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Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1910-05-20
DENIED HIS DIGNITY.
The Cooks Familiarity With the Cap.
tain Was III Timed.


Enos Silsbee and Ethan Knight
came from she same little town on the
coast OF Maine. AS boys thNy had
grown up together, and now as men
they were sailing together on the same
schooner. Ethan was captain. ana
Enos was the cook Their pusItiol,s
might well nave been reversed, for
Ethan was better with the skillet than
Enos, and Enos probably knew AS
much about navigation as his friend
Still. they maintained their respective
places, and neither thought of shift
Usually on board the Maria there
was little formality between the cup
tain and the crew In port. however
aud on certain occasions II was though
necessary to maintain the dignity OF
office.
One day a naval officer came on
board on some business. Caplaip
Knight received him In his best man.
ner, thanking his stars that he happen
ed to have his good coat on when the
officer arrived unexpectedly.
In the midst OF their interview in
the captains cabin Enos, apron tied
behind. as was his wont when MOI
very busy, poked his head in ut the
door.
Ethan" be said. where's the sauce
panT
Captain Knight frowned and the Of,
ticer looked at once surprised and In.
different.
"Your conduct is amazing, sir" the
captain said in his most dignlfied man
ner. "Your saucepan must be where
you left It,"
you had 1t last" protested Enos,
"You said you could fry
But the captain had slammed the
door.-Youth's Companion.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1910-05-20
a. ~ Wronn Back.

Cbaritabe Lady ~ gave your Farmer
rho money to buy you coat last week'
/ see you're moi wearing u nos b,e
mum e put it on a 'orse, charitap :
: adv On horse? But he should
nave thought Of your comfort before
that OF an animal'-Inrone ""p
frv.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1910-05-20
slissfuI Ignorance.

He tpolnting with his WHIP : u',e u
. - tonacco field she Give me inc
+ lines dear. and see If you can ma . :
ripe cigar for yourself z haips
gar
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1910-05-20
Londonese.

oster--' Ere. wot abaht It: Hawker
(, abaht wot? Coster- Wot abaht
!, a. said abaht me? Hawker- Well.
!, 4habt it?--London Punch.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1910-05-20
lllSca DYEING { CLEANING WORKS
(RuREKA cLusl

teke your old discarded garments to
'Qaaon's Dye Works, south Of the post
e'''es for French dry cleaning scrub
FIX pressing, or. to be;dyed by latest
tffnCh methods.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
NEWS OF cULLMAN
Circuit Court in Session-Mrs. Felter's
Residence Burns

Cullman, March 25.-(Special.)-Ci
court is in session this city, Judge d. w.
spealSe presiding Most of the cases this
week were damage suits, all civil cases.
The most important was the Julia Bou-
que case against the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroad for damages amounting to
$50 600. A Judgment was rendered for
s5Oo0
The trial of John Holland for the kill
ing of j. d. Putnam at Hanceville in the
summer of 1908 viii come up next week.
Holland was marshal of Hanceville and
attempted to arrest Putnam for whipping
his wife. Putnam resisted. After several
visits to his (Putman's) house to take
him before the mayor. Holland shot Put
man through the heart. Holland was
sentenced to hang year and half ago,
but was granted q new trial by the SUI
preme court.
Ray Rushton spoke to crowded house
here on Monday in the interest OF NAL
lory's candidacy.
Miss Rachel Carothers the famous play
wright of New York, is here on q visit
to her mother and sister. Miss Carothers
is to return to New York on Saturday,
taking her mother and sister with her.
Their many friends regret seeing them
leave
The residence of Mrs. s. A. Felter was
almost totally destroyed by fire this morn
ing The fire originated from a defective
fiue and was first discovered OH the roof.
The loss has not been estimated. The
house and furniture were insured.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
LITTLE CHILD LOSES
MOTHER AT THEATRE

pathetic incident took place in the
Lobby OF the Jefferson a few nights ago.
The house was unusually large and the
crowd at the entrance became congested.
Suddenly grief-stricken wall arose bear
ing the plant in tones of childish woe: 81
want my mamma. Are you my mamma? q
Instantly there was a general craning of
necks to see what was the matter. A
little girl had become separated from her
mother in the crowd and was badly
frightened. She was pushing her way
among the ladies asking each one the same
question and weeping afresh when she
discovered that the lady addressed was
not the one she sought
A tall man with a kindly face raised
the little one to his shoulder and attempt
ed to extract some information from her.
But in vain. for sobs choked her utter
ance and she could only reiterate, 81
he could the man moved toward the door
when another man came rushing through
the crowd with dl5heveled hair, tie awry
and a very frightened face. He was
shouting distractedly, mabel! Mabel!'
Seeing him above the crowd, Mabel gave
an ecstatic shout and piped UP, Here I
am papa at the top of her voice. The
man held out his arms and she jumped
into them, hiding her face in his coat.
Thanking the rescuer profusely the IA
Their hurried out of the theatre to "fnd
mamma and quiet her, as he confided to
little Mabel, who was quite happy and
contentedly sucking her thumb.
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tape and system. While admitting that
system was a necessity, she insited that
when system involved enough red tape
to hang a mule it was time to call a halt.
Il was system that made actual teaching
the least arduous part of the work. For
instance, there was the weekly meeting
at the local school, the monthly meeting
at the High school, the numberless meet
ings of the supervisors, the daily re-
ports, the weekly reports. the monthly
reports; in fact, it was meetings and
reports from one months end to another,
involving much time, patience, money and
energy.
Worse than all these, however was the
school register, which has to be kept
daily The arrangement of the afore-
said register was compiled with such dia-
bolical ingenuity as to require special
course in bookkeeping to understand 1t.
Many teacher, worn out by trying
day. has shed bitter tears during the
small hours of the night working over
the register, or making out the reports,
which system, or rather red tape, de-
mands.
She further stated that another trying
ordeal was the three-hour lecture each
pay day. Just think of being compelled
by system to sit three hours listening to
some learned individual disseminate clas-
steal effusions that nobody cares to hear
or derives any benefit from.
After relieving her mind of these injus-
tfces that is. as she saw them, she
changed the subject and in few monssnts
tho girls had entered into an animated
discussion about Easter millinery. 1.-THE
conversation was interpreted with so
mang strange and outlandish words. such
as seTricornes,'' Pom Poms. "Toques,'
..Cebochons," ",raffetas," "Nulans," etc.,
that the listener got dazed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
WHAT DRAWS PEOPLE
TO EVERY HANGING?

Two negroes were hanged in Birming-
ham yesterday.
There were negroes, but they were hui
man. loving and ciinging TO life as all
human creatures.
There were but few selected witnesses
to the gruesome affair. Hundreds of
others, men, women and children, crowd
ed as near the scene as ropes. bars, brick
walls and police officers would allow
them.
They could see nothing of the tragedy
that was being enacted within the prison
Enclosure. Curiosity and that innate crav-
ing for gluts of horror, human agony and
death inlpelled them to crowd up and
strain their ears and eyes for every evil
dence of pain and despair that might NJ
ter through the walls from the struggling
souls of the condemned.
Perhaps they could hear the scltening
drop the strain OF the ropes II cry OF pro-
test from the choking threats or prayer
to God for mercy. They hoped at least
to see the dead bodies brought limp from
the Enclosure and deposited In the black
death wagon standing In the alley.
Men dread death. 1t is the horror Of
every life Yet men are drawn toward the
scene of its enactment as moths are
drawn 20 the burning candle. Is 1t NOR
bid curiosity? IL ii a gloating over the
agony OF fellow? Or is 1t a straining
desire TO get a glimpse of the mysterious
eternity beyond the veil, the last grasp for
breath, the last culver of the muscles?
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further with that point. But Sarah has
her full share of religion, which carries
no little amount Of superstition with 1t.
Consequently she tells some remarkable
stories.
One of the pillars of the Macedonia Bap-
list church died recently, according to
Sarah's way OF telling the story. but
just before lie passed away he was sur
rounded by a number of his Macedonian
brethren. He told them that he realized
that his end WAS near, but Informed
his auditors that he would be reincarnated
and would return to earth in the shape OF
a shower OF rain.
We'll, sah." says Sarah. "de deaeons
funeral was held de mex day, an it were
a prutty day fur a funeral. De services
wus held at de Macedonia church and
a big crowd OF cullud folks wus present.
an de pahson preach a nice summon ovah
de body. And den come de funeral per-
session ter de graveyard at Enon Ridge.
Things so fur wus all right, but wait
a minute.
De pahson was praying de las prayer,
when out err clear, sun-shiny sky come a
clap er thunder Dis wusn't so MUCH
but de clouds swep up and de light be-
gin to get mighty poor. l heerd a rev
draps err rain pattering around in de dus'
an fus thing come ter my min were
de deacon's sayin' he were coming back
Ter eHrIn III a StOW1H Ell
ter git sorter sless waitin' fur de
pahsen ter finish dat prayah. which L
done fguhed to er been long enough
Mex thing notice de niggers about me
gittin' restless en- / knowed stump n were
gwine ter happen prutty soon.
"u ell, sub, bout dat time de rain draps
begin to fall mighty lively and / knoWed
II were time fur me to leave. But l
see de pahson were tryin' ter finish DAT
summon. so 1 stay. Dey wusn't er mig
ger standin' still by dat time and fore
der pahson could finish wild his summon
long come a bolt er lightnin' en- er clap
er thunder an some rain come with It.
Well, man, talk erbout scatterin'. Eyey-
body done figuhed de deacon had come
down wild dat rain ter atten' his own
funeral and evidently dey didn't want ter
be aroun' noboy's funeral wild er ghos.
Time I could get started myself l dldn'
have no time ter look much, but | seed
niggers siftin' san in eve'y direction.
De onliest man I seen behind wus de
pahson standin' dere by de grave Wild his
little prayah book IN his han. l neVah
walt to see no mo-, cuz I wuz Salty ter
git home soon as possible. I wuz con-
vince de deacon done come back In dat
showah. an as I knowed dey didn't need
me at the graveyard I lcf', OATS all"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
,PRAGINS WILL
NOT BE OPPOSED


Huntsville, March 25.-(Special.) 1.-The
prohibition faction OF the Madison coun-
ty democracy has decided not to oppose
the election of Senator Robert e. Sprag-
ms to the state senate for another term,
and so Alabama is certain to have one
of the strongest local optionists in the
state back in the senate. Senator Sprag-
ms is one of the two senators who held
out against the statewide prohibition bill
In 1908 and one Of the II who fought the
constitutional amendment in 1909. He was
elected in 1906 on the dispensary platform
and still believes that the dispensary
method of handling liquors is the best
thing for Madison county. He also be-
lieves that prohibition is best for some
of the smaller counties of the state and
he Is willing to leave such matters to
the people of those countless
Three candidates have announced for
the lower house of the legislature on the
prohibition ticket in this county. They
are Robert #. Lawler. Ed Broiles and ].
Frank Power. Mayor Thomas w. Smith
and Shelby S. Fletcher have announced
as local optionists for these two offices
and 1t is likely that the prohibition fac
ton will draw won one of their candi-
dates and turn their full strength in be-
hind two of the three.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
PRETTY SCHOOL MA'AM
CONGESTS TRAFFIC

AT the busiest hour, in the middle
of the sidewalk of the crowded Flor
ence corner she stopped, puzzled and
overawed. She set her suitcase down,
girl and grip forming three-foot
barrier across the walk. and estab-
fishing a jam and blockade which
caused each pedestrian while worning
his way through 1t to gaze at her in
Wonderment and give vent to ejacu-
lations trimming with either sarcasm
or sympathy.
There she stood for several minutes,
a poor little "rube" waiting for car
and apparently unaware of the mix
up she was causing in foot traffic. She
wasn't uncivilized in dress, while she
bore an air of breeding and refinement.
But the character of her actions told
plainly from whence she eame--from
the regions rural, Mobile, maybe, or
perNaps from still further back in the
domain of antediluvian custom; that
place they call Montgomery.
She was embarrassed by the bisness
of the city, bewildered by the hurry
furry of things, yet retaining her NEIL
tai equilibrium sufficiently to remem-
Der the name of the car she wished to
take. On the front of her waist was
pinned a ribbon badge, which told what
at least one man had surmised that
she was one whose vocation in life was
to instill knowledge into brains young
and fertile, and that she was DEL
egate to the school teachers state con-
,vention.
The throng swarmed and damned
about her, many being forced to get
off the sidewalk and take to the street
in order to pass A tall "copper" start
ed in to relieve the congested condi-
ton. Suddenly she spied her car, seized
her suitcase and started for it, and
caused more CONSERVATION by her hur-
ry. People fell over themselves in the
effort to get out of her way, while
she, a confused, frightened bit of fem
ininity, turned to the right and to
the left then around and around, until
finally the hand of fate brought her
to the car. There she met with an
other puzzling proposition in the shape
of the car gates, but they quickly
opened and she climbed aboard.
1t took a moment for the crowd TO
catch its breath, then the lengthy
bobby busted himself and within the
minute had Strengthened 1t out into two
long. undulating lines of keep to-the-
right"
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enough to require the efforts of all the
kings horses and all the kings men, and
she shouted:
s.w-o-w-w! Somebody help muh. Ketch
muh hat. Don't yer see muh Chandelier
hat s done TUX and gone.'
The Knight of the Plume stood twiri-
ing his cane il true Beau Brummel fash
ion as Arabellas lid whisked by him.
and which looked powerfully like sec
ton of the hanging gardens of Babylon
had fallen upon the ambient air
Odds Bodkins Look who's herei' said
he. as he gave his mustachios a loving
twist
Its the vegetable man and the chicken
man all the same time" said he. and
then he perceived an ample array of
what appeared to him like every flower
known to Luther Burbanw, every Vege-
table that the truck farmer has a speak
ing acqua ntance with, and collection of
barnyard feathers that would have made
Shanghai rooster sit up and take notice.
That's rival of the Wright brothers
flying through the air. said the knight
of the Plume" as he began to join the
chase of the madding crowd after the
new spring lid.
Two or three cab drivers, a chauffeur
or two, with here and there messenger
boy bent on killing time. and few lott
erers Joined the chase on Follow the
Man from Cooks" tour while a police
man or two filed in, and there was a regu-
lar Barnum and Bailey circus parade for
about five minutes.
Finally "The Knight of the Plume" Sc
cured the coveted lid and perching II
high upon the end of his cane, he looked
hopelessly around for the owner of the
article.
To him breathless and agitated came
Arabella Maria Mushy Cooley saying be-
tween sobs:
"Oh. L-a-w-d-yl L-a-w-d-y! OATS my
Easter hat what's done gone and ief me
fur de wind.'
1.-THE Knight of the Plume" greatly
embarrassed at the jeers of the crowds'
said hestatingly
.'Does-er-er this belong to your"
ut show do. white man, and rs dat
glad to git hit back. Why, does you
know what dat bonnet cos me?'
Upon 1.-THE Knight of the Plume in
forming the dusky damsel that he did
not she continued.
Dat hat was a bargain what wuz
buyin' hit on de installment plan, and
has paid muh good 50 down and don't yer
know if hit had got away frum me I'd
err had to pay my money and done Wild
out hat?"
ALLOW me-" said 1.-The Knight of the
Plume with Chesterfieldian grace, Ito
return your chapeau!'
"'Taint no shampoo" said Arabella
Hits muh Sunday-go-ter-m hat,
and rs dat glad to git hit back
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
STREET CAR TALK OF
TWO SCHOOL TEACHERS

Seated together in an outgoing street
car were two young ladies. Their gen.
eral appearance was not uncommon, but
there was an Undesirable something
about them that proclaimed them school
teachers. They were both young; moth
ing uncommon about that. either They
were discussing the session of the Ala
bama Educational association at which
Prof. n. II. Bnker made an address On
the microscopic stipend of the average
school teacher. lie had made the asser-
tiof that teachers AZ rule received less
compensation for their services than THE
butcher, the baker and the candlestick
maker" He also included cooks. la
borers and gravediggers. The COMPARE
son he drew between the training of the
teacher and that of other vocations
and the emoluments therefron1 was start
ling. 1t was enough to make any self
respecting teacher quit the 1ohI and seek
refuge in marriage.
TO the sFentiments expressed by Pro-
fessor Baker one of them gave her hearty
approval: the other. while agreeing that
the amount per should be increased. said
there were other grievances that vera
worse than the minute salary. II was red
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
1910 Record hook Ready

The Sporting News Record Book for
1910. published by Charles c. Sphinx &
Son of st. Louis, Mo-, has made its ap
pearance and is a vast improvement over
the book issued last season. This year it
Is much larger and the records of past
events on the diamond are more inter-
esting and show more careful selection.
Besides containing the records, that ia
nous baseball epic, Casey at the Bat"
also appears. Schedules of the American
and National leagues for the 1910 season
are given in concise form. A copy may
be obtained by writing the publishers and
inclosing a 2-cent stamp.
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boundless deep
Turns again home.
Two negroes were hanged yesterday.
While the spring sun beamed as warmly
and cheerfully as it had ever beamed
and the sky was as clear and blue and
hopeful as it had ever been, the stained
souls of two erring humans tore from
the shuddering clay which dangled at
the end of the hangman's hemp and
passed into the region of the unknow-
able The gray walls of the county jail
looked stoically on. To them, as to the
frozen heart of the wording. the spec
tacle called for no pity. All the un-
utterable anguish in the hearts OF the
condemned men spoke not syllable to
them. The last gaze of those feverish,
boodshot Dyes found no rest save in the
friendly blue Of the sky.
The Great Leveler had come, and the
condemned shuddered inwardly in his
presence. The Great Unknown yawned,
black and bottomless and boundless be-
fore them. Life, sweet in all its enigmas
and contradictions, must be forsaken.
With steps nerved by despair the
doomed men walked to the scaffod. A
tragic stiffness hung over the scene. The
pavement on the floor of the jail yard
counted their strides. and uttered for each
q. metallic, clicking Death" They as
cended the steps Of the scaffold and stood
for the last time in the presence OF the
living. A short prayer with the minis
tiers who attended them, song; few
last words spoken to the awed spectators
in forced calmness, and the time for the
end had come. The black caps were
thrown over their throbbing heads and
the light of earth shut from their sight
forever. The hour OF death had passed.
The final moment had come. One move
ment more and eternal sleep, 'sleep that
knits I'D the raveled sleeve of care.
would replace the f1tful fever of life. The
trigger was sprung, and two more trav-
elerg ventursd into the bourne of the I'M
known country.
The awful pantomine was ended And
still the sun shone and all was life ano
light Two souls had but flown from
earth and no one wept.
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RemodeIinr Old Alabama Hotel

Florence, March 25.-(Speoial.)-
Work was begun on tip old Alabama
hotel, recently purchased by John 4.
Jones from M. J. billiard of Birming-
ham. and the Improvements contem-
plated will make 1t one of the pref
test and most comfortable hotel build
inEs in north Alabama. The building
has been leased for a period of five
years to F. III. Hatch. who has been
running Bailey Springs and who Is a
hotel man of long experience. The
name of the hotel will be changed
to the New Florence" and 1t will fill
a long felt want in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26

Boston, March 25.-Fanned by a gale,
three fires caused much damage in north
shore districts today. Essex, Hamilton
and Revere each suffered from the flames
The total loss is estimated at 500, 600,
including 100000 in South Hamilton, 3d.
900 in Essex, and s25. 600 in the Franklin
park district of Revere. One hundred
and fifty persons are homeless.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
criminal Cases Set for Trial

Florence. March 25-(Special 1.-THE sixth
murder trial of Dee Shelton has been set
by Judge Charles P. Almon of the cir
cult court for March 81. and special
venire of so men has been ordered sum-
moned Shelton was tried at the last term
of court on the same charge and a mis-
trial entered. Fuoua Hatteras, colored,
will be tried on March 30 for murder and
venire of 80 has been ordered summoned.
The trial of Alex Bedford for the murder
of Granville Hawkins, both negroes, is In
progress today.
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Meridian. Miss, March 25.-(Special.)-
A sensation was caused today by the
arrest of two young negroes charged with
entering room at the Cottage hotel 90
cupied by young white woman at about
4:3O o'clock this morning, it is believed
with evil intent. The two negroes were
tried In private and Mayor Parker nned
them $50 each and sentenced them to
serve on the streets for 80 days.
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Fowler I. Persona Non Grata

Managua. Nicaragua, March 25.-Capt.
Godfrey Fowler. the American who was
wounded while in command of the in
surgent artillery at the battle of Tisma,
has been found hidden in Granada and
today the government voluntarily deliv-
cred him to Rear Admiral Kimball. Re-
quest was made that Fowler be sent out
of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
Mileage to Be Reduced

washington. March 25.-Five cents par
mile as mileage for senators and mem
bers of the House going to and returning
from a session of Congress, instead OF
the present rate of 10 cents per mile u
urged by Representative Cox Of Indl-
ana. who introduced a bill to that effect
today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
PROMISED TO RETURN
IN A SHOWER OF RAIN

Sa ralt Mcclure II Just plain. unpre-
sumiDg, every day cook-that IL. she II an
everyday cook in appearance but she
can make bst uits like Aunt Mahaley'
Used to bake, 70 there's no use Of going