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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
Smith Not a Candidate.

Edward D. Smith, the well known city attorney, who has been complmented by having his name mentioned repeatedly in connection with the race for the equivocally yesterday afternoon that he was not considering entering the con- tests
 "I have not given the matter a thought" stated MT. Smith, and, there fore. it may be adduced that l will not enter the primary.
 T thank my friends for their promise of support, and feel fattered that I have been considered by some as worthy. However, it is out of the question:" he said,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
Annexinq EnsIey By Force

Jere c. Kings intimation that Ems ley would be taken in, nolens volens, should not be regarded as the public sentiment of the central city. The annexation of Ensley should be consid- cred wholly free from threats of any kind. It should come, if it come at all, voluntarily and never compulsorily. The people of Ensley need not be dis turbed over MT. Kings suggestion that Ensley will be taken in in 1911 regard less of the wishes of it's people. Noth- ing of the kind should be attempted or considered
 The question before the good people of Ensley or Vivian is similar to the question before the man going on 0 proposed vacation-will it pay? Is it the best thing to do in this emergency? It is business question and it should be decided in a business way and on business grounds, with a dash of patri- otism perhaps to clarify the situation.
 MT. King would find that if he at- tempted compulsion in 1911 or in any other year that the American spirit of self-rule would assert itself, and he would not have Birmingham behind him in such an effort No, indeed, the question is Ensley's and also Wylam's, and when they have discussed it from A to Izzard they will decide it, and their decision will stand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
THE DEAD HOUSE.

By James Russell Lowell. Here once my step was quickened, Here beckoned the opening door, And welcome thrilled from the threshold To the foot it had known before. A glow came forth to meet me
 From the flame that laughed in the
 grate, And shadows advance on the yelling, Danced blither with mine for a mate. q claim you. old friend" yawned the
 armchair,
 'This corner, you know, is your seat!' Rest your slippers on me-, beamed the
 fender,
 q brighten at touch of your feet. "We know the practiced finger" Said the books, that seems like brain;" And the shy page rustled the secret It had kept till I came again. Sang the pillow, My down once qulvered On nightingales' throats that flew Through moonlit gardens of Hafiz To gather quaint dreams for you" An me, where the past sowed heartsease The present >plucks rue for us men! I come back; that scar unloading
 Was not in the churchyard then. But, think, the house is unaltered, I will go and beg to look At the rooms that were once familiar To my life as its bed to brook. Unaltered. Alas for the sameness That makes the change but more! Iris a dead man I see in the mirrors, 'Tis his tread that chills the floor! To learn such a simple lesson,
 Need I go to Paris and Rome, That the many make the household, But only one the home? Twas just womanly presence,
 An influence unexpressed,
 Were more than long life with the restl Twas a smile, 'twis garments rustic,
 Twas nothing that I can phrase, But the whole dumb dwelling grew con.
 scious,
 And put on her looks and ways. Were it mine, would close the shutters, Like lids when the life is fled, And the funeral fire should wind 1t, This corpse of a home that is dead. For 1t died that autumn morning
 When she, its soul, was borne, To lie all dark son the hillside
 That looks over woodland and corn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
MILLIONS IN FEES.

From the January New Broadway Mag
 azine.
 Several days after Congress bought out the rights of the French Panama Canal company, a group of Washington cor respondents entered the office of the late John Hay, Secretary of State They found him puzzled to the verge of be- wilderment, and they sympathetically asked what was troubling him.
 William Nelson Cromwell has just been in here" Secretary Hay explained. q mentioned having heard that he was to receive a fee of S2,00O000 for win ming the Panama case.
 "'I don't know what my fee will be, MT. Cromwell told me, and it does not matter much. I already have more money than know what to do with.
 "Only one other man ever told me such a thing" unused the Secretary of State, "and that was Andrew Carnegie. When you gentlemen of the press came in I was wondering what it would feel like to have more-fnoney-tha an--one- knew-wh hat-to-do-withi And a lawyer has 1t! What would Daniel Webster or Rufus Choate say to that ?''
 What would any of the shining lights among old school lawyers say to the wealth and power that has come to a score or more of present-day corpora tion lawyers in New York? says the New Broadway Magazine for January. How would fee of half a million dollars for two weeks of work, such as the steel interests paid James B. Dill, strike them? What would they think of the $500, ,000-which William D. Guthrie got for breaking the Plant will; or of the $200,000 paid Joseph H. Choate for a single argument that the income tax law was unconstitutional; or again, of John b. Parsons as the recipient of $100,000 for drawing a deed; or of in- comes from two hundred thousand dol lars to half million year which are or have been paid without protest to other master counsellors2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
LOS ANGELES TIMES.

The Age-Herald has received the im- mense mid winter edition of the Los An geles Times. This issue is profusely H. lustrated and the printed matter tells a wonderful story of California develop ment, particularly in Los Angeles and Southern California. The Times is one of the great newspapers of the Pacific coast, and is a powerful factor in the pro- gross of that part of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
UTILITARIAN TO DEATH

yer tells me that 1t cannot be contested on the ground of insanity. I realize that it is extraordinary; but I so will 1t as being consistent with my belief and every other act of my life."
 John Boyst and William Dolen. friends of Sullivan, when asked at the club yes terday. answered that In all matters Sul- livan is perfectly sane, Is a good fellow, and that his only peculiarity Is his firm belief that everything on this earth should be put to some useful purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
IRRECONCILIABlE,

From the Baltimore American.
 Don't you think said the candid member of the city board, that we ought to open the door and take the public in on this business?' But. my dear col- league,'' returned another, If we open the door I've can't take them in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 A nice thing to the average man about grand opera is how he can enjoy 1t when it's over.
 Either people who could live within their income don't have it, or those who have it can't live within it.
 It's perfectly safe to tell the truth to most people, because that's the way to make them think it isn't.
 woman has got to be jealous about something, if it's only picture of her husbands grandmother when she was girl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
Conner Governor One Year.

"One year ago today" stated s. L. Duval of Demopolis at the New Morris yesterday Governor Conner was inaugu- rated.
 Since that time there has been a per petual wrangle between the state and the railroads, and it is significant that the end of that wrangle should have had it's beginning on the anniversary of the gov ernors inauguration.
 'The people fin my part of the country are tired of the fight and will be delight ed when it is over. They are crying for peace in Demopolis.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
GLORIOUS CINCINNATI.

Cincinnati will never go dry. When all the rest of the country Is a bowling desert of drifting sand, without a drink in sight, Cincinnati will continue to bub- ble and effervesce and make glad the hearts of thirsty mortals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

The women of Chicago are conspir- ing to drive ostrich feathers out, be- cause they aTe too common-so com mon as to be Se trop, or words to that effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

The only recorded election bet is based on an impossible If. for Gov ernor Johnson of Minnesota is a warm supporter of William Jennings Bryan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

Congressman Fowler Is up against Senator Aldrich and his ring. and he begins to think his plan will be side tracked for a patchwork makeshift.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
TARTH BOOKINGToN.

 The celebrated novelist, Tarth Booking ton, went out upon a strenuous jamboree. After he had whipped the police, fire and sanitary departments of his native village, Hoosierville- the Wabash, he wended his way home.
 The next day Tarth Bookington awoke to a realization of his folly. The news papers were filled with lurid accounts of his celebration The whole country was laughing.
 What was to be done? A brilliant inspirationl
 Tarth Bookngton called his press agent. T must have double" he said. Find him at once and say to the world that it was my double who was stewed last night"
 No sooner said than done. The versatile press agent immediately found a double, a dignifed correction was sent out to the newspapers and nearly everybody was fooled, except Mrs. Tarth Bookington. She knew what she knew!
 WHEN THEY FAIL. Philosophers do very well,
 Until put to the test And when they are you'll quickly find They below like the rest.
 REPLIES. Georgia colonels are drinking vinegar A short mans rights are overlooked in a crowd.
 It is a wise man who knows his way home at 3<o'elock in the morning. God makes millionaires, but he is not responsible for what they do after they are made.
 Some people think good presidential tirn- Der is planted every year in unknown graves.
 New Workers can go to Brooklyn in two ways. The same facilities are offered for coming back.
 Youngstown has hen that chews to- bacco. She must have learned it from a farm hand. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

Europe will feel bad if Japan and the United States keep right on being friendly and in settling all questions between them amicab1y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

The southern states will have no favorite sons in the republican conven- tion. They are simply trying to select the winning bandwagon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
A HOLIDAY.

A day off Think of it! To wander away from the pitiless grind And leaving the work and the worry be-
 hind, To walk in the valleys where life Is
 dream, An exquisite melody of bird and of
 stream To loiter and idle there all the day long, With a sigh and laugh and a bit of songi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
The Administration and Education.

They may say what they please con- corning the administration of Governor Comer," stated Richard Smallwood of Luverne at the Hillman yesterday after noon, "and they may say with an atom of truth, that the railroad problem is no nearer solution than 1t was some 12 months ago, but as an educational ad- ministration it has never had an equal.
 Governor Conner has been the best friend that education has had in Alabama in recent years. Under his tutelage the legislature has voted large appropriations to the University of Alabama and to Au- burn. In addition the state has gone into educating the children by establishing high schools all over Alabama, in sup port of which the state will aid,
 Governor Conner has shown himself 8 warm friend to education and educa- tional institutions and even If he scores a failure in his effort to reform the rail- roads (and I can't say that they are as bad as they seem), his administration will be remembered for the good it has brought to those who would be edu- cated,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
About Persons.

Charles w. Teasley, a prominent cit lzen of Montgomery, is registered at the Hillman.
 J. H. Cranford and Ernest Lacey, mem bers of the legislature from Walker coun- ty. were registered last night at the New Florence
 R. E. l.. Neill, the well known Selma newspaper man, was at the New Morris yesterday.
 Fred Blaclmon of Anniston, state sen ator from Calhoun, was in the city yes terday and last night.
 John R. Roberson prominent citizen of St. Clair county, had business in Bir- mlngham yesterday.
 Charles I. Graves of Alexander City is in Birmingham c. R. Barker of Anniston is at the Morris hotel.
 W. c. Smith of Selma is at the Morris hotel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

John W. Gates is thinking of making Texas his home, it being a state as generous in proportions as the bets he is accustomed to make.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

The population of Mars will not be an issue this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

That 5000 horse will ascertain that he has no snap when MT. Taft gets on him to take a long outing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

The enrolment of Harvard this year is 576S. The butchers son builded bet ter than he knew.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

Mrs. Elinor Glyn is playing in hard luck, for the Postmaster General re- fuses to exclude her book from the mails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

It is Mrs. Thaw who is in the lime light, and she would be glad no doubt if it were hubby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

Immigration, too, is falling off, and so is emigration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

There is to be pleasure enough at Rio to go round the fleet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

The President says it will be "Taft on first ballot" while MT. Bryan says it will be Cannon" We will have to wait until June to see which is right.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

The federal brigade is expected to do It's duty. It has already been counted solid for Taft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A SONG.

A SONG. Evening. and the lamps are burning, Where the shadows come and go, Twilight into darkness turning In the Land of By-o-Lo; Sentinels. the stars are twinkling, Subtle perfumes fill the air, Io the Sand Man swiftly coming Eyes-o' Blue, you'd best beware! Evening. all the world is dreaming In a softer, gentler mood, Stiffness broods upon the river ;, And beneath the leafy wood; Happiness smiles in the cottage God of All, thy charges keep!- And wind that haunts the forest Rocks the fiedgeling birds to sleep.
 ONE THEORY. eWhy do some women wish to wear trousers2' q don't know.y unless it is because they want to make striking matches easy.'
 THE LITTLE SMILING LADY. The Little Smiling Lady Brings sunshine everywhere, And those who know avow she came From the Land of Never Care. In any sort of weather Her smile is still the same, When things go wrong she can not find Another who's to blame. So innocent and merry, So frolicsome and bright, IJar ryax a of bannineSS Of sweetness and delight.
 " Dear Little Smiling Lady, bow my thanks to you In seven years of life you've learned More than I ever knew.
 THE VERY IDEA! Mrs. Softly is one of the most un- sophisticated women I have ever known" What makes you think sop "She actually believes that when her husband goes fishing he goes to catch fsh'
 A TIP.
 Tho she's always
 Up to tricks,
 Fortune loves the
 Man who sticks
 OVERHEARD. The little brown jug was being inter- viewed. Where are you from?" Chattanooga, of course"
 EXTREMELY so. "Dribber is a versatile chap versatile? I should say so! He can understand a railroad time table.
 HEADING HIM OFF. q think I'll write a book" May l offer a bit of advice?' "Yes." Make it a diary"
 A COLD DEAL. "Do you favor an open door in the East?" shouted the town busybody of the editor.
 "Yes, but I prefer to have my office door closed Get Outi''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

The immigration problem is no longer pressing, for more new citizens are departing than are arriving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

The judges of the appellate court of San Francisco have disgraced them selves more than they have the city or state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

The temperature and the necessities of life are doing the dropping at pres. ent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

New York's skyscraper fire may serve to limit such structures to 40 stories at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

Henry Watterson says the Ton Yon- son boom was not rightly timed. It came after the democratic heart had become "sot.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
DEFINED.

"whats the difference between a jour- nalist and a newspaper man?'
 "A journalist is a near-newspaper man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

The financial joke is always on Mark Twain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
A TIP.
OVERHEARD.

The little brown jug was being inter- viewed.
 Where are you from?" Chattanooga, of course"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
ONE THEORY.

"Why do some women wish to wear trousers?'
 q don't know unless it is because they want to make striking matches easy.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
THE VERY IDEAL

THE VERY IDEA! Mrs. Softly is one of the most un- sophisticated women I have ever known" "What makes you think sop "She actually believes that when her husband goes fishing he goes to catch fshl"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

"Dribber is a versatile chap
 versatile? I should say so! He can understand a railroad time table,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

A COLD DEAL. "Do you favor an open door in the East?" shouted the town busybody of the editor.
 "Yes, but I prefer to have my office door closed. Get out!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

HEADING HIM OFF. q think I'll write book" May l offer bit of advice?" "Yes" Make it a diary"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

Entered at the Birmingham Aid postofflee as second class matter uiiosi act of Congress March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 142l 6 street. N. w.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-06-05


Ircussean gowns are ioveiicr than
svrf." says the fashion Editor of the
Woman's Home Companion. "but Ms
theT have Increased In beauty. they
have lssss'netl In numler. VERY few
brides ri to-day. Eae matter how fash
ionahs~ they msy b.. order a treusssa .
consisting Of n great number IT cs~.
tunes. The rvasna for this II that fash.
Ions change ~ that IL IL ssecrssary every
little while TO have n new ssyl. roam
II a II tn keep pae~ with sise CAPRI
cfcue modes
TIE bridal prinrsss gown II 4 style
which viii be- In fashion for a long fira~
10 come, one can wear IL ss long ~
the material lasts by n~Sriy rhanxtns
the sleeves 90 nseet the rvquirvsnents oe
~ prevailing fashion
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-06-05

whole HesA anA Mock Covered
Haas All CAmA Ous-xSweA -
Thr~e Weeks by Csss~~sa.
AFTER having the measles my whole
head and neck were covered with scaiy
sores about M large n = penny. They
were inst as thick ~ they could be.
My hair oil came out. lea the trouble
run along. taking tho Doctors blood
remedies aud rubbing on saive. but II
did not seem TO grt any better. II
stayed that way for abont six months :
then ! got a set of the CnticSira I'm
dies. and In about a week | noticed 4
big difference. and In three weeks II
Was well entirely and ! have moi had
the trouble any more, and nj this was
seven years ago. 1 consider myself
cured Mrs. Henry Porter. Albion,
Neb., Aug, 2o, 1900"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-06-05
TAis NAN asa~ssss MANY.

r. w. rarkhurSt. the Boston pub
fisher. says that III anyone ai1icsed with
rheumatism In any form. neuralgia or
kidney trouble. will send their address
10 him at 104-25 Carney Building. Bo~-
perfect cure lie has no interest In
anything to sell. only d desire to tell
those afflicted how he was cured after
years u search for relief. Hundreds
have tested Il with succesA-
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-06-05

generally ignored. The literature deal-
ing with the virtues and achievements
OF the hen tribe hiss consisted almost
entirely Of . praise that hiss ban e.
travsgsnt to ! fuisome degree. The
hen. unless kept under wsn.hful police
supervision. = 4 land pirate ruth
less piilAgcr that has no naors regard
for vested property rights than = wan
dering hobo. II II q weilknown fact
that thu ~harnyard cacaier after laying
a 2-cent egg viii frequently sneak into
the kitchen garden and scratch up
ei15 worth Of peas. heana and lettuca.
And. N likely N not, abe viii follow
this up by breaking into the straw
berry patch and eating ID cent? worth
OF berriea This ID no warped and
prejudiecd statement. and Ii In not m
"verdrawn representation at the Dr.
~struciive capacity OF the interruptions
fowl. There was q hen enthusiast some
years ago who declared that the hens
Of b country every year pay OF the
national debt. This Wild statement was
Mt once accepted by millions Of chicken
enthusiasts rs an automatic truth. IL
Is, indeed. high time that the other side
OF the great national hen industry
should be Observation-Disclosures
American.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-06-05

The Pennsylvania railroad has recently
posted notices In Its various workshops
forbidding profanity. In view Of the pres
snt railroad situation. why not put such
notices In th< executive o6hces and mail
one 10 every s,ockholder1-Wal Street
Journal.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-06-05
IT, secret of Content.

II men to-day actually possessed the
acres IN which they toll. they would
Be In no hurry TO leave them they
would be effectively chained to the soil
BY the sense Of independence and pro-
pristorship, as IL the case among the
rural population Of France. who do not
rent but own the land.-W. J. Dawson.