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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13
Prohibition in eibb County.

J. E. Thompson of Centervilie, solic- itor for Bibb county, was in BirminE- ham yesterday. We are enforcing the prohibition law down in my, countf,' he said Before the first or the year l. notified. a young man that we would be after them in earnest. and he laughed, telling me I couldn't do ary good. He has just ' finished serving out term for running blind tiger. M
 q had four cases several weeks aso against man in the county. Just be- fore the trial sent my clerk to hiri with the statement that If he would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 The only man who can keep a promise is the man who never has to make one.
 A man thinks he's a good husband when he doesn't blame his wife because his shoes hurt him.
 It takes an awful lot of brains not to need to care whether people think you have them or not. Ffsa ta1a
 When a man likes to live on farm it's, sign he thinks he can get votes that way for some office. s You can generally tell how little coin there is in a mans pocket by how loud he tries to make 1t jingle. n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13
MOTHER WORKS WITHOUT PAY.

From the New York Press.
 Mother gets up first, said the new office boy. ''She lights the fire and gets my breakfast so I can get here early. Then she gets father up, sets his break fast and sends him off. Then she gives the others their breakfast and gets lem ready for school; and then she an the baby have their breakfast
 What is your pay here?" asked the man.
 T get 8 week and father gets s day" N A s
 How much does your mother get?' '
 'Mother!' he said indignantly. Why, she don't have to work for anybody"
 "Oh! l thought you just told me she worked for the whole family every morn- ing'' sY
 "ohl that's for us-but there ain't no money in that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

The authorities rule that Chinese editors mayscome to this country, and this may lead to the building up of a literature that will overshadow that of Indiana. # #d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

Emma Goldman declines to take her clothes and go back to Russia. She prefers to stay here, where she can keep her head on her shoulders and her tongue in motion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

We have been blessed with so much ideal spring weather that there is dan ger of Easter bringing us some of the other kind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

The Frank Hitchcock press bureau in Washington is by far the biggest in the country. It keeps the wires hot in -Taft's interests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

Miss Emma Goldman has no inten- ton of spending her vacation abroad. Recent reports are misleading.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

me Dnc de Abuzzsaw has duly con- ferred with the King of Italy, but no word about Steve El,:ins comes from the conference yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

Mir. Rose blossoms anew as the mayor of Milwaukee, and he is, no doubt, will ing to do all he can to make 1t doubly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

The great need of the country is pub liclty and revision, but it will get nei- ther at the hands of republicans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

Backgammon, the game of our fore fathers, has certainly gone where the woodbine twineth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

Biarritz, little town in the south of France, is at present the British capi- tai.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

Taft gets in but three days month at his desk in the war office, but his salary goes on undiminished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

Presidential campaigns usually mean boiling cauldrons, and the contest of 1908 will not be an execution to, the rtlle. 4 4nf 1T
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

Secretary Taft hopes to become the amen corner himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

The straw vote is beginning to ap- pear, retaining it's accustomed untrust. worthiness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

A trip by trolley from Chicago to New York now takes seven days and a half. Long trolley trips are to be a fad of the coming summer. a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

The Who's-Whos are about to organ. ize themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

The baseball rooter should begin at once to take lessons in voice culture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

We are so peaceful that our War Secretary is not needed at all, and he pursues the agile delegate day after day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

plead guilty to one charge [ would DoH prosse the other cases. but he de- elared he had me whipped.
 lie came into court the next day with an air that made me more tn willing to land on him. He got ssGo on the first case and the same jury added the same amount for the next two cases. He came to me thea begging as only blind tiger can, ard l let him off after he stood up in court and took oath that he would never sell another drop of liquor, and If he did he would not try to keep me from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

Presidential aspirants scatter plati- tudes as they fit from town to town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

Ensley needed larger hat yester- day, and all of us knew why.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

The Presidents stump speeches are made in special messages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

In the first quarter of this year New York city has record of 32,655 babies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13
Presbyterian Bodies Active.

Presbyterian executive bodies will have an active time this week." said Dr. I. W. Stagg yesterday.
 The spring meeting of the North Alabama presbytery will be held be- ginning Tuesday at North Birming nam. It will probably take up sever4l days, and matters of importance are to come up.
 Friday at 12 o'clock the Alabama synod will meet in the First Presby terian church for the purpose of fur ther considering the proposed removal of the Synodical College for Women from Talladega to ASniston. Offers have been made by both cities. and the discussion Is expected to be interest ing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

As to the Aldrich bill it is but fair to ask, Who in thunder wants it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

Hayti is a country that progresses backward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13
About Persons.

John W. Bunge of Mobile is at the Morris. William B. Rragg of Fort Deposit is at the Morris.
  N. A. Lapsey of Anniston is at the Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-13

The peach crop promises to be big and early.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-26
s OLD7zME CALIFORNIA BURGLAR By JOAQUIN MILLER

Suddenly, there was a. noise outside The young started,to his feet. trembling and pale The noise grew louder of many feet, close to the door
 But he did not lose hisl presence of mind. He was certain the noise of tthe four men he had seen at the card table.
 He had noticed them, shrink from him and whisper among themselves Att the time he had thought they referring the fresh marks of smallpox on his face The singular way in which the storekeeper had set down his on the wall confirmed him in this. But why should those men come to rob him if they believed he had the smallpox? Was his gold more precious to them than life?
 How quickly man thinks at time like this! What to be done? He was alone and unarmed. There were. he believed. four burgars-no doubt all well armed The noise grew louder. There was a great batterilg at the f.ail door.
 Suddenly Larison made his plan. He dashed the gold against the stone wall that formed the back of the chimney. The precious contents sank down safe fin the deep ashes
 Then with one bound Larison sprang up high in the topmost bunk and covered his face as he groaned: "Smallpox, Smallpox"
 The door was now broken open with a terrific crash
 Then Larison heard the din and rattle and noise of heavy feet But there was no word spoken except by the youth with covered face high in the corner who uttered the wall of "Smallpo1! Smallpox! Small pox!"
 After 8 time Larison paused to listen. He could hear nothing all but the beating of his heart He rubbed his hands with glee at the thought of his shrewd device. The gold. he knew all there in the ashes Half hours washing would restore 1t, to him Then be would get the of the pocket and strike for Massachusetts by the shortest possible route Planning this. still full of heart and hope he turned over in his bunk and fell asleep.
 The high when hs awoke. Peering out cautiously. quite ready to hide his head and cry "Smallpo1!" at the first sight sound of an fn- truder. he saw, heard-nothng at all,
 Then he came down and looked about. The crack CTS were gone. The frying pan lay upside down on the floor. The ham gone also!
 Turning to the door in bewildered fashion he the soft earth outside the tracks of his as sailant. They big broad tracks-ths tracks of grizzly bear The smell of ham had msds.the bear burglar!
 But Larison was rich!
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shovel pick and few other tools In the southwest tier of "bunAs." not unlike the bs-ths thick layer of fir and pine boughs, which gave out pleasant odor But on the top!n0st bunk, bes of all, the thoughtful miners, going away, had thrown their rough outer clothing a5 well az some empty four sacks, gu1ny bags and 50 oa.
 Larison hastily climbed up 10 this topmost bunk. by setting his feet Cn the two lower 5dnEs as if mounting ladder. and the poor fellow soon had q fairly comfortable bed arranged top of the fragrant boughs Then he descended, struck a match and from the pine Culs and pine kaots 10 be had at the door for the picking up he built fire bright that 1t lit I'D the laughing little stream through the open door.
 He went out washed his hands and face in the cool water took refreshing drink. returned 10 his cabin. closed the door, and dined heartily cookies and cheese which the g1u but kind old captain had made him put in his pocket on leaving the boat.
 Our young g0ld-hunter slept soundly. He was now "an honest miner with cabin bunk tools clan-all things indeed, but gold Was the gold there in the ground down the bedrock. deep uE1e: the big messy boulders? lie would soon
 With sleeves rolled above his elbows and with hare feet he wrought and he wresed till nearly sundown. Not color, although he struck the Lard. blue bed rock in many places that first day.
 He climbed out of his claim. very tired and hungry, 10 him all day. Beautiful wild flowers had leaned out from the bank if to comfort him in his solitude. The great solemn pines sang their mighty monotone in the winds of the sierras high over his head. and it made him think pleasantly of the pine woods of home.
 He had passed by a small grocery store the even ing DefOre mile or so o0Wn the stream. lnltner he returned after arranging his tattered rament best he might and laid his case before the bearded Missourian who kept the store. As the MisSourian was both kind and anxious to work resumed at the deserted dggngs he readily let Larison have on tick what he tmidly asked fora codhsh and two pounds of crackers
 Next day the song of the pines, the same sweet flowers leaning the banks of the tumbiing little stream the strenuous toll, too-but not color of gold
 The lad was growing dizzy as he leaned over to strike few last blows in the depths of crevice of
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hand. He stopped to the water and saw-"Goidl godl goldi'
 It did not take long to let the water wash thel clay away it gurgling down the crevce. Be- fore it yet fairly night the hungry had: nearly filled with gold dust little pint cup which he found in the cabin.
 But it clear that this was only pocket" If; he had had half day still before him he would have been able to scoop it out and turn his back 1t all in which this story would have been written.
 The resolute boy had those dependent him far away who were very dear. They would need all the; gold And then it was only one more day at furthest He would remain to get all. With this resolution! and light heart although heavy step, he tottered; down to the store. He would not-he could not-t leave his gold behind him. He went his way, think ing all the time what he would have to eat hist return.
 Ham. Ham and onions! Fried ham and onions. That was what he would have. He almost ran as he neared the store.
 Four men were playing cards at a table as he came in. Two others lay on benches asleep The return tide of the stampede had set in, and were not nearly scarce in the camp before Larson let his gold sink deep down in his pocket
 He found the bearded Missourian behind his: counter, and asked to pay his bill The storekeeper seemed to have forgotten L.m But after looking him. in the face for while he said: Oh yes yes; member you now Let what it was you got"
 Turning around to the vail he put his finger on a number of little dots and spots These for Lar sons name; for the storekeeper could not read. Under the spots and dots the tail of fish ands the outline o cracker. with four little marks below.
 q also want ham and pound of c7ackers-al whole ham. I'm hungry And want onons-a pound of onions,"
 The storekeepe- handed the ham tied up the crackers and took the gold and weighed out his due L3rison immediately picked up his bundle and start cd for his cabin.
 How fast he did walk! And how fragrant was that ham as it fried and cooked in the new fire on the hearthsone The bag of gold he laid on the table Now and then the vOurg man turne1 his eye from the pan to the gold with happy heart. One more day. then hOmei
 He set the pan of frizzing ham the table, closed the Goor and sat down to his meal.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-26
How Ernest Saved The Herd
By WILDER GRAHAME

he loas unusual thing is enough to start these herds tae-e i, TO safety br: h Gi2i: 4 single nissep and horse aa! ..de- wo2.l be trampled b pieces by tho.zard hoc-1.
 TAe cattle were ros,!ess that c2y-ready for they scented danger they sdlred the air pared and lowed til Ernes began fear they woa,d attempt to b:oa.S fom he inc.osare
 Within the s.ocIade the women were doing what they oo2l a p-ena-a;.ca for the coming fgat C1ns were soc5 cleaned ard examined. ammunition boxes d-G"ccd into conve2icn: p!acsa and the little fo:::ccs strengthened in every possible manner In fact. ore-y WAS busy q some active wor; except the scout, away u9 the mountain, and Ernest. No wca-cr tle lad fe.. almost alone in the world
 Would the be ready to return before the signal o-:le? Of ooa-sa they would be all right, anyhow for they would have time to get back after Boter o:-2e ia sight cf tha scouts. They could leave the res: Cf aa herds i' nccessary. But the excitement C, the cattle he was guarding seemed contagious and E.les.'5 :c5!ecs2-s5 liEe theirs increased He gal !opel r3 b Title pla:2au and t.zrouat2s. lco.ed 2nxiors,y toward he s7c. where the scout was c.a- toned cs i; c-9ec.:n3 h5 si-n-! His attention was a6o2t equally divided between the trail b. whl.h tSe would end tAc Ico-oIt the mountain as he 10 the dangers and ha-Cshlp5 Of frontier lie. even tEa cowboys admired his daring. Sill. it was with keen censc Of relief that he saw ap
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there came. not horns. but horses ridden if the evil possessed the reins There was-there could be-no more doubt It was Bplter and his gang.
 Ernest's first thought was Of the men scattered hopelessly the valley; then of the women and children in the stockade defenseless and yet conscious of their danger; then of the cattle An. the cattle, Putting spurs to his horse. he dashed to the corral gates tore them wide open and then flew to the of the inclosure and shouting like a maniac swung his coat in the air above his head For one instant three thousand six hundred heads were in the air. The next four times many hoofs went laundering down the valley in hopeless stampede A railroad train would not have stopped that rush. Nothing could withstand or check it.
 The advancing horsenen drew rein for moment. astonished the commotiol Then. the full sense O; their danger burst upon them they turned about and fled helters elter fo- their lives. Desperate men they were. and coly desperate riding could save them
 When the cowboys returned. the noise and dust had died away and the desperadoes disorganized and scattered. lsere the ranchmens chance. and well did they improve i thanks to their habit O. quick thinking and acting in emergency. that Boltelet nearly.ha his gang prisoners in the hands of their intended victims.
 Cowboy skill rounded up the scared and scat tered catCe. The .scout? Poor fellow. he had kept his last watch Boiters sharp-shooters had surprised hin at the post ,of duty And Ernest? We'll week later half-du sn of the ranch owners up from Denver and held a,meetng in the main ranch house. they sat. the fire they told the story Of Erness exploit ;d immediately they clubbed to- Ceher to send him lEast to school. He graduated with high 'honors aln not many years later became the prosperous owae-tof the very ranch which his pluck and cooheade nesJ had saved from Bolter and hs desperadoes
Arizona republican., 1908-04-26

sz% the fall of lc.9~li- Andrew Jackson La-isol E sailed out Of Boston harbor for the goiu m-hes s Of California
 X The first day out the handle Of his name WIS
 knocked off, for this bright and handsome boz working his way on sailing ship around CapS Hon and sea captains of those days had no time 10 waste on long names. He was only Larison after ne left land and his visiting card behind hir1.
 On landing in San Francisco, Mir. Andrew JacEson T arison cf Boston Massachusetts was taken down with smallpox. The poor fellow left the hospital without dollar or friend and with hardly spare garment Still he was stout of heart brave ana determined boy as thousand others or these times who wee trying to make little fortune TOT ths dear ones at home, and he did not falter
 The day after leaving the hospital, with his pale min face all in dots and spots he engaged to work his passage up the Sacramento River 10 the mines
 What is your rame?" demanded the grun captain Tith green patch on his right eye ana sA'e.- mounted s.x-shooter in his belt.
 Andrew Jackson Lariscn, sir, said the pale young m n with the spots and dots on his lace
 Hey? Well Mir Andrew Jackson Lazarus roared the captain take that ccalshovel and report 10 the mate and be quick about il, tco
 And so Lazarus became his name-Lazsrus, and Lazarus only, for soon the other parts or ms name were again rubbed off
 when young Iarison reached the gold mines he found there had been great stampede Tor mines saia 10 be ot fabulous richness farther on over the noun tains All along the banks of the little gold-bearing river he saw deserted cabins. the latehstring hang ing out ready fer any who chose to enter and take possession.
 A good custom was this in the old days. Let a party Of gold hunters game hunters or even hunters health go into the mountains and build caOln for the season care was always taken to leave neat and clean and ready the first poor wayfarer who might pass that way.
 Larison pushed as far up the stream as his legs would take hlrn the first day Near the lead of the placer mines he found cabin with the rickety dcor wide open He entered and took possession.
 fine stream of water rpppled and ran through the messy boulders under the great sweeping pine and fir and yew trees The place still that the young man could hear his heart beat as he stood on the earhen flood before the huge fireplace and looked about In one corner was a battered old rocker, a
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VT WASN'T very plscEalt to De ll.. ou:s.Ge tEe
 s;ockade to guard ihe corral ga;ea. with con $ panioas bGt pony and the three tAous2nd -.>
 h2ndred haif-wilI and restless cattle. Mc5. boy4
 Of fourteen would TO: Aava re!lsAed ;ae position even in time ct peace. And band c; Gcs- neTaGos O. the worst type known to be ap9:oaoh ing White sav2gcs wAo have no fear Of :ae law a.e word that the terrible "2ol:cc gang" ws.e ;hc.: way to raid the ca.tlonen O. the yasy and al hands had tecn busy gathering the scattered settlers into the central so,aGe for protection a3airs: ;Ais ma-auding band c; ''rus:e=a'' O. ca,.lo ;.1i9yes.
 Whatever may be sad cgaiEst he eow5oy l>4:atz1 and cowa-dice not among his f2:.inss; So l. ic nc: surprising tAa, t1e r2nehmen began 10 prepare most actively to c.,2 taei. unwa.coae visitors reception.
 Upon the Tno22ta:n Ky the scout. waiting to send the signal oi warning when the foe should enter the pass 3 low fearless T.1c.s dashed tae plans. b-.nG.s in ;&o 211:::re1 cattle and preparing for long and Iigo-ors Gefsnsa. Unt tAs signal came there wa3 TO dzn-e-, .nd e a hands needed in driving up the c.star: herds the s.ockada w27 for the time lei comparatively unde:e2dcI That how i: came to pass th2t Ernest ie.t alone to iaard tc corral gates tl the rcn2l-ing oa.lo were driven in 21d the hc2ry fss.eE2ss safely secured. There ws ut!e 70: hin 10 co ba. watch til ,Ae o,Aer herds arrived Then ha would have to swing the bls gales open ard ke,2 t-n tac laaders in This isat ro2n co-, L=.l I'd n3 and not l:;tle danger C-en
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coming.
 But it really the men? The cattle never came
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re him and give warnng-unless he had been
 prised and captured ne Older heads than Ernests would have been anxious
Arizona republican., 1908-04-26

She calmly stood still, without tremor or shock, When she saw her great grandmother's great tur- key-cock.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-26

The fearlessest baby you ever
 did see Was little Xantippe Zenobia < Lee;
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-26

and it is said to have stood in the rear
Of the old building. In 1894 the church
sent delegates to Bethel association
which at that time covered eleven
counties in, North and South Carolina,
and had thirty-two churches co-operat-
ing. Later, in 1911, the church trans
ferred its membership to MOriah as
sociation and in 1866 joined the York
association.
During it's history the church has
had a good many members who were
Indians. To it probably belongs the
credit of first giving the gospel to the
Catawba nation, among whom they
maintained a mission station. In 1906
a noted Indian by the name Of Mush,
together with his family, Joined the
church upon a letter from Lower Col
lege church, Va. He was Of the Pa
munky tribe The next day after be-
coming a member Of the church. he
was licensed to preach. He is de-
scribed as a man Of talent who de-
velOped into a popular preacher, VINO
was frequently called upon to preach
on great occasions such as the annual
meetings of the associations and at
conventions. He was a man who
could have been largely useful, but un-
fortunately in early life he learned to
love fire water" or strong drink, which
ever proved to be a deadly curse to
the Indians. The church after bear
ing with him many years, finally stop
ped him from preaching, but retained
him az member on condition that he
should not manufacture, sell, nor use
Intoxicating drinks. After this he re-
formed and in 1887 died, still being
member Of the church. This leads us
to remark that in those early days our
Baptist fathers were strict discipline
rians. They would receive no one eX-
cluded from another church without