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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
Abraham LIncoln's Curiosity.

The February American Magazine in- cludes a complete account of Lincoln's s boyhood, as related to Mrs. Eleanor At kinson of Chicago by ~Dennls Hanks, Lincolns playmate and cousin On the point of Lincolns curiosity the following story by Hanks has bearing:
 You bet he was too smart to think everything was in books. Sometimes, a preacher r a circuit-ridin' judge r Q stump-speakin judge r a school teacher'd q come along. When one O them rode up, Tom'd go out an say: Light, stranger, like it was polite to do. Then Abe'd come lopin' out on his long legs, throw one over the top rail an begin firin questions Tom'd tell him to quit, but 1t didn't do no good, so Tomd have to bang him on the side O the head with his hat Abe'd go off 6 spell an fire sticks at the snow birds an whistle like he didn't keer.
 Pap thinks 1t aint polite to ask folks so many questions he'd say. I reckon wasn't born to be polite. There's so alarmed many things I want to know. An how else am I goin' to git to know 'em?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09

the divine image. shall be clothed with purity and truth and love and gen tleness, perfect as God is perfect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
LOUIS PIZITZ
The Blu

bargain will hold your attention and will prove of
 and we have taken particular pains to offer you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09

tito your measure and send 1t to you Q strict guar
 antoe of satisfaction or money refunded and have put my price 60 low that anybody, rich poor, can buy 1t. Remember, make It to your order-send 1t to you--you wear i-ane if 1t doesn't satisfy you, you send 1t back to me and will refnnd your money, The banks any responsible citzen in Marshall will tell you that is the way do business-alwsys abso- utely on the square and have sold to thoussnds of people this way for the past i've years. Remember. use no salves, no harness, lies, fakes just give you straight huslness deal price
 c. E. BROOKS, ssis Brooks BIdo, Msrshaii, Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
In the Spirit of PauI.

An, this Is a blessed, a mighty encour- agement, l do not feel we have a right to speak the words of my text unless at the same time we do 1t in the spirit and confidence of Poul. Consider what it is that we have to do We have to wrestle with Satan for his prey. l do not care whether you call the evil spirit sin or Satan or the devil, it is all one and the same. No sooner is the child born than the evil spirit goes to that cradle and says: T will hover over this child. I will follow him step by step. I will study his ancestors to find out their moral weak nesses will offer hin-the form of temp tatlon which is best suited to his taste then l will say: Drink, friend Drink Drink until your temporal life Is imbit- tered and your soul is poisoned.'
 Have you ever had an enemy on your trail? Have you ever had a man or wo- man with bitter malice follow you step by step undermining your life's work? Have you had foe misrepresenting you and thwarting your efforts while you kept si- lence for the sake of the work which you were trying to do? Or, what is infinitely worse have you ever had a friend whom you loved as brother-aye, loved as your own child-whom you have lived with and helped and encouraged and aid ed in his work, suddenly draw & knife and treacherously drive 1t into your back? Oh, yes, we have all had these troublesl But I want to tell you that no human enemy, no modern Brutus, is ever so sly, so stealthy so malignant. so cruel as is the spirit of evil. He will follow you. He will fiatter you and throw you off your guard. But when the time comes he will drive into your heart the poisonous fang, and then, from human standpoint, there will be >ho hope. Do you not realize that to- day over every immortal soul are fiends innumerable-fiends struggling, fighting and battling? From human standpoint every soul is lost soul unless 1t is saved by divine grace.
 God Is Stronger.
 But, thank God, divine power can save the soul. Though temptation has an arm of iron, yet God, who made the iron, is stronger. Though the serpent of sin has fang charged with deadly pois- on, yet one drop of Chrlsts shed blood is an antidote for that poison. 70 death. where is thy sting? o grave where Is thy victory? The sting of death Is sin, and the strength of sin is the law But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" There is the keynote of the whole text. God is not asking you to accomplish the impossible. He says With my help you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
Don't Wear
 A Truss

Brooks Appliance Is 2 now scientific discovery with automatic air cush- ions that draws the broken parts together and binds them as you would a bro- ken limb. It absolutely holds firmly and comfort. ably and never slips; always light and cool and conforms to every move- ment of the body without chnflnQ or hurting. I make
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
Merely a Trifle.

"Deah mer' sighed Cholly Sappy, I'm twife undah the weathah--"
 'Of course you are.'' interrupted Miss Knox. If you're under the weather al all"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
NOTHING BUT FRIENDSHIP.
Japan Has Only Friendiest Feeling
for the United States.

Chicago. July 6.-'rhcrc is absolutely
nothing in japan except the fricndliest
feeling for the United States. war talk
is silly, declared Kametoro liayashl spe-
cjal representative of the MikaGo ana
chief secretary of the japanese house OF
Parliament He reached Chicago ycst"r-
dav coming at the command of the Mi
kado TO confer with the architects of Chi
caco and other parties regarding the
erection of the parliamentary hhilolhsS
for the Japanese Diet. which appropfiat'
ed 1900. 900 He said that the Mikado
wanted american Workmanship and
American ideas for the building of TN"
palace.
eve consider" he said. that America
has the best of almost everything; Amer
lea is our friend. our neighbor ara
brother. and we want closer relations
with America"
The secretary will depart tonight for
Washington to visit the President.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
THE WORST YET!
New York State After
American Ice Co.
Asks That Il Be Kicked Out
Of the Empire State.
Monopoly and Violation Of Corpora
tion Law Is Alleged.

New York, July 6.-The American
Ice co. was today served with Il sum
mons and complaint in proceedings
brought by Attorney General jackson
for the state in which an effort VIII be
made to prevent the corporation from
doing further business in the state OF
New York In the complaint tn" at
torncy general asks that the company
be restrained from carrying out con-
tracts made with various persons ana
firms alleged to be for the purpose "i
restricting and creating a monopoly IN
the supply of ice; charges the COM
pany with violation of the stock cor
pnration law. and asks that the dc
fcndant corporation be ouStcd from
the state and forever cnjoincd from
exercising corporate rights. privileges
and franchise within the city. II mas
20 days in which to file its answer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
0fBig Fire Causes Heavier
Loss at Port Au Prince.
Explosion In Arsenal ScatteTs
Embers Over Wide Area.
clty Almost In State Of Panic
While Flames Rage.

Port Au Prince, July 6-The disas-
trous fire which started in the vicinity
of the palace and Senate buildings
here yesterday and was believed to
have been controlled after 400 build
ings were burned, broke out again dur
ing the night and caused further ex-
tensive damage.
The renewal of the cOnhagration was
caused by an explosion in the arsenal
which shook the whole town, damaged
many buildings and scattered blazing
embers over Il wide area. The roof
of the National Bank was shaken down
by the violence of the conclusion. The
second fire was believed to have been
checked at midnight but the flames
got third start this morning and be-
fore they were subducd 40 more build
ingS had been destroyed.
During the fire the city was almost
in state of panic. The flames surgcI
along with what appeared to be an
irresistible sweep and terrific cxpIo-
sionS, which occurred at intervals, add
ed to the frenzy of the populacc. 1t
was not until the intensity of the fire
had diminished that anything like
quiet was restored.
The Chamber of Deputies and the
ton of st. Louis were mrnaccd for Il
time by the flames, but were saved
without damage.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
A SWELTERING DAY.
New York Still Suffers and Learns
That Still More Is to Come.

New Ycrk, July 6.-Ncw Workers,
who for nearly two weeks have been
SWoltering in one of the most protract-
cd and enervating periods Of humid
heat i'll many years, were warned by
the weather bureau today chat the
end is not yet in sight. Fair and con-
tinued warm was the official mes
sage.
All last night in the poorer quarters
of the city, thousands slept on fire es-
capes or stoops or in the open parks
and hoped for relief today. Instead all
early indications We're for even more
severe conditions. BY o'clock the gov
ernment thermometers registered so
degrees with the humidity only three
degrees lower. At II o'clock the tenn
perature had gone up to sc. The hu-
midity however, had fallen gradually
until at II it registered 81 degrees.
The effect of the long continued alb
normal conditions became apparent
early in the day, when reports Of
deaths, proStrations and sudden in
sanity began to pour in at police head
quarters.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, July 6.-For Tuesday
and Wednesday: A trough of moder-
ately low pressure extending from
Texas northeastward through the up
per Lake region with a pronounced
high area on either side has caused
general showers east of the Rocky
Mountains except in lower region, the
middle Atlantic states and New Eng
land. followed. however. by clearing
weather in the North and extreme Cen
tral West The southeastern high
area is of pronounced strength and
wide extent and it's persistence has
caused a continuation of the high tenn
peratures east of the Mississippi val
ley. Temperatures of 80 degrees oc-
CURED Monday as far north as Port
land. Me- There will be showers Tues
day afternoon or night in the middle
Atlantic states and New England, con-
tinuing Wednesday in easter New
England The winds along the New
England coast will be light to fresh
and mostly southwest: middle Allan
tic coast light to fresh southwest pos
siblv thunder squalls Tuesday night.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
Condensed
Dispatches,

Depositors of the National Bank of
North America of New York, Monday
received an offer from Chas. w. Morse
to pay depOSitorS the amount of their
deposits remaining in the bank. In
tcrcst since the banks suspension is
not included in this offer According
to Receiver Hanna's plan who has al
ready paid out $1,5000O0, depositors
receive pc, cent. About $1,3OO,0OO
remains unpaid.
1t has been definitely settled that
ConStantin Brun the Danish minister
to the United States, will be trans
fcrrcd from Washington to London in
the autumn to succeed f. T.. DeBile,
who retircs from the diplomatic
service. NJ. DeBlle has represented his
country in London for the past is
years. Count Won Moltke, minister to
italy, whose wife was Cornelia Van
Eennsselar Tahyers, daughter of Ma
thaniel Tahyerd Of Boston, will sue
ceed NJ Brun at Washington.
Every policeman in Greater New
York is searching for 3-year-old
Frances Aligno. who. they believe. has
been spirited away by Black Hand
The child has not been seen since last
Saturday. Monday the parents of the
little girl received IL letter informing
them that Frances would be restored
to them upon payment of $4OO The let
ter was q typical Black Hand missivc
and spread terror throughout the
whole neighborhood in which the Alig-
no family live
The steamer Minola, Il former North
Atlantic Liner converted into a steam
yacht by Col. Thompson millionaire
owner of rich nickel deposits in Onta-
rI'. to take a party of guests on a
globe circliEg trip, arrived Sunday at
Vancouver with Col. Thompson and
wife, Judge and Mrs. Wallace Ncsbitt
of Toronto. Miss Hemphil, daughter
of Admiral Hemphil, and others on
board. The party will return eastward
by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The
Minola left New York in November.
She Will return to New York by way
of Cape Horn.
The program for the annual New
England Chautauqua Sunday school
assembly to be held at South Framing
ham, Mass. from July ID to 90, has
been completed and discloses many in
teresting features. Rev. John L. Sew
all, secretary of the Worcester Board
of Trade, will act as superintendent of
instruction and will have general d-
rection of the assembly. Special days
have been set apart as follows: G. A.
r. day. July Il; Labor day, July IS:
Temperance day. July 90, Rural Mass
day, July %; Recognition day, July 23
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
|PEARY LEAVES new
YORK ON ROOSEVELT,
Will Call at Oyster Bay For Visit to
President and Then Proceed North,
Via Sydney, Cape Breton.

New York, July G.-With the Pear,
Arctic Club pcnnant flying from hel
main truck and flying the Stars and
Stripes at her mizzen, the Arctic ex-
ploration steamer Roosevelt left hel
pier at East oath street today, carry
ing Commander Robert E. Peary, who
of the North pole
The Roosevelt will head for Sydney
c. b., where she will stop to take on
coal. Before the ship left Commander
Peary expressed the hope of reaching
the northern goal before his return
Il have done too much work in the
Arctic regions" he said, ito believe
that / can make the pole without
strenuous work. l am not foolish
enough to say that l am gong to do
or die, but | am certainly going to put
into this trip every bit of cncr@y-mcn-
tai, moral and physcal-that | have in
order to succeed in my undertaking.
II know my path Will be hcdged in
by mary trials and undoubtedly many
disappointmcnts, but | feel confident
as my ship leaves New York today
that il / do not reach the pole itself,
at least | will carry the American flag
further North than it has been car
ricl Wy amy previous explorer. Unless
Unforeseen circumstances intervene
within the next year | hope to plant
the Stars and Stripes at the pole
AS the Roosevelt swung out into the
East river. q few minutes after l
o'clock, Il crowd on tho pier Cheered
good bye while the whistles of the
river craft joined in the farewell.
ON board the Roosevelt, in addition
to Commander pcarY. Mrs. peary and
their children, Marie and Robert T..
Jr wcr, Il number of members of the
Pcnry Arctic club, including its
prc Sdcn:, Thomas d. Hubbard; Vice
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07

President Scnas Crane and Herbert l.
Bridgan, secretary, several members
OF the Explorers Club and personal
friends of Commander Peary.
Commander and Mrs. Peary will
lunch with President and Mrs. Roose-
welt tomorrow at oyster Bay After
the luncheon Pres. Roosevelt will go
aboard the ship bearing his name to in
spect her and to bid her commander
and crew Godspccd on the journey.
Peary will return to New York and
will join his ship at Sydney.
Among those who will go as assist
ants to Peary are Donald Mcmillan of
Maine, a graduate of Bowdon College,
George Borup, of the Sheffield Scienti-
tic School, Dr. H. w. Kensall of New
keningston, Pa, the surgeon of the
party and Prof Ross G. Marvin, Il pro-
fessor at Cornell University. MIR. Mar
vim was with Peary on his last cXpedi-
ton.
The Daughters of the Revolution pre-
Sented to Commander Pcary peace
flag, with the request that he carry it
with him to the pole "as a shield and
bucKlcr against all disaster"
Capt. bartlett, Perrys sailing mas
ter, said that the Roosevelt would be
at 80 degrees in August I'VE will
pick up cur collier at Sydney and put
on life boats and some extra rig
gings," he said. From Sydney we go
to Hawks Harbor and take on % tons
of whale meat and then cross Davis
straits to Holstanberg, following up
the coast to Cape York. At iItaw we
pick up the Eskimos and leave every
thing but the bare necessities. We are
to leave the ship only when we are
forced to leave her--Probably at the
north coast of Grant Land. From
there scdges will carry us north
ward to the pole"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
BOSTON SUFFERS.
Several Prostrations In Hospitals But
No Serious Gases.

Boston. July 6.-The long spell of
hot weather which has caused much
suffering in Greater Boston continues
today although there was marked
Improvement in the humidity Mrs
Augusta Skinner. SO years of age, who
was taken to the City hospital last
night Frustrated by the heat, died there
this morning.
During the forenoon Boston was one
of the hottest places in the country
according to the local weather bureau.
The temperature continued to rise un-
til early in the afternoon it was ST.
During the latter part of the after
noon the temperature went up as high
as 96 on the street thermometers.
Shortly after o'clock the Relief sta
ton reported five cases of heat pros
tration and the City hospital one. None
was serious, however.
The official thermometer at the local
weather bureau reached 91.3 degrees,
the highest point of the year, shortly
after Z. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Clarence Dimock of Brunswick was
arraigned before Recorder Whitmore
in the municipal court Thursday on a
charge of search and seizure as the re-
suit of raid upon the Elm house the
night before the Fourth He pleaded
guilty and paid a fine of 500 and costs.
AIRS Nettie Morrison, the proprietor of
the Elm house, was ordered to appear
in court also but later Dimock claimed
that all of the large quantity Of liquor
seized was his. 50 that Mrs. Morrison's
case was not pressed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
SUNK IN FOG.
Provincetown TrawIer Goes to the Bot
tom-Crew Is Rescued.

Provincetown, Mass. July 9Th
Gloucester fishing schooner Miranda
brought to port today the crew of thu
Provincetown trawler Julia Costa whic,
she ran down and sank 80 miles south
southeast Of Highland light late ycster-
day afternoon. Capt John Files. twt
Provincetown boys and two members oi
the crew of the fishing schooner Francis
Silva of this port. who had been pickc,
up at sea, We're also aboard the traWlcl
when the accident happened. They man
aged to get away from the sinking craft
without difficulty.
The regular crew of the traWicr were
all out in their doricS at the time The
accident occurred during a dense fog
The Costa sank within 10 minutes aftcl
she WAS struck She was valued at 5000
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
s1,ooo,ooo ASSESSMENT
To Be Made to Put United Boxboard
G. Paper Co. on Its Feet.

New York. July 6.-President Sidney
Mitchell of the United BoXboard a
Paper Co. of Chicago came here TO-DAY
to hold conference at which plans
will be formulated to re-organize the
company which went into receiver
hands last week. 1t is expected that
stock assessment will be made 10
raise 1OOO 900 in cash and it is re-
ported that the company's issue OF
stock will be cut down.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
Electric Car Hits Farm
Wagon Near Los Angeles.
Half a Dozen Others Are In
jured In The Collision.
Driver Attempts to Cross Track In
Front Of the Car.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 6.-Four chill
dren and the father Of two Of them are
dead and six persons are injured as
the result of a collision between a farm
wagon and an electric car on the Santa
Anna Line near this city last night
The families of Joseph Oller and Peter
kuhner We're in the wagon
Joseph Oller who was driving, saw
the car coming and tried to cross in
front of it, but the car hit the wagon
sq'larely. Some Of the occupants fell
under the car, while the others were
thrown clear of the wreckage. None
escaped unhurt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07

AT conference Monday at Wash
ington between Secretary of War
Wright. Rear Admiral PillSbury. the
acting head of the navy department
and General Clarence Edwards. chief
of the nSuIar bureau. war department,
1t was decided that the United States
marines should not be withdrawn from
Panama until after the elections. al
though all information received indi-
Gates that their presence at the polling
places. probably will not be necessary.
Hot Stuff for Cramps, Colds, Chills
Is Sanford's Ginger. purest and best of
warming stomaChics. Look for the owl
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
THE WEATHER.
HOT-SHOWE ERS.

Washington, July 6.-For New Eng
land:: Fair, continued warm Tuesday
Showers and cooler at night and
Wednesday; light to fresh winds
mostly southwest
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
About One third of City DESTROYED.

Washington, July 6.-Amcrican Min
lister furncSS at Port Au Prince Haiti
today sent Il dispatch to the state de-
partmcnt regarding a serious conHa :
grafton in that city. The message is
timed 10 4. NJ. July 6 and says:
About on"-third of the city has been
totally destroyed by fire which is still
burning but apparently under control
Until now the legation of the United
States is safe"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07

Denver. Colo. July 6.--eXpectation of
definite action, in place of conjecture
concerning some at least, of the pend
ing questions, marked the opening of
the da% among the delegates to the
Democratic national convention whose
first session will be held here beginning
at noon Tuesday, in the great Audi
torum erected for the purpose. The
program for the day included eau
cuscs of many of the state delegations,
some of them likely to have weghty
significance even as affecting the Pres
idential nomination itself and the be
ginning of work by the national COM
mittce upon the several contests.
which, while rot likely to affect final
results. might involve expenditure of
time sufficient to delay the work of the
convention
Principal interest attached for the
moment Ia the caucus Of the New York
state delegation, appointed for the
noon hour: for the attitude Of that
delegation and the delivery of its big
bunch If Is votes, cast as one under
the Operati ton OF the unit rule WILL be-
yond question. have moral effect, to
say nothing Of balance of power, which
has been potent and sometimes abso-
lutnly decisive in national conventions
memorable in political history. Such
expressions. coming from the dele
gates from New York. have in gen
eral way encouraged the belief that
that state would cast her solid vote
for the nomination of Bryan, but there
is in the delegation group of veteran
fighters formidable in experience even
if not large in number. unalterably
opposed TO the nomination of Bryan,
who fully realize the strategic i'm
portance of Mondays caucus. even
though its attitude on the main ques-
ton might be indicated only Indirectly
Continued on Page TwelvcD
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
Boston Forecast.

Boston, July 6.-Fair and continued
warm Tuesday; showers and cooler at
night or Wednesday. Light southwest
to west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
St. John Mercury 34.5.

ST John, N. B. July 6.-St John
sweltered today with the mercury at
S45 (OficiaD while in the sun the
thermometers showed considerably
above 100. The humidity was not very
high but the heat was very oppressive.
1t was the hottest day in eight years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
Hottest for Years At Newport, r. l..

Newport, r. l.. July 6.-This was
one of the hottest days Newport has
experienced in many years. At noon
the thermometer registered Sc.