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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
A Cabinet of Lawyers.

"One fact that strikes the observer on first glance at the new cabinet, is that seven of its nine members are lawyers" says the Wall St Journal. "The Sec retary of State, MT. Knox, has not only achieved distinction in the practice of his profession, but has acquired a broad acquaintance with public affairs, first as Attorney General under the Roosevelt ad- minstration and later as senator of the United States from Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Treasury, MT. Mac Veagh after a creditable career as a lawyer. long ago engaged in mercantile affairs and is recognized as one of the foremost business men in the country The Secretary of War MT. Dickinson; the Attorney General, MT. Wickersham; the Postmaster General, MT. Hitchcock; the Secretary of the Interior, MT. Ballinger and the Secretary of Commerce and La bor, MT. Nage are all men of high stand ing in the legal profession. The Secre- tary of the Navy, MT. Meyer, and the Sec retary of Agriculture, MT. Wilson, are without technical training in the law but both are gentlemen of large experience in public service.
 With seven of the nine great execu- tive departments thus assigned to men highly versed in law, there should be reason to expect from President Iaft @. constitutional administration with an ln- telligent regard for puphc interests. Th;s expectation is further warranted by re- cent statement from the President himself, in which he said: I have been trained as a lawyer and judge, and am as strongly imbned with the necessity for legal meth ods as eleven years on the bench are likely to make mel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
For Study of Tuberculosis.


 q have read with interest all articles on tuberculosis. said well-known cit izen, and am in hearty sympathy with every effort upon the part of medical science in their attempt to arrest and effect cure for this dread disease, for no one knows better than myself its fearful end as I have been called upon to busy six of my family relatives from this cause.
 NOW I have a daughter, aged 19, who has just commenced to develop this trouble and where I am able financially to give her all the nourishing food and ordinary treatment that can be bestowed upon the child of the ordinary business man, yet l am willing to place this case in the hands of the best medical men of this city, so they may study the ad-' vanced treatment afor this disease. In doing this 1 am only offering to do what believe to be my duty to my fellow man. This daughter has been raised to fear nothing; she knows her condition; goes on with her duties in a cheerful way. She is no giggling girl, but one who her self would take an interest in assisting science with it's study of this fearful trouble.
 My father was a physician. my self have studied medicine and had to give up my studies to raise orphan chill dren left by my sister, who died of tu- berculosis, and I feel it my duty, know ing well that by experience only can our physicians master this trouble"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
YOU NEVER GAN TELL.

When hope begins to flicker and your courage oozes out And you don't know what the future holds in store, When your head is bowed in sorrow and your heart is filled with doubt And the roses of your life they bloom no more, Remember brave hearts gather strength from backset and defeat, True greatness never harbors vain re- gret; Although the way be strown with thorns and life is far from sweet, Who knows? You may be crowned with laurel yeti
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
A TIGHTWAD.

The neanest mar .own2 l guess Wed better hide ais name. But you'll agree that. e'ertheless, He much deserveth blame. The person whom I have in mind A uewsboy's paper borrows, And seemingly so bland and kind, He'd weep for others sorrows, Doth scan the headlines rapidly,
 While "newsie" waits in vain, And having read the paper free,
 Just hands 1t back againl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
MORNING.

When the morning air is erispy
 And somewhere a note of bird, Stealing through your open windoW' Seems the sweetest ever heard' When outside the roses swaying
 Fill your heart with their perfume And a golden sunbeam glaneing
 Sheds a glory in the room, Is 1t any wonder, brother
 That you start to singing, too, All the bitter past forgotten
 With it's heartache and It's rue And your chastened spirits thankrul For the work there is to do2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
 Nobody but fool thinks he can teach good sense.
 The reason a woman can feel charitable to a man is she knows how little he de- serves it.
 No matter how bad temper a man has, his wife wants to make it much worse by telling him so.
 The man who knows enough fto make d fortune knows enough not to take any body's advice on how to double it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Will Bring Real Prosperity.

While business has been duli in the east and south for several weeks past there is a much better feeling now and it is generally believed that a marked improvement is in sight said A. F. Ralston of Philadelphia.
 Financial and mercantile conditions are sound and there is every reason to expect a fairly active trade within the next month. What the country needs most of all is big crops with abundant haryests this summer and the tariff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

NOT HE. He whose mood Is cheerful And whose heart Is sunny, Never will be fearful Cause he is out O money!
 NOT BURNING IT. "He has money to burn, you sayT' "Yes, indeed, but believe he still uses coal for fuel"
 RHYME OF DOPING PARENTS. Little Willie Henry Sake Killed his grandpa with an axe. Mamma sighed and mamma smiled:- "Willie's such an ACTIVE childP'
 Louisville Herald. Little August Heinie Pfister Choked to death his infant sister. By his tricks his ma beguiled, Merely murmured, Naughty child?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Prohibition was never popular with the bards. From the earliest times they have celebrated wassail in countless lays. In the national epic of Finland, The Kale- vala," a brave old bard sings as follows "Let me sing an old-time legend
 That shall echo forth the praises
 Of the beer that I have tasted.
 Of the sparkling beer of barley.
 Bring to me foaming goblet
 Of the barley of my fathers,
 Lest my singing grow too weary,
 Singing from the water only"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
A PAINFUL EXPERIENCE.

A PAINFUL EXPERIENCE. I stepped on her toe, Her eyes they went through me, Her hands they were clenched As if she would do me. I stepped on her toe,
 I'm sorry for certain; She made some remarks I'll just draw the curtain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

The Hon. Bull Andrews laid outside the breastworks when the Sixtieth Congress came to an end. He is try ing to break into the Senate from New Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
I'll. .REAI. REASON.

DO really think she does barefoot danc- ing because she is so eesthetic?"
 "No, I don't I think she does 1t be- cause her feet are shapely and her ankles well turned"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Said President Roosevelt to the bat tleship fleet: Those who perform the feat again can but follow in your foot steps" They would have to gumshoe ii on account of the prevailing damp ness,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

The sundry civil bill provides for tho lighting of Ambrose channel, New York harbor, so that mail steamers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

We had seven and a half busy years, and we don't know what the next four years have in store for us. It is the mystery of the period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

MT. Roosevelt missed the fireworks in the evening amid the slush of a blizzard He should have gumshoed with the rest to the end..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Jack Johnson says he Is willing to fight any living man. He declines ,o fight dead ones, Corbett and Fitzsim- mons, for example.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Franklin MacVeagh's brother WAS President Garfields Attorney General, but he did not stay in the Arthur cabinet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

President D. D.. Curran of the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad, with headquarters in New Orleans, was in Birmingham yesterday.
 
 H NJ. Atkinson, former president of the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic railroad, will arrived tomorrow morn ing and will return to Atlanta with Dr. Charles ". Eliot. retiring president of Harvard. pr. Eliot will be the guest of MT. and Mrs. Atkinson for several days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

A St. Louis newsboy has just built an apartment house, but his rental rates are so high that all newspaper workers are barred out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

A Kentucky court holds that checks given in payment of poker debts are binding. Kentucky is first of all sporty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
JUST SUITS HIM.

s'What cabinet position do you suppos, will be given Billy 'Possum?"
 "Oh he will probably be made Grand Keeper of the White House Lawn"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
GOING AWAY BACK.

An old citizen you say?"
 "Unquestionably. Why that man can remember when After the Ball was q popular waltz song.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

'Possum raising and gardening are new combination. It would not do to mix the two, however, indiscrimi- nately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Hetty Greens son is learning how to fly. No doubt he is related to Darius Green.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

St. Patricks Day comes a week from tomorrow, and the green hat and the green tie will be supplemented by the Shamrock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

The big drop in the price of eggs reaches some grocers slowly and in an untrustworthy manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

The White House will seem lone some without a bit of strenuosity now and then.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

The talk about a change of presi- dental moving day is active now, but 1t will soon subside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Co-education is losing ground and CO., suffrage is not gaining much ground except in jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

The big republic will continue to make history, but the pace may be slackened.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

The steel commotion was short and easily overcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Some churchmen had difficulty in observing Lent and the inauguration concurrently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

The new Sultan of Morocco says he couldn't help making up with Raisuli.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Genuine prosperity is expected to come upon the country as soon as tariff revision is settled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Expert Comparisons.

Since the beginning of the late panic more than year ago I have visited almost every large industrial center in the south and middle west and can say positively that no other section, I will say in the entire country, has wthstood the depression better than the Birming- ham district" said William J. Gilthorpe or Kansas City, international secretary treasurer Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of America. MT Gilthorpe has been in the city for few days on @ visit to his iriend' J. A. Dearing, at Fairview.
 The number of skilled workmen out or employment in Birmingham has been less than in any other city in the coun- try and this is the best barometer of the business condition of a community.
 T come to Birmingham every few vears ana never am I disappointed in the gem eral progress of the town and district II appears to me that Birmingham has made most marvellous advancement in the past two years. Building in everv iihe Is especially active and this ia fine proor or the confidence your people have III the future of the district"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Germany is already making plans for arming airships instead of plans for making them fly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Pop bottles cannot be effectively thrown at the umpire until next month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
About Persons.

settled. we can count on real prosperity once more.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Major Edway White. at the head of the Salvation Army work in the south, who has headquarters in Atlanta, reached Birmingham last night and will remain here for several days. He had charge of the services on the street and at the hall last night.
 Senator ". W. Barbour, representing DeKalb and Cherokee counties in the legislature of Alabama, is in the city. At the present time MT. Barbour Is en- gagged in the banking business in Brew ton. He states that he will take his seat when the extraordinary session is called
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
SHOCKING.
PROHIBITION AND THE POETS.

"what did you think of the play?"
 q couldn't think. merely gasped. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
Al EENTNINE TRAIT.

"Pa, what is a fareback?" Wait until you are married, son, and you will find out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Southward the course of baseball practice takes it's way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

Do you believe In eXtraVagaht Iu- nerals?'
 q don't know That is the last thing I'm going to think about"
 REPLIES.
 "Charles Richman," Aunt Prudence" and Brigham Young" are three parallel headlines in the Portland Telegram of a recent date. Aunt Prudence'' seems to be travelling in fast company.
 Hello, is that the Terminal station?" came voice over the telephone in the office of a Birmingham undertaken. This isn't the Terminal station" answered the undertakers little son, who answered the telephone, but we can furnish you with a casket"
 A New Jersey janitor asked that his salary be reduced because he didn't think he worked enough to earn 1t. Alienists should examine him at once. There is no telling when such a person may be- come violent.
 Because his wife joined a euchre club and spent 25 cents week of his hard- earned money to buy prizes for the win ners Pittsburg man refused to support her. Treatment like that Is enough to make woman turn suffragette.
 The Newark Evening News discusses Awakened Sleeping Consciences." As 8 rule shortly after they have been walked up they drop back to sleep again.
 Some men think themselves presiden- tial timber when as matter of fact they are no more important than knot on log. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
AT THE sALoME DANCE.

''Why are all those men storming the boxoffice? Is 1t because there is some- thing on?''
 'No; it's because there is something off"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
THE VERY LAST.

"Do you believe in extravagant fu- nerals?'
 q don't know. That is the last thing I'm going to think about"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

L. H. Russ and c. B. Morgan are the Lly author travelling representa- lives of The Age Herald in its eircula- ton department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
HE AGE- HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. 'toffice as second-c1ass matter under
 of Congress March 3. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09

No communication will be published with out its authors name. Re1ecteo manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are inclosed for that purpo~a-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-26
Two Little Girls Killed
by Train on
Bridge
TWO MORE DROWNED
Climbed High Trestle to Rescue a Kite,
and Are Caught by Engine Hurled
40 Feet to Death-Other Two Fell Into
Stream in Swamp While Playing

Philadelphia, Aug. 25.-Four little
girls, the oldest only Is years, lost their
lives in accidents this afternoon in Camden.
When Viola Sckircki, and Jessie Vans
ke left their homes they took with them
their highly priced kite. The place they
elected to fly it is near the high trestle of
the Pennsylvania Railroad. A contrary
wind caused the kite to become entangled
in the trestle and all attempts to dislodge
it failed so the little girls decided to climb
upon the trestle. They reached the top
in safety and resuced their kite, but had
not noticed an approaching train, and when
they did, they were too terror stricken to
do anything but stand still and wait for
death. They were struck and hurled
thirty feet from the trestle, both being
instantly killed.
Frances Lyons and Annie Butler visited
Newton Creek, which runs through a
marshy tract. For time the children
played about the edge of the swamp, when
suddenly both fell in and were drowned.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-26
AN EXCELLENT EXHIBITION
Second Day of the Bradford Agricultural
Assoti atoms Fair Attracts 5000 People

Bradford, Aug. 25.-The special attrac-
ton at the second day Of the Bradford
Agricultural Associations exhibition in
this place, was the program of races, of
which 4 were pulled off during the after
noon. About 5000 people were in atten-
dance to-day and still larger crowd is
expected on Thursday, when the "big
day" of the fair occurs. Besides the races,
the vaudeville performances on the
elevated stage opposite the grand stand,
formed feature appreciated by the spec
tators
The best time made to-day in any of the
races, was PIG 3-4, made by Ila Marie,
owned by Woodsville parties. F. A. Slay-
ton and c. E. Gordon, of Barre, also
showed up well with their entries.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-26
MUST RACE EXTRA HEATS
Last Race on Second Day of Morrisville
Fair to be Continued To-day

Morrisville, Aug. 25.-The second day
of the Morrisville fair was one of unquali-
fed success, about 10000 people paying
admission to the grounds, where the large
number of exhibits forms a center OF
attraction which surpasses that of almost
any previous year.
The principal feature of the program
to-day consisted of three races, all OF which
were watched with much interest, as they
were hotly contested, the last, the 2:2l
trot and pace, going 5 heats without final
decision as to the winner of the money.
The remaining and deciding heats will be
pulled off on Thursday morning at 10
o'clock. The horses and their positions
for this event are as follows:
Oracle Baron, owned by X. E.
Thompson .........,..,,,.,4-3 1919 :
Fred r, owned by F. w.
Roleau, au,.......,........, 1-2-4-4-D
Red Brino, owned by T. w.
OllOn .,..... ..''.' .'.s.. ..s...'. 49, --i-i--- u
Scribnaught, owned by John
Utton & Son .3-4-3-l- /
The best time in the race was 2:l6 IA
The winners of the 2;40 trot and the 2.le
pace were Bonnie West, owned by w. II
Duba and l. o. b., owned by the Newport
Stock Farm, respectively.
The races for Thursdays card consist o.
the 2:30 trot, purse $500, the 2;l4 pace
purse $500 and the 2'3o pace, purse $500
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-26
Runaway EnginePlung-
es Down Mountain
Into Freight Yard
RAN 100 MILESAN HOUR
Engineer Loses Control of Locomotive on
Mountainside and Crew Rush to Death
When Train Strikes Engine in Yard
at Mojave in the Desert

Los Angeles, Aug. 25.-Six railway men
were killed and three hurt fatally at
Mojave, in the desert, to-day when train
of AZ freight cars ran away on the Tehach-
api grade and after dashing down the
mountain at a speed approxmating a
hundred miles an hour dashed into a
Southern Pacific switch engine in the
Mojave yard The engineer lost control
of his train on a steep grade and it dashed
six miles at constantly incre asing sp eed.
When the switch engine and flying train
came together there was rrible crash,
about 25 cars in train being heavily loaded,
while the others were empty. The loss
in the wreck will exceed fifty thousand
dollars.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-26
STOLE KEG OF BEER
Two Boys Arrested and Sentenced to 80
Days in Jail

Two Boys Arrested and Sentenced to 80
Days in Jail
Randolph, Aug. 25-Guy Bowen and
Fred Greene have been arrested and sent
to Chelsea Jail to serve a sentence of 30 days
for the larceny of some beer from Sam
Bowen, with whom his nephew, Guy,
has been living in the Beanville neighbor-
hood. The two Bowens drove to the
village in the evening and, while the
elder was on the street, the younger took
Fred Greene back to the house to look for
some beer he knew his uncle had on the
premises. The boys found it without any
difficulty and after satisfying their thirst,
brought two bottles to the village. The
other boys, Tom Spooner and Leslie
Durkee became interested and they also
drove to the Bowen place after drink in
the absence of the proprietor. When they
returned they brought whole keg of beer
with them. The elder Bowen. finally went
home and soon after discovered that his
beer cellar had been entered and robbed
He suspected his nephew and made a
complaint against him to Deputy Sheriff
d. ID. Howe. Guy and the Greene boy
were arrested and given hearing at
which they were found guilty of petit
larceny and sentenced to 30 days in the
county jail The Spooner and Durkee
boys retired from their usual haunts, and
Tom Spooner succeeded in eluding the
officers and getting off to Chicago
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-26
COMMITTED FROM NoRTHFIELD
Two Cases Before Justice Connell Yester
day-Both Get Term in Jail

Mortified, Aug. 25-Chief of Police
J. E. Plunkett arrested James Doheny
here to-day He was charged with intoxi-
cation and arraigned before Justice of the
Peace Edward Connell this afternoon and
sentenced to 60 days in the county Jail
The case against Richard Caldwell, OF
Graniteville, for furnishing was also taken
up. He was sentenced to 90 days in the
county jail Chief Plunkett took the
prisoners to Montpelier this afternoon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-26
MRS. LoNGwORTH ASSAILED.
Meeting of County School Superintendents
in California Arou.es Hot Discussion
Over Her Alleged Use of Cigarettes

in California Arou-es Hot Discussion
Over Her Alleged Use of Cigarettes
San Francisco, Aug. 25.-At meeting
of the County School Superintendents in
Yosemite Valley, Mark Keppel, Super
intendent of Schools of Los Angeles, made
some caustic comments on the alleged
propensity of Mrs Alice Longworth to
smoke cigarettes. The speaker declared
that Mrs. Longworth's example had done
more than any other one thing to cause the
spread of the cigarette habit in this coun-
try and he characterised that example as
having had demoralizing effect upon the
women of the country.
Keppels remarks were made during a
heated debate aroused by a resolution
which called upon the Legislature to enact
a law making it a misdemeanor for pupils
in educational institutions supported by
the State to use tobacco or any other
narcotic.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-26
PROMINENT FARMER DEAD
Lewis Fish of Randolph Dies at Age
of OF from Senile Decay the
Especial

(SpeciaH
Randolph, Aug. 25-Lewis Fish, for
many years a prominent farmer in Ran
dolph and Bethel, died at noon to-day
of senie decay, aged 81 years.
Mr. Fish was born in this town Feb.
II, 1918, and for 43 years lived on farm
in Bethel. For more than 80 years he
was deacon in the Christian Church and
was superintendent of the Sunday School
for 20 years. He was a deacon in the
United Christian andCongregational church
at the time of his death.
One daughter, Mrs. Judson Fits, with
whom he had lived since 1908, survives
him. The funeral will be held at Bethany
Church Friday afternoon at 3. O'Clock.
Rev. Fraser Metzger will officiate, assisted
by Rev. G. w. Morrow, Of Detroit,
former pastor.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-26
INFLICT BARBARoUS TORTUREs
Moors Charged With Atrocities Upon
Women and Children-Teeth Drawn
and Hands Topped OFF 4

London, Aug, 25-A despatch from
Tangier says that the British Consul at Fec
has protested against barbarous tortures
inflicted by orders of the Sultan Mulal
Haid on the followers of the rebel leader
FL Roghi, who were captured in recent
fight and taken to Fez 1t is stated that
several women prisoners had all their
teeth drawn while the mems hands were
Topped from their bodies, slashed and
salted. There were several other afro
citeis not fit to refer to in print. Even
children did not escape torture