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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-20
LABELS SUPPLIED
ON SHORT NOTICE

London, September 19.-Americans WIS.,
iting Europe who love to plaster their
trunks and suit cases with labels of no.
tells need no longer visit the countries
where the hotels are located in order to
be supplied with the desired decorations.
An enterprising tourist agency has
started a small office just off the Strand
where labels of the best hotels in Europe
are supplied for a very moderate pay
ment During the past winter this enter
prising agent has suborned dignified hotel
porters throughout the continent and OBJ
tanned fromo them a fair supply of the
official labels of their hotels. These are
carefully collated and docketed in the
London office and one may now readily
obtain any selection.
1t Is now quite simple to get the labels
of the best hotels in Paris, Berlin, vi
emma, Budapest, Brussels, Aix-les- Bains,
Dinard, Trouvile Carlsbad, Wiesbaden,
Marienbad (there is always a run on Ma
rienbad labels and they are comparative
ly expensive), Madrid, San Sebastian,
Tunis, Rome, Venice, Florence, and Ma
pies.
Most of the label buyers are American
women. The men are much more shy of
parading the extent of their travels. One
American woman, who spent nineteen
days in Europe, bought thirty-two differ
ent hotel labels, and her Saratoga trunk
was literally covered with them. Another
had to spend her holiday over here in a
hospital for a rest cure. but she returned
to the States with labels showing that
she had stayed at st. Moritz, Palermo.
Oporto, Stockholm and Reykyavik, and
she was only away from home five
weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-20
SPECTATORS WIN
IN PARIS THEATRES

Paris, September 19.-The theatrical
victory for the deadheads and ticket
spectators. The Society of Dramatic
Authors and the Society of Theatre Di-
rectors Joined last spring in drafting
clause in the contracts for this season
prohibiting the arrangements from issu-
ing "billets de favour of free admis
sions These admissions were given, by
custom, to the artists, Stage costumers,
scene painters, ETC., and the dramatists
complained that they were sold wholesale
by spectators who got them for small
sums from the recipients.
The playwrights, Henry Bernstein and
Paul Hervieu, on behalf of their col
leagues, instanced the case of a great
Paris theatre where free passes sold reg
ularly by spectators represented loss
in one year of over 100000 and they estl-
mate $1,20O000 as the loss to the drama
lists and lessees annually by the billet
de favour system.
The majority of the younger and strug-
Cling playwrights have pleaded that the
generous use of these tickets has filled
the houses that would have been nearly
empty during the crucial few weeks af-
ter the first nights, and such stars as
Sarah Bernhard and Gabrielle Rejane
have come to their aid in refusing to re-
strict the billets de favour.
They declare that the responsive sensi-
bility of great artists is such that we'll
filed houses make all the difference be-
tween triumph and failure in acting.
Formerly the clique was paid to lead
the applause, but it so irritated the genu-
inc members of the audience that 1t had
to be suppressed. Now the large number
of persons who have bought for small
sums the seats that were issued gratis
to the employees of the house are ex-
pected to take the lead in encouraging
performers on the stage, and on this
compromise and unitarian ground the
managers have abandoned their proposed
ban on free tickets.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-20
COUNTS DAUGHTER
WEEDS A PEASANT

Vienna, September 19.-Unusually ro-
mantle was the marriage at Budapest of
Countess Henrietta Pongracz, who has
finally succeeded In wedding her peasant
fiance, after years conflict with her ar
istocratic relatives. The headstrong
young lady, who is only seventeen, fell
madly in love with Johann Ondrasik, a
peasant stable lad who worked among
her fathers horses.
This was a year ago. Naturally her
father, Count Eduard Pongracz, was flu
rious and attempted to put his daughter
into a convent. This punishment she
evaded, and sought refuge with her affi-
ance at his parents cottage at the gates
of her fathers castle.
The Count then appealed to the courts.
which ordered that the girl should be
placed in a school at Budapest. Before
this could be carried out the Count died.
Countess Henrietta then pleaded with
her mother, who with much reluctance,
finally consented to the marriage.
Accordingly the Unmatched couple have
been married at registers office in Blu
dapest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-20

months ago, and the dust, which had
been intolerable before, was successfully
laid; but the fine particles of tar thrown
up by passing vehicles have ruined veg
citation Seven of the finest trees along
the famous thoroughafer have been
killed in the above space of time and
have had to be cut down. The flower
beds and lawns suffer even more, and to
keep them in shape costs the city a for
tune every month. more than is times
the cost of sprinkling the road as 1t was
formerly when merely macadamized.
Now the city of Paris has decided to
give up tar altogether for the avenues
within its boundaries, and the dust prob
lem is accordingly now no nearer solu-
ton than before. 1t will be the chief
question to come up before the interna-
tional road congress- which is to be held
here next month under the auspices of
the minister of public works.
In Rue Scribe, close to the opera, an
Italian baron and a councillor of the
Italian embassy in Paris has been slap
hours before the new Italian ambassador
a plain signor. The row happened few
hours beroe the new Italian ambassador
to France presented his credentials Of
f1cially to President Fallieres, and it has
caused a scandal in diplomatic circles.
The bone of contention is a tapestry.
The signor says that the baron sold for
him a piece of tapestry for some $500.
which was worth a great deal more and
pocketed the difference. The baron re-
torts that he first of all lent the signor
money then to oblige him found a pur-
chaser for his tapestry, which was not
worth nearly as much as he imagined,
and far from having made money by
the transaction, he was actually out of
IT. - .I,oII
nor, because he is not of his rank. He
is leaving the embassy for another post,
but is staying here for some time, dur
ing which, as he Is no longer enjoying
diplomatic immunity" he invites the
signor to prosecute him if he dares.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-20
Tact.
From Harper's Weekly.

From Harper's Weekly.
It is told of the youth of a young Ger
man prince, many years ago, and pre-
sumably the present Emperor of Ger
many, that upon one occasion his tutor
having been changed, the newcomer in
examining the young prince asked:
"Can your Highness tell me how much
is nine times twelveY
Seventy replied the prince with
royal promptness.
The tutor paled, but soon recovered
his equanimity.
Permit me to state to your Highness
that your Highness's former tutor. which
I have had the honor to succeed as an
instructor to your Royal Highness, APP
pears to have been a person of rather
limited capabilities" he said.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-20
Not Troubled With Intellect.

From Success Magazine.
A psychologist came upon hard-work-
ing Irishman toiling bareheaded, in the
street.
Don't you know" said the physiolo-
gist. that to work in the hot sun with
out a hat is bad for your brains?"
Dye think" asked the Irishman, that
ORD be on this job If OF had emmy
brains?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-20

Southern Railway will sell
round trip tickets to Washing
ton Sept. %, %, % and 26,
limited Oct. IA. Rate $1,000.
The only afternoon train.
Through sleeper.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-20

To lay the dust raised by automobiles.
tar has been put down on all the macad-
amized avenues Of Paris, with the dis
astrous result that all vegetation in the
neighborhood has been killed. The latest
experiment made was In the Avenue du
Bots de Boulogne. leading to the wood
from the Arc de Triomphe, which ID
crowded with autos nearly all the year
snund- The avenue was tarred four
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
WILLIAM \. TAFT ~
TO VISIT TEXAS
DALLAS WILL BE ONE OF PRIN.
CIPAL POINTS on THE
TRIP.
Associated Press.

Associated Press
Augusta, Ca, Dec. 26.-Presldent
elect william II. Taft has decided
to visit the state OF Texas at some
convenient time after his Inaugural
ton, preferably at the end Of the
special session OF congress which he
is 20 call TO revise the tariff. While
his itinerary for the visit has not
been arranged, he will make the city
OF Dallas one OF the principal points
Of the trip.
The cities and towns OF the Lone
Star state united in the request for
his presence at any time he should
choose TO so. The invitation reads;
We. The commercial bodies In the
state OF Texas whose officers have
herewith subscribed, in our own be-
half and in behalf OF the people
whom we represent, desire TO extend
to you hearty invitation TO visit
our state In the near future or at
any time that may be convenient to
you prior to your Inauguration.
I'VE desire to become better ac-
qualnted with you, both personally
and in the official capacity which
you are soon TO assume, and on the
other hand We wish you TO come In
touch with our people that you may
judge for yourself to what extent
they and their state are a factor in
the greatness and glory OF our COM
mon country.
we vouch for the courtesy and
hospitality Of our people and will
do our best TO make your visit a
source OF lasting memory.
Hoping nothing will prevent your
responding favorably to our invita-
tlon, and that you may see your way
clear to fix an early date"
Judge TafCs Policy.
The acceptance OF the invitation Is
In accord with Judge Taft's well-de-
fined plan to impress upon the South
the necessity OF becoming practical
in It's politics. He is to bring his
administration into close touch with
the South, according to his declara-
tons and hopes to bring the South
to realize the necessity OF itself TAX
ing hand In national affairs.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
He speaks as follows.

He speaks as follows:
I'VE may rest In perfect cheerful.
ness with regard to these German
aeronauts. They threaten no pry.
ing into the secrets Of our national
defense, and II, as our friends tell
us, we must take measuers to pro-
tect our country, measures the most
energetic and Immediate We think
they had better be directed to the
purglng OF our arsenals OF such ele-
ments as the lnternationallsts, ele-
ments much more dangerous than
certain balloons, which, even II they
are a little larger than those in the
museum Of the Louvre, and bear the
trademark made in Germany by
no means constitute q foreign
PERIL"
Although the German press laugh
at the French as being affected with
new disease which they style "es-
plonitis," the government OF Prince
Won Buelow has taken heed of the
complaint OF the French ambassador,
as We learn from the following Off
cial note in the Koelnische zeitung:
up to the present time German
balloons, on landing in French ter
ritory, have been well received by
the authorities as well as by the
general French population. Fear
ing, however, that unpleasant con-
sequences may result from such
landings, the ambassador Of France
has drawn the attention OF the gov
eminent 10 this practice.
As a consequence the German mil
itary authorities have at once taken
measures to preclude, as far as pos
sible, the landing OF German aero.
stats outside the frontiers OF Ger
many. "--Translations made for The
Literary Digest.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
10. RIOINGS GOES
10 FAMILY REUNION
INTERPRETATION son TO
GREET NINETY-YEAR.OLD
MOTHER AT BoNHAM.

J, d. Rulings, himself more than
10 years OF age, left Wednesday ac-
ompsnicd by his son, Joe Rulings,
or Bonham, Texas. to visit his moth
n, who is now "a years old, but
TN hale and hearty. Mr. RidlngA
ias not seen his mother Cor nine
Fears, and was happy as a schoolboy
over a holiday or fishing trip to
be SO situated that he could gladden.
the heart of his aged parent by tbs
visit He was joined by a brother
at Bowie en- route, whom he has not
seen for a period Of twenty years.
The family originally consisted Of
ten children, OF which number seven
yet live ana were present at the
reunion that has been planned for
the past few weeks. One OF the
brothers Is ten years older than Mr..
Rulings OF this city, while one is
ten years younger The family has
been widely separated and the family
reunion at Bonham is an event OF
great Importance to all members OF
Il. Not only we're sons OF Mrs.
Rulings present at the reunion but
many grandsons and daughters with
great-grandchlIdren and a sprnkling
OF the Observation-Disclosures.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
EXCHANGE COMMENT



Iowa Gate City; A judge OF the
court OF general sessions in New
York, City has ruled that a man earn
ing only Sc week is not compelled
to support his wife. The wife In
the case at bar wanted 81 a week,
and this being refused her by the
husband, she took the matter into
court, In deciding the case the Judge
declared that III a woman chooses
to embark in matrimony with a man
whose earning capacity is only So,
she must take her chances Of getting
her support. This rushing into mat
rimony," he added, may appeal to
the president OF the United States,
but 1t does not to any one who
weighs the evidence and acts judi
cially to determine whether or not
such thing is reasonable, right or
proper" The court improved the
occasion to observe further that "the
Society for the Improved Condition
OF the Poor has recently made a
careful investigation into the causes
OF misery in the most congested
districts, and reports the most fruit
full cause OF misery is very large
families which the poor are having"
The present trend of the age, It was
noted is toward quantity rather than
quality OF output.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
"wHERE THERE'S A WILL"

From Success Magazine.
A week before the Christmas hol-
idays a Princeton undergraduate who
lived in Chicago wished to start
home, thus gaining a weeks vacation
on the other students. He had. how
ever, used up all the absences from
Rotations which are allowed, and
any more without good excuse would
have meant suspension. In guam
Diary he hit upon this solution: he
telegraphed his father the following
message;
"Shall come home by the B, g.
o., or straight homer"
The answer he received read:
Come straight home"
An exhibition OF the telegram to
the faculty WIS sufficient.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31

Shattuck (Okla.) Monitor: Ok
lahoma is not catch 'em alive"
state, neither do The people here "eat
EN- up raw" but the president OF
the United States has the funny idea
that 1t is and they do" This idea
comes about probably as a result OF
Taft's visit a year ago and the fact
that Congressman-elect Dick T. Nor
gan has recently made a trip to
Washington, If Dick" is respons-
ible for such stuff as this, he's not
true blue and the voters should see
to 1t that he stays at home next
time.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31

Mr.. Spreckels built the 1S-story
Call building in San Francisco, in
which great daily he was heavily
Interested. He was the father Of
Rudolph Spreckels, who gave $780,
900 of his private funds into the
hands of the prosecution with which
to fight the municipal grafters.
Claus Spreckels made his millions
in growing cane and manufacturing
sugar in the Hawaiian islands. He
was an old man at the time of his
death.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
PANHANDLE TEACHERS
WANT COMPULSORY LAW.
Institute OF Dallam, FARLEY and
Moore Counties Make Call 20
Representatives.

The Daily Panhandle is asked to
give publicity to the following:
TO the Hon. John w. Veal, Senator,
and Hon, J. II. Bowman. Repre-
sentative, Amarillo. Texas:
Gentlemen: Realizing that ed
ucation is the guardian angel OF
democracy" and also, that in this
state last-year there were approx
imately 100000 children OF scholas-
tic age who did not enroll In the
public schools, and that out OF every
100 children residing in the rural
districts. forty-seyen we're out OF
school during all of the time that
these schools were In session;
Therefore, We, the teachers OF Dali
lam, Hartley and Moore counties in
institute assembled at Dalhart. De-
cember 1928, hereby wish to express
our approval OF a compulsory attend
ance law for Texas children, and
urge upon you to use your influence
In securing the passage OF such a
law during the session OF the Thir-
ty-First legislature.
J. NJ. ANDERSON,
W. +. WALL.
+. p. CARNEs,
Committee on Resolutions.
Dslhart, Texas, Dec, 23, 1908.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31

Something Of the degree Of caloric
in the presidents late special mes.
SAGE to congress is limited at in the
following verse from the editorial
columns of the Quincy Wing:
II you haven't got a chatting dish
And wish fried eggs for lunch,
Just break them on the message and
Twill fix 'em in bunch.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
BURNS IS WHIPPED AGAIN.

Sydney, Australia, Dec. 90
Johnson won heavyweight champion.
ship from Burns this morning. Pc.
lice stopped the fight in the four.
teenth round to save Burns from
further punishment. Johnson won
all the way. .kn
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
N. Y. CLEARING HOUSE BANKS.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 26.-The state
ment Of clearing house banks for the
week shows the banks hold &c.
s2S.S25 more than requirements OF
the 25 per cent reserve rule. This
is an increase OF $6,s13.625 in pro-
portionate cash reserve compared
with last week. .,sMIAaak.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31

Liberty Vlndicator: "The next
thing We know some ambitious viii
lage in Liberty county is going to
take the county seat" remarked a
Respondent fellow last week, but the
kabosh was knocked out of him by
the quick retort "And il you go
along with the county seat we will
gladly give 1t up"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
AGED PRILANTHROPIST
DIES AT MINERAL WELLS

4 Special to Daily Panhandle. ,
4 Weatherford, Texas, Dec. 26. ,
4 Judge w. F. Carter of this city !
X died late yesterday at Mineral J
4 Wells, aged 81 Although a =,
+ union sympathizer during the ,
4 civil war he fed the poor people ,
\ here during that period. Once J
4 during heated political quar-
4 rel he narrowly escaped death, !
4 friends saving him. !
4 MN X X 4 h 4 X &k&k 4 X !
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
PUBLIC SALE.

will sell at public auction at my
residence. miles east OF Amarillo,
6 miles west OF Washburn, commenc-
Ing at 1880 y. m, sharp, my entire
line OF horses, mules, cows, hogs,
farming implements, household goods
etc.
1S-9w-2-p. j. f, swIsHER.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
WACO CHILD MAY
DIE FROM BURNS.

Waco, Texas, Dec. 26.-While
burning grass today Katherine Yard,
aged 10, received probably fatal
burns when her clothing was ignited
from the flames. The child is a
niece Of George Yard, a prominent
citizen OF this city.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31

COTTON SEED, Cake. Meal and
Hulls. Get our prices before buying.
Kaifir Corn, Maize, Cane and Millet
Seed; get our prices before selling.
II viii pay you to figure with us on
the above. Early Grain & Hay Co.,
Amarillo, Tex. Office and Ware
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31

Arson Western Reporter: II we
ever mention commercial cub for
Arson again it will be sufficient
grounds upon which to base a charge
of lunacy; we hereby waive exami-
nation and entr plea Of non compos
mentis. We will now sing a new
doxology, when Dreams Come
True"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
OKLAHOMA MAN AssAssNArED.

Tulsa, Okla, Dec. 26.--Myron
Massey, aged 90 was fatally shot
early this morning while returning
from a dance at Keystone. 1t Is not
known who fired the gun.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
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\ Special to Daily Panhandle. 4
4 San Antonio. Dec. 2l.--A 4
\ telephone message from seguin 4
\ says w. r. Neal and wife were 4
4 seriously injurd Thursday night 4
\ when they were struck by a 4
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
MCKINNEY RESIDENCE BURNS.

Mckinney. Texas, Dec. 26.--The
residence OF NJ. l.. Phillips was de-
stroyed early this morning by fire.
Loss $4,000.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31

Another "Adamless Eden" has
been started on Long Island. The
Quincy Herald admits that 1t is none
of its business, of course, but It
would like to know who's going to
button their waists behind and get
up in the night to close the windows
when 1t rains?
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
DROPPING IN FRANCE 4


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When Kaiser william recently APP
pJoached the borders Of France and
ghzed from the heights OF Alsace
Upon the valleys below, there was
an outcry as from chicken-yard
ever which the shadow OF an eagles
wing has passed The recent land
ing in France OF German war-baI-
10 pns, on nothing more than practice
or pleasure bent, has created equal
co ambition In the French press.
The dates and places of these de-
scents are given with full circum-
santlallty. and the dread OF esplou-
ate has become 30 great that the
Bench AmbasSSaSB at Berlin has
bedh -ocdcred TO call the attention Of
the German government to this Eat
ter. As most OF the dirigibles carry
officers, and as they come down in
"lhe four corners" OF France, the
Petit Parisien is convinced OF their
sinister intentions.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31
FATHER OF U. s. SENATOR
PENRoSE DEAD, AGED 81
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 26.-Dr.
Richard F, Penrose, father of United
state Senator Boies Penrose, died at
his home here today OF pneumonia,
aged SO. He was well known in
the medical literary world, having
contributed many papers on various
subjects relating to his profession.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-31

Between fifteen and twenty OF
such aerial ships have crossed the
French borders between April 16
and November OF the present year,
and, I'm reality" declares the Paris
journal quoted above, their object
is to land spies, and their visits are
intolerable. The French govern
ment always careful OF the national
security, is justly perturbed" A
much more important organ, the FL
caro- (Paris), is not SO easily fright
ened.
In a long article In this paper Mr..
Alphonse Berget, savant OF high
authority, professor at the oceano-
graphic institute, and author OF many
meteorological works, declares that
the course OF balloons starting from
Berlin. is largely controlled by fixed
meteorological laws, under the intlu-
ence OF the Gulf Stream. The Ger
man aeronauts naturally prefer to
steer for France rather than be car
rled into the Baltic. He thinks that
France has more to fear from the
antimilltarists and other disaffeeted
members OF her army than from the
German officers who land to the
west OF the Vosges.