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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-08-21
BOLT KILLS TWO BROTHERS
Team Runs Away With Dead Man on
Load Of Grain.

Ed Edmundson. twenty-stx years
Old, and Theodore Hdmundson, twenty
years old, brothers who lived three
miles south Of Gnrretson, were In.
stanuy killed by lightning while work
ing In q field. Theodore WAS On d
load Of grain, pitching to his brother,
who was on the stack The team,
which was uiihurt, ran away With the
body OF Theodore.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-08-21
kIlIsd While Raklnp Hay.

H The twslye-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Nash, well known residents
of Bonhomme county, was fatally IN
jursd while raking hay on his fathers
farm. The tug became unfastsned
from the ainxl xlsfree, which few back
with terrific force, striking the boy
on the head and fraoturiAg his skull.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-08-21

railroads have been notified not ~
accept any horses, cattle, Sheep ~
hogs tor shipment until the quarantine
Is lifted. jsss jssI
No stock of any kind viii be allowedl
10 leaYs the two counties. s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
What! will the line stretch out to the crack of doom?
 Macbeth.
Bridue Whist and Racing

Senator Martin of Virginia recently scored society people who play bridge whist in the course of speech in the Senate on the anti-betting bill. T be- lieve,' he said, more money is lost and more trouble and heartache is caused by bridge whist parties in Washington society than was ever caused by betting on horse races"
 Comparisons may be odious, but in this matter they are emphatic and to the point. Money lost is the point in both cases The Virginia senator has been in Washington a long time. He is almost one of the veterans of that body, and no doubt he knows whereof he affirms
 It may be distressing to society peo- pie to be compared to the vulgar folks who go to the races to swarm around the bookmakers, but if they are out doing the former in gambling they will have to stand the fire of critics, espe- cially in the Senate chamber of our common country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
Our New Boulevard

Tn Pennsylvania a farmer who had hay to sell and who had a market for 1t in town, has brought a suit against his county, Washington, for damages. The road to town was so poor he could not make delivery of his hay. He was thus damaged, and that, too, by the public organization whose duty it was people. He therefore asks the court to compel the county to pay him for the amount he lost through its negli- gence.
 The Pennsylvania law is to be tested in this case, and even if the farmer who had hay to sell has no legal cause of action, he at any rate has moral and economic cause, for every county should provide passable roadways, and it will suffer damage if it does not. The fault may rest in part on taxpayers, but as rule county officers who earn estly desire to build good roads can find way to attain to their desire.
 In this district a government en- gineer is to superintend the construc- ton of a modern scientific road. It is to extend from Ensley to East Lake, and when 1t is built the entire state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
Ahout Parsons.
WAS NAMED "EsTELLE."
A Bit of Dialogue From An. Excruciat-
 ingly Funny "Lion" Story.

Here is a passage from really numor- ous story. .Estelle," by Porter Emerson Brown, in the April New Broadway It's just an excerpt with one of the many laughs:
 "Byme-bye, about ' o'clock, the mem- hers of the company shows up. Of course the first thing they does is to beat 1t over to the lions cage. And there they stands, sizing up his nobs. who Is sieep- ing as peaceful as hobo on park bench who knows the cop on the beat is In saloon.
 .'.Ain,t she beautyl says the leading lady. whose knowledge of zoology seems to be somewhat sooperfcial. What Is her name?'
 .I don't know says l. The guy that brought her over here calls her lot or things; but none don't seem to be exactly what you might term cognomen.
 "'Then,' says the leading lady excit- edly. I shall name her after myself. She shall be called Estelle; and snail buy her a gold collarP
 "A set of false teeth would be far more useful present, l says, But l am interrupted by a chorus of enthusiastic but bashful ladies, all of who think her own name is the best and wants to name the lion after herself. I've always found that ladies are very careless students Of ratooral history.
 ."They're having a row which would wake up anything butthat lion when the manager comes in. He is kind of soft on the leading lady. So when sne promul- gates her decision to name the lion Es- telle he sees a chance to make himself solid without it costing him a cent; so he merely grins and announces that hereafter the lion is named Estelle And that settles it. He's Estelle."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
Fruitful Visit

The visit of President w. E. Corey and other high officials of the United States Steel corporation to the Bir- mingham district will be followed by large improvements at the Tennessee company's steel plant. Besides com pleting the work now under way the corporation will expend, without de- lay, millions of dollars on new con struction.
 The three old blast furnaces at Ems ley will be replaced by modern fur naces of 40O-ton capacity each and four open-hearth furnaces will be added to the already extensive steel plant. This important expansion will greatly aug ment the payrolls of the district; but the projected improvements specified yesterday mean much more than might appear on the surface. The develop ment now outlined by MT. Corey and practically agreed upon is but the be- ginning of what is to be the Steel cor poration's progressive and constructive policy in the Birmingham district.
 After week spent hereabouts, Pres ident Corey and his associates have expressed themselves as more than satisfied with the United States Steel's holdings. They have left with fuller appreciation of the value of the Ten nessee company's vast properties and a clearer insight into the possibilities of this Pittsburg of the south. Even if MT. Corey had made no statement as to future expansion his visit would have been significant and reassuring. But when the conservative and busi- ness-like policy of the Steel corpora tion, now thoroughly established, Is borne in mind MT. Corey's definite announcement of plans involving a great outlay of money is stimulating indeed and will affect values here as nothing else could. The fact is the United States Steel officials have pro- found faith in the district and the peo- pie of Birmingham have abiding faith in the corporation that is managed by men of brains, experience and straight, forward methods. The week just past l has marked new era in Birmingham s | industrial life and especially in it's | potentialities as a steel center.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
A PRINCESS OF ROMANCE.

From the New York World.
 For pretty girl of years the Princess Anna Monica Pia of saxony has made an unusual stir in the world. Her return Tuesday to her father. the King of Sax ony, and to her brothers and to the sis- ters whom she had never seen, was almost the first of her exciting experiences of which she will retain recollection when she grows up Of the attempts at kid- naping her. of hasty flights from Lon don, Dresden, Florcn"e, she will rcmenl- Der nothing; but the throngs that huz- zahed for her as she was driven through Dresden no girl of could ever forget
 Undoubtedly the court was dull in 1902. The old King. according to Henry I.a- bouchere, used to go to sleep standing up at his soirees. in sight of his yawning courtiers The Crown Prince, the pres ent King, was a severe person. The elope- ment of the princess-she would have been the Queen in two years-with her sons tutor. Gron. broke up the monotony.
 Subsequently the lady married Enrco Tosell who as a curly-headed boy of IS played the piano in concerts in New York in 1901 Her days have been passed in f1it- ting from place to place, in endless law suits, negotiations for the surrender of her child, negotiations for an allowance. It was at one time agreed that the little princess was at a proper age to become a nun.
 Rather a favorable account is given of this child of romance by Frau kremer in ''The Fight for Royal Child" The baby was spoiled, of course. Frau Krem- CT, who was engaged as govcrness, tells how the child was put to sleep by tickling her with a feather, and how she insisted upon having bottles of gasoline to smell. She will have to settle down now and be- have Except in the fairy stories prn- cesses have rather a dreary time of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

will have within reach and view an object lesson of great value. Benefi- cial as such a road through populous section will be. it will be even more beneficial as a model and guide to road
 builders throughout the state. The road will teach 67 counties how to build roads right, for on it will be ap- piled the best known methods of build ing them. Engineer Heidel is the man we long have sought and Congressman Underwood deserves praise for finding him at the opportune moment. The board of revenue stands ready to do its part, and Engineer Heidel will no doubt be given full chance to do his best work as road builder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
Importance of Sewer Bonds.

'The citizens of Birmingham" said James Bowron yesterday will do well to consider the great importance of the sewer bond issue which will be presented to local voters next month.
 ''The overcrowded condition of our sewers is a menace to the community, and we should not let another year pass without attending to this pressing mat ter
 People generally look with wink at bond issues, but I happen to have been a member of the committee which went into the question thoroughly, and I am perfectly convinced that more lives de- pend upon it than will vote either for or against it.
 "This bond issue is far from chld's play. In fact, it means that Birming- ham will take a civic step long past due. We have good sewers, but they were not built for such a city as has grown up around them. People who think for a moment about the health of them selves, their children or their neighbors, will go to the polls and overwhelming ly decide that these sewers shall be built"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
sy cannot stand the drain longer

they cannot stand the drain longer than 15 years.
 The Washington conferences were held for the purpose of devising, if possible, some feasible and practicable plan for conserving the forests and for a renewal of natures great crop of trees by replanting. The plans of the chief forester and of the yellow pine manufacturers have not been made public. but when they are they will de- serve careful consideration by all who own lands that can be devoted to tim Der culture.
 Other countries maintain their tim Der supply by replanting, notably Ger many, and there is no reason why southern land owners should not un- dertake to keep the country supplied with yellow pine. A crop can be grown in 30 years, and if some scheme can be devised that will induce replanting on large scale perhaps this important wood can be retained for moderate use indefinitely. Among those who at- tended the Washington conference was John L. Raul of this city, and no one knows better than he the timber situ ation in this state. The subject is one that deeply concerns the entire country. It comes none too soon, for all can see that our timber wealth is rapidly departing. An effort to postpone it's going must be made now if it is to be made at all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Birmingham's Future.

Birmingham has made wonderful strides since my former visit, which was in 1890, when I came here with a party of British ironmasters." said Joseph G. Butler of Youngstown. O., who accom- panied President W. E. Corey and other high officials of the United States Steel corporation to the district last week.
 MT. Butler Is a pioneer in the iron in- dustry, but notwithstanding his three score years is as young in his tastes and his movements as most men at 30. He is an acute observer and while he was here on this trip was eager to acquire knowledge relating not only to the dis trict's mineral resources, but to every thing affecting the social and civic prog ress of the community.
 When I was last here Birmingham was not much of a city" said Mir. Butler, although prophets there were who wis., ualized at that early day an iron center which would become famous throughout the world and would rival it's namesake in old England. But looking at Bir- mngham at this time I find that it has grown much faster than I had imagined it would. It has now reached the point where it's future is no longer problemat- ical.
 Birmingham. with it's we'll paved streets, its model schools, it's elegant homes, it's handsome mercantile build ings, its stately churches, it's attractive clubs, it's numerous theatres and it's per- fectly appointed hospitals, is already a city of the metropolitan class. But look ham in my minds eye the largest city in the south, with only ono exception New Orleans and the time will come when 1t will outrun even that growing city,
 There is only one thing that this dis trict needs and it is what it must have before the great size and standing pre- dicted for Birmingham can be attained, and that is abundant and cheap water for manufacturing purposes But water can be brought here, I understand, at a cost not excessive. When this is done, the district will teem with varied in- dustries. The investing public has it's eye on Birmingham now as never before and the public spirited citizens here will not be slow in doing all things necessary to promote the city's important inter- ests'
 MT. Butler made many warm friends during his visit and they bade him hearty good-by, hoping for a return trip at an early date
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
SMOKING IN CHINA.

From the Washington Post
 .sChinese are inveterate smokers, and they like cigarettes, but there are few cigarette factories in the empire" said. M D. Albert, a lawyer of Chicago, who has just returned from a tour of the Orient "A few months ago a wealthy bean oil manufacturer established a mod ern cigarette factory at Niuchwang. Two cigarette machines of Japanese manu- facture were installed, and these turn out 14O, GOO cigarettes a day. The business has proved so profitable that more machines will soon be put in. When the factory was started the working force consisted only of Chinese. but as the business then was run at loss, and the owner be- came suspicious of Chinese overseers. he discharged them and substituted Japanese. Since then the business has been highly profitable. Four styles of cigarettes are made, which are sold at from A to S8 cents box. These boxes contain from 400 to 300 cigarettes, so it will be seen that they are much cheaper than in this country. The Japanese overseer informed me that in the three better grades of cigarettes American leaf tooaacco is used, the tobacco being purchased from Chinese importers Most of it is North Carolina tobacco. In the cheaper cigarettes mix ture of Chinese and American tobacco is used
 This factory employs about 80 work men, the majority of whom are boys. The wages range from $i to s1 .65 a month for the boys and from ,o. oo .J s5 5C q r,anIh, for the more experienced workmen The wages include their food, which consists of two meals a day."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
Batter Up"

On Wednesday the southern series of the Great American Game will be begun, and the interest that will not flag until the late days of September will be inaugurated. This game is no fieeting outdoor amusement. It is fully acclimated. It has come to stay. It is adopted to American ideas, and 1t has been developed until it is confessedly the most satisfactory outdoor sport that the country possesses.
 It is the best known game to look at filling an afternoon with an enter tainment that is rarely tiresome. Base ball is practically free from both bet ting and brutality. and the country does well to prefer it. Each recurring year adds to the patronage of the game, and this in turn brings out more skillful players because better salaries wait on success.
 True the players are professionals. Few of them live in the home town of their team. But that makes no differ ence. The town and the team become one in spirit, and that is enough. It is enough on the bleachers and it is enough in the covered stands. The game is democratic in all essential re- spects, and the town speedily adopts team that tries to win without being unduly strenuous. Players who are gentlemanly and alert never fail to capture the hearts of the home city.
 The home team this year contains many new faces, but they will speedily, no doubt, win friends. Each year the Southern league plays better ball. It is not far behind the major leagues, both of which look this way for re- cruits. Liebhardt and Wilhelm show how superior in athletic skill the home league is fast becoming. The one thing that all desire is eight teams of nearly equal merit. Let us hope every one of the eight teams has good reasons for present expectations touching the pennant, for contest between two evenly balanced teams, conducted at all points in a sportsmanlike manner, affords the maximum enjoyment in the national game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT SEVERAL
 THINGS OF INTEREST IN BIRMINGHAM

want to go so far as to urge laws to prevent newspapers from taking adver- tisements from foreign states and cities of whskies and other malt and vinous liquors for sale They have even gotten to the point of saying that Duffy's malt whisky, which has been advertised for probably more than 20 years, should not appear in public newspaper in Birming- ham. They likewise say that busy attor- neys, doctors and other professional men must not indulge in the exercise of golf playing on Sunday afternoons. It may soon be that street cars shall not run on Sundays and that coachmen shall not be required to drive families to Sunday ser vices in the, churches.
 As a matter of fact, we seem to have some people in Birmingham who would rather sit in their offices and dictate let ters and opinions to the official authorities and the newspapers than get out and do their part towards enforcing laws which their words and efforts have brought about.
 Some of the members of the law and order league have been wordy and wise in their expressions of opinions. I am strongly in sympathy with their words in favor of enforcing the laws. But words are not everything Let all of us do our respective parts towards driving out the blind tigers. Let us prevent the sale of liquors in Birmingham. Let us enforce the laws to the limit. But don't do it all in talk and letters. Let all of us who believe in enforcing the laws aid the officers of the law in doing so. At least such is the opinion of
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
Compared With Other Places.

Henry R. Carse of New York, assistant cashier of the Hanover National bank and elected president of the Birmingham Realty company last Wednesday, returned home last night after a sojourn of 10 days in this city.
 T have been struck with good condi- tions here, compared with conditions in other cities" said MT. lCarse yesterday. While business is improving slowly but surely throughout the country, thousands of wageworkers in industrial centers in the north are idle and will be idle perhaps until next fall Of course there are men here out of employment but the number is very few compared with the number idle in New York and Pittsburg.
 Many of the large industries in Bir- mingham and the Birmingham district are running on practically full time and on the whole this Is an exceptionally busy town. There should be no croakers in Birmingham, for this community has suf- fered little by last falls panic. Birming- hams future was never so bright as now and next year, when prosperity is at full swing again all over the United States this city will come in for its share in great measure.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

means that within the next four or five years anywhere from ten to twenty mill lion dollars will be expended in the Bir- Ilingham district in the construction and equipment of iron and steel plants here. It means that from ten to twenty thou sand more skilled laborers and their fam flies will be brought into this district within the immediate future.
 I do not mean by this talk to say that Birmingham is to 90 upon an i'm mediate boom. Such is not the case. The expenditures to be made will be made gradual. There is no reason for any boom in real estate It is high enough at the present time. Rents are too high. The people who own residence and store properties in Birmingham are too much inclined to raise rents every time some thing is said or done in Birmingham which looks to it's future prosperity.
 Because we expect this to be great and prosperous city within the next ten years Is no reason why the property own CTS should try to reap all the profits within the present period.
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 As a matter of fact, the people of Bir- mingham ought to get down and help in the building up of this town and this district. We should make it attractive to the laboring people who come in here. We should give them medium priced house rent and medium prices on all things that go to make up good and contented community.
 Birmingham like all new towns seems to have among its inhabitants a class oI people who want to regulate all other people in the community. Some of our distinguished prohibition friends seem to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
A HUNDRED YEARS AGO IN OHIO.

 From Ohio Magazine.
 Incredible as it seems, Cleveland, the present metropolis of the state and one of the great cities of the country, was not incorporated as T village until 1874 and had then a population of not more than 300 people, though it's location made 1t prominent in a small way. The en- tire commerce of Lake Erie up to 1872 was carried on by six small schooners. Cincinnati, already important though not yet incorporated, contained about 300 dwellings, a good court house and jail, upward of twenty stores, and, as an old description says, "the various branches of mechanism are carried on with spirit, industry of every kind being duly encour- aged by the citizens. It is likely to be- come a considerable manufacturing place."
 Until 1911, when a steamboat was for the first time launched on the Ohio river, keel boats propelled with poles left Gin climatic for Pittsburg every four weeks On account of the Indians and outlaws who infested the banks the trips were dangerous. so the boats were provided with bullet proof covers and carried can- non and small firearms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
APRIL WEATHER.

Get up early in the morning,
 Drown your sorrows in the dew, When the sun, the shadows scorning, Sheds a glory through the blue. Better times are still before us,
 As the old world rolls along. Join the happy-hearted ehorus
 In a halleluiah song! Get up early In the morning,
 When the land Is fresh and fair And the rose, her stem adorning,
 Scatters sweetness everywhere; When the silver streams are merry
 On their travels to the sea And the birds in accents cheery
 Fill the boughs with melody Get up early in the morning
 Meet your duty with a smile And heart where hope a-borning Makes the day well worth your while. Better times are still before us,
 As the old world rolls along. d. Join the happy-hearted chorus
 In halleluiah song!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
Yellow Pine Famine

Representative of the Yellow Pine Manufacturers association recently held a conference in Washington with the President and Chief Forester Gif- ford Pinchot. These representatives come from an association that covers forests from one end of the yellow pine belt to the other. They say the forests are being cut down at the rate of 13.0OO, 100000 feet year, and that