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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
JOHN B. CARSE HERE FOR ONLY FEW DAYS

John B. Carse of the United States Steel corporation of New York arrived in Birmingham yesterday and will be here few days looking over the local proper ties of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Rail- road company.
 2 He paid visit to President Crawford yesterday and will probably visit Ensley, where he will look into the conditions at the Steel plant.
 MT. 'Carse makes frequent visits to Bir- uingham. and is well known here He said there was nothing significant con- nected with his visit at this time and that he would be here only few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11

If is Christmas eve; outside the snow is falling in great volume covering every tb;ns with it's mantle of white; inside all of the rooms are lit up by candles ana lamps, all except one room, which IS Tn total darkness; from the snow-cappeu church steeples the bells are ringing III the merry Yuletide; the stores' oHices' in fact, all business houses, are closing up and will not open up until three oays later. In Norway as in most or 'he Protestant countries of Europe, the Christmas festivities commence at b O clock Christmas eve by the ringing Of all church bells.
 The hour from o'clock to O'CLOCK is for the young people, probably the longest and most exciting hour in the whole year, as 6 o'clock is the hour TOT the distribution of presents. The only dark room in the house is the room in which the most interest is centered, for in that room father and mother have been all afternoon, trimming the Christ mas tree and labelling the presents, and many peep the youngsters have tried to get in it, but without avail, for even the keyholes have been stopped up, so the curiosity could not be satisfied.
 At last the clock strikes and the doors are thrown open and in marches the household, servants included; ring IS formed around the Christmas tree, which is beautifully lighted up by the many colored candles and on which the many beautiful decorations in gold and silver are glistening and mysterious looking packages are seen peeping out through the branches. After the ring Is formed the head Of the family offers up prayer ana reads the beautiful story of the Christ-child, after which everyone joins in singing Christmas carols. At last comes the moment the youngsters have been look
 ing forward to. the distribution of the presents has commenced; there is some thing for everybody servants included.
 At o'clock the call comes for the regular Christmas dinner, which in most households invariably consists of the fol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11

 Methodist church.
 VI ~-~~~-~~~~-~~~-~- landowners resemble a regular beehive: there is baking of cakes and brewing of sweet beer in wholesale: the big dining hall that generally stretches the whole length of the house is cleared Of every thing except a row of benches along the walls; some of these dining halls are as much as 100 to 1b0 feet long; every thing is now in readiness for the Christ mas weeks festivities.
 The custom is for the tenant to visit every land owner in the nearest proxim- ity to the one they work for; they visit one each night. as they sometimes will have 10 or 15 miles to go.
 As the men come they seat themselves on the benches along the walls in the big dining room, the girls. women and children assemble In a smaller room where all the good things to eat and drink are kept. The girls are put to filling big drinking horns with the home brewed beer and filling huge platters with cakes. When all the folks that are expected to come have assembled the platters; these are now passed around until everybody Is satisfied; after the refreshments are served the time Is spent in national games, songs and dances The princapal dance is. called Mailing a dance that requires great deal of skill it is cross between a clog dance and a circus-tumbler's act, all though most of the peasants dance it, there are very few attain great skill in same: after a couple of hours of merry making everybody retires to. their own homes until next night, another neigh bor is visited, and so on for the whole week.
 Greensboro, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
BUSINESS LEAGHE
 MEETING POSTPONED

Secretary Chaffee of the Business Mems league has issued notice that the regular meeting of the board of directors, which was to be held tomorrow night, has, ow- ing to the fact that a number of the d. rectors would not be able to be present been postponed until later date. The meeting will probably be held about Wednesday.
 As this is one of the most important meetings of the year, and probably the last regular meeting that will be held be- fore the annual meeting in January, it was thought best to set it at a time when a full attendance could be secured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
Vel, known Bible scholar Today

Menta Sturgeon, Bible scholar of the International Bible Students asso-
 citation of Brooklyn, N. Y., will deliver an address in the AmuseU theatre this afternoon at o'clock. He is a member { of the lecture bureau of the Peoples {. Pulpit association of New York, and
 has lectuered in every prominent city
 of this country, as well as many of the : smaller places, and is now making a : tour of the south for the purpose of awakening more interest in advanced Bible study. His subject, After Death, What Then?" is said to be intensely in-
 teresting, instructive and consistent
 from a scriptural standpoint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
A Good Gnrnc

From Judges Library.
 Jimmy Gas Willie breaks another boaD Wow, WOW. wow'
 Mamma-"WilIie. what do you mean by breaking the nice toys Jimmy got for Christmas?"
 Willie-"But we're playing navy, ma, and I'm showing him how in real war his ships wouldn't be worth a darn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
Drastic Mea.ures

T will kill myselfl' shouted the half crazed man, struggling in the arms of the officers of the law.
 No, you won't,' said one of the po- licemen.
 q will. will! I'll commit suicide, or die in the attemptt'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
Christian Science Church

Services are held at First Church of Christ, Scientists, 2095 Eleventh avenue. south. every Sunday morning at II o'clock. Subject of the lesson-sermon this morning is God the Preserver oi Man" Sunday school at a:so The Wednesday evening testimonial meeting at o'clock To these services the pub lis is cordially invited. The reading room is located in the Brown-Marx building, rooms 730-T31
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11

Ladies' Coat Suits, only .S6.o5 Ladies' Misses Fine Coat Suits .Sg35 S22.50 Ladies' Fine BroadcIoth, Basket Cloth and
 Coat Suit ..,................. S14ao Ladies' Glass Coat Suits beauties, worth
 the first price. only .$l6.95 WooicB Dresses, .S50o Q Satin Meteor Dresses
 Monday $7.9S Vel Sati andC the
 Birmingham for evening or street
 wear. only ......................... s25OO Ouera Capex at at......................S CIoaks, Ladies .$995 Imported Coats, Black and Fances,
 only .SI4.p5 Coafs yaiue, only .&l05 m Coats, .$4.95 SI2OO Misses and ChiIJren's siIk Velvet Coats,
 only -. M .............. .................... .$7.O5 of Fine Frs Go On Sale At 5Oc On the Dollar m45O silk Pettcoats. S7.5O m MessaIine Persian Petticoats
 only ............................. R4.05 s5OO Net Waist at S2.4O Taffeta Si1k Waists Sl.oo S8OO and Waists, only $3.95 30 dozen Mercerized Petticoats,
 only 4sc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
NO EVIDENCE
 OF THIRD DEGREE Such Will Be Report of Senate
 Committee IN THE FEDERAL PRISONS Experiments May Re Made With Par cells Post Rural Delivery Routes-Dwight May Con
 tinue as Party Whip
IN THE FEDERAL PRISONS
By JONATHAN WINFIELD

Washington, December 10.-(Special.)- The select committee of the Senate ap- pointed last session to investigate the third degree has thus far failed to un- cover any crueltes or barbarities, as charged by those who were instrumental In getting Senator Hepburn of Idaho to introduce the resolution calling for the investigation. The third degree, which the select committee Is dealing with, is confined to federal criminal cases, and the treatment of prisoners by federal of ficers of the law. Members of the select committee say there is some foundation tor the third degree stories which the newspapers print, but the testimony so far heard by the committee does not warrant the assumption that the police in large cities abuse their power. Sena- tor Brandegee, chairman of the commit- tee. expects to have his report ready to submit to the Senate the latter part of December.
 Members of the House committee on postoffices and postroads agree with the suggestion of Postmaster General Hitch cock that experiment with the parcels post be made on the rural free delivery routes. It is pointed out that this experi- ment could be made without much cost to the Postoffice Department, and in a few months it could be demonstrated whether or not parcels post would prove successful and self-supporting. Officials of the Postoffice Department who have investigated this subject say they are confident that Congress will respond to -the demand for parcels post by author izing it's establishment on rural routes. The House committee on postoffices and postroads will, soon take up the postoffice appropriation bill, in which provision will probably be made for this new de- partment in the postal service.
 Republican leaders of the House say there Is no question but that Representa- tive John W. Dwight of New York will succeed himself as party whip.
 Mir. Dwight succeeded former Repre- sentative Watson of Indiana, swho was republican whip for several Congresses. When MT. Dwight was elected whip at the beginning of the extra session in March 1909, some of the old wheel-horses in the House shook their heads, and in- timated that the New York statesman could not fill the position, but he proved himself the man for the place. On all important votes in the last session, when party feeling ran high and especially when the leaders were in doubt about how the insurgents would vote. Whip Dwight could nearly always estimate within two votes of the roll call
 The whip must be on the job every hour of the session, and must keep in touch with every member of the majori- ty. for there is no way of telling when the minority may spring surprise and demand a roll call, the record vote of which may play a prominent part in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
A Christmas Slip

From Judges Library
 The boy who gave his mother pair of slippers for Christmas later on wished that he had selected some other present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
THE AMERICAN CLOAK AND SUIT
 COMPANY
1928 and 1850 Third Avenue

see friends until holidays to
  high Careful ider the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11

to 1t for aid and all who work in It." The hospital thus opened has 100o beds and is one of the model institutio IS of the world.
 Some Ghastly Relies
 The discipline of the place was very strict. Abstention from chapel services involved severe penalties. The patients attending were counted every Sunday and careful record was kept of their devotions. Here Is a report from one of the doctors to the committed: "In Gloucester ward is William Shaw. a boy. whose disorder appears to be more of idiotism than anything else, as he will not take his medicine and a blister which was put on his head he immediately pulled off. He also disturbs the patients in the ward by singing. Therefore, in my opinion, he Is a very improper object for the char tty." If a patient refused operation those were the pre-anaesthetio days, 1t should be remembered--he was turned out in disgrace. The ghastly relics of those days are still in the hospital. They include great wood en operating table, with it's straps and the bell which was sounded before an operation to call assistants 10 hold down the patient-"a bell whose dread ful clank could be heard by every suf- fering patient in the building, including
 
 operated upon; bell with voice loud enough and harsh enough to make all Whitechapel shudder."
 Tales of Early Dnys
 The two best known men connected with the administration of the hospital now are Sydney Holland, chairman, and 10. W. Morris secretary, both indefatiga- ble in the hospitals service. Mir Morris, who has written a book on the great charity tells some tragic stories. During time of unusual poverty in Eaat London about 1sD. the price of food was so high that on certain days in every week no meat was to be given 10 any patient on any account whatever. f.-+
 It Is recorded that one day a full omni- bus came up at a gailop to the main en- trance. An outside passenger had cut his throat and the driver had forthwith used the omnibus as an ambulance. to the amazement of the inside passengers. woman patient was burned to death by two oil lamps thrown at her by her hus- band. Urged to speak. she struggled up In bed and said: Why, told you 1t was pure accident!" and fell back dead. We read of q child who said she felt i'll, ''and did not want to die in mothers bed;" of q starved mite who said over the brim of a cup of warm milk, How far down may I drink. please, sister?' of little boy who warned his mother Don't let Willie wear put my trousers while I'm in here ard of the child who boasted that his surgeon looked after him and the king
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
pr. simpson nt Highland Methodist

pr. John D. Simpson, president of the Birmingham College, will today preach at both services at the Highland Avenue Methodist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11

15 dozen Hez 4nerhioom Petticoats, worth $2.50 at
 
 Muslin t......................I8c aud Muslin Gowns, at .......... 5Oc and Skirts, ................. 6Oc nnd Muslin Princess Slps only .09c apd Corset COyers ........ ....... .22c akd Knit Vests Poe, 25c. soc, 3Dc s1.O0 Knit Pants .l0c. 22e, 2Dc, f0e and 95c Union Suits 49c 60c, 05c Gnuze Lsle Vest .I0c nnd 25c Pants 25c Waists, ST. values Hatiste Waists. a3.J0 vnueS .............. s1D5 Soisefte Waists, S2a0, coors kimonos, worth %7.5O, s495 Outing Cloth kimOBOs, S2.50 S3.JO Crepe kimOnOs. all coOrs Sl.80 Chidrens Ribbed Hose, worth 23c .1Oc silk LisIe Hose, worth 0 year
 pair, this sale, pairs for S100 Genuine Spun silk Hose, s1.0O,
 only ......................,.J J0c pair All Sweaters af 50c On Dollar
 of Dress Skirts n S5.9S-iust soc the dollar.
 New Line of Noe Skirts, nicely trimmed silk
 drop, all for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11

According to the Concordat between Portugal and the Holy See, the Patriarch of Lisbon has a formal right to receive the Red Hat at the first cardinalitial consistory following his appointment.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
DEEDS, NOT WORDS
Alma People Have Absolute Proof Of Deeds AT
Home

It's not words but deeds that prove
true merit.
The deeds of Doan's Kidney Pills,
For Alma kidney sufferers,
Have made their local reputation.
Proof lies in the testimony of Alma
people who have been cured to stay cured.
z. r. Griffith, 220 State ST., Alma
Mich, says: II have taken Doan's Kid
ney Pills on several occasions for back
ache and other kidney disorders and
they have always given prompt and eff
fective relief. In October, 1906 my wife
gave public statement, telling of my
first experience with Doan's Kidney
Pills AT this time l am pleased to con-
firm what was then said about this rem
edy and l add that the relief l received
hiss been permanent. have told other
people about Doan's Kidney Pills and
know that their use has always given
satisfaction"
For sale by all dealers. Price 90 cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York.
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's sand
take no other.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
SUMNER

John Robson was in Alma Tuesday
on business.
Mr.. Ed. Sincad was taken very i'll
Tuesday, but is better now.
Mrs E. Hoxie was in Elm Hall
Monday.
Ovid Seaman, who is attending
school in Ithaca, was home over Sum
day
DR.. F. J. Graham and family attend
ed the fair in Detroit last week.
Bert Glow visited his brother
George, and family, in Alma, Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs G.. NJ. Jones and Mrs.
Lois Fasbender went to Muir Monday
10 attend the funeral of Mrs. Jones
sister, Mrs. Thomas, and from there
Mrs. Fasbender goes to her home in
Buffalo, n. Y.
Harry Skinner, wife and her sister,
from the North, are visiting his grand
father, Henry Skinner
Mr., and Mrs. Abe Goldstein of Chi
cago are visiting her grandmother,
Mrs. c. a.. Button.
FloSSie ana Lizzie Slater VlSteu
Daisy Dufield Sunday
Ralph Holcomb was taken quite
sick the fore part of the week.
Mrs. Nettie Bogart returned to
Grand Rapids Saturday.
Mrs Huldah Mangus visited in
Alma Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs Bert Markham of Forest Hill
visited over Sunday at her fathers,
Mr. Samuel Story's.
Mr.. Orville Colethorp resigned his
position as principal of school, to ac-
cept a position as assistant cashier in
Breckenridge bank. Mr.. Charles
Weed was elected principal for the re-
mainder of the year.
Commissioner Pike of Ithaca visited
school Monday.
Mrs Samuel Cleverden opened up
her home to the teachers and ninth
and tenth grades, Friday evening.
Music, songs, stories and fudge made
the evening pass very quickly, and
everyone had very enjoyable time.
Miss Iva Wiltse of Ithaca called on
old friends Monday
John Fower's sister, from Canada,
visited him last week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

An artistic window display is the one
in the Pollasky shoe store,
Mrs. Andy Hall entertained Mrs. b.
c. Button at dinner Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gulick are the
proud parents of a seven pound baby
girl.
Services at U. b. church Sunday
morning at 10 A. NJ Rev. A. J. Potter,
new pastor.
The Regular meeting of the Frances
Willard Union will be held with Mrs. S.
w. Vliet AIS Wright Ave. Saturday af-
ternoon, Oct lst.
The Father Light, Society will meet
with Miss Ethel Gillett Friday evening
Sept. 80 at 7S0. All members are ask
to be present
w. +. Mann's newest play, 1.-THE
Fighting Parson" comes to our theatre
for one day only on Friday, October 7.
Seats are now on sale at Wheaton's.
Ralph Miller of the firm of Miller
Bros the grocers has leased the b. @.
Button house on Woodworth Avenue and
is already comfortably settled in his new
home.
Crandall and Scott the furniture deal
ers have beautiful display of Carpets
and rugs i'll the east windows of their
Superior Street Store. 1t will pay you
to see them.
Mesdames l.. J.. Conn and +. L Smith
entertained Mrs. p. y. Button at a six
o'clock dinner Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Conn. Mrs. Button soon
leaves for her future home in Montana.
For Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights of next week c. f. Fishceck has
secured for the Vaudette patrons The
Leaders Stock Co. of six people. Who
will give change of performance every
evening. They are strictly high grade
artists. Prices remain the same.
United States Civil Service Examiner,
Eli Brown has received notice of an ex-
animation for Mechanical Craftsmen
salaries of which range from $4,000 to
1900 per annum. Also one for appren-
tice draftmen with salaries ranging from
$500 to $720 per annum. If interested
Mr.. Brown will furnish information
needed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
FOREST HILL SCHOOL

Commissioner Pike visited the school
Sept. % He gave fine lecture on the
masterpieces of poets. He said the high
school was improving very much.
The Primary room furnished the EN-
tertainment for Chapel last Friday
morning. 1t was very interesting and
everyone enjoyed it.
Tho school takes two papers, daily
and weekly. The pnpils of the high
school room have committed to memory,
THE Cbambered Nautilus" written by
Oliver Wendell Holmes. They are GER
tainly doing some fine work.
Mr.. Willard Frisbee, former pupil
visited the school Sept. 20.
The high school will give an entertain
ment and clothes pin social in the
town hall, Friday evening Oct. 7. The
ladies are requested to bring supper
enough for two, also two clothes pins.
The clothes pins will be auctioneered off
to the highest bidder, who will then
compare it until he finds one that has
the same costume as the one which he
possesses. There will also be q fishing
pond which will furnish amusement for
all. The proceeds will be used to pur-
chase an organ.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
JUDGE SEARL SUSTAINED

A dispatch to the Detroit Free Press
of Wednesday said
1.-The supreme court has affirmed the
conviction of George Sharrar, an Alma
druggist, who was found guilty in the
circuit of Gratiot county of selling whis-
ky to an habitual drunkard on a ply
sicians prescription.
According to the testimony taken III
the lower court Simon Oberlin, a Gra-
tiot county farmer, secured a prescrip-
ton of an Alma phi ysician for mixture
of whisky aud quinine. The pre-
scription was filed and delivered 20
Oberlin by Sharrar despite the fact that
he knew that Oberlin was addicted to
the excessive use OF liquor.
Complaint was made against the
druggist by the prosecuting attorney of
Gratiot county, and when the case
came up i'll court the presiding judge,
in charging the jury, said that the pre-
scription, the reliability of the ply
stefan and the good faith of the drug
gist did not enter into the merits of the
case.
"In reviewing the case the supreme
court holds, I'VE are of the opinion that
the statute forbids and intended to for
bid sales of liquor by druggists to GER
tain persons even for medicinal pur-
poses.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Simon Messenger has sold his entire
shoe stock to Messers r. ]. and A. A.
Chick who have shipped the same ia
Durand where It will be shelved and
sold. Mr.. Messenger disposed of the
stock In order to secure more room for
his rapidly increasing dry goods bust
ness. The Messrs Chicks have in the
purchase of this stock secured an excel
lent line of goods which they will give
to the people Of Durand at bargain
prices. The entire stock experimenting
100 Gases was shipped from Alma this
week. ~ a. si~ ~
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
RECORD Ads. do the work
JEWISH new YEAR

The store Of ]. Cohen & Bro. will
close Tuesday, and Wednesday. October
4 and 8. on account Of the Hebrew New
FOX, Ron " Shapen. - IN
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-04
BLACK HAWK COUNCIL MEETING

Black Hawk. Colorado. August 2, 1910
Regular meeting of the city coun.
Gil called to order by Mayor Grutz-
'macher. Roll call: Present, Mayor
Grutzmacher, Aldermen Gilman, Bo-
lander. McNevins, Flick and Hall. Abb
sent, Alderman Lynch.
Reports Of the city marshal, and
city treasurer were read, and on mo-
ton of Alderman McNevinsf they were
accepted and ordered filed.
The following bills we're presented.
Gilpin observer., 1910-08-04
NEVADAv|LLE NOTES

James Williams returned from q
trip to the northern part Of the coun-
ty the fore part of the week. Tues
day he left for Denver on business
Emmett Tuck left Friday of Last
week for Perigo.
Walter Clifford returned during the
week from trip to Denver.
Word has been received from Al
bert Curnow in Victor to the effect
that he is recovering very rapidly
from the operation he underwent two
weeks ago.
Leonard Stevens was a departure
Saturday for Telluride.
John DAILY. Jr., went to Golden last
Friday.
Jack Williams returned Wednesday
morning from Denver, where he saw
the circus-and other things.
The town board held their monthly
meeting Tuesday evening.
Monday evening the monthly meet
Ing Of the fire lads was held.
The building at the cemetery was
completed Friday.
John DAILY. Sr., went to Denver
Tuesday morning to see about a
shipment of ore.
The Butchers ball team came up
from Central yesterday and crossed
bats with the Nevada nine on King
Flats. 1t was grand exhibition Of
the national game, to be sure. Profes-
sionals could not have put up better
ball. Nevada might have won had mot
the Butchers been victorious. But
times to Nevadas four.
Miss Helen Wearne is visiting H
Trezise and family.