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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

the headliner in the Temple theater
this week, with Kingsley Benedict In
the leading role; James Gordon as the
villain, and Bessie Toner as the hero.
inc. The horse race is exciting aud
realistic. Among other interesting
acts are Catherine Hays and sable
Johnson in an amusing oddly; Saler-
no, the European jugsler. Taciann, a
bi-tonal phenomenon, while the won
der OF the child reader, Lola Cotton,
was again exhibited In Detroit and
lost none of its interest
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07
In the Theaters.
The DETROIT.

One OF the gayest and most light
hearted comedies presented in this
city during the season, is Sardou S
"Divorcons," by Grace George and a
well-balanced company OF players In
the Detroit opera house.. which was
given its first hearing Monday night
Grace George as Cyprienne came up
Ito the highest expectations OF the au-
dience, and that Is saying great
deal, for her London success has had
the effect of placing anticipation at
very high mark She was charming.
whether carried of in gale Of laugh
ter. or when moved TO deep contrition
or tears. She was ably supported by
Frank Worthing as the husband. and
Douglas Gerard gave an excellent i'm
personation of the caddish lover. The
engagement closes Wednesday night,
with a Wednesday matinee.
THE TEMPLE.
The twoact playette entitled, The
Futnrity Winner" by Joseph Hartz, Is
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR.

useful thlng about reu nHIr Is It 10
a warning to you not to marry 1t
All woman has to do to think a
mans idiocies are genius is to be his
mother.
IL man can AFFORD an automobile
It's because he has money through
not owning one.
II a man gets up too late to shave
himself his wife is suspicious that he
doesn't love her any mose-
When a girl has a lot OF rejected
proposals to tell about it's a sign the
men never heard of them.-N. Y.
Press.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

some varlet to supply the filler and I'll
have first-class historical novel. -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Atrocious Workmanship.
Two Englishmen bound west OH a
! tour stopped over g. few hours In CHI
cago recently. and during the interval
dropped into one of the vaudeville
theaters. Shortly after they entered
a knife-throwing team began its turn,
the man sticking knives in decora-
tive border around the head and arms
OF his feminine partner.
After a few minutes uneasiness one
of the Englishmen turned to the other
and said:
Come. let's get out Of this bally
hole"
"Cahnt you wait to see 1t through
"Cahnt / wait? I should sye not
'E's 'ad 10 chawnes, an 'e's missed 'er
every time. "-Lippincott's-
In Lengthy Terms.
In the suburbs of one OF our great
cities recently new resident stopped
| in front OF his neighbours gate and In
quired Of the boy swinging thereon:
rs your pa home, sonnyT'
mo, SIR" replied the lad. He went
up the road piece"
"Gone afoot?"
mo; about mfle."-Judge's Ia
brary.
Awful consequences.
| He--F1irting is dangerous business.
She-Yes: 1t sometimes leads to
marriage--Philadel Inquirer.
She Was Not Lawyer.
| At the hearing In Kingston for the
appointment of receivers for the sus-
pended Brooklyn banks this story was
told on Edward M. Shepard.
Mr.. Shepard was trying case and
the first witness was a frail-looking
woman from whom the lawyer expect
ed no trouble.
And when did this happen?" asked
Mr.. Shepard.
| II think" she began. when Mr..
Shepard stopped her.
TT isn't what you think. but what
you know that we want" he said.
Don't you want to know what Z
think" asked the frail-loehng woman
mildly
II do not"
well, them retorted the witness.
'T might as well leave the witness
stand. can't talk without thinking;
I'm not lawyer."--New York Sun.
A Bargain.
What" exclaimed the husband.
"You drew your savings from the
bank. went 20 a brokers' Office, and
bought T., X. and Y. stock for IA, when
IL has been dropping like rockg'
But my dear" argued the wife. IT
was such bargain. Why. during the
short time I was in the office I saw
the man mark It down to IA from 45!'
Success Magazine.
Pedigree. '
WELL said the statistical boarder,
leaning back In his chair. I'VE have at
this meal the representatives of tive
widely separated generations"
How is that?" asked the inquisitive
boardef.
The hen we have been trying to eat
was In all probability the great-great
grandmother Of this omelet- Chi
tcago Tribune. IN
Man are hnf ehffdr.o- Of !. taroay
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07
Perfectly Truthful,

81 really don't believe that you par
ticularly wanted to hear me sing" said
young lady, coyly.
II did, indeed" her admirer protest
ed. 81 had never heard you before. -
Pick-me-up.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07
Fond of Both.

He--Are you a vegetarian? 2
She-Oh, no; love good beef.
He--Ah! | wish were beef
She--Well, / like veal, also.--The
United Presbyterian.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

Mrs. Charles Fargo Reed and Miss
Margaret Reed, OF No. 40 Willis-aye.
west. will be at home Thursday from
until O'Clock. Mrs Walter III.
Sawyer, OF Hillsdale, will assist Mrs.
Reed In receiving.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07
something New.

whats that you're smoking.
christmas cigar?"
mo. That's an Eel Gasoline They
are put up exclusively for the auto
mobile trade. louisville Courier
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

Mr.. and Mrs. F. A Aldenbrand an
nounce the engagement of their daugh'
ter. Stella Louise, 10 William II. Har
ris, Jr. The wedding will take place
in February.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

~ Not Interested
4 Have you ever taken any interest
10 the Pro-Raphaelites?" asked Mrs
'1Qldcastle.
-Well, no." replied her hostess, Il
can't say that ever have. Josiah
was reading in the paper the other
day that one fell in Texas not long
ngo that weighed over ton."--Chi-
:1cago Record Herald.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

Miss Knapp, of No. $50 Congress-st
east, will entertain at cards Monday
afternoon, Jan. Is, in honor of Miss
Kotcher, whose marriage TO George
+. Monaghan will be celebrated the
latter part OF February.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07
Eighth Year

II iabored hard for twelve yeats In
Detroit under a school board whose
chief interests were personal and
political. The Interests Of the schools
and children were secondary Cor
fdjtions here are refreshing" "
These words were uttered IN a
Grand Rapids church Sunday by
Jesse r. Davis, now principal OF
the Central High school in Grand
Rapids. and formerly assistant
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

Mr.. and Mrs. David E. Stott, of No
4S7 North Grand boulevard west, left
Monday night for Chicago, where they
will spend Tuesday. going thence to
New Mexico and Arizona. They ex
pect TO be gone about three weeks.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

God tempers the wind to the shorn
mb.--Sterne.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

Louisa ST. Clair chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution, will give
its annual luncheon in the Century
building, Thursday, Jan. 16.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07
A Lenten sacrifice.

II Margie Is six years old and her fam
Nv are Presbyterians. Some OF Mar
kic's little friends are Episcopalians.
and Margie was much impressed with
!, NE idea OF their lenten sacrifices. This
year on Ash Wednesday she announc-
"a that she would eat no candy for ~
hays
IA A few hours later some one cav
1Gargie with a large peppermint stick
IN one hand.
~Why. Margie," said her friend, Il
4hought you had given up candy ION
El4ent?'
II did mean to- admitted Margje
sbut I'VE changed my mind. I'm CIV
Ing up profane language"
Arnonu Girl Friends.
- what did you do when he caught
1ou under the mistletoe?"
\ II ran"
Il see; in small circle. Louis
1ille Courier-Journai.
The Thin Audience.
The lecturer was at his best, His
oenfences gushcd forth in flowing per
1oAs He was at once witty, buoyant.
bubbIIne. There was music in his
Derpeo. there was cadence In his
when be finished the thin audience
3 drew 4 long breath and arose from It's
TArs you the janitor?~ the LECTURER
Ina audience shook its head.
<Nopo.r IL answered, Il amt the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

covered with emery cloth. The emery
side OF the block Is used TO rub the
iron on il the starch sticks, and the
wax side gives the iron smoothness.
Everybody's for January sets a pace
for the new year that will be hard to
beat. Foremost In Importance is the
inside story of the recent panic--.The
Game Got Them"--by Edwin Lefevre.
the Wall-st. expert William Hard
takes up the question of DE Kid Wot
Works at Night" and writes of the
ufzK stauyy7T-ttse- M esEefstr boy, and the
street gamin. and the problem they
present collectively and individually To
themselves and to society.
William Blake as a painter is the
subject OF critical essay In Putnam's
for January, the writer being Laurence
Binyon, of the British Museum-one
of the leading younger poets of Eng
'and, and author OF the poetic drama
"Attila." recently produced at the Hay
market, London. fs~.-.~-.
The New Years issue OF the Outing
Magazine has several articles of i'm
portance. Clifton Johnson was sent to
canada to picture the social and In
dustrial conditions just as they are.
without the lure and glamor that seems
to hang over new countries. His ar
ticle is entitled ION the Edge of the
Canadian Northwest" The Sightless
Athlete is glimpse OF training meth
DDS whereby the blind are taught to
excel in athletics. Ralph ID. Paine's
article In the Outing Magazine enti-
tied The Vikings OF American Com
merce" is the first In his series OF
"Old Salem Ships and Sailors" This
Is the story OF the rise Of Salem's
glory as a seaport. Emerson Hough
has never written better short story
than that entitled "Luvinsky and the
Strad," which he explains Is "a true
tale OF art by the wayside." II Is a
humorous story Of backwoods con-
| fidence game.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

Mrs. Joseph Boyer will entertain the
entire Boyer-Miller bridal party at
dinner Tuesday evening. Monday
evening. Miss Ford gave a dinner in
honor of Miss Ruby Boyer, the bride
elect, which was followed by theater
party. The wedding takes place Tues
day evening.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07
Magazines for January

contrivance for use on ironing day,
says The Delineator for January II
consists OF block OF wood about FIVE
inches square. Five holes are bored in
this block and filed with beeswax.
These are covered with piece OF mus
lin. The other side of the block Is
covered with emery cloth. The emery
side OF the block Is used to rub the
iron on if the starch sticks, and the
wax side gives the iron smoothness.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

F. J. McCabe has been elected pro-
tector of Wayne lodge, No. 2026,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

Men are bnt chiidren OF = larger
growth.-Dryden.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07
If You See 1t Here, It's Funny

some varlet to supply the filler and I'll
have a first-class historical novel. -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

The two-act playette entitled, The
Futnrity Winner" by Joseph Hartz, Is
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07
Among Girl Friends.

y what did you do when he caught
1ou under the mistletoe?"
n II ran"
Il see; in a small circle. Louis
1ille Courier,J Journal
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

You can make very practical little
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07

WELL said the statistical boarder,
leaning back In his chair. I'VE have at
this meal the representatives of tive
widely separated generations
How is THAR" asked the inquisitive
49,. xInr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
NEWS OF CENTREVlLLE.
Chancery Court convenes In 6ibb
 County.

Centreville, October 7.-(Special.)- Chancery court convened at the court house here Monday and a number of in the case involving 80 acres of val cation. A consent decree was entered in thee ase involving 80 acres of val uable coal lands near Coleanor and this tract will be sold at public sale in a short time. Chancellor Smith left on the afternoon train.
 County court, non-jury term, met at Blocton Monday with Hon. E. M. Bishop of Blocton acting as solicitor in place of Hon. W. w. Lavender. Sew eral cases of minor importance were disposed of, several convictions result ing.
 Rev. J. M. Roden, the Baptist pas tor at this place. has rendered his resignation in order to accept a field at Sulligent, Lamar county. He was also pastor at Zion, Bethel and Rock churches. MT. Roden has done a good work in this county since he came here from Texas last year. and his place will be hard to fill. He will leave for his new location November l.
 Hon. w. w. Lavender left Sunday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08

for Williamsport, Tenn, to be best man at the wedding of Miss Carolyn Walker and James l.. Davidson, formerly of Centreville, but now a prominent law yer of Birmingham. Many of our peo- pie are greatly interested in the for tunes of this young couple Miss Walker is quite prominent socially in the Volunteer state and MT. David son is largely and highly connected in Alabama. They are expected to ar rive in Centreville Thursday and Mrs. John P. Kennedy will give an ele- gant reception to the bride on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Kennedy is a sister of the groom.
 Hon. o. W. Underwood will speaN at Antioch, in this county. on the good roads amendment on Saturday, Octo- Der IT. He will also speak at Centre vile on this interesting topic. Hon. J. H. Bankhead has been asked to speak at Blocton the last of the month on the same topic. Mir Underwood will carry the county by large majority over the republican nominee. Our peo- pie are taking great interest in the amendment.
 The new school building here is nearly completed. School will probably open Monday, October 19, in the new buildinQ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
BUSINESS IN FULL SWING
 IN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA

Columbus, Ga, October 7.-(speeial)- The Georgia and Alabama Industrial In dex says today in it's regular weekly issue:
 "A very interesting and rather striking Illustration of the fact that business is again in full swing in the states of Geor- gia and Alabama, with the late panic only memory, although a very disagree able one. is found in the fact that in the week ending today just exactly 30 new corporations knocked at the doors of the courts of the two states for charters. This is the largest number of new corpora fions reported for a single week in Geor- sia and Alabama in many months, and their substantial character can be under stood when it is. stated that their mini mum capital stock totals the handsome sum of $1, ,552,O0O. This investment of cap ital means just that much more new blood in business circles, and is sure to have a wholesome effect upon both com merce and industry. The following lines of manufacture, mercantile enterprise, etc, are represented in the list of new companies Bottling, brokerage, coal, commission, construction, cotton tie man. ufacture drugs, furnace, furniture manu- facture, hosiery mill, hotel, investment land improvement, loan and trust busi- ness, lumber, mining, package delivery enterprises, paper. plumbing, piano house, publishing, railroads dwo), suspender works, telephone system and warehouse business.
 "The two new railroad companies which asked for charter are the Buena Vista and Northeastern railway. which pro- poses to build a road from Buena Vista, Ga, to Mauk, Ga, and the Register and Rocky Ford railroad, which plans to build a line from Register, Ga, to Rocky Ford, Ga. A company which purposes to build an electric line from Atlanta to Cumming, Ga, this being the beginning of an cleo trip railway system which will give trans portation facilities to the great mountain country of northeast Georgia, was grant ed permission by the state railroad com mission to issue s1, ,9O0,O0O in stocks and bonds.
 Plans for a s100,00O railway station at Mobile were accepted. Ben Hill county, Georgia, ordered an election on the is suance of road improvement bonds, and the grand jury of Chattooga county. in the same state, recommended the calling of an election on the issuance of $100,0O0 of bonds of this character. Hawkins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
HOkE SMITH TALKS.
Governor Clears Himself of Connection
 With lncan Leases.

Atlanta, October 7.-When the Asso- ciated Press dispatch today, quoting an Independence. Kan, newspaper as saying that the Foster Oil lease of the Osage ..ation was approved by him while Secre- tary of the Interior under President Cleveand's administration, Gov. Hoke Smith said:
 "The Osage lease which Governor Has kell has attacked was made by the re- publican administration. The lease which was approved in 1896 under my adminis- tration as Secretary of the Interior, eX- pired March 16, 1906. It was granted be- fore oil was discovered in the Osage coun- try, before oil was discovered in Texas, when little oil had been discovered in Kansas and when no. oil pipe or railroads were accessible for transportation from the Osage country.
 '"Fhe lease was directed by the Osage Indian national council recommended by Colonel Freeman, Osage Indian agent, and recommended by the Indian bureau. It was approved by Assistant Secretary Reynolds.
 When Secretary Hitchcock criticised the lease of 1896 l went at once to Wash ington, and on February IS, 1905, l ex- posed through the press his baseless charge The Washington Star of the fol- lowing day published an unofficial state ment from the interior department that the statement made by Secretary Hitch cock was without any intention of charg- ing Secretary Smith or any other official of the department with dereliction of duty
 The department under my administra- tion approved a lease to individuals in d large, undeveloped territory, when there was little to encourage the expenditure of money boring for oil The republican administration made lease to corpora tions of 6s0,00O acres of developed oil fields. It is the republican lease which is now the subject of attack
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
DEFECTIVE GRABS
 A COUNTERFEITER

Anniston, October 7.-(Specal)-As the result of a raid made on a blacksmith shop at Cedar Bluff on the line of the Southern railway between this city and Rome by United States Secret Service Detective J. M Wright of Atlanta, a complete set of counterfeit dies were found and C. McDavid Mooney, owner of the shop was placed under arrest and carried to the Floyd county jail, charged with counterfeitng. He will be removed to Anniston in the near future and will be tried in the federal court. For several months past spurious coins have been passed on merchants at Rome Ga, and in sections of this state Some days ago. after Mooney had visited Rome sev- eral of these coins were found to be in circulation and he was suspected. Dep uty Commissioner Printup wired for the secret service detective When the de- tective arrived, he was directed to Ce- dar Bluff, where Mooney operated his blacksmith shop. Saturday the officer appeared at the shop and walking up to where Mooney was at work, demand ed that he surrender the dies with which
 he had made the counterfeit coins. At first he denied having made or passed spurious money but after the detective had told him of the evidence they had against him he broke down and con fessed. The dective after some work with the prisoner finally induced him to reveal the hiding place where he kept his tools and the bad money. The officers were led to the blacksmith's rooms, where he turned over to them one s10 die, one 8 die, one lot of type with which to spell out ten dollars and one lot with which to spell fifty dol lars,'' one set of dollar moulds, one set of twenty-five cent moulds, together with some plaster of paris and metal used for the composition of the money. Mooney formerly lived in Rome where he worked for the Rome Furniture & Lumber Co.,
 for $6 per week. At that time he was a fast liver, spent lots of money and set people to guessing where he got the cash. His arrest has cleared up some thing of the mystery which surrounded the flashing life he led and his free-handed method of spending money. He has prob ably counterfeited hundreds of dollars during the time of his illicit operations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
, At the Riiou.

Busy Izzy's Boodle'' is proving one of the seasons most popular shows at the Bijou theatre. It is a diverting musical piece, elaborately staged and presented by large company George Sidney, who takes the principal comedy role, is a con- edian of unique methods who manages to be funny without exaggeration. He has a number of funny comedy slIts this season, one or two of which are really hilarious. The company gives the star fine support, notably Miss Carrie Web Der, who is one of the most talented women in musical comedy. The stag ing and eostuming of the piece could not be more pleasing. Several of the en- sembes are especially brilliant. There will be matinee this afternoon and the usual performance tonight. Next week the Bijou will present Yorke and Adams in Playing the Ponies.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
THOMAS (. EWING
 DIES AT GADSDEN
WAS A MEMBER OF THE EWING HARDWARE CO.,, AND HE WAS PROMINENT IN BUSINESS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

Gadsden. October 7,-(Special )-Thomas 3 G. Ewing, 45 years of age and a mem- Der of the Ewing Hardware company, died at his home here tonight at S:15 o'clock after an illness of over three weeks with typhoid fever. He ranked among the most prominent business men of the city and has been associated with his brother, c. W. Ewing, in the hard ware business for the past 12 years.
 He was man of wide influence and business principles He is survived by two brothers C. w. Ewing of Gadsden and Dr. A. E. Ewing of St. Louis; also two sisters. Mrs. w. P. Shahan of At talla and Miss Stella besides his wife who was a Miss Lane of Chattanooga, Tenn.
 Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08
UNIQUE WEDDING OCCURS AT BREWTON

Brewton, October 7-(Special.)-A very unique wedding occurred here yester- day when Rev. A. J. Browning, aged 75 years. of Hammac was married at the Holiday house to Mrs. Francis Steele aged 65 years, of Appleton. The contracting parties came to town to- day, neither one knowing the other was here, and after casually meeting they called in Rev. N. G. Baggett The three then went into a room at the boarding house and MT. Baggett was asked to tell each of the parties what he knew of them. This courtship by proxy lasted about five minutes. after which Mir. Baggett was detailed to pro cure the license and perform the cere- mony This latter event took place at Il o'clock.
 It is stated on good authority that the 20 per cent cut that was made in the wages of the employees of the Love lace Lumber company is to be discon tinued. and the wage scale in force be- fore the cut is to be restored. This news is welcomed not only by the em- ployes of this company, but by all of the business men of the town.
 The new city council and mayor were installed last night. R. E. Park and J. T. Boyd, who were elected on tn e regular ticket resigned and A. T. Douglas and Albert Smith were elected to fill the Vacances