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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
NoN-CoMMITTAL RICHARD

From Scraps
 Richard Carle, the actor, lately engaged as cook Swedish giantess who proved unsatisfactory. On departure she asked for written testimonial. and MT. Carle presented her with the following: ITO Whom It May Concern: I. have lately had in my employ Hulda Swanson, who was engaged to cook for a family of three and do such things as would be possible when not cooking. Under this head might come little dusting and dishwashing and answering the doorbell. Taking these things into account, I wish to say that Hulda is absolutely the talest cook ever saw"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
Something To Be Proud Of

"A bank with deposits upwards of $10,- 0o0,0OO is something for a city to be proud of," said business man who reads the financial papers. "The First Nationals s deposits went above the s10,000,000 line for the first time on Tuesday. the 27th, it was stated. although they had previ- ously totaled about $9,6O00oo.
 "In order to appreciate the bigness of deposits exceeding $1O,O00OOO, let me state that only two banks in the entire south have such amounts in deposits, and those two banks are in New Orleans-the Hi bernia and the Whitney National. And 1t is a noteworthy fact that in those two big banks the deposits include large funds deposited by other banks, whereas our First Nationals s10.0OO,ooO and over Is made up mostly of individual or com mercial deposits; all of which Is signifi- cant of Birmingham's general thrift.
 Louisville is fourishing commercial center-a rich city of nearly 250,000 pop ulaton-and yet it has no bank that be- gins to be in the class with the First National of Birmingham. Neither has Memphis; nor Atlanta -As I have said, the only southern city besides Brming- ham that has a s1o,oOo,oOO deposit bank is New Orleans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
Strawberry Talk

"Cullman has had a most prosperous year." said H. M Van der Putte, business manager of shippers organization.
 The farmers of our county are all the while thriving. The outlook for next springs strawberry crop is unusually good. I have just made a tour Of the strawberry belt for the purpose of in specting the plants, and am glad to be able to report that they are in excellent condition. They could not we'll look bet ter at this time of the year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
Advertisement For City and State

"Birmingham's fine census showing has been a good advertisement for the state of Alabama as well as the chief city it. self" said Henry c. Loring, manu- facturer of Chicago.
 While Birmingham is known through out the country chiefly as an industrial center 1t has grown to be a very import ant commercial city. Of course, iron and steel must always constitute It's main- stay, but every year adds to its general trade. I have been here twice before and each time I come I notice signs of ex- pansion
 Birmingham has one advantage that is not understood away from here and not thoroughly appreciated by people here. I refer to the splendid agricultural y tributary to Birmingham. I find that large cotton business is handled here, and as Alabama advances in diversified farming Birmingham will become the most important produce market in the south If all the iron furnaces and steel plants were to shut down for a con siderable period, Birmingham would still have enough mercantile business to keep up a mighty good appearance.
 ''The trade outlook for next spring is fairly bright. Business has been some what dull in Chicago during the past few weeks, but I really expect to see gen. eral revival before the first of February. The railroads are in pressing need of equipment, and certain 1t is that as soon as they begin to buy freely the iron and steel market will become very active again.
 "The optimists are more numerous than the pessimists, and that fact alone helps the situation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
A SOFTER SEASON.

Swift wrack of storm aloft, a moaning
 sea,
 The winds voice whistling over barren
 hills, Betoken winter; but the honey bee, Who drones where some sweet flower
 cup distills Its perfume on the summer air, the bird
 who sings A matin song to speed the rosy dawn; The sun who gladdens all created things, His arrows flashing on the jeweled
 lawn, Methinks do more delight a gentle dream
 CTS heart And glimpses of the poets paradise inn
 part.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
KNEW HIS MAN

From Norman E. Mack's National
 Monthly
 A 6-year-old attended divine worship with his father and mother. The text was And the Lord formed man out of the dust of the earth.'' The minister described very vividly how God had made man out of clay, and caught the atten- tion of the little boy who sat in his seat with his eyes riveted upon the minister through the whole sermon.
 While his mother was preparing the Sunday dinner the 6-year-old went out into the back yard, through which ran a small stream of water. He conceived the idea of making a man. So he gathered it into human form. It was a difficult task, for the neck would be crooked, the limbs were unshapely and lacked uni formity. While in the midst of his task his mother called him to dinner. He left his unfinished man lying on the edge of the stream. In the meantime neigh bor's boy came walking along the creek and kicked the bit of clay into the stream, The 6-year-old returned from dinner and was for time seriously disappointed at the disappearance of his man. But he was much encouraged to see tracks ot a human foot in the sand. leading away He began to think that he had been more successful than he had anticipated Some weeks later his father. took hin, to the county fair. He noticed in the crowd an elderly gentleman who was somewhat stopped, one limb was shorter than the other The little fellow followed | him about looking at him closely, ant with seeming curiosity. Finally, the old man becoming vexed at the close scru
 tiny of the boy, turned and said: "Se, here, what are you eyeing me so for?'
 Said the little fellow: ''I'd like to knov why you ran away before I got you fin 1 ished?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
STRONG REASONING FACULTIES
From the New York Press.

From the New YOrk Press.
 Behold conductor making his way through the car, curiously scrutinizing every ones feet. He looks puzzled and finally holding up a lace half shoe with a laccd Eaiter In place around 1t, calls out, with a broad brogue, grinning widely, Sure, will the person with a wooden leg please claim this" All tn C women in the car neryously pull their skirts still farther down and the men put away their newspapers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
REFLECTIoNs OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Lots of people earn money; some get it.
 Women are awful clever to let men doubt it.
 If more people could create music fewer might murder 1t.
 A man takes his politics SO seri- ously because nobody on the other side will.
 The only inheritance everybody is sure of is the bad qualities of his fore fathers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

a little over a quarter of a million in her purse, so the crowd took up a small col lection of about sS00,o0o and presented 1t to her. It did my heart good to see that poor thing weep for joy. You don't know how she appreciated it.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
MOST MEN EDDY ABOUT

By Matthew Arnold.
 Most men eddy about
 Here and there-eat and drink, Chatter and love and hate, Gather and squander, are raised Aloft, are hurled in the dust, Striving blindly, achieving
 Nothing; and then they die Pcrish-and no one asks
 Who or what they have been More than he asks what waves, In the moon-lit solitudes wild 'Of the nntd1nost ocean. have sweltel Formed for a moment, and gone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
Reorsanined Orchestra

The orchestra at the Shubert theatre, which has been playing such. excellent accompaniments for the Manhattan Opera company this week, has been re- gently reorganized and strengthened Professor Snow has the contract, and while his orchestra is made up of only seven men. competent judges say that 1t is as carefully selected as. any the atre orchestra in any section of the country. The personnel and instrumenta- tion are as follows: F. H. Frey, violin Professor Harms. piano; J. Balsam cello; J. Crupt, bass; E. F. Elliott, clar- inet; Professor Snow, cornet, and O. F Rominger, kettle drums.
 ''These are all good musicians said Prof. Snow, "and the newcomers will prove very decided acquisition to Bir' mingham's musical contingent. MT. Frey is a high-class violinist and an experienced leader and MT. Elliott. who comes from Boston. is a clarinet artist. and like Mr Frey, could hold his own in any cham Der band or symphony orchestra"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

The Philippine government Is prepar- ing to establish a parcels post. The four reasons-the four express companies do not exist in the Philippines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
A VICTIM oE TIME

From the Atchison Globe. fried egg ages more rapidly in looks than anything else we know of.
 An egg fried in the morning looks a thousand years old by night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Secretary Dickinson drew long breath when we went through Christmas with out being assailed by great war power, naked and unprepared as we are.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
A RASH PROMISE.

Whene'er it comes my time to die And join the ghostly pack, You won't hear me exclaiming, 1
 Will. send a message Sback."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Mark Hanna is dead, but his methods there with regularity and dispatch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Secretary Dickinson's war scare in a stage whisper was known to the nations when Dickinson was pettifogging for the railroads in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

In New York until the drouth was broken by recent rains water was shipped from one town to another in cars, very much after the manner of Arizona.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Jefferson county Is as inviting 10 the truck farmer as any county in the south. Soil and climate are ideal and Birmingham is always hungry mar ket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Get long sheet of paper and list the habits you think you are going to cut out on January 1. File 1t away as a curiosity. k
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A LIE NAILED

rhes Osborne Farmer denies the report that the Central Branch buys its engines from a certain mail order house. Tho Farmer points out that the Central Branch has had those engines thirty years, and was running them before the mail order industry was invented.-Kan- sas City Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
A THRILLING VOYAGE.

He ate too much Welsh rabbit,
 Then shortly went to bed; And all that night he dreamed in fright He stood upon his head, His sole support an aeroplane That winged the starry skies And scaled the lift, my word! as swift AS any bird that flies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Denmark is trying to create a strong navy. but thus for Switzerland has de- clined to acquire the Dreadnought habit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Doc Cook came home on the George Washington because he could not come on the Baron Munchausen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
MEXICO.

I'd like to go to Mexico, That land of sunny skies, Where slender palms and cacti grow. And maids have dusky eyes. would get gay with strong pulque, Sombreros big I'd wear; I'd love to g1 to Mexico 6 Alas, do not dare.
 Cleveland Plain Dealer. I'd like to go to Mexico, A land of sunny cline And skies of blue that would inspire A panting poets rhyme. I'd like to see that realm so fair, Where senoritas smile; But too much lead Is flying there I'd rather wait a while.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

yhitewash when Congress meets again next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

The congressional bathroom and the congressional whitewash factory should both be abolished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Woodrow Wilson, governor-elect, will see that New Jersey is not jimsmithed this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

The low price of Christmas turkey tried 10 come back, but cold storage would not listen to the proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

The Illinois Central pays its president better than even the Cubs do, and this seems excessive to the limit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Father Dlaz got lot of insurrectos in his stocking this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
Ao,rrrArJy sPIJTrTERED.

'rWhat did the editor do when you off, fered him an early poem on spring?"
 "He got so mad he said he'd throw 1t into the paste waper basket
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

And no one seems to want ex-King Manuel as a contributing editor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
SOON DONE.

''He tells everything he knows"
 'Yes; and he can tell everything he knows in less time than it takes the aver age man to wind his watch"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
Prominent Mining Engineer Here

L. F. Bryant of Roberta. Tenn, Is at the Hillman. He is one of the most prominent mining engineers in the south and is well known in the Birmingham district. where he has had charge of large development operations.
 Birmingham is going right ahead" said MT. Bryant TT visit the district every few months and every time I come the city seems to have made real strides. Birmingham has had phenomenal growth since first saw it a few years ago; and its future looks brighter now than ever before"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Three votes in Ohio for s7.5o! Think what this country Is coming toll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Billy I1orimer declined to send even a Christmas card to Senator Frazier Billy recognizes whitewashers only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Nick Longworth stands a chance of becoming the goat of the standpat party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

The speakership is to be denatured on January 1s but Champ Clark is willin'.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Doc Cook has come back to rehabilitate himself. and 1t is believed he will not need another job this winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
THE CIRCUS MAN

The Panama diplomacy has acquired in the Hornet a navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
About Persdiinis

The Rev. Father Kerrigan. formerly of Birmingham, but for several years { res- ident of Mobile. is spending fews days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
ANYRnnY SUPPRESSED?

It comes on the wings of the morning.
 Like the Tilt of well-known refraini A story the front-page adorning-
 Nat Goodwin's wifes suing again." She sues for what? Tell you I can sir You'll say 'tis a matter of course; In fact, there is small need to answer,
 Her suit has been filed for divorce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
Ou1ET

How about Roosevelt in 1922" Don't borrow trouble. Be satisfied with Roosevelt the way he is now"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

here He is the guest of the Rev Father Coyle.
 Jonathan Bryan of Richmond is at the Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
EXPOSURE.

"Did you hear about Lord Simpers?' "No."
 "He caught dreadful cold yesterday" "How did that happen?" "He went stroiling without his mon- ocle."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

But we fancy that every leader who has "a dress suit and the price" will apply early for tickets.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-18

fill the place of the insurgent leader who died so suddenly.
 Staudpatters and progressives will have a close fight on their hands, and the progressives are much disturbed over the prospect of being without Deliver in congress.
 Arrangements for the Funeral. Funeral services will be held Thurs day at 2 o'clock. The suddenness of Delivers death from heart disease while physician was listening to the irregular beats of the organ with a stethoscope took everyone so much by surprise that some of the funeral arrangements are only tentative.
 According to present plans, the cere- monies will be in charge of Rev. w. H. Spence, pastor of the First Meth odist Episcopal church of Fort Dodge. Bishop Luther B. Wilson of Pennsyl vania, Dr. Newell Dwight Hills of New York city and Gov, B. F. Carroll of Iowa bave been invited to make funeral orations for the senior senator of Iowa.
 Senator Cummins is in Fort Dodge assisting the family in its bereave- ment.
 Circumstances of His Death.
 Only an hour before dying Deliver spoke hopefully of his recovery to District Judge R. M. Wright, who called to ask after the senator's health. During the afternoon Senator Deliver took a walk in his garden, which had been one of his pleasures.
 To those who called the senator talked pleasantly and enthusiastically He repeatedly expressed the belief that he would soon be completely re- covered. He even spoke of some plans for the future.
 Hundreds of telegrams of sympathy poured in on Mrs. Deliver from all parts of the country Nearly every member of both houses of congress sent condolences, Messages also came from most of the governors and from the president cabinet members and public men.
 Senatorial Committee Named.
 Washington, Oct. 1S.-Vice-Presi- dent Sherman has designated the fol- lowing members to act as commit tee from the United States senate to attend the funeral of Senator Jona- than P. Deliver of Iowa at Fort Dodge on Thursday, october 20, at p. m.: Senators Cummins, Bailey, Elkins, Paynter, Nelson, Burrows, Kean, Clapp. Beveridge, Chively, Burkett and Money.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-18
DIETZ ARREST DENOUNCED
Mass Meeting in Milwaukee Takes View That Cameron Dam Defender
 Is Being Prosecuted.

Milwaukee, Wis. Oct 1S.-A big mass meeting, with an overflow gath ering, was held in the city auditorium, at which Mayor Seidel was the chief speaker, and at which resolutions de- nouncing the arrest of John F. Dietz of Cameron Dam as an outrage were passed.
 The meeting took the position that Dietz was being persecuted by the lumber corporations, and raised more than $2Q0 to help pay his lawyer.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-18
OVERTHE HU NM ING WIRES

Morris Lipschultz, an aged Chicago junk dealer, was beaten by three ne groes so seriously that he died. Rob. bery was the motive.
 The mills, docks and storehouses Of the United States Gypsum Co.,, at Ala pastor, Mich, were destroyed by fire at a loss of s400,000.
 A bridge repair gang of five mem bers was struck by fast train on the Lake Shore railway near Sandusky, O., and all were killed.
 Patrolman Arthur Mank, breeding because a man he struck with his mace died from the blow. committed suicide in Terre Haute, Ind.
 A monument dedicated to the mem ory of Miss Anna Policy. who was killed by the negro James last Novem' Der, was unveiled at Cairo, H., cem- etery in the presence of several thou sand people.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-18
GR IN
Mt. Olive News.

Health in this community is very good.
 Several of the Mt. Olive people attended the association at Beth el Saturday and Sunday, and re- ported nice time.
 Mr. Nat Butcher attended the Fair at Hot Springs last week, and saw so much he came back with red eyes.
 Miss Noda Warmack visited her cousin Miss Estella War mack Saturday night and Sun day.
 Mir. Leroy Atkins and family and Mrs. Lenora Chamberland and children, visited their father MT. w. W. Atkins Saturday night and Sunday.
 The Mt. Olive school began Oct, the 17th, taught by Miss Maggie Dillon, of Prescott. We think we will have a good school as the pupils were anxious for it to begin.
 Mir. Alex Warmack made business trip to Dr. Mendenhalls Saturday sfteanoon. We wonder what his business was?
 MT. Willie Bailey, of Rush Springs, Okla, is visiting his parents at Willisville. We SUD- pose he came pown to attend the wedding of his brother Joe.
 Miss Estella Warmack says yesterday was the longest day she ever spent. guess it was be- cause it was Sunday and she could nt bale hay"
 After much hard luck, and disapointments, Mr.Luke Butch CT made pleasant call to see Miss Pratie Atkins Sunday. And we suppose he had great success as he was in quite hurry on his way home.
 MT. Lucious Kersy and his brother in law, MT. Henry, are visiting in this community.
 Several of the young people attended the musical at Mir. Ed Wallis's Saturday night and re- | ported a fine time.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-18
TO BUILD FREE BRIDGE
Public Will Not Have to Pay but Electric and Iron Mountain
 Roads Will.

Muskogee, Okla, Oct. 1S.-Musko- gee county proposes to finance with $200,000 bond issue general bridge building and road improvement cam paign, which includes bridge across the Arkansas river to connect Musko- gee and Fort Gibson with an inter. urban electric line and to bring the Iron Mountain railroad into Muskogee.
 The county proposes to lease the
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-18
GOV. CARROLL NOT LIKELY TO FILL POSITION UNTIL
 JANUARY.
HIS DEATH WAS SUDDEN
Messages of Coincidence Received From President Taft and Many Others-Arrangemen for
 Funeral on Thursday.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct 1S.-It is prob able the successor of United States Senator Deliver will not be known until next January. At that time a the term will be chosen by the state assembly.
 According to friends of Governor Carroll, he will not appoint one to
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-18
Stimson Visits Roosevelt.

Oyster Bay N. Y, Oct. 1S.-Henry l.. Stimson, Republican nominee for governor of New York was visitor to Sagamore Hill Neither Colonel Roosevelt nor Mir. Stimson would dis cuss their conference
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-18
||G 0N WAY ID ENGLAND
-0 MONARCH AND MOTHER LEAVE GIBRALTAR.
,.,l o0wa9er' Maria Pia, Goes to WI" N'ns and Queen of italy
 Near Pisa.

! s,'allar psl Oct lS.-The members of Ipnsl lasuese tug royal family, King mn Emst the Queen Mother Amelia and kti,s Oi oporto, embarked on the h for .'Eal Fn.,sna yacht Victoria and Al Is,ss. ,nnsiand, while the queen hI,s' h'., Maria Pia, went aboard the |ns vsl vsarship Regina Elena.
 Atsnoa..t victoria and Albert sailed for asd s,l Nv U, at p. m. She was pre-. ny tv, ts the Regina Elena, which got &eessSS S hours earlier. The latter ,1t lIt'lsa 'sS for spezia, from which which hasl ls s,. queen dowager will go to hl shoo,tssaa s and queen of Italy at the
 '00'ins box near Pisa.
 a NJ M',pse, Tse Mass, Oct. 1s.-Reg,. of ..uwnsend, a Harvard Junior. hstsr aa,ence ,o reno Townsend. formerly Aa in fl ths eor,usal, takes a lively in- ,is a old the s,. ultimate fate of Manuel ,e 'ab0y, had a'nummed with the king lsrca lanSoa rsa a scrap in which Young ms ,aw landsd ,. heavily upon the uuuI roval eA, ,sa %W, knocking out one a' of tosa, s,a shich Townaa Tu pony race with him " hurt tbs, tussnd t was thrown and so { for two 'Ias wao, he lay i'll in the pal.
 weeks the queen repeat.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-18
Mother Saves Baby in Fire.

St. Joseph, Mo, Oct. 1S.-Rushing into her burning home to save her baby, Mrs. Humphrey Ward was severely burned about the face and hands, but managed to rescue the child uninjured. The house was burned down.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-18
AntI-BIasphemy A Procession.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct 1s.-Under the bsnners of the Holy Name Society and to the music of thousand male voices without a band. 5000 mon m urched over long route through the city, as demonstration of the societys campaign against blasphemy.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-18

bridge to the traction company and the railway company for 25 years and at the game time maintain it as a free bridge for the public. The lease money will pay for the bridge
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-18

Joint arrangements have been made between the Memphs Dallas Gulf and Prescott Northwestern Railroads giving the travelling public improved service effective Oc 9h l910
 P N w. trains will connect with Iron Mountain trains and 6 the important mail express and passenger trains of that stem at Prescott Arkansas and Memphis Dallas Gulf trains will connect with Kansas City Southern and Frisco Line trains at Ashdown Arkansas giving practically through ser vice. as per following schedule
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-18

edlv visiting him As youth Man. uel wanted to marry his mothers French maid, so Townsend says.