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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

if vou have a chance, be sure to drop in at a certain little theatre on Madison street. There you will hear musical com edy a la Chicago You will hear some good jokes and some tinkly music that make you think you have been there before. But, best of all you Will see Cecll Leans smile which at. present holds the long-distanee record of the country.
 Mir. Lean and his dainty Columbine of a wife, Florence uolbrook, have re- gently completed their two thousandth performance. For six years, unseparated for a single day, they have smiled their way into the hearts of those who go to make up the patronage of that play house.
 Together, on blue days or gold, whether the world went against them or with them, they have just gone on smiling and singing, and loving each other like the two sweethearts that they are.
 Their love-making is by no means or the stage variety; it is the real thlng' for Columbine is just as proud of be- ing Mrs Lean as she can be, and she is not particular who knows it.
 So, in addition to their record on the stage, they have achieved a record for domestic felicity unequaled in the annals of the profession.
 very different story might be told of so many husbands and wives on the stage. Divorce and infidelty have be- come so common among theatrical peo- pie that an exception to the rule de- serves particular mention.
 How much better the profession; how much happier the player folk would be if husband and wife would refuse to be parted and if the stage kiss had more of the genuine sweetness in it.
 Cincinnati Times-Star.
 Cases like the above, which seems to have left the Cincinnati Times-Star in tender mood, are by means uncommon in the annals of the stage, although it is true that matrimony among player folk is rather queer tumble sometimes. There are husbands and wives who have grown gray in the profession, they and their children singing and dancing and laugh ing their way through life. These happy families, however, are found almost en- tirely in the circus world, which may be considered part of the stage, in vaude- vile and in musical comedy In the high CT realms of dramatic art such examples are not so frequent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
BENNETT OFFERS HANDSOME
 PRIZES ID FRENCH AERO CLUB

Paris, December 7.-James Gordon Bennett has presented to the French Aero club an international aviation cup valued at s2500 as well as three sums of $5000 to be added as prizes in the three annual competitions.
 The Aero club announces that the Santos Dumont prize of $500 for the first member of the club to remain in the air for AS hours, has been won by Victor De Beauclaire, who left Gitter- field, Saxony, on Saturday aboard the balloon Cognac and landed at Casale- Pisa, Italy, today, after being up 56 hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Woman and Pistol.

"A woman and pistol caused the figures on the canvass to play a second fiddle tonight at a moving picture show" said man who attends the shows fre- quently.
 Without an apparent intention of es- caping detection, the woman, fashionably groomed and handsome, opened a hand satehel and therefrom drew the weapon,
 Without removing her eyes for an instant from the dangerous toy she opened the chamber elected the cart ridges and with a handkerchief proceed ed to cleanse the barrel and cylinder.
 By this time every eye in the imme- diate neighborhood was riveted on the unusual woman and her unusual employ ment, and though the pictures continued to fall upon the cloth they caused no murmur of applause nor ripple of laugh ter.
 After rubbing the weapon with her handkerchief the woman calmly put the cartridges again into their chambers, closed the breech with snap, and re- turned the pistol to the satchel
 By this time the show came to an end The woman arose from her seat and without apology or explanation strode to the door and into the streets. The people who had witnessed her strange actions rushed to the door expecting to witness a tragedy But it did not hap pen. She turned abruptly on her heel, carried herself at a merry clip for a block and a half, and entered the next picture show that came into view. As to whether or not she repeated the process which occupied her in the first entertain ment is unknown. Although there were a dozen or more men witnesses to the womans action no one of the more mas terful sex checked the carrier of the con- realed weapon for the purpose of inquir- ing her name."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
IhIIrston,s Rise.

Howard Thurston, the magician, and Harry Yost, well known theatrical man. greeted each other cordially on Second avenue yesterday. It was the first time they had met in nearly 10 years. Later MT. Yost said:
 'I remember what hard. time Tn urs- ton had getting start in his present line of work. We were both in Lon don a number of years ago in vaude- vile. Thurston had a deck of cards and of an unpretentious slight-of- hand per former. Thurston was even then dream ing of attempting big illusions and he was saving every cent he could scrape
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
AN ART MASTER.

By John Boyle O'Reilly. He gathered cherry stones, and carved
 them quaintly Into fine semblances of flies and flowers: With subtle skill he even imaged faintly The forms of tiny maids and ivied
 towers His little blocks he loved to file and
 polish; And ampler means he asked not, but
 despised All sorts bu1 cherry stones he would
 abolish, For then his genius would be rightly
 prized. For such rude hands as dealt with
 wrongs and passions And throbbing hearts he had a pitying
 smile; Serene his way through surging years
 and fashions, While heaven gave him his cherry
 stones and file.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
FIELD TRIALS TO BE RUN.
Eight Braces Are Nominated In the
 All-Age Stake.

Charlotte, N. C., December 7.-The all- age stake of the sixth annual meet of the Virginia-C Carolina Field Trials association will be run at Spray, N. C., tomorrow. Eight braces were nominated tonight for the stakes, as follows:
 Count Whitestones King with Prince Chesterfield
 Redria with Virginia Trinket.
 Gorhams Spot with Sports Lady Marie. Count Gladstones Count with Tom Ed wards.
 Hinde's Hope with Rodies Lit
 Young Sports Boy with Tony's Count Danstone.
 Lively Jim with General Kellar
 The judge will be Leonard c. Bradley of Fairfield Conn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
OWES voIsE TO A THEIR BATH.

From the New York Morning Telegraph.
 Giulio Rossi. the new basso at the Metropolitan, owes the quality of his voice to fall into the Tiber. Had he never fallen into that historic river he would have remained a tenor. This is, at least. his own explanation of the change In voice that came over him so suddenly. At 19 years of age he was studying singing with Tommasoni, the director of the Sistine choir. Rossi was studying boating at the same time Hiring what the young poets insist on calling shallop, he ventured out into the swift stream of the yellow Tiber few yards off the Castle of St. An gelo. The shallop capsized and Rossi, the tenor, fell in. He was dragged forth. He had an attack of pleurisy. When he recovered he was basso. The lovely tenor voice is at the bottom of the Tiber, together with Attila's treas ures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
Conspiracy Case Advanced.

Washington, December 1.-The supreme court of the United States today advanced the case of W. E. Raker and set it for hearing on January next. Raker, who resides in Patrick county, Virginia, is under sentence of b years on the charge of conspiring with other distillers to mur- der certain persons who had informed against them. The reason given for ad- vancing the case was that Baker is rep resented in the supreme court by Hon. w. R. Staple, who has been elected to the bench by the Virginia legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 Next to being a successful liar him self, man tries to nail one who thinks he is
 The average man would rather pay a thousand dollars in rent than a hundred in taxes.
 A man can work like a slave trying to patch up things around the house unless he's hired to do it.
 A man may reform himself because of his love of a woman, but no love of hers can ever do it for him.
 The reason a man wants to go to the theatre Is so he can lie to his family etout how he was working late in the office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
Santa Claus and Truth.

q was glad to read the remarks of the noted rabbi, Dr. Hirsh of Chicago, in which he ridiculed those who would rob childhood of it's illusions concerning Santa C1aus,' said a prominent citizen. "Pa- rents are blind declared the rabbi, to take away from their children's lives the charm of expectation And never were truer words spoken. From time to time oranks and pharisaical persons. and a few men and women of little minds, start a protest against Santa Claus, but the heart of the great mass is right, and old Santa will remain to brighten life to the end of time.
 There is something more in truth than mere fact, as all intelligent, right-minded people know, and to disillusion little boys and girls who hang up their stockings would be not only heartless, but would add not a whit to moral truth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
Overdue Shin Arrives,

Seattle. Wash, December 7.-The long overdue British ship Haddon Hall, for whose safety much anxiety was caused, arrived today, 245 days from Liverpool, via Monteviedo. The ship had tempes- tuous voyage during which many of the sailors were injured and the cargo was shifted. It was only by the most heroic fight that the boat was prevented from foundering in the South Atlantic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
Holiday Rush.

This years holiday trade in Birming- ham is more active than l have ever known it. said shopper. ''The advice to shop early is being needed if the crowds in the stores indicate anything.
 Ut seems to me that the rush is as great already as it used to be the week before Christmas. I believe that if holiday goods were exhibited on November crowds would be attracted, and certain it is that holiday trade has started none too early to accommodate the shoppers of Birmin gham."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
COTTON EXCHANGE ELECTION.
Thompson Is Again Chosen President
 of New Orleans Board.

New Orleans, December 7-W. B. Thompson was today reelected to the presidency of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange for the ensuing year. Other officers elected were:
 John F. Clark, to succeed himself as vice president; Sam W. Weis, to succeed J. c. Duncan as treasuer.
 Directors: M. E. Duquesnay Norman Eustis, A. M. West, Jr., N. J. Glenny, George A. Hero, o. L. Lemarie, Jules Mazerat, W. F. Pinckard, E. c. Canning, Robert T. Hardie. E. H. Bright and George ". Clay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
Americans Win Prizes.

Paris, December 1.-The Academy of Science has divided the La Lande prize between W. L. Elkins of the Yale ob- servatory and F. l.. Chase, assistant at the Yale observatory, for their papers on ''The Parallaxis of One Hundred and Six ty-three Stars" M. Fursmith, also of Yale observatory, has received honorable mention,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

According to official White House announcement, Expert Cunninghame is now in Africa assembling the ma terials for MT. Roosevelt's use" Do the materials referred to include the wild beasts which MT. Roosevelt is to shoot?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

King Edward weighs 210 pounds, but he is a poor golfer, and in both re- spects he ranks several points below Americas President-elect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
Navy Captain Elected.

Annapolis, Md, December 7.-George B. Meyer was tonight unanimously elected to captain of the navy football team next season. He is a member of next years first class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

Not a shot was fired or a drop of blood shed when President Nord Alexis of Hayti stepped down and out. This is the best way to revolute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

The President-elect does not propose to accumulate Fairbanks reputation, for he has turned his wineglass down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

MT. Hitchcock will make no card catalogue for use in the postal depart ment until after March 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

The President-elect is receiving 100 letters day urging him to stiffen his backbone in the matter of tariff reyi- sion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

The embers of the dying year vii soon be at hand for reflections wise and otherwise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

When the United States, Japan and Great Britain hold the knob no nation or set of nations can close that door.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

Brother Charles points to 10000 reasons why he should be made Sen ator from Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

Political bosses were out of favor until Frank Hitchcock made good in a cabinet portfolio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
THE QUALITY OF. HOPE.

THE QUALITY OF HOPE. When the shadows lift
 And the sun breaks through, And we glimpse here and there A patch of blue, Love smiles once more
 And the heart beats strong, And We work with a will To the lit of a songl When the shadows lift From the walks of pain And the life that we lead Grows sweet again, How easy 1t is
 To forget what is past And to dream of a dream That will always last!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

Carrie Nation is introducing her esteemed hatchets at one shilling per among the suffragettes of England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
IN SOME CASES.

Faint heart ne'er won fair lady," said the man who likes to quote.
 ''who said thatg' asked the practical person.
 "Blest if know"
 Well, it isn't so If fair lady wants faint heart to win, he willl'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

Captain Hobson has not expressed his opinion of the Japanese-American agreement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
REPLIES.


 Harper's Weekly discusses Arguments That Get Home." That's more than some people can do.
 A Pole was so frightened by a Ken lucky football team that he went crazy. He must have had the ball. The chap who stands around wait ing for prosperity to tag him is apt to be run over by an automobile belong ing to a man who went out and found prosperity.
 An Indiana woman whose maiden name was Partridge has had husbands named Robin, Sparrow and Quayle. The present incumbent is Quayle and if he dies she may tie up eventually with wise old owl.
 A New Jersey man was fined $25 for kissing a woman and then had to pay $10O damages for thrashing her hus- band. It is hard to have any fun these days without paying a fancy price for it.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

Washington hopes it's Sunday even- ing paper will keep it humming the week round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

Maud Adams eonfesses that she is S6, but she does not confess that she looks 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

Congress resumed at the old stand yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
HARDLY EVER

Sleepers in The floor Hardly ev-
 Er snore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

Anu the He Ildl We iedQ
 Grows sweet again, How easy it is
 To forget what is past And 10 dream of dream
 That will always last
 GOOD MIXER. There goes a dashing fellow" What does he dash?' 'Angostura, mostly" A SONG THAT WILL NOT DIE. Abroad in the valley and singing at dawn A song that flowed from his heart, A toiler toiled on to the close of day And cheerfully played his part Then he fell asleep in the shadows there Of the cup he had drained his fill And the name of the singer was soon for got, But the song is throbbing still!
 IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE. Stranger Whats the matter with your" "Chumpley has something on his mind.' And what is it?' "A grease spot on his trousers"
 EVEN TO THE END. The toller along
 Life's weary way Dreameth a dream
 That he calls Some Day." Though his lot be the lot
 Of pain and strife, The dream that he dreams
 Shall sweeten his life, And he'll stand by his grave,
 Grown old and gray, And still with a smile
 Whisper 'Some day
 IN SOME CASES Faint heart ne'er won fair lady," said the man who likes to quote. ''Who said that?" asked the practical person. 'Blest if I know" Well, it isn't so If fair lady wants faint heart to win, he willl''
 CHRONIC TREPIDATION. I met a person yesterday Who held for me no charm; He has for twenty years, they say Been viewing with alarm.
 WE'LL HARDLY. What is your idea of a devout Chris tian?" T have only one clear notion of the subject" And what is that?" "A devout Christian isn't one who will ask the Lord to meddle with the tar if.'
 PERHAPS THEN. There'll be no chance
 To Init the gravel" Once we begin
 The "all-air travel, Unless, forsooth,
 When we go calling, We'll do it when
 We've finished fallingl
 LOVE IN GREASEPAINT. Next time yo1l happen to be in Chicago
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

Andrew Carnegie is living long be- cause he has no process servers to dodge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
A GOOD MIXER.

There goes a flashing fellow" What does he dash2" "Angostura, mostly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala.' postofhce as second-class matter under act of Congress March 8, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

CHRONIC TREPIDATIoN. I met a person yesterday Who held for me no charm; He has for twenty years, they say, Been viewing with alarm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

AouSG.
 
 The President-elect is not losing weight in his effort to select a cabinet The Shah of Persia is the Joe Can non standpatter of his country. No news from Medicine Hat is good news to all but coal dealers. Less than three months more of Roosevelt and Fairbanks. The dandelions are not blooming freely this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

L. H. Russ and Z E. Morgan are the only authorized travelling representa- tives of The Age Herald in its circula- ton department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE. Stranger What's the matter with your" "Chumpley has something on his mind" And what is it?n "A grease spot on his trousers"
The border vidette., 1908-05-09
MarlcOpa StIH Wet"

As result of the local option election held last Saturday in Ma ricopa county, the prohibitionists failed to secure the necessary two thirds vote to make the county "dry," although they secured q majority in the county of POS.
 The leaders of the prohibition cause announce that they will later make a campaign in townships throughout the county. A second county election cannot be held within two years.
 The returns of the election on Saturday briefly summarized are as follows:
 For prohibition. 1886.
 Against prohibition, 1883.
 Percent of vote for prohibition, B.
 Majority in Phoenix against pro- hibition, 397.
 Majority in outside precincts for prohibition, 600.
 Precincts majority dry. IS.
 Precincts majority wet, s.
 Prohibition received the required two-thirds vote in precincts, 12.
 Prohibition failed of the required two-thirds vote in precincts, II.
 Number of votes required for prohibition, 23S0.
The border vidette., 1908-05-09
NOTiGE-

Notice Is hereby given that at the regular meeting of the Common Coun- ril of the Town of Nogales, held at the Council room on May lth, 1908, the Council appointed the Masonic Temple Hall as place Of election for the elec- sion of Town Officers, to occur on May 25th, 1908, and the following officers for said election:
 Bo. ]. Whiteside, Inspector.
 Con OK eofe, Judge.
 w. F. Barrepgor, Judge.
 IT. NJ. CIagett, Clerk.
 Otto Herold, Clerk.
 J. E. Moore, Marshal. At said election tho poles will open at o'clock 6. In. and closo at G o'clock p. m.
 By ordcr of the Council
 ]. Y. BRlCItWOOD, Attest: Mayor. (. M. RATHBUN,
 Town Clerk.
The border vidette., 1908-05-09

Don't fail to eea "Lucky" Mark Lulley's 6Ee display of beautiful high grade stee! galena ore from his Wan desing Jew mines, this county. now on exhibition in the Red Hause show
 window During the time the ore is on exhibition, "Iucky" Luley will present each purchaser of goods at The Red House, with g specimen of thiR beautiful lead silver as s6uveh::
 There are severel thousand pounds of the prize winning ore in the win. dow, and Mark says when that's all given away he'll bring in another wagon load just like it. The Wander ing Jew at the present time is certain ly looking very good and Mark and his associates are to be congratulated upon their good fortune. There is no stock for sale.
 Friends of George Lesser, pay master for the Randolph lines, with headquarters at Guaynas, Sonora, will be sorry to learn that he is 8 very sick man at the Sisters Hospital in this city. having been brought up from the bay city by pr. Bim Smith, the well known, successful Hermosillo medico, personal friend of Mr. Lesser. who has very serious attack of typhoid fever. Drs. Smith and Gustetter arc giving the sick paymaster every pos- sible attention and hopes arc enter- tained for his complete recovery. George Lesser is one of the oldest em- ployes of the Sonora railway and his hundreds of friends here and through. out the state of Sonora will join us in the wish that his life may be pro- fonged many years.
 Tuesday R. R. Coleman, president and Amos J. Yaeger. manager of tho Zambona Development Company, ac- companied by Dr. Ray Ferguson. superintendent of the Territorial In sane Asylum at Phoenix, and a couple of capitalists from the east, went south en route Minas Nuevas, where the property of the company is located. Dr. Ferguson, who ig large stock holder, joined tho party at Tucson. President Coleman and party will re- main at the mines several days in specting the property, on which it is said large new machinery will shortly be placed, the same having been talk ed of for some time past. Mir. Will liam $. Cranz, member of the executive committee and the largest individual stockholder. is ct present nt the mines where important new strikes have re- gently been made.
 Messrs- William Layer and L.. F. Postop, officers of the Sonora News Company, of winch Ferd VanMou- rick is manager for Nogales and the state of Sonora, have been here several days from Mexico, on their annual visit. At present the gentle men are visiting the Guaymas branch, being accompanied by local Manager VanMourick. Mir. L1yer with the late James Dawson Fisher, established the big news company many years ago, and is well known by all old residents of Nogales where both he and his dead friend and partner resided when the company was in it's infancy. Mir. Poston is a nephew of the late Colonel Charles b. Poston, "The Father of Arizona," wbo many years before his death resided in Phoenix, where the writer spent many interest Ing, pleasant hours with the grand old writer and historian.
The border vidette., 1908-05-09
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