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WILL BE NO PARADE.
When Buffalo Bits Wild West and
PaWnee BIl's Far East Comes
to Town.

Owing to the peculiar character of
the Wild West and Far East exhibit
ton. the lack of animal cages and pa
rade wagons essential to a circus per-
Torrance, there will be no cut-and-dried
street parade on the day of exhibition in
this city. In many towns the merchants
object to the congested crowds and the
stoppage of business during the hours
when travelling exhibitions parade the
streets, and strong Is this objection
that the authorities sometimes will not
issue permit for a parade. But those
who will be disappointed in this par
ticular will find an abundance to interest
them in transferring the Wild West and
Far East paraphernalia from the trains
to the show grounds. The engine and
cars used in the Train Hold-Up by In
dams will present a novel sight; the
picturesque redmen, in their native garb,
the camels and elephants used in the ORR
entail spectacle and the strange people
from across the sea will present an early
morning spectacle which in uniqueness
and interest will make ample amends for
the lack of a regulation parade of empty
animal cages, gaudly painted chariots
and the tinsel and trappings of a circus
pageant. When the weather is propitious
Col William F. Cody, the original and
only Buffalo Bill, will drive through the
principal streets to show our citizens
that the old scout is still alive, active
and actually part and parcel of the
exhibition which he founded more than
a quarter of a century ago. at time
which marked the ending of the series
of strenuous events which he pictures
during his entertainment And the pres
ence of Buffalo Bill upon our streets
means more and amounts to more than
many miles of gaudy chariots and ami
NAL cages.
In Birmingham October 10.
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and adopting this system as a perma-
nent system In this state, to await a
practical test and experience with the
operation of the system.
There is, in my judgment, no answer
to this suggestion. 1t is wise. conserva-
tive and prudent. Before ENGRAVING pro-
hibition upon the constitution and MAX
ing 1t a permanent system of this state,
1t is not unreasonable to ask that we
wait a while to test the beneficent eff
fects which it's advocates claim will fol-
low its practical operation. A man Is not
a hereto nor is he pro-liquor man, be-
cause, forsooth, he counsels moderation
and conservatism when it comes to
amending the constitution and adopting
this system as a permanent system In
this state BY so doing he is merely
discharging the highest function of a
citizen; he is illustrating the qualities of
true craftsmanship.
Prohibition.
We read in the scriptures that God
created man after His own image. He
placed him in the Garden of Eden and
he said to him: OF all the fruit in
this garden you may eat, except of the
fruit upon this tree, and if you eat of
the fruit from this tree, which Is for
hidden, you shall surely die. If our
Creator had been a prohibitionist we
are warranted in assuming that he would
not have thus placed temptation in the
way of his creature. My theology teaches
me that man was made a little lower
than the angels, but through redemption
he was raised above the angels, not by
Withholding temptation from him, but
through divine grace enabling him to re-
sst and forego temptation.
In adopting prohibition as their creed II
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seems to me our churches are veering
away from the true plan of salvation
and are seeking to convict both the
Father and the Son of lack of true
craftsmanship
The Sanctity of the Home.
Section 2 of the proposed constitutional
amendment provides that nothing herein
shall be construed to prevent the legis-
kature from designating where or in
what place liquors shall not be stored or
kept. The advocates of prohibition say
I'VE have driven liquor out of the sa-
loon; we have driven it out of the clubs
and we will now drive 1t out of the
homes of the people. One candidate for
governor AIr Mallory as reported in the
Montgomery Advertiser, frankly avows
this purpose. And why not? If liquor
is an evil, and 1 believe it is, why not
drive it out of the home? Why not frank
ly avow the purpose which Is behind the
proposed constitutional amendment? If
this is what the people want they are
entitled to have 1t; but let 1t not be Sc
cured by misrepresentation and false pre-
tense. Let it's advocates come out In the
open and say what they mean and mean
what they say. That such is the Interior
purpose back of this amendment no
thinking man can doubt. If such is not
its purpose, then there is no reason for
It's adoption.
The second section of the proposed
amendment was drawn by lawyer. If
he did not mean that the legislature,
under the power granted in the amend
ment, should be authorized to prevent its
storage or the keeping of liquors In the
homes of the people, how easy would 1t
have been in a few words to have added
ito section 2 that nothing herein should
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-03
CAMP HARDEE MEETING.
Programme Consists Chiefly of Rem
inscences by the Veterans.

The regular monthly meeting Of Camp
Hardee United Confederate Veterans,
was held yesterday afternoon, Command
er John G. Smith presiding. A large at
tendance was on hand and the meeting
proved most satisfactory on the whole.
Three new members were received into
the camp.
The programme consisted chiefly in
"reminiscences Of war experiences, related
by various comrades. letter was read
before the camp received from Mrs Sam
uei L. Robertson. which expressed APP
probation of the resolutions ON the death
of Professor Robertson, adopted at the
last meeting of the camp.
committee was appointed to aid the
Daughters of the Confederacy in the prep
aration for the tag day to be observed
October IA at the State Fair. The follow
ing compose the committee: Capt. Johr
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ment that he would attend the meeting
makes seven Alabama congressman that
will be In attendance and participate in
the oceedings-Congressne Underwood,
Dent, Burnett, Clayton, Richardson, Hef-
lin and Craig. letter of acceptance is
also expected from Congressman Hob
son, who is now in the west on lectur-
ing tour. Congressman G. w. Taylor Of
the First district is now in the Hawaiian
Islands and will not return before No
vember /. Senator Johnston is in Europe
and will not arrive in this country pc
fore October 25 too late to attend the
convention. D. H. Winslow. United States
superintendent of road construction of
the public roads of Washington, writes
that he will reach Birmingham on the
morning of October A. He says that he
will be glad to address, the convention IN
the subject of Essentials of Road Con-
struction. Mr.. Winslow is a practical
road builder and his address will be
one of great Importance and will be Of
practical benefit to every one attending
the meeting.
Chairman John w. O'Neill of the local
arrangement committee will call his COM
mittee together tomorrow afternoon to
take steps to arrange for the distin-
guished guests that will be in attend
ance 1t is planned to arrange a banquet
and there will be at least 500 in attend
ance. Mr.. O'Neil is quite enthusiastic
over this feature of the entertainment.
DIR. J. E. Dedman, chairman of the
automobile committee for the entertain
ment of delegates, is quite anxious that
every automobile owner in Jefferson eoun-
ty volunteer to enter his machine and
take part in giving the delegates to this
convention an hours ride over the good
roads of Jefferson county.
Probate judges, mayors and presidents
of commercial bodies continue to appoint
delegates to the convention and write
that there will be a full attendance.
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be construed to prevent any person from
keeping such articles IL his home for his
individual use. Such a clause was not
added to section 2, because its addition
would have defeated the very purpose
intended to be accomplished by the adop-
ton of said section, namely that the
people should not be permitted to keep
liquor in their home for personal or for
any use
AS before stated. If the people desire
to adopt the constitutional amendment
In its present form, it is in their power
to do so. We, who are opposing the
amendment, are entitled to demand, as
wo do demand. that its advocates come
out in the open and declare the real pur-
pose which is behind the amendment, SO
that the people of Alabama in accepting
or rejecting the amendment may act adj
visedly.
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- HE REDUSO Corset achieves the re-
markable reduction of from one to
five inches over hips and abdomen with
out the slightest squeezing or discomfort,
and absolutely unaided by straps or har-
ness-like devices. We have all lengths in
the REDUSO Corset-$3 to SIS.
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Sheriff Hood Makes Raids.

Montgomery. October 2.-Sheriff
Hood this afternoon raided half a
dozen stores in the suburbs, secur-
ing several bottles of beer and max
ing three arrests for violation of the
Fuller prohibition bill Like the po-
lice, the sheriff is preparing TO raid
every place that is found to be sus-
picious.
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CRAIG TO ATTEND
ROADS MEETING

The publication of the fact that B. +.
Yoakum, that great railroad magnate
and practical good roads advocate. would
probably attend the meeting of the Ala
bama Good Roads association aroused a
great deal of enthusiasm among the
good roads advocates.
Congressman w B. Craig's announce
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Better Than Eyer-Bobby Blach'S
S5.OO-Prince HarOldS, $3.50

These two lines of Boys Clothes in all sizes
30 to Z years-and the fabrics you want are
indeed better than ever We usually advertise
savings of 81 to $3.50. Well let it go at that
though in some cases we do even better. For
Blach's sell for cash and sell mighty close.
It's volume Of business with u.s.
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STATE FAIR AZ IL STATE BIRMINGHAM OCT

Exactly like the stunning style of the chap
to the right is our $3.50 Prep" suit of Scotch
cheviot So all we need tell you is that
"Preps'' are our new line for the coming col
legian We have sizes 10 to Is years. All
manner of fashions and fabrics. The kind of
clothes folks formerly had to send to New
York or Chicago to buy. Oh, Blaeh's kee-.
ahead of the local procession. People ex-
pect us to.
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G. Smith. chairman: R. II. Hagood. J. w.
Dixon, T. S. McCally. A. c. Oxford, A
NJ. South, j. T Garretson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-08

That's it'll" shouted Mr.. Bowser as
he bobbel up and began to walk
around. Kill the trampi That's the
way it has gone. and that's the reason
we have the tramp with US. He viii
always be with US. and grow more vici-
Gus all the time. as long as people have
that murderous feeling towards him %
But you threw him over the fence
only a few days ago without stopping
to study him for a minute
Mr.. Bowser couldn't deny the fact,
and it angered him. and after a fierce
scowl at the cat he said:
There has been talk eonugh. I will
row take action. You suggested that
1 organize society to study the tramp
| Very we'll; consider the society formed
right here and now. I am going out to
| find a tramp and bring him back with
me- I shall take him into the dining
room and study and observe and make
notes.
! Mrs. Bowser made no protest, and a
minute later Mr.. Bowser was on the
street. He did not have far to go to
find the object of his search. A tramp
stood leaning up against the wall of a
shoe store. and he received an invita-
| ton to come along and fill up and talk
He evinced surprise and distrust for
awhile but finally said:
''AlI right, old rooster. lead on"
| He was taken into the dining room
and food and a bottle of beer set be-
/
out his memorandum book and be-
gan to take notes, as follows:
Discussed the tramp question with
Mrs. Bowser. Went out on the street
and found one and brought him home
that might make some observations.
! He called me an old rooster, but
that's no sign of viciousness- It's
Just his careless way of speaking.
/ "Ate and drank all that was set be-
fore him and then called for more.
| Asked why 1 didn't set on six bottles
| of the foamy at once. 1 find him jo-
vial, and a jovial man can always be
reformed.
| Calls me old man and pard, but
| there is no crime in that.
/ wants to borrow what he calls a
'pIunk' of me, but men who were not
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BOWsER's NOTES.
His Valuable Observations on a
Tramp.

The Bowsers had finished dinner and
returned to the sitting room, and tile
evening promised to be a quiet one,
when he suddenly remarked:
Il am a good mind to telephone over
to police headquarters and make COM
plant against a policeman
For why?" asked Mrs. Bowser
Because, as I got off the car this
evening 1 saw the officer walk up to a
tramp and boot him"
But there must have been a good
reason for it,
None whatever. 1 made inquiries
and was told that he simply booted the
done nothing whatever but lean against
a fence"
well, shouldn't get into any muss
if I were you"
THAT officer ought to be broke A
man may be tramp, but he has rights
nevertheless 1t don't improve him any
to boot him. The fact is that society
has taken the wrong course with the
tramp. Instead of studying him it boots
him"
But why should he be studied?"
He should be studied so as to know
what things in his character to appea
to to better him. A tramp is a man. Has
anybody tried to find out what sort OF
| a man? What made him a tramp.
What will make him a useful member
of society? If he is vicious what vii
change him? There should be societie:
all over the country to take him in hand
| and keep tab on him until it could b.
/ found what and how to do for him II
lift him out of the slough. There should
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cumstances. The thousands whom Mr..
Crawford made familiar with Italian
life and character will be glad to
learn that almost the last thing he
wrote for publication treats once more
of his old love.
Until this very month there lived a
witness to the historic accuracy of the
scenes portrayed in Emerson Hough's
novel of the days before the Mexican
War-Fifty-Four Forty or Fight-a
witness indeed who actually partici-
pated in some of those stirring scenes
of diplomatic intrigue and national
disturbance. On April died at Fort
Worth, Texas, Mrs. Frances Cooke
Van Zandt, at the advanced age OF 90
years. She was the widow of Isaac
Van Zandt, who, as all readers of
negotiated the treaty by which Texas
became a part Of the union, and who
was identified with many other SER
vices in behalf of his state until his
death in 1S47. Mrs. Van Zandt was
born in Tennessee in 1916. In 1899
she came to Texas with her husband
and settled in Harrison county. Their
first home was the log hut of pioneer
days. 1t was while living there that
Mr.. Van Zandt made some of his most
i'm portant trips to Washington in con-
nection with the Texas treaty, and
Fffty-Four Forty or Fight relates how
he became involved with Pakenham,
the British ambassador; with Yturrio,
the Mexican envoy, and with Nicholas
Trist, secretary to Calhoun. At the
time of her death, seventy-one descen-
dants of Mrs. Van Zandt were living.
Perhaps the greatest article in The
Worlds Work for May is the opening
chapter of the Rev. DR.. W. S. Rains
ford'S THE Land of the Lion" Dr.
Rainsford, the former rector of st.
Georges church, New York, has just
returned to civilization after a year
of hunting in the British East African
Protectorate, very much the same re-
gion as that in which Mr.. Roosevelt
will try his luck. His articles are
worthy successors to those of Colonel
Patterson, which might almost be said
to have taken the country by storm.
Hardly second to this is Hiram Percy
Maxim's 1.-THE Story of the Noiseless
Cum" in which the inventor has told,
for the first time, how he hit on his
remarkable invention.
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In the adoption of 1.-The Prentis
History of Kansas" BY the school
book commission. the schools have
secured new and revised work far
different from the original as
'teachable" book.
The author. Noble Prentis. was the
warmest Kansan with every interest
of the state near to his heart. re-
markable writer and an enthusiastic
entertainer in connection with all
pertaining to the states good.
The work has been rewritten and
rearranged and has new plates and
new texts. 1t Will be out August next.
in It's new form.
For nine years Mrs. Prentis. who
has charge of this enterprise. has
been doing missionary work all over
the state in connection with the gen
eral uplift and welfare of the school
children. She has attended teachers
Institutes, school meetings of county
and state innum cradle; has visited at
times as many as six counties a week.
She gives heart to heart talks to the
pupils and tells them in her pleasant.
frank way what she thinks is best
for their growth and education Her
work is invaluable. Upon the proper
education and habits Of the school
children depend the future and pro-
gress and standing of the state.
When she was a youngster Mary
Roberts Rinehart spent her summers on
a farm. There was an old wooden set
tie in the kitchen; the seat was hinged
and one day underneath it she struck
treasure trove. Under Fox's Book of
Martyrs were about ninety-fve of the
Nick Carter nickel novels dripping
with crime and oozing with gore. They
had pictures too. They belonged to
the hired man, a pale-eyed, pale-hair-
ed creature. meekness itself, who rev.
eled in crime on the sly and dreamed
of making redskins tremble at the
mere mention of his name. Some go
to The Had for their inspiration
some to Shakespeare or the Pihl0. tt
author OF The Circular Staircase and
The Man in Lower Ten cheerfully con-
fesses that she got hers from Nick
Carter at the age of nine.
Summer from many points of view
is reflected in the beautifully illustrat-
ed pages of the Delineator for June.
Alice Lounsberry writes about The
Return of Rose-Tfme" and Mabel Os-
good Wright describes Birds We
Ought TO Know" For those who are
going to Europe and for those who
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be such societies, but there isn't one.
We study the nature of dogs, but not
of tramps."
why don't you organize such a soci-
etyF quietly asked Mrs. Bowser. I'm
the course Of five years you might clear
the whole country of tramps and have
a lot of new men to elect to the legis-
latures."
Woman. don't shoot off any of your
sarcasm. This is serious subject, and
one which interests me deeply. You
look upon the tramp as an animal: /
look upon him as an unfortunate
One was about to carry off our ash
can this morning when I stopped him.
I think he ought to be lifted out of the
slough into JAIL
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will stay at home NJ. Landon Reed
tells. most amusingly, of 1.-THE Hard
Work of Foreign Tour" Mabel Pot
ter Daggett contributes an article of
rare interest, a study of lone Wo-
mans Civic Service" the one woman
being the Rev. Caroline Bartlett Crane
who has achieved national distinction
since she began to work for municipal
reforms in Kalamazoo.
Elephant shooting is the most dan
gerous and thrilling sport that I know
of says w. Robert Foran in The Cir
Gle Magazine for May. Elephants
commonly travel in herds of several
hundred he continues, and when mad
dened are the most ferociouS of beasts.
Two government officials while on
tour in the Kericho district, eighteen
months ago, had their caravan charg-
ed by a herd of three hundred ele-
plants. In self defense they had to
order their native escort to open fire.
The elephants charged repeatedly, but
eventually were driven off after a
heavy fusillade, with a loss of four
killed and many wounded.
Ernest Thompson Seton, the
nature writer and artist who re-
turned from Europe on the
Kron Prinz Wilhelm this week
with Mrs. Thompson Seton, praised
the expedition of Theodore Roosevelt
into Africa He said that the pas
sengers on the ship heard of the for
mer presidents success in killing lions
as soon as the people in America
"Mr. Roosevelt's expedition" said
the writer, should be of great value
He is splendidly equipped for the
work and has with him two of the
best naturalists in America I hope
he will kill many lions, for they are
vermin in that part of Africa Mr..
Roosevelt is splendid shot and
should do we'll"
''The White Sister" the novel COM
pleted by F. Marion Crawford short
" before his death, was published this
week by The Macmillan company. 1t
IS love story of modern Rome, the
field which is more intimately con-
nected with Mr.. Crawford's fame than
any other. Lovers of the society he
drew so brilliantly will rejoice to find
in this, the last of his Italian novels,
such an old friend as Ippolite Sara
cinesca, no longer q young priest, but
an influential ecclesiastic whose wis
dom brings Joy from chaos OF cir
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A Plague Of Rats
Everybody Should Join In Fight
1nQ the Pests.

Rats have grown very numerous Of late. being
driven indoors By the cold weather. and this has
resulted In attacks on children and In some in
stances on grown persons.
Everybody should join in destroying these
dangerous pests. The best way to get rid OF
them is with Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach
Paste which drives them out Of the house to
die. and is absolutely reliable
Stearns' Electric Paste is sold everywhere. or
sent cypress prepaid on receipt Of price OF. boz
sc, 1e o. box Sl-o0
Sssarns' Electric Paste Co.. Chicago. Ill
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cumstances. The thousands whom Mr..
Crawford made familiar with Italian
life and character will be glad to
learn that almost the last thing he
wrote for publication treats once more
of his old love.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-09
REWARD OFFERED
FOR CARMICHAEL
AUTHORITIES OF ST. CLAIR
COUNTY, MICH, BELIEVE HIM
THE MURDERER.
FALSE TEETH IN STOVE
identified as Those of Carpenter Liv-
ing in Adar--Minister Had Been
Acting QueerIy Previous to
Bloody Tragedy.

Port Huron, Mich, Jan BY
means of fwo false teeth 1t was def
ntely established this afternoon that
Gideon Browning. Of Adair, was the
man who was murdered last Tuesday
evening In the Rattle Run" Metho.
dist church In Columbus township.
With part of the mystery which has
enshrouded the brutal crime thus
cleared, the supervisors Of st. Clar
county Immediately offered reward
of $500 for the arrest OF Rev. John H.
Carmichael, of Adair pastor of the
church, and the man who was at first
supposed to have been killed dlsmem
bered and then burned In the stove
Found in Ashes.
The teeth which identified the deal
man We're found when the ashes from
the stove were sifted. This afternoon
DR. c. RI. Browbeer of ST. Clair. the
dentist who made Browning a set Of
false teeth recently, examined them
and decided that the blackened relics
We're part of Brownings set His de.
cision satisfied the prosecuting attor.
ney Brown that II was Browning who
had been killed, and the supervisors