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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
SPECIAL TRAIN
GOES TO DENVER

Pensacola June 4.-(Special 1.-The Bry"
an enthusiasts in West Florida are max
ing big preparations for the trip to Den
YER for the democratic convention. Lead
ing the movement is Frank l.. Mayes,
editor of The Pensacola Journal, who
was elected over five opponents by an
overwhelming vote as Bryan delegate
to the convention; and t. Albert jennings
of Pensacola, Florida's newly elected ma
tional committeeman. Speaking of the
matter today Mr.. Mayes said
I'VE have arranged for a special
through Pullman to leave Pensacola with
the West Florida crowd about July 2 we
will be Joined by another special Florlaa
car and by the Alabama delegation on
tho line in Alabama It Is our intention
to have the car stop at Lincoln ana 10
spend July 4 there making a call on
Mr.. Bryan, and then proceeding to Den
Yer.
II want Florida to go out to Denver
with iiying colors," continued Mr.. Mayes,
$50 that everyone along the line Will
know where we are from ana what we
are going for The Florida Delegation
will not get lost in the shuttle II can
help II ana want as big crowd 20
20 as we can get together
Mr. Javes Is very DESTROYS or nearing
c,cm as many people as possible VINO
win agree to make the trip. lie wants
,hem oil to go together and to make
their presence felt along the route as
well as after they get there.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
Business Outlook Bright.

Col. A. M Shook of Nashville is spend
ing a few days IN Birmingham as the
guest of his son, Paschal G. Shook.
Colonel Shook is temperamently buoyant,
but a few weeks ago he was anything
hut optimistic about business conditions.
He is optimistic now, however.
Business throughout the country is i'm
proving and the outlook for continued
Improvement is very bright" said Colonel
Shook. THE crops seem to be the largest
on record and crop conditions are highly
satisfactory. A few weeks the business
situation looked bad, and the sudden
change for the better was as unexpected
as it was welcome. 1t now looks as If
we were going to have good year after
all"
Asked about the gubernatorial campaign
in Tennessee. Colonel Shook said he be-
Heed Carnack would be elected, but 1t
might be- he added. that it was simply
ibe wish father to the thought. The pri-
mary takes place June q. The race Is
between Patterson and Carmack The lat
ter is In favor of state wide prohibition.
while The former is committed to local
option
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
Meeting of Two Old Friends.

There will be no incident of the re-
union more pleasant than the meeting
of C. w. Marsh and Judge Stanley on
yesterday. They grew to young man
hood together, being reared in the
same block in the city of Lynch burg
and served four years in the Lee bat
terry, and We're nine months imprisoned
together at Fort Delaware. They have
met only twice since 1870, and no two
hearts will be more glad during the
whole entire reunion team were their :
at once more meeting and discussing
the many incidents of the war and
fighting tn cir battles over again. The
terrible battle of Winchester on the
10Th of September, came up, and in
speaking of their many friends and
comrades who sleep the scleep that
knows no waking, a knot seemed to
rise involuntarily in their Threats and
the eyes of both were moistened.
History records the fact that Cartlr
and Braxton battalians of artillery
with stood the cavalry charge of Gus
ter, Torbert and Merritt's divisions of
cavalry, beat them off with their trail
handspikes and sponge staffs, an
brought their guns from the field. lie
is also a matter not generally known
to history that the first non-commis-
stoned officer and private killed in ac-
ton in the artillery service belonged
to this company. Sergeant Wythe Tur-
ner and Prive Isaiah Ryder. TIL ere were
other commissioned officers and
privates killed, but the were the first
two, at the battle of Rich Mountain.
the 18th of July, 1861.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
An Able Speech.

"I have never before heard more elo-
quent, logical and better rounded speech
for such short one than the one de-
livered by Professor Burrus at the JEFF
ferson Davis anniversary exercises We'd
nesday afternoon in the Cable hail. said
an enthusiastic son of a veteran.
Professor Burrus was selected by
Camp Clayton to deliver this address and
the members are doubly gratifed in that
he received such enthusiastic applause.
and that he so ably presented the cause
of the south in such clear-cut state
ments and eloquent phrases that none
could question. There is perhaps no more
polished, forcible or eloquent speaker IN
Birmingham for such an occasion than
this native of dear old Virginia, an alum
nus of the University of that state"
Professor Burrus was elected command
err of Camp Clayton on Wednesday night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
FAMOUS BATTERY
HOLDS REUNION

Jackson, Miss, June 4.-(Special 1.-The
famous artillery, held their annual re-
union here today, with about 80 members
present This battery was organized here
in April, 1862, and saw great deal of
hard service, especially at Vicksburg. OF
the six officers elected on the day Of
organization, two were killed in battle,
but the other four were here today,
slightly disfgured, but still in the ring.
These four were Capt. W. T. Ratlin,
Col Charles L. Hooker, Capt. Frank
Johnston and Judge r. D. Lancaster.
The reunion was held in the county
court house and there the grizzled DID
soldiers of the SOS fought over their
battles and told many amusing anecdotes
of those times that tried mems souls.
At noon they adjourned to Shurld's res
taurant, where they enjoyed bountiful
repast.
Returning to the court house the vet
Grams put in their time with "reminiscences
of the war till o'clock, when they
Joined the Daughters of the Confederacy,
the Daughters of Veterans and others in
the march to the Confederate park in
the old capitol yard, and where there
were interesting and impressive cere-
monies with songs by the school children
and an address by Attorney General
Fletcher.
These exercises were in honor of tho
memory of Jefferson Davis. The ami
yersary, June 8, being a legal holiday
in the state, most of the places of BUSH
ness in the city were closed, the state,
county and city offices, as we'll as federal
offices all paying tribute to the Con-
federate chieftain.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
EphraimS of the Cotton Exchange

The authorities of the New York
cotton exchange put up reform ticket
to be voted for at the election of an
nual officers recently held. The men
on the ticket were pledged to the
adoption of a series of reform meas
ures that would make the quotations
for futures correspond somewhat to
the values of spot cotton. This was
more than the chronic dealers in future
contracts could stand, and so they Pit
up a stahdpat ticket, and the standpat
ticket was elected. Never before in
the history of the exchange had reg
ular ticket been defeated but the reg
ular gamblers want what they want
when they see Reform with big X
coming down the pike. They accord
ingly rose up in their might and elect
ed a ticket that may not have made
any pledges, but still it is one that can
be trusted to retain the fxed-difference
plan whereby all relation between
spots and contracts is abolished June
contracts today are quoted about 2
cents below spot cotton, although
there is no spinnable spot cotton in
New York.
Southern farmers and southern bus
mess men should steer clear of an ex-
change that Systematically depresses
the price of contracts to the depres-
sion of the prices of actual cotton. 1t
is concern that keeps one eye on the
cotton gamblers and the other on the
eastern spinners, ignoring the south
and all southern interests. The cleo
ton of the standpat ticket shows that
it has the courage of it's selfish pur-
poses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
Sale of the Saver Bonds

The sale to home banks of the $780,
600 issue of sewer bonds is matter of
congratulation. They were sold, too,
at par. These 8 per cent bonds were
sold with North Birmingham issue
of $5,000,000 of water bonds hanging
over the situation. They show that
the credit of the city is high and that
any just and approved issue can be
placed.
The city is we'll governed and it's
outlook is exceedingly bright. These
things enter into the price and market
ing of bonds. The fact that sky
scrapers are going up and that the
Steel corporation is domiciled in this
valley breeds confidence in the growth
and prosperity of Greater Birmingham.
Storm and sanitary sewers are sadly
needed in the town, and the authori-
ties of the city are now in a position
to build them to point where bene-
flied property holders can supplement
them with lateral and minor drains,
thus rendering the entire city sanitary
and storm proof. No greater piece of
good fortune has of late come to this
city than the sale of the sewer bonds.
The two home banks that purchased
them got good bargain and the prop
erty holders will get the sewers they
have long needed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
NEGRO Is ROUTED
BY W0MAN'S PISTOL

Meridian, Miss, June 4-(Special,-.
News has just reached this city of the
shooting and perhaps fatal wopnding Of
negro man who invaded her home by
Mrs. Mike Lynch, wife of sawmill man
residing near Suquelena, this comfy. Last
Sunday evening about dark, while Mrs.
Lynch was seated alone on her front
porch awaiting the return of her husband
strange negro walked into her front
yard. His action was suspicious and the
lady hurried to her room In the house,
boiling the door,
The negro followed and tried to force
the door open. While he was thus en-
gagged Mrs Lynch secured pistol and
nred through the door at the Intruder,
who hastily ran away, MIS- Lynch then
opened the door, and pursuing the nee-
ing negro. fired at him four times more.
A part of the negroes finger shot off
was found in the hall and he was tracked
by trail OF blood to a spring whsfe a
bloody coat and shirt were found. but no
further trace of him has yet developed,
and It Is not known whether he WAS
killed or not.
The remains OF Capt. G. NJ Heiss, Who
died at q late hour last night, were In
tered In Rose Hill cemetery this after
noon. Deceased was one of the pioneer
citizens OF Meridian, and figured con-
spicuously in the upbuilding of the city.
For years he was president OF the board
of council and at the time of his death
was secretary OF the municipal water
works system He is survived by his
widow, four sons and daughter. His
sons are Henry, Frank, G. NJ of Meridian
and John L., the letter being city at
torney of Gulfport. ills daughter is Mrs.
John T. Watts of Meridian.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE PICNIC.


This is the picnic time,
When merry parties of children,
Making a most unearthly racket
Climb aboard the trolley cars
And HE them to the parks,
Where they fall into the water,
Bruise their little persons.
Smear jam on their faces.
Take countless risky tumbes
And keep their mothers on the jump
Woe to him of male persuasion,
Who has the nerve to go along.
The part he plays is awful
Tugging about the baskets,
Being a sort of Handy Andy,
good thing and willing worker,
While he mops his face and wishes
He were miles and miles away
From that particular spot,
Resting by his lonesome.
Ants nfest the luncheon,
Flies walk through the butter,
Blithely walk through the butter,
Which is soft enough to swim in.
Sand gets in the sandwiches,
Somebody spills pie
Comes drenching shower,
Then more sun, hotter than ever.
( Flfty-siX hats are lost,
Ten dozen babies cry.
Do you call that pleasure?
Tommyrot and fiddlesticksi
Give me a snow white table
Beneath a buzzing fan,
The spoons and knives and forks in order,
y frisky bill of fare
And a nimble waiter
Who is out to earn his money!
Let others pine for scenes bucolic-
I'll picnic in town.
SOMEBODY MIGHT GET DRENCHED.
Yes, sir" exclaimed Col. Snort, I'VE
are now confronted with new problem
of the gravest import"
May I inquire its nature?" asked q
bystander.
Yes, sir You may. It is this: How
shall we dispose of the dish water on
board airships without mourning the risk
of damage suits?'"
QUITE PROPER.
Beauty to the beast was we'd
"Shoeking" reason hollers.
Not at all-the beast possessed
Twenty million dollars.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Gladys B.-You are right, dear girl The
word should be spelled dinosaurs" Do
you remember the dinosaurs?
SUCH A PITY.
The poet finds
- 1t doubly hard
To NOW lawn
That's daisy-starred
HIS EXPRESSIVE FEATURES.
"A penny for your thoughts"
oIs that all you will give?"
well, I'm bidding on their face value"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
/ Reqains His Health.

Henry Chenoweth, one of the most
popular citizens of Birmingham and one
of the best known commercial travellers
in the country was i'll for months but
has now fully regained his health. He
left for a business trip last night going
from here to Memphis. Mr.. Chenoweth
and his family have been spending the
past few weeks in Cullman and that
will be tn cir home for the summer.
"Cullman is a prosperous and
salubrious town." said Mr.. Chenoweth
and the county of Cullman is wonder
fully productive. l never saw more
prolific truck crops anywhere. Cullman's
strawberry crop this season was the
largest on record I am told, and top
prices were obtained"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
NEW TEXAS RAILROADS.
Two More Are Chartered In Different
Sections of the State.

Austin. June 1.-Two new railroads for
Texas were chartered today. One, the
Estacado and Gulf Railroad company,
will run from Roby. in Fisher county, in
a southesaterly direction, through the
counties of Fisher. Jones, Taylor, Gala
han and Coleman, 100 miles. The capital
stock is 100000, headquarters at Rohy.
William A. Bulls of Fort Worth owns
99l of the 1000 shares of stock, the other
nine being distributed one to a man.
The other road Is the Sabine Valley
Railway company. This will be built from
Marshall, in Harrison county, to Port Ar
thur, in Jefferson county, distance Of
200 miles, and will traverse the counties
Of Harrison, Pamela, Shelby. San Angus
tine, Sabine, Jasper. Newton Orange and
Jefferson. Capital stock. 500, coo; PRINCIPAL
offices at Marshall. Board of directors
John Auchinclose, West Orange. n. j;
Edwin p Taylor, Jr., New York; c. z.
Smith. Port Arthur. and L. f. Walker,
Charles Cobb, Jr., F. J. Rainer, w. r.
Twyman, Marshall, Tex.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
Finley Howard Found Guilty.

Montgomery, June A special to the
Advertiser from Andalusia says: After
being out "a hours jury this afternoon
returned verdict of guilty of second
degree murder against Finley Howard
and fixed his punishment at 30 years in
the penitentiary. Howard, who is of a
prominent Alabama family. shot and
killed George w Bagley at Andalusia
last summer. The tragedy grew out of
alleged gossip directed at members of the
Howard family by women members of
the Bagley family. Howard moved for a
change of venue, but the motion was de-
MED. The case will be appealed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
WON BY GOODNESS.
Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Recently a lawyer instructed a very
young client of his to weep every time
he thumped the desk in trent.
Unfortunately, however, the young lady
mistook one of the barrister's impressive
taps for decided thump, and burst into
a fit of sobbing at the wrong moment.
what is the matter with your" de-
manded the presiding judge.
The lady looked UP and answered
through her tears:
'1Ie"-indicating the barrister-"told me
to cry every time he thumped the table,"
Here was nice predcament, surely
enough to unnerve the coolest. But the
astute lawyer was equal to the occasion
and actually turned the circumstances to
his advantage.
s"Gentlemen," he said, impressively.
turning to the jury, chow can you recon-
ellie the idea of crime with such childish
candor and simplicity? / await your ver-
dict with the utmost confidence"
And he was duly rewarded.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
Mr.. Crockard's Trip.

F. II. Crockard, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Tennessee Coal Iron
and Railroad company, left last night for
ing ais old home, TO visit his mother
After spending a day or two there he
will proceed on q tour of observation
Of the principal plants Of the companies
owned by the United States Steel cor
poration in the Pittsburg district and
elsewhere. With the exception of a short
pleasure trip to Florida last winter, Mr..
Crockard has been closely confined to
his work here ever since accepting his
present position with the Tennessee COM
pany two years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05

corn and hay and wheat and oats all
put together. The exports of cotton
and cotton by-products grown last year
will just about total up to $500, 100000,
and the exports of corn. hay, wheat
and oats hide their diminish>l heads
when placed in direct comparison with
King Cotton.
No crop grown in this country has
ever equaled cotton as a cash crop or
as an export crop, and none ever will.
Wheat is the best rival, but the ex-
ports of wheat rarely aggregate 5000.
100000, while the exports of cotton and
cotton products have not of late fallen
below $500, 100000. Cotton is there
fore the king of crops.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
MOBILE CITIZEN
DIES SUDDENLY

Mobile, June 5.-(Special.)-J. Hoard
Evans of this city, aged 70 years. died
at 1:48 o'clock this morning after an i'm
mediate illness lasting from last Satur-
day morning. He served throughout the
war in a Mobile company, returning home
as captain. He was brother OF Mrs
Augusta Evans Wilson, the novelist; Mrs
Braxton Bragg of this city, Mrs. j. w.
Bush of Birmingham and Mrs Leo Tarle-
ton of New York city He leaves many
other relatives in this city, Georgia and
other places.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
Prominent Visitors.

Culpepper Ex1m had as his guests
Wednesday and yesterday Frank Bur-
bdge Of Charleston, William ]. McCor-
mack of Charleston. Charles II. Drayton
of Charleston and William Burbidge of
London, the last named being nephew
of Frank Durbidge. The three Charles
torians are officials of the Etiwan Fer
silizer company Mr.. Rurbidge being pres
ideut, Mr.. I)rayton vice president and
Mr.. Mccormack treasurer. The visitors
left yesterday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
woman has lots of sense not to wear
sensible clothes.
When a man and girl are flirting the
reason she believes he means it is be-
cause she doesn't.
The trouble with experience as an edu-
Gator is it graduats its pupils at the
brink of the grave.
It's queer how much more expensive a
cheap pew in church seems than a dear
box at the theatre
The best way to test whether man is
good Christian is for him to try to
stop leak In the plumbing
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
LOVES CASTLE,

BY Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Key and bar, key and bar,
Iron bolt and chain!
And what will you do when the Kins
comes
To enter his domain?
Turn key and lift bar,
Loose, OH bolt and chain!
Open the door and let him in,
And then lock up again.
But, oh, heart. and woe, heart,
Why do you ache so sore?
Mover a moments peace have you
Since Love hath passed the door.
Turn key and lift bar.
And loose bolt and chain;
But Love took in his esquire, Grief,
And>t there they both remain.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
Will Erect BUILDING.

Huntsville. June 4.--(SpecialD- ques-
ton of the erection of handsome build
ing as a home for the new Y. NJ. c. A,
has been decided in the affirmative by the
directors However. for the present tent
rorary quarters will be leased and the
movement for the home will not be started
before next autumn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05

Forty-six per cent of the stockhold-
ers of the Pennsylvania railroad are
women, and when they get control Of
the road the doors of the cars may be
widened to accommodate even the
widest M W. hats.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
A SMALL REBEL.

Don't wet your feet don't climb a tree.
Don't play in mud and snow;
Don't spend your pennies for a sweet,
Don't fight. for that is low"
Don't everything and every day
4 boy almost eleven
l tell you | am slad to say
There'l be no "don'ts' in heavenl
Little Folks.
Don't bet your money on horse,
Don't smoke too much-don't drink;
pon't hirt with merry maidens, though
They smile at you and wink
You won't be through with daily 'dontsf
When you are thrice eleven;
And what is more. | greatly fear
There'l be some "donts" in heavenl
PRUDENT MAN.
81 have a scheme to make you rich N
one year"
TRY it on yourself first, and if it works
I'll make you an offer"
A WILD GUESS.
apparently, this book has no raison
detre"
IF it's an index you mean,. you'll find
it in the back"
MERELY A REMINDER.
Pardon me for harping on
Such an old refrain.
If at first you don't succeed.
Try, try again.
People who have much to do
Keeping from the pen.
Shouldn't be surprised if they
Stumble now and then. e
HOLOCAUST
millions killed in the twinkling of an
eye!"
Good heavens, man! What are you
talking about?"
Germs. I've just fumigated a five.
dollar bill"
INEXPENSIVE.
l always read the ads.
In magazines,
Devoted to the fadS
And limousines.
I always read the ads
No danger Why?
l have no ready scads,
With which to buy.
RIPPLEs.
Some of the best mixers don't stand acs
nigh with their relatives.
An Ohio man made his wife stand on
her head We do not favor vaudeville
in the home.
A gentleman who was lynched at Ski
doc, New, left $4,000 1t is presumed
that he left it with much regret.
There are people who worry themselves
sick every day trying to determine who
was really the author of Casey at tho
rat" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05

The joint congress currency COM
mission is a junket organized primar-
lily to deceive voters during the cam
paign. It will pretend to be hard at
work. but after November it will drop
into innocuous desuetude.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05

The Cincinnati Enquirer Is inclined
to think that if Bryan is strong enough
to win at Denver he is strong enough
to win at the November election. Right
again
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05

There are 1890 ballot boxes to be
reopened and recounted after a wait
ing spell of two years. Mcclellan 5
plurality was 3474, and an average gain
of two votes per boz would upset him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05

The Mccall bill was Crumpackered,
and campaign subscribers can send in
their contributions to the Taft fund
without risk of being sent to the peni-
Tertiary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05

One of the new liners carries dem
fist who loves to bore tooth with an
electric buzzer when a stormy sea is
tossing the ship up and down and side
WAYS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05

Corn-Corner Patten gives $150,000 of
his loot to the Northwestern university
for a gymnasium. He wants them to
train there a snappy lot of brokers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05

The United States Senate, controlled
by monopolies, refused to pass the bill
creating an inland waterways commits
sion.