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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
NEWS OF TALLADEGA

Talladega, May 2S.-(Special)- )-The grad uating exercises of the High school closed the best year in the history of the public school William H. Sanford delivered the address to the class. The pupils of the Grammar school displayed the work of the school in the lobby of the theatre, con- sisting of map work and drawings.
 The petition to give the carriers a holi- day on Sunday has been circulated and numerously signed by the citizens. This will relieve the carriers from attending al the windows on Sunday and they will have a chance to go to church.
 The city council has been busy passing dog laws recently. A mad dog scare has stirred up the city fathers. Ordinances now require all dogs to be muzzled. Tn ad- dition to this there is a tax on all dogs. These measures are supposed to have a tendency to lessen the canine population. Several citizens have killed fine bird dogs because they were bitten by a little, meas ly cur that ran the entire length of South street recently, attacking everything in his path.
 A new high record was made at the weekly gun shoot of the local club on yesterday. The shoot was over the new McRae trap, regulation birds, distance 54 yards, shooting from 16 yards. pr. s. W. Welch shot at 125, broke 124. Walter Park CT shot at 125, broke 115. F. B. Bowie shot at 125, broke 110. T. D. Boynton broke 105 out of 125.
 After filling out five days of an ad- journed session the grand jury of Tal- ladega county adjourned again. Seventy two indictments have been found The financial statement submitted by this body shows that Talladega county has on hand total cash balance of $31, 750
 The forty-fourth anniversary of Talla- dega college will be celebrated. beginning June 1. Today the baccalaureate sermon was by Rev. J. D. Snedecor. D. D., secretary of home missions of the Presby- terian church. Monday will be devoted to meetings of college clubs, class-day exer- cises. varsity ball games and annual con- cert. Tuesday will close with an oration by Nathan Thomas Gilbert.
 The last three days have been scorchers. Ninety-five on Friday, one degree worse than that Saturday, and 97 Sunday, this last days heat being further aggravated by "starched clothes.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
TAFT MAY ATTEND
 BULL RUN REUNION

Washington, May 2s.-If nothing occurs to upset his present plans, President Taft will take part in the great Blue and Gray reunion which Is to mark the semi centennial of the first battle of Bull Run, on July 21, on the famous battle field.
 When a committee headed by Repre- sentative Carlin of Virginia extended the invitation to MT. Taft the President said;
 .If I am not at Beverly July 21 I will go to Manassas.
 q can assure you that you will not be at Beverly laughingly replied Repre- sentative Carlin.
 The committee informed the President that every known survivor of the battle field and Confederate had been invited to be present at the reunion.
 There is a disposition to keep MT. Taft busy during the summer.
 Another invitation that the President may accept was received from the Ca- madam club of New York city, which will hold its annual banquet at Manhattan Beach, the evening of June 22. The Canadians want MT. Taft to make a speech on reciprocity. That same even- ing he will be at Manhattan Beach as the guest of the New York State Bank CTS association. The people of Terre Haute. Ind, are anxious to have the President stop there on his western trip in September andS participate in cele- bration in honor of the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of Fort liar rison and today the formal invitation was extended by Representative Moss. MT Taft said he would try to visit Terre Haute
 These are only few of the invitations which are coming in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
NEWS OF CARROLLTON

Carrollton, May -(Special.)-Mrs. M. A. Lotion died at her home at Archer yes- terday morning after an illness of three years duration. She was the widow of the late Rev., M. G. Lotion, prominent Baptist minister, who preceded her to the grave several years ago.
 The warm weather of the past week has improved the cotton crop in this sec ton wonderfully, which at the present time has every indication of an abundant yield.
 Applications to enter the corn contest in this county closed on the 18th of the pres ent month and about 40 have entered the race for the premiums offered by the county. This means much for the coun- ty as at least 50 bushels will be a mini mum average on each acre which will give on these 40 acres 2000 bushels of com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
ACTION
 PLEASES DR. YOUNG

New York, May 2S.-The Rev Dr. S. Edward Young, pastor of the Bedford Presbyterian church of Brooklyn. chair man of the judicial committee of the gen. eral assembly of the Presbyterian church. commended enthusiastically yesterday the action of the assembly in paving the way for reconciliation with the Union Theo- logical Seminary by dismissing the char ges against Dr. Francis Brown, president of the Seminary, and Professor William Adams Brown. He said:
 q regard the action of the assembly with references to overtures calling for action against President Francis Brown and Professor William Adams Brown as the most remarkable in many years. For about twenty years the general assembly and Union Seminary have been more or less antagonistic The assembly not only dropped out absolutely the overtures without even the slightest implied rehec- ton upon pr. Francis Brown and William Adams Brown, but also cut the olive branch to Union Seminary and in an at- mosphere of deep feeling voted that ap- pointment of a committee on conference with the faculty and directors.
 This action will scarcely seem credit ble to the Presbyterian church at large What the members expected was some decidedly adverse action against the Union Seminary. One of the speakers advsedly argued this action would give the assembly the control of the Semi- nary, and might become the salvation of Union Seminary. Of course, such talk will be resented by the freinds of the Seminary, who recognize that the last twenty years have been the most pros- porous in the history of the institution in every way
 However the spirit of the assembly toward the Union Seminary is part of the great peace movement which Is sweeping around the world, and which the churches are meeting. The action of the assembly does not indicate any departure from the old orthodoxy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
STOCK DEALINGS
 WERE ROUTINE The Influence of Trust Case Decisions Declined
 Very Much

New York May 2S.-The stock market turned its attention again last week to routine problems. There was a percep- tible waning of influence of the trust case decisions which had been of paramount effect on the market in the previous week.
 The check to the advance which set in with the decline of that influence gave
 place to some reaction, and to a falling | off in activity in the dealing in stocks. This action of the market was re- | fection of the belief that the Standard 1 Oil decision had not cleared away all of the uncertain factors in she situation. Steel trade conditions were BSought into first place again by the unsettlhSg of that market consequent on the reduNion of prices by the Republic Iron and. ster company. The marking down of the prits : of steel bars gave rise to differences of opinion concerning the motfses for the action and the consequences to follow to trade at large. It argued that a demonstration of active competitive con ditions in the trade was calculated to in- fluence the tone of the congressional in- vestigation of the United States Steel cor poration.
 E of s50,o00,000 of Panama canal bonds is awaited with keen interest. Sales in the curb market of the new bonds when is- sued as high as l03 indicate the ex- pectation of the financial community that the offerings will prove a success. A pre- mum on these bonds, the first to be sold without the circulation privilege since the enactment of the national banking law, will carry testimony to the high credit of the United States government, and will be cited also of evidence of the excellent investment demand in the New York money market.
 The importance attached to the crop outcome is not lessened by the continued obscurity of the business outlook and weather news from day to day has an ap- preciable influence on stocks.
 Foreign as well as domestic crop pros- poets enter into the calculation owing to the probable export demand for the har- vest yield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
NEWS OF ALICEVILLE

tractor J. w. Puckett of Columbus Miss. left for Columbus this morning after spending the night here. His chief business was to look after the finishing of the Merchants and Farmers bank job, but it is understood that quite a number of other buildings were figured on by him.
 It is rumored that T. J. Dunkin oi Carrollton, who was also here, let the contract to MT. Puckett for the erec- ton of $6000 brick hotel on the site of the present Hotel Alice, which Is ir charge of Mrs. Dunkin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
Gregory May Be New Dean

Washington, May 2s.-(Special-) )-There are persistent rumors that Charles Noble Gregory dear of the law department of the State university of Iowa, and one of the best nnown authorities on interna- to accept the deanship of the law school Of the George Washington university in this city ine annual meeting of the trustees of the George Washington uni versity will be held next Wednesday morning, and official announcement of the appointment If the new dean is then ex- Iccted to be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29

----~----~-~-~----~--- cost of from s25 to s100 per acre. It is absolutely necessary to irrigate in order to make a crop there The lands. thus IT, rigated, will yield from five to eight tons Ter acre, and the product sells from sa | to $6 per ton. Such lands are not TOT sale even at $150 an acre.
 These facts are given from actual knowledge of conditions in the San Joa- auin valley, California.
 l "A brief summary of the advantages of | this section shows iconolusively, without exaggeration or optimistic representa- ttons, the superiority of the black belt of | Alabama over the high-priced land of | California, and all facts can be easily sub- stantiated
 | we have a genial climate where the I farmer can work outdoors at least 300 days of the year. exclusive of Sundays, | ana generally we have a regular and abundant supply of rain. We have cheap. I sufficient and tractable labor in unfail- l ing quantity.
 | "It used to be popular to decry negro labor. but, after all that may be said,
 the negro if kindly but firmly managed. suits the southern people as farm la borer.
 | Our soil here is fertile and responds at once to the blow. Weshave an abund- ance of fine lime lands especially adapt ] ed to Alfalfa that five years ago could have been bought for $ to $l0 per acre. | These lands may now be had at from $lo l to $30 per acre, and buyers are not hard | to find.. Tho values of all lands in this l section are, advancing rapidly, and even
 our ordinary sandy soil so well adapted
 under proper cultivation, to the raising 1 of cotton, corn, peas and all kinds of fruits and vegetables, are rapidly rising
 in value. Their adaptability for diversi- | fled farming is such that the boil weevil
 spectre has no terrors for us, and the
 progressive farmer is inclined to view
 the prospect of me weevil invasion as
 a blessing in disguise.
 l Now; in view of these advantages, a genial climate. fertile soil, cheap lands
 adapted to all the crops of the temperate
 zone. with abundant irrigation that costs us nothing, with Eood and growing mar kets at our very doors, with plenty oi
 cheap and dependable labor-we can set
 no ominous portend to cast even shadow
 over our agricultural prosperity; and Il l those who read this statement of blair
 facts be still unconvinced. or not suf. | ficiently informed. let them send dowr their Calebs and Joshuas to spy ou our land and carry back their reports tt those who wish to cast their lines ir pleasant places and build their hopes upor
 a permanent foundation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
B|G POSSE RAIDS
 CULLMAN TIGERS Citizens Unite With Off, cers of the Law in an
 Enormous Raid

Cullman May 2S.-(Special. )-Con- sternation and havoc was wrought in the ranks of blind tigers" in Cullman late yesterday afternoon when the of
 hccrs of the law, assisted by a large number of the citizens of the town and county. swooped down upon the keepers of the erstwhile tigers, armed with the proper legal papers, pulling off one of the most gigantic raids ever in the history of the county.
 The raid of yesterday had been planned very carefully and very few people were aware of the fact that there existed any such intentions Sufficient men were secured and sent out in squads in order that all placese where Illegal sales of whiskey and beer were time, and thus avoid giving the men any chance to communicate with each other. Every tiger in town was raided with the exception of one or two and
 more than two car loads of beer whisky and other like beverages were
 found and confiscated by the officers. The raid was pulled off at the h. stance of the law and order league | of which G. U Burdict is president Search and seizure warrants were sworn out before Justice of the Peace Fred J. Buchanan, and in the absence
 of Sheriff c. W. Bryce, the raiders were led by Chief Deputy J. W. Sparks and Deputies T. B. Williams and Walker Ragsdale.
 The work of the officers was started about o'clock yesterday. Drays and wagons were secured and not until ? o'clock last night was all the con- fiscated liquors and beers safely stored in the bars at the jail. In all about 95 barrels of beer and whisky was taken in charge, representing a valuation of between $500 and $2000.
 The posse went about their work In a quiet and orderly manner, and nothing of a sensational nature what
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
ELECTION PETITION
 DECLARED LEGAL

Florence, May 2S.-(Special) l)-After an exhaustive examination of the petition to call a. whisky election in Lauderdale county, which petition was declared in sufficient by Probate Judge James F. Koonce, Judge J. H. Nathan and Paul Hodges, attorneys for the petitioners, Saturday made cir report to Judge Koonce, claiming to have found among the names eliminated by the latter 69 qualified voters, or 29 more than the num- Der required for the calling of the elec- ton. The report covered about ten type written pages and was supplemented by a statement from Judge Nathan and MT. Hodges. The mistakes, he declared, were no fault of Judge Koonce, but arose largely from the fact that the voters were migratory, in some cases paying their poll tax in as many as four diff ferent beats.. making confusion Tn the records.
 Judge Koonce will make another in- vcstigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29

INT. Thornton learned the lesson of Intelligent farming, and the chemistry Of soils, as well as the value of farm prod ucts, on a California farm where land was worth from $1OO to $50 per acre. There he learned that none of the clovers were as rich in humus as alfalfa, and that alfalfa not only produces more tons of hay per acre than any other high class hay, but that it always has ready any known hay. l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29

Tn the, west alfalfa Is popularly called mortgage liter The lands in that section, as every one knows, are very high. say from s1oo to s150 per acre. Be- sides, the serious side of the question fs that these lands must be irrigated at g
The Prescott daily news., 1911-10-19
TEMPERATURE For 24 hours ending 2 a. m.
STRICTLY A SOLO.

Senator Hepburn of Idaho was in- |tarupted in debate by Senator Jones \ Of Washington, who asked some questions which irritated the states man from Idaho, and he hotly said
 xThe senator from Washington is informed that this is a solo part, and ! do not wish to have a debate duet with him."
The Prescott daily news., 1911-10-19
THE pYsPEpTIc's OPPORTUNITY.

Among what may be called death- bed jests that of the Rev. James Guthrie of Stirling, one of the Gov enanter martyrs, deserves high place. Lord Guthrie recalls the story in "From Northern Window" MT. Guthrie was executed at the cross in High street, Edinburgh. The night before he asked for cheese for supper. His friends wondered, for the physicians had forbidden him to eat cheese. But he said, with a smile, s"I am beyond the hazard of all earthly diseases"
The Prescott daily news., 1911-10-19
AN AMERICAN QUERY.


 Stories continue to come in of the doings of Americans during the coronation. Every American goes night seeing, and and as one of the
 conducted trips drove near Grosve- nor house the guide pointing it out said.
 That is the town house of the duke of Westminster, one of our largest landed proprietors."
 A pretty girl on the second seat looked up in sudden enthusiasm. 'ohp she cried. "Who landed |hmf'-Tit-Bits.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-10-19

Strayed-From Voden, Clark county, on the 7th of Octoberone iron grey mule, anchor brand on left shoulder, 6 years old. One black horse mule 8 years old; no marks or brands. The fro II grey mule was raised by Jerry Pittman. Any information lead ing to recovery of these animals will be literally rewarded. w. H. Cagle, Voden. Ark.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-10-19
MARRIAGE.

Marriage, which has been the bourne of so many narratives, is still a great beginning, as it was to Adam and Eve, who kept their honeymoon in Eden, but had their first little one among the thorns and missiles of the wilderness. It is still the beginning of the home epic-the gradual con- quest or irremediable loss of that complete union which makes the ad- vancing years climax, and age the harvest of sweet memories in com mon.
 Some set out, like Crusaders of old, with glorious equipment of hope and enthusiasm, and get broken by the way, wanting patience with each other and the world.-George Eliot.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-10-19

If a suitable place can be se- cured, it is possible the big herd of elephants with tine Yankee Robinson Show will be given a bath when the show exhibits here tomorrow. When all the elephants get in the water at one time you will see a sight never to be forgotton. The way they squirt water on each other through their trunks would put to shame the best fire hose you ever saw. They will dive under the water and remain there ten or fifteen minutes, breathing through their trunks which they leave out of the water. The ele- phants love the water and every possible opportunity, the keepers with the show take the entire herd to the river for a swim. This is usually done after the afternoon performance.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-10-19
FRUIT RAISING IN ENGLAND.

England sticks to her fruit rais- ing. In ten years orchards increased 25.00O acres and small fruits II 900. Last year there were 27,000 acres .n strawberries, nearly 5000 in rasp- berries, 25,OOO in gooseberries and entrants, 172,000 in apple trees, aearly 10000 in pears, 12,000 in cherries and 16,000 in plums.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-10-19
HE WAS DIFFERENT KIND Magnate Makes Wrong Guess on Col lese Man Who Applies
 fer Job.

The young man entered the mag nate's office.
 "So you want a job, do you?" the latter gruffly remarked. "Just out of college, no doubt?"
 "Yes."
 The magnate sized him up.
 "Think you know it all, eh ?"
 "No, sir"
 "lmagine you own the earth, no doubt?"
 "No."
 Believe yourself to be much bet ter man than your father?"
 "No."
 "What was the subject of your graduating essay?"
 "'Human Dynamos,'
 Remarkably practical. Too clev- CT to do any real work, of course?"
 "No. want to learn the busi- ness"
 The sheer on the magnate's face deepened.
 70, I've heard of you college smarties. The newspapers are all on to you. If I gave you job in week you'd be showing me how to run the business, wouldn't you?"
 ''No, sir"
 The magnate stared at him.
 "All right, son. That will be your desk over yonder. You'll get $25 a week as starter, with an increase as soon as you familiarize yourself with the work. Good luck to you."- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-10-19
Stop that Dandrusf

before it kills your hair. You know dandruff is a germ dis. ease and it leads slowly and surely to badness and there is only one way to cure dandruff and that is to kill the germ that causes the trouble.
 Greasy salves will never do this. Zemo and Zemo Soap kills the germ and are guaranteed to cure dandruff, itching scalp and all other germ diseases of the skin and scalp.
 Zemo and Zemo Soap are the true scientific remedies for these afhictions. To show our faith in Zemo and Zemo Soap we have instructed the druggist selling them to refund your mon- ey if you are not satisfied with the results from the very first bottle and the first cake of soap.
 We can afford to make this of. fer because one bottle of Zemo and one cake of soap are suffi- cient to show their healing qual- ities and if used according to di- rections, they will effect per manent cure.
 Sold by druggists everywhere and in Prescott by Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-10-19
The Prescott Daily News
 PUBLSsHEO 6Y The News Printing Go.

Entered as seconl class mail matter November 4th, 1905, at the postoffice ,t Prescott, Ark, under the act of 0ngress, March 3, 1879.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-04
CARE OF FEET A
TASK FOR RUNNERS
LOng-distance Men Must Be
Careful.

New York, Dec. 3.-One Of the most
athletics is that of a bunch of runners
taking care of their feet. It is not hard
for the average person to reason out
what an important item the condition
Of the feet is to a runner. and especially
| to Iong-distance man. Many and many
a big race mas been lost by the best
man in it because he neglected to attend
to his feet properly before the start.
The ten-mile championship at Celtic
Park last Saturday furnished an op-
portunity to watch some of the greatest
distance men in the country look after
their feet before a big race. Every one
of the crack distancers prepared his
feet as carefully as a chorus lady
makes up for her turn before the foot
lights. John Daily used enough talcum
powder to fill a good-sized bucket be-
fore he secured the reqhired result, while
Harry Smith, the crack Pastimer. rubbed
his pedal eXtremities for nearly half an
hour. Smith then showed his rivals a
new kind of heel that he had on his
shoes, which he seemed to think would
make his running a lot better.
Some of the runners bound their toes
up In yards of tape, while others showed
their feet into the running shoes with
out so much as cotton sock for pro-
lection. The tape custom Is an old ThIr-
teenth Regiment trick. Harry Hillman
started it, and was followed by Lawson
Robertson and Harvey Cohn. COhn used
more tape on his feet than any other
amateur that ever lived, winding and
winding until his feet were almost en-
balmed in cotton.
Tender feet are a bane to all runners
and the average athlete will make any
sacrifice to get rid Of the affiiction. Mel
Sheppard some years ago developed ten
der feet, and for months he suffered tor
tUre in all his races-especialy on the
boards. Some kind (?) friend told Mel
to dip his feet in alum and they would
harden" at once. Sheppard took the
cure and his feet certainly did harden"
They got so hard that the next time he
went out the skin on his feet split. The
next week Sheppard came home one
night with one of his feet swollen to
twice its natural size, and the doctor,
when called at once, said blood poison
ing" To make long story short. Shep-
pard had to go to the University of
Pennsylvania Hospital for weeks. and
came very near losing one Of his legs.