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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11
DECLINES CALL.
The Rev. Chapman Will Not Comes to
 East Lake Church.

Tuscumbia. January 10s.-(Special. J. The Rev. James H. Chapman. pastor of the Tuscumbia Baptist church, has de- clined call to the East Lake Baptist church. and will remain here. where he has been pastor for the past IS months. the members of his. own congregation. but with the public generally. and the news that he had declined the call to the larger church was received with much satisfaction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11
MAJOR. PRUETr DIES.
Was Probate Judge of Barbour County
 For Twelve Years.

Eufaula, January 10.-(Special )--Maj. W. H. Pructt died at his home hero yesterday morning after several weeks ed. While he had been able to be among his friends on the streets it was known that his health was failing rapidly and despite all that medical skill could do he gradually grew worse.
 Major Pruett was born and reared near Midway in Bullock county and moved to this section during his young manhood. When oly II years old he enlisted as private in the war and was soon afterward promoted to the rank of major, title of which he was ever afterward very proud.
 i. For 12 years he was the probate judge of this county position he held with dignity and credit to himself and every citizen of this section. He was also the organizer of the Barbour county camp of Confederate Veterans and was Pres- ident at the time of his death. He was also member of the Presbyterian church, holding the office of deacon. and was one of the best known and perhaps most highly esteemed citizens of this section of the state.
 Major Pruett was 6S years old and was thrice married. He is survived by two sons, o. B. Pruett, a banker of Clayton, and Garnet Pruett of Florida, and a daughter, Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee, of this city by his first wife; son, AL bert Pruett, by his second wife, and some grandchildren. He is also survived by his widow and some brothers and other more distant relatives.
 The funeral occurred from the Pres- oyterian church yesterday afternoon, Rev. Dr. F. Blackwell. the paster, assisted by Rev, J. R. McCann and Rev. J. A. French. conducting the sxercises, after which his remains were inferred in Fair view cemetery here.
 Rev. R. A. Morgan of Bronwood, Ga. has sisnifed his acceptance of the call recently extended him by the members of tho eouthsids Baptitst church here and win soon sntss upon tho disaharge of his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11
HAND ls INJURED.
oId-Fashioned Pistol is Accidentally
 Discharged.

Fort Payne, January 0.-(special.) )-The Rev. c. M. Birchield, who lives on Look out mountain. near here, lost the use of his hand by the accidental discharge of an old-fashioned pistol. One of his children had the gun and he took it to see if 1t was loaded. In breaking the breech the gun was somehow discharged and fis left hand badly torn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11
STEAMER IS WRECKED. The New Haven Strikes Obstruction in Tomblgbes Near DemopolIs.

Mobile, January 1o.--The river steam ST New Haven from Demopolis to Mo bile was totally wrecked yesterday near Demopolis by striking 8 sub merged obstruction. Loss, estimated e10,000; covered by insurance. No uves were lost. The crew escaped in boats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11
F R E B P l l. E c u R E
Sent To Demonstrate the Merits of
 Pyramid Pile Cure.
What 1t Has Done for Others, It Can
 Do for You.

What 1f Has Done TOT OtneTSS N Can
 Do for You.
 We have testimonials by the hundreds showing all stages, kinds and degrees of piles which have been cured by Pyramid Pile Cure.
 If you could read these unsolicited let ters YOU would no doubt go to the nearest drug store and buy box of Pyramid Pile Cure at once, price 50 cents.
 We do not ask you to do this. Send us your name and address and we will send you a sample by mall free.
 We know what the trial package will do. In many cases it has cured piles without further treatment. If 1t proves its value to you order more from your druggist, at 50 cents box. This Is fair is it not? s imply fill out free coupon be- low and mail today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11
Rear Admiral starts Home.

Toiio. January 10.-Rear Admiral Giles P. Harber. who Is succeeded by Rear Admiral Hubbard as commander of the. Asiatic squadron of the Pacinc fleet, U. s. N., sailed for home today. on the steamer Empress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11
Pleased With o'NeaI Statement.

Decatur, January 10.-(Specia1) )-The official announcement of Emmet O'Neal of Florence as a candidate for the dem ocrat1c nocfnation for governor of Ala
 bama and the outline of the policies that he stands for are hailed with much delight by his many friends in this section of tho state and arc the sub ject of much favorable comment among the men of affairs in this end of the state regardless of party aff1liation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11

of the board: W. H Sanders, state health officer: V. P. Gains, Mobile; s. c. Gay, Selma;. T. L. Robertson. D. E. TaIley, Birmingham; S. W. Welch. Tal- ladega; L. w. Johnston, Tuskegee; Glenn Andrews, I. L. Watkins, Mont gomery; M. P. Cameron. Eutaw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11
FREE PACKAGE COUPON.

Fill out the blank lines below with your name ana address, cut MID DRUG COMPANY. 190 Pyra- mid Bldg. Marshall, Mich. A sam pie of the great Pyramid Pile Cure will tn en be sent you at once. by mall. FREE, in plain wrapper.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11

Fresh pies or hot rolls at Lontos' Cafe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11

Woore Wae Spender. New York. January 10-Ths death of
Holbrook argus., 1910-12-27
PRINCESS MARY NOW TYPIST
King Georges Only Daughter Learns How to Operate Typewriter-To
 Learn Stenography.

Princess Mary, King Georges only daughter, has recently learned to use typewriter.
 There are two women typists at tached to the secretarial staff of Marl- borough House, which is the kings residence. one of whom, at the prin- cess request, taught her how to op- crate the machine. The princess proved an apt pupil and devoted her self so assiduously to the work that after a few weeks of instruction and practise she was able to work a type writer at fair rate of speed.
 During the reigning family's recre- ation at Balmoral, Scotland, her royal highness will assist in typing some of her fathers more private correspond ence.
 The princess intends to learn ste nography also and is keenly looking forward to helping her mother, Queen Mary, regularly with her correspond ence when the royal family is settled in Buckingham palace.
 This princess was the first royal parsonage to open an account in the postofice savings bank, which she did three years ago on her tenth birth day.
Holbrook argus., 1910-12-27
School Gardens.

Although no official report has been given out concerning school gardening during the past summer, those most closely in touch with this phase of ed ucational training say that the season has been the most successful in the history of the work in this city, says the Philadelphia Inquirer. Over 4,SOO gardens have been conducted at the homes of the pupils, besides eight large school plots and twelve kinder gartens. The quality of the truck raised has been of a superior order, it is said it has brought higher prices for those who sold it because of that excellence. It is gratifying to note that this feature of education is re- ceiving the earnest support of both pupil and teacher, and it is to be hoped that the plans being considered for enlarging its scope next year may prove successful.
Holbrook argus., 1910-12-27
MEANS MUCH TO THE CITY
Municipal Abattoirs Have Proved of Value in Europe, and Would
 Be Here.

Municipal abattoirs have become the rule in many European cities. but are practically unknown in America. The only one in operation here is at Paris, Tex, and the early results seem to justify the adoption of the plan by other cities
 Some cities have adopted municipal inspection of slaughter houses, but as a rule, it amounts to very little. With conditions varying so widely in the different private establishments, there is always trouble for the city and in the end the inspection generally be- comes only a matter of form.
 As a business proposition the mu- nicipal abattoir is not attractive, but from a sanitary standpoint it should appeal strongly to everyone who con- sumes meat The condition of private slaughter houses, where butchers kill their own meat, is frequently unspeak- able.
 The only way to improve matters is for each city and town to erect a sani- tary slaughter house and reduction plant and require that all animals be killed there. The charges can be made so low as to take care of cost of oper- ation and maintenance and yet not be burdensome upon anyone.-Farm and Home.
Holbrook argus., 1910-12-27
PARROT MISTAKEN FOR MAN
interrupts Young Woman's Bath and Then Human Pat Bushes in,
 Causing Consternation.

Philadelphia.-Pa is parrot owned by MT. and Mrs. William Harrington. The other afternoon, noticing that the door of his cage was unfastened. Pat made for the window and perched on the sill of an adjoining bathroom win dow.
 Inside there was much splashing and feminine laughter. Nora, the maid, was giving her young mistress a bath. Not finding the soap in it's place, she called to her husband, whose name happened to be Pat:
 Fetch the soap, Pat, and be quick about it.
 The parrot. hearing his name. shrieked:
 "Who wants Pat?"
 Hearing the sound from the outside, both women screamed and swooned, thinking some one was endeavoring to enter by the fire escape. The man Pat, hearing the commotion, dashed into the bathroom and made matters worse, especially for the young woman, by breaking into the room.
Holbrook argus., 1910-12-27
MOBILE SKIRT AIDS MORALS
High Heels and Peach Basket Hats Proper for. Christian Women
 Says Boston Divine.

Boston.-Rev. Herbert s. Johnson, one of Boston's foremost divines, champions the cause of the hobble skirt and other ultra-fashions of the fair sex, and advises the American youth in search of a helpmate for life to select girl who is a close follower of the fashions.
 There is no more potent influence for good in the modern community, said Doctor Johnson, than feminine fashion. Not only are the ever changing fashions of women one of the chief delights of civilized com munities, but it is a safe statement to make that we have no more conclu- sive key to a woman's mental and moral development than the clothes she wears.
 Much has been said of the high cost of living. The immense sums spent annually in this country on ap- parently useless articles of women's personal decoration are cited as argu- ments of American extravaganza when, as a matter of fact, this item is one of our smallest national extrava- gances.
 No woman, however free she may consider herself from the lure of the latest thing in clothes, shoes. hats and gloves can afford to be otherwise than well dressed: and to begin at the be-. ginning, every argument to the con trary is a fallacy.
 "The man or woman who dresses the best, whose personal habits are the most irreproachable, is the man or woman whose mental and moral de- velopment is the highest advanced. The hobble skirt, the peach basket hat. high heeled shoes and all the thousand and one foibles of the femi- nine sex are entertaining and products of good. A girl who does not care about dress and the latest fashions is not a normal girl.
 ''The young man who contemplates marriage may fight shy of the girl of fashion, but he makes a mistake He may be a gainer at first financially, but in the end he pays terrible price for his shortsightedness. The girl who is lax about personal appearance is lax mentally and morally.
 "She is not made of the stuff that turns out self respecting children. She is either visionary and, as such, an unreliable element in the community or she is downright lax and shift less.
 ''In either case she is not a safe proposition for the ordinary young man.
Holbrook argus., 1910-12-27
| l Homo Town 1
 Helps
PRAGUE'S WISE BUILDING LAW
As Result the Metropolis of Bohe- mia Shows Remarkable Fire
 Record.

In report on the fire department of Prague, Joseph I. Britain, consul, says that there has not been life lost in consequence of a fire in the last 15 years in that Bohemian city of over half million population, and that the loss of property from fires in the last three years has been less than S20,3OO annually
 The buildings are rarely over five stories high and the height cannot ex ceed twice the width of the street on which building fronts Nearly ev- cry building is constructed of large bricks laid in cement, the bricks be- ing manufactured just outside the city limits. The outside walls are covered with a coating of cement, and the or namentation is frequently made of the same material, although many of the houses are ornamented with cut stone finishings.
 The joists and the space between them are usually covered with terra cotta and concrete, with no exposed woodwork except the window and door frames The railways are nearly all made of concrete and the stairs of granite, built self supporting, with practically no exposed woodwork. The attics usually have exposed wooden floors and rafters, but no one is per mitted to sleep in an attic. The kitch- en floors are also built of concrete, with tiled wainscoting. No exposed woodwork is permitted in chimneys or close to furnaces. All the old houses and hotels are heated by tile stoves, but many of the new ones, including the hotels, have central heating plants installed like those in American build ings.
 While the ordinary laborer receives small wages, yet there is probably not another city in Europe where there are so few poorly constructed houses as in Prague.
Holbrook argus., 1910-12-27
LOSES TROUSERS FROM TRAIN
Lloyd-George, Chancellor of Ex- chequer, Travels Into London in
 Abbreviated Attire.

London.-There is a wicked story going the rounds about an adventure of David Lloyd-George, chancellor of the exchequer, the other day He was coming to London from little sta ton in South Wales and sat on the platform ten minutes waiting for his train. He then took a reserved com partment, but soon found himself alive with ants. in whose nest he had been sitting.
 He first shook his coat out of a win dow and then, becoming desperate, removed his neither garments and shook them the same way. Along came an express on the adjoining track and the garment was whisked out of his hands. The appalled, cab meter drew all the blinds and when the train reached the next station shouted for the station master and begged him to supply him with trou- sers at any cost.
 The garments couldn't be produced on short notice, but the official tele- graphed ahead and when London was reached a discreet official handed a pair of corduroys through the window to the minister, who soon emerged in these plebeian togs and jumped into a cab.
Holbrook argus., 1910-12-27
TELLING AGES OF ANIMALS
at Which Many Sea and Land Creatures Die.

Some sea creatures and a few land creatures live so long that it has not yet been possible for man to deter mine the age at which it is natural for them to die. It is stated, for in stance, that in 1497, in a European lake, a pike was caught which could not have been less than 270 years old There was a brass ring in the fishs lower jaw, and on the ring an inscrip- ton showing that the ring was placed there in the year 1230-267 years pre- viously Again. if the bone plates in a whales mouth. which are said to increase regularly each year. are an indication of the creatures age. as is believed. then 400 years is not an un- usual lifetime for whale. Even the common ring trout lives from 30 to 50 years.
 The natives of India believe that elephants live to be 300 years old One was kept in captivity 15O years. and the age of the animal at the time of his capture was not known. Camels normally die between the ages of 40 and 50, horses from 20 to 30, oxen at 20, sheep at or and dogs at 12 or 14. Swans 100 years old and ravens older have been known, while pheas- ants and ordinary chickens live 12 or 15 years-pTovided they do not find their way to the frying pan many sea sons earlier.
Holbrook argus., 1910-12-27
Public Baths in Yonkers.

Yonkers, N. Y, opened it's third pub lie bath house a short time ago. The new building is of Spanish renaissance and is pronounced one of the finest equipped institutions of the kind in the country The plunge or swimming pool is 54 by 37 feet and from four to seven feet in depth. The floor and sides are beautifully tiled. About 125 persons can be accommodated at one time in the showers and tank. The cost of the structure to date is S41.OOO.
Holbrook argus., 1910-12-27
VISITING.

My little girl, I hope you tried
 Your very best to be, Guite iady1ike and weff-behaved,
 When you were out to tea? And that you said: Yes, if you please, When things were offered you; Or, No, I thank yOu, quietly,
 Just as I told you to?'' ''Yes, mamma, dear. smiled and said: Yes. thank you, so polite; And If you please and sat up straight And always acted right. 'I didn't say. No, thank you. though, Because, mamma. you see, I wanted all they helped me to
 When I went out to tea"
Holbrook argus., 1910-12-27
Honor for Captain sasIby.

Ann Arbor. Mich.-Captain Sealby, hero of the disaster to the steamer Republic in 1909, has been elected vice-president of the junior law class of the University of Michigan. Captain Sealby entered the law department of the university last year, having given up a seafaring life after his ship was wrecked in a collision with the steam CT siorida.
Holbrook argus., 1910-12-27
peep Reasoninq.

skinner announces that he's sell ing everything below cost I won der what he means by that?"
 q think he means below what they ought to cost his customers if his customers were to pay as much as he pretends they're worth. .'-Catholic Standard and Times.
Holbrook argus., 1910-12-27

Said a pert little dog to a tall giraffe. Tt isn't that any one cares. But you look so stuck up that the neigh
 bOrs laugh
 And say you are putting on airs.' The giraffe was annoyed. as you could
 plainly see,
 And shifted as he made reply: If you had nice long neck like me, You would do the same as L.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12

Mnud-Is Amy's heir light?
BeatriX-I don't know; mover lift.
cd it-HarpeTs Bazar.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12
SY RUP FROM
THE CITY
T REES

While looking over the city I have
noticed the largo number OF box elder
trees growing on every street and In
every lot, no matter which way
turned | noticed the bark broken In
many places and the bees taking the
sweet from the sap which was oozing
from the breaks. AS | watched them.
my mind was carried back 10 my boy.
hood days, in the carly eighties, when
Kansas and Nebraska were classed as
a new country. and was being settled
by Eastern people. who came west to
get homes because of the homestead
law, which gave them the land free
We were all people, with nothing TO
do but build our sod houses, break
and cultivate the land, and raise the
grains and vegetables necessary to
feed ourselves and animals, of which
we had very few There were no
railroads near us, NO manufacturing of
any kind. and, as result, we had no
way of earning a dollar. and conse-
quently had no money. Tho result OF
having no money was that we were
deprived OF the luXuries of life. and
we contrlved every way possible TO
get some of them; and one OF them
WAS maple syrup. which everybody
likes with the corn cakes. OF which we
had a plenty We procured IT in the
following manner:
Our nelghbor. whom We all called
Don. homesteaded a pieco Of land
through which a creek flowed, and
along the creek q considerable amount
OF timber grew. Many of the trees
were OF the variety referred 10 In the
beginning OF this article. and In some
way Mr. Don discovered that the sap
which flowed freely from them when
over they were cGt or bruised was
sweet, and he decided 10 experiment
With the liquid. with the result that
he got a very good quality OF syrup
with n reasonable amount OF cvapora-
ton. He made 1t paying proposition.
Mr. Don had plenty of syrup IN its
season. and he did not forget to share
with his neighbors who had no trees
from which 10 draw.
Now, these trees in the city have
cost their owners great amount OF
money and labor. and seem of very
little value: aud the question IS:
Why does not some one know about
these trees as a syrup producer and
take hold of the proposition and sup
ply the city with a splendid uqality
OF syrup. which would be taken for
maple syrup In nine cases out of ten
and save the people the expense of
freichtnG so much of the product
over the Rocky Mountains making it
so cheap that every one could afford
TO have syrup? (SIgDedl
JAS w, HAWl4EY.
ogden March IL.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12

authentic information about good Even auto enthusiast
whom Mr. Tasg met at Evanston unable furnish trust
worthy information.
After Nebraska reached good roads found and the
remainder Of the to New York city made without any
trouble
MIR TausSg in brief preface apologies the lack Of va
of incident this specimens the noble
and the picturesque unknown along the old trail
which long lines prairie schoons headed for the
land of gold In fact the whole great country has been
made prosac by the railroads which have brought
that knows nothing of the hardy who toed its
burning sands fought Indians hardhps reach
the new land of promise
Among the illustrations fine picture the great granite
the Ames brothers. builders the Union Pacific
ralorad erected the line the Wyoming
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12
NEED OF BETTER ROADS.

Californian, A. Taussg who made trip through Ogden
last automobile has written description of the
journey and published the book form under the title
Reracng the Poneer points the need for better roads
and more information to the roads travelled
Taussg the old Mission Dolores California
but the the mountains the state road
the line Canine
Angeles and thence MojaUe and along the line of
Angeles aqueduct through Nwa pass the
country Godfield and Tonopah short then
brought the party the old overland trail which followed
Omaha.
experiences the party this long trip often
Mr. Taussb relates them with much humor In place
Wyoming necessary the machine burlap
a sandy waste.
Throughout the trip the difficulty seemed to be to get
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12

and placed material ends destruction with which to be-
GIN the task of restoration
Ihere umphs with the clements quite glorl
Gus as victories battlefeds and this is of them
From all accounts Pacific has yet to do what the
southern Pacific people The Gould road has 10 de
oyed bridges Paisade Canyon and the roadbed obtrated
There scarcely in the gorge through which the
Humboldt river runs
1t will be time before the full damage by the floods
Nevada can be
But now that the there for rejoicing
tna once the great artery trade In the the
Pacific from Ogden Francisco again doing its part
carrying the transcontinental traffic.