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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

When Henry Watterson and William J. Bryan hobnob peace and harmony certainly reign in the democratic party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13
Prominent Bostonian Dead.

Boston, June 12.-Quincy A. Shaw, we'll known in mining and financial circles, and who was prominently identified with Calumet and Hecla. died today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13
DOES SEEM so.

DOES SEEM so. ''It Is considered quite a joke among rndertakers to give banquets at their conventions while surrounded by collins and grave cloths"
 Seems to me as If people in that kiud of business would be glad to get away from it now and them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

Jackson News: They all come to Jack son to get their pitchers Mack Robin son Is now the premier twirler of the Bir- mngham team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

Preliminary drafts of the republican platform are delusion and a snare. They are put out for purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

Dallas News The old Confederates now at Birmingham who passed that way in the sixties have found it quite a diff ferent sort of place from what it used to be. It is a great deal larger, noisier, smoker and dryer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

Cot beds accommodations begin to loom up in the city to which place hunters are hastening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

The reunion was such a splendid success that even Birmingham was surprised at itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

Huntsville Tribune: The Confederate edition of the The Age Herald is simply great. It comes in a 12-page book form and is filled with interesting data of war and heroines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

The fattened calf has other engage ments and cannot serve the favorite sons next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

Greater Birmingham had this week no more popular resort than the Hotel John B. Gordon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13


 Richmond News-Leader: Some of the fault-finders of Birmingham are com says the Houston Post. We had thought that the grievance of some of the citizens of that place was the farness of beer.
 Beaumont Enterprise. Birmingham is attempting to organize a society in every block to attain the city beautiful. While Beaumont is growing toward that dis tinction. yet there is plenty of work for neighborhood cooperation even here.
 Chattanooga Times The "near-beer" ham, and 1t is said that after one has been duly initiated into the signs grip and passwords of the fraternity the ar- ticle is very acceptable substitute"
 Chattanooga Times Mint still grows in the North Carolina mountains and the stores still sell cocllscrews," observes the Charleston News and Courier, and it might be further said that "Merango" llOWS III AlidItd tiu iIHiiIB WhViC Pilsener once coursed its way
 Gadsden Times-News: The big reunion at Birmingham was a glowing success. The returning veterans are warm in their praises of the welcome accorded them in the Magic City, and say that the en- tertainment was all that could have been desired Birmingham proved worthy or the honor of entertaining the old soldiers and did credit to herself and to the state of Alabama.
 Houston Post: Birmingham is justly proud of the honor of being allowed to entertain the veterans, and the hearti- ness of her welcome was emphasized by the fitting remarks of the governor Of the state in the greeting he gave them at the opening session. Born since the war, Birmingham is now growing city or more than 100000 inhabitants. What a marvellous change time has wrought since her guests of today fought so close around its present site to repel the in vader of nearly 50 years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

MORNING SERMON. Two parts of work To one of worry, Don't ever shirk,
 And seldom hurry. Seek happiness,
 Instead of growing, Make trouble less
 By never scowling. Look for the best
 While you are living, Take time for rest And cheerful giving. Be one of those
 Who thanks the graces For summers rose And sunny places. Leave self somewhere And think of others The loads they bear, Your toiling brothers. When dew-empearled, The day is ended, Look on a world
 That you've befriended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

The staying character of the iron market means prosperity for this dis trict throughout the summer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

Lineville Headlight: Birmingham got two railroads in one day last week. It is now up to Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13
A SIRE CuRE

''I wish that fellow would quit hanging around here so much.'
 'Why don't you lend him about two dollars?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13
REUNION EDITION

Talladega Mountain Home: The Bir- mingham press has certainly rendered great service in the matter of entertain- ing the reunion. The Age-Herald issued a special reunion edition yesterday morn- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

Massachusetts Is the home of vice. presidential aspirants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM

Elba Clipper: Birmingham drew two railroads in one day recently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

The one good feature of tornadoes is-they never come back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

Selma Times: The reunion edition of the Birmingham Age-Herald deserves the plaudits and commendaton of the press of the south and of Alabama. Charming incidents of the civil war are portrayed and the entire edition is one that any publication might be proud of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

Hattiesburg News: The Confederate Veterans edition of the Birmingham Age Herald, issued as souvenir of the re- union, is very handsome publication, re- plete with pictures of famous men and interesting data concerning the souths part in the great civil conflict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

The elephant is getting ready to enter the ring at Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

A drawn battle is better than a de- feat even if 12 innings had to be played to secure it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13
NOT TRUE TO LIFE.

NOT TRUE TO LITE. That's a fine picture of the old swim- ming hole," said the every day critic. "Thank you" replied the artist. But I want to make one objection. "Go ahead
 You have never seen, in all your born days, crowd of country boys in a swim ming hole wearing bathing suits"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

The men in this hot weather are call ing aloud for directoire trousers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

The Charles river has 4000 canoeists, and one can step across it on the frail bridges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

Straddling blanks are in demand among the Chicago platform builders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

EPICUREAN. Iris now the glorious season of the year, When hucllleberry pie doth lend its cheer To young and old-anon the sweetness
 drips From mouths too quickly fed and stained
 lips, While on the table cloth a glowing spot Betrays the crimson hucl:leberry blot And smiles go rippling round as glad,
 as free AS if old troubles frown could never be. And quite immersed in gustatory bliss. We VOW that life was never lived like
 this. Thrice happy days when all the worlds
 in tune! Hail, huckleberry pie and golden June!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS. ''I wonder why it Is that MT. Crouch tas never had his picture taken?' 'T guess he finds it impossible to look pleasant"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

A new high record for prosperity is due in 1909.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13
REPLIES.

RlPPIES.
 We move the honorable retirement of the merry widow hat joke.
 It certainly does make a man mad to call him an old rooster
 A Tennessee poet calls Chattanooga the 'real Garden of Eden." It does seem so to thirsty persons living in Alabama and Georgia.
 Judd Mortimer Lewis talks about lac ing" a shirtwaist. Are you really and truly thinking about a shirtwaist, Judd? People who are perfectly sane have been known to sleep night after night under crazy quilt. penitentary for 10 years for stealing a straw hat and screw driver The chances are that he never did have any good luck.
 One of the makeup men on the Pittsburg graph except the concluding words which read, "and it was held in Washington" That could apply to anything from a bobtail flush to a political caucus. contemporary heads a short article with the words, Sheep Talk" That sort of talk is strictly monosyllabic.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

A DIFFERENT VIEW. I used to think, when little chap, l ne'er would pine any more, If I could get by hook or crook, A job in a candy store. But the times have changed and I have
 too,
 Since the long years slipped away. I'd like to have no job at all And draw a bankers pay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13
GENIUS.

GENIUS. "Only a dreamer"-men passed him by With a curling lip and a scornful eye. Now the wide world pays him honor due, For he dreamed a dream and the dream came true.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13
ANYTHING TO oBLIGE.

"Sprintly has obtained a divorce" "Why. I hadn't heard of it! What was the matter?"
 Tt seems that the coo: didn't like his wife"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13

Reunion echoes have a pleasant sound.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-08
No Such Wheat Grows.

A Fort Collins, Colorado, newspaper special at
tacks the sensational Idaho wheat story
That Abraham Adams of Ju1ietta, Idaho, has re-
yived the fiction of the seven-headed Egyptian
der wheat found in the tomb of the Pharaohs by
an archaeologist with agronomistic leanings some
years ago. is the opinion of the professors of Colo
RADIO agricultural college, who have just announced
the result of test of the famous 200-bushel wheat
known to the sceti6c world for the last six months
as the Alaska.
In the opinion of the college experts, the humble
Idaho farmer either is sadly mistaken or he has
purposey set out to deceive thousands of farmers
into the belief that the Rocky mountain country is
to become the granary of the world. The basis of
this is wheat variety which Adams claims excels
all worlds records by the marvellous increase of
400 to 500 per cent above the present maximum
yield.
The college secured from a Denver last
spring small quantity of the Alaska seed Pro-
fessors w. H. Olin and Fritz Knorr heard the yarn
of 2Oobushe1s to the yield with some doubt
However they decided to plant the seed. Professor
Knorr thought he a similarity between the
Alaska wheat and the seven-headed wonder wheat
which has been grown in this country for some
years.
He planted the two varieties side by side. Now
that both crops have about matured he finds that his
theory is right Even the most able expert is unable
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-08
Bryan's Real Worth.

Pittsburg Post: The record of William J. Bryan
since his first appearance public has been
such to inspire the confidence and win the adj
miration of of all classes. Personally, his life
has been worthy of emulation in all ways and in
every respect His utterances questions of public
Importance have been those of the who Thinks
and who has reached his conclusions after most ex-
haustive investigation of all obtainabe facts His
position matters of moment is unassailable his
integrity beyond question: and his earnestness I'm
mistakable. Mr.. Bryan is of more than
ordinary ability, and what he advocates and stands
for is worthy of serious consideration by the people
of this country
Any who lead as he has done for the
past twelve years, and in all that time in the face
ship and retain the loyalty of those who believe as
he does, possesses traits of character that mark
him than remarkable leader of thought
gogue, would have fallen and passed into oblivion
with his first defeat.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-08
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

to tell which is the seven-headed wonder and which
is the Alaska
Someone is busy circulating the story of Adams
alleged discovery, which reads like a from
the Kondyke and is being published in agricultural
papers all over the country. The following is an
extract from one of the alluring statements
Mr. Adams in 1904 succeeded in getting one
single head of wheat that satisfied him of dis
covery. This one head of wheat he planted in the
fall of that year and in the following summer pro-
cured seven pounds of the wheat This seven pounds
he planted in the spring of 1906 and he secured from
wheat lett standing threaShed out $4,000 pounds.
Here was startling yield at the ratio of 222
bushels to the acre. This seed planted in the
tall tor winter wheat, but bad weather and hail dur
ing the summer destroyed all the fields of ordinary
wheat so they not fit to harvest yet the new
wheat left standing threshed out $4,000 pounds.
From these statements it is easy to figure what
this wonderful wheat is, because it is mpervous to
frost and also to light hail. and because it partially
withstands the heaviest hail Mr.. Adams named
his wheat the Alaska to mark its wonderful sturd-
ness
"But the wonderful things were yet to come. On
government station test it was found that this
wonderful wheat was hard wheat. 1t is therefore
a wheat that succeeds equally we'll as winter or
spring wheat, and in both paintings will grade No.
hard
"This an absolute revolution in wheat rails
ing. 1t means that this year, if Alaska wheat could
have been planted, instead of estimated American
crop of 500,000000 bushels, America would raise
for the world close onto 5000 900 bushels When
this IS realized, the wealth that Alaska has given
SOib
the farmers, will be able to lay up in wealth for
the country"
The publication of such stories in agricultural
Journals has aroused great excitement in all wheat
raising sections and particularly in the Rocky noun
tain country. Hundreds of farmers wanted the
seed, and the press agent notices that are now being
circulated contain the address of the discoverer.
The seven-headed wonder wheat of which the
Alaska is an exact duplicate, is other than the
Egyptian, which came upon the market by some
mysterious means five or six years ago. The dis
coverer claims to have gotten the seed from the
ancient Egyptian tomb, and it was generally believed
among the gullibe that the wheat was the progeny
Of the grain grown in the fat years during
Josephs time.
Marvellous claims were made for the wheat and
thousands of bushels of seed were sown the swind-
Ter receiving fabulous price per pound When the
crop was harvested the variety proved to yield
only little above the average because of the size
of the head, but it graded No. quality, and the
millers would not buy it.
The Colorado experiment station has had some
OF this wheat curiosity, and the fact that it was
kept on hand resulted in the discovery that it
an exact duplicate of the Alaska
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-08
The Russian Thistle.

Weser American One of the worst pests that
fests the fields vacant lots is the Russian thistle
If not destroyed promptly, it spreads with almost
incredible rapidity, and it is almost impossible to
exterminate it. The city officials should take
action looking to the determination of this pest be-
fore it spreads over the entire city On a number
of lots West Idaho street. it ourishes extensively
One property in that section, who owns several
vacants lots which it grows, has cleaned it off
number of times, but his neighbors pay attention
to it and consequently it gets bad before.
1t should be extermnated immediately
When the Weiser American says that the Russian
thistles of Weiser should be Immediately extermin-
ated it utters truth that will be recognized few
years hence, if it is not needed.
Thirty three years ago. the writer of this article
made like plea to the authorities of Yankton
ty, Dakota territory, where the first American plant
ing of Russian thistle seed had been made year or
two previous, having been brought to that section of
the country in the effects of Russian immigrants
The authorities of Yankton county looked upon
the dire prediction at that time uttered as an exhb-
iton of mild lunacy and the thistles were permitted
to grow. They have since covered most of the
northwest, the plants that have appeared at Weiser
being lineal descendants of the original Yankton
stock
The Russian thistle is a dry land product and it
will spread in Idaho much more rapidly and grow
more abundantly than in the humid prairie states,
where it has been the list of farm pests for many
years
It is easy to suppress when it first makes its ap-
pearance in neighborhood and its determination
is impossible after it has secured foothold and de-
veloped into the tumble weed stage of its existence.
The Scimitar has before made mention of this
enemy of the farmer and again refers to the subject
for the purpose of sounding warning that is based
experience hoping that the warning may be heed
ed while yet it is time.
Many years ago the Russian thistle was made
subject of attempted legislation in congress, the rep
resentatives of the Dakotas and Nebraska being in
terested But congress could not be brought to
slider its suppression, with its general aversion to
practical things.
Excessive moisture in the prairie states during
series of years has there reduced the field ravages
of the pest the minimum but if it nvades the semi
arid region of the west in force, it is likely to take
possession of the soil.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-08

Mr. Bryan has entered upon the construction of his
speech OF acceptance and the newspapers praying
that he will make it short AS it will not be edited
by President Roosevelt, the expectation may be
realized.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-08
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-03-05
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

The following tracts Of land located In
Sc. Mary's county can be purchased
cheap and on liberal terms, Il time 10 de-
sired
A farm on road leading from Saint
Johns 20 St. Andrews church; contain,
ing 125 acres. Dwelling Of ave rooms,
stable and barn. Level and fairly tim
bered. Soil varied.
A tarm near, or adjoining the same.
on the Glebe road, containing 22S acres,
level and well timbered. Small dwelling
and stables, barn and corn house I'm good
condition. Fine tobacco soil.
A very desirable house and lot con-
tanning 81 acres, in sth Election District,
near Arcade Bridge, occupied by George
Ann Thomas. Good dwelling; stable,
and barn sufficient to cure 4 or 5 hogs
heads Of Tobacco. A fine site for q store.
A smalbfarm In 1st District. on Little
James Greek, containing about 30'acres,
more or less. Buildings and fences in
good repair. Fine oyster creek attached
A house and lot containing acres.
in 9Th district, near Hermanville.
Dwelling new and land partly cleared.
4 good well and new pnmp on the pre-
misses.
Also one farm containing 100 acres,
near Jarboesville, 9Th District. well
timbered In oak, pine and gum.
The above lands being owned by me.
can be purchased exclusive Of Agents
commission.
In addition to sabove lands, have
Tor sale the following very desirable
farms in the 9Th district. MAR Charlotte
Hall, and ON thu Southern Maryland
Railroad, which be bought at sea-
sonable figures On liberal terms.
A farm IN the afh District, containing
250 acres; can b divided into two
farms. On one si u o barn of 6Ox4O.
with large peach ehard; on other side.
two small dwelliI directly ON railroad:
both sides well & cred.
Another farm attaining 400 acres:
building; large dwelling Of 10 rooms:
three barns and tenant house Well
timbered
Another farm Of 1913 acres; tine. roomy
dwelling; new bars, 40x40; well tim
bered and tenant houses for labor.
Another farm of 1876 acres; largedweIl
ing OF 2 rooms and 2 barns; heavily
timbered with chestnut and white oak.
Tenant house for labor.
Another farm Of 16S acres: 9 room
dwelling; Q nice barns In good repair. l
tenant house.
The last mentioned four farms adioin
each other, near Charlotte Hall, and all
In close proximity to Railroad.
ENOCH b. ABEL,
Leonardtown, Md.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-03-05

II Taft were elected President, he
would probably have the appoint
ment Of three or four justices OF the
United States Supreme Court. It
is not hard 70 guess how such sp-
poiusees would stand on the ques-
ton OF government by Injunction.
With Federal courts packed by Taft.
and q big army and big navy con-
trolled by Taft, there would be no
use for Congress TO make laws, or
even for the blessed initiative and
referendum; since the courts and
the army and the navy. both direct
cd bv Roosevelt per Big Bill would
really govern the country without
regard to laws. This seems 10 Do
the true inwardness OF the Roosevelt
policies. so warmly endorsed by
some Democrats whose hind sight
IN better than their foresight.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-03-05

ing TO the East there is another for
mer Democratic Governor that must
be considered from bis evident
ability TO draw Republican votes.
and TO unite the Democratic factions
William l. Douglas of Massachu-
sets. He is q great and success
full business mao. known ali over
the country and thus should be &C.
ceptable to the business interests,
while the workingmen of the coun-
try must have confidence In him, for
the workers In his shoe factories are
prosperous and contensed and the
workingmen OF Massachusetts, have
uniformly supported him.
ROBERT MILLER.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-03-05
OBITUARY..

At Ssndgates, St. Mary's county.
Maryland. on Saturday, February
%. 1908. Mrs. Cloe Jones departed
this life. For more than 20 years
she had lived among the people OF
this neighborhood, and had houored
every relation Of life-as maiden,
wife and mother.
About one year ago, an iucurable
disease attacked her, and uotw it'll.
standing all the efforts made by ply
sicians and friends to restore her TO
health the disease slowly and
steadily advanced, until weary 40 d
worn. she was glad 10 go 10 rest.
Through all her sufferings she
never murmured, nor complained,
but was ever thoughtful OF others,
and grateful to the many kind friends
and neighbors, who tried to help
her devoted family, to bear their
burden OF care and sorrow.
It was her pleasure and privilege
to be able during her life to minis-
ter TO the wants and necessities of
many servants Of God. They al ways
had a shelter aud home under her
roof-and were cheered and encour.
aged in their work OF love, In trying
to win and save souls for the Master,
and only the light Of eternity will
reveal how far-reaching. and wide
spreading those ministratiors were.
The Rev. Mr.. Reck conducted the
funeral services, and her remains
were buried, beside her loved ones
in Mt. Zion, NJ. Z church cemetery.
She will be greatly missed from
the home circle, and neigh borhood,
and her memory will long be held
in loving remembrance.
She hath done what she could. :"
A. FRIEND.