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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
Johnny's Plot Rolled.

From the Boston Transcript.
 Johnny Jones-My sister has been took with the meases. teacher.
 Teacher-Then you'd better go home at once, Johnny, and stay there until shs gets well.
 Freddy Brown-Please. teacher. John ny's sister is stopping with his aunt In Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
Lottery Case Up AusIn.

New Orleans. February 1S.-Pleas of not guilty 10 charges of conspiracy in con- neetion with the Honduras National L4ot- tery company were made here today hy r. l. Demarest, ". ]. Demarest, C. W Bredow and James Rea. The four were held in sl00o bond each 10 await action Of the authorities al Mobile
 The warrant issued hero against Gen. N. L Gabell has not been served as he is not i'll this city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Iottie L. Collier.

Lottie L. Collier, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. NJ. Collier, died yes- terday morning at the family residence. 2509 Fourth avenue. The funeral was held in the afternoon and intermet was made in Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
Oil Field Burns.

Tulsa, I. T., February is.-Fire broka out in the Tulsa oil field seventeen miles northeast of here today and thirty wells are reported on fire. The property s owned by various companies The loss is estimated at S75000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
Anti-Bucketshop Law.

Columbia, s. C., February 1s.-The anti bucket shop law just passed by the gen. eraI assembly will become effective July 1 next. The law will result in the closing up of all exchanges dealing in futures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
Tokio Satisfied.

Tokio, February 1s.-The passage of President Roosevelt's passport bill by the Senate of the United States was semi officially announced this morning. The leading newspapers today explained that this action by the United States govern ment is perfectly legitimate, and in ac- cordance with treaty stipulations. It is also pointed out that the promise of success of the judicial procedure in the school question is lessening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19

MT. Lowney advocated and fought for the pure food law. Why? Because Lowney's candy is always pure.
 For sale only at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19

Where did you see him? At "The Sub Way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19

happen?" replied the speaker amid laugh ter The speaker then overruled the points of order on the ground that the con ferees had been wholly within their rights when they agreed to a substitute for both the Senate and House bills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
Measures Proposed.

To provide for payment by Cullmah county of one-half the cost of the bridge across Mulberry river; also to establish Il law and equity court of Madison county; to provide for sale of lands of the uni- Versity.
 After considerable opposition on the part of Representative Johnson the bill to hold court at Goodwater was passed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
Eighth Ward.

For Mayor-O Brien 207. Ward 25a.
 For Alderman Eighth Ward-Hogan 271, Morgan 19s.
 Police Commissioners Burger isa. Cope land 23o Jones 1o9 McGavock iss. Met calfe 1s4. Parker 147. Tarrant 1se, Ill- man 1s2. Wurtzburger 19, Yielding lIS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
VOTING BEGAN EARLY AND
 WAS FULL OF GINGER
CONTINUED FROM PAGE u ~~-@~~e~-@s--4~~es~s~~ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11

 Wurtzburger 57, Yielding ls. For Chief of Poliee-Austin 1a Bodeker lo2. Morson :, Weir So. For City Treasurer and Tax Collector Eustis 79, Garretson 26. shahan s6. For City Attorney-Smith POO. For City Auditor-copeland 2O0. For License Inspector-Boggan 20 For City Engineer-Kendriek 200 For Street Commissioner-MeCa 95 Waldrop s.
 For City ectrielan-Abernathy 1sl Hunt 50.
 For Building 1nspeetor-Lind 1ol Mathews r.
 For Plumbing Inspeetor-conrad 7s Eekerle 63, Gayle 59. For Committeeman First Ward-Aber- nathy 15S Clifford s. Doyle &. Shall the names of candidates for heads of departments be placed on the ballot and voted for by the people in future, except chief of fire denartment-Yes 1l0, no %
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
E. T. Shaw & Sons. Undertakerl

Green Undertaking Company.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-27
Thsatsrs In shaksspsare,s Time.

Theaters In 8hakespsare's Time.
The typical theater In Shakespeare's
time was Of wood, circular or hexago.
nal I'm form, being modelled externally
on the general structure OF the old
amphitheaters for bull and bear bait
Ing. The interior was fashioned after
the manner OF an inn yard. The pit
was scorched by the sun, while the
actors were protected by matched
penthouse. The scenery was supplied
by the imagination Of the audience,
but what was lacking in scenery was
made up in noise and hustle, things
being kept very lively In that direc-
tion. The most numerous class among
the audience was roistering appren-
hces. On the stage and in other parts
were fashionable dandies, swashbuc-
klers, writers and actors. These, 1t is
interesting to know, always had free
passes. The play lasted two hours
on an average, and, considering tho
noise and the smells which accom-
panied the performance, one was, 1t
is presumed, not sorry when "the
actors dropped on their knees to pray
for the queen
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-27

tho doorway.
"Ah," cried Lady Elinor, looking up
At me very quickly, 20 Sib told yoa5'
~Yes," said I. Eyes, Sib said thai
that Brayton had been here today. All,
is 1t true--ls 1t true. Elinorfe
Lady Elinor raised her left hand
from the folds OF her skirt, and the
ring was there on the third finger, a
ruby between two diamonds. It look
ed like Brayton, just the showy sort OF
thing Brayton would choose.
.why, YES, Teddy" said Lady Elinor,
rather low--"yes, it's true. You're the
first one rye told. Won't you say
something nice to me, Teddyy''
II hope" said I. looking Into the
flre, that you1l always have all the
toffee you want. 30 that You won't
have to steal It. like poor Sib, and be
smacked. hope your life win be as
beautiful as you are, Elinor. I hope
your future will be an illuminated
page and your memory blank one.
hope you'll be as happy as ever
you've dreamed OF being
"Oh, no. no, Ted" cried Lady Elinor
softly, mot that! I shan't be as hap
py as I've dreamed Of being, so don't
hope that--if you really did hope II.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-27
They Make You Feel Good.

The pleasant purgative effect exper-
fenced by all who use Chamberlain's
Stomach and LIVER Tablets. and the
healthy condition Of the body and mind
which they create makes one feel joy
full. Price, rs cents. Samples free at
Frank Hart end LAsding Druggists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-27

~ told him that Flossie Bravt0n tried u
kick Fr0u Fr0W"
As happy, as I've dreamed Of being
All, rather not! You don't know what
a girl dreams. Teddy. You're nothing
but man, you see"
A0h. I've had my DREAMS" said l.
"and cherished them somewhat. II
appears must forget them, or try to-
No, don't fancy you win be as happy
o you've dFsepsq rs 9 pity"
yeS, Hs a pity! StflI, dreams never
come true, do they. Teddy?"
i've heard that theory advanced" I"
said !, but I don't recollect ever to
have seen 1t proved"
why, II they could come true" said
Elinor In half whisper. III they
could"
"You wouldn't be wearing that very
handsome ring" ! suggested.
@No," said Lady Elinor, Il shouldn't
be wearing Brayton's ring. shouldn't
b doing what they all want me to do
what they all expect me to do"
"AllY' / objected.
Lady Elinor turned her head with q
little sweet half sad smile, and took
firm hold upon the arms OF my chair.
"A1l," she murmured- -"all, Ted, but
one one very foolish and-and very
dear dissenter, who's dear for bis
great, great folly and foolish because
why, because he's such dear"
"But whose opinion is of no weight"
said /.
Whose opinion" said Lady Elinor,
must be Of no weight must be erased
with-with the other-dear things to
make that memory page blank"
"Ah, that memory pagew said I.
ITS the sweetest Of all the pages" "
she murmured, .'the very sweetest"
"If only 1t needn't be erased" said /.
ERASED 1t must be-" declared Lady
Elinor firmly. s'Oh, Teddy, Teddy,
weren't they good old days, those
days? How did we ever come to stray
out Of paradise, Teddy, after we'd gone
so far in? Is there little masked
gate in the wall that we opened by
chance, that we thought would lead
us still farther in? Were we too busy
looking at each other to see where
our feet were turnedY
"We didn't stray outr said /, with
my head in my hands. 1--WE were
chucked out--by the main gate. Ask
your mother how, Elinor."
But Lady Elinor was looking into
the FIRE with a little faraway smile,
and her face, with the soft red glow
thrown up across 1t, was the most
beautiful thing man ever saw.
"Of course we were only children"
she cried softly, 'but such dear chill
dren, Ted. Why mayn't people be
children always? why must they
grow upY'
They needn't grow up" said ].
"Why must they be taught wisdomfv
demanded Elinor. 4Why mayn't they
be left in their belief that love 10 tho
only thingY
Love Is the only thing, Elinor,"
said I. "Wisdom's a lie. Love Is the
only thing"
Lady Elinor shook her head
'The wise people say no, Teddy
she murmured. "They tell me that
love is all dreams, castles in Spain,
and that there's no happiness IN
Spain"
II should make you happier than
ever Brayton will.' said | bitterly. 1t
was contemplate thing to say, for
she was wearing Brayton's ring.
E1inor gave a little, low, gasping cry,
ana her eyes closed for an instant.
HE tried to- kiss me- Eodagw @ she
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19
Against UncaiIed-for Attack by Leg
islafive Investigation Committee.

Ii vas hoped by the defendants that
the before making its re-
port would examine Messrs. Josephus
Daniels and Henry Page and a large
number Of members of the general as
Sembly, but the committee presented
its report on last Monday and asked
to be discharged. It found, after sx-
of all the mem bers of the
conference committee, that none of
them had been influenced by Mr.. Dan
iels 1t contained an exoneration OF
every member of the conference COM
mittee and Of Dir. Daniels, and it is
not our purpose TO criticize adversely
this finding But We must say that
] the investigating committee lost its
| judicial temper and went out of it's
! way, without any evidence whatever,
to depreciate and caStigate the gen
tlemen who couldn't tell going TO
the extent of assuming that Mr.. Dur
ham might nave a no informant
behind him. The report says: w
| do not know If Mr.. Durham was ever
| told this. ETC. Now the question is:
If the gentlemen Of the committee ac-
| cepted the word of each member of tn
| conference committee on the stand,
why should they refuse to accept the
sworn testimony of an honorable min
| lister of the Methodist church, Does
! this look like Justice and fairness?
The whole matter Of the inNeStiga-
ton proved unfortunate, foolish. and
farclal- n committee simply
marched up hill and down again with
out finding out who struck Billy Pat
| terSOc."
MI Simpson can TAX care of him
self. He has clearly show his ability
to do this. But in Mr.. Durham's case,
we feel that IN expression from the
| paper which represent. the church
of which he IS, a minister should be.
1 fort hrnT1j1~ in tho H~cf iCCI1n nnGCihla
In this case there was a calling to ac-
| count of q minister who had dared to
express his views i'll q sermon preach
ed in the house Of God and to MAIN
tain that right in his states capital.
we stand for the Ugh of q minister
of the Gospel to express his views on
n mora phase, of any moral or po-
| Htical question, deny thar he can even
seemingly be deprived OF this right
without serious danger to those prin-
ciples % freedom which have been our
safeguards in church n state during
all Of our history as a stats.
As to The sights and aSpersiOns cast
by some in connection, with the mat
ter on the name Of Mr.. Durham, in
Guiding the statement in the report of
the committee that The was unable to
justify or excuse his conduct and the
refusal on the part of the committee
to accept his words, as ruth, we will
say, and we are glad to say that he is a
Christian gentleman, a brave minister
of the Gospel, a member in good stand
ing Of the Western North Carolina con-
ence: that while he is fallible like the
rest of Us, he is too strongly entrench-
ed in the respect and confidence of a
great church, to be hurt by the ad-
verse criticisms of private individuals,
a legislative body, or q hostile newspa-
per. As editor of the per which rep
resents the great church Of which he
is Il humble and honorable minister,
we could not say less. We might say
much more. but his is enOugh.-Ra-
leigh Christian Advocate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19
NEWS ITEMS FfsOM I
Division of Naval Militia Mustered In.
Death OF Inmate of Soldiers Home.
cenSed.
Raleigh, N. c. March, 1

Raleigh, N. c. March, IA.
Charters are granted the Union
Brick and Tile Company, at Warsaw;
the Twin City Electric and Construc-
ton Company, at Forest City, Ruther-
ford county; the Francis Cotton Mills,
in Montgomery county is authorized
to increase its capital stock 1925, 900,
of which 1000 shares will be common
and $50 preferred stock.
Adjutant General Robertson has re-
turned from Plymouth where he mus
tered in a division of Naval militia.
Commissions were today issued 10 the
officers OF the division as follows: ".
]. Jackson, Lieutenant, John l.. Phil
lips, Junior Lieutenant, Gray Van B..
Martin, Ensign. The division has
40 enlisted men. Commissions were
also issued to Charles W. Norman,
Junior First Lieutenant and W. l..
Eabey, Second Lieutenant Of the Bat
terry Of Light Artillery at Charlotte.
This battery has been equipped di-
rectly by the United States with rifed
guns. The three gatling guns it had
are ordered TO be sent to the three
regiments Of infantry, one going to
the first regiment, at the armory of
Company B. Salisbury; another to
Company G., of the second regiment
at Washington, and another to Com
pany B., of the third regiment at
Raleigh.
Last night n of the inmates of
the soldiers home, named Murray died
He had been sick some time, but his
death was sudden. Another inmate
is dangerously III.
Governor Glenn will be here this
week, but next week goes to Whining
ton to attend the state convention of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
! ton.
The insurance commissioner today
admitted to do business in this state
the First Russian Insurance Company
and the Russian Reinsurance Com
pany, both Of these being fire compan-
les. The American Assurance Com
| pany, Life, filed its application for
| permission to do business in this state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19
WANT THEIR PICTURES.
'T,@-H HEO Were Dead Gone on
~. Girls May Breathe Lasier.

|
Now that the English girls, detain-
ed here as witnesses in the Federal
Court, have departed for their homes
across the water. certain and some
what numerous single and married
men may feel relieved. Still if the
names OF those who have been wit
ing sweet missifes" to them were
known their troubles would just be-
gin; it would be worst if their pic
lures should be printed.
The public at large is unaware that
being in the custody of the United
States Marshal, it was his duty to
open all letters addressed to any OF
these girls, and this is what he did.
What is more, it made him sick-sick
to know that some men were 50 de-
PRAYED and so foolish. What made
him sickest of all were the large num-
Der Of letters written by married. men,
though had they known he was going
to read them of course not one would
have been written by them. One day
the marshall received a letter post
marked Greensboro; he opened it and
it was a "love song right, but when
he reached the close of the epistle no
name was signed. MIR Millikan
thought to himself the man had a lit
tie sense left, but looking inside the
envelope he found a self-addressed
envelope containing the mans name
and place of business. Then the mar
shall went to the phone and called him
UP, telling him to come to his Office.
that he wanted to see him. Suspect
ing nothing he came at once. Taking
him into his private he exhibit
ed his letter to him. Of course that
man was ready to drop and then and
there he did some tall begging. He
is a member Of the church, a married
man with children. What the mar
shall said to him was of course a plen-
ty. The Record does not know his
name-dOes not wan to know it.
But he was not alone. Until it De-
came known that it was the marshal's
duty to read every letter, he got many.
And Greensboro was not alone; letters
came here from Charlotte and from
married men. but not one of them
probably was ever read by the parties
for whom they were intended.
These women, by the way, were
badly slandered; there might have
been two or thre disrepuutuable char
acters among them. but the others
decent people. All these things
were shown when they were put on
the witness stand.-Greensboro Record.
ord.
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nocition ua than oava if q shake and
sp,ar,l.
Nh ~ Perkins I have no wish 70 ok
agrar,te hut may foil Won that If
that stove foil down with =
hot fire in if ot tho time the consa-
c,orcaa ,yorId no dieastrous The
chonrac would no nfna o,1t of ten +hat
The bouen v,ouId 10 burned to the
,r,,,d WIN, do Won ask,
upooorea ah,,+ on bour hafora won
came home 7 went TO mt in q scuttIa
Of coal and Ifornd ono of the legs al
,oost p,o,7,,1 ONT Tho eIiohtoa+ iar
would have sent the stove tumblinc.
7 u,,s ca et,rf;.l t1at 7 haven't cot
o,or # vat"
at ,ros , WHISKY .,.:.~ on vonr mart
Me- po,lins to L,o,, 1T fhn lars of
+bot stova Not m, VIII, in = hundred
knows ar cares whether a stove has
two ,ars ~, four or any legs at all.
7 commitment YOU"
al coat cA
-,
"''''A ,la,,+ tEa n,I
tEl ! va" -
u'e VI '''' '"'E uah
raho" one '>'n'n~ oat:nr
ca NY" ~ I,na, ,.i+L >
10" 'I0" - 1."t IT, ,.a
eoo" ur'' VI t"rn'''8 nc, y n
Sho"'1 ~ HT''1" lnl0 - -
hact' '''Tt S0" NN
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19
THE PERKINS FAMILY
They Have Their Usual Dispute
Over a TrifIing Matter.
THE LONG PROMISED FURNACE

Why Mr.. P. Did Not Place 1t In His
Houee-Exnibits Thirteen Different
Reaaons-Mrs. p. Calls Him a Cap
sheaf.
copyright, 1907, by NJ. NJ. Cunningham
Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins had been seat
ed around the family hearthstOne for
half an hour or so, and he vas read
Ing the evening paper while she was
darning q stocking, when she looked
up and quietly asked:
"Mr. Perkins, what would be the
consequence Of that coal stove falling
DOWN."
You mean with a fire in it, Of
courseY'
Yes"
He regarded the stove from his rock
ing chair for a moment and then rose
up and regarded it from a standing
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19
a Recipe For Kisses.

Take a bit of dark piazza,
Add some moonIight-nOt too much
Press IN two strong hands a small one,
Add OF coy reserve Il touch;
SIT II Just a pinch of folly
Mixed with softly whispered signs;
OF romance ada two small teacups
And the starlight of her eyes.
Then dissolve some pure emotion
In a longing and n laugh:
Mix a grain OF deep affection
With a bit of merry ctafT;
Add an ounce Of mild resistance,
Two of yiciGi~g-thcn in mute,
Inexpressible enjoyment
Serve in ~CVa""$ties to suit.
NIXON Waterman in ST. Louis Repubi,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19
FATAL SHOOTING SCRAPE.
A Drunken BraWl at the Southern
Railways Double Tracking Camp.

It is getting to be such an ordinary
thing to have a shooting scrape at the
Southern Railways double tracking
camp near jamestown that nothing
much is said about them. This was
the case OF Il killing which took pace
there Saturday night about 10 O'Clock.
when a crowd of negroes engaged in
a general fight, Warren Blackwell be-
ing shot and instantly killed by Sam
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Record
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19
York Life

Beggar Ito blind ditto)-You have no
dog with you. How do you find your
way home?
Blind Beggar-It's all done by smell.
For instance, from here / go past the
shops, and when l have smelled cheese
three times, cook shops four times and
chemists twice l turn to the left and
am at home.-Pele Mele.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19
scientific authOrffies ava1laD1e, and

| 5cfentfnc authorities ava1IaDIe, and /
| discovered some interesting facts. Hot
| air from a furnace will aus numer-
OTIS ailments and is particularly pro-
| ductive of pneumonia. 1t also causes
| all the furniture to shrink and warp,
warranted to draw three legs off a
sofa inside Of a month. That is 'Ex-
hibit e.
"'In one year the hot air furnaces of
America caused the destruction of 49,
BOO homes. Coal stoves caused only a
loss Of about go. We class that as
Exhibit E
If we had a furnace and 1t con-
sumcd ten tons Of coal during the sea-
son. there would be the ten tons to
feed in n the ashes from the ten
tons to take out and dump into the
alley. Owing to my lame back / could
EO' do the work, and consequently 1t
would fall on you. Would it be right
for Il husband to put such a burden on
his second wife? 1t certainly would
not. We put that down as Exhibit
G."
Il knew you would answer me with
just such n~onscnse." exclaimed Mrs.
Perkins after standing it as long as
she could.
For five years, my dear. people
poked fun at Diogenes and said hat
he talked nonsense. Today it is uni
yeTsally conceded that he was the
greatest philosopher the world ever
saw. DR.. Bombs, who is the greatest
Tpnli.a av1fh,ritIr in T1lrrnDn < n U nf
hot air furnaces. They are responsible
for rats. mice. C~OckrOaches. bugs and
all sorts Of germs and microbes In
face Of that. my dear, what was l to
do? That is Exhibit H
As to "Exhibit L."
"Once more. Gases are liable to &C
cumuIate in hot air furnaces. You sit
here sewing, and l am downtown try
ing to raise the money to buy a ton OF
coal. All is peaceful and serene. You
are totally unSuspiciOus of danger. All
of a sudden, without the slightest
warning and like a bolt from the blue,
those accumulated gases explode with
a rOa hat is heard for half a mile
around. We mark that as Exhibit l.
"a great cloud of smoke is seen in
the air with debris fvine in evnrv di-
rection. The fire engines arrive The
| ambulance is rung for A great crowd
gathers, Of yonr arms and
legs are gathered from the surround
ing roofs. Exhibit j.
Il have failed n raise the nlunks
for the ton Of coal and am on my way
home when | see tbe cloud Of smoke
hear thn confusion ana have . foaIinn
that dfsas+nr has oypytakno Won :
start on 2 rim. Exhibit X,
Il arrive ON tbns scene 7 learn what
hax 6~annnnn! look noon tho hIocl,
annJ f~rn~,.ents l,,w thor Won aro
no n,nra ON o,~fh .n1 tho+ fba cbapco.
Of nv n~a+tfrr , third vito o~n nil Tho
crowd cv~,n,,,tbi1o, with wa and al
vien. mo +, r.,ca mn .r,vHini+ T.,
"2ut lan,n+ do % fool +ho+ oil
is los. o7.1 afna n.r-:aIf into tho
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19
Where the Shoe Pinches.

First Magnate-This problem Of TAX
ing care of the poor IS a hard one.
Second Magnare-Most difficult. It's
easy enough to get money from them,
but it ruins them to give it back.-New
York Life.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-19

Never before has there been such a
spirit of independence in North Caro-
lima as today. Just watch how the
voters will behave themselves in the
future.-Concord Times.