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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

Prime Minister Stolypin has been grant, ed a vacation from bombs and the like, and he takes with him a purse of $780, 900 as an imperial gift. The Czar at any rate knows a good prime minister when he sees one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31
From the New York Telegram "HE active man was held up by a
 sprained ankle.

From the New York Telegram "HE active man was held up by a
 sprained ankle.
 ! One of his friends dropped in to see him on the way up town. The visitor came in apprehensvely. He knew how the active man hated to sit around do- ing nothing but twirling his thumbs or counting the roses on the wall paper He expected to find the active man in fit of temper, or at least in very depressed spirits.
 Nothing of the sort
 The active man sat in an armchair by the open window, an invalid's table stretched above his knees the newest book of travel at his elbow. his pipe in his mouth And he was actually grin ningl
 "why this excessive optimism?" queried the surprised visitor.
 "Oh, I've been travelling" said the &C., tive man, with a quizzical expression on his face. Travel always cheers me up"
 Now, the visitor was wise. He didn't ask any questions. He merely helped himself to one of the active mans best cigars and let the invalid talk.
 i've been traveling in an armchair" went on the active man, and it's the most comfortable travel there is."
 He was a bachelor. There was no one to hinder him from travelling in an arm chair if he wanted to-.
 MY first trip" he continued, was over on the East Side. The little old woman who darns my socks and sews on my buttons came yesterday. I'd never seen her before. The maid has usually given her my things.
 "She is a German. and I had quite a talk with her. She lives in two rooms somewhere east of Third avenue. Know how she gets her gasp
 Haven't an idea" said the visitor.
 ''She drops a quarter into a slot ma chine connected with her gas meter. That keeps her going till the quarters worth is spent. By that time she's earned an- other quarter.
 Her husbands dead and she lives alone. nephew and his wife would like to live with her. She won't have them. She insists that they live car fares distance away She says quaintly, " ou don't quarrel so often with your rela- lives when they have to spend a nickel every time they want to see you.
 ..She's got a neat little deposit in the savings banks It will go to the nephew
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31
Fxnorts of the Fiscal Year

The total imports of the last fiscal wear reached $1 ,527, 1885, ,9SS, while the total exports rose to S2,o4S,691 1892, an unprecedented total. The excess -~,......'... a:,,o,,nted to s52d7O6, ,3o4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

Lords are in good demand among Amer ican heiresses and as business proposi- ton it might pay King George to grind out about 300 of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

In the corn belt it rained dollars. At any rate. they could count in the corn fields additional dollars after the rains had ceased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

The United States geographic board has decided that Pittsburg should be spelled with an r.'h" Insurgents are not expect ed to accept it's spelling order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

Alabana's name will be called first in the democratic national convention -and oscar Underwood will in that way get a good send-off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

The lame ducks on the monetary com mission are willing to serve right along on their present salaries for life, but Senator Cummins is trying to round them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

ing academy the new patron Is urged to
 take lessons.
 In price the admission to the dancing
 academy ranges all the way from to 25
 cents for girls and from 10 to 35 cents for
 young men. In the cheaper halls the
 manager is not, as rule, dancing masf
 ter He has with him as assistants two
 or three young men known as "spelers."
 These spielers are generally excellent dancers, and their business is to attract young women to the hal and keep them entertained while they are there. Some times the spieler is woman who works in a factory during the day and who IS expected to bring her fellow-workers to the acadamy at night. In the case Of the
 women spielers, they are usually doing
 the work because they like to come to
 the dance hall every night and cannot ar ford to pay for the privilege. The men spielers would seem apparently to have other pernicious duties Among them IS the practice of pointing out to young men who are out painting the town tho girls who would be likely to assist them | in their quest. Some of them may be even more closely connected with the sys- l tenn of supplying girls for lives of shame. | and experience finds that all of them can furnish to the proper inquiries a suf- l hciency of information concerning disor- derly resorts in their neighborhood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

Chicago now claims 1t is the best sum mer resort because it has steam heat in all of its hotels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

The early presidential booms may be- come frostbitten before the spring sea- son is ended and the balloting begins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

France will not willingly court repeti- ton of her last war with Germany She will be cautious, trusting no little to Eng land
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

Lord Hugh Cecil has demonstrated that rowdyism and disorder are not confined to the slums.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

It was so cold in Chicago last week that straw hats suecumbed without pro- test.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

An automobile bandit looks down with scorn on a pedestrian bandit. The latter is really out-of-date
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

No one had to put E. Hines over as an investigates. He did it himself with his braggart tongue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

The veto power of the house of lords is not topped off easily, but topped off it will be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

Jersey City Is welded to aldermanic government. It is that kind of a town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

The rains have saved the corn crop once more. and it will now stay saved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31
TRAVELS IN AN ARM CHAIR

and his wife when she's gone SIS gave Lives a1k M3E
 Later, went to Italy. A pisNp sprgan came down the street, and while It played a big, brawny Italian tenor sepSkl Santa Lucia just as I've heard it sung ifissvila Napol by street singers in the moon- light on the Partenope ts
 "The maid came in just then Vlh my lunch
 "'Good voice, eh?' I said to her
 eyes, sir she answered, they call him the Caruso of the Sidewalks.
 livery pretty tune,' I venturedf
 "'Yes sir she answered, it's the Eye italian Nashnul Air ''
 And the visitor enjoyed the joke From Naples and Santa Lucia I slipped over to Afghanistan. Here's new book that tells all about those queer border- lands.
 I've been knocking around the Himal- ayas with Kurds, Cossacks. Turks and Tartars It's great.''
 Well, you couldn't get much further than that" returned his caller. But I did, though" went on the ac- tive man. '"rhe mail last night brought me letter from Japan. I've got cousin out there, whom I rarely hear from.
 Well, she seems to have been in the mood for writing. This long screed tells me lot about the land of Fuji Yama. She'd been invited to spend the evening with some wealthy Japanese. And what sort of entertainment do you think was providedg'
 Something queer and Oriental, l dare say" was the visitors hazard.
 "Something essentially poetic" said the active man. These Japanese have an old garden, and in one corner, on little ar tifcal hill overlooking a little artificial lake, an excellent glimpse of the moon was to be had. And my cousin had been invited to come and enjoy some moon gazing
 There they sat. talking very little, en- toying some simple refreshments, and drinking in the beauty, of the summer night. It seems to be regular habit of these placid Orentals.''
 And the visitor rose soon after and came away with curious sensation. He had come to cheer up an invalid, and per- haps entertain him. Instead, he had been entertained himself by an invalid's Tray els in an Armchair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

Pitcher O'Toole has a big task in mak- ing good. He was marked up beyond all price records.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31
WAGNER's AUTOBIOGRAPH

Uncle Joe's silence is even deeper than that of Oyster Bay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

7, shall ne'er be ware of mine wit, till break my sblns against
 As You Like It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31
.-HERALD

the Birmingham, Ala, cond-class matter under s March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

Morgan and T. s. Millsap are .nly authorized travelling repre- lives of The Age Herald in its lation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

day Age-Herald $500 lday, per month .... TO nday, three months. 200 Herald. 200 e-Herald, per annum... .5O ion payable in advance.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
RAISE FOR CARRIERS
Pay of Rural Carriers Raised
500 Per Year.

The lower house of congress has done
something at last that interests the far
mers considerably. After wrangle last
ing several hours the house adopted an
amendment to the postofice appropriation
bill, offered by Chairman Weeks of the
committee on postofice and postroads, in
creasing the compensation of rural letter
carriers on standard routes from 5000 to
$1,000 per annum, effective July I. Chair
man Weeks Immediately afterward pro-
posed an amendment increasing the
amount carried in the bill for rural de-
livery from $3S,7ooooo to 100000, III
order to provide the money necessary TO
pay the increased salaries. He added,
however, that within the next rs months
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General De-
Graf intends to establish 2,2s7 new routes.
The increase in compensation will affect
majority of the rural carriers now in
the service A standard route serves at
least 100 families and handles 5000 pieces
of mail per month Such routes are, as a
rule, IS or more miles in length. As it
finally passed the house the postoffice APP
preparation bill carried an aggregate of
$253,o47,868. If the senate does not have
a severe fit of economy the rural letter
carriers will get $Ioo more every year.
The extra $Ioo will be sort of bonus for
tackling the muddy roads that are so
numerous throughout the United States. s
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
DOWN WALKS
Brick Sidewalks Being Laid On
BrandOn Streets.

A great Improvement is being made on
the Brandon streets, or at least 1t Will
be when the rainy season strikes US.
Brick walks are being laid at several
different places, under the supervision OF
Marshal Cottrell A walk is being put
down across the street between the Bran
don Drug Company and ihe Rankin
County Bank. Also the crossing between
the court house and the livery stable IS
being laid with brick. Several other
places will have brick sidewalks put down.
These places have been very bad in wet
weather. The brick walks will be great
Improvement over the stepping stones
which formerly afforded the pedestrian
dangerous means of keeping out OF deep
mud when crossing the streets at these
points. :,
Another improvement we would Ike
to see made would be the application OF
a liberal coat of paint to some OF the
store houses. A stranger coming here
very naturally gains the impression that
we don't know what paint is. One man
lust arrived the other day inquired if any
store here sold paint. Really, it would be
a paving investment to brighten up lit
tie.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
las THE RESOURCES
Says Mississippi Has A Great
Wealth In Natural Resources.

Mr.. C. H. Culbertson, with the New
Orleans Interstate Trust and Banking
Company, was in Brandon the first OF
the week, and while here came in the
News Office. Mr. Culbertson expressed
himself as highly pleased with Brandon
81 like your town alright" ne said to
the News man. "The people are as nice
and clever as any | ever met" Seems
to be good business point, too" Ihe
visitor went on to say that he had travelled
much in Mississippi and considered this
a great state. "You have the resources
here" he said. Everything needed for
material prosperity. All you need is
capital to develop them. We in Louis
lana are interested in everything that
concern your state for we feel that if she
is prosperous, it will help US. We want
to see Mississippi come to the front IN
developing her great wealth.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
POLITICS GROWS
RATHER ACTIVE
E-annin.

]. n Slaughter went to Goshen We'd
nesday.
w. II. Nicholson has returned after a
weeks stay in Brandon.
w. c. Brown went to Brandon Thurs
day.
S. w. Tinnin went to Brandon on bus
iness Saturday.
J. N. Wilmington is home from Clin-
ton far a few days on account of vacci-
nation.
L. /. Lawrence went to town on bus
iness Tuesday last
Misses Buchanan and Latham were
the guests of Miss Minnie Brown from
Friday afternoon until Sunday
Mrs Walter Wilmington went to Jack
son Friday and was accompanied home
by her cousin, Lenard.
Mr. and Mrs. L. NJ. Moss visited rel
atives in the city capitol from Friday
until Sunday.
r. c. Latham, accompanied by his son
Rufus, went to Brandon Saturday.
DR.. w. H. Watson went to Brandon
Sunday and then through to Meridian.
H. D. Tinnin is improving after be-
ing quite sick with measles.
F. W. Campbell has returned home af-
ter pleasant visit to his son, Rev. J. L.
Campbell.
Mr. Robert Haworth has decided to
make his home at Langford.
H. r White made visit to Jackson
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs J. ]. Wilmington were
the guests of Mrs. Walrod of Brandon,
Sunday.
Mrs. J. n Faulkenberry and daughter
Pearl, were pleasant visitors here Sunday.
W. Fl. Worley has accepted position
with Jack Ray, of Madison Station.
J. A. McLaurin, accompanied by Prof.
G. H. Sheriff.. went to town Friday
afternoon returning Saturday evening.
Sidney McLaurin, of Brandon, was the
guest of Hemby White Monday.
Misses Kate Slaughter, Willie Allen,
Allie May Latham and Pat Allen, Rufus
and Oscar Latham were guests at the
home of Mrs. G. A. Brown Friday even
ing, and games were indulged in until
late hour All expressed desire to
make the same trip again real soon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
BOY FATALLY STABBED
BY GALIlEE TEACHER
King.

For the past few weeks we have had
spring-like weather. Now, won't cold
weather hurt?
Farmers are busy preparing for another
crop How much better would we all
succeed in our undertaking if we would
only do as the wise and prudent King
Judah did as our Sunday school lessons
teaches.) Seek first Gods love and guild
ance" Too many of US try our. own skill
and leave God out
Sunday school was we'll attended Sun
day.
Measles have made its appearance in our
community again. John Miller has it, and
quite number are scared.
The cylinder head of r. M. Laird's
mill is blown out, and everything in that
line is at a standstill Its to be hoped
that work will resume again in few
days.
We are glad to know that Mr. Com
pere who has been confined to his bead
for several months with Eyrsiplas is able
to ride out.
Douglas Bordeaux and sister Hattie,
visited relatives at Crystal Springs Sat
urday night and Sunday.
r. B. stuckey and Mr.. Vandy Ben
nett visited the latter's brother, L. L.
Bennett, of Rexford Sunday.
F. M. Nichols and wife of Pearl, spent
Sunday in our midst.
Oscar Robinsons many friends of King,
would be glad to see his name appear in
answer to last weeks call Don't let US
coll In vain
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
FROM TEXAS
A Former Fannin Citizen Writes
In Texas Twenty-four Years
Grapeland, Texas, Jan. IL, 1917.


Editor News Enclose you will please
note the advent of girl baby to Mr.. and
Mrs. O. P. Brown. MIR. Brown is a
brother to Mr. r. F. Brown of your city
and former citizen of Fannin where his
aged mother, sister and one brother
still live Mr.. Brown is doing well farm
ing near our little town, and the report
of the arrival will be news to host of
friends in old Rankin county
| read your paper with great eagerness
each week. While there has been many
changes since left old Fannin twenty four
years ago, | still like to read of the ones
j hold dear in my memory. | met my
old class-mate of 1884, Dr.. Hugh L. Nc
Laurin, of Dallas, Texas, in November
while at the fair. He, am glad to say,
has risen to prominence, being appointed
by Governor Colquitt as one of the health
officers.
While / am not acquainted with the
present editor, have been taking the
News off and on since Col. Frantz was
editor and again say enjoy each week
ly visit of your paper.
To all "who percchance may see this
and have remembrance of me-" happy
new year.
DIR. w. d. M'CARTY.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
Four Boys Waylay Teacher
One Killed

News reached hce Thursday Of the kill
ing of young man named McNair by
Pref. Edwards al GaIilee in the south
ern section Of Rankin county.
AS yet nothing definite has been received
regarding the affair. According to reports
received here the killing occurred near
the school house at Galilee. 1t IS not
known what the quarrel resulted from;
one report being that the teachers hat
was cut up by the boys.
According to information received, Prof
Edwards, the Galiee teacher was leaving
the school building late Tuesday evening,
Jan "a, when down the road he saw wait
ing four boys. Having already had some.
trouble with them and suspecting they
meant mischief, the teacher went back
and get another frsa TO accompany him.
When the spot who's the boys were wait
ing was reached, The boys came at the
teacher, who drew Is knife and stabbed
at one of them, McNair, cutting his throat
The other three boys then ran, one of
them shooting at Edwards. The wound
ed boy was taken home and died shortly
afterwards 1t is said the boys dying
statement vindicated the teacher.
No arrests have yet been made. Prof.
Edwards is at his home at Mendenhall.
1t is reported the other three boys have
skipped
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
BACKACHE, RHEUMATISM, SLEEP
IESSNESS.

Result from disordered kidneys. Foley
Kidney Pills have helped others, they will
help you. Mrs. J. B. Miller, Syracuse,
N. Y, says: "For long time | suffered
with kidney trouble and rheumatism.
had severe backache and felt all played
out After taking two bottles Foley Kid
ney Pills my backache is gone and where
| used to lie awake with rheumatic pains
now sleep in comfort. Foley Kidney
Pills did wonderful things for me-" Try
them now For sale by Brandon Drug Co.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
Situation In Mississippi
Grows Interesting

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 2S.-Politics is be-
coming rather active in Mississippi and
within the next thirty days the campaign
will be assuming considerable proportions.
Most of the activity, thus far, is con-
fined to the Vardaman faction, though
Mr.. Alexander is making a few speeches
and his campaign manager, George b.
Power, is busy sending out literature.
But so far as Senator Percy is concerned
there will be but little activity till after
congress adjourns, March 4. He has
opened headquarters in Jackson, and his
campaign manager, Mr.. William Crump,
is rather active at Greenville, but there
will be little real campaign work done
by Senator Percy till about the middle of
March.
Vardaman's friends are organizing clubs
throughout the state. Their plan of con-
ducting the campaign will be through
county organizations, method that has
always been effective in the past While
the county organizations are being formed
Mr.. Vardaman is making his plans to get
into the field for series of addresses,
which will carry him, it is understood, in
every county in the state.
In addition to Mr.. Vardaman, who is a
candidate for senate, nearly every state
and county officer where the candidates
have not declared for him, there will be
two or more candidates. Where candi-
date is lined up for Mr.. Vardaman there
will be no opposition. Efforts will be
made by the Vardaman faction to elect a
majority of the legislature, and the lines
in some counties will be drawn as tightly
for the legislative candidates as for United
States senate
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02

A Scott COUNTY farmers union local re-
Gently adopted a resolution declaring
against the office of county attorney, as
they deem it Improbable" They re-
quested the legislature to repeal the law
which created the office. In view of
the fact that the law has been in force
less than one year, and that few county
attorneys have had chance at but two
terms of criminal court, many of them
only one term, fair trial has not been
given. However, if the Office proves as
profitable as in Hinds county, the lsgisla-
ture will never abolish it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02

Eight thousand Russian workmen on
the Eastern Chinese Railroad, fearing
the plague. went on strike because the
administration refused to dismiss 1900
Chinese laborers. Troops were called
out The spread of the disease at Har-
bin and vicinity remains unchecked
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
SPEEDY RELIEF FROM KIDNEY
TROUBLE.

'I had an acute attack of Bright's dis
ease with inflammation of the kidneys
and bladder, and dizziness" says Mrs.
Cora Thorp, Jackson, Mich, "a bottle
of Foley's Kidney Remedy overcome the
attack, reduced the inflammation, took
away the pain and made the pain and
made the bladder action normal. | wish
everyone could know of this wonderful
remedy. For sale by Brandon Drug Co.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02

Evidence disco%.red by federal au-
thorities during raid on an opium den
at New York is alleged to contain the So
luton of the Elsie Sigel relations between
syndicate of Chinese criminals and GER
tain American police officials are said to
have existed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02
IA GRIPPE COUGHS.

Strain and weaken the system and If
not checked may develop into pneumonia
No danger of this when Foley's Honey and
Tar is taken promptly. 1t is reliable
family medicine for all coughs and colds,
and acts quickly and effectively in cases
of Group. Refuse substitutes. For sale
by Brandon Drug Co.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02

While A. j. Filgo, prosperous farmer
of Verona, Lee count y, was killing hogs
few DAYS since, his fve-year-old son,
Elkin, who was an interested spectator,
stumbled and fell into the barrel Ut
scalding water, dying next morning
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02

The announcement of w. c. Sheppard,
Of New York. who holds Louisiana
railroad bonds. not fundable, that he
proposed to bring suit to test the legality
of these bonds aroused interest at the
capital
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02

Sam Cooley, a negro, who attempted
criminal assault on the young daughter
of Henry Miller, at Pearl river, is believed
to have been lynched by mob of 200 that
pursued the prisoner in charge of officers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02

The Turin Exposition, which opens
April 20, will afford the American pro-
ducer, manufacturer and exporter an
excellent opportunity FOR building trade.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02

A thousand men and women parading
behind red fla at New York and
demanding vengeance for the execution
OF the Japanese royal plotters were dis
persed by the police.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02

Foley Kidney Pills are reliable remedy
for backache, rheumatism and urinary if
regularities. They are tonic in action,
quick in result and afford prompt re-
lief from all kidney disorders.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02

Threatened with lynching at Key
port. N. j., because he hugged white
women and girls on the street, Henry
Johnson, a negro, was hurried to DIS
tant jail.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-02-02

AT a mass meeting at Abberville, La,
plans were discussed for erecting sugar
refinery