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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
Athletic Club WiH Held
 Weefing 10me1Y0h Niqhf

One of the most important annual meet Athletic club will be held at the club to- morrow evening at 8 o'clock.
 The meeting will be held, primarily, for the purpose of electing officers and a board of governors, but additions to the holdings of the club, such as building of nice bachelor quarters, outdoor grounds and a clubhouse, are contemplated, and it is probable that this matter will come up before the membership of the club at the meeting.
 The election of officers of the club will be matter of interest. The retiring president is Ed Warren, Jr, one of the most popular men connected with the Athletic club. Sam P. Sturgeon, now vice president of the club is prominently mentioned for the presidency, and his election is practically assured The elec- tion of C. H. Miles as secretary and treas urer and J. E. Miles as physical director is unquestioned Members of the board of directors whose terms are about to ex- pire are Solon Jacobs. R. P. Means J.. w. sparlSman and A. w. Dupuy.
 On the occasion of the meeting Tuesday night the entertainment committee of the club will furnish amusement with a vau- deville smoker and refreshments will be served.
 The past year has been perhaps the most prosperous the Athletic has enjoyed since it's organization Circular letters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

battle royal, with the victor in doubt. Au- burn should trim Georgia, but the score will be comparatively close. Tech should defeat Clemson, although the Clemsonites just at this time are fighting desperately to repair near. it's close dls- astrous season. The Vanderbilt-Sewanee game will probably go to the Commodores, although neither of the teams is as strong as in other years. Should Sewanee over turn the dope and win, there would be no surprise. As concerns the Mercer Howard game there is doubt. If Howard had as good coaching as Mercer, Howard would win. However. as it is Mercer is the favorite, although as concerns individual players, Howard has the little Georgia college stood off the board.
 Tennessee-Aabama Dope.
 According to dope" by which is meant comparative scores, Tennessee should de- feat Alabama by three touchdowns. But it is an absolute certainty that the Ten nesseans will not win by such margin. A game with the result exceedingly close is predicted. And the fans should bear in mind that Alabama has a chance to win. It is known that Alabama has not yet shown its full hand. It's full strength will be pitted against Tennessee. For the benefit of those who care to make wagers on the result, it is here stated that the real odds are not to l in Ten nessee's favor. A surprise, to be plain, is promised and if Alabama is beaten the score will be close and one made after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

The footfall season of 1908 hears it's close.
 With the exception of the Pennsylvania Cornell game next Wednesday and the Army and Navk scrimmage Thanksgiving the big battles of the east have been fought.
 In the south the big football day of the season is Thanksgiving, the last day Next Thursday therefore, in the south there will occur four or five feature games. no one of which will prove more interesting than the Alabama-Tennessee affair in Birmingham.
 The southern schedule for Thanksgiving follows:
 Alabama versus Tennessee in Birming- ham,
 Vanderbilt versus Sewanee in Nashville. Auburn versus Georgia in Montgomery. Tech versus Clemson in Atlanta.
 North Carolina versus Virginia in Rich mond
 V. M. I. versus Davidson at Lynchburg. V. P. I. versus Georgetown at Wash ington
 Washington and Jefferson versus North Carolina A and M at Norfolk.
 Howard versus Mercer at Macon
 Five Feature Games.
 To this immediate section the most in- teresting of the above games are the Ala bama Tennessee, Auburn Georgia, Van derbilt-Sewanee Tech-Clemson and How ard Mercer affairs.
 Each of these games promises to be a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
B. A. C. Basketball
 Team About Chosen

The regular team of the Birmingham Athletic club will be picked from the following squad of 10 men: Ware and Hanna, centers; Woodruff, Thomas, Bid de, Chairsell forwards; streit, Jones. Hilty and Cole, guards.
 Ware played on the club team several years ago, he and Woodruff being the for wards the year the club trimmed Yale. and won nine of their 11-game schedule. Both Ware and Woodruff have played on Auburn for the past four years, and are considered as good as any others in the south
 Thomas, the youngest man on the team, has been elected captain. He was cap tain of the Birmingham High school team last year in addition to playing on the regular team of the club. He is one of the fastest men who has ever played bas- ketball in Birmingham, his passing and goal shooting being very quick and ac- curate.
 Riddle and Chairsell, the other forwards,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
Motorcycles To Co
 For GYeaf Record

No race of motorcycles has attracted the same amount of attention in Birming- ham as that to be held Tuesday after noon of this week at the fair grounds.
 motorcycle race of such a distance was never before held in the south. Can Robert Stubbs, or either of the other riders. go the 100 miles in two hours, an average speed of a mile in 1:12?
 That is the feat the motorcyclists will attempt. and stubbs believes he will ae- complish it.
 The race is for the worlds record for 100 miles on d circular mile track. The present record is held by Stanley Kellogg, who made the 100 miles in Philadelphia recently. going the distance in 2:05;0 3-5.
 It is believed that Stubbs is as good a motorcycle rider as America has pro- duced, and he states that his five-horse Indian is capable of maintaining this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
The Ambergris King.

From the Chicago News.
 David c. Stull of Provincetown, Mass, is known to mariners generally as the "ambergris king" He buys at first hand more of the precious sub stance than any other dealer, and has given a single check for S35,000 in pay ment for one lot. Two hundred dol lars u pound is often paid, and he has paid as high as $500 pound.
 MT. Stull acts as agent for the Paris dealeg who supplies ambergris to the great French perfumers. There is never a glut in the ambergris market The variation in price is due not to any oversupply. but to the difference Tn the quality of the finds.
 Although the whalers are now much more cn the alert to discover the sub- stance than ever before, there is nor a great leal O. 1t brought in. because the whaling industry has so fallen ofr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
IT WAS A FINE COD.
A Little Story of William M. Chase, the
 Worlds Foremost Portrait Painter.

From the Delineator.
 Several years ago I had studio at Hammersmith, and was hurrying into London one morning to transact some business. Just as I swung around a cor ner occupied by a ish-mongers market, my eyes was attracted to a magnificent cod stretched out for exhibition on a clean slab of white marble. Whatever my mood for color vas that morning that fish completely fitted and filled it. must paint it, I decided.
 l called out the proprietor and told him what I wanted. 1 was bachelor I ex- plained, and did not want to buy the biz fish. I only wished the use of IL as a model. Could I rent it?
 "Ow now, sir" he said, with true British stolidity. "Hi never rents my fish. You see, it's Saturday, too, sir. Hi must sell him today sir"
 However l explained that needed the fish for only few hours; and directly we struck a bargain. If after two hours I still wished to keep the fish I should buy it. At the end of the stipulated time the boy came. I was not quite finished. "In a few minutes, said, and when looked up he was gone.
 Shortly afterward the proprietor came, tiptoeing in and peeping over my should CT could hear him softly signing, and I said nervously, Tn few minutes now; in few minutes.
 Don't uriy, sir; don't 'urry" he urged. She's gettin' onl Hi'll take my chances, sirr'
 When the painting was finished, he re- fused, at first, to accept any remunera- ton; but, at length, with a muttered apol- ogy, he charged-a shillingl The painting was hung, and shortly afterward pur- chased by the Corcoran Art Gallery for a very substantial sum.
 On my next trip to London. I deter mined to call up my fishronger, tell him of the good fortune that had attended the painting and tender him some fitting re- ward. To my great surprise he not only refused again any sort of a fee, but evinced no surprise whatever at the figure the painting had brought. though the price paid represented several times over the investment of his shop.
 ''Ah, but it was fine cod, sir" he said, and his eyes glowed with pride ,'now wasn't it?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

are old men at the game. Riddle has played on the club team for the past three seasons and last year was consid- cred star Chairsell year before last was captain of the Y. M. c. A team and is a very fine player.
 Of the guards, Streit, Jones, Hilty and Cole, Streit is the only new man. He played on the club team several years ago and has since played on Washington and Lee university. Hilty, Cole and Jones were on the team last year, and any for wards will have to be fast to make many goals over them. Streit, besides being a good basketball player, is one of the best football players in the south. He played on the Auburn team for years and was captain of the Washington and Lee team last season.
 Taking them all in all it looks as if the team this year will be better than any other in the history of the club.
 There is great deal of interest and en- thusiasm, and the members are ready to back their team to the limit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
Britons Read Solid Books.

From Progress.
 The borrowing of novels is declining all over England, being not more than 15 per cent of the work done by public libraries In the public libraries of the United Kingdom there are 100000 reference and s. 1000 lending books; 100000 reference books are consulted every year, according to the records, and at least an equal number are taken from the shelves and consulted without being recorded. Every year 6o,Ooo,oOo books are lent for home reading. Giving further detail the h. vestigator states that ''the taste for his- tory, biography and travel Is on the wane. Readers are all for science and sociology, and new books on socialism are always in demand"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
THE 1908 FOOTBALL SEASON
 NEARING ITS CLOSING DA Y
Cornell n Biminn Thursday
 

most gruelling contest. The game prom ises to be spectacular and as interesting as any played in Birmingham this sea- son.
 It's All Harvard.
 In the east it's all Harvard. By trim ming Dartmouth 5 to o and Yale to 0 the Crimson is the big boss of the east. Dartmouth and Yale are tied for second place, with Pennsylvania third. The In- dians, then Princeton, then the Navy fol- low.
 In the west Chicago has won the championship, this result being estab- lished Saturday afternoon when the men of the Windy City downed Wisconsin IS to 12
 The Southern Champion.
 In the south, at the present writing, it is all Louisiana. Then Auburn follows. Should Vanderbilt conciusively trim Se- vance, then the Commodores are worthy to contest Auburn for the secondary hon. ors Should Sewanee, on the other hand, win from Vanderbilt, then Auburn is the undisputed secondary champion.
 According to the charges the Louisiana team is composed of ineligible men. Until these charges are proved critics are com pelled to give Louisiane the advantage of the doubt. But should the Louisiana Tigers be thrown out TOT violation of the rules of the s. l. A. A. then Auburn has an excellent chance of winning the south ern championship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

great speed for this long distance. The other riders who will participate are also confident. They are R. w. Gala and A. W. Meagher, on Indians, and w. D. Gresham, on an eight-horse power M. M.
 The race will occur Tuesday afternoon beginning at 2 O clock In addition to the big event there will be five-mle handi- cap and five-mile event for owners of private machines.
 There is a great deal of interest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
W0ODLAWN BOYS
 IN GREAT GAME

The Woodlawn football team met the Disque High school of Gadsden on the latter's field Saturday afternoon. The game was fast and snappy, and resulted in a to tie. The Gadsden boys out weighed the Woodlawn team 15 pounds to the man. Halfback Lampkin of Wood lawn made 45yard run for touchdown in the first half Lovelady failed to kick goal Fullback Ewing of Gadsden made long gains by his line plunging. The ball went over to Woodlawn several times on Gadsdens failure through line bucks. Lovelady LamplSin, Hit and Duncan played star ball for Woodlawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
Card of Thanks.

Mrs. w. S. Mcvay and MT. and Mrs. W.. R. McVay take this method of rendering their thanks to their many friends, and especially the Confederate Veterans and the members of the North Highlands fire department. for their kindness and favors rendered them during their recent be- reavement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
Corrected Football Score.

Ithaca, N. r., November 22.-Umpire Evans of Yale wired Coach Halliday to- football game here on Saturday was: Cornell 20, Trinity 6, Cornell having been allowed touchback in the second half, which no one seemed to comprehend. The score given at the close of the. game yesterday was: Cornell IS, Trinity 6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
The Southern Champion.

throughout Birmingham, and the races will be well attended. The power of the motorcycle has only recently become rec ognized nationally, and the sport is be- coming widely popular.
 Should the record be smashed, and the 100 miles be covered at an average speed of 1l2. it will be demonstrated that the mortorcycle is but trifie slower than the fastest automobile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

have been sent to every member of the club, urging him to be present tomorrow in order that men may be elected "who are thoroughly capable and who can steer our prosperous club to the goal so much desired"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-12
The oratorio Emmanuel.

The rendition OF the sacred concert.
Oratorio Emmanuel by chorus OF
seventy voices under the direction Of
Rev. II. n. Aldrich at the opera house
last Monday evening WAS one Of the
finest musical affairs ever given in the
city.
The chorus had been we'll trained
and everyone entered into the affair
with determ nation TO do his part
we'll and they all did so
A very large audience greeted the
musicians and snug sum OF money
was realized out OF the concert Rev.
Aldrich proved himself 10 be direc.
tor OF ability and is sharing with the
singers who took part. well merited
praise
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-12
CRYSTAL FALLS. MICHIGAN. DECEMBER 70. 1908.

Michigan. with branch from Neopit
10 Amigo. total OF 234 miles. A des.
cription Of the territory through which
this line will run. together with esti.
mates Of cost OF construction. traffic
earnings. etc., are given In the engin-
eer's report. which you have. II il
proposed to issue 81. 900. 900 bonds To
construct this road. and TO furnish eq-
uipment for. the operation OF the value
Of about VI. 900. 0O0. The company. not
desiring TO sell its bonds on the pres
emit market Is issueing THESE notes. the
total amount of which is $3.50. 0OO to
carry along its operations until the
bond market Is in better shape.
About forty-hve miles OF track has
been laid and is in operation. and.
while IL is in two detached pieces, the
road is already earning more than it's
operating expenses. There is tributary
10 this line OF railroad the finest body
OF timber that is left in the northwest.
The estimated amount OF pine and
hemlock timber on the Menom inee
Indian reservation is from l.. 800, 900, :.
900 to 9, 600. 600. 0Oc. -
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-12
A SHOOTING AFFAIR
Occurred at spnng Valley last Tuesday
Evening.

A serious shooting affair is reported
from the west side OF the county.
Particulars are hard to get but the
story Is that fellow named Richards
had troublee with some Italians in
Spring Valley saloon. They decided TO
go out of doors and settle their affair
with their lists. AS the Italian was
passing out through the door Richards
struck him. He wheeled and stuck y
knife into Richards
A companion of the Italians then
drew gun and fired two shots into
Richards's body.
The two Italians got away in the
confusion and have not been taken yet.
Richards is critically in and il is
said that he cant liye.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-12
Wrestling Match

What promises to be very interest
ing affair, is the elimination Of a
wrestling match that has been brew
ing for some time past. Tie match is
between Ernest Fenby OF the Lower
Peninsula aud Louis TeIrien OF this
City.
The affair will take place al the
Opera House on Thursday night, Dec.
18th, ard will be- Catch. as Catch.can
Style, the best out of three falls, for
purse of sl0O 90 and go per cent OF
gate receipts.
Fenby is man OF no little fame,
having mingled with some of the best
In the line OF wrestling. while Terrien
is recognized as one OF the swiftest
that lives in this part OF the country.
While the affair will be most
friendly one, IL will be contest all
way through, the honors and money
going TO the best man Both men are
strangers TO one another having been
brought together through friendly sup.
poTt5TE.
Should Fehby win out in this con-
test, an open challenge will be extend
ed from the ring.side. to all comers.
including Zeir and other nothern fav.
orites
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-12
The Michigan Southern.

The Milwaukee Sentinel has the iol-
loving about railroad project with
which our readers must be somewhat
familiar by this time
the construction of railroad from
Mensaha TO connect with the railroads
Of the Michigan copper country, Is the
plan OF the Wisconsin and Northern
company. The plans are explained.in
the following letter OF the president OF
the company. H. +. whitcomb. TO the
Wisconsin Trust company. The letter
In part follows
+" Referring TO our conversation as
10 the one year notes OF the Wisconsin
and Northern railroad company secur
ed by their bonds deposited with your
company irl trust for all the holders.
This projec contemplates the construc-
tion a line OF railroad from Menasha
g A6connection with the copper range
and mineral range roads In northern
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-12
GAME SEIZURES
WERE NOT BONI FIOE
REPORTS THAT ILLEGALLY KILLED
DEER WERE SEIZED ARE FALSE
TAKEN FROM MIcHIGAn HUNTERS
Who had Killed Them lawfully and wer.
shipping Them Home According to
law.

Wisconsin papers have contained
elaborate articles ON the vigilence Of
the game wardens OF the state in the
matter of seizures of deer at Green
Bay. said deer being shipped from
upper peninsula points. mainly Chan.
ming
The dispatches stated that these deer
were being shipped TO the lower state
markets and told OF whole carloads OF
venison taken.
IL now developes that these seizures
were Of deer that mad been killed by
hunters from the lower peninsula and
were being shipped to the homes of
the hunters through Wisconsin and
Illinois Most of these deer were ship
ped from Claiming and as there were
lot of them they were put in refrig.
orator cars.
NJ. A. Aylward. agent for the G. Nj.
a. St. Paul at Charming and the man
who billed out the most of those deer
gives The Diamond Drill the following
information.
During the last few weeks the papers
have had accounts OF the large seizures
OF deer by the Wisconsin Game War
dens at Green Bay, and those not fam
iliar with the facts would consider
them- very shewd. The fact is that
different hunters from the lower
peninsula of Michigan procured their
licenses, and decided TO hunt in the
vicinity OF Claiming. Most of them
killed the allotted number and the deer
were shipped 10 their homes in Low
er Michigan. The laws of the State
were complied with. by each hunter
signing his name on the license coupon
and such signature was witnessed by
the Agent Of the Transportation Co. and
coupon attached 10 the deer which was
billed to its proper destination, passing
through Wisconsin and Illinois and
then back TO Michigan. These men
were not pot hunters, but bona fide,
residents Of Michigan. and most OF
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-12
Something Good.

"Strife" the play that the Senior
class Is to present at the high school
next Friday evening. December 18th.
Is very interesting G, medy- drama In
four acts There are plenty OF side.
splitting comic scenes 10 keep the
spectators laughing as we'll AZ serious
ones 10 hold their attention.
The theme Is the struggle between
the rich and the poor. with pretty
love story interviewer.
A good musical program viii be ren.
dered and. all in all It will be- well
worth the small quarter charged as
admission. See school notes for cast
OF characters.
Watcn the advertising
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-12

The council meeting last Monday
evening developed several funny fea-
lures. especially in the matter Of the
waterworks.extension.
About the most ludicrous part was
that played in regard 10 lacking up'
the Falkenau people for not paying
local merchants from whom material
and supplies had been purchased.
II seems that bills run with local
merchants for the months Of Septem.
Der, October and November have not
been paid although the city has paid
the Falkenau people the money with
which to pay these bills.
The Falkenau company buys all of
the material and supplies entering in.
10 the construction work The in
voices for these materials are present
cd to the council every two weeks and
are paid in lump sum to the Falken.
au people. the understanding being
that the Falkenau people, will immed
lately turn about and pay the local
merchants They haven been doing
that
In oder TO meet these bills every two
weeks the city had TO borrow IS. 900
from the bank paying interest there
on. The Falkenau people have been
taking 20 much of this money as is
represented by the bills not paid and
keeping II in their business while
the local merchants needed the money
to keep their own business going and.
no doubt. In some cases our local mer-
chants had 10 borrow money 10 supply
their wants while waiting for this
money due them and already paid out
by the city.
The same thing occurred last fall
when they quit work. Mr. Strauss.
uavely stated IN the hearing OF the
writer at council meeting. that the
Falkenau people were paying ont their
own money 10 help on the city OF Cr,s-
tai Falls. 1t later developed that the
bills for lumber. brick. etc, had not
Deen paid at all and the city finally
paid the bills late in the spring.
MIR. Walker has been asking 10 be
relieved Alderman Nesbitt wished
him relieved and made motion 70
that eifest IL then developed that
Walker wasn't 30 anxious for he stated
that 80 long as the Falkenau people
were held responsible for the conduct
Of Affairs here they would insist on
representative being kept on the
ground.
The matter was finally put over TO
special meeting held Thursday evening
40 which Mr. Strauss was present.
someore suggested that Mr. Strauss