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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-03

.y-tnird year, ana mas cofIl- s of faithful service, with fortune of S50,0OO to retire began in the service 3-cent n effect on outgoing mail. It got cents out of it and cent. The carriers then mall in knotted gingham letter carrier in the gov ? is John Duwvry of Tono- can neither road nor write, was not able to put ID service examination. But uch jobs as letter carrying d John was the only fel- aster could get to fill the entirely by number, com lbers on the houses with iaster puts on the letters. to night school now in l to his store of informa- ass than 20 years old.
 gets to its destination in )ssible time. But occa- or a package of letters up for years, and they they have been in the ,ntly a letter showed up Paterson, N. J., that l three years before at les away. Where 1t had ntime no one was able to ackage of letters showed had been mailed over he of the letters was ad- whom it congratulated of a son. When 1t ar ad three little shavers of around.
 postoffice in the world is Islands. off the coast of is no postmaster to pre- is nothing but o barrel s are deposited Semi II mariners in those hat postoffice, and when 10 to look in the barrel sw of them showed up r office recently, much r sfia exposure, and the lng to put them into the resses.
 X of 546 pages, with 40
 to list the names of all
 the United States mail re some queer names sar Hero is a clerk in louisville, Ky. John A. In the New York post -- Q. Huckleberry is a rural h Vernon, Ind. Callie Pigg at Victory. Tenn. E. V. clerk in the Norris T., postoffice. Blanche postmaster in Colorado. contributes his endeavors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-03

Ads illustrated with good cuts are trade winners-The Gawk makes good cuts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-03
CURIOUS FACTS
 ABOUT THE MAILS 275,O0O People Are Employed
 In the Service CHICAGO OUT OF BALANCE Dead Letter Office Contains Thousands of Interesting ReIics-Letter Car riers Planning to Build Home
 for Aged and lnfirm.
CHICAGO OUT OF BALANCE
BY FREDERIC J. HAsklN.

One of the biggest things in the world is the postal service of the United States. It employs the labor of 2750 900 people, and no habitable portion of the country Is so remote that it is not served It's increase has been So great that the mere statis- tics are staggering. A good idea of Its growth may be had from the fact that the receipts of the postoffice in Chicago last year were greater than the total postoffice receipts for the whole United Statess the year that Abraham Lincoln was inauguraed president. The annual receipts of individual offices range from $2.5S in Anglan, Ala, to about SIS, 900 in New York. The government expends about s1sO,000c0 a year on the service, nearly all of which is covered by the postal receipts The service handles twelve billion pieces of mail in a year. The postoffice Is the only part of the federal government which deals intimately with practicall. all the people.
 Uncle Sam k now looking for a sub stitute for twile in tying up packages of letters and oher mail. It takes $2o0, 900 h JVoA U Ou9 tAC dDVivVoBVuu ydiuS OI twine used in he service What Uncle Sam wants Is substitute that can be used man times instead of Just once. He has got some Of the best inventive genius in the country at work trying to figure out a tvine and labor saver. If you want sone easy money, if you want an opportunity to earn honorable retirement with ortune that will enable you to live in the best hotels and travel abroad 1 without having to count your change every tine you buy cigar, give Uncle Sam wat he is looking for, and that will be your lot. The amount of twine used annually in the postal service would go arolnd the earth twenty times
 | An in eresting story of the origin of the 1 postage stamp is told in the official organ of the postmasters of the county. Some i5 yeas ago Rowland Hill was travelling in Entland. He was staying at an inn when the daughter of the landlord re- ceived letter. She looked 1t over from one erd to the other turned it first this way and then that, and finally asked the postmaster what the charges were. He fepiet that it was a shilling. She re- piled that she did not have the money, land nat he would have to take the let ' ter blck. Hill came to her rescue, as he thought, by paying for the letter. But 1t emba rassed her, and she finally confessed to hin that she and her lover, neither of l whom were able to pay postage, had | evolved a little code of their own which they put on the outside of the letters,
 ad nus they could send messages to sQ her without having to pay. This
 >4t to thinking, and the pay-in-
 postage stamp resulted from that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-03


 
   
  
    
 
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 thousand acres VI acres for 2500 fam the President of t. it is necessary for thing to reduce swt "It is true that tn tune before 1t Is swc clearly defined. but who may be taught man that owns and cult 25,000 acres, owns cotton real estate, etc., has more his fortune may be swollel
 M. II. SM1Tl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-03

lgo postoffice books are al bf balance l oent. Sixteen draft for this amount was gentleman in the course of le died without getting it his son could not get it put his Endorsement, so the still holding that penny lay of reckoning when that me In to be eashed.
 carrier in point of service States is said to be James le New York postoffice. He .y-third year, and has com s of faithful service, with fortune of $50,000 to retire began in the service 3-cent n effect on outgoing mail. It got 2 cents out of it and
 cent. The carriers then mail in knotted gingham
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13
PENNEY GIVES GAME
 LAWSIN NUT SHELL
Game Commissioner Has Prepared a Concise Statement of the Game Laws and Corrects Number of Published Errors Heretofore Made.

After stating that several errors had been made in the publication of what was supposed to be the game laws of Arizona, Fish and Game Commissioner w. l.. Pinney has furnished the follow ing corrected synopsis of the Arizona game laws:
 Male deer and turkey, September 15 to December l.
 Antelope and introduced pheasants, killing prohibited until March II, 1911.
 Quail, bob white, partridge, grouse, pheasant, snipe, rail, October l5 to March l.
 Ducks, geese, brant, doves, open all tho year.
 Trout, June l to September l.
 Black bass, strawberry bass, erappie, September l to December l.
 Limit: Three male deer in one sea son; 25 quail in one days; 20 pounds or 40 individual fish in one day of trout, bass, crappie or catfish, not less than : inches long.
 Sale of any of above prohibited.
 Non.r resident license tax to hunt deer, $l0 each season.
 Counties: Timber wolves and noun tain lions, $20; bear, $l0; wildcat, $5; coyote, $l; raecoon, 25c; jack rabbit, 5e.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13
Naquin is going to move.

There are a great many people who have slight attacks of indigestion and dyspepsia nearly all the time. Their food may satisfy the appetite, but it fails to nourish the body simply because the stomach is not in fit condition to do the work it is supposed to do. It can't digest the food you eat. The stomach should be given help. You ought to take samething that will do the work your stomach can't. do. Ko- dol for Indigestion and Dyspepsia, a combination of natural digestants and vegetable acids, digests the food itself and gives health and strength to the stomach. Pleasant to take. Sold by Hanna Drug Store.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13
NEVADA AND ARIZONA

The Houston Post discusses the pro posal to link together Arizona and Ne vada, as follows:
 "'It is said that a large number of citizens of Arizona are in favor of an nexing that territory to the state of Nevada, but it is very likely that Ne vada will object for the same reason that Arizona declined to vote in favor of annexation to New Mexico. That is to say, Nevada's population would be hopelessly outnumbered by the Arizo- mans and Nevada government would be dominated by them. It was because Arizona did not wish to be dominated by the greater population of New Mex ico that it declined to vote for single statehood.
 gro create a state with the terri torial peculiarities of Arizona and Ne vada would be preposterOus. Its shape and distances would violate every con sideration of symmetry and would be a nuisance to its inhabitants who might have business with the state govern ment. Suppose in the event of such a union the capital were located on the line of the Southern Pacific in southern Arizona, where the great bulk of the population resides, how would the Ne vada contingent farei Suppose Nevada should insist on retaining Carson City as the capital of the enlarged state, how would Arizona fare'
 "The only solution of the statehood question is to admit Arizona as a sep arate state and leave Nevada alone as the champion blunder of our state building experience. We feel sure that after the next presidential election there will be no trouble in ending the statehood difficulty for all time. The fear, which the Republican politicians have entertained, that the new state
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13

might go Democratic, will no longer vex them and opposition to their separ- ate admission will fade away.
 "Both Arizona and New Mexico are destined to be great states in time. Irrigation is making headway in both territories and large areas of desert land are being made productive. As for Ne vada, there are evidences of revival of the mining industry and perhaps in time it may again become as populous as one of the large counties of Texas.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13
.........Arr. by R. l.. Halle

Occasional headaches, belching, bad taste in the mouth, lack of appetite and slight nervousness are symptoms of in digestion which, when allowed to go uneared for, will develop into a case of dyspepsia that will take a long time to get rid of. Don't neglect your stom- ach. At the first indication of trouble take something that will help it along in it's work of digesting the food you eat. Kodol for Indigestion and. Dyspep. sia will do this. Kodol will make your food do you good and will enable you to enjoy what you eat. Sold by Han mas Drug Store.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13
PANAMA CANAL IS COSTING
 HUGE SUM OF MONEY
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., September II. $S4, ,449,000 up to December S1, 1906, according to the statement of audit expenditures made of that date and just published. The bulk of this expenditure was fifty millions to the French com pany and the Panama government for canal property, right of way and fran chises and three millions for material and supplies.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13
Notice

I am the man who will, without extra charge, go anywhere in the city to take an acknowledgment, day or night, rain or shine; also draw up deeds, releases, mortgages and wills at small cost; bug gy always ready in front of Brown s store. Phone Al. l.. H. Brown, the notary public. If
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13
Naquin is going to move.
Avoid tha R.ush

The Globe City band of twenty-two pieces will accompany the excursion to Cananea. Everybody is going. Secure Pullman berths at once at Barrett s drug store. Tickets three days limit. Excursion leaves Globe Saturday night at 8 O clock, city time, O clock rail road time. Round trip, $l0.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13

The way to get rid of cold, whether it be "bad cold" or just a little one, is to get it out of your system through the bowels. Nearly all cough cures, es- pecially those that contain opiates, are constipating. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup contains no opiates and acts gently on the bowels. Pleasant to take. Sold by Hanna B Drug Store.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13

LoST-Ladies geld watch; F. c. G.. engraved on inside; horse head en- graved on outside; lost between Si. dow's residence in Kinney park and Wells Fargo express office; reward. Return to this office.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13
162 PUSH STREET

Don't miss seeing The Strike, The Great Steepleehase, The Mining District and The Deserter. Only two more nights at the Alexander.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13
KEYS STUDIO

The most up-todate studio in the city. View work of all kinds We are always ready. Call and see us.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13

Naquin is going to move.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13

Only two more nights to see the four great pictures at the Alexander.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13
Naquin is going to move.

Ring up 372 for painter. Van Wag- enen will call on you and give you frst.class job.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13
Naquin is going to move.
A Big Laug

The show at the Iris this week is one long laugh. Don t miss it.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13

FOR RENT-Large inside and outside offices for rent in Trust building. Call at The H. II. Bru Co.'S brokerage office for particulars.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13

FOR RENT-Room in the Postoffice
 building. Apply at Silver Belt office.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13
LOST AND FOUND

FOUND-Ladies black cape on court
 house steps. Inquire at this office.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13
Tho Band Concert

The concert given by the City band in the stand opposite the courthouse last night attracted large crowd and was greatly appreciated. The following is the program rendered.:
 March--Lights Out..,....... Earl F. Mccoy Selection from Erminie. G. Verdi Waltzes-Les Dernieres Gouttes.......... ................................... Karl Kratzl Strains from Stern ns.............................
 Arr hy f, Halla
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-09-13
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

Make Your Wants Know fere You Will Get Satisfactory Results.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-17
PRESS CONVENTION.
Various Committees Making
Preparation for Reception OF
Newspaper rlen.

The success of the series OF
entertainments that are being
planned for the 2Sth annual con-
vrntion Oe the Louisiana Press
Association to be held here April
30 and May and 2 is now as
sured. The Executive Commit
tee has been completed, con-
sisting of the several chairmen
of the varions other committees
appointed for the occasion.
They are as follows: Mayor e. y.
MOuton, General Reception;
Hon. Paul L, DeClOuet, Ways
and Means; Henry Gerac. Ban
auet: j. G. Nickerson, Statis'
tics; DR.. ]. A. Martin, Carriages
and Drives; F. Sontag, Music;
DR.. ]. R. Jewell. Badges; W. A..
LeRosen, Publicity; F. H. Mou-
ton. Board and Lodging; L.. }.
Alleman, ConvOcation; DR.. F. f..
Girard, Motor Boat Excursion;
S. r. Parkerson, Century Club
Reception; r. G. Greig. Halls
and Places of Meeting; +. V.
VrNv
Mouton. Ladies Reception. The
members of the several commit
tees thus indicated will be an.
nounced shortly.
Some of things that have been
done already are as follows: DR..
Martin, Chairman of the Commit
tee of Carriages, has obtained
the promise of the free use OF a
very large number of carriages
to be at his disposal during the
time of the convention; and he
has also assisted materially in
getting the work of the Other
committees under way. Mr.
Henry Gerac, Chairman of the
Committee on Banquet, has pre-
pared menu that is said to bt
strictly de rigueur and also sam
peur ct sans reproche, and has al
ready contracted with Manager
(Continued on page five.)
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-17
Sanctuary Society Formed.

The Catholic Ladies banded
together and formed the "Lafay-
cite Sanctuary Society" for the
establishment of the church.
characterization is the chief aim;
marble holy waterfOnts, brass
candle stands, palms and Are
cas- have arrived and several ar
ticles on the way. The Presi-
dent is Mrs. A. E. MOuton; Vice
President, Mrs. S. r. Parkerson:
Treasurer. Mrs. A. Alleman;
Financial Secretary, Mrs. Ed
Guard Mouton: Recording Sec
retary, Mrs. A. Couret; Execu-
tive Committee, Mrs. John 0.
Mouton, the Misses Declouet,
Miss Mary Thompson. Miss
Mary Campbell, Miss Ida Ma
thieu and Mrs. (Dr. Frank Mou.
ton. The practical work begins
in real earnest, as soon as the
new pews come in.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-17
Tanner & Landry's Rink.

The entertainment given by
the ladies of the Episcopal
church Friday night at Tanner
& Landry's Roller Rink proved a
fine success. A large crowd
was present, and enjoyed the ex
cellent program prepared. The
net proceeds were SS3.
Sunday night the rink was
crowded to it's utmost capacity
on the occasion of the first pre-
sentation of the Thaw- White
Tragedy. This interesting film
will be presented the balance of
the week.
On April 26 and q Miss Jessie
Darling. the Premier Fancy
Skater of America, will give an
exhibition of grace and skill of
the highest order. She has
given exhibitions in various
parts of the United States and
everywhere received admirine
praise. Messrs. Tanner & Ian
drip have secured a number OF
other high priced attractions tt
appear later.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-17
Died.

Died in this city Monday.
April Is, at 6:3O p. m, Elize T.
Ledde, Aged 81. The deceased
was a valued employee of the
Southern Pacific, good citizen,
and we'll esteemed by all who
knew him. His bereaved family
have the sympathy of the com
munity in their great loss. Fun
eral services, which were large.
ly attended, we're held at ST.
Johns Catholic Church at ) p. m.
yesterday.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-17

earlier. for plans are being per-
fected this year to avoid running
the last event so late in the day
as had been done last year.
Dressing tents for the teams
will be provided near the track,
and every effort will be but forth
to keep the track clear of in
truders and to avoid any tedious
delays between events. So. far
as possible, track and field
events will be pulled off at the
same time.
Coach Frame is now devOting
his attention to getting two of
the teams in better shape than
was possible in the few days at
his disposal when he made his
first round of the schools, and he
reports that he expects the meet
to be close clear up to the finish
of the relay race, and that no
school will gel much more than
25 points. ROebuck, of Lees
vile, who won the medal here
last year for being the best all
round athlete, alone won more
points than this at Jennings a
few days ago, showing that the
events this year will be exciting
as well as close. 1t is reported
that ROebuck means to go after
the High School championship
of the country, in the Lafayette
meet, for the pole vault record
and he has very few inches to
raise his usual vault to make it.
! The Institute track team has
been coached this spring by Mr.
jeff Caffery. formerly one OF
Tulane's track men, and he re-
ports his boys as fit for the efforts
of their lives on Saturday. The
preliminary meet of the Local
team was held last week. when
some of the records made with
out the force of competition we're
better than those made last year
! in the inter-schOlastic meet. The
Institute boys think they have
more than twenty-five points
nailed down, and so feel cheer
full over Mr.. Frames prediction
that that number of points viii
win the meet.
| Copies of the orations to be
delivered at night are now in the
hands of judges on thought ano
composition, who are Lieut.
Governor j.. Y. Sanders, Con
gressman Robert F. Broussaro
and Gen. Leon Jastremski
Some of the orations, at least
are said by the principals OF the
schools sending them in to be
unusually good. and the winner
will richly earn the Temple
edition of Shakespeare which
will be the first prize.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-17

The Southern Pacific passen'
ger train was derailed Sunday
two miles north of Opelousas.
The passengers were badly
shaken up, but no one was hurt.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-17
Nose Levy's Skating Arena.

Nose Levy's Skating Arena.
The exhibition given by Per-
kins and Hampton at the Nose
Levy Skating Arena last Thurs
day night proved to be extreme
ly entertaining. They have an
excellent moving picture ma.
chine and in presenting the pic
lures gave clear and distinct out.
lines. The subjects shown were
very interesting and were well
worth the price of admission.
Mr.. Levy has made arrange
ments with them to show here
every Thursday. except next
Thursday, during the summer
and they will each time show
uew subjects. The merit OF
their first exhibition entities
them toa big house when they
show here again.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-17

INSTITUTE.
Two Thousand Quests This
Week-FIat Rate of One
Fare for Round Trip to
Lafayette.
Annual Track and Field Meet on
Institute Field Promises to be
Greater Than Ever Before.

ufe6Ier IMAM EVcT DSlOICs
President E. L. Stephens and
those of his faculty who are in
closest touch with the arrange
ments for the annual track and
field meet of the schools of South
west Louisiana to be held in La
fayette this week Saturday, say
they fully expect an attendance
of at least two thousand people on
that occasion. Never before has
such an interest in athletics and
oratory been taken in this part
of the State, as is evinced, for
example. by the formation of a
subsidiary league among the
high schools west of here, who
held their first annual meet in
Jennings two weeks ago last Sat-
urday. The bringing down from
Illinois of a professional track
coach, Mr.. Ralph Frame, who
has spent some days coaching
the boys of each one Of the ten
schools in the Association has
had much to do with the spread
of enthusiasm, and each of the
high school principals has written
that he intends to bring with his
team a much larger contingent of
rooters than last year.
A rate of one fare for the round
trip has been granted by the
Southern Pacific for this OccS-
sion, and it is possible that a
special train will be provided to
take visitors from the east home
in the evening after the close of
the field sports. Prof. A. j. Du-
puy, of Jeanerette, expects to
bring with his team something
over $50 enthusiasts to cheer for
their tirstappearance in the AS
sociation, and Prof. Chas. E. Gott.
of Franklin, is also planning to
head large delegation, The en-
tire faculty of the Leesville high
school will accompany Prof.
Kaesmann and his team. with as
many townspeople as they can
bring. Lake Charles captured
first place in the meet at Jen-
nings-which leaves no question
as to the size of their crowd,
while Crowley is planning to ex-
ceed last years record of atten-
dance. All in all, two thousand
people seems a very conservative
estimate. if the day be good one.
A crowd of the Lake Charles
girls will come over Friday and
play the Institute girls a game
of basket ball late that afternoon
| on the basket ball court near the
girls dormitory. Both teams
have been in hard training for
the added event of the meet, and
each team is hoping for victory.
Saturday morning will occur the
annual meeting of the principals
of the schools interested to
transact necessary business and
make the final selection of the
officials for the afternoon. The
trains bearing the guests of the
occasion will be met by a com
mittee of the faculty and student
body of the Institute and they
will be heartily welcomed tt
Lafayette.
The first event of the mee'
proper will be called not a min
ute later than two o'clock in tn.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-17
For Sale.

One pen e hens. one cock)
Buff COchins. These are all fine
fowls and will go at a bargain.
A. J. BONNET,
Lafayette, La.