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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08
REPORT ON AUDIT
 IF ENSLEY BOOKS
Gratifying Showing Made for
 City Officials
TERMS FOR CONSOLIDATION
Ensley and Wyam Get Together On Terms For Uniting the Two Mu- cipalities-Personal and
 General News.

Ensley, May 7.-tspecial.)-The City Council met tonight in regular session at the city hall. All members we're present, with Mayor D. F. sugg in the chair The reports Of the officers of the city were received and referred to the proper committees.
 Mrs. ". N. Wood presented petition, sisned by over 10o- citizens. asking that the city take some action in regard to purchasing land for a public park. and also a request from the Humane society asking for Legislation to further the work of the society.
 A petition was presented by the trustees of the Carnegie library asking for dona- ton of s250 for the purchase of new books, the Board of Education having made a similar donation. The petition was referred to the finance committee.
 The council gave it's indorsement to the Tag Day" scheme Of the young ladies of Ensley, the proceeds of which are to go to the library
 The committee appointed to negotiate terms of consolidation with wylam re- ported that an agreement had been reached, but the attorneys had not had time to draft the same for submission te the council. It was ordered that copy of the agreement be given each member of the council as soon as formu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08

the Vivian wards. Two or more police men shall patrol the wards of Vivian.
 Sec. 3. That Vivian be allowed 800 addi- tional feet of hose, a hose wagon, two horses and two paid men.
 Sec. 6. That boulevard from curb to curb be constructed from Ensley through Vivian to the Warrior road, work to com menee not later than three months from consolidation, and be completed not later than 12 months.
 Sec. {. That Vivian shall have as many arc lights per capita as Ensley has m addition to the free lights Wylam already has.
 Sec. S. That Vivian be placed on an equal basis with Ensley as to water plugs.
 Sec. g. That the street improvements of the Vivian wards shall have the same proportion to the street improvements of the Ensley wards as the street mileage of the Wylam wards bears to the street mileage of the Ensley wards.
 These terms of agreement have been placed in the hands of the city attorneys of the two towns, who will draft the necessary resolutions, after which the same will be submitted to the councils of Ensley and Wylam. If adopted the matter will then be submitted to the peo- ple of Wylam for acceptance or reJec- tion. The Commercial club of Ensley and the leading citizens of Vivian are pack of the proposition and there seems nc doubt that the consolidation will be ef- fected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08
Reports on Audit.

The most interesting feature of the meeting was the report of Auditor J. B. Simpson, who had just completed thorough audit of the books of the city to March 3l last. The report was the most complete ever made of the affairs of the city and shows by exhibits the de- tails of the business of the city for the preceding 1S months It was compliment tary to the officers and showed that with the exception of few clerical errors the business had been conducted in highly honest and efficient manner
 Especially interesting was the balance sheet exhibited showing the city was in a most healthy condition, having an excess of assets over liabnties of over s2o0, ,o0O The valuations of the real estate of the city were made by three real es- tate firms of the city, while the other data was compiled from the books. The balance sheet was as follows: Balance sheet, city of Ensley, March 31 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08
British Trade Reports.

London, May 7.-The April statement of the Board of Trade shows decreases Of $4S, ,414,O00 in imports and $ls,557,5 800 in ex- ports. The principal decrease in imports is found in raw materials, of which wool shows S10,OO000O and cotton from America s17,5O0, 000 With regard to exports, manu- factured metals show decrease of $5,OO0,- GOO and textiles a decrease of $7,50O.000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08

The weather prevented us from opening yesterday and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08
Agree On Terms.

7. . . -. . 70 '. Excess of assets over lia-
 bilties .............. S211,750. 04
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-05-28

(which one Of what?" he asked
when he recovered himself.
1.-THE girls" said Mr.. Van der Awe.
'Perhaps didn't put it clearly"
The Texan tried hard to conceal his
amusement and succeeded imperfectly.
"Ah, I see," he returned. (which
one are you after?
Miss 1mogene," confessed the young
man without reserve, "and if you don't
object to my confidence, Lord Croy-
land, I love her as no man ever loved
girl before. t's-it's-well, hang it,
It's painful!' He fell into thought
ful pause, then looked up again. "Now,
l think I've been perfectly candid with
you, and 1 want you to be quite frank
with me. If it's Miss Chittendon we
can decide what to do later"
MY dear fellow" said Richard.
you can't imagine how I appreciate
your openness and squareness. 1t
throws new light upon your glorious
American people. Allow me to give
you a cigar and be equally unreserved.
While I admit without hesitation that
Miss 1mogene Chittendon is a most
charming and utterly desirable young
lady, I beg to assure you, sir, that
never for single fraction Of a second
have I entertained the least idea Of
of-in your own phrase, of going after
her. Is that satisfactory?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-05-28

Richard drew his br0ws together tn
troubled frown.
"And is that all the advice you can
give me?" he asked. hoping against
hope:
NO." said the little man; "there is
one more suggestion. and a sound one,
too, by George! My 1sion IS a shade
Imperfect owing to creeping aga but
think I see Harriet over yonder un-
der the trees. !. as your COUNSEL d.
rect you to go and talk to her,"
This last piece Of advice was too
good to be neglected aud Richard, dis
missing his cares, followed it forth
with.
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THE PRIN CEToN UNION: THURSDAY NAY % zoos

''1'm sure it would be best for us to
try that in private
mot at all. We can make believe
about that part. you know"
'That's not true acting"
isn't it? Oh, We'll see about that
later. and we needn't rehearse that
anyway"
"But I'm sure to be so awfully awk-
ward about that. I've had so little
practice in my short life.'
You poor little innocent English
man! Well fix that later"
''Oh, happy HOPPER
evil you listen to me, Lord Croy-
land?'
"1'm SILENT
"Harriet comes in and denounces
you. Don't you think it's perfectly de-
Ncious?'
"Dazzling.'
"Then it's settled. I'm so glad. Come
ON and let's dig up more roots"
Miss Imogene Chittendon proceeded
to pick wild flowers. Mr.. Richard vii.
uams carried them in the four ounce
basket and communed with himself.
Denunciation at the present speaking
was rather sore subject with him
and coming from the lips Of the girl he
worshiped in one act play in which
he was some one else was more than
flesh and blood could stand. It had too
definite relation to his present cir
cumstances to be comfortable. On the
whole, he decided to get out of that
play If he could. He did not want
Harriet denouncing him, even in fun.
She might have to do it in earnest
later, and he did not wish her to have
the advantage Of previous rehearsal.
he was getting sensitive, he realized,
but he wanted to see her alone, to talk
with her as kind Of relief from the
troubles that were gathering around
him in uncomfortable, sticky coils.
But ut every turn his innocent purpose
was frustrated, and he found himself
In the clutches Of some one else, an in
quisftor like Michael Corrigan, a chat
terbox like Miss Chittendon.
He was not so occupied with his
thoughts, however, as to forget plains
mans training, and during the latter
half hour Of his wild flower hunt he
was conscious Of spy upon his trail.
He had turned at some remark Of his
companion and had CHANGED to see a
figure that lodged swiftly behind a
boWlder some fifty yards away. He
had paid no special heed to the oc-
currence. But when it was repeated
twice he became convinced that some
one was watching them-why, he could
not imagine. AS they neared Restlnore
Richard wheeled suddenly and spied
the figure crouching along a lockwood
hedge. It seemed a very strange af-
fair, and he determined to get to the
bottom Of it. So, excusing himself on
the steps,. Of the veranda, be made a
circuit Of the house, cut across the
rose garden and vaulted fence into
the road. The hedge ended at this
point, and, to the vast surprise Of two
gentlemen, Richard came near to land
ing on the head of Mr.. Cornelius Van
der Awe.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-05-28
ITO BE CONTINnED.]
First Pub. May 2D
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Probate of E0rei0n Will


Probate of Foreign Will.
State OF Minnesota. County OF Mile Lacs
In Probate Court.
decedent.
The state of Minnesota to all persons inter-
ested IN the allowance and probate Of the will
OF said decedent: -
The petition Of Edwin E. Wood, representing
that Ida NJ. Wood. then resident of the coun-
ty OF Linn, state Of Iowa, died on the 18th day
OF May: 1905. testate and that her will has been
allowed and admitted to probate in district
court IN and for the county of Linn. state Of
Iowa, being filed In this court. together with
authenticated copies of said will and Of the
probate thereof in the court above named and
IN this state, and that letters testamentary be
thereon granted to said Edwin E. Wood.
NOW therefore, yOu and each of you, are
hereby cited and required to show cause. II any
you have, before this court at the probate
court rooms In the court house, in Princeton,
county OF Mile Laos. state of Minnesota. on
the 18th day of June. 1908, at ten o'clock a. M,
why the prayer of said petition should not be
granted.
Witness the Judge OF said court. and the seal
Of said court this 10Th day Of April 1905
L. 8. BRIGGS
Court seal) Probate judge
E. p. ADAMS,
Attorney for Petitioner.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-05-28

I begged you-er-fea1 hard, could
youw
Nothing short Of assassination
could make me refuse you,'' said Rich.
ard, emphasizing the pronoun and
looking sadly out across the Hudson.
It was wrong, Of course, but he couldn't
help it. and really she was pretty
enough to excuse so venal a lapse
"Oh, you dear, delightful man, CHR.
ruped the little lady. "Now. listen
Don't look. at the river. Look ut me-
II dare not"
Nonsense! You said you were not
afraid Of butterflies"
II was wrong. am Of one"
Don't be afraid of me. I won't hurt
you" said the highly fattered girl
laughingly.
II breathe again. Go on"
"Well, Lord Croyland, we are going
to have little one act play on Fri
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-05-28
CHAPTER XII.

~ 81, it's you, is it?' said Rich.
ard, the first to recover from
~ establishment. "Do you
know. I almost fancied it
was some one with designs on the
poultry"
Mr.. Van der Awe flushed, drew him
self up and folded his arms in a strik-
ingly dramatic pose.
NO." he answered without the first
vestige Of humor: II was not after the
poultry. To be perfectly frank, I was
after you"
This was another one! Was every
body lying in wait for him this morn
ing? Could he have speech with all
the world but her?
II admire candor," coolly remarked
Richard in return, land I rejoice In
the fact that your desire is gratifed.
How may I serve you?"
Lord Croyland," said the dramatic
young gentleman, "there is a matter
which must be settled between US here
and now. Upon it depends my future
happiness"
"Al1 right" responded the Texan
cheerily. "Shall it be rifles, pistols lari.
ats, bowie knives or arbitration?'
Once more Mr.. Van der Awe flushed.
He had a faint idea that the English
nobleman was laughing at him, point
on which extreme youth Is sometimes
oversensitive.
II think it can be settled by arbitra-
tion." he answered coldly. "Will you
kindly follow me to some less public
place"
The two young gentlemen walked up
the road for short distance, stopping
at the brow Of hill which overlooked
the river. 1t struck Richard that this
being continually led away from the
house Of his ladylove for secret con-
ferences was growing rather monot-
onous. This was the fourth time in
TWO days. and each excursion seemed
to involve him more deeply in some
quagmire Of trouble. They sat down
under tree and for q time remained
silent.
'Smoke?' asked Richard, holding
out his cigar case.
"Thank you, no." said the young
man sadly. II have no heart for pleas
ure just at present If you don't mind.
We'll get down to business"
The Texan lit his cigar and express
ed a willingness to open negotiations
with the enemy, while the enemy COL
lected his thoughts and dug holes in
the ground with short sharp stick.
Lord Croyland," he began at last,
IN this country openness and square
ness are the first principles I've
heard that gentlemen have the same
Ideas In England. Is this true?"
Richard bowed.
VERY we'll. I'm going to ask you a
plain, blunt question, without any in
tention Of offense, and 1 want you to
give me a straight plain answer.
Which one are you after?'
Richards cigar nearly dropped from
between his-teeth, while he gazed at
his questioner in extreme astonish-
ment.
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day evening, and you are in it, be-.
cause you just said you would, and I
know you will do It just beautifully,
because told Harriet you could, and,
having promised, Of course you can't
refuse now, when everything has
BEEN
Hold on; hold onr' interrupted Rich
ard. "1'm sort Of losing my grip on
things. Slow down to a trot and let's
get our bearings"
This sounded very unlike an Eng
lish nobleman, but the young lady in
her excitement failed to notice.
You see," she began again, 1.-THE
play is called The Man and the Bird
You are the man, and"-
"And you are the bird" completed
Richard. II thought as much. Well.
60 on"
Miss 1mogene dimpled with pleas
ure and applauded his quick peroep-
ton.
''Yes," she said; II am the bird, and
you-it's only a play, you know, of
course-and you're just desperately in
love with me-"
II couldn't act that part. It's too
real, and"-
"Oh, yes, you can! thought you
wouldn't find it difficult. I'll help
you.''
'That settles it. I'm lost"
"And, besides, it will make Cornelius
Van der Awe just frantic. He isn't in
the cast. you know. We've put him
In the audience, and be has just to sit
there and be wretched. Oh" she cried,
1T will simply be too delicious! Don't
you think SOP
"Rapturous. but dangerous for me-
assented Richard gravely. "1s Miss
Renwyck in the play?"
why, Of course she is, stupid! She's
getting it up herself and has the lead
ing part"
Richard frightened. Private the
atricals were not 50 silly, after all.
what sort Of part will she play p
he asked.
''Oh, the serious partr' his compan.
ion advised him. Its more real act
Ing than mine, Of course, but like the
love part BEST don't you"' Richard
nodded. and the debutante continued:
'Harriet is the rich heiress, you know,
And. oh, she's going to wear the Rem
wyck diamonds! Her father will
bring them up from the city tomorrow
night She'll look awfu1ly stunning in
them. You are engaged to her-in the
play. mean-but you'll find out that
You love me best, and it's an awfully
exciting scene. You and lin the play,
mean-you and I are in a room to-
gether, and you tell me how much you
love me-
"Hadn't we better practice a little
bit now?"
Don't you think you could do it
without pract1oe?'
II shah need to acquire restraint
In the presence Of such temptation,
you know" -.
''Oh. I SEE. guess It wont be neces-
eary for you to be too restrained It's
beautiful 50 tmpassioned the Ian.
goage, You understand
u shah try to live up to it."
"And Just when you kiss me-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-05-28

u 81, it's you, is it?'' said Rich.
ard, the first to recover from
establishment. "Do YOU
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-09-04

Fret not thy gizzard." There was
once good old grandmother who gave
this advice to everybody. She declared,
and firmly believed, that it came from
the Bible, though she did not know just
where it could be found. But She in
sisted that it was somewhere between
the covers Of the Good Book. The old
woman was right. 1t is in the Good
Book, not only In one place. but in
many, and though she did not have the
exact language in which the advice is
given, she had its sense, which is Of
vastly greater Importance. The world
Is full Of men and women who are con-
stantly fretting their gizzards, and with
what result? None, except to increase
the income Of the doctor and the under
taker and to fill the hospitals for the
insane, and the cemeteries. Ask any
doctor what causes the majority of the
mental breakdowns and the most of
the cases Of nervous troubles, and he
will tell you it is fretting. Some peo-
pie blame work, but work never hurt
anybody. On the contrary, it keeps
men and women alive. Overwork
though, claims thousands, but OverWOrk
is altogether another thing; and the
Overworkers are generally fretters.
Each leads to the other. The human
gizzard was not designed by nature to
bear the strain of fretting, and the man
who frets it much is sure to break it.
1II
that man should refuse to take his
work or anything else seriously. 1t does
not mean that he should view with I'M
| concern or treat lightly any of his prob
lens. But it does mean that he should
| not fret over them when he has ap-
piled his best efforts to them. 1t means
that If you have something to do, do it :;
and with your whole energy. When you
have done all you can do don't fret
your giZZard over the result. All the
upon the outcome. Await it without
stewing and worrying, and if it is
| against you, tackle it again. Fret your
giZzard and you will lack the strength
to renew the fight with the vigor that
| is necessary to win. 1t means you are
not to fret over things beyond your con-
| troll. 1t does not mean that you should
not view them in seriousness and with
proper regard of Importance and con-
sequences. But don't worry over them
until you fret your giZzard. We are
| travelling at a fast race in this country.
The spirit of the day is one that calls
for speed. The man who can keep it up
must look after his gizzard. Fret it
not
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-09-04

1t is very unfortunate, that the re-
taller, speaking generally, does not APP
preciate the value of local advertising
1t would seem as though ambition
should dictate the enlargement of ones
business, and to many merchants such
a result is easily attained. The way
to do it is quite simple
1t is we'll known that women are the
best buyers and, as rule, the goods
they buy are the most profitable. To
attract them your store must be mag
netic-i e., clean, neat. stocks well ar
ranged and the goods appealing to them
prominently displayed.
Doing this is properly classed as adj
vertiSing. but it must be backed by
intelligent, well-informed and courteous
clerks to make the sales. After having
accomplished this reform then, by all
means, contract for a regular space in
your local papers and place your adj
vertisement in advance. Arrange the
copy for frequent changes, make the
matter and makeup attractive, and be
sure to refer to the seasonable goods at
the proper time.
If such a simple course is followed
the result will be a pleasant surprise
to any merchant who has not been a
believer in publicity. The good mer-
chant realizes that he does not have to
cut prices to make sales. There is an
easier way to make business and keep
profits in these times. The rule is as
simple as can be-advertise and sup
port your announcements with an at
of StomerS.--Hardware.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-09-04
Straight From the Animal.

A London gentleman, having taken
a small farm in the country as being
the correct thing to do, as well as to
get little fresh air, had invited some
of his friends down to see his new
possession.
Having viewed the domain and not
ing the absence of creature life about
the place, one of his friends remarked i:
with a nice, open place like this, 1
wonder you don't have some animals
about, as is usual on farm. Some
COWS, for instance, so as to have your
own butter and cream"
MOO" drawled his host, don't care
about butter or cream"
Some chickens ors ducks, then. You
surely like fresh eggs?'
MOO, don't care for eggs. But I've
sometimes thought I'd like sheep. l
rather like kidneys for breakfast. -
Liverpool Mercury.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-09-04
UNIQUE ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK.
Remarkable Mechanism Shows All
the Movements of the Earth.

Remarkable Mechanism Shows All
the Movements of the Earth.
All the movements of the earth are
represented by a remarkable astronom-
ical clock which yesterday was placed
on public view at the American Muse
UNI of Natural History, says the New
York Herald 1t was designed by Dr.
Herman G.. Bumpus, the director OF
the institution, and is the result Oh
months of patient experiment.
1t not only shows the daily rotation
Of the earth upon it's axis, but the mo-
ton about the sun, and also demon
strates through all the year the changes
which cause the march Of the seasons.
The earth is a globe Of paper COM
position four feet in diameter, while
the sun is a stereopticon placed at
distance Of ten feet The light from
the stereopticon shines upon the sphere
in such manner as to illuminate half
Of it at a time The shadow Of wire
which is back of the lens corresponds
to the meridian Of New York.
The earth is caused to revolve. by
means of shaft which derives it's
power from a small Howard steeple
clock. This shaft passes through
wooden tunnel and communicates its
power to bevel gears, which cause the
sphere to be always changing it's polse
BY watching the meridian shadow
the observer can always tell the time
of day with mathematical accuracy.
No device of it's kind has ever been
exhibited in museum for the 1nstruc-
ton of the public, and this astronom-
ical clock rivals in it's accuracy and in
the painstaking way in which it is con-
structed the most delicate instruments
to be seen in well-equipped observa-
tories. The contrivance was construct
ed by W. H Beers, an expert mechan-
ician connected with the museum.
1t was the original intention to have
merely a globe showing the one motion
of the earth, but as the scheme devel-
oped through experiments the present
elaborate clock was gradually per-
fected.
On the ground floor of the museum is
another device showing the revolution
of the earth about the sun on a larger
scale. The orbit swings through the
entrance hall and over the information
bureau and into the hall of forestry,
while in the center Of the foyer the sun
shines for all.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-09-04
Uncle SANS sober Sailors.

The $4,000 enlisted men have proved
themselves. The great majority were
green when they left Hampton Roads
To-day they are seasoned seamen, full
Of confidence and proud of having had
a part in SO important a demonstra-
ton: and in this connection they have
set an example that will inevitably be
of much good to the navy, says the
Metropolitan magazine 1t was becom-
ing difficult to get enough men to enlist.
Even, with extensive advertising, and
the establishment of recruiting stations
in all sections of the country, there
were not enough men coming in. This
voyage has stimulated the necessary in
terest among the young men Of the
country.
Jack ashore has put the prophets to
shame and the temptations he has had
to combat have been great. At every
port of call, Admiral Evans allowed
great numbers Of the men shore leave
but they were given to understand that
the continuation of such favors depend
ed on their behavior: They were told,
too, that to a certain extent the honor
Of their country was in their keeping
Patrols were sent ashore to watch the
men and the result of all this was that
Jack had very good time and enjoyed
the hospitality extended him without
abusing it and getting himself in trou-
hle