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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

It is asserted that Vice President
Fairbanks beat President Roosevelt in
a walking match. This a hard jolt for
US people who believe the president
can't be outdone-but Fairbanks still
has to prove his running qualities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

While he was about it. why didn't
Harry Orchard confess to committing
the crime for which Meyer is alleged
to have been sent to the Illinois peni-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

Mr.. Roosevelt speaks of curbing
predatory wealth. but it looks as
though an ordinary curb will not hold
it. It will take one of these new
tangled. double-jointed, law-breaking
bits to do the business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

Victor Murdoch thinks 1t is time for
a May entitled. Ten Nights in Drug
Store" to appear on the kerosene cir
cult in Kansas. But would an ordi-
nary individual last through ten nights
in drug store2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

The Council Grove Guard was not
sufficiently guarded when 1t said its
contemporary. the Daily Appeal. had
died. The Appeal is still appealing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

Now that Grant Hornaday has de-
clared for the Square Deal, a lot of
people are looking in the direction of
Dave Mulvane, expecting him to make
the next start towards the mourners'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

Abe Ruef said he 'equivocated," but
he would not admit that he lied. The
longer, more agreeable term sounds
better to Ruef than that short ugly
word
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

The Washburn canvassing commit
tee secured more money last Friday
than 1t had on any previous day for
some time. Friday doesn't seem to be
such an unfortunate day, after all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

Secretary Metcalf was lost the other
day, but he didn't know it until he was
told. He thought he knew where he
was all the time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17
GOOD AS A CIRCUS.

Having seen the photographs of the
president and Capt Fitzhugh Lee
jumping their horses over fences. the
country is satisfied that it was a wise
thing of Mr.. Roosevelt to dispense
with one cabinet meeting. The fence
jumping is more interesting than the
cabinet meeting and probably as use-
ul.-Philadelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

Mayor Schmitz is finding that there
are some things more serious than
earthquakes and japanese questions to
him personally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

If Senator Dick of Ohio, hailed from
Boston. he would probably be referred
to as Senator Richard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

Even if the Kansas wheat crop is
cut down to a matter of fifty or sixty
million bushels, it is the corn crop
that really counts-and the corn is
working overtime at growing these
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

The one thing in his record that
Tom Platt regrets is that he ever
made Roosevelt vice president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

Count Okuma appears to be the
Richmond Pearson Hobson of Japan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

Taft was poisoned a few days ago,
but something he ate is suspected, not
Foraker
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

Wonder if those snowdrifts are still
seven feet deep up in Wyoming?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

With the state courts over in Mis-
souri, ordering them to do one thing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17
RAIN.

The June honeymoon has a ring
around it.-New York Mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The state Journal IS a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the fuu Gay
feiegTapE report of that great news OF
ganfzatfon for the exclusive afcernSon
publication in Topeka
The news Is received in The State Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17
THE AMBIGUOUS DoG,

THE AMBIGUOUS DOG.
The Dog beneath the cherry tree
has ways that sorely puzzle me;
Behind, he wags a friendly-taf;
Before, his Growl would turn you paIei
His meaning isn't wholly clear
On, Is the Wag or Growl sincere?
think I'd better not descend
His Bite is at the Growing End.
New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17
ANYWAYS WORKING

The American railroads killed and
wounded twice as many people last year
as We're killed on the British side dur
ing the Boer war. We do not often
have a war but We have the railroads
all the tinle.-Jewell Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-17

THE OLD AND THE NEW.
A new milking machine has been il
vented, in which the operator does the
work with his foot. In the old way of
milking the foot power was exertad
by the coW.-Wichita Beacon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
Largest Enqlish Fortunes.

From the Washington Post
 Just at the present moment, when the value of the property left by James Henry Smith. who died in Japan last month is exciting a good deal of atten- tion, it may be worth while recalling the fact that Chicago" Smith, his eccentric cousin, from whom he inherited most of his wealth, figures in the records of the English court of probate as having left a fortune of S25,00OO0O. The late Baron Hirsch is set down in these same of- ficial records as having left a fortune of identically the same figure, namely $25,- 00O.0O0; while J. Pierpont NIorgan's father figures for a trihe over $10,000, 900. The late Lord Butte, the late Lord Wolverton, W. H. Smith, the publisher, the father of the present Earl of Derby. and Lord Grimthorpe, all range in the neighbor- hood of s10,000,000; while Alfred Belt, the diamond king, Sir Charles Tennant, father of "Dodo" Asquith, the late Lord AL lendale, better known as Wentworth Beaumont Hugh McCalmont William Winans. the contractor, and Sam Lewis, the London money lender, each of them left about s15,0o0,000.
 There is no record in the annals of tho English court of probate of any fortune exceeding s25.O00 ,O00. Of course. these fig ures do not fully represent the value of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
Cruelty to Animals In Cuba.

Mrs. C. R. Miller in Leslie Weekly
 Cruelty to animals is a Cuban trait, and carried to such an extent that some means should be adopted to put stop to the atrocous overlooking and the driv- ing of lame or sick animals. If anything is done to this end it will come through Americans. as even the better class of Cubans will ''side-step'' reform which are likely to cause him to exert himself. He may object to cruelty to animals in the abstract but he never puts his principles to practical use. If he wants a carriage and is approached by drivers with horses unfit for use, no remonstrance Is heard. and the result Is that the number of lame and sick horses in use in Cuba is large and at once attracts the attention of the American traveller. A few sharp words to the driver of such team, tell ing him why the prospective passenger refuses to use the carriage, might go far toward fighting the wrong, but this would require exertion. Down at Cubi- tas I saw poor mule, which had been badly injured by a train, being dragged along tied to another animal. Every movement was torture to the poor beast, yet several powdered, cologned rural guards looked at the spectacle with per feet indifference. The animal should have been killed at once, as was afterward done at the urgent request of a young EnglShman, Who was continually remon- strating with drivers for their cruelty. On one occasion a man who was beat ing a horse told him that it served the animal right for> being born brute.'
 The driver of oxen carries a long pole with 8 sharp steel point at the end. and with this he prods the poor beasts in an unmerciful manner. If a. wheel should get into a rut instead of trying to pry 1t out and help the animals. the driver will prod the oxen until, in sheer mad ness from pain, they have been known to break the traces by the sudden jerks. A crowd of indolent, lazy Cubans will gather about and smoke and smile at the performance, yet not one will go to the rescue.
 Even dogs on the island come in for their share of the natives brutality. They are neglected and half-starved, and nine out of every ten are suffering from mango If there is dog law as to worth less animals running at large 1t is not enforced, and one drawback of a shop ping tour in a little Havana coach is that some poor dog is usually run over and injured during the trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15

FOR SALE-At a bargain and one you
 don't often find In Birmingham. One
 hundred nice Highland lots for only S7500. Address Property, care Age Herald. 6-12-3t-su-mon-We
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
IN THE BIRMINGHAM
 REAL ESTATE MARKET

Deeds of conveyance were filed in the office of the probate court yesterday in the following transactions of $1O0O and upward:
 N. o. Tyler to Bertha Hellbroner, lot 13, in block P, East Lake; consideration, S175O.
 J. s. Arnold to E. w. Catha, lot l. in block 2, of R. R. Jones survey, being part of northeast quarter of the northwest quarter, section 1. township IS, range 1, west; consideration, $195O.
 Mary A. Hayes to c. M. Bty, the north part of lots and 1, in block Il, in West End Land Improvement company's sur vey, being 65 feet front on Vine street; consideration, $21OO
 W. F. Herman to w. w. Kicker, lot 19, in block c, fronting 50 feet on Vine street. East Highlands, Pratt City; considera- tion, $19OO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
A Foxy Grocer.

From the New York Sun.
 Hello, helloi" shouted an uptown gro- cer. He held the receiver to hls ear for a moment while he frowned impatiently. Then a smile transformed his features.
 "Ohv' he said. Andrew Carnegie's house? All right. I'll hold the line"
 A brief pause. Eight or ten women who were waiting fidgeted.
 ''Yes, Mrs. Carnegie!' shouted the gro- cer into the phone. "This mornings or der? Yes, and the goods have been sent; they should be at your place now-it won't be long before they arrive. How is MT. Carnegie feeling today? Good! I'm glad to hear it. Yes; thank you. All right good-by."
 One of the customers who had been waiting for the proprietor to wait upon her while he was busy with Mrs. Car
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
leqaI Notice.

In the District Court of the United States, for the Southern Division of the Northern District of Alabama. in Bank ruptcy, in the Matter of Ike Prince, Bankrupt.
 To the creditors of Ike Prince of Pratt City in the county of Jefferson, and dis trct aforesaid a bankrupt.
 Notice is hereby given that on May Il, 1907, the said Ike Prince was duly ad- judicated a bankrupt: and that the first meeting of his creditors will be held at referees office in Birmingham, on the 23rd day of May, 1907, at 12 o'clock noon, at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims. appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and trans act such other business as may properly come before said meeting.
 N. w. TRIMBLE,. Referee.
 Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15

MONEY loaned salaried people and oth- CTS without security; cheapest rates.
 esiest payments; offices in sixty-three principal cities; save yourself money by getting our terms first D. H. Tol- man, room IA. Watts Bldg. 2006 Third ave. Silly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
LEGAL NOTICES.
Notice of Stockholders Meeting.

Notice of Stockholders Meeting.
 Pursuant to a resolution of the board of directors of the company, meeting of the stockholders of the
 BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY, LIGHT
 AND POWER COMPANY will be held at the office of the company in the city of Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday. June 8, 1907, at 12 o'clock m.
 CD To consider and authorize the mak- ing, execution, issue and delivery by this company of a series of bonds, to be known as its ''Refunding and Improve ment Mortgage Fifty-year Five Per Cent Gold Bonds" or other title approved by the directors, of total authorized issue not to exceed in the aggregate the prln- cipal sum of twenty-five million dollars (s25, ,000,000), face value, and to authorize the making, execution and delivery of q mortgage or deed of trust upon the pres ent and after-acquired property and fran. chises of the company to secure such series of bonds; the said bonds and the mortgage securing the same to be in such form and to contain such covenants, con dtions and provisions as may be approv- ed by the board of directors.
 @ To authorize the board of directors to use said bonds, or a portion thereof, to pay. redeem or refund bonds now ls- sued or outstanding, secured by mortgage 
 franchises of the company, or portions thereof, or to use such portion of said bonds, as the directors may determine, as collateral to secure loan or loans of money to the company, authorized by the said directors, or to use the same, or portions thereof, for such other corporate purposes as the directors may determine. (3) To authorize and consent to the board of directors of this company mak- ing and entering into such contract or contracts. for the sale or for the hypoth- ecation of said bonds, or portion there of, when issuable, at such prices, at such times, to such person or persons or cor porations, on such terms, with such com- mission, and in such manner as the board of directors may determine.
 (D To authorize and consent that indi- vidual directors and officers may become managers or members, or both managers and members, of any syndicate formed to acquire any portion of such bonds. or to loan money thereon. and act as such, and may participate therein for their indi- vidual account, notwithstanding their positions as directors or officers.
 (5) To authorize the transaction of such other business connected with, or apper- taining to, the above mentioned subjects and the company's finances as the stock holders may dem proper, and any other business which may come before the meeting.
 The books for the transfer of stock, both common and preferred will be closed for the purpose of the meeting at i2 O clock noon, on the 18th day of May, 1907, and will be opened at 10 am. on the 10th day of June, 1907.
 J. P. ROSS, Secretary.
 5-S-wed-4t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15

negie" said sarcastically to a woman who stood by her side
 That's makes me tired. Every time that man gets a store full of customers. as he frequently does at this time of the day, he always has a call from some wealthy person in the neighborhood
 No, of course they don't trade here that's what I'm getting at They are fake calls, and he never talks to those whose names he speaks so loudly Why does he do it? l suppose it is to make his patrons think that the swellest persons in this part of town buy at his storaD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE. s105O-Lot 95x1OO, S2 street, G. and H. $2O00-Lot Highland Ave, near SOth street. $16O0-Cottage, 30th st., F and G. $2850-Nice Rhodes Circle lot. $1250-Good Richmond place lot. $5S00-2-story res, near 12th st. loop. $60O0-Elegant St. Charles st. res. ss150-Big lot 1 blk. S. 20 st. bargain. $S000-Iroquois st. cor, res, large lot. S3150-Neat Avenue F cor. home. $120O0-Choice s. Higlds. place. $115 Pr. it., excellent Higld ave. lot. $15,000-Third ave cor. 50x1O0 $27, ,500-Business house, alley cor. $500 Pr. it. 18th st., and ayes. $l4, ,000-4th Ave. cor. new depot district. s20, ,000-10Ox140; 9th ave, cor, improved. s16, ,500-Northslde cor. rents $1620. $S250-Iar Northside cor, rents $7S0. $4750-50x19O, 24th st. res. near 12th ave. $7500-2-story, res. Norwood district.
 R. MCCONNELL 6 CO.,, Phones BIO. 2107 Sd Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15

FOR SALE-A nice allotment in oc car fare and ready to go on the market; maps and everything recorded. Address Owner, care Age-Herald
 5-12-3t-su-mon- wed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will pe received by the undersigned until F o'clock. noon, May 15, 1907, for certain bituminous mecadam and vltrified brick paving. Specifications may be obtained and plans examined at this office. The right Is reserved to re- ject any or all proposals.
 (Signed) JULIAN KENDRICK,
 5-S-St City Engineer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE. 75x100-A corner renting for $40; close in: paying 12 per cent interest on the price asked; terms. 5000 cash, balance one, two and three years. 80 acres i11A miles south of city, 50 acres in original timber, 30 acres cleared; two room house, some fruit trees. s120O; terms $500 cash, balance one, two and three years with interest.
 FOR RENT. No. 10l7 E. 14th st.; rooms and bath; $25.
 L. G. PETTYJOHN. Phones il01 and 465. 1S263R Third Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
"DIRT DEFIES THE KING" THEN
 SAP POL 10 IS GREATER THAN ROYALTY ITSELF.

the property left by the people whom have just enumerated. For. in tn first place, they do not include the entailed property which, in the case of Lord Derby, is very large indeed. Then. too, they do not take into consideration the property which the testator may have held abroad. and disposed of by other wills probated by the courts of those countries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
Tools.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Sig. Pshucks. the gifted tragedian. stood outside the railing at the news- paper office. scowling darkly.
 I'm not sure I understand you" said the man at the table inside Do you wish to look over our files?"
 No, siri" he answered. in a snr,r. voice. "I don't care to look at your flies But if I can have the satisfaction for a few moments, sir. of seeing the man who yields your theatrical hammer I'll start little repair shop of my own,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
ONE GENT A WORD

RATEs-One cent a word dayB no ad. taken for less than 25 ceats for nrst insertion. Cash must accompany every order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15

Attractive ads. are illustrated. Cso fte GawSs mako your lllustr,tlons. Aue.HeraId 6uIldfny
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
Four Beautiful Lots For Sale on
 South Highlands

$3500-5Sx140, just off Highland ave- nue, elevated, all street improve ments, fine outlook in every direc- tion; $1250 cash, balance 1, 3 and 8 years at 6 per cent. Prettiest lot left. $3000-50x200, facing east, just off Highland avenue, good terms, all street Improvements.
 S3600-60x1S0, close to Highland ave- nue, very best neighborhood, all i'm provements, lot elevated and level as a floor
 $4000-S0x140, Iroquois street, all i'm provements, eastern exposure, beau tiful surroundings; 1-3 cash. The above four lots are the cheapest lots left in the beautiful Lakeview district, where property is so much in demand. We can prove this state- ment to any one caring to investi- gate. See us and save time If you want something in the best section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
ONE GENT A WORD

hATES-One cent a word dayJ no nd. taken for less than 25 cents for nrsf insertion. Cash must accompany every order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15

ChrOme TlDDOH, DdCh SPdOe' ttO'' iIII ID used by leading business and profess sional men in Birmingham including the Age-Herald and all over the state. Write today for catalogue and liberal offer.
 The Columbia Typewriter Co.,, Atlanta, Ca 4-24-tt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-1415 Avenue F, large 2-story
 7-room house; porcelain bath and house modern; large lot and fine fruit. Beas- lev Bros 2O26 1st avenue. 5-7-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
MONEY TO LEND.

MONEY to loan on city or suburban
 property. A. o. Liddon & Co.,, 10l4 Brown-M Marx Bldg. 5-2-tr
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-12

When u newspaper worker reads in
the consular reports the title " A
New Lead Pencil" he suddenly sits
up and takes notice. The lead pencil
is his familiar and necessary friend
He does not expect to find any pencil
better than the one he has hit upon
as the best, but he fears the early
coming of the day when pencils will
not be as good rs they are now. The
stock of fine cedar wood is giving out
very rapidly. and some time, not far
from the present. Il soft cedar wood
pencil Will be as rare as the dodo.
The effort to find substitute for
wood has already been made. and
paper wrapped and compressed into
cylinder around u stick of graphite.
is in use, but it is not precisely what
the writer needs. The latest inv en-
tion is Il pencil made of Irish pota-
toes. Consul Hannah writes from
Magdeburg, Germany, saying that
the industry is well on its feet. The
pencils are slightly heavier than
those made of wood. but have the
shape and appearance of wooden
pencils and sharpen more easily.
The best grade of pencil is produced
for nine-tenths of a cent, and q sec
ond grade at siX-tenths. The factory
has an annual output of about fifteen
million pencils. Germany's export
of pencils of all kinds is over three
thousand million year.
LUE +. VERNON.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-07-12
IT TESTS PUPILS.

Weighs Capacity and Suggests Corrections
The school authorities of New York
have had their attention called to an
invention called the ergOgraph, which
is warranted to determine correctly
the real cause for a pupil's S back ward
ness in his studies. When the Ounce
of the class remarks casually that two
and two make five, the hOrrOr-strick-
en- teacher needs no longer throw the
blackboard at him. Instead he can
test him by the ergograph, and find
whether Overstudy or too much play
is the cause OF the disaster. The new
instrument is a German invention,
and is said to have been tried success
fully in the London schools. The
glowing reports of its success may
lead to its adoption for the schools of
New York and perhaps of Canada.
According to the description the
forearm of the child is clamped to the
table that holds the apparatus. Then
the hand is secured, only the middle
finger being left free. This isolated
finger is placed in little steel box.
and the pupil fixes the muscles as
long as he can, setting wheels and
springs at work, with the result that
a suspended weight lifts with each
effort. There is an indicator at the
back of it, whose marks ascend from
5 to 300. The child that succeeds in
pressing the indicator to the highest
point invariably turns out to be a
bright boy in his class.
If Johnny arrives in the morning
feeling so fit that he can push the in
dicatOr up to 100, and in the evening
can get it only half as far, the infer
ence is that Johnny needs less study
and more fresh air, or, perhaps, bet
ter food and more OF it.
1t is said that the ergOgraph does
not cOnfine it's revelations to child
ren. 1t is equally efficient in dealing
with adults. One of its virtues is
that it will show whether the subject
is lazy or is really incapable of much
physical endurance. The two states
are often confounded in schools. The
teacher has only to ask the ergograph
to answer, and it will decide with H.
Eliminating impartiality.