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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
Settllnu a Quarrel.

Victor Smith in the New York Press.
 Two men in the railroad world had been at loggerheads over proposed merger for several years. Neither would yield an inch Each was vain of his stand pat principles-or the lack of themJ At last Tom saw light as big and bright as one of Gillilands incandescent invert- : ed gas illuminators. The shock nearly blinded him. When he next met John and resumed the old quarrel for an hour he suddenly burst out with: Look here {: it's my lunch time; let's drop all strife and pickering for an hour; come over to the club and be my guest till 2:so o'clock, then we'll go on with the fight. - Suspecting some design but game as a pebble. John agreed. The two combat ants feasted in perfect harmony. The clock struck 2:30. Times up," said Tom; now friendship ceases: the quar- rel is renewed "I think not" replied John; extending his hand across the table. We are going to be friends No more fighting. But. by Apollo, you did it well'
 These two men are now firm, Iowa. friends all their differences have been settled Tom said to me the other day: "What fools men are to be hard headed. Here I've spent over $5O.000 on lawyers and courts without accomplishing any, thing; and just a light luncheon for two. price s .50 settled our long standing quarrel It's the biggest lesson of my life. John feels the same way"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
THE GREAT FRENCH
 AUTOMOBILE RACE
WILL BE RUN FOR GRAND pRJX AT DlEPPE TOMORROW-THE COURSE IS IN PERFECT CoNDI- TON FOR THE CONTEST.

Dieppe, July 5.-This years great French automobile race for the Coupe lnternationale, known as the Grand Prix. will be run on Tuesday over the Deppe course, where Navarro last year broke all records, covering the course at an av- craze speed of l1S.5 kilometres about 7O1s miles) per hour.
 The course is in perfect condition. and the drivers who are gathered here ex- peet that last years time record will be broken, both for the distance and for the single lap The course is closed and tri- angular in shape. It is 77 kilometres in length and there are 10 laps, making a distance of ITO kilometres to be covered
 Automobilists are swarming into Deppe from all parts of Europe and from the United States. The American and British contingents are especially conspicuous although the French confidently expect to recapture the cup, Navarro and Lania are even money favorites against the French cracks. The Germans are feared but the English are not regarded as dan gerous. Thirty-five to one is offered against Strang's chances. Strang holds the worlds record for the fastest mile and may give an excellent account of himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
WAS A VALUABLE DUSTPAN.
Section of Cardboard Proved To Be
 Old Government Land Grants.

From the New York American
 After using a section of cardboard as dustpan for more than two years Mrs. Eliza Droge, a widow, who keeps boarding house at Coney Island, has made the discovery that it is worth in the neighborhood of a s100,000 to her and her fatherless children.
 Battered and timeworn as the card board is there remains legible upon it what she has found to be government grant to 16O acres of land in the now flourishing and populous city of St Cloud Minn. Yesterday she announced that she would, through Attorney An drew J. Smith, press her claim to the property.
 Mrs. Droges discovery of the good fortune that the makeshift dustpaa held for her was bit of chance. While she knew that the cardboard bore upon it a deed of some kind. she never dreamed of its real value until this was made known to her by one of sr boarders, J. H. Murphy
 While discussing a land proposition with Mir Murphy and his wife, Mrs. Droge casually mentioned that the cardboard had on it what seemed to be a grant of some real estate.
 Why, where did you get this?" ex- claimed Murphy, after an examination.
 iDuild U dHlOnS some papers mN husband John left when he died three years ago." exclaimed Mrs. Droge. I've been using 1t to take up sweep ings, and sometimes the children play with it."
 Murphy decided to look into the af- fair and was fortunate in finding d Coney Island man named Mccullough who had once lived In St. Cloud. Why, that land Is almost in the heart of the town,' said Mccullough and the property all around it has been developed" Then he made an of- fer to buy the deed just as it stood but this proposal was refused. That Mrs. Droge can prove the right of herself and her children to the land is undoubted
 The deed itself, which is dated 1868 shows that the grant had originally been made to Santos Guanico, a soldier in the Navajo Indian war, but that he ! had assigned it to Frederick Harberger By the aid of a book belonging to h CT late father law, Jacob F. Droge. who kept cafe and boarding house fl, Lispenard street, this city, Mrs. Dros will show that Harberger transferred the land to him 22 years ago in paw | ment of board bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
PRONUNCIATION ON STAGE.
Few Actors Speak English Well-Af-
 fectation of Actresses.

Otis Skinner in tn New York World.
 While we have many actors of great talent and absolute knowledge of tech nique, the speaking on the American stage Is about as bad as it could be. Your modern actor mumbles under his breath, his infections are wrong, his use of his voice ignorant and careless; your modern actress, no matter how clever she may be, is affected to the last degree in her speech.
 The success of some woman of genius on the stage straightway in spires a school of imitators, and the worst faults are more carefully aped than the best qualities of this idol.
 There is a growing tendency to cul- tiyate British accent. Instead of being satisfied with our own high standards of pronunciation of English words many of our young Americans affect a hybrid pronunciation that is ridicu- lous in the extreme. And our actresses particularly some of our young lead ing women-offend even more griev- ously through their wilful neglect in rules of pronunciation and enunciation.
 I recall three men who have never been equaled on our stage for the splendid significance and full value they gave to the lines of Shakespeare. They were Edwin Booth, James D. Murdock and E. l.. Davenport. It must not be supposed that they were mere utionists-mellow, well-toned pho nographs They were not only mas- tcrs of diction. but they gave the i'm press of their personality to the char acters they assumed.
 Corruption of speech begins not many miles from Boston, and the dis tressing nasal twang is difficult to escape. In Philadelphia a peculiar burr that is distinctly provincial pre- vails. From Pittsburg to other parts of the middle west this burr assumes more or less exasperating forms. The young actor or actress who happens to be born in Pittsburg or Detroit VIII, however, find that the native brown claims are by DO means ineradicabls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
THE FLEA AND RAT
 AND THE PLAGUE

William Inglis, in Harper's Weekly
 AS to the place and manner of origin
 or the plague germ, or Bacillus pests.
 nothing definite Is yet known. The
 manner of its travel and communica-
 tion to man has been clearly traced
 The bacillus lives and breeds in the
 blood of the rat The rat is the vic tim of feas which live upon his blood.
 and as they feed draw into themselves
 the plague bacilli which swim by
 thousands in his vital fluid. Thus in-
 fected, and thereby as dangerous as so
 many little dynamite bombs. the feas
 pass with the rats Into the habitatiors of human beings which the rats infest and there, from convenient floors or
 chairs or beds, leap upon human vic- tims
 The plague laden flea doestnot poison man with his bite, as the steogomyia mosquito poisons by injecting the bacillus of yellow fever directly in. Q the blood. The flea, it is true. bites human beings as he bites other prey. 1 He sucks blood until he is replete, an,i then squirts blood from his alimentary : canal upon his prey. Therein lies the peril. Plague bacilli are in this dis charge, and If it be left undisturbed on the skin of the victim the baciIli will penetrate the skin and tissues, err tci tHt ciIculdtloH ana thus infect the person upon whom the flea has fed. It is this curious manner of infec-
 tion by deJecta that makes the bubonic plague peculiarly dangerous to people who do not bathe frequently. In Japan
 and in the United States the spread of
 the disease among human beings even
 in rat-infected cities, is slow, while ia India and China. and certain parts of
 Europe, where people bathe seldom. if
 ever. the plague runs like wildfre. It
 Is almost impossible for a person who bathes twice day to become infected with bubonic plague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
BRYAN WILL Bt
 IN CLOSE TOUCH Wires Are Connected With His
 Office MANY GOVERNORS CALL Trainoad of Enthusiastic chicaqoans Who Are Met at Station by the Democratic Leader, Cheer
 With a Will.
MANY GOVERNORS CALL

Fairview, Lincoln. Neb., July 5-Far- view will be in closer touch with the convention than had been generally expected. A direct telegraph wire, run ming from the meeting place at Denver to MT. Bryans office in the basement of his home, has been strung and to- morrow an operator will be installed so that the Nebraska candidate may enjoy the quickest possible communication with his supporters.
 The appearance of Governor Higgins of Rhode Island, David R. Francis, ex- governor of Missouri; former Governor Peck of Wisconsin. and Governor Folk of Missouri. gave MT Bryan a small re- pliea of President Roosevelts recent con- ference of governors at Washington
 With few exceptions those admitted to private converse with the Nebraskan were, or had been, the chief executives of their states. Later in the day Gov ernor Sheldon who is republican, joined the party at the railroad station, where MT Bryan had gone to greet a contingent of Chicago democrats on their way to Denver
 It being the Sabbath MT. Bryan en- deavored to discourage any cheering, but the enthusiastic Chicagoans refused to miss the opportunity and cheered with a will.
 The general run Of visitors were treated to buttermilk today, to say nothing of the immense quantities of water taken from the hydrants. The day was sultry and MT. Bryan gave his lawn the ap- pearance of a small park by chaining cups to the faucets that his sweltering visitors could queneh their thirst
 Arkansas, represented by a party of 60 democrats. headed by Senator Clarke, was the first delegation to visit the Bryan farm. Senator Clarke, who con- ferred briefly with the Nebraskan, de- clared that Arkansas sentiment was over whelmingly for Bryan, for a progress sive platform cf honest intent, clearly ex- pressed and for a vice presidential nom- inee who would bring the most strength to the ticket. Arkansas was willing to await the conventfon's best Judgment on the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
THE AMERICAN ATHLETES
 TRAIN FOR OLYMPIC GAMES

New York, July 5.-The American ath- letes are hard at practice in England for the forthcoming Olympic games, which begin next week Reports that have been received say that as a whole the men al . in good shape.
 The principal athletic meet during the week will be an amateur junior cham pionslnip for the metropolitan district, which will take jlaoe next Sunday at Travers Island.
 The yachtsmen have some interesting contests arranged for the week. The boats that started Saturday from Graves end bay in the run to Cape May and re- turn for the Lipton cup will finish early in the week The New York Yacht club will hold a regatta on the sound next Saturday.
 Friday and Saturday, in Huntington harbor, Long Island, will take place the most important of the morton boat races of the week. These races are for the purpose of selecting three defenders of the British international cup, which was won last year by the Dixie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06

Starting from Buffalo next Thursday morning, between 50 and 60 automobiles will begin the long endurance run Tor the Glldden and flower trophies. The run will cover 1869 miles and is scheduled to end at Saratoga July 2S
 At least six teams of motor cyclists will leave New York Monday in a race to Chicago,
 The foreign automobile event will be the race for the Grand Prix, which will take place over the Dieppe France, circuit next Tuesday. Forty-seven cars are en- tered, among them one American ma chine, the Thomas car, which recently won the Briarcliffe race. The course is 400 miles.
 The tennis feature will be the southern championships to be played at Atlanta beginning Monday.
 The summer racing season of the Brighton Beach association begins at Brighton Tuesday. All stakes have been eliminated. the contests being for merely nominal purses.
 The Olympic rife and revolver shoot ing competitions begin at Brisley, Eng land, Thursday and end Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06

the haul in silver currency was double
 that amount. Sometimes a counterfeit
 Of the subsidiary coins is stamped out
 of copper or brass and plated, but they
 are easy of detection as are those made from pewter.
 An extremely good test for counterfeit coin is to cut sharply with the milled edge of a good coin against that of the suspected one. If 1t be bad the metal will almost immediately begin to shave off. It Is a test with which the public might be- come acquainted to its profit, for 1t can be tried anywhere in a moment All
 that is needed is the proverbial two coins
 to rub one against the other.
 There are many ways of doctoring good coin to the gain of the criminal and the public loss. Over in China, for instance, the willy Oriental thinks 1t worth while to cut Uncle Sans silver dollars into two flat halves, for the purpose of scooping bullion from the inside. They are then filled up with metal of proper weight and fastened together so carefully as practically to defy detection. In this coun- try a similar but even more delicate treatment is given to gold coins, as silver Is considered unworthy of notice by the artistic worker in this line Plugging is the favorite method employed and the larger denominations of gold coins es- pecially $20 gold pieces, are selected. The interior of these coins Is bored out with exceedingly delicate instruments, several dollars worth of pure gold being obtained from each. The minute hole is drilled in the edges, and so expertly Is 1t done, and so neatly and skillfully is the interior plugged with bad but weighty metal that these coins often defy detection until they reach the hands of an expert. The pune ture is so small and so cleverly annealed with pure gold that a very good pair of eyes Is necessary to detect 1t.
 From such work as this the methods of converting good money into bad pass through an increasingly unartistc series of efforts Some counterfeiters give the gold coins an acid bath, or sweat them out of a dollar or two of the good metal and then pass them along The coins genuine, of course, but the sweating de- prives them of the required weight. These , sweated coins pass in circulation from hand to until until they reach the banks or the sub-treasuries, where they are at once caught up by the coin counters, and their careers come to a sudden and abrupt close as coins of the realm.
 The wonder Is not that there is coun- terfeit coin in circulation, but rather that the amount is constantly decreasing, and that through the efforts of the secret service 1t is fast approaching the point where 1t will be a negligible quantity. And 1t Is rather grim commentary on American ability that the great majority
 of coI.s<erfeiters in this country are na-
 tive born. The foreigner Is little able to
 compete in this line apparently, for out l of all the persons arrested by the secret
 service last year for counterfeiting nearly i 75 per cent were Americans. Italians and Russians came next, but far In the rear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
ANNUAL TOURNAMENT.
Scrhern Tennis Association Meets in
 Atlanta Today.

Atlanta, July 5.-Cracll tennis players from most of the southern states and several from the north and west began arriving here today for the annual tourn- ament of the Southern Tennis associa- tion, which begins on the courts of the Atlanta Athletic club at East Lake to- morrow. Among those who will compete for the championship, which was won last year by Nat Thornton of Atlanta, are the Rodgers brothers of Knoxville, Bland of New Orleans. Orme and Fleet from Indiana, H. F. Prescott of Chicago, H. c. Bridges of Tarboro, N. C., and many others.
 Contests for mems doubles ladies' sim gles and mixed doubles will also be played
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
MOBILE HAM MFRS
 SCHOPP FROM BOX

Mobile July 5.-Mobne hammered sclsopp out of the box in the first three innings of this afternoons game and Johns. who relieved him. fared little bet ter Hickman pitched splendidly all through. Umpire Carpenter was in t.-e city, but refused to umpire because he said his official schedule in Mobile be-
 gins with tomorrows game. Garvin and Castro umpired and their work was feature Without them the game would have been a slow and draggy one. Each local man got at least one hit, Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
Sunday Baseball Claims Victim at
 Morgantown.

Springfield s. C.. July 5.-Paul Nor gan, about 21 years old, was killed by being hit with a pitched ball in a ball terday.
 Young Morgan was batting at the time and was struck just over the heart dying within few minutes. Grover Cannon, aged 15 the boy who pitched the ball, Is prostrated with grief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06

SUMMARY. Two-base ts-Molesworth. Carey. Sacrifice hits-Demont, Cranston. Stolen bases-Cranston, Babb and Schwenck.
 Double plays-Cranston to Carey; Carey to Cranston to Carey: Schwenck to Red mond to Carey; Schwenck to Cranston to Carey; Robertaille to Demont; Dow ney to Demont.
 Strack out-Robertaille ?, Schwenck g.. Bases on charlottesville ?, SchwenclS 1.
 Hit by pitcher-Robertaille (Babb). Time-1:55
 Umpires-Brown and Pfenninger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
CLARK PITCHES
 SPLENDID GAME

New Orleans, July 5.-with the bases full in the ninth inning and a heavy thunder storm coming up, Baxter smashed a hit by second, bringing in the winning run for New Orleans. Clark pitched great game against Nashville, allowing but two hits. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
The Sick Snake.

From the Boston Post
 'Is the south really dry?' asked the Chicago man.
 .'Dry as the Sahara at high noon' sighed the hat drummer When l was down in Georgia I sneaked through the side door of drug store and asked the clerk if I couldn't get a pint for a snake cure'
 And did you get it?'
 Not on your life. lie said the only way I could get it was to show him the snake l wanted cured and even then he didn't care much about curing sick snakes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
Plants Will Resume.

Johnstown, Pa. July 5-The Cambria company. 1t Is announced tonight will resume at many of it's mills this week on larger scale than at any time since the depression began last October It is said that several thousand men who have been idle for months will be employed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06

Summary: Stolen bases, Moran, Wilkes. Sacrifice hits, Daley, Benson. Two-base hits, Thornton 2, Sentell. James. Bases on balls Hickman 3. John 3. Struck out, Hickman !. Jonns 9 Double play, Jor- dan to Wilkes Innings pitched. Schopp 2-S; Johns 1-3, Hits apportoned, off schopp T. off Johns T. Time 1:5O. Empires. Castro and Garvin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06

Memphis. July 5.-The Barons. headed by Robertaille, got away with the opening game of the current series by a score of ? to 1.
 Robertaille, while not escaping un- scathed managed with great skill to keep his hits well scattered
 The Barons hit Schwenek exceedingly hard, as is attested by the number of assists credited to the Memphii Had his support not been brilliant. he would have suffered obliteration.
 The individual hitting of Moesworth. Baerwald and Robertaille. and six fast double plays. four of which fell to Memphis featured the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
Needed a Forge.

From the Chicago News.
 Dearest, he whispered as the big am Der moon swung over the hills, "let me rfvet our hearts together forever
 "Rivet?" echoed the pretty girl with the tig brown eyes. Gracious, George! Are you a blacksmithf'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
Four Children Killed.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 5.-An electric car on the Santa Ana line of the Pa cific Electric Railway company tonight struck carriage containing eight chll- dren, two men and one woman, about 10 miles from this city. It is said four of the children were instantly killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Kansas City-Milwaukee 8, Kansas City 1.
 At indianapolis 3, Toledo 1. At ColunIbus-Columbu 8. Louisville g. At St. Paul-St. Paul 2, Minneapolis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
Maine and AIabsn. Arrive.

Guam, Juiy 5.-The battleships Maine and Alabama, composing the special serv- ire s1uad dron under the command of Capt. c. B. Harber, arrived here today, one day ahead of their schedule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06

Notice To Employees of Bes-
 semer Soil Pipe Company.
 The necessary repairs will be completed Tuesday, July '. All employees are requested to report for work, Wednesday morning.
 D. L. GRAYDON. Mgr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
Even Break Here.

St. Louis, July 5-St Louis and Cin- cinnati broke even today, St. Louis win ming the first game, to 0, and Cincinnati taking the second, to o. Score of first game: RHE St. Louis .. .. Q. ..... .002 100 00*-3 s 0 Cincinnati .. .. .. 1000 GOO O00-0 4 Batteries; Fromme and Hostetter: Coak- ley and Mclean. Time. 1:41. Umpire, Rud- derham
 Score of second game: R.H E. .- St. Louis q. .. .. ..... 900 coo 000-0 o Cincinnati :. .. :. .... .002 001 200-5 10 0
 Batteries: Karger. Higginbotham and Ludwing; Weimer and Schlei. Time, A. Umpire, Rudderham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
COTTON STATES LEAGUE
PLAYER IS KILLED.

At Monroe: Monroe 4, Meridian 2.
 At Vicksburg: Vicksburg 1. Gulfport 0.
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Summary: Two base hits. Manning, Dexter. Stolen bases, Mil. Sacrifice hits, McElveen, Butler, Manning. Struck out, Clark 5; Perdue g. Bases on balls, Clark 2. Time, 1:43. Umpire. O'Brien.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
St, Louis Retains Lead.

St. Louis. July 5.-In pitchers battle between Powell and Liebhart, which went to the eleventh inning, St. Louis defeated Cleveland today to 1. and retained the lead in the American league. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06

Ads illustrated with good cuts arc trade winners-The GawK makes good euta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
MolesWorth, Baerwald and RobertaIle Sting Ball-Six Fast Doubles Fea- ture Game-Memphii Score
 26 Assists.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.
Results Yesterday.

Birmingham ?, Memphis 1. New Orleans ?, Nashville 1. Mobile S, Atlanta 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
THE AMATEURS.

Tuscaloosa. July 5.-(Special.)-F day the locals took two games from Uniontown. The scores were as fol- lows: 7-6 and Al. Although the score games were both well played and in- teresting. In the first game Vaughn the local catcher, was badly hurt and had to be relieved by Pratt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-06
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit Downs Chicago.

Chicago, July 5.-Because of the poor fielding by Chicago's infield, Detrolt won today's game 5 to 3. Five of the hits off Altrock were all of the f1uke order. Killian was hit freely. Score:
 R. H. E. Chicago ......... O20 900 100-3 8 1 Detroit ......... 100 0O2 Oo2-5 19 0 Batteries: Altrock and Sullivan; Kil Han, Summers and Thomas. Time, 200 Umpire, Connolly.