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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
BRIBERY CHARGE
 MAY BE DROPPED Neal Did Not Attend Bessemer
 Council Meeting.
TODAY LEGAL HOLIDAY
Brought Before Him on Charges of Drunkenness and DisorderIy
 Conduct-News of Bcssemcr.

\ Bessemer February 21.-(Special.)- .)-The Investigation of the bribery charges scheduled for tonight was not made on account of the failure of MT. Neal to come to the council chamber and put his statements before the council. A short session of the council was held but noth- ing was done. As the matter now rests 1t is up to Mr. Neal He asked for an extra session of the council to hear his statements. The contract with him stands cancelled and unless he believes that he has legal right to hold the city to 1t the matter will be dropped. MT Neal's stenographer was present and ex- pressed surprise at the non-appearance of MT. Neal. It is thought that the mat ter will be dropped and the aldermen are of the opinion that 1t Is a case of hands off for the council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
New Morgan County Teachers.

Decatur. February 21.-(Special.)- )-The following persons have been licensed tc teach in the public schools of this county Miss Annie Cliff, Decatur; Thomas J Ford. Hartselle; Miss Sarah Davis, De- catur; Miss Emmiline Depositor, New De- catur; Pearl Lane, Decatur; Mrs. Mar celia Collier, Decatur; James Knight, Elm pire; R. R. Payne. Danville; Mrs. Elbert Weaver New Decatur; Miss Emma Kate Ratlir. Somerville; Miss Jessie Tar brough, New Decatur; George W. Lind say, Danville; Miss Mamie M. Hardage Lacy's Springs; Miss Corinne Long, New Decatur Miss Zula Lee Gibson, Flint Ernest E. Freeman, Hartselle. Colored teachers, Eida Taylor. Decatur; Green M Murphy, Cedar Lake; Bessie N. Taylor Athens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
JEWELRY STORE IS
 DESTROYED BY FIRE

York, February N.-(Special)-Th jew elry store of B. A. McShan burned here this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock, caused by the explosion of a kerosene stove in the rear of the building. MT. McShan used the rear end of his store as lodging place for, himself and lost $2o0 in money besides some watches and jewelry.
 There were a number of watches in the store belonging to people in town. The total loss of contents will amount to about $500 and building $zo0. No in surance was carried on either.
 A negro came very near being severely dealt with after the fire, he having a watch in the store left to be fixed and 1t was burned up. He cursed Mir. Mo- Shan and would have been handled rough ly by the crowd but was carried away to the calaboose in time. to be followed by a crowd which later dispersed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
In the Courts.

The morning docket was composed of drunks-disorderly conduct-and affrays Mayor Lewis did not like it which was plainly shown in a few scathing re- marks addressed to the offenders. Mayor Lewis said in part: q am tired of having these large dockets of drunks every Monday morning and if you have such bad memories as to forget where you got the whisky you will pay part of the fine that should be imposed upon the man who sells it to you. Hereafter expect the limit for this offense."
 The jury returned a verdict of not gull ty in the case of J. M. Johnson, charged with shooting James Fulton several months ago. The plea of the defendant was self defense. It will be remembered that Fulton was shot by Johnson in con- Fnection with some blind tiger raids-made by Johnson while special officer for the city.
 The mule taken up by the detectives last week was found to belong to the firm of Brewer & Jones of Wylam. Reese will bebound over to the grand jury, charged with grand larceny.
 Jesse Sims, the negro who was stabbed in an alley brawl several days ago, died last night at the Robinson hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22

ministration was done a great injustice by the Calhoun county republicans last Saturday." said Mayor J. L. Wikle Mon day morning, when they make the state ment in their declaration of principles that the prohibition law Is being openly and fagrantly' violated in Anniston and Calhoun county.
 While there is some bootlegging going on, beyond all question, there is certainly no open violation of statewide prohibition in Annston, for one has only to consult the police court docket to see that the officers are doing their duty in suppress Ing these violations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
STATE WILL LOSE
 S70,0O0 ANNUALLY  Foreign Corporation Tax Is
 Knocked Out. RAILROADS WIN FIGHT Baltimore Company Must Pay Default ed Bond of Opelika Man-Pesky
 Houkworm Is Busy In Dale County.

Montgomery February H.-(Special)- By the failure of the foreign corporation franchise tax act. declared unconstitu- tional by the supreme court of the United States on Monday, the state loses almost $To, GOO q year, and for the years, 1905 and 190a already paid, the total of s136,9i5.4 4o, this having been paid and sued for, judg- ment in favor of the payers being in this decision rendered.
 The opinion of the supreme court of the state upholding the act was in af- firmation of the city court of Birming- ham, Judge c. c. NeSmith sitting, In the case of the Southern Railway vs. Greene, in which the money paid by said road to Probate Judge Green of Jefferson county under protest, was sought to be recovered. It was written by Justice Simpson. with Chief Justice Dowdell. Justices Denson, Mcclellan and Mayfield concurring.
 Justice Anderson dissented, making the exact point upon which the ruling of the national court seems to have turned, discrimination against a foreign corpora
 
 charge is made on one not laid on the other. The contestants held that it was in effect a burden upon foreign corpora tions not placed upon local, hence was inviolation of the fourteenth amendment.
 For the two years the roads contesting, there being no others to fight. paid Into the state, part at Birmingham and part at Montgomery, the sum total of s136,- 945. 45. For 1908 the payments were: Louis vile and Nashville, s24,O27.2s; Atlantic Coast Line. $625s.11; Central of Georgia, s11,37144; Seaboard Air Line, $1704.3S; Southern, $22,13S.15; Nashville, Chatta- nooga and St. Louis, s30o469 total for year $6s, ,5o4.06.
 In his dissenting opinion Justice Ander- son, among other things said: "Pretermit- ting the other questions insisted upon by the appellants against the validity or the act in question, l am of the opinion that it is violative of the fourteenth amendment in that the classification att tempted is so unreasonable as to amount to a discrimination against one and in favor of other members of the same class.
 '"The classification has no reference to the subject or business but is based solely on the residence of the corporation. There can be no doubt but the states have the right to require certain things of foreign corporations as condition precedent to doing certain business there in, but when they enter the state upon it's invitation and after complying with It's requirements they are entitle< to the equal protection of the law, which in cludes a guaranteed uniformity in taxa tion To my mind equal protection is not accorded when one railroad is taxed thou sands of dollars more than others Of equal value and similarly situated the only distinction being that one is a for eign and the other a domestic corpora tion' 49 So Rep D. 41O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
RAT STARTS FIRE BY
 IGNITING A MATCH

Albertville, February 21.-(Special)-T store of Mrs. l.. B. Roberts 6 Go. caught on fire Saturday night. burning a large space of the floor, and damaging the stock by smoke to the amoilnt of s1oo6 or $500. Mrs. Roberts had just opened q large stock of dress goods.
 The strange part of the fire Is that after burning and doing the damage mentioned, 1t quietly went out, and no one knew anything about 1t until one of tine firm went into the store this morning. Mrs. Roberts carried 5000 Insurance. A rat ignitins a match is supposed to be the cause of the fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
FRUIT RAISERS EXPECT
 TO GATHER FINE CROP

Decatur February H.-(Special.)-T indications are that this Is going to be one of the best fruit years this section of the country has experienced in many years. Fruit growers say that the cold weather which has prevailed during the past three weeks will make the early peaches so backward that there will be no danger of the crop being killed later on
 This county produces a great many early peaches Near Hartselle there Ire extensive orchards of Alberta peaches and located near that town are some large canneries which can large quantities of Alberta peaches every season. These home earned Albertas are now being sold on the market in the Decaturs and they .lre the finest fruit to be had here. The price, too, Is lower than the foreign canner peaches and the fruit Is far superior.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22

gette of the Jacksonville Normal college, who was elected president of the reading circle when it was organized in Montgom- cry In 1S9S MT. Daugette recently organ ized fiourishing branch of this feature of the educational work in this county and he has chosen it as the subject for his address at the county teachers institute at Piedmont next month. He says the course of collateral reading which is in cluded in the circle work has broaden ing effect upon the teachers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
Many Seek Appointment.

Chairman Hanna of the board of county commissioners said Monday that there have already been number of a.pplica- tions for the appointment as successor of County Treasurer Henry B. Glover, who died Saturday afternoon, but that the ap- pointment will not be made until the March term of the court. To call a special court session for the purpose would ne- cessitate 10 days notice beforehand, it is said, and as 1t will be only IA days until the court meets in regular session, this was deemed inadvisable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
F R E E P l L B C U RE
Sent To Demonstrate the Merits 0
 Pyramid Pile Cure.
What It Has Done for Others, It Car
 Do for You.

What 1t Has Done for Others, 1t 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 a 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 sample by mail 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 a box This is fair is 1t not? Simply fill out free coupon he. low and mail today. No knife and its torture No doctor and his bil1s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
Students Publish Paper.

"The Predestinarian" is the name of a sheet that is being edited by the students of the Alabama Presbyterian college in conjunction with an Anniston daily. At present they fill a page every Monday, but this is merely the beginning of a work they hope to eventually enlarge into a college magazine or newspaper. Eugene l.. Turner, Jr., is editor of s'The Pre- destinarian," with Walter W. Stephen and Ralston Long as associates
 President Stagg recently purchased a chemical apparatus for the college at an expense of over $500 and the laboratory is now in process of equipment. 1t is said. Three large modern desks have just been installed, each desk accommodating eight students, who will have access to gas and water. Besides this Dr. R. L. Bowcock recently offered Dr. Stagg a large X-ray machine, valued at several hundred dollars, which will be of great service to the students in the study of electricity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
The Social Calendar.

Tomorrow being a national holiday the banks will be closed. Exercises will be held at the High schol but the school will not dismiss. There will be exercises at Jcnesboro as well as at Brighton. The day will be celebrated by numerous so- cial entertainments but no general recog-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
News of MontevaIlo.

Montevallo. February 21.-(Special. .)-Dr. R. A. Berry ana family of Birmingham have moved to the Berry farm, three and a half miles from Montevallo. Dr. Berry was in town visiting his daughter, Miss Oracle, at the school yesterday.
 Mrs. Martha Holbrook is still very i'll. Her daughters, Mrs. Albert Latady and Mrs. I. D. Sparrow of Birmingham are with her; also her son, John Storrs, of Cincinnati, and her brother, John Hazard of Cullman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
Increase of Capital.

Harrisburg. Pa.. February 21.-The AL legheny river mining company of St. Msry's gave notice today of an increase in capital from 34o0.OO0 to $3.000.00O. and the Pittsburs and Shawmut railroad from 2. .o50. 900 to $l5.o0o.ooo. The state was paid $5Se so in bonus on the increases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
Fatal Cutting Anair.

Des Moines, la, February I.-G. H. Arlington. restaurant keeper, this after noon cut the throat of Mrs. Sarah Arling- ton. his brothers wife, then slashed his own throat Both will die. Jealousy Is supposed to be the cause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
Teachers Reading Circle.

The Alabama Teachers Reading Cir Gle is probably the greatest departure ever inaugurated by the Alabama Educational association, said President c. W. Dau-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
Hookuorm in Dale.

In 1000 families in Dale county, Dr. H. G. Perry of the state health department found hookworm infection in one-third of them. In Pike he found over thirty of sixty people infected. He is at work in Bibb county this week, and will meet the doctors in Centervilie on Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
Soldiers Come Through.

Gov B. B. Conner, as head of the na- tional guard, has given permission for troops of the state of Tennessee and other states to pass through Alabama counties and attend the reunion of the old soldiers at Mobile in April.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
SIXTY DAYS OF INSOMNIA END Girl Students Black Coffee Diet for
 Examination Nearly Fatal.

Special to "The Record"
 Des Moines, la, May 17.-sleep came for the first time in two months to Miss Esther Chinberg, of Odsbolt, Ia, a stu dent at Simpson College, Thursday night. Starting 60 days ago to cram for her final examinations, Miss Chin berg began drinking black coffee and taking other steps to keep herself awake until she found she had con tracted case of insomnia that out strips anything in the history of med ical science in the Middle West
 It was not until physicians had work ed over the girl for weeks that she yielded to treatment, and Thursday night slept for a short time. The fol- lowing night she slept somewhat bet ter and Saturday had good night rest.
 Another week of the terrible strain would have cost the co-ed her mind, the doctors say.-Philadelphia Record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
Must Pay for Parkey.

The United States court of appeals has ruled that the American Bonding com- pany of Baltimore must pay $S0oO and interest on the bond of s. M. Parkey, dis tiller of Opelika, who Is charged with having evaded the tax on 61s0 gallons of spirits. The decree was rendered in the middle district court on June S, 1909, by Judge Thomas G. Jones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
Rfhh,s Soil Survey.

The maps and other matter of the soil survey of Bibb county have been received from Washington and are now being sent out by J. A. Wilkinson, commissioner Of a agriculture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
FREE PACKAGE COUPON.

Fill out the blank lines below with your name and address. cut out coupon and mail to the PYRA. MID DRUG COMPANY, 241 Pyra- mid Bldg, Marshall. Mich. A sam pie of the great Pyramid Pile Cure will then be sent you at once. by mail. FREE. ;n plain wrapper.
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 City and state ................
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22

Mayor WikIe Resents Charge. "The city of Anniston and the ruling ad-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22

al only ill the amount consumed and the corr in coffee gets in its work with every cup one drinks, and nature in so far as possible, may or may not correct the harm done You can tell by the condition of head and heart, nerves and stomach. If they are not right, try comfortable change to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
Outside
 Evidence

This news item, clipped from the Phil adelphia Record, points out the powerful eff feet that coffee exercises upon the nerves and brain-a fact we have often cited.
 Small doses of coffee "get on' the nerves in small way, and in most cases it takes some time before the nervous system and stomach are seriously affected.
 Miss Chinberg's experience is exception correspondingly quick results. The chafine
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-14
MURDER MOTHER TONGUE.

Pres. Faunce Says American College
Graduates Are Illiterate.
That the American people are muir
dering their mother tongue and one
of the great opportunities for reform
at the present time is to teach them
to reverence and prize the English
language and also to speak and write
it decently, was the opinion expressed
by President Faunce, of Brown Uni.
versity, at Chautauqua, N. Y. He did
not spare the American colleges in hi.
general arraignment and declared that
they are turning out an alarming pro
portion OF graduates who are actually
illiterate.
81 should like" he said, "to see the
colleges of the country join in an eff.
fort to induce the American people tc
write and speak the English tongue
decently. The colleges are not doing
1t now 1t is a fact that the colleges
of this country are sending out litter
ates. Many of our college seniors can
not write a decent business letter
Large numbers of them cannot express
themselves in writing so as to be un.
derstood We Americans should link
our minds and hearts and hands in an
effort to preserve this mother tongue
which is our definite intellectual heri
tage. We should prize English speech
and English literature and pass on
this heritage of the past to the chill
dren of the future"
President Faunce said that he had
when he mentioned the name of Pro.
lessor Huxley to group of Brown
students and no one knew whom h(
meant-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
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book around you. And so he cut,.
waited your friendship and drew Won
out. Painters and sculptors must bavs
models; l suppose it's Just as nacau.
sary for authors to have them. too
These words told deeply upon the
girl, and there was no longer defiance
In her tone or appearance as sha
aswed, "Why do you tell me all thisw
Because l liked you, from the story
l mean, and I was sorry that you had
got to care for Edgar so much as I
imagined you had, without anything
to hope for except more misery the
longer it lasted"
Il suppose ought to thank you for
what you've DONE" the girl remarked
In sort Of feelingless way.
mo, dear, you needn't do that. I
know you must hate me for it. But
perhaps some day you'll be glad"
So ended a game Of bluff played with
a masters skill. Elsie Molloy knew
the limitations Of her hand, but she
also knew its strength. There was no
trace Of haste. no vestige of anxiety
or doubt. For months she had been
aware of her husbands attachment to
this girl, for months she had been ST.
lently ready for this battle, and Its
suddenness when it came had been as
disastrous for the sweetheart as 1t had
been triumphant for the wife.-Tatler
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-14

You have done splendidly % fAr:
you must not break down at the ssss
said Mr.. Rawson. when you return
to London you must come to VI for 4
weeks complete rest"
Thank you. You have been a trua
good friend. While l am with you.
feel that matters will arrange t.em
selves as we wish; but when l am
alone. all my courage ceems to evapo
rate. l trust we may be in London
within the next three weeks"
II hope you may, and l believe you
will be. Here is the carriage. Let u,
go in. suppose Mr. Saville is ready
Nothing proved to me his mother,
complete restoration so much as he,
speech about him. Let hi go await
with you, Mr.. Rawson.' she said: III h,
travels with us he will only be an ad
ditional. responsibility to Miss Des
mond. Richard Is incapable Of takins
care of himself" She is marvelously
toned down by suffering and sympa
thy; but we cannot expect the Ethio
plan to change his skin, ncr the leop
ard his spots, altogether, though one
may become shade light and ths
other have fewer marks"
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CHAPTER XXI.

It was with a thankful heart tina,
Hope Desmond found herself and hei
charge safely housed in the Staff !
Square mansion. Mrs. Saville bore the
journey well--indeed, better than her
companion, whose pale cheeks and
heavy eyes bespoke mental end physi
cal exhaustion.
Mrs Saville's usual medical attend.
ant, or rather the medical attendant u
the household, for the wiry woman
scarcely knew what indisposition
meant, awaited her arrival and noticed
Miss Desmond's looks.
IF l might offer advice unasked, ]
would recommend a tonic and some
days complete repose to this young
lady," said the polite practitioner. at
seems to me that her nervous system
is somewhat overstrained."
She shall do as you direct" return.
ed Mrs. Saville, with her usual decis
ion. Il will look to her myself She
has braved horrible infection for me.
and has had large share in saving
my life; therefore l value hers beyond
everyone's. except, of course, my sons
Yes, you look frightfully i'll, Hope. ]
cannot have this"
perhaps if l went to Miss Rawson
for a few days." said Hope with hest.
tation, Il might gather strength soon.
er. Here l shall always want to be
up and about"
You shall be nursed In no other
house than this; so, doctor, send In
your prescription soon. AS for me,
want nothing but good food and occ,l
patton"
You are indeed marvelously well
and strong, considering what an Ill
ness you have gone through. We have
now every reason to hope that you
will be spared to your family and
friends for many years."
Much my family and friends care
about that special mercy returned
Mrs Saville, with one of her ironical
smile "Good-morning, DOCTOR" And
the doctor bowed himself out.
Ito be continued.)
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-14

when she caught sight of Ward, who
took a couple of steps forward.
How d'you do?" and Ward. turning
to Mrs. Molloy, said: Ladies, l don't
know whether introduction is neces-
sary between you, but If it Is a case
of repetition l shall throw myself on
your genorsity and beg to be excused:
Mrs. Molloy-Miss Lascelles."
There was a brief silence and then
the American girl remarked, Il think
Mr. Molloy is very clever"
you've known Edgar almost ever
since you came over"
'Yes; for six months"
81 seem to know you so well.
fancy it's largely owing to the book"
Yes; everyone's talking about it"
The authors wife looked at the fine
picture of young womanhood beside
her, and said thoughtfully, "And you
inspired it. What a great deal Edgar
owes to you"
ION the contrary, I have always
thought it is l who owe him a great
DEAL"
"Is that because he made you the
original of his heroine?"
"Well, perhaps"
you think great deal Of EDGAR"
Beatrice Lascelles replied slowly,
Eyes, / do
"a great many women do that. He
is very attractive. l want to speak
hope you will not think me unkind or
too interfering for doing it." After a