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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
FAREWELL SERMO
PREACHED BY MANY
DIR, DUNCAN is GIVEN TOUCHING
FAREWELL AT FIRST CHURCH.
TAKES HIS TEXT FROM EccLE-
SfASTES.

Yesterday the Methodist preachers who
have been assigned to new charges de-
llvered their farewell sermons and are
now preparing to move to their future
fields.
At the First church every seat in the
big auditorium was filled at both morn
ing and evening services DR.. Duncan,
at the close of his sermon, commended
his people to DR.. Branscombe. who comes
next week, assuring them that If they
give the new pastor the kind reception
and cooperation which he has received
the Lords work in the church would
surely be blessed. DR.. L. S. Dobbs, the
presiding elder, delivered the closing
prayer.
Last night the pastor closed his work
in Birmingham for the time being. He
preached one of his Characteristic SER
mons, taking his text from Ecclesiastes
3-11. The discourse was an application of
the beautiful in life and nature toward
beauty and perfection In character.
Arguing that beauty is the natural thing
and evil only an intruder: that everything
touched by the hand of God is sacred. he
pointed out how especially true this is OF
the beauties of nature. BY a most graphic
description of the lavish plumage and
color of nature and the resurrection of
new life from dead ashes. he connected
the love of the beautiful in man with a
greater love in God, who made man. ut
is Gods world. full Of Gods glory. 1t
means that God loves the beautiful, for
nature is His own woven garment
The keynote of the sermon was reached
when he showed how the beauty of sur
roundings calls men to mercy, TO love
and duty, how "God wants us beautiful
in life, pure and clean and holy, with
His life and beauty reflected in us. Look
out everywhere and remember that God
is there and speaks to you
In closing DR.. Duncan said that there
is nothing more beautiful than the life
and the death of Jesus Christ. whose
white, spotless garment was not as white
as the spotlessness of his soul.
The music last night was especially APP
propriate, consisting Of beautiful selec-
tons. The congregation filed by the pulpit
and expressed to DIR. Duncan their hope
that at some future day he may return
to the field which he is now leaving.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
The wormacls Fund.-Following is a
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Prof. John Bell Henneman.

TO the Editor of the Age-Herald:
In the three years between 1853 and
1862 in the city of Spartanburg, S. c..
were born three men who were desti ned
to make their lives ~ thni" eNa', pies
q mighty factor IN tn upbuildng OF
human character in the south, Jones
Hampton Kirkland, chancellor OF Van
del bilt university: Benjamin. Eawton Wig
gins, vice chancellor o fthe University of
the South, and John Bell Henneman, pro-
fessor of English and dean of tine aca-
demic department of the University of
the South. DIR. John Bell Henneman
is dead He died Thursday night and
Sewanee mourns his death, the south
mourns his death, the educational world
mourns his death. A noted editor,
rare scholar loyal and devoted pa
triot has passed away. Sewanee is in
tears She has suffered an irreparable
loss DIR. Henneman loved Sewanee and
the University of the South. His strong
attachment for the place was shown when
he declined the presidency of Washington
university and later the presidency of
the University of Texas. AS the editor
of the Sewanee Review he made his in
fluence felt throughout the whole coune
try.
Great as has been his work here great
er still was his work as professor of
English at Sewanee. 1t was not only
in the lecture hall that his students
learned to love and appreciate him; but
in all the activities of university life his
enthusiasm and his devotion to his work
made him always an inspiration.
Fortunate indeed were those who worked
with him. His genial and sympathetic
nature, his nobility of character and loft
mess Of purpose have made men better
and he will ever live in the lives of those
favored few who came in contact with
him. In him the University of the South
has lost devoted servant and the south
a great teacher. H. G. SEIBELS,
Alumnus University of the South.
Birmingham, November %, 1908
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
December Weather Data.

The following data, covering a period of
10 years, have been compiled from the
weather bureau records at Birmingham
Ala They are issued to show the con-
dtions that have prevailed during the
month in question for the above period
of years, but must not be construed as
a forecast of the weather conditions for
the coming month.
Month: December, for 13 years:
Temperature:
Mean or normal temperature, &C.
The warmest month was that of 1906
with an average OF so.
The coolest month was that of 1903 with
an average of A.
The highest temperature was 70 on De-
cember 8, 1896.
The lowest temperature was on De-.
cember 20, 1901.
The earliest date on which first kill
ing frost occurred in autumn, Octo-
Der %.
Average date on which first killing
frost occurred in autumn, November 8.
Average date on which first killing
frost occurred In spring. March 10.
The latest date on which last killing
frost occurred in spring, April II.
Precipitation (rain or melted snow)
Average for the month, AIS inches.
Average number Of days with .01 of an
inch or more, 10.
The greatest monthly precipitation was
907 inches in 1901.
The least monthly precipitation was 1O7
inches in 1896.
The greatest amount of precipitation
recorded in any "a consecutive hours was
34 inches on December II, 1899.
Wind
The prevailing winds are from the
southwest
Station, Birmingham. Ala. Date of issuei
November 81, 1908. w. F. LEHMAN,
Observer. Weather Bureau.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
MEMORIAL FOR
MRS. TALIAFERRO

Memorial exercises in honor of the late
Mrs. e. T, Taliaferro were held under
the auspices of the Young Women's
Christian association in the association
building on Twenty-first street yesterday
afternoon Mrs. Taliaferro had assisted
in organizing the association and had
been its only president When the ex-
ercises began, few minutes past
o clock the spacious parlor and hallway
were filled with friends of the departed,
including many women prominent in the
social life of Birmingham, and among
those present were Mr.. Taliaferro and
other members of the bereaved FAM
lily.
Mrs. Joseph McLester presided and
those who made addresses were William
Ryan, who spoke of Mrs. Taliaferro as an
educator Mrs w. L. Beasley, who spoke
from the viewpoint of a pupil; Mrs ].
H. Phillips, who paid tribute to Mrs.
Taliaferro club woman; Mrs. Robert
W. Cecil, who spoke of the departed as
a phlanthropist; Miss Annie Kendrck
Walker. who gave an appreciation of
Mrs. Taliaferro as writer and con-
cluded by suggesting that bust of the
deceased lady be chiseled in Alabama
marble and placed in the association
building; and the Rev. DR.. J. w. Stage,
pastor of the First Presbyterian church,
spoke of Mrs. Taliaferro as a woman.
The addresses were marked by tender
ness and loving estimates of Mrs. Talia-
ferros unselfish and beneficent work in
Birmingham and it was said by those
present that the eulogies were peculiarly
fitting.
Appropriate vocal music was rendered.
There was an opening number by quar-
tet from the Birmingham Seminary and
there were two solos.
The Rev. DR.. l.. s. Handley, pastor of
the Central Presbyterian church, offered
a prayer and closed with the benedic-
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL RAIL.
ROAD COMMITTEE SAYS BlR.
MINGHAM is DETERMINED TO
ABOLISH THESE EVER-PREsENT
EVILS.

To the effect that the city is determined
to continue the crusade for viaducts over
grade crossings until Birmingham is ON
a par with other southern cities in this
respect, Dan Hogan, chairman of the
railroad committee of the council. says:
mo one realizes tile necessity of via
ducts more than do the memt 2 the
City Council and its railroad commit
tee.
There is the proper spirit among the
aldermen and we will push this work
until Birmingham, from the omnipres-
ent danger of grade crossings is pro-
tected.
AT the present moment, however, We
are prevented from further aggressive eff
forts on account of law suits pending.
We cannot proceed under the author
ity given by the Legislature as long as
this authority is being assailed through
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
BIG VAULT DOOR
READY TO SWING

The heaviest door in the SOUTH
weight 80 tons-was unloaded from a
freight car directly in front of tho
First National bank building early Sat-
urday morning. and for the next month
a large number of men will be works
ing like beavers to swing it into proper
position in the new safety deposit vault
being constructed in the basement OF
the First National bank.
This door is of the best armor plate.
Illuminated steel, is seven and one-half
feet in diameter and Is inches thick
and tips the scales at more than $4,000
pounds. The Herring Hall Marvin Safe
company of Hamilton. o., is building
this vault while William Book of Gins
cinnati is experimenting its construc-
ton.
The vault is 15x20 feet with stand-
ard thickness of Is inches, solid armor
plate. When completed the vault will
contain 5000 safety deposit boxes.
The heavy door was loaded on to a
fiat car at the factory and when the
car reached Birmingham it was trans
ferred to the street railway tracks and
pulled by an electric car to the First
National bank building at / o'clock
Saturday morning. Then while the rest
of the world was asleep workmen
swarmed around the car and proceeded
with the difficult task of unloading it,
After several hours work 1t was slid
out on skids next the building. the
sidewalk having been torn up at this
point in order that the workmen could
get into the basement.
The vault is very nearly completed,
though it will be nearly month before
the door is swung on, thus completing
the Job. The door is complete as it
is, the only thing left for the work
men to do here being to fix the hinges
and locks and place it in position. So
accurately will 1t be hung then that a
small boy could swing the door to and
fro.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
Sunday Football Stopped.

Montgomery, November Pa special to
the Advertiser from Pensacola, Fla, says:
1.-THE attempt upon the part of the Ath-
letc and Standard football teams to play
a game at Palmetto Beach this afternoon
met with failure, for just as the two
teams had taken their positions and 500
spectators had gathered the sheriff put
In his appearance and threatened to ar
rest every player II the ball was tossed.
No attempt was made to play"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
BARREL VS.. M. R. MCNEIL, damages; NJ

BARREL VS.. M. r. MCNEIL, damages; M.
E. Parsons VS.. Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company, damages; Ben Jones
vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad COM
pany, damages; Irene Voght, pro ami, vs..
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company, damages; Henry Holden VS..
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company, damages; Frank Wilson VS.. Bir
mingham Railway, Light and Power
company, damages; r. e. Cooper VS..
Central of Georgia Railway company,
damages.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
INSURANCE MEN
TO CONFER TODAY

Equitable Life Assurance Society men
from Alabama, Georgia and Florida ar
rived in Birmingham last night to at
tend the conference which will be held
at the Hotel Hillman today at noon. Vice
President j. T. Wilson and DR.. w. r.
Bross were among the arrivals.
The meeting will close tonight with
banquet at the Hillman beginning at $50
o'clock. At this time a number of
speeches will be made and the agents
and managers will get together on the
social side of their business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
Negro Shot to Death.

Montgomery, November 2s-While re-
sisting arrest after being caught in a
gambling game at McGee's Switch, seven
miles from Montgomery, early Sunday
morning, Foster Galloway. a negro, was
shot to death by deputy sheriffs who had
gone out after the gamblers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
Arrests for Month, 424.

At a late hour last night 424 arrests
we're recorded on the warden's docket
at the city jail. During November "a
arrests have been made for drunkenness
and Il for dsorderly conduct. For vio-
lations of the prohibition law Ia persons
have been placed in the city jail. Fol-
lowing is a table made up last night
of the arrests which have been made
during the present month:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
THE WEATHER.

Washington, November 29.--Weather
forecast:
Alabama: Generally fair Monday and
Tuesday; light to fresh south winds.
Mississippi: Partly cloudy Monday;
probably local showers and somewhat
colder in the interior; Tuesday fair; cold
er in north portion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30

On Friday night a negro named John
Spruce was murdered at Lewisburg.
Saturday night a negro man was shot
by white woman on Eighteenth street
between Avenue A and Avenue b. The
wounded mans condition is considered
nracarioug
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
Senator Fosters Mother Dead.

New Orleans, November 29.-Mrs. Mar
tina Foster, mother of United States Sem
ator Foster of Louisiana, died at her
home at Franklin, La, today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
T. Shaw & Son, Undertakes.
Green Undertaking Co.

Frieda Langendorff, the
golden-voiced singer of Bay
reuth, is to sing here Tuesday
at the Jefferson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
Married at St. Paurs Rectory.

Peter Frances Smith of Baltimore and
Miss Annie Pearl Reagin of Carrollton.
o'clock at st. Paul's rectory. The Rev.
w. C. Pierceall was the officiating priest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30

Total 80 TT
During the month Of November, last
year, there were $40 arrests made, as
shown by reference to the wardens
docket at the city jail, indicating a de-
crease in the number of arrests this
month of about 30 per cent as compared
with November 1907.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
CITY ITEMS.

Mr.. MilIer's ConditiOn.-StateS Senator
n. L. Miller, who has been dangerously
ill with typhoid fever at st. Vincents
hospital, was reported late last night
to be resting fairly well.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30

i'll with typhoid FEVER at ST. vincent s
hospital, was reported late last night
to be resting fairly well.
Raid in oodlawn police
men raided an alleged blind tiger Sat
urday night and arrested two negroes
Newt Capers and Rose Horton, on
charges of violating the prohibition
laws. While searching the place for
whisky, the officers found a large
quantity of clothing which, on account
of it's never having been worn, is be-
lieved by them to have been stolen.
The clothing consists chiefly of female
apparel
The WormacIk Fund.-Following is
letter received yesterday afternoon: To
The Age Herald, Birmingham, Ala.--I
have collected the following amounts
for the benefit of the widow and chill
dren of A. w. Wormack: DR.. Gwin &
Co. SO: cash, 81; cash, soc; cash, 25c;
cash, 25c; cash, soc; cash, soc; cash, soc;
cash. soc. Total, So. E. c. Winston. The
Age Herald acknowledges the receipt
of the amount listed by Mr.. Winston.
The present total of the Wormack fund
is $6o1.40.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-06
MACHINE REVIEWS
FIGHT ON DUNE
Try to Make Trouble for Regis
trar Over the Affidayits
Filed
Republicans Will Hold Their
First Big Meeting Mon
day Night


gTh g sHerrin machine, through Tim Sui
liVan, Is resolved to continue It's attack
upon the candidacy of Judge Dunno.
Having examined the original petition
or the good government league, on file
In the registrars Office, without discov-
ering anything which would invalidate
1T, the machine win extend its 1nyest1-
cation to the 5000 additional affidavits
filed by the league
When Registrar Zemansky found that
the good government league had enough
names In its first petition to entitle 1T
TO a place on the ballot for its non
partisan judicial ticket he announced
tnat he was satisfied and that he would
not go to9the trouble and expense OF
checking up the supplementary am
davits.
But trouble and expense are nothing
to the interests behind Tim Sullivan In
view of the chance to injure the candi-
dacy of Judge Dunno. Their hired men
Will go through the rest of the affi-
davlts. and their findings Will be an
nounced In communications to the dis
trct attorney breathing the same indig-
nation and the same loyalty to law and
order Which the henchmen OF Herrin
have pretentiously displayed In pre-
vious letters
The first big meeting of the repub-
Monday night, October 12. in Mission
rink, with three congressman as the
star attractions These will be Con-
gressmen Kahn, Hayes and Mckinlay.
Inc Dig mass meeting at which Senator
DoIlver will discuss the issues of the
campaign will be held two nights later.
From that time on the local campaign
Will be ,waged with whirlwind vigor.
In addition to the dates already pub
liShed for Governor CflIett there will
be meeting on the evening of October
10 at PaIo Alto, at which the governor
Will speak. On the afternoon of the
same day he will speak at Santa Clara.
The democrats will hold district
rally in the thirty-ninth tomorrow
night at District auditorium, 527 Gle
ment street. Senator j. B. Sanford OF
Ukiah, Frank H Gould, John w
Sweeney, George A. Tracy and Harry
Bocchio, candidate for the assembly
will be the speakers. Gould will pre-
side at the meeting, just to show the
democrats of the district that the Me
Nabites and Bellites have buried the
hatchet and are working together for
the ticket
The San Francisco democratic club
of the Thirty-ninth district of which
Harry Bocchio is president and Hugh
L. Delany secretary, has passed resolu-
tions indorsing the candidacy of George
A. Tracy for congress. The resolutions
declare that the club is convinced that
Tracy is a democrat who has no affilia-
tion with the doodle dees and that 1t
is. prepared to make an earnest fight
for his election. For this purpose every
member is urged to constitute himself
a commfttee of one with Tracys cam
didacy uppeImest in his mind.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-06
TAFT IS GREETED
IN OLD MISSOURI
Makes Thirteen Speeches in the
"Sfow Me" State and
Three in Kansas
Candidate Meets Hundreds of
Old Soldiers and Thousands
of WOrkingmen

MACON, Mo-. Oct. 5.--Judge William
H. Taft made three speeches in Kan
sas and 13 in Missouri today Eight OF
the stops in the latter state were ar
ranged upon urgent demands from
towns through which the special was
to have passed without stopping. This
resulted in delaying the Taft special
more than an hour and the big aud,
ence at this place had to wait until
nearly 10 o'clock for the appearance
Of the candidate.
Speaking OF his reception at several
OF the stops. Taft said:
"It is an augury that Missouri is go
ing to show somebody at the next
election that she does not intend to re-
main a mysterious stranger. but Will
become regular resident among re-
publicans."
Throughout the day Taft hammered
away on the necessity for the voters of
the country to understand that demo-
cratic tariff revision meant a destruc-
tion of the market and prices OF the
product of the farm; that republican re-
vision meant a continuation OF present
prices and prosperity. He told the Mis-
sourians about the Bryan proposition
with respect to the trusts-that the
Nebraskan would destroy them by put
ting trust made articles on the free list
and by making a law prohibiting a
trust from manufacturing or controll-
ing more than so per cent of any arti-
Gle
At South st. Joseph Taft was led into
giving his definition of democrat. say
ing he did SO because Of the introduce
ton he received to a large gathering
of stockyard employees by John Dono-
van. president of the stock exchange.
who is a democrat.
Rain began falling before the special
had made it's second stop, and through
out the day the crowds which came to
the railroad stations and to the meet
ing places oraved a steady drizzle.
The days itinerary began with an
extra meeting held on the steps of the
public library at Kansas City, Kan.
The crowd here was composed of thou
sands and the enthusiasm was marked
At Leavenworth Taft had opportunity
to talk to many old soldiers from the
veterans home and also to workmen-
He improved both opportunities Atchi-
son was the last stop in Kansas and
gave the candidate a rousing farewell
from the state to which he promised
to come again.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-06
Some People
Co1nprorr
THIRTY YEARS
A Slave to Coffee


Many persons do not realize that cof-
fee drinking may become powerful.
enslaving habit
They are not aware that coffee CON
tains g-caffeine-which ought
never to be taken into the system ex-
cept for certain diseases and then only
when prescribed by the doctor.
The coffee habit grows on most users
and is more harmful to some than 9TH
ers. But a drug that acts upon the heart
and nerves in the way caHelne does, is
not without greater or less harm 10 all
who drink coffee.
For thirty years. writes a WASH.
housewife, Il have been steady conee
drinker. | wanted it at every meal.
"But / would have sick headache
most OF the day, and throw up my 1000
I really suffered awfully from coHee,
yet thought | never could stop It,
.,rhen / heard how good Postum was
forssuch cases, and began to. use II. Al
first I did not care for Postum felt
sleepy and had headache. ] soon found
that this was because of the hoid coHee
had on me, for in about three days art
er I quit coffee and began to use Pos-
tum the headache left me, had no more
nervousness ana pdlpiti eioii. -
week felt like new woman.
II have used Postum three years and
when it is made according to objections
(boiled Is minutes)-it is as pleasant
as coffee and don't hurt anyone. lought
to know. for / was as bad OF as any
one is likely to. get from coffee drink
ing. Now / am WELL"
There's a reason
Name given BY Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read the little booklet
The Road to Wellville, in pkgs.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-06

mitteemen to take the stump for. the
democratic candidate for the state SEN
ate If Governor Gillett spoke in San
Luis Obispo county
The county committee, through its
executive committee, refused recently
to invite Governor Gillett to speak in
san Luis Obispo or to arrange for a
meeting at which he might speak.
Chairman w. e. Hixson of the execu-
tive committee was advised today that
j. r. Apsey, a member OF the old re-
publican organization, was arranging
for meeting at Arroyo Grande to-
night, the purpose of which was to is
sue the invitation which the central
committee had refused Hixson came
to San Luis Obispo and called the ex-
ecutive committee into special session.
The plea Of one OF the old organiza-
ton men that IF Arroyo Grande wants
Gillett, let him come" precipitated de-
nunciation of Apsey's action and the ap-
polntment of special committee to
wait upon Paul M. Gregg, trustee of
the Polytechnic school and manager of
state Senator Henry w. Lynch's cam
paign. Gregg was told that if the
Arroyo Grande meeting was held and
Gillett was invited to speak in defiance
OF the central committee, members OF
the executive committee would take the
stump in open opposition to Lynch. The
Arroyo Grande meeting was called off.
and unless he speaks at Atascadero on
the occasion of his review of the troops.
Governor Gillett will not speak in San
Luis Obispo county.