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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-20
CORROLL HAS SEC
CUT OFF BY CRANE
One Hundreth Anniversary Of Birth OF
General Lee is FittingIy ceIe-
brated-LocaI to B'ham.

Gadsden, January Especial. )-Dan
Carroll, carpenter of this city, had one
of his legs crushed off below the knee
while engaged at work near one of the
large travelling cranes at the plant OF
the Southern Steel company this after
noon. Carroll was building scaffold
near the crane and his leg was placed
in the track in some manner and the
operator of the crane failed to see him.
Carroll came very near bleeding to death.
before medical aid could reach him.
The Tooth anniversary of the birth of
Gen. Robert E. Lee was celebrated here
today In a fitting manner. By the Emma
SAMSON camp, United Confederate Vet
Grams, Gadsden chapter, Daughters of
the Confederacy and several hundred
school children. The exercises were held
at the court house at 1879 O'Clock May
or Charles p. Smith read the governor y
proclamation. General Lees farewell ad-
dress and paid high tribute to the great
soldier. Dixie" was sung by several
hundred school children and was loudly
applauded. Crosses of honor were be-
slowed on a number of Confederate Vet
Grams, who sat in body on the right
of the stage. by the Gadsden chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy. The post
office and all the banks closed in honor
of the day.
1t has been announced from authentic
sources that the local train on the Ala
bama Great Southern railroad now oper-
ating between Alfalfa and Chattanooga
will be continued on to Birmingham
within the next thirty days. The train
will leave Chattanooga earlier In the
afternoon and will reach Alfalfa about
5 o'clock in the afternoon. and will leave
Birmingham in the morning about s
o'clock and will arrive in Attlla at 8.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-20
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup.

The best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
by druggists in every part of the world.
Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup, and take no other kind.
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHS the
CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAY $
all Pain CURES WIND collie. and IL
twenty-five cents a bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-20

Born before the United States
were formed.
Saw % presidents elected
Pe-ru-na has protected him from
all sudden changes.
Veteran of four wars.
Shod a horse when SO years old.
Always conquered the grip with
Pe-ru-na.
Witness In land suit at the age
of ITO years.
Believes Peruna the greatest
troubles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-20
THE OLDEST MAN IN AMERICA
Escaped the Terrors Of
Many Winters BY
- Using Pe-ru-na.

" speaking of his good health and ex-
1treme old age. Mr.. Brock says;
After a man has lived in the world
as long as l have, he ought to have
found out ii great many things by ex-
perience. think I have done 50.
zone of the things have found out
to my entire satisfaction is the proper
thing for ailments that are due directly
to the effects of the climate. For 1f8
years have withstood the changeabe
climate of the United States.
Il have always been very healthy
man, but of course, subject to the af-
feetions which are due to sudden changes
In the climate and temperature.
LAS for DR.. Hartman's remedy, Pc
ru-na, | have found It to be the best,
If not the only reliable remedy for
these affections. It has been my stand
by for many years, and ! attribute my
good health and extreme old age to this
remedy.
"It exactly meets all my requirements.
IL protects me from the evil effects OF
sudden changes: it gives me strength: It
keeps my blood In good circulation. I
have come to rely upon it almost entirely
for the many little things for which I
need medicine.
When epldemies of la grippe first be-
gan to make their appearance in this
country l was a sufferer from this dis
ease.
~ had several long sieges with tho
grip. At first | did not know that Pc
runa was remedy for this disease.
When ! heard that la grippe was cpl
demic catarrh, ! tried Peruna for la
grippe and found It to be Just the
thing"
In later letter, Mr. Brock writes:
1T am well and feeling as we'll as I
have for years. The only thing that
bothers me is my sight. II [ could see
better I could walk all over the farm and
1t would do me good. I would not be
without Peruna"
Yours truly
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-20
Social and Personal.

of the institutions.
Social and Personal.
The past week has been productive of
many social affairs that gave charming
pleasure to the devotees of society. Sell
ma has experienced a brilliant season
socially this year and the fact that Lent
comes earlier than usual has been the
cause of crowding affairs one on the
other
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Nathan Lei
pold was hostess to number of friends
at a violet euchre Dainty Violets formed
the decorations and entered into the
color scheme maintained throughout The
trophy went to Mrs. Jake Leopold and
was a handpainted cake plate. The con-
ISOLATION prize was a bottle of violet ex-
tract and was awarded Mrs. Kent Coe.
A delicious four-course luncheon was
served.
Friday night at the Elks Home, the
Dixie club gave a delightful german. The
affair was purely one for the members
of the club, and while smaller in num-
bers present. was none the less enjoy
able. The german was conducted by Mr..
Ben r.. Howard the president of the
club, Miss Eloise Smith being his charm
ing partner Until midnight the dance
was kept up to the strains from Dun
kln's orchestra and at the conclusion
LneTe was HOT IL that ulun l
long for just one more dance.
Bridge whist is quite the rage in Sell
ma. Each week sees more converts to
this fascinating diversion and there are,
perhaps, ten or fifteen bridge games in
progress practically every night during
the week. This has been especially true
during the past week as the Academy
of Music has been dark all the week.
Miss Saidee Meyer who has made her
home in this city with her sister. Mrs.
Rudolph Richard. for the past year, has
returned to Mobile. She was an exceed
ingly charming and popular young lady.
who will be greatly missed by a host of
friends
Miss Irma Stoll. quite a talented and
charming young woman of Montgomery
is spending today in Selma, the guest of
her cousin. Miss Blanche New
This afternoon the city democratic ex-
ecutive committee met and set the date
of the municipal primary election for
Monday, February 25. There was no OPP
position to the date nor any differences
in the committee as to the provisions
of the rules and regulations.
In the city court this afternoon the
trial of r. A. Anderson. who killed Ed
bama fair in November. was set for
Thursday. February 49,. Boykin was act
ing as special officer at the fair, as was
Anderson, when the shooting occurred.
The dead man was brother of Senator
w. j. Boykin of Gadsden and has a num-
Der of relatives in this state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-20

YSAAC BROCK, a citizen of McLennan
xcounty. Texas, has lived for 11S years
For many years he resided at Bosque
Falls, eighteen miles west of Waco but
now lives with his son-in-law at Valley
Mills. Texas.
Some time ago, by request, Uncle Isaac
came to Waco and sat for his picture.
holding in his hand a stick cut from the
grave of Gen Andrew Jackson.
Mr.. Brock is a dignified old gentleman.
showing few signs of decreptitude.
His family Bible is still preserved and
1t shows that the date of his birth was
written lis years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-20

the life and character of General Lee, and
articles were read and reeitations made
that brought out the great claim of Lee
for the emulation of the youth of the
land. Addresses were delivered in some of
the grades by veterans and others. The
exercises were exceedingly interesting
throughout and the pity Is that such
occasions could not be held in a chapel
large enough to accommodate the patrons
Of tho ipStitntionG
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-20
DISEASED KIDNEYS.

writing friend warmers
sufferers from kid
trouble"
trial
eissu a
the the
n
met
Ga ". ak 2.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-20
PAINS IN THE BACK

Like thousands of others, Mr.. F. M. Slattery, of
Belle Fouche S. D., was dying of Kidney Disease
and did not know it.
an Convinced of Its Merit
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IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS.


in
of
of
h
of the
liver torpid.
rmfuld
To Of tn
Hy
having in
offer is
many convincing tesim o
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

room"
"Well, you'd better hurry off with. your
presents Its gong to snow - tn,mS Innie roe.
last, you, know. He'll bring me home
Yes, but do not wish you to be OUT
late"
ooh, I'll not be! You may be sure of
Maisie bundled her presents into, baskes :es
and herself into her ulster and hood, with lts
pointed top and edge of black fur. Her blue
eyes were sparkling with excitement. ana
She went out into the cold, wintry air, and
fastened along the road to the village.
She visited two or three, poor families
there, whom she always remembered at Christ
mas.
By the time she was ready to start for
Uncle Joe's it was nearly sunset and had
commenced to snow.
Uncle Joe and Aunt Martha lived about
mile and half out of the. village of Thorn.
dale, by the 'woods-road." To go around
by the regularly Travelled highway, it was
much further.
They were not really Maise's uncle and
aunt, but the little girls was very fond of the
old couple and and always rays called called them SO. .;o.
her eyesight failed she could scarcely read
the print in her old Bible, and it occurred to
her that it would be wise to give the dear
old lady new one at Christmas.
"She will be so glad" Maisie thought, as
she hurried along the lonely road
It was little more than {, cart track, and
led through a dense woods of pine and
spruce before it emerged into the clearing,
where Uncle Joe's small frame house stood.
The path, shadowed by the sombre trees,
became more and more indistinct as Maisie
pressed on in the now rapidly-gathering twi-
light and the snowflakes were silently drift
ing down between the dark branches of the
tall pines above her head.
s'Truiy cold and stormy Christmas Eve"
said the young girl to herself, with a little
sigh of undefnable sadness.
When Maisie came out from the woods she
could scarcely see the low, brown house in
the small farm-clearing for the driving snow.
She ran up the garden path, bordered by
withered patches of grass now half covered
by the white, whiring fakes, and knocked
on the weather6tained door.
There was no welcome Come in" to her
summons
Again she knocked, louder than before.
Still no response. Again and again she
rapped,- but only a hollow echo answered
her. Then it suddenly dawned upon her
that no one was at home.
Maisie caught her breath in quick dismay
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

bill without upsetting it, to spin tops and
to play marbles.
These accomplishments had cost her great
deal of labor and no small amount OF self
denial, for she was naturally a quiet little
girl, loving books and indoor games.
She was just beginning to feel that Percy
approved of her, when, on the afternoon be-
fore Christmas. as she and Percy were re-
turning from school, they had met COW
with very large, curved horns, that were
shaken threateningly at her.
Percy did not come to the rescue, Maisle
forgot her new-made reputation for bravery;
she forgot. everything but the cross-looking
COW before her, and she screamed and ran,
The cow passed on, and began to crop the
faded yellow grass by the Of roadside = But har ane
self coward, and Percy's contempt descend
ed upon her without mercy
Maisie hurried home with. heart full OF
distress at her cousins ungenerous .censure,
and of humiliation for her own lack OF cour-
age
Percy scarcely looked at her as she went
up the road. he was debating whether heads
or tails should decide the momentous ques-
tion of his Christmas purchase, :.
'Heads-skates; tails--sled, he SAID, at
last, tossing the penny into the air.
1t fell with sharp click ON stone in the
road and after some wavering movements,
settled fatty down. Percy bent over 1T anx-
ously.
Tails it is!' he exclaimed, joyously. I'm
so glad I'd much rather have the sled. My
old skates are good enough, anyhow Won't
the fellows envy me, though? l say, Mai
sic"
He broke off short. as, looking up, he found
himself alone.
II suppose she's gone off mad" he resumed.
"Girls are so touchy!"
Maisies disappearance did not trouble him
mlich and he was soon thinking again of
the sled awaiting his purchase in the village
store.
tits getting awful cold. guess I'll run." !"
He started on a trot toward the village,
for it was indeed growing much colder and
an icy wind was beginning to blow
He soon reached the one large store of the
village, where everything from plows to
needles was sold The Christmas stock of
goods was an unusually fine one, and one
long counter was given up to books and toys.
Percy scarcely glanced at the tempting
array before him. He saw only the wished
for sled. 1t was the largest in the store,
and had framework of iron with an oak
top artistically painted.
''How much, Mr.. Jardon?" asked Percy,
eagerly, as he ran his hand over the smooth,
polished surface.
Give dollars for that sled," answered the
clerk, looking up from an account he was
figuring.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

"Tll take it" said Percy, in quiet rapture.
The clerk raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Want it right away?"
No, I'll stop for it later Just put a
card on saying it's sold"
Very well, replied Mr.. Jardon, somewhat
amused
And Percy stalked out of the store, feeling
very important. At the door he met another
boy-a school friend.
I've just bought a sled,'' he said, ma
Jestically. Come back with me, Billy. and
tell me if you think the runners are all
right"
They went back together, and after due
examination the runners were pronounced
perfect Billy's respect for Percy went up
several degrees.
FL say, Percy" he volunteered, as they
left the store, "Lawton's Pond is frozen
over; L came past there this morning. and
frea 5nea It with !, stone Don't you want to
= Why. yes, III come. Got strap you can
Yes. two of 'em"
Come along then, I've. got to stop at the
house and get my skates"
Ten minutes later, Maisie, arranging Christ
mas presents in her room, heard a great
siamming of doors, and going to the window
she saw Percy, and Billy Buckle huIrying
90 down the garden path, with their skate,
Il suppose they're going skating" she
sighed sigh T wonder where there's any an! ice? @
But couldn't go anyway with these pres
ents to arrange and wrap up'
She turned again to the bed where was
laid pretty display of simple Christmas
gifts, There were for her mother some fine
handkerchiefs, which she had hemstitched
herself, books for her father and mittens of
her own manufacture for Percy These last
received an affectionate pat as she tied them
up with red ribbon in a square of tissue
paper.
"Of course they don't amount to mucb /"
she unused, beside the big present. But I
wanted Percy to have something I'd made ali
myself. Dear me, how nice papa's books looki
hope he'll Like them"
She futtered around the bed, tying up some
gifts and arranging others. Two she Ieft
until the last. They were pair of fur-Iined
leather gloves, and red-edged Bible bound
in dark blue cloth
"I'll have no time to lose if / want to get
them to Uncle Joe's and be back by SIX. /
hope Aunt Martha viii like the Bible. The
prints big enough, anyhow. / wonder If
the gloves viii fit? Oh, ]. needn't hurry.
Uncle Joe always comes in for the mail be-
tween six and halfpast. He'll bring me
home"
just then she heard voice calling. Mai
sie Maisie"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15


but her horns were so big, Per-
oy-the biggest and sharpest I ever saw!"
pleaded Maisie Carson, with due apprecia-
ton of her own lack of courage. "And she
shook her head at me as savage as could
bel"
Percy laughed contemptuously
II did think you had little spunk, Maisie.
But you are just like all other girls afraid
of your shadow"
Maisie flushed, and her bright blue eyes
grew misty with tears of wounded feeling,
but she closed her lips tightly that she might
not say the angry words that were in her
mind
Not today" she thought; 1--WE mustn't
quarrel, when tomorrow will be Christmas.
But, oh, it is so unkind of him to talk like
that, and he can be so nice if he is mind
Percy said nothing more to his Cousin
Maisie. He was absorbed in thinking what
he should buy with the five silver dollars
his pocket. -Four Of them had been sent to
him from his home in the Far West; the other
one was from his Aunt Ellen, Maisie's mother,
with whom he stayed while attending the
academy in the village.
Shall it be skates or that sled?" he said
to himself. "Pve great mind to toss up
He paused in his walk and fshed penny
from his pocket.
Maisie paused, too, hesitated a moment.
her, started on again, huggng her bag of
books and trying to keep back the tears that
would come.
She had never had brother, and when
her Cousin Percy came to spend two years
with them that he might go on with his edu-
cation, her joy was unbounded.
She lavished upon him all her stored-up
affections, and was as devoted to him as q
dog to his master
Percy was kind to her after his fashion.
He had often Said that ''he didn't take much
stock in girls' But Maisie's attentions fiat. fiat.
tered him, and he admitted that she was a
nice little thing, and had good deal of
sense for girl.
Maisie's great grief was that Percy did not
make more of companion and confidant of
her.
1t was painfully evident that he much pre-
ferred the society of the village boys to her
own, and rather despised her small attain.
ments
For Percy's sake, Maisie had learned to
skate very well. to steer sled down a long
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
Copyright by James Elvcrson

Copyright BY James EIVcrs0n
FRAID of COW! That's just like q
girl!
And Percy Graham looked the
scorn he felt for such pitiful timid-
ity.
"But her horns were SO big, Per-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-10
Peneocks For Food.

The peacock cannot well be recon-
mended as market bird-it is too ten
der in early youth, too slow in reach
ing maturity. But as choice rarity.
the crown and capsheaf CT country
gentleman's feast. 1t is unapproached
and unapproachable. This was well
understood throughout the age of chiy-
airy; hence the knightly oath, by the
peacock, the heronshaw and the la
diesIn Whoever swore thus was trebly
bound to keep his vow. Turkeys had
not yet come out OF the western world
to conquer place among the noble"
birds which alone were held worthy Of
being served to royalty. The swan
and the peacock were the chiefest Of
them and bore rule even beyond the
days of Queen Elizabeth At the
Christmasings the peacock came in in
state. the same as the boar's head and
the brawn.-Country Life In America
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-10
SIX SEAMEN
REFUSED DUTY
Members Of Crew Of the Bark Fantssi
Are Arrested and In
Jail.


Six Of the crew of the Italian bark
Fastasi, which cleared yesterday for
Genoa, refused to go to sea on that
vessel yesterday, and as a result they
are in Jail, having been arrested last
night by Special Deputy Miller at a
sailor boarding house on Baylen street
wharf.
The matter was reported to Vice
Consul Cafiero and he in turn made ap.
plication to Court Commissioner Marsh
for warrant for the arrest of the
men, and this was issued immediately.
The men. who were placed in Jail to
await the action of the Italian vice
consul, are Pieto Pence. Angelo Raj
faelie. Michael Liberati, Luigi Randac-
clio, Umberto Tavern and Carmine
Dominica
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-10
B. s. WILLIAMS IS
A CANDIDATE
FOR OFFICE
Announces For Precinct AL
derman From Precinct
No. IL.

B. S. Williams, one of those endorsed
recently at the meeting of a number
of voters of precinct No. II, announces
his candidacy this morning for the pc
sition of precinct alderman from the
precinct in which he has resided for
many years.
Mr.. Williams is well known as a
business man. and during his residence
in precinct IL has endeavored to as
sist in public improvements. He has
many friends In the precinct in which
he resides, especially in the upper
portion of the ward, who will work
for him during the city campaign and
endeavor to have him elected.
Mr. Williams has never before been
a candidate for Office, and, this is the
first time that he has ever come be-
fore the public. Recently many of his
friends endeavored to induce him &c
announce himself as an alderulaiIic
candidate, but it was not until he had
been endorsed by the meeting at the
court house that he consented to be-
come a candidate.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-10
WOODMEN ARE OFF
FOR JACKSONVILLE
Where the Grand Lodge of Florida
Convenes Tuesday
Morning.

Delegations from local camps of the
Woodmen of the World will leave the
city to-day for Jacksonville where
the session of the Grand Encampment
is to convene Tuesday morning for q
session OF about a week
Those who viii go from Pensacola
as representatives of Live Oak and
Hickory Camps are B A. Davis, Jules
oerting, Walter Everitt and w. H.
1angford- The woodmen's Circle, an
auxiliary to the order, is also to have
representation as Mrs Carrie FL
bridge will attend as delegate.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-10
CANDIDATE FOR
ALDERMAN At
LARGE
Will L. Meyer Announces
His Candidacy from
Precinct No. 10.

VIII L. Meyer announces, this
morning, his candidacy for the posi-
ton of alderman at large from pre-
cinct No. Il. subject to the action of
the White Democratic primary. This
announcement will be found in The
Journal this morning on another page.
Mr.. Meyer is prominent young
business man and is well known, not
only in precinct No. u, but through
out the city, and viii no doubt make
a strong run for the position He has
served before, having been elected
as alderman at large from No. 1a and
served during the administration OF
c. NJ Jones and 7. E. Welles-
Mr.. Meyer has many friends in the
city who will work earnestly in be-
half of his candidacy. and his friends
believe that he will be a Very strong
factor in the race.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-10
WORLDS VISIBLE
COTTON SUPPLY
Shows Heavy Decrease for Week,
According to Secretary.
Hester.

New Orleans, La, March 9.-Secre
tary Hester's statement of the worlds
visible supply of cotton, made up from
special cable and telegraphic adyices
comparing the figures of this week
with last week, last year and the year
before shows decrease for the week
just closed of 46,7Se against de
cereas of 51,216 last year and an in.
crease of 2,341 year before last.
The total visibly supply is 5.457,-
6S2 against 5.504, 4ss last week, s..
094,907 last year and 4.172,494 year
before last. vi this the total OF
American cotton is 4,12s,6s against
1928, 46s last week, 3,501,9G7 last
year and 3,065,4e4 year before last
and of all other kinds, including
Egypt, Brazil, India, ETC., 1928, o00
against 10000 last week. $4,000
last year and 1,1o7,0O0 year before
last
The total worlds visible supply of
cotton as above shows a decrease
compared with last week of 1876, an
increase compared with last year OF
362,775 and an increase compared
with year before last of 1,2S5,1S8.
OF the worlds visible supply Of cot
ton as above there is now afloat and
held in Great Britain and continental
Europe 2,9S7.0 against 2.543.o09 last
year and 1904, 900 year before last;
in Egypt 227,o0o against 10000 last
year and $4,000 year before last; in
India $4,000 against $4,000 last year
and $4,000 year before last; and in
the United States 1902, 600 against
s1,3s6,0O0 last year and 1,246, 900 yea.
before last.