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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30

a undertaking magazine writer has sold
Mr.. Rockefeller a gold brick anent the
hookworm business. On that account
Mr.. Rockefeller may not be in receptive
mood for suggestion that he appropriate
something for the salvation of the turkey.
Nevertheless he might be induced to con-
slider the matter If there should be no i'm
mediate increase In the price of crude oil.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30

The Roosevelt party, alas! is en-
gagged in shooting CRATES that are as
beautiful as they are innocent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30
Great Musical Attraction.

THE Treble Clef club has long enjoyed
the reputation of having the finest fe-
male chorus in the south and I am glad
to know that the chorus will be In es-
pecially good form for It's first concert
of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS said a nu-
sic lover. THE solo artist for this open
ing concert Will be Madame Jeanne NO
melli, one of the worlds most famous
singers. She alone would be worth the
price of admission.
There will be three concerts all told
and one of them will be given at the
Jefferson theatre. The second entertain
ment will be on February IA and the third
will be early in April. distinguished
soloist has been engaged for each Of
them.
1.-The associate membership dues are
So a season. and this entities the hold
er to two tickets for each of the three
concerts"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THERE s THE RUB.

nissus: you've got to yell like hell to
make living in New York."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30

Wireless telegraphy is paying ex-
penses, at any rate, while it is getting
ready to circumvent any wire merger
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30
THE STRENUOUS LIFE

Cannonism begins to see it's finish
coming down the pike.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30

Some Of our young statesmen had
failed to study the law Of waves.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
How He Pinned His Faith.

| a great many men who were OPP
posed to the proposed amendment felt
early In the campaign that the amend
ment would win," said business man.
They not only thought it would win
but they bet money on their judgment,
Notwithstanding the fact that their
votes Were to be cast against the
amendment
From the time the conference OF
anti-amenders was held at Montgom-
cry, September Is, I felt confident the
amendment would be defeated for that
conference brought out the Old Guard.
and the old Guard had never been
vanquished-and It never will be.
IF we couldn't defeat the amend
ment with all the ex-governors against
it, with the two United States sena-
tors against it, with five congressman
against 1t. and with scores of other men
of brains. patriotism, character and
leadership, such as Frank S. Moody,
Judge Thomas W. Coleman, DR.. W. 5.
Wyman, John B. Knox and Sydney j.
Bowie opposing 1t, then we might as
we'll have given up all idea of checking
the fanatical wave that was giving
trouble in Alabama l did not bet
money on this election because [ never
bet. But for my scruples I would have
staked a large sum on the result.
II was amazed to find amenders OF
some political experience filled with the
idea that the amendment would be
ratified right up to a week ago. Its
defeat was foregone conclusion in
the minds of even conservative fore
casters. when Senator Bankhead and
Senator Johnson came out on the anti
side. When 1 said to one of my amend
er friends last week. You are not
going to win. with Bankhead, John
ston and Clayton against you.' he re-
Piled Remember that tho Bible says.
Put not your faith IN princes
They are not princes I said, but
they are mighty fine politicians
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30
sUPERFLUoUs.

No maid needs much
AstuteneSs
Who's well supplied
With "'cuteness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30
JUST DREAMING.
Gee, that's what I would call highly

'T dreamed last night that I had an
automobile.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30

Indeed. yes. But the fantastic part of
my dream was that the upkeep cost of the
automobile was only So month";
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30

and heave sigh, to think about tho
dreadful fate that overlook a fly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30
COMMENT.

Every few days the newspapers tell
about somebody hugging a pretty school,
teacher. Not that we object, of course.
1t Just makes a fellow restless.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30

A Chicago man cut his throat beca us q
he lost his false teeth just before Tina
to eat his Thanksgiving dinner. He es.
capped indigestion, anyway
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-08

The regular December meetino of the Westerly board of trade was held Tuesday evening in Town hall, Presi- dent Charles Perry presiding, with a fair attendance of members. Clerk Alberti R. Stillman read the minutes of the last meeting, which were ap- proved. Thomas Hope and Max Nov ogrosk were admitted to member ship.
 Chairman Perry explained that Frank w. Coy was appointed a com mittee to investigate the bolt and nut industry in Vermont that contemplat-
 ed removal to Westerly, but as MT Coy was subsequently, injured and could not make the trip, the secretary
 wrote and asked if negotiation was still open and received characteristic reply that Westerly was too late, and that the industry would remain where it is
 Since the last session and while the shoe strike was on in Lynn, announce ment was made that the manufacturers Of the SoroSis shoe contemplated re- moval from Lynn. President Perry communicated with the company. and acknowledgment of the letter was re- ceived with the information that if would be filed for reference, together with the special inducements offered by Westerly.
 The matter of a sign, electric or otherwise, near the railway station,
 was considered. James A. Welch re- ported in favor of placing an electric sign in the top of the gas retort, and that the Westerly light and power company would furnish the electric lights, the sign to bear the words: Westerly. Industries Wanted Cheap Electric Power" The cost of the sign would be $175, and in size eighteen by six feet. M. H. Spellman, manager of the Westerly light and power com- pany. agreed to place the sign in po- sition. The sign could be easily read either by night or day, and MT. Spell man informed Mr Welch that he would furnish the sign complete for S175, and if the board desired the word
 electric" would be omitted.
 Dr. John Champlain commented on the generosity of the Westerly power and light company and seconded the motion made by Everett E. Whipple, that a sum not to exceed $200 be ap- propriated for the sign as proposed and to be expended under the direction of James A. Welch, and the length of contract for light with the company be left at the discretion of MT. Welch, or for a period of five years. Albert G.. Martin favored adding to the sign the words, Board of Trade" although it would cost more, and he would like to know if the members considered 1t worth more.
 Ira B. Crandall did not consider 1t of any increased value to the sign to add the words Board of Trade" He favored brevity in a sign of this na- ture. as did also Dr. Champlin.
 The motion of MT. Whipple faSora-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-08
Rights Of Westerly Light&POWer Co.
Called to Public Attention by Recent Tree Cases-Court
 Sessions in Pawcatuck- Dissension Among Saloon
 Keepers-Frobate Court Eusiness-News in General

Although under it's charter the West erly Light and Power company is given the right to open the streets for the purpose, of laying and maintaining gas pipe service, provided franchise to that effect is granted by the town council, the question has been raised that the local company has exceeded its author ity in this respect. It is claimed that the town council has never granted the franchise privilege to open the streets and lay pipes, not only to the present company nor to the three or four that preceded, and that this work has been done by charter authority solely. and therefore not legally.
 The present company can show no authority for laying and maintaining these pipe lines by town grant, but has continued the policy of preceding companies, whose rights were acquired by purchase.
 When complaint came to the council of the alleged killing of trees by leak ing gas, the council appointed com mittee to investigate the company's liability for damage, and then the ele- ment of the case now in question was discovered. The services of Town So- licitor were considered necessary to probe the legal status, which will prove quite task to definitely ascertain whether the town council ever gave the present or any other gas company the right to lay pipes in the streets of Westerly.
 It will be necessary to search the records for a vote of the council for a period of nearly fifty years, as the records are without index. It is there fore case of search on the part of the town solicitor, whose salary is $50 a month.
 The town records are being indexed, the start of necessity being with the earliest records and it will be a long time before the records of the past half century will be reached by the indexer engaged in the work at annual inter vals, the length being measured by the size of the appropriation for that spe- cial work. While the council has sug- gested that Attorney Agard make re- port on that point at the January meeting. it is believed to be a physical impossibility.
 As to the damaged trees, the West erly Light and Power company is in clined to act squarely and will proba bly, remove such trees as were killed by leaking gas and replace them with new trees, but would probably not willingly pay cash for alleged dam ages.
 Concession is not made that all the trees that have died along the pipe lines was occasioned by leaking gas, and to determine that point experts from the Rhode Island and Connecticut Agricultural colleges have made exam ination and filed their report with the company. This report will not be given to the public until after it has been formally presented at a meeting of the directors of the company. It will be shown. however, that in several instances trees died from other causes than by leaking gas, and whatever de- fleets that might have existed have been remedied
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-08
Why Does 1t Cure

Not because 1t is Sarsaparilla, but because it Is a medicine Of peculiar merit, composed of more than twenty different remedial agents effecting phenomenal cures of troubles of the blood, stoncacf, liver and bowels.
 Thus Hoods Sarsaparilla cures scroll ula, eczema, anemia, >catarrh, nervous ness, that tired feeling, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, and builds up the system.
 Get it today in the usual liquid form or in chocolated tablet form called Sarsatabs.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-08

favored liquor license in the adjoining town of Richmond, where license pre- vails. An application for writ of cer- tiorari against the town council has been filed in the supreme court by F. William Dougherty, who asks the court to quash a liquor license granted by the council to Owen F. Deadly on Nov. 27.
 Dougherty bases his application on an alleged indefniteness in the appli- cation made by Deadly for a license. He asserts that the application was for a license in "Dawley's block, Main street, Wyoming" Amos J. Dawley owns buildings on both sides of Main street and it turns out that the place for which Deadly secured a license is within two hundred feet of Dougherty's s property.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-08

Eocdi LaConiCS.
 Mir. and Mrs. John H. Milner Of Moosup were guests of relatives m Westerly Tuesday.
 Mrs. will L. Stearns of Norwich is the guest of her brother. Edwin A. Lewis, in Pawcatuck.
 In the estimate of appropriations there is an item of $15,000 for the Paw cAtuck river improvement.
 Plans have been submitted to local builders for Catholic church at NJ antic a mission of the Church of the Immaculate Conception
 Sheffield Greene of Westerly and Miss Lillian Lepha, daughter of Mrs. Emma Frances Cornell Knowlton, were married in Dover, Mass. on Nov. 26.
 number of Westerly bowling en- thusiasts went to Norwich Tuesday to witness the second match in the series between Casey and Packard of West erly and Harris and Murphy of Nor wich.
 A break in the locomotive of the express train, west bound, due to ar rive in Westerly at 4.56 Tuesday after noon, when about midway to Slocum- vile, caused a delay of two hours and fifteen minutes.
 Policeman Mitchell took a thorough ly drunken female from the railroad station to the police station Tuesday afternoon. She was so drunk that she did not know her name and after be- ing placed in a cell was soon in Slum- berland.
 A new highway across Quonocontaug Neck, connecting the East and West Neck roads, has been declared neces- sary by the Charlestown town council and a committee was appointed to sur vey, bound and mark out the proposed new highway.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-08
Where to Buy in WesteryI

ROBERT DRYsDALE & CO, Plumber, Steam and Gas Filter and
 Dealer in Supplies. 54 Main Street, Westerly, R. l.. and Wauwinnet Ave. Watch Hill. R. L aug14d
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-08

Hartford.-The Rev. Dr. Elmer A. Dent, pastor of the South Park Metho- dist church of this city, has received a unanimous invitation to become pas tor of the First Methodist church, New Haven, for the conference year begin ming April 1.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-08

Heath is set for trTa1, in which plaintiff seeks to recover for a board bill, the Eldredge Construction company being garnisheed. The damage is placed at $100.
 On Friday the action of John E. Perry against Frank Pollock will be heard This is a suit to recover on a book account, with damages placed at $100,
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-08

ble to the securing of the electric sign was carried.
 Charles Perry and Edgar Cottrell attended a meeting of representatives of business associations in New York relative to freight rates. Mir Perry will make report in detail at next meeting.
 President Perry announced that the annual meeting would be held in Feb ruary and that the occasion should be observed in a way similar to a year ago. It was suggested that the enter. tainment committee get busy, and re. port at the next meeting plan of ob- servance by banqeut or otherwise.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-08

WHEN you want to put your bust ness before tho public. there Is no mes dium better than fh1ongh the>advertis> inE oolnsans e 1hAr-knne>eA v,
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-08

Justice Warren Randall of Pawca- tuck will hold two court sessions this week. Today Wednesday, the case of Elizabeth Roberts against Benjamin
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-08
Where to Buy in Westerly
Monumental Works

Monumental Works
 will guarantee to make monu- ment at the lowest possible cost con- sistent with good work. My experi- ence of years Is at your service.
 ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Oak St., near High, Westerly, R. l.
 Established 1901.
 Harold L. Wells. O. D., Optometrist Defective vision corrected by the prop CT adjustment of lenses. Room 9. Poe- ter-Langworthy Block. Westerly. R. l.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-08

WHEN you want to put your busi- ness before the public, there is no me- dium better than through the ayxertis- sing columna>ofsT sThe Bulletin.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-09-15
SCIENTIFIC FEEDING.
Health as a Primary Factor In intsili-
gent Living.


gent Living.
Health aud success are SO largely
dependent upon balance, upon SYM
metry Of development, physical and
mental harmony, that We should do
everything possible to secure that
physical poise which also means men
tai and moral poise. A large part of
our Ills come from one sided develop
ment, caused by overStimulating some
tissue cells and starving others--over-
feeding and undertaking. Scientific
feeding. therefore, is Of vast impor-
lance.
Overeating and improper eating are
among the curses Of the world. Think
Of the people who put all sorts Of In
compatibles into their stomachs at the
same time and then use all sorts of
nostrums to get rid Of their bad eff
fects.
One OF the most pathetic sights In
the world Is that of human being
struggling hard to carry out his am
bitIon, yet handicapping himself by
his ignorance Of physical laws.
What pathetic figure Carlyle cut
In the world--a one sided giant who
might have been symmetrical power,
possessor OF colossal brain largely
controlled by a dyspeptic stomach! He
was cross and grabbed and did just
the things that he did not want to do
things that he knew 1t would be bet
ter not to do, but he was the victim
Of starved nerves, Of exhausted brain
cells largely for want Of common sense
feeling - rison SWEET Marden In Sue
cess Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-09-15
Curious Lor. About Mandrake.

Perhaps the most extraordinary Of
the properties attributed to mandrake
are those which 1t shared, In common
with the rastrivtrava of Russia, Of en-
abling housebreakers to pick locks.
which is certainly one Of the most
amusing developments OF the solar
theory. Love-" 1t is said, laughs at
locksmiths," but the connection be-
tween the mandrake and "burgling"
seems little forced. There is ira
dition that the moonwort will unshoe
horses If they step upon the plant, and
similar powers have been attributed
to the vervain and the mandrake. 1t
Is. on the other hand, still part Of the
rural lore of Oxfordshire, Buckingham
shire and Hampshire that the root will
improve a horses condition, but this
seems to be founded upon the identi-
ficatlon of the mandrake with the
bryony, which played such great
part In old English herbalIsm. 1t Is.
however, more than doubtful whether
the plants belong to the same class.
But both are alike In the curious
wealth Of legend which surrounds
them. East and west meet In their
folk and flower lore.-Chambers' Jour-
nal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-09-15

SPARED BY THE ENEMY.
A Dramatic Incident In the Career Of
General do Gallifet.


General dc Gaiiifet.
1t was on that fatal day, Sept. L,
1870, that General de Gallifet distin-
guished himself by commanding the
cavalry charges intended to clear the
elevation at lily, with the view of
where 1t was hoped the army might re-
treat. The first charge overthrow the
Eighty-third regiment Of the Prussians
and penetrated among the German
troops, but the latter formed again
rapidly after the retirement of the
French cavalry.
General Ducrot then asked If they
could renew the charge with what re-
manned Of the light cavalry and hus-
sars, and then Gallifet answered in
the words that have become historic.
"As often as you wish. general, as
long as a man remains!" The second
charge was not so successful as the
first. Only few men, with their gen
eral ut their head, succeeded In pene
trating the first ranks of the enemy.
1t Is known that the king Of Prussia.
who was watching the battle from the
top of the hill of Marfee, exclaimed
with admiration, "Oh, les braves gens!"
Just at this moment an astonishing
event occurred In the midst OF the bat
tie. AS Gallifet was returning with
a few survivors, their horses for the
most part wounded or foundered, he
passed before the Nassau regiment
The Prussian officers ordered their
men to cease FIRE and even struck up
some of their guns. The French sa-
luted and shouted. 'vlve rempereur!"
and the German officers acknowledged
the salute. some of them applaudlng.--
Westminster Gazette.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-09-15
A mite"

The difficulties experienced by our
forefathers In trying to reckon money
In very small proportions appear In
the various values given to mite"
In the sixteenth and seventeenth cen
fury books Of commercial arithmetic.
The original unite" seems to have
been third of a Flemish penny, but
the use of the word for the widows
coin Of the New Testament made It's
regular English meaning half far
thing, and some old people may re-
member applying the name to the
short lived nineteenth century coins
Of that value. In those old arithmetic
books unite" stands for various val
ues not represented by actual coins,
but obviously used In reckoning. A
work Of 1900 makes 1t one-twelfth OF
a penny, two sixteenth century books
One-sixth of farthing, and in 1914
Jeake's arithmetic made It as little
as one sixty-fourth Of penny.-LOn-
don Chronicle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-09-15
Sort of q CannibaI.

An old farmer for many years got
his dinner on market days at small
hotel kept by widow. She had long
suspected that he ate more than the
price Us. Cd warranted, so she deter
mined to test him. She accordingly ar
ranged matters so that there was no
room for him at table, but she took
him into private room the table Of
which was graced by steaming leg
of mutton. He set to In good earnest,
and soon nothing was left but the
bones. Highly delighted with his cheap
feed. on passing the bar he rendered 2
shlllings for his dinner and a quart of
ale.
The widow declined to take any pay
ment on the ground Of having incon-
venienced him so much
Chucklins to himself, the farmer lift
cd down his market basket from Z
hook. and. finding it rather light, he
tore of the covering and shouted:
'IIere, Mrs. Brown, where's my leg
o. mutton?"
'Why. We old silly" said the widow,
I'VE have ate your leg for your din
nerw--London Answers.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-09-15

As she gazed, open eyed, wykoff
dropped his knife and stretched out his
arms to the statue
"Galatear' he cried "Galateai Come
to life! Come to lifew His words
trailed away indistinguishably.
Meredith shook off the spell that had
for an instant bound him in spite of
himself and burst into laugh that
Jared.
Bravo, Wykoffr' he cried. THAT
figures great! Really, didn't know
you had 1t in you! It's good likeness
too! OF course 1t doesn't do Miss Cur
tbs justice. but
"Hushw Gently but firmly Mary
Curtis pushed him aside and stepped
forward. A strange new look burned
in her eyes, look of wonder, per-
haps of rapture. What were you say
ing of Galatea, Mr.. Wykoff?" she ask
ed gently. II could not hear you dis
tinctly'
HE was making love to herr" chuck
led Meredith. Fancy old Wykon
making love to a snow woman. Play
ing Pygmalion to an ley Galatea. You
can't deny 1t, old manw
Mary Curtis did not even turn her
head. Her eyes were fixed on Wykoff.
With shade of wonder In them she
waited for him to answer.
At last he spoke. II don't want to
deny itw he ehoked. II want to tell 1t.
l want to cry 1t out so that Galatea
cannot help but hear and heed. II I
could say it us think It, l know she
would wake to life and answer me.
But ! never shall say 1t. l shall never
dare to say It. l."
Mary Curtis raised her hand. per
haps you have said it," she answered
softly. Hearts have changed little
since Pygmalions time. Perhaps Gal
atea may not be SO frozen as you
think! Perhaps
With cry Wykoff caught her In
his arms. "Galatea" he cried. "Gala.
teal!
"Well, I'll be hangedr' Meredith was
staring open mouthed at the two.
Don't mind me-" he continued. II
was just going away"
Mary Curtis disengaged herself,
laughing. Don't go. Mr.. Meredith"
she protested. I'VE want you to-
"To be our best man." interrupted
Wykoff.