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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-12-25
To Preserve Old Mansion

Edinburgh, December 24.-(Special)-An
effort is being made by Prof. Baldwin
Brown to preserve in perpetuity the fine
old mansion In the canongate, once the
town house of the Moubrays of Barn
bougle on the Forth, on Lord Roseberry' .
estate. The house adjons the we'll known
John Knoxs house." and with it forms
group that is. perhaps. the best sur
viving specimen Of old town architecture
OF the kind in the kingdom.
"Heave AVA lads coffee house, which
stands quite near, is another building Of
more than ordinary interest. This is
quite modern affair well within the last
so years, and an interesting little story
attaches to its name. The house formerly
occupying the site while being demolished
collapsed, burying. along with others, a
boy. While at work the rescuers heard a
voice from below the rubbish saying,
'Heave ava lads I'm a. right" The
workers did. right gladly. "heave AVA"
and the boy was rescued
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-12-25
JOYS OF ADVERSELY
APPEAL TO RAINIER
Prosperous CrenshawMa Tells
of Early Days
J. J. RAINER'S HOBBY
Head of First National Bank mt Brant-
ley Dfsdains Automobile and Says
Horseback Riding Is Finest
Exercise In World
j. J. RAINER's HOBBY
by WALTER HARPER

Our fondest recollections often cling to
some experience of biting hardship in
earlier life. Why this is so is hard to
understand.
Governor Conner once told me that the
happiest days of his life were spent while
he and his young wife were in debt to the
tune of $1,000 and they were struggling
for mere existence.
Such joys were probably in Campbell's
mind when he wrote, '"Tis distance lends
enchantment to the view
J. J. Rainier, one of the most prosperous
and wealthy citizens of Crenshaw county
tells of the best meal he ever had. 1T
was cooked in one of those old-fashioned
spiders. One of the legs had been broken
off and 1t rested on a rock. My wife, we
were young then. fried some salt bacon
in the spider, took that up on a sheet
of newspaper and then baked the bread
In the same spider. It was the old
fashioned corn pone but 1t was fine.
I'VE had but one fork and my wife
insisted that 1 use that She used my
pocketknife. We had no table knives or
other utensils.
my wife wove and twisted the first
we'll rope we used and for day busket
we used an old iron coffee kettle. Those
were glorious days. I also remember
that one of the best pair of pants I ever
wore were made by my wife on Sunday.
We cut the cloth from the loom where
she had woven it. She cut and made the
garment on Sunday. They were good
trousers and I was proud of Them
Mr.. Rainier Is vice president and gen.
eral manager of the First National bank
OF Brantley He Is the largest stockhold-
err in the institution and own the hand
some brick and stone building which It
occupies as we'll as considerable other
town and farm property.
But his hobby is farming and nne
stock. 1t is said that he enjoys the per-
sonal acquaintance of every mule in
Crenshaw and adjoining counties. He can
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-12-25
Criticize TaiIIess Horse statue

Berlin, December 24.-(Special.)-A sin
gular petition has been forwarded to the
German Emperor by the Passaic IN. J)
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. 1t draws his attention to the
fact that I'm the fine equestrian status
of your majesty erected at the entrance
to the new railway bridge at Cologne
the tail of the horse Is locked" The
petition sets forth that your majesty
IS no doubt aware that the docking Of
tho horses tail constitutes one Of the
worst cruelties praoticed on dumb
beast" 1t adds: I'm our humble opin-
ion II would be mistake to leave tho
statue In its present form. A beautiful
long tail might be put in place of the
stump. Such an alteration would not
only add much to the beauty of the
statue, but would also stop adverse crit
icism regarding your majesty's feelings
towards a humane cause"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-12-25
REST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD.

Mks WINsLoW's SOOTHING SYRuP has bee.
used for over SIXTY WEARS by MILLIONS l.
TEETHINC, with PERFECT sUcCRss. 1t
S0OTHEs the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS,
A1sI.AYS all PAIN CURES WIND collie, and
solutely harmless He sure and ask for mrs.
Winsiox's Soothing SYRUP" and take - other
sind. Twenty-Five cents bottle,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-12-25

Athens. December A-(Special.)-A
Greek naval officer has perfected an in
yeption for removing the air supply in
submarines. without the necessity OF
their rising to the surface. Secret lists
have been made which are said to have
been entirely satisfactory.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-12-25
FIREWORKS

All kinds at half price to
close out.
Birmingham Fireworks Co.,
1871 LIST Ave-, between 18th and
10Th Streets.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-12-25

Mr.. Rainier is close to 20 years of age
and is as active as many men several
decades younger. He does 1t by living In
the open and taking plenty of exercise.
He is almost always in the saddle. He
likes horseback riding and would not
have an automobile for his own use.
He was recently invited to accompany
party of young friends on an auto excur-
sion. He declined graciously but offered
TO lead the way on his horse
Horseback riding is the best exercise
in the world" said Mr.. Rainier, enthusi-
astically. ut will keep a man alive in
definitely. 1t gives. every muscle and
nerve Of the body that natural full play
that gives strength and vigor'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-12-25

heard Tommle protest against the anes-
thetic, and through the stiffness of the
corridor came his muffled struggles. And
then all was quiet
Later in the night, still oppressed by
the dreadful drug, Tommie raved in de-
lirium, and hearts of all were touched
with warm sympathy. And early the
following morning, as the effect of the
chloroform wore away the cries of the
little boy were distressing in their Bit
terness. For he was but little fellow,
and many were the women in that place
of suffering who would have surrendered
to the motherly instinct were 1t possible,
many who longed to rush to the chamber
of the lad and fondle him In arms that
would comfort and protect. But there
was no opportunity And Tommie, all
alone save for the ministration of his
nurse, was compelled to suffer. 1t was
a miserable Christmas for little Tommie
Tuck err But before he left the hospital
carrying a wound that had healed with an
ugly scar, ugly enough to follow him
throughout the remainder of his life, he
had learned the lesson And his thought
less parents had learned the lesson.
And now 1t is plain why no fireworks
will be found in the Tucker homestead
this morning.
But the lesson of this little story out of
real life has not been learned by the
great majority of people. During the hol-
iduy season great quantities of fire.
crackers were sold-from the little fellows
which come in bundles to the ones of
big calibre. dangerous even while in over
coat pockets
And this morning the usual Christmas
din will occur. The breaking of the day
will be told-not by the song of birds, not
by the Holy, Holy. Holy e a vested
choir. or the chanting of the priest tell
Ing Of the birth In Israel-but by the
heathenish explosion of a giant cracker
or the spiral ascension of the kissing
rocket
And by the fall of night, other little
Tommie fuckers, with hands torn into
spinters, with fingers burnt and blistered,
with eyes. perhaps, dimmed forever, will
crowd into the doors Of inf1rmaries beg
ging for attention and relief out of their
misery.
But the little Tommy Tucker of this
true story will not be one of those who
suffer. His right hand. with thumb
and two fingers missing, held up before
a bright face which can plead without
speaking. is an argument that cannot
be refuted.
And were all the parents in this big
city to witness the distressing spectacle
of the missing fingers fewer children
would suffer today the result of a folly
and thoughtessness that is not to be I'M
derstood.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-12-25

$*$ - Bacfl's Sale Will Commence Monday Morning
TWice-a-Year

This is Christmas day,
SO we won't keep you
long from enjoying 1T.
Just yvantsyou to know
that ssthe real big cloth
Ing EVENT. il here again.
Your chance to come
into BIach's and choose
from the small lots and
broken lines OF Blach's
own S25 Ode Luxe"
astein-BIoch" and "Bes-
bIach System Suits,
OvercontE, Topcoats and
Raiucoats, with regular,
"sIuto," "Prestov and
other convertible col
Iars-at $3.50.
Mail orders Will have
equal show. for we will
select at once and give
you the right to return
whatever we send IL
not to your liking.
Blach's call this every
body's sale, for the ex-
ira stout and extra slim
man stands the same
good chance to be pleas
ed and fitted as he did
when stocks were COM
pIete at regular prices,
for, as in the case, OF
the average man, there
are n great many kinds
even if there are mighty
few of each kind.
This sale happens
right after July 4th and
following Christmas
this is the greatest of
all BIach's 1850 sales,
for the very good rea-
son that In this case
the broken lines are
from stocks by long
odds the largest, choic-
est we ever had.
Tomorrow Is the day.
If convenient see the
IL big windows of
garments from this sale.
Must be "some sale" in
deed that needs eleven
windows to advertise 1t.
Il; II is
w.. Al!koA sT...
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he can see it,
He has Just paid 500 for a pair of mules
for his own use and 1t said to hold the
record in the state for the finest and
most expensive pair. He claims that moth
ing short of the best mule in the country
is fit to buy.
He has 1000 acres of good land under
fence for the raising of cattle, stock and
hogs. He has already sold this winter
$1,000 worth of hogs and pork and has
2G0 head to carry over to next year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-12-25

youth named Battinelli. the spend
thrift member of a prosperous Naples
family, has just turned brigand. Bat
tinelli was disowned by his people on the
score of his idle habits. Recently he and
two confederates held up train and stole
about $4,000 and then jumped off short
distance from Naples. A waiting automo-
bile carried them away. They were ar
rested and were awaiting trial.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-12-25

The last socialist congress at Milan has
shown that the party is divided into two
almost equal sections, the revolutionists,
with whom the integralists are closely al
lied, and the reformists. The net result
of the congress has been to emphasize
the cleavage between them, and to en-
bitter the personal relations of the lead
ers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
CHANG YIN TANG.
New minister from China.

century Of failure has taken the heart
out of It.
Years ago Il spent hundreds OF thou
sands of pounds In distributing pan0-
cea, invented by high functionnry.
among the villages. The remedy In
question was preparation Of liquid am
monia-
Tho natives used ammonia for cleans
ing purposes instead of soap. and took
their chance as regards the snakes.
Ether was then issued, and tho headmcn
of the villages wcre instructed In It's
proper use. The sole result was that
drunkenness increased considerably. tho
ryots finding that the government pro-
vldcd ether was quito az potent an In
toxlcant as bhang. and far cheaper
Next the natives were encouraged to
eXterminatc the poisonous reptiles. re-
ward being paid for each gross destroy
cd They Ind to bring the tails evil
dence. tied up IN neat little bundles liko
radishes.
But this plan also failed. partly be-
cause 1t was found to encourage tho
artificial propagation OF the very reptiles
IL was designed TO extirpnte; partly.
also, because tho tails of quito harm
less snakes were substituted for those
OF tho Ycnomous varieties.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
Art of Calling a Man Liar
Without Hurting His Feelings

London in order to see his play, "Thc
Blue Bird" performed When in
tervewed ot the home of Alfred
Sutro where he is staying he
said that he did not sec
the Moscow production OF his play be-
cause he feared tho Russian winter.
The English winter? All. no, | do
not fear that. Though it is true
could not here work out of doors as
/ do ut Grasse. where l pass tho
winter pleasantly In the sunshine Yes.
/ like TO be near nature when L write.
l cannot bear being cooped up In n
study, though" he quickly added. my
friend Sutro makes me extremely COM
Portable here. But your English ell
mate has many charms. on Sunday
! went for n motor drive in the coun-
try. The sun was warm and delicious.
the sky of tender limpid blue. The
colors of the landscape were charm
Inc. But for great cities | have no
liking. | grow so weary of the end
less streets. In Paris / have a little
apartment, but i go there seldom.
Do you know Grasse?"
POET ON A MOTOR CYCLE.
Maeterllnck then plunged into de-
scriptlon Of the little town perched up
near the Mediterranean shore, where
ali spring and summer the olr Is per-
fumed by flowers. on his motor cyclic
he makes many excursions among the
mountains.
some people Taught at me-" he says,
"a poet on a motor cycle; they think
II lncongruous But consider how
much more convenient II Is .han a
motor car You are near to the road.
you see all there Is to be seen. you
can go along little paths, delightful
quiet woodways where no motor car
can pass. Still, there Is drawback.
My dog cannot go with me. In tho
motor car he enjoys himself more than
anyone. He makes us go out In II
simply 10 give him pleasure"
Perhaps Cosmo Hamilton had
vision of the present political situa-
ton in England when he supplied for
his novel Dukes Son." published
few years ago. a remarkable PREDATORY
quotation, aScrlbcd to certain fictitious
"CurtIs Chronicles"
1t seems to have attracted no at
tention at the time, but somebody has
Just called attention to 1t In one OF the
London papers. Here 1t Is. complete;
For the proper protection of aristoc-
racy against the assaults Of heredity.
all titles ought to drop off grade
with each generation Thus dukes
eldest son would be q mere marquis
on succeeding, and his son In turn
would be an earl. and go on I'LL the
seventh generation would arrive at the
honorable title of mister unless some |
one In the line of descent had done |
to promote him step. = !
Extract from the Curtis Chronicle"
It Is the most workable solution yet
offered for the problem OF How shall |
England unlord useless lords2"
CHARLES OGDENS. |
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
HELPLESS SNAKE
BITTEN INDIA

Every year about this time there ap-
pears a small paragraph in tho daily
papers announcing tho deaths OF O.co
persons, moro or less. from snakebitc.
Tho figures refer TO the Indian empire.
and thoy represent tho mortality for the
preceding II months,
Think of It! An average of something
like 900 people slain weekly by one of
tho most agonIzInG of deaths.
An Isolated catastrophe which involved
only one so stupendous holocaust
would set the world agog; but because
this horror is n regular thing, going on
daily, reported annually, no notice what
over. comparatively speaking. is taken
K.
The Indian government hardly makes
nowadays any pretcnse of graphing with
tho problem OF prevention. Nearly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
JANUARY Fl.

1743-John Fitch. inventor of the
steamboat. born; died 1898.
1S13-Gcncral John Charles Fremont.
soldier. senator and explorer. born (.
died 1890
1S21-Genernl Cabcll Breckenridge,
senator. vlce-prcsIdcnt and soldier.
born; died 1875.
1S23-John Gottlicb Ernest Heckewel-
der, missionary to the Indians.
died: born 1143.
1s24-GcneraI Thomas Jonathan Jack
son, "Stonewall," born: died 1868.
16O5-The United States assumed a
temporary protcctorate of the re-
public OF Santo Domingo.
19O7-,Josiah Flynt Willard, who wrote
on sociological subjects over the
name Josiah Flynt. died; born
1869.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
BUILDING FIREPlACES,
A LOST ART

Have you over taken your pipe after
an unusually good dinner and snugglcd
into the chair that fits. 20 an evening
of dreamy thoughts before a dancing
log hre2
AS you sit, with half closed eyes the
nro burns and twists the logs into
hundred fancied forms
one log may take the form of snub-
noscd schoolmatc. long forgotten: or as
"A charred knot Is silhouetted against the
bursting fame it may recall an inscp-
arabic companion of your early youth
n net dog AS the FIRE settles Itself
into a bed OF glowing Goals and the logs
simmer and crack themselves into III
tie charred squarcS-lt is then your
thoughts turn To more romantic MEM
orlcs,
Have YOU ever known this? If so, you
are fortunate for fireplace building Is
almost lost art
The dreaming has turned to swearing:
and the smoklng-wen, the chimney
does that,
II You are building a fireplace with
d bungalow round II you tell the stonc
mason just what YOU want lie VIII say
But you have a furnace" And then you
Will have TO explain that It's just to
make things look cheerful. The mason
Will look at you pityinely and proceed
TO build fireplace that nils the room
Then you hold consultation OF ma
sons. and they decide TO tear down tho
bungalow and rebuild the fireplace
The first cold night YOU invite n few
friends to the christening OF the doubly
new fireplace. II burns all right now,
but the heat all goes up the chimney,
and then YOU understand that fireplace
building Is a lost art.
After you have all shlvered for half
an hour you sneak To the cellar and
build a fire In the furnace.
Three or four bungalow elm dwcllcrs
from Gates Mil were on a Mills car tho
other morning, when one OF them re-
marked that he would like to find ma
son who could build fireplace that
wouldn't smoke.
you'll have your troubles there" an
swered another. Ny fireplace smokes so
that l can't use IT.
so docs mine" chorused the other two
olln dwcllcrs.
II think 1 can tell you something about
freplaces." said a gray-hnlrcd farmer.
from out Chardon way. You see. times
have changed. and practical hreplaces
haven't been built much since 50 years
ago and the masons who built them
have either forgotten how or have passed
away Now my fireplace burns lust a
well today II did when 1t was first
put up. and that WAS moro than 10 wears
idea for hnrd OF soft coal CRATES and
they were put up n little differently And
then came the stove craze and thep
furnaces. and then steam heat, and now
it's natural gas-nothinG but Just a
chimney wanted anywhere | tell Won.
the masons don't know much about prop
or drafts and such in old-fashioncd
log burning nreplaces nowadays It's a
trick that just naturally has been laid
on the shelf"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
JANUARY 20.

15SS-John Winthrop. colonial govern
or of Massachusetts, born; died
1919.
1S13-Battle of Frenchtown, Mich,
1S70-George D. Prentice. famous wit
and for forty years editor of Louis
VILE Journal. died: born 1902.
1S74-Parepa Rosa, noted opera
singer, very popular In America.
died
1S94-Constance Fenimore Woolson.
author of note. died. born 1s4s.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
CAUGHT IN THE RAIN

Then n cold and a cough-let IL run on
get pneumonia or consumption that's
all. No matter how you get your cough
don't neglect it-take Ballard's IJore-
hound Syrup and you'l be over IL in
10 time. The sure cure fo- coughs.
colds bronchitis and all pulmonary dis
M l. Drug Dept. ll2 and ia S.ath Main
Street. Salt Lake City.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
JANUARY 90.

1782-Richard Henry Lee Virginia
statesman. born: died 1894.
1734-Robert Morris. fnancler of tho
Revolution and "signcr" Of the
Declaration OF Independence, born
In Liverpool. died 1906.
JS06-Nathanicl Parker Wills. dlstin-
guIshed poet. born. died 1867.
1S14-Dnvid WIlmot, congressman
and author OF the "Wilmot pro-
yiso." born; died 1868.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
JANUARY 10.

1S07-Robert Edward Ice. distinguish
ed Confederate general. born in
Stratford, Westmorcland county.
Va: died 1870.
1S0o-Edgur Allan Poe. author. born
in Boston: died 1S49. Poc's an
ccstors came to America from tho
north or Ireland and descended
from one OF CromwclIs Officers.
His grandfather was soldier In
the wars OF the Revolution and
1872
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
DIR. JOSE MADRIZ.
NEXT WEEK IN HISTORY.

British under Tarleton defeated by
the patriots under General Daniel
Morgan
1s0O-Caleb Cuching, statesman. born;
died 1879
1S9l-George Bancroft. historian. died,
born 1901
1S93-General Rutherford Birchard
Hayes, eX-presldent of tho United
States. died, born 1922.
1906-Marshall Field of Chicago, the
richest merchant in the world, died;
born 1886.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15

i9O3-Abraham S. Hewitt. noted iron
master. statesman and phllanthro-
pist, died; born 1922.
1S0S-Edmmd Clarence Stedman, noted
author and critic. died; born 1894.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
JANUARY 10.

lS07-Charles Henry Davis, rear ad
mlral. u. s. N. distinguished in
the Civil war. born; died. 1871.
1S15-General Henry Wagner Hallcck.
noted civil war commander, born;
died 1872.
1S97-Joel Headley, historian. died.
born, 1913
1S9S-General Christopher Colon Au-
CUR. veteran of the Mexican and
Civil wars. died; born 1921.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
TOO MUCH FACE.

You feel as II you had one face too
Don't you? Save the face. you may
need 1T: but get rid of the Neuralgia
by applying Ballard's Snow Lini-
ment Finest thing In the world for
rheumatism. neuralgia. burns, cuts.
scalds. lame back and all pains. Sold
by T. C, NJ. l.. Drug Dept. 112 and ia
South Main Street Salt Lake City.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
JANUARY 1s.

17S2-Danlel Webster, orator and states
man. born; died 1852.
1S1S-Richard Yates, war governor of
Illinois and United States senator.
born; died. 1873
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
JANUARY II.

1706-Benjamin Franklin, philosopher
and statesman. born: died 1880.
17Il-Charles Brockden Brown noted
early American novelist. born; die6
1910
17Sl-Battle of the Cowpens, S. c. The
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15

Merchants Lunch. Soc.
At College Inn Cafe. IL to 2:30.