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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
Makino Dreams Come True.

This is the true story of a dream that came true.
 Frank Klausnitzer, with his wife and seven children, lived in an old, tumble down shanty which had once been a farm house near Butler, Pa.
 Klausnitzer was poor and his children were treated with derlsion at school be- cause they had no bread to eat, but only cold buckwheat cakes
 Some weeks ago Frank dreamed that oil burst forth out of the ground between the house and the old apple tree, and a voice told him to dig there. He told the dream to his wife and some how they believed the dream and deter mined to find out if the augury was true. The wife sold some old wedding jewelry and Frank got a little money on an in vention.
 Then Klausnitzer organized a company Some Pittsburg men of wealth shared in his faith and the Dream oil and Gas company was the outcome.
 oil was not discovered by the first well. but 100000 cubic feet of gas are rushing daily from the hole they drilled. An other was drilled and oil was found. Op- tions were taken upon adjacent acres.
 All this inside a month.
 Franks income now is very large. He is counted one of the rich men of the country.
 Doubtless you have heard Russell Corn wells lecture on Acres of Diamonds" If so you will remember the man who wandered all over the world in search of diamonds and finally discovered them by digging in his own back yard.
 Of course the moral of the lecture is that we are very prone to overlook the wealth that is near to us and go search ing for the wealth that Is unattainable.
 Frank Klausnitzer, like the diamond seeker, found his fortune in his own back yard.
 You say that was an accident
 He just happened to dream it out. Nol The dream may have been only an accident, or he may have carried the thought for many days In the back of his head before he dreamed it.
 But
 The labors that made his dream come true were by no means accidental. He did not stop with his dream He carried 1t to consummation by deliberate effort.
 We all dream dreams.
 But not all of us go out to make our dreams come true.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
Flowers for Papa.

HN His true incident, which at the time
 it occurred was limited to the Madi- \ son (Wis.) newspapers. is worth re- telling.
 President Roosevelt was holding re- ception in the office of Governor La follete at Madison.
 Two little girls edged their way through the crowd. They were not as well dressed as some of the other girls there. but their raiment was neat and clean.
 Governor Lafollette noted the presence of the children and asked them 1T they wanted to see the President.
 The girls were abashed because of the attention that was paid to them They shrank back, but the governor pressed them. Finally the elder one answered the governor:
 We don't want that, but we would like something else"
 What would you like? kindly in- quired the governor.
 Wed like that flower, volunteered the smaller one Papa Is sick at home and couldn't come, and we'd like to give him a fiower."
 She was given the flower, a large American beauty rose, and was so happy she broke down and cried.
 Then willing hands stripped several of the vases, and the two little ones were given all the flowers they could carry to take home to the sick papa-and car riage to carry them in.
 Not much of a story?
 No. Only there is in it the touch that makes the world kin-kin, it may be, for only an impulsive moment, but kin, nevertheless.
 Some of those present at the governors reception saw only the little girls, excited, flushed, fearful, but happy. Others saw this picture:
 A sick bedchamber lacking many com forts, the face of father with look of longing on his wasted face, a lonely wait ing for his little ones, brightening look when the tots came home in a carriage loads of posies, tears, Joy.
 And those precious kids
 Amid all the stirring spectacle of the reception they thought chiefly of the sick father and how he would enjoy a flower. What were presidents and governors to them, or the grandly dressed women whose toilets almost took away their breath. if only they could have a flower a big fiower-for papa?
 Poor? Whatever his circumstances, that father Is rich-rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
Misplaced coTdence.

From Harper's Weekly
 T reckon you have to watch your pocketboolS an overcoat, an watch, an so on, pretty close, don't you?' a western visitor to New York asked friend. a native of that metropolis, as they were starting out to view the city, and despite the citizens assurance that no more than ordinary vigilance was required, the westerner proceeded ito keep his eye skinned" much to his friends amuse- ment
 Presently they entered a cafe for lunch- con. The New Yorker was discoursing gayy upon the greatness of his native city, when he observed that the other had an expression on his face much like that of cat at mouse hole.
 What are you watching so closely?" he inquired
 Just keepn an eye on my overcoat." the other replied.
 The New Yorker laughed
 "Oh. the coats all right, I'm not wor- rying about mine, you see, and they are hanging together"
 NO, they aint," the westerner drawled. Mines still there. but yours Is gone feller walked out with it bout ten min utes or so ago"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
To the Old Man.

You have doubtless read the book of Job, the greatest drama ever written.
 Job was a millionaire of his time. His swollen fortune consisted of lands and herds. and he was the father of seven sons and three daughters. But
 Because Eliphaz and Zophar were older than he-such was the respect for age in that patriarchal time-Job was compelled to sit still and listen to their censures.
 With us," said Jobs "comforters," "are both the gray haired and very aged men much elder than thy father
 And Job meekly admitting, said, With the ancient is wisdom, and In length of days is understanding"
 When Elihu. the younger. broke into the discussion he apologized most pro- fusely and confessed, T am young, and ye are very old, wherefore l was afraid and durst not show you my opinion"
 But times have changed.
 In these days the wisdom of the an- oients Is at a discount, except in such places as China and Hindustan.
 Why?
 Because progress is so rapid. The wis dom of age fails to keep pace. Today, unless he keeps pace with the procession a man at 50 is "has been," at 60 a ''mossback," at TO a back number"
 In former time man could teach his son the wisdom of bootmaking. Today the son must know how to put on the heels or cut the lace holes-w1th a ma chine.
 Formerly a man was wise as a wagon maker. Nowadays his son gives his en- tire attention to a machine that makes hubs.
 Or
 In his time the father was an all around doctor who treated levers, cut off legs and pulled teeth. Today his son is a Specialist" In his time the father only needed to tickle the soil to reap har- vest Today his son must know the chem istry of soils and plants.
 In some things experience Is valuable. as before, but
 Skill in driving an OK cart helps noth- ing in steering an automobile.
 These are some things we older men cannot help, but let us not fret ourselves because of that. There Is only one way to keep alongside the band wagon-get new ideas, get one a day. We must keep our minds open and our hearts warm and our enthusiasms youthful
 As the world moves we must move.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
The Facetious Suburbanite.
From Judge.

From Judge.
 The second story man had climbed into the front window of the facetious subur- banite's villa, and was engaged in rifiing the latters pockets of such random pos sessions as were to be found therein.
 ''Ah. good evening, my friend" said the facetious suburbanite. from the depths of his bedclothes. Aren't you working over time?'
 We can't help it in our business, gov ernor," replied the burglar We ain't got no reg-larly organized hours of work. It's do it while you can with us, day and night"
 That's shame!' said the facetious suburbanite You ought to get together and form Burglars union for your own protection"
 we amt a trade" retorted the bur glar scornfully. Were an industry"
 Then you should be incorporated into the steal trust" said the facetious subur.. banite
 Whereupon the midnight marauder laughed so long and loud that he was overheard by the policeman on the cor ner. who, recognizing the laugh, im- mediately fled to a place of safety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07

A Success Story.
 From section hand to vice president of a great railroad system is a long. hard climb, but an Iowa boy made 1t.
 Early in the seventies w. C. Brown. aged 16, was a section hand on the Mil waukee road. Those were the days
 when western railroads used wood in stead of coal on their locomotives. It
 was observed that Brown would load 1. as much wood as two ordinary men. In the evenings young Brown stayed around the telegraph office of the little station, where an obliging agent allowed him to practice on the key. Brown soon
 mastered telegraphy. In a little while Section Hand Brown was a telegraph operator. And soon he
 was known as the best operator on his division.
 Brown then took another round of the
 upward ladder. When he was 22 years of
 age he was a train dispatcher on the
 @" system, with headquarters at Bur lington.
 One Sunday night in mid winter a fierce blizzard swept over the middle west. In the yards at East Burlington were some 300 carloads of cattle. Unless they could be got into the sheds the Burlington would lose thousands of dollars.
 Officials lay awake that night dreading the result of the storm.
 It was none of Browns business but after his days work he went to the su- perintendent and asked to take the job of caring for the live stock. He said he was once a section hand and knew just what to do.
 And all that night assisted by section men, Brown worked to save the cattle. The next morning T. J. Potter, head of the Burlington system, came down to the superintendent's office and said: .'Things are pretty bad over at the east yards supposeY'
 'They would have been but for that young train dispatcher And when Pot ter was told what had been done he said: What is his name? A man like that is worth watching" After that Brown went up rapidly chief train dispatcher, trainmaster, super intendent, general manager. Then came vice presidencies, and now he Is the ex- ecutive head of the great New York Cen tral-actual head of the Vanderbilt sys- | tenn.
 How did he get up? He always did more than was expected of him. He | was never afraid of doing too much. I Knowing the railroad business literally from the ground up he knew what to | do, how to do, and he needed no push i ing; he pushed himself. You simply can't keep that sort of man down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
A Lesson for Old Folks

Susan B. Anthony died at the age of S6 years.
 Up to within year of her death Miss Anthony never walked stairs. She always ran upstairs. That is the testimony of relatives and friends.
 This remarkable woman took excellent care of her bodily health and above all things, always maintained hopeful spirit She kept her mind young.
 To those of mature years that Is half the battle. It has been said wom- an is as old as she looks, man as old as he feels. But looks are largely a matter of feeling. He or she who feels young is young.
 The man or woman who keeps in vital touch with the ongoing of things, one who always shows keen interest in life, cannot-cannot mind you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
He Needed help.

From the Delineator.
 Little Harry startled his nurse the other night as he finished his evening prayers by saying: God bless papa and mama and Margaret and us boys; and-and- God, please make me strong like the big bear In the park. cause I got to lick Charlie White In the mornin.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07

SUES, GLANDS, FLESH and BONE-that it will leave the body free from the slightest taint of the disease.
 I know THE OBBAC SYS- ITEM does absolutely cure every case of blood poison
 no matter of how long standing. I know 1t does not merely remove the ex- ternal symptoms, but elim- mates the disease entirely from the system. This I GIrAR NTEE It uiI1 ao
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
BLOOD POISON CURED

I know absolutely and unconditional ly that THE OBBAC SYSTEM will cure Blood Poison in any stage-no matter if the disease came through infection or heredity.
 l mean that the Obbac medicines will virns out of the BLOOD, BRAIN, ITS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
A Wornout Passion.

Last years passion is much less becom- ing even than last years fashion.
 We rarely shake out the folds of an old love and say How well I looked in thatr'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
HEART TO HEART TALKS
By EDWIN 4. ME Copyright, 1909, by Edwin A. Nye

piled the motlve-so lacking to most farm boys-of intelligent self interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07

HN His true incident, which at the time
 it occurred was limited to the Madi- son (Wis.) newspapers. is worth re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
MIR. O'NEAL IN BULLOCK
FINE AUDIENCE HEARS HIM AT
 UNION SPRINGS.
Florence Man Riddles Leaders for the Amendment and Scores Judge Weakley---Has Cordial
 Reception.

Union Springs. Oct 2S-tSpeciaD-- Hon. Emmet O'Neal made an address today in the Circuit Court room. against the amendment There were about 500 people present. representing all beats in the county. Among these were about seventy-five women.
 He began his speech at Il o'clock and spoke for about two hours. His re- marks were frequently applauded. He went over the arguments between Judge Samuel D. weakley and himself, and declared that Judge Weakley's ar guments were a pretense and a fraud for his own political purpose and az grandizement His argument was log teal, forceful and at times eloquent. . E He riddled the leaders for the amend ment with ungloved hands. saying in effect that every bill they had drafted by the paid attorney of the chief ex- ecutive was not only in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Consti. tuition of the United States and of the present State Constitution, but wal ,subversive of the inalienable rights oi man. He adverted to the time when the barons wrung from King John the right of the sanctity of the home and told under the laws now in force in Kansas and Maine that there was no violation of the sanctity of the home.
 high official of the county said thai it was the largest and most represent atiye audience that had ever appeared in the Court House at political speak. ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24

he was ever very popular Dr. Cain Is humorous speaker as well as a keen. quick thinker. The charge to the graduates was we'll delivered by Prof. J. P Corley. NJ. D.. D. D. s.. of Alabama Then came the present. ation of diplomas and honors by the Vice Chancellor of the University. Dr. w. Bonnell Hall, also of Alabama. The medallist of the final year was D. Co- lumbus Hyder, and the list of the grad uatfng class reads: Guy W. Ackley, Tennessee; John B. Baldwin. Kentucky: John H. Bell. Virginia; George E.. Burch Louisiana; Chas. &. Bush, Geor- 'gia; T. Joseph Butler. Mississippi; ' if Davis Cooper, Georgia; Juan F. D. Costas. Porto Rico: J. Richard Du- Cote. Louisiana; Harry P. Gibson. yir. ginia; Ariel E. Goodloe, Tennessee; A. David Heinman. Louisiana; Jose c. C.. Hernandez, Porto Rico: D. Columbus Hyder, Texas; J.s Guy Leech, Virginia :, F., w. McConathy. Louisiana: Walter S, Morris. Alabama; Jno. W. Ogle, Tennessee; Luis P. F. Pareira, Porto Rico; G. W. Piper. Tennessee; Pietrs Jose Pippitone. Maryland; Bendo A.. Prestridge. Texas; A. Theodore Rus- sell. Pennsylvania;i Luis Fflipe Tio Santos, Porto Rico: D.. Morton sey-. Sibbetts. Georgia: Chas. E.. Starnes Louisiana; Jennings W. Travis. West Virginia; Epeer O. TurneS Louisiana; {; Francis M. Williams. North Carolina.
 The valedictorian was s. Owen Tur- ner. of Louisiana. who spoke feeling. ly, but with added sadness lin his tone, at the cessation of his medical alma mater. There was. of course. no salu. tatorfan, there being no oncoming com rades to beckon on. fss4
 a In Pharmacy. Nathan Howell of Aia- bama, received, the highest honors The special medal in. practice of medicine was captured by A. Eao Goodloe of Tennessee. and ID A. iPrestridge of Texas, and s. O. Turner of Louisiana, received honorable mention s5 sd
 The; men have almost all scattered to the four winds and the scalpel that once thro' Thompson,s Hail, the soul of science turned, will be sharpened there no more forever. =
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
at Atlanta to the Coco Cola Bottiing

at Atlanta to the Coco Cola Bottiing Works at Chattanooga.
 The grounds for the libel as set out in the information are that coco cola contains caffein which the informa- tion alleges is substance deleterious to health. The information further alleges that the consignment libeled Is misbranded in that it does not con- tain the active principal of coco leaves as the government claims is indicated by the brand on the barrels and that the caffein it contains is extracted from tea leaves and not from the cola leaf. This action is taken under the government pure food law. Samples of the coco cola were taken from bar rels in the libeled car and sent under seal to the Department of Agriculture at Washington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
coCo-coLA SEIZED.

Government Claims Manufacture Vio-
 lates Pure Food Laws.
 Chattanooga, Oct. 23.-An informa- tion has been filed by the United States District Attorney Penland li- beling car load of coco cola syru shipped from the Coco Cola Company
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
SONllAN LAYS BARE
 COMERS DEEP SCHEME

fCentiauea fren Pase o.e.,
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

New York. October G. 1909
BEANS AND PEAS-Reeeipts to-day. $50 sacks
beans and 4s5 sacks peas no further lots Of new mar
dium and pea, both domestic and foreign are selling
quite strong remaining stocks Of choice bright goods
be are sn na is, GY are T %ggeq 2e rSra Mh gG9 m
cleaning up fairly SS9eh peas scarce on the spot and
choice per bushel. 81 30; imported marrow. choice.
S6oee S s. o s2 % SS do medG@ &c s22a eboiee 81 oa
90 common to good 81 aoa s. RED kideey Sa91ce io
y r qn y sun 9T' 90 5os 90 3o Ia GeitfoIn1
BITTER Receipts t9-dsy s5o7 M pkss The temper
cry win demand aos9T6ag the stock Leasonaoly VEL
specials were at 81c, but occasional lots brought
FGrther calls frem out-of-town for grades from 2s a
2ae below the inside s4 sqre the market is .S R
steady PTose's s9W t4ftorg IIn Win WIN oGcaS9Hai
We quote cTsamsry specials per - se DO extras
thirds - Il 26c, do held specials aOl q sic; do
Gnest 20 2aise: do good to choice s7Gss,se do
common TO fair - -ec process speSais "a = &c
a4e western imitation creamery, nrsts esg2de West
packing stocli 30 l. early made esisc; DO No ,
CHFESE-Receipts to-day. 2267 boxes. Trading
IN tHIs g'ga & s Urrentiv needed for current use
Receipts keep Up rather free ana most receivers hays
cheese any cheaper than late asking prices Skins IN
are firmly held and scme Of the high grade specials
cable Finest Canadian new. SIS 81 for colored and
ia n teIsc 10 cola-ed large small. fancy. I5Ic;
do white small fancy 15Rc. do good 90 prime la
I47.r. 90 fair Il 81 l&izc skins y 10
specials 13c do sEfms fne PC, DO fair ~ good 90
atrr.-- as cannon 10 frli skins
EGGS-Recepts to-day Il I79 eases Market steady
for nur gathered with t-lr tr4dc. hrt thrre
Is an abundance ~ medium good grades. fpr which
the outlets insufficient and there Is sttl some
pressure sst The cheaper goods. say, from --'
downward. Cle~niug ur reasouat j. WrlL Primo
dirties are checks also se''tur fairly wsl Re-
frirerators are slow. a car o Aprils sold
5Igc hut that Is "A fun Pennsylvaria and New
York state heunerv Of fancy quality are IN dee
nand end values firm; other grades irregular.
we quote state. Pennsylvania and nearby heunery
whites. fancy 35a3sc; do gathered whites. @hg84e;
do hennerv browns, fancy 81 md4ci 90 tathered
browns % soc: fresh gathered extras IS H30cf DO
extra drsts g5Is q 261zc. DO trsts. m2Sc do
onds ~ - do thirds 20 22c, dirtes. No :. 2or
Gle do No p isls iHt-c checks fair "a prime 15ip
1qt r-frgeratar. early packed special marks fancy
- - c "A - zee. do seconds. = -5e do
thirds 1NR21c
selling fairly late prices. but demand light Tor
medium and lower qualities and prices low ana iTFss-
New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
TOPICS OF THE STREET

r.,RFIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses dealt in
- ben shares I'm the local market. sales and pur-
l.sse.s beinr about evenly divided. In the Lon
&C market trading was quiet and prices rule
- lower. though American stocks closed strong
= tbe curb Call money at the British capital
- Frra and discounts were higher December
st,rs were made at 2 per cent and six months
- al "a per cent An advance in the Bank
y F7ncland's discount rate may be announced to-
o. continental discounts were firm. Exchange
:. 'r,s-is on London remained at Tuesdays level,
bre the Berlin rate advanced.
TAPAN INTERNAL LOAN REDEMPTION
-,sa is given that 20.0OO.000 ven Of the imperial
--s,ese government eXcheQuer bonds (internal
-, second series (narked 'C''). issue Of 1904
,ere drawn for redemption in Japan on October l,
,sserlab Bile on and after October 80 in Japan.
- rbet convenience Of the holders Of these bonds
Te- Of the drawn bonds viii be posted by the
yokohama Specie Dam, A-tu' 40, % wall buett;
,lout November ], by which institution they VIII
A. purchased on and after that date at the cur
-: buying rate Of exchange on Japan.
TrvTDENDS Observation-Disclosures have been
-,.-ared rs follows United Cigar stores. regular
--a-ferlv : 3. per cent on the preferred and \
,sr cent on the common, and IL per cent extra
- the common payable october l5; J. G. White &
&C. regular quarterly L per cent on the pre-
serred PAYABLE November !; United States Realty
and Improvement Company. quarterly ~ per
csnt sn increase Of = OF / per cent
KEW YORK CITY BONDS-The Stock Ex-
,4srre has discontinued quotation Of city Of New
work Controllers temporary receipts for per
cent corporate stock. due 1853. and has listed
sqS h0e GOO per cent corporate stock and $1,000,
600 per cent assessment bonds. due 1919
SETTLEMENT FOR LEATHER STOCKHOLD-
FRs-JaTnes b. Colgate & Co announce that they
bave succeeded IN making arrangements so that
re preferred stockholders OF the United states
Leather company who placed their stock with
re frTn wiu receive the same terms as they have
rseeved-tlat is. lSC. About 10000 shares VIII
Da-ticipate IN the benefits OF this settlement
About 1000 shares are still in outsiders hands.
A8iERICAN LIGHT AND TRACTION STOCK
rTVIDEND.-The directors Of the American Light
s15 Trac-ion Company have declared extra
stock dividend Of ? Z per cent on the common
stock PAYABLE on or before November Is. They
also have declared the regular quarterly divi-
5ends Cf z per cent on the preferred and per
cent the common. payable November !.
KEW LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE DIRECT
OR-At tie annual meeting OF the stockholders
az TIE Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company.
reid n Louisville yesterday, the retiring board Of
directors reelected. and L ". Bolts
elected a member Of the directorate 10 I'LL the
vacancy caused by the death OF Attila Cox.