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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
BILL VINES ON HUGH MORROW

cast Hew's horrowskope, and britten the lives of his relatives by foretelling his brillient career, that was as sure as Taxes to follow. Hew simply grew up and garnered all the loose Nolledge in the Grammer and High schools in Birmingham, not overlooking enny extra meddals that mite be laying around, and then he hiked down to Tuscalooser and mopped up with all the surplus round that Deer old Insti- fusion of Inflamasion. Here it was that his comrads and associates began to get Hunch that Hew was a Fly brow, and destined to make the Ma tives set up and take dew notise He graduated in the first degree, and was also maid a Doctor of Laws at the early age of 21, and the verry next
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The good mans benediction as he pro- nounced them man and wife was given and the new husband asked, "Is that all, parson?"
 That is all I can do for your Strengthening to his full height and with great dignity the young man inquired. Well. parson. what's the damage?" The 'parson" was a modest man and in- formed him there were no charges. "Oh no, parson, want you to understand that don't choose to begin life on tick, whereupon the young husband called to one of his friends to fetch it in oft the horses neck"
 You might be puzzled to guess what 1t was on the horses neck. It turned out to be corn shuck horse collar, and right glad the parson was to get 1t. Return- ing, when the bridal party had come within half a mile of the cabin Of the brides father they all started helter- skelter. yelling and screaming in what they called the bottle race" In the
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ful and ellerquint manner that it is a matter of record that the Court has newer succeeded in sleeping ovver 10 minnits at enny one conseekutive time during one of lHew's fervid ap- peels to sed Court. When Hew turns his brite legal mind on enny old Notty Problem, he can make 1t as simple and plane to the Court as Wart on a Suffergett's Nose.
 Hew also has sum turn for poly ticks; he has twice been State Sena- tor, and was newer investigated; that itself speeks volumns for him, as Sen ator he managed to be Chairman of all the Committees that wasn't wurking, and as legislator he gal loped further up the track toward the Goal of Prominint Statesmanship. He has always maid it rule to grab all
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axe site is selected, the sturdy wood men strip for their work and wield their axes with gigantic strength and dex- terous aim. Logs of proper length are cut and ''notched," brawny arms lift them to their places. clapboards for the roofs are split, puncneons for the floor are hewn out and the new house is raised" On stakes inserted in augIr holes bored In the puncheon floor a table Is made. In the same way other neces- sary furniture is provided and the young couple are ready for housekeeping.
 Humble were these households of the first settlers. But around these cabin homes of the frontier Gods angels hoy cred to bestow their blessings. There was health and content. labor and love, fru- gality and chastity. From these foun- tains in the forest have gushed the wn- ters which, flowing into sunshine. have combined to form the majestic river of our national life
 All honor 10 the pioneerS
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the Signal Honers that weer laying round not nailed down. Signal Hon
 CTS is Hew's speshalty For instints he was Chairman of the Underwood banquet, and lived thro' it, and also maid a fine impression. It was dur
 ring this banquet that the Ritter herd sevverel of the Assembuled Nave ricks shout out there approval when Hew would make a good pint and designate him as the Next Guvver- nor of Alabama. don't know wheth- CT they weer joshing or if it was sim ply the BordouX wurking along about the 9th inning of the Feed. But enny how we have herd worse Dope. Hew's all rite. If he wants to run for Guy vernon, let him Go to It, and we'll be for him, Sum Stout But of course he has plenty of time, he is yung and
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practice of the law. His talents veered more in the direction of public affairs than toward the law office or the court room, and in 1s47 he was in the legisla- ture, a representative from TalladeSa county. In this capacity he served till 1856. when he became Buchanan cleo tor.
 The popularity thus obtained by MT. Curry enabled him to go to Congress for two consecutive terms. and in 1861 he entered the Confederate Congress where he served for two terms. Entering the army he was lieutenant colonel of the Fifth Alabama Cavalry regiment, in which he served till the close of the war. He became an active participant in the struggles which attended on the period of reconstruction and in the 7os en- tered the Baptist ministry, preaching with the same acceptance with which he had served in other stations. He was never a pastor, and eventually gave np preaching, but preserved blameiessness
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affibul, and good looking, with brite open face like Big Ben clock. that inspires a short acquaintance with nerve to touch him for loan. The Guvvernorship may not Cum to Hew today, but it is Sure to Cum to-Mor- row-Rats. I had to git that out of my system. We air stuck on Hew, and that's sure enuff, and we air bet ting on him. Sum how we have Hunch that Hew would make good in enny publick office that the Deer Pee pull can hand him, and we advise them to Golf up, for we beleeve that Hew's going to go aftur it, and if he does, he'll almost land the Grapes. If he remains cleen and steers clear of the Ring, it's him for sumthing worth while; take it frum me. Yours trooly,
 z. BILL VINES,
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door of the cabin stood a gentleman with his arm uplifted. grasping in his fist q great black bottle. shaking 1t desperate ly as if to incite the racers to greater speed.
 The foremost horseman rushes up. clutches "Black Betty" gives her one triumphant wave around his head in token of his victory. imbibes freely, then turns to the young couple that they may drink their own health and happiness of the best the settlement furnished.
 The neighbors for miles around had as- sembled, men, women, children and dogs. They always carried their dogs to church. weddings and funerals
 The dinner consisted Of bear meat. ven- ison. wild turkey and 'possum. The men amused themselves by finging the rail. hurIing the toinahawk pitching quoits, wrestling, running foot and horse racos and shooting at a mark. As dark comes on the old black fiddler appears on tho
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Becoming the general agent of the Pea body Educational Fund. in 1881, and later of the Peabody and Slater Funds, he did much for the promotion of the education of both races In the south In this capacity pr. Curry was fre- quently brought before the legislatures of the different states of the south m the urgency of appropriations for edu- cational purposes, and was a vigorous contributor to the cause of general edu- cation for a long period of years
 In 1885 he was sent as United States minister to the court of Spain, and 1vtts a warm personal friend of King Alfonso XII, who died before the birth of his son, the present monarch of that coun- try. On the occasion of the coronation of Alfonso XII, the present King of Spain, Dr. Curry was sent as special ambassador of the United States to Mad rid where he was greeted with the same eordiality as was accorded to him in former years during his service as min ster to that country.
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If the good habit gets quite lost4inuhah- oratories where quite lifeless frogs legs are made to throb convulsiveiy. Whs knows. after all. if the genuine ftn oc getting sprayed in saline solution doesn't literally convuIse thossssecttonn of frogs that get sprayed?
 Surrounded as we are day. by day with obstacles that not only block our paths, but seem forever on the veGys of destroying us, let us welcome thEe few clowns, those radiant ones, who excitss the cosmic risibles. r'. .He r.tr
 l grieve to think of the rare Opporta4 nifty the good Alfred Nobel let pass to honor the worlds testers. He has made it highly profitable and desirable to bs Gnrie, a Swinburne, a Roosevelt. t Maeterlinck, a Lagerlof-splendid prizes for those who forwarded and win con-. tinue to forward, science. peace, poetry. There should be a premium for first class clowning, 1 say. For the testers and fools he invented and bequeathed dyna- mite, do you suppose?
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and having the needles ,and uther
 sundry and varius habits of the evvery day and ordinery American boy. No one, not evven his fond par rents, suspected Hew of ennything startling, or moor than being an un- ussually Brite and Preecosious Yung
 ster, and to the casuel observer he gave evvery appearance and promise of growing and making an average good citizen, who mite turn out to be a Merchant Prinse, buying Irish Po- tatoes on Morris Avenue for 50 cents a bushel and retailing them to his Eel Ter Citizens for a doller peck, or per chanse street car Conductor, after wards bloseming into Reel Estate Magnit, or sumthing along those lines. There was no Soothsayer present to
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yeer the faculty and trustees con- furred on him the Honerery degree of \. NJ. also P. M. This maid him a full fledged member of the Order and entitled to all it's rites and the priv vilege of borrowing mummy frum enny brother of the Lodge, and he was promptly appointed Outer Guard and Insulter to the English Language for the University, and later was try umphantly elected Grand High Saeh- em of the Aluminium Sosiety of the Colledge. Hew certainly was Walk ing About.
 Rite after these Honers. Flew began the practise of Law in Birmingham, and started a long and persistent chase after the Mazuma. Hew is sum punkins when it cums to addressing the Court; he does so in such a forse-
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garments she could provide on short notice
 ] am but mere man, but I am quite willing to contribute my share. for | con fess to an ardent admiration for my primitive mother.
 He sat across from me.
 When the hymn was announced he looked up the number and handed the book to a lady in his pew. He took an- other hymnal and, finding the place. join ed in the singing He sang as if to him ii vas an act of worship.
 When prayer was made he reverently bowed his head.
 l could scarcely keep my eyes off him, he was such manly fresh colored. clean looking young fellow. After the service l sought him out and shook hands with him. He was a traveling man in town over Sunday.
 short conversation confirmed my good opinion. He courteously acknowl- edged that the service and the sermon were very helpful.
 Now
 Why do not more young men like this one attend church?
 Is 1t because Of the feeling-depIorab prevalent-tfat church attendance is un- manly and only for women and old men? :?
 Or because Of a feeling almost wide 1y prevalent-that, as rule. young women have a preference for irreligious, free thinking rapid going young men?
 It is mistake.
 Nothing better becomes young man than church attendance. And 1t is also true that right thinking young women and all others are unworthy admire most of all in man n7anliness and strength, force and character. And
 If to these qualities are added reverent thoughtfulness and A sense of dependen- cv on a higher power that makes for
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"HE facts of this incident were fur
 nished by William II. Mllburn,
 4 who was for so many years the blind chaplain of Congress.
 A young man scarcely of age rode up to the door of cabin early on a fine morning, mounted on his fathers best horse. the saddle consisting of a blanket. A blythe and buxom lassie several sum mers younger presents herself and With out recourse to style or block throws herself gracefully into position behind him. Thus mounted they started for the parsons" some miles away, acconpi- nied by several of their male friends. They had only bridle paths and there fore rode in single file.'
 Upon reaching the house the customary hello" brought out the ''parson." clad not in conventional black, but in jeans and buckskin hunting shirt. However, the ceremony was proceeded with as reg ularly as if it had been in . cathedral.
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K TlsTuR EDDITUR: If you sub
 WI tract 1873 from 1912 it will
 leave 39, won't it? A verry simple problem in matthematticks- and when you get the answer. 39 aforesaid, you will have the exact age ot the Honerabul Flew Morrow, that IS, It will be his exact age on May the lsth this yeer, according to the rec ords contained in the fammerly Bibul, and also in an almost equally valua- Sui volumn, viz, to wit: Notabul Men ot Alabama, and then Sum. Thirty nlne years ago, May the 18th, the Honerabul Hew maid his entranse into Birmingham society in a verry quiet and dignifyed manner, and promptly began his career by taking catnip tee,
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righteousness, why, such n mans es- teemed beyond price.
 Do not misjudge.
 Everybody hates a hypocrite. And there is reserved for the young fellow who cloaks religion for an unworthy purpose the supreme contempt Of womanly woman.
 r. But
 Down deep in the heart of every wom- an is respect for the man who does not parade his religious principles, but who is not ashamed to express them pub licly.
 1 make no doubt mind you. there are plenty of good young fellows who for some reason seek to hide their religious emotions.
 Which Is false modesty and unworthy.
 If you have religion do not be asham- ed of it.
 And if you have none do not be proud of that.
 This is a serious talk to parents con cerning the boy--the common, everyday garden variety of boy.
 He is q great institution.
 He is bigger than factory or farm or business because he has in him the mak- ing of a man, and a man is the biggest thing in the universe.
 snail the boy be a man or thinR
 There is a lot of good in the average boy. He is inclined to be truthful and he has keen sense Of justice. His heart is wide open to an appeal 10 manliness, and he wants to do his best
 Good material out of which to manu- facture manliness. But
 If you would get the best out of him believe fin him. not make believe, or he will find you out.
 If you believe fin him he will believe in you-which ls your starting point.
 And if you really believe in him you will not scold him nor find fault. That
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XUJ F. are a misguided folk, perpet- w s.l'y doing ,,,,s. ssf'ss: ss, and ss, ss, ,s, least of these is to describe as frivolous, giddy, not to- be- cid accountable, etc., otc., those joyous souls who watch the panorama with smiling faces. Your seri- ous epithets may be entirely Justified, as doubtless they are, but for the love of the race, my friend, when you deliver your epithets. smile the while. To sheer is bad form if you can't give your req sons for sneering. (That is a truth casually hit on just now, and is still un- copyrighted, if you care to adapto
 was about to say that to be drugged and violently destroyed is not a graceful ending to make, nor a desirable one. But the while we punish crime and wrong g-doing, why not make clean sweep of the criminals? Why not make an end, too, of mirth -des troyers, and the balance of that unhappy ilk who en-
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-11-15
GUNDA.

later by Colonel Oliver II. Payne, who
paid $1,000 for him. At that time he
weighed only $40 pounds and was
only six feet seven inches tall at the
shoulders Now he is eight feet nine
inches tall and weighs more than four
tons. 1t is traditional that bull ele-
plants grow testy with the passing
years.
Gundas latest escapade was a dead
ly attack on one of his keepers. Walter
Truman. Truman was cleaning Gun
da's stall one day recently, when the
elephant swung his trunk through the
air with the impact of n rushing loco
motive and struck the keeper across
the breast. hurting him fifteen feet to
land with crash against the iron
wall.
Truman crumpled up on the cement
floor. limp. dazed and GREATNESS. while
Gunda drew back for a rush at him.
In those few seconds the keeper man
aged to crawl Il few inches further
toward the corner of the stall Gunda
rushed. but his prey was too far into
the corner. With his own great head
in the way. he. found 1t hard to tram
pie on the man and kill him that way.
Then he used his tuskS-n vicious
lunge. One thrust. and the long ivory
weapon was lifted into the air. drip
ping with Humans blood. and in the
feshy part of Humans leg there was
great hole three inches deep. The
man was helpless. Gunda swayed back
and thrust again-tlrust blindly, and
this time his tusks struck a smashing
blow upon the converging walls of
the stall. There was splintering
noise. Five pounds Of ivory clattered
to the floor and rolled over to the side
of the wounded keeper.
Furious at the breaking of his tusk.
Gunda was backing away for further
attack on Truman when another keep
err arrived with pitchfork. which he
hurled like Il .avelin into the elephants
head and drove him off.
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Photo by American Press Association


DOCTORS ISocuLATING A GUINEA PIG WITH
BUBONIC PLAGUE GERMS.
for the purchase of rats ut 3 cents
each. The Norfolk authorities have
put Il small army of rat catchers at
work and are paying boys and others
1t is the flea and not the rat that
is directly responsible for the transmits
sion of the dre..d d Sc Sc to hum II / e.
in2s. The rat acquires his evil reputn-
ton as Il plague carrier be auSe he is
infested with feaS. Sometimes they
kill the rat 18th their poison. In that
case they are certain to leave the dead
body to attach themselves to human
beings If they can reach them. The
only practical g way to keep te,s away
from the human is to eXtermin te the
! rats that lear them.
| That the bnbonic plague will CON
/ tinue through the summer despite lie
fact flat the authorities have it fairly
unher control was the report of the
commission Of army surgeons from the
United States Marine hospital who
We're sent to Porto Rico to make Il
study of plague conditions.
Lieutenant Colonel jefferson X.
that more than . per cent of the rat
subjected to examination showed in
lection, but that few heas were found
on them.
"CnHnestionably the plague will
reach the United States" he said. 1T
seems to be going around the world.
and | do not think it will be possible
to keep infected rats from reaching
our piers. In order to prevent this the
piers would have to be faced with
sheet iron or reconstructed with con-
crete. Sanitary conditions are be ter
in the city of San Juan than in the
environS. where it will be impossible
to stamp ont the plague until better
conditions prevail through modern
sanitary methods"
The other members OF the commits
sion are Major Frederick Il. Russell.
Lieutenant Fred II. Foucar and IT, Y.
Howard. They visited San Juan. May.
HSueI ] VllE q. 'ituilllu ana t1c OUT
| lying districts which are affected. In
Carolina they found that per cent of
the rats Were infected.
Before they left San Juan siXty-four
rats were killed on the ship.
Experiments of methods for prevent
ing and fighting the plague are being
carried ON ut quarantine, New York
harbor
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Notice for Publication.
Non-coal land. Flathead PROBE

NOn-coal land, Flathead Project
Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land office at Mssou,a, Montana
Octobes 16. 19l2.-Notice is hereby
given that Fred l.. Langhotf. of Roman,
Montana, who. on Nov. ID, 1910, made
nd, No. 02923 Unit A. ela ne,
n1s Sc sec. %, t. 81 H., +. q,
w. M. NJ, has filed notice of
intention to make final communication
proof. to establish claim to the land above
described, before Coker f. Rathbone. a
U. S. commissioner. at Roman, Mon
tana. on the 25th day of Noy. 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses: August
w. Langhotf, David Boyd, William A.
Hilton, of Roman, Montana, Clarence
E. Sutherland, Poison, Montana.
JOSIAH SKULL,
oct rs nov % Register.
Under new law.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-11-15

~ EPORTS from Porto Rico and
u Cuba to the United States pub
IN lie health and marine hospital
service Indicate that the bu-
bonic plague situation continues seri-
GUS in both islands. with an increase
of cases in the former. Dr.. Creel, rep
rcsentative of the federal health serv-
ice in Porto Rico. says that the spread
of the plague there is traceable to rat
infection, and active measures have
been taken to check it. Because of the
increase of the malady DR.. Creel asked
for several men in addition to the sew
enty already assigned him in the work
of fighting the plague. Surgeon Gen
eral Blue ut once sent additional men.
The laboratory force is being worked
day and night. according to Lr. Creel.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Non En-
tlorf, stationed at Havana, has greatly
Increased his field in fighting the dis
ease and has drawn Il quarantine line
about the zone of infection. including
in this district the strip from Menzar-
ratio street to the bay. This includes
the confines of the old city. DR.. Won
Izdorf stated that 500 rats have been
examined, but no infection was dis
covered in them.
While the situation in Havana is
still regarded as serious because of the
increase of the epidemic in Porto Rico,
Surgeon General Blue took steps look
ing to the eXpediting of commerce be-
tween Havana and the United States.
This was done at the request of a num-
Der of big shipping interests. Surgeon
General Blue issued orders that pas
sengers for New York shall be allowed
to embark without quarantine delay
subject to completion Of examination
Mt New York. Allowing five days from
Havana to New York. passengers
would be detained two days In quaran-
tine.
Following the example of Norfolk,
the health commissioner of Pensacola,
Fla. notified the public health serv-
Ice that $3.50 had been appropriated
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-11-15

w. A. Fisher is a new arrival
in Roman. He is accompanied
by his family and formerly lived
at Libby.
M. A. Myhre of Poison was in
Roman Tuesday on business mat
tiers and was accompanied home
by Mrs. John Dahlgren of Mis-
soula.
Another crank with a gun did
a dastardly deed the other day
when he shot and killed the
prime minister of Spain. He is
an anarchist and will meet the
fate usually dealt out to such Of
tenders.
John Dahlgren was in Roman
from Missoula Tuesday attend
ing a directors meeting Of the
First National Bank. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Dahlgren
and the latter went on up to Pol
son from here for a visit with
friends. Mr.. Dahlgren was not
feeling we'll while here and re-
turned home the same day.
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Non-coal land, Flathead Project

Land Office at Missoula, Montana.
October 10, 1912. Notice is hereby
given that Curtis B. Harding, of Roman,
Montana, who, on Sept. 10, 1910, made
nd, no. 02537, for Unit d, Sc NV, ne
sw sec. II, t: 20 H.. +. q w. M. M.
has flied notice of intention to make
final communication proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore Cocker r. Rathbone, u. S. COM
missioner. at Roman, Montana, on the
25th day of Nov. 1912. Claimant
names as witnesses: George Reeve,
Edward H. Daley, Joseph Cone, JOS
eph Cernik, all of Roman, Montana.
JOSIAH SKULL,
oct Is nov % Register.
Under Cd law.
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O34l9
Notice for Publication.
Non-coal land Under old

Non-coal land Under old law
Department of the Interior, U S. Land
Office at Missoula, Montana, Nov. 4,
1912. Notice is hereby given that Ida
E. Clark, of Roman, Montana, who, on
May 13, 1911, made nd no. 034l9, for
Unit H, NV sw sec. IL, ne Sc sec. H.,
t. 20 H., +. % w. M. NJ, has filed notice
of intention to make final communication
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Coker +. Rath-
bone. u. S. Commissioner, at Roman,
Montana, on the 14th day of Dec. 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
Sonar, Eugene B. Whitney, Michael
Gadbois, Michael E. Campion, all OF
Roman, Montana.
JOSIAH SKULL,
nov dec Register.