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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
HOURS IN LONDON.
Hard to Do Business Before 10 or ii
 O'Clock.

It is an ingrained habit of every En- glshman to stay in bed as long as he possibly can and even longer. If you go out in the streets of London at g o'clock in the morning you will find that the shutters of large proportion of the shops are still hiding the goods that should be on show in the windows. The impetuous foreign commis voyageur, who is accustomed to having done a day s business by g o'clock in the morning. fumes and frets outside many of the es- tablishments till 10.30 or Il because no one is ready to do business with him at that time. The wholesale businesses are open ed by the employees at, say g, but the principals are not ready to receive visi- tors until they have gone through their voluminous mornings mail, and 1t is generally II o'clock before Cerberus at the door relaxes his vigilance. Women in American cities as well as in towns on the continent are actively engaged at 10 o'clock in the morning doing their rounds of shopping. Here it Is seldom that ladies are seen out in the morning at all bent on such expeditions unless 1t be after 10.30 to do some extra market ing for a dinner party or reception re- quiring personal attention. The great crush at places like Harrods stores the Army and Navy stores, D. H. Evans & Co. Marshall & Snelgrove\ and Peter Robinson's Is at it's night at about noon. whereas the corresponding hour in New York is at least 60 minutes earlier.
 We seldom have breakfast in the av- craze London house before 3 o'clock, and that, being an elastic meal may run on until it is time to clear the table for lunch. We get up late and we go to bed late. You are always fairly safe to find the average man who is not oppressed too much by bushes cares still out of bed at midnight Theatre at 830 or 9 o'clock and supper at one of the restaurants at 11.oo are not conducive to the carrying out of the ancient motto: Early to bed, early to rise, make man healthy, wealthy and wise" The one thing that creates intense irritation more than any other is the fact that the lights in the restaurants are turned out irrevocably at |. 80 in the morning. and thus force re- velers out into the cold air to be sent straight home whether they like it or not. This irritation is increased on Saturday night. when by reason of the grandmoth- -erly laws appertaining here the lights turn themselves out half an hour ear Her: and on the one night in the week when people are inclined to stay up later than usual they are sent home at the moment when supper has come on the table In this respect London is becom- ing worse, if possible. than 1t was be- fore, for some years ago there were a few places open where the night owl could go and finish his meal in peace without the official ban of the police, but as in all such cases, the reputation of the resorts began to suffer very soon. There are now few Hast resorts" unless it be clubs where one cannot take ladies. One or two of the ladies' clubs In Piccadilly are reaping an immense harvest from the exclusion of visitors from the restau- rants, but that is about all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

Saturdays the date of every other Sat urday In the month is got by the addi- tion of the necessary number of sevens, from which it is but a step to any in termediate day. For example, to know the day on which Christmas day falls this year. dream standing for De- cember, has five letters. so the first Sat urday in December is the 9th of that month; the second Saturday is the 12th;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
How to Remember Dates.
From Tit-Bits.

From Tit-Bits.
 The following lines, committed to mem- ory. give an easy method of stating off, hand the day of the week of any date in 1908:
 Just a mothers arms, my 1ocund Jean;
 A spell o'er Natures dream.
 The number of letters in each word represents the date of the first Saturday in the particular month to which it cor responds: thus. Just" for January, has four letters, because the first Saturday in January is the fourth of that month; "a, representing February, has one letter, ds the first Saturday in February is the first day of that month; and so on through all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

volt? Had the nation paid the cost for a century of maintaining that 5o,0OO men the expense would have been inconse- quential compared to the sacrifice of hum dreds of thousands of precious lives, bil- lions of dollars spent for the four years of horrors. and the thousands of mill lions of dollars that have been spent since in civil war pensions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
the 12 months.

the 12 months.
 Each word of the 12. excepting the first ..a" begins with the same letter as the month it represents. Thus, Just" begins with U" because January begins with sJ;" mothers begins with ''m' be- cause March begins with ''M;" and so on all through, with the exception of "a" for February.
 Having obtained the dates of the first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
AD INTERIM PRESIDENTS.
Claim That Missouri Man Was Presi
 dent For One Day Absurd.

From the New York Tribune
 The claim, asserted recently in yari- ous newspaper publications, that David i k. Atchison of Missouri was for one day President of the United States is exploded by quotation from the ex- ecut1ve journal of the United States senate. The origin of the Atchison myth Is simple enough. It is based on the sound enough contetion that the senate is a continuing body, and on the further altogether unsound conten- ton that the officer named as president pro tempore of the Senate must exer- else continuing functions, and, there- fore, in any interval elapsing between the expiration of the term of one Pres 1dent and vice president, must have been, under the old system of success sion, virtually and legally ad interim President of the united States.
 This, of course, is fantastic theoriz- ing. There have been several occa- sions in our history when, March 1 falling on Sunday, Presidents-elect have waited until March 5 before talk. ing oath of office. That was what hap pened in 1S49. President Folks term expired on Saturday, March 8. Presi-
 
 Monday, March 5. MT. Atchison was president pro tempore of the Senate for the session ending March 8. 1S49. Therefore it has been contended that between Marcfl 3 and March 5 he was at least constructively President It happens, however, that MT. Atchison's s own term. as Senator expired on March 3, and before he was reelected presi- [nvrf fAw. March he had to qualify under his new credentials. He was therefoSe just as much or just as little Senator on March as General Taylor was Pres ldent and MT. Fillmore vice president His qualification as president pro tenn pore of the Senate preceded by only a few minutes the qualification of MT. Fillmore as vice president and General Taylor as President. It would be just as valid to say that MT. Fillmore was President for an interval of time on March 5 because he took the oath of Once before General Taylor did, as to say that MT. Atchison was similarly President because his installation pre- ceded MT Fillmore's by few minutes.
 But even if MT. Atchison's term had not expired and if the Senate had pre- viously elected him president pro tenn pore-as it had not-for period long enough to cover the interval between the two presidential terms, he would have had no valid claim to to be rec ognized as President in esse. He would have been President in posse so long as he. was president pro tempore of the Senate, but no more on March than on any other. The old succession law qualified him to succeed to the presidency on the removal, death, res- ignation or inability of the President and vice president. But on March f. 1S49, both President and a vice pres- ident were on hand, qualified to assume oL.ce, and no vacancy fillable by sub- stitute third in ranking order existed A President is legally President from t..e time his term begins. although un- til he takes the oath the presidential functions are temDorarily suspended IIe can assume office at his convent ence without in the meanwhile creat- ing legal vacancy
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

the third the 18th: the 18th. being six days more, gives Friday, six days on from Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
The Value of the National Guard.

ne Vdtuc or tnC NdtIofldt 1udFu. From "The Trouble With Our Army" by
 Lieut. Paul H. Clark, U. s. A., in the
 April Metropolitan Magazine.
 Every large military experience that the nation has had has proved that the National Guard-state militia-cannot be depended upon to give efficient field ser vice. The regular army is always ready for instant service anywhere and for any length of time, be 1t warfare in the Phil ippines or elsewhere, the maintenance of order in Cuba, or the rescue of q stricken San Francisco. Such readiness cannot reasonably be demanded of the militia nan--the volunteer. It is impossible for him suddenly to drop his regular voca- ton, the care of home and family, and, fly to arms for an indefinite period with out serious interference to his business, and perhaps bring financial or other nardships to himself and dependents
 For example, in 1S9S after the Presi- dents call for volunteers, only one-third of the then existing strength of the state miIitia or National Guard, enlisted in the federal service, either because they failed to volunteer or failed to pass the physical examination-the requirements of which were very much relaxed for their benefit.
 Yes, the civil war was fought with vol unteers, but as. this was true of both sides, neither the north or the south was at a relative disadvantage in this respect and final victory lay with the side which had the more men and dollars. Had the north possessed at the outset 5O,0oO trained soldiers, would not that great ad- vantage have enabled 1t quickly to put down what would have been only re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

Dundee Evaporated Milk is put up in sanitary cans; thoroughly sterilized. Free from typhoid germs.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-15
Death Of Editor r. B. May.

1t is with profound sorrow and
regret that The Leader chronicles
the death of Editor r. B. MAY, az
the McComb City Enterprise,
which occurred at his home in
MoComb Monday, from consump-
ton, from which be had long
been suIferer. MIR. May had
been engaged in journalism In
Pike county ever since 1888, when
be began the publication nf d pa
per at Summit. Shortly after
ward he moved bis office TO Mo
Comb where he successfully con.
tinued it's publication to the time
of his death. He was held 10
high esteem bY his brethren OF
the press and in 1908 -04 served ali
President of the Mississippi Press
Association. For the last four
years be had served bis district
on the Board Of Supervisors Of
Pike county. HIe leaves a vile.
a grown son and two married
daughters. to whom we tender
our heartfelt sympathy and condos
lence.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-15
Major MiIIsaps' BeneyOIence.

The, following reference to the
generoussgift of $1,000 made BY
Maj. r. w. Miilsaps to the Ole
Ladies Home Associatfo2 Of Mis-
sissippi, appears in Fridays Issue
of the Meridian Star:
Major r. w. MilIsaps, of
jackson, has won a high place il
the esteem of his people and in
Mississippi annals, by his many
generous gifts TO phiIanthropic
work and institutions; but be has
made no contribution to any cause
that will command more grateful
recognition than the donation O1
one thousand dollars. made Thurs.
day to the fund for the completion
of the building Of the Old Ladies
Home in jackson.
This is one of the most meri-
torious benevolences ever under
taken ID Mississippi and the gen
erous help of Mainr R. W. Mill
saps comes at time when it is
really needed for the completion
of the building, which the good
women of Mississippi had begun
the erection Of, but we're unable
now, to finish on account of in
sufficient funds. The whole state
thanks Major Miilsaps for this
timely gift to a noble work.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-15
THE LAST SPIKE.
Il viii be Driven on the Mississippi
Central Between BroOkhaven and
Nalchez Today.

! Hattiebsurg will be G0llnected
direct with the Mississippi river
at Natchez BY the Mississippi
Central railroad 1t high noon on
Wednesday.
At that hour the last spike to
make the girder Of steel complete
will be driven at the stream known
as Middle Forty, about 40 miles
| this side Of Natchez.
It will be an important event ID
South Mississippi generally, and
there is already much talk at this
end of the line of the necessity
for big celebration Of some kind.
But it is pointed out that while
the line OF rails will be complete
lon Wednesday the road will not be
Fin condition for running trains or
carrying traffic of any kind for
month or six weeks later, and
therefore the celebration cannot
be held for some time yet. There
is no doubt, however, that such
celebration will be undertaken and
that it will be big success, for
the Natchez people are as anxious
for it as are the people Of Hatties-
burg, and the railroad company is
ready to cooperate to the extent
of its ability.
AS stated in the Daily Progress
on Saturday, the laying of rails is
completed except at Middle Fork.
where the completion Of a steel
bridge keeps the track apart.
The track is laid up to the river
on either side. Now the bridge
lis practically complete, and the
contractors pledge themselves that
by Wednesday noon the road will
be closed up. This little incident
will pass without any particular
display and it is expected the
celebration will take place later.
On Sunday morning a party Of
the high officials of the line made
a through journey from Hattles-
burg to Natchez on motor car.
The party included President
Peck, General Manager r., K.
Smith, Contractor Santo Carda-
none and others. Arrived at the
Middle Fork gap, the motor car
was loaded on an OK wagon and
thus ferried across the fork gap,
after which it was again skidded
into the track and proceeded on
its way. This was the first
through trip made over the road.
81 Hattiesburg Progress, 18th.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-15
Death Of MIS-. N. A. Hennis.

The funeral ceremonies attend
ant upon the death of Mrs. N. A.
Hennis were conducted in this
city yesterday at Rose Hill Gem
etery BY Rev. r. H. Purser.
Mrs. Hennis was, formerly, a
resident OF Brookhaven, but for
years had lived at McComb, where
she died after months of suffering
in her declining years. She was
d sister of Mrs. g. g. Kees, 81
this city and the last, but two, oi
q large family Of thirteen children,
Mrs. M j. Summers, Of Texas,
being the other remaining sister.
Nh George Hennis, we'll and
favorably known to our people,
mourns il this dlspensation oi
Providence, the loss of q beloved
and devoted mother.
IN her early years Mrs. Hennis
united With the Baptist church
and lived consistent, Christian
life, characterized 81 many ol
the virtues and cruces Of thai
high calling.
Tender and great IS that Love
which "giveth bis beloved sleep,
when the ayalids have grown
heavy with long waking, and The
hands become weary There re-
maineEh i rest for the people 81
God
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-15
Preliminary Contest.

The preliminary contest To-
Field Day to be observed by the
Pnbllc Schools on the 24th inst.
took place in the school building
last Friday evening and was at.
tended by an unusually large au.
dience. The judges had great
difficulty in locating superior OK.
ceIIence, each pupil showing de.
cided proficiency IN the role as.
sumed,
Amid great enthusiasm the fol
lowing names were finally called
Miss Corinne Walker, ii elocu.
tion; Miss Mabelle Henderson,
first place III music: Miss Mary
Applewhite, second; Mr.. Malcolm
Guess, ia oratory.
The Leader hopes TO see these
gifted young people achieve SINH
lar vi CtolFies In the future.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-15
ton, referred to Supt. r. s. Pur-
ser. to investigate and have light
placed there il possible.

ltion, referred to Supt. r. S. Pur.
lser. to Investigate and have light
lplaeed there If possible.
Report OF j. M. Blocker. j.
I'M Bleecker submitted bis last
land final stock report, showing
stock impounded BY him amount.
ing to $14.4O. which was, on mo-
tion, received.
Report of Committee. The
Street Committees report on
petition of Ike Osborne and
others, for The opening Of Second
|strceh from the present termina-
tion south to south line of corpor-
ate limits, reported and asked that
said petition be rejected as the
property owners through whose
property said street would run
not having signed said petition,
and, On motion, the above report
was accepted and petition rejected
for above stated reasons.
necessary Articles Tor New
Compressor and Motor. On mo.
tion. the power house committee
was instructed to order belt and
pipe and other necessary fixtures
ito complete and put in running
order the new air compressor and
motor.
Account Of G. B. Perkins. On
motion the account Of g. B. Per-
kins was allowed, subject to some
correction. Alderman Hartman
voted nay.
Bids for Street Contract.
The matter Of deciding on the
contract for working the street BY
contract coming up at this time,
and after discussion, all bids were,
no motion, rejected, as the board
thought the city could best use
the city prisoners on said Streets
On motion the meeting adjourn
ed to meet March 20, 1908, at
1880 o'clock p. m.
G. FL. HAMILTON, Clerk.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-15
Woman Suffrage Convention in Gov
errors Mansion.

The Mississippi Woman Suf-
frage Association has just held it's
fourth annual convention. The
two days session was held in the
Governors Mansion at jackson,
and The following officers were
elected:
President, Mrs. Nellie Nugent
SomervilIe, Nreenville; Vice Pres.
idenL at larga, Mrs. Lily Wilkin-
Clark. 0kolona Second Vice.
President, Mrs. Harriet B. KelIs,
jackson; Cor. Sac'y Mrs. Pauline
AIston Clark, Clarksdales Rec.
Secretary, DI. Della Randall,
jackson; TreasIurer. Mrs. s. S.
Wilk iuson, Jackson.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-15
The CIimhers.

The Domestic Science meeti ng !,
held BY the Climbers on Monday
afternoon at the residence Of the
gracious president, Mrs. David
Gohn, was delightful affair IN
every sense of tile word.
1t was in accordance with the
policy of the State Federation
that this afternoon was devoted to
the subject mentioned, and the
pleasure and profit resulting
made each member feel that she
was a debtor to the Federation
for the suggestion.
A number of subjects for dis
cussion had been assigned and
these were gwen between the
courses of the dainty six-course
luncheon which fully attested that
Mines Wilson, E. Cohn. /. Z.
parsons, d. COIN, 0 Newton,
,Jr., McNair, B. Cassidy, Nalty'
and Higdon were as accomplished
in domestic science as in other
lines in which they have in the
past delighted the clubs of which
they are members.
Thirty guests were seated at
the charmingly appointed tables
I'm Mrs. COINS spacious dining
room, the guests of the club being
Mrs. Eugene Bee, president of
| the Peripatetics; Miss Wilczinski,
Iof GreenyiIle; Mrs. Ligon and
Miss Bessie McVoy.
The table decorations we're ex-
ceedingly beautiful, Che color
scheme being rose and white, the
IcoIors of the club. The pink
rose. the club flower, was must
artisticaIly employed, appearing
in graceful profusion in vases Of
Icut glass and silver. Broad bands
LOT rose-colored ribbon were in
charming contrast to the white of
the dainty table linen. Pretty
corsage bouquets of pink roses
we're favors. Menu cards, ap-
propriately inscribed and bearing
quotations specially applicable to
the different courses and further
|embellished with illustrations and
clippings a ID domestic science,
were dainty souvenirs.
Mrs. Cohn. 10 4 graceful intro
ductory talk, paved the way for
those who were to follow. The
subjects assigned we're handled
~ ways delightfully."- various,
number contributing poems. while
|one charming tnatron, noted for
her gilt Of song, gave hers as a
musical number to q friends ban
10 accompaniment. The wit and
wisdom lavlshed on the assembled
company, the lovely flowers, the
dainty vlands made charming
whole which will linger long In
the memories Of those gathered
around the festal board.
The themes treated were as fol
lows; lmpromptu hospitality
Mrs, r: Cohn; why Nursing IS
Such q bug Bear Mrs. =. Brady;
Our Gardens, Miss Butler; Is 20
easier IoF q teacher to manage BIT
ty cliiIdren Than f0r 2 mother to
manage one, MISS burns; Ine
home Beautiful, Mrs. Butlerields j
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-15
We were Never Better Prepared
to Supply
Your Easter Wants
OUR EASTER STOCKS

are perfect. High
Grade goods were never
priced SO low. Conditions
never favored the con-
sumner as they do today.
We never fail to take ad-
vantage Of an opportuni-
ty to reduce the cost to
the consumer. This poll
cy is strongly exemplified
in the pricing of merchan-
disc throughout our en-
tire stock; giving you the
very highest standard of
quality at prices that you
would have to pay else
where tor an inferior
grade of merchandise.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-15
/ THE MILT MOSES CASE AGAIN.

1850 t~tN4~
II will be remembered that or
/ December the 10Th, 1906, Mil
Moses eolored. was convicted ii
1.-THE Circuit Court Of Lincoln ooun.
lty Oh al Indictment charging hin
with retailing, and for this offense
was sentenced To serve ninety
days IN the county Jail and to pay
| q fine Of $500. Moses appealed
1.-THE case to the Supreme Court,
where bis case was affirmed.
Since this afIirmance Moses has
been on the County Farm paying
of bis $500 fine at the rate of So
per month, being the amount al
lowed By the Board Of Supervisors
| for first class hands.
The statute provides that no.
convict can be confined ID the
county jail TOR a longer term than
1.-TWO years. And Moses applied
to the Board for his release and
paid into the County Treasury the
sum OF Sl44, this being equivalent
to $6 per month for twenty four
months, or two years. The Sec
tion of the Code upon which
Moses relied for his right to re
lease upon payment for his unex-
pired time is as follows:
"853. ConVicts May Pay Out.
The Convicts in the custody Of
a hlrer on the public road or
works, who has served out his
imprisonment sentence, may pay
out at any time by paying TO the
hirer or contractor, or into the
County Treasury, the amount I'M
earned by him and the reasonable
value Of all clothing furnished
him, the amount to be lascertained
and determined by the sheriff III
case af disagreement.
<helying upon what was thought
to be the proper Interpretation Of
this section, and upon tho advice
of some of our best lawyers, the
Board had formerly released one
prisoner who had received sem
tence of ninety days and $500 fine
upon his serving the ninety days
and paying the $144 as the un-
earned portion Of his time for two
years. But when Moses applied
for dismissal on these terms the
Board refused TO release him.
Moses, through M. McCullongh,
bis attorney, then petitioned the
Chancellor for a writ of shabeas
corpus for his release.
The Chancellor refused prompt
Iy to grant the petition for habeas
corpus, and in his order refusing
the writ sets out in full his reasons
therefor. The meaning af the
chancellor's decision is, that this
section of the Code cannot be In
voked BY convict SO that he
may avoid paying the penalty fix
ed by the court for his crime.
He must serve the ninety days and
then pay the $500 fine; or if he
does not choose to pay the fine, be
must serve on the farm for two
years, less the ninety days. at
the end of the two-year period of
service, although the convict may
not have earned $500 at the rate
of SIS per month, the law then re-
leases him.
It is now plain that if the Board
had released Moses their order Of
release would have been void and
violative of the law.
Since the appeal to the Chan
cellor Moses has escaped from the
County Farm, bis second escape
since be began serving bis Sent
tence.