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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28

James k. Powers of Florence spent yesterday in Birmingham. He was reg istered at the Hotel Hillman.
 J. B. Brown of Cullman spent yester- day in Birmingham on legal business. MT. Brown is a member of the goyer- nor's staff and one of the most success ful attorneys in North Alabama.
 ". R. Walker ot Athens spent yes- terday in Birmingham. He was regis tered at the Metropolitan hotel.
 State Auditor W w. Brandon spent yesterday and last night in Birming- ham, mingling with the politicians. Gen. eral Brandon has the advantage of most of the other big politicians in the state He has run his race and won and is able to sit back and sympathize with the other fellows.
 General Brandon is the democratic nom- inee for probate judge of Tuscaloosa county. He is looking well after most strenuous campaign.
 "The last week of the campaign looks good to me- said Cyrus B. Brown, ean- didate for secretary of state. who spent yesterday and last night in Birmng- ham.
 T feel confident that I will land the place of secretary of state. have made as close a canvass of the state as was possible in the time I have been out in inc field and believe I have the assur- ance of enough support to land me.
 MT Brown has been clerk in the office of secretary of state for Il years and has had wide experience in the duties of the office His friends feel that he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28


 fallen here this late in April in 50 years. Crops have been damaged at least 40 per cent in this county.
 Local papers publish an advertisement from M. D. Ivey, county chairman of the ONeal campaign committee, advising the people of ruling of Chairman W. D. Nesbitt of the state executive committee to the effect that republicans who voted for Taft for President. but did not oppose the democratic nominees of the last state and congressional elections, are entitled to vote in the coming primary. Memorial Day was not observed here i Tuesday, because of the absence of so many of the Confederate soldiers at the | Mobile reunion, but it has been postponed I to a later day Several dates have been selected over the county by various com mUnities for it's observance. The Pleasant Grove church community will observe il on Saturday. April 30. while Salem church ] will select May I as the most suitable time.
 William F. Ponder, aged S2 years. died i Tuesday in this city at the home of his son after an illness Of six weeks Mir ! Ponder was school teacher and a not able nan in his day. having been a resi- t- y man of high character.
 Seventy Confederate soldiers attended the reunion from this city, but a large number stayed al home, not because theA had 10 do so, but from d decision tc cease to attend reunions. Many soldiers have been heard to express intentions ol remaining away, partly because of fatigue and exposure and greatly because the, feel that they are simply tails Of kite, | these QafhGTivDc Confederates have complained at the wa, the reunions are exploited and conducted John Morriss married 10 Mis-, Hinkle late ylesterday afternoon ans boarded the Southern train en route tt a bridal trip.
 The jail IS comparatively empty on,, four persons being confined therein, whicl reduces the sheriff's fees to somethln, less than q 50 per day. Business at tn, jail looked up little when Joseph John . son was hsrnessed and jailed for stealth, , a set of harness on Tuesday and tn sheriff was hunting man charged witt horse stealing on Wednesday.
 Ten automobiles have been acquired fl this city recently by citizens enamoure of joy riding" Complaint is made b the owners of the autos that the roa laws as to meeting and passing vehicle are not well understood by the averag citizen. When driver honks his hon the man in the mule wagon doesn't seer to know whether to turn to the right O left. Criticism is also rife that in som counties there are no direction boards mile posts or sign boards
 A small blaze at Mrs. Hawley's on Mort street brought out the fire department a ' noon Tuesday The building caught fror live ashes in an ash pit But slight dam age followed on account of the promr response of the firemen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
Death of J. \. Laycock

James A. Laycock. the eldest son of MT and Mrs Laycock of Wylam, who was operated on last week at the Davis inhrmary for appendicitis, died last n'ghe at a late hour.
 He was a young man Of much prom isc and his early demise is deplored by large circle of relatives and friends. Ihe remains we're taken in charge by Echois & Anguin The funeral services will be teld today at the Wylam Methodist church at 2 o'clock The interment VIII be in Oakland cemetery. The pailbearers arc Richard Wright. William Lambert Robert Glasgow. Sidney Vaughn hiiis Farrow and W A. Hyam.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
Want Accurate Census

There was a special meeting of the An niston One Hundred club this morning for the purpose of making an official re quest upon Census Supervisor George W. Persons of Talladega that he come to this city and correct what are said to be m, rked inaccuracies and omissions on the part of the local enumerators. MT. Persons gave his consent to come to the city and meet with the club Thursday morning, at which time the alleged in accuracies and omissions will be numer- ated and request made for an extension of time in order that the errors may be corrected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
Prede.tinarians vs. $. NJ. I.

Due to great rivalry that has existed since the two institutions were establish ed two snappy. hard-fought games arc anticipated when the Predestnarians of the Alabama Presbyterian college meet the baseball team of the Selma Military institute in this city on Thursday and Friday of this week. The Predestinari- ans have just returned from tour in which they took two games from the Southern university at Greensboro and one from the Selma boys in that city, and it is believed that the Selmians will work hard for revenge in the clashes here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
Carmichael Wins Honor

R. D. Carmichael the brilliant young Alabamian who last year resigned tue chair of mathematics at the Alabama Presbvterian college to accept a teach ing fellowship at Princeton university, has been appointed to the Jacobus fel- lowship on the strength of a compet- tive examination which he recently stood with large number of other students of the university. The fellow ship carries with it an attractive finan- cial stipend, and Is considered as q stepping stone to university chair, MT. Carmichael succeeding H. H. Mitch ell. who became professor of mathemat- ics at Yale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
Warehouse Burns at HartscIIc

Hartselle, April 27.-(Special)-At an early hour this morning fire destroyed the warehouse belonging to w. c. Harmon x Co.,, general merchants here. It is not known how much goods was. stored thers but 1t is understood that he carried about s3oOO insurance. Nothing was saved. The origin of the fire is unknown
 F. A. Crittenden is in Nashville on business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
To Unve,I Monument sunday

Florence, April 27.-(Special) )-Florence camp No. 8, Woodmen of the World, will unveil a monument to the memory of the late Judge George w. Porter Sunday aft ernoon at PAS in the city cemetery. Wal ter D. Seed Of Montgomery will deliver the address The great personal popular ity of Judge Porter gives peculiar interest to the occasion, and great crowd and a large floral display are anticipated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
We'll Known Alabdnid,ts
 In Birmingham Yesterday
Fly WALTER HARPER.

1 is peculiarly fitted for the place and that the promotion is due him for faithful | service.
 State Senator John Gamble of Troy was in Birmingham yesterday. He was registered at the Hotel Hillman. Senator Gamble is a member of the democratic subcommittee and was here to attend a meeting of that body.
 South Alah' ma will give a good ma jorlty for fN tor Bankhead in next Mondays <~ty.' said Senator Gam ble. There seems to be no doubt but that Mir. Bankhead will get as many votes south of Montgomery as both the other candidates together. I believe he will do this over the entire state
 C. Brooks Smith, chief clerk in the state auditors office at Montgomery, was in Birmingham yesterday He was reg istered Eat the Morris hotel. MT Smith is a candidate for auditor and says that he has much encourage ment from the people. He approaches the day of judgment before the people with but little uneasiness. He has served as clerk in the auditors office for ten years and has a thorough knowledge of the duties and requirements of the po- sition.
 He has many friends in Birmingham and this district who predict that he will be successful.
 H. J. Willingham of Montgomery spent last night in Birmingham. He is mak- ing a last call on his friends in this section before the primary next Monday Nil. Willingham is asking for the position of state superintendent of education. He Is at present chief clerk in this depart ment and is asking for promotion at the hands of the people.
 MT. Willingham is registered at the Ho- tel Hillman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
Enioyable Birthday Party

Little Miss Ellen Johnson was the young hostess this afternoon for a num- Der of friends when she entertained them in celebration of her seventh birthday The happy occasion was held at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Eugene Johnson, on Fremont street, and apou. 90 little folks were present and enjoyed the out-of-door games which were played and the delicious refreshments that were serNed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
Many Are seeking settlement

Many demands have been rcade upon the Southern Express company and tho Southern Railway company for compen- sation for the losses sustained in the burning of the bagga ge-express car at tached to passenger No. 12. Birmingham tc Atlanta, Tuesday morning. It VII, be several days, however, before final settlement will be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
MiIIcOx-IIudsOn

This afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Kate M. Gardner on Broad street occurred the marriage of her daughter Virginia Wilcox, to MT. George Hudson of New York. The ceremony was per formed in an impressive manner by Key Joseph Dunglinson with only the ~~"eui' ate relatives being present
 The parlors of the home and in which the ceremony was performed were artis- tically decorated with palms, ferns and white roses immediately after the cerc' mony MT. and Mrs Hudson left TOT Waynesville. N. C.. where they Will re- side for the immediate future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
WyIam street Improvements

The Malarky Construction company Of Ensley has just completed the laying of sidewalks and curbing in the Wylam district. About miles of sidewalks have been laid in the principal business and residence sections. These improvements were contracted for and awarded before the advent of Greater Birmingham, and have been carried out according to the original plans.
 This section of the greater city is at- tracting the attention of home seekers, and the improvements just completed have added much to the general ap- pearance of the town. Work has been commenced by the same firm on Twen- tieth street and Avenue J, Ensley The sti eets following the car line VIII De graded and sidewalks laid almost up to the city limits at Fairview.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
Ips~r.oii Made an Agent

Ben w Ingersoll, who has been cor neeted with the freight office of the Southern Railway company in this city for a number of years. las been pro- noted from the position of rate clerk to the office of agent for the same road at Spartanburg $. C., to which place he will move with his family within a few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
Death of a Little Girl

At the home of MT. and Mrs. w. c' Freeland. 84 Florence street, early this morning. occurred the death of their 1s- months-old daughter. Marion Louise Free land. The little girl had been sick TOT several weeks previous to her death The interment will be had in Live Oak ceme, tery tomorrow afternoon and the funera services will be held at the family resi- dence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
REMARKABLE ESCAPE OF CROP
 FROM COMPLETE DESTRUCTION

will be the expense and trouble of re- planting. together with lateness of crops.
 The wonder of wonders is that no more damage has been done to the fruit crop. With temperatures as low as 36 in the northern part of the state and in spots even lower, the reports still come in that no material damage has been anywhere done to the peaches or other fruit. This applies to the entire state of Georgia, though in states to the immediate north 1t Is reported the damage has been wide spread and extensive.
 The vegetable gardens around Atlanta escaped the first cold spell, and were do- ing finely when the snow fell yesterday morning. That. together with the con tinued low temperature, accompanied by sleet which followed, finished up most of the tender plants, creating bull conditions in the early vegetsbl market. Snap beans. toma toes okra and all tender vege- tables, except in few instances, keeed over. while the more hardy plants pulled through.
 According to reports the coldest weather of the season has fallen in and around Atlanta. Vegetables and cotton planted in this section have suffered most. The fruit is standing up finely under the strain, and there is nothing yet to in dicate otherwise than that Georgia will have almost a duplicate of the record 1908 crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
Enslcy PersonsIs

Mrs. NeeI Hutchlngs is i'll at her home at Palmer Terrace.
 Miss K. Greene of Meridian, Miss, who Las been visiting her daughter. Ms. Net q. Clark, returned to her home yester- day.
 The Woman's Christian Temperance union will meet this afternoon at 2:SC o'clock at the public library, Avenue and Eighteenth street. .,
 J, II. Sheldon and IT. Keller VIII open a French cleaning establishment on Twentieth street about May l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
an,,x shom at FIorence

Florence, April 27.--( --(Special)-Moret than l0o babies. ranging in size from mopehs to years, have been entered in papy show that will be given May ' by the ladies of the First Baptist church. Among the entries are four sets of twins. SIX teen prizes have been offered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
JOnes-HaraIsOn

St. Pauls Episcopal church was the scene of an interesting gathering or
 friends and relatives this morning at o'clock when Miss Mattie Jones became the bride of MT. Jonathan Haralsop oi New York. Palms, ferns and wnite no" formed an effective background for the wedding party, as the impressive rlne service was conducted by Rev. E. w.
 Gamble. The bridal party entered to the strans of Mendelssohn's wedding march. peaut''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28

is peculiarly fitted for the place and that the promotion is due him for faithful service.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-01
Wild Flowers in Italy.

The wild flowers abound, old
friends from home and lovely reia-
tives--a campanula almost as big as
a Canterbury-bell, buttercups, pink
yarrow, grape hyacinth, orchids, pink
mourning bride, wild monkshood and
larkspur, thrift, forget-me-not, ladies'
delights, marguerites, Queen Ann s
lace, st. Johns wort, tiny red lilies,
a light pink clover with loose lovely
heads, yellow flower gone to seed in
a frosty rosette the color of the mi
mosa bloom, white anemone. COW
wheat, alpen-rosen, edelweiss, pinks,
thyme, cinquefoil stonecrop, yellow
vetch, marsh marigold and saxifrage.
And down toward Canazei, great
slopes of fireweed are burning in the
sunset glow. And from the big YER
anda, where the dinner is spiced by
the mystery of Hungarian goulash,
you see over the cold mountains two
rosy clouds in the green sky, and be-
tween the clouds star. Canazei is
clear and cold, sparkling under stars
or sun. One morning you are ready
for the diligence at O'Clock, but be-
fore you can mount to your lawfully
secured seats two elderly German
men, each in a hooded cloak, dry-as-
dust scholars out of play, scramble
into them like hurried little animals
and settle themselves with an Zach,
SOL" But they are invited to scram-
bic out straightway, and sorrowfu'ly
do it.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-01
EXTRAvAGANCE A NATIONAL VICE
Joseph TaIbe Sounds Warning Against Reckless Expenditure
The Automobile Craze Case in PointIt is the Fashion
Now to Be Extravagant

Ell Paso, TeX.-Eytravagance has
become not only a national vice but
is in fact becoming a national menace
in the opinion of Joseph T. Talbert,
vice-president of the National City
Bank, of New York. Mr.. Talbert,
who spoke before the Texas Bankers
Association, said that there does not
appear anywhere to exist in the con-
duct of national, municipal or indi-
vidual affairs, that appreciation of
the economical and prudent use of
resources and that adjustment of eX-
penditureS to means and incomes
which always have been found neces-
sary to the support of prosperity and
to the maintenance of a condition of
solvency.
The speaker cited the automobile
craze as case in point. We are
squandering on pleasure vehicles an
nually sums of money running into
hundreds of millions of dollars" he
continued. "The initial cost of auto
mobiles to American users amounts
to not less than $3.50, 100000 year.
The up-keep and other necessary eX-
penditures, as we'll as incidentals,
which would not otherwise be in
Cured, amount to at least as much
more. This vast sum is equivalent
in actual economic waste each year
to more than the value of property
destroyed in the San Francisco fire
perhaps to twice as much. This sum,
as large as it is, does not include the
whole economic loss growing out Of
this single item of indulgence. The
thousands of young and able-bodied
men employed in manufacturing ma
chimes and in running and caring for
cars, all are withdrawn from produce
tive usefulness; they become coLsum-
ers of our diminishing surplus pro-
ducts and constitute an added bur-
den to the producers. The economic
influence of this withdrawal from the
producing and addition to the con-
Stunning class, is bound to be mani
tested in a tendency to higher prices.
It's effect already must be consider
able, and is comparable only to the
maintenance of an enormous stand
ing army.
Thousands upon thousands of our
people, frenzied by desire for pleas
ure and crazed by passion to spend,
have mortgaged their homes, pledged
their life insurance policies, with
drawn their hard-earned savings
from banks to buy automo biles; and
have thereby converted their modest
assets into expanding and devouring
liabilities. The spectacle is astound-
ing.
'In the matter of individual ex-
penditures it is the fashion now to be
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-01

Bvr 'BA77LtAxE" Shoes
indian Language Passing.

With the passing Of the old Indian
men and women in the West will
vanish the sign language used for
centuries as means Of communica'
tSCn among North American Indian
sTibea # was their universal Ian.
EsrHse, and Indians having no knowl
edge OF each others tongues convers.
ed with ease by gestures.
This common language was eX.
pressed mostly with the hands. The
educating of the younger Indians In
the English language and their fire.
qrent contact Nth white men will
hasten the disappearance of this Ian.
Euage of signs.
More than quarter of a century
Rgu an Eastern woman interested in
tho Christianiztig OF the Indians put
the sign language into printed form
10 express Biblical truths. The at
tempt was failure.
The old Indians in western Okla,
homa. all OF whom still use the sign
language, frequently find themselves
without signs to designate modern in.
rxutions and devices that have ap.
peared among them. They ask white
mon acquainted with the sign Ian.
Kuxxe for help in the making Of new
ssxns for the new ideas.
For years DR.. A. L. Ellington, a
druggist of Watonga, Okla, has as.
sisted the Cheyennes in this way.
Cheyennes from as far
away as Cantonment come to Wa.
tungo to ask Ellington a new sign
Kansas City Star.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-01
AMERICAS GREED OF GOLD.

promote happiness or retard it. The
happiness of a community can be
furthered not by increasing it's total
wealth or distributing it more evenly,
but by improving its physical and
moral welfare.
'Sensuous pleasures, like eating
and drinking, are sometimes de-
scribed as animal, and therefore un-
worthy, but men are animals and
have a right to enjoy without re-
proach those pleasures of animal ex-
istence which maintain health,
strength and life itself These pleas
ures. taken naturally and in moder-
alton, are all pure and honorable"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-01
About Diamonds.

The diamond is pure carbon and
the hardest substance in nature. 1t
burns in a temperature of 500 cent?
grade. producing carbonic acid All
diamonds are not equally hard, and
there is something's varying degree
OF hardness in different parts of
large diamond. Some diamonds glow
in dark room; some are fourescent,
appearing milky in sunlight. Dia-
monds are of many colors-pure
white, yellow, jet black, dark brown,
light cinnamon, green, blue, pink, an:
orange, the diamonds of each mina
having distinctive character. An
expert can usually tell the mine by
examining the stone. Most of tho
diamonds Of today come from tho
famous Kimberley and De Beers
mines, in South Africa-New York
American.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-01

Cambridge, Mass.-Dr. Charles w.
Eliot, Harvard's president emeritus.
asserts that the lust for gold and
the thirst for power, considered by
Americans as the main objects Of ex-
istence, have caused the present reign
Of discomfort which is sweeping over
the country"
1.-THE object of life with the in
dividual as with the nation results
from the succession of pleasureable
emotions and feelings" he adds.
Progress is measured by happiness,
not by dollars and cents. The aver
age workingman fails to realize this.
Neither social prestige nor riches can
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-01

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