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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

Cipriano Castro was permitted to land in France for surgical, but not for reportorial, purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
VER-CoNFIDENT.

ER-CoNFTDENT. He reads his title to the skies And wears a scornful face; No doubt 'twould fill him with surprise, If in the other place He chanced to find himself some day Suspended oer a fire, Despite the fact he likes to say He'll sing in heavens choir.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

Uncle Sans big family has $13,000,- 000000 in the bank, and it should have q jolly Christmas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

to give everybody in the world Christ mas present." asked the enthusiastic man.
 "of course I do," answered his con servative friend. Then I would be sure to get the kind of present wanted"
 CoMPLAISANT. ''Honki Honk!" an auto ran him down And nearly mashed him fiat; He simply smiled a weary smile And let it go at that. His wife said, "Dear, hundred plunks 1 need to buy a hat He handed OCT the wherewithal And let 1t go at that. Her relatives came trooping in, As if to start a spat; Until they left he dined in town And let it go at that. The road of life he found 1t hard A game Of tit for tat; When things went wrong he said ,"Ah,
 me-
 And let it go at that
 THE BRIGHTER SIDE. He's never at a loss for words Of praise and glad thanksgiving, Who bravely learns to look upon The brighter side of livingl
 PROOF THAT HE EXISTS. ''There is nothing to this Santa Claus myth" ls How can you say that when the fire department has to put out his whiskers every year?" 
 ISN'T HE, THOUGH?
 Motoring, motoring
 Up and down the hill;
 Lucky he, who motoring,
 Doesn't get spill
 REPLIES. The Riviera invites the world to come and play but says not a word about pre- paying expenses. The cables tell of a Paris beauty who isn't satisfied with merely being pretty. She is harder to please than the average woman.
 A recent brochure is entitled, "The Battle of the Microbes" Let us hope 1t will be to the death.
 santa Claus Is the original night rider" says the Dallas News paragrapher. Not more original than the old lady who rides on broomstick.
 A book isn't always worth reading just because it happens to have picture of pretty girl on its cover. The calendar crop is splendid this year. The calendar hog wants three of the same kind.
 The skeleton in the closet can hardly breathe for the Christmas presents piled in there.
 When girl carries around in her trunk the doll she used to play with when a child, she is either extremely ingenious or extremely foxy.
 A very attractive gift book Is a bank book showing that $100 has been deposited to your credit.
 Dreamers in quiet places don't amount to much in the world but sometimes they get great deal out of the world
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
Uncle Sam'S Balance Sheet

At time when the country has by extravaganza on the part of staadpat republicans become accustomed 10 annual Appropriations approaching S1,000. .000, ,000-at time when the friends of deep waterways desire bond issue of $500, ,OOO, ,OOO-the country is brought face to face with a deficit by June 30 next of $114O00,O00.
 What is to be done? Prohibition is cutting down the internal revenue, and the lack of consumption consequent on the panic of October, 1907, is re- ducing the receipts from customs. Congress is in session. The facts are before it, and it is expected to act. The facts briefly told are these for the last two fiscal years:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
LEARNING LIFE's LESS

LEARNING IIFES LESSON. Now youth was ever a restless thrall And longs for freedom still But the way-worn toiler signs no more Of the cup he has drained his fill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

The Haytien navy consists of one gunboat, and the fotilla is decorated with a mortgage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

It is nearly time to begin to write out your New Years resolutions. It will not be necessary to commit them to memory. The stores with Christmas bargains yawn for you this morning. and all mornings up to the day itself.
  We had almost a surfeit of near Miltonie poetry, but another centenary will not come again soon.
 
 America is permitted to gaze upon Nobel prizes from afar. They are more enchanting that way.
  Cipriano Castro was permitted to land in France for surgical, but not for reportorial, purposes.
 
 Uncle Sans big family has $19,O00,- 000.000 in the bank, and it should have jolly Christmas.
  The Haytien navy consists of one gunboat, and the flotilla is decorated with a mortgage. Yale has no stadium, and she says she does not want one even to become fashionable.
 It is the duty of the present Con gross to turn a deficit into a surplus. Congress may yet be showed col lectiYely into the Ananias club. The battleship fleet will have no doubt a spicy time in Ceylon, Uncle Joe is pouring cold water on the deep waterways. The Daughters of the Ananias still remain unorganized.
  Abe Ruef got his Christmas present early.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
PROOF THAT HE EXISTS

PROOF THAT HE EXISTS
 ''There is nothing to this Santa Claus myth.' How can you say that when the fire department has to put out his whiskers every year?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

Yale has no stadium, and she says she does not want one even to become fashionable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
TWADDLE.

T " ADOIlTs "Pa what is bromidic conversatlon?" "The kind that is devoted chiefly to warmed-over ideas."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

It is the duty of the present Con gross to turn a deficit into a surplus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

AS A STARTER. ''We must have harmony said the master of ceremonies at a political rally. 'As the first step toward that end," re- marked old Esquire Ridlay. q would sug- gest that we dispense with the services of the village band"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

THE BRIGHTER SIDE. 1 He's never at loss for words l Of praise and glad thanksgiving, | Who bravely learns to look upon The brighter side of livingl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

Uncle Joe is pouring cold water on the deep waterways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

The battleship fleet will have no doubt a spicy time in Ceylon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

ISN'T HE, THOUGH? Motoring, motoring
 Up and down the hill; Lucky he, who motoring, Doesn't get a spill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

The Daughters of the Ananias still remain unorganiZed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, sostofnee as second class matter uhder let of Congress March 8, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

to give everybody in the world a Christ mas present?s asked the enthusiastic man.
 "of course I do," answered his con servative friend. Then I would be sure to get the kind of present I wanted"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

RIPPLES. The Riviera invites the world to come and play but says not a word about pre- paying expenses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

Congress may yet be showed col lectively into the Ananias club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

COULD GIVE HIMSELF ONE. Don't you wish you had enough money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

Abe Ruef got his Christmas present early.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04
PLAYED DoPEY BALL.
Company ! Beaten 10 TO o In First of
Second Championship Series.

Dopey throughout the game and dizzv
when not delirious, Company | went down
TO defeat at the hands Of the Athletics
saturday afternoon by a score of 10 TO q
The soldiers were wild at bat, listless in
the field and footless on the bases. They
couldn't hit Cranker OF New London for
more than two safe ones throughout the
game and these came after two were out
IN the eighth inning. Only two men
reached for the soldiers throughout the
game, while not single military man had
chance to put his spikes in the third
bag. What might have happened in the
thlnd inning had not Ferriter been called
out for not touching first on a single
winch he tired TO stretch is something
which must be sung TO the tune of Ii
Might Have Been.
In striking comparison to the slumber
Gus appearance of Company | was the
lively work of the Athletics. Strength.
ened by Cranker in the box. Walter
Brooks on first and Newcomb at short,
they played a rafting good game from
start TO finish. making only two errors in
the nine innings. They touched Jimmy
Clune for II hits, all of which came at
times, and took advantage of
every misplay OF their opponents Brooks,
Cranker and Rowe excelled in stick work.
and the latter had regular coaching
ield day. The feature Of the whole game |
was the wonderful catch of Smiling" |
Bill Lee in center field Running back |
ward so fast that he could not keep his
equilibrium and in danger of colliding |
With Ferriter, Lee stuck up his left hand |
md nailed the horsehide and then STUN.
,led several feet before falling. He was
,iven big ovation when he came in at |
he close of the inning. The score:
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04
Hildreth's Printers Win. First Game.

Baseball teams representing the Yer.
mont Printing company and E. l.. Hill
dreth & company met on the creamery
grounds in Centerville last Saturday af-
ternoon in the first Of a series of three
games to decide the championship of the
Ancient Order of Type Stickers. The
game was brilliantly played in every re.
spect and was not won until the last half
Of the ninth, the score being ID to u in
favor of Hidreth's men. Sullivan's home
run and Austin's sensational one-hand
eaten in the outer garden were the fea-
lures Of the " p. Co.'S play, while Chan
dIers pitching and ODonnell's fielding
contributed largely to the scores which
the Hildreth aggregation rolled up. The
game was umpired by II. Y. F: Jones
and the teams were made up as follows:
Hildreth & Co.-Chandler, p; Racette and
Il. Saunders, c; Taylor, Id; Pomfrey and
Prouty Oh; Wood IS; Thurber, 3b; Col
lis, Of; Haigh, If; O'Donnell and Robinson,
RI. Vermont Printing Co.-Sullivan, G;
Bracket, p; OIeary, IS; Blake, lb; Gil
more, 2b; McMannus, 3b; Austin, If; Nc
Bride. IF; Boyer, CT. Coffee, .ice-cream
and cake were served to the players by
their lady friends. The next game will be
played Saturday, Sept. y, at the fair
grounds.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04
WON FROM PINE GROVE SPRINGS.
Company Won Deciding Game on the
Island Tuesday Afternoon.

Company | won the rubber game from
Pine Grove Springs on the island Tues
day afternoon in one of the most inter
esting and exciting games seen here this
season. The score was 8 to g. "Splke"
Davis. mighty man was he, with strong
and sinewy hands, and the muscles on
his brawny hands must have stood out
like iron bands when in the eighth IN
ming with Lee on third he slashed the
bali bali into deep right field for home run.
c ! iu which Spike contributed IT., to
the afternoons performance. , tie poled
basted what would have been a three
Dagger in the seventh if he had only
touched touched second base. And even with this
record Mr.; Davis did not stand stand al @as
nresent with single and double, Jimmy
c c' with tn two singles and all the rest
of the militia bunch with a hit apiece.
Whalen and Collins were the singing
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04
WHEEL CLUB CLAM-BAKE.
MEMBERS Are Planning for a Big Time
Next Monday.

Members of the Vermont Wheel club
II planning on one continuous round
q pleasure next Monday, when the
M day and clam bake about which so
ll'h has been said will take place on
ts Valley Fair grounds. Over 100
hkets have been sold and the success
The event as far as attendance is
tlterned is already assured. The of.
Aals will be as follows: Marshal,
Ctarles R Crosby; aides, w. o. Cooley,
u + Fgriter and Houghton Seaverns;
fEletic committee. d. j. Stolte, l.. +.
sls and /. G. Tasker; judges, M. J.
sfH' Martin Austin and +. A.
llonEson; timers. H. r. Randall and
IS Thompson; starter, II. NJ. Wood;
ulouncer, George f. Foster.
Cub members will assemble at the
lNns next Monday morning in time
. participate in the parade which
mit' promptly at 10 clock. Headed
Y the First Regiment band. the pro-
@;on will march to Main street
Nlge, where special cars will be in
,,almg TO take the members to the
M grounds, On arrival there will be
mother parade, and the marshal will
axe a brief speech on the subject,
Wy ! Am Political Lunatic. The |
TAleic sports will then be run off in
" following order: Fifty-yard dash,
yen; running broad jump, 50-yard
a for members over $50 pounds;
..Nplt, 5Oyard backward race; run
ISlg hop, skip and jump, 100-yard
y 1llacap 5O-yard dash for men over
Y u years. ,2O-yard potato race. There
~ also be half-mile relay race be-
wen teams of Is men each, captained
Y Luther Miller and w. +. Dunleavy,
'.Ilg OF war between teams of ten men
st q explained by George Wilson and
|. l. MCMILLAN, and a Ginning base
I'll game between teams captained by
T Ti r Ellis and Charles Stolte.
a lug pake will be opened promptly at
" and it promises to be as near
.lFtton as infinite pains and the
y Inc market affords can make it.
,ie Will be music by the band
iiouglt9ut the day and probably some
''mal post,prandial exercises.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04

stars for the visitors, each getting three
clean ones.
Things opened favorably for Pine Grove
when two runs were scored as the result
OF brace of singles and couple OF err.
ros. To these they added one in the
fifth by punching their hits and two in
the seventh from similar causes. That
was all. Company ! had to wait until
the fifth before there was anything do.
ing In that inning four singles by J.
Clune, Davis, johnson and Stolte brought
IN two, and in the seventh doubles BY
Lee and johnson brought in one more.
Then came the eighth-fatal to the hopes
OF Pine Grove Springs-with its five runs
Tor the home team. Tommy" Cune
opened with single and was advanced
by X. Aliens hit The former scored
when Jimmy" Clune leaned into one of
Collinss Blenders, and Tommy" and Al.
len both scored when Seggerman almost
threw the bali over the backstop in at
tempting TO catch Allen at the plate
During the argument that followed over
what constitutes a passed ball Lee, who
had got to first, stole home, but lie was
sent back Just in time to amble in ahead
Of the steaming Spike" when he ne.
gotiated his aforesaid home run The
score.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04
Becker. Ford Wedding.

A very beautiful wedding took place
on Thursday morning at o'clock, at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. C. b. Ford OF
Goldfeld, when Mr. Charles Morris
Becker of Victor, Colorado, and Miss
Sarah Powers Ford were united in matri-
mony, Rev. S. Mills officiating. The
bride was given away by her father, q.
B. Ford. 4. A. Collins, superintendent
of the Acknowledgment Mining company,
acted as best man, while Miss Alice
Shaul of Goldfield was the maid of honor.
1t was double ring service. Palms, roses
and carnations were used in lavish decor
alton. The bride was gowned in blue
Copenhagen travelling suit and wore a tan
hat trimmed in brown and Copenhagen
blue. The guests were Judge and Mrs.
Hatton, DR.. and Mrs Sweet, DR.. and
Mrs. Weirick. Mr.. and Mrs. Lane Mrs
Duty, Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Waterman, Mr..
and Mrs. Sidel Mr.. Edgar Brown and
Mr.. Ports. The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Ford, formerly OF
Brattleboro, Vermont, and the grand
daughter of H. A. Powers of Randolph,
Vermont. She graduated at the Univer-
sity of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is
widely known at Cripple Creek as musi-
Morris Becker, the groom, went to Colo
RADIO from st. Louis twenty-five years ago.
lie has been in Cripple Creek four years
and is manager of the Stratton hide
pendence (Ltd.) Mining company. He
has interests also in other large mining
in Cripple Creek and Telluride
He is a graduate of Cornell university,
and is the son of the late Judge Clayton
f. Becker of Gilpin county, Colorado
The happy pair left on the ten o'clock
train on their wedding tour. They will
visit Long Beach, Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco and Yellowstone park, after which
hey will 60 to Victor, Colorado which
will be their future home after Oct. Is.
-Goldfeld Daily Tribune, Aug. 90.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04

top of the arch. The traffic which passes
over the bridge Is protected by battle.
menis two feet high and eight inches
thick The. apron which covers the bed
oil The brook is two'fcci thick aud 81 feet
wldo, and serves 10 prevent washouts in
the brook'bed or al the ends Of the bridge.
\ l6ineh tile is embedded in the con.
crete and can be connected at either end
with the Waterman. II is absolutely pro.
tected from leaks or brakage The bridge
Is a reinforced cement structure and war.
ianted to stand up under 40ton car.
~ shows q tensile strength OF $50 lbs. per
square inch. Three.fourths inch steel rods
form the network which binds the con.
crete together in every direction, thus
making II stronger than solid rock. The
concrete of the bridge is covered with
eight inches OF gravel, thus afiordng good
road surface.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04
.,nRIrY e ron BARBER.
Ir,an l'ags Dne.

sEsss Constable had an
o. ~ ,I-sl tho Iaaiillcai irm
80 .saH Ia usvp slowly apNanl
p 81. isitIt Tie hnal restll vas
81 80 fr sHilrnfv Ia the audi
- 81 tal az ma'e a. ''ssihlr
q iis.r aat lni" the alrsa'iy over
ef@s sHi Na, made AZ l0,50,
lH 80 f.airl. And then be
J R-r demonstration. After
~ m-R aud prolonged roar
90 iafFr Supporters made Tor
-.F .lnIalAle and carried him
.HHI.lfs ifum the town hall 10
,fa.iR black, Ia a very few
.frsH I'd iva ar ihne hun.
49, aftr,i ia front Of the build,
g. 80 aa1ug Was begun again,
| fireworks were soon pno-
isfa.- n Old buggy IN which Mr.,
VI -, lUmphaully SEATED and q
ts aifr q crowd Of excited
ra rfans enough Monl but let
ANA l lnNs amid the smoke
nrs lguau, aud naring torches
Iau Main slpcl yelling them,
- ia1r,5 with glee From some
4 o. HR,r end Of Main stnnet
e a7s a.Ufl the procession, aud
usa music the column wheeled
wl started 0ut Elliot street.
rnawirl o. the home ~ W.
- UHH Was sepnaded with |
aifsun ani Cries oi "bolter,"
! maam b went inom there TO the |
40 4. Eils. who had worked ac-
~ Ia Dr. BARKER during the day. hut
\. "a. aas nUi 10 home and - the
~, .lmgcl across the common,
s--s, ns enough to leave torch
- u mont ri the residence Of l.. T..
70 ID 40 show that he was not for.
- ,.a.i defeated Ia the republican
-, FINALLY tie crowd found itself
y. 4 Main street, whence Il proceeded
- e8ltlUr ui Crosby block. There
:. "a an informal iolliiicaiion meeting
=. IN auiilatt was officially notified"
4 II taiI1n
49,, Chase was master Of cerc-
- IN introduced Mr.. Barber as
= .ubm you would not have TO go
~ he door 10 md whore he stood" .
|. Rfbar ,lii IN effect that he was
80 H. rft,oui A. victorious candi,
Y, al that he should stand by every
- Ne Ind made during the cam.
n. Al MoutprlIrr. he said, he should
"a % faithfully that every man who
"A ior him would be delighted that he
|. Fsei i0r linn. lie said the states
-rg bad taken care that no Swede !
!, u. nat natufallzed should vote, but :
hilei 10 prevent a large number of :
sasnltd lrishmcn from voting. In !.
,tins Mr. Barber said that NJ. j. .
=, might be an honest man but he u
, 10 gentleman, as was shown by the Z
I stack. that he had made on his y
aonls. The next speaker was William :
s.1., who .ail that he stood by the =
1lI which he issued Tuesday morn. q
70 the effect that he was repub. y,
. W. Chase then called on $. 4. "
M. w. Blibcr's campaign manager. =,
! made a hiet speech congratulating "
,,o.lg Of Baitlcboro ON the wisdom W
iiar choice When Mr.. Daniels was NJ
allied upon he made an attemnt to
3, By way NJ the hackstairs. but his ,o,lI
eiy was overcome by the hands of y,
o or more enthusiastic workers. =,
va. long after midnight when the ~
eiing dispersed and still longer before %
oebmlion could be called at an end. j
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04

be in the box for the Athletics, while
Company / expects to have the services
of Bosk, Fitchburg, Mass, twirler who
is said to be the goods. The guardsmen
are planning to take sweet revenge for
their defeat of last week and the Ath,
letcs are making plans to clinch the
second championship.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04
Sporting Notes.

A baseball team called the All Stars and
composed of the Clune brothers, Ferriter,
Lee, Davis, HARDWOOD, johnson, ID. F.
Riley and Busby will play two games on
the island Monday with Winchester, N.
Winchester few weeks ago and split
even, Winchester winning the first 4 to
3 and Brattleboro the second to l.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04
30 II ~ 20 Ill
PINE GROVE SPRINGS.

Pine Grove Springs, 2 0 OF 0 30 %
Earned runs-Company | 4, Pine Grove
Springs .. Two-base hits-Lee, johnson,
Collins ., Ellis. Home run--Davis. First
base on balls-0f Clune !, off Collins |.
Struck out-By Clune 8, by Collins 6.
Double play-T. Clune to johnson.
Passed ball-T. Clune. Stolen bases-R.
Allen Sweeney, Ellis, w. Blandy. Sac
riice hit-Sweeney. Umpire-J. J. Clune.
+Davis out, not touching second.
aTouhll out, not touching first.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04

Inc concrete bridge over Wbe,.,one
onook near Melro,c street corner I. ro'n5
pls,sd and ;. credit 10 the town and H.
builders. u replaces the iron bridge
winch was erected II years ago and tomod
last spring 10 b. unsafe ON aeeonnt y,
fnstcd framework underneath The street
railroad track. IL Is nearly two months
e.''s the street was torn up On account
~ .he Noih' Temporary bridge was
' uuii. anu the Ola one carefully removed in
used for smaller bridges. "
The board OF sclcctmcn awarded The con.
Tract for the work 90 the Ley Constrnc.
lion company of Springfield. Mass M
S'W9, and since it, completion they ey.
press their approval Of the work and are
assured II viii prove permanent stuc.
tue. IL IS 6Ofoot span, s9 feet wide
ana ~ feet waterway from the apron 10
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04
Split Even With Keene.

The Keene On. H. Country club and
the North End Tennis club of Brattleborc
played tie match, 3 to 3, on the North
End courts last Friday Much interest
was shown, particularly in the last match
which was close and exciting. The sum
maries:
Singles.
G. F. Pentecost, Jr, of Brattleboro,
beat j. j. Colony, 6-3, 60.
j. Il. Allen of Keene beat II. p.
Greene. 60, 6-3.
N. II. Batchelder of Keene beat A. S.
Thompson, 6-3, g-S, 6-3.
N. c. Ray of Brattleboro beat L. II.
Joslyn, TO Go
Doubles
Ray and Thompson beat Batchelder and
Joslyn, GO, ca.
Colony and Allen beat Greene and Pen
tecost, rs, l-6, Ga.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04
COMPANY |.

First base on balls-Off IIune 3, of
Cranker |. Struck out-By Cranker s. by
Clune l. by March |. Double play,
johnson to Thompson to March. Wild
pitches-Clune. Hit by pitcher-New-
comb 2, Thompson. Stolen bases-Brooks,
Frost. T.. Allen. Umpire-Powers.
*Ferriter out for not touching first.