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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
FORTUNES FAvoRITE.

FORTUNES FAVORITE. "A United States senator says his ear ly ambition was to become railway con- ductor." "As 1t happened. he landed where the ralxe-off Is much larger" LOST HIS CUNNING?
 Foxy Father Diaz
 Seems trif1e slow,
 Nabbing insurrectos
 Down in Mexico. SEEING THE BRIGHTER SIDE. 'sHe says he has your number, all right" He flatters me- How so7'' '.He talks as if owned an automo- bile'
 TWO QUESTIONS. If the Tiger is blind, So he can't see about, When his lair the cops find, Can't they lead him right out? Suppose then the ccp Kills the cubs as they come? Won't that put stop To the traffic in rum?
 -Prohi. Anniston, Ala
 NOT MANY. The only word
 I know is "heaven,' That seems to rhyme
 With "1911," Except. of course,
 The numeral "seven."
 THE TALE OF A GOAT. On the last night of the campaign Stephen B. Ayres, candidate for Con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

Out in Ohio the rots and spots stand ready to sell their votes. Fifteen hundred votes were purchased in one Ohio coun- ty. Rhode Island is outdone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
CHANGE TO COLLECT.

A contemporary explains why it Is not raining money. Of one thing we are positive-it is not raining money. If we should ever have a shower like that, people would open their um- brellas and carry them upside down; other people would rush out with wash tubs, coal scuttles and dish pans, while the man who was the happy possessor of a rain barrel would cling to 1t like grim death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
ODD CURES FOR TooTHAoHE

From the London Chronicle.
 Mention of East Anglican superstitions reminds a correspondent that in that part of the country the fact that one al- ways gets into the same trouser leg, socks, etc.. first, morning after morning, Is not in every case a matter of euncon- scious habit. Some East Anglicans al- ways dress and undress the left leg and foot before the right for deliberate pur- pose. It is an infallible specific against toothache. An alternative is constantly to wear cord tied around the loins. These are comparatively easy things. to do The cure of hysteria or epilepsy in a young girl strikes one as very hard. She must wear on the fourth finger of the left hand ring made of nine six pence, begged from as many unmarried men, who must not be told what they are wanted for. What are the odds against nine blindly benevolent bachelors being found in village?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

Senator Joe Terrelrs name was mis- pelied in the index. and he caused a whole edition of the Congressional Direc- tory to be destroyed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

There are 27,s7s,542 bank accounts in the the United States. or about ono to every third person. At this rate most men must lead at least a double banking life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

BESIDES A PURSE. A happy life the birdman leads, Whose forte Is going up; For when back to the earth he speeds He gets loving cup.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

Despite schedule K the number of sheep is decreasing in this country. Schedule K, however, swells the profits of the woolen mills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

Ballinger still considers himself under fire and will not for that reason swear off and quit on New Years Day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 The beauty of age is sublImely ex- pressed in one thing-motherhood.
 Enthusiasm takes such lot of other peoples money to keep up steam.
 To take any interest in family duties a girl has to get married so that they are her own.
 If man trades off worthless horse he isn't satisfied till he trades again and gets worse one.
 A woman would rather get a letter of four pages with 50 words on them than one of single page with 70 on 1t.
 Most women have a great yearning for blond hair unless they have it.
 People marry so much trouble it's a wonder they should want to borrow more.
 If a man suddenly made $1,0000O0 he'd just as suddenly make as many friends.
 A woman never needs a reason for lov- ing a man. nor does he, either, till after they are married.
 After all. children deserve a good deal of indulgence for the weird names their parents stick on them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

It is predicted that Billy Lorimers can didate for speaker in the Illinois legis- lature will be elected. Illinois believes in whitewash.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

As soon as we get by the day of new resolutions there will be nothing to do but to await the opening of the baseban season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

Eureka, Kan, Is the very latest town to secure the commission form of gov ernment. About 20 Alabama towns will soon get in line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

Santa Claus reindeer team is now kept with Champ Clark's mule team in the imagination stables.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

John D. is trying to break Into the class with that worthy, Andy Carnegie, and yet he has no whiskers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

Charlie Taft has donned his first pair of pants" but he cannot in an emer- gency wear a pair belonging to pop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
From the Los Angeles Times.

From the Los Angeles Times.
 'T knew at Oxford.' said a Chicago book reviewer, the new King of Siam young Vajiravudh, twenty-fourth of the late Chulalonghorn's 90 children.
 "Vajiravudh was pleasant, hospitable lad, but not very brilliant student. ] remember his saying to me one night
 Dine with me tomorrow at the Mitre will your
 Can't, old man., I answered I'm xo. ing to see Hamlet" '
 Bring him along said vajiravudh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

The days are growing longer and you will have plenty of time In which to formulate those New Years resolutions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
A JOYOUS NATURE.

A JOYOUS NATURE. He couldn't keep from singing. No matter what befell; His heart was ever ringing. As blithely as a bell. He'd lost the trick of frowning- Was famous for his smile; And sweet contentment crowning, Made all his life worth whilei
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

The lone bandit who robbed train In the west did not respect even the Pull man porters. They forgot the profess sion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

Vice President Shermans effort to be come Joe Cannon was exceedingly tran sitory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

Governor cruce of Oklahoma declined to wear a billed shirt at the inaugural ball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

It is not known what armament Score tary Dickinson personally carries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

President Diaz suppressed the core. spondents instead of the rebellion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
A sHREwD MANEUvER

A SHREWD MANEUVER. Didn't you say the colonel was being groomed for political officer" No. indeed. I didn't say that. He is purposely allowing himself to appear unkempt so he can make a strong appeal to voters."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
NECESSARY ADJUNCTS

An automobile enthusiast, you say?"
 Well. hardly an enthusiast. He doesn't possess a thermos bottle or siren horn.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

Love letter writing is declining, and it may soon become a lost art
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
THE MANLY ART

Los Angeles should prohibit the im- portation of dynamite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
SHOPPING NOTE

SHOPPING NOTE.
 When man goes out to buy a col lar he comes back with a collar and perhaps a necktie or two. When a wom- an starts out to buy collar she re- turns exhausted with new silk blouse. a pair of gloves, some skirt binding. n cake of soap, a paper of pins. some window curtains, sewing machine and a refrigerator"
 Winfield Courier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
A Virginian's Visit

Jonathan Bryan of Richmond, who ar- rived in Birmingham Wednesday, re- turned home last night. He is son of the late Joseph Bryan, who was one of the most prominent men of Virginia, and velc. racnt of this district, having been at the time of his death an active director in the Sioss-sheffield Steel and Iron company.
 T have been making periodical visits to Birmingham for several years past" said Mir Bryan, ''and have watched the city's rapid growth with great interest made during the present year, and the future of the Birmingham district looks brighter than ever.'
 MT. Bryan said that his home town, Richmond, had been increasing at an un- usually fast rate in recent years. "Rich- mond is, as everybody knows, one of the famous historic cities of this country" many tourists. But in addition to Rich mond's attractions from an historic view point 1t is both manufacturing and a jobbing center The census gave us 8 population of 127,ooo, but some of our most populous suburbs were not annexed. If they had been counted Richmonds 8 population would have made very much well satisfied with our population fig- ures."
 .tulr xru
 F. M. McGonigal of Atlanta spent yes- terday In Birmingham. He has travelled all over the world. and while he had passed through this city once or twice he had never stopped here until he came on this trip.
 Birmingham interests me very much," said Mir McGonigal, flor in all my trav- els have never seen such beautiful land scape effects inside of any city limits as find here. And I recall no city where such fine taste Is displayed in the ap- pearance of its homes as in Birmingham. I have been particularly struck with the elegance of Birmingham's residence arch lecture. Tn no American city will one find modern ideas carried out in archi- tectural treatment with more artistic ef- feet than in the home sections of Bir- mingham."
 Back to Birmingham
 ''The call of this town got me, just as 1t does all others who have once been associated with it's growth and now am back in Birmingham again." said Fred erick Larlsin, who was superintendent of construction of the Empire building, and who now connects himself with the Jem- ison Real Estate and Insurance com pany in the department which will have charge of the extensive construction work to be done on business buildings and residences at Corey and buildings in the heart of Birmingham and residences on property the company controls.
 "I went to New York after leaving this city and for the last six months have heard nothing but Birmingham! Birming- haml I severed my connection with the firms I was with and here I am. want to participate In the developments of this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
Nn WONDER

Christmas comes but once a year." Murmurs dad; Judging from his face we fear
 He Is glad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

Congress will stfll be able to find some work to do in ,19l1.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
HEY SOON GET RICH.

THEY SOON GET RICH. ''I see where waiter committed sui- eide"
 "Too bad! Too badl In another year he might have owned a hotel"
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
A SAFE SIJRMISE.

What's the matter with that fellow who is trying to crawl across the street?"
 q guess he must be jagged Ali the election bets have been. paid by this time" sf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
The Iron Market

Rogers, Brown & Co.'s Cincinnati re- port on the iron market, just received, says:
 "The holiday quietness Is on the trade like a wet blanket. Some small orders for pig iron continue, but they are most ly for spot shipment. A number Of con- sumers have covered for but little of their requirements for the early portion of next year, and seem inclined to delay purchase until after January l.
 "The local apathy is apparently not extending to other districts, and reports from the east show fair amount of ton- mage placed, mostly by pipe makers and malleable users. With the regular holi- day closing down and the actual blowing out of plants, 1t is expected that De- cember will show a sharply curtailed production over any month yet Quiet ness in the coke fields is even more pro- nounced, and there Is little if anything doing at the present time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
About Persons

McLane Triton, banker and editor; Gardner Greene, lawyer and politician, and J. Fall Roberson, merchant and leg islator-elect, all of St. Clair county, were registered at the Morris hotel last even ing.
 Jack Cranford, representative of Walk CT county. was in the city yesterday.
 Senator Fite of Marion was in the city yesterday.
 John W. Wood of Meridian, Miss, a well-known A. G. s. travelling passenger agent, was at the Florence yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30

A BAD MAN, As soon's he drank A single drop, He'd want to spank A traffic cop.
Evening journal., 1910-04-19
ANTI SMOKE co.
GETS A CHARTER
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. April 1S.-The state De-
partment of Delaware issued certih-
Gates OF incorporation to the Triggs
Smoke Prevention and Fuel Saving
Company TO engage i'm the manufac-
ture and preparation of devices for The
burning and consumption Of carbon
and gasses and the prevention of
smoke. The incorporators are Of Wit
mington, and the capital stock is
500, 600.
The National Worsted Mills Com
uany was chartered to carry on tho
business Of manufacturing. buying and
selling and dealing in worsted and
milling products and other fabrics. The
! incorporators are James Simpson OF
/ Jamestown, n. Y; Frank Heron oN
! Philadelphia; and Martin Lanaan o
! Warren. Pa. The capital stock j.
! 5000, 900.
Evening journal., 1910-04-19
NO RAISE In
CANNED GOODS

The opening of the canned goods sea
son about May I will not hiring with Il an
increase In the prices Of canned commodi-
ties. II was learned from a reliable source
yesterday that although the cost Of living
has increased to a great extent within the
past two years, canned goods viii sell at
the same prices which have prevailed in
this city for the past 20 years
Tho season will begin with the advent
Of the strawberry and viii be followed
I'm turn by peas string beans, raspberrios
and pneapples, and viii conclude with
tomatoes Four-ffths Of an canned toma-
toes consumed In the United States and
Europe are packed i'm Maryland and Del
aware Up TO within Is years ago green
peas were packed entirely in Baltimore,
but to-day t Is small product for the
Western cities have given their entire at
tcnuon TO this particular branch of tho
canning industry.
Evening journal., 1910-04-19
DOVER WORKMEN
INSTALL OFFICERS

DOVER, April l9.-The public in
stallation Of officers for the ensuing
term Of Diamond Lodge, Ancient order
of United workmen. to be held this
evening will be one of the most clab-
orate affairs Of its kind attempted in
Dover.
BY special dispensation, the install
lation will be held in the Dover Opera
House and about 200 invited guests
will witness il. The curtain will &c
up on a real lodge room scene, the
setting Of the stage being an exact
reproduction of lodge room with It's
altars. stations and notices. Diamond
Lodge will be opened in form by q
detail Of thirty or forty lodge mem
bers. with the retiring officers at theil
stations. The Grand Master and stat
will then enter and install, by the
special public ritual the officers
elect. A front curtain vii 90 dow
and while an entertainment Of an in
teresting character is in progress be
fore the curtain. the large stage vii
be set for the reception, and on th'
next curtain call, the banquet hall vii
hc feady.
Among prominent members Of th'
order who viii be present VIII be
Grand Master Ezekiel Cooper Of Wil
mington and James +. Carroll o.
Dover. and Benjamin A. Groves o.
Narshallton. Financial Trustee ). n
Johns OF Wilmington. Judge w. II
Boyce, Judge Daniel o. Hastings, for
'mer Senator J. Frank Alice and orhers
Evening journal., 1910-04-19
SPLIT LOG DRAGS
TO WORK ON ROADS

County Engineer James Wilson has had
considerable amusement over the split
log drags. A prominent farmer of ST.
Georges hundred stopped into the en-
gineers Office to-day and said that ne be-
neved split log drags would be good things
on the roads. lie acknowledged that he
never went over them as the roads I'm his
n0ghborhood are improved lie was sur
prised TO learn that there are three drags
used on 81. Georges hundred roads There
are twenty-five I'm use IN the county.
Road supervisors have been notified as
follows:
ION the receipt Of this please get out
your plank drag. and drag an roads put
In shape last year by the steel scraper
DRAG after each rain and drag thoroughly.
DO not neglect this nor postpone IL. open
any ditch that may hold water. and make
the bottom Of the ditch so an the water
will run off, Report any place needing
pipe or any culyert needing repair"
Evening journal., 1910-04-19
NEWS NOTES
OF NEW CASTLE
Fishermen Get Big Money Out
of Shad---ChurCh Receives
Pastor
speoIaI 70 mn EvENING JoURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, April 49, Shad fisher
men We're put to considerable nconveni-
ence yesterday on account Of the heavy
storm. The nets were in the boats and the
fashion that the men spent half day in
getting them untangled
Some shad fishermen last week cleared
500 to the boat while many of them had
between $50 and 800. It costs twelve cents
to send a shad to New York. So It can be
seen that when shad sell at 40 cents in
New York the fishermen get 2S cents but
New Castle people and traders cannot get
the fish at that price.
The Rev. and Mrs +. Y Moore were
given a warm hearted reception last even
ing by the members Of their congregation.
District Superintendent and Mrs. e. l..
Der of citizens not of the Methodist faith.
Refreshment were served
Since Mayor Boyd and f. Deli Janvier
announced their candidacy for Repreen-
tative to the General Assembly. Martin
F. Smith of Rose Hin, is expected to be
candidate.
Republicans want John NJ Wilson TO be
their candidate. Should he refuse to run
William w. Leach will be asked to run
for the place. There are three other viii
liams however who would like TO get the
nomination should Mr.. Wilson refuse to
be a candidate.
Miss Anna c. Toner died in Chester on
Sunday, aged 80 years Miss Toner was a
former resident of New Castle and was
the daughter of Mrs Mary A. and the
late John p. Toner. She was popular with
all who knew her. having "A kind manner
and a kind word for every one She was
] member Of the b. V. NJ. Sodallty of the
Immaculate Heart and Shepherds of
America No. 10, of Chester. The remains
will leave Chester on Thursday morning
at 80 and requiem mass will be cele-
brated in St Peters Church this city and
interment made in the family lot in St
Peters Cemetery
The grounds of the Holy Name baseba I
club are considered to be the finest in the
State.
Evening journal., 1910-04-19
.STOCKHOLDER WANTS
TO SEE co. BOOKS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, April 19-The Supreme
Court in special session here yesterday
heard argument i'm an unusual case.
where Horace r. Brumley, swearing to
the ownership OF $50 shares of stock.
vauled at S6S.0O0 of the Jessup and
Moore Paper Company, seeks to have
the company deliver up to its books
for inspection as he cannot ascertain
the real value of his holdings. but can
only get the book value. Robert IT.
Richards, his attorney, claimed that
the company has no right to prescribe
or limit the reasonable use of its books,
contracts and accounts by stockholders.
The court below quashed the alter
native writ and refused to allow the
petitioner to take over the records and
contracts Of the company to ascertain
how he stood as a stockholder.
Evening journal., 1910-04-19
MEMORIAL DAY
PLANS DISCUSSED
Veterans Hope Younger Pa
trOtiC Associations Will
Help Out in Parade
Line

The Joint committee of the local
posts. of the q. A. r., of Delaware. to
arrange for the Memorial Day celebra-
tion held another meeting in Iri sh-
American Hall last night, at which
further arrangements were discussed
for the parade which the committee
hopes to make the largest held in re-
cent years. AS year rolls around the
ranks of the Vets" thin out and in
order to make a parade of any length
younger patriotic organiAa tions will
have to participate.
The committee will meet each Mon
day night until Memorial Day. All the
veterans able to walk will march i'm
the parade and others who by age and
inhrmities and wounds they received
in war. are crippled will ride in con-
veyances furnished for the purpose.
The program will be similar to those
in preceding years On the morning
of Decoration Day the cemeteries will
be visited and the graves of soldiers
decorated Details of members OK the
younger patriotic organizations VIII
fire salutes over the graves.
The mayor. members of CITY Coun-
Gil Board of Education and other
municipal D"uiea VIII pe invited 10
participate in the affair
The Water Commission desires to
make Decoration Day the date for a
public inspection of the new filter
plant at the Weldin Farm. 1t is pro-
posed TO have the various city Off
cials proceed to the filter plant follow
ing the memorial parade in the car
riages they used in the parade. Ar
rangements also will be made for
conveying the public from the end of
the street car line beyond Washing
ton street bridge, to the filter plant.
These details have not yet been ar
, ranged, however
Evening journal., 1910-04-19
BOYLESS TOWN
THREAT OF STORK

NEW YORK. April 1a-since December
Is last there have been twenty-seven births
in Harrison, Westchester county, and only
FIVE Of the babies were boys, For six
months before the same ratio held. n vi
tho town is alarmed and the women
clubs, the Board Of Trade and the Cor
ner Grocery Lyceum are discussing tho
situation. II was the chief subject al the
last Town Board meeting.
II was learned yesterday that tests
are being made OF the air, water and
soil Of the town by the Lederic Laho-
ratories at the order of the town gov
ernment Commonplace persons say
that work is merely preliminary to
the putting In Of waterworks and sew
ers but more imaginative dwellers sus-
pect II is quiet sleuthing by officials to
! hnd what has upset the natural balance
OF the birth rate.
There Is an old saving that when more
boys are born than girls II means there
Is going TO be war said Town clerk
Frank =. Coke yesterday. "If that's so
we can he sure of peace about twenty
years from now because this whole town
is running TO girls. I've got so used 10
entering the names Of girl babies I'm the
records that / never stop TO ask now
when a new notice is handed IN. but start
TO put down female unless I'm corrected
In the last five months there have been
l only five chances to write male
/ Blames Electricity.
zone man has sprung this theory on
me. The heavy voltage Of electricity ON
the trolley wires and the New Haven
Railroad electric system to Stamford
burns up all the oxygen. leaving nitro
gen IN the air This depresses every
one. and as girl babies are more happy
and good-natured than boys. Nature has
| stepped I'm and tried to cheer UP the town
by giving every family that applies a
Laughing girl instead Of a crying hoy. This
town certainly has a fine lot Of happy, ~
and gurgling girl babies"
DR. T.. c. Peeler, the Health Oficer, is
so puzzled by what he classes as a freak
that he is investigating along lines that
he is not ready to divulge. But he said
yesterday that nothing could be more
original than the Town Clerks oxygen
theory.
This town is situated on the highest
land along the New Haven road" hS
said. 1.-THE air Is not depressing here
II is buoyant and there is so little
sickness here that people like to NOV,
out from town 70 stay with us. Ger
: tainly no one that I know is depressed
1t is a little startling 10 be told tha
4 only five boys have been born In thi
town in five months. I wouldn't try q
assign a cause for Il onhand Perhap
Nature is getting ready for the comin
of women's suffrage and wants 20 hav
q a good sized vote cast when women An
ally get the ballot"
Evening journal., 1910-04-19
To Close Y. M. c. a. cafe.

The Y. M. G. A. cafe which has
been i'm operation for some time will
close on Wednesday. The closing will
he only temporary. however.