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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25

As he towers above you, powerful in physique but gracefully reserved, hand some as an athlete with eye sparkling with ready wit, you wonder If he 8 a polished graduate of Harvard or one of the great universities of Europe.
 When he tells you that he never opened a book in school in his life you are as tcnished He does not boast of this fact but 1t Is true. It is just one of the hand leaps in life he has had to fight. He is not as successful as he would like to be; he feels that he might have done better had he enjoyed the advantages of school training but you are impressed with the well rounded personality. You feel that you stand in the presence of success.
 He is not the governor of the state; he Is not mayor of his town: not even a councilman. He has never held an of fee His ambition does not run in those lines but he is a successful business man, . valuable citizen, a good friend, hus- band and father.
 He delights in helping out in all pub lie affairs but shys at the limelight. He prefers to stand in the wings and manip- uiate the switchboard.
 Joseph Hodie Holcombe was born on ffs fathers farm near Tuscaloosa March i. 1871.
 When he was years of age he began his life labor as a blow boy. He remained on the farm until he was 14 but all the time was ambitious to become a great merchant.
 Just before he was IA years of age his father moved to the great Choccoloc- GO valley near Anniston. Here young Joseph plowed an OK. This was not be- cause he had any desire whatever to become politician in after life but be- cause he had nothing else to blow.
 When he went to Anniston, or Wood stock, as the place was then called, he carried the OK with him and started a dray line. He saved his first money hauling with this OK. He put the money fin a bank
 One of his first business enterprises was a contract with the Annston Cotton Mill company to elevate bales of cotton to the third story of the factory. He did the work with his OK by means oi . block and tackle.
 Though there came a time a little later on when young Joseph was a clerk in general store in Anniston that he was ashamed that he had once plowed ar OK. he retained a photograph of himsel and the animal which today is one O the sacred treasures in his personal col lection.
 He has outlived the embarrassment O the disgrace"
 While draying with his OK in Annistol young Holcombe hauled the brick for tn first brick building in Anniston outsid the old Woodstock commissary.
 Soon after reaching Annston he en tered a general store at SIP a month am his board. He worked ten years withou a settlement with this concern and a the end of that time had saved enougl money to enter business for himself. Hi salary had been raised every year am was $75 at the end of the ten years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25
TOSS ASKS INQUIRY
 INTO STATE BOARDS

Boston, January Ex-Governor Foss to- day asked the legislature for authority to investigate all state boards in order to ascertain if they are conducting their affairs with business-like efficiency. He desires the assistance of experts in mak- ing the inquiry.
 What was necessary. he declared, was an examination into the manner of carry ing on the states business. including all institutions and commissions. The matter will be take up by the joint committee on rules.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25
Separate the Races

Montgomery, January 24.-(Special.)- State Senator E. B. Fite of Hamilton has a bill to prohibit negro school children from attending Alabama schools that are set aside for the white pupils. The con- stitution of the state forbids such com radeship, but 1t Is said that the states laws are not specific in providing punish- ment for such offenses. Trouble in this connection Is said to be aired from the southern counties of Alabama, namely Baldwih and Washington counties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25
Mexicnn Envoy Arrives

Washington, January 24-Senor Joaquin D. Casasus, the special ambassador of Mexico for the United States participa- in Washington today. Senor Casasus Is to convey to President Taft the thanks Of Mexico for the United States particlpa- ton in the ceremonies attending the cen- tenniai of Mexican independence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25
FOR SALE Sycamore Street

Beautiful Broom residence, fronts east, 89 feet front, fur mace, oak floors, electric lights, gas, copper screens. Cheap and good terms, but must be sold at once. ~
 'WHATLEY & WHATLEY,
 Phone 121.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25
Income Tax Fayored

Charlotte, N. C., January 24.-In the state senate today the bill to ratify the income tax amendment to the constitution of the United States was passed by vote of 42 to l. Several speeches advocating the bill were made, with none opposing it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25
MERIT NEVER LOSES

and Halls Texas Wonder has merit. It gives quick and permanent relief in Kidney, Bladder and Rheumatic trou- bles, and seldom one bottle fails to cure Write for local testimonials. Dr. E. w. Hall, St. Louis, Mo. Sold by drug gists
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25
New Rock Islnnd oficial

Chicago, January 24.-At the offices of the Chicago. Rock Island and Gulf Rail- way company today the announcement was made of the appointment of George agent with headquarters at Fort Worth, Tex
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25

The Albert Restaurant is now open for business at POS Twenty first street. f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25

It was during this service that he learned to read, write and figure. He dug 1t up at night with the assistance of young member of the firm, who took a great personal interest in the boy.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-12
UNNECESSARY TO LEAVE FARM
Old People Not Compelled TO Move to
City " Boy Wishes TO Stay
and Run Things.

Much has been said about keeping
the boy on the farm. But what will
become OF the old folks n the boy
does stay on the FARM II IA not
necessary for them to give up the
farm entirely and move TO town. as
many OF them are doing.
Director A. NJ. Ten Eyck, OF the ~.
Hays experiment station. in n lecture
TO his class IN farm management at
the Kansas State Agricultural college
recently. said: Il don't believe that
one-half OF tho retired farmers that
move 10 town are satisfied. Some OF
them know that they won't be salts
fed before they move. but they feel
that they must get out Of the way and
give the boy a chance. think they
are mistaken. The farmer can build
another home for himself or for the
boy on some other part OF the farm.
Then. while the boy is running the
farm. his parents can take II easy
1T 10 no longer necessary 20 move
to town TO get the modern convent.
ences OF living
1T IL 10 the interest OF the farming
community as a whole TO keep the
older men on the farm. The man
who moves 20 town loses sight Of tho
interests OF the community ne lived
in and the community loses by IT,"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-12
Changing Variety Of Seed Wheat.

Many farmers make the mistake OF
sowing year after year a variety OF
wheat which yields several bushels
less per acre under their conditions
than some other variety would do un.
der the same conditions. says the
Maryland experiment station. Often
the only reason why a particular vari-
ETY. has become popular in certain 10
calities is because when first intro
duced II gave an extra high yield. due
more to exceptionally good treatment
IN a favorable season than high-yield-
ing qualities OF the variety. When a
new variety is introduced in a com.
munity or on a farm II should always
be grown in the same field and beside
a well-known or standard variety. Il
is dificult to determine the POSSIBLE
ity OF any variety when comparing n
field on one end of the farm with an.
other on the other end, or what is still
worse, comparing one mans field with
that OF his neighbor.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-12
INDUSTRIAL
| MECHANICAL
|& NOTES B.

Noiseless paper for theater pro-
grams Is a theater novelty.
One tablespoonful Of ammonia TO a
quart OF water will brighten gold and
silver.
Portuguese East Africa. province OF
Mozambique. Is developing its rubber
industry.
A French engineer has designed a
low automobile especially for the use
of invalids.
OF the United States annual paint
and varnish bill OF 5000. 0o0. 900. the
railroads pay about one-tenth.
To designate the handling of a
piece Of work by machinery the word
-mechanipulats" has been coined.
An American company. with 1920
900 capital, will manufacture agricul-
tural machinery at Moscow. Russia
The inventor OF the papier mache
matrix process of stereotyping. NIL
lard 9. Whitmore. died recently in
Washington. d. c.
There are only two coal mines ac-
lively operated in the Philippines. one
owned by the government and one by
q private corporation.
Austrians assert that the art OF
horseshoeing has been brought to a
higher degree OF perfection In their
country than anywhere else in the
world
British cotton mill bought 800 few
or bales of raw cotton in August. 1910,
than In the same month last year. But
what they did buy cost them $4,000.
900 more.
A machine designed TO prevent the
alteration OF checks or the forging OF
signatures to negotiable paper has
been patented by a convict In q Cali
fornia prison.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-12
VACUUM FOR FAMILY WASHING
Ing Clothes Without Twisting.
Rubbing or Beating.

Australia has discovered a way OF
rubbing them. beating them. or In any
other fashion treating them harshly.
IL Is dependent upon the simplest kind
OF a mechanical device and In Its re-
suits II Is ten times as effective In
turning out the snow white garments
as any OF our old fashioned methods.
The laundry of medlaevalists was
not one OF the problems OF life. SO the
science Of washing clothes has never
been highly developed except in 70
cent years. We have improved our
washing devices so much and so fire.
quenuy that there Is no occasion to
look with suspicion upon a machine
that does away with all the evils OF
old instruments that either broke a
vomAn.s back or tore the clothes
The clothes are put into any kind OF
q boiler available in water. and the
boiler 10 set In a perforated metal
cone. at least that is what II looks
like. though It is perhaps a little more
elaborate when put up as 4 CONNER
cial product The water Is boiled and
AZ the steam fills the cone the water
Is forced through the holes OF perfora-
tons leaving a vacuum In the cone
which is in It's turn promptly replaced
by water. This gives a circulation OF
about four gallons per minute and the
hot water Is drawn rapidly through the
clothes cleansing them thoroughly and
quickly.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-12
LOYAL FRIEND OF FARMERS
Lowly Toad Is Helpful In Fields and
Gardens as He Eats All Kinds
OF Insects.

Don't kill the next Bufo lenuginosus
americanus you meet. In short. don't
kill the toad He il harmless. in gen
eral. and in the fields and gardens he
is helpful. as he eats all kinds OF nox-
ious insects.
Scientists have often wondered. just
as you have done. what the toad eats.
Here is the result OF an investigation
showing what 100 toads-slaughtered
in the interests of science-had eaten;
angle worms. thousand legged worms.
cutworms. army worms. tent cater
pillars. miscellaneous caterpillars.
snails. SOW bugs. spiders. grasshop-
pers. crickets. ants. beetles. flies.
The quantity IL as startling as the
variety. The amount taken every
twenty-four hours is about four times
the stomach capacity. The toads ca
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-12
Locating HIves.

II Is said that bees cannot profit.
ably travel more than two miles for
nectar. n they have to fly a greater
distance and carry back their load
they cannot bring to the hive enough
during the working hours to make II
profitable. The hives must therefore
be placed with this fact In mind.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-12

$500 REWARD for one large sorrel
horse. white hind feet, saddle and bri-
die on. The animal lost his rider
trying to follow a drove Of horses to
Gray's shop to be shod. Get your
mower blades ground for 25c.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-12
Rust-Proof Costlno.

The rust-proof black coating pro-
duoed on iron or steel by boiling in a
solution Of four ounces OF phosphorio
acid and one ounce OF iron filings In
one gallon Of water has been tested
by immersion for a year In salt water.
The metal remained uncorroded. while
q similar untreated piece was badly
rusted.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-12

When the chest feels on fire and
the throat burns, you have indigestion
you need HEilBINE to get rid of the
badly digested food, strengthens the
stomach and purifles the bowels.
Price zoe. Sold by Hickman DRUG
Co.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-12
CENTER POINT IN cALIPERS
Provides Means by Which centers Of
Bodies Of Different Forms Can
Be Determined.

The purpose of the tool here illus
trated. invented by MIR w u Harris
of Ladrium. Mich. is to provide means
by which centers OF bodies OF different
cross-sectional forms can be deter.
mined, says Scientific American. The
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-12
Hillside Farms.

The average hillside farm usually
has enough plant food when II can DO
properly released. Tillage will do this
In every case.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-12

amined averaged 100 bugs a day. not
bad days work for the mistreated
father OF the pollywog. Nearly every
bug tho toad eats Is injurious TO plant
life
The toad spends It's winters In tho
ground. II chooses a mellow spot and
digs into the moist earth until Il
reaches a point not affected by tho
freezing and thRwing OF winter. Here
II sleeps for four or Ave months. eat
ing nothing and breathing little
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-12

eentering device does not have to be
adjusted for each piece OF work with
which the calipers are used. The cali
pers are provided with the usual legs
pivotally associated. and a centering
rod connected with the legs which
maintains a central position between
them at all times. In the rod is y
spring-pressed point that adjusts itself
automatically TO the body with which
II IN brought In contact
The Washington times., 1911-07-07

empty. He didn't have a cent. He
didn't have a nickel. But what is
that in his hand? Oh, see. 1t ia a lar
bag of peanuts.
Lucy" he observed rapturouslH
this is the beeg day! And the time
has now arrived to make up our
minds, to decide. to determine just
where We shall eat. Shall We lunch
at Caseys? The butter there Is ex-
Quisite. Have another peanut"
How about Klinkenberg'sT she
suggested, cracking open her twenty
seventh peanut. The ice is so cold
there"
Have another peanut" he said.
why not at Capellrs? They put so
many noodles in the soup at Capellfs.
Have another peanut"
And so they want on, he and she,
until she exclaimed: why. Harold,
I'm not hungry at all now. I have
eaten 122 peanuts. Tee hee."
"Ha ha" laughed Harold Some
other time, then"
The Washington times., 1911-07-07
ACCORDING TO MMY

your mothir no I lost her preEent We
don't want to make her feal bad. do
we. Sammy?
No, l sed, and ran erround to the
joolry stoar, and the incest thing /
saw was a bewtiful dogs kollar with
toolry stones erround II.
Is that ) dollirs. 1 sed to the man,
and he sed, Yes, how did you CESS,
so he raped it up and ran back
with it.
Crate stun. pop sed in the hall and
we went up stares agen.
Pop Explanes
had a job getting it out of my
rane cote pockit. sed pop TO ma,
winking at me and l winked at him.
Then ma opened the pacidge and
the dogs kollar fell down in her lap
and ma looked at pop and pop looked
at ma and thawt may be 1 awtent to
have got a dogs kollar on akkount OF
not having eny dog.
Thares sum mistake, sed pop, the
man must of raped that up insted
of the handsum set of dymund eerirgs
ordired. III have it exchanged to-
morrow.
You little skamp. sed pop to me
aftir suppir, those eerings will kawst
me IS dollars.
wood rathir have a dogs kollar
than eerings, but ladys Is diffrunt.
The Washington times., 1911-07-07

Farthir. sed ma last mite, do you no
wat day this is?
Wat day. sed pop; do I no wat day?
Yes, sed ma.
no, I sed; it's Fryday.
I'll tell you wat day 1t Is, sed ma.
but it's a sin and a shaim that you
dident no It. Twelve years ago today,
Henry Tawker. you and I went thro
an intristing littil seremony called
marreege. This Is the twelff anntver-
sity of our wedding day.
Pop Knew That
o. sed pop, shood say 1t is. Do
you think for a mint, mothir, that 1
iident no that thawt you was tawk-
ing about sunthing else. As II
dident no that Well. we'll. And l
have sumthing in my rane cote pocket
to commemorate the day. to- Sammy.
come down with me and get it, he sed.
Exkuse me, Henry, sed ma. 1 take
II awl back.
It's nuthing, my deer, sed pop.
So 1 went down stares with pop, and
he sed Sammy, take this dollirs,
and vile l am hunting thro my cote
pockit for yure mothir's present, which
| am afrayed 1 have lost, you run er-
round to the joolry stoar and get her
the incest thing you see. Now. for
hevens sake, Sammy. hurry. and I'll
waite hear for you, and we won't let
The Washington times., 1911-07-07
THE STAGE DOORKEEPER

That was some fight that was pulled
of in the alley last night, wasn't it?''
ventured the stage-struok youth
Yep, kid" answered the stage door
keeper. 1T sure was. Don't know
when I've enjoyed such a go. Why,
I've given up money on my night on
to do down to the athletic club and
see worse.
Gore in Their Eyes
TITS the gore in their eyes that
counts. Now. O. course, sometimes
professional fighters have it in for each
other and go in the ring prepared to
shed blood and do hfty-seven varieties
OF murder, but it's seldom. Most Of
their animosity is cooked up by the
press agents to create interest with the
public and increase the gate receipts.
But this was the really genuine,
blown in the glass, sewed in lining.
stamped on the sole, article. Say. when
those two Johns came together,
would have been tempted TO butt in
myself if anybody had tried to stop
EN-. I had always wanted to see a
tophat smashed in earnest, and I sure
WnS satisfied.
Here was John No. 1 tellin' John
No. 2 that he and he alone was goin'
The Washington times., 1911-07-07
she HOLDS IT UP TO TIE
FANCY DANCER
Loretta's Looking Glass

you. a girl to whom life extends its
blessings, around whom all the protec-
tive influences Of home and wealth
could be arranged If you did not delib-
erately tear them down, should adopt
this accomplishment Of nautch girls.
geishas, priestesses Of temple pro-
famed and courtesans?
There is no GOOD reason. But there
is a reason 1t Is part of the modern
disposition on the part of girls who
want the rewards that good women
deserve-respect, consideration. love,
marriage and social consideration-to
appeal to the men through whom the
good things come in the fashions Of
enchantment used by the women who
do not reap the real rewards.
And you who dance in public for
the sake of being noticed or notori-
Gus cannot have the good things IN
A BAD WAY. Figs do not grow on
thistles, you know.
You DO attract the attention Of
The Washington times., 1911-07-07

preston about her jaw and decided
that she was a bug kicker and it'd
be as much as my job was worth to
steer her into the boss. Besides. 1
knew the boss was in the next room
within easy hearing distance and was
getting il all,
Not in" 1 says, just like that
Not in" Then she wanted to know
when he would be in, and I gave
her TO understand that maybe possi-
bly, perhaps he would never be in
again.
So she started to beat It again, talk
ing as she faded. That's too bad"
she says. "A dead sister of mine owed
him $50 and I feel sort of responsible
But I'm leaving the city for good to-
day, SO 1 suppose If the man don't
attend to his business it's his own
fault"
Say, it would have done you good
to see the boss sprint out into the
store. yelling, Anybody asking for
me?' He had to go to the door and
yell 1t again before she heard him,
but he got the money and I've still
got my job.
The Washington times., 1911-07-07

to take Lily Prunella. the Jersey night
ingale, out to supper.
And John No. . comm right back
at him and intimatin that married men
should be in better business than try
Ing to palm themselves off as bache-
lors on an unsuspectin' show girl
No. l and No. are at II tooth and
nail and, finally, began to use naughty
words. Bing. bing and zowie. I didn't
think before that the Johns could fight,
but they did put on one fine battle
They must O. destroyed forty dollars
worth of haberdashery there in five
minutes"
"Oh! Where Was She ?"
But the Prunella Oh. Where was
she?' asked the S. S. Y
I'm comm to the Prunella in a min
ute. After I'd thought they both had
satisfaction. I blew the whistle for the
cop and he took 'ern both down to
the station. The boobs probably had a
nice time fixin' it up with the sergeant.
had seen Prunella sneak out a half
hour before the Johns arrived and
head for rathskeller with one of the
stage hands. There wasn't really any
need OF letting the Johns fight any
longer"
The Washington times., 1911-07-07

90! You have learned fancy dane
y ing. And you are doing it in the
drawing rooms of your friends. Or
you are taking the woman-abused ex-
cuse of charity to perform before the
public.
You do not need to earn your living
at 1t. Your clothes and your board and
" ur pleasures are all paid for by your
father. Yet, you dance!
Dancing is as old as music. Yet 1t
has rarely risen to the dignity of the
accompanying art. r. has been the
means of seducing the senses always. 1t
has been the part of worship that ap-
pealed to the baser emotions. 1t has
been since time began the chief art of
the courtesan. because 1t gave her
more chance to display the charms
which were her stock in trade.
And Won dancei
The Washington times., 1911-07-07
Light Diversion
For Hot Days
WAS BLAMELESS

A story is told of a well known Shelf
field tenor. who, when asked to sing at
a dinner, although he had no music
with him. went on the platform to try.
He did his best, but he broke down in
the middle and retired. He was cheer
ed up by an elderly man, who tapped
him on the shoulder and said:
Never mind. lad, thy's done thy best:
but T. feller as asked thee to sing owt
to be shot"
The Washington times., 1911-07-07
Laugh Lines From
The Palm of Fun
AT The ELECTION

We'll. sambo, how did you vote TO-
day."
I amt voted ytt. boss" said sambo
Why is that7"
We'll, boss, it's dis-a-way. De Prohi-
bitionists dey give me so to vote their
ticket and the Republicans dey give me
IS TO vote their ticket. Abs goin 10
wait to see how corrupt all the parties
Is lore l vote. 'en then Abs going to
vote for the leastest."
The Washington times., 1911-07-07
Again the Exception

The school teacher was trying TO
illustrate the difference between plants
and animals.
Plants" she explained. ARE not sus-
ceptible Of attachment to man as ami
mails are"
How about burrs, teacher?" piped a
small boy who had passed the sum-
mer in the country.
The Washington times., 1911-07-07

big keep bubbled off her baby lips startling
late that "only story"
But the smiles of other
of herself branded the lie
swift and
And how many times had that
child her knee wonderful heroes herone
How has she talked knowingly other
about developing the little that might learn
gather
ing day?
Tale and Lie
How has that told in
to the little and the other
do think has she tried explain the difference between
a e
Probably for mothers teach punishment
by gentle words and the bewidered youngsters like girl
their happiness shattered by the tragedy
the shadows when
mother the confdante of their dreams.
Never dare reveal her the that their minds
and the punishment the and the
mother n1ict back heavily
when she
tell anything, heart breaking
The Washington times., 1911-07-07
Proud of His Coin

Sir. said the naughty aristocrat,
who was as proud as he,was poor. you
ought. to be proud Of the fact that I
even recognize you
"I am,' rejoined the self-made man.
"It shows that I have money"