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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-02
CLAIMS FOR PENSIONS.
Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Can
 Renew Claims.

Under the new law applicants for pensions, whose claims have been re- fused by the state board of pensions, can renew their claims before the coun- ty board upon complying with the con ditions in the new act.
 For this purpose the board of pen sion commissioners, consisting of Dr. w. P. McAdory and R. c. Helett will be in attendance in heir office on the third floor of tho court house every day this week between the hours of 8 a. m. and 4 D. m.
 Claimants are notified to attend and present their claims else they will lose the benefit of the act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-02
Lookinu After immigration.

Washington, September .-(Special)- )-- Efforts are being made by Virginia mem bers of congress and commercial bodies tc have Norfolk made rort of call by vessels bringing immigrants to this coun- try and hopes are entertained for It's sue cess. The state commissioner of agrl- culture who has made several trips to urope on immigration matters, says the railroads have agreed t. use their intn- ence with the steamship lines and the government star5s willing to station in- spectors here if the steamship companies will stoI.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-02
Pastors, Union Today.

There will be & meeting of the Pastors union this morning at 10 o'clock in the parlors of the First Methodist church. A full attendance of ministers from all over the county is expected, prohibition questions will come up, and tho session promises to be a very lively one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-02
KILLED BY BURGLAR.
Young Man Guarding Store Shot By
 Intruder.

Montgomery, September LA special to tho Advertiser from Mobile says ZelSe Byrd, well known young man. was shot to death early this morning by an unknown burglar. Byrd volunteered to sleep fin the suburban store Of a friend which had been robbed several times late ly. When the burglar appeared Byrd showed resistance and was killed with shotgun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-02
FALL PLAYER BREAKS NECK.
He Dives Into Shallow Water and
 Dies Under Surface.

Savannah, Ga-, September 1.-Joscph R. Briskey, right fielder for the Savan- nah team, broke his neck at Tybee this afternoon by diving into shallow water. other bathers saw him as he ley 6ying on the bottom, but he had announced that he was going to make a long stay under water and they thought nothing of the matter until several minutes had passed Then they drew him up, to find he was dead. Briskey leaves wifs and a three weeks old baby at Houston, Tex
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-02
STRIKERS STRIVE
 FOR INTERVENTION
They Want Roosevelt to Help
 End the Trouble
END SEEMS VERY NEAR
Chairman of the Strike Committee Declares Photographers Will Be Victors and All Will End
 in a Week.

New York. September IA high official of the American Federation of Labor. who is a close friend of President Roose- welt, came from Washington and held a conference with s. J. Small leader of the telegraphera' strike. The federation man suggested A plan by which MT. Roose- welt could interfere and induce both sides to agree to arbitration, as the President did during the coal strike. He declared the President could intervene on the ground that the strike had seriously cTir- pied business interests. The whole mat ter Is to be laid before the President with in the next few days. with affidavits and evidence to show that the companies are days behind in handling business.
 Daniel l.. Russell, chairman of the strike committed in speaking of ths, said last night:
 'I think that you will find the strike at an end by the middle of next week, and we will be the victors. We are working on a plan that we believe will bring the companies to terms"
 Telegraph operators on the Long Island railroad have received an increase in wages, It was agreed upon after con ference between Superintendent Charles McRea and the employees. no union taking any part in the negotiations.
 TeIesrsms By Mail.
 After a 6500 mile automobile trip through France, Germany and Switzer- land. MT. and Mrs Edwin Gould. with the latter's sister, Mrs. A. D. Coyltendale. returned today in the steamer kaiserin Auguste Victoria.
 One of the first things MT. Gould said was that he did not place any depend ence on the statement that his sister. Miss Helen Gould, would interfere in the telegra phers' strike. Mir. Gould put 1t in this way: My sister knows very well that the directors of the Western Union Telegraph company are perfectly cap able of taking care of the situation, and she probably will not interfere.
 "I am going to Lyndhurst. her home. to spend a few days. but my visit has nothing whatever to do with the tele- graph strike. l have not come home because of the strike. l am satisfied that President Clowry knows what he is about and that he does not need my advice
 Notwithstanding the claims of the tel egraph companies that they are able to handle all business promptly, it Is plain that the strike of the operators embar- rasses the arrangements of the Western Union and the Postal more every day that it continues. Both companies are ac- cepting urgent messages. and after prom ising prompt transmission forward the telegrams by mall to the point of destna tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-02
Farmer Hanas Himself.

Nashville, Tenn, September 1.-Eugene Mcvrea. a well-to-do farmer of Robert son county, living five miles south of Adairville, Ky, committed suicide by hanging MT. Mcvrea was about 40 years of age No cause Is assigned for the act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-02
Board of Education Meets.

The board of education will hold meeting this morning in the mayors of- flee for the purpose of considering tho school facilities for Greater Birfningh ham. pr. T. II. Phillips was out of the city Saturday and the meeting had to be post noupd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-02
Sunday Violators Cauaht.

Officers Cole and Ray yesterday after noon captured three Sunday violators who were selling whisky illegitlmatelv Two were negroes ana one whiisT The trials will coma up in police today. "a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-02
Persian Premier Killed.

Toheran. September Mira Ali As ehan Khan. premier and minister or the interior was shot and instantly killed as he was leaving the national council last night
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
SITTING on a Hiqh Hat.

"If | were 10 offer 10 wager that !
could sit squarcly on my silk hat with
out crushing it. you would take me mp,
l suppose said a clubman TO fellow
member "WcU, YOU would lose hc
continued "a good silk hat should
support the weight Of a man say 10
pounds without yielding, providing the
weight IS applied gradually and care
fully. The way TO DO il is 10 place the
hat on smooth, strongly supported
surface, crown downward, and lay q
board across the rim, In the hollow
On this seat yourself steadily and slow
ly, and you will find the hat does not
yield. OF course. n hat that has once
Deen bent or broken will not DO. No-
Is the rule lnyariable. II applies only
20 good hats Have / ever tried I''
Yes, I have, but not on my own hat
Philadelphia Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
Queer Names.

"We Chinese" said the law student,
"givc our children queer names. Our
girls, for instance, are not called Ma
bel, Jenny or Matilda, but Cloudy
Moon, Celestial Happiness, Spring
Peach or .askct Of Perfumes.
"Our boys get less delicious names.
Boys are made for work and wisdom
rather than for dancing and pleasure,
and their names show this, as Prac.
teal Industry, Ancestral knowledge,
Complete Virtue, Ancestral Picty, Dis
Greet NalOr.
"To our slaves we give stll another
set of names. Yes, those dear, pathetic
little slaves OF ours, some girls, some
boys, who do a hundred various little
tasks about the house. these lowl
creatures have names like not For
Me, JOY 10 Serve, Your Happiness and
Humble Devotion" - Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
STORIES OF TENNYSON.
Showing Some Of the Odd Ways Of the
Famous Poet.

In the memoirs of the late william
Allingham, the English poet, appear
some interesting "reminiscences of Ten
nyson. Allingham's first sight Of him
was at Twickenham, where TennysOn
was then living. He says: "SoOn came
In q tall. broad shouldered, swarthy
man, slightly STOPPING. with loose dark
hair and beard. He wore speCtacles
and was obviously very nearsighted.
Hollow cheeks and the dark pallor Of
his skin gave him an unhealthy appear
ance. He was strange and almost
spectral figure. The great man peered
close at me and then shook hands cor
daily, yet with a profound quletude
of manner. He was then about forty
one, but looked much older"
In 1856 Allingham visited Tennyson
at the latter's home, Farringford, in
Freshwater, Isle of Wight One morn
ing they were talking on the downs to-
gether, and Allingham said that he felt
happy. Tennyson said gloomily, I'm
not at all happI-very unhappy" The
reason, as Tennyson afterward explain
ed, for his particular unhapplness was
his uncertainty regarding the condition
and destiny of man. Allingham was
very anxious to photograph him on
this visit, but Tennyson positively re-
fused. You make bags under my
eyes" he said
At another time during this visit. as
Allingham writes, they talked Of
dreams. "Tennyson said; In my boy
hood | had intuitions Of immortality
inexpressible! | have never been able
TO express them. shall try some day
said that |, too, had felt something
OF that kind, whereat TennysOn, being
in one OF his less amiable moods,
growled: i don't believe you have.
You say 1t out OF rivalry"
Allingham describes Tennyson's fond
ness for strange antics, such as jump
ing round and round like n pigeon, and
adds, He is the only person l ever saw
who can do the most ludicrous things
without any loss OF dignity"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
LYDIA OARRACH.
losley House, Philadelphia, Where
She Played Eavesdropper.

One OF the favorite stories connected
with the Revolution is the tale OF
Lydia Darrach's patriotism, which
story, like others OF similar Import. has
been discredited by the discriminating
historian. Notwithstanding the cold
douche thrown upon the tradition II re-
mains popular with all who know it.
The house where the famous caves
dropping on the part OF the Quakeress
took place is not SO well known.
Those who have heard or read the
story OF Mrs. Darrach hardly need to
be Informed that she and her husband
lived In what was called the LoXley
house, once at the southeast corner OF
Little Dock and Second streets. Little
Dock was che thoroughfare which runs
In a southwestern direction from Dock
street TO Second street. The ground
upon which the Loxley house stood
was acquired 10y Benjamin LOxley, a
well 10 do carpenter who owned prac
tically whole square in this vicinity.
from George Clymer In April. 1859. and
the queer little house was erected i'm
mediately. 1t was a speculation, for
there is nothing TO show that the own
er ever lived there.
The house gained its fame from its
peculiar facade. which was unlike any
thing In the city, and from the anec-
dote which connects Mrs. Darrach
with the place. The great preacher
Whitefield Is sah 10 have addressed
the multitudes from the balcony on
either his sixth or seventh visit 10 this
country-17G3 or 1869.
The Revolution had long since been
over and most Of the patriots In their
graves before the tale of Mrs. Oar
rach's bold adventure. which is bellev-
ed TO have saved Washington and his
army from capture by the British, be-
came known. In the first number OF
the first volume OF the American Quar-
terly Review, issued in March, 1927,
the tale was told for the first time
There II is credited TO Gardens Anec.
dotes Of the American Revolution"
The author Of the story in the Amer
lean Quarterly Review, however. must
have had access to Major Gardens
manuscript, for the story was not
published in his book until the second
series was issued in the latter part of
the year 1S2S.-Phlladelphia Ledger.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
PICTURESQUE Newfoundland.

Newfoundland has been styled a
rough stone with no interior, and
doubtless 10 the passenger on some At.
lantic liner, seeing It's bold headland
juttlng out into the ocean, with its
weather beaten cliffs standing gray
and cold, the description may seem a
fitting one. But TO those who know II
well, who have seen the fir clad val
leys, its clear lakes and streams and
hillsldes tinged with the red and gold
OF autumn, IL Is a rough stone with a
very fair interior.-London Strand
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
What An Eelt Like.

1t was the first time he had sung I'm
an Episcopal choir, and he felt strange.
ly out Of place In the vcstments ne
wore. The other choristers looked com.
Portable enough, but the new one was
sure he would trip on the skirts OF his
cassock when he went up the chancel
steps, and he knew that If he did not
stop perspirlng his clean linen Gotta
would be sadly mussed. The opening
prayer had been intoned by the rector,
and the singers were in line waiting
for the introduction TO the professional
TO be played, when one OF the basses
whispered IN the new mans ear:
You're tenor, aren't you"
81 suppose So" he replied, "but /
feel like a twospot. t."-New York Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
OBSERVANCE OF EASTER.
Discrepancy In Computing the Date
Not Corrected Until 1852.

Not Corrected Until 1852.
The observance of Easter dates back
10 about the year -. at which time
there was much contention among the
eastern and western churches as to
what day the festival should be OBJ
served II was finally ordained at the
council of Nice i'm the year 32I that il
must be observed throughout the Chris.
tian world on the same day. This de
clsion settled that Easter should he
kept upon the Sunday first after the
fourteenth day of the first Jewish
month. hut no general conclusion was
arrived at rs 10 the cycle 10y which
the festival was 10 bc regulated, and
some churches adopted one rule and
some another This diversity of usage
was put IN end 10, and the Roman
rule making Easter the first Sunday
after the fourteenth day Of the calen-
dar moon was established I'm England
In G69 After nine centuries n dis
crepancy IN the keeping Of Easter was
caused by the authorities Of the Eng
llsh church declining TO adopt the ref
ormation Of the Gregorian calendar In
1850. The difference was settled I'm
1852 by the adoption of the rule which
makes Easter day always the first
Sunday after the full moon which ap-
pears on or next after the twcnty-nrst
day of March If the full moon hap
pens upon Sunday, Easter is the
Sunday after.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
Feet Of the Ancient Greeks.

A walk through the British museum
and a close examination of the pedal
extremities OF ancient art there show
they are all bad about the feet. THE
Disk Thrower." celebrated specimen.
has particularly bad examples Of in
cipient bunion joints II the foot OF
the Farnese Apollo, used as n model
in most art schools. represents the foot
Of the average Greek corns and bun
ions must have been common in that
classical country British Shoemaker.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
Eatinn Onions.

Persons with drop~ioal tcndcur.r
should eat onions frequently This
simple cure has proved effective .1
many cases. In one instance th" u1.
tient had been given up hy -oF'rH.
physicians and Only tried the onion.
10 please friend. she was comp."t.
ly restored 10 health aud, though th"
was five years ago has never bad 20
return ~ the trouble. She ate tho ou.
ions just a. she would an apple. tah
ing p great many during the day
Exchange
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
C0olLD THE ADMIRAL.
An Answe' For Which the n Ugh Official
Was UnprepareG.

Was Unpreparea.
Going into a port where the water
was yer! deep-Rio Jaueiro. | believe
relates Captain \. T. Mahan, the chain
cables '"got away" rs the expression
i. control was lost and shackle after
shackle tore out of the hawSe holes.
!eaping and humping. rafting and
roaring. The admiral was on deck at
the moment. ana when the chain had
been az last stopped and secured he
said 10 the captain: Alfred. send for
the young man in charge of those
chains and give him good setting
down. Ask him what he means by
letting such things happen" The of
ficer was sent for, and soon his QueS
hatch coaming. Alfred was "A mild
person ana clearly did not like his job
He could not have come up 10 the ad
mirars standard. The latter saw Il
ana interviewed: perhaps YOU had bet
ter leave il 10 me. I'll settle him."
Fixing his eyes on the offender. he
said stcruly: what do YOU mean b!
this, sir? Why I'm blazcS did You not
stop that chain" The culprit. looking
quietly at him, replied simply, How
in blazcs could l." This was shift
of wind for which the admiral was
unpreparrd He was taken fiat back
After moments hesitation he turned
10 the captain and said mcckly, yet
with evident consciousness of n check
mate: That's true Alfred How the
blaZes could hc:"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
Clever Pctort.

yes. am going to marry Mr.. Bull
lion"
why. he Is old enough TO be your
father"
II know he Is. but unfortunately he
doesn't seem 10 care for mother
louisville Courier-Journal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
The Earnest Word.

"You never can tell" observed Uncle
Allen Sparks. what lasting results
may be accomplished 10y an earnest
word spoken M the right time. Many
o man has had the shape Of his nose
changed for lif" 10y calling another
man n Iiar"-Chicugp Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
A Piece of Homely Truth.

"Do you expect people TO believe all
that you tell them
"That Is not the idea, answered tho
sagacious campaigner. "The way to
win the hearts Of the people is 20 tell
them what they already belieye."-
Washington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
Anxious

Sick Man fwho is n collector ~ coins
and also very rlch-I made out my will
today, Reginald, and left you my col
lection Of coins.
(which one. uncle-the one In the
bank or the one IN the cabinetT-Lon-
don TitBits
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
Mh.re He osts His orasrs

any friend Jiukssays he can't catoi
up with his orders"
"Is he a manufacturcrT
"Oh. no; just a married man With
five grown daughters Louisville COu'
rier-JOurual.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
Black Eyes.

Mi1kins-It Is said that aggressive,
impulslve people usually have black
eyes. Bifkins-That's right IL they
haven't got them at 1rst they get them
later.-Excbange.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
The Feminine.

The Wife Fancy. John. they are get
ting out a woman's dictionary! I won.
der II It's any different from the 9th
ers. The Husband-Probabiy has more
words In it--London Opinion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20

A model husbands the noblest work
Of woman.-lndianapolis Star.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-07-01
PREPARATIONS FOR
WINNEMUCCA'S
FOURTH
FIREWORKS AND PARADE ON
STREET, ICE CREAM AT COURT
HOUSE, DANCE IN EVENING
Musical Entertainment, Consisting Of
Vocal and instrumental Selections
at the. Court House.

"Us for Love lockc' will not be said
by many Winnemucca people on the
great American day. The Winnemucca
band will probably go, for the very
good reason that the Winnemucca band
will be paid to go, and money talks in
most cases However, there will be no
call for others to go, because first
class celebration will he held right at
home. The pospectors and miners will
head the day with a parade and with
sports and fireworks A musical enter
tanment which will be interspersed with
delicious ice cream and cake served
by the Ladies' Aid society will also
be among the enjoyments of the day
On the eve of the Fourth a dance will
be given in Silver State hall, to which
a public invitation has been extended
to all to attend. Posters concerning
the dance have already been distrib-
uted and they announce that the best
music will characterize the occasion and
that all kinds of dances to suit every
body will be played. After the dance
supper will be served at the Up-to-Datt
restaurant and grill.
A good time is in store for those who
elect Winnemucca as the place to cele-
brate the Fourth of July.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-07-01
WORK BEGINS ON
CHOATE CLAIMS
A. L. wIsKER LEAVES FOR
KINGS RIVER WITH SUPPLIES
Contract Work On Properties Owned
by George H. Dern Will Be
Started at Once.

Work on the property recently pur-
chased fom the Choate brothers at
Kings Rive by George H. Dern, the
well known Utah mining operator, will
be started at once under the super
vision of A. l.. Wisker, who leav s
for the North in the morning These
properties have been considered as
representing some of the best discov-
eies in the North and their purchase
by George II. Dern meant much for
mining in that section of the county.
A substantial developmt Mt of tho
property has been under consideration
ever since the purchase last fall, but
this has been retarded by numerous
dinicultics, now, however the work is
to start, and, according to Mr. Wisker
will be vigorously prosecuted. Shafts
and cross cuts in the main emhrac
the preliminary development work
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-07-01
ONE MORE JUNE
WEDDING
DAKIN-ABEL NUPTIALS
TAKE PLACE AT THE HILL.
Rev. Wilson Performs Impressive Cere
money at Northern Station at
high Noon Yesterday.

At the Paradise Hill station yester
day Miss Gertrude Abel was united II
marriage 10 Walter Dakin, Rev
Wilson Of the Winnemucca Methodist
church performing the ceremony The
bride was attended hy her sister, Mrs
Lowry, and c. Skinner acted as bes.
man tor the groom. The ceremony was
most impress and was witnessed by
relatives and intimate friends of bot.
bride and groom.
The bride is native daughter o,
Humboldt county, having been bori'
in Paradise Valley, and comes from
one Of the oldest and best known
families in the county.
The groom is the we'll known super.
intendent of the Pacific Land and uat
tie company and during his twelv,
years of residence in Humboldt county
has earned for himself reputation OF
being fine fellow and a conservative
conscientious busines man.
Shortly after the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs Dakin departed for the Quinn
river ranch, where they will make their
home for the present.
Rev. Wilson and c. Skinner returned
from Paradise Hill yesterday after.
noon.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-07-01
FEW FREIGHTS ON
THE FOURTH
NATIONAL HOLIDAY WILL
BE OBSERVED IN r. &. CIRCLES
Changed-other Notes Concern
ing the Railroad Boys.

In order that the railroad employees
may observe the national holiday at
their respective terminal stations an
order has been published advising that
only the most important trains, includ-
ing passenger trains and freights that
carry perishable goods be run on that
day. This order will meet with the
approval of many of the employees;
since it will give them privilege to ol
serve the Fourth, which they probably
would not otherwise have had
The runs of the following well known
conductors ave been changed to the
fourth division between Winnemucca
and Sparks: II. Holland, H. NJ. Leon
ard, I'll. F. Ebert, G. Tiernan, G. w. Case,
B. G. Kibbee, A. J. Melville, f. E.
Sielaff, L. Coates, T. Painter, w. J.
May.