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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
Transfers of Real Estate

Deeds of conveyance in the following real estate transfers in which more than 5000 was involved, were registered in the probate court Monday:
 si5OO-E. J. Burns and Mrs. W. F. Burns to R. J. Strickland, part of section 24, township 16 range west.
 $6O00-Charles McCrery. to the Tennessee Land company, lot 16 in block A of the Highland Park survey, city of Birming- ham
 $40Oo-G. E. Mitchell and G. B. Mitchell to J. J. Lamar and Ella Kaupp, lots 4, :. 9. Il, in block 1 lots 4, 3l, 35, in block ?. and lots and in block 15 of the survey of Mitchell's addition to North Birmingham, and lot 15 of block 2l3 of the survey of the North Birmingham Land company.
 s95OO-Gertrude W. Halstead and J. c. Halstead to Salie Dey Shemwell. lot 3, block S94, city or Birmingham s536O-C. w. Streit and rallie A. Streit to Sam Stephens part of lots and 6, in block 67o, according to the Elyton Land company's survey, city of Birming- nam.
 s2150-Ethel l.. Hogan to W. R. Stewart, lot of block l, Burgin Place, city of Birmingham.
 s5oo-G. E. salter to w. R. Stewart lot Is of block g. Burgn Place, city oi Birmingham.
 s26O0-B. H. Davidson to w. R. Stewart, lot 1 6of block 3, Burgin Place. city of Birmingham.
  si4OO-L,. P. Champion to J. M. Yielding, lots 13 and 14 of the Tarrant & McMillan subdivision of North Birmingham. s2550-Sarah R. Murray to Mrs W. A. Cmttenden, part of lot 4, block 22 of the survey of the property of J. M. Ware. s4500-Standard Home company to Leo M. Welton, lots IS, 19 and 20 in block of tho Ira1 I2 IoDae' c,,i.yoN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
FAIR OFFICIALS
 ARE CLOSING UP
In Few Days Will Hold Meeting and
 Receive Official Reports of 1911 Exposition

President B. B. Burton and the active officials of the recent Alabama State Fair spent yesterday at the Fair grounds closing up the affairs of the 1911 State Fair. The shows and free attractions left Sunday, and nearly all the live stock and poultry left the same day.
 The local exhibitors were busy yes- terday removing their exhibits and in a day or two the Fair grounds will re- semble deserted village"
 The directors of the Fair association will meet in few days to receive the reports of the Fair officials and to close up the business of the most successful Fair in the history of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
TRADERS EXCHANGE
 SOCIAL MEETING

The executive officers of the Builders and Traders exchange announce social and informal meeting of the organize ton, all members and the building men of the city, to be held at thir head quarters in the Chamber of Commerce building next week The exact date will be set later and it is planned to have several talks on trade subjects deliv- cred by well known business men at that time. The programme will be followed by the social session, with the serving of appropriate refreshments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
Family Hair Dressing Benefits the Hair of Men, Women and Children

Get a bottle of delightful, refreshing PARIS1AN SAGE, madam. and have everybody in the house use it regularly. It's fine for children as well as grown ups and Norton's drug store guarantees PARISIAN SAGE to drive away dan druff stop falling hair or itching scalp, or money back. Large bottle 50 cents.
 T think PARISIAN SAGE is good as hair grower. It IS good to rid the hair of dandruff and stop the hair from falling out. It is a beautifier as well SIS scalp cleaner. intend to keep 1t in the house. l know 1t helped my head.'--Hannah Hardness, Marshall town. Iowa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
DAYS RECORD OF
 COUNTY COURTS

At a preliminary hearing in the second division of the court of common pleas yesterday, J. o. McBee and H. c. Lawler the officers who shot and killed the Lynn boys, were discharged by Judge H. B. Abernethy. No witnesses testified in the hearing except the officers, and their testimony tended to show that the killing was after the dead men had been placed Under arrest and that it was purely in / self defense.
 Hilliard Ham, a white man, was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of assault and battery upon his wife. He was held pending further investigation relative to an accusation of vagrancy.
 In the first division of the inferior court before Judge l. H. Benners, Crock ett Scott, alias Crawford Henley was discharged from a charge of murder He was accused of killing a negro named Huffman The crime is said to have been committee in the early summer
 Mac Flournoy was bound over to the grand jury under s3OOO bond on a charge of assault with intent to murder.
 Chancery Court
 Chancellor A. H. Benners is in Jasper this week holding court, and in conse- uuerce of his absence from the city no docket win be called in the chancery court this week.
 Suits Filed
 Two suits were filed in the circuit court yesterday against the Pratt Con- soldated Coal company for $l0o00. The first was by Gabe Brooks as administra- tor of the estate of Top Brooks, deceased, alleging that the plaintiffs intestate was caused by the negligence of the com pany. The order was filed by Lee San ders, administrator of the estate of George s. Sanders deceased, alleging the same cause of complaint. Both the deceased men were conviets in the Ben- ner mine and were killed by an explosion in the mine on April 8, 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
Funeral PostpOned

On account of the rain the burial of the Confederate veteran, Captain Will Hams, was postponed yesterday until this morning at 10 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17

maintained its importance by being l olassed with the Harvester case, the To- bacco case and that of the Standard Oil. The grocers' attorneys admitted that they were willing to be enjoined and that of- Ter, given first to a newspaper reporter, was taken up by the government The
 association and the government attorneys held three conferences, of which all were unavailing. The government did not wish
 10 allow the organization to exist at all,
 while afterward the rule of reason" was | Invoked. permitting the associatione to
 meet for social purposes.
 Alter 1t was evident that no agreement
 was to be reached soon, Attorney Rob-
 ert N. Bell of this city was appointed ex- aininer and went through a trunk filled
 With documentary evidence requiring two
 daSs. That was shipped yesterday to Montgomery. However, after that was | taken the supreme court trust decisions
 were given out and then a decree agreed
 upon in this case. .e-
 announcement that an agreement was i reached called for denials from President J. Il. McLaurin of the association and cafuthers Ewing of Memphis. attornev TOT The association. As far as the usa ot the word dissolution was concerned tbe
 association officials were correct
 Started in Birmingham
 The whole case started in p,rr,t,.
 ao'u' two years and half ago, when
 liie hign cost Of food commodities excited
 .he keenest resentment. Investfgations
 were begun, facts disclosed and then I1i,-
 ton C. Clabaugh came forth with tbo statement that he had been forced out ,.f me wholesale grocery business by an al. ieeed legal combination of wboIeso1o erocers. James A. VanHoose was at tba+ tune president of the associa+ion upon ms head Mir Clabaugh poured a via,
 VI recommendations. A civil suit followed. "herein a Judgment by confession was entered against MT. VanHoose for s10OOo which was collected. Subsequently MT. l Clabaugh sued the association. His at- | torneys introduced trunk filled with doc umentary evidence, when Caruthers Ew- | ing raised the point that the VanHoose settlement carried satisfaction for all in jury. Judge w. I. Grubb affirmed the
 point and the case ended without any appeal being subsequently, taken
 MT. Clabaugh was laterly a special agent for the department of justice, and 1t is admitted by the members of the de- pertinent of justice that to MT. Ciabaugh | tfeir most damaging evidence is due.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17

TARPAULINs, HORSE COVERS, HORSE BLANKETS, AUTOMOBILE COVERS AND LAP ROBES. WE STILL MANUFACTURE HORSE AND MULE JEWELRY. SAME OLD STAND, 1911 SECOND AVENUE. WILLIAM RECk- LING IO-12-3t- tu h-sat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
CROWD GETS SOAKING AT
 BIG BUFFALO BILL SHOW

out upon the western plains, they did their parts as if nothing out of the ordi- nary were occurring. Even Colonel Cody himself apparently did not notice the heavy rains which fell but went on with his part as he did in days of yore.
 But it was after the crowds of specta- tors began to leave the tent that they got the full benefit of the rainstorm. Ladies had an especially hard time for there was a genuine river between the tents and the street car tracks In many places the water and mud were almost knee deep
 To add to the general dlscomport, the electric current failed while some of the people were returning to town and the street cars were left standing long enough for passengers to get in pretty bad Lu- nor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17

shall be sold. or to coerce manufactur- CTS and producers engaged In selling or shipping commodities to fix limited selling price at which such commodi- ties may be sold. They will also be prohibited from having printed price on cards, for distribution. The de- fendants will be perpetually enjoined from confederating or agreeing to pre- vent any manufacturer from selling to any wholesale grocer who does not maintain the prices fixed or llsted
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-17

tIlts years ago thcre was some
excuse for bad roads. for Our
country was poor, Now il is rich
There b no excuse. a good road is
always 20 be desired aud is source
ei comfort and convenience 20
every traveller Good roads attract
and keep population. as we'll as
good schools and churches. Good
goads improve tho value of proper
81 so That h is said that farm ~
ing five miles from market con-
lected by bad road is OF less
,aiue lnan an equally good farm
Connected hy a good road. 4 larger
0adcan be drawn by one horse one
! good road than by Two over a bad
me. Good roads encourage the /
greater exchange of products and
commodities between one section
md another Good roads are Of
feal value 10 railroads as feeders.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-17

wreatn. so ala I. while the Girl carried
a third
That night we sat together on the
yeranda Sirius still shone. cold and
unsympathetic. The small negro still
fought his banjo and walled OF his
love; but play-acting was over. and,
our corner being secluded, we occupied
the same chair
She was crying. | was thinking of
some lines | learned as a child. some
thing about not deserving more than
others
She broke my reverie by asking if
I loved her
broke her necklace In an effort to
prove that | did
Il believe" | began.
Yes she interrupted 'if did not
love you better than anyone in the
whole world. | also believe"
The banjo stopped abruptly. The
tourists seized oranges and departed
for bed. A cloud hid Sirius and Or
Ions belt and-well, one could hardly
be jealous of boy who now could not
sven cough
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-17
tJohn viii. al

John viii. 3-i1.
We have saved the soul Of the man
that killed.
We have turned to shrive the thief.
We restored the pride of the man that
lied
And we give him our belief:
| But for her that fell have we fash
Toned he'll
with faith an stern and just.
! IL was so of Old: and no man has told
what cur Lord wrote in the dust.
We have sighed hetimes OF our broth
ers' crimes
And have babe them be Of cheer
For the flesh is weak. and the soul
grown meek
May vet read its title clear:
But we draw away from the one
astray
As the truly righteous must.
She is cursed indeed, and we did not
read
What our Lord wrote in the dust.
And the men who thieved. and who |
killed and He'd
Who have slain the woman's soul
We have worked and prayed and have
seen them made
All clean and all pure and whole
but we drive her out with a righteous
shout
In our Pharisaic trust.
So the man goes free-but we did not
see
What our Lord wrote in the dust
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-17
A Famous Joke.

Though unquestionably many Of
Punch's Jokes are deliberately manu-
facured, or else improved from actual
incidents, a vast number are used
with but slight textual editing, just
as they occurred. Thus Joe Allen it
was-the light hearted artist to
Punchs arst number-who provided
Mr. Du Maurier years afterward with
that social agony" in which a great
lover Of children, invited to a juvenile
party, bursts into the room with the
cry of Here we are again." walking
in on his hands ike a clown. TO find
that he has come to the wrong house
next door and was scandalizing a Sc
date and stately dinner party.-Life.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-17

II Is doubtful whether the con
armed smoker ever really enjoys
smoking The hahir becomes merely
mechanical II Maeterlinck hit upon
a happy expedient whereby De con.
tluued 70 enjoy the pleasure OF bis
pipe and al The same time guarded
against is injurious effects tie is
d appears the slave 10 habit
Without the help o. tobacco" ~rites
a recent bloerspher, ne seemed Ia.
capable OF Inspiration os csystallizing
q In words Il he has not overcome
The need h has oatfaeked e. Smo
king. he uotieed. bad lost les virtue
as stimuiani. and instead oi rousing
ihe brain 60 activity. ss AZ frst. had
eosne TO disturb is functions 50 now.
Ia lieu OF ordinary tobacco. he aus his
eowr With de-nicotlnissd prepara.
lion. lastcless indeed. but harmless
He pipe is still always alight when
he pen Is busy. but 4 = hardly nov
more than an Innocent subterfuge 10. I
ended 20 cheat and o. satisfy an IL.
'eslstibls mechanical craving
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-17

Antics of FirebaIIs

Ffreballs or globular lightnines are
the most mysterious Of all nature ami
for long il was doubted by science If
there was any such thing But their
reality is now beyond question. Ran
or meteorie lightning is sometimes
seen jumping from cloud to cloud
sometimes rolling. bouncing and skin.
ping upon the ground. In October
1888, in Constantinople, a globe of fire
the size OF an orange came spinning
bouncing through an open window and
began playing around the gas let
Their jumping up and down on the
dinner table, it danced about the
heads Of the guests like Penfecostal
1re. Finally il few into the street
lnd exploded with an appalling crash
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-17

shipped were iron and steel manu-
features. "a million dollars ~
value; wood and manufactures
thereof, three fourihs Of a million;
mineral oils. three-fourths Of q
million: tobacco, one-baIf million ,
vegetables one-half million; wooden
manufactures over one-half million;
cotton manufactures, over 0ne-ifalf
million: explosives. nearly one-half
eggs nearly oDe-lalf millio
Dreadstufls, three-fourths million,
and meat aud dairy products. over
million dollars IN value.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-17
A TWO-SIDED
HONEYMOON
~ ALDRIDcE EVELYN



Il was the Girls idea: have since
noticed that Impossible ones usually
are But who could refuse bride OF
barely TWO hours7 ask-whog
had driven TO the church feeling
: Infinitely superior 70 everyone. ! had
walked MP the aisle like-in my Owl
imzgination--a knight OF old ! hads
Yet be u known that twenty minutes
wait under the pulpit steps had left me
limp. supremacy self-cOnscious. and
with an inward conviction that my
best mans idea Of humor was gro
tesqne
H0wbeii ! win omit dun detail. for
even he fact that a faithful servant
had coated ms swordblade with vas.
cline not being discovered ull the
Dridecake WAS sut was a detail com
payed With The idea-tha idea mooted
- We sped towards the boat which
was 10 convey ms TO the British West
Indies the idea which had to become
reality as soon as that boat was
reached
"Dearest ''--she began with that
word which have since discouraged.
as II gives distinct suggestion that
there are others. Dearest. viii you
do something because | ask your"
Would ! do something because she |
asked mel Would ! not do anything |
which found expression on those coral
lips Ny answer-a kiss--satisfied /
her
Thinking II over. as our good ship
5ucked al southwest gale came to
he conclusion that the idea was not
original Hours before had known il
. be. upleasant Thinking again as
We glided into smoother water and
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-17
MAN, FOOLISH SIAN. WOMEN
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.

Z Dodgang hiiher and thither, twice
escaping the clutches Of the United
states Government. Elder Jarman,
Mormon missionary alias J0hnstone
was ran 10 earth at this place by
t'eofgs Barry. All Enoiishman. and
sheriff lug.
u was the old story Of man and
woman. The Mormon missionary !
ii'e city Of Liverpool, England.
found crednlOus people. They be-
iiesed his story Of the wonderful
iand across the seas and what he
called the true" religion. Among
these English people we've The Bar
~ family, happy, contcnted pco-
pie until the coming Of the mission
airy Barry moved 10 salt Lake,
saved his money and sent for the
wife and iiltel daughter lie wait
eb long and ln vain Tor their
coming.
She took the money. crossed the
ocean was met by the Mormon
eloer and brought to idaho.
And the strange part Of the story
r. that the wife and family nine (
aided the wife OF Barry I
10 escape with Jarman.
Barry learning that he had but
warmed Tie traditional serpent IN
his household, swofc 10 spend ever
dollar be- had in the world if need
BE- 10 bring just punishment to the
home wrecker.
A iew days ago he received
pathetic letter from his daughter.
Dorothy, who was living with The
ormer Bishop" and her mother.
ie took The first train to Shoshone.
wore oh warrants and Sheriff
.ug nahhed his man. who was at
sork on the Wendell InH as a
lainler.
The pathetic part Of it is that a
hid nine months old is at the Jar
lau-JOiinston home. The mother
& crnieally ill
ilhe meeting beiweem lilt Dor
ny and her father was affecting
J The extreme Like her mother, !
be- had been poorly cared for by :
Ne former missionary
Barry and larman glared at each
her for two full minutes with 81
Il a word Vi
4 told you YOU viper Ia get p'
'u no matter whore you hid or
iief what name sou went said M
airy "i'll put you whore you OF
1m run away with any more ~
ives. You've been dancing for ~ !"
rs time and now | guess youll se
lrk lhe rest Of your day for the no
Idlef. fol
Adultery is the charge. The tn,
'ernmeul has been attempting TO on
a Mrs Barry to depori her
'ndell lrrigaiionisl. qu
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-17

cleaner weather, ! became firmly con
vinced that the whole thing was pre-
posterous.
T. Nevertheless beinOan my weak
( ness. Jamaica found MS stil carving
out the idea in grim earnest; found
our lads passengers saying openly
that the Girl was saint and a
beast; found the men quoting to them
selves tfite and stale epigrams aDro.
pos OF the ways of man and maid. and
found men. women. and children leven
the ships doctorl ohe and all. with.
out the roegiest notion that we we're
a couple ON our honeymoon Il re
CURED doing. only those who have met
the Girl can tell how muchl TO speak
harshly 70 her was an agony When
I I allowed her to fetch her own chair. |
20 arrange her own wraps. 10 tuck up |
her own feet felt bestial. when-our (
piece de resistance grumy ordered (
her 10 So after my tobacco pouch.
endured the pains OF Hell
True. our cabin I'm the bulkheads
might have told a different tale. but
walls have ears not tongues
Kingdom and private hotel gave
me blessed respite a tendav one and
an too short, then. alas! away to
the Blue Mountains. a large hotel. and
more piayacliug
II was evening aud my heart well
nigh broken by touching scene In
which 7 had harshly chldden her for
keeping me waiting thirty seconds for 4
my dinnerl was seeking consolation 4
In a Golnfna.
She nursed her woes and the pnffv d
sleeves OF bewitching dinner-gown. Il
~ which she chuckled and sobbed al. Il
ernately r
The dark night was speckled with h
lrefiies Above MS sh0ne the king b
tar. Sirius. To our left lay the South n
I'm Cross. ON our right sat people /
Ike ourselves. tourists. while In front 81
{ US a small negro wrestled with a hi
anio and made the tropical plight sa
iueous. telling US OF his love for q Ger. hs
ain BABY Lulu IN awful and almost a,
discords II was this vi
nall negro demanding coin Of the
aim from The Girl who again re pr
inded me that al the world Is il
axe
Have You sixpence dear?' said she 20,
Ms hand instinctively sought my he
'cket but then my glance caught dyt
rs and a merry twinkle ! cleared he,
y throat and eyed her sternly. III 10
"a are DESTROYS OF wasting money die
Ease waste your own. said. and Low
lied saNagely az nay Goiofna 10
That was the cue for the third actor /
oug fsrce-tragedy- il what you mis-
n and he took IL Cal
Come here. picky," he said kindly. the
Z. giving the Girl a half smils. he ON
re the singer half crown r
The Girl must have looked her sea
'nks, as His next remark. interrupt. was
BY at Of coughing was addressed mil,
her r
a. became nay false positisa. glow.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-17
Moving.

on. Yesterday was moving day
And things were in a tumble.
j lost two jingles on the way.
But ruess mustn't grnmble.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-17
Hate.

This world would be a better place
And more. forsooth, like heaven.
II there were not so many wights,
Who're bent on getting even"
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
BRINGS WOES BODY
FOR INTERMENT HERE

J. o. MCGOWAN, OF Grafton, ". Va,
formerly Of this city. is in Whining
ton Oh the sad errand of burying his
wife's remains I'm a local cemetery.
Her maiden name was Reba Tramp
and her body will be buried from the
residence Of Jesse MCGOWAN, At Sill
verside. a brother of the husband on
Sunday. When brought to this city
the body Of Mrs. MCGOWAN was placed
I'm James T. Chambers private NOR
que until arrangements could, be
made for the funeral. Interment will
be made IN Riverview cemetery on
Sunday afternoon. The funeral SER
vice will be preached by the Rev
Robert Baldwin Of Claymont. Mr.. Nc
Gowan and his family left here about
seven years ago and at present is a
stationary engineer. Mrs. MCGOWAN
is survived by her husband and three
children. the youngest but three years
old.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
GUN BOAT PETREL
AT PORT AU F0ASIA

BY The United Press.
PORT AU PRINCE, July 21.-The
United States Gunboat Petrol arrived
here this afternoon from Gonaives. At
the latter port the commander Of the
Petrol left a Haitien gunboat TO pro-
tect the interests of foreigners.
With the arrival of the Petrol, all
uneasiness of Americans and other
foreigners was allayed and their SAT-
ETY. is assured. Foreign residents have
raised the flags of their respective
countries over their homes and places
of business.
About 1900 men reached Port Au
Prince to reinforce the government
troops Revolutionists this afternoon
were within a few miles of the city
President Simon today ordered th'
digging Of entertainments and the cree
ton of barricades.
The Government troops at Archa
hale who are commanded by Genera
Sylvan, secretary of the Interior, are
hard pressed, according TO reports