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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

seemed to be growing on trees and every body was shaking that tree. About that time the South Highlands was born. Gen oral Fucker. Governor Johnston, Gen. R r. Johnston. Col. N C. Ward. Mr. Dwyer and MT. John B. Boddie had built on the highest point of civilization. and their residences were pointed out as "Na- bob Town" made accessible by a mule car, whose route ended just half block beyond "Pearson's Hill.s which then was in woods and undergrowth. However, during the period of the boom many sub stantial residences were completed and the city began to grow. Not long. how ever, before tue financial stage had played a tragic part and hundreds of peo- pie who felt they had wealth today were looking over their options the morrow and wondering about that second payment
 Nobody spoke of it as a panie-they could rot bear to part with that word "boom, ? so time was reckoned from before and after the boom. And that after the boom" had history of its own. Things began to look gloomy. The auctioneer seemed to be the most prosperous busi- ness man of the hour. the real estate men scattered. and those who had lost fortunes were kept busy figuring on the remnants. Plantations had been moved to town. The man who owned farm and had farmed well, had in many in- stances either sold or mortgaged his all for investment. and for while the situ- ation was more than peculiar Women who had moved here to wear diamonds opened boarding houses, and they were taking as great a chance as if they had to continue to buy land by the foot. for such emergencies gave them new and varied experiences.
 In connection with these serious times there was much of the ridiculous to be seen from the outside. To one who had stood beyond the circle with barely a taste of the good things that were. 1t was easy to catch the humor of the trials and tribulations that were visible but we had fellow feeling at the same time. The men were gloomy. A few of them kept up their spirits, only those who could see the possibility of meeting the maturing notes were real game or at all joyful Thus the women began to figure. We re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
Same Old Girl
National Monthly.

From the National Monthly.
 man down in North Carolina lived with lis wife for seven years and during that time. he came to have very healthy regard for her physical superiority. after meekly submitting 10 all the kicking and ctffing that he could stand he left home and took up lis residence at the home of a farmer about seven miles distant.
 One day he was working in the fled when his employer brought him the mes sage that some one wanted to speak to him over the telephone. presumably lis wife. He didn't discbey the authority f the woman, even at distance, and he buried to answer the call.
 He lad no experience with the tele- [ hone, and it was with wonder and hes- taticn that he picked up the receiver. About that time lightning struck the line and the shock threw him 10 the floor
 Rising from the floor with a look of amazemert, fnd with a dubious look at the instrument, he said softly: "rll b. dog goned if it wasn't her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
FIGURES WEALTH IF l THE ENGLISH NATION. Rapid Progress of the Land
 Valuation VALUE OF HOUSES Bulky Blue Book Contains Some ln- teresting Information on the British Prosperity. Growth
 and Wealth
VALUE OF HOUSES
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
 A birds eye view of the wealth of the nation Is furnished by a bulky Rlue Book which was issued last night.
 The volume is the annual report of the commissioners of inland revenue and therein stock Is taken of our earn ings, the amount of money left by per sons who died last year. the annual value of our shops and houses, the financial results of our investments abroad. and host of other interesting matters.
 Estates of the enormous net capital value of f27s, S69.3 became liable to death duty during the last ficancial year and the yield to the exchequer was over 25 millions, or a decrease of over half a million on the previous year. An analysis of the estates makes interesting reading. The number valued at over a quarter of a million was Fl, as compared with S6 in 19l0-11. The following is a summary of the estates of our very wealthy men who died last year:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
A FEW SCHEMES THAT
 FOLLOWED BIG ROOMS
Fly MRS. J. +. REID

Every man that moved to Birmingham about .boom time' came on a fortune hunt. There seemed to be millions in the air and the atmosphere was weighted with prospective fortunes. Birmingham was scarce years old in 1873. It had budded and blossomed for a short while then the epidemic of cholera came and swept the infant city. Some of her founders went out like blast with the dread malsdy. Many boarded the trains to seek homes elsewhere and a few fled from the disease to die among strangers. Terror reigned, but as the town was new and the population small an epidemic had but short while to run it's course
 A solemn tranquil followed For a time there was a dread that the panic of dis ease might come again. and in conse- quence a spirit of unrest prevailed The little stacks at the furnaces continued to pour forth their streams of smoke and the ore grew on the hillsides.
 Nothing daunted. there were few tro- jans who played the Horatio and stayed by their blighted hopes. Their enterprise and faith kept the spirit of Birmingham alive. until finally wave of sudden pros perity stirred the town It acted like a strong stimulant to the financial world, and in 1885 Birmingham was flooded with capitalists, who had come down to see the possibilities of increasing their own stores of wealth. While these foreign bulls were out for self. money was put
 in circulation and fortunes were made every day. Nobody spoke of the city blocks, everything was measured "bX the foot" and 1s inches front often bore the weight of many dollars. The town went wild, the real estate men were as busy as bees. they were driving and measuring here and there The old worn fields that bordered the town were stepped over sev- eral times a day and there is no telling how many times the property changed hands before a bona fide deed was re- corded It seemed so easy to get rich those days; the town was wild, dollars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
The Wand Value Duties

finest private art collections in tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
Telling Father in Kentucky

From the Maysville Bulletin. Judge Rice's mail recently contained the following interesting epistle
 October g. 1912. Dear sar will sende BaCke that stifet to you pleas exue me I had to sende 1t to mont Carmel to my wife father to let him no we was marry it was run a way marge good by. From Peary Lar ence to MT. juge rice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
Cad Cooks,

From the NeWark Star.
 How much like you your little girl is. Mrs. Brown, remarked an acquaintance V ho met them on the street one after Ioon.
 How oGd tl.at you should think so" re plied Mrs Brown. Shes my first hus- bands child by his first wifen
 Indeed, A-a-at all events i don't ,hinx I'm wrong in saving your little boy Is the image of Mir. Brown,'
 Hes my son by my first husband MT Green,'
 '.Ah. yes. Good afternoon. Mrs. Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
Prepared
rem the Pathfinder

s. Good afternoon. Mrs. Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

An Interesting section in the report is that dealing with the land value duties. It seems 10,s74,56S forms have heen issued, and 10,097,769 returns re- ceived back, percentage of 92.50. The commissioners mention that, in view of the decision of the court of appeal on Form ", they have prepared a re- vised Form ", emitting the requisi- tion which the court held to be ultra
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

covered to attend 10 this end of the bus mess. And we assure you one would have had a hrst-class treat 10 have heard the women folks tell what they would have done to the hnancier of the firm when those Texas demonstrator re- turned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

From the Pathfnder.
 "Oh, rnother,r sobbed the young Wife. i've discovered that John does not trust mel
 why, my child, what has he dcne?"
 ..WeIl, you know, I coosed my first di L. Ter for him today and ne invited q friend to dine with him"
 The sobs broke out afresh. And, o'l iaother. the man he invited was Il doc tor.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

The actual value of the last estate was f9,61s,ss3, left. it will be recalled
 by the late MT. Charles Morrison, the recluse, who got together one of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
kNF SARA BEpNHARDT AND CAPTAIN TouRRETre o

wires, and in cases where returns are necessary for the valuation and have not yet been received, owners are being required to render them on the revised form.
 By March S1 last narly 2A millions (out of total of approximately II millions) of hereditaments had been valued at an aggregate of f614, 4,6o5,7o5.
 From April, 1910, to March, 1911, there were 54521 cases in which val nations were made of property passing at death. The accounting parties re- turned the total value at nearly 114 millions, which amount was increased by millions Cor 6.31 per cenD by the official valuation.
 Income Tax
 The income tax and super tax yield ed Al, ,315,655 for the year. The de- tails relating 10 the gross amounts of income are not available, but the fig Ures for the previous ? months tnow published for the first time) give some idea of how the money was earned;
 Profits from ownership of lands, houses. etc, f275.s22,913.
 Profits from the occupation of lands, etc, f17, ,43S, 960
 Profits from British. Indian, Colo nial and foreign government securities, 49.562.41S.
 Profits from businesses, concerns. professions, employments etc, f5S3.- 312.O69
 Salaries of government. corporation and public company officials, f119,- 697,415
 In the classification of profits from businesses, professions. etc, it appears there are:
 Three hundred eighty four persons with income of between E4o00 and s50OO.
 Three hundred twenty-five persons with income of between f5O00 and f10000
 Two hundred forty persons with in come of between f1O. 900 and f50,000.
 Twenty-eight persons with income of between f50,00O and over
 The total amount on which income tax is paid was f1,045, S33,775. This. Of course, does not represent the entire wealth of the. nation, as 1t takes no account of wages below f160 year.
 The state concession to family men is making a bigger call on the funds. It will be recalled that under MT. Lloyd Georges famous budget rebate of FLO for every child under 16 was grant ed In 1909-l0 this concession resulted in total relief of f3.955,5S8. while in 1910-11 the amount rose to over five millions. The figures for 1911-12 gre not available.
 Our Shops and Houses
 The report also gives a glimpse of the value of our dwelling houses. It seems that there are 1.532,562 houses charged to inhabited house duty. Of these over a million are of the annual value of between f20 and f40. and another quarter of million between TAO and f60. At the other end of the scale there are over 1000 of the an- nual value of f1000 and upward. There are 465 332 shops similarly liable to duty. more than half being under f40 annual value There are SAP great bus mess houses of the annual value of E100O and upward.
 Tn view of the interest taken in the question of the amount of income de- rived by this country from invest ments abroad, the com missioners deal with the subject somewhat exhaustive iy The result of their conclusions is that this income. so far as it can be identified, stood at fl 100,952,723 dur ing 1910-11. or an increase of 7iz mil- lions over the previous 12 months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

Der of the family can use it. It can be obtained of any druggist at fifty cents or one dollar bottle, the latter being the size bought by families who already know it's value.
 If no member of your family has ever used Syrup Pepsin and you would like to make a personal trial of it before buy Ing 1t in the regular way of a druggist, send your address-a postal will do-to Dr. w B. Caldwell, IA Washington St. Monticello, Ill, and free sample bottle will be mailed you Results are always guaranteed or money will be refunded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

THE hero. strong fine young American. awoke in
L a hospital in Switzerland, whittier he taken
in unconscious state after fall down Alpine
mountansde. He unable to recall the slightest
circumstance in his life even his name whether he
had been married, or where he came from. Through
unaccountable impulse he adopted the
Jimmy Sylvester, and related glib tales of his early
life to Mrs. Bedon, beautiful American widow who
took interest in him, that somehow appeared to
him as being He seemed to remember vaguely
that he had been in New York, and went there the
steamer with Mrs. Bedon.
Soon after reaching New York Sylvester saved
Angela Give the beautiful governess for Mrs. Bedons
small daughter, from drunken man named Wallace.
and promptly fell in love with her.
Then he encountered rich lawyer Charles Hen
derson. who at first thought Sylvester Larrabee
Damon. his missing protege. and proceeded to relate
a remarkable tale of the Larrabee and Damon families.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01

I como 10 my DrOther death, Vent
on Henderson. "and to his will,
which | must administer. He died
when we were together on camping
trip, and then he said many broken
things about being sorry for the will
he had made.-a flippant viii, beg
ging me to help him live till he could
get home to change it, saying that
the boy and girl of his own blood
should have the money. l thought
he was raving. | thought l knew the
provisions of his will. But he had
drawn up another in which he had
left million to me, and all the rest,
some ten millions, to Larrabee Da-
mon, his namesake. If Larrabee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01

Angela Gives! From till his twenty Eighth
birthday, till find him. I'm Larrabee Damon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
Drawing by Frank Snapp
CHAPTER III. (Continued)

ND now come to my brothers DEATH" went
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05

Do not neglect the laying hens eNer.
else.
The best partner on an egg farm Is
good laying hen.
Finely bred birds are often badly
bred egg producers.
Judge not hen by her beauty. but
BY the way she does her duty.
You can keep breeding brakes as
long as seven or eight years.
The largest ingredients IN eggs are
line. nitrogen and phosphoric acid.
Tha soons. unlike the duck. does not
scatter her eggs wherever she hap
tenf to bo.
The poulfry man who grades up and
nc& 1ean. u TIE one that meets with
rfnEF4sa Improvement win never
~ nallsr whal sort Of a floor one
AaM n che paultry house. the great
1r4rlem h % keep II clean and free
Nou nay feed all the food your
Nnag aHn possibly vse. but II you are
f.oTl " rIit. The results viii not be
t|I||S|#lrII.
XAe best prices for breeding birds
A. eHs&ined a the poultry shows.
HaEInner1 gsnerally get the fever
a1ouf that time.
IN npite Of the Great reputation Of
ne smaller breeds for egg produc.
don q nrahma hen Is said 70 hold the
record lox yearly egg production,
A neatly dressed fowl. even II It be
small. yin always sell more readily
than 3 large cue with half Of the
Feathers on, bruisea here and there.
etc.
The common practice In poultry
packing houses is 70 feed each lot
seventeen days or less. Most Of the
mlfk'fed chickens are fed fourteen
days.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05

There Is no need for clocEr e. lhe
Aegean sea any dey when tna 1an ~
shining. There nature hns aFtA0NHa
her only fimepiece. one Ehst dces nrl
vary though the centuries para 1nla
natural time marker a thq larEeSl san
dial ia the world. Projeetlng lnlo the
blue waters Of the sea IL = large pro
montory which lifts Its head 2ooo leol
above the waves. A the sun swings
round. the pointed shadow oE TIE
mountain just touches one alter TIE
other q number Of small iaisndsI
which are AT exact distances apart
and act as hour marks on the great
dial
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05

rt Il frequently desirable to have
nest boxes which are readily remov-
able from each other. Such an ar
rangemenk IL shown hnrs. The frame
pieces A and n are made 81 oHe4nch
stuff. 1rnlI naiIe1 lossIheF. TIE wires
support ne htxe1 ard are nsmiy a,
aschea - tbs eve amAs sn6 msadie
epsr1a eirIrs mkI - BED = plnee
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05
Think Of I'll

Two brothers, each OF whom is near
" six feet and half tall. were one
day introduced by an acquaintance to
81 young lady. AS she sat gazing up At
the pair OF giants in wonder and awe.
she exclaimed:
Great heavens! Suppose there
had been only one Of you!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05

DroprsnK boards shonld b. made q
matched lumber, and should be 20
tnches vide Tor one fpogi. ana three
fest for lwo. + should b placed lrpm
10 10 II inches from the wall. The
roeefa should be b. inches. With
edges slightly rounded
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05
Gentle Correction Needed.

Mr.. Littlerest Doctor. what did yon
tell me was your special treatment for
slAeplessness2
Messco We strike at the cause or
the origin Of the trouble.
Mr.. Littlerest You don't say sol
Well. you will find the baby in the 9TH
Of room. Only, don't strike at him
too hard
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05
YEAR Just GONE
one OF REV0L IS
Marked BY Unrest involving the
Entire World.



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Vii lav narfIeular stress On thu poil-
siesl an socsal ,,nsaf throurho,,t tha
worls Th,a go IN conf,nsd II a,,v
one Sn,,y,trv noT " ! faw countries:
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tas bower that held them Il subisct-
ion. the millions in the Far East en-
pire had for centuries submitted to
being trodden On By unreasoning, over
bearing. alI-pofent self-styIed demi-
gods. But China was gradually awak-
epinr and. when the first flames 81
revolution burst forth. ii was the sig
nal tor the confederation to become
general.
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y ny Salinsss a lls'L was
\ ous s IL Z NJ 49, y uoAshs 81.
scet - q upneavals p various zlnus
~ vshst pa1ss - tns WoIiu. 10y
oko1s III VI 8ltn. sacn suadenness tnas
y was almost Impossible to reaiize
Mnat was occurring untif the Wnoie
tning was eyer. Wltnout exception:
Sss1s oIs e tne srea. ulssus dances =
Int svo,,,,d S, i, ssve - - ~ r,s,.t
~ $1,000 =. :,
;4,. Is IL Z, ~ 80, s,,
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II I 4
y, Z 49, z, 81 6 s.,a e $3.50 'o go. I,
80 - g $3.50 :. go. 80
~ she success.ui cnll 8 = tns
$500 III assss''''ou N A $500 ~
4 = : 4 e = : ~
0sner strusgies g eQuai mag nlsuoe
1sHeiopsc oarlng lne year, I. many 3. e
snem villa sensatlonaa enect, - WHICH
me issue e stu, peing Iougnt, Among
these are the pattie peeReen iapor ana
capieai tns peopie ana monopol q,
ana aavocates q popular government
- opposed 20 representative govern
ment Gampaagns on sfals nave peen
Wagea VIII MERGE resoaution Ply city,
STATE ana FEDERAL aulnoraties, NOT only
"a Al corners o. me United STATES put
abroad as well.
The McNamara' dynamiting case, the
growth OF sentiment for popular cleo
ton Of al federal oflicials. the prog
ress Of the woman suffrage movement
trust prosecutions, the campaign for
currency reform and that for lower
xazllisail tnese typlIy tne unrest tnat
HI VtAx12QN u 81
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05
NOVEMBER

1-President Taft reviews great bat-
tleship feet ct New York.
q KyrIe Bellew. famous actor, dies.
Chinese rebels capture Shanghai.
controlling mouth of Yangtee-E ziang
river.
Cal r Rodgers arrives at Pasa-
danas Cal, concluding his eDochal'
flight from New York to Pacific coast.
Ambassador Guild at st Petersburg
protests TO Russia against alleged in
suits 10 American Jews,
Persia refuses Russia's demand
to remove ". Morgan Shuster. young
American Ia charge of Persian
finances.
New Mexico's first election as q
state results Ii Democratic governor.
Italian advance Ii TripoIi begins.
United States circuit court at
New York approves tobacco trust disso.
luton plan.
is Chinese republic appeals for rec
ognition By the world.
Russia starts troops for Persian from
tier.
IL President Caceres 81 santo Do
mingo assassinated.
IA Henry clay Beetle executed.
IS Miss Mildred Sherman nnarries
Lord camoys Of England II New
York.
so Pubic consistory creating l9
cardinals at Rome.
DECEMBER.
l. Mcnamara brothers change pleas
in dynamite case to guilty. Z
King George arrives in India for
the Dufbar.
First regular session Of Sixty
second congress convenes
B. Mcnamara sentenced for
life. John ]. to Is years. President
Taft sends congress message devoted
entirely to trust problems
Beef trust suit begun at Chi
cago.
SInvestigation board reports bat
tleship Maine was destroyed by out
side explosion.
207 miners entomber at Brice,
Vile, Tenn. by explosion.
Constitution Of Chinese republic
framed.
II Durbar al India held BY King
George emperor Of India.
Republican national committee
names Chicago. June Is, for 1912 ma
tional convention.
IS Sulzer bill abrogating passport
treaty with Russia passed by house.
17Aafred G. Vanderbilt weds Mrs.,
Marera rat McT(i1n n, f.ondor
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05

Women are more economical tl'an
men. A man will manufacture a lie
out Of the whole cloth. butra wom IN
win generally use remnants. a
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05

Marks Why do Jon a.,rw youf
wife 10 run up such big Al'lsl
Parks Because ia sooner have
trouble With my creditors than with
heff-that's why.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05
RenarkabIe.

Ellis wife Is . remarkable woman"
"How So"
~She can look stylish in bonnets
that he likes"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05
10 DRIVE ~, a5AHAH Hs

Take. the 0id Standard GROVES 4. STELla59
CHILLI IONIC. You know what you are takirg
Iho formula is plainly printed ON every bottle
showing Is simply Culnine and Iron In tasteless
people and children. % cents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05

did her husband die or resign?-
Il believe he merely failed Of re-
election
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05

Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. II is thoroughly cured I'D
DR.. Pierces Pleasant Pellets. The favo
lie family laxative.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05

fou need expect no quarter from
the footpsd until you give up your
last cent
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-01-05

Most Of us. would keenly enJgy
working IL only we weren't compeIg d
to do il.