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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
pavenport,s Plants, l,

From Everybody's Magazine.
 Homer Davenport, the cartoonist, played in a brass band many years ago. He was unable to be on hand when the uni- forms came, and had to put up with what was left.
 ."rhe coat wasn't so bad" says MT. Davenport, 'but the trousers Honest, I had to take two steps to make those trousers go onei''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
Fair. Eat and Tlde.x.

From EverybOdy's Magazine.
 A Kansan sat on the beach at Atlantic City watching a fair and very fat bather disporting herself in the surf He knew nothing of tides. and he did not notice that each succeeding wave came a little closer to his feet. At last an extra big wave washed over his shoe tops.
 Hey. there' he yelled at the fair, fat bather. "Quit yer jumpin' up and down! Dye want to drown me?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
Du DjabIe,

From Everybody's Magazine.
 Please, your Satanic Majesty" begged a lost soul woh was fishing from the banks of boiling lake, cant I try my luck somewhere else? I've been fishing from this blamed place for the last hum dred years and haven't had bite yet"
 That's the hell of it, explained his Satanic Majesty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
SEABOARD ANNOUNCES
 LOW XMAS FARES

Full information at City Ticket o9tce. woodward Bldg. Phone 2S8a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
THEATRE CARS.

we VIII run CII0 1O11OW1HB C6C1 2 down End Ave. to 17th St., by the Jefferson, and back on 3rd Ave. by the Bijou and Orpheum, between 500 and 8:30 p. m. and 10:45 and 11:15 p. n.: Avondale, Avenue "C", Highland Avenue, Idle wild, Loop, South 10th St., 23rd Street.
 Birmingham Railway, Light 6
 Power Company.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
VALUE or FRUIT.
It's Importance as Crop and as
Food.

tiers, the raisin, and the currant two
and a half and the raspberry seven
and quarter, the last named when
dried containing a very small quanti-
ty OF water. In the apple, which is so
often regarded as a model fruit, twen-
ty-fve per cent. is refuse, while eigh-
ty-t1ve per cent. of the edible portion
consists of water, but the banana,
rightly considered as useful food,
contains thirty-five per cent. of refuse.
The composition Of fruits changes
with their growth, and as they ripen'
under storage, the ripe fruits contain
ing less acid and more sugar, hence
the Importance of ripeness in the CT
der apple and high sugar percent
age. The digestion of ripe fruit is
easier, no doubt, owing to the fact
that the less digestible starch has
been changed into sugar Where
fruit has been entirely relied upon as
diet, as in several series of Ameri-
can experiments, nuts furnished the
proteine, olives the oil and fruits pro-
per, both fresh and dried, the chief
carbohydrates so that even in this
class of food mixed diet is essential.
AS regards digestion, 1t was found in
thirty experiments with men that
.eighty-six per cent. of the fat, seven
ty-five per cent. of the proteine and
ninety-fve per cent. of the carbo-hy-
drates were digested when the food
consisted of fruit and nuts, the result
being but little inferior to the diges-
tive percentage in ninety-three exper-
iments with men fed upon an ordi-
nary mixed diet. Although ripe
fruits are thoroughly digested-
apples in one test taking one and a
half hours when uncooked, sour APP
pies requiring two hours-the acids
present in these as in other fruits fire.
Quently affect persons Of weak diges-
ton or those to whom acids are trou-
blesome. The flesh Of fruit being
more easily dealt with by the diges-
tive juices when cooked suggests the
Importance of cooking, and of good
cooking. But the cooking of'fruit re-
moves a portion Of the sugar-nearly
| five per cent. in apples, for example,
and seven per cent. in peaches; hence
the value Of the juice. Again, the
employment of fruit on the table,
when combined, as in puddings and
tarts, with flour, fat or milk, in
creases the food value of the dish,
/ /. Il. H.,
the proteine and the fat in which
fruit is Observation-Disclosures Guar
dian.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
A Line Of Talk.

Two telephone girls were talking
over the wire one afternoon. The
subject of the conversation was
lawn party, which was to take place
the next day. Both were discussing
what they should wear, and after
five minutes had come to no decision.
In the midst of this important con-
versation a masculine voice inter-
rupted, asking humbly what number
he had. The lack of any reply did
not squelch the inquirer, for he asked
again for the number.
One Of the girls became indignant,
and scornfully asked:
what line do you think you are
on, anyhow"
We'll" said the man, II am not
sure, but Judging from what / heard
should say / was on a clothesIine.
Ledger.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30

Boston seems to appreciate the
needs of a woman's stomach better
than other cities. There woman
may eat better for less money than
in any other big city in the country,
and she doesn't have to go to for
eign restaurant to do it.
While the same woman may sus-
tain life decently in New York or
Chicago if she doesn't require con-
tinued variety, Boston gives moro
than that. 1t is a mistaken idea to
assume that Boston breakfasts,
lunches and dimes on the beam.
There are several dozen interesting
places in the business district espec-
tally intended to attract woman,
and she may have wide choice, al
though the dishes each day are not
numerous.
Seldom are two days duplicated in
a months menu. The monotony of
New York's inexpensive restaurants
is avoided, and as each of these lit
tie Boston restaurants seems to strive
continually to make an individuality
of its own in the list of dishes, un-
less a woman really pines for same
ness in her diet she isn't compelled
to submit to it.
So thoroughly is the attractiveness
of some of these places understood
that In a number of them are dis
played signs, "These tables especially
reserved for men," and this too not
in the shopping or stenographer dis
trict, but unclassified all day patron
age.
So many women decline to eat
meat in these days or cut their allow
ance down that these places pay at
tention to the preparation of vegeta-
bles and made dishes, especially
those including fish. While such
women have to eat health food COM
positions in New York or rarely get
anything but white bread, wheat or
a corn muffin more than half wheat
-four, the Boston places pay special
attention to variety in breads, and
rye, whole wheat, graham, oatmeal
and Indian corn mullins, gems, Sally
Lunn and such things are not only
ordinary orders but are made SO at
tractive one really wants to repea
them.
Most Of these lunch and tea rooms
are inspired by American women who
have had some scientific training and
are blessed with enough business
sense to make money out of it. The
places are necessarily tucked away up
one or two flights, but the Boston pa
iron of such place seems to be as
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
BOSTON WOMEN WELL FED.
Variety in Little Restaurants at the Hub Not
Matched in New York City,

sured that the more one labors in
reaching it the more desirable it is
likely to be.
The Boston woman who doesn't
propose to spend much money on her
food has become so well trained that
she can't be fooled very long. When
she comes to New York she is soon
disenchanted, for even If dishes
called by the same names are to be
found in New York they are five or
ten cents higher portion. Boston
is developing in such eating an in
expensive, nutritious and attractive
cuisine that is really American and
not quite like anything else in the
land New York Sun.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
- ~ ~ p y y ~ y y ~
THE RELIGI0 MEDICAL,
MOVEMENT.
woW0 oeWWOwW@ @0o@ Oe0G ~ Se

Or. Allan McLane Hamilton con-
tributes an article to the North Amer
lean Review on THE Religio-Medical
Movement" In this article Or. Ham
ilton treats specially of the Emman-
uel Movement, which derives Its
name from the Emmanuel Church in
Boston, where an effort was recently
initiated to employ psycho-therapy in
the cure of certain classes of disor-
ders. DIR. Hamilton raises a warning
voice against the danger involved In
employing the force of suggestion in
the treatment of patients, unless this
is done under the direction of compe-
tent physicians. He deprecates the
growing neglect of the family physi-
clan:
Meanwhile, by the disloyal and
thoughtless ones the old family ply
stefan is neglected and forgotten. 1t
is he who has brought the children
and grandchildren into the world,
and whose timely and sensible advice
has for years averted impending trou-
BILE, united divided families and pre-
vented disgrace, His faithful watch
fulness and alertness have warded off
the incursions of disease from with
out, and, finally, the inevitable exit
has through his ministrations been a
painless and happy one. This does
not seem to count in these unquiet
days. The dramatic adiurations and
reiterations of the peripatetic DOCTOR
cleric have far more influence with
some than his conservative and sim
pie methods, which, however, always
win in the end. Obsessed by the em-
phatic assurances Of the mind heal
ers, they declare with Mr.. Dooley: I
believe anything at all If We tell 1t to
me aften enough Repetition says
Davenport, is oneof the surest means
of getting an idea into the mind of a
crowd, as well as of the child or Of
the savage. 3"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
Two LittIe Docs.

Although there was no sort of toy
which could be bought and for which
Harold had expressed desire that
was not in his possession, he still had
his unsatisfied longings. II know
what I wish / was, mother" he said
one day, when his own big brother
had gone away and the little boy
across the street was i'll.
Eyes, dear" said his mother.
Perhaps you can be it, Harold.
Mother will help you Is it to play
soldier?"
"No, indeed" said Harold, scorn-
fully. II just wish / was two little
dogs, so I could play together"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
The Tactful Servant.

'I'm afraid I'll never be able to
teach you anything, Maggie" was the
despairing utterance of Trenton
woman to new Irish domestic.
Don't you know that you should al
ways hand me notes and cards on
a salver?"
Sure, mum, l knew" answered
Maggie, but didn't know you did"
-Harper's Weekly.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30

"Can you make a statement" Is his
usual question, which will show that
increased capital will develop the
business and return a good profit?"
These statements are analysed by
experts and a report is made showing
the nature of the territory in which
it is proposed to locate new branches
of a business and the probabilities Of
the various regions developing. The
agent takes an active interest in the
industry or the business If the con-
tract Is made, and the capital Is like
ly to come from bank which is in
touch with the Standard Oil group. !.
From Restaurants to Oil. i
Operations such as these have been
conducted for the last three years,
and as a result the country has seen
chains of drug stores and an ever in
creasing procession Of popular priced
restaurants ga ,s.lae9
It was admitted at the Office of the
Hegernan Company that several Of
the Standard Oil men had as individ-
uals invested in the corporation. Its
president is John III. F1agler.
According to Samuel Childs, vice.
Company, dividends from his enter
prise find their way to No. 26 Broad
way. A. Tydeman, Of the Bureau of
Purchases and Supplies Of the Stand
ard Oil, is among the investors in the
Childs emporia,
Il. T. Bedford, large stakeholder
In the Standard Oil and until recently
director Of that corporation, is the
president OF the Corn Products Re-
filming Company, of the New York
Glucose Company, which has the tall
chimney at Shady Side, N. j.
Four OF the corn products compa-
MES have offices at No. 26 Broadway,
and there also is the headquarters OF
the National Starch Company. Re-
ports that the STANDARD group had in
any way become interested In the
manufacture of candy are denied by
leading confectionery companies, and
one of them has within the last week
sent out a circular to the trade ex-
plicitly stating that there has been no
change whatever in the management.
G.. T. White, assistant treasurer,
who has an Office on the fourteenth
floor, was asked If there were any
truth In the report that the Standard
Oil Company was becoming extensive
ly interested in outside ventures.
THAT is not the fact" was his en-
phatic reply.
Mr.. White referred to the various
glucose companies as being under the
control of men also affiliated with
Standard Oil and to the National
Starch Company as a subsidiary cor
poration of the Corn Products Com
pany
AS to the Investment Department"
which the officials and stockholders
OF the Standard find so useful, he said
that If there was such thing it was
news to him. Among the larger OPP
erations of financiers of the Standard
OIL group as individuals may also be
mentioned the Amalgamated Copper
and the United Metals Selling Com
pany, in which H. H. Rogers is in
terested, and the railroad and hotel
interests of Henry M. Flagler in Flor
ida.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
Photographed Plclings.

The Pittsburg Club has sold short
stop Charlie Starr to the Boston Club.
Work is being done in the matter
of unionizing the brewers in Ell Paso,
Texas
Reports Of the various New York
City railway lines for the last quarter
showed assets Of $354,OO0,000.
Sixteen hundred men employed in
the collieries at Aberaman, Wales,
were locked out.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-30
Precaution.

Invalid Husband-"Did the doctor
say was to take all that medicine?
Wife-"Yes, dear"
Invalid Why, there's
enough there to kill Donkey"
Wife (anxiously)-"Then you'd
better not take all of it, John!"--
Tit-Bits.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-12

creatures we are if our knees are
as high as a fifteen year old boy.
One more word about the trial.
The boy made no attempt or re-
quest to have the trial removed
from before me. His mother
did state at one time outside of
the court room that she would
not have Mr.. ]. O. Bell try the
case. / could not, under the law,
have removed the case unless a
sworn affidavit was made and
this was not done, Or even sug-
gested. Mrs. Huggins was given
an opportunity to cross examine
all witnesses introduced by the
State and was allowed to intro
duce such witnesses as she de-
sired for the defense. The only
restraint put upon her was to
tell her she could not examine
the witnesses while the other
side were doing so. but this re-
straint was accompanied by the
explanation that she would be
allowed to examine each and
every witness in due course,
which opportunity was given
her.
Your paper further states that
an appeal was denied Higgins.
This is not the fact. HIGGINS
never so much as asked an ap-
peal. In fact after he had
entered a plea of guilty a request
for an appeal would have been
ridiculous. The first intimation
I had of his desire for an appeal
was a letter from Messrs. Station
& Rector requesting or demand
ing an appeal, This letter is by
no means a compliance with the
statute, and if / had not cared to,
| need not have paid any atten-
ton to it. These gentlemen
know, or should know, that the
law requires the notice Of appeal
to be given in open court or
served by the sheriff. Neither
was done; and it was only my
desire to give the defendant
every semblance of fair play that
/ granted the appeal as I did.
The appeal as applied for by him
thro' his attorneys was not his
as matter of right under the
law. / had written a letter to
Messrs. Station & Rector before
! knew anything of the habeas
corpus papers: but learned of
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-12
POWER OFF YES
HRDAY AFTERNOON

Many friends of Miss Daily
were disappointed yesterday af-
ternoon because the young Ia.
dy" failed to put in an appear
ance at the usual hour. But just
as the forms were about going to
press Bob Oats power withdrew
its cooperation for more than an
hour and not a wheel could be
turned. No amount of vigorous
English would start things going
until the hateful old dynamo said
the word. Mr.. Oats was doing
his level best to remove the diff
Guilty, and after cussin' and per
spirin' for an hour succeeded and
the old world wags right on as If
nothing had transpired to pro-
yoke strife" between friends.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-12

saw the trouble; and the vile and
detestable language was admitted
both by the Simmons and Hug
gins boys, without exception.
The testimony was to the effect
that the blow given by Ralph
Huggins was severe and the evil
denee of it on Bells face was
plainly visible at the trial.
Let us see if Ralph Huggins
has '-all the innocence of child
hood" Can the language used
come from the mouth of an
''holy innocent?" Only within
the past three months this same
Ralph Huggins struck in the face
with brush the young daughter
of Mr.. R. D. Simmons because
this young girl refused, to go
home when he demanded, and in
addition grossly insulted her by
accusing her of associating with
'niggers," and of being a mig
GER" This fact can be estab-
lished by the young girl herself,
whose character no one dares
attack as we'll also by her father
a man of unimpeachable char
acter. When Mr.. Simmons ac-
costed Huggins about this and
told Higgins he was of a mind
to have him arrested for it,
Higgins was defiant and boasted
that he was not afraid of being
arrested. Mr.. Simmons did not
prosecute him because it would
have brought his innocent daugh-
tes into court. Was this attack
an act of an innocent, " and
was it mans brutality to re-
strain him?
Again, is Ralph Higgins a
''babe, " mo higher than your
knee?" Less than a month be-
fore his trial before me he made
application for work on the pub
lie roads and when told that he
was too small he replied that he
was 18 years of age and could do
a mans work and if he didn't he
didn't want any pay for it.
Whereupon he was put to work
and received a mans pay for the
first day, $1.00, and 80 cents for
the second day, and then quit.
The record of the supervisor of
roads shows these facts. Mrs.
Huggins, Ralph's mother, swore
on the stand that he was Is
years of age. What crane-like
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-12

these papers before delivering
the letter to them, and told them
upon delivering the letter that
they could give the bond if they
desired, or proceed with the
habeas corpus proceedings, as I
was Indifferent as to which of
the two courses they pursued.
They chose the former.
If [ had been brutal or unfair
to their client, or had acted in
way unauthorized by law, why
did they not proceed with their
habeas corpus proceedings and
have their innocent baby client re-
leased by higher authority and
thereby have it judicially deter
mined that my action was inhu-
name and that my treatment was
brutal.
You further intimate that the
boy was compelled to work in the
mill and then brought to town.
| can only say that had nothing
further to do with the boy after
| turned him over to the custody
of the constable, which was done
Immediately after sentence was
passed.
Lastly, let me say, Mr.. Editor,
that / think your intimation that
the public is indignant about my
conduct in this matter is mislead-
ing and unjust. invite anyone
interested to make inquiry in the
vicinity where this difficulty took
place as I feel that my action has
the approval of my neighbors and
fellow citizens. If the public
had been outraged, if a baby had
been imprisoned, if mans bru-
tality" had been shown, l believe
the good people Of Green River
Township would have put up.
$4,000, the amount of the fine,
rather than permit such an out
rage as the imprisonment of a
baby along with criminals, and
trusted to have had me properly
dealt with by the law in due
time. Since the trial of this
cause I have been informed by
Miss Will Waters and R. D. Sim
mons that they saw Ralph Hug
gins draw a rock upon young
Bell. However, this was not tes-
titled to before me at the hear
ing.
It is deplorable that sometimes
matters that can be and should
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-12
Special Session
Council Last NiQht

The city council held a special
session las night to conclude the
business left over from the last
regular meeting. After con-
siderable discussion the new
street railway proposition Of
granting a franchise was side
tracked until the matter could be
more fully investigated
T. M. Israel was elected street
oyerseer. Instructions were
given to the committee on
Broad street Improvements TO re-
ceive bids on the work and to
report the lowest cost at the next
meeting.
AS a result of the petition for
more water mains on Broad
street an ordinance was passed
last night instructing the laying
of several short mains on this
street.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-12

be settled by the courts where
all sides can be and are heard are
taken up by interested parties
and published in d way that
brings reproach upon the admin
istration of justice and the courts
of our state. | shall ask the
judge to go into a full investiga-
ton of the facts connected with
this unfortunate affair in order
that the court and the public may
judge Of my cruelty. If it turns
out that |, sitting in judgment
upon this matter, have been as
cruel and heartless as your paper
makes me appear, I should be
sent to the cell and the boy re-
leased. If have exercised sound
Judgment and stayed within the
pale of the law, then I should be
vindicated. In the meantime L
invite investigation upon the part
OF anyone interested.
Respectfully,
M. L.. OWEN
Justice of the Peace
LItis a pleasure to give Mr.. Owen
a hearing. This paper has no
personal interest in the case and
the news stories appearing In
these columns concerning the af-
fair cannot consistently be CON
strued as editorial utterances
The paper, itself, has expressed
no opinion and the reporter ex-
pressly stated that he was
presenting the mothers cenciH-
sion. She relatedla pitiable story
which naturally elected the
sympathy Of all who heard or
read it. We should have been
pleased to confer with Mr.. Gwen
during his visit to Henderson
vile last week, but were not
aware of his presence here un-
til after he had left the city
However, since he presents his
view of the matter fully and IN
telligently, in writing, it is just
as we'll that this shall be sGbstl
tlted for the personal interview
we had contemplated at the fEsk
opportunity. Mr.. Owen isa=-
titled to a hearing and we p
his letter along without conn
ment, assuring him that this
paper has had no other intention
than to treat him with the same
courtesy accorded to the mother
of Ralph Huggins
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-12
Flat Rock n. c..

In the standings today it can
be seen which way the wind has
been blowing for the past few
days among the many candidates.
This is however not an exact
count up to date, as there were
many thousands Of votes receiv-
ed in the office since the totals
were made last.
By comparing today's stand
ing with the one published last
you can readily see who are the
ones who have been doing the
hardest work. It might be that
few of those who do not show
up so we'll this time are simply
holding back their votes for a
day or two.
Only three more days before
the price of the Daily will be re-
duced for the rest of the season
to 40 cents. This will effect the
number of votes received for sub
scriptions to the amount of 80
less.
We are receiving hundreds OF
dollars worth of job printing and
are prepared to do great deal
more. Remember every dollar
spent in this office entities you to
500 votes.