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The Washington herald., 1907-03-31
BRoOKLAND SOCIAL NOTES.

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Miss Rose Hill of Lawrence street. is
iconfned TO her home with an attack
Of rheumatism.
A baby was recently born 10 Mr.. and
Mra. Cain, of Michigan avenue.
Mrs. A. II. Brawner. OF California, and
three children. with their nurse, arr
rived at Mrs. Nj. WOOdwards home on
Monroe street. Saturday afternoon
They viii remain Mrs. Woodwards
guests for several weeks.
Mr Werson student OF medicine at
the Johns Hopkins University. Balti-
more Md, is visiting Messrs. Herman
and Leo Gallagher, and will be the
guest OF Mrs. Hatfield, Of Lawrence
street, during his short stay.
Mrs. Barnholt. Of Lawrence street. is
recovering from an Illness which lasted
several weeks.
Rev Morgan Jones. of the Church Of
Our Saviour, has returned 10 Brookland
and will preach at the church this
morning.
Mrs. J. w. Myer is expecting her
sister Mrs J. Appleton. Of Phnadel-
phia, some time this week.
Mrs. N. Z. Allen, Of Lawrence street,
returned last Thursday from a short
visit with her daughter, Mrs, J. Z.
Bryiy. Of Conduit road.
Miss Bernardine Woodward. Of Law
renee street. spent Wednesday and
Thursday with her friend Miss May
Henry, Of Washington.
Or. Henry f. Hynernst. professor Of
Semitic languages at the Catholic
University Of America, has returned
from the hospital. where he underwent
an operation on the throat
Mr.. Kenneth Huse, OF Evarts street. is
recovering from a severe attack Of Ia
grippe.
Mr.. Herbert BANNER, who has. been en-
ployed on the Isthmus Of Panama. is ex-
pected home soon.
Mr. Eddy Carpenter left Brookland last
week for California.
Mr. Paul Holland Of KeaTney street,
has returned home after an extended ab-
sence.
Mr. Herr has moved into his new home
on Irving street. recently occupied by Mir.
Lewis.
Mrs. Wilson. OF Thirteenth and Evarts
streets. is recovering from her illness.
which has confined her 10 her home for
several weeks.
Mr.. Clarence Hard. Of Lima. Peru, and
his wife and mother have recently re-
turned TO BroOkland.
Mrs. Weeks spent last week at the home
Of Mrs. Middekauf. Of Lawrence street
Mr. Woodford Sergeant LETT last week
for Boston, where a position has been
offered him.
Mr.. Charles Horner Of the University
Of Virginia, Is home for the holidays
Mrs. Bortel and Mrs Prichendorr, re-
cent guests at the home Of Mrs. Ridgway.
Rev. II. W Wellington. former pastor
of the Lestershire Baptist Church. New
Birmingham, n Y, assumes his duties
here with the beginning Of the new
month
The engagement of Miss Y. Lambert to
Mr.. Karl Kellar was recently announced.
Mrs. Stanniger, Of Fourteenth street,
celebrated the silver anniversary Of her
wedding last Friday evening. A number
Of her friends were present.
Master Daniel Ralph celebrated his
tenth birthday last Friday evening. Those
who attended were Misses MoIlie Mona
Many Beautiful Weddings In April
VIII create an unusual demand for fine
carrfa ges DOWnevs $ tGFn0uts are noted
The Washington herald., 1907-03-31

To Get tise Genuine Brown Bread
Order Prof. Hart's Brown Bread. The
most delicious, the most nouTishing Con-
tains huiis and all OF the wheat kernel
Price. Sc loaf, delivered. Phone Krahft's s
Bakery, 18th and Pa. ave.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-31

Fragrant Vfoiets and Sweet Peas.
Reasonable prices. Phone 2416. shaffer,
1tth and 1.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-31

coNTINuEp oN EIrrH -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
All Sorts of Folks Travel.

"It is a study in human nature to watch the people who make up the tide of travel through the gates at the station,' said lady who was detained in the waiting room at the passenger station awaiting a delayed train.
 T was sitting, for very short while I am glad to say, close to an old lady who asked me what state she was in At first did not quite catch her question: She said she was from 'Georgy,' and had been on a visit to her son in Tennessee She said I waited ten years for the raIi- roads to make the price cheaper, and thought l had better go, and so I went and now I'm going back to Georgy.'
 'The old lady was attired in calico dress with big purple flower pattern and a sunbonnet of the same material She had a crudely made cloth bag swung to her waist in which she carried her snuff box and brush, when not in use Her most striking characteristic was the little bag of asafetida that she had hanging about her neck; this to ward off the danger of catching something while travelling, l presume. She made her pres ence known, you may be sure, to every one in the station by her health-sigu odors."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
Candidate is Busy.

Jackson, Miss, June 23.-(Special.)-T R. Maxwell secretary of the railroad commission, and who Is a candidate for state auditor, has been just a little too busy the past several days, and Is liable to be in that condition several days more, to get out among the people in pursuit of the voters, because of the great amount of clerical work required in making up the assessment rolls for the seventy eight counties of the state. The railroads are all assessed by the railroad commission, and then the clerk of the commission must figure out the mileage of main and side and spur tracks in each county and municipality, record them in blank books and send the books to the tax collectors of the counties at his earliest convenience after the assessment Is fixed. The work Is very laborious, involving great care and accuracy, but fortunately for the commits sion 1t has a secretary who Is equal to every emergency when it come to figur- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24

able to read and write. A change to holders of irst-grade certificates would not change the republic into mon- archy or do anything else except to lift up the rural schools, and they certainly need it.
 Those who desire to understand the subject in all its length and breadth should procure Superintendent of Edu- cation Gunnells' reply to Representa- tive Pitts of Selma. MT. Gunnells' reply Is comprehensive, specific and over whelming. It lets all the "hot air" out of MT. Pitts twelve reasons, and there is nothing left of them. The state superintendent shows that the object of the pending bill is to give the rural schools some at least of the ad- vantages of supervision that the city schools possess. There is nothing crim- inal or destructive in a proposition of that sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
Standard Cotton Warehouses

The proposed warehouses erected under the auspices of the Southern Cotton association are drawing the fire of the middlemen of the ports. This Is wholly natural. The warehouses in question propose to do the middleman business themselves, and the esteemed gentlemen at the ports do not like to see their old-time privilege taken away.
 The Charleston News and Courier warns the farmers to keep out of cot ton speculation. It tells them they are about to organize a great trust. It tells them they are about to violate the antitrust laws. They certainly will not violate the Sherman act if they do not engage in the interstate trade.
 The truth Is, the middlemen do not desire any one else to share the bus hess of handling the crop. They want 
 most on their own terms. They know that all the bales of the tenant and one.horse farmer will fall into their hands. A warehouse of the new sort would by using the stored cotton of its stockholders buy the cotton of the negro farmer and would hold it not as a means to depress prices but to lift them up to a just level. The plan Is wholly feasible, and 1t should be carried out to the greatest possible extent despite the combined argu- ments of the ports and the New Eng land spinners. The farmers know what they need, and they are fast getting into a position to defend themselves against all corners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
First Grade Certificates

The inefficient county school super intendents are solely distressed. They see a monarchy or at least "a power ful political machine" disguised in the bending bill to give each county real superintendents of the public schools. Sixty-seven holders of first-grade cer- tifcates would change the government of Alabama, whereas sixty-seven of the old sort would not of course touch a political machine with forty-foot pole.
 The sole question before the people relates to efficiency and general uplift in the rural public schools. The progressive states have adopted the plan embraced in the pending bill and favored by Superintendent of Educa- ton Gunnells. Under the terms of this bill the county board would elect a county superintendent who Is to be an actual teacher and the holder of first-grade certificate. The opponents of the bill want political superintend- ents who do not know school when they see it, and who could no procure first-grade certificate than they could fly to the moon. Some of them In the past, it is said. have not been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
Militia Disbursement Held Up.

Washington, June 29-The ruling Of the war department that the federal allotment for the militia cannot be disbursed after January 21 1908, until the militia con- form to the regular or volunteer army in organization has called forth many let ters of inquiry from the state militia authorities. Among other questions which have been decided is one that the war department cannot consider as a com pliance with the conditions of the act of January 21, 1903, an organization which provides for less than 5S as the enlisted strength of a company of infantry of the National Guard Otherwise, the de- partment holds that the question of the suffciency of the state law to provide the required organizations is not one for the war department, but for the legal advisors of the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
VANDERBILT DEAL.
$7o,5oo,ooo Coup To Be Played by the
 Corporation.

Chicago.-The Record-Herald today says:
 Final steps are being taken in New York to complete $7O500,0OO railway coup which the Vanderbilts have engi- neered to secure the lions share of the tremendous traffic which originates in Chicago and the surrounding territory, as well as the great tonnage which passes through and around Chicago. The culmi- mating financial transaction in this great traffic deal which William H. Newman, president of all of the New York Central lines, has been successfully playing in the interests of the Vanderbilts is the outer belt line from Chicago Junction Railway company.
 Experimenting this is the leasing for term of ninety-nine years of part of the tracks of the Chicago Terminal Transfer company. which forms the con- meeting link in the complete inner belt railway system which the Vanderbilts are securing.
 President John A. Spoor of the belt road yesterday confirmed the lease and declared that before the end of the year the outer belt line, which his company now owns and operates, would pass en- tirely into the possession of the New York Central lines.
 Another integral part of this great traf- fc coup which the Vanderbits have been quietly perfecting for the past five years is the Chicago, Indiana and Southern road, which they have built directly south from Chicago to Danville, where it connects with the Big Four road. It is a part of the comprehensive traffic cam pai3n which they have carefully planned anu executed to extend this system straight to the gulf before the opening of the Panama canal.
 Accordingly, when the canal is opened the New York Central lines will, through the expenditure of at least sl25,0o0,0 900 and possibly s15000o,0oo, have the whip hand over the greatest tonnage-produc- in5 area in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
NICOTINELESS TOBACCO

form product containing the specified per- centage of nicotine may be obtained.
 Those who have ben crying for nico- tineless tobacco will doubtless be satis- fled and will gladly put up with the in- sidity of the caporal doux complained of by our consul general for the sake of the assurance that 25 cigarettes made of t contain only the same amount of nicotine as ten of the ordinary caporal." and that tits narcotic action upon the heart and nervous system is proportion ately reduced"
 The question that will occur to many smokers is whether the distressing symp- toms were originally due to the nicotine at all. It is held, nevertheless, by some knowing experimenters that the part of nicotine in the production of these phe- nomena is, to say the very least, ques- tionabe to attribute them to pyridin, car- bonic oxide and other products of com bustion.
 Indeed, some go so far as to deny that the nicotine can possibly have anything to do with them, alleging that the ef- fects would be equally remarkable If, ooy, ulASu leiHS UT SlIdW we're SulOheu instead of tobacco. However, this may be, it is certain that the most careful analysis has failed to discover any trace of nicotine in the smoke of the tobacco out of which some deadly cigarettes are made. .tA
 The anti-tobacconists are very fond'o enlarging on the f''ightful poison, nico- tine, and how you can kill A dog with n single drop of it; and it always struck us that the difficulty of detecting nico- tine in the smoke was a weak point in their argument. The new "nieotineless" tobacco will perhaps satisfy the scrupes of the anti-tobacconists. It is to be hoped so, for we doubt if it will satisfy the smokers for long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
Case Is Dropped.

Athens, June 23.-(Special. .)-Peter Don evant, one of the oldest and most prom inent citizens of Pettus, in the north part of this county, died at his home there last night, after a prolonged illness with cancer. He was one of the pioneers of this county and his parents before him were among the first, settlers in this sec tion. He had many friends and occupied a high position in the estimation of his friends and neighbors. He was the last of a large family, all of whom were prominent in their day and generation He had large connection in Tennessee His funeral was conducted today at the Pettusville Methodist church, of which he was pillar for sixty or seventy years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
LARGE CONGREGATIONS.
Great Crowds Attend Mass at St.
 Paul's-Feast Days.

Very large congregations attended the four masses at St. Pau1's church yester- day morning. The attendance at the second mass, which was at 7:3O was al- most as large as that at high mass at 10:30
 In the Catholic calendar today is the feast of John the Baptist. It commence rates his birth. There are only three such commemorations in the Catholic church, the nativity of Christ, the birth of the Blessed Virgin and the birth of St. John the Baptist. All the other feasts are commemorative of the day of death, or rather the day upon which the saint entered upon eternal life.
 Next Saturday will be the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. who suffered mar tyrdom on the same day in Rome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
Lost Freight.

"I am informed by railroad clerk that the unclaimed freight which railroads convert to their coffers is quite startling" ]" said a man who receives much freight.
 This freight is held here several months, then shipped to point of con- centration. After six months 1t is sold for freight and storage, and the funds turned into the treasury.
 How does so much freight happen to find it's way to the old horse sale? It Is often an error of marking in billing, or else it may be that the parties die or move away or get in jail. You would be surprised at the goods of value that find their way to the old horse shop pianos, organs, furniture, articles great and small of household goods.
 "Oh, yes, it is probable that many of them are paid for by some railroads in the thousands of claims for lost freight. You know the railroads keep men trav- cling looking for lost freight all the time.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24


 addition, the ground was patrolled by force of police, there having been per sistent rumors that an attempt would be made to fire the grand stand. The Oxford volunteer fire brigade with a steamer was also on the ground.
 ''1he undergraduates, however, obtained number of punts and landed on va rious parts of the ground The efforts of the police were directed to saving the grand stand. A large hut used as temporary office was cut down and immediately set on fire, and chairs from the grand stand, blanks and any arti. ces which could be obtained were thrown on the fire, while the police were bom- barded with fireworks and assaulted sticks being use, by the undergraduates and the constables replied with their u lncheons. Several men had their teeth knocked out. Attempts were made to burn the stand by hurling fireworks on the roof. These were, however, speedily extinguished by the fire brigade.
 "A powerful stream of water was turned on the crowd, but the undergrad uates made a rush for the hose, which in short time was cut in several places. An attempt to fire the wooden bridge opposite the Broad walk was de- feated, but a smaller bridge for horses on the other side of the~ ground was destroyed. Until nearly midnight under graduates walked about the ground dis charging fireworks. The damage is es- timated to amount to upward of e3Oo SloOO). No arrests were made"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
Street Railway.

"I am from Detroit" said young man who came to Birmingham to make his home.
 NOW Detroit has quite the best, neat est street car service in existence, and Birmingham is good second l wonder if the people who are talking Greater Bir- mingham realize that the splendid car system of this wonderful city has large share to its credit in this much desired municipal condition. From what I have seen, it appears that your street railway has made this matter easy''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
HOW OXFORD CELEBRATES.

From the Chicago News.
 That Oxford students occasionally con- duct themselves as roughly as American boys, or more so, is proved by the fol- lowing from the London Times of recent date: ''The bonfires to celebrate victories gained in the eights last week led to serious damage and collision with the police. Not since 1S49 has Christ church been head of the river, and a huge bon fire was lighted in a meadow adjoining the Broad walk shortly before 10 o'clock on Wednesday ngiht Gradually the fuel available grew less, and then a large body of undergraduates made their way in the direction of the ground where the grand stand had been erected for the Oxford pageant. This was only short distance off, but the river intervened. several temporary bridges had recently been erected, but the boards in the cen ter had been pulled up, rendering access to the field dangerous and difficult. In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
Champion Titus Retlres.

Princeton, N. J., June 23.-Constance Titus, national amateur sculling cham pion, has announced his retirement from active rowing competition. He will con- tinue to live in Princeton and serve Princeton university aquatics on Lake Carnegie as a coach. It is understood that the rejection of Titus entry by the English Henley regatta committee re- gently has been the cause of his retire. ment. He has won about all the cham pionships possible in the United States Titus rowed at the English Henley in 1902 and was defeated in the finals. His entries in 1903 and 1907 were rejected for purely technical reasons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
GIVE ME GOOD WILL TO MAN.

By Theodore Hilton. I won noble fame;
 But, with a sudden grown, The people snatched my crown, And, in the mire, trod down My lofty name. I bore a bounteous purse:
 And heggars by the way Then blessed me, day by day; But l, grown poor as they, Have now their curse. I gained what men call friends: But now their love is hate, And l have learned, too late, How mated minds unmate, And friendship ends. I clasped a woman's breast As if her heart, I knew, Or fancied, would be true Who proved. alasi she tool False like the rest. I now am all bereft-
 As when some tower doth fall, With battlement and wall, And gate. and bridge, and all- And nothing left. But I account it worth
 All bangs of fair hopes crossed All loves and-.honors lost To gain the heavens, at cost Of losing earth. So, lest I be inclined
 To render i'll for H.
 Henceforth in me instiIl, O God. a sweet aAAa ". . To all mankind,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
From the Houston Post.

From the Houston Post.
 1 HE Post has been so cruelty mal-
 9 treated by such journals as the
 Washington Herald, Richmond Times-D Dispatch, Atlanta Georgian, Nash vile American and the Charleston News and Courier because of It's exploitation of the wonderful resources of Texas that it is indisposed to relate anything else out of the ordinary run of affairs. It is not pleasant to be called nature faker, a tergiversator and other ugly names for no other offense than telling the plain truth and it is easy to see that these journals and others have banded togeth- CT to give the Post Beautiful Houston and Grand Old Texas the worst of it.
 That truth is stranger than fiction is a truism long established in human ex- perience and 1t is the kind and generous thing to believe the marvellous nature stories that originate in Texas, because Texas has always been wonderful and is full of wonderful things.
 With this plea for the fraternal gen erosity and confidence of those who have already abused 1t too much. the Post will proceed to show an instance of the marvellous ways some Texas farmers have met the emergency due to the lack of farm labor.
 There has been planted a cotton area exceeding 9,0oO.0OO acres. more than the combined area of Massachusetts, Con- necticut and Rhode Island, and the farm CTS have been offering all manner of in- ducements for laborers to come to the fields and chop the crop. Even an offer of $2 day and board, which means the finest and \most abundant eating this world affords, has failed to bring the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Cron Shortaqe.

I have just made trip through some Of the south Alabama counties" remarked Capt E. W. Booker, "and I am convinced by observation that the cotton crop this year is going to be exceedingly short.
 Present weather conditions are, of course, good, but you know cotton in Alabama must be made by August, and the time is too limited. fear, to make good for the loss of the spring months. l certainly see no hope for an average of more than 50 or 60 per cent. However, the farmers generally are in good finan- cial condition. and their food crops en- courage them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
Present Outlook of Wheat

Wheat on May touched in Chicago 1.031b, but it is now selling nearly ten cents lower. The crop scare led to an advance of 90 cents a bushel, and when . government showed that the crop would be about 25,000,000 bushels one-third of the advance was lost.
 The next government report will show the condition of the crop on June 25, and it's appearance is await ed with interest, for it will pretty we'll cover the story of the winter wheat harvest and explain the condi- ton of the spring wheat crop which has all the troubles of weather be- fore it.
 The home consumption and seed de- mand is put at 525,000,O0O bushels. The crop is put at 625.Oo0,o00 bushels. To this should be added 150000,000 bushels brought over from 1906-a total of 775,OO0O0O bushels. Last years crop was 735Oo0,O0O bushels. The exports for the harvest year will foot up 140OOO,oOo bushels. We can export that amount and yet have enough for seed and home consump- tion, and have 110,OO0,00o bushels on hand as a reserve at the end of the harvest year in 1908. The government report for June 25 is expected to sus- tain these figures.