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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
New Corporation.

Gadsden, March 1S-(SpeciaL) L)-Articles of incorporation for the Southern Shovel and Manufacturing company were filed here with the probate judge today. The capital stock Is $50.000 with $20,OO0 paid in The stock is divided into 800 shares at $l0O per share. The principal offices of the company are in this city. The stock Holders, who are also directors, are as follows, with the amount of stock: Thom- as H. Morris, GO shares; Isaac Haas, 3S shares; Sidney Marks, 39 shares Edmund Marshall 60 shares; C. P. Smith, one share E. T. Hollingsworth, one share; w. G. Bellenger. one share The officers elected for the first year are Thomas IT. Morris, president; Isaac Haas, vice president; Ed J. Marshall, treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Nat Goodwin and Miss Goodrich.

Seldom has greater interest been aroused among all classes of patrons of the thea tre in any theatrical event, than in the coming engagement here as co-stars of Nat C. Goodwin and Edna Goodrich. Their roles in the new play 'The Mas ter Hand,' in which they will be seen during their coming engagement at the Jefferson theatre next Wednesday matt nee and night is said to offer both MT. l Goodwin and Miss Goodrich opportu- mites for most artistic and effective work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
James Benton Dead.

James Benton, age S3 years, died at the home of his granddaughter in Lips comb on Wednesday evening, and the re- mains were sent to Siluria, Shelby coun- ty, today for burial. The aged man left three children to mourn his loss, w. C. Benton, Mrs. Powers and Mrs. Oldham He was on visit to his grand d-daughter Mrs. J. M. Lyons, when he was taken sick with pneumonia and soon passed away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
"The Sunny Side of Broadway

The American musical comedy, The Sunny Side of Broadway" which scored a tremendous success in Boston at the Globe theatre for a season of ten weeks, and created favorable comment in the larger eastern cities, has been secured by Murray and Mack and will be pro- duced in this city at the Bijou next week. Forty people are engaged with this or ganization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
At the Majestic.

Manager Gould has three acrobatic acts this week, each one as entirely different from the others as darkness from day light, and each one new and novel act of its kind. One is bar act, an- other is a spring board stunt, the first ever seen in Birmingham and the third is a pair of rough baggage handlers, a comedy act of the highest class. In addition there are several other kinds of acts that are good, making a bill of features. There is a matinee daily and A nerformance nightly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Feast of St. Joseph.

All Italians in Bessemer will celebrate Friday in honor of St. Joseph, the pa tron saint of Italy. The homes will be decorated and blessed, the shrines blessed, and day of feasting enjoyed by all of that nationality in Bessemer. At St. Alosyius Catholic church mass will be said at o'clock, and on this day all of that race gather for the services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Confirmation Services.

The Right Rev. c. M Beckwith. D. D.. of Alabama will make his annual visita- ton to Trinity parish, Bessemer, next Sunday, March 21. He will assist in the services, preach. administer the holy and apostolic rites of confirmation and cele- brate the holy communion. He will also bless the altar cross and vases. The vested choir since its organization has greatly increased in number, and has added much to the solemnty and beauty of the services. Everybody invited to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Beuins New Work.

Huntsville, March 1s.-(Special, ,)-James R. Stevens, who was recently appointed national bank examiner for Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana, has resigned his position as cashier of the Henderson National bank of this city and has gone to New Orleans to start in on his work. John " Matthews succeeds him as cashier at the Henderson. MT. Stevens will continue to reside in Hunts vi1a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
River Falls Slowly.

Gadsden, March 17.-(Special.)- 1.-The fall in the river thus far is very slight. While the official gauge registers decline of several inches the fall Is not apparent to the eye on casual view. The in dustries of the city located in the river bottoms are still out of commission and will probably remain so for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Woman,s Missionary Union.

The Womans Missionary union of the Baptist church in the Birmingham dis trict will meet at the Baptist church in Bessemer on Friday morning at 10 O clock. and 1t is expected number of delegates will attend from different parts of the district. The ladies of the Baptist church are arranging to entertain all delegates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
GREAT SERVICES
 OF WAR CHAPLAIN Dr. J. William Jones Was Very
 Close to Lee INTERMENT IN RICHMOND commander-ln-chief Clement A. Evans of the Confederate Veterans Issues Order Giving official Notice
 of Death.
INTERVIEW IN RICHMOND

Columbus, Ga., March 1S.-The body of Dr. J. William Jones, chaplain general United Confederate Veterans whose death occurred here last night was taken to Richmond Va, his home, today. The funeral will take place at Calvary Baptist church Saturday afternoon. Dr. Jones will be laid to rest in Hollywood ceme- tery There was no funeral service here on account Of the feebleness of Mrs. Jones.
 pr. Jones had suffered for sometime with nephritis, and the immediate cause of his death was uraemic coma.
 Dr. Jones was born at Louisa Court house, Va, September %, 1S36 Educated at the University of Virginia and South ern Baptist Theological Seminary, he was ordained to the Baptist ministry in 1860. When the civil war broke out he was under appointment to go to China as missionary, but, instead, enlisted in the Confederate army as a private in the Louisa Blues.n He was afterward chaplain of A. P. Hills regiment and later served under Stonewall Jackson, re- maining in the army until the surrender.
 He was chaplain of Washington and Lee university when General Lee was it's president.
 pr. Jones' relations with General Lee were so close that after the latter's death he prepared his book "Reminiscences of Robert E. Lee, at the famlly's request He was for years secretary of the Southern Historical society at Richmond, and edited IA volumes of the society pa pers, consisting of contributions by Con- federate generals, etc. Among his books were Christ in the Camp and Life and Letters of Robert Edward Lee"
 He contributed more than any other one man to raise money with which the Confederate battle abbey will be estab- lished at Richmond, at cost of S250, ,O00
 For several years he was secretary of the home mission board, and at the time of his death was secretary and superin- tendent of the Confederate Memorial as- sociation with offices at Richmond.
 Dr. Jones is survived by his wife and five sons as follows:
 Carter Helm Jones' Oklahoma City; E. Pendleton Jones, Hampton, Va; Frank William Jones, New York; M Ashby Jones, Columbus, and Howard Lee Jones' Charleston, all of whom are Baptist min isters except Frank w. Jones, who is editor for the American Law Book Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
At the Biiou.

Convict 999," A. H. Woods scenic pro- auction, Is drawing well at the Bijou. The story of Convict 999" is told in four acts and 13 scenes, with the scene laid in New York city, Sing Sing prison and at a small town on the Hudson river. It deals with the remarkable adventures of Dick Thurston, young national guardsman. There will be a performance tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19

PILES CURED IN TO 14 DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to - ~ays or money refunded. 50c.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
NICKEL S NEW FACE
AND PEAAY'S TOO
INDIAN HEADDRESS NO LONGER
TO ADORN ONE CENT
PIECE.
BUT JUST WHAT THE DESIGNS
WILL BE NOT YET
KNOWN.

The classic faces of the girls on the
nickels and pennies are pronounced
out OF date and are to be changed.
Within a short time some prominent
sculptor will be invited by the Sec
rotary of the treasury to submit new
designs for the coins mentioned, and if
his models suit the artistic eyes of
the young women so long and favor
ably known will be sent to the clois-
ter of obsolete coins.
On the new pennies it is likely the
old-fashioned Indian headdresses will
be done away with. The penny coined
today is of the design adopted in
1864.
The young woman on the nickel is
of a later date and by a different
sculptor, and the design is not as has
been believed for a generation, the
profile Of a certain young woman who
afterward became a missionary to
heather lands.
I'VE exploded that story years
ago." said Director Leach, ''but never
theless every time we have suggested
changing the face on the coin her
friends and the believers of the yarn
have always opposed the move. WheG
We investigated the matter we dis
covered that the young woman in
question could have been no more
than six years old when the coin was
issued l do not think that any one
will assert that the face on the nickel
is that Of a six-year-old child"
Had Augustus Saint Gaudens lived
a few months longer he would have
completed the design for the nickels
and pennies, and in all probability
they would have been accepted by
the president with his models of the
gold coins which are now in general
circulation. He was working on the
design for the fve-cent piece when
he was stricken by Illness, and it was
not sufficiently advanced when he
died to give those who came after
him a definite idea of what he intend
ed to create.
eve have not decided upon the
the work on the new pennies and
nickels," said Director Leach of the
mint bureau, but we will have no diff
ficulty in selecting a good one. We
have found that the competitive
scheme does not work we'll in design
ing coins. It merely results in a good
deal OF trouble deal of hard feeling
and no better results than if we gave
the work outright to one good man
of established reputation. If we do
not like the design he submits we can
easily ask another to undertake the
job. Coin designing is peculiar
branch of sculpture. Every sculptor
is not a good coin designer. There
are a number of them in the United
States, however, more now than a de-
cade ago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
Sea Eirinu on Land

Considerable interest is being man.
Tested in naval and military circles
on the northeast coast by the install
lation at the drill hall of the First
Durham Royal Garrison Artillery vol,
unteers at Sunderland of a model sea
range for artillery practice. A stage
at one end of the hall is covered with
silver sand to represent the sea, and
by means Of an endless belt driven by
a small electric motor model ships
are made to sail" over the stage in
a realistic way. At the other end of
the hall is a batt-ry consisting of two
4-inch guns. A miniature rifle l. at
tached to each gun in such a way that
it follows the aim. The rifle is fired,
and the effect is most realistic. If
the shot hits the "sea" sand spIashes
up like water, while if a ship is hit IL
sinks out Of sight. The range is be
ing used to the great Improvement in
the gunnery of the mean Of the corp.
London Express.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28

! is the manufacture of household uten
sils from brass, nickel, copper and cop
per alloys. Kettles, pots, pans ant
bowls of every conceivable kind ant
shape are made and sold by the thou
sands. The most interesting utensils
! and the one OF most frequent use II
| the Russ an home is what is known
as tie samoyar or h0t-water urn
Every house. however humble. has ong
or more. and they are in constant use
The Russian breakfast is tea and rolls
sometimes with butter and jam added
A fire in the kitchen stove belorl
luncheon time is the exception hence
the popularity of the semovar. TneSr
are made in the most beautiful shapes
and designs, and have capacity 70!
heating from twenty to thirty glasse
Of water for private houses. and from
one to five gallons for hotel purposes
The samovar industry first began
about sixty years ago and has gradu
ally developed until now the annual
output averages in value about S2,575.-
600 and gives employment to many
thousands Of men, women and ch /
dren. In the manufacture of thesa
'essels until recently only the lowe
part, or what is called the podden o.
stand the faucet and handles. werg
nodded, all the remaining parts
namely, the body, the neck that io.ns
it 10 the stand. the interior pine the
! charcoal tube and the water compart
ment were welded out o. sheet Iatten
or thin plates of copper, and the requ
| site form was given to them by means
of hammerirg, HE the lids were
made a. the factories and forced int
shape under pressure by machinery.
Recently, however, a new methOf
of manufacturing the lid direct from
the sheet by means of press ng it into
a form attached to the rotating spindle
of lathe and by using a special in
strumen5 called deptlnik has been in
trOduced. Under this invention it Is
possible to manufacture all the parts
by machinery. The central tube
whence the heat emanates-befn.
filed with burning charcoal-is either
cast or hand-forged from brass. III
most beautiful of these urns are mad,
from pinchbeck an alloy of copper am
zinc, which gives The vessel a bcauu
full appearance. Many are made from
nickel or nickel plate, while other
are heavily plated with silver Those
most in use however, are made from
brass and copper. The prices range
anywhere from 1915 to $50. Thar
the samovar might be introduced ms
the United States seems most feasible
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28

fish in her speech, or extensively Par
isian in her dress. The Jamestown
girl never speaks French when every
one present understands English.
Chocolate ice cream soda is her IA
vorite drink. As for cocktails, she
takes only the cherry from the bot
tom of her brothers glass. Her even.
ing frocks are fluffy with ruffles and
frills. They are innocently coquettish,
with Dutch neck, and perhaps she
wears a single strand of pearls. Often
her hair is naturally curly, but sell
dom 'marcelled." She is winsome.
wholesome American girl.-Delineat-
or.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
THE CUNNING AND PATIENT
COYOTE.

This is the coyote: Co-yo-tay. with
all the syllables, to the Mexican who
named him "Kiotc" merely to the
/ American Wanderer who has come ana
gone so often that he at last regards
himself a resident stockman and farm
er. 1t is this little beast s TRIANGULAR
Vi5ago, his sharp nose fitted for the
easy investigation Of other peoples af-
fairs, his oblique green eyes with
Their sQuint of coWardice and perDet-
ual hunger that should have = place
in the adOrnmen- Of eBcutcheOns. IT,
is notorious that the yicissitudes OF
ms belly never bring TO him the fate
upon whose verge he always lives, ana
that nothing but strychnne. and not
always that, will bring an end to his
forlorn career. As his gray back
moves slowly along above the reeds
and coarse grass, and he turns his
head to look at You, he knows at once
whether or not you have with You
gun, and you cannot know how he
knows. Once satisfied that YOU are
unarmcd he will remain near IN spite
Of any vocal circumstances, and by
and-by may proceed to interview you
in way that for unobtrusivcnoss
might be taken as a model o. The arr.
Lie down on the thick brown Garnet
Of the wilderness and be still for
twenty minutes, and watching him
from the corner Of your eye You will
see that he has been joined by others
Of his brethren hitherto unseen. He
seems to be curious to know. first if
you are dead, and second, II bv any
chance-and he lives upon chances
there is anything else in your neigh
boThOOd that he might find eatable.
If on pass on with Indifference.
which is the usual way. he will sic
himself down upon his tail on the
nearest knoll, and lolI his red tongue.
and leer at you as one with whom he
is half-inclined to claim acquaintance.
He looks and acts then so much like
a gray dog that one is inclined to
whistle to him Make any hostile
demonstration and he will move a
little farther and sit down again. r.
by any means you manage to offend
HIM deeply at this juncture the chanc-
es are that he and his comrades NAV
retire still farther and then bark
until they nave booted Won
out Of the neighborhood That night
he and his companions may come and
steal the straps from your saddle. the
meat from the frying pan-and polite
ly clean the pan-and even the boots
from beside your lowly bed-James
W. Steele in Outing Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
AS HIS NEIGHBORs SEE HIM

~ II - 4NiJiNtIIDCINk1 DILL Ill M.
If he is poor he is a bad manager
If he is rich, he is dishonest.
If he needs credit, he can't get It.
If he is prosperous, everyone wants to
do him a favor
If he's in politics it's for pie. If h.
is out of politics you can place him.
and he's no good for his country.
If he doesn't give to charity. he's y
stngy cnss. If he does, it's for show
If he is actively religious, he is .
hypocrite. If he takes no interest In
religion. he's a hardened sinner
If he shows affection, he's a SOFT
specimen. If he seems to care for no
one, he is cold blooded
If he dies young, there was a great
future ahead of him. If he lives to
an old age, he has missed his calling.
Christian Guardian.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
The jamestown Girl.

jamestown is closely allied with
the army and navy set at Newport.
The men with brass buttons all look
for the jamestown girls at the dances
at the fort or on board a visiting
battIeship. Jamestown is noted for its
.pirit of wholesome fun. The James
town girl will hold out her hand and
smile at you trustingly. She is quite
unaffected; she never tries to be Eng
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
THE SAMOVAR IN RUSSIA.

Household UtensiI in Universal Use
in the Empire-FloW Made.
Consul James w. Ragsdale of ST.
Petersburg, in a report to the bureau
of manufactures, says concerning the
manufacture and use Of samovars in
Russia:
One Of the great Industries Of Russia
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28

unison, which regulated the time OF
their movements. The whole per
Torrance was calculated to represent
the flight Of birds. 1t lasted about
30 minutes and was carried out with
great preci ion, and merited the lib
eral applause given at its conclusion,
| was told the men taking part We're
from widely separated parts Of the is
land, which made it all the more re
markable.
Every Wednesday and Saturday af-
ternoon matches of cricket and lawn
tennis are play ed on the Suva club :
grounds in town. They have fine
grounds with a comfortable clubhou e
and the broad, shady verandas are
open to all who wish to see the games
free of charge. On every occasion
when I was there afternoon tea was
handed around free also. The mo t
interesting match of cricket l saw
was one played between the Euro
peans and club of Fijians. The ma
tives looked very handsome on the
beautiful, rich green, with their mag
nidCent heads of black hair and
dres ed in a short-sleeved white IN
dershirt and snow-white sulu CliIt)
and bare feet They won the game
strictly on its merits, outplaying the
whites in every department. Tennis
courts are quite numerous abou. town
and the games frequent. They have
one advantage here-they can play all
the year round.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
4 MODERN MIRACLE

He. "Owd Georges wooden leg bin
giving e pain lately"
She. Don't you be so foolish,
WilIum'
He. "Oh, ay-sure enough is ovid
woman bin a-whoppin' e wi it,"
London Opinion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
TOOK WING

Sir. I know what you are" cried
the disappointed and angry girl "You
are nothing but jay"
But I'm not a poppin jay" he
.p ped as he fitted through the door.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
EXTENDING ZONE

"Teacher saws" exclaimed the pre-
.cocious child. that we live in The
temperate zone"
Yes" answered Colonel Stlwen:
.and if these prohibitionists keep-going.
.it'n be worse tnan :hlt" Washington
Star
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
A Night Round.

I asked him to show me around
through the native part Of town some
night and he did. I shall not forget it
very soon either. It is situated back
on rough, rolling ground. and the night
being very dark, what with turning
and twisting. going up and down. into
houses by one door ard out by an
other, got completely bewildered and
did not know where I was till he halt
ed at our return, and said, heres
your house" st one place I had the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
MAJ nificent Men.

The Ethan men are phys. caIly a
magnificent race-very tall, stand
erect, with muscles like cart horse,
and a fine carriage. They arranged
themselves in single file, about a yard
apart, facing the large number Of
spectators distributed all over the
higher grounds A large bunch Of ma
t1ves Of both sexes, Immediately in
the rear of the center of the line, kept
up a constant clapping of hands in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
acts and Fancies

LITTLE LADS FROM SCHOOL.
Teacher. Tell me someone in the
Bible who was a shut in. Willie.
Willie. Jonah"
Teacher. Now Freddie. who was
Noah?'
Freddie. Noah was the first
weather prophet When he said it
was going to rain nobody believed
him."
F.aukie. Say Tommie, who was
that man in the Bible who waxed fat.
teacher was teIl.n' us about?"
Tommy. "Dunuo-less it was
.PaUcheous Plate"
Bell Boy. knocking at door. Six
10 clock sir"
Voice inside. six! Confound YOU.
boy. why didn't you tell me that be
fore
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
A Fiji Fair.

During the month a fair was held
in the large town hall and grounds
adjoining, lasting two days. 1t was
we'll patronized and was claimed to
| have ecIipsed anything in that line
/ ever held on the island. Of course,
/ judged even by our local fairs, it was
meagre. yeJ the displays were credita-
BILE in nearly every line. while the
/ poultry exhibit was fine both in quail
lily and quantity. The riding and driV-
| ing contests drew the attention OF
nearly everyone present and were all
worth seeing.
But the display that interested me
most was the Indian cOoIie fiji. t, then
the Fijian The former were there in
/ laTEe numbers. I do not like them. In
the first place they are little. small.
skinny, weazeDed, dark. ugly-clothed
lot Every bit of money they can save
is inve ted in gilt and silver. Orna-
ments and worn by the females. You
would hardly believe me should I at
tempt to describe the number and
/ amount seen on them. Yet, one can
/ see they are animated by the same
idea that eau es our women to wear
jewels, only they carry it to a greater
aZtreme. The coolies are held in con
tempt by the natives because they con
slider them inferior in all ways.
All public work is done by prisoners
/ guarded by Fiiian police Wherever
seen it IS noticeable nearly all the
I prisoners are Indians. As I said be
fore. the native Fijian avoids all hard
labor he can, but will exert himself
1 to any extent TO enable him to hold
any kind Of Office. They compose
the police and the armed constabu-
larry, while they fill many of the minor
Offices under the government. During
my stay there I made the acquaint-
ance of a member of the constabuIary
/ at the armory one day, when I step
ped in to have a look. He could talk
fair English and seemed pleasant to
show and explain everything to me
After that used to drop in occasion
ally when passing and have a visit
| with him.