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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
MEAN.
UNDAUNTED,

'Hcr voice is high-pitched." 'I wish she'd pitch it out the window" ]"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

President-elect Taft's tribute to south ern women was all right, but it lacked originality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

The weather pessimists are hanging all their hopes on the action of the groundhog.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

they are now. can't give them away and my conscience won't let me kill them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

Congressman Willett's fame is to be increased by a bit of Joe Cannon per seeution.
 -----.s.- -- Let us begin to speak kindly of the unreasoning natives of Central Africa. The Senate asks more questions than it answers.
 The suffragettes are marching on in Belgium.
 The people are in the saddle in Ore gon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

The inhabitants of Mars must spend aa lot of time chuckling over our efforts tc- dig the Panama canal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

Marion Standard: If Birmingham don't put check on her mu ,derers the state will begin to think prohibition only checks crime until like the IrIshnian, he can spit on his hands in order to grasp better hold. Us 1t "nesr" beer or soft drinks at the bottom of this cevilment? Eight to 10 murders and three or four suicides world bc going 1t too fast in the days of ''bad Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
REPLIES.

The Nebraska banker who declares that Bryan will run again should not consider himself the bearer of glad tidings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

Demopolis Times Birmingham Is in trouble and an extra session of the legis- lature is necessary to relieve her of the perplexing situation she is in. The gov ernor has never gone back on his home town and should by all means call~the session, which is desired to straighten out the Greater Birmingham bill. The King bill for the enlargement of the iron city was "monkied" with or carelessly han dled and is void.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
THE AGE- HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postofflce as second class matter unoer act of Congress March 8. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
New Senators After March 4

The following table shows some of the names of new men who will sit in the Senate after March 4:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

Nov is the time to worry" says the, Talladega Mountain Home. It is always time to worry when you once acquire thes habit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

Something suitably silly can no doubt be found to send Susan on St Valentines Day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

Montgomery Journal: If the legislature is called together to consider a Greater Birmingham bill, there will be a great many other subjects that will force them selves to the point. If measure receives a two-thirds vote 1t can be passed at the extra session and anything under the sun can be considered. It ought not to take ten days to give all of Jones valley to Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

Washington Bureau Age Herald. 1421 c street. N. W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

Tuscaloosa Times Gazette: If Taft will consider coming to Tuscaloosa the trip to Birmingham had better be made at the same time. had it not? A journey to in- clude both places will be much more like ly to attract the big President-to-be than either separately and it might be well for the university alumni and the Bir- mingham people to get together on the subject
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

Huntsville Democrat: Big, blooming, breezy, bold Birmingham has a big navy baby named for it, and on February the cruiser will be in Mobile and chris tened, and handsome silver service will be presented to it by Birmingham citi- zens. who will all be represented by proxy or In person, and stand sponsor for the illustrious namesake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

Wilcox Banner: In a mass meeting of prohibitionists held in Birmingham last week Governor Conner announced that in case the prohibition law was thrown down. he would call the legislature to- gether in ten days thereafter, and the breaks in the law would be repaired. It would be hard to- say which of the two evils would be the greater.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

No communication will be publisheo with out It's auth or's name. he1eeteu manuscript will not be returned uhless stamps are inclosed for that purposH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

From the Chicago Tribune.
 N LEOPATRA, Queen of Egypt' aS through all the centuries since N her death, has been an enemy or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

A woman can put more profanity into the way she jabs a pin into her hat than a man can in the strongest Anglo-Saxon.
 It is noticeable that the men who cre- ate the most stir in the world are sel- dom very good at doing odd jobs Of car- pentering about the house.
 It makes a man madder than hornet to know he is right and not be able to find anybody who will argue the question with him.
 It isn't good policy to make fun of old maids la the first place, there's nothing funny about being an old maid.
 When women start to picking each other to pieces something about pads Is nearly always said. PAUL COOK.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-15
LOCATIONS MADE
BY New Concern for Gas
Wells on Brown and
Flynn Farms.

The Union Gas & Carbon Company
has made two locations on the 300
acres of gas territory it'recently pnr-
chased OF John W. Brown for $780,
600 and which is situated at Wilson
burg ana one location on John II.
Hymns farm OF fourteen acres, which
the company has under lease. The
purchase of Brown includes his
half Interest IN the property Of the
Beacon Carbon Company ana gas
well in operation on the, Brown
farm. The Union Gas & Carbon
Company Is composcd of Senator Jo-
seph H. McDermott of Morgantown,
and local and other capitalists and
Senator McDermott is the president
OF the company.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-15
, Outlook Il Bright.

/
1 or the Democratic newspaper
those which through partisan mist:
fail to see any hope for the bushes.
future Of the country should ponder
over the following taken from the
Henry clews letter of the end Of the
week and maybe they will be en-.
abled to see a ray of hope for the
country:
Events OF the week were general
ly OF q favorable nature. Progress
is still the order OF the day in In
dustriai circles. and many of our
manufacturing plants are now run
ming at or near their full capacity.
The press OF orders for railroad and
other constructive work has been so
urgent that the steel trade contin-
nes particularly active; the output
of pig iron during the first half Of
the current year having been H.
100000 tons, compared with 6,00O,-
900 tons during the same time in
1908. This does not show full re-
sumption OF old time activity, the
record output for the first half OF
1907 being 10. 100000 tons; but the
result for the last six months GER
tainly indicates most gratifying recu-
peration.
The great textile interests of the
country are also in very satisfac,
tory condition. Owing to the exten-
sive curtailment Of production which
prevailed last year after the panic,
there are few signes OF oversupply
in any direction; in fact, scarcity is
the rule. Prices are high, too high
in some particulars, because con-
sumption is being visibly restrain-
ed thereby; yet there is general
absence of speculation in the textile
trades, and larg distribution OF
fabrics is confidently anticipated dur
ing the balance OF the year.
In other departments of trade and
industry the outlook is also favor
able. Production is rapidly regain
ing normal proportions; labor is gen
orally we'll employed, and complaints
are few. The country continues. OF
course. upon high level basis, and
there are no indications OF any early
change in this respect, for the sim.
pie reason that, speaking in general
terms, supply has not yet exceeded
demand; and the in1ationary effect
of cheap money is becoming more
and more evident.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-15

The early agitation Of the semi:
leentenniAi Is begun adyisedly fol
the tsason that It must be brought
70 the attention OF the next iesisia.
tire In an effective and convincing
manner to be ofiiclally sanctioned,
and 70 make some provision for the
states participation IN the ceiebra-
ton Of this important event. AS
the meeting OF the next Legislature
win be In 1911. 1t Will be seen that
little enough time will be left to
prepare fof the carrying out Of any
ambitious program that may be de-
cided upon. -,
Intthis proposition the Republican
knows no North. South. East or
Vests It matters not with this paper
where the celebration is held, Just
so1itsis certain that IT viii be held
that Is the sum and substance OF our
personal interest. Therefore, we
earnestly urge upon the papers Of
the state lively and interesting
consideration Of the scheme so that
1t may not die Of neglect or perish
through indifference.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-15
The Irwiin-Lockwood Co
WATER WA VS. ARE
FULL or DEFECTS

so far as obtained. averaged about
so per cent of the gross earnings
The lowest ratio of operating costs
was on the bulk cargo vessels of the
Great Lakes. the highest that of the
packet Lines on the mississippi system
and southern rivers
This report will be of great value
in the present movement Tor an In
telllgent and effective Improvement OF
the country's waterways. II points
out the. possibilities OF water trans
portations, the Limitations existing
thereon. the reasons. for their. present
inefficiency. and the lines along which
action toward improvement can prop
erly be taken. II demonstrates. final
ly. the necessity of dealing with the
Waterways under a broad and compre-
hensive plan rather than by localities
and sections.
y
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-15
ROBBERY CHARGED
Emmett Ancell Says Colored
Men Took $85 from
Film.

Buck Ogden, colored; was arrest
ed by Constable &c. L. Ford and Po-
liceman Charles Lee in a Pike street
saloon Tuesday morning and taken
to jail to await hearing in Justic
to jail to await hearinin Justice
charge OF robbing Emmett Ancell of
$S5 while the latter was asleep in
a stable in Traders alley the might
befort It Is alleged by Ancell that
Ogden and another colored fellow
slept with him in the stable ana
some time in the night one or both
of them, took 1.-THE money from, a
pocket Of his coat. The game charge
has been lodged against the other
colored fellow and officers are look
ing for him.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-15
SURVEY { COMPLETED |. |.
For the New Railroad in the
Eastern Section of the

d - a
FRANKLIN, w. Va. July IA
New York syndicate has had COM
,pieted a survey of d railroad leo miles
in length. to be built from a point on
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad up
Jackson's river valley, following the
foot hills east of the river to the al
vide at Monterey; thence down the
east bank of the South branch OF the
Potomac. via Franklin. Petersburg
and Maysyilie, w Va. to Kayson. on
the Baltimore Ohio. The road IS
projected to cross the counties Of
Bath and Highland. in Virginia. and
Pendleton, Grant, Hardy and Mineral
In West Virginia, The grade IS an
easy one. at no place exceeding one
and one-auarter per cent. and the
cost of construction viii be about
$685. 900 per mile. THE aggregate
cost is placed approximately at 81
100000. Rights OF way have already
been secured along much of the line.
in Bath and Highland coun-
ties IN Virginia and Pendieton county
in West Virginia
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-15
States Proposed Celebration,

senators. congressman. the gov
ernor, other state officials and the
newspapers generally of the state
are emphatic in expressions of APP
proyal of the suggestion made by the
Wetzef Republican that West vir-
gina hold a semi-centennlal celebra-
ton in the shape OF worlds fair.
Snch universal approval ought to
end In a realization OF the suggestion
and signifies oven at this early date
that there would he united co-opera.
tlon with the state officials in cele.
bating an important period in the
life OF the state. Agitation of TIL,
subject is not too early and certalnl.
not improper as the object sought Il
worthy of the states best effort. Col
John q. Day, editor OF the Wetze
Republican. who sprang the happ.
thought of celebration, says he ap
preciates the complimentary refer
ences to him, but asks that personal
ity be eliminated and that the sub
ject matter be Syigorously pushed 1,
order to obtain that degree of pro
gress and development that will
readily admit OF action by the legis
lature at Its next session. On TIL
point the Republican says:
g 2 a. : \
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-15
charleston,s Earce.

From time to time city newspa-
pers in the states where alleged.
prohibition obtains contain glowing
accounts of its failure and there Is
disposition to take these accounts
with a grain of salt. many believing
that they are possibly biased because
OF some influence OF a financial or
other character. But when newspa-
pers closer home contain similar ac-
counts of conditions, which any
home man may investigate with lit
tile time and trouble. there is a
growing faith in the accounts given
by the metropolitan newspapers. AS
an example. Charleston newspapers
are claiming miserable failure OF
prohibition in the capital city in
this state and being on the ground
NAey ought to be in position to
knoy. 1t is higly improbable they
would willingly or wilfully deceive
their readers and certainly there is
no good reason why they should be
influenced" and no way in which
they could conceal attempts to de-
ceive the people. However, prohi-
bition there has not had time for
fair test and Judgment should not
be passed az yet. It Is interesting 10
read the summing up thus far and
the following from a Charleston
newspaper contains its estimate Of
the change from licensed Charleston
to what is known as prohibition:
To what extent the elimination Of
the saloon will prohibit the sale and
use Of whiskey and beer in the cit,
OF Charleston is beginning to he
shown by the activity of dealers In
that commodity in other towns ada
cent to Charleston where the licens
Ing OF the business prevails.
1t is possible for any one to pur
chase beer or whiskey in Hunting
: ton, Montgomery, Point pleasant .
: any other point and have it shippe,
into this city, the only restriction he
: ting that It must be consigned for in
'dlvidual use. This will give sopport,,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-15
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

D
By virtue of a decree OF the circuit
court of Harrison county, rendered on
the oath day OF May. 1903, in the
Chancery Cause of the State OF West
Virginia against James NJ. Morris and
others. ] will as special commissioner.
sell at public outcry at the front door
of The court house of said county. on
the
14TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1909,
commencing at o'clock p. M. that
certain tract or parcel OF land situate
on the head waters of Grass Run. Ten
Mile District. Harrison County, West
Virginia, bounded and described as
follows:
Beginning at a White Oak corner to
lands of Nathan Con-. thence due East
s31 feet to Maple and pointer; thence
N. 80 E. 1889 feet to Chestnut:
thence S. 3 f. 1918 feet to Hickory,
in line of ]. w. Marsh: thence N. So
w. go feet to a Gum; thence S. 81 As
w. 141o feet to stake; thence S. ~ E.
1876 feet to White Oak; thence n.
rs as w. 1850 feet to Walnut, Hick-
Iory and Chestnut Oak; thence S. An
w. $40 feet to Stone Pile; thence n
90 30 w. 796 feet to Chestnut Oak;
thence N. so 10 p. 5s6 feet to Stake
with pointers; thence s. 81 E. $50 feet
to Hickory. gone; thence N. 32 e. 40
fleet to Chestnut pointers; thence s.
les e. 500 feet to Hickory. gone;
thence s. 50 E. 500 feet to White Oak.
the place of beginning containing
1929 acres.
The above described land will he of
fered for sale first in parcels OF 1925
acres, 6.65 acres. go acres. 3.3l
acres, and IS acre, the said parcels
corresponding to the amounts within
the enclosure OF the several defends
ants. then said land will be offered as
q whole. and will he sold according to
whichever method Will realize the
most therefor.
Terms of Sale: Cash in hand on
lday OF sale. 3 S. 3
w. NJ. coNAwAy,
Commissioner OF School Lands.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-15
New Forest Assistants.

Forty-seven young graduates of
nine American Forest schools have
Just received appointments as Forest
Assistants in the United States For
est Service. But five OF these an
pointees have been assigned to
the Washington office, the other for
ity-two receiving appointments in the
six administrative districts of the
West. These men have secured
their appointments as result of
passing the regular civil service ex-
animation, which is the only avenue
OF employment as forester under
the government. e
Forest assistants are men who
have completed their preliminary
training for the profession Of for
estry, as the graduates OF law or
medicine have completed theirs, and
are ready to enter upon practical
work. Until they have gained ex-
perience. however, their positions are
necessarily subordinate. They, are
at the foot of the ladder and must
prove their fitness to mount higher.
The government pays them $1,000 a
year at the start.
On the national forests the forest
assistant often acts as technical ad.
wiser to, the supervisors In charge
i[who are western men experienced in
'|ail practical matters. but usually
without a school training in the
science Of forestry, or they may be
tasslgned to the study Of some par.
aticuiar problem which needs to be In.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-15

| yestigated IN ihe interest Of COOS
forest MANAGEMENT. As forestry
means the knowing now Is get the
most ont OF any given piece OF forest
land. 1t calls Tor studies and expert
ments. both scientific and practical,
much like those which have to be
made in the interests OF good farm
management. and the forest assistant
Is prepared to DO valuable work
along this line. r
There Is q growing interest in the
profession Of forestry now. andSnany
young men are asking how to get
into 1t. and what 1t promises. GIFT
ford Plnchbt. United states forester,
in an address to the graduating
class in forestry at Harvard univer-
sIty this year, said: L
THE government. and The country
need more men trained inSthe knowl-
edge OF forestry, and it offers oppor-
tunity to make a mans life loom
" u
large and to account for much
among the many phases of human
|endeayor. To be a good forester a
man should combine somethin OF the
naturalist with good deal Of the
business man. TO know how to use
the forest he must be able osstudy
1T. He must have, therefore, the
power Of observation, a fondness for
nature. and an ability to penetrate
her secrets. He must be resource
full, able to stand by himself, willing
to undergo the privations of rough
life, and capable of commanding the
respect OF rough men who quickly
recognize virility and genuineness Of
character, but win not tolerate pre-
tense or the assumption OF superior
fly. A forester should be sound in
mind and body. and should make
the fullest college preparation for
the service. This service means a
free, vigorous life in the open air,
an clear, straight, fine. whole
some manly condition of life..''
" ID
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-15
PRICES Of PRODUCE
IN LOCAL MARKET
What Has to Be Paid for
Table Things in
the City.


The following retail prices prevail
in the local produce market:
Bermuda onions. Sc lb.
Bananas. 20c dog.
Beets. &c per bunch.
Country butter, 28c lib.
Creamery butter 35c lb.
Catalogues Toe and 15c.
New cabbage, &c Id.
Carrots, Zoe. Z .i:ii.'
cncumbers. 2 for &c.
California nayals. 40 to Soc dog.
Cocoanuts. 10c.
Eggs. soc dozen. q
Irish potatoes, s5c pix.
Lettuce 15c ID.
Onions. zoe and acc gallon.
Pineapples, zoe.
Raspberries. 3 boxes for 26c.
Spring onions. 2 punches, bc.
Tomatoes, Zoe lb.
Apples. CSC gallon.
Water melons. 4Oc.
Chickens dressed. 1sc lb.: not
lressed, 14c ID.
Spring chickens dressed, 35c lb.;
lot dressed. 25c ID.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-15
As Pointed Out by Commits
sioner Smith in Report
to President.

WASHINGTON, D. G., July H.
Lack of practical and commercial
unity in the entire inland water sys-
tenn of the United States is the rprin-
cipal text of Part i OF the report on
Transportation OF Water, now sub
mitted to the President by Herbert
Knox Smith. Commissioner OF Corpor-
atoms Of the Department OF Com
merce and Labor. The Commissioner
dilates in his letter of transmtttal up
on the facts that while the United
States has altogether a total of about
$500 miles OF river navigation of six
feet depth and over, and more tt1an
1900 miles OF canals, these totals are
broken up into a large number of un-
related parts by reason OF dlfrerent
depths and different conditions, and
that the diverse nature OF the floating
equipment increases this lack of or
ganlzation. Many vessels are built for
special traffic or local conditions. and
are thus often not interchangeable"
over different, even though connect
Ing, routes. In general, the Commits
sfoner shows primarily the relation in
which the INLAND waterways Drivers
and channels) stand TO the whole
transportation system of the country.
While waterways are subject to many
Limitations, they have nevertheless
great possibilities; they are not car.
rying anything like their proper share
OF the country's traffic. This. the
Commissioner points out. is a broad
economic defect OF serious dlsadvan-
tage to the entire business OF the
country, and HE gives some of the
reasons for this condition.
Through freight constitutes
great part OF the courtrys traffic. A
reasonable share OF such through
freight is essential to the success OF
the water system. Inland waterways
cannot prosper generally on merely
local traffic. But the water system,
unorganized and divided as 1t is by d.
verstties of channels and equipment,
Is greatly at a disadvantage in COM
petition with the rail- systam, for this
Through traffic. For the rail system
of the, country is standardized, physi-
cally unified. and Its control largely
centralized, and is thus well adapted
to handle through freight
The channels of the country illus
trate an extreme case OF waterway
decline. About $500 miles OF canals
have been constructed. Over oneIhalf
of this mileage, costing more than
ss0,oo0.Oo0, has been abandoned, and
canal traffic texcepting that of some
short ship canals) has steadily de-
creased.
The report also calls attention
briefly to the very unsatisfactory con-
dition OF water terminals Ito be
treated more fully in another part of
the report, now in preparatory, all
matter OF the highest importance inf
transportation. Terminal improve
ment on waterways Is one of the first
requirements. and Is entirely possible.
1t is noted that European countriesI
have In many cases distributed the
cost of waterway improvement upon
localities in some ratio with the bene-il
fits received. while very little OF that
sort has been done in this country.
The report also sets forth the steady
Iadyance of stream over sail power,
and the tendency toward corporate
ownership of stream tonnage. especial-
" the larger vessels. In 1905, thel
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-15
BUYS BuRKE,s SALOON.

Peter Mcneil, Of Elkins, with
fourteen years in the saloon busi-
ness. has purchased Thomas w.
Burke's- saloon on North Fourth
street and will have complete charge
of 1t as soon as the transfer Of the
license can be made.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-15
D1oKEY PRESIDENT.

CHARLESTON. July 1s.-The state
board of health met here last night
and organized by electing DR.. j. L.
Dickey of Wheeling. president. and
Or. H. A. Barbee. of Point Pleasant.
secretary. seventy-flve applicants be-
gan taking the examination for medi-
cal license today.