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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12
THE WAY TO sHADowrowN.

By Eugene Field.
 Sway to and fro in the twilight gray,
 This is the ferry for Shadowtown, It sails away at the end of the day,
 Just as the darkness closes round. Rest, little hand, on my shoulder-so;
 A sleepy kiss is the only fare, Drifting away from the world we go,
 Baby and in the rocking chair. See, where the firelogs glow and spark, Glitter the lights of Shadowland, The raining drops on the window-hark- Are ripples tapping upon its strand. There where mirror is glancing dim, A lake lies shimmering, cool and still; Blossoms are wavering o CT its brimtfl ! Those over there on the window silf { Rock slow, more slow, in the duskyf R Silently lower the anchor down, N Dear little passenger, say "Goodniei pE We've reached the harbor of 6B
 town. 1l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12
A Flourishlnq City.

"Anniston is holding it's own well and when industrial conditions throughout the country become normal again our city will enter upon a new era of pros perity." said Sam Bloch. formerly pop ular citizen of Birmingham and now a progressive business man of Anniston. "Our manufacturing interests are large and profitable and our general trade ts steadily expanding. Anniston, therefore, has a bright future."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

Emperor William simply wrote one letter too many-that's all. He should have waited until his lordship came within speaking distance, or else he should have used the long distance tel ephone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12
THEN HE KIssED HER

THEN HE KISSED HER. What would you do if I should kiss your"
 "rd pretend that I didn't know you were going to do it..
 MORE wEDDED BLISS.
 For years they lived
 In sweet content,
 And all he made
 His wifey spent.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. Till one da.- they
 Got in a row.
 He's spending all
 He's getting now.
 St Louis Times. And when their daugh-
 ter has come out
 They'll spend 1t all
 On her, no doubt.
 Chicago Record-Herald.
 REPLIES. Spring has sprung" says the Florida Times-Union. A leak? This country, would be glad to see Elm ma Goldman make farewell tour. IS f1uSneS equlppeu. dShS d cohteih- porary. Yep, with whiskers. An eastern bishop urges spinsters to pray for husbands. It wouldn't take much urging to make them do that. A well known periodical attempts to tell why the poor, man works. That's easy. The poor man doesn't want to starve.  Anarchy at Its Best is topic under discussion. The best is like the worst in anarchy. Better slip with the foot than with the tongue, runs an old Latin proverb. Still, a bump on the ice has its disad- vantages.
 Int St. Louis Times conducts depart ment entitled "Salubrious St. Louis Toute le monde-everybody-lS that the printer made a mistake It ought to be "sulphurous St. Louis" -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

The Jamestown exposition has been offered to Uncle Sam for s2,5OO,OO0. This is the only way that debt can be wiped out, and the way is worse than the debt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

ct als. ys. Prowell Hardware company damages; L. Lawrence vs. Fred basen- berg, appeal by plaintiff; George Wade Vs. George 5. Ward. ct al, damages; M. A; Smith vs. Sibley & Sibley. ct als.' appeal by defendant; Edgar l.. Gaines vs. Love man & Co.,, assumpsit.
 In the second division of the city court, Judse senn presiding, the following cases are set for trial today:
 Will Guise vs Western Union Iele- graph company, damages; Thomas D. Mc- Daniel vs Andrew w. Burgin, damages. The following cases are set for hear1ns today In the third division Of the cl,y court Judge Sharpe presiding;
 Rebecca Sims vs. Birmingham RAILWAY Light and Power company, damages, w T Newberry vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. damages; Al fred F. Griggs vs. Pennsylvania Casuai- ty company, damages
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

Colonel Goethals feels sure the Pan sma canal will be opened in Taft's sec ond term. The rest of us do not feel that way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12
ADRIFT WITH THE TIN
THE BUsYBoDY

THE BUSYBODY. His time, you'd think, Was very dear, To see how rushed He doth appear. His pockets bulge
 With documents, His head with brains, To all intents, Is brimming full
 His day Is long With bold attempts
 To right the wrong. He talks and talks And talks and talks, And walks and walks And walks and walks. He mixes with
 The surging mob And tells each man
 To hold his job. He gives advice
 To one and all- Is always glad
 To make call. A busy man,
 Iris plain to see. For that, he cuts No ice with me. Apparently
 His duties press, And yet no man
 Doth labor lessl .-.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12
A Plausible Story.

"One of the most plausible theories ad- vanced in regard to the tragic fate of Policeman w. J. Smith and the serious wounding of Policeman John Byars Tues day night on Avenue E is that the man who committed the bloody deed mistook the officers for .highwaymen," said we'll known citizen who lives on West Twentieth street. My business keeps me out late and about two weeks ago I was hurrying home sometime past midnight. Just as I had turned from Park avenue into Twentieth street 8 voice called out. Hold on therer I heard footsteps and turning round saw two men about fifty feet be- hind me. Thinking the persons who hailed me had taken me to be an acquaintance, I thought little of his hold on therel Saying nothing I walked on briskly. In thirty seconds one of the men called out again: Hold on! It then occurred to me that the two fellows were high waymen and that they were about to try a hold-up game. Had been pistol toter I would have drawn my weapon and fired. By the time I had stepped on my porch and began to unlock my front door the men had caught up with me. They stopped and asked: Do you live hereY I then discovered that they were policemen I told them who I was. They said all right and passed on. These policemen were discharging their duty, or course, when they hailed man at an hour when most people are in bed. But 1t would be well for policemen to wear uniform overcoats. Had there been brass buttons in sight I would have known when I looked back that the two men were officers.
 Tn most cities the size of Birmingham policemen are required to supply them selves with regulation overcoats. It may have been that the man who fired into poor Smith and poor Byars came to the same conclusion I did when hailed the second time. If that was the way of it, the man who committed the fatal act should be manly enough to come forward and give himself up.'
 About Persons.
 J. Craig Smith of Selma, chairman of the state convict board, and son-in-law to Governor Conner, spent yesterday in the city at the New Morris.
 J. T. Johnston, general superintendent of the Central of Georgia railroad, with headquarters in Savannah and H. B. Crawford. division superintendent, with headquarters at Columbus, Ga. spent the day in Birmingham yesterday.
 Edward o. Wild of the American Lum- herman, spent yesterday in the city. He is returning from Montgomery, where there was a meeting yesterday of the Alabama-Flbrida association of lumber men.
 Carl w. Johns has returned to this city after visit of several weeks to Etowah, Tenn. where he was called on account of the serious illness of rela- lives.
 | .. H. Cross and F. z. Cross of Gadsden arc at the New Morris.
 |, Benist of Selma is at the New Mor- ris.
 Robert Keeth of Blocton is ct the New Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

If Chancellor Day does not properly deport himself he may have to quit .chancelling altogether. He has been impeached in his own church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

No true woman ever recognizes the existence of hard times when the sub- ject of Easter hats absorbs her atten- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

The supreme court has decided that an automobile is not a carriage, and the prairie mire shows that they are not even ox-carts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

Mir. Hearst's new party left Chicago and has not since been heard from. It is possibly stalled under a racing mo- tor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

Senator Gore calls Oklahoma the most overwhelmingly democratic state in the union. She is all right, but there are others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

Second elective term" is still whis- pered about in an underground man. her. It may crystalline in June.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

American girls are accepting counts and dukes because there are not enough baseball players to go round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12
LIKE THE SPELLING.

From the Pittsburg Post.
 Are you in favor of ball-gown re- form?"
 Not if you mean cutting 'em down any"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

Tombstones are also to be marked up. This is the time to get together to resolve to do without that article.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

The Denver convention will get down to work when it selects candi- date for vice-president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

Mrs. Hetty Green is so rich she can afford to live in $19 flat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12
THEY ARE NEEDED.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
 XNUEEN BEsS presented me with C e 15o-pound boy this morning. K Mother and child are doing well. Will write you when I get sober.
 JUPITER. Joy was unrestrained yesterday among the animals of the Bronx Zoo when Gun da, cashier in the elephant department, displayed the above telegram. conveying the fact that Queen Bess had given birth to a baby at the Barnum & Bailey winter quarters in Bridgeport, Conn. Jupiter and Gunda married sisters. and both families are prominent in exclusive elephant cir ces.
 The good news spread rapidly, and the noise of the celebration was heard by the members of the Central Park Stock company, who helped swell the grand chorus Word arrived later in the day that Jupiter. the proud parent, was giving the old Connecticut town vermilion path. Intimate friends of the happy couple have known for some time that the stork had a package for them, but it was thought he would delay delivery until the big show reached Madison Square Garden. next week. During her leisure moments when not engaged in rehearsing her part in the forthcoming production' Queen Bess has busted herself crochetins mysterious little what-you -may-call- ems. No one suspected that the happy event was so near at hand.
 All the animals in the winter Jungle had entoyed their first sleep and were dreaming of future triumphs on the one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

Jesse R. Grants, presidential boom is personany conducted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

MT. Groundhog is making good north of the Ohio river at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

The naval cliques are fighting each other in Washington, and they do not use smokeless words.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

China, too, would be glad to be re- lieved of a yellow peril-Japan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

Emma Goldman should be deported to Paterson, N. J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12
PARIS LEADS.
TRITE ARBITRATION.

Paris sets the styles, I believer" "Yes. Also, the pace"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

The Aldrich bill needs amending just behind the ears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

Arkansas GazetH: As snake venom sells for s3o.oOc .,,ound its collection pays we'll provided you don't collect 1t in your own system.
 Philadelphia Ledger: The three men who interrupted court proceedings In Ala bama in order to kill each other were clearly in contempt.
 Louisville Post: Admiral Cowles says there is no safe place in a battle But how about those fellows who direct the fights from theit editorial chairs.
 Houston Post:l The participants in a female duel near St. Petersburg swooned on the field before they could pull trigger. Lady duels should always be fought with long tongues with tea on the side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

Ten times day and never less
 He kissed his little wife. No chap would act that way, l guess, Who led a double life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

would be if automobilist many.e &I
 SPRING THOUGH The thrush Is swinging on
 And trilling golden noteS The candidate doth figure
 He may corral the votel The skies are bluer than tN The outlets waxing fat, Their spouses do, but husbands Admire the Easter hat. Ere long we'll contemplate the soup, A tear in either eye, And all compassionately stoop To save the drowning fly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12
THOUGHT IT OUT.

What part does he take in the play?" "only a thinking part. He is the au- thor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

A CHEERFUL WIGHT. When fortune left him high and dry Without cent to spend, He didn't fret. he didn't sigh He borrowed from a friend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

FTOm the NeW Y0rk Press.
 You can always forgive an ancestor how he got his money when 1t comes to you
 Being '-' ,ovs ls being not quite insane enough 10 go into an asylum.
 There heap of fun in just letting other people spend their money trying to buy it.
 An honest man gets so puffed up about it he might be more agreeable if he stole something.
 A man can save a lot of money by hav- ing so many bad habits he can't afnord to get married. s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12
AROUND THE COUNTRY

Atlanta Georgian with feverish inac
 Florida Times-Ui mighty good chano
 Chicago News: bad. but so is tf anonymous letter.
 Cincinnati Enqu. mouth is reported literature. Profan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

TO BE SPECIFIC. 'Is the writer of this article a woman?" Not exactly. She is a suffragette.'
 DON'T YOU GET TIGHT! When times are tight
 And money, too.
 That's no example
 Set for you
 SAPPED HIS STRENGTH. Poor Bill Bean is dead,' said Red Pepper. What was the matter with him?" asked Q. Cumber, sympathetically. "Overwork. They used him to make bean soup three times"
 THEY ARE NEEDED. "A cat Is said to have nine lives" "Well?" q was thinking what a fine thing 1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

would be if automobilistI many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-12

What would you do if I should kiss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
HURLED TO. DOOM
Flames Burn Gas Bag of Air
ship and Aeronaut Falls 500
Feet to the Ground.
CROWD OF Is, 900 SEES DROP
Wife and Child Witness Tragedy and
Are Among the First to
Reach His Side.

Waterville. Maine, Sept 3.-In full
view of 25,000 Mortified spectators as
sembled on the Central Maine fair
grounds here late yesterday Charles
Oliver Jones, 40 years old, an aero
naut of Hammondsport, n. Y, fell 500
feet to his death. Among the wit
nesses of the plunge were Mrs. Jones
and child, and they were almost the
first to reach the side of the dying
a half after the accident
Jones had been at the fair grounds
with his dirigible balloon Boomerang.
known as a Strobel airship. since
Monday Yesterday he arranged to
make a flight and at 4:30 O'Clock he
gave the word TO have the machine
released.
Caught From Motor.
When the aernaut reached a height
of more than 500 feet the spectators
saw small tongues of flame issuing
| from under the gas bag in front Of
the motor. AT this time the balloon
had passed out of the fair grounds
| Many persons in the crowd endeavored
to apprise Jones of his danger, but
several minutes elapsed before he no.
ticed the fire. Then he grasped the
| rip cord and by letting out gas en-
deavored to reach the earth.
The machine had descended only a
short distance when sudden burst
of fame enveloped the gas bag. the
framework Immediately separating
from the bag. Jones fell with the
frame of his motor. and when the
spectators reached him he was lying
under it. The gas bag was destroyed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
SLEUTAS ON TRAIL
Men Who Dynamited Bank of
illinois & Michigan Canal
Are Sought.
GOVERNOR DeNEEN ACTIVE
Farmers Who Objected to Maintain
ing Bridges Supposed to Have
Committed Deed.

Joliet, H., Sept. 3.-Governor De
neen has ordered the employment of
detectives to run down the men who
blew up with dynamite early yester-
day section of the west bank of the
Illinois and Michigan canal, inundat-
ing miles of farm lands, leaving
fleet of boats in the mud and thou
sands of fish dead on the ground.
The canal commissioners will devise
plans for capturing the guilty persons.
and at the same time take action con-
cerning immediate repairs of the
broken bank. The canal has long been
known as ''tadpole ditch name
given to it by enemies. The dyna-
mite was placed at a point about one
mile north of Channahon and II miles
southwest of Joliet 1t exploded with
a deafening roar, and within a few
minutes Charles Erickson, watch
man. noticed that the water was rapid
ly going down. Erickson telephoned
to superintendent Leon Mcdonald and
he gave orders to look to the safety
of the canal boats. launches and other
craft that were in the water.
No Trace of Dynnmiters.
All effort thus. far made to get a
trace of the dynamiters have been
futile. The feeling of farmers in the
vicinity toward the canal officials is
bitter and it is believed some of them
can, if they will, give information that
will lead to arrests. All the farmers
questioned maintained indifferent as
well as innocent positions. but it is
, believed the Pinkerton detectives who
are already at work on the case will
have better luck.
1t is the opinion of state officials
that the trouble over the maintenance
and repair of bridges crossing the
canal between the state and some of
| the farmers is responsible for yes
| terday mornings outrage and that the
guilty persons will be found. Gov.
ernor Deneen has announced that he
will see to it that the guilty are pun.
ished with sufficient severity.
| Object to Keeping Bridges.
The fight between the farmers in
Channahon township and the state has
been going on for months. The farm
ers contend that it is the states duty
to keep the bridges in repair and OBJ
ject to paying taxes for the work
Last Sunday bridge over the canal
at Channahon was burned following
a threat to destroy it. The farmers
contended that the bridges were un
safe and the highway commissioners
have ordered the approaches to then
closed because of their insecurity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
CAR KILLS TWO CHILDREN
Ottawa, ILL.,, Family Carriage Struck
While Crossing Tracks.

Ottawa, H., Sept. 3.-Two children
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smell were
killed, their parents were severely
hurt, and Mrs. Mamie Townsend, sis
ter of Mrs. Smell, was badly injured in
a collision of a trolley car and a car
riage last night. A young girl in the
party also was hurt. Mrs Townsend s
boy also was hurt
Mr.. and Mrs. Smell, with their chill
dren and sister, were returning to OF
tawa from Majestic park. six miles
west, when the car crashed into their
carriage.
The girl, whose name was not OBJ
tanned, suffered a fractured skull, and
is not expected to recover.
The car was on the tracks of the IL
linois Valley Railway company and
hurled the carriage and its occupants
20 feet from the rails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
LEFT BY HUSBAND,
SHE TRIED TO DIE
Paris Hotel, But Is Expected
to Recover.

Paris. Sept. 3-An American woman
known at the hotel where she lived
as Marian F. Colfielt, of New York,
made an unsuccessful attempt to COM
init suicide by shooting today. She
fired two bullets from a revolver into
her breast. 1t is believed she will re-
self destruction is mystery. Accord
ing to officials of the hotel Mrs. Col
lfielt arrived in June with her husband,
T. H. Colfielt, and young son. Within
a few days the husband and son left
for Dinard, and have not since re-
turned.
Mrs. Colfielt, who was % years old,
spent most of the time i'm her room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
CANDIDATES DO NOT
GO ON THE TICKET
of Several Under Ruling on Pri-
mary Election Law.

Pierre. S. D., Sept. 3.-The supreme
court yesterday afternoon upheld the
state primary election law The de
cision prevents the democrats from
placing their candidate. nominated in
the democratic state convention, on
the state ticket as democrats. The
democrats will go into the campaign
with the candidates for governor and
congress only for they have neglected
to select the nominees for the other
state Offices at the state primaries
thinking they could fill in the names
at state convention. This they did
but the court ruling prevents the can
didates from remaining on the state
ticket as democrats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
REGISTER AT HIGH SCHOOL
Principal to Have His Office Open To.
morrow, Saturday and Monday.

Principal to Have His Office Open To-
morrow, Saturday and Monday.
Principal H. E. Brown of the high
school will be in his Office tomorrow,
Saturday and Monday for the purpose
of conducting registration, and the
students who intend to go to high
school this year and have not yet reg
istered are requested to see him be-
fore school starts. He also announces
that the students who have examina-
tions to take are to be at the high
school tomorrow or Saturday to take
them. The library will be open Sat
urday and Monday for the purpose of
renting books. Mr.. Brown wants all
who can possibly get their books be-
fore Tuesday to do so as it will great
ly facilitate matters.
Registration day at the Villa de
Chantal will be Monday, Sept. Z. The
classes will begin regular work Tues
day morning, Sept s. Parents are re
tquested to send their children prompt
lily Tuesday morning in order thai
classes may be organized and work
begun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
Ought to be Some Way to Stop
Printing of Such Fool
ishness.
IT is PUT UP TO HIM
Toledo Paper Had Quoted Him
as Saying Several Derog-
atory Things.

Toledo, Ohio, Sept 3.-The Times
today prints story asserting Senator
Foraker yesterday declared there had
been no peace compact between him.
self and Taft, that Roosevelt had adop-
ted the policies of Bryan, and that be-
tween the two he preferred the gen.
uine TO the imitation, and that he was
deliberately insulted because he did
not receive an invitation to participate
in the opening of the Ohio campaign
at Youngstown Sept. 5; that the only
difference between the democrats and
republicans was the republicans favor
ed tariff revision after March 4 and
the democrats favor immediate re-
vision. He is further credited with
saying he believed in immediate re-
vision
Denies 1t Tn Toto.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. Son being
shown the above dispatch upon his ar
rival home today Foraker in a state
ment to the Associated Press made a
comprehensive denial of the statements
as published by the Toledo Times. He
said there had been no trouble be-
tween himself and Taft, and that the
trouble SO much talked about in the
newspapers was manufactured, and ex-
pressed the wish that some way could
be found to stop the publishing of mis-
chief making reports.