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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
NEWS OF EUFAULA
Poston-smith Wedding Is Announced.
 Negroes Kill Each Other

Eufaula, December 17.-(Special. )--The wedding of Miss Russie Poston. former ly of this city, but now of Marianna, Fla, to MT Milton c. Smith of that city is announced, and the wedding will be solemnized at the home of the prospec- tive brides sister, Mrs. c. c. Liddon, in Marianna on the evening of December 20. Owing to a recent bereavement in the family of the bride-to-be the occasion will be a quiet one. only family gath ering and a few intimate friends of the contracvting parties will be present. Miss Poston is the youngest daughter of the late John H. Poston of this city, and is a sister of Mrs. E. H. Ross, who resides here. The intended groom is cashier of a large banking institution in his home city.
 As result of a quarrel over a stolen arple, 6 negro farm hand on the planta- ton of Mrs. Hayes. several miles north of the city, is dead. and another is sut- fering from a slight gunshot wound that will not prove serious. The negro who did the shooting emptied the contents of a gun loaded with buckshot into his vic- tim and afterward made good his es- cape.
 A. L. Muir, former editor of the Flu fsuln Times, and a prominent member Of the city council. has purchased a valu- able plantation in Quitman county. Geor- gta and will devote portion of his time to agricultural pursuits the coming year.
 The public schools of the city dismissed for the holidays yesterday to resume tha first week in January.
 The chief of police has issued warn ing forbidding all from discharging fire works within the fire limits of the city during the holiday season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

" During the course of my match in de- lending the IS. 1 balk line championship against George Slosson recently, I had occasion to use several difficult posi- tion shots. Most of them are known to expert billiardists, but are seldom used in a championship. They are generally classea as fancy shots. being so diff ficult of execution as to be used only in exhibition where nothing is risked by a miss. .s =
 Two of these shots made my new worlds record average of SS5-15 for 800 points possible. The situation twice confronted me during my high runs where the shot was simple enough. but by counting the obvious way I would have taken a chance of losing control of the balls. In one instance 1t was necessary to get the balls out of balk; in the other the balls were out of balk but the easy carom would have scattered the object balls to far corners of the table.
 In diagram No. 1, pointed herewith, Is shown the position where the ball,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

Sarah Bruckner; "The reading circle in all of its phases" By the entire institute, and "A short talk to teach ers," by Prof. Thomas H. Roberson, su- perintendent of education of Franklin county. The institute will be in ses- sion today.
 For the past sevral days R. H Tits worth, manager of the Franklin County Fruit Growers association, has been re- nessee nurseries which will be added to the already large fruit growing in terests of Franklin county. Several years ago many thousands of fruit trees were planted out in this county and the nurserymen claim that the trees will bear for the first time next season. Already a large canning fac- tory has been completed in Russellville preparatory for the>fruit crop. Recent ly the Russellville Canning company elected officers as follows: Dr. E. M. Harris, president, and George w. Ha-- gett, secretary and treasurer.
 = Monday and Tuesday the Farmers Educational and Co-operatice union will hold a county meeting or conven- tion with Travis local. Several state officers of the order will be in the county in attendance at the meeting and will deliver addresses.
 A book written by Tom Roberson last year while in the Franklin county jail here awaiting execution for the murder of his wife has just been is- sued from the press. The book Is en- titled Tom Roberson's Last Thirty Days of Life.' It will be remembered that Roberson killed his wife and mother-in-law at Darlington, near Rus sellville, and was executed for the of fense just one year from today, De- cember IF, 1909.
 Preparations are being made for the organization of. part company of Alabama National Guards in Russell
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the mixed chorus consisted of IS voices and trained by Miss Morgan. The ex- pression department is under the diree- ton of Miss Parry and Miss Wakefield.
 Marion camp. Woodmen of the World has elected officers for 1911. as follows T. D. Kempt, past counsel commander; J. A. Hendrix, counsel commander; E NJ. Blackburn, lieutenant adviser; Paul I.ovelace, watchman; W. F. Lockhart sentry; Drs. c. B. Robinson and D. A. Tucker, physicians; J. D. Dennis, clerk; J. M Rogers, escort; J. c. Michleboro, C. E. King, Sr., and J. s. Alexander managers.
 George F. Marshall has purchased the home of Irby Washburn on Centreville street for $2500.
 Pupils of the conservatory of Judson college will give recital Monday even- ipG at the auditorium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

only one course open to me, what is known as a difficult swing gather shot.
 wa amused before shooting at the thought that I had practiced the shot frequently for exhibition work, but never before had used 1t in a champion ship match. The result was so good as to almost exeeed my expectations. 1 struck the cue ball hard with low re- verse draw English. The force was sufficient to driJ @. the red ball around the table, the cue ball gonig directly to the side reil s.nd taking the reverse swing. Tie cue ball crossed the table slowly, owing to the reverse English, and counted gently on the object ball. The red ball meanwhile struck three cushions and rolled to within an inch of the object ball. After that I managed to nurse the balls with short drives and counted some 40 more points before missing.
 In my next installment I intend de- scribing with diagrams some of the simpler position sh ots which depend al- most entirely upon English for their success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
SUCCESSOR TO JUDGE
 BEARD IS CHOSEN

Memphis, December 17.-(Special.) )-Gov. M. R. Patterson today appointed Judge A. S. Buchanan to the state supreme court bench as associate justice. filling the place made vacant by the death of Judge w. D. Beard
 Judge Buchanan was born in Mississip- pi. He came to Memphis IS or 20 years ogo to practice law. and at various times has filled a place as special judge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

whereby the government shall cooperate with individual farmers toward breeding horses of definite standard. General Aleshire said that the decline of the sad Gle and race horse industry has had great effect in creating scarcity of the lighter army horses. The government is unable to get 200o horses year of the required standard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
GOVERNMENT WILL AID
 HORSE BREEDERS

Washington, December H.-Co-opera- ;ion between the government and the far mers of the country in breeding and rais- ing horses suitable for the cavalry and artillery branches of the military ser vice was asked for today by Quartermas- ter General James B. Aleshire of the army. and officials of the agricultural de- partment before the House committee on agriculture.
 1t is proposed to establish system
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vile. It Is understood that the com pany in Florence is yet incomplete and that the balance of the company will be selected in Russellville. Already about 20 have signified their intention of joining the company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
Much Cotton Destroyed

Memphis, Tenn, December 17.--In an early morning fire today at Laurel Miss. cotton compress. together with 1000 bales of cotton, were destroyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

Our line of Xmas letters is still complete. MAYER BROS, 2o18 Sd Ave.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

to the railroads that, having tiourished their
whip, they could go ahead and crack 1t. But the
President restrained his resentment, while re-
tanning his courage He still holds complete
mastery of the situation. If the railroad bill
shall become a law, with the provision putting
increased rates to the scrutiny OF the interstate
commerce commission. there will be no further
practical need for the injunction. II 1t should
be defeated, or the provision referred to should
bc stricken out. the government would be III
position TO proceed TO do through the Sherman
law that which it is sought to provide for doing
in the railroad rate bill, to-wit: establish u
tribunal to determine the reasonabeness of rates,
a8 between the parties at interest the railroads.,
the shippers, and the public,
What the railroads have gained by their action,
it is hard to see. They may fatter themselves
that having mace ram for the money, they
are in no worse light than if they had not raised
the issue Il has been for @ long time rail-
road and large corporation practice to oil but
come to blows and then shake hands; to ride
under whip and spur, 10 make fall IN the
softcst spot available. This, il seems to us is
the short-sghted policy. 1t is the part Of too
much 'sInartness', the part of insincerity. and
the part of lack of appreciation of the value
OF public confidence The railroads are necessary
to the public but the goodwill of the public is
far necessary to the railroads. Every act on
their part tending to weaken that good will, or
to invite suspicion of motive, is hurtful in the
long run to the people whom the railroads serve,
but only for this reason that it is far more hurt
ful 10 the railroads themselves.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07
THE PEOPLES FORUM
The Power Of Faith.

Editor OF The Virginia:
sir.-In the June number of the Homiletic Review
under the hendng Ventures of Faith" the story Of
wonderful that is being done In Germany by Pas
tor Frederick Won Bodeschwngh Is given illus
tration Of mans social faith. the reading of which
IS most stimulating and suggestive then II is hard
set the meaning the Great Founder OF the Chris
tian In his parallels teaching and the reward
he promises at the Day of Final Accounts
Thirty years ago, in Westphalia- Germany, a move
ment to do something for cpleptcs started by
evangelical pastors the work being placed In the hands
OF Pastor Won Bodeschwngh, who believed that
economy for these poor unfortunates founded at
Bethel and later opened for everyone in need Any
Later for the diotic. home for ilebriates
one for fallen waits. a large colony
honest and remarkable asylum fer voluntary wealthy
patients, who through drink living
q shipwreck OF life added.
In the colony patient something 10
Nearly all that the colony including houses f1rni
ure. clothing and food. is prepared by the patients
Every house has Bible Bookbinding, book
selling and book printing carried -Four million
bricks year are made at Bethel large business is
carried on by making again garments
broken furniture and selling them poor
In the colony, although the whole atmosphere
place is deeply religious religion liz forced upon no
The physicians are given good homes and
what they need but not paid salaries. from
all Germany are given the colony but II largely
earns its income and now has property valued
o0o. ~
good thing about Bethel is that IT looks as
though 1t will solve the tramp nuisance which years
ago cost the State and community much money. The
earnest and devoted at the head the colony
of the tramps, Bring them TO and will give
work and home and make them cost the public as
least much less"
deeper was redeemed, with the result that the
colony has five hundred Of well cultivated
given In honor OF the German Emperor Thirty two
similar colonies have been started all
and II looks though the tramp nuisance in that
| country is about TO be solved.
This great work can be prontahly studied by Amer-
cans and Virginans, and all who read about
Grafton Va E. r. PARHAM
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07
Left Before War: Returns in Auto

Y have not been in Raleigh before Fince the war -
said M W j. Kncaid, of Griffin. Ga. who was in
itaieasn yesterday. having in his automo-
oiie on which he Is out for three months tour 81
was IN Raleigh May list. 1861. camped Baptist
grove az Confederate soldier drilled eight hours
day was In the State Capitol when the Ordinance
secession was adopted and left day for vir-
Una: wnere ! was kept pretty busy until Lee sur
lleheuereo When the war ended Mr.. Kincaid began
business In Wilson. where he made good money Later
-i"oVeu 70 Crfin. Go, and IL the wealthest
man In that place. His love for his native State is
suohE ana deep He leaves this morning for Wilson
Vsi 10 MS daughter and will later visit relatives
~ ana tour the mountains Western North
Carolfns.-Raleigh News and Observer w. "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

have contributed something toward dispelling a
gloom that is felt but not seen; and he would
have done something with his brain to justify
the expense of carrying the head that contains
il around tho country for its exploitation.
AS it is all the little nobodes will pat them
selves on the back and vote three cheers for me
and Taft
AS to what they understood: it is probably
about as intelligent as Mr. Tafts lucubrations
proved Illuminating
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07
Virginia Comment
Tho blackstone Fair.

me biackstone Agricultural and Educational Fair
association lne,, composed tho counties Of Luz
mehours. brunswick. Amelia. Dinwiddie and Motto
WY ~ planning fair to be held at Blackstone
aoEs lines which seem to be sane and we'll
calculated to produce good results There is no
purpose TO have an exhibition on a scale of mag
nitude that VIII make tho excessive as to
Do ruinous We see In tho plan provision for
races Tor stock exhibits for features that
are interesting and Instructive be sure but which
produce no practical results In stimulating the rv-
airy OF competitors In the paramount purpose in
crease the production of farms. The Black
stone exhibit deals chiefly. II not exclusively with
prizes Tor corn, hay, tobacco. wheat oatscrops
adapted to the soil and climate OF Southside vir-
ginia These prizes are designed stimulate the.
ambition or farmers to increase the highest point
the productive capacity of their farms Now, an en-
terprise with such object in view may not be so
imposing In appearance. nor sound large In terms
put II IL Tar more productive of practical results
than ten larger exhibitions with all their incidents
of horse racing and fakir side shows. We heartily
commend the Blackstone fair and there is no reason
why 1t should not be very substantial Success
Petersburg Index-Appeal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07
FouIed Thine Own Drink.

Tuesday morning IT found that "a lot ~ decayed
nsh calves heads and the like had been dumped into
the stream at the bridge the Wilkeaboro road.
between the Gregory and Bradley farms Inasmuch
az this stream Is part of Statesvtles supply.
caty ofncers got busy The refuse promptly
removed and Chief Coroner began an investigation
which resulted in the discovery that hauled
away from CaidweAs market in Statesyile. was
not known when ii was dumped stream that a
part OF the cty's water supply Is obtained
source This was evident from the that mem
bers of the firm use the city wnterStatesvne Land
mark.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07
The Talk Down Home"
Oaciaioa AMrnaAsi.

Western court recently decided that to cali a man
a bad egg is cause for a libel suit Now a Minnesota
court has handed down decision that the EXPRESSION
Il would not touch his with foot pole" is libel
The Richmond Virginia makes point that per
Sc this decision would TO be OF per
sonal liberty that cannot be justified can court
compel one man totouch another charlotte Chronicle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07
A Busy Man Idle,

MI ID A Tompkins, of Charlotte. who been indis-
posed for some time is about yell as gather from
the chronicle, but wiz take long be on the
safe side This Ia the thing do. but how "A man oil
MI Thompkins activities be content at doing moth
ing Is more than OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ele-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07
Lifetine Record Of faitbfu, wor,,

The public owes ii to justice and fair play to sus-
pend Judgment in the case of DR. Buchanan until
there has been full and fair investigation OF the
charges made against him. There s in DIR. Buch-
anans favor lifetime record OF faithful work the
interests of humanity. and that record will stand
him we'll in the honf~ of his troubles. The public
Will demand that the proof in his shall be un-
equiyocal and conclnxve--Petersburg 1ndex-Ap-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

We are promised some additional brands of
insurgents. The one time multiplicity Of
tongues at Babel and the once Kaleidoscope
colors in the Democracy will soon be simple pat
terms of confusion BY contrast.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

The "Quest of the Absolute will be found to
have been childs play by those intrepid anti
quaries who still searching for old DIR. Cooks
records.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

Columbus Ohio, has started million postal
card campaign calling on Governor Gillett TO
"Stop that fight ,Jeaously by the Buckeye of
the Blackeye State
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07
CIVIL SERVICE FIREMEN."

The problem of efficiency has always been that
Of fusing theoretical knowledge with practical
capacity. There is fund of virtue in the 'knack'
to which even special training cannot hope to at
tain of itself. There is not infrequently as much
indigestion in one educated cook as In the null
tipicity thereof.
Especially is this true when the work involves
the possession of inherent physical or moral quail
itcs Brain in these departments is never srt-
ticient of itself Too much ot it in proportion Is
not infrequenlly- disastrops. For high mental
development involves Imagination; and, where
danger lies, too much Imagination is apt TO be
fatal
7 These remarks are suggested by the comment
of Chief Croker, of the New York fire depart
ment, the recent smothering Of two hremen.
He said:
There panic i'll that fire, and
| want it known. 4 majority of the
men fighting that fire were young civil
service tircmen When they got into
the thick of the smoke their lungs
couldn't stand the strain, They got
frightend, dropped the hose, and ran.
1t wasn't much of fire at that.
'ln many fires Of late, | have seen
these civil service tiremen drop their
hose and run. When one of them
weakens, the whole bunch goes down
= like row of dominoes.
Il want some men with brains, yes;
but | want all of them with lungs.
The cigarette-smoking weak-lungcd,
undcrsized civil service fremen have
been demoralizing the department for
the last twenty-six years, ever since
the civil service commission began TO
pass on applicants. II we continue to
make scholarship the prime requisite
for admission, it is only a question
of time when the department will fall
, to pieces
{ The vice is not with civil service entirely SO
: much in the method by which it is applied
In the case of fireman there ought TO be both
, physical and moral tests. There ought to be an
inquiry TO the traits of courage, and GOODNESS
under danger, and the quality of nerve" in times
: OF crisis. And these things should count more
than information or education. We do not know
{ that it is the case with the examination in New
York, but it is in line with civil service exam
nations generally that a weakness geography
may debar from service otherwise perfect type
/, of fireman.
D intelligence OF course, is equipment OF
value all through the gamu of effort. but in the
case of fireman it would seem that expansive
O lungs are more valuable than an unduly expanded
t brain; and that the ability to suffer physically
, while continuing TO labor, and to see the danger
/ of death without exaggerating its horrors out OF
a an imagination fed with books would serve to
put out more fires with smaller loss in life, than
D one by which in the neatest of round hands q
hollowchested clerk gains admission to field for
which by all training, inheritance, and habit he
is untitled and incapsctated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

The Washington ID. c. municipal court build
ing has no national flag to fly. Hard, but econ
omy must begin somewhere.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

Egyptians think they make point against
the Colonel when they convict him of ignorance
of history. Roosevelt makes his own history as
he goes, and while the world waits for it.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

Russia, lost in the rash Of events, has COM
menced to pull off the ancient stunt OF jew bait
ing How long before that country will realize
that the world desires of it change of bills
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

Richmond lettercarriers who made 100 per
cent on inspection are either all Of them hand
writing experts, or all the world is using the
typewriter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

President Madriz will doubtless end by giving
Pittham cross of honor for laying mines in the
path of his soldiers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

against the Sugar Trust" Was there not some
thing of trend in that direction some time ago I
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

Perhaps the next move in the Buchanan mat
ter will be an Indictment for peonage for at
tempting to force involuntary labor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

President Taft has the sharp-shooter's eye :
In his speech at Jackson he found something at
which to point with PRIDE"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

President secs Giant Shadow" says an ex-
change Of course the committee on arrange
ments that he was placed with his back to
the sun,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

South Caroinians are out of practice. In a
fight with Winchesters two belligerent families
only succeeded in killing one innocent bystander
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

Of all the Bills the railway William sceu1s
to be the mogt uncertain
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07
nr. Ixex 70 Nashville.

When DIR. Thomas n. Ivey, late editor OF the Raleigh
Christian Advocate. leaves Tomorrow for his
field OF labor In Nashville. Tenn. he will take with
the heartest good wishes Of Thousands of North
Car0inians, among whom none regret his departure
mere than do his brethren 0f the press -haxio$te
Observes. ~ sSs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

Its reported that the government may move