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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
MAKING A TUNNEL.
Some of the Wonders of Railroad Con-
 struction.
From Inc Outing Magazine.

From the Outing Magazine.
 Sometimes the construction engineer brings his new line face to face with a mountain too steep to be easily mount ed and then he prepares to pierce 1t. Tunnels are not pleasant to ride through. They are, moreover, fearfully expensive to construct and they necessitate a dou- ble inspection. But-and the but in this case Is very large one-they reduce grades and distances in wholesale fash ion. and so in mountainous country the engineer must be prepared to drive tunnels and the folk who come after him. to operate them. The tunnel job is apt to be a separate part of the work. 1t calls for its own expert talent.
 If the tunnel s more than a half or three-quarters of mile long 1t will probably be dug from shaft or shafts as we'll as from it's portals. In this way the work will not only be greatly hastened but the shafts will continue in use after it is completed as vents
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paid to the United States treasury. and to be collected annually This new source of revenue might well be considered in con nection with the effort to revise the tariff and re-impose war taxes of an obiection- able character. Throughout the country an effort is being made to suppress the advertising sign nuisance 1t has been tol- erated altogether too long It meets no public want because the newspapers. magazines and other publications are the legitimate channels for the use of the ad- Vertiser. They contribute to the ednca- tion of the people and to the prosperity Of the nation. If the press will stand sol idly behind Senator Heyburn's bul, it's passage will be assured, and it will be ef- fective in suppressing what has come to be an intolerable nuisance. The bill board must go!
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date of formation and giving the county or counties from which the county was formed;" second, "A list of Virginia Area and population of each county, census of 1900" and fourth, list of authorities used in the work.
 student of history and a teacher of history, Dr. Long knows how to search out facts, how to estimate them and how to use them. Virginia County Names is brief. reliable, up-to-date, in teresting, the work of man in sympathy with his subject, and enthusiastic about Virginia's greatness and her place in his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
Tax the Billboard Nuisance.

From Leslies Weekly.
 The newspapers of this country have every reason to support the bill introduced by Senator Hepburn of Idaho. providing for a tax on advertising signs. In for egn lands these signs are taxed and af- ford considerable public revenue. Sen ator Hepburn proposes a tax of ? cents per superficial square foot on signs ad- vertising products which enter into inter- state commerce. The taxes are to be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
might feel No. plus over the death of

might feel No. plus over the death of his wife's stepmother.
 There are more than a few persons in this world who do not believe in the use of mourning symbols, in note pa- per, in apparel, or in any other form. Their grief is not to be questioned when they suffer bereavement but the idea of making it an occasion for decor ation seems repugnant to them. But of course, they are deplorably unfash ionable and their attitude is not to be admired
 Even psych ology might well hesitate before attempting to classify grief In five widths, from No. ] to No. 5, but fashion hesitates at nothing. and what it can't do with bonnets it accomplishes very handily with note paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25

Virginia County Names, Two Hundred
 and Seventy Years of Virginia History
 by Charles Massie Long, Ph. D. Crhe
 Neale Publishing Co)
 Dr. Charles Massie Long, professor of English and philosophy in Bethel college is scholar by inheritance, by aptitude and culture His father was professor of church history in Crozier Theological Sem mary for IS years, and his uncle, the late Gen. A. L. Long, author of Memoirs of Robert E. Lee" was military secretary to General Lee. Dr. Long is a graduate of Richmond college, and postgraduate of the University of Virginia, taking his doctors degree in 1901, In which school he was for two years licentiate instructor in Latin and Creek
 Dr. Long is a native of Virginia hav- ing been born within sight of Monticello mountain. a mile or two from the Univer- sity of Virginia All his life he has been familiar with the history and traditions of Virginia; he has lived and studied and taught among the people of the Old Do- minion, thus unconsciously fitting himself in the best possible way, for the unique work of writing history from names fa- milar as household words.
 'The naming of Virginia countless he says, in his Introduction, combined with the circumstances that attended the nam ing, serves to recall many historical facts. and so numerous and important are these facts that the county names form, as 1t were, a framework on which hangs much of English history, and more of the his tory of Virginia. Furthermore, this framework presents the facts in new aspect, and, indeed, probably brings to light not a few facts that are wholly new. The story of the county naming Is pre-eminently story of colonial Virginia, for 5S of Vrglnia's 100 counties were named during the colonial era.
 The charming story of the county naming is complete, tracing the history of Virginia from the time of the first eight shires were formed in 1884 to the formation of Dickenson county in 1880, brilliant line of famous names, names of kings and queens, princesses, dukes, war riors and statesmen. Perhaps the chapter headings will best show, in brief form, the derivation of the names Dr. Long finds so revealing and interesting; First. Introduction second, Royal English Families" third. "Other Names from England;" fourth, American Warriors and Statesmen:" fifth Virginia Gov ernors and United States Presidents" sixth, Indian Names and Natural Fea tures;" seventh, "The Jamestown Ex position and Virvinia County Names;f eighth, Conclusion. :"
 The book is provided with an excellent map, and an appendix, the latter con- taining four tables: First, "A list of Vir- gina counties arranged according to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25

'The Girl and the Bill" by Bannister
 Merwin. Dodd, Mead & Col
 No doubt there is some law in the code, which, if found and applied. would prevent the publication of the so-called fiction which is sold to unsophisticated book buyers for S1.50. In this day and generation 1t seems only necessary to have pretty girl. wooden-headed hero who meet, the runaway, a motor car smash-up or a street janb. upon which 1t bases an effusion for which the publisher expects us opay one hundred and fifty cents. In the book title given above, a young, of course handsome. chap with a great deal of money, stops to look at a lamb of street traffic in New York city. Of course. right near him is a beautiful girl whom Orme Immediately knows fate has selected for him. He quickly makes up his mind to this and as quickly gets a large grease spot on his hat. Of course. no young man who had found his fate could go around New York city with a grease spot on his hat so going into hatter's to buy another. the clerk gives him in change $5 bill with a sen tence and some curious abbreviations across it's face.
 Now it must be remembered that up to the time Richard Orme stood face to face with his fate in the street iamb, as heretofore referred to, he had been a mo- account young man with plenty of mon- ey As soon as he met his fate. also the grease spot on his hat. also the $5 bill with the hieroglyphics, Richard Orme be- came the busiest man in the United Staates His adventures would fill a book, and unfortunately it does in this case, bringing in all manner of people, secretary of state, German ambassador burglars, clairvoyants, jiu-jitsu.
 Orme Is busy from beginning to end of course, and in the end he succeeds in restoring to the secretary of state some stolen papers. And who do you think the secretary of state turns out to be? Why, of course, the father of the girl. "the fate" met in the street jam before mentioned. There seems to be hardly any excuse for "the girl and bill" still strange things have happened "An Unfinished Divorce" by Francis D.
 Gallatin. CThe Cochran Publishing Co.,
 In this new volume there is much dis cusson of divorce, from many points of view as the publisher desgnates "in a masterly fashion,
 There is much talk about divorce without a doubt, in this book, but the people in troduced into the story are so utterly without morals or good behavior that the object sought (possibly) by the author, will not be gained by the readers mind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25

'"rhe Climbing Doom,' by Lawrence Dit
 This is one of those books which has, been spoken of in this department, which will give all the necessary horseback exercise that one may possibly require or desire in the library.
 The scene of the story Is in South America, with an attempt of a set of ad- venturers to reach a city far up in the Andes in which, of course, there are mill lions and millions of gold. diamonds, etc. In this city lived descendants of the meas ruled by queen, whose gene alogical tree ran back a few thousand kilometers. to say the least, up to a point where Pizarro was supposed to have married Inca princess Of course the present queen had control of all the treasures in this city. but she was won by love of one of the adventurers- a big American from Ohio who gets his hands on this accumulated treasure, and after some years makes his escape after a series of unusual happenings; the hus- band of the queen going so far as to carry away his baby daughter. When the baby daughter is taken to Ohio and grows up to be a beautiful girl, then begins most of the story which is told in "The Climbing Doom.'
 The book under discussion is as full of exciting adventure hairbreadth escapes and al that sort of thing as you can find in a long time, For anybody who cares for a book of that kind, '"rhe Climbing Doom will please; otherwise not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25

"SalVator' by Perceyal Gibbon. Double-
 day, Page X Col.
 If you had been starting home from Mozambique with your ticket purchased berth engaged on board a German steam CT leaving that afternoon and had been approached by a conspirator who urged you to surrender your berth on the steam- CT so that q political person might es- cape? 1T you continued your hunting through Africa expecting some of these days to meet a man in whose liberation you had been largely instrumental, and in due time arrive at Shoreham, some place in England. that the first man you met and of whom you heard gossip was the man you had assisted to liberate from almost certain death, was there in your home; that you met him, that he seemed glad to meet you, but seemed un- der no obligations to you for the great service rendered in Mozambique, nor had he spoken or did he ever speak while in Shoreham of the fact that you had saved his life; that this same man whose life you had saved and who had never mentioned the subject to any man, woman or child in your home place. where he was visiting. succeeded in winning your longedfor wife, now wouldn't you really have felt a little al outs?
 This Is the beginning of the story called "Salvator.' recently written by MT. Per ceVal Gibbon. who is well known to all magazine readers. Salvator was the man whose life was saved. Charters was the man who did the life-saving and wife losing. From this start-of with Salvador engaged to marry Lady Betty, the book moves with a dash, and of its kind Is frst-class. Salvador a great adVen- turer, whose sole aim in life was the freeing of the country of Mozambique. The book Is quite above the average and will interest those people who care for the better class of stories that occasional ly emerge from the publishers press.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
Literary LightS and Shadoh1s
BY S. MAYS BALL

"The Earth's Bounty by Mrs. Kate V.
 St. Maur. Crhe McMillan Go)
 Mrs. St. Maur, after living in the city for a number of years and having an awfully hard time of 1t in making both ends meet, always desirous of having a country home of her own, decided to take the risk by giving up her apart ments in New York city and moving to the country on a rented piece of ground. She at first took over 12 acres of land, upon which there was a homestead and for which she paid SlS0 per year. After three years there was natural surplus in the treasury, though Mrs Maud or any member of her family knew nothing in regard to farming Success was not won without labor-"the glorious invigo- ration of the industrious outdoor life on a farm would each day reveal some new interest," is what Mrs. St. Maur writes of and she goes so far as to emphasize the fact that without industry. no sue cess could be made on a small country place such as she and her family took hold of.
 In this book, which is really the sec ond of a series of which the first "A Self-supporting Home," was published some time ago, is intended to give the experience of Mrs. St. Maur and her family in order to lend encouragement to city dwellers who feel that they can stand no longer city life, but have not the money to do so with. Mrs St Maur shows in her book that not only can one live in the country, but make money out of it.
 "The Earth's Bounty is well worth buying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25

Did Not Need Her Spectacles.
 William asked his grandmother. Do glasses magnify. grandmother" A little. my boy" Well, when you are packing my lunch for school I wish you would take them off. please" he answered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25

The husband whose past conduct has led his wife 10 seek divorce, acts with little deceney when he appars on the scene. and whatever effect the arguments hay have had on the wife, is obliterated on the readers mind by the doing away with the lover. which seemed to be her chief reason for seeking a reconciliation
 If you care to read how near a set of people came to the jumping off place. and then didn't do It. you might try "Un- finished DiV>-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-10
RUN EXCURSIONS
 TO BIRMINGHAM
TRAINS WILL COME IN DURING PRESENT MONTH FROM KNOX VILE, ROME, GA, AND HUNTS WILLIE, ALA.

On September 13 and IA and on Sep tember 27 many visitors will be brought to Birmingham on excursions, personally conducted by Cash Mosby and A. R. Mosby, the special trains to be operated over the Southern railroad from Knox ville Tenn, Huntsville and Rome, Ga., to Birmingham. The excursions are be- ing widely advertised as "a chance to visit the Pittsburg of the South'-Bir- mingham.
 The train from Knoxville will be oper- ated on September 13 with round trip rate of s3.50. It will leave Knoxville at 12 o'clock, midnight, September 13, and will leave Birmingham at 6:30 a. m. Tues day, on the return trip.
 The excursion from Rome will be run on Tuesday morning, September A. It will leave Rome at 5:40 a. m. Tuesday morn ing and will depart from Birmingham Wednesday morning at 6:S0 a. m., Sep tember 15. Round trip rate will be $2
 The special train will be operated out of Huntsville on September 27, leaving Huntsville at S:45 o'clock Monday morning and departing from Birmingham at p. m. Tuesday. rate of $2.25 will be of fered.
 On all three trains corresponding low rates will be offered from all points be- tween Birmingham and the cities out or which the special trains will be operated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-10
ADJUSTMENTS.
"Graustark."

"craustark" dramatization Of George Barr McCutcheon's popular novel, played to two crowded houses yesterday at the Jefferson special matinee per- formance being given in addition to the hooked night performance. It is a melo- drama. pure and simple, with all the gun play and sensationalism of the usual thriller wicked and bewhiskered Vii- lain seeks to wed the beautiful Princess Yetive of Graustark, but is foiled at every turn by the ubiquitous American hero' Granfall Lorry. Maurice E. Prierre' Jr.' as the hero is great as a matinee idol but poor as an actor. Clyde F. McCabe ia clever in the role of Harry Anguish, the heros artist friend, but gives only a mediocre portrayal.
 None of the cast Is exceptionally gooo, but Isabel MacGregor, as the Princess eYtive, and John H. Lewis, as Baron Danglofs, deserve mention. The play is lavishly staged and makes good impress sion It was received last night by most enthusiastic audience, with profuse cheers for the brave deeds of the hero and misses in abundance for the black hearted villain A number of curtain calls were responded to by various menn- bers of the company, but the lurid cli- maxes and not the actors deserve the credit. The fact that McCutcheons novel has been so widely read may be consld- cred as a reason for the popularity Of the play.
 George D. Baker in his dramatization of the story gives full credit to the au- thors skill in writing best sellers. The play is all action and not for moment is the interest allowed to lag. The story deals with the love affair of Princess Yetive of "Graustark' and Grenfall Lorry, a wealthy young American with whom she becomes acquainted while on tour in his native country, giving her name as Miss Guggenslocker He follows her to "Graustark,'' a country which. like the Bohemian seacoast, has no real ex- istence He discovers while there that she is a princess and that she IS bound by a promise to her deceased father to marry into some royal family Prince Lorenze, to whom she is engaged. is killed by order of Prince Gabriel of Daws- bergen, who also aspires to her hand. The American is accused Of the crime and sent to prison. escaping, however. through the aid of the princess. He re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-10
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses have been issued as follows from the office of the pro- bate court:
 Harry Smith of Birmingham to Miss Bessie Oalxes.
 R.. c. Cook of. West End to Miss Anico Wodde1l
 o. c. Kimbell of Avonda1a to Miss Georgia Lathem.
 Charles J. Windfeld of Birmingham to Miss Mamie Porter Washington. Clyde Dodd of Kimberly to Miss Mertie B. Dass.
 John Doyle of Kimberly to Miss Alpha Dass-
 Sebastiano Dollica of Bessemer to Miss Lula Chiarello.
 W. V. Farrell of North Birmingham to Mrs. Kittie P. Manning.
 Bernard Davis Field of vicksburg to Miss Susie Phillips.
 James Mortimer Oliver of Birming- ham to Miss Blanche Duff.
 J. H Morgan of Bessemer to Miss Bessie |. B. Burgess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-10
COY. COBB WILL OPPOSE
 PROHIBITION ADIENDNENT

Next Wednesday morning will probably mark the exodus of many Birmingham citizens to Montgomery on the occasion of the meeting to be held in the Capital City for the purpose of threshing out the question of a constitutional prohibition amendment. An interesting figure in the meeting, who will go to Montgomery from Birmingham, will be ex-Gov R. w. Cobb, Alabama's oldest living ex-governor, who stated yesterday that he intended going to the capital to fight the amendment. Governor Cobb is now past so years of age.
 "A constitutional prohibition amend ment would be contrary to all principles of democracy and if adopted it will prove a bad feature in the government of the state. By reason of the fight which the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-10
To Locate Missing Persons-rwo
Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds of conveyance in the follow ing transactions in real estate, In which amounts of 5000 or more were involved, were filed yesterday in the office of the probate court:
 s458o-Robert P. McDavid to Mrs. L w. Brown, lot l, in block 225, Elyton Land company's survey of Birming' ham; fronting 45 feet on the.west side of Twenty eighth street and extending back 100 feet along the north side of Alley F.
 s4500-R- H. Welsh to c. B. Smith lots IS and 14. in block 8, survey of East Lake Land and Improvement com pany.
 ssooo-J. M Young to A. G. Mur- phree, the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 27, town ship IT. range 4 wset
 S26o0-William H. Baker to H. B. Abernethy, the north half of lot 2, in block 2, survey of Henry & Copeland Co.'s property.
 s2s30-J. G. Bass ct al. to T. H. Griffin, lot 14 and tn eeast half of lot 1, in block 1s, East Lake Land com- pany's survey of East Lake.
 $1e5o-Gibson Realty company to c. w. Spradley ct al., lots 8 and 4, in block and lot II, In block 4, Wood lawn Realty oompany's fourth addition to Woodlawn-
 $115o-George Tribe to Frank Arm- strong, lot 10, in block '. W. G. Vanns survey of Wood1awn.
 $110e-Thompson-B Real Estate and Insurance company to H. G. Full ton, lot 5, in block 2S, Phelan's addi- tion to Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-10
Cumberland Presbyterian Revival.

A large congregation greeted Evan
 gelist Fitzgerald at the First Cumber- land Presbyterian church last night and listened to a powerful sermon on the text from IT Timothy 1 2, For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power and of love and of q sound mind." At it's close 8 large Christians and later five men and wom.
 en definitely accepted Christ. The music led by Professor Maxim was full of snap and go and was greatly enjoyed by every one. Tho Bible readings at 1o:so each morning are well attended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-10

preachers have conducted it would be a stepping stone to a union of the church and state. We already have probably the most drastic prohibition laws ever drafted and they should be given trial. If the law cannot be enforced with stat utory prohibition a constitutional amend- ment will do no good. Hence the fight is at present a needless one, and l in tend to speak and work against the amendment"
 Governor Cobb did not oppose local op- tion and he was hands off in the fight for statewide prohibition He served two terms as governor of Alabama, his first terms beginning in 1878, and during his public life was recognized as an lnnu- ential political leader. For this reason he will be an interesting figure in the meet. ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-10
NEW DIRECTOR CHOSEN.
William Gussen Will Train Treble
 Clef Club.

William Gussen of the Birmingham Conservatory has accepted the position of director of the Treble Clef club. He is one of the best known musicians in the city, and is regarded in musical circles as thoroughly equipped for interpretative conducting.
 The Treble Clef club has long occupied the premier rank among local choral or ganizations. It gives series of high class concerts every season and last spring had prominent part in the music festival. It's chorus has heretofore mum bered about S5 voices, but 1t Is to be aug pented this fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-10
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
William F. Baker.

William F. Baker died yesterday morn ing at Flat Top mines, where he was in- stalling new scales for the Sloss- Sheffield company. Mir. Baker was part owner of the Birmingham Scale Works. He had been in i'll health for some little time, but continued at work. Death resulted from a hemorrhage.
 MT. Baker lived at 919 Second ave- nue, West End, where the funeral ser vices will take place. The time has not been set, awaiting communication from his son in St. Louis. MT. Baker was 62 years old and is survived by his widow and two sons, Ernest Baker and Marvin Baker of St. Louis.
 He was a member of Wahouma Tribe No. GA of Red Men. the Odd Fellows, the Modern Maccabees and the Masons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-10
Meeting Called
 For Birmingham Monday
Delegates Will Be Selected to Montgomery Conference Agn Prohibition Amendment-A. G. Smith Will Preside
 at the Big Gathering

A number of prominent citizens who are opposed to the amendment proposition which seeks to write prohibition in the constitution held a conference yesterday
 It was decided to call mass meeting of citizens of Jefferson county for Mon day evening at the Jefferson theatre for the purpose of indorsing the call for the Montgomery conference, to be held next Wednesday, and to choose delegates to