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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18
THE PROFANITY HABIT.
Many Prominent Americans Getting Along Without Use of Swear Words.

From the Baltimore American.
 Maj. John M. Burke, Buffalo Bills right bower. press agent and general mana ger, was at the Rennert yesterday with his usual beaming face and, as ever, re- dolent of optimism.
 T am not a professional reformer," said the gallant major, but l would like to see the American people abandon the swear ing habit. We are, as a nation, too prone to use cuss words whenever things don't go right or our feelings are hurt. It seems to me that real profanity should be tabooed by all who aspire to be considered gentlemen, so as to create sentiment that the use of such explosives is a mark of vulgarity and ruffianism.
 Instead of ugly oaths when laboring under excitement the coming generation should be taught to empty only near swear words, such as By the jumping Jehosaphat, by lingo Gee by the beard of the Prophet and the like. The late Jim Hogg, governor of Texas, one of my lest friends, used the innocent, but blood-curdling, cuss phrase by goolings whenever his hot southern blood got n- famed.
 "A great number of prominent Amer l. cans get on very well without using ao- tual profanity Colonel Cody, though a frontiersman all his life and accustomed tc the society of men who handle tue mother tongue carelessly, is not given to blasphemous speech. The colonel, when worked up, has been known to say dog gone it, and dad-bIame it. and now and his impassioned vocabulary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18
ONLY A "WORKlNG GIRL"

busiest season to attend her funeral
 In March and April there was no pleas-e anter place in town than the seed store, with it's steady flow of customers-old gardeners buying by the half bushel, so- ciety women purchasing for porch boxes, young couples with new homes to beau tify. practical up-to-date agrioulturists demanding results of seed tests and soil experiments--a stream of people that lasted all day; and Nellie Browns was the wisdom they took away with them to every corner of the town and far into the country beyond Through her kindly counsel hundreds of amateur planters found success; and if he is to be re- warded who makes two blades of grass to grow in place of one, what of the smiling little woman who exerted so great an influence upon the agriculture of A whole county7
 Nellie was worlSing-girl nolonger, but a workingwoman, with touches of gray over the bows of her spectacles. Her mothers nome was paid for. her sisters were grown and Independent She had become a familiar figure in the life of the town, although few people saw her more than once or twice a year. The. air of goodness and cheeriness that surrounded her even in the busiest hours remained in peoples memories. The tonic of her pure and sunny character crept into many A soul and helped its unsuspect- ing owner to radiate a little sunshine himself. Without knowing it, Nellie Brown had more friends than the mayor and the sheriff and the 10 leading citi- zens put together.
 The reporters who wrote the account of her death were young men who had not reached the gardening age. They were therefore unable to comprehend the depth and the extent of the shock the community suffered when the news spread through town. The papers told of the carelessly driven automobile that hurled her to the pavement, crushing her skull They told how the burly owner of the machine stood over her bleeding form in the gutter and cursed her for stepping in his path, cursed the dead woman while other men lifted the body up to carry 1t away. And they added that Nellie Brown had been a working girl and 9 faithful enploye.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18
THE REPORT FEMININE.

From the Kansas City Times.
 Her shoe was united, but her arms were full of bundles so she let the loose strings Hap. But as she started across Grand avenue she trpped and nearly fell. She decided the shoe must be tied then and put her foot up on the curb. The sidewalk was wet so she did not want 10 lay down the bundles Have you ever seen woman holding lot of bundles tie her shoes? Of course you have, and know just how she looked, when girl she knew drew near.
 Now, if I were a gentleman" purred the latter, sweetly, "Id tie your shoe for you
 Just then the bundles began slipping.
 She had gotten properly doubled up
 "Flopr' went one.
 "Squish!'' went another
 Then came the retort:
 'If you were lady you would tie it anyway"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18
LEARNING JOURNALISM.
I the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 A young man anxious to learn some thing of journalism walked into a news paper office recently He asked enough questions of the various editors to secure him large fund of information After learning how the news was gathered and the processes 1t went through before be- ing laid before the public, he asked the standing of various comic sheets and as to their usefulness to the man with the shears.
 I've thought of sending some compost tions to them," he remarked, putting down a list of addresses "Now, tell me where Exchange is published and I'll quit bothering you"
 Observing puzzled look on the, face of the questioned, he added: Why, you surely know where Exchange is publish cd. I never saw copy of it, but it's more quoted than any other paper in this eoun- try and it uses just the sort of stuff can write"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18
Cotton Boil WeeYilS and Cattle Ticks

The pending agricultural appropria- tion bill carriers appropriations of lib eral amounts for continuing the war fare against the pests of the south. The money is to be expended under the direction of the secretary of agri- culture, and the officials in his depart ment are confident they will be able to accomplish valuable results in the coming fiscal year.
 The boil weevil is up to the Missis- sippi river, and no doubt the passage of the river will take place this year. Possibly four years will be consumed in the occupation of the state of Mis- sssippi, for the weevils did not aver age quite fifty miles year in their march across Louisiana. The insects from Mexico will not, therefore, be due at the Alabama line before the season of 1912 or of 1913 That they will cross the southeast is not doubted, but every year adds to the experience of the men who are fighting the pests, and perhaps after all the calamity of 1912 or 1913 will be minimized. The man who grows truck or corn or peaches certainly will not feel the rav- ages of the invader, and there is plenty of time in this state to get ready against the coming of the irrepressible insects
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
A True BIooded Democrat.

When the din of this campaign for presidential nominee has blown away" said Jesse Stallings last night, the mem- ory of the grand old Dutchman that came down to us from Minnesota will still finger in the hearts of those who heard him speak, and those who were as- soeiated with him in this work.
 I'm no soft-hearted fellow, but 1 sure ly wish we could strap that fellow down here in Alabama. He belongs in the south. He's got the true blood in him that flows in many southern veins. and little more of it than is found in the average. It's a shame to let that demo- crat go back among that hive of repub- licans, where, as he says, the poor fel- lows have to get out and run for of flee just to keep the party machinery together.
 But speaking of spellbinders, that man captures an audience the minute he looks in their faces. By the time he has turned out a few of those sentences with the tail turned up and a snap of his body from the feet up. he's got the crowd in his pocket, and just let him give a jerk at those gallusses and the people jump up and yell.
 For getting right down to the true meat with just enough of the pure wit for a dressing he cant be beat Every body feels like jumping up. capping their heels together and yelling. Go it, Strommen
 We all loved old man P. O. Stromme down here He was sincere in his argu- ments, and he proved himself admirable in every way. He must have basked in the light of Governor Johnson so long that he brought most of our candidate down south with him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18
NAMES CHAMPION FoReETTER.

From the Kennebec Journal
 The most forgetful man has been found. He lives in little town in the upper part of York county. He fell ill with symp- toms indicating appendicitis and submit ted to an operation. To their great sur prise and embarrassment the surgeons found that the appendix had already been removed. The patient offered the neces- sary explanation when he recovered from the ether by stating that he remembered then, ''come to think of it," that he had been through a similar operation two years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18
An lmnortant Gatherina.

'The reception of the Illinois Central and Mobile and Ohio railroads" said Secretary J. B. Babb of the Commercial club yesterday, Ito be held on the 30th day of this month. will serve to call the attention of the public to the great ad- vantages that come to Birmingham with the requirement of every new road.
 'The high officials of nearly every road entering Birmingham will attend the ban quet and the celebration. The local clti- zens will be given an opportunity to hear and talk to these men.
 Tt is a great thing for Birmingham. With every visit the railroad presidents cannot help but De impressed with the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
 A theory is splendid way to do a thing so long as you don't try.
 The first essential to being a great man is for him to have no doubt about 1t him self.
 A man can cut down his smoking and drinking if he's sick abed and thinks he s dying.
 The reason woman says the baby never cries at night is she believes 1t is never going to do 1t again.
 What satisfaction a woman gets out of her husband having a garden is how often she can catch him pretending to know things about 1t,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18
SONG.

Robert Loveman in June Ainslees The dream Is oer, and we awake;
 The morn is sweet and fair, Deep in the purple-scented brake,
 A bird song woos the air: Up the glad causeway of the east
 The sun leaps evermore, Anon the noon shall spread her feast Dear Love, the dream is OCT. The dream is OCT, we did not deem,
 Dear Love, the stars would fade, We did not deem twas but dream
 Of youth all undismayed. Look. where adown the saffron west
 Day leads her royal train; Within mine arms, upon my breast,
 Come, Love, and dream again,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18
Troop D Ridlna Hall.

Troop D is indebted to Blach's for a unique advertisement of our riding hall ball, which is, by the way, one of the prettiest windows ever decorated in Bir- mingham," said Captain Stewart of that troop last night.
 'The window is complete with army paraphernalia from the horse down to the smallest article. Every friend of Troop D will miss great treat by failure to see our display.
 We expect an enormous crowd at the ball for the benefit of our riding hall to be given Wednesday night. It will be one of the features of the season."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

The Roman patricians are now inves- tjgating Miss Elkins line of ancestors. If they go back far enough they will find her line runs back with all the rest to Adam and Eve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18
Much Fruit Prophet.

"Ef fruit aint plentiful en cheap dis summer, den we sure air fin the hans uv de trust" said Uncle" Mack Lewis, an old time negro who lives n Elyton. f"I ain't nuthin' but iggerunt nigger. but I sho kin tell when fruit am gwine ter be plentiful. en all indi- cations pint that way now En It's coming early den usual, cause dere aint been much cold weather ter kill it. Tse got all kind CT fruit en vegc- tables in my gyarden and dey sho Is coming on right pert It's dis way all roun' dis country too. en dere ought not be any 50 cents fer no peck uv peaches dis summer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18
HAND BAGS OF SOFT LEATHER.

Square shaped hand bags of soft suede fooled leather in all the pastel tints are very much In evidence. .'Jaunt bruie," :" '.beau dore and Marie Louise blue being the predominating shades in hats and gowns. many bags are seen in these col- ors, to match the dresses,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

The New York World parades the fact that MT. Bryan lost Ohio in 1900 by 69,O36, but it neglects to state that Judge Parker lost that state in 1904 by 255421 votes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

The pay of every officer of the army has been increased $500, to enable the single ones to marry and the older ones to enjoy themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

Pocahontas who saved the whole Smith tribe in this country is to have a $5OO0 monument to be erected by the saved or rather their descendants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

Hetty Green is paying $30 day for her new apartments in a hotel, but she will probably be able to finance her self until fall at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

Colonel Stewart is marooned in Ari- zona. He is a man with d country that treats him badly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

The talk about the i'll effects of rush and hurry in business circles is no longer heard. There is not enough rush and hurry at present to go round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

The Indiana congressman who sent 1S,500 packages of seed into his dis trict no doubt expects his pathway to another term to be lined-with cab hageS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

The 131st anniversary of the adop- tion of the stars and stripes will be celebrated this year on June 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

The schools of San Antonio have gardens attached to them, and the cul- tivation of them goes on throughout the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

The justly esteemed Pennsylvania state house is to hold the famous Abbey paintings instead of portraits of the men who tripled it's cost by indulging in graft by the foot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

Governor Hughes is willing to accept a second term at Albany but not sec ond place at Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

Women vii be women. As soon as Hetty Green had got little money ahead she went off to an expensive hotel to blow it in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

Bryan rode to Washington on the same train with Johnson, but in one car ahead of him. This explains how
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

Frederick Funston, the swimmer, is now the senior brigadier general Of the army, and the President takes de- light in jumping men over him who cannot swim
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

In all the United States there is no town that bears the name of the Bard of Avon-not one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

Harry Orchard still demands his right to be hung in accordance with the verdict of jury of his peers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

The greatest seller, kind friends, is still the Bible. It outsells every year any other book.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

The camphor ball season is on and the demand for it is unusually heavy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

importance of this center. The more peo- pie can be brought here to see just what we stand for, the surer our speedy de- velopment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

Cotton and corn may be high but peaches in June will be cheap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18

Sir Henry Fowler is the first Meth odist in British history to be created 6 peer of the realm, and yet the non- conformists are more numerous than the members of old establish church.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-06
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY
Democrats and Republicans Declare n
temporary Truce and Pass the
Sterling Bill With One Against.

Washington, April GA truce be-
tween the Democrats and Republicans
was for time declared today when
under suspension OF the rules the hous,
took up for consideration and passage
the Sterling employers liability bill.
The Democrats broke out into loud APP
plause and handclapping when the
reading of the measure had been con-
cluded.
Mr.. Sterling Qll.) explained the pro-
visions of the DILL, the main features
of which have been published. MIR.
Sterling stated that the bill would be
applicable to interurban car lines be-
tween states and street railroad lines
In the territories and District of CO.
lumbia.
The Democrats applauded Mr. Henry
(Tex.) when he said the bill was
meritorious and constitutional one and
that not n Democratic vote would be
recorded against IL.
In the opinion of Mr. Littleiield, the
section of the bill relating to actions
at law IN cases of contributory negli-
sence was an innovation on existing
laws. He delivered a legal argument
in support OF his contention and de-
olared that the bill was open to the
same objection that was raised
against the act declared unconstltu-
tional by the supreme court of the
United States.
The vote resulted yeas 300; nays l,
Mr.. Littlefield casting the negative vote.
Eight We're not present.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-06
FATAL FIRE IN
TENEMENT HOUSE
One Woman Lost Her Life While
Score of People Had Mar
row Escape.
VALIANT YOUNG FIREMAN.
He Rescued His Mother, Father and
Six Brothers from the Burn
ing Building.

New York. April Cone woman lost
women were injured and as many more
We're rescued from death in the flames
today during a fire which destroyed the
four-story tenement house at 470 Pearl
street.
The dead woman was Julia 1sola, 22
er. brother and two sisters on the
fourth floor of the building. She jump
ed from window after her night
clothing had taken fire from the flames
which swirled around the window
where she aud her father, brother and
sisters were waiting for aid. Almost
before her body struck the stone pave
ment and was crushed into a shapeless
mass. the firemen had succeeded in
raising an extension ladder to the win
dow and the other memb rs of the fam
lily were taken down in safety
While the rescue of the Isolas was
in progress Michael Conway, a young
fireman who was appointment to the
department only few weeks ago. was
making valiant and, as il proved,
successful effort to save his own family.
Conway's father, mother and six broth
ers and sisters lived on the top floor of
the burning building. When he reach
ed the house they were standing by open
windows shouting for help while be-
hind the flames poured up the
stairways and encircled the fire escapes
at the rear. Ladders We're quickly run
up to the windows and a moment later
Conway carried his mother down to the
street In several more trips the young
fireman brought his sisters to safety
and then the father and brothers fol-
lowed.
The fire started in the lower hallway
of the building. and swept upward with
a rush that instantly cut off exits by
the stairways From the Railways the
flames spread quickly to the rear OF the
house, where the fire escapes are locat-
ed and many of the occupants of the
house were forced to jump from second
and third story windows before ladders
could be erected to save them. Nearly
Twenty persons were injured In this
way, but none of them with the ex-
ception of Miss Isola was fatally hurt.
The building was ruined, resulting in
loss of $4,000.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-06
TO MEET The TOURISTS
Horace S Ensign win Bring Distin-
gnishcd Japanese Merchants to
This City Today.

The party OF sixty japanese mer-
chants who are now making a tour OF
the United States for the purpose of
gathering material to be used in maxi
ing japanese commercial life more pro-
gresslve than It rs at present, and
modelling this progressive upon
American methods, win be met in Og-
den by Ii. $. Ensign as the special
representative of Governor Cutler Mr..
Ensign spent several years In japan
and speaks the language iluenuy The
tourists will be the guests of Governor
Cutler at tonight's concert In the tab
ernace, where special seats have been
reserved for them
The Japanese party of tourists who
arrive here this afternoon, over the
Short Line, vii be at tho
Knutsford. After the organ
recital in the tabernacle and
dinner at the hotel, the visitors Will
be given reception by the governor,
and tomorrow morning will be shown
over the town in automobiles. The visi-
tors will leave for Chicago via the
Union Pacific at 1926 p. m. Tuesday
They VIII tour the east, and after
spending three days at New York city
sail for Liverpool, from which place
they VIII proceed on their trip around
the world. Those IN the party are X.
Asaytma, n, Enaml X. Haga, y. Hat
tori, Y. Hitomi, Y, Hori S. lde, 5. 1kai,
II. 1ncuye. J. Itsumi, r. Iwamoto, Nj.
Lyama, S. Kamada, NJ. Katsuda, M.
Katayama, c. Katsuda, T. Kawase, NJ
Kira X #. Kitade. S. Kobayashi, NJ.
Konishl. II. Konishi, X. Masutani, $.
Masutani, 4. Matsuzakl, X. Minami. S.
Mill, G.. Mitana. $. Nahami, II. Ma
kanura, II. Nakano, X. Matsushima,
Michi Nomura, 4. Nimura, Nj. Ogawa,
S. Ogawa, IT, Okubo T, Osawa. $.
Owada. S. Saburi o. Shibata, X. Soho,
Il. Sugihara, T. Tajima, 4. Takukura,
r. Takemura. e. Takigawa. NJ, Toyama,
*. Tsukamoto, X, Umehara, X. Ume-
hara. 7. Watanablc. Y. Yamaguchi, H
Yonehaya. NJ. Yoshlwala, r. Kurushi
mo. Is. Sugimura, foreign editor of the
Toxic Asahi Shimbun, and NJ. Tsuchi
va, Toxic correspondent of the Asaka
Asahi Shimbun.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-06
LISBON MUCH EXCITED
Following Bloody ARRAY With the
Troops, the Rioters MobDed Three
Newspaper Offices.

Lisbon, April 6.--The city is In
state OF intense excitement over the
election riots of last night brought on
by the indignant protest of the Re-
publican element that IT would be de-
frauded at the polls. Great crowds MI
ed Pedro SQUARE and troops We're
massed In front of ST, DoHn,nique
church. these points being the chief
centers of the Republican disorders.
The rtoops, consisting OF cavalry and
infantry we're called from their bar
racks and they were met by showers of
stones. The soldiers charged repeatedly.
finally opening fire on the mob. Intense
disorder ensued. One observer says
the street were literally red with
blood. No official statement of the
number OF killed and wounded has yet
been issued and pending authority from
government sources no unofficial or
press statement Is permitted 20 be tele-
graphed concerning the extent OF these
casualties,
Following the bloody street ARRAY,
thrIa newspapers, the organs OF the
Francists, the Regenerators ana the
Nationalist, were mobbed. The crowd
finally fed In terror TO their homes, the
cavalry pursuing the groups through
the streets and dispensing them as
they sought to reform at the steet
corners.
The counting OF the ballots on yes
terday's election proceeds slowly Some
districts are being held up by order OF
the government The ballot booths are
being guarded by the police, backed
by large force Of troops, Thus far
not a single Republican candidate has
been declared elected, although the re-
suit IN i07 distrltcs nre understood TO
he complete,
The cavalry ana large forces OF re-
serve police continued patrolling tho
streets There We're further disorders
today when voting was resumed In the
Street Dominique, where It was sus
pended yesterday because OF Plotting.
Great crowd again gathering here. iha
Republicans attempting noisy manifes-
tations. The manifestants finally were
dispersed. II now appears that four
Republicans have been elected In Lis.
bon, A government note issued today
says,
"The government gave specific orders
To insure liberty Of voting ana took