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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
TWO PICTURES OF LIFE

After finishing high school, young Smell
declined to pursue his studies further,
and at the same time he exhibited q
positive Discrimination for work. He spent
much of his time with a more or less
hayward set, and frequently remained
time.
Relations between father and son grad
ually became strained, and when Albert
was rs years old he realized one day that
he must do something which, In appear
ance at least, would mark a change In
his mode Of life. He decided to establish
himself In business. So within a few
weeks he was full-fledged expressman.
He and his partner extended their bus
iness But the duties attendant upon bus
iness life apparently did not agree with
young Smell 1t was not long before he
returned to the haunts formerly fire.
quented by him and entered once more
into the life Of gayety.
To keep up the pace required more
funds than were forthcoming from the
treasury Of the express concern. and
appeals to the father were renewed.
Usually the money was not forthcoming.
and young Smells partner wasted little
time in bringing about dissolution of
their interests 1t was at this juncture
In Albert's career that the murder of his
father occurred.
Receiving 100000 as his share of the
estate left by his father, Albert imme-
| diatediy entered on a period Of wild and
reckless profligacy. Those who knew
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18

him in those days declare the young man
literally threw his money to the winds.
In the natural course of events SHELLS
bank roll vanished. Within four years of
the time he received his portion of the
estate he was broke" Appeals to his
mother for funds at first were productive
OF satisfactory results, but the requests
for assistance became SO frequent and
so persistent that Mrs Smell finally was
obliged to call a halt.
How Albert's requests for money had
resolved themselves into demands of the
most brutal character may best be shown
in the following letter written by him to
his mother:
Mrs. Smell: will go to the races when
you are at Rosehill. You poor, degraded
thing; just think of your past life You
are afraid to die. I Will write in a few
lines that l know about you II you don't
get me that $50 or more over here at once.
You will wish you were dead. will make
thfAgs hot for you. We will see who can
cheat The most. You send that money
before l come over there and blow your
brains out Why don't you die and not
keep me waiting? You can't fix anything.
know you are crazy, and every one
says you have been siroe you got that
money of ours-not yours.
al hope to hear of you dying any time,
and l hope it will be soon; the sooner
the better"
One day last October man appeared
at the lodging house at 8 North Clark
street. owned by Mrs. Margaret A.
Adams. He was past middle age, as told
by streaks Of gray which peeped from
beneath the brim of a shabby stiff hat,
and his features, though kindly, were
marked with those lines which record
the history of q life of dissipation. He
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
From the Cleveland Leader.

From the cleveland Lodueis
On o bed in a cherries room or
Northside lodging-house in Chicago the
other day there lay man. One hand
rested on thumb-marked Bible, and
the mans lips moved in prayer while his
eyes gazed through a small window al
wall Of whitewashed brick on the op.
posite side of a narrow court.
The man was dying-alone and dying.
over a table in a brilliant cafe one
night Is years ago there presided a man
His face was flushed and he rose un-
steadily, holding aloft glass of spark
ling wine.
Here's to my friends; may they never
go back on me-" he said. And the guests
drinking the wine, applauded their host
These are two chapters from the life
history of Albert jerome Smell.
The Nemesis that apparently has fol.
lowed the family since on gray morning
% years ago, when a burglar shot and
killed his father, Amos ]. Smell, finall,
overlook the son of the murdered man
Albert, one-time Lothario. possessor Of
fortune estimated at ssOO,00O and re
cipient Of sugared compliments from al
army of friends" who always stoot
willing to accept his lavish hospitality
! has passed from tho world alone and un
comforted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
Revive the "Spelling Bee"


The college will rightly say that the
students are supposed to learn how to
spell before entering college. But il
they did not learn before entering, they
should certainly learn before leaving. In
the days of the spelling bee" we had
good spoilers. The boy or girl who could
spell down" everybody else in the school
or community had almost as much dis
tinction as the star player on the football
team has today and that Is saying a
good deal for the cause Of photography.
Modern educators ridicule the three
RS but the college graduate who is
unable to read a passage in English in
diligently, to do simple figuring. and to
write a letter that is fairly correct as
to spelling. punctuation, ETC.. lacks the
fundamentals of an education. Nature
studies, drawing, music and smatterinS
of literature sound big for our elementary
schools; but II the Three RS" are not
taught as thoroughly as In other days.
our schools ne9d reforming.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
was Albert J. Smell, and he engaged a

was Albert ]. Smell, and he engaged a
room for S1b0 per week.
He heard DR.. Gunsaulus preach one
DAY and became converted. From that
time TIL his death he led small guard
OF Six to ten men from the lodging house
every Sunday morning to church. When
ne returned he would distribute pro-
grammes Of the religious service in the
lodging house and would SelI other room
ers the text and substance of the SER
mon.
But heart disease had seized him, and
one morning they found him dead in his
ped' Under his band was the Book which
says: .As We SOW, SO shall We reap"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
WANTED

One or two high class auto
mobile insurance men; must
come well recommended and
able. to approach any man in
Birmingham, look him square
in the face and sell him insur-
ance that insures. Call Monday
morning 8 to 10. A. J. Arrant,
5O6-7 Chamber Of Commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18

FFOm tne FUpuIHf MHBHZIn6.
Sir Thomas Upton, who still thinks he
can win an International yacht race, came
to this country when he was very
young man and started out as a day
laborer on a Southern plantation, where
he used to dig bitches.
The daughter Of the man who employ
ed him is now a government clerk in
Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18

Think what it would mean to have some in
competent performer monopolize your piano stool.
The result would be the same if you purchased an
inferior p1ayer-pano On the other hand consider
what exquisite pleasure it would be to have great
vrtuoso ever at command. The possession of an
Emerson Angelus Piano means just this.
You can now have this wonderful instrument
on very easy terms or we will make you a liberal
allowance on your present piano and take it in ex-
change. But whether or not you are ready to pur-
chase you should make it point to hear this in
strumeOt at your first opportunity, Come in to-
morrow and play it yourself No obligation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
woorFoRo

John Boland Jr., OF Troy was IN
town Monday on business.
Thomas Rogers is one Of George w.
Knapp's leading employees.
Mrs. Louise Bolster Of Dorset is
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. N, 3.
Knights
Frank Hagar returned Sunday
night from visit in Bennington and
North Adams
Richard HUMBOLDT Of Stamford has
moved into the Robert Mallory house
in Slab City
Myron Vose has moved into the
old laundry house near the Harbour
saw mill site
David Crawford has moved from
the Red Mil into the Mrs. John Har-
bour house near Camp Comfort
Mrs. George l. Knapp and Miss Mil
dred Wright were guests Monday and
Tuesday Of friends in Bennington.
Caleb Clark Of Heartwellville who
is in the employ of a. ]. Dewey pass
ed Sunday with friends in the city.
Sleighing is good Lumbermen are
happy with from one to three feet OF
snow IN the woods in various locali-
ties.
Louis Bishop has moved from the
east end OF the town into Mrs. Aid
rich's house on the Camp Comfort
road.
DR.. Baker and wife and Grayson
Iandon are passing the holiday vaca
lions in Philadelphia, Hartford and
North Adams.
James Higgins family horse, Jerry
was found dead in the stall. The old
equine was formerly owned for many
years by Jesse Bugbee.
There will be a Christmas tree an'
exercises Friday evening in the Fern
dale chapel. There will be a family
tree at George w. Knapps.
A portion of the roof OF the old ia
cob Harbour barn now owned o!
Mark Harbour collapsed and Eel
down onto several tons Of hay. None
of the stock was Injured.
Mrs. Nellie stone returned Sunda!
from the chapel district Bennington
where she passed several days witt
Mrs. George w. Bowles and Mrs
Dennis Pratt Mrs. Stone yet suffers
pain from the dislocating OF an ankle
bone last fall and uses crutches.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
ARLINGTON

Hugh Webb went to Rutland Sat
urday.
p. H. Thompson has returned from
Montpelier.
George Cullinan was in Manches-
ter Sunday
Dr. Hemenway of Manchester was
in town Sunday.
Schools in town closed Friday for
the Christmas vacation.
w. C. Farnum OF Fitchburg, Mass,
was in town the past week.
DR.. C. w. Phillips entertained
doctor from Burlington Monday.
Charles H. Darling of North Adams
was in town Monday on business.
Mrs. Philip H. Cote and Mrs Wal
ter Ellard spent Tuesday in Troy.
Miss Cecil Conroy and Miss Bertha
Cross were in Bennington Monday
Mrs. f. NJ Lathrop and Mrs. Mary
IIoughton have returned from Troy
Mss Margaret Reed of North Ad-
ans spent Sunday with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. William Law enter
tanned relatives from Proctor over
Sunday.
Miss Bertha Cross of Manchester
has been spending the past week with
Miss Cecil Conroy.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. William Cullinan en-
tertained friends from Dandy and
Bennington over Sunday.
( p. II. Thompson attended a meet
ing of the Knights of Columbus in
Rutland Thursday evening
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Keough re-
( turned from Bennington Sunday az
ter visiting their daughter
Miss Margaret Thompson who has
been quite III at her home on Main
street is slowly improving.
Miss Elva Bronson Of North Ad
ans is spending her Christmas vaca
ton with her mother, Mrs. Ida Bron-
son.
The Masons worked the third de
gree at the regular meeting Friday
evening after which an oyster sup
per was served.
The o. +. S. held its regular meet
ing last Wednesday evening. Aftel
the meeting lunch was served and q
social time was enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Miltimore have
closed their summer home and a
present are stopping with the latteri
sister, Miss Ellen Higgins
Don't forget the entertainment I,
be given by the Village improvement
society on Thursday and Friday eve
nings in the town hall. Every on
is cordially invited.
George Coolidge has moved thu
contents of his store from the build
ing back of the station into the clul
building of the Arlington Social AM
Literary club on School street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
TIE POULTRY INDUSTRY

II Is a fact not generally known
that OF all farm products poultry
stands fifth in value. II is estimated
that the cash derived from the sale
of poultry and eggs amounts to half
A billion dollars annually. II Is be-
lleyed that this amount is being rap
idly increased each year. due TO the
fact that farmers are beginning TO
realize the profits there are In well
cared for flock Of hens. When all
poultry keepers fully appreciate how
easy Il is TO increase the productive
ness OF their fowls Il is fair TO as
sumo that this branch OF farm prod
ucts will advance we'll toward frsi
place In relative value. The followine
letter from c. d. Chatterton OF West
Brookfield, Vt. indicates the way IN
which some are increasing their ege
production. He says: II have used
Pages Perfected Poultry Food fol
the last two years and ! got one-thlrS
more eggs than before. / can't &c
along without H."
II you want 70 know moro aoou
this food and the best ways OF usinI
Il write 10 G. g. Page. HYDE PARK, V,
for his booklet Profitable Poultry.
IL will be sent free, postpaid, TO any
one mentioning this paper.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Sews Of the Town and Village fold BTiefb
Tor Busy Readers
Miss Margaret Schnurr is ill.,

cor bttsf AcdoefS
Miss Margaret Schnurr is in.
Nicholas Null is on the sick list.
Miss Margaret Healy is IN Of the
grip.
Robert Mansell of Albany is visit
ing friends here.
Mrs. Z. J Lashaway is confined TO
the house by illness.
E. E. Hart was in North Adams
Tuesday on business.
Miss Dorothy Sigworth who has
been i'll is recovering.
Daniel Mccormick is recovering
from his recent illness.
Stark lodge, |. o. o. F., will work
the initiatory degree this evening
The nomination CT officers will also
take place.
Thomas Halloran has resumed his
duties as mail carrier During Mr.
Halloran's vacation his route was Ia
ken by Substitute Albert NJ. Downs.
Master Karl H. Townsend pleasant
ly entertained a number of his little
friends at his home on Union street
Tuesday afternoon from three to five
O'Clock in honor OF his fifth birthday.
The house was prettily trimmed in
holiday colors for the occasion. Games
and refreshments we're enjoyed and
the little ones went home leaving
Karl the happy recipient of many to-
kens of their love and friendship.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21

given by the Faculty of the law de-
partment of the University of Mary
land. Mr.. Bonaparte pleaded pre-
vious engagement.
1t is believed in some quarters that
his absence is to be attributed di-.
rectly to the controversy betweea
Col. Roosevelt and Judge Baldwin,
Mr.. Bonaparte having been a member
of the ex-President's Cabinet
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
WHAT
SANTA
BROUGHT
GRISWOLD
Continued

"GRYs-HESTBEN: Got them all
skinned this time. viii prove X.
Am sending fine lot S. C"
What did this macaroni wireless
mean?
Addressed to Griswoh, Historic
Bennington by Santa Claus. that was
clear. But what had he been skin
ming and why should he have tried 10
mix Grlswold up in any skin deal
when he knows they never skin any
body. The riddle is not solved yet.
although the Fine lot referred 10
has been received AS nice a line
Of Gents POCKET BOOKS, Purses.
Card Cases, Bill Books, etc, as ever
came 10 town
But whether Santa Claus meant 70
send something that had the other
fellows skinned mile" in the matter
of quality and price or that he had
to skin the best animals from the
Jungles to Peary's flag TO get the
leather from which they are made,
you will have to see and judge for
yourself.
Speaking about animals; Santa
says he likes Rabbits and Cats. lie
Is very fond OF Rabbit Pot-pie, and
never tires Of potting Cats. He says
hunched-backed cats are contagious.
They make him sick with their
yowls. He sent Griswold some med
icine for them. Little lead pills and
some pretty Air Rifles to put them in,
which a child can administer to the
cat One kind, called the "Benja-
mine is operated by compressed air
and the more air pumped into the guH
the more Il takes out of the cat
Daisy. King, Pop, Squirt and all kinds
Of Guns for the boys at Griswold's
Friend Santa We sold over one
thousand of those special local Christ
mas Cards you sent us Monday. Last
night we had big sales also Wish
you had sent more as we are afraid
We will not begin to have enough. A
hand colored photograph of such ar
tistic conception and design has
never been seen in these parts at the
lprice we are selling them for, 25c pee
doz. The new books and small pic
lmre frames have arrived and are
beauties You are certainly keeping
your promise to make ours the rep
Preventative stock in this beautiful old
town.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
eALLINeER REPORTS
Committee to Take No Action on Con
troversy-To Be Considered.

Washington, Dec. 2O-The MAORI
ty and minority reports of the special
Ballinger-P inchot investigation COM
mittee will be reported out of the
House committee on agriculture with
out comment. The reports were re-
ferred to that committee and men,
bers OF the committee have been
loath to take up the question, figur-
ing that the reports having come
from a committee should have been
left on the Speakers table instead OF
going to another committee.
This will put the matter before the
House in the shape that the minority
members wish and the motion to
adopt the majority report will be fol
lowed by a minority proposition TO
substitute the minority report. Con
siderable speech-making on the
whole, 1t is understood is probable be
fore the controversy is out OF the
way. The report will not come Ut
until after the Christmas recess.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
pile. Cured In 8 10 IL Days

PAzo OINTMENT is guaranteed
10 cure any case OF Itching, Blind,
bleeding or Protruding Piles In y
10 IL DAYS or money refunded. Doc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

The undersigned. having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
OF Bennington, COMMISSIONERS. 20 receive,
examine and adjust the claims and demands OF
all persons against the estate OF Jerry
i. Sweet, latcof bennington In aid District,
deceased and all claims exhibited In Offset there
10. hereby give notice that we will meet for
the purpose aforesaid, at the Office OF Holden a
llealy In the town OF Bennington. In said Dis.
trlct. on tho 18th day OF May. next. from 2
o'clock y. m, until four o'clock p. NJ,
on sad DAYS and that six months from the
10th day OF November A. u. 1910, h the time
limited by said Court for said creditors 90 pro
allowance.
Dated at bennington. VI. this ieth day Of
November, A. ID. 1910.
j. OLIVER RTfRT
". NJ. CRAWFORD
Commlssoner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
WON'T DINE WITH BALDWIN
eonaparte's Refusal is Attributed to
Judges Clash with Roosevelt.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 20.-Former
Attorney General Bonaparte declined
an invitation to attend a supper at
the University club last night to
Gov.-Elect Baldwin of Connecticut,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-10-20
New Play House.
Sullivan and Sinclair Open a
Bran New Show House.

Sullivan and Sinclair have
taken a lease on the Rehm build
ing and have renovated it, retit-
ted it, did a whole lot of things
to it, and now have one OF the
incest little play houses in the
country. They have put in a
stage, and in addition to running
the best reels of pictures to be
found anywhere, will also put on
a regular vaudeville show. Moth
ing but the best of everything
will go with this house, and that
it will do a good business if this
standard is maintained, goes
without saying.
The opening was made last
Saturday night, and there was a
big attendance.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-10-20
Library Report.

The Library Board of Directors
met last week and among other
routine business appointed Lyon
Leroy librarian for the ensuing
year, and heard his report of the
condition of the library for the
past year as follows:
The fourth year commences
with an increase of 126 books
over the year past, though a
large part of the patronage has
been devoted to the travelling Ii
braries, of which we have used
$50 volumes.
There are in the library at
present 3,0O3 volumes, 2 daily
papers, 7 weeklies and II month
lies.
lisp books were read and re-
turned to the library last year,
being an increase over the pre-
vious year of 1,020 volumes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-10-20
Registration Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
books for the registration of vot-
ers are now open at my Office in
the News building, and that they
will be closed at ten o'clock pm.
Friday, Oct. 2s, 1910.
If you failed to vote at the
last regular election, or if you
have moved from where you
lived at the time you last regis
tered and voted, you must re-
register to be entitled to vote at
the coming election.
B. w. PATTON, City Clerk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-10-20
The Gee MhiZ!

The state law requires that
the counties of the state report
to the state auditor the 30th OF
each June the financial condition
of the county. Here are the fig
ures on the warrants outstanding
against this county, and in this
connection we want to remark
that the amount of outstanding
warrants against this county
nine years ago was only $l9, 9O4.
Today they amount to SOB, 55S.
What is wrong? Why this
increase?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-10-20
One Cent a Word.

A great many people have
something they want to sell, or
they want to buy or trade some
thing. The best way to accom-
plish this is to advertise a little.
The cost in the News is only a
cent a word. Isn't that cheap
enough? Perhaps you haven't
advertised because you thought
it would cost too much. But you
can stand a cent word.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-10-20
A Bad Accident.

While working at the Big Chief
mill last Saturday afternoon, A.
G. Price of this city met with an
accident which came near ending
his life. He was knocked from
the building by a swinging rope,
and fell in such a way as to hurt
his back, and for a time it was
thought his back was broken.
Later developments prove this
to be true His lower limbs are
paralyzed, and his recovery is
doubtful,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-10-20
Jerry BOtkin.
Will Speak in Baxter Springs
Saturday Nisht-0ther Speak
erS Will Also be Here.

The Hon. Jerry Botkin, Demo
cratic candidate for congress from
this district, will speak in this
city on Saturday evening, OctO-
Der %. The county candidates
will also be here, and it is expect
ed a big crowd will be out to the
meeting, as Botkin is making
some mighty good speeches this
year. He is making some hard
drives at different conditions con-
fronting the country, but he is
not in any sense an alarmist.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-10-20
New Time Card.
New Time Card on the Frisco
Went Into Effect Last
~
Sunday.

A new time card went into eff
feet on the Frisco last Sunday,
October 16. There are no very
radical changes, except in the
night train, which has been go
ing north at 11:5O. That train
has been taken off.
The trains for Kansas City
will leave at 2:S3 a. M, 1907 a.
m. and 10. a. m.
There is practically no change
in the east bound trains, but the
train leaving Joplin at II o'clock
at night is off, and if you 60 to
Joplin now you must get back
home on the 6:10 p. m. train, or
the GAS p. m. train. If you do
not come on one of those trains
you can not get back until lao
in the morning.
The new train, The Hustler, ="
will leave Kansas City at S p. m.
and arrive here at 9:45 p. m. Co
ing north the Hustler" will
leave here at 1907, arriving at
Kansas City at 11:59 a. m.
The corrected time card will
be found in another place in this