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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-01-01
Costly Law Robes.

An English Judges outfit in the way
Of robes imposes a heavy tax upon the
newly appointed judge, although the
cost is not nearly so great as it was
in the early days of Queen Victoria.
Then 1t was the custom for the law
luminarfes to attend court functions
in figured damask silk gowns, with
costly lace bands and rufles. Thesi-
ger, celebrated legal dignitary of
that day. is said on one occasion to
have spent f1OO on bands alone. The
lord chancellor's robes cost something
like ESQ, and even a Judges stockings
are an expensive item. The wardrobe
Of Judge costs anything from $500
to f600, and If the newly fedged 'my
lord" is attached to the kings bench
division he will require five gowns,
girdle. a scarf, a casting hood, black
cap, a three cornered cap, a beaver
hat, cooked hat a silk hat, lace
bands and two full court suits, swords,
ETC., to keep up the majesty Of the
law.-London Globe.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-01-01

Miss Bronson wants to get that 4:5z
from the Junction. Think you can get
her over? You'll have to make rec.
ord What could fellow do, Rajah,
old chap7 He couldn't be cad enough
to refuse, now, could hep
The girl stroked the kitten thought
fully.
TITS very clever explanation" she
unused.
"The worst Of it is, Rajah, she won't
believe word Of It." said he gloomily.
"I'm almost tempted to believe 1t,
Teddy" said she.
"And IL she does believe It she won't
be sorry for the way she treated me-"
he went on.
"1'm almost tempted to be sorry,"
she said softly.
"And even IL she Is sorry she'll never
care for me the way I've been trying
for the past four years to have her
care" he persisted.
The girl held the kitten at arms
length.
'"Teddy," she said very softly, ''I'm
almost tempted to- She stopped,
flushing deeply.
Kenworthy sprang from the ham,
mock with suddenness that precipi-
tated Rajah to the ground.
"Alicia, Alicia," he cried, 81 dare you
to finish that sentencey'
The girl dropped the kitten. She
turned to Kenworthy, and her eyes
met his bravely.
II dare you to finish that sentence, !"
he repeated.
"rm-1'm almost tempted-1 am
tempted and I do-that isl yield to
the temptation" she said slowly.
LEONARD FRANK ADAMS.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-01-01
A Reasonable Excuse.

"Bridget," said Mrs. subbubs stern,
~, breakfast Is half an hour late
again"
"Yis, mim," returned Bridget meek
~.
"What excuse have you to offer?
You know l told you that Mr.. Sub
bulbs must catch that early train, and
punctuality at breakfast is absolutely
necessary" said the lady.
"Sure an OF overshlep' mesilf," said
Bridget.
'That is no excuse" said the mis-
tress. Il gave you an alarm clock
only yesterday"
"Oi know that, mim."
"Did you wind 1t up?"
"Oi did"
"And didn't it go OFF,"
"Sure an it did that. It made tar
rible n'ise.''
'Then why didn't you get up?'
"Sure, mim." responded Bridget tear
fully, ut was that ting that's made
all the throuble. OF niver shlep' q
wink all night waitin' for it to go Of,
an whin 1t did OF was that toired OF
couldn't move."-Harper's Weekly.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-01-01
What Pauldina
Collected.
BY LULU JOHNSON.
Copyrighted, 1908. by Associated
Literary Press.

Want to 60 into business, do your"
repeated Peter Paulding as he regard
ed the erect form before him. 81 had
begun to think that you were trying to
qualify as a salesman In a sporting
goods store"
Dick Paulding smiled grimly at this
allusion to his athletic prowess. I'm
any event." he reminded his father,
my medal winning should assure you
that you will get sound mind in a
sound body"
II wish could be as certain Of the
mind as am Of the body" was the
sharp retort as the older man regard
ed with frank admiration his boys
physique. you know what I told you,
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-01-01
|; NIT

sthick lacken u shillalah. ". 1T NIT
yourself!"
Reaching over the bar, he seized
stone pitcher, his enemy meanwhile
raising a beer glass. Then the two
drew apart, each posing his weapon
and glancipg at the other.
DR.. Scalpel on discharging his pa.
tients $50 to speak, had directed one
Of his assistants to follow them to
watch their movements, notice their
idiosyncrasies. and report to him. At
this juncture the shadower rushed
into the doctors vivisecting room and
excitedly Informed him that the men
were quarreling in a mixture Of Hi
bernian and German and he feared
they would do each other bodily harm.
DR.. Scalpel, feeling that some Of the
reunited parts might not yet have
sufficiently healed to warrant q scrim-
mage, seized his hat and rushed out
with the informer to the saloon. He
found the Irish body dancing around
with the true motions Of IN angered
Hibernian, Its serious German face
scowling, the lips occasionally mutter-
ing in the German language. The
German body was standing stolidly
in one place, it's Irish face lighted with
enmity, the lips pouring forth tor
rent Of abuse in its native parlance.
eli, you two! Stop this! cried the
doctor. "lf you throw those weapons
Ill not be responsible for the conse-
quences. The severed parts haven't yet
had time to strengthen"
He was too late. The stone pitcher
and the beer mug exchanged positions,
each striking head. The Hibernian
Uranium rolled on the floor, the Ger
man head toppled and hung suspended
by such muscles as had firmly knit.
Doctor Scalpel surveyed this finale
Of his work with disappointment. He
had proved that the transplanting
could be successfully accomplished in
the case Of human beings. but only q
1.-THE Of the effect upon the individu-
atty had been determined. However,
1t had been demonstrated that the
brain is not all Of the individual. At
any rate. it is Influenced by the rest
Of the body, which is not only me-
chanical contrivance, but a living
thing OSCAR COX.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-01-01
Making II Easier.

Little jeans dolly had met with an
accident, and her mother had procured
new head for It. The removal Of
the old head proved to be a rather
difficult task, which Jean watched
with great interest.
"I'm afraid. Jean, l can't get this
old head Off" said the mother.
jeans face glowed with the light Of
an inspiration rs she said:
"Nevcr mind, mamma; just take the
body Off"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-01-01

"1a.ean!" cried Dick reproachrully.
"W'hen they brought us together?'
"But we thought our plan was SO
tactful," she pouted. 1T was to show
that you had been broken into bust
ness"
II guess haven't even commenced"
admitted Dick. But I've some one to
work for now. You watch mel"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-01-01

HIS JUST DEBT.
boy. II you want to come after me in
the bank you'll have to start at the
bottom"
.'.And sweep out the foor," asked
Dick quietly. II guess I can do that,
SIR"
''We're not educating you to be
janitor," explained the elder hastily.
Il mean at the bottom Of the financial
ladder. You will have to start as
runner"
''Is that one Of those chaps who go
to the other banks to collect drafts and
things and carry wallets attached to
chains?'' asked Dick, with interest.
"Just that said the father dryly.
1T will be novel experience for you
to have about you any money that is
chained. trust the sensation will in
culcate lessons Of industry and pru.
dence. There is some collecting to be
done that is not from banks-from HI
ram Pettis, for instance. He owes
500, 600 that he won't pay. See what
you can do with that"
"
good for millions" cried Dick wonder
ingly.
$50 he is-when he wants to pay.
The trouble is that in this instance he
thinks that he has been badly treated
by the bank, and he says we can wait
his pleasure. We don't want to sue,
so guess that you had better 60 after
him. That win keep you busy for
awhile"
'I'l run over to his Office right
awayv' cried Dick alertly. II guess It
won't take long to get that out Of
him."
.wait and see before you bragg"
warned Peter. Anyway, don't 60 to
his Office. This Is personal matter,
and you want to 60 to his house. Pet
tbs Is a crank about keeping his person
al affairs out Of the Office of Pettis,
Pinkerton & Permain. You might run
up this evening"
Dick nodded, and, after some talk
about other business matters, he left
the bank firmly convinced that his new
life was not going to be 90 bad after
all.
On leaving college he had asked that
he might have a couple Of years In
which to travel, but instead he swung
to athletics. Thus four years had
passed while he was acquiring case
Of trophies, and he was now content to
begin his business training.
He had rather dreaded that begin
ming, for his father. though just, was
strict, and his son knew that It meant
starting at the bottom.
It was rather good fun to be sent
after Hiram Pettis. Dick had never
met the eccentric old millionaire. for
he had mixed little with society while
in training, and, on the other hand,
Pettis was breaking into society on his
daughters account.
Dick had heard many odd tales of
the old man, and he thought It would
be more or less Of lark to camp on h1a
trail for awhile.
He was even better cont
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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-01-01
A Teaser.

"Therc is one subject on which It is
difficult to keep up interest?"
"What particular subject is that on
which it is difficult to keep up inter-
est?"
''The mortgage OF my house."
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-01-01
To the Point.

Elderly Aunt suppose you wonder
ed, dear little Hans. why left you so
abruptly in the lane. saw a man,
and. oh, how ran! Hans-Did you
get him?-Fliegende Batter.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-01-01
A Gift Time Thought.

A Gift Time Thought.
Pessimist-I'm going to quit grum-
bling about my lot. seem to be com.
paratively we'll off.
Optimist-Ah! What made you sec
the light!
1--WE just been thinking how many
poorer relatives I. have."-Kansas City
Times.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-01-01
Said What He Meant.

Said What He Meant,
The visitor had dropped penny into
the little two-year-old boys bank.
"What do you say now, Jamie?"
prompted papa.
''More!' answered jamie to papa's
horror.-Chicago Tribune.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-04
SPECIAL TRAIN
RUN ON A. G. S.
Is Planned for Accommodation of
Those Who viii Have To
Work Late Saturday.

To accommodate those who will have
to work all day next Saturday week,
when the popular excursions to the north
and east will be run over the railroads op-
Grating out of Birmingham, the Alabama
Great Southern railroad announces that
it will operate a special out of Birming-
ham to leave here at 1:5o p. m. Saturday,
August a.
Hugh F. Latimer, travelling passenger
agent of the Queen and Crescent route,
stated yesterday afternoon that there
would probably be a number of people
desiring to take advantage Of the low
rates who would not be able to get off
from work Saturday afternoon early
enough to catch the regular trains and it
is with view of accommodating these
people that the special will be put on.
The special will be made up of the best
equipment and sleepers for all points COW
cred by the excursion will be on the
tracks at the terminal at O'Clock. This
will accommodate those persons who Will
have to work until 10 o'clock Saturday
night The Alabama Great Southern, as
well as other roads covering the same
points, is offering the following rates:
Chicago, SIS; Cincinnati, $11; Detroit, ST;
Louisville 5000; Richmond. slb; Washing
ton, SIS; tickets being valid until Au-
gust 81.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-04
SPRINGFIELD TRAINING SCHOOL
MAN AND ALL ROUND ATHLETE
WILL TAKE CHARGE OF WORK
AT Y. M. c. A.

Robert C. Cubbon is the name of the
new physical director who will assume
charge of the physical work at the Young
Mems Christian association on Septem-
Der 1, succeeding A. s. Brown, resigned.
Mr. Cubbon was selected after a careful
canvass of the whole field, and the di-
rectors of the association believe they
have found the best man for the place.
He is under 80 years of age, five feet nine
and one-half inches In weight, weighs 100
pounds and is man of splendid
physique, skilled In all kinds of athletic
work and thoroughly educated for phys
ica1 direction.
He graduated from the Springfield
Training school, secured his degree of
B. P. E., and was engaged first with
the Cleveland, o., association, where he
was associated with DIR. Kinnicut. consid-
cred one of the leading men in the work
of the association.
While at the Springfield school he was
student instructor of gymnastics, a posi-
tion most difficult to fill because the
class of men he was required to handle
were all exceptionally good athletes.
Mr.. Cubbon has had considerable ex-
perience in training in all forms of gym
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-04
BETTER SCORES
MADE AT BOYLES
ONLY THIRTY POINTS NOW SEP
ARATE FOUR LEADERs-GENER-
AL GRAVES DID SOME GOOD
STANDING SHOOTING.

The contest between members OF
the Alabama rife team in the practice
on the rifle range at Boyles is tight
ening up considerably as far as scores
are concerned. Including the marks
made by the rihemen during yester-
days practice there is now a difference
OF but 80 points between the first and
fourth men.
All of the men shot well yesterday,
better than on the previous day, al
though Albert Jones of Montgomery,
considered to be the best shot on the
team did not participate on account OF
somewhat serious injury to his arm.
Adjt. Gen. Bib Graves shouldered a
trusty musket of his and showed the
boys he could shoot some by making
3S of a possible so points, firing from
the 600-yard line and in a standing
position. Scores would indicate that
a majority of the men are shooting
well and from all accounts the prac-
tice is moving along nicely.
Including yesterdays scores Maj. Lu-
Glen c. Brown of Birmingham is shoot
ing third in the practice with $50 out
of a possible 450 points. Capt. w. f.
Weiss is leading with 3SS out of a
possible $50 points; Lieut.. Z. H. Pope
is second with 966 points. Sergt. r..
Il. Hunt is fourth with 1858 points.
Other scores follow: Corpl U. A. Mid
dleton, 35s points; Sergt. w. D. Bow
man, 951; Lieut.. ]. O'Connell, $40;
Sergt. ]. B. Stewart, 1884; Capt. C. J.
Morris, 331; Capt Sam C. Pelham, 1929:
Private F. r. Harris, 32s; Lieut., T. C.
Locke, 297, and Sergt. John Crowell.
286. Members of the team unac-
counted for are not sh ooting regularly.
The team will be on the range at
Boyles until August IA, after which
they will make preparations for their
trip to Camp Perry, Ohio. where they
will participate in the national shoot
beginning August %.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-04
POSTMASTER MAY
BE DARK HORSE
Friends of AIonzo Green Are Said
to be Actively at Work
In His Behalf.

Will the new Birmingham postmaster be
a dark horse? This question is being dis
cussed in the federal building and it Is
thought probable in some quarters. The
long delay in the decision of the President
has led many to believe that he does not
intend to appoint either Rivers Carter or
j. II. Montgomery.
One man whose friends have been very
quietly at work recently is Alonzo Green,
and it is thought that he may rise into
a formidable dark horse. Many letters
have been written to the President in
dorsing Mr.. Green. He has strong in
dorsements here in Birmingham and the
influence of both Ohio senators, Burton
and Dick. He has never held office
1t is reported that the administration
has representatives in the district investi-
eating Mr. Green and others.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-04
ASHEYILLE BANK
CASE ON TRIAL

Ashevile, N. c., August 3.-The details
of a plan to save the bank a short time
before its failure, the declaration of a
witness that the Baptist church notes.
were not pledged as collateral by the
bank until after a date when 1t was al
legged the notes had been paid; the testi-
mony of a prisoner brought out of jail
by order of the judge that he might give
evidence. and the tracing of the ramfiea-
lions of certain alleged $1,000 note, orig
inally given by ]. e. Dic<erson, were the
main features of today's session in the
Breeze Dickerson bank case in the United
States court. r. r. Rawls, a former MEM
Der of the board of directors, and vice
president of the failed bank, resumed
his testimony this morning. On direct
examination witness said that he was sell
dom consulted about the banks affairs.
that he borrowed money from the bank.
giving solvent security, but owed 1t S.
when 1t failed.
Harper Styles, who is serving term
in the county jail for selling liquor, tes-
titled that he had signed several notes on
the request of C. b. Leonard, that he got
nothing on the notes and never heard
of them again until after the bank
failed.
Breeze and Dickerson are charged with
conspiracy to defraud in connection with
the failure in 1897 of the First National
bank, of which they were head officials.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-04
A NEW REMEDY
FOR THE FLY PEST
NORTH HIGHLANDS DRUGGIST
SAYS HE SIMPLY cULTIvATEs
A FEW SPIDERS AND THE FLIES
SOON LEARN THEIR LESSON.

DR.. C. e. Miner, a popular North
Highlands druggist, has an idea about
getting rid of flies. thereby avoiding a
thousand and one diseases, the spreading
of which is accredited to the winged lit
tie insect, that makes the fly ordinance
passed by the city fathers look like a
'pilxer' in the shade multiplied by %.
How do I keep the flies out of my
placer" he inquired last night ASK me-!
Why, l cultivate spiders, of course.
They're the best f1y-killers in the world.
and the beauty of 1t all is that 1 am
not troubled with stick fy-paper nor both
cred with million fly corpses about the
place. My spiders eat their victims, wings
and all, so look out North Highlands
f1yi
II have always been an enemy of Mr.
Fly, although, believe me now, 1 have
always been open and above-board about
the matter, and have never deceived one
fly about the matter of friendship. But
look at Tom, Dick and Harry and Pete
and Jack! They're the boys-my stand
bys. Tom, Dick and Harry are the three
fellows with yellow stripes on their legs
and Pete is the one with hair on his
crawlers, and Jack well, he's just
common, ordinary arachnid, but he's a
good scout, for all that"
OF course, spider webs are ordinarily
very Objectionable. But those In Docs
store? Never. He's got the insects trained
and they string or weave only the most
symmetrical and ornamental webs, and
they spin them in places out of the way.
Mr.. Fly lodges the electric fan and in
his fight Zip he goes into one of those
fancy webs and In couple of minutes
he is no more. Tom, Dick and Harry
have set up a partnership In the fly
trapping business and occupy one big
web, while Pete and Jack have businesses
Of their own. Doc feeds 'em something,
no telling what and they are truly fine
looking rascals
doc" Miner talks like he Is serious
about his scheme and the funny part of
1t is that he has such a very f-W of
the little dipterous insects about the
place.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-04
ELKS' MINSTREL
AIR DOME TONIGHT

Tonight and tomorrow night the jolly
Elks charity minstrel show will play
at the Air Dome and every inch of
space in this open-alr auditorium
should be covered with humanity.
There will be two performances each
night, the first beginning at 1880
o'clock, and from what can be CLEANED
from the private rehearsing rooms of
the antlered fellows the show promises
TO eclipse anything ever put on by
AL G.. Fields, Lew Dockstader, the Co.
han Harris ministries or even that old,
original minstrel chappie, Homer
Tickets to the performance VIII cost
25 cents each and $1,000 worth of fun
Is promised for this sum. Then the
great cause charity, for whose benefit
the minstrel is being given should
serve alone to draw an immense crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-04
Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds of conveyance in the follow
ing transactions in real estate In which
amounts OF $1,000 or more were involved
were filed yesterday in the office of the
porbate court:
s2S5O-H. s. Britton and wife TO Wood
lawn Realty company, lot in block
8, survey of Woodlawn.
$1500-William Brighton and wife to
C. A. McCord ct al, lot 4 in block
II, survey of Smithfield.
$1,000 Birmingham Realty company to
Fannie A. Thompson. the east half of
lot in block 722 Elyton Land COM
pany's survey of Birmingham, being lot
50x204 feet near the northeast corner
of Poplar street and Juniper avenue.
$1100-J. E. Ellington and wife to J..
P. Couch, lot in block H. Woodlawn
Realty company's survey of Woodlawn.
s125o-G. P. Benton to Benton Broth
ers company, lot I in block 11S, sur
vey of Bessemer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-04
GAMBLERS ARE TAKEN IN
ON VAGRANCY CHARGES

Nine ment alleged to be thirty-third
degree members of the gambling frater-
nifty were ensnared In Mayor O'Brien's
lariets last night and each placed I'M
der a 500 bond for vagrancy. These nine
men were picked up In three different es-
Establishments, while the four other places
visited by the officers were found to
be as bare of humans as Mother Hub
bards cupboard was of bones.
Capt. Martin Eagan was in charge of
the squad which made the arrests, being
the only man in uniform. The others
were P1ainclothesmen Moore, Jones, Cor
nett DeRamus and Taylor. At the three
places where arrests were made only
those men were taken in charge whom
the officers charged are either connected
with the establishments or are frequent
visitors
News of the arrests travelled fast. the
officers stating that the word had been
passed along quickly after the first ar
rests were made and the regulars" hid
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-04
COM MISSION IN
SECRET SESSION
NOTHING GIVEN OUT AS TO
WHAT WAS DONE AT LONG
MEETING WHICH WAS HELD
LAST NIGHT.

For over an hour and a half the police
commission was In session yesterday aft
ernoon in the mayors office but nothing
of the doings therein would be given out
by the dignitaries
Captain, what did you do?" asked a
reporter
mot a thing, my boy" replied Mayor
O. Brien
1T looks mighty bad for the most i'm
portant men In town to confer behind
closed doors for nearly two hours and
not do anything" remarked the reporter.
well, my boy. things very often arise
which require star-chamber proceedings"
was the reply of the city's chief execu-
tive, and not another word would he drop
relative to what had been said or done.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-04
Rob-. 6. Cnbbon viii Be
Weh1 Physical Director


nastic and athletic work, both in college
and association. He made his football
squad at school and managed the team in
1908, a year of marked success for Spring.
field.
Having managed successfully basket
ball, baseball and football teams, con-
Quoted athletic meets and rowed second
in class varsity four-oared race, he has
foundation of experience which will be of
great value to the local association.
Another of his best accomplishments Is
the six-mile swimming record on the
Delaware river, following the course
taken by Washington in crossing to
swimming.
In addition to his training In the C1eve-
land association he was with the asso-
citation at Trenton. N. j.. and Holyoke,
Mass. and is now engaged as one of the
supervisors of the Pittsburg Playground
association.
when the local directors selected Mr..
Cubbon he was already considering calls
from a number of other associations, and
had decided to go west. Secretary Stubs,
however, confidently wired him to come
and look over the field. Although he
came under protest, he was SO impressed
with the city and its possibilities that he
decided to take up his work here. I'M
mediately upon his taking charge the
preparations will begin for one of the
most successful winters the athletic de-
partment of the association has ever ex-
perienced.