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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

1 come out blisterin' bot. Them buckskin ropes was soppin' wet when Jim hitched them to the stumps, but as soon as the sun struck 'em, my sakes, how they dld begin to shrink and drawi Purty soon them dern stumps began to crack and heave, and one by one they wuz pulled out by the shrinkin' of them buckslSln ropes. It was as easy as ro1lin' off a. log.
 That same night it rained more, and old Jim repeated the operation. He used them buSkskin ropes every time 1t rained and hang me if he didn't clear up a three acre stump lot in the month of July, 1868.
 After he got the stumps all out he took 1t into his head that he didn't want that old white oak tree in his front yard, ns the shade rotted the shingles on the roof of the house. He was too lazy to cut 1t down, and besides he wanted to show all of us that his buckskin method defied all the laws of natural science, and he done it. by gum, he done 1t!
 For long time he was stuck for some thing to hitch to, the old white oak beln' the biggest tree anywhere in sight He tried one or two hftchcs on other trees, but, pshawl the old white oak never budged. The other trees were ripped out, that wuz all. We all thought we had the laugh on old Jim, and that nettled him. for he didn't like to be made fun of.
 Probably Jim wuz good deal like the boss of that gang h'istin' that safe. He didn't like to be beat out. One night in August 1t rained good and hard, and old Jim passed the word around that he would move the old white oak next morning if the sun came out. Well. old Jim made good, but he had to resort to certain hydraulic principles before he done it.
 When we got down to Jims place at 10 o'clock he had double buckslin ropes runnin' from the old white oak to the we'll, the ends of the ropes bein' clear down to the bottom of the we'll. Well, sir, 1t worked like charm. The sun came out good and hot, the usual shrinking took place, and the old white oak was yanked out by the roots in 2s minutes by the clock. It worked slick as grease.'
 Why didn't the ropes pull out of the well, leavin the tree?" asked the new conner.
 That" said Dirigible, "wuz just what we asked old Jim, and old Jim laughed at us, pityingly."
 What's the answer?' demanded the new bench warmer.
 Why" said Drigible, "any one pus u natural darn fool knows that you can't pull the hole out of a wel.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
FRENCH AND GERMAN NOVELS.
Book Market of Fatherland Seethes
 With Fiction Dealing With Love.

From the London Sketch.
 For any one who cares to compare the soul of two people by their contemporary fiction, it is highly instructive to glance at the novels which are now being pub lished in France and in Germany. Our neighbors across the channel are con- cerned with politics, satres, problems. feminism, the army and the church. so- cialism, and I know not what, but the love story pure and simple, whether of a regular or irregular nature, Is rarely touched upon by the living masters of fiction Unless the scene is laid in Japan, in Constantinople, in ancient Greece or in a minor German court, the grand pas sion is not considered interesting enough to form the theme of a work of art. The loves of modern French men and women are left to the purveyors of cheap feuil- letions for the halfpenny newspapers Even their plays are largely concerned with the romance of high finance, with divorce and the children, and such like practical matters. Recently successful play was given in Paris which was en- tirely concerned with schoolboys, the scene DelnB ldld III d proNincidi bJSoe
 The German book market, on the other hand, seethes with fiction dealing with love. The Erster Liebhaben has lost noth- ing of his ancient popularity, and the modern Gretchen Is every whit as eager to throw over the world for the chosen one. Indeed, so extravagantly do these young amorists behave that their affairs usually end with dire disaster; yet it Is a more hopeful sign In nation when their young are interested fin love stories than when, like the sad and somber French, the fundamental facts of existence no longer appeal to the generation which is to hand on the torch of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
USED BY OUR BEST.

From Puck.
 Forget it-cast 1t away.'-Hawthorne' 8 Marble Faun.
 "She was respectable old guy.'- Thackerays Vanity Fair"
 It's sure thing. ."-Goldsmiths "Sho Stoops to Conquer"
 'Twenty-three." ."-Dickens 'Tale of Two Cities"
 Gave Hecter a gift-a gilt nutmeg-a lemon. ."--Shakespeares Loves Labor Lost"
 'Cut in and win."- ."-!Thackeray's "van- ity Fair"
 Gone to the wall."-Bunyan's Pilgrim E Progress"
 Nothing doing. ."-Addison's Letters"
 Make good."-Deuteronomy which is a book In the Bible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 The reason a man thinks he has a good head for business Is nobody else thinks so.
 When a girl won't let a man kiss her it's so as to make her mother be- lieve 1t.
 All the things man can get fun out of doing he couldn't if they were use- full.
 A man is just fool enough to think that If he can send flowers to an actress the world admires him.
 The unsatisfactory thing abort having enough money seems to be that when man gets it 1t isn't enough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
Southern Cities.

Most of the important cities of the south have greatly extended their limits
 since the census of 19oo" said business man, except Birmingham and our work
 in that direction will soon be completed.
 With Birmingham and Atlanta as ex- captions the growing cities of the south attended to the expansion business
 several years ahead of time. Memphis,
 Nashville and Richmond have been ready for the census takers. so far as boundary lines go, before Birmingham got a good start on the Greater City proposition. Nashville became Greater Nashville sew eral years ago and the extension was ac- complished without any noise or ado. And Nashville. by the way, will astonish many people not in direct touch with that city. It will appear in the census as the second city in the south between Louisville and New Orleans. Memphis will como first with about 175.0oO. Nashville has g. popu- iation of about 10000 and that ts more. I think, than Atlanta can justly claim.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

War all along the line from Con- jgressman Fowler's district In New Jer- sey to the fartherest bound of Iowa Is to be walked against Joe Cannon and autocratic rule in general.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
Great Wheat Harvest.

Tt is a little difficult to realize that the two Dakotas are this year expected to produce nearly as large crop of wheat as the entire United States yielded as recently as 1s66." says the Wall Street Journal "The crop of these two north western commonwealths will probably be about 150 000,0O0 bushels. At the very best year in our wheat history, which was 1901, the countrys total wheat yield was never more than five times what the Dakotas are contributing to this seasons supply.
 "Only a decade ago the southwest was looked to as the direction from which the country must expect to meet its increas- ing need for breadstuffs. Meanwhile the center of gravity of corn production has indeed travelled in that direction. But the weight of quantity in wheat production has within a half dozen years or less shifted rapidly to the northwest.
 Western Canada and our northwestern states will this year produce 450,0 600 bushels, or as large crop as the entire United States averaged in the five years of 1s93-1S97, inclusive. That is probably the most reassuring fact, from the con- sumer's standpoint in the whole interna- tional wheat situation.
 No branch of business interest will reel the vivifying effect of such a force more directly than the railroads. Northwest ern wheat marketings, on account of the fear of early snowfall. are generally made as early as practicable. The pressure on the transportation facilities of the rail- way lines concerned bids fair to be one of the features of the coming autumn"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
Short Cotton Crop.

Men who make close study of cot ton statistics and cotton conditions are figuring on only an 11,000, ,00O- bale crop this year." said J. R. Ryan, vice president of the Corona Coal and Iron company, who has just returned from trip through the far south. In Louisiana, Mississippi and other cotton states is looking well now, what there is of it; but in many sections a considerable percentage of the crop was destroyed by the excessive rains in the early summer.
 ''The crop will bring good prices and many individual farmers will get as much money for what they raise as they would have received for a full crop at lower prices; but the bigger the crop the better for the south as a whole, for it means more freight for the railroads and the steam ships more business for the transfer com- panies and more work for the handlers. But for the unfavorable weather condi- tions early in the season, the south would have made over 100000 bales of cotton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
WAS HE A TRUCK loARDENf

From Everybody's N1M4ihes
 How on earth did1 you ever cultivate such beautiful black eyes" AHIEed Browns friend.
 "Oh," replied Brown. who had unin- tentionally been Illustrating the. fell of man on roller skates, T raised n 1r0sA a slip."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

Senator Cummins calls upon the pro- gressives to capture the republican party. This means that Cannon and Aldrich are to become orphans or at least innocent bystanders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

The war of the insurgents may be- come so hot as to cause Joe Cannon to remove that cigar from his lips the next time he has his picture taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

A bit of news from Peary or We'll man with dash of bergs and foes and polar bears would be acceptable in this August weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

If we are to have a woman Pres ident Chicago stands ready to furnish Jane Addams, against whom no objec- tions can be raised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

Latham proposes to carry a pas senger when he tries to cross the chan nel in a third trial. Only good swim mers need apply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

A new religious paper has been started to be read by those not pro- fessedly religious. A field of 40, ,OO0,0 900 is open to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
INDUsPUTABLE EVIDENCE.

From the Atchison Globe.
 Mike Horan is now a real married man; his wife's kin are visiting him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

The Laird of Skibo is still distribut- ing diplodocuses to show the sorts of flocks that once were kept in America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

Harry Thaw suffers from lawyer discharged and woman scorned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

The weeds and the billboards on vacant lots should be cut down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

The weather man who can tone down this 90-degree weather will se- cure all the honors of a public bene- factor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

The overworked editors of the Con- gressional Record are vacationing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

The automobile is adding slaughter to the list of Sunday casualties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

No other speaker rides around in a government automobile. Uncle Joe is in a class by himself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

The plighted faith of the republican party before election and after are two very different propositions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

President Taft should visit no town that does not cut it's weeds and clean up the back alleys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

The man who feels like 30 of the new Lincoln pennies is not badly off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

Evelyn Thaw will be content if the Thaw family will stake her to the ex- tent of $500,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

MT. and Mrs. Harry Thaw would not speak if they should pass each other by.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

Lord Kitchener is England's young est field marshal, and he is 59 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

The theatres and the katydids are predicting the coming of the fall sea son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

Washington Bureau AEe-Herald. 14ei c street N. W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-11
STILL NO PROOF.

Tho Tribune. having failed in cstab-
fishing hy lower case type, its pro-
position that members ot the church
hlackcned their faces and killed the
Prophet and Patriarch at Carthage.
now quotes George A. smith. in capt
tails. but how tho change OF type cnn
strengthen the argument we fail 20 see.
George a. smith according 90 the
Tribune quotation. says that William
Law was afraid that the Prophet
would KIN him. though he found no
evidence OF any such intention all
though DO cross-eXomincd the entire
police force He further, states that
William Law was active I'm bringing
about the murder of the Prophet
Having said this hc adds: THE men
who were in his bosom shared his con-
ndcnce. and professed to he his
warmcst ana best friends were the
mon who treacherously shed his blood
But he does not say anywhere as the
Tribune m8H-iously maintains that
church members blackened their faces
and actually fred the fatal guns. And
that is The only point az issue
lie does say that traitors brought
about the murder and IN that sense
'treacherously shed his blood The
testimony OF history Is that a portion
Of the disbandcd Warsaw troops. led
by Levi Williams. a Baptist preacher
stormed the iall and with the conni-
vance Of the guards fired the fatal
shots The Tribune has no evidence
with which 90 overthrow this well es-
tahlished historical fact
That traitors and apostates were ac-
tive in fomentIng the excitement that
caused the martyrdom is mol denied
The Tribune's fake about a "Redhot
Address" was one OF the causes OF
the Tennessee massacre OF Mormon"
missionaries, hut to say that Is not to
say anything about the Identity Of
the actual murderers OF tho Elders.
The Tribune IS making the mistake OF
trying TO prove that the instigators
and actual executors Of the awful deed
az Carthage were the same persons.
All evidence Of history Is against this
proposition, and we shall take pleasure
i'm saying this as many times as the
anti" Mormon organ may deem neces-
sary
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-11
COMFORT AND CONDEMNATION

Since it is true that a init bird nut-
ters." the so-called American" party
organ must be shot 10 pieces. for its
antics al present are truly wonderful
20 behold. But it hnds comfort i'm the
last bond election. BY voting for bonds
the people. il says. endorsed the Am
erican' party.
II that is true the endorsement was
very scanty. The majority in an the
voting districts was only few hum
dred and Il is a question whether this
would have been obtained except by
the aid OF Illegal votes When people
who are not citizens are permitted to
vote for bonds. il should be compare
lively easy 20 swell the majority.
But whatever comfort the organ may
derive from the endorsement OF the
bond voters was entirely taken away
from il in the County election. The
party was routed In thai contest. IN
the City as well as ths County. and,
on its own reasoning, it is clear that
the voters changed their mind on the
alleged endorsement and stamped the
brand Of condemnation upon the party
policy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-11
SHOULD UNITII

N tho party leaders who are trying
a. bring about unity of cn0u for the
redemption of tho Clty num the bond
are of cxtatamurr and hiFotry viii
consider only tnc interests ot the peo-
pIe-lu tno people Jhey will agree on
concentrating th.r efforts on Che very
best meu available and then leave Che
decision with tht voters This 'f unt
thr lmo fnr a review of the past but
fDr united action agaIust "a common foe
with designs upon every office n ihe
Flft of the people. Ton aelhsh purposes
An many cIues Zoo Cine country 1 haa
boon necessary to abandon party pole
tIcs bon municipal elections. iu order 90
break up I'd tyrauuous machine and boz
some nIs has boon attended hy siFnal
mccea why should mot the good c.ti-
zens of all parties Boo thif Clty unite for
a similar puposef a is needed here. "
anywhere.
Tho American party leaders snaW0-
iessIy broke falm vim tho people when
they Induced Republicans and Demo
egats 10 abandon their parties and 10
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-11

"This Is NOT a regular telegraph
blank" declared Governor English
mo. | am showing you copy OF the
telegram. But there Is no reason 10
doubt the authenticity of IL
This is, indeed, a surprise and lrrl-
tation to me-" said Governor English
Il hone you know me well enough
he continued, mot TO mako II necessary
Tor me 10 assure you that ] would not
Tor an Instant keep the office of Gov
ernor unless 1 received the honest vote
of "a majority OF the electors. Let me
take a COPY OF this telegram
A copv was made and handed 10 him,
and after he Mad thanked Governor
Jewell Tor summoning him he buttoned
up his storm coat and returned 10 MS
home
There is every reason 10 believe that
next day Governor English eommunl-
cated with some Of his party heelcrs;
az any rate, he discovered the genuine
ness Of the telegram 10 be unques-
Toned. and summarily checked the AZ
tempt 10 run Tammany reporters INTO
Connectlcut In other words because
of his sterling honesty, a Democratic
eubernatorial candidate caused the
election OF his opponent by piurali'y
OF 400 and probably, the reelection OF
President Grant the following NoVem-
Der.
THE fact that the above telegram had
bcen discovered became generally
known; iu fact. the newspaper Ia
whose editor Governor Jewell fastened
with the message published lt the next
dav without any comment whatsoever.
But none except Governor JeWell ana
one or two of his moro Intimate friends
know until this day how that decisive
telegram was obtained
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-11


The eleventh general meeting Of
the institute for the reading and dis
cussion OF papers on archaeological
subjects and meetings Of the Council
OF the Institute and Managing Com
mittces Of the American School Of
Classical Studies In Rome. Of the
American School OF Oriental Study
and Research i'm Palestine, and Of the
school Of American Archaeology, will
be held az the Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity. Baltimore, December 2S-Si, 1903,
The first meeting of the Council will
be held on Tuesday, December 2S. at
9:3O o'clock. At this meeting will be
commemorated the thirtieth anniver-
sarv OF the founding Of ne institute.
A meeting OF the American Philolog-
ical Association will be held at the
same tir.e and place. Communica-
tons in regard to papers to be pre-
sented at the meeting Of the institu-
tion should be addressed 81 possible
before the end OF October) 10 Francis
w. Kelsey. University Library, Ann
Arbor, Michigan
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-11
ENGLISH LAND TAX.

II was noted in these columns fort
Lords. which is also house OF land
lords. is bitterly opposed TO the raid
on the incomes OF the wcll-to-do that
has been set IN motion by the proposal
Of the Liberal ministry 90 levy heavy
land taxes upon the large estates.
This measure, passed by the Com
mons. is now pending before the House
Of Lords The Liberals claim that II
the Peers dare TO reject the bill, the
ministry win move 10 abridge their
power of veto. even the abolition of the
upper house of parliament is freely dis
cussod
The Conservative papers denounce
the land tax as step toward the ma
tionauzatiou of the land with the ulti-
matc result and aim of socialism. The
London Daily Mau declares that the
new policy is "not Liberalism, but So
calsm." 10 charges MT Lloyd George
with marrying the landowner az the
first step towards land naturalization
and socialism. 10 says.
socialism is the goal TO which be Is
marching Deliberately ho has chal-
| lcnptl grave constitutional conflict
with tine House ol thc Lords 90 remove
the one obstacle boz his path. m the
I country Is against Socialism. IL must
rouudatc him. 10 win do well to heed
Lord Rosehcr5 s. emphatic warning that
Socialism %. the end of au things. the
uoEltIon of family of property. and or
7 the qualities of our best llfr
And lne London Times declares that
/ DO tHase methods OF finance are once
admitted. together with Che doblHaung
and dcuudnr appeals ta democracy"
/ which. 10 s1ys tneF are intended 10
serve. 900 Boa MOI merely the basis of
property hut with II tho whole basis
/ of British strength and British chaIac-
ten which 0iu bo undermined This
paper also denomces "the new Liberal
ISM" which. 10 claims ".s already as
| widely divided as the poles from the
sturdy udtiduansm of One Manchester
I school"
/ The Liberal papers. on Che other hand.
| express great confidence in the ultimate
adoption of the land taN proposals. ANA
seem mot at au disturbed by the nu-
/ meruus attacks by inc Weather classes
| upon thc proposed plan
These papers hold that land differs
from other property in th.s Important
| particulars chat ns increase ln value
D. NOT necessarily due 60 any enort OF
its owner bat arises chiefly from ihe
mere mcrcaso ~ Che population around
y it Ths Increase. they argue is "a Do
suu OF me ACE of tha community o.
at least of iis growth. and therefore
the community rather than Che Indi-
vdual should derive from thIs circum-
stance mo chief benefit 1he poposi-
zion De- to taa tho future NOT the past
increases in tho ront-Naluo NJ lands,
and tho advocates OF the proposition
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-11
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
A LONELY NIGHT WAIT THAT DECIDED STATE ELECTION.
By 4. l. Edwards.

This daily series Of anecdotes and iu-
cldent7 that throw new. interesting and
frequently dramatic light on famous
events and personalities OF the past have
been collected IN An FdNarde 5"Iiol-
land , during nearly forty years Of more
on less Intimate acquaintance with many
of the cuunuys leaders since the civil
war Each nnccdOto or incident is fresh
from Ar Edwards notebook hitherto
unpublished New NoWs OF Yesterday gar
uerrd from the men who made The news
the hIetory-of from equally auuIorita-
tive sources. 40 important contributions
of the human interest sort t0 Ampri-
can history. these articles have "a dis
tinCtiyo value an their own.
only those who are on the inside
realize ON what Queer ana often un-
expected turns ana seemingly little
things toe fate of even national oloc-
ti0us sometimes hang The hitherto
unpublished incident ann about 10 re-
late illustrates the point aptly and }
might add that 2 have always viewed
with some satisfaction the minor part
. played Boo probably helping Ca. decide
national election.
when General Grant was president
the elections lu the state of Connoctl-
eat were hcid ou the FIRST Monday of
April A state election was 10 bee held
nelr inc close of Granite nrt admins
uatIon. and it WAS expected that as
Connecticut went Ho would The nation
g1 Boa Che presidential election of tho
following mll Marghan Jewell was
governor aud candidate for re-elec-
tluu. uis Democratic opponent wns
james b. Engish. Who hsd aiso been
governor Au the politicians Nere con-
WINGED chat whether lowell or English
Hon the majority would hC small
Oup siuahy night ln the latter part
of March Jewell was driven from "a
country village where be- had been
campaigning tn thC railway station at
Merlden. ten miles distant When he
had sont his driver back to his home
win % hearty handshake Doe found that
hr had half an hour t0 wait Ton me
ualu which would take him 90 his
homo in Hartford
Iic WAS ali alone ln abe station
even the station master had lnnE since
gone home and 40 uu time b. began
pacing back ana forth Boa the gloomy
wHiilne room While he vas thus oc-
cupied Che telegraph key began o. e'''''