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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

found the clerk blushed and tried to insert them on the quiet.
 In discussing the situation in tAs Seventh district, Congressman Burnett said:
 T regard Towards condition as utterly absurd, and one which shows that he did not desire a joint debate, but on the other hand wanted to prevent one. Mir Howard knows that 1t is the case with all parties that leading speakers are sent into the district whenever there is fight on. MT. Howard has frequently gone himself into other districts and into other states to speak for the nominees of the populist party, and of the Hearst party. Not only all of the congressman from this state, in cluding the senators, but Senator Clay from Georgia, Congressman Adamssn from Georgia, Congressman Candler from Mississippi Congressman Ollie James from Kentucky and leading congressman from other states rendered their services to me to come into the district and make speeches. MT. Howard is evidently allied with the Joe Cannon wing of the repub lican party because he is sending out Iit- erature unuer the frank or William B. Mckinley of Illinois who has within the last few days declared himself for Joe Cannon for speaker. It no doubt would be very interesting to the people that Howard expects to get to vote for him to declare in his speeches whether or not he will vote for Joe Cannon for speaker. and whether or not he intends to vote for Joe Thompson for governor. Mr. How ard knows that such questions as these would N,~'s naturally be propounded to him if a Jo. iscussion should occur as well as many others of a similar char acter, hence he sought to put an impos- sible condition in his challenge.
 If he Is forced to make public declara- ton as to whether he would support the Cannon-Aldrich faction or the insurgents he knows that 1t would be telegraphed by the press of the country to the news papers of the north. and that If he dared to declare against Cannonism and AL drichsm he would lose the support and sympathy of the republican congressional committee, headed by William B. Me- Kinley Yet these very questions are the ones that are uppermost in the minds of the people,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

It is now thoroughly understood in all dermanic circles that D. F. Sugg or Ensley is to be Walter McAdory's chief deputy, when he assumes the office of sheriff in January, and that Walter Met calf will head the department which looks after the service of commitments and other important papers. This is not official. as MT. McAdory has never given anything out on the subject TOT puoilca- tion, but it may be considered positive fact.
 There will be a general shaking up Tn city offices when the new administration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
SHALL NOMINEES INDORSE
 PLATFORM IS QUESTION
BY BURR BLACKBURN

Just that local option which her elected representatives decide upon, and 1t Is probable that 1t will be as simple as possible.
 Chairman Tyler Goodwin of the state committee has insisted that every mans conscience should dictate to him to ac- cept the voice of the people of the state and stand on their platform, even though there is no penal code in Alabama AL ready most of the candidates over the state have accepted the platform, includ- ing. a majority of the candidates for state senate
 The attitude of the party on this sub feet is now the livest issue in democratic politics. It will undoubtedly be ds- cussed and discussed at the meeting of the state committee, a committee which was charged with the duty of carrying out the party platform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
Concert at East Lake

The following programme at the free concert at East Lake park will be pre- sented tonight by Nappfs orchestra: T Won't Be Back Till August" Remick. When I Dream in the Cleaning of You" waltz; Ongraman.
 Moving Day in Jungletown," Schwartz. Cant You Seer" waltz: Schmid. ''Tll Make Ring Around Roses," two- step; Danmark.
 Intermisson.
 ''The Jolly Bachelors two-step; Hub bell.
 If I Had a Thousand Lives to Live" waltz; Forge.
 "Agrayation Rag" Cobb.
 Longing" waltz; Daley.
 Next to Your Mother Who Do You Lover" Snyder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
FIFTEENTH COUNTY
 PLANNING EXHIBIT

Counties in Alabama have gone wild over the Alabama State Fair. It is now recognized as the best place to adver- tise county's products and the counties of the state are falling right in line with the state farm movement, of which the fair will be the advertising center.
 The fifteenth county Is now preparing to enter an exhibit, and Colonel Reuben F. Kolb will go to Dale county today to confer with a mass meeting which has been called to discuss the proposition. This will be wonderful comparison with the four and five counties which have exhibited in the past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
IMPORTANT CITY PLACES
 WILL SOON BE VACANT

goes in. MT. McAdory draws both his assistants from the city A big fight will also ensue for the recordership at Ems ley and discussion is now becoming in- teresting in the Ninth ward over the successor of Alderman Coffee Jackson, who has moved out of the city.
 The esta blishment of the new recorder s court in Birmingham will leave good position open and the latest suggestion Is the name of City Attorney Robert Thach, who will go out with the present ad- ministration There seems to be no doubt but that the new court will be estab- lished at the next council meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
Chief Expected Today

Chief Bodeker did not arrive last night or the Birmingham Special or on later train. He is expected to arrive this morn- ing. He will be accompanied by Officer Fully who is returning from Philadelphia with Edward Peebles, charged with ob- taining money under false pretences. It is expected at police headquarters that the chief will have something to say in reply to the charge that the prohibition laws are not being enforced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
Called to Door and Shot

Tom. Sims, negro living in Alley F. between Twenty-second and Twenty third streets, was called to his door last night by two negroes and shot. It is said that one negro called Sims out and the other shot him as he opened the door. The bullet entered the right side and the negro bled internally. He was sent to the Hillman hospital and died a few min utes after his arrival. Officers were dis patched to the scene of the shooting but the two men had made their escape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
Burned By Gasoline ExpIOsfou

Benjamin Beal, a white man, was brought to the city last night from Clanton where he was badly injured yesterday aft ernoon by the explosion of a gasoline tank. He was met at the Louisville and Nashville depot by Greens ambulance and taken to the Robinson infirmary. His wounds while very painful are not con- sidered fatal by the doctors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

The programme for the concert at Turn Verein this evening Is as fol- lows Emusic by MT. Al Goodman): Opening, Confidence (Moya). Selection, Medleys, 1910 (Remick). Mexican dance, Panquita (Robyn). Song, Nightengall (Bischoff). Cavatine (Raf).
 rntermezzo, Rusticano (Moscajan). Selection, The Chariot Race. March The Great Dindl (Snider). Ave-Maria (Gounod).
 Pizzicati, Sylvia (Delibes). March, Valley Flower (Mills).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
Wants 5000 for ThumbnaiI

For the alleged loss of a thumbnaii, John w. Morgan yesterday entered suit for $1000 damages in the city court against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company. It is claimed that Morgan was employed by the company as brakeman, and that his thumb was mashed and his thumbnail lost when he was attempting to make a coupling of two cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
Alleges Attack By EmpIoye

Willie Carter, a minor, suing by his entered suit for s10,O00 damages against the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company. It is alleged that the plaintiff was attacked with a weapon by an em- ploye of the railroad company and pushed off the train on which he was a passen- ger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
Two Officers III

City Detective Gates and Sergeant Whit ney are very i'll at their homes. Detective Gates has been i'll for some time and Is slowly recovering. He went through severe illness but 1t Is thought that he will be able to return to his duties at an early date. The illness of Sergeant Whitney is of more recent date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
Crusade Against Cocaine Selling

A determined crusade against the users and sellers of cocaine and similar drugs is in progress by the police department. It is stated that the majority of crimes committed by negroes are direct result of the use of this drug. While some white men are arrested under the influence of cocaine the greater number are negroes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
Injured While Driving Mule

Alleging that he was run over and in- jured while employed as a mule driver at Flat Creek mines, Johnnie Thomas yes- terday filed suit for s5OOO damages in the circuit court against the Pratt Consoli- dated Coal company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
THE WEATHER

Washington, August 24.-F orecast for Alabama and Mississippi-Partly cloudy Thursday; showers in extreme south DOT ton; Friday showers. cooler in interior; east winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
WATER IS UNwHOLEsOME

According to a report of Health
 Officer R. B. Hardness, the bacillus coli is present in the North Bir- mingham water, and the water Is
 infected and unwholesome. The statement is made after test by
 City Bacteriologist E. M. Duncan, in which he shows the presence of too many bacteria. The matter is to be taken up immediately with the City Council, and 1t is prob able that the water will be con demned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
R. E. Crews

R. E. Crews, aged 23. died at local in hrmary yesterday. The body will be sent this morning to Vincent for burial by Lige Loy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
Thefts Reported Yesterday

The following thefts were reported to the police department yesterday: O. E. Wrenn, one horse; A. s. Boyd, one watch; Monarch Livery company, one horse; James Lenty, one watch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

The following is the local report of the United States weather bureau at Bir- mingham for the A hours ended at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

SHAW. The Undertaken. Phones g. GREEN Undertaking Co. Phones 1902.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25

CONTINUED ON FACE 7.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-25
Music at Turn Xerein

W. H. LEHMAN, Observer.
The Winslow mail., 1910-01-15
CINE MORE PRECIOUS STONE
California County Comes Forward
with Addition to the Ranks
of Rarities.

San Benito county, California,
has given its name to a new candi-
date for admission to the circle of
the precious stones "benitoite." 1t
is of a sapphire color, hard and re-
markably brilliant. Chemists say it
is ''silico-titanate of baryum." 1t
is found in rock pockets and in
goodies associated with natrolite and
hitherto unknown black mineral
called carlosite. During 1907 beni-
toite made its first entry into the re-
port Of the geological survey on the
precious stones of the United States.
The value of the uncut stones found
in that year was $1,000 In the
same year Arkansas produced So, 500
worth of diamonds. The leading
precious stone in America in value
of production is tourmalin, of which
$751; 120 worth was put upon the
market in 1907. But it weighed a
ton.-Youth's Companion.
The Winslow mail., 1910-01-15
THE SuLTAN'S PALACES.

Abdul Hamid, like all his prede-
cessors, has had a mania for build
ing. The European visiting Turkey
for the first time is astounded at the
number of white cleaning palaces
which line either side Of the Bos-
phorus. And in every city of the
empire there is a kiosk set apart for
the sultan, which he never visited,
all of them palatial abodes filled
with choice furniture, rare marbles,
mirrors and lusters from Venice,
mosaics from Florence and Rome,
with deep-hued carpets, soft and vel
vety as fur. These magnificent resi-
dences are nominally guarded by
major-domos, who live there with
their families in comfortable drowsi-
ness and ease and with only one OBJ
ject in life, that of maintaining
their places.
The Winslow mail., 1910-01-15
NOT BRAGGiNG.

'The average American million
aire," said Upton Sinclair in a re-
cent address, ''brags too much about
his wealth.
81 stated this fact one day in the
smoker of Pullman. My COM
panion agreed with me, but a fat
man across the aisle, who must have
been listening, leaned across and
said sternly:
1oung man, you're all wrong.
The American millionaire rarely if
ever brags about money. |, for ex-
ample, never Dragged about my
money i'll my life, and yet I'm worth
close on to $1,000. 0.O00.'"
The Winslow mail., 1910-01-15
Shark Whipped DeviIfish,

A furious battle between big devil
fish and shark is the talk CT Fort
De Soto, says dispatch from Tampa,
Fla. Capt. John " Bodden was stand
ing on the quarter-master's deck when
he noticed an empty yawl boat being
drawn down at its mooring by some
unseen force until it was submerged.
Then the tentacle Of a devilfish. esti-
mated to have measured fully ID feet
and weighing a ton and a half. pro-
truded from the water The great
fish became entangled in the Moor.
ings of the yawl, and was unable to
disentangle itself
At this juncture 15-foot shark at
tackled the devilfish, tearing its great
tentacles to pieces. The shark fled
at the approach of crowd, leaving
the water dark with blood, but re.
turned and seizing the remains of the
devil fish carried both them and the
boat away at high speed. The boat
was found floating later Examina-
ton showed that the devilfish had
wound about 60 feet of the moorine
rope about itself the attacks of the
shark cutting the rope into dozens
OF pieces.
Bathing is popular a short distance
from the scene of the fight. Recent
ly devilfish seized an empty boat at
Fort Dade, mile away.
The Winslow mail., 1910-01-15
LEADERS CHANGE VIEWS.

William OBrien, the Irish politi-
cal leader, IS reported to have taken
up his permanent abode in Jerusa-
lem. Half a century ago another
Irish leader, Sir Charles Gavan
Duffy, got disgusted with the situa-
ton in the Emerald isle, threw up
his seat in the house of commons
and went into voluntary exile. Bat
he preferred Australia, where he en-
tered on Il new career, became a
minister of the crown, premier,
speaker and the recipient Of politi-
cal pension of $4,000 per annum,
which he lived to enjoy for 40
years.
The Winslow mail., 1910-01-15
The Story Of an
Inheritance
By EMILIA PARDO BAZAN

Copyright. by Short Stories Co., Ltd
The Angel of Death was drawing
nearer and nearer to Don Javier de
Campuzano, but he watched it's ap-
prOach without fear, for he repented
of all his sins and trusted in the
mercy of him who died to obtain par
don for all the children of men. There
was only one thing that disGuieted
him during the long sleepless nights
that so weary the old and feeble. He
feared that after his death dissensions
might arise, and bitter conflicts and
litigations might take place between
his children and only heirs, in regard
to the division of his estates Don
Javier was the possessor of vast do
majns-a man of great wealth. but he
was not ignorant of the fact that the
fiercest battles for money had always
been waged by the rich. He remem-
bered the litigation he had had with his
elder brother, litigation so intricate,
so relentless, so intermnahle, that
began by cooling their brotherly love,
and finished by changing it into cruel
est hatred The sin of wishing all
kinds of evil to his brother. of having
injured and DETAINED him, and even
dreadful memory-of having watched
for him one night in the shadow Of
the oak grove for the purpose of chal-
longing him to mortal combat. was the
burden that for many years had
weighed heavily upon the conscience
of Don Javier. So far as his intention
was concerned, he had been a frati-
eide, and he trembled at the thought
that perhaps his children, whom be
loved so tenderly, should come TO
hate each other for handful of gold.
Nature had given Don Javier an elo-
quent example and severe lesson; his
two children, a boy and a girl were
twins. In order to prevent jealousy
arising from supposed paternal ia
voritism, Don Javier had selected a
military career for HIS son, so that he
The Winslow mail., 1910-01-15
"The Million Is Yours, Yours Only

was nearly always separated from
him; only, at last, when he knew
that old age and his increasing all
ments were Fastening him to the
grave, did he send for Jose Maria in
order that he might alternate with
Maria Jesefa in ministering to his
needs
After long deliberation the old man
had formed a plan and began to put ii
into operation by calling his daughter
apart one day, before the arrival of
her brother, and saying to her, with
great solemnity:
MY daughter, before the arrival of
your brother, there are some very i'm
portant instructions that | wish to
give you. AS soon as 7 close my eyes
AS soon as you offer up a prayer
for my soul-you will go to the farm
house at Guadeluz, and in the base
ment there is large Gothic chest,
very old and very heavy; count to
your left, from the door, 16 bricks
notice carefully-16-dO you under
stand? and raise the seventeenth
brick that has on it the sign of the
cross and those Immediately sur
rounding it. Underneath these bricks
you will find a stone with q large
staple i'm it, cemented with strong
mortar Remove the mortar, take out
the stone and there will appear a hid
ing place, and in it a million reals in
double doubloons (S16 gold pieces)
and in 100 reals or ($25 gold pieces)
These are my savings for many years.
The million is yours, yours only.
leave it to you as it's undisputed pos
SCISSOR. And now, hush, not word.
we will never discuss this subject
again. When | die"
Maria Josefa smiled sweetly, ae-
knowledged her gratitude to him with
words of love and tenderness Jose
Maria arrived that same night and
the brother and sister watched by
turns over the beloved father who
was slowly fading away before their
eyes The critical moment. the SUI
preme hour, did not linger long in
presenting Itself, and In the midst of
the convulsive twitching of that sor-
rowful moment, Maria Josofa no.
ticed that the dying one pressed her
hand In significant manner, and it
seemed to her that the glazing eyes
said to hers: Remember the seven
teenth brick-a million of reals
The first few days after the funeral
were naturally devoted to mourning
and tears. to receiving visits of con
dcSence and expressions of sympathy
from loving friends. ThC brother and
sister, overwhelmed with sorrow ar6
The Winslow mail., 1910-01-15
INTRODUCED FLOWER FAD.

Flowers made of satin ribbon is a
fad of English society women, Miss
Ida Freeman, an American girl,
having introduced it. She sent a
box of flowers to a bazaar, and when
it was opened it was discovered that
the flowers were not real. They
looked so much more natural than
any other artificial flowers that the
ladies Immediately began making
them of soft satin, under the dircc-
tion of Miss Freeman.
The Winslow mail., 1910-01-15
TRAINED FOR CONTEST.

Miss E. c. Eccles is a typewriter
who won the championship contest
in Connecticut and was considered
one of the most likely to win in the
recent contest with Miss Rose Fritz,
who won the title. The 60 entrants
in the contest from Canada and the
United States at Madison Square
garden trained just as athletes do
In the matter of diet and exercise.
The Winslow mail., 1910-01-15
Subway Railroads Paw

Subway railroads are good invest
mems in New York City. Profits have
increased about u per cent. in the
last three months over the same pc
riod last year, the gross earnings be-
ing S3,321 800, an increase of s459, 400.
The Winslow mail., 1910-01-15
Daiiy Health Hint.

Candies and sweet articles are high
ly concentrated nOurishment that
ought, when eaten, to be mixed wit'i
coarser food in order to secure prop
er digestion. This kind of food is
more likely 10 turn acid on a weak
stomach than any o'her, while none
so surely tends to produce conStipa
ton
The Winslow mail., 1910-01-15
WILL TEACH m INDIA.

Miss Amy Coe of Cleveland and
Miss Sadie Gowan of Detroit will
sail for India October 20 to take up
missionary work in that country.
Both young women are college grad
uarcs and go to the new field with
great enthusiasm for the cause of
the Indian women.
The Winslow mail., 1910-01-15
Up North.

First Eskimo Wife~The north pole
has been discovered.
Second Eskimo Wife-I'm glad of
that. for now when my husband cer-es
home late lie can't give NE that sid
excuse about being out looking TO- it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-07-13
An Odd Nugget o: Geld.

There have been many large and
oddly shaped gold nuggets found IN
the United States and elsewhere. but
The oldest Of them all was that dis
covered at the Midhas mine. on Sulky
gully, near Melbourne. Australia. in
1857. The Nugget was Dat and almost
the exact counterpart IN contour CT
colossal human hand held open. with
the exception Of the thumb and fore
finger. which were closed :oSethc. in
a manner so as to make 1t appear that
the thumb was holding the finger in
place. It's greatest length was twelve
and half inches and its greatest
breadth eight Icches. 1t was OF the
very purcst gold. with but I little OF
foreign substances adhcrinS. mostly
between the fingers" and weighed
61; ounces. II was found in the no:tb-
west main drive O! the Midhas mine.
ioO feet below the surface OF the Garth
and at 4 spot only 6tty feet from
where the famous Lady RraS$ey mug
get was discovered the year before. II
weighed tiftv-oue pounds or pure gold.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-07-13
4 Custom o. the Balkans.

He or she who enters 4 house for the
frst time IS supposed IN the Balkan
countries to bring it good or bad luck
for the whole twclvenonth. This be-
lief gives rise to curious observance.
Tie visitor before crossing the thresh-
old picks up stone ttoken ct strength
or 4 green twis emblem OF health and
fruitfulnessj ard lays It on the hearth.
He also brings with him some grains
OF salt, which he casts into the 9ames,
and then. squattins by the 6reside'
wishes his hosts n prosperous year, q
plentiful crop and many blessings"
Then MS tie grains Of salt burst and
crackle in the firn he utters the follow
ins quaint tormu,-. AS I am sitting.
even so may sit the ben and warm the
eggs. As this salt splits. even SO may
split the eggs Of the cluckins hen and
the chickens come forth"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-07-13
The Sunny Side Of Superstition.

That there * anything genial. cheer
ins or therapcutic:llly valuable about
superstition may seem I tail state
uen;. The adjective generally aSsoc!-
atei With II IS dark" On the con-
trary, there is something very bright
enlps about = four leaf clover. Who
IS not 4 little more Of AZ optimist for
picking up 4 horseshoe: What lone
IL farmers wife. stormbound on
winter afternoon. with unwelcome lei
sure on her hands. but feels little
ouIcken!uS OF the pulse rs she drops
her scissors and bcho!dS them sticking
up In the carpet o. discoSerS that she
has laid au extra place II the table!
Company signs are the commoncSt and
welcomed OF all Supersiuons. The
scissors. the needle. the d!shcloth. the
fork. the Saturday sneeze. all inculcate
hospitality and reward IL by IN unex-
pected visitor X the needle Slauts as
& stands up in the crack OK the hoo1
It fore,eIs 4 gentleman. Run. young
daughters Of the house. and put 4
blue bow in your hair.- Atlantic
Monthly.