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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
POPULAR REFREsHMENT.

II see where thousands of ice-cream
cones were seized"
That's nothing new. Thousands of
ice-cream cones are seized every day
by grimy little fists
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
About Persons

The Rt Rev E. P. Allen, bishop OF
Mobile, is in the city.
The Rev. Father Downs of Blocton Is
lin Birmingham. He reports prosperous
times in his section.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
EASY TO LOSE ONE.

"A man named Pftzner- was hurt in
the wreck of a biplane the other day.
Il wonder If he crawled out of the
wreckage and wrote his name on a scrap
of paper?'
What on earth do you suppose he
would do that for?"
ITO see if any of the letters were miss
ing
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15

John d. went to his dentist on the list
anniversary of his birth to have his teeth
fixed. He always was practical and bus
mess like
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15

Between Anna Flagg Young and Jane
Adams the Chicago woman begins to
look disdainfully on the Chicago man.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15

What Birmingham needs is a superin-
tendent of weeds who will do his duty
even in the annexed districts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
HOITY-ToITY.

81 see where a moving picture theatre
advertises Nero at the Burning of
IRome'"
You don't tell me. l thought moving
pictures were comparatively recent in
vention."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
INCRIMINATING.

There's going to be an experience
meeting down at the church tonight"
"Gong, Si?"
No; 1 can't afford to tell about my
last boss trade
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
This Is tltss silly season of The year ana

This Is tlfes silly season of the year 'ant
Sycamore Hill is furnishing good share
of the food it feeds upon.
Secretary. Ballnger is wondering whai
induces the colonel to speak in Chicago
in September.
The accusers of Chief Kohler OF Cleve-
land have buried the Ratchet, but not
in the chief.
Mary Garden wants $500 a night for
singing. and the opera managers are
held up.
The sharpshooting gun has its limita-
lions when firing is to be done at man.
BIRDS
Tarsus, ST. Pam's native city, is now
lishted by electricity. The world do move.
The decision against bleached flour
never touched the drug store blonde.
Insurgents turn up at Sycamore Hill
where they are never turned down.
The board walk at Atlantic City seems
TO be an excellent aviation field.
1t is dry weather that is boosting wheat
prices, not Jim Patten.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
st. bernard College

''St. Bernards next term begins Sep
TENDER and indications point to large
attendance of Students" said the Rev
Father Charles, o. S. B., who has been
spending few days in Birmingham this
week.
Our college had about all the students
last year that 1t could accommodate and
the outlook for the new term is GER
tainly encouraging. Aboue IA students
have remained over for the summer and
we have special classes for their ben
eft"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
TIRED.

We've reached the point
Where we say, Tut. tut, !"
If anyone speaks
Of an upper-cut.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
LETTING PEOPLE KNOW

He sent a pile of postcards home
The reason why Is soon to tell;
Twas cause beside the oceans foam
He stayed in such q swell hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15

The fact that sealskin coats are to cost
twice as much next winter does not in
terest women in July.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15

SNUFF boxes are in demand In Philadel-
phia at $4,000 apiece. The high cost of
living knows no limit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15

Walter wellmans faithful old dirigibls
is to be steered across the Atlantic
ferry imas1patively.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15

1T MELTS, THOUGH.
PA, what is meant by solid comfort?"
''At this time of the year, my son, it's
q cake of ice.''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15

The accusers of Chief Kohler OF Cleve-
land have buried the Ratchet, but not
in the chief
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
WATERS RISE TO FAME

proved one of the biggest successes in
years. The authorship of this song has
been generally credited to George Whit
ing, and his wife has sued him for d.
voree, partly on account of It, but mostly
on general principles.
THAT Mesmerzing Mendelssohn Tune
is probably the most successful song Ber-
lin has written yet. It has sold 100000
copies, and is still selling at the rate Of
10000 copies a month. It is going to
make him snug little fortune itself.
"Of course sentimental ballads are still
good. They always will be. But we
are not producing any living songs. These
things l am writing are only for the
brief career of the vaudeville stage They
will be hit for a week or two. Then
they will be forgotten and new ones WILL
take their place. But / cannot think
of song in years that has come to
stay. Folks are still singing 'Suwanee
River and My Old Kentucky Home
It's something to be known like Stephen
c. Foster, John Howard Payne or even
DR.. English of Ben Bolt fame"
SOME ENGLISH COUNTRY NAMES
From the London Chronicle.
Sussex can produce queer names in
a damsel who dwelt at Heathfield Mr..
Stand Fast on High Stringer, Mr.. Ales
Cressel and Master Perform -thy-Vows
Seers. The county archives also yield
unusual family names, such as Pitch
fork, Devil, Leper, Juglery, Beatup,
Breathing, Whiskey, W.ldgoose and
Lies. efs
Dorset can hold her own tolerably
well with villages named Rhyme Intrin-
SEGA and Toller Porcorum; rivers called
Wriggle river and Devils Brook COM
mons christened Giddy Green and Gods
Blessing Green, and heits called Hun
CRY Down, Mount Ararat, Grammars
Hill and Dancing Hill. A prospective
tenant might we'll hesitate before sign
ing the lease of Wooden Cabbage Farm,
La bour in Vain Farm, Poor Lot Farm
and Charity Bottom, eve" though he
should hail from Kent, which owns two
Starvecrow farms within a ride of each
other
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
A WORD TO MIGNON.

:
Quite right Mignon. Riviera isn't spelled
the way it was spelled in this depart
ment yesterday morning, but you'll have
to see the printer about that.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
The Iron Market

The local pig iron market is withoss
special feature this week. Rogers, Brown
& Co.'S Cincinnati report says:
THE market is quiet and local condi-
tions reflect the general attitude. There
is some buying being done quietly. and
there does not appear to have been any
marked change in quotations for either
northern or southern iron. Most all tho
business is for prompt shipment or for de-
livery during the next three months.
Some little business is offering in basic
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15

Secretary Balinger is wondering what
induces the colonel to speak in Chicago
in September.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
THE DEPARTED.

THE DEPARTED.
Back to the woods,
With a pile of pelf
Goodbye, Jeff,
Take keer O. yourself.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
BEFORE THE JOY RIDE

What do you suppose I saw just now
in front of a gilded cafe?'
Cant guess. What did you see?'
IAN automobile crank with an auto
mobile crank was cranking an auto
MOBILIZE
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15

Mary Garden wants $500 a night for
singing, and the opera managers are
held up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15

The sharpshooting gun has its limita-
tions when firing is to be done at man.
birds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
THE ROUTE HE TOOK.

.'Poor TeMksIy IS no longer IN the
SWIM "a
Il presume there were some bubbles
where he went DOWN."
Yes; mostly champagne bubbles"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15

The decision against bleached flour
never touched the drug store blonde.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15

Tarsus, 81. Pau's native city, is now
lishted by electricity. The world do move
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
IMPROVED Copy.

For bard nothing else
Makes the whole world brighter,
Like a new ribbon put
On his old typewriter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15

Insurgents turn up at Sycamore Hill
where they are never turned down.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15
KEEPING ON THE RIGHT SIDE

l never sold any
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-15

v,hx IL, ,uid man be proud: How
ds4ts,n pride grow. l know not what
pride Is -Troilus ana 'ressiah.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-03

vitality interesting throughout. IL tells
story OF the wonderful Hudson Bay
country and OF the primal, eternal
sion OF woman. Dark passion and pure
sentiment are set In opposition, but
there is nothing hackneYed. The men
are not OF the familiar stage type. nor
The father OF Hilda MCTaNish Is a
Scotchman, whose narrowness OF mind
drives his wife into the world. The
81 lid. Hilds. - left behind. When Nc
Donald. handsome American en-
gineer appears ne covets the simple
girl and connives To lure Hilda the
way her mother had gone. There comes
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-03

Jules Beaubien, French Canadian.
with streak OF OUbwaS from his
mother Mcdonald has left jules Sis
ter 10 die with her unborn babe. jules,
knowing this hides his time.
Jules oVerhears the plotting OF Nc
Donald and McTavish In reference TO
the innocent Hilda. Jules, or course
loves NiIda. The crisis comes. The
girl spurns the brutal grasp OF the en-
gineer McTavish, enraged, declares
he will crush her lie out with his bare
hands The French Canadian inter
Venes. striking Mcdonald win ms nstS'
The engineer attempts to draw his re-
CONTINUED on Page FiveD
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-03

leading features They include VII
mos Westony, wizard OF the plano
Jack Wilson and company, artists IN
minstrelsy and Howard and North.
original entertainers. who Will head
bill OF unusual promise. Vilmos
westony. the Hungarian musical
genius. who was all the rage abroad
and who created furore upon his
entrance into American vaudeville. will
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-03
DErROIT OPERA HOUSE.

DETROIT. OPERA HOUSE.
OF the Week. the attraction In the De,
troit opera house Will Dc Hay mons
Hitchcock. In the title role OF Geo M
i sroadw S9msa This Conan and Harris
s. production Is one OF the most preten.
New York amused all last season.. and
Boston praised II highly. IL IL SAID 70
be an ideal musical play. with All the
thar always go with Cohanesque eff
forta And Raymond Hitchcock never
q has been seen In a part which Is DETER
suited to his quaint humor, IL ID ciaim-
Mr.. Cohan Is responsible for the book
as well as the music. and Tor the plvot
~ character he has taken sydney
Lyons, q popular Broadway actor, and
sylvia Bridweli. matinee maid; VINO
becomes enamoured with the ne i Sa,,s OF
3 millionaire arranges a marriage TOT
her to George Burnham, described on
the program as ,h xsii hannt,f1i CHAR
lcfte Curtis, who. like her pal" Is
desperate schemer. and who has de-
signs on the miillonaire ahq To p,oRR MIA.
we'll, . brother Of Sylvia. distrusts this
Burnham Curtis combination. and tells
81, father hso s1 b, 9a a ms bids him leave
just at this hour. sydney Lyons. the |
Ssso sis gFives . be 80 S and has
accepted the latters Invitation TO visit /
Me home He then learns for the first |
time that Sylvia ,s msdiy In love loye with Win
Tom tells him the situation. There Is :
IS party on at the rich mans home, and /
and the villainess. Lyons recognizes
known TO the London and New York
dsnounces them. after they have tried
TO blacken hts own character Thus
+ he saves the father from the schemers
and wins the heart OF sylvia. The last
scene shows the Interior OF a theater
The company numbers upwards OF SO
people and Includes a large orchestra.
The principals include; Flora Zabelle.
Mildred Elaine. Leila Rhodes Gertrude
webster. John Hendricks. Francis
so. M Ths s enEssems sn viii f"S Include
"Wednesday and Saturday matinees
B Miss Elsie Janis will appear In the
Detroit Opera house for a weeks en-
eagement. beginning Monday, Dec. -
fn her new comic opera success, The
Slim Princess" which comes here after
run OF 10 weeks In Chicago. The
new Offering is by Henry Blossom au-
' thor, OF '"rhe Red Mill' and Mile
Z M0diste." with music by Leslie stuart
X the famous composer OF "Florodora.'
& Miss Janis IL said to have scored the
8 success OF her career In the new opera
which Is n shade more ambitious than
any OF her previous achievements. She
Appears as Turkish princess. who Is
r too thin TO find favor In her own coun-
try. though, when she visits America
this very sIenderness makes her all the
V more attractive. She VIII be supported
By large company. while the chorus
Is of so, as In all OF Mr.. Dillingham;
productions. Will be found shapely. at
fractfve and smartly gowned Seats
70 on sale Thursday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-03

render music OF various STYLES, incluu-
ing the classical the ridiculous ana ths
marvellous. Ills technique IL su.h thdt
he can with ease. play four dlsunct
natiora anthems simultaneously anu
rCT der on the piano the run "Fth"stta'
score of one of Wagners music
dramas The ridiculous element OF MS
act is supplied by his travesties on the
Merry Widow" and "Hari gan, the
latter being played AS funeral fn"reh
Selections from the classics whi IN
clud, WHgner's The Evening star,
'Thc PILGRIMS Chorus the strand
march from 'Ta1nhauser and bl@ets
Carmen
The extemporaneous burut-cork ar
ttst. Jack Wilson. Will be assisted oy
Franklin Battle and Ada Lane IA the
presentation OF the roaring force An
EphsavHl Ina Darktown. wilson pears
the reputation of being one OF the run
NEST men IA the minstrel world. The
Wellington Boys Howard and North,
will rtsppear ia their mirthrul success
BACK In Wellington. which Is win
ming friends as fast rs their former
comedy sketch. "rhosr Were the Happy
'drhe Bandit" IN Ming playlet OF
the west OF earlier days, Will be pre-
scented by r.. Frederick Hawley. Fran
els Haight and company IL IL said 10
have IA gripping vitality and stirring
heart interest that is both sane and
true OF the life OF the plains. Eight
classy acrobats, beautifully costGmed
and appearing as the Alfonso Bracco
troupe. will furnish "A Rround-tumbling
act They were formerly with Barnum
and Baileys big show. singing act
will be offered by the -Four Girls from
Melody Lane" Ruby Raymond ar'
company Will appear ia a gipgery sku.
street Urchins at the Amateur Con-
test" and Will Introduce buck, eccen-
trio and acrobatic dancing and songs.
Another circus feature Will he the
Three Marcantonis." ring experts, and
the Microscope. with new piano.
ramic photo-play. Will close the pro-
grBm
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-03
TEMPLE.

The program ,n the Temple theater
sets OF headline prominence as the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-03
I.YCEI'N.

A revival or The Wolf" By Eugene
Walter. which created such furore
in New York and Chicago. where IL
enjoyed long runs is scheduled for the
Lyceum next week. starting sunday
afternoon The Wolf" Is strong In
conception, dramatic IN execution and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-03
GARRICk.

GARRICk.
The Messrs Shubert Will present
Cyril Scot and the original New York
cast in Rida Johnson Young's famous
the Gsrrick theater for one week.
commencing Monday. The Lottery
Man" was one of the conspicuous sue
cesses OF last season In New York.
where II enjoyed eight months OF pros
perity in the Bijou theater.
Jack Wright, reporter arrAnses q
lottery. with himself as the capital
prize. The scheme is taken up by the
paper. which Is one OF the leading New
York dailies. and coupons are 500 d.
a dollar piece. The demand Tor
the game good -naturediy BY and by,
he falls in love with a charming young
lady. He realizes the impossibilfty OF
marrying the girl Of his choice. un-
ming number He uses every effort to
this end Even his aged mother pawns
some family trinkets In order TO help
One OF the amusing; characters OF
the play Is Lizzie. an old maid. who Ii
employed by the mother of the pro.
prietor of the paper Lizzie - reauired
every kind OF face cream, and Is. in
when anything Is to be tried out; Liz
zie hears the talk about winning
husband. IL appeals to her especially.
as she knows what q handsome man
may be won for so small a sum. she
steals q coupon from the cook, and IT
is this ticket which bears the lucky
number. 1898. Wright and his sweet
heart learn of the theft and threaten
the girl with arrest, whereupon she
disgorges and the play ends happily.
Helen Lowell. who Is best remem-
hered as Miss Eaxy I'm Mrs Wigs OF
ers prominent in the east are Robert
Mackay Louise Galloway. Bertha
Bartlett, Jennie Dickinson and Mary
Leslie Mayo. The engagement will In
clude q popular-priced matinee Wed
nesday, In addition TO the regular sat
urday matinee.
.The Merry Widow" win be the at
traction In the Garrick theater tho
week OF Dec IL. Henry w. Savage -
the manager. and he never SENDS al
inferior attraction en- tour The cast
20 be seen here numbers among It's
principals: Mabel WILDER, Ivy Scott
Charles Meakins, r. 4. Graham Fred
Frear. r. J. Mccarthy. Harold Blake:
Lscna Brandt. and complement OF
other artists OF equal standing. The
Savage Grand Opera orchestra Will In
terpret Lehar's score, under the dtrec-
ton Of Brahm vandsnberg.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-06-09
Call for Primaries and County Cen.
VentiOD.

The qualified Democratic voters of
Halifax county are requested to as
semble at the polling place Of their
respective precincts on Saturday,
June 25th, at 4 O'Clock p. M, to
elect delegates to a county conven-
ton to be held at Halifax Saturday,
July End, at IL M, to appoint dele
gates to represent the county in the
State, Congressional and Judicial
Conventions, and also to elect an
executive committee of five for each
precinct. The chairmen of these
committees constitute the county ex-
ecutive committee, which will meet
Immediately after the convention
adjourns to elect the chairman for
the ensuing two years.
Below is given the voting strength
of each precinct in the county con-
vention: Butterwood 3, Brinkley
vile 8, Conoconara 3, East Enfield G.
West Enfield 7, Faucets 4, Halifax
7. Kehukee 4, Littleton 7, Palmyra
l, Roseneath 6, Roanoke Rapids 10,
Scotland Neck Is, Weldon IL.
|. E. GREEN, Acting Chm,
Dem. Elk. Com. Halifax Co,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-06-09
SlOO Reward, SlG0.

The readers OF this paper Will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
i the only positive cure now known to
tie medical fraternity. Catarrh being
4 constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system, thereby de-
stroving the foundation OF the disease,
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails I'd cure. Send for list OF testimo-
mails. Address, F. j. Cheney d Co.,
Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 73c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-06-09
Rosemary items.

Nothing Of much interest has take
en- place since my last to disturb the
undulating pillows Of our village,
everything seems to be moving calm
and serenely.
Machinery is now being enstalled
in our new mill called the Patterson
Mfg. Co. Work will soon begin.
Some time in the near future
Rosemary and Roanoke Rapids will
be sister towns, as everything now
points in that direction.
Evangelist Raymond Browning is
holding revival meeting here
under large tent. Much good is
being accomplished.
Owing to the cool weather, the
CROPS have seen look fairly well
and promising.
AsI watch the passing trains at
Roanoke junction, and see promls-
inc vounng men and boys on there
way home to take there vacation, 1t
carries my memory back to my school
boy days around Ringwood my native
home. the few lines of the poet soon
looms up into my thoughts when he
sayed on one occasion.
Oft in the silly night ere slumberS
chains has bound me.
Fond memory brings delight OF
past days around me.
7 F BISHOP.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-06-09

1t has been announced from
Augusta, Ga, that Hon. Thomas E.
Watson has returned to the Domo-
cratic field and there to remain for
life. The old party was getting
along very we'll without him, yet
we are glad to welcome a prodical
home any time he may see the error
of his way and desire to return.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-06-09
Prof. Latham Gees 10 Winston Salem.

Wins ton-Salem, June 4.-Prof. R.
H. Latham Of Weldon, has been chosen
superintendent Of the Winston public
schools to succeed Prof. W. S. Snipes,
resigned. Mr.. Latham will move his
family here the first Of September
He is a graduate Of the University of
Virginia, an M. A. Of that institution
and has had good experience in edu-
cational work, having served most
recently for five years as superin-
tendant at Weldon.