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HAS THE SMALLEST WATCH.
Measures Less Than Quarter of Inch
in Diameter.

Cincinnati. - A Cincinnati man
claims TO own the smallest watch In
the world. 1t is said to measure less
than a quarter of an inch In diameter.
having face about the size OF n nail.
The numbers on the face are engraved
In red, so as to be more easily dis.
cernible.
Ii was an American clockmaker,
too, who made what is believed to be
the smallest steam engine in the
world. 1t will fit in an ordinary
thimble; its weight is about Is grains,
and the stroke of its little piston is
not much over one.twelfth of an inch.
Three drops of water will fill the
boiler and start the tiny machine In
spite of its diminutive size, the engine
is composed of i40 distinct pieces,
fastened together by so screws.
Italians are adept at minute work
One has made boat, formed of a sin.
gle pearl. Beaten gold, studded with
diamonds, compose the sail and its
headlight is a ruby. An emerald serves
as a rudder The value of this little
craft is said to be at least $4,000.
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Georgetown district, and deva,or,,
several properties there. H.vi,.
plenty of ready cash and a fondna's
for theatricals, he went to Mont.,.
where he operated three theaters M,
legitimate and two vaudeville home.
With still high regard of tho nor.
paper profession he went to Goldsols
where he published and coDductsa
the Daily Sun, now the Tribune, which,
was the first daily paper to be nuh
lished in Goldfield. Seven month,
later he sold out and returned II
mining.
In the Manhattan district he organ.
lied and developed the Manbatts,
Chipmunk property, after which Ia
went back to Goldfield and in partne,
ship secured lease of the Mobavt
Jumbo mine. The production from
the lease in five months Melted ths
sum of $1,03S,0OO, with more than
100000 worth of ore in sight
Mr.. Macmillan is connected with ,
large number of mining companies as
president and director, and is assc
ciated with some of the countrys
best known multimillionaires. He Der
sonally controls some 200 claims IN
the state of Nevada.
Mr.. Macmillan met Miss Goodrich
for the first time some months ago.
when she was playing an engagement
In Goldfield with Nat C. Goodwlns
company Mr.. Macmillan was born
June %, 1878, in Nevada
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Birthplace Of Hans Andersen.

are pictures, busts, first editions OF le
fairy tales, the famous original Ieau
pencil drawings for the tales by inc
Danish illustrator Petersen-lhese
perhaps, the finest things in the mp
seum-and many other interesuns
relics. One of the busts of Andersen
is that made by Joseph Durham, 'n'
English sculptor. in one hour Heie
also, are the Andersen's silk hat unl
brella, trunk and travelling bag, nls
will, and the lasts on which his poo,'
were made, which, says the h'p.
guide book to the museum, 40 ~,
testify favourably to the beauty u
his feet"
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cUPIp's GIFTS FOR KEEPS.
Court Declares That Lovers Cannot
Be Indian GiVers.

Altoona, Pa.-According to the in.
depreciation of the law by Judge
James Shull of Perry county, specially
presiding in Blair county, when a
lover gives present to his sweetheart
1t is hers for all time.
James Poke gave Miss Lucy Defley
of Juniata set of furs while he was
counting her. and the weather was
frigid but later he fell in love with
another girl, sent all Miss Dealeys
presents back and demanded the
seasonable furs. She told him to come
and get them. He came, and she
showed him the present, which he APP
propriated.
The girl says he choked her twice
when she tried to get them from him.
Suits for larceny and for assault
and battery followed. They were tried
the other day
Judge Shull eliminated the larceny
charge and returned the furs, in this
hot weather, to Miss DefTley. and the
jury divided the costs in the other
case.
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chlcaeo's Five Maiden Aunts.

Chicago is Boosting of its NV
maiden aunts" and declaring that lne'
have done more toward securing Der
ter industrial conditions in that CIV
and in the country at large than any
other like number of ciuSen,'
men or women, in the Woi's'
The five maiden aunts" are Jane Az
dams of Hull House; Julia LalniVs
a charity expert; Mary McDoweh Z
the University Settlement; Marsas,,
Haley, who organized the TeacGs'.
Federation, and DR.. Cornelia DE rs,I
practicing physician, who secu, .rs
the settlement Of the great stooA's.s
strike by arbitration. Dr. De bey as,
also been prominent in inyeousat ~,
factory violations of the child iayS
law and is a member Of the CliOAe'
board Of education.
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Bad as the Worst Concert Hall Pro
duction, Says Pastor.

st. Louis.-"Half the music played
and sung in the churches is sensuous
and wakens passion in those who hear
it. 1t does harm and not good"
So says Rev Charles II. Bohn, rec
tor of the Episcopal Church of Ne
vada, Mo, and secretary and treas
urer of the Missouri State Music
Teachers association, which recently
held its annual convention in the
Church of the Messiah.
You take your sweetheart to church
expecting a spiritual uplift, but in.
stead your sensuous emotions are kin
died by the music you hear. Some of
our church music is as bad in its eff
fects as the worst music you could
hear in the worst concert hall.
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90 q zEz IS
5E777T;[5[1[5[D> STILES
RoNDEAU.

The rumor ran, not long ago.
That he had come to be my beau.
The gossips shook their heads ana taikeo
II on a Sabbath out we walked
And through the parkways ambled slow.
"Propinuuity," they said, you Know.
knew that II he heard he'd go.
And though / at the gossips mocked'
The rumor ran.
So now sit alone, for no
Tobacco smoke / smell below
No oreak of chair when forth ne rocked.
The room is bare, the door is lockeu'
rye lost nv rent. my moneys low.
The roomer ran!
--Aurelia d. Howells, In Judge,
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PRESIDENTS. OF PAST.

at the time he made his famous
speech in Chicago In 1896, which won
Tor him presidential nomination.
Since then he has been making money
fas; and is now credited with being
worth 100000. From the Commoner
and his lectures he Is reputed to re-
ceive in the neighborhood of 100000
a year. His candidates. for the presi.
dency have been very profitable for
him, probably more so than even an
election would be.
Mr.. Roosevelt will leave the White
House in comparatively easy circum.
stances and will add to the money he
new has by magazine contributions
and the writing of books. Just what
he is worth is not known, but It is
believed to be between 100000 and
$200,0 900.
William Mckinley left an estate
worth between 100000 and $500 900.
BY careful management under the di.
rection of George B. Cortelyou. its
value was materially increased so that
Mrs. Mckinley was more than well off
In worldly goods.
Benjamin Harrison saved money
while in the White House, but was not
a wealthy man at the time of his
death. When elected to the presi.
dency he was worth probably not more
than $4,000. He lived simply while
in the White House and saved more
than 100000 during his four years
occupancy.
Chester A. Arthur was worth $780,
600 when he died. that amount being
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divided between his son and daughter;
but II is probable that he was worth
about as much when he entered the
White House. He was the most lavish
OF our presidents In his expenditures,
not hesitating to spend from 81 0nn ta
$4,000 on single dinner, and IL is T.,
likely that he saved much during his
term. His predecessor. Garfield, died
poor, but his widow was magnificently
provided for by the nation, 100000
being raised for her, while her pension
of $4,000 a year made 1t a certainty
that she should never want.
Hayes, who spent the last years OF
his life in what he called delightful
retirement" left his family well off.
Grant, during his first term, got
only $4,000 year, but at the begin
ming of his second term the pay OF the
president was raised to $4,000 and he
had some chance to save little out oil
his salary. Nobody seems to know how
much he was worth when he left the
White House.
Andrew Johnson left a modest for
tune invested chiefly in a farm, mill
and a country store in Knoxville anG
Greenville. Tenn.
Lincoln was a poor man when he
Joined the majority. Buchanan was
fact, Van Buren, was so wealthy that
he did not bother to draw his salary
while he was in the White House, but
allowed it to accumulate. paying all
his expenses out of his own private
purse and drew 100000 in lump at
the end of the four years of his term
Polk, Fillmore and Pierce were all
rich men, and left considerable prop
critics when they died. Andrew Jack
son was impoverished during the last
years of his life by assuming the debts
of his son, Andrew Jackson, Jr. At all
events, his fortune was much reduced,
though in his will he managed to leave
at least one slave to each member of
his family, including his infant grand.
children
John Quincy Adams died rich
man. His will, which is preserved in
the records of the District of Column
bia, Is of great length, and is notable
otherwise in more than one respect.
1t makes no mention whatever of the
deity or of future state-a remarka-
BILE omission in those days--and it
mentions the name of the testator as
John Quincy Adams, doctor of laws.
The title conferred by Harvard gave
him great pride.
William Henry Harrison, Benjamin's
grandfather, left only moderate es-
tate. He was man of very simple
ways.
James Monroe died poor. He was
in debt when he left the White House.
and, going to New York to practice his
profession of law. he made rather a
failure of 1t financially.
James Madison was pretty well off
at the time of his death, but the money
he left to Dolly was dissipated by q
worthless relative.
Thomas Jefferson, after leaving the |
White House, lived for II years at
Monticello, where he tried to be a
farmer. The business was not profita
Bile and partly by reason of the money |
drain caused by an exuberant and |
neverfailing hospitality, the author OF |
the declaration was reduced in his old |
age to disagreeable straits. He was
relieved to some extent by the pur
chase of his library for which con
gress paid him.
When he died, George Washington
was one of the richest men in Ameri.
ca, being worth at least 100000.
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Yes" he said, after explaining to
his wife that the lodge meeting had
been very important and some.
what protracted one, thus making it
impossible for him to get home a
minute earlier than he did "and there
were two fellows there who made the
worst fools of themselves you conId
imagine. You couldn't find two worse
ohumps in row of counties clear
across this state" '''
Il suppose not" she replied. "Wbo
was the other one? I'd like to sympa.
thize with his wife. Chicago Record.
Herald.
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Cares of the Legitimate.

What is the most difficult thing
about dramatic art?"
ut has many difficulties" answered
Mr.. Stormington Barnes. "One of the
most perplexing is the necessity of
keeping your mind simultaneously on
a time table, date book, a boxoffice
statement and the language of the
poet whom you may be interpreting.
Washington Star.
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NINE OWNER TO WE'D -
James Macmillan Started IL.
Reporter e d

N, San francisco.-James Han, :.
MILAN newspaper editor, tn my M
owner and mining operate, 'nealda
yada, who is reported engaSu Of NJ
Edna Goodrich, the actress eu to aa
at &c years of age as a nes new auesann,
porter in Ogden, Utah. He s asapes n
one western paper to anot hen' Ton
lie became city editor Of tha uua
conda Standard, which at ,hs. Ana
, was owned by Marcus Daly y@' ~, m
following his newspaper wors SnI
came interested in mining IN - ne ~ 3
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Mutual ConvenIences,

Farmer Cornstalk-Who are these
folks who have just found out that
they are cousins and will pay us a
summer visit, Maria?
Maria-I guess they're the same
folks we discovered were related to
us when we wanted somebody to do
our city hopping.-Baltimore Ameri
can,
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Plans Gone Awrv

so you are going to stay home for
the summer"
Yes" answered Mr.. Litewate, 81 in
tended to enjoy myself thoroughly.
But after l had purchased tennis
clothes, yachting clothes and riding
clothes, l found hadn't enough left
TO pay railway fare and hotel bills
Washington Star.
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An unrefined Palate.

Think" exclaimed the pure food
advocate, "of the thousands Of peo-
pie who are deceived with cold storage
eggs"
Il can't get up any sympathy for
them,' answered the epicure. "a man
who can be deceived with a cold stor-
age egg deserves to be."-Washington
Star.
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History.

You don't seem to care what his.
tory may say of your"
Yes, | do" answered Senator Sor
ghum But the Judgment of history
Is not always convincing. History
usually compromises by saying a man
wasn't as bad as represented by his
enemies nor as good as advertised nv
MS friends. '-Washington Star.
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The Dlsuse Of the cIassIc,

classical quotations are not as
much employed by great orators as
they used to be- 40
No answered Senator Sorghum
IT'S hard enough to get a stenog.
rapher who will keep your Engltab
grammar straight, without expec,inn
Latin and Greek. WashIneton S..'ns
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HOME OF FAIRY TALES.
House Where Hans Andersen Wal
Born Now a Museum.

London.--The little house at Oden
Sc, Denmark, where Hans Andersen
was born, has just been acquired by
the town, restored, and filled witt
mementoes of the famous fairy tale
writer, making it one of the most In
teresting of literary shrines. There
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a Point Worth Considerlno

would you live with man WIN
struck you with his fist and knocked
you down." Ae'
i might if he happened to be
man who would keep still when
wanted to talk."-Ch!cago Record
Herald. e'oiu
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Not Too Loud

Mother-You should have given an
alarm when that bold young stavIata
kissed you last night. '''0
Daughter (demurely)-I did giva
one. e''0
Big Brother-Humph! 1t mpst houo
been a still alarm.-Baltimore Amer.
lean.
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Friend-You find your work so CON
fusing, do you?
Weather Forecaster-Yes; when INV
scientific calculations denote fine
weather at time when my corns tell
me it is going to in.-Philadelpbia
Press.
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Mrs, Green-Did you ever catch your
husband flirting?
Mrs. Brownies; once.
Mrs. Green-What did you do to
him?
Mrs. Brown-Married him.-Chica-
60 News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
LAPS WILL RETALIATE.
Chinese Boycott Is Felt in the sia-
 Waian Islands.

Honolulu, June 16, via San Francisco, June 25.-The Japanese of Hawaii have decided to retaliate on the Chinese of these islands for the Chinese boycott of Japanese goods growing out of the Tatsu affair. The fisheries of the island have for several years been completely in the control of the Japanese. Japanese fisher men catch practically the whole of the fish supply of the islands. but the retail ing of the fish is almost as exclusively in the hands of the Chinese. Chinese buy the fish of the Japanese fishermen and sell them in the market. The Japanese have united and organized a company to build a market for the retailing of fish by Japanese, the Japanese fishermen en- tering into an agreement not to sell fish to Chinese retailers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
ATLANTA CITIZEN
 KILLED BY FALL

Atlanta, June 25.-(Sp ecial.)- some unaccountable manner R. o. Medlock, a real estate agent with offices on the fourth floor of the Empire building, fell through the elevator shaft the en- tire four floors to the bottom of the shaft. landing on his head and should CTS. When the engineer of the build ing found him immediately after the fall he was in an unconscious condi- tion and his body badly mangled He was at once removed to the Wesley hospital where he died within a few minutes.
 MT. Medlock was formerly a resident of Noreross, Ga, where his wife and three children now live. He was a prominent citizen of that town for a number of years and only moved to Atlanta about two years ago and en- gagged in the real estate business. He was about 45 years of age and is a nephew of Alderman James l.. Key of Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
FOR RENT.

TALK WITH ALAN JEMISON. 2115 THIRD AVENUE. 6-4-30t FOR RENT-October i, one of the hand somest residences on the South High lands; four bedrooms and two baths; new house. For full particulars apply to W. B. Leedy & Co.,, 112 N. Fist St.
 6-25-7t FOR RENT-Four. five, six and seven room cottages, well located and cheap. Smith & Stillman, 205-6 Hood building.
 6-24-4t FOR RENT-Furnished cottage at Blount Springs; half mile from depot. W. F. Harrell.
 TOR RENT-On Shades mountain, Broom cottage for season Apply at once to 2030 9th ave, north. moderate rent.
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FOR RENT

NORTHSIDE. 17o7 sth ave- bath, gas, rooms, $40. SIP 17th st., bath, gas. rec. hall, g rooms, s37.50. 1922 Ina st., bath, gas, elect, rooms, s35.00. 2120 Sth ave-, bath. etc.. rooms, $35. 6O3 Cotton ave-. West End, rooms, $25.00. PIP Elyton st., West End rooms, sl5.
 SOUTHSIDE. SO1 18th st., bath, rooms, s1S.50. Elegant apartment. $. 18th st., rooms, 2els Ave. G. bath. electricity. rooms, $25.00. 526 18th st., rooms, s2o. sos 25th st.. rooms, $20. 1921 18th st.. Furnished $4O) rooms. S35.00. 821 18th st., (furnished), rooms, $50. llo9 18th st., modern, 9 rooms, s60. 1929 11th ave, bath, gas, elec., rooms, $45.00. SIS 11th ave, oath, etc.. 8 rooms. $35. 4 new apartments. rooms. bath, elect. lights 18th, bet. ave. D and B, each, $20.00.
 STORES AND OFFICES. Alabama Bank Bldg, room g, $15. Eagles Hall, 213h N. 18th st, s6O. 2205 Morris ave, s35. 2217 2d ave, $50. 2319 2d ave-, $50. 21O9 2d ave, @ floors), s125. 223 S. 20th st, $45 221 N. 18th st., s175.
 THE HIGHLANDS.
 The elegant new apartments corner Ave. H and 20th st., will be completed about July IT. Parties closing con- tracts now will be given free rent from completion to October l. 1908. See us for full description and price.
 w. B. LEEDY Q co. Phones 42. 112 North Twenty first st.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
RIOT AMONG NEGROES.
Differences In Religion Are Causes of
 Rough Battle.

Waco, Tex, June 25.-A religious riot among several hundred negroes occurred at Rosenthal, 10 miles south of here, last night Fully 100 shots were fired and sev- eral negroes were badly bruised by being knocked in the head The Rev. Fuqua, chief preacher of the Church of the Liv- ing God, a new religious organization among the negroes, was preaching, and has been very severe on other denomlna- tions characterizing them as worthless and of little use. This aroused an enmity among the negroes of the other denomi- nations, which finally resulted in the rioting at the Fuqua meeting. An lnves- tigation is being made by the officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
North Dakota Primaries.

Fargo, N. D., June 25.-Indications this afternoon, according to a statement from National Committeeman Kennedy, are that c. A. Johnson, republican candidate for governor, was nominated at the pri- mary yesterday, and that he has car ried the whole of the state ticket with him,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
Bids Wanted.

Sealed bids will be considered until July for the construction of brick store- house 64x1O0 feet, two stories and baso- ment Must be completed December 1, 190S We reserve the right to reject any and all bids.
 Plans and specifications can be seen at Davies, Jeter & Co.,, Montevallo, Ala
 6-26-3t- fri sun -tlle,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
Rooms-WANTED-Board

YOUNG man desires first-class table board; breakfast and evening dinner; location within, say. two blocks of Five Points. Address Al, care Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26

The greatest assortment of high-class freight ever offered by a carrier will be placed on sale by the Southern Railway at the Over Warehouse, Mon day, June 29, at 9 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
LEGAL NOTICES
Bids for Coal.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Revenue of Montgomery county will receive bids until 12 o'clock on Monday, June 29, 1908, for furnishing the county of Montgomery with 75 tons of domestic coal and 75 tons of Run of Mines coal. All bids to state, whether prices are de- livered or f. O. b. cars at shipping point The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. s. T. WESTCOTT, Clerk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
FLOOD SUFFERERS
 PETITION FOR AID Thousands of Acres of Farm ing Lands Are Submerged TOO LATE FOR REPLAN TING Farmers Union of Mississippi Will Hold an Important Meeting In
 July To Consider Matters
 of Interest.
TOO LATE FOR REPLAN TING

Jackson, Miss, June 25.-(Special.)-A few days ago Governor Noel received a largely-signed petition from some of the most prominent citizens of Adams county calling his attention to the fact that thou sands of acres of land in adjoining coun- tles had been covered by back-waters from the Mississippi river for about thres months, and that the laborers and their families had been provisioned by mer chants and farmers till then, in eXpecta- tion of making crops after the recession of the overflow of water, but that now it was too late to make any crop this year or to put the lands to any profitable use and that those who had made such ad- vances were unable to advance further leaving several thousands of such labor CTS, including theIr families, destitute and without employment, and asking that the same federal aid extended to those like circumstanced, across the river in Loulsl- ana, be asked and be provided for those in Mississippi. The petition was forward ed to the President in Washington for re- lief, if available, just as is provided for our neighboring state. An officer from lne war department IS uOW lOOhlliS oNSi conditions, with view to meeting the needs of those that are destitute in Adams and Wilkinson counties.
 Yesterday afternoon a delegation of the leading citizens of Jefferson county in- cluding it's state senator, presented sim liar petition for federal aid for those like wise suffering in that county, estimated between 1000 and 1900 In that county alone, and asked that the federal government be communicated with, so that their desti- tute on account of continued high water, could be likewise provided for at once by telegraphc communication with the war department. Their request was granted, and the war department was requested to have it's representative examine into the condition of Claiborne and Issaquena counties also, two long petitions having been received from Claiborne The relief will probably be granted in the next few days, similar to that now extended to Louisiana overflow sufferers.
 Very little has been said heretofore about so many thousands of acres of the finest farm lands in the south being under water for the simple reason that the planters had been taking care of their negroes, expecting them to make a crop after the waters subsided, but 1t wens down too late to warrant an attempt al making a crop.