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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20

Thirty wears. Geewhizz, What a wad he mus. nave
by nowl"
When the Speakers travelling cOmpau.or- .4ch-
cred IN the common room of his private hat
night tor a farewell smoke, the story was r,.-e 70
HIM. He laughed long and deep and then 5ed
INTO silence At last he spoke but what he &. s., was
not so expressive the tone OF his voice ana The
COntOTtIOn OF his face. What a wadi' h, -did,
scarcely loud enough 10 be heard Several minutes
OF profound silence followed, during which Cannon
held tight 10 his cigar. but smoked little bur At
last ne rose from his chair, opened the rear door OF
the car, gazed Intently Tor moment the narrow
ing rails as they darted out from under the fast
moving TRAM threw the half consumed Havana out
INTO the darkness, and started toward his private
compartment, muttering as he passed the group,
What Wad!'
As matter of fact, the remuneration of his high
office Is not half enough pay the demands upon It,
His Enthusiasm Was Contagious
NIHlTEFIELD whose dramatic appeals to his
w listeners We're always a noteworthy part OF
ms sermons, once preached to a body of seamen
in New York In the course of his sermon he intro
duced the following words
Well my boys, have a clear sky, and are
making hne Roadway over a smooth sea. before a
night breeze, and shall soon lose sight of land
but what means this sudden lowering of the heavens,
and that dark cloud rising from the western horn
zont Hark! Don't you hear the distant thunder'
Don't you those Hastings of lightning There
Is a storm gathering! Every man 10 his duty. How
the waves rise and dash against the ship The an
IS dark! The tempest RACES! Our masts are gone
The ship Is on her beam endSi What next
The hands of every sailor were gripping the peNS
IN front of them and wild excitement was IN theH
eyes. And when the preacher reached the chmaN
OF his dramatic speech. they sprang their tee III
a body and shouted, Take to the long boat!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20

nifty Was offended and then and there made up my
mind that would do something in the world if only
10 show the man who had presumed To disparage
me and to express doubts concerning my future "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20


OF ReSina, high above the lovely Us Of
Herculaneum. You remember THAI ot Lucius
CdlpurnIuS PISO. with Its superb u--~v OF
seventeen hundred rolls of papvruS. gar
denS full OF Greek statues. and corr 1.ed
with wondrous bronzes set round abou 1oked
fountains that have not gushed in -hOu-
sand years.
Strange that science can tell us hing
definite about NeSuvIuS. One authoritE ares
its activity Is due 70 the gushing in sea
10 the bowels of the earth where e-crr tres
are, thus generating steam in quan-,g 0con-
Celvabe. For a generation and more -e has
been a scientific observatory on the o-ain
containing a museum, library With e-trO-
magnetic seiSnOgraphs, and other ms tents.
IL was here that one dread April Pro-
lessor Palmieri. the Father of V v,us,"
stood at his post while two floods of ming
lava rushed down the valleys cit side,
pIling up as they cooled and raising ther-
TuOmeter within the observatory To Ct .- one
hundred and Seventy-eight degrees F het.
The house quaked to the VOLCANOES ez IONS,
which came fast as the rattle of q Cr 1rer.
The huge black cone. itself half a Ugh,
was cracked and riven, threatening .-pSe
with the fury of its awful contents sea
coast rose for miles; and in twenty ours
more than twenty million cubic ware lava
had Streamed down the mountain tar one
stream at least helped 10 destroy del
Greco, and to-day the seventeenth rises
triumphant over the blaclISh purple c> OF
the sixteenth lava flow Naples sins ore
del Greco pays" the natives say S.
No two eruptIOnS are alike; and the
se1SmograPh cannot be depended upon eve
Warning OF some coming terror. II The
phenomena could be investigated at th, r-ce.
something might be known for certain cnty
or thirty miles down it is clear a hc >,StS
capable of melting all known matter tr ..or-
derS whether the remarkable prophecy .uer-
able Professor BCrthelo, of Paris VIII le led
IN the near tuture-that in the Golden be-
us Nc. tlrty all ba. tl, al
'cS which result from It's conversion dirv. rom
sArLL IlseLi by lLerrnneL---r-.. -1..- L.-.-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20

TURING Washingtons administration he was
- seen daily at his room adjoining the Senate
chamber, and often was found there before
the Senate organized
On one occasion prior to the arrival of the Pres-
dent, GOuverneur Morris and some other Senators
were standing together talking about the unaffected
but majestic air of Washington. One of the COM
pany remarked that there living who
could take a liberty with him.
4 will bet that | can do that with impunitv"
said Morris. The bet taken, and soon after
ward Washington appeared and paused to exchange
a few words with somebody While the President
was thus engaged, Morris stepped up and in ocund
manner Familiarity tapped him the shoulder and
said, Good morning, old fellow"
The President turned and merely looked him in
the face. without word. All the bold etfronterv
fell from Morris, and he stepped back in evident
discomfort. Turning to the other Senators, he SAID
Gentlemen, you have won your bet. l will never
take such liberty again"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20
Senator Cu1lom's Name

rI'HE Christian name of Senator Culom whose
L reelection TO the United States Senate is
assured by the recent Republican triumph in Hi
nois, is Shelby, and the Senator is rather proud
tuc he " sad to papv OF friends t t2 O.
recently, and not but that a trivial incident
that occurred in connection with my had
something TO do with my subsequent career
Once sometime after our family had settled in
Illinois, and /, well grown lad, had begun TO have
ambitions of my own, an old Kentucky acquaintance
of my fathers called. He talked much about Ken
lucky matters and seemed greatly Interested in me
and at last addressed himself personally TO me
And what do YOU think he said1 Why. he expressed
the gratuitous opinion that Id never amount to half
SO much as the man whose first name | bore. | was
young then, the Senator continued, and my dig
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20

Immense globes of jet black smoke, tinted at the
edge with gray and red, oozed rather than pulled
from the abyss and lowered menacngly over the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20

tore us We shall draw all our heat and the mes.
torceS which result from its conversion dircc.
the earth itself by thermceIectric methods.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
MUST RECRUIT RANKS,
Georgia Companies Must Have a Mini
mum of Fifty-eight Men.

Atlanta. January 14.-(Special.)-All of
the military companies in Georgia. as well
as all other states, are called upon to re-
cruit their ranks to a minimum of fifty
eight men, under a new order just issued
by the War Department.
Adjt. Gen. S. w. Harris received notice
of this order today. Heretofore the mini
mum number of men allowed in each COM
pany has been forty, and under this regu-
lation the state increased it's maximum
limit in the company to fifty But with
this new order from the War Department.
both the maximum and minimum will
have to be increased.
The orders of the war department are
imperative. They prescribe that the mini
mum must be increased to fifty-eight men.
without which the company will NOT he
permitted to participate in the distribu
ton of funds made by the national rov-
eminent for the benefit of the state
troops There is, therefore no alternative
The adiutant generals department will
take the matter up at once and make ar
engagements to have the enlisted strength
of each command in the state increased to
the new requirement. 1t is not known
just what maximum the state will make
but it will probably be about siXty-fve.
or fifteen more than a t present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
THE REV. E. |. HILL
ACCEPTS NEW CALL
WILL BECOME PASTOR OF THE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT
ATHENS, GA.-HAS MADE FINE
RECORD AT EUFAULA.

Eufaula, January 14.-(Special) REV. E.
L. Hill, pastor of the Presbyterian church
of this city, has signified his acceptance
of the call to the church at Athens, Ga
which was extended him about a month
ago. During the service here yesterday
he called congregational meeting to be
held Immediately following the church
service next Sunday, at which time he
will tender his resignation. In the mean
time he will accept the call to the Athens
church in a formal letter to the officials.
The news was received here with uni
versal regret, not only by the members
of his flock but the citizens at large
During his pastorate of the church the
has been raised four times, but the new
call offers a broader field and a salary
that the church here could not well MAIN
tain.
est in the the state, having a membership
of 800, and the attendance is consider
ably augmented by the pupils of the Lucy
Cobb and the students of the University.
In addition to beng most able and elo-
quent divine the Rev. Mr.. Hill is regard
ed as a man deeply consecrated to his
work and is most happily possessed of a
bright congeniality that has won for him
hosts of warm friends in this city and
section. He will enter upon his duties in
his new field about the middle of next
month
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
PILE REMEDY
GIVEN AWAY
To All Pile Sufferers We Will Send
Free a Trial Package of the
Pyramid Pile Cure.

In order to prove to you that our rem
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
Work at Georgia Soldiers Home.

Atlanta, January 14.-(Special)-- 1.-The
trustees of the Georgia soldiers home, of
which H. w. Bell of Jefferson is pres
ident, will hold their annual meeting at
the home on Wednesday of this week. 1t
is said all of the present officers of the
board and of the home will be reelected
The most important matter which will
come before the board will be the letting
of contract for the erection of n hos
pita building to be used in connection
with the home, for which the legislature
recently appropriated 5000. So far as is
now known there are no other matters
of Importance to be considered at this
meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
Local News Items.

Coming as a forerunner of the great
convention next Tuesday will be the
meeting of the Farmers union in TINS
city tomorrow. The meetings VIII be eX-
ecutive and many issues Will be settleu'
II is rumored that steps Will be taken
toward securing the cotton warehouse for
Ressemer. and that other matters Will
no taken up for presentation to the ma
tional body.
While leaving the union station in Biz
mingham Saturday night for Mississippi
little Minnie Jackson lost her canary
bird from its cage. Anyone who may
find il Is requested to notify the Rusn
book store in Bessemer and reward
will be paid.
Tho entertainment committee of the
aitv council was out all day securing
homes for the delegates to the Cotton
Growers association and about 100 We're
nledged The city will probably be called
npon to entertain 900. but homes FOR all
will be found on their arrival. BESSIE
mer will be gaily decorated for the oc-
cason
Tho board of aldermen will hold their
REGULAR meeting tomorrow night in the
council chamber of the city hall and at
tend to a number of matters which are
pending. 800.
The funeral over the remains of Arthur
Herbert Stanley, who died yesterday. viii
take place at st. Aloysius Catholic church
tomorrow morning at o'clock.
The remains of John Preston the boy
who died as the result of a broken leg
saturday, were laid to rest in Oak Grove
cemetery this afternoon. His family lives
near Wilkes station.
II. NJ. McNutt Is at the city hall. audit
ing the books of the treasurer and tax
collector for the last four years.
George w Jones and his deputies. j.
NJ. smithson. John Jones and Captain
oupp. went 10 to Birmingham today and
toolf their oaths of office. Deputy Rush
Paudle turned over the sherff's office In
this city to Mr.. Jones at II o'clock to-
day.
I. r. ]. Bissett is in Louisville on bust
ness for the employees Of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
News of MontevaIlo.

MontevaIlo. January -fsno,i.l NJ
! M REYNOLDS is co,,aloscont er,,,,, =
weeks ilIness
Mr. Edssr Alle, aud u,tIo daro,,.
Marietta y,bo ho,.o hoo, ,.is,,ir,, fa,o.,.,a,
i'm MontevaIlo have rotrrnod - ,,a,,,
homo +, t,ir,,ina,,ar,
W.T. -, ,,
~" e'eisoii' teacher III the BIZ
ihIhsham public schools, spent the week s
end with her sister, Mrs. L. G. Ora
ham.
Mr. oo. c.,..,.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
FIGHT ON FEVER
COST $4O,S29.S9
DR.. SANDERS REPORTS ON WORK
OF THE STATES HEALTH DE-
PARTMENT FOR PAST YEAR.
SOME MONEY BORROWED.

Montgomery. January 14.-(Special.)-In
a report to the office of the state health
officer DIR. w. II. Sanders, Assistant Elk
aminer G. F. Sedberry shows that from
July 81, 1905, to November Is, of the same
year, he spent in fighting yellow fever
and preventing its coming to Alabama,
the sum of 0,329S9. OF this sum $S125
was borrowed on the paper of officers
and 1881 spent by individuals. The leSis-
lature will be asked to refund this
amount, and provide for the payment of
the money borrowed. DR.. Sanders and
his chief clerk, w. r. Brassell, are high
ly complimented.
Captain Sedberry also makes report on
an examination of the office of Commits
sioner of Agriculture r. R. Poole before
he retired in favor of Mr.. Wilkinson. Inc
total amount received by the department
from September 80, 1906. to January IA,
the dates embraced was $l3,S31. All this
was either turned into the treasury or
paid out through proper channels save a
balance of S155.77.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
Police Commission Issue.

The fight over the police commission
at Montgomery next week will be no
tame affair judging from the steam
which is rising around Bessemer. Both
sides put forth bold front and feel
confident of victory.
A large petition of taxpayers and prop
ertv owners. which has been prepared by
friends of the commission will be sent
down to the capital tomorrow to one OF
the county representatives. 1t is SAID 20
contain the names of some of the most
prominent men in the city
With the petition will go letters ad-
dressed to a number of the state sena-
tors and representatives, setting forth
the status of the case, as 1t is seen oy
the writer's, who are other than men,
hers of the commission.
Tho onposition is also busy in its work
against the fifth wheel" as they call
it, and express themselves confident ol
CARRYING the bill through without any
trouble The result will materially affect
local politics.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
l ost Purse and Watch.

hirs. b. e. Sharrit of Woodstock while
in the city today, either lost or was
robbed of a purse containing S44 ana
silver watch. She was IN the CITY Snip
ning and visiting friends and had en-
tered n number of stores. but could not
remember leaving the purse on any or
the counters.
The matter was reported to the police
and the detectives. who are doing all
nossble to locate tn goods They are OF
the opinion that she was robbed whlle
on the street and have hopes of recover
ing the watch at least which must nave
been of value, for a reward OIL w mas
been offered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
CLOSED
AND NEGROES HOT
BeSSemer Council Has Legal
War Beginning
ALDERMEN MEET TONIGHT
Police Commission viii Put Up a
Strong Fight Against Its Oppo-
nents-Sends Petition
and Letters.

Bessemer, January -(Special1-For
the first time in years Bessemer walked
up this morning without a single saloon
door open through which a negro bar
keeper could be seen, but as a result
there are six coored men walking the
streets, consulting with their lawyers
and hot under the collar,
Attorneys Pinkney Scott and Thomas
T. Huey appeared before Judge Jackson
today and instigated rule nisi proceedings
to compel the city clerk to appear be-
fore Judge jackson next Wednesday and
give reason for his failure to accept the
fee and issue license to the negro sa-
loon keepers, or to give reason why the
court should not proceed with the man.
damus.
The negroes have stirred up no little
feeling in the matter, and have deter
mined to fight it out to the last ditch
while the board of aldermen are still
holding the position which they hau
taken. The special committee states that
no license will be issued to any party
who will not agree to have two bar
keepers. one for the night and one for
the day, who can secure endorsement
from three business men ond who. in the
minds of the committee, are RESPONSE
BILE. capable and fit to run saloon. 1t
is not specified that he shall be white,
but so far no negro has been able to
measure up to the requirements.
The case is being watched with no lit
tie interest as it will be a test of one of
the most stringent ordinances ever passed
by the city council.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
ATLANTA COUNTS
ON CORTELYOU
Believes the Incoming Secretary Will
Favor the Gate City as the Loca-
ton for the Sub-Treasury.

Atlanta. January 14.-tspecial THE
Atlanta sub-treasury committee is still
more jubilant over the prospects, as a
result of Secretary Shaw's recommen-
dalton to the ways and means commit
tee of Congress to the effect that a sub
treasury ought to be located in the south
eastern states. They believe that this
recommendation, if acted upon, is certain
to land the sub-treasury in Atlanta. es-
pecially in view of the fact that Post
master General Cortelyou, who is to sue
coed Secretary Shaw, is believed to be
favorable to Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
Peaches Ready to Bloom.

Atlanta, January 15-(Speclal) -State
Entomologist r. |. Smith has Just re-
turned from Southwest Georgia, where
he mas spent some days among the peach
orchards. Entomologlst Smith says that
while the peach trees in that section have
not bloomed as yet the buds are getting
ready to burst, and ten more days of the
present warm weather is sure to bring
them and to cause untold damage to the
crop 1t is difficult to see how this sort
of weather can go on for that length Of
time, still it is among the possibilities
since it began with the first of the new
year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
Notes and Personals.

TIE condition Of Mrs. f. p. Lacey al
a late hour tonight was unchanged ana
there seems to be little hope for her
recovery All of the family. including
William Lacey who returned from Au-
burn to be with his mother are at the
bedside and their many friends are hope
tful that sAe may be spared.
J. NJ Brosius. who has been in this
city for several weeks considering the
location Of an industry, has moved 10
WoOdlawn.
]. D. Henry. who has been IN the city
visiting for few days. has gone 70
Montgomery.
Gov Ellard who has been working in
Mobile, has returned to Bessemer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Lewis Of Selma
are the guests Of Mrs. Sol Erlick
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
Candidates Are Assessed.

Meridian, Miss, January 14.-(Special)-
The county democratic executive commit
tee this afternoon filled vacancies in the
membership and made assessments
against the prospective candidates for Of
fees whose names will go on the county
ticket. The state candidates will pay 81.
county officers $3.50, and beat officers SIS.
1t Is stated that the primary will cost
about 800
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
Mans Body Found.

Atlanta, January 14.-(special. 1.-The
body Of J. c. Laner, a white man, was
found in the woods in DeKalb county.
just across the Fulton line. this morning
How he came to his death is somewhat of
a mystery The matter is now being in
vestgated by the authorities
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
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SPECIALIST
PRIVATE DISEASES,


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