of this kind
has been left off train of the main
line at North Bennington on account of
the carelessness of the crew. The
train on which she was travelling was
the south bound flyer under the charge
OF Conductor Buckley.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

The funeral of Elijah b. Thompson
who died suddenly in Pownal Tuesday
was held this morning from his late
home. Rev. ]. C. Mitchell officiating.
The burial was in the Towsley Gene
terry in Pownal,
Henry r. Rice. an employee of the
Bennington Machine Works. had the
little finger of his right. hand badly
crushed while at work there Tuesday.
1t was necessary to amputate the fin
ger at the second joint.
The Christmas party of the older de-
partments of the Baptist Sunday
school will be held Friday evening,
from 1880 to 10. Admission little
gift of not more than 10 cents in val
| ue. A Christmas tree.
The Junior Brunswick bowling team
played a team made up of the younger
members of the Y. NJ. c. A. in
the latter's alleys Wednesday. After
the second string was rolled the game
was stopped as the Brunswick aggre
| cation did not wish to continue. The
| score for the two strings was, Y. M
| C. A.--1302; Brunswicks-1151. The
teams were composed of the following
people: Y. NJ G. A.-Dyer, Moore
Hart, Wahlquist, and Mattison; Bruins
| Wicks-Nash, Murphy, Stewart
Brooks and Flynn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-26

the wheels of street cars and autos.
The police were lenient, too, and the
push cart men, with everything from
Christmas bells to Teddy bears for
sale, pushed their wares with immu-
nifty into the sacred precincts of Fifth
avenue. One rowing dealer who occu-
pied q thousand dollars worth of real
estate at the corner of Fourteenth
street and Broadway declared that he
had been there forty eight hours. ITS
the Christmas spirit" he explained,
'"rhat's why the cop hasn't made me
move. | gave him rubber monkey
for his kid. 1t cost me 9 cents a
wholesale one must be generous
at such times"
Any one who thinks that New Yorl
has the dumps should have been here
From the Bronx to the Battery ant
over into Brooklyn to the point where
| Coney Island points its nose into thu
sea there was merrymaking that mus
have satisfied the jolliest soul, an'
those who had no cheer Of their owl
were bountifully supplied by thos
who had enough and to spare. Thos
in position to know say that neve
before have the good things been dis
tributed with so lavish hand or s
many of the less fortunate made hap
by by gratulties.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-26

CHRISTMAS SERVICES
At st. Francis de Sales Church Were
Well Attended.

The largest number of people in
many years attended High Mass at
midnight Christmas eve at st. Fran
els de Sales church. The excellent
program of music printed in Tuesdays
Banner was carried out by the choir,
assisted by Edward c. Bennett, tenor;
George c. Wood, violinist; and Daniel
Whitcomb, cornetist. A boy choir of
40 voices in the chancel sang the re-
sponses and beautiful Christmas an
them with James McCue as the organ
list
The sermon which was one of the
best delivered at this mass in some
time was given by Rev. FIR. Mulligan,
redemptionist priest from Saratoga.
He took for his theme, And the Word
was Made Flesh and Dwelt Amongst
U.s." At 10 o'clock mass the same
musical program was rendered and a
solemn high mass celebrated. A short
instruction was also given at that
mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-26
BOLD BURGLARY At
NORTH POWNAL
R. R. STATION
Thieves Smashed In Window
and Got $50.
NO CLUE TO PERPETRATORS.
Break Was Made Between 2 and 2. as
Christmas Evening. Though People
Were Near.

Pownal, Dec. 25.-A particularly
bold burglary took place at the North
Pownal station Christmas evening.
The window of the ticket Office was
smashed in about 7 in the evening and
about $4,000 in money taken. Train
No. 30 was late and did not arrive at
North Pownal until about z p. M.
Agent, Louis Beard, then closed up
the office and went to supper.
Mrs. P. Colwell arrived at the station
at 7.45 to take train so the miscre-
ants made their entry between those
hours. 1t was very daring deed as
there are houses and stores within SO
yards of the station. There was no
attempt to enter quietly as the whole
of the sash to the window was
smashed. The thieves evidently knew
they had but moment to work so they
made quick work. There seems to be
no clue at present, but Boston &
Maine detectives are on the spot In
vestigating.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-26

Attorney General Clarke G. Fits
who is to assist States Attorney w. j.
Meagher in the trial has not yet ar
rived from Brattleboro. o. M. Barber
who was at the June term of court
assigned by Judge Hazelton as counsel
for Mahan, will be assisted by his
Office force, X. Il. Healey and e. H.
Holden.
1t will not be at all surprising should
the remainder of the week be con.
sumed in securing jury. The crime
was so shocking in its details that il
was thoroughly discussed throughout
the county and must have made a fixed
impression upon the minds of many of
the jurors. II there was any doubt as
to the perpetrator Of the crime 1t was
removed by Mahans confession made
In the county jail shortly after his ar
rest. The defence, which will be in
sanity, also adds to the difficulty of
selecting jury.
Mahan's trial will be the second
for the crime OF child.murder, other
than infancide, in Vermont during the
present generation. About 20 years
ago the whole state was shocked by
the diabolical murder of little girl in
Washington county. AS is the case
with Mahan, the perpetrator. Mrs.
Meaker, was close relative of the
victim. Mrs. Meaker expiated her
crime on the gallows at Windsor and
her son, Almon, then boy of II, was
given a life sentence as an accomplice.
In the case on trial Alfred Mahan,
20 years OF age, is charged with cut
ting the throat of Ethel Mahan, the
daughter of his brother, German Ma
han of North Bennington. The child,
VINO was not quite four years old, left
ner father who was fishing on the
shore OF Lake Paran on the afternoon
OF April 20 to return to her home in
North Bennington village. The little
girl was accompanied by her uncle
and after she left the lake was never
again seen alive. During the night
her body was found in a gravel pit, al
most In sight of her home, with her
throat cut from ear to ear. Mahan was
I arrested that night and lodged in jail
charged with the crime. He there
made full confession but denied that
ne made any attempt to assault the
child In this he was substantiated BY
the examination of DR.. b. II. Stone
pathologist at the state laboratory In
: Burlington, who conducted the autopsy
3 Mahan was arraigned In municipal
I court, held for the grand jury which
, at the June session of county court in
dicted him for murder in the first de
gree. He was taken to the stat,
asylum at Waterbury for observation
as to his mental responsibility, hi,
counsel having stated to the court tina
the plea OF insanity would be made a
, the trial.
Twenty-seven OF the special panel o
jurors responded to their names whei
) the roll was called by Clerk Shakshc
, Der. They took the oath and after
) few words from the court were excus
ed.
9 During the afternoon the number o
. spectators increased until there wa
not a seat on the floor unoccupied. Il
4 the gallery were half dozen or NOR
3 women, presumably from North Der
nington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-26
CONTRACTS AWARDED
Work on the Interior of the Second
Congregational Church.

The contracts for the work which
will be done in the interior OF the
Second Congregational church were
awarded the first of the week. James
S. Silk of this town was given the con
tract for the carpentry work and the
decorative work was awarded to Mr..
Coan of New Haven, Conn.
1t is planned to put new timbered
and paralelled ceiling Of wood In the
auditorium and also new decorations.
The cost is expected to be about $4,000.
Nearly $4,000 has already been raised
for this purpose and 1t is thought that
the work will be done without putting
any debt on the church.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-26
West Coast pefen.eless.

SEATTLE, Wash. Dec. 26.-Colonel
Il. G. Woodbury., acting commander Of
the department Of the Columbia, U. 3.
A.. in statement said that the whole
Pacific coast would be helpless In case
the navy should prove unable to pre-
vent the landing of a force of 10000
japanese or other foreign army at any
of the numerous unprotected bays
along the coast. He said there are moi
1000 regulars on the coast to resist III
attack by land, while $4,000 infantry
men are needed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-26
TRIAL OF ALFRED
MAHAN BEGAN
AT 20'CL0CK
Drawing The Jury Will Be a
Long Task.
COURT ROOM IS FILLED.
Case Is the Second Instance Of Child
Murder In Vermont During Present
Generation.

County court, which had adjourned
over Christmas convened at 2 o'clock
this afternoon for the trial of Alfred
Mahan of North Bennington who is
charged with the murder of his little
niece. Ethel, the crime having been
committed near Lake Paran the last
Sunday in April.
The crowd of people in attendance
upon the trial is not so large as was
expected. Among the spectators was
a good-sized delegation from North
Bennington, where interest in the
crime has never seemed to flag. The
jurors, too, took up considerable room.
Out Of the original list of 81 drawn at
the beginning Of the present term OF
county court there are still 10 available
for the trial, as only one jury case has
been tried, and In addition there is a
special panel OF 80 drawn for the Ma
han case.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-26

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