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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28

and the Presidents countrywide trip did not overcome this tendency
 But the year has been active and memorable. The North Pole was dis covered by Robert F. Peary. and Lieu tenant Shackelford went within 112 miles of the South Pole
 The art of flying in heayier-than-air machines was not originated this year by the Wright brothers and other ayi- ators. but it was plainly demonstrat- ed this year and put in the way to be- come a commercial help to mankind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
PERENNIAL.

 Three-score and five his years are told- He has not far to go; The ruddy-tinted fires of youth Long since have ceased to glow, The hand that once was strong in strife Is worn and feeble now And seamy lines of care are traced Upor that withered brow. But in his eyes youth fingers yet A merry wrinkles there, As if in mockery of age And pain and snowy hair; The heart he wore in boyhood days Is throbbing fondly yet, And OCT his dream of happiness No shadow of regret. Relentless time has found a foe, The youth that never dies The youth that lives in hopeful hearts. Where love and laughter lies. Though troubles followed all the way And many shape of woe, He's just as much boy today As fifty years agoi
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UUS0ld Portion of the Crop

All distressed cotton has been sold and there are many speculations as to the value of the remainder of the crop in farmers hands. The crop is, confes- sedly, 3,000,000 bales short of last years growth, and possibly the short age may go to $500 900 bales The re- mainder is calmly and confidently held awaiting the course of the mar ket. The spinners will have to offer good Inducements in order to bring out this remainder before warm weather comes again.
 Holders think they are entitled to 16 or IT cents, but there will be none of the obstinate holding that character. ized the Sully year Sales will no doubt take place on each bulge as it occurs until the tail-end bales are all sold. Spinners will make mistake if they think any of the cotton on the farms is held by those who have ob- legations to meet. The bales of the farm belong, in every sense of the word, to the men who grew and picked the cotton. These holders will select their own time of selling, and they will do this free from any rule or precon. ceived opinion. They may desire 16 or r cents. No doubt they do but an offer of 15 cents at the farm would be apt to lead to sales.
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EVIDENCE AGAINST COOK.
University Committee Will Publish
 More of Findings.

Copenhagen. December N.--The special committee of Copenhagen university which investigated Dr. Frederick Cook B polar records Is now considering whether or not 1t will publish second report. giving further details of It's work. If the committee should decide to do so It will issue the report abont the middle of Jan uary
 member Of the committee said today that some of the details of Cooks narra- tive of his expedition were fabricated and his papers showed that he had used caicu- lations furnished by Captain Loose. The second report he added. would present evidence to that effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
ou.rsntined In Private Car.

New York. December T.-Owing to the fact that his three-year-old son John developed a case of scarlet fever Christ mas morning at his residence, in Mont clair, N J., William J. Harahan. vice president of the Erie railroad, has es- tablished his wife and their 10 other children in his private car at Montclair. with . force of servants 10 care for their wants and with Erie railroad detectives them at night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
PIayers Go to the MInors.

Now York. December 2-The New York American League club today placed two pitchers with minor league teams for next season. George Mcconnell was released to Rochester. and Peter Wilson was sent to Montreal. It Is thought that the local club, in sending these players. to the minor league retained an option to repurchase them on August 20, 1910. Mcconnell is right-hand pitcher, Will son & southpaw. 4.|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
Kite FIyIno Expert Dead.

New York. December T.-Willism Abner Eddy well known as kite flying expert, died today at Bayonne, N. J. He was born in New Jersey in 1850. He was the first person in this eoptry to take pho- tograph from kite In mid air and he also made extensive experiments in talk ing upper air current temperatures and in atmospheric electricity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
Boy Found Dead.

Pittsburg, December 27.-- The body of l4-year-old James Lawrence Freel was found with his throat slashed from ear to ear in vacant house in Allegheny today. All indications point to murder. It is believed the lad was killed and then taken to the vacant house
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woman Doctor Ia bead.

Rochester. N. r., December 27.-Dr. Sarah R. A. Dolley. aged s1 years, the second woman to take a medical degree from an American college, died at her residence here this morning. At the age of g she graduated from the Rochester and Syracuse medical colleges and was appointed interne in the Block-Sley hos pital, Philadelphia. For many years Mrs. De,ley practiced in Rochester.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 War is hell-and sometimes holidays.
 Mirthless life is not much better than death.
 A woman coms down to breakfast in A. mood to sing. a man to swear
 There's heap of trouble coming to the man who has never yet had any to train him how to bear it.
 You can tell when man isn't over successful in hip business by tht way he keeps tslling you he h.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
pre.s Club Election.

Washington, December N.-At the an- puai election today of the National Press club of washington, Arthur J. Dodge correspondent of the Kansas. City Jour nal. was chosen president; Elmer E Payne of the Associated Press was re- elected vice president. and Arthur C. Johnson, correspondent of tho Denver News, was again named TOT secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
rat.lly Wounds Hls Mother.

Memphis, December 27.--James IF. Roach. 20 years old, is being sought to- night, charged with having shot and possibly fatally wounded his mother, Mrs. Sallie El Miller, at her home, near Memphis, late today. According to in formation secured by the police, the two ouarreled over money matters, the woman departing from the scene and directing her attention to grapho phone playing hymn, when the son sent bullet through her head.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
Dividend Is Declared.

Philadelphia, December T.--The Le- high Coal and Navigation company di- rectors today declared special scrip div idend of 15 per cent, payable March 1. 191o to stockholders of record January 31, 1910. This amount, based upon the outstanding capitalization of the com pany, means a distribution of s3,150, 900 among the stockholders and brings the capitalization up to s24 15o. 900. The stock is now selling at about $125.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
Found Dead In Ills Room.

Seattle, Wash. December N.-Patricx M Smith, aged 57. janitor of an apart ment house. who was found dead in his room last night, recently received a let ter from friends in Ireland, saying he had fallen heir to $90,O00. He refused to re- turn to claim his legacy, although an of fer to send 5000 for his expenses was made The old man had been Respondent over his appetite for drink and felt that the money would do him no good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
weevII Reqarded as Blessing.

Natchez, Miss, December T.-J. G. Wright of Church Hill, Jefferson county, while here stated that he had just mar keted 1000 pounds of pork at a paying price and next year expects to have 40.OO0 pounds. He regards the boil weevil as a blessing, as 1t has turned the farmers into the field of diversiiation and they will make cotton q surplus crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
Mayor Lays Cornerstone.

New York, December f7.--As one of the last official acts of his last week as mayor of New York, George B. Me Clellan today laid the cornerstone of the new municipal building near tho Brooklyn bridge terminal. Boiling wa ter was used. to prevent the mortar from freezing. The new building will be e monster of 23 stories, costing $6.000, 900 and will be ready in January. 1912.
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Killed In General Fight.

Huntington, W. Va, December H.- News reached here today of the fatal shooting yesterday of Samuel and Free land Dingess and Frederick Clemson at Christmas celebration at the home of Samuel Dingess, at Pecks Mills, Logan county Fifty or more shots are said to have been fired during the melee. No ar rests have been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
Candidate own Campaign Manaoer

Little Rosk. Ar, December H.-C. c. Kavanaugh, one of the candidates for the gubernatorial nomination. opened headquarters in the old bank building across from the statehouse. Mir Kay anaugh says he will be his own cam paign manager, and it is his intention to begin active work at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
Grand Jury Puts End to Rallies.

Little Rock, Ark, December H-Acting upon instructions of Mayor w. R. Dud- ley, City Collector Kramer announced that after the expiration of present licenses there will be no more raffles in Little Rock The grand jury sent the mayor letter, requesting him to put stop to the practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
Bankruptcy Case In Meridian.

Meridian, Miss, December T.-(Special.) Mrs. c. Goldstein proprietor of the New York store. carrying a stock of gen. eral merchandise, late tonight filed petition in bankruptcy. Assets are placed at seoOo, while the liabilities are said to be something like sl20oo. Most of the creditors are residents of New York. The indebtedness locally is small.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
Steamer Ia Rescued.

Queenstown. December N.-The Layland line steamship Cuban. yesterday reported 70 miles west of here in tow of the Bo- hemian of the same line. is nearing this port The Cuban broke her rudder on De- cember 1T and was tossed about in the heavy seas without chance to repair for three days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
A DIAGNOSIS.

 1y seemed to enjoy it,''
 A DIAGNOSIS.
 While popular bank official of An niston. who brides himself on being a strict teetotaler, was stretched out on his bed trying to take about forty winks" his little boy came into the room, thoughtfully surveyed his father from head to foot, and then remarked Mother, he's either very drunk Or very sick
 FORGOT SOMETHING. farmer who had been transactine business in Tina started to drive home and was obsessed by the idea that he had forgotten something. When he had got three miles from town he remem- bered what it was and turned back. He had left his wife in town
 Kansas City Star.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
Golf at Plnehurst.

Plnehurst. N. C., December 27.-C. N. Hudson of Bay Suffolk, Long Island, won the medal play handicap in the opening of the seasons golf schedule, at 7s net. He played with a handicap of 10 c. H. Matthieson of New York and Leland In- gersoll of Cleveland tied for second place. at 7s Ingersoll played with a handicap Af |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
prInce chvn Wac Not stabbed.

Pskin, December n.--The report pub lished abroad that Prince Chun. the re- gent, was stabbed while about to enter the palace today is without the slightest foundation in fact. No attack of any kind has bean made on the prince regent. and statement to this effect, has been sivsa out by the palace officials
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
Neck Kicked for Spool Of Thsad.

Rosedale, Miss, December H.-A negro snatched woman's purse at tho rail- roa dstation and ran to the woods. Fifty negro men and boys and two white men ran after him. He was caught and put in tail The pocketbook contained spool of thread, the woman having hidden her snonsy In hsr steeling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
W.rshIp To Go to Mobile.

Washington, December 27.-(Spe- cial al.)-Representative Dent of Ala bama had conference with navy de- partment officials today to request the sending of a war vessel to Mobile for the Mardi Gras celebration. The de partment will probably take favorable acti0fl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
Prjxe FIaht Called of.

Kansas City, December H.-The tsn- round fight bstwssn Teatherweisht Champion Attell and Tommy Mowatt of which was to have taken place here tonight was postponed indefinitely. Promoter c. B. Nelson did not state tho reasons for the postponement, which was decided on late today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
HrIdeoroom Is shot bead.

Strickland, Ga, December z7.--A few minutes after he had been married to Miss Rose Butler, Gabriel Len, a young farmer, was shot and almost in- stantly killed by Joe Jackson, re- 1ected suitor of the bride, near Lynn, today. The scene of the killing Is in . remote section of this county, and none of the particulars are known. A sher- iff's posse with bloodhounds is pur- eI1inp Jackson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
RARE OLD RAFFLps.

'She looked at him and she looked at me, and I've got one of the looks she gave him, and another that she never meant me to see, bottled in my blackguard heart foreverr' It is MT. Justice Raffles'' who Is doing the talking this time and of course it is the same
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
TWICE AS BAD.

Can you imagine anything worse than the suit of clothes that fellow has on?'
 "Yes. Suppose that fellow had a twin brother who was dressed the same way7'
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cummIns Will Speak.

Des Moines. Iowa. December T.-Sena- tor Albert B. Cummings will address a banquet of so-callsd progressive republic ans here next Saturday night. He today invited Senator Beveridge of Indiana and Senator Deliver of Iowa to attend the banQust and speak
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Mexico Citizen In sirminoham. :.

Mexico Citizen In Birmingham. 's
 Lonos Martinez. a native of Mexico. passed through Birmingham yesterday en route to New York and while in the city visited The Age Herald for the pur- pose of learning news of the arrival in a Mexican port of ex-President zelaya of Nicaragua
 Martinez, a man of fine appearance and evidently of wealth, does not believe that Mexico has taken a step which might precipitate trouble between that coun- try and the United States.
 ''I was surprised stated he. when [ learned that Zelaya was en route to Mexico. At the time of learning this I was in Texas. While at home I had heard no rumor of what was intended. Just why Mexico took the step is un- known. but since the step Is taken cannot see where it can result in any thing serious.
 "The United States has made no ef- fort 10 cause the rrest of Zeaya. nor did the United States attempt to pre- vent Mexico from carrying him aboard its ship. l believe that there is an un- derstanding between Mexico and the United States and that in case this gov ernment ever desires to gain possession of Zelaya such can be accomplished without trouble. When the time comes, if ever 1t does. when it will be neoes- sary for zelaya to answer for his crimes in Nicaragua, I do not believe that there will be an obstacle of the fimsiest char acter placed in the way of such pro- cedure
 The people of Mexico are exceedingly friendly to the United States and the policy of the government at this time Is one of peace. Were there probability that the carrying of the exPresident of Nicaragua from that country to Mexico would cause a conflict of any character between my country and this, Zelaya now, instead of being on Mexican soil, would be on South American"
 Martinez has papers of introduction which represent him to be a planter and wholesale merchant. possessing position of worth in the regard of the people of his country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28

We took in Hawaii-why should not Japan absorb Korea? She will do so, at any rate, whether whether we like or dislike it.
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so Hp WOULD.

T see from the papers that zelaya's flight was received with varying emo- tions at Washington"
 'If his flight has been received with . round of shells from the United States warships stationed at Corinto, Zelaya would have much more respect for this government than he has now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
so SOON?

Doesn't time fy?'
 Indeed 1t does What kind of bathing suit are you going to have this year?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28

Mr. Roosevelt's dead animals are not nearly so dreadful as are their names
 TWO thousand Heinz empioyes sat down to dine on the 57 varieties. Doe" Cook is a good hand at the incognito business, at any rate. The Ballinger-Pinchot squabbe can- not, alas. be told to the Danes.
  When in doubt tell the truth, even if you are a polar explorer.
 ---..---- Two figures must be changed in all dates after this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28

Constantinople got rid of Abdul Ha- mid, and now it is to have new au- tocrat in Central and her phones, which have a habit of being busy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28

Get ready to answer 32 questions when the census enumerator calls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28

The Wright brothers are kept busy fighting infringements and have no time to fly over Worcester, or any other town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28

The Peary-Cook case is off the dock ct, but the Pinchot-Ballinger and Jef- fries Johnson cases still finger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28

It now appears that Doc Cook sent no gum drops with his records to Co., penhagen.
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The new home of Humpty-Dumpty Cook must be in No Mans Land, for all other places have been searched.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28

Dr. Cook made the mistake of using a dream book as an aid in discovering the north pole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28

Nicaragua finds the task of selecting satisfactory president as difficult as it does to ascertain the fourth dimen. siOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28

The suffragettes are lost in the polit- ical shufne in England. It is too ear nest and too hot to suit even them.
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Judge Lurton is now Justice Lurton and his salary has been marked up.
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Robert E. Pearys copyright on the North Pole has been confirmed by all except Admiral Schley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
A PREvARICAToR

"Is he the sort of man who'll tell you what's what?"
 No; he's the sort of fellow who'll toll you what's not"
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POOR OLD DAD.

Fathers swathed in bandages To his eyes, because Father set himself on fire Playing Santa Claus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
Signs of Prosperity.

All indications point to an active pig iron market early in the new year. The market has been quiet for several weeks past and the price schedule was lowered from s15 to s14 on a No. basis; but with the brisk buying movement in sight the price is likely to advance to s15 and harden at that price.
 The melt during the last three months has been very large and there ie every reason to think 1t will be heavier in 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28

Dr. Jonnesco knows how to make people look pleasant, even under ad- verse circumstances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
Tho Iron Market.

"One of the many evidences of the re- turn of prosperity is the announcement that the Majestic theatre will be re- opened next Monday with vaudeville" said a regular patron of the theatres last night. "This, coming right on the open ing of the Orpheum, means that the big theatrical people of the country believe that gcod times are here again, and here to stay. It also means that Birmingham is regaining its old place as a theatrical town. for several years ago this was known as one of the two best cities in the south.
 "The opening of the Orpheum was an suspicious occasion, for 1t gathered to- gether a large audience of as representa- tive people as I have seen in a theatre here this season. The entire lower floor was filled with the best people that at tend the theatres, and the balcony had Q large number of people also. Then, across the street a big crowd saw Checkers at the Buou. and the Jefferson had 8 good house. Altogether there must have been 5000 people In the various theatres tonight, which is a large number for city the size of Birmingham"
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Leopold is dead and buried. and his whiskers were buried with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
Mir. hoadIey inspecting Properties.

Joseph H. Hoadley of New York, pres ident of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company, who is here to make an inspection of the company's prop critics, which he does annually, visited Lewisbure yesterday, accompanied by Vice President and General Manager Guy R. Johnson and inspected the Mary Lee Mines
 q found everything at Mary Lee in ex- cellent condition" said MT. Hoadley. "I will go to Ironaton Tuesday and will spend Wednesday at Gadsden, returning to Birmingham Wednesday night. I will remain in the Birmingham district until after the first of the year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
suRPRIsING

Do you know, I'm losing faith in the 5okesmiths.''
 Whats the matter?
 saw a man this morning smoking cigar from box his wife gave him for Christmas present and he actual ly seemed to enjoy it!'
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When Zelaya makes his exit from Mexico he will keep one eye on his bank account in foreign lands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
WHAT'S THE rsE2

I've quit one habit Pray. don't scoff, The foolish habit
 Of swearing off