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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
Bids Wanted.

Notice is hereby given that bids will be received in the office of the Board of Revenue of Jefferson county, Alabama, up to 12 o'clock, noon, Friday, August 6. 1909, for making maps for the tax assessor of said county. Plans and specifications can be had in the tax assessors office The right to reject any and all bids is re- served by the Board of Revenue.
 JOB GOING, President Board of Revenue of Jeffsr- son county. e-1-2t-sil-tu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
Has Peculiar Accident.

Samuel P. King, bookkeeper in the Bank of Dnsley, is carrying his right arm in & sling as the result of peculiar accident He had his pencil behind his ear and it fell to the floor. He made an effort to catch it before 1t struck the floor but the pencil landed on the rubber end and MT. King drove the sharpened end into his wrist about half an inch and 1t broke off. The doctor had to make a long incision to remove the wood and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
Notice to Contractors

Sealed proposals will be recsived by the undersigned until Il o'clock, a. m., We'd nesday, August 4, 1909. for certain grading, curbing, gutters, sidewalk and combined curb and gutter paving. Also for the con- struction of certain sanitary sewers and for certain vitrifed brick alley paying. Specifications may be obtained and plans examined at this office. The right is re- served to reject any or all proposals.
 (SignedD MAURY NICHOLSON,
 7-27-oA City Engine0e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
Five Feet of Culture.
From success Magazine.

When Dr. Charles w. Eliot announced
 some time ago that five feet of books, well read would give a liberal education, everybody was delighted-that is, every body except worlsmen in the "best sell- err factories. Busy America decided in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01

Power company will remodel the pres- ent postoffice in the Mcdonald building and then the actual work on the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic in the city will begin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01

phenomenon. There is only one Brook lyn, and those who live in 1t know best why 1t Is what it Is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01


 MENT FOR YOUR TRADE; Il you spend. They can be ob Drugs, Hardware, and all nece SOLUTELY NOTHING it mak Parlors, where you may see tf ly. Save your Soap Wrappers upon you, or you can excha mium Display Parlors. Were do not fail to come in and get Ask These Merchants for
 M. Nicely
 Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes,
 1926. Second Avenue.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18


The rich American going abroad counts only
one the passenger list, but he must be carefully
considered in any estimate.
He spreads out the chart upon his desk An
exceedingly anxious-toplease agent of the steam
ship company is his side Here is something
up the bow that is just right-so the steam
ship man says Not for minute" says the man
who has the last say. 1t is too far up in front
The motion of the boat would put him out of bust
ness the first day. What else?
oh. exquisite suite amidships. It's great
The Countess de Spitzbergen never takes any
thing else when she is going to or coming from
America Beautiful parlor, mahogany finish Bed
room in ivory. Bathroom in baby blue. Maids
quarters. And the rate for two adults and one
servant is only 81 200.
Will the gentleman take it?
Indeed he will not. The Countess of Spitzber-
gen may travel in the hold if she likes. but no
baby blue or mahogany can lure him to point
over the engines. Why, didn't he come over once
in a suite thus located? Didn't the incessant
coughing. wheeling. trembling and sneezing of the
machinery nearly drive him wild? Not wink
of sleep from the time he went abroad until he
got home. Friends thought he had been sick
when he showed himself in the street
oh. very we'll Here's equally beautiful
suite FAR removed from the engines-back toward
the stern. Occupants of these apartments often
call for the captain to ask what makes the boat
go. because they can hear noise nor feel any
vibration. Highly recommended by the best ply
sicians to nervous patients Price, the same
Did any one ever hear of such stupidity? Here
our patient multi-mllionaire has explained in de-
tail that he cannot travel at the bow Of ship
because the motion is too great and the agent has
shown him suite near the stern. What's the
difference between the bow and the stern, any
way? Isn't each end balanced in the middle
where 1t will go up and down like the end of
walking-beam? Well steamship who
doesn't know any more than that go back
home. Mr.. Multi-Millionare will travel by some
line that at least employs persons OF intelligence
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18

nearly o'clock and a word said about
the window or the playwrghts strong right arm!
For a man of his brusque threats Mr. Shaw
has a very mild and misunderstanding ghost.
Halle Erminie Rives has a ghost that might
be of Oriental origin, for it resembles antique
and deliberately carved vase of Chinese design
more than anything else. perhaps it is meant
for the that contains my shades" the novel
list laughingly remarked
OF course one may Just care to have the
ghosts of ones friends and not particularly those
of people celebrated in the art literary polti-
cal worlds. and then it will be simple matter
to fill up ones ghost book. for the making of
ghosts will be found to be quite novelty at
tea or other social affair and taken along with
ones hand luggage on an ocean voyage ghost
book will prove source of endless amuse-
ment. while it will make lasting souvenir of
the trip. The ghost book itself is small affair
that can be gotten in the pocket of an overcoat
be carried easily in a mum big hand
bag so that can always take 1t along with
out any trouble.
When you ask for a ghost signature you prepare
the page for the writing by folding it and the
person whose ghost you are after writes directly
the line of the fold. A stub pen which holds
a large amount of ink is best for this purpose.
the size and mystery of the ghost depend
largely upon the ink. After the name is written
the page is folded together again without blot
ting and 10. the ghost appears. Try it and see
1t is not necessary to have book One
have the signatures written separate sheets
of paper and collect them, but care must be
taken to soft paper that will absorb the ink
readily. These separate sheets then be
pasted into scrap-beok, but the little ghost
book itself will be found more convenient At
the top of page in the ghost book is small
dotted line for the date and below appears
another line for the writing of the name after
the ghost is made. SO that after all in ghost
book gets genuine autograph well as
the spook signature
While several ghost signatures of the same
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
TROUBLE IN ROYAL PALACE.
Tidings Borne by Amateur Actor SUI.
ficient to Lead Hearers to Ex-
pect the Worst.

The Shakespeare club of New Or
leans used to give amateur theatrical
performances that were distinguished
for the local prominence of the actors.
Once a social celebrity. with a gor-
geous costume. as one of the lords In
waiting had only four words to say:
"The queen has swooned." AS he
stepped forward his friends applauded
vociferously. Bowling his thanks, he
faced the king and said. in high
pitched voice: 1.-The swoon has
queened"
There was roar of laughter; but
he waited patiently; and made an
other attempt:
The sween has cooned."
Again the walls trembled and the
stage manager said in voice which
could be heard all over the house:
Come off, you doggoned fool
But the ambitious amateur refused
to surrender, and in rasping fai-
setto, as he was assisted off the stage.
he screamed: THE coon has
sweened Success Magazine.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
WILD RIVER tanned
Diverted Through Mountain to
Give Power and irrigation.
Concrete Tunnel Six Miles Long l.
Completed After Four Years
of Work at Cost Of
About s4,oco,oco.

Denver. When President Tai,
touches button in this city the roar
ing waters of the Gunnison river will
be halted IN their flight down an unex-
p.ored. immemorial canyon and will be
turned by the cunning science of puny
ipen straight into the heart of a 1000
loot mountain. The wild river will
plunge through six miles of concrete
tunnel. the first part of its turning. 1t
VIII emerge in the Uncompahgre val
ley only half conquered. still full of
strength and mad defiance at the arti-
fetal bounds put upon its power. A
series of drops" will weaken it to
the extent of 10000 electrical horse
power. 1t will be free of the dark
tunnel. but still confined within tho
banks of a 12-mile canal of greater
size than the Erie canal. Racing down
the canal, the humbled waters will be
gradually diverted and spread out un
til they become tiny streams and trick
ling brooks. irrigating 100000 acres Oh
rich agricultural land. A giant of the
Rockies will be subdued and will
change its ages-long occupation OF
carving granite to providing moisture
and bloom for a wilderness
The Uncompahgre project, ranking
third among the great reclamation en-
terprises of the government, Is the
first to approach completion. 1t is
the most spectacular If not the great
est irrigation enterprise in the world.
The estimated cost of construction is
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
The ArtIess Boy.

The boy bowed politely to the gro
GER.
Il understand" he said. that you
want a boy, sir. Will you kindly look
me over"
Il only pay 3d. said the grocer. abb
ruptly.
Il understood said the boy, that
you paid four"
The grocer nodded.
II did pay four" he said. until l
saw in the paper the other day that
Millionaire Rogers began his business
career on SO a week"
The boy smiled.
But don't expect to be million
aire,' he said. Il don't care to be
rich-Td much rather be good"
The grocer was SO much pleased
with this artless reply that he COM
promised with the boy for three and
a half.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18

just finished brilliant first season in America
said that she could see in her ghost the shades
of the late empress dowager of china That fancy
may have occurred to her because when she
made her ghost the news of the death OF the
Chinese empress had just been received.
George Bernard Shaw hasn't time for ghosts
or interviews writer folk at ALL he says. yet
this inconsistent of men generally gives
his interview and sees the writer person, and
here we have his ghost. Mr.. Shaw generally
makes it as uncomfortable possible for the
interviewer before allowing him to be admitted.
but after that the genial blueeyed 1rishman is
irresistible and readily forgives him any
thing that has seemed rude. The writer sent
note asking for an interview with Mr.. Shaw in
his chambers Just off the Embankment in Lon
don last summer and in response Mr.. Shaw char
acteristically wrote:
NV Dear Miss -: I will have ten minutes
rest tomorrow some time between IL and 49, 80.
II YOU catch during the ten minutes l will
see you. If you stay longer | will throw you out
of the window. GEORGE b. S.
The writer went at quarter to twelve and
Nr Shaw talked and talked and talked until
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS.
Unselfishness in Life Is the One Thing
That Will Transform All
Things to Gold.

The moment we set about the task
of making every human being we
come in contact with better for know
ing us-more cheerful, more coura-
geous and with greater faith in the
kindness of God and man-that mo-
ment we begin to attain the third pur-
pose of life-personal happiness.
Would you possess the magic secret
of the alchemist which transforms all
things to gold?
1t is unselfishness-or. to use a bet
ter word. selflessness.
He who goes forth bent upon being
always kind, always helpful, in the lit
tie daily events of life, will find all
skies tinted with gold, all his nights
set with stars and unexpected flowers
of pleasure springing up in his path
way.
And all his tears shall turn into
smiles.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18

toward $4,000. 900. 1t was audacious
to propose shooting full grown river
through a mountain. Enormous diff
culties have been met and conquered
in making that subterranean channel
for the river since the beginning of
the work. four years ago.
1t was comparatively easy to work
at the west side of the tunnel. The
slope of the mountain towards the
Uncompahgre valley is gentle. but on
the Gunnison side it was necessary to
build a wagon road leading into the
frightful canyon, where the work at
the east portal was started. This
road is 16 miles long, and in some
places rises % feet in every 100 feet.
Down this road heavy machinery was
hauled, and the materials for build
ing a town of workers at the portal.
Tremendous flows of water encoun-
tered in digging the tunnel added to
the difficulties. The water going down
grade with the slope Of the tunnel had
to be pumped out at the rate of SOC, 900
gallons day. Subterranean lakes were
tapped. and when the drills penetrated
the water a stream 40 feet in length
knocking the men away from the air
drills. and even knocking the muck
ers" off the tram cars. Hot water was
encountered at times. raising the tenn
perature of the tunnel to such an ex-
tent that the miners were compelled to
work almost naked. At one time a
heavy flow of carbon dioxide, or choke
damp, caused the workers to run for
their lives, many narrowly escaping
asphyxiation. 1t was three weeks be-
fore it was possible to work again in
the headings. and then a ventilating
shaft $50 feet deep had to be sunk A
long stretch of fossil sea shells loose
and crumbling, compelled the use of a
special system of timbering, causing
another vexatious delay and extra ex-
pense.
But the tribulations of the mountain
borers are over. Only few rods of
shale and rock remain to be blasted
by the tireless force of miners, work
ing in three shifts. day and night. The
IL by 10 foot hole is faced with
solid concrete, backed by giant tim
bers. which in turn rest against the
solid rock. Through this waterway,
which will last for countless ages, will
rush a body of water nine feet deep,
with carrying capacity of 1900 cubic
feet d y cpnd. The Great Spirit of the
Rockies will mourn a vassal torn from
his dominions, and everywhere peo-
pie will enjoy peaches and muskmel-
ons and potatoes grown in the arid
soil of the Uncompahgre valley by the
aid of the tanned and civilized Gunni-
son river.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18

this year 1t was Broadway, Bath
Beach,. Kokomo or Kalamazoo for a
large number of worthy American
citizens whose custom it has been to
spend the sultry months across the
water.
It's the old story of Balaklava over
again-only worse. Some millions
have blundered. Times are twisted
up in hard knot and we are just
beginning to get the kinks out. No
body knows what is going to be the
outcome of the new tariff law. The
indications are good for poor wheat
crop. Panama hats and overcoats
are selling side by side in the open
market.
In short. there is no time like the
present for staying at home and at
tending to business. In these crucial
circumstances 100000 persons have
consented to make the sacrifice. At
any rate. such are the present indi-
cations.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18

oline and other Pacific islands, he
was made a count; while in 1905. on
the occasion of the crown princes
wedding. the kaiser raised him to the
rank of prince. or, rather. "furst,"
which is akin to that of the British
marquis and only inferior to that of
duke, seeing that the present emper-
or. on dismissing Bismarck, offered
him as a solatium the title of her
zog," or duke of Lauenburg, which he
scornfully refused.
But the rank of prince was Bulow's
reward for his Algeciras policy. Both
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
Aid Fight Against tuberculosis.

At the recent meeting of the Ma
tional Association of Bill Posters, held
in Atlanta, Ga, it was decided to do
nate to the campaign against tubercu-
losis s1.200.000 worth of publicity.
The bill posters in all parts of the
United States and Canada will fill
the vacant spaces on their $500 bill
boards with large posters illustrating
the ways to prevent and cure con-
sumption. The Poster Printers asso-
citation has also granted 100000
worth of printing and paper for this
work. This entire campaign of bill
board publicity will be conducted I'M
der the direction of the National AS
ISOLATION for the Study and Proven
ton of tuberculosis in cooperation
with the National Bill Posters asso-
citation,
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
And Ma tainted.

why did she refuse you?" she
asked her son. with fine scorn.
Well" the boy replied between his
sobs. ''she objects to our family. She
says pas a loafer. that you're too fat
and that everybody laughs at Dayse
Wayne because she's fool and talks
about nothing but the greatness of
her family" (Chauncey threw water
in his mothers face, but at three
O'Clock this afternoon she was still
in a swoon. with four doctors working
on her.)-Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
The Newer Way,

Many ideas in regard to women
have entirely changed. and among
the better and wiser changes is that
old thought that the women who
were given to good works must needs
be dowdy. 1t is undeniable that
good" women used to wear dowdi-
ness as a sort of hall mark of vir.
tue. AS a matter of fact. dowdiness
is merely mark of bad taste and a
sign of some lack in the mind. Wom-
en- are no longer lacking in the wis
dom that chooses pretty rather than
ugly clothing, and those who do not
make the best of their appearance are
losing golden opportunity of giving
pleasure.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
Could She?

When women get to voting" said
the man, they will have great
many more calls than they now have
to put their hands in their pockets
and give money to further important
causes
The woman looked thoughtful.
I'm always willing, of course" she
said, "to give money for a good cause,
but as for putting my hand in my
pocket"
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
They Were Good Mothers.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton is quoted as
saying that a woman's first duty is to
develop all her powers and possibili-
ties, that she may better guide and
serve the next generation. Mrs. Stan
ton raised seven uncommonly healthy
and handsome children. says an ad-
mirer of hers, and the children of Mrs
Julia Ward Howe testify to the vir-
tues of the noted woman as moth
er. The eagle may be as good a
mother as the hen or the goose.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
A ReaIist.

Il am a great believer in realism"
remarked the poet.
"Yes?" we queried with rising in
Election. thereby giving him the desired
opening.
Il sometimes carry my ideas of
realism to a ridiculous extreme" con-
tinued the poet.
Indeed" we exclaimed namely.
somewhat impatient to reach the point
OF his witticism.
Yes" continued the poet, the other
day | wrote a sonnet to the gas COM
pany and purposely made the meter
defective"
At this point we tainted
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
Except Bismarck, Prince Won euIow
Holds Record for Services as
German Chancellor.

Prince Bulow. former chancellor of
the German empire, left office after
having been the longest lived of Ger.
man chancellors after the first and
greatest. Bismarck was continuously
in Office. under different names. from
1862 to 1890. a period Of 20 years. His
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
HIS TERM OF OFFICE LONG

immediate successor, Caprivi, lasted
only four years-from 1890 to 1894;
while Uncle Chlodvig" Hohenlohe
ran the imperial affairs after that till
1900, when he was succeeded by Blu
low, who had come from Rome to the
foreign office in 1897, so that he had
already had a spell of IL years hard
work in the Wilhelmstrasse.
For his services in connection with
the Spanish agreement about the Car
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
A PROPOSAL.

Mr.. Hardup-Good morning, Miss
Aughtumn-ahem! There is some
thing / have been wishing to ask you
for some time, but-er-the fact is.
haven't been able to screw up enough
courage to-er-come to the point.
Miss Aughtumn-A proposal at last!
Mr.. Hardup-Could you, my dear
Miss Aughtumn-could you lend me
five dollars?
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
AUTOGRAPH dh00D
or FAN GU s PE0P LIE

person will often show
an apparent wide differ
ence in conformation.
owing to the shape of the
pen, the flow of the ink
and the amount of pres
sure used. a more careful
scrutiny will make it
clear that the chief char
acteristics hold through
out. The ghost is true to
its type.
Who. then. will inter
pref and reveal the true
meaning of our ghost au-
tOoraDhs2 Here ia "a new
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18

The general consulted the topo-
graphical chart. You understand,
colonel" he said, that this charge on
the enemy's fertilization necessitates
the most reckless disregard for hui
man life?" Il understand, general"
the colonel replied 1.-The forlorn hope
that leads the movement will be COM
posed exclusively of amateur chauf-
feurs"
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
meut. / got worse and

doctors failed to help. / was discour-
aged. Doan's Kidney Pills brought
quick relief and final cure and now I
am in the best of health"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. SO cents box. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18

Bismarck's and Bulow's elevation to
the dignity of prince was the recon-
pense of their victories over the
French. But Bulow has never chung
to Office with the desperation of Bis
marck. and left the Wilhelmstrasse
without sigh.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
DISCOURAGED WOMEN.
a Word of Hope for Despairins Ones.

worn women. Backache. hip pains.
dizziness. headaches. nervousness. lam
guor. urinary troubles make women
suffer untold misery. Ailing kidneys
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18

never gets beyond the secretary at al-and the u
graph is stamped in such manner that IL ser'e
purpose well and Mr.. Author MT actor Vi
MT Singer a of time and trouble
But a request for a in ones ghost BOOK mas a
certain novelty about there is. too considerable
curiosity just what sort of ghost one name
viii make SO that nearly everyone will take the trouble
picture his ghost for you.
making the collection for a ghost DOOR pafuais
renroduced here many wellknown men and women
we're asked ghosts. President and Mrs ait were
amused and both took the Keen
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18
Masculine.

she is very mannish."
'Mannish nothing! She's the sweet
est, most feminine little creature in
the world"
We'll, she doesn't lie about her
age"
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18

field for investigation and amusement.
With the advent of the ghost book we nave
new twist to an old, old fad. Travellers in central
Europe early the fourteenth century USED
to carry their Book of Friends" an octave vol
ume in which names and sentiments were IN
scribed- On their return home they could show
interesting record of the famous personages
they had met. These the first autograph al
buns of which hear but the passion for col
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18

are the cause. Cure
them. Mrs. s. D. FL
lison, N. Broadway, La
mar, Mo-, says: kid
ney trouble wore me
down till / had to take
to bed. l had terrible
pains in my body and
limbs and the urine was
annoying and full of sed-
imenf L got XnrSe and
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18

That was fake CALL" murmured
Mrs. Smith, as she hung up the re-
ceiver.
Might have known It was phoney,-
remarked the humorous Mr.. Smith.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18

Stubb-Some expert says tents will
lats twice as long If you give them a
coat of tar.
Penn-That's nothing new. have
heard of tents being pitched all my
life.
The Lamar register., 1909-08-18

est interest in seeing how their
ghosts would turn out. The big
statesman adjusted his glasses. fold
ed with the utmost precision the
paper on which he was to inscribe
his ghost. looked around for a stub
pen. which. unfortunately, he could
not find on his desk in the Hot
Springs bungalow and then he
wrote his name and hastily folded
back the paper.
Cannot say that for such big
man as am in the flesh my ghost
cuts such a wide swath." he laugh
ingly remarked as he held the pa
per up for Mrs. Taft to view. But
anyhow. the smaller ones ghost the
better-perhaps." he added.
Mrs Taft was more pleased
with her ghost than she was with
that of her husband. You are more
important just now. but my ghost
is far more artistic creature than
yours and really more spirituelle."
she laughed