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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
Value of a Dollar

Professor Johnson of the New York university shows that the man, Tor example, who had an income of $2500 ten years ago was just as we'll off as he today with an income of $3623 In other words, the dollar of 1897 is now worth but 69 cents. The average rise in commodity prices has been about 30 per cent, while the average wage increase has been 26 per cent.
 No doubt the increase in the produc- tion of gold, now exceeding $400,000,- 900 a year, enters into this great change, and the belief is that the pur- chasing power of the dollar will con- tinue to decrease.
 The consumer does not need Pro- lessor Johnson's statistics, diagrams and comparisons in order to know that his money does not go so far as it did ten years ago. The average gro- cery bill of $30 ten years ago is now bill of $40, and the bills of the butchers have been increased even more. The readjustment goes on, but as a rule the wage earner Is not able to keep fully up with the procession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
News of Oneonta.

Oneonta, December 1S.-(Special.)- .)-Dr. J. T. Hancock of Round Mountain has located at Oneonta and has purchased the J. E. Wagnon cottage.
 Albert Bacon of West End has pur- chased Judge Kelton's farm south of Oneonta and will move to 1t soon.
 R. A. Moody of the Moody Construc- ton company of Ensley has completed the new Blount County bank building, which is an ornament to the city. MT. Moody made many friends while in Oneonta.
 Luther Bynum of Bynum Bros is in Birmingham receiving medical attention.
 The Rev. J. T. Lane, the new pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church. has ar rived.
 Mrs. J. s. DeLache was stricken with paralysis a few days ago. She is slow ly recovering.
 Isaac Beasley, the new custodian of Blount"s paupers, has arrived and taken charge.
 M A. Murphree has moved with his family from Pratt City to his farm east of Oneonta.
 son yesterday. She was the mother of Mrs. A. A. Fendley of Oneonta, who, with her husband, were at the bedside at her death.
 Stephen Tidwell, aged II years, died south of Remlap a few days ago.
 The Rev. Wesley Davidson, aged 65 years, died at his home at Cleveland, north of Onetonta. He had been a min ister of the gospel 34 years and at the time of his death was postmaster at Cleveland. He was buried with Masonic honors. His sons. w. E. Davidson of Birmingham, the Rev. J. N. Davidson of Haleyville and E. M. Davidson of Dora, attended the funeral.
 Miss Joise Kennedy of Birmingham is visiting friends in Oneonta.
 B. c. Bynum of Birmingham was in the city this week, as was James Bowen and Freely Bynum and Lawyer Ward.
 Mrs. H. l.. Layman of Sycamore is in Oneonta visiting her mother Mrs. E. B.. Roberts.
 Laurence Shelton of Detroit Mich, is visiting relatives in Blount.
 MT and Mrs. James Hefflin of Hunts vile are visiting relatives in Oneonta-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
OLD WAR CLAIM
 WILL BE PAID UP

Washington, December 18-(Special.)- One of the most just of southern war claims received the approval of the House today when the bill was passed restor- ing to the City National bank of New Orleans about s2OO,OOO seized in 1862 by Gen. Ben Butler. The bill has passed
 
 the Senate and only needs executive ap- proval. For 46 years this claim has been pending in Congress. Butler after the war tried to have the money returned to the bank but to no avail. About 15 years ago former Congressman Phil B. Thompson of Kentucky was given charge of the claim. Through his efforts it several times passed the Senate but not until today did he meet with the de- served success of the necessary House action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
Appeal for Press pecencx.

New York, December 1S.--The coun- ell of Jewish women, through Dr. Cor ne1ia H. Kahn, chairman of the commit tee on purity of the press, has issued an appeal to newspapers for the elimi- nation of indecent details in the pub lished evidence at murder and divorce trials. The appeal states that many prominent individuals and societies support the movement. Special request is made for conservative dealing with the present Hains murder trial, fin order to safeguard our homes and our children from the demoralizing in- f1uence of prurient details"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
Pan-American Congress.

Santiago, Chile, December 1S.-Much at- tention is being given to the bureau of American republics at the preliminary conferences of the Pan-American Scien- tifc congress, which is to open here De- cember "A. It Is the general opinion that this bureau can perform many important functions and foster the ties between the countries of the western hemisphere. The readiness of the bureau to perform every service possible according to the desire of it's director, John Barrett, has created an excellent impression upon the delegates. /
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
simon's Election Satisfactory.

Capt Haytien, December 1s.-The cleo tion of Anton Simon as President of Hayti was received here with enthusiasm. There were numerous manifestations in his favor this morning. The Te Deum was chanted at the cathedral followed by a reception in the salons The local dele gates to the congress which elected Gen. eral Simon yesterday were received every where with rejoicing. The populace is content with the change in government and there is no prospect of any disorder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
Woman Arrested In New Work.

New York, December 1S.-On tele- graphic request of Texas authorities the police today arrested woman who said she was Mrs. Maria Clapp, wife of Herbert Clapp, a former Philadelphia lawyer. The police say they were ad- vised that the woman was wanted at New Braunfels Tex, on a charge of felony. She accused her husband of being responsible for her detention
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
Pine and Cedar.

"To me nothing gives out an odor quite so subtle, delicate grateful as the decorated churches of the southland at Christmas tide," said an old citizen.
 "In the Episcopal churches in the south pine and cedar are freely used and the garlands around the chancel are always sweetly ordorous and in my declining years carry me back in memory to the halcyon days before the war, when charity and religian and all the gentler virtues were exemplifed by young and old at this joyous season of the year."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
President of puma May stav.

St. Petersburg. December 1S.-M. Khomyakoff, who has been threatening to resign from the presidency of the duma for the last few days, because of disagreements and unfavorable criti- cisms on the part of the deputies, an- nounced today he will make one last effort to continue to occupy the of- flee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
Increase In Illicit stiIIing.

J. H, Surbur, revenue agent for Ala bama and Georgia, with headquarters in Atlanta, has been in Birmingham several days, and gives out some interesting data with reference to illicit dstillng.
 He says that since July 1 306 stills have been destroyed in the two prohibition states, and 37 of these during the first two weeks of this month He points out that beginning about two months ago the still business has increased to a remarkable degree, and the moonshiners have become open in their violations.
 There has been more violent resistance and trouble caused by the distillers dur ing the past few months than for long time," he said. Georgia and Alabama hills. valleys and caves are becoming as mysterious and dangerous as of old"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
Agency Is Re-Establlsbed.

Mobile, December 1s-Official announce nient is made here today that the South ern railway and Mobile and Ohio rail- road will immediately re-establish the land and industrial agency in this city with w. l.. Henderson of Atlanta in charge The local agency was closed about a year ago. and Mir Henderson moved to Atlanta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New YOrk Press.
 A Jong answer turneth away listeners
 A girl always likes to have red cheeks except when she comes out of a dark place with a man.
 The average man has only two ambi- tions; one is to get money and the other if he does, to get more.
 A man never gets much satisfaction out Of sitting for his photograph unless he Maybe furnaces act so cussed at home just to reproach the men who own them for lying so much downtown about how perfect they a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
Two Attempts to Wreck Trains.

Knoxville, Tenn, December 1s.-A Bristol special reports two attempts this week to wreck passenger trains on the Norfolk and Western railway. The latest was made last night near Wytheville Va, where the engine of the Washington Chattanooga vestibule collided with a pile of cross ties placed on the track. The engine ploughed through the ties withou leaving the track. Detectives are busy and at least one man is said to be under sus- picion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
Wants ServIa to Be PeacefuI.

London, December 1S.-The Standards Vienna correspondent says the premier, Won Bienerth, in confidential communi- cation to the Agrarian deputies who are opposing prolongation of the provisional treaty of commerce with Servia, declared that the dual monarchy would not be ready until spring to insist that Servia cease her warlike preparations and that the treaty must be prolonged even by irn- perial decree if necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
ROOSEVELT MAY
 SUE FOR LIBEI

Washington, December 1S.-After today s cabinet meeting and a subsequent confer ence with the President, Attorney Gen eral Bonaparte said the department of justice still had under consideration the question of prosecuting those persons whom the President considered guilty of criminal libel in connection with publica- tions regarding the Panama canal pur- chase.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

Mir. Roosevelt's indictment of a whole Congress bids fair to be quashed.
 No Russian loan can be floated un- less it is first indorsed by the duma Christmas means the trimming of father and a tree to the limit
 Some moderately early Christmas shopping can still be done.
 The stock market will take it easy until after the holidays.
 Tigerless Africa may be rendered lionless also next year.
 That 0. f. winter-where is it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
About Persons.

Mayor George B. Ward returned yester- day from Bayou La Batre, where, as member of a Birmingham party, he spent several days of the present week very pleasantly. At noon yesterday he re- lieved Harry Jones, president of the coun- citl, who, during the absence of Mayor Ward, served in his capacity as mayor pro tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
Residence and Store Burned.

Troy, December 1S.-The residence and store of Charles D. Owens were burned this morning at an early hour. MT, Owens says he lost s1OO in gold and $1060 in paper money, which he had In his resi- dence. His house and store were insured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
Recoqnition of MulaI Hafid.

Madrid, December 1S.-France and Spain transmitted to the signatories of the Algeciras conference today an iden- tical note relative to the formula for the recognition of Mulai Haid as Sul- tan of Morocco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

The battleship Maine will be present at the inauguration of President Co., meg in Havana, despite the fact that its namesake lies at the bottom of the harhOr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

The Emperor William may have softening of the brain, but he has not yet been seen wearing a fuzzy little green hat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

William Dudley Foulke will please forget to call MT Roosevelt's atten- ton to anything, more until after the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

Winter, according to the goosebone, has begun; but, according to the Farm CTS almanac, 1t will not begin until next Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

The American hen Is the equal of the cotton or wheat crop, and if the present prices of eggs should be main tained she would outrank either in net results.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
conaratulatlons to Turkey.

Rome, December 1s.-The senate and chamber of deputies today adopted mo- tions to send messages of congratulations to the Turkish nation on the opening of parliament.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

It Is too late-the popular name of the Emperor of China will remain Pi Yu. This is deal better than Hsuan Tung.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

The revival of electrocuted people is declared by scientists to be impossible, and they might have added, undesir- able.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

What is wanted is a tariff that will not at once lead to demands for an- other revision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

Christmas great teaching is that you should not spend all your money on yourself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

Admiral Sperry's ships will soon shake all other seas but those of the Atlantic off it's armored sides.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

The Saturday before Christmas is always full of rush in the shopping district; and this is that Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

The tennis epoch of the republic is soon to be closed, and golf statesman ship will then be at the helm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

NO" i
 "Still, he halls from Indiana?' That's true"
 Docs he offer an explanation of this anomaly?'
 Well, yes. He says he started to write novel once, but nobody would lend him a fountain pen"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

There is a wide chasm between the house at one end of Pennsylvania avenue and the capitol at the other end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
TO A SONG.

TO A SONG. I don't know why it is, But when I'm weary There's something in a song So blithe and cheery, That trouble seems a ghost Forbid to haunt me And mocking figures press No more to Haunt me. ! A simple song, we'll say, Hitting chorus, That seems to bring the fields Of June before us And wakes in somber hearts The trick of dreaming, The failures and the cares Of life redeeming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
Piu Iron Market.


 The pig iron market is very bullish and there is every indication that the price schedule for next years delivery will reach a higher level early in January if not before. There seems to be but little doubt that 1t will soon harden at $l3.5O. Certain it is that the market has not seemed so strong this month as it has been within the past day or two.
 Matthew Addy & Co.'S Cincinnati re- port says in part:
 We have baen at pains to carefully in vestigate the facts regarding the actual melting of iron and we find as compared with a few months ago d most satisfac- tory increase. Generally speaking there has been in the past 45 days an increase in the real consumption of iron of be- tween b and 20 per cent with indica- tions favorable for a continued forward movement. Of course due allowance must be made for the usual holiday shut downs. Consumers have bought iron ahead for from two to five months.
 Tt is fact that in the panic of 1907 the iron trade was hit harder than any other great branch of industry. The selling price of pig iron was literally cut in two. So far but little of the lost values has been regained. Other lines of trade have relatively done much bet ter, yet while the country can get along for a season without a normal and nec- essary consumption of iron products, the time comes when they have to be bought.
 This week there has been a fair in- quiry. One of the noticeable features has been the interest shown In prices for delivery over the second quarter of next year. Furnaces are bit chary of mak- Ing quotations that far ahead. In Bir- mingham the general asking price is now $13.50 as against SIS which ruled a week ago and as a rule a premium is asked for future delivery Northern is $1575 There is a very large demand for low grade iron which is In short supply"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

The legal motto of Christmas day clearly is, Know all men by these presents"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
FELL RESULTS.

a fountain pen"
 FELL RESULTS.
 I ate some fruit
 Cake-all that night
 l rolled and tossed
 In dreadful plight,
 And round and round
 Where monsters sat
 I chased a huge,
 Two-headed cat
 With blazing eyes
 And a tall so strong
 That it shook the house
 As it whipped along.
 And anon, grown tired
 Of the futile quest,
 I just pumped down
 For a while to rest
 On what I thought
 Was an easy chair,
 But I'm darned if it wasn't
 A grizzly bear
 A LITTLE EXPLANATION. I'm going to simmer in town next year" 'eYou mean you will summer in town. don't you?' Exactly; that's why said simmer ''
 WARM AIR
 Dame Rumord lose
 Her job, I guess,
 Without the free
 Dom of the press
 To circulate
 Her latest views
 And boldly call
 Such rubbish news.
 REPLIES. Mine are the buds of hope," sings a magazine poet. Watch out for a frost. Time fies It seems only yesterday when all the near-poets were writing parodies on Everybody Works But Fa- ther" While the mind of the average woman never gets above her hat. it must be remembered that the proper place for @ woman's mind Is beneath her hat. A good way to dispose of Boni and Helie would be to sew them up in a sack and throw the sack into the Seine. A New Jersey woman wants a divorce because her husband quit saying Good bye, dear" when he left the house. Some women are so unreasonable that they expect a honeymoon to last for ever. Professor Muensterberg expatiates on the way to tell good poker player. The surest way is to be his opponent in a stiff game PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
A GOOD REMEDY.

 "A physician says most people die of carelessness.'' "Well, welll How would you cure care- lessness?" By taking thought"
 THOSE. FOOL REMARKS. "Umph, Tom Longboat wouldn't take prize at a beauty show' q don't believe he ever tried to take a prize at beauty show. His speciality is running a little faster than anybody else.
 HOW SANTA KNEW. Twas only letter to Santa Claus The work of a childish hand; And never was there a more hopeless scrawl, But Santa will understand, For he stood by the chair of that little maid And smiled as he watched her write; And when she said, Dad, now you mail it for me-" He simply brimmed OCT with delightl
 GENIUS BALKED. Has he ever written a novel;"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Work of Art.

'I have seen most of the large railway stations in this country but the new station in Birmingham is equalled by few of thenh" said S. T. Ellsworth of Chicago.
 Tt has a great advantage over many of the handsome stations in that it is all on the ground floor, so to speak Ehe site is ideal in point of comfort and convenience. In some of the most ele- gant stations one has to take an ele- vator or ascend long flight of stairs, but there is nothing of the sort here This station combines magnitude, sym metry and pleasing color effect and the central hall or lobby will be when fin ished beautiful example of art Con sidered from it's purely artistic side there Is certainly no architecture in this see- tion of the country comparable to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

THE FAIR-WEATHER BROTHER. The fair-weather brother
 Is not the sort for me: When shadows darken OCT the way His face you'll never see; But just you win to lofty heights And bask in fortunes smile, And then that selfsame person will Be near you all the while. He'll shower you with praises and Hell follow you around, Till such another friend. you think, On earth could not be found. The fair-weather brother
 Is not the sort for me; want a friend-if fate is kind,
 She'll send me two or three Who'll love me for myself alone And not what I possess; And even though I fail in life,
 Will love me none the less And strive to find the good in me And overlook the bad; Alas, my friends, friend like that Is very seldom had!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

IlAININON lAN1. "I had a fearful dream last night "What was it all about?' q dreamed that I had an argument with President Roosevelt and when I suffragettes."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
A LITTLE EXPLANATION

 I'm going to simmer in town next year, ''You mean you will summer in town. don't your" Exactly; that's why I said simmer |"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
WARM AIR.

WARM AIR. Dame Rumor'd lose Her job, I guess, Without the free Dom of the press To circulate
 Her latest views And boldly call
 Such rubbish news.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
THE AGE- HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. postoffice as second-class matter under act of Congress March 8, 1879.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
Hunters Do Well or Bounties.

Two old nimrods, William and
John Coldpitts, who live in a tiny
hunting lodge in the midst of the pine
forest near the small village of Sc
ney, in Schoolcraft County, have re-
ceived $3.50 in wolf bounties from
the last meeting of the county Board
of Supervisors.
The old men, who are brothers, are
both we'll advanced in years, and have
lived in the hut they now occupy for
over a score of hunting seasons, and
practically make their living by hunt
ing and fishing. Thirty large timber
wolves have been killed in School
craft County since October 1 last, for
which bounties amounting to $3.50
have been allowed by the Board of
Supervisors. Besides wolves the re-
port shows lynx, for which bounty
of IS is paid, and five wildcats, which
bring SO each, have been killed dur
ing the same period.
Besides the Coldpitts brothers sew
eral other well known characters
have made considerable money dur
ing the present season devoting their
time to the pursuit of such animals.
-Manistique Correspondence of st.
Paul Dispatch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-05-06
Didn't Know Where They Were.

Where a meandering river consti-
tutes the boundary of a nation or
State, changes in the course of the
stream give rise to problems in civil
government, as the following incident
illustrates. A minister In the south
ern part of South Dakota was called
upon once to officiate at wedding in
home in bend of the Missouri
River. During the high water of the
preceding spring the river had burst
over the narrow neck at the bend,
and at the time of the fedding it
was flowing at both sides of the
cutoff, so that there was doubt
as to whether the main chan
mel of the stream = the interstate
boundary line-was north of them
and they were still in South Dakota.
To be assured of the legality of the
marriage rite the bridal couple, min
lister and witnesses rowed to the
north bank, and up on the South Da-
kota bluff the marriage service was
performed, the bridal party return
ing-they cared not to which State
for the festivities. - The Vermilion
Republican.