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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
CARROLLTON HAS
 NEW POSTMASTER
Vim. |. Stuckey Is Dis placed
 By Department
PUSH RAILROAD WORK
John T. Cochrane Says the Southern Branch of His Road Will Reach PanoIa In 30 Days-Gap May
 Be Covered In Few Years.

Carrollton. March 1S.-(SpeciaI.)- Postmaster William L. Stuckey has removed by the postoffce authorities This comes as the result of an indict- ment against MT. stucl1ey by the United States federal court on d minor charge It is not believed by the patrons of the postoffice that anything will come of the indictment and as MT. Stuckey has made an excellent official, the people of Carrollton regret very much to see him lose the office. Walter w. Williams of Gordo has been appointed postmas- ter in Mir. Stuckeys place, but will not take charge for several days.
 John T. Cochrane of Mobile, presi- dent of the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern railroad, Is spending several days here. For the past few days Mr. Cochrane has been inspecting the work of extension the southern end of the road, and he states that the work is progressing rapidly. and that trains will be running into the new town, Panola, within the next 30 days. This will leave a distance of only 75 miles between the southern terminus of the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern rail- road and the northern terminus of the Tombigbee Valley railroad of which MT. Cochrane is president also, and it is believed that within a short time the two roads will be connected. This will give this section direct route to the gulf, which has been much needed and much talked of for a long time.
 Work on the concrete store building now being erected by D. B. Gardner & Co. and the Bank of Carrollton is be- 1 ing pushed rapidly. The building will be handsome structure, and will add greatly to that part of town in which it is located.
 While the board of trustees were in specting the work on the new school building yesterday several of them started to descend the temporary stairs and the weight being too great the stairs gave way and the men fell to the floor below. A falling timber struck s. F. Fitzpatrick, and while not | fatal, he received internal injuries which are thought to be quite serious.
 J. W. Hanson, county tax assessor, is critically il at his home at this place.
 R. r. Godfrey, a Louisville attorney, is in the city.
 Mrs. o. c. Kelley of Selma is visit ing her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. w. Cox,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
ROWLAND HELD
 WITHOUT BOND

Russellville, March 1S-(Special.)-J. w. Rowland, who is charged with the murder of Stark l.. Daniel at Darlington on March 2, was remanded to jail without ball by Judge R. J. Moody today Row land was station agent at Darlington and shot Daniel from the window of his of flee as the latter was advancing from the outside It is said that Daniel had pub licly threatened the life of Rowland and is said to have had a gun in his hand at the time he was killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Benjamin Stern Dies.

Eufaula. March 18.-(Special.)-The re- mains of Benjamn Stern, former citi- zen, reached the city this morning from New York, where he died a few days ago. and were taken to the home of his sister. Mrs. Jl Friedman, on Broad street. The funeral was held this afternoon. Rabbi Rosenthal of Columbus, Ga, con- ductine the Exercises. The remains were inferred in Fairview cemetery. Deceasei was widely known and universally esteemed tht oughout this city and section. He was abQut 50 years old, and was un- married. He Is survived by the following brothers aud sisters: Sias Stern of this city and Sikgman Stern of New Orleans, Mrs. s. Baer and Mrs. J. Friedman of this city afd Mrs. J. T. San1s and Mrs. Jake Stern iof Columbus. Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Murder Trial Begins.

Huntsville, March 1s.-(Special.) )-The trial of Steve Bridges, white farmer, for the murder of his brother-in-law Alex Locke, began in the law and equity court today. There are more than 90 witnesses, and the trial may consume all the rest of the week. It appears that the two men had quarrel over dog and Bridges chopped Locke in the back with an axe. The keen, heavy blade severed seven ribs of Locke and cut into the in terior of his body, exposing his heart. In spite of this awful wound, Locke lived "A hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Peculiar Accident

Gadsden, March 1S.-(Special. )-Word was received heres this morning of an accident at Murrycross that came near proving fatal. Miss Jennie Mckee re- siding near that place, was sweeping the floor of the home and swept several dvnamite caps that had been dropped by some members of the family into the open fireplace and caused an explosion Pieces of the caps flew out and cut her face in several places. One piece pierced a hole through her ear and another cut q bad gash in her cheek.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Mrs. Robins Dies.

Anniston, March 1s.-(Special. )-News was received last night of the death of Mrs. A. R. Robins at ner home in Au- gusta, Ga. Mrs Robins and her hus- band, Ensign Robins, were in charge of the Salvation Army work in Anniston for some time. During their stay here they made hosts of friends who will regret exceedingly to hear of her death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Goes to Hospital.

Anniston, March (SpeciaI.)-Sk Helton. white man, who was arrested and put in jail, charged with assault and battery on his father, was examined Mon- day by County Physician Martin and pro- nounced insane. He was sent to the hospital for the insane at Tuscaloosa Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Mrs. Hearn Is Acquitted.

Montgomery, March 18.-(Special)-Mr Charlie May Hearn, who shot and killed Nfta Patton, a negress, in January, was declared not guilty this afternoon. The jury was out only five minutes. Tho negress was on the porch of the white womans home with a pistol when killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Taft WILL Press Button.

Washington, March 1S.-Representative Sherley of Kentucky today asked Presi- dent Taft to touch a button in the White House to open, on April 12, the Southern Industrial and Electrical exposition in Louisville. The President will do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Captain Todd In a Fight.
Against Postal Savings.

As a rule local bankers are against postal savings bank, the main objection being that they will accumulate the money in small centers. It is said that the savings of the country sections would be sent to centers like Montgom- cry, Mobile and Birmin gham, thereby taking it out of circulation In the small communities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19

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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
Young Folks
WHAT THE COLD DOES.
Effects Of Low Temperatures on Met
ais and Water.

Effects Of Low Temperatures on Met
ais and Water.
Now that the cold weather is here
everything is getting smaller. The iron
bridge you walk over isn't as big as 1t
was last Fourth of July, and the knife
that you sharpen your pencil with has
shrunk, though so slightly that you
would need a microscope to see the
difference. If you live near a big iron
bridge you can find the place that the
builders have allowed for this shrink
age. 1t is an arrangement of overlap
ping iron plates. If the bridge were
made solid 1t would break or get out
Of shape as the seasons changed.
You can see a metal expand quite
finger over the bulb Of thermometer
Mercury, or quicksilver, expands and
contracts more than other liquids, and
that is why we use it in thermome-
ters. Besides, it does not freeze unless
1t is very, very cold.
The strange thing about water is
that as 1t gets colder 1t contracts like
most things. but as soon as 1t freezes
it expands again. If you fill tumbler
Of water full to the very brim and set
it cut to freeze you will find that when
It has frozen solid the ice extends
above the rim of the glass. Only II
you make this experiment use an old
tumbler or glass, for 1t may possibly
crack.
1t is very good thing that water
does expand when it freezes, for that
makes It light. so that it floats. If 1t
were heavy and sank, our lakes and
streams would get frozen solid in win
ter. and 1t would take long series Of
warm summer days to melt them
again, and all the fish would be killed.
philadelphia Record.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
Talking Postal Gard Coming.

The talking postal card is the inven.
ton OF French engineer and has be-
come SO popular in that country that
the American rights have been Sc,
cured, and the device will be placed
in the cities of the United States. The
person wishing to send talking post
al card to n friend enters the booth
and talks into a machine that records
the words on the specially prepared
postal card. When the recipient re-
ceives the card a hundred or thou
sand miles away he or perhaps she
takes the card to the nearest postal
booth and inserts It in a machine
which talks the message it contains
The record on the postal card is inde-
structible, and the exact voice Of the
sender is heard.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
DON'T BE TOO CLEVER.
Men Fight ehy Of the Intellectual Wo-
man,

Men Fight ehy Of the intellectual Wo-
man.
Why are so many clever girls un-
married. Is 1t because the mere man
has his own conceit and naturally
does not wish to be overridden by his
wife7 Perhaps he wants people to
consult his opinion and not appeal t.
his wife for everything.
Then, too, a man does not fancy the
possession Of a clever wife in his
home. OF that abode he must be tht
chief head, and for n wife to be con-
tinually thrusting her cleverness down
his throat would be very unpleasing
to the average husband.
Men fight shy Of the clever girl as II
wife, and, after all, surely in many
eases it Is her own fault. You can be
clever without obtruding your views
upon other people. They will find out
your attainments for themselves with
out your indirectly telling them Of
your wonderful stores of knowledge
But 1t is not fair to confuse the would
be bluestocking with the girl who has
taken up some special line and tried to
perfect herself in that direction only.
Thus, to sum up in n nutshell, 1t is
only the obtrusively all around clever
girl that finds herself outside the pale
Of loves domain.
The clever girl fails to attract men
In her home life. A womanly woman
Is mans ideal. and the girl who can
take n servants place in the kitchen
or look after the little ones in the
nurses absence appeals far more to n
man than the woman who could take
the chair at a scientific meeting.
So be warned, and IL you want to
crown your life with the greatest of
all happiness-a mans love-don't let
him know that you are overclever.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
Out With "UncIe Joe, :"

Several members of the present
house of representatives are not on
speaking terms with Uncle Joe Can
non. Among them is Victor Murdoch
Of Kansas. who has been telling in a
current magazine for several months
the hardships and difficulties against
which a member must contend who is
not on friendly relations with the czar
who wields the gavel. Representative
Burton is another man who has not
truckled to Uncle Joe. 1t is doubtful
If Burton's insubordination has cost
him anything, however, because he
commands so much influence in the
house on his own account.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
DUCK UNDER THE WATER.
An Old English Game That Is Full Of
Life and Motion.

In playing this game each child
chooses q partner and they form in
couples, standing one pair before an
other till long line is made. Each
couple holds handkerchief between
them as high as they can, to form an
arch. The couple at the foot Of the
line run through the arch, stopping
Just beyond the last couple standing at
the head. There they stand still and
hold up their handkerchief, thus form
ing another arch. This is repeated by
every couple left at the foot in sue
cession, so that there are always the
same number of arches. The line may
be straight or curved or in a circle,
according to fancy or the space in
which the game is played.
This game is very pretty, with its
quick motions and changing arches.
1t is an English game, played in
Northamptonshire. Formerly in the
northern part OF the county even
married women played it on May day
under the May garland which was
hung from chimney to chimney across
the village street.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
When Triad

Don't grit your teeth and work
harder. Ease up little.
Don't talk any more than you can
help. Talking takes vitality.
Lie down in a dark place, If only for
fifteen minutes.
Don't read anything in which you
are not interested.
Don't feel that everything must be
done in one day. There are 364 more.
Realize that 1t is better to leave
things undone than overdo yourself.
Avoid people and their woes at that
time. Seek some one frivolous.
Don't try to improve yourself. Give
your mind a rest
And don't forget that a little lemon
Juice in cold water in the morning Is Q
great help.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13

PRESIDENT ANTOINE SIMON OF HAITI.
six months in the executive palace at
Port au Prince before General Simon
had plans under way, it is said, to he
come his successor. Rather more eau
tious than some Of the other Haitians
Of ambition, General Simon kept his
ambitions under cover until he could
be assured of sufficient disaffectiou
and restlessness on the part of the
army to enable him to strike.
And that is the way things have al
ways gone in the island between Porto
Rico and Cuba. The usual period
which a schemer for the presidency
can count upon is eighteen months. A
peaceable rule of greater length is not
to be dreamed of. There are minis
ters of state and ministers of war
especially the latter-to say nothing
Of exiled presidents and ministers of
war, who must be given consideration.
OF the score of presidents. so called,
which Haiti has had, sixteen have
been deposed by violence.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
PHILOSOPHY OF WOMEN.

1t is what we will to will, not what we
will,
That makes us what we are.
There is no death but that which we do
bring
Upon ourselves while yet we seem to live
-Amelie Rives (Princess TroubetzkoyJ
When pain grows sharp and sickness
RACES
The greatest love of life appears.
Mrs. Thrale.
Space Is against thee-it can part;
Time is against thee-it can chill;
Words-they but render half the heart:
Deeds-they are poor to our rich will.
jean Ingelow.
We speak of saints and enthusiasts
for good as If some special gifts were
made to them in middle age which are
withheld from other men. Is it not
rather that some few souls keep alive
the lamp of zeal and high desire
which God lights for most of us while
life is young.-Mrs. Ewing.
The most popular people during the
last decade of the nineteenth century
were the people who had had influenza
and so could discuss 1t in all it's vari-
GUS stages, but whose recorded tenn
perature had always kept one degree
lower than the temperature of those
with whom they conversed. There is
subtle flattery in slight inferiority
Of temperature which even sanctified
human nature cannot resist.
The common lot is the best thing
that this life has to offer, and, luckily
for us, the best of us are fit for moth
ing better, since there is nothing bet
ter this side of heaven.-Ellen Thor
neycroft Fowler.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13

Russia is on the eve of undertaking
the construction of the longest and
most difficult tunnel cutting in the
world. 1t will be twenty-one versts
or more than fourteen miles long, ex'
ceeding in length by two miles the
Simplon tunnel, at present the longest
in history. The Russian tunnel is to
be cut between Vladikavkaz and Tifis,
in the mountains Of northern eau.
casus. It Is estimated that the tunnel
viii cost $4,000. 900 and that the work
win take ten years.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13

president of the league. MIS-. Snow
den has been conspicuous in the recent
doings of the suffragettes in England
and is not only a woman of brains,
but also one of beauty. Mrs. Snowden
was Miss Ethel Annakin, daughter of
Richard AInakin of Harrogate, and
she married Philip Snowden, NJ. p, in
1905. Mr.. Snowden is one of the lead
ers Of the Socialist party in the house
of commons and is author, journalist
and lecturer.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
A Minute at Panama.

EverNHtwo minutes a ton Of coal is
burned up at Panama, every minute
twelve carloads of rock and gravel
are torn from the earth, every hour
1895 pounds Of dynamite are exploded
in mountain and jungle, every minute
1924 is spent for labor. - Putnam's
Magazine.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
A Pretty Superstition.

Among the superstitions of the Sen
eca Indians is or was beautiful one
connected with the death of a maiden.
When this occurred, they imprisoned a
young bird and kept it so until it be-
gan to try its powers of song, and
then, loading it with caresses and
messages, they set it free over her
grave in the belief that it would not
fold its wings or close its eyes until it
had flown to the spirit land and deliv-
cred its burden of affection to the
loved one.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
The Bitter End.

The teacher was drilling her little
pupils in the meaning Of words and
requested them to form sentences con-
tanning the words 'bitter end" Di-
recty a little girl submitted this:
'"rhe dog chased the cat under the
piazza and bit. her end"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
NEW HAITll
E==NT.
General Antoine Simon and His Tur.
bulent Island Republic,

General Antoine Simon and His Tur.
buient Island Republic.
The coup by which General Antoine
Simon, with 5000 troops at his back,
gained the presidency of Haiti was
not the work of moment or a day.
When the two chambers of the
Haitian congress met in joint assem-
bly, and elected him the successor Of
Nord Alexis without one dissenting
voice 1t was the elimination Of a
scheme which originated several years
previously. 1t is now 105 years since
Haiti threw of the rule of France,
and 1t has had many rulers in that
time. Generally the man who could
rally the most soldiers to his sup
port has won the presidency. 1t was
in 1902 that Nord Alexis won it in
that way. But he had not been living
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
MRS. PHILIP SNOWDEN.
Handsome Woman Who ls Ono OF the
Leaders of the Suffragettes.

AT recent meeting in New York in
the interest of woman suffrage and
under the auspices of the Collegiate
Woman Suffrage League of New York
State a message was read from the
noted English advocate of woman's
rights, Mrs. Philip SnOwden, accepting
an invitation to become honorary vice
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
Family Discipline.

$50 you are going to send your
youngest boy to collegeT
"Yes," answered Farmer Corntossel.
Hes too big for me to handle In tho
wood shed, and guess I'll have to
have him haxed. d."-Washingto Star.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
Game of Rhapsodies.

Have your guests seat themselves in
a circle. Distribute paper and pencils
and when all are ready read the last
word of each line of a chosen poem.
The others must write a line ending
with that word, and when the poems
are complete each must read her own.
Some funny verses come to light
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
STAND FOR CARDS.

A Modern Adaptation of an Old Time
Stand.
This is an era of revivals, dress, fur
nishings and furniture being modelled
upon favorite designs Of bygone days.
In the line of simple furniture there
are charming little copies of old world
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13

powder stands, and one example by Il
foreign manufacturer is here pictured.
1t is fashioned from mahogany, the
special feature being the bowl of fine
ware set in the top and intended for
cards or flowers. A bit of bric-a- brac
may be advantageously displayed OH
the two tiny shelves underneath.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-18
GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO, May 1.-The tendency of wheat prices today was surprise to many traders, number of whom had sold short on tho previous quotations on the theory that the weekly statistics would be of bearish nature. The fore cast on the week s statistics proved correct, but the market never wavercd, except at the immediate opening.
 July delivry manifesto the greatest buoyancy and was in active demand by loading commission houses and shorts. During the day the July option ranged between l12 3-4 and l14 l-2. The mar ket closed strong with July IA IA.
 Selling by commission houses caused a heavy tone in the corn market near ly all day. July displayed armness and closd Is higher co7apared wcth Sssur' days close, but the ether months were Is to 5.S lower.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-18
STOCK MARKET DULL AND TRADING
 L|STLESS
BELIEF SEEMS JUSTIFIED THAT BETTER TRADE CONDITIONS
 HAVE BEEN DISCOUNTED.
SOLD MILLION GOLD EXPORTS
METALS SHOW LOWER TENDENCY BUT WHEAT MARKET sTIF-
 FENING UP.

NEW YORK, May 17.-Thc stock market gave evidence today that the large operations which have caused the show of animation for some time past has been discounted. The trading was dull and prices sluggish.
 The professional offer of larger opera tions showed puzzled state of mind. Persons of authority and influence con tinued to be quoted in confident opin- ions of the prospect for renewal of prosperity. Engagement of $3,00o,0OO gold for export and prospects for flu ture outgo to South America revealed the continued demand of the New York supply for foreign markets. The rela- tive state of the money markets here and abroad would prompt the retention of funds here, since interest rates ob- tainable in New York are somewhat better than those abroad. Borrowing abroad has been going on, to a consid, erab,e extent and has restricted the gold exports in proportion.
 Bonds were steady. Total sales $4,' 0i6,OOO. United States As coupons ad- vanced Is per cent.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-18
Rewards Cunning.

While crossing an old field waist high with withered mullein stalks. goldenrod and other weeds I noticed dog within forty feet. He was part ly hidden'by the grasses, but appeared to be young. reddish brown setter, pottering along, smelling at this clump and that bunch of weeds and grad ually circling behind me. In a few minutes I heard yell, ''rhere goes a fox" Sure enough. over the top of neighboring hill q hundred yards away went my "doc." It was a shrewd piece of work OH his part to throw me off my gue-d by seeming indifferent and when behind me and out of sight to streak it for cover, had probably disturbed him during his afternoon siesta. Many fox have I hunted and killed, but this one fooled me com pletely. It forms a very pleasant rec ollection as an instance of brute sa- gncity.-FoSest and Stream.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-18
A Lost Fee.

The Right Hon. Augustine Birreil once believed that he had been smit- ten with a mortal disease and went to consult q distinguished doctor who lived in the neighborhocd of Harley street and who was great expert on the disease of which he thought he was victim. It was hot day in July, and as he walked from his London home, which was in the neighborhood of Addison road, to Harley street he perspired freely.
 He found the great physicians rooms all crowded with patients probably, he thought, suffering from similar complaint to himself.
 While waiting he found on the table a book written by the great physician on the subject of the particular dis case. He opened the book. and the first words which caught his eye were these: "The patient who Is suffering from this disease never perspires."
 He had Scotch blood in his veins, so he picked up his hat and gloves and walked out, and he never saw that eminent physician.--London Scraps.