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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
DYSPEPTIC ENJOYS
 SEEING OTHERS EAT
From the Washington Post.

IOH llle washington 1OSl
 "In Baltimore, the other day." said a man who keeps on the move, 'I caught an old dyspeptic friend of mine doing a curious stunt. He was watching a gang of negro street payers eating their noon day meal.
 He watched them with sort of fas- cinated gaze The feats they were accom- plishing in the way of projecting abso- lutely impossible things into their sys- tems seemed weird and almost uncanny to my dyspeptic friend.
 "One of the negroes particularly seemed to hold the enra blurred focus of the dys- peptic's vision. This negro had two gigan- tic sandwiches composed of thick hunks of boiled salt pork stock between huge slabs of bread. He gulped the sand wiches in about four bites and then licked his chops in a hungry sort of way The spectacle to the eyes of my dyspeptic friend seemed something like watching a boa constructor swallowing a full-sized kicking donkey.
 Enjoy that stuff? he asked the big negro.
 Had he enjoyed it? The darkey grinned and licked his chops suggestively.
 You don't mean to tell us that you could eat any more of that junk? he asked the big negro.
 "The negro still grinned, all but dared him to find out.
 "'Well, get couple more of those sand wiches then" my dyspeptic friend said. and gave him the money to pay for them at the eating wagon, presided over by the negro woman in charge of feeding the paving gang.
 The negro sat down with the other two huge salt pork sandwiches and put them away with the same easy and facile unc- tion that he had exhibited in disposing of the first two. My dyspeptic friend stood and watched him as he put them away. Then he shook his head over and over again.
 "He couldn't understand 1t. It was beyond reason. His own diet consisted of a little milk with graham waters, and the idea that any two-legged crea- ture could get away with much less like such mess as those four huge salt pork sandwiches-oh, it was the world upside down, that's all, In the view of the dyspeptic. Well, this reminded me of rather celebrated character now in the land Of l the beyond, who lived in Washington good many years ago. He was quite | noted wit and bon vivant. But through l excessive and kinkish eating and drink l ing-drinking particularly = he had | quite ruined his stomach. "He had ruined his stomach so thor | oughly that he could eat nothing but l frozen food-frozen consommes, frozen 1 fruits frozen creams, and the like. In | fact, he existed almost wholly on Ice cream, which was made for him by d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Home Joys for Johnnie.

From Harper's Bazaar.
 "Johnnie," said my husband the other evening upon his return from work to our three-year-old, have you been a good boy today?"
 ''Yes, father" came the prompt reply.
 Every we'll" said his fond parent. "You may go upstairs and bring down my slippers"
 When Johnnie had delightedly per- formed this act of devotion, his father said, Now, if you will promise to be very good tomorrow, you may carry my shoes upstairs and put them away.
 This Is but one of the many instances of help given by our children simply pe- cause we emphasize the privilege of waiting upon us, and put it before them in the light of reward for goodness rather than as a punishment for naught- mess. We are all much happier fam- fly for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
REAL ESTATE.
Notice of Sale.


 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain mortgage deed executed by John T. Hood and wife, Nancy s. Hood, to American Trust and Savings Bank, a body corporate, dated 18th of June 1907, and recorded in Vol 46S of mortgage page 420 in the office of Probate Judge of Jefferson County, Ala bama, the undersigned, American Trust and Savings Bank, will proceed to sell on Tuesday, 18th day of September, 1908, in front of the courthouse door of said coun- ty, at public outcry to the higher bidder for cash, the following described proper ty, to-wit: South 35 it. of lot six (6) and the north 40 it. of lot five (5) in block five (5) of J. T. Hoods addition to Wood lawn, Alabama, a map of which is re- corded in the office of Probate Judge of Jefferson County, Alabama Said lots or parts of lots together front 75 fit. on the east side of both street and extend back along the south side of First avenue 1161a feet to an alley, situated in said county and state, for the satisfying of the debt secured by said mortgage, default having been made in the payment thereof.
 AMERICAN TRUST & SAVINGS BANK N. L. MILLER, Attorney for Mortgagee.
 S-23-At
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Cannot Start Plant Now.

It is stated on reliable authority that the Southern Steel company has com pleted the reorganization and is about ready to resume operations at their plant here. The unsettled condition of the dis trict caused by the miners strike, how ever, has caused the company to in- definitely postpone the opening up of the plant. It is a matter of common knowl edge that the machinery has been put in repair and preparations made looking to a resumption of work. With the unsettled condition of labor the company does not feel justified in making any move at this time. In this connection it might be said that the plant of the Bessemer Fire Brick company is ready to resume operations and is waiting for a settlement of the unfortunate labor conditions in the dis trict before doing so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
HOUSE HAS GHOST MYSTERY.
Visitors From SpiritIand Perform
 Queer Stunts in Broad Daylight.

New London Dispatch to New York
 World.
 Scarcely mile east of the Yale-Har- yard crew's training quarters in Center Groton there have been strange doings in the past three days in the farmhouse owned by George R. Hempstead.' The villagers are mystified at the happen ings in this usually quiet household. The Hampstead house was built half century ago, but had never before this had the reputation of being haunted.
 The first antics noticed by the Hemp
 stead family took place on Wednesday
 evening of this week, when spools or thread began to tumble from the work
 basket on the second floor down the stairs and sometimes apparently through the air directly at the feet of Mrs
 Hampstead in the dining room below
 MT and Mrs. Hampstead are prominent
 members of the Groton Ferry Baptist
 church and are highly. respected mem-
 bers of Groton borough. Several pro-
 fessional men, accompanied by newspa-
 per correspondents, visited the Hemp
 stead farm this morning to ascertain the truth of the stories about the farm house, and were cordially received by farmer Hampstead and his good-natured wife.
 'We cannot account for the mysteri- ous goings on here the past three days, said Mir Hempstead, apologetically, as he ushered the visitors into the sltting room. The inquisitive delegation who
 had walked from Grdon Ferry to the Hampstead farm did not have long to wait for manifestations. for spoois or thread soon dropped to the floor tiny marbles which the boys had been play ing with about the ohuse, moved SLOWLY from one room to another, and beans, which had also been used in childish game were seen to arise from the floor and seek new locations
 MT. Hampstead merely shook his heaa while the phenomenon, or whatever It might be termed, was in progress, while
 his wife looked at the deeply ihterestea visitors with an expression tnat salu' q hope you are satisfied" Are you not afraid, especially at night, on account of these mysterious doingsor ventured one of the party. "Yes, of course I am," she replied as she shook her head There has been no one harmed and what has happened has been or a trivial nature, so we might
 as well stay here as anywhere else"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Twelve Cats Have 36 Legs.

From the St. Louis RepuDnc.
 For several months the so-called milk stool kittens had attracted attention in the restaurant of Richard Eek, in AL ton. They were not so named, because of their fondness for milk, although they differed in that respect from no other kittens, but were so characterized be- cause they have only three legs, just like q milk stool.
 Nature has been bit shy to three lit- ters of the offspring of Maria, her l2 having only 36 legs, but yesterday when some new kittens came, all had four legs The Alton mathematicians are fig uring out the problem now, if four legged cat has nine lives how many has one with three legs? Fractions arc barred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23

habit it is inconceivable that many of sidewalk procession will miss seeing a bright silver coin. Some will slyly kick 1t aside, pass on a few paces and come back to rescue it. I saw a man yester- day stand ten minutes on a half dollar which he had thus showed aside before he had the courage to pick 1t up. At last pretending to tie his shoestring, he got it and dropped it deftly into his pocket Guilt was written all over his face as he glanced furtively around to see if his act had been detected. Yet the man was committing no wrong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Special Church Services.

The Rev. Brooks Lawrence, superintend- ent of the Anti-Saloon league of Alabama, will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist church at the Il o'clock morning service. There will be a special music and organ programme at the Presbyterian church, the Rev. H. c. Kegley occupying the pull pit
 Dr. T. J. Springfield will preach Sunday morning at the Vinesvile school house at Conner station, on the Bessemer car line.
 Dr. T. A. Johnson will preach at Pow derly at the Il a. m. service at the Meth odist church in the absence of the pastor, the Rev H. T. Horton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23

various clinics in England and Germany. will arrive in New York about the Eth instant. He will visit Mrs. J. ". Clayton. wife of Postmaster Clayton, who has been desperately i'll in a New York hospital, on his arrival, and will be in Ensley in the early part of September.
 MT and Mrs, E. J. Ebbin are visiting Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Longcrier at Good water
 Miss Laweses private school on Ave- nue G and Twenty-third street will open Monday, August 31.
 L. M. Martin, the popular clerk at Kirkland & Greene's pharmacy, will leave next week to resume his studies at Au- burn
 L. H. Leath is the recipient of many congratulations on his recent election as one of the vice presidents at the meeting of the district Knights of Pythias at Cullman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Mary and the Kitten.

From the September Delineator.
 Little Mary was playing with her pet kitten. The kitten scratched her, and she exclaimed, You is a alarmed old kittyv'
 Her mother told her she must never utter such a naughty word again; and to be sure to impress it on her mind, washed her mouth out with soap and water.
 The next day Mary was again playing with the kitten, and again trouble arose, when she was heard to remark:
 You is just the same kind of kitten you was yesterday"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Activity Among Candidates.

With the municipal election just a month hence. there is an increasing &C., tivity among the candidates and their friends. The friends of the administra- ton ticket, led by Mayor Sugg, seem entirely pleased with the situation, and claim an easy victory, while the friends of MT Dupuy. who leads the antis, are equally confident That both sides are busy Is evidenced by the many ward meetings that are being held on behalf of aldermanic candidates on both sides, and that literature is being freely circu- lated. As this is the first election held in Ensley in which the wards have sepa- rate polling places, and in which the voters of each ward vote only for the aldermen in that particular ward, there are many questions asked as to ward limits and qualifications, as to residence and so forth full and complete state ment reciting all these facts will be pub lished in the near future, so that there will be no misunderstanding on election day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Notice.

Sealed bids will be received by the building committee of the University of Alabama until 12 o'clock, noon, Septem- Der T. 1908, for furnishing materials and labor for the construction of complete waterworks system for the University of Alabama, at University, Ala, includ- ing a concrete dam and power house. The right Is reserved to reject any and all bids. For copy of specifications and bidding sheets address Dr. John w. Abercrombie, President University Post e6ice. Ala s-2o-6t'wed-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
A Vail From the West.

From Harper's Bazaar.
 Every woman greedily reads the hints for economical housekeeping in current publications, but I have yet to see any such articles addressed to men. We wo- men are told how to feed hungry fami- lies with mock-duck, use milk when We are accustomed to cream and dye last years fineres.
 Why not a cheaper brand of cigars, less clubs, or perhaps more whiskers and a smaller barber's bill And, too why not paint the auto another color and skim the gasoline?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23

Can furnish room and board to six first class young men; new house, new furnishings, excellent service. Mrs. Pellerin, 23OO Avenue I, Ensley. Phone i'll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Admlnistrator's Notice.

State of Alabama, Jefferson County. George W. Maske, deceased-Estate of
 Letters of administration upon the es- tate of said decedent, having been granted to the undersigned, on the 18th day of August, 1908, by the Hon. s. E. Greene, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate will be required to present the same with In the time allowed by law, or that the same will be barred. N. D. MASKE,
 Administrator. Brown & Murphy, Attorneys. S-23-3t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
The Guilty Mind.
vor,, Press.

From the New York Press.
 Why should a man feel ana LOOK guiity streetq Is he suspicious of himself, or is he afraid some onlooker may suspect him? Inasmuch as most men walk with their eyes on the ground Ca very bad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Her Pointed View

From June Smart Set.
 Chappie (blase)-Don't you think society is an empty thing?
 Miss Fuller-I think there are lots of empty things in society
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Had a Reason.

From the Pittsburg Post Not going on the straw rider" No"
 Why notT'
 T went on a straw ride once"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
A Good Thing.

From the Pittsburg Post.
 Are you in favor of the young Tur- key agitation?"
 .'You bet I am. have no use for old, tough birds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
The Supreme Test,

From Harper's Bazaar.
 ''Is Gladys pretty?"
 Why, old man. she's almost as pretty as her mother thinks she is"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
RAILROAD WILL
 BUILD ROUNDHOUSE
Repair Shops May Also Be LO-
 Cated At Selma
MASS MEETING IS CALLED
People of Selma Want Sewers and Will Discuss Proposition Wednes- day Nght-Wires Are Re-
 moved From Streets.

Selma, August 22.-(Special.)-It is ex- pected that at an early date work will begin on the roundhouse for the Louisvilli and Nashville railroad which is planned to be erected on a plot of ground pur- chased about a year ago. modern turntable is being constructed on the site at present, and it is expected that as soon as the work on the turntable is finished the roundhouse and machine shops will be erected. Selma is in the center of the Myrtlewood and the Pensacola divisions, and is the logical place for a repair shop. It is anticipated that some day the Louis- vile and Nashville will build road to the coal fields up the Cahaba valley, and there will be additional needs for shops here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Mass Meeting for Sewer.

Wednesday night there will be held at the city council chamber a monster mass meeting of the property owners north of the Southern railway tracks in the vicinity of the newly erected Selma Military institute. The meeting is called by the mayor for the purpose of securing co-op- eration in the building of a sewer through that part of the city. It Is proposed to put in ultimately about two and a hall miles of pipe with a septic tank on the bank of Valley creek There are two ne- gro schools. The Selma university and the Payne university, as well as the Sell ma Military institute to be served by the proposed sewer and by actual count 66l houses, not now possible to connect with sewers will be in the 300 feet limit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Selma Merchants Worried.

Selma merchants are not little worrid1 over the report that the Second regiment will be ordered to Birmingham to relieve the First. The Abbott Rifles is 6 member of the Second regiment, and the company has only recently returned from the ma neuvers at Chickamauga, and now that business is opening up 1t will be hard- ship on the merchants to permit the young men to again leave their places of busi- ness. One merchant perhaps the largest wholesale house in central Alabama, has two shipping clerks members of the com pany, and to take away both of these lust at September 1 Is no small inconven- fence. The merchants are of the opinion that the operators and the authorities of Jefferson county ought to settle their own affairs and not call upon the state troops to do constabulary duty.
 The experience of the Dallas Light Ora goon, Troop c, in the Birmingham dis trict has already led to talk of forming "The Home Guard Volunteers and equipping them by private subscription the organization to be available for riot and other protection in this section.
 Removing Wires.
 Preparing for the paving of Broad and Water streets, the telegraph and tele- phone companies are beginning to remove their wires and place them in the alleys running parallel with the streets. It is stated that the street car company has about made arrangements to put down the heavier rails required and it is now believed that paving will begin in short while. There will be great rejoicing when the work is actually started.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Baby Dies on Street.

Yesterday afternoon Roasa Bettis, a well-known negro, was horror-struck to find when she proudly lifted a slight cov- ering from a perambulator in which were resting her twin babies, that one of them was dead The mother had rolled the children up town and only a short while before had seen that both were in appar- ently good health. While she rolled the infants along the street death came to one of them, evidently some heart trouble having shut out it's life. The twins were about months old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23

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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-21

How shall we adjust our business to
meet changed conditions is the vital
question which every ranchman in the
Park is trying to solve.
The forage for winter is becoming
more and more abundant. The summer
grazing const antly decreasing
A change to some other kind of sto ok
which some suggest will believe only
aggravate the trouble.
To make sheep country of the Park
will only ruin the range and leave the
hay on our hands.
The obvious remedy would be to
limit the stock to the capacity of the
range.
Feed better in winter mora hay better
hay with perhaps home grown grain for
finishing the beef. Market conditions
favor this change, the difference in
price b tween the thin and heshy steer
is constantly increasing the only pa ying
price is the top price. cheap CON is a
corn is thing Of the past.
believe the time will soon come
when we will finish our own beef instead
o, dividing the profit with tn. feeder
More intense stock raising l believe to
be our only salvation but this means
plenty of hay in summer as we'll as in
winter, How shall we secure it? We arr
yet dependent for profitable stock rails
ing on government pasture land, there
is vet sufficient range in the Park and
adjoining country to pasture all the stock
we can full feed in winter but how can
we control and limit thi. range? 1t is
discouracing to turn cattle on the range
fat in the spring to share the over stock
ed range with cattle driven in from the
out side. believe government control
would not only give permanent con.
condition to the range on which we
could base orr business but NV prevent
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-21

The time has come to decide definitely
what to do. and with this object in
view a meeting will be held to morrow
evening in the room of tn, Traffic Club
when the whole subject will be discuss
ed.
In relation to the live stock industry
Denver represents the whole of the
the region lying west of the Missouri
river. 1t is common meeting point.
where stockmen from Montana and
Idaho can meet thoes from Texas,
New Mexico and Oklahoma, and it is by
far the most suitable place between
Chicago and San Francisco for an annual
exhibition of livestock. A show of the
kind contemplate would attract both
exhibits and visitors from the country.
The plan outlined is simple The
Denver Union Stock Yards company
agrees to erect the pavilion and other
buildings, involving altogether an ex-
penditure of 100000 provided the
Western Shock Show association will
raise guarantee of $4,000 to insure
that an annual show will be held for
the next ten years. 1t is proposed to
to secure this guarantee fund by selling
500 memberships for 500, each.
Should the show not be held in any year
one tenth of the guarantee fund would
thereby be forfeited: but in case ten
annual shows werd held the entire fund
with 5 per cent interest would
be returned to the subscribing
members. On its part, the Denver
Union Stock Yards company would re
ceive all the gate receipts and provide
all the premiums, thus compromising
it for its expenditures on account of
the Improvements to be erected.
There seems to be no question that
this plan will be adopted. and it is prabti
cally assured both that the pavilion
will be erected and that large show
viii be held next January. Holding
show every year will go far to make
Denver the leading live stock market of
the Trans Missouri region.
Denver Republican.
Membership in the Wertern Stock
Growers Association are held by several
North Park stockmen. and by the North
Park Stockglowers Association. The
fact that Denver is the nearest city of
much importance and that public spirit
shown to boost Denver and let Denver
people know we are boosters in North
Park is boost for North Park is recog
nized by our leading stockmen. Make
Denver great market point and you
save freight from Denver to the
River points.
Make success of the Western Stock
Show and you bring stockmen and
packers together at Denver. The boost
ers with grit enough to invest in
this big advertisement Of the west de-
serve to be leaders and earn the reward
of merit that is bound to follow such
stat Q imanlike way of calling the
attention OF the world to the Rocky
Mountain Region.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-21

The wonderful success of the great
live stock show neld in this
city last January demonstrated the
interest which the people of Denver and
its tributary country take in exhibitions
of that kind and thus it should insur,
its repeti N every year.
When the exposition closed st:ps
were at ouce taken to organize per
minent annual exhibit. and with that
object in view to erect a large pavilion
and other buildings to be used in con
nection with the show. The plan out
Incl contemplated an ext enditure of
something like 5000, 900 in improvements
of stock yards, and the approval which
is received from visiting and local
stockmen gave great encouragement to
the project.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-21
TINE TABLE

TINE TABLE
Laramie, Hahns Peak and Pacific
Railway
Train No. l
Leave Laramie Daily, Except Sunday,
$50
Arrive at Centennial 1920
Train No. 2
Leave Centennial Daily. Except Sun
day 400 P. NJ.
Arrive Laramie 5.35 p. NJ.