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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-25

THE PLANT OF A GUTTER. Trouble never says goodbye to me-" Spoke fellow who was down and out. What's to come is more than l can see, Nothing but despair is all about. When the morning sun peeps OCT the hill Wearily l stagger from my bed Feeling like a person who is i'll,
 Wishing in my heart that l were dead. Fortune never seems to favor me,
 Luck is something that I've never had, Tho I'd much prefer to happy be,
 Disappointments always keep me sad. If I chance to win success some day, Then I guess I'll learn to wear a smile. But, as matters stand, I'll have to say, Bursting into song is not my style. "smythe, my neighbor, simply makes me
 tired
 Laughing, laughing, laughing all day
 long.
 Tho worse off than I and deeper fnired, Nothing ever seems to strike him. wrong. When he's beaten that's the time lie sings. When he's down he never heayes a sigh, Stead O that to hope he fondly clings, Says 1t will be better by and by, Tho he has no money. Smythe enjoys Life and seems to like it very well. Taught his calm indifference annoys Mel know that life is but a sell. How man can be content and lose, Really, that is more than l can see. Twenty times day I get the blues, Trouble never says goodbye to me
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Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 142i c street. N. w.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-25

That man who seorns to take advice Is nothing but a chump. Whene'er you hear a lound "Honkl
 Honkr
 Iris always best to jump.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-25

A great many contemporaries will no doubt wonder why 1t was that drug store failed in Birmingham when the town is dry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-25

THE WORM TURNS.
 Rushing past the guards, a man en- tered both secret doors at the meeting of the ladies' auxiliary A. o. H. in New
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-25

A REMINDER. Ere long
 The straw hat Will go
 To the bat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-25

Florida Times -Union: Joshing the sim plified speller reminds us that Josh Bill ings got there first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-25

Newark Star: One of the Kentucky leg islators who has been voting against Beckham right along has died-but, curl ously enough. not with his boots on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-25

An eastern man effectfully cooled his wife's love by threatening to feed her on ice and snowballs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-25

Atlanta Georgian: Here is a person with a mean disposition. He says: The low-cut vest on Taft looks like belt.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-07
EASTERN LEAGUE SCHEDULE.
To Begin April ~, With 40 Games
for Each Club.

The Eastern league, about the last
of the base. ball organizations to
adopt schedule for the playing sea.
son of 1908, got together at the Vic
toria hotel, New York, yesterday and
accepted the schedule which Presi-
dent Powers had drawn UP. Several
changes we're made yesterday, but
the schedule in the main was the
same as Powers had arranged. The
delegates present were Moses Frank,
Baltimore: George Stallings. New
ark; Hugh Duffy, Providence; J. J.
McCaffery, Toronto; Charles T. Cha
pin, Rochester; Walter O'Meara and
Eugene Kinkead, Jersey City, and Z.
r. Darlington and T. II. Gushing,
Montreal. Buffalo was not repre-
sented, but sent word that it would
accept the schedule provided no
changes were made in The Buffalo
dates.
The pennant season will begin on
April % in Baltimore and Newark,
Montreal and Buffalo being the re-
spective visiting teams. On April %
the season will open in Jersey City
and Providence, with Toronto in the
former city and Rochester in Provi-
dence. Other openings will be Prov
idence in Montreal on May IL. Balti-
more in Rochester on May IL, New
ark in Buffalo on May IL and Jer-
sey City in Toronto on May IL. Each
team will play 40 games.
The enha1uIo al
Uncle Sam holiday dates, and in adj
dition to these there are three Cana
dian holidays. May 25 is Victoria
day. with Baltimore in Toronto and
Newark in Montreal. July 1 is Do
minion day, with Buffalo in Montreal
and Rochester in Toronto. Toronto
has a civic holiday on August 3,
when Jersey City plays there.
Powers announced his gtaff of UNI
pires to consist of John Stafford. w.
J. Sullivan. Thomas b. Kelley, J. IL.
Conway and August Moran. He also
said the differences between Duffy
and Doe of Providence had been set
tied whereby Duffy would run the
club alone. The Providence club
dshtu Aut NdittTs On NkO players,
Salyey and Stevens, and baltimore
asked for waivers on Kelley, Hall
and Hambacker. Word vas re-
eeived from Hermann of the Gin
cinnati club that he had i've players
-O'Neill. outfielder; RagOn, pitch
er: Flaherty. pitcher. Blanchard,
outfieldeT. and Daley. outIieider- to
dispose Of for 1900 apiece. Toron-
to has signed a younger brother Of
Rudolph, the Bronx pitcher. Fred
Rudolph. who is an outfieIder. Hugh
Jennings No ?. a shoTtstop on the
Toronto roster. viii be released to a
TTi-Stste league club.
A letter was received from Cal
Ewing Of the California league sug-
costing = post season series Of games
among the class A league pennant
winners. particularly the Eastern
league. American association and
California league. That matter will
be taken mp later. One Of the
games between the Rochester and
Jersey City teams will be played in
Hoboken on April IS. which Is a
Sunday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-07
THAT NEW BRITAIN TEAM.
Billy Hanna Was Once in the Lime
light Himself.

In his earlier days Billy Hanna
played the game himself. There
was only glory without the gold for
game. He was the first man who
ever paid salary to polo player
in Connecticut. Twenty-three years
ago at roller skating at Hanna's arm
DRY 1t was customary to throw in a
polo game by way of getting your
moneys worth. There was no net
ting and no guard boards were set
up, the skaters simply lining up
around the hall to make room for
the game. On Hanna's team Billy
Parsons, later a New Britain polo
manager, and Owen Barnard, who is
still employed evenings at the arm
DRY, were retained as rusners. Tom
Burns, the famous base ball mag
nate, now dead, played cover point,
the sixth position and one since dis
pensed with. Harry Arnold was CEN
ter and Charles Faulkner halfback.
Manager Hanna liked a winning
team then as he does now so he de-
cided TO get James Crowley of
Springfield. considered a top-notch-
er, as cage guardian. Jim was in
duced to go to New Britain and play
for SO per week and his board. He
was the first paid polo player in the
state and consequently the envy of
all the other gladiators in the league.
The team was fitted out in brand new
uniforms and through the efforts of
number of girl fans. who passed.
the hat on skating nights. The team
went to Hartford TO play the last
game of the season and was four
games to the good. The Hartford
management claimed the New Brit
ain players skates didn't conform to
the rules and was upheld. The gold
medals. which were hung Up for the
champions, were awarded TO Hart
ford
Jeans home town is Fall River,
Mass. He made his debut as a pro-
fessiOnal in New Britain in 1896 as a
member of Manager ParsOns's team.
The other players were Spot" Had
ley. "Pinky" Turner. Jack Malone
and John Berry. The team won the
Connecticut league pennant. The
year following Jean played with New
Britain in the National league. The
team was captained by Mica McGf-
vray and finished third. In Ianu-
AIRY, 80, Jean went TO Meriden when
the New Britain team was trans
ferred there. Later in the same year
he eaptained the Waterbury team.
He then played in Salem and the
tao seasons following. '0I-'O2.
'O2-'oS. he pil0ted the Lowell team
to the top position in the standing.
Fred went west and was engaged by
Marion. Ind. for the season or
'O5-'9i. In 1905 he also plsyed
there and the team won the cham
piouship- The season closed early
and Jean went to the DanviIIe. mn.
team OF the Central league. The
team also landed on the TOP of the
heap Last year lean Els chief Of
the Akron. o. team Of The Inter
State league and from there came 10
New Britain The present team ia
the sixth championship sesm that
Captain Jean has played on.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-07
LIFT BAN FROM DANCING.
Methodist Ministers Of New York op.
pose Prohibition of Arnusements.

pose Prohibition of Anusemsnts.
New York, April THE New York
Methodist conference adopted the reso-
luton asking for the elimination Of
clause No. PAS Of the Book Of Disciples,
which prohibits card playing, theaters,
dancing and other amusements. The
question will now come before the gen
eral conference In the shape of a rec
ommendation or request Of the New
York conference.
The attitude Of the New York confer
ence was indicated when the resolution
was passed almost unanimously and
with little debate. The general feeling
Of the members was that the rule was
Anticipated. useless and met with
scanty observance save in very small
communities and that II would be bet
ter for the church II wholesome amuse-
ment and recreation were encouraged
rather than put under ban.
There were but seven votes recorded
against the resolution. Its passage ere
ated surprise among some. even Of
those who voted for H.
The resolution, IL was explained. does
not take Methodism from its historic
position In the matter Of amusements.
but places such matters within the
conscience Of the individual.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-07
Says FIx. NHIisn N..a w..

New fork. April 7.-SsnueI A Ste.
del Representative q the Iosu.s-s.u
Workers q the Weird. competed "A.
rspo-t On the unsuPioysd He VS.
asked By Director Charles = sr,V-.
q the Peopls's institute On b.hslf -
q eoavsatioa e representatives - rsv-
v bodies to submit DATA he rrro-1
shows sInos1 5Oo0eo nerhsrs-S a.
lsborsrS cut - eupsoynent IN thirtr-
se~ea s-stp<
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-07
Bsn,b Explosion Accidental.

New York. April with the death
melted out to him by bis own hand be
lieved TO be near. Selig silversteIn.
the Union square bomb thrower. has
confessed to the police. His confession
shows that II was his own lighted e.
gsrette that averted the destruction
Silversseln had Planned for the police.
Also il tells that. though the man went
to Union square with murder in bis
heart. the explosion Of the bomb that
killed one man and wounded several
Others was accidental
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-07
BRYAN NOT At Denver
Declares Again He viii Not At.
tend Convention.
cRITIcISEs HIS OPPONENTS.
Wants to Know Whether Knox or
Hughes Will Make Better Bid on
Tariff Issue Than Taft or Fairbanks.
Discusses the Railroads.

I taTiH issue man arr or + FAIRBANKS.
Discusses the Railroads.
Denver, April 7.-Mr. Bryan in an in
terview at Colorado Springs said that
this would be his last visit to Colorado
this year, thus indicating anew that he
would not attend the Democratic ma
tional convention in Denver in July.
Mr.. Bryan closed day of activity
here by addressing the Bryan Demo-
cratic club of Colorado. Everything
was In readiness to serve the banquet
when the half hundred or more wait
ers who had been engaged became in
volved in a dispute with the caterer
and went ON strike. After parleying
for an hour or more this portion Of
the affair was abandoned.
Mr. Bryan, who was the only speak
er, devoted considerable attention to
the tariff views Of Secretary Taft and
Vice President Fairbanks and said that
"it remains to be seen whether Candi-
date Knox and Candidate Hughes will
attempt to make better bid than
those already submitted by Candidates
Taft and Fairbanks. 1t is gratifying
to see Republicans vieing with each
other in their advocacy of tariff re-
forms. But the people are not likely to
intrust the reduction of the tariff to
the men who are not willing to have
tariff reform at once and have not dis
cussed the tariff until the exigencies Of
the campaign made it necessary.
Discusses Railroad Legislation.
''On the question of railroad legisla-
ton we have another Democratic vim
dication. The Democrats have been
asking for regulation for twelve years,
and when at last the president, taking
his inspiration from the Democratic
platform, asked for an enlargement Of
the scope Of the interstate commerce
law he received more loyal support
from the Democrats than from the Re
pnblicans
But railroad regulation is not yet
effective We must know how much
Tic dlC "Shthy anu VIC LuSs
prevent the future issue Of watered
stocks. Since the states began to leg
lslate upon the subject Of railroad reg
ulation the railroad managers began to
demand the surrender by the states Of
power to legislate in regard to rail.
roads and insist that congress shall ex-
ercise exclusive control.
'The president has yielded to this
demand and recommended the national
of railroads, and as Sec
rotary Taft is indorsing the presidents
policies he is supposed to favor this.
But the national Incorporation Of rail
roads is a step backward rather than
and 1t must be resisted by
the Democrats, and It will be resisted
by a large element Of the Republican
party, for those who have had taste
Of state regulation will not be willing
to surrender the power that the state
now has. National remedies ought to
be added to state remedies. not sub
stituted for them"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-07

south NoruaIk- Coan- April The
northwest gale held Frank Lassen q
prisoner for three days. without feed
q water. On the esevsted platform On
vh5ch rests the Long Beach beacon. in
the sO9nd- He was rzcued b q par
" 81 oysterzen- half crxzed fren hun-
e.r and thirst ard almost dad fron
the cod q the salt spray srexkiag
oter rs HnsheIter-s posftisz-
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x, GRANT PARISH. La. SATURDAY. OCTOBER "a 1905

isolate or kill it. as the commissions
order directs. The sheriff il to hav'
and receive as Zee for such sci viees
the sum of FIVE dollars for killing AT
animal, and in case of isolation, the
expense of caring for the animal. and
an additional fee OF two dollars and
fifty cents for his trouble. The com
mission in every ease in which the,
require the services of the sheriff here.
in provided shall, in the written or'Iri
To him, describe minutely rs possible
the animal desired to be dealt with
az well as the I~ation Of the pIacs
where it is to he found, and shall glv'
the name of the owner or possessnr
The carcass of any animal killed UNI
der the provisions of this or,iinailcs
shall he entirely burned or burleG
two feet under the earth.
That all ordinances or parts OF or
,liuancps contrary to or conflicting
with this ordinance be and the sam
are hereby repealed, and that th's
ordinance shall go into effect ut once.
On motion duly seconded am
adopted. the police jury appointed
the following citizens Of Grant as tn,
Live Stock Sanitary Commission
| +. M. Bradford, T. H. West, q. W
Gray, Tom Walker, j. T. Hyde, W. J
Tison, Allen Killingsworth. Jerr'
Smith and Joe Terrier.
The finance committee handed II
their report, which. on motion duI,
made and seconded, was adoptet
and the treasurer given his quietu
as recommended.
The committee on Claims hande'
in their report, through Mr.. Purvis
chairman, which on motion dul.
seconded, was adopted, and claim
approved, and salaries and benefit
were ordered paid in accordance there
with.
And in compliance and accordauc
with the adoption Of said report tn
following claims we're ordered pal
and warrants drawn therefor:
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existence of any contagious or in
fictitious diseases among live stock IN
the parish; and when such fact.
through carefulinquiry, and through
experts, il necessary, rs ascertained
to exist. then said commission shall
take such measures as IN their DIS
cretion may be necessary to prevent
the spread of disease, either by hav-
ing the infected animals isolated or
killed, as the case may he, and to
take and use all proper means for
disinfecting the localities where such
infection may be discovered to exist.
And i'm case any damage may accrue
to any individual, then the SAID COM
mission shall assess and certify the
sa me to this jury; provided that IN
all cases where it may he necessary
| to kill or destroy any animal. the
cash value of same shall first he as
certained by competent appraisers,
whose oaths as well as the valua ton
fixed, shall he returned above their
SIGNATURES, together with the certlii-
cate OF the commission ordering the
same, to thus jury.
| Whenever the said commission
shall be called upon in the perform
ance OF their duties to incur any ex.
penses of travelling, then they shall
| keep a carefully itemized account
thereof, and return the same TO tins
Jury.
II Any owner or possessor OF injected
stock, who shall disobey the order'
of the said commission, either by re
! lfusing or fniling to isolate, or per
hitting to he isolated, or refusing t.
: kill. or permitting tn be killed, an.
diseased animal when the commits
) sion shall SO order. one or the othe
? to be done, shallbe fined IN sum no
! less than five dollars nor more thai
! one hundred dollars. and IN siefaul
e OF the payment of the fine shall D
: imprisoned. pot more than twent
e days.
D In the eventany owner or possesso
of any diseased or injected anime
= shall refuse or neglect to have tn
Y sa me killed or isolated, when the con
= mission has SO ordered, as aboy
Il provided, then said commission sha
tissue a written order to the sheriff
II the parish, directing himto take pc
e session of said infected animal an
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Official Proceedings Of the Grant
Parish Police Jury.
Continued from last week.

= - <s,,.,> =,
The following ordinance was intro
duced by John Clinton, seconded by
NJ II. Nugent, and adopted by a
unanimous vote, all members present:
AN ORDINANCE
To regulate the Strengthening and sale
~ hogs. beeves and other cattle III
Grant parish, aud to provide pen
atty for the violation oil THIS ord'-
nance. :. :
Ke Il ordained by the police jury oil
Grant parish, State of LOUISIANA In
reyular session convened:
Sec. 1-That any person engaged
IN tho butcher business or the siaugtit-
eriur aud sale of hogs, beeves ana
other cattle. in the parish oil drant'
lwhether he conducts his trade from
. REGULAR stationary establishment
ar nv peddlirg) shall, on or by the
1oth dav of the month, furnish TO
tho sheriff uf Grant parish a detailed
list OF all hogs, beeves aud other eat
tie killed by such person; saiu lis,
shall show the marks aud color ana
s.x ~ allanimals killed, Tor the whole
Of the month previous to the furnish,
inu OF ss,i,I list; that such list snail pe
furnished monthly. Such list shall
nlso show how ownership was OBJ
tanned of each animal killed.
See. 2-Be it further ordained. etc.
That no person shall be permitted
tn offer for sale or sell any hog, bee
ar other cattle, III this parish, VIII
their heads or the ears of animal GU
of. but auyh hog, beef or other animal
beiup fresh meet, shall have, IN eac'
instance, the head Of such Animal IN
detached from the carcass and tn
ears lett undisturbed so as to shos
the s.narks'' Of SUCH animal plainly
tn any observer.
Sec. 3-Bp it further ordained, etc
That this o-,iina ncp shall be eniorce'
nv prosecution before the dlstric
court. alter informations filed or IL
d;etments fuund, and any perso
found guilty OF violating either OF tn
above sections, or both Of them, sha
i,e PUNISHED by fine OF not less tina
S. or not more than 800, or by III
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prisonment for not less than one nor

prisonment for not less than one nor
more than sixty days, or both, at
the discretion of the court.
Sec. 4-Be it further ordained. etc,
That this ordinance shall go into Ell
feet at once, and that the first list
required to be filed, under the pro-
visions hereof, shall be filed With the
sheriff of Grant parish on or before
the 10th day of December, A. ID. l9OS.
| for the month of November, and ON or
before the 10th day OF each subse-
queut month for the month previous
| TO such month the said list is re-
| quired To be filed.
See. 5-Be it further ordained. etc,
That all ordinances or parts OF or
dipances in conflict with or contrary
to the provisions OF this ordinance
be and the same are hereby repealed.
The following ordinance was in
troduced by G. c. Purvis, seconded
by NJ. H. Nugent, and unanimously
adopted, all members present:
| AN ORDINANCE
| To protect the, livestock of the parish
of Grant from the spread of con.
tagious and infectious and other
Diseases OF live stock, by creating a
i Live Stock Sanitary Commission
for Grant parish, and by providing
), for the punishment of the violations
of the provisions of this ordinance
Sec. BE it ordained by the police
jury OF Grant parish, State OF Lou
, isana, in regular session convened
/ That there shall be and is hereb,
/ created a Live Stock Sanitary Com
, mission for Grant parish, for the pur
/ pose Of preventing the spread orcon
!, tnyious and Infectious disease
/, among live stock in said parish. TIL
: said commission shall he compose'
= Of nine members, to be appointed b.
' the police jury. and shall hold offic
: during good behavior, or until re
moved by the police jury. Any thre
!. members shall constitute a quorum
4 for the transaction of business.
I'll The members shall be legal voter
+ of Grant parish, and shall qualify b
u taking oath to perform the dutie
e incumbent ON them rs members {
II such commission.
nj The duties of sBch commission sha
l. be to inquire into aud ascertain Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
Cleveland on Bryan.

The publications OF the letter Of Mr.
Cleveland to a friend here in Wash
ington on the subject of the democratic
party's return to Mr.. Bryan's leader
ship was eminently proper and war
ranted by the situation. Mr.. Cleveland's
attitude had been thrown into doubt by
the controversy over a letter purport-
ing to have been written by Mr.. Cleve-
land on the same subject, and sold by
the men claiming to have received 1t fol
the purpose of publication. However
that controversy, which is now in the
courts. may turn out. the real question II
settled by the letter which Col. Fell
Reeve Of this city confesses to have in hi:
possession. a copy of which has found Its
way into print In July, 1906, Mr.. Cleve
land deplored the prospect Of Mr.. Bryan'f
third nomination in terms so emphatic M
room is left to question that If living to-
day and confronted with the nomination
the exPresident would reject Mr.. Bryan
at the polls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
Politics and Politicians.

And now Mr.. Chanler Is rallied about his
relations with Mr.. Hearst two years ago
and the eulogies he pronounced upon his
chief at that time. The record does make
embarrassing reading just now. Hearst
and Chanler were all in all to each other
then. and the latter took no pleasure in
his success at the polls because the
former had been defeated.
There has been a great change. Then
Mr.. Hearst and Mr.. Chanler were yoke
mates on the democratic state ticket.
with. Charles F. Murphy and Fingy
Corners campaign managers. Today Mr..
Hearst is no longer q democrat. but at
the head Of a new party opposing the
democracy. and the bitter assailant OF
chanler. Murphy and Corners His former
friends are now hateful in his eyes. and
he asks the voters Of New York to record
themselves against the trio. He char
acterizes his former yokemate as the
tool of Murphy and Corners. and those
two politicians as corrupt bosses.
Still, embarrassing as this Is for Mr.
Chanler, ne does not suffer alone. There
are others. and their opponents do not
and Il necessary to 60 as far back az
two years for good material for naggins
purposes.
Less than six months ago Joseph Pulit-