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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31
TAX COMMISSION
 MEETS HERE TODAY

The members of the state tax commits sion will arrive in Birmingham this morn ing and tomorrow they will open what is expected to be an extended session in Birmingham.
 The members of the commission are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

Judge A. A. Evans. John B. Powell and J. Lee Long. Their meetings will be held in the courthouse 1t is gathered that the commissioners will request expert testimony upon the tax assessments of some of the corporations in the Birming- ham district. A report from Montgomery few days ago was to the effect that the commission would perhaps look close ly into the valuations of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company.
 In that report no other corporation was specified, but it Is gathered that investi- gations will be held into other companie: here.
 The commissioners will be in Birmng ham several days, it is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31
Deaths and Funerals
Andrew J. Walker

The funeral services of Andrew !. Walker will lbe held this afternoon at o'clock at the Pratt City Methodist church. The last rites will be performed at o'clock at Elmwood cemetery, where the interment will be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31
George Brown Miller

George Brown Miller. aged B. was found dead in bed at s:so yesterday morn ing at his residence. 112 South blth street. It is thought that he had died of heart failure early in the morning. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at ! o'clock at the chapel of Johns Under taking company. After the services at the chapel the interment will be made in Woodlawn cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31
lDr. Phillips Found San Francisco in Fear of
 Earthquake
TEACHERS POLITICS
 NEED IMPROVEMENT
Suffragist Enthusiasm and House "Packed'' With Local Federa- tions Carried Convention-Dr.
 Phillips Interview

pr. J. II. Phillips superintendent or the Birmingham schools, returned Satur day afternoon from the National Teach CTS convention held in San Francisco.
 Concerning his experiences he says:
 'rThe San Francisco meeting of the Ma tional Education association was In many respects notable. While the attendance outside of California was disappointing, the meeting nevertheless was well attend ed, California, herself furnishing more than 1000 of the atcive membership pres ent.
 F Much interest centered in this meeting because it was the first over which T woman presided. Mrs Ella Flagg Young as is well known, is a prominent suffra- g!st, and it was interesting to note that an unusually large quota of women were on the general programme. The majority of them were avowed suffragists. Mrs Kate Stephens of London was one of the notable foreign educators present. She was an outspoken suffragist, but declined io be called a 'suffragette, that term, she explained, being applied in England to the militant Apazonian variety which delights in street scenes and stone throw ing campaigns. At the time of the con yention California was in the midst of a woman's suffrage campaign and the visit ing suffragists were called into requisi- ton as speakers at banquet and special meetings. At the leading hotels suffra- gists headquarters were established, re- captions were given and the visitors were regaled with refreshments, campaign but tons and literature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31
Live Topics Discussed

."The leading educators of the country were naturally interested in the proceed ings and impressed with the enthusiasm but they had come to San Francisco for more serious business. The programme ol the meeting covered the entire field O! modern educational life. Most prominent topics probably were the Improvement o1 Teachers Now in Service. The Co-Ordi' nation of the High Schools Wit. Colleges and Universities on the One Hand and with the Demands of Social and Industria Life on the Other There was mani fested a very significant tendency on the part of the great universities, led by Chi cago and Harvard, to modify the require ments for admission by accepting ac- credited industrial and technical topics
 Another very important theme was The
 Physical Welfare of the Child This was discussed by experts under such topics as Sanitation in Schools and Homes, | Care of the Subnormal and Defective ant Better Methods of Physical Examination
 and Medical Inspection
 'Perhaps the most recurrent theme
 whether on the programme or not
 making its appearance at every sea
 son, was the peaceSmovement. The sen timent seemed to permeate the discus sion of all civic and moral educa tion.
 "The opening session was held in th' Greek theatre at the University of Cal ifornia at Berkley. This is one Of the greatest amphitheatres in the country and is noted for its classic beauty ant ! splendid acoustic properties. Notable
 addresses were delivered by Governor
 Johnson of California, Mayor Mccarthy
 of San Francisco, President Benjamin | I. Wheeler of the University of Cali fornia and President David Starr Jor'
 dan of Leland Stanford, Jr, univer | sity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31

OHAW. Tho UndsysAxss. EAenas a GREEN uAAertakins cs. phoaee lo0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31
Political Condition Faulty

Naturally the political status or the association attracted wide attention throughout the country. For some years war has been made by certain ele- ments upon the conservation methods of those who have been elected to the offices. These officers have been nom mated by a representative body con sisting of one from each state, elected by the active membership from that state. Report of this committee had always been ratified by the business meetings of all the active members un- til the Boston meeting, when the report was turned down. It is alleged that it Is an easy matter to pack meet ing of this kind in a city like Boston or San FranciSco, where the mass oi the local membership may dominate and rule the convention. This was cer- tainly the case at San Francisco where the federated association of teachers the women's clubs and the local suf- fragist enthusiasm carried the conven- tion by storm. Of course a well planned is bound to succeed as the mass oi ganized and prefer not to enter into 8 political squabble. The hope of the conservative element is in the fact that the membership will find 1t necessar ry to make the association 0 delegated body representative of all the states and relieving it from the control o1 certain hostile clements.
 "The association has now funds in. vested amounting to $18O.O00. The pro- ceeds of such funds are devoted to spe-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-31
Fear of Earthquakes

cial research and to the publicat reports.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
OLDEST QUAKER CIT" HOUSE
Residence Erected In Philadelphia In
the Year 1892 Is Still
Standing.

Philadelphia. - Although Philadel-
phia is known as the City Of Homes"
and contains many public buildings OF
historic renown, the number of resi-
dences of the seventeenth century
now standing are comparatively few.
One of the reasons for the disappear
ance of the old landmarks Is the fact
that many of the old residential Sec
tons of the city have been trans
formed into business localities and
the old structures have given place to
modern Office buildings and business
houses. 1t is curious fact that the
oldest house in Philadelphia, and the
only residence of size in the city with
gable ends facing on the street, stands
at American and Ionic streets. in the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
Does Your Cat Cough?

Poor pussy! AS if the immemorial
charges against her of keeping us
awake o. nights and of eating canary
birds whenever she gets the chance
were not enough, the doctors have
just discovered that for years she has
been responsible for the spread of
diphtheria. DIR. G. ]. Awburn of
Manchester, England. having traced
an epidemic of this disease in a sub
urb Of that city to a pet cat belonging
to one of his patients, has found, after
much clever investigation, that all
cats are peculiarly susceptible to
diphtheritic affections of the throat
He has therefore recently been warn
ing all families who own cats to
watch them carefully, and. If they de-
velop coughs, to forbid their being
Rugged and petted. DR.. Awburn fur
Their recommends that If the cough
persists and the cat begins to grow
thin to have the animal destroyed at
once. The only really safe way, he
says, is to let the first wheeze be
pussy's death warrant.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
ERFuME FAVORED BY QUEENS
Royal Family of England Remain
Faithful to "Ess Bouquet"-Czar-
ina Is Fond of White Violet.

Queen Mary is not lover of per-
fume. She uses eau de cologne occa-
gionally, but avoids scents as much
as possible. A west end chemist told
the writer recently that neither is
Queen Alexandra very fond of per-
fumes, although she remains faithful
to the "Ess Bouquet" which has
been in use by the royal family of
England since 1922. This perfume is
composed of amber mixed with the
essence of roses, violets, jasmine,
orange flowers and lavender.
On the other hand the czarina is
passionately fond of perfume. Her
apartments in the royal palace are
daily sprayed with essences of lilac,
jasmine, and white violet. Her maj
esty's favorite essence is violet, and
for several weeks in the early spring
hundreds of women and girls may be
seen at Grasse gathering the bios
SONS from which the czarina's per-
fume is made The finished product
| is tested, bottle by bottle, at the st.
Petersburg Academy of Chemistry
before being sent to the imperial
Gtore.
The Queen Mother of Spain uses as
perfume eau d'espagne, manufactured
in Madrid. and also obtains a per
fume for her toilet from Paris. Its
composition is a secret which the
perfumer only half discloses. ut is
made" he says. "of rosewater, cocoa
nut oil, and-the rest is mystery"
The young queen of Holland Is a
great believer in the virtues of eau
de cologne; while Carmen Sylvia
queen of Roumania, uses special
perfume made from the finest herbs
which she says lis the best tonic fol
the skin she has yet discovered"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
SAVED OLD LADY's HAIR

My mother used to have very bad
humor on her head which the doctors
called an eczema, and for it had two
different doctors. Her head was very
sore and her hair nearly all fell out
in spite of what they both did. One
day her niece came in and they were
speaking of how her hair was falling
out and the doctors did it no good.
She says, Aunt. why don't you try
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment? Mother did and they helped
her. In six months time the itching,
burning and scalding of her head was
over and her hair began growing. To
day she feels much in debt to Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment for the fine
head of hair she has for an old lady
of seventy-four.
MY own case was an eczema in my
feet. AS soon as the cold weather
came my feet would itch and burn and
then they would crack open and bleed.
Then l thought l would fee to my
mothers friends, Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment did for four or
five winters, and now my feet are as
smooth as any ones. Ellsworth Dun
ham, Hiram, Me-, Sept. 80, 1902"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
EAGER TO WORK.
Health Regalned by Right Food.

The average healthy man or woman
is usually eager to be busy at some
useful task or employment.
But let dyspepsia or indigestion get
hold of one, and all endeavor becomes
q burden.
"a year ago. after recovering from
an operation writes a Michigan lady,
my stomach and nerves began to give
me much trouble.
"At times my appetite was vora-
cious, but when INDUCED, indigestion
followed. Other times had no appe
lite whatever. The food took did not
nourish me and grew weaker than
ever.
II lost interest In everything and
wanted to be alone. had always had
good nerves, but now the merest trifie
would upset me and bring on violent
headache. Walking across the room
was an effort and prescribed exercise
was out of the question.
Il had seen Grape-Nuts advertised,
but did not believe what read at the
time. At last when 1t seemed as il
was literally starving, began to eat
Grape-Nuts.
81 had not been able to work for a
year. but now after two months Cd
Grape-Nuts am eager to be at work
again. Ny stomach gives me no trou-
BILE now, my nerves are steady as ever.
and interest in life and ambition have
come back with the return 10 health"
Read The Road to Wellville." in
pkRs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above letterf A new
>,e apuears from time to time. They
are genuine. true. and fun Of hunns
Interest.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07

very heart of the business and whole
sale section bounded by Chestnut and
Walnut, and Second and Third streets.
While this house is generally rec
ognized as the oldest dwelling in the
city, the exact date of it's construction
Is not known. There are two bricks
in the walls which are scratched with
dates. One of them is inscribed
"1701," while the other indistinctly
bears figures 1892" 1t is upon the
last figures that the claim of antiquity
is based and the various historical So
cieties of the city are convinced that
the belief is correct
Although no effort has been made by
the various historical societies or the
city to preserve it, the old building is
in good condition, and from present in
dications, it looks as though it could
withstand the buffetings of another
century. The walls bear no cracks,
and the plaster which holds the bricks
together hardly shows it's two cen
turtles of wear The joists of the two
floors are solid and must have been of
exceptionally well seasoned timber
originally. In only two rooms has
the flooring been renewed. and this
was done when they were combined to
make more room for the present ten
ant.
From all that can be learned the
house has been in constant use since
its construction, and its various ten
ants have from time to time brought
the interior of the house up to modern
ideas excludes the possibility of di-
vulging any idea of the interior deco
rations of the colonial days. Very lit
tie is known of it's former tenants, ex-
cept that it was once the residence Of
Samuel Nickel. in 1876. He was. the
man who talked so discouragingly to
Benjamin Franklin when he advanced
the project of setting up a printing Of
fee In the city.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
Progress In RaiIroadina.

Yes" said the lady whose dress
case is covered with strange foreign
labels, 'the way railroads run now
labels, the way railroads are run now
adays is great improvement over
what they were so years ago."
But surely you had no experience
rs traveller so years ago." says her
friend.
Il don't mean that. But nowadays.
don't you notice, when there Is wreck
1t is always had at some point convent
emit to cluster of farm houses where
the victims can 60 for coffee and to
get warm?"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
whv Do Thew

Why women like the baldheaded
man it is somewhat difficult to define.
1t may be because he appears to be:
Thoughtful and kind.
Trustworthy and confiding. Whim-
steal. Past the foilies and frivoiities
of youth.
Usually successful.
A man of property.
Opinions why women like the bald
headed man obtained by the Daily
Mirror are as follows:
He is not silly like young men.
He accepts refusals of marriage SC
nicely that one Is sorry one did not
accept him.
The bald patch looks so clean and
nice. One would like to kiss 1t.
A doctor welcomes badness when II
comes to him. as it is sign of Sc
dateness end dignified learning, which
invariably increases his practise.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
Tribute to Painters Skill.

One of the still life paintings by
Jan van Huysen in the museum at
The Hague was recently injured, but
it is believed the perpetrator was
neither vandal nor thief.
The picture represents a basket OF
fruit on which a number of insects
have gathered. On a pale yellow ap
pie. which is the centerpiece In the
cluster of fruit, is a large fly, painted
SO true to nature, SO say the officials
of the gallery. that the canvas was
injured by some one who endeavored
to "shoo" it and brought his cane OF
hand too close to the canvas. "A
tribute to the painters genius" says
the letter recording the fact, for which
the work had to suffer-"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
What World Lost7

1T was the worst calamity that ever
happened to me-" sighed the pale. in
tellectual, high browed young woman.
Il had written a modern society nov
ell. complete to the last chapter. and
a careless servant girl gathered the
sheets of the manuscript from the
floor, where the wind had blown them,
and used them to start a fire in the
CRATE"
What burning shame that was."
commented Mrs. Tartan.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
FAMOUS WAR ARTIST is DEAD
Melton Prior Represented the Illus
trated London News In "a Cam
paigns and Revolutions.

London, Eng.-Melton Prior. who
died recently, held the remarkable
record of having served his pa
per. the illustrated London News,
as correspondent and artist in "a
campaigns and revolutions. There
was no part Of the world. civil
ICED or savage, that was not familiar
to him. He was acquainted with the
prairies of the west, the pampas OF
South America. the jungles of Africa,
the steppes of Russia, the rugged
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
Free Blood Cure.

If you have pimples, offensive eruptions,
old sores, cancer, itching, scratching
eczema, suppurating swellings, bone pains,
hot skin, or if your blood is thin or i'm
pure, then Botanic Blood Balm (B.B-B.l
will heal every sore, stop all itching and
make the blood pure and rich. Cures after
all else fails. sl.0O per large bottle at
drug stores. Sample free by writing Bloo<
Balm Co., Atlanta. Ca, Department b.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
RussIa's Growing Population.

This years census Of the Russian
empire adds another five millions to
the population as enumerated in 1908.
The cars subjects now number 160.-
100000 and increase every year by
100000 despite wars, epidemics and
Internal disturbances. AS there Is no
lack of cultivated soil in Russia there
seams no reason why this big annual
Increase should not continue.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07

sternness Of Central Asian plateau
and he knew Corea and Japan as well
as the country Of Kent or Devonshire
He began his experiences as a wal
artist and correspondent in the Ash
ante campaign of 1873. He was in
the Russo-Turkish war. the desperate
struggle between Russia and Japar
and the Boer fight for freedom IL
South Africa. He was an artist o.
ability and faithful in his delineatioI
of characters and scenes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
His Means.

You are charged with vagrancy
prisoner at the bar"
What's dat, judge?"
"vagrancy? Why, you have no visi
bic means of support"
"Huhl Heah's NAH wife, judge:
Mary. Is you visible?"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
Helps Explain Mine Accidents.

Washington. = Recent experiments
ave proved conclusively that coal
dust which has been ground to q
state so fine that it will pass a 200
mesh sieve will explode from contaci
with either naked flame or with th'
arc of an electric current
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
Which Is the star?

I'VE are thinking of putting an cleo
trio sign over the church"
1T might be q good idea"
"Eut there are factions. We can't
decide whether to feature the minister
or the soprano Of the choir"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07
To Obliae Him.

Mr.. Dorkins-You're always bound
to have the last word, anyway.
Mrs. Dorkins-Yes; that's because
you always wait to hear me say It
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07

chambermaId Repartse.
First Chambermaid-Lookl You
let your pillow slip.
Second Conference.-The; the COW
erlet it-Exchange.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND BUILD Up THE SYSTEM
Take the Old standard GROVES TASTELnS5
CHILL TONIC. You know what You are tahine
showing It is simply Quinine and Iron In taste
less form. The Quinfne drives out ne nalAnn
and the Iron builds mp the system oo0 ~ Al
dealers for 80 yea1. Price 50 cent?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-07

People avoid him because they ars
afraid Of his tongue.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-16

is recognized and honored in fernando
county as no where else in the Union.
The man who labors with his hands is
not classed among vile negroes, but
among natures noblemen- II the
workingrnan classes himself by associa-
ton and social recognition with the
negro. the southern cracker feels com
PEELED to accept him at his own classl-
fication and let him severely alone.
Nowhere else in all this fair land is
the white domestic more highly re-
spected on account of his or her blood
and character. In fernando county it
is no disgrace to accept domestic en-
p1oyment: in other parts Of the coun-
try we understand IT is. In a sentence,
manhood and womanhood count in
fernando. snobs and snivelers do not.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-16

SOUTHERN TREATMENT
OF NORTHERN FARMER
southern Arg
, = . go 49, ~~ :

A northern friend in Pennsylvania
writes, "A great many people up here
tell my folks all kinds of tales about
Florida; that people who go down
there and work are classed with coll
ored folks, and that the southern peo-
pie viii turn against them
To such charges against the south
ern people, we answer:
AS to southern prejudice against
northern people, that depends alto
gether upon the individual. If the
northerner is a stuck-up, bigoted. con-
ceited ass, who looks upon the Florida
cracker as an inferior animal, he is
going to find some one fool enough t.
notice his idiocy. But if he settles here
as an equal and becomes one Of US and
extends the brothers hand and shows
the kindred spirit, he viii receive from
as the helping hand and the comrades
grasp. In fernando, as elsewhere, like
produces like
The Florida cracker holds his head
on a level with that OF kings. He
never looks up in adulation and bends
the knee to no one lower than the
Almighty nor down In condecensicu t.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-16
SYNOPSIS.

u.PTER Evan Blount, son Of
- David BIount Ex-senator Sage
20 has been rejected by Patricia
- - Dick Gantry offers him po-
- rith the Trans continental rail-
- vaich is lighting his father. Nc
- head of the railroad. AMI
So BZlount quarrel. 1.-THE boss
,.-.,ds that the railroad stop the use
: s-ooked methods Going west 10
- his father, Evan meets a man
=. takes lln for a forestry employe,
T-Fvsn is kidnapped by band OF
=, evidently land corporation agents.
- Is taken at night to mansion
ssgningly presided over by a woman
Tr-Ths house is Warrace Hall, Sen
,.c- Blounts home, and the woman is
ryauss stepmother, whom he had
rsvsr met.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-16

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