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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-10
ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE JEFFERSON.

Monday afternoon and night
"Our New Minister return en-
gagement.
Wednesday night-William II.
Crane and Ehss Jeffreys in "She
Stops to Conquer
Saturday afternoon and night
THE Old Homestead"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-10
AT THE MAJESTIC.

Monday. Tuesday Wednesday
and Thursday, with daily matinees
Vaudeville.
Friday and Saturday, with Sat
urday matinee-Cyril Scott in
THE Prince Chap"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-10
AT THE GAYETY.


All the week, with daily natl
nees-Phil Sheridan's "City Sports.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-10
SCENE FROM Jour NEW MINISTER"
Which Plays Return
Afternoon

material that will live for many years to
come. The company presenting it this
season is said to be as good as any ever
sent out on the road. The scenery is all
now
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-10
ATTHE BIJoU.

All the week, with matinees
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
lat Cripple Creek"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30
ROCKEFELLER'S DAUGHTER
TELLS FAMILY HISTORY
Says John DIS Father Is Alive and In
Good Health.

Chicago to the surprise Of
her friends. Mrs. Harold Fowler Me-
Cormick, daughter of John d. Rocke-
felier, consented to discuss family af-
fairs. She said she was led to do so
by attacks on her father which had
imputed to him unworthy motives
with regard to the disappearance OF
William D., father of John ID. Rocke-
feller.
rs It true that your grandfather
is alive?" was asked.
Il have seen my grandfather on
many occasions" she replied. "He
Is one of the most interesting men
l have ever known. l can emember
the fascinating tales he would tell
his children and grandchildren when
| was very young. 1t is some years
since / have seen him. Because OF
asthma, from which he suffered, he
was frequently away from his wife
and children. These periods he
would spend in travel. he sought
dry climates and for amusement
hunted and fished.
"Retween my father and grand
father there has always existed the
respect and love that should prevail
between father and son. My grand
father watched with the keenest in
terest the successes of his son. My
father and the other children were
never happier than when their father
visited them"
Mrs. Mccormick then explained
why she did not know the present
residence Of her grandfather.
Il hardly see just why my grand
fathers presence interests the pub
lic," she said. Il myself do not know
where he is" she said finally.
When asked whether it was not
strange that members OF his family
should be in ignorance OF his resi-
dence she replied:
mo, 1t is not strange. According
to his own request his whereabouts
are kept secret. II Is a matter which
is never discussed. even In the family
circle"
is Il true" she was asked, that
John ID. Rockefeller. because OF his
methods In business or his treatment
OF his father. is responsible for this
desire for seclusion?"
mo; that does not necessarily fol-
low" she said, @and II is not the case
At least. II is a great exaggeration Of
the truth" Mrs. Mccormick inti-
mated that her grandfathers health
was responsible In a large degree for
his being out OF range VI the rublic
| eye.
Financially. my grandfather needs
no assistance" she said. IF he
should wish my father 20 give him
money. I am sure he would get IL.
I would not have said what I have
this afternoon had I not felt that Il
was time TO make known the truth
about my father. I am quite sure he
will be somewhat put out about L.,
but, then, he will know I did II be-
cause l love him."
MrB. Mccormick would not say how
recently she had seen her grand
father. but asserted that the family
heard OF him from time 10 time. She
ascribed much OF the present criticism
TO her uncle. Frank Rockefeller.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30
NATION ALL WRONG,
DECLARES ROCKEFELLER
Says Roosevelt Administration Is Destroying
Prosperity.

= Cleveland.-After his game OF golf,
a few days ago, John d. Rockefeller
took another slap at "the Admins
tration." as he invariably styles
President Roosevelt. Curiously
enough, he said he regarded Secre-
tary Taft as sound and conservative
man. despite Mr.. Roosevelt's efforts
to nominate the Secretary OF War.
Rockefeller sees nothing ahead but
disaster to the business interests OF
the country as long as his oil trust
and kindred monopolies are pursued.
Here are some OF the things he said:
THE policy of the present Admin
tstration toward great business COM
binations of all kinds has only one
result. 1t means disaster to the coun-
try, financial depression and financial
chaos.
"The country already has a fair
dose Of this since the extreme penalty
imposed on one corporation, with
limited number of shareholders, has
caused a loss Of confidence, reflected
in a falling stock market, a tighten
ing of money and fear of the future.
What will be the effect when SIM
flar action is taken against corpora
tions with myriads of stockholders
scattered throughout the country. the
investors, the widows, the orphans?
There can be but one answer The
present situation will be intensified
many fold. 1t does not require an ex-
pert to reason this out. The most
superficial thinker can do It. will
go further and say to-day that be-
cause OF the Administration with it's
reports every five minutes Of new ac-
tions and of heavy fines, the country
Is already beginning to drift toward
the rocks of financial depression.
Confidence Is gone, and confidence
fs the basis OF all prosperity. With
confidence established there can be
no stopping of the wheels Of progress.
without 1t all Is at standstill. The
investor, great and snail locks up
his money and refuses to venture
forth.
Requests are coming to me to-day
for money from quarters IL was least
expected would be asking for money
some time ago. To-day I was Of
fered the unprecedented interest Of
seven per cent. for 81 100000 or $2.-
100000 or $3,000.00o. The security
was beyond all criticism. That would
be impossible in this country IL there
was confidence enough to unlock the
money vault Of the country.
II know that the railroads OF the
United States to-day are unable to
borrow money for any length OF time.
1T Is really Of no great moment
TO me. am through with business.
Loss or gain no longer affect me.
am content as / am to-day. I am in
better health than / have been for
many years. I am happier than
have been for twelve years or more.
Why are men making these offers to
me now? 1t Is because OF lack OF
confidence. Not a lack OF confidence
In the resources of the country, not
because there Is any danger OF foreign
entanglements, not because OF crop
failures nor OF the monetary policy.
nor Of any social condition, but a
lack OF confidence In this Administra-
tion."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30
Our Naval Melanue.

The Army and Navy Journal states
that II Is doubtful IL the United States
have a single shipyard which could
duplicate the Dreadnought In the time
that ship was built for the British
Navy. But aside from the lack Of
facilities In American yards must be
reckoned the fact that the different
bureaus having TO do with the details
OF their fighting vessels never seem
satisfied with what has already been
done on other ships. There are no
two ships In their service which are
exact duplicates In ali PARTICULARS
Engineer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30
Rejoicing Always.

The Rev. John f. Cowan says that
"One way to rejoice always is to pray
always; TO give thanks for little
things. defy anyone to begin the
day by thanking God for the light
that breaks into the bed-chamber.
and for the fresh morning air. and
for eight hours OF rest. and for wa
ter to wash In, and keep that up, and
go down to breakfast doleful and dis
couraged. Spirit-flled people are all
ways sunny people. Peter and John
rejoiced over stripes. Paul and 81
las sang I'm prison. Find me man
filled with the Spirit. and I will show
you a silver-lined Christian. Every
groan and sigh and complaint and
doubt and unfaithfulness Is bucket
OF ice-water thrown on the spirit OF
rejoicing"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30

An actor told the other day a grace.
ful story about Heinrich Conried.
AT a reception" he said, "the loss
OF the various senses was discussed.
and a young woman. a grand opera
singer OF considerable beauty. said TO
Mr.. Co--ied:
which would you rather be, deaf
or blind?"
Smiling and bowling gallantly, the
great manager answered:
Deaf, madam, when am looking
at you, and blind when I hear you
sing g.'"-Washington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30
An Ascending Scale.

Gods promises are ever on the as
cending scale One leads up 10 an.
other fuller and more blessed than
itself In Mesopotamia. God said
Il will show thee the land" In Ca.
naan, 81 will give thee all the land,
and children innumerable as the
grains of sand"
II Is thus that God allures us 10
saintliness. Not giving us anything
till we have dared 10 act. that He
may test us. Not giving everything
at first, that He may oyerwhelm us.
and always keeping in hand an in
finite reserve OF blessing oh, the
unexplored remainders OF God! Who
ever saw His last star?-F. Il.
Meyer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30
A Making Thought.

will this day try to live a simple.
sincere, and serene life. repelllng
promptly every thought OF discomfort,
anxiety, discouragement, impurity
and self-seeking; cultiyating cheer
fulness, magnanimity, charity and
the habit OF holy silence; exercising
economy in expenditure. carefulness
In conversation. diligence in appoint
ed service, fidelity 20 every trust, and
a childlike trust in God. Bishop
John II. Vincent.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30
KILLS NEIGHBoE FOR BURGLAR.

Mobile. Ala.-W. J. Patterson, Jr.,
son OF a local publisher. was shot
Thrower, the eighteen-year-old son OF
Judge Fremont Thrower, friend and
neighbor OF Patterson. Thrower and
young Patterson had answered a call
for assistance from a neighbor who
had been awakened By a negro bur-
glar.
Mistaking Patterson for the bur-
glar. Thrower fired the contents OF q
shotgun into Patterson's abdomen
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30
WONDER AT FALL IN STOCKS.

New York City. s. Bache. the
Wall Street banker. who returned
from Europe a few days ago. said
that the Old World fnanciers were
beginning to ask whether our reports
that were sent over were correct, as
they steadily reported favorably on
the earnings OF our corporations,
while the stocks steadily declined.
This has made foreign financiers
think he said, that there is some
thing under the surface In Wall
Street.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30

Colorado sportsmen are now clam
oring for an open season agains
Rocky Mountain sheep. They say thu
closed season has covered such lonl
period the herds have increased be
yond all bounds.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30

As result Of special work done by
the Rev s. Cray Of Brighton. Eng
land. $4,000 has been raised to provide
a home for poor lepers In India.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30

Amputating a horses leg at the fet-
lock Joint, Professor Udriski. Of the
veterinary school at Bucharest. has re-
placed the lost portion with a leather
artificial leg that enables the animal
TO walk about and take exercise.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30

As result OF special. work done by
the Rev. s. Gray OF Brighton. Eng
land, $4,000 has been raised to provide
a home for poor lepers in India.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30

The village Of Elwood, Kansas, is
slowly slipping into the Missouri riv-
er and the town has been practically
abandoned.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30

Worked to death" was the verdict
Of a London coroner's jury in tha
case Of Isabella Thurgood, a widow OF
II years old. who died after a hard
day at the washtub. Il think the Lord
is calling me. but | am ready" she
said just before she passed away.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30
No Faith In Their Fellows.

n Is strange that those who talk
most OF faith In Proyidencs often
have least In people.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

The town OF Orson. Sweden. 10
without taxes. as IL derives sufficient
revenues from forest reservation.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30

Ben Vanasek. who five years ago.
sold newspapers on the streets OF
Milwaukee and played cornet in a
newsboys' band, has been awarded the
grand prize for cornet playing by the
National Conservatory of Music at
Paris.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30

The word Psyche, originally signify
ing the soul, came afterward TO mean
also n butterfly likeness being OBJ
served between the manner in which
a soul and n butterfly, freed from tho
body or chrysalis in which they have
been confined on earth, rise on wing
and watt themselves In the light.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30
ECZEMA and PILE CURE

FREE knowing what II was to suffer, I
will give FREE OF CHARGE, tn
any afflicted . positive cure for Eczema.
Salt Rheum, Erysipelas, Piles and Skin
Diseases. Instant relief. Don't suffer long.
er, Write y. w. WILLIAMS, 400 MsnhsI
an Avenue, New York. Rnclose Stamp.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30

An interesting new work just pub
llshed In Germany is Der Kaiser und
die Kunst," by Paul Seidel, director Of
the Hohenzollern museum. II was
prepared by order OF the emperor.
and contains reproductions OF his
numerous sketches for monuments. sea
views, stage pictures. etc, as well aS
OF oil paintings.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30

The names OF the Three Fates"
were Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos.
To express the influence which they
were believed TO exercise on human
life from birth to death they we're rep
resented as spinning a thread OF gold,
silver or wool, now tightening, now
slackening, and at last cutting 1t Off
Clotho, the youngest, put the wool
around the spindle, Lachesis spun It.
and the aged Atropos cut It OF when
q man had TO die.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21
No Fences in BeIqium.

II beautiful Belgium there are NO
fences. Neither are there hedges, as
in England. The boundaries of the
fields are raised up by fairly high
earth banks, and the roads are cut
out of them, as it were, so that when
you are walking in the country you
are down in sort of valley, with low
green banks on either side of you.
The things that are chiefly cultivat.
ed in Belgium are the beet root, for
making the cheaper kind of sugar,
you know, and you can see field upon
field of their reddy-green leaves
stretching on either side of you as
you walk along.
Flax is also much grown over there,
and in summer time the fields are
such pretty sight when the pale blue
flax blossoms are out in full bloom.
Belgian asparagus is also renowned
all over Europe. 1t has white instead
Of purple-green tips. like our home
grown asparagus.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21
THE CUSTOM OF HARAkIR,.
Said to Be Practiced Only by Descend.
ants Of Old Mobiles of Japan.

The custom of harakiri is a thing
rather confined to the samurai class,
and the heimin, the commoners, are
quite strangers to it, writes Mr.. Hashi-
guchi in the Atlantic, Japanese mag.
azine published in New York. 1t
thrived in the days of feudalism, when
the lives of the camurai were at the
disposal Of their masters, lords and
rulers.
The samurai youths were taught to
commit harakiri rather than submit to
the disgrace of decapitation.
Thus harakiri became an invet-
crate hereditary propensity of the
samurai class, from which it was not
an easy affair to free them after the
advent Of the western civilization
awakened the benighted land of the
Rising Sun.
In this enlightened age of Meiji,
however, this practice has been go
ing out of fashion. Yet it is amaz-
ing to learn that it has again come
into use in the war with Russia.
Last year Prof Ukida of Waseda
university of Toxic, who is a graduate
VI arc, uciifcIcu du duuIeSS III dii
educational gathering held in Toxic,
in which he referred to the practice
of harakiri. He said in part:
"A soldier may die in the battlefield
for the sake of duty, not for the sake
of personal honor. He shall not COM
NIT harakiri just because he has no
means of defense against his enemy.
Should he be taken prisoner by the
enemy he will do well to console him
self with the idea that he is sent
to the enemy's country as a student,
to be of further service in future to
his country"
His reasons were right, If his utter
ances We're not judiciously made. Yet
he has been denounced as a traitor by
Maj. Gen. Sato, who based his argu-
ments upon the sentiment that the
Japanese soldiers die in the battlefield
not for the sake of honor; that it is
for the Russians, not for the Japan
ese. to die for duty; that by commit
ting harakiri rather than surrendering
to the Russians have the Japanese
been enabled to win the victory; and
that Prof. Ukida's address would have
tendency to detract from the pa
triotic fervor of the Japanese soldiers.
All the press of Japan made conf
ments upon the controversy, saying
that what Prof. Ukida termed duty
was exactly the same as what Mai.
Gen. Sato termed honor in the essen
tial points.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21
BEES MAKE FRUIT GROW.
Honey the Least of the Profits from
Busy Insects.

Honey producing is only one Of the
missions of the bee. Indeed, for actual
profit, the honey is but a minor item
Some years ago l moved to a small
place up the Hudson river. I wanted
bee farm and selected for that pur-
pose spot among apple, cherry and
plum trees, some of which had never
borne fruit, others none for years
past. My landlord told me I might cut
down certain trees. as they were
worthless, and he intended putting
out some fine nursery stock.
Being busy l did not cut the trees
down. They blossomed freely and OF
course we paid no further heed to
them than to break blooms by the
armful when we wanted floral deco
rations.
The cherry trees were, much to the
owners astonishment, loaded with
very large, perfect fruit. He could not
understand it; such a thing had not
happened for years.
Early in. the autumn while waiting
for swarm of bees to settle / OBJ
served a number of fine apples upon
one of the smaller condemned trees.
When the landlords attention was
called to them he was completely mys-
titled and called in his neighbors to
see the wonder.
Later we gathered from this tree
nearly barrel of the finest fall pip
pins ever seen in that vicinity.
No argument would convince the
man that them pesky bees" had any
thing to do with the yield of fruit on
the place. He insisted that some sort
of fertilizer must have been used.
Since that time have demonstrated
by scores of experiments that trees
which had for many seasons borne lit
tie good fruit, or possibly none at all,
have been brought up to high stand
ard OF productiveness by the presence
of bees. They carried the pollen, fer
tilted the blossoms and a bountiful
harvest was the result.
Regardless of the honey crop, every
fruit grower should have few col
onies of bees. If when the bloom sea
son is past there is so little nectar in
midseason flowers that the bees must
be fed 1t is decided economy to feed
them, as in cases where a strict ac-
count has been kept the cash value Of
orchard products alone has been
doubled by their assistance.-Suburh
an Life.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21

1t is with pleasure that we note
the coming of Rev. DR.. Alzamon
Ira Lucas, the discoverer of the
"Limitless Life" for which he has
succeeded in adding large fol :
lowing on the Pacific coast since
its discovery. DR.. Lucas is ex-
pected in Denver this week or the
first of next and will hold meet.
ings of his "Limitless Life" faith.
He has accomplished much for hu-
manity, in fact we have failed to
learn of the man who has done
more to make ones life blissful
than has DR.. Lucas in his "Phil-
osophy of a Limitless Life" His
coming to Denver will be herald
with delight and he will be receiv-
ed with a warm welcome.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21
Men Are Gossips.

When it comes to discretion, II
there is an inequality of the sexes we
fancy men have the disadvantage" re-
marks London paper, apropos of the
exclusion of women secretaries from
the higher bureaus at Washington.
'If there is a scandal in society, a
dark cloud overhanging the ministry,
an ominous rumor about newspaper
or bank, where is it first discussed ?
Why, in the mems clubs. Thence 1t
reaches the female gossips, and If they
in turn mention what my husband
heard at the club they are at once
set down as scandal mongers, while
the originators of the scandal go scot
free. In country houses, too, are not
the men as ready to tell tales as the
women, as eager to bring forward the
latest news, political, social or finan-
cial? Many women let their tongues
run on, it is true, but SO do many
men,"
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21
Mckinley's ThouahtfuIness.

1t was a blistering hot day on the
sands of Camp Montauk in 1898. Four
teen thousand weak, sick or wounded
soldier boys sweltered under their
tents.
Down at the army depot tn. Sec
t,id cavalry had received President
Mckinley and Secretary of War AL
ger with great flourish of trumpets
and salute of swords
Cannon were booming the presi-
dents salute, and transports in the
harbor waving their flags. The presi-
dent had called these $4,000 men and
boys together to defend the nation
He might have been swelled with
pride over the honors being paid to
him.
His carriage moved slowly through
the deep and hot sand. The tender
ness in his nature came to the surface
as he leaned forward and asked Secre
tary Alger:
Have the boys plenty of water?"
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21

The reception given at Shorter
church Wednesday evening to the min
listers and visiting friends was brilliant
affair. Bishop Grant presided Lieut..
Gov. E. r. Harper welcomed the minis
terial body on behalf of the State of
Colorado. Mr.. Harper is pleasing
speaker, has pleasant personality and
gave out many thoughts worthy of con-
sideration. The choir rendered some
very excellent music. Addresses were
made by Rev. Bray of Pueblo, Miss Ger
tie Nichols, Mrs. Tillman of Colorado
Springs, Rev. A. E. Reynolds and Rev.
John Turner. Mrs. j. III. P. Westbroek
sang solo, which was we'll received.
The Life Line club served refreshments
to the visiting ministers and their wives
and the public generally.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21
Nature Reclaimed Island.

King island. between the coasts of
Tasmania and the Auatralian main
land, has always been an arid waste
of sand and other ronarable soil.
Some years ago, however, a vessel
was wrecked off the island and a num-
ber of the sailors mattresses, stuffed
with the yellow-flowered clover, kind
of grass, were washed ashore. A GER
tain quantity of seed was contained
among the stuffing and in due course
these took root end in the space of a
few years covered the sandy stretches
with rich verdure. Glover and other
leguminous plants have the peculiar
capacity of fertilizing a waste soil,
owing principally to the action of bac-
terra. thereby enabling the plants to
draw nitrogen directly from the at
mosphere. King island. previously a
waste stretch of sand, is now one of
the richest grazing districts in the
Australian continent.