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The Holly chieftain., 1910-03-11

Ardmore shrugged his shoulders Ana
fumbled in. his coat pockets as though
searchinR for ideas. An austere com.
posure marked his countenance al al
times, and emphasized the real ois
tinetion of his clean-cut features. s
way of fitting back his head and stal-
ing dreamily into vacancy had estau-
lished for him a reputation for SUI
pidity that was wholly undeserVeo.
please limit the discussion TO tne
present world, professor"
When Ardmore was displeased WIN
Gfiswold he called him professor
. withering tone that disposed OF tne
academic life.
I'VE shall limit it to New Orleans
or the universe. as you like"
I'm disappointed in you. Grissy.
You don't take this matter in the prop
er spirit I'm going to find that GIRL
I tell you"
II want you to find her. Ardy, and
throw yourself at her feet. BE II lar
from me to deprive you of the Joy oi
search. ! thoroughly admire your
resolute spirit 1t smacks of the OLD
heroic times. Nor can / conceal from
you my consuming envy. II girI
should flatter me with wink shouio
follow her thrice round the world.
She should not elude me anywhere in
the Copernican system. If 1t were not
the nobler part for you to pursue
alone, l should forsake my professor
ship and buckle on my armor and
follow your standard
With the winking eye
For my battle-cry."
And Griswold hummed the words,
beating time with his stick, much to
Ardmore's annoyance.
'In my ignorance" Griswold con-
tinued. Il recall but one allusion to
the wink in immortal song. If my
memory serves me, it is no less
soul than Browning who sings:
All M heaven, zen, meanwhile. condensed into
Which fears fears to lose the wonder, should
You seem worried, Ardy. Does the
wink press SO heavily, or what's the
mattef?"
"The fact is. I'm in trouble. Ny
sister says I've got to marry"
Which sister?"
Mrs. Atchison. You know Nellie?
She's nice girl and she's good sis
ter to me, but she's running me too
hard on this marrying business. She's
going to bring bunch of girls down
to Ardsley in few days, and she
says she'll stay until make a choice"
Griswold whistled.
Then, as we say in literary circles,
you're up against it. No wonder
you're beginning to take notice Of
the frolicsome boarding school girl
who winks at the world. l believe
I'd rather take chances myself with
that amiable sort than marry into
your Newport transatlantic set"
well, one things certain, Grissy.
You've got to come to Ardsley and
help me out while those people are
there. Nellie likes you; she thinks
you're terribly intellectual and all
that, and If you'll throw in word
now and then, why"
Why, may be able to protect you
from the crafts and assaults of your
sister. You seem to forget, Ardy,
that I'm not one of your American
leisure class. I'm always delighted
to meet Mrs. Atchison, but I'm a per-
son Of occupations. have a con-
sultation in Richmond tomorrow,
then me for Charlottesville We have
examinations coming on. and, while
like to play with you, I've positively
got to work"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The Holly chieftain., 1910-03-11
Why He Was Locked UP.

Why He Was Locked UP.
~Ever been locked up?" demanded
counsel.
"I have been." admitted the wit
ness.
aAha! And what had you been do
ing to get yourself locked up?"
81 had been doing jury duty. -
Pittsburg Post
The Holly chieftain., 1910-03-11
The Truth.

Clarence-I am the happiest man in
Clarenec-I am the happiest man in
the world!
Ethel-Wait. can't marry you for
year.
Clarence-Then I'll be the happiest
man in the world for whole year
Cleveland Leader.
The Holly chieftain., 1910-03-11

anything Icdlly u
teresting should hap
pen to me l think l
should drop dead"
declared Ardmore
as he stood talking
to Griswold in the
railway station at
Atlanta. Il entered
upon this life un-
der false pretenses,
thinking that money
would make the game
easy, but here l am.
27 years old, stalled
The Holly chieftain., 1910-03-11
CHAPTER !.

Two Gentlemen Say aood-By.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04
Personal Mention

Bliss Bessie Caraway of Pratt City Is convalescent from a several weeks illness with typhoid fever
 R. l.. Daniels has returned from ar extensive business trip to Tennessee
 The little daughter of MT. and Mrs J. D, Hummer of Ensley Highlands is quite i'll with pneumonia.
 The little daughter, Lorine, of MT and Mrs. J. D. Meadows has been sick for the past few days.
 MT. H. w. Collingwood and Thurstor Perkins. eldest son of the late ]. M Perkins, left yesterday for Lake Como Fla, where they will spend the win ter.
 Mrs. H. Chester Brown was expected home yesterday from the South High land infrmary, where she was operated on last Monday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04
GREAT QUESTION WHY IS
 ERSKINE RAMSAY A BACHELOR?
BY c. H. MANDY

When Homer Davenport visited Bir- cartoon of the subject of this article and inscribed under it this legend: Ramsay sees Something The great eartoonist depicted a look of intense earnestness on the well-known features-somewhat eX- age erated, it is true-but one which many of his friends had seen when he was meditating some great scheme or coup. And generally as result of that medi- tation there was something doing
 Few men are better known in the in dustrial world than Ersl1ine Ramsay. Starting at the foot of the ladder he carved his way to fame and fortune by the sheer force of intelligent effort ana unbounded energy. And now at the age of well, say 40, although he has never acknowledged it--he finds himself a millionaire, promoter, captain of indus try, man of affairs. social leader, club man, bald-headed and a bachelor. Going scme, isn't 1t?
 The other night he was seated in his handsome bachelor apartments. Just such a look as Davenport portrayed was on his features. He was thinking, and thinking deeply. He had just returned from a reception given in honor of the wedding anniversary of an old friend, anG the charming picture of connubial bliss he had witnessed made a profound impression on him. Recalling the jubi- 1ant happiness of the husband the bright ness of the two lovely children, the ra- diant loveliness of the mother whose matronhood added a sweeter charm to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04

mouth was like the heart of rosebud, her eyes bright as fairy lamps, her voice like evening bells, with the most charm ing accent in the world. She flashed to his mind. and as she had been nice to him on several occasions he decided to hasten back to America and lay seige to the citadel of her heart. Arriving in New York and going to his club, he found a stack of letters awaiting him. Among them was wedding invitation. He opened 1t and noted it's contents. He gazed a full minute on the document, then said: "Dern it." It was an invita- tion to the wedding of the girl of his dreams (to some other fellow, of course).
 So he iourneyed back to Birmingham and soon in the swirl of business and in the pleasures of the social world he re- moved the last cause" from his heart and she is just pleasant memory.
 Sc on the night with which this story opens, he reviewed the whole situation and came to the conclusion that life was q funny proposition after all, and made rreparations to retire. Putting on his pajamas, he followed his usual custom ard irrigated his head with one of the 57 varieties of hair tonic with which his dressing table was adorned. Calling the roll of that thin red line,' he found "all present ana accounted loif eAcePe III Se deserters which he respectfully noticed sticking to the brush Turning out the li4ht he retired into his sleeping apart uaent In few minutes out of the silence of the darkness came sigh that sound cd like the opening of a relief value of a hct-blast stove and voice that was un- 1njstakable in it's earnestness said: ''Tt may be a hackneyed saying. but it is as true today as when the poet wrote it, .Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 1t might have been. v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04
Motion Answered

| It seems hardly worth while to dignify T. H. Notions attacks and misrepresen- tations by an answer but fearing that someone may bemsled beg to advise, as can be verified by the franchise itself, that under no circumstances can freight cars of any type be operated on Fifth avenue. If MT. Motion or anyone else will call at the office of the Tidewater company $40 Brown Marx building, we will gladly explain our plans for the handling of interurban freight. From East Lake to North Birmingham the sur vey contemplates a private right of way. We also expect to connect with and use tho Birmingham Belt. through which we can reach the central part of the city.
 We are surprised that Mir. Motion con tinues to allow himself used as the tool O. the monopoly
 Why not let the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company come out in the open with its own fighting, as 1t did under its former president and as one of the leading stockholders Is frank enough to admit that it is now doing se- cretly J. NJ. DEWBERRY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04
Local Items

Stonewall chapter, Daughters of the Confectionery. will meet Tuesday aft ernoon at the residence of Mrs. E. T. Fields on Eighteenth street and Ave nue D at o'clock. All members are urged to attend and a cordial invi- tation is extended to the Confederate veterans.
 The funeral arrangements of Miss Nina Warner of Tuxedo. who died ut the home of her father yesterday morning after short illness, will be announced later.
 A new corporation under the namc of Stewart Watson Real Estate com pany has been established in Ensley, and the firm will begin business Jan- uary l. Five thousand dollars is the capital stock of the company which is composed entirely of Ensley stock holders, and offices are now being pre- pared for the firm in the rear of the old hotel building on Nineteenth street.
 There was a meeting of the local employees of the Pratt City and Ems ley postoffice clerks Friday night for the purpose Of discussing the i'm provement of the work in all it's branches, each branch being taken up and discussed by the head of that os- partment The meeting was called by Postmaster Thomas rather suddenly, consequently the suggestions made for the improvement of the departments were given almost spontaneously. It is the intention of MT. Thomas to have these meetings monthly. with the view of considering the methods of handling the increasing business of the office. The receipts of the Ensley office will soon reach proportions of first-cla ss office.
 The residence of Emiele Gadiehle of Vivian was slightly damaged by fire yesterday morning, but the fire de- partment, which, usual. is always on the Jump, extinguished the blaze before any serious damage was done
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04
ENSLEY HOMES

this is extra good; on big, fine lot near car line.
 s2000-$250 cash and the rest S20 month ; 5-room house on corner lot near a car line fine for chickens. N65o-s17o cash and the rest S20; 4-room and the plumbing; in fine lot. s3oOO-e-room, 2-story house in Terrace Park: this is Just fine; completely mod ern; electric lights, etc; go out and see it Sunday; built bungalow style: $500 cash, S25 a month. S3250-7 rooms and bath: modern on the pike near Palmer; this is extra good; new and fine; worth $3500; easy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04

We have one of the biggest. finest, new est lists of Ensley real estate that IS for sale: you can find on our list over 800 places that are for sals from the creek to the other end of Corey, and from the mill to the shady side of Easy street. Our Mir. w R. Stewart has sold 493 in the Ensley dis trict; BIC of them on the installment or monthly plan. And we have never closed ont single one of them. Some of them have been sold twice, but never one time has the mortgage been fore closed. There is a. reason. Think 1t over We want to sell you a home. You need one. Don't forget the number-l9il Avenue F..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04

It keeps the boys and girls at home, it makes the fireside hap py-the Edison Monograph and Victor Talking Machine.
 TALKING MACHINE CO.,,
 2007 Second Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04
Christmas Preparations

The merchants of Ensley are making active preparations for the Christmas trade, and already the stores are assum- Ing a holiday appearance. Many fine stocks are displayed from the toys tha. delight the heart of childhood, to the use- ful gifts for those of maturer years.
 As the Christmas tide is fast approach ing, the merchants request their patrons to call early and make their selections so as to avoid the holiday rush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04
Choosing a Bank

Is of the most important acts in the of firm individual good banking connection is of material help lone.
 If you have bank account desire to change your present arrangements offer you the excellent facilities of this bank
 The small depositor the consdera tion as the large 5A
 VALUABLE PAPERS AND JEWEI.RY are safe here when you don't want he and handy when you need them
 Our Safety Deposit Boxes afford every safety and privacy
 Boxes as low $500 year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04
Woman Charged With Murder

Minnie Jordan. whose attempt to poison her husband resulted in the death of a negro named Walker, was tried before Judge Abernathy of the inferior court yesterday and was bound over without bail to await the action of the grand jury on a charge of murder. It is alleged that the woman had a dispute with her husband and that she put poison in the food she prepared for his breakfast. He carried the food to his work and shared it with fellow worker named Walker. They were both taken immediately i'll, Walker dying in a few minutes. The other man recovered. All the parties lived in the SemetSolvay quarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04

slS2-A lot 25 foot front on Bessie avenue Tuxedo, near the good road s25 cash and the rest S10 month; build a cabin on this and get an income. $500-$50 cash and s15 a month"; fine high corner lot near Shadyside; this is ex- tra fine and all fenced in. S650-3-room shack of house, but the lot is extra good; one-third cash. bal ance easy; do 1t now s12o0-9room house on big, fine lot; slOO cash balance s15 month; this is very good.
 S1275-s1O0 cash, balance easy by the month like rent; rooms with the plumbing in;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04
Training School for Nurses

A training school for nurses has been organized in connection with the South Highland infirmary Birmingham, Ala, and those wishing training are asked to apply.
 Besides the regular instructions, both theoretical and practical, special atten- tion will be paid to operating room tech nique and dietetics, under able teachers from Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, and Columbia university, New York.
 Further information about the course sent upon request
 SOUTH HIGHLAND INFIRMARY, Inc. ElsX!s 11-13-4t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04
ENSLEY ELKS HOLD
 LODGE OF SORROW Exercises Begin at 3 O'Clock
 This Afternoon . MERCHANTS ARE BUSY Have Fine Lines of Holiday Goods and Urge Shoppers to Make Their
 Purchases Early-Other
 Ensley News

The Ensley lodge of Elks will observe a Lodge of Sorrow at their home on Ave nue P this afternoon, in memory of the members of the lodge who have passed to the great beyond. Exercises will be held appropriate and fitting for the occasion. The musical numbers will be rendered by Miss Nina Randall, Brothers Ira Sandefur and J. B. Burgin will make addresses, and the lodge will observe the usual cere- monies. The exercises will begin at 3 o'clock, to which the public is invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04
The Tree nactnr

Look at your trees and call up McCon- nell, the tree doctor, at 615 First National Bank building, phone Bell Main 4975, and let him prescribe and save your trees. Ask George B. Ward, w. A. Smith. D. S. Looney, J. w Whatley or MT. Par ker, the Florist, as to my work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04
ChurcI, Notes

church will hold meeting Monday after ls0on al me office of the Ensley Land company on Nineteenth street. A num- her of important matters pertaining to the welfare of the parish will come up for discussion as well as the reports of sev- cral committees All members are re- quested to be present.
 Dr. Johnson will occupy the pulpit of the First Methodist church today during the absence of the regular pastor, Rev J. A. Bowen, who has gone to attend the conference at Huntsville.
 This being the first Sunday of the month, holy communion will be celebrated at St Johns Episcopal church, Rev H. T. Walden officiating Services at Il o'clock and 730 in the eevning
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-09

dinance as to drug stores, forcing its
adoption on a demand for consistency,
and for feeding the two interests out
Of the same spoon" He exhibited It
long list of drug store prescriptions
for whiskey. and charged that many
of them are fagrantly violating the
prohibition law. In sarcastic remarks.
he declared that while they were talk
ing about digger better and buster
Raleigh and kindred slogans, tho
time seemed near at hand when they
should stretch a canvas over and
around the city and call 1t THE Holy
City" He looked for 1t to be nee
essary ere long to have TO wear tags
when on the street to show that IL
cense had been duly taken out. and
paid for the right to breathe. There
was no other discussion of either OF
the ordinances.
The Board granted eight licenses for
near-beer saloons at the increased tax.
An ordinance was offered and went
over for one month increasing the tax
or pool and billiard tables from $50
tn 500 per year. This Will be passed
over the protest of Alderman Up
church
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Academy OF Muslc-Darl1.
Bitou-''Thc JOY Riders" matinee
md night
"'ir. Gilmorc"-and Others.

"Mr. GilmOrc"-and Others.
Ihere must be some reason for Paul
Gilmores appearing as a star. The
men who handle these matters are not
Influenced by any feeling of personal
liking; they look to results in the box
office, and that Gilmore heads COM
pany year after year is a proof that he
is oney-getter. But why he should
BIO Is beyond even my Imagination
TO me he Is ridiculous. with his mean
ingless facial commissions and absurd
body bendings. his uncalled for repe-
titions and EXCAVATIONS. l wrote down
one line as nearly as could 1t
sounded something like this: NOW
who, who came with, with you, hum.
ell. what. huh?' So far ms can recall,
after some years OF theatre-going. he
leaves undone everything that a good
actor should do and does everything
that a good actor should not do. And
yet some people seem to like him;
there was little applause from some
OF those who composed the small audi
ence at the Academy of Music last
night, when he presented THE Mum
my and the Humming Bird" the play
in which John Drew, Lionel Barry
more and Margaret Dale made such a
success some years ago
The piece itself is rather good,
though 1t was Barrym0re'S mastery
work as the organ grinder that at
tracted most attention. but as 1t was
played last night only the acting of
Jules Ungcr in Barry,nore's part saved
1t from utter absurdity. The scenery
was or the cheapest character; IN the
last act paneed wall and fireplace
swayed and waved with every passing
draught, and the company was In keep
ing With the ability of the star, the
waits between acts We're unfortunately
long and when a hand organ was sup
posed to be playing off. stage the sound
so Enthusiastically came from a Wheezy
accordeon chat 1t evoked a litter
With the single exception OF Jules
Unger, the company was poor, and tho
management evidently thought SO, FOR
they billed Gilmore MIR. Gilmore and
the rest OF them simply Jules unger.
Adelaide French and so on--a form OF
THEATRICAL snobbishness worse tHan
alaugnahle 5&ss4Ss " i 58t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-09

and both knew him intimately. Major
Hunter spoke of General Johnson's
record, especially OF his uphill fight
Mt tho battle OF Gettysburg and OF his
fight Mt tho Bloody Angle on May IL,
1864, at both of which places General
johnson distinguished himself.
Judge Ingram gave detailed sketch
of the dead chleftain's life and of how
he first gained reputation in the
Mexican War in which he was pro-
noted to lieutenant, captain. and then
to be major.
The portrait of the Confederate COM
mander Is in half-length and shows him
in uniform. Lee Camp has now about
cighty-siX portraits.
After the ceremonies incident to the
presentation medals OF honor were pre-
sented to twenty-five old soldiers. It
was announced that forty-two members
of the camp expect to attend the Con-
federate reunion In Mobile. Ala, April
1928. Several of the women auxiliaries
likewise announced their intention to
attend,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-09
Fayiitiis--- The New Disease

needed it, I looked at Fay closely IN
the courtroom, for purpose: I want
cd to tell By the color of his hair
whether he was the man that robbed
| Leo Wise's safe. l shall sleep over
that clue this night. The bumps on
his head indicated that he was liberal
generous, protiigate. In my note book
| i read again newspaper clipping,
which stated that in his hurry to order
a dray for his trunks he dropped 10
cents instead of 5 cents into the tele.
phone pay station. That was old Mr..
| ting and 10 cents together, I had
10, the price of drink.
TO one unframed In the detectives
art it may be difficult to understand My
deductions, my reasoning. But that is
neither here nor there. When 1 sat in
that courtroom and whispered, Gay.
are you guilty?" he did not answer me.
lie might not have answered had he
heard me. Therefore, 1 figured that
he did leave New York Thursday night
in custody. VIII he escape from Hen
nerracker Jail? Deliberately, in the
full possession of my faculties, I an
swer in the ftirmatlve-which means
yes--if they leave the door open AS
the actor man said, 1 would urge him
70 run on anything-already there arc
two men out. wish he would escape,
for that would give ME a chance to
catch him, again But he is guilty: L
can prove that by the blood stains on
the wall, which were put there by a
negro boy who had wrung off chick
ems head. He chased the fowl into
the Alhambra after the horse had been
stolen, and he rubbed the chicken
blood on the wall to save his pants
Put that chicken and his head togeth-
err again, gentlemen of the jury, and
solve that mystery. Therefore, kind
readers, mind and otherwise, we are
certain 'of one thing-that Fay and
Harris are in Jail to-night-or were.
And If they are in Jail don't see why
they can't nitroglycerlne their way out.
+. s., also n. B.-You will see that l
did not refer in my article to Sherlock
Holmes or other detectives. The only
other dash I used was to denote a
a shorter and uglier word.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-09
IN MEMoRIAM

ONESTY-In loving memory Of my
husband, CARLO ONESTY. who de-
parted this life three years ago to-
day, April g. 1907.
Carlo is sleeping. SO free from all
pain;
o, waken him not, sweet spirit. to
Suffer again!
He slumbers SO sweetly, O. let him
His labor is ended, his troubles are
all gone. ID
Yet again we hope to meet thee.
When the day of life is fed.
And in heaven with joy to greet thee.
/, Where no farewell tears are shed.
BY HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.