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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
Prominent Young GeoIoeist

John Sharshall Grasty of Virginia, one of the best known geologists in the United States, and especially well known and esteemed in the Birmingham district. where he has done important work. has recently accomplished in collaboration with Edward B. Matthers a large under taking in an exhaustive report on "The Limestones of Maryland with especial reference to their use in the manufacture of lime and cement This report. with maps, is published and bound in volume of nearly 800 pages.
 Mir. Grasty is a son of the late Thomas P. Grasty, and the following brief bio- graphic sketch. published in a supple mental note of the volume referred to, will be read with interest here:
 John sharshall Grasty was born in Versailles, Ky, March 15, 1880. His pye- paratory education was received at the staunton (vrginia) academy. He entered the Johns Hopkins university late in the fall of 1898 as a special student, and later matriculated. receiving the degree ol bachelor of arts in June, 1902. The year and a half following he studied chemical engineering at Washington and Lee uni versity. He returned to the Johns Hop. kins university in December. 1913, enter ing the graduate department of geology | taking as first and second subordinates | mineralogy and chemistry, respectively The summer of 1904 was spent at the
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he took special courses in ana lytical chemistry.f During the summer oi 1905 he worked for tho United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
WHERE NICKEL GETS ITS NAME

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 It was firmly asserted and honestly be- lieved by the ancient German copper min CTS that Old Nick, alias the devil, worked O nights making an internal metal pur- posely to bother and poster the honest and religious miners. This ore. which to all intents and purposes looked exactly like copper ore. yet no copper could be extracted from it, they called kupfer- nickel, or devils copper. This Old Nick . material, nicknamed nickel, was discov- cred by Cronstadt in 1751, and it was com parativey scarce in the metal world until New York assayer found a few pounds of it in shipment of copper ore from Sudbury, Canada. He assayed the metal and stated its value in his return ac- count. The astonished shipper immedi- ately instituted a systematic search and quickly found immense deposits of nickel ores.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
."THE ROSARY OF NIL YEARS"

By Father Ryan,
 Some reckon their age by years, Some measure their life by art, But some tell their days by the flow of
 their tears, And their life by the means of their
 heart.
 The dials- of earth may show The length, not the depth, of years Few or many may come, few or many
 may go; But our time is best measured by tears. An! not by the silver gray That creeps through the sunny hair, And not by the scenes we pass on our
 way And not by the furrows the finger of
 care
 In forehead and face have made; Not so do we coIIt our years; Not by the sun Of the earth-but the
 shade Of our souls and the fal lof our fears. For the young are oft-times old. Though their brow be bright and fair, While their blood beats warm. their
 hearts lie cole Der them the springtime-but winter Is
 there.
 And the old are ofttimes young, When their hair is thin and white; And they sing in age as in youth they
 sung, And they laugh, for their cross was light. But bead by bead I tell The rosary of my years, From cross to a crown they lead--'tis well. And they are blessed with a blessir>s ff tears. Better day of strife Than century of sleep; Give me instead of a long stream of life The tempest and tears of the deep. A thousand joys may foam On the pillows of all the years But never the foam brings the brave
 bark home It reaches the haven through tears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
DIAMONDS IN STORAGE
from the Boston Globe.

From the Boston GIObe.
 Fully one-third of the annual output of the diamond mines is said to be held in reserve by the South African combina- ton that rules the worlds market. With the aid of machinery and cheap labor dia- monds are being mined at considerably less than tooth of their cost to the ulti- mate purchaser, and mined in such guam titles that Literally barrels of them are held in reserve
 The diamond mine owners cannot be blamed for not letting the supply exceed the demand, They produce an article of
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geological survey, studying the oriskany iron ores of Rich Patch mountain in Vir- ginia, and during the summer Of lsoo hs examined coal and iron properties in the Birmingham district of Alabama. The field work for his dissertation was done during the summer of 1907.
 For two. consecutive years the author held a Hopkins scholarship for Virginia. He was again appointed a Hopkins schol- ar in June of 1907, and in January, 1908, he received a university scholarship"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
THE POWER OF THE PRESS

From the Circle Magazine.
 The man was excited as he confront ed the editor of the London Times. You put me in the Deaths yesterday he managed to jerk out. "What/do you mean?'
 Then you're not dead?"
 "Certalnly not. You must correct 1t at once.'
 But the Times never retracts. sir"
 Tt must retract this time. Why, sir, it means great financial loss to me to be reported as dead when I'm not"
 Tut. tut. The Times says you are dead. I do not see that there Is any thing to do Yes, there Is, too. We put you in the Deaths yesterday, you say? Well, tomorrow we'll put you in the Births. Good day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
ON A MAN-OF-WAR

lmpresses him most. A whole city is mo- biized within these steel walls Here are some several hundred men
 as many as in his home town-lvins to- gether in a comparatively small space. The men are variously engaged-working,
 playing cards, reading or sleeping. Wonder
 crowd is collected about player-piano which is grinding out strains of more or | less recent airs.
 Here are some offices equipped with typewriters. adding machines and tele- phones, and there are even tiny shops. Half way down the deck are the kitchens.
 with long rows of ranges, bigger, by far
 than. the cooking apparatus in the Grand
 hotel at home. The prairie visitor re- calls that the only time he ever saw cook ing on such a large scale was when a circus came to town and he watched pro- | ceedings at the mess tent.
 Around a corner he bumps into a bar
 Der shop, with chairs, .'tonsorial artists and all except the porter shouting Next There are the staterooms of the
 officers. complete and compact, while on
 all sides are guns and levers, cranks, and | cables, and screws and ropes till he be- gins to speculate if any one knows what they are all for.
 And then comes the peep into the hold where the great furnaces roar. and the | boilers hiss and engines thr?b and pant the flaming heart of the great leviathan. And the landlubber wonders no more at the carefree looks of the sailor, for the call of the sea is upon him and he de- | cides to look up the nearest recruiting agency
 Just then a mighty roll sends him spin. ming, and he reverses his decision, sud. denly conscious that the stable rolling
 of the prairies is good enough for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

This table does not include ships that although authorized, have not been laid down. 1t does not include the new pro- grammes of this country or of Germany or of England. It shows that England is still holding first place securely, while the United States and Germany are still eontending warmly for second place in the navies of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
PulIman Company Get. Busy

Chicago, May 27.-Arguments on the Pullman Car company's motion for a preliminary injunction restraining the interstate commerce commission from reducing the price of upper berths were completed in the United States circuit court here today. The case was taken under advisement
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luxury, not of necessity to any great ex- tend. There is no reason why they should flood the market and depress the price of their goods. In marking up the price. while at the same time holding many bar rels of their product in reserve, they are no doubt acting from the same motives which impel other men to keep food prod ucts in storage in order to force the price up. But the consequences of their act are entirely different.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
General Superintendent Andrew.

w. 8. Andrews, general superintendent of transportation for the Queen and Crescent route, will arrive in Brming- ham this morning, accompanied by sev- eral maintenance of way officers. MT. Andrews has been mentioned in connec- tion with the general managership of the Queen and Crescent should vacancy oc- cur in that position. The object of the visit of MT. Andrews is to look into transportation matters in this territory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

Among the various appraisements of the lamented King Edward T. r. O'Con- nor's appreciation was strongly expressed in few words-"He was the greatest Of modern monarchs, and the greatest Eng lishman of his day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

Gov Tom Marshall of Indiana is not only making one of, the best executives the Hoosier state ever had, but he is a democrat of the conservative type, and will be greatly mentioned for the presi- dency in 1912
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

Are you registered and are you counted in the census? are two important ques- tions that should have attention. Unless you are registered before the books close democratic primary set for June 20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

The Louisiana legislature adjourned from Eaton Rouge which it had tired of to meet in Washington and lobby TOT New Orleans claim to the Panama expo sition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

Each astronomer is in duty bound, as well as for his own reputation, to present q theory of his own as to what happened fn the comets tail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 A happy life is a great temptation to death to step in.
 Most of the nonsense in the world comes so near being sense you can't tell it isn't when it's yours.
 An old maid woman can get over it any minute by marrying. but an old maid man stays so forever \. Before a mans wife James him from teing a wild animal he's nightmare, and IRfterward a bore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

Senator Lorimer would be glad If the public would take less interest in his present grip or a senatorial seat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

Moth balls are ready to begin their regular summer work and they are nat urally anxious to have summer ma terialize.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

Oyster Bay is house-cleaning and town cleaning, and it proposes to be in the June days Americas spotless town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

The nation continues to place ltselt Tn the bonds of luxury even in the selec- ton of senatorial hats. The latest back slider is Joe Bailey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

The late MT. Kasson was kept busy in negotiating reciprocity treaties for Sena- tor Cullom to pigeon-hole.
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will Seth Bullock be lionized, too, when he comes sailing home with T. R.? Dead wood demands fair play for its foremost citizen. A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

Congressman Fowler of New Jersey de- sires to insurge in an eight term, and lie bids fair to get it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

The Ballinger report will come in three gent and the third straight democracy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

Congressman Boutell loves the Aldrich tariff so much he may attempt to set it to music for serenading newly y-married couples.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

Hetty Green must pay S55O for Il safe stock of prornissory notes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

DID YOU EVER? Ever lose Pullman pillow, Wake up with a sudden fear, Hunt that pillow in the darkness, Find 1t stuck behind your ear?
 Chicago Tribune Yes, and for the sheet I've hunted When I couldn't see speck; And where do you think I found if? Wound just twice around my neck.
 -Yonkers Statesman, Have yon heard them call your sta tion,
 Housing you out of trance? men nave you stood on your should CTS
 The while you put on your pants,
 Houston Post. Yes. and have you ever wakened- ui en your head some awful knocks. And continued swearing softly While you hunted for your sockso
 AN OVERSIGHT So she slapped your face when you tried to kiss herr" "Yes: 1t was my mistake" How was that?" T forgot to establish the entente cordiale."
 A SLUGGISH SPIRIT. When the spirit moves" Gan Lazonby Herrick: But his friends were inclined To call for derrick,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
HER HOPEFUL WAY.

q used to think Mrs. Weepits had proper sense of direction, but it seems that she hasn't"
 "Indeed And why do you say that?" She still refers to the late Mr Weepits gone above.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

Senator Baileys plug hat is a live wire in Texas. It is warm enough to become burning issue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
DEFINED
From Puck.

"Pa, what is a canard?"
 "A lie that won't light, my son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
CRUELTY TO A COMET.

'No doubt charges should be pre- know who is to blame.'' For what?"
 For docking the comets tail."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

The earth is not inconsolable because the comet was the biggest fiasco of the period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

watch the splash of the Ballinger white wash. -
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A BARD's PLIGHT.

A BARD'S PLIGHT. tWith apologies to the admirable poet
 Denis F. MacCarthy0 An. my heart is weary waiting, Waiting for a rhyme Waiting in the hope of writing Something that's worth while indlt-
 ing,
 Something bold and animating, Something that's sublime. An. my heart is weary waiting, Waiting for a rhyme. An, my heart is sick with longing, Longing for a rhyme Something glad or sweetly solemn, Anything to fill my column Would that Fancy's halls were
 thronging,
 Thronging all the time. An, my heart is sick with longing, Longing for a rhyme. An, my heart is sore with signing. Signing for a rhyme Signing for song or sonnet Built upon my lady's bonnet Sooth! some days there's no deny Po'try is crime An. my heart Is sore with signing, Signing for rhyme An, my heart is pained with throb-
 bing,
 Throb ping for rhyme; There's no charm in love or Cupid When a fellows brain Is stupid When his mood Is more for sobbing And he isn't prime. An, my heart is pained with throb-
 ping,
 Throbbing for a rhyme. Waiting, sad, dejected, weary, Waiting for a rhyme; AIS in vain, there's not glimmer, Fancy's growing dim and dinner Wonder if I'd feel so dreary In another cline? Life, alas. is weary, weary,
 Waiting for a rhyme
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

Those that have seen Joe Bailey's new hat are ready to ask, Whither are we drifting?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

All who fail to see Halley's comet this year must wait until 1885 in all patience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

The Guggenheim spots on Ballinger are much more to the point than are those on the sun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
PROBABLY NOT

Why are you so sad?'
 T feel that I am very wicked man. "Umph! Would you feel so wicked ii you didn't have headache?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
so THEY DID.

What good did the comet do?''-
 Well, a great many people learned how to pronounce cyanogen who had never heard of it before"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

face are distinctly French. I wonder what that means?' "Darned if I know! I hope it isn't something artificial" MODERN LOVE SONG. Come, Love, we'll fit Across the moor; My aeroplane
 Is at the door. We'll skim the skies Beneath the moon And harken to The motors tune.
  No tunnels there. But every cloud We hutter through, A kiss a1lowedi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

The comet is killing nobody, but the comet jokes are by no means harmless.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
A FRIENDLY WISH

T see where fussy writer says the deep 'commissures' of Mrs. Roosevelt's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

HARDLY EVER.
 Sometimes a mans conscience is very troublesome"
 NO douot. still, man seldom re- spends as quickly when his conscience bricks him as he does when he sits on a tack" PAJJI, COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

Theodore lets no king k.~5 him. There is where he draws the line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28

Washington Bureau Age-nerald. 1f16 New York avenue.
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STRAWBERRY sHoRTCAKE

MT Haley is now set down as natur faklr.
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the sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-02

For dressing sacks, wrappers and nightgowns, cotton crepe is of the most useful and popular materials. Some women it for corset covers also, though others prefer nainsook and lawn that laundered and needs ironing recommends it for travellers who have nightgowns and combination undergarments of it. Printed lowered or figured crepe is utilized for dressing sacks and wrappers is desired, challis, wool batiste, viyella and cash mere used.
 Cotton crepe was used for the night-gown shown in PICTORIAL REVIEW PATTERN No. 3592 the surplice style yoke and the short flowing sleeves being being. of eTnbroidered crepe The pattern in
 uity and lawn suitable materials. Pattern sizes for ?! 36 40 and A inch bust measure, and the medium size requires 31A yards of 45-nch material with 1N yards of all-over embroidery 24 inches wide. Combinations made of all-over embroidery md very attractive indeed. Beautiful laces be the vogue Besides the torchon laces, there are the German and French valenciennes, and nothing could be prettier and softer looking. The former will better as it has double thread. The imitation Cluny is also good.
 Ladies combIna:3oa undergarment PICTORIAL REVIEW PATTERN Mo- 3584 consists of princess eorset-cover to which may be attached either the circular pettcoat circular open drawers The pattern cut in sizes 32, 34 36 3S and ~ inches bust measure. For the medium size the corset- sover and petticoat require 3 yards of 3s-inch for either garment 5h yards of wide edging and Il yards of insertion is required.
 Patterns of these models including cutting and construction guides are 15 cents each number.
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-The weather man says it will be

The weather man says it Will De partly cloudy today.
 -E. V. Johnson was reported to be very sick yesterday.
 We keep a good stock of Gasoline, Coal Oil and Alcohol stoves. They are the things to cook on ill hot weather.-Fox Bros. Hdwe. Go.
 The funeral of Roy Poss was held yesterday morning and was largely attended by many friends and admirers of the deceased. The floral offerings were numerous and beauti-
 The attractions at Forest Park are no longer in operation during the week nights, but H. N. Royster, who is in charge of the Figure Eight announces that his attraction will op- crate on Sunday afternoon and Sun ady night until cool weather.
 -Juanita Long, the little daughter of Attorney and Mrs. I. F. Long, sus- tained a rather severe burn yesterday morning, when she broke bottle of acid over her lap. The little girl is only fourteen month old. Her many little friends will be pleased to learn that the burn was not of a very seri ouS nature.
 Ed Mcintyre, negro, was given a preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner A. l.. Burnett in this city yesterday and bound over to await the action of the Federal grand jury on charge of receiving and op- ening mail of another person. He was released on bond, which was signed by O. M. Spellman. Mcintyre, 1t is charged, called for and opened mail of Matte Luck, a negress.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-02
ANOTHER GERM DESTROYER.
Herpicide is Death to Dandruff Germs

Herpicide is Death to Dandruff Germs
 The germ burrows into the scalp, throwing up the cuticle in thin scales. called dandruff, or scurf, and digging at the root of the hair where it saps the hairs vitality. First comes brit tie hair, then lusterless and dead like hair, then falling hair, and, finally badness. Nine-tenths of the hair troubles are caused by dandruff. Without dandruff, hair will grow luxuriantly, as nature intended. Her picide'' kills the dandruff germ leav- ing the hair to grow unhampered, as it does with the American red man. Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c in stamps for sample to The Herpi- eide Co.,, Detroit, Mich. One dollar bottles guaranteed. Bedell's Phar- macy, special agents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-02
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
 AND EASTERN OFFICIALS
President R. M. Foster Makes Ap- pointments, Including a Number of Cotton Belt Officials Here Who Will Have Charge of New
 Stuttgart Line.

Judge R. M. Foster, of St. Louis, president of the new Central Arkan- sas and Eastern Railroad Company, has issued his first circular in which he announcing the appointment of , the officials for his road. The new officials are practically all of those who are in charge of the various de- partments of the Cotton Belt here. The circular follows:
 St. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 1, 1910.
 Effective this date, the following | appointments are made:
 J. w. Maxwell, general superintend- 'ent, Tyler Texas; E. A. Peck, super intendent, Pine Bluff, Ark; F. j.. Hawn, supt. transportation, Tyler, Texas; c. D. Purdon, chief engineer, St. Louis, Mo-; J. s. Berry, supt. bridges and buildings, St. Louis, Mo-; T B. Adams, supt motive power, Pine Bluff, Ark; N. J. Williams, supt. tele- graph, Tyler, Texas; N. A. Waldron, storekeeper, Pine Bluff, Ark; H. B. Farrell, freight traffic manager, St. Louis, Mo-; J. P. Park, general freight agent, St. Louis, Mo-; E. w. La- Beaume, genl pass. & tkt. agent, St. Louis, Mo-; Guy L. Stewart, agric1 & industl agent, St. Louis, Mo-; F. H.. Jones, general baggage agent, Tex arkana, Texas; s. H. West, general attorney, St. Louis, Mo-; Bridges, Woodbridge & Can't, attorneys, Pine Bluff, Ark; S. G. Seabrook, claim agent, Pine Bluff, Ark; s. c. Johnson, general auditor, St. Louis, Mo-; J. l.. Tracy, paymaster, St. Louis, Mo-; w. A. Conaway, tax agent, St. Louis, Mo-; Dr. c. A. Smith, chief surgeon, Texarkana, Ark.
 In addition to above the officers are as follows:
 Robt. M. Foster, president, St. Louis, Mo-; D. P. Nelson, secretary, St. Louis, Mo-; G. K. Warner, treas urer, St. Louis, Mo.
 Arrangements have been made with the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company, whereby employees of this company will derive hospital benefits from and after this date, and deduc- tions will be made from the pay of all employees to cover such benefits on all employees to cover such bene- fits on the following schedule.
 Pay Per Month. Over $500 to $75.OO, inclusive 5 40 reduction.
 Over $75.00 to $1OO0O, inclusive $.6O reduction
 Over $100.0O to $199.O0, inclusive IS .75 reduction. 1 $200.OO and over $1.00 reduction. ROBT M. FOSTER,
 President
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WOMAN SHOOTS
 HER HUSBAND
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for her rash action, but insists that there was nothing else to do at the time, because she was convinced from previous threats that her life was Ill imminent danger.
 Bane is we'll known in Little Rock, where he had worked at various times.
 The affair caused much excitement in the neighborhood and many sensa- tional rumors were abroad soon af- ter the shooting. The inaccessibility of the location of the event made it very difficult to secure details of the shooting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-02
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Riley Commission Go. will be held in their offices at 10 a m. on September Eth, 1910.
 H. V. BAHLAU,
 Acting Secretary. S-24-tf.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-02

MT. and Mrs. Sam c. Alexander and son, Virginius, are expected home about September 6, from their sum- mer vacation. They have been vis- iting in Battle Creek, but are now spending short while in New York before returning.