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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07

midst of a number of his friends whom he had invited to witness the change he was going to make in the appearance of his son, pointed out to thicket of bushes behind which he would find his new suit.
 Houses were small and their dressing room was the timber The reappear- ance of the young man was eagerly awaited. Attired in his new suit with manly stride and noble person he ap- peared and the old man could scarcely believe his own eyes. He looked the young clergyman over and performed a circuit round him to see If some tYick had not been played upon him. Rushing up he turned the young man round and round, Yes he said, it is the very suit, coperas homespun, shad belly coat, vest to match and brooches, as near alike as possible The old man said in disgust, There is no use in the world trying to do anything with you. you look more like dandy now than you ever did in your life"
 Another incident occurred with MT. Bas-
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march up to the Poles frum evvery presinkt in the county and hand my opponints bunch of lemons. framed up Big Speech to make to my enthu- siastick feller townsmen, when they would tryumfantly ride me home on there shoulders on the nite of the electsion, and in sed speech 1 would formally announse to them my canny- dasy for Guvvernor or U. s. Senater or sumthing like that. l reely thought that I ought to Slow DowF and not completely ovverwhelm the opposition. 1 got me a Hoss and rode ovver the county and gave the Glad Hand to the Prosperous Farmers, all of whom seemed so glad to see me, and as- sured me that it was Cinch that I would be elected. Occasionally one of them would remind me that one of my opponints was Hard man to
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I was newer treeted better; hospi- tallity is seeund nature with the Farmers of this county, and not in a single instanse would they acsept a penny for lodging and the best of fare for man and beast. I am confi- dent beyond a doubt that I maid menny, menny trends all ovver the county that would do enny thing rec sunabul in the world for me, exsept to Vote for me-in the exsess of there kindness they evven maid me beleeve that they would do that also-but when it cum to actuel Running on electsion day, gave one of the most successful immitasions of standing perfectly Still evver produced in this county. When the returns begin to pore in, one of my opponints, who has run for offise so long that he knows
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adjusted it becomes necessary to remove
 him entirely.
 Which is both expensive and annoying.
 Most troubles in this world are caused
 by maladjustment.
 Crime. divorce the whole list of ills is
 largely traceable to the failure in the
 art of living together with other people
 in word. friction. Most business failures come from the
 same source. Round men get into square holes, and vice versa. Also
 Men who are fitted to be balance wheels
 are trying to be motors. And other men who should be engines are working as mere power transmitters. | It is a fine thing to be able to find ones place in life and fill 1t without friction | It Is great to run in ones place with out squeakng. One of the greatest arts of all is ir
 Knowing how successfully to live and get
 along with other people; how to fit into the machinery so as to live peacefully anf effectively with others; how to produce
 harmony instead of frfcr'on. | You can't run your own little machine
 apart. It is coupled up with the shaftine
 and belts of the universe. It runs onl, when the engineer wills and as a part o | the whole machinery. No man liveth to himself. | Your boy?
 1 Your boy wears the badge of pros perity-good clothes. He has neve
 known real hunger. When he needs a little money he comes to you ant gets it. He has not missed a term o
 school since he began. He plays or Saturday On Sunday. in an extra suit of clothes. he goes to Sunday school.
 | Her boy?
 | He has little to show in the way ot clothes and wears cheap kip shoes Scfietimes when he turns his wages to his mother she gives him nickel He quits school in the second grade | He earns by delivering papers a little more than your boy spends. Her boy is at work when your boy turns over for nap. He is due at the newspaper office at a. m. Of frosty
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state by his preserved record of the early churches of Alabama
 While statesmen and publicists were laying the foundation stones of great political commonwealth, the pioneer mis- sionary. especially of the Baptist and Methodist denominations, was abroad with his wholesome influence. checking vice, inculcating virtue. and seeking to bring the lives of men into practical conformity to those principles which make alike for the present and the life which Is to come.
 Those old heroes often trudging weary and footsore over mountain paths or threading their way along the Indian trails winding through the forests. visit ing the primitive settlements of Ala bama, and dispensing the truths which make men better, are too often neglected in recounting the clements which en- tered Into the formation of a great state. Limitedly known while living, and soon forgotten when dead, the substantial and
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ence of the hostile Indian, they evange- lized the widely scattered settlements, preached. visited, cheered, inspired, and built houses of worship for the future pro motion of Christianity.
 Living and laboring with a zeal un- quenched by difficulty or danger. they passed from the scene of action, but their influence abode still. and as silent force has been transmitted through sue ceeding generations. Most of those old spiritual heroes He in unmarked graves. soon leveled to the surface, these primi- tive mounds left unlndicated the rest ing places of the genuine heroes. and the tangled vine and riotous weed came to usurp the sacred, though narrow places where sleep their ashes, but they being dead yet speak in the characters and lives of those who have come after.
 To this type of spiritual frontiersmen belonged the Rev. Hosea Holcombe. His life was one of serious devotion to the cause of humanity and of God. Without reward of purse he labored unceasingly,
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4 TOGETHER worthy of a place in
 "A the historic archives of Alabama, A are the spiritual heroes who added so much to the moral life of the commit nity, converting disorder into order, and bringing calmness from confusion and chaos. Among these may be named Rev. DyHosea Holcombe, a native of North Carolina, and for a period a pastor in upper South Carolina. Mir. Holcombe came to Alabama In the early stages of its statehood and settled at Jones' boro, In Jefferson county. from which point he pursued his early missionary labors, undergoing all the privations and difficulties incident fin those days.
 Without scholastic advantages Mir. Hol- combe turned to practical advantage the slim resources which came within his reach. and by studious application be- came possessed of more than an ordinary education for one living at that period. He was Alabama's first church historian, and rendered lasting service to the
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TX XANY of your readers are familiar M with the honored name and M distinguished career of Henry E. Baseom He was one of the pioneers with a remarkable history.
 Henry Clay, who should have been a good judge, said he was the most elo- quent man he ever heard. For 25 years he was known as the Apollo of the West--though a good portion of the time Apollo in homespun, and thereupon hangs the tale. He was tall, well proportioned, graceful, of kingly carriage, ingenious face, a kindly eye, commanding appear ance and exceedingly handsome. however plainly dressed he might be; and this was equal to "heresy" in the estimation of the older brethren. One old gentle man took it upon himself to deliver to him admonitary lectures on subjects of apparel and demeanor. In gruff rebuking tone. he said: Henry, my son. why don't you try to be like a preacher and look like a preacher. You will never
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be worth shucks as long as you live"
 T do not mean anything by it; can't help it.; I am just like God made me- he responded modestly.
 'No, you ain't," responded his senior, you can help it. Dress better and don't look so much like a fop.' He replied, Well. you know I have to wear the clothes that are given me; I have no money to buy new ones.'
 If that is all." said the old man, that can soon be fixed Will you wear a suit of clothes I will have made for you?'
 Anything in the world" replied tke young man.
 ''very well then, will make you look like a preacher"
 'I wish you would, with all my heart {; nothing would suit me better replied the young orator.
 They parted. the young man going to his work and the old man to attend to the tailoring. At the end of six weeks. the appointed time, the young man made his appearance. The old man, standing ill tie
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are usually assigned to the department of unwritten history, but their lives and labors are the fundamental sources of the institutions, the beneficent influences of which are ours of today.
 One who leaves his impress on gem eratlon lives for all time, for in some form his influence works it's way. though silently and contributes to the symmetry of character in the generations that follow Deeds of benefaction, are noble, but a good man, In virtue of his life is benefaction. and his daily walk is constant asset of the good of the future. This admits of application to the life of this pioneer preacher which life extended to near the middle of the nine- teenth century.
 The Rev. Hosea Holcombe died in 1s41. and his humble grave is on his original farm near Jonesboro, Jefferson county No shaft marks the last resting place Of the old hero. A large powder alone in- dicates where sleeps the pioneer preacher. Its native roughness and solidity repre- sent the times as we'll as the character l of the Rev. Hosea Holcombe.
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fundamental service rendered. is not em- balmed in the public records. and yet without such agents in rude and crude condition of society, a state could never become great. Far more valuable than is commonly supposed was the service rendered by those pioneer preachers. In the absence of courts in those pioneer days, matters in dispute were often held in abeyance for adjudication till "the preacher should come. and his unbiased decision was usually accepted as final.
 MT. Holcombe was leader among those humble but heroic men who braved the terrors of the wilderness while Alabama was yet the hunting ground of tho say
 age. and though most of them were un- taught in the schools, they grappled with the gravest problems encountered on the frontier of civilization. in bringing the chaotic clements of society into sub jection to the gospel, and in cool disre- gard of the dangers which threatened from every side. by reason of the pres
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of the greatest comforts of my life. I have not been able to sing 1t with my whole heart since I was here. A part of 1t runs this way:
 No foot of land do possess, No cottage in the wilderness A poor. wayfaring man,
 lodge while in tents below And gladly wander to and fro I'll l my Caanan gain;
 There is my house and portion fair. My treasure and my heart are there And my abiding place
 Take your title deed. I would rath- CT be able to sing that song with clear conscience than own America"
 He went his way and sang his song and never lacked nor suffered hunger He became doctor O. divinity, which was no small honor at that time. He became the president of university and was an honor to the institution over which he presided. He became a bishop in a great church and truer. nobler man never trod this. continent than was Henry Policeman Bascom.
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all the short Cuts and can call evver Baby in the county by it's first name, and has 14 Cuzzens in each beet, and in addision to all that is a Dickens of Mise Teller and has grown Ball. heded in polyticks-got all the votes. If my wife could have voted, I am not sure but what she'd have voted for him, and can't say positively whether I did or not, but the returns would indicate it. Sum of my verry deerest and best life long trends, whom 1 have known intimately evver cents last January, voted for him-in short he farely mopped up with me and walked off with the grapes, while l was wondering how it happened.
 We'll I don't regret it. That is l don't regret the Rase. 1 deplore the result, and my admirasion for the dis
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tory of the Baptists of Alabama. While the work lacks unity of arrangement. and is devoid of literary finish, 1t re- fleets the spirit of the times. and Is monument to the privations and fortitude. as well as the energy and struggles of that period now grown dim.
 As the population of the state grew. and the necessity of schools became more urgent. this unlettered man be- came one of the earliest opponents of education, and of all institutions which were conducive to the promotion of the good of society
 The services rendered by men like Hosea Holcombe escape the pen of the historian, because they lie apart from tho spectacular and the din of political and commercial struggle, remote from the universal flow; but they are chief among the unseen forces the results of which assume shape In the transmitted lives and characters of men and women and
 in the visible institutions of which they were the chief founders. Their records
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But
 In advertising originality counts largely. The thing is in the way you put 1t. Whoever devises a new meth- cd of publicity, @ new style of adver- Using, other things being equal, best secures the attention of the public.
 Miss Brown got the idea.
 Her ad. was different.
 And the retelling of her experience. if 1t shall lead some bright boy or girl to thinking along the lines of modern advertising, will have accomplished it's purpose
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Disdain for Dignity
l the Cleveland Press,

From the Cleveland Press.
 A Scot whose name was Macintosh and who was proud of the fact that he was directly descended from the chief of the clan was having dispute over the fare he owed to Q taxi driver who had transported him to his home in the East End.
 The man with the meter talked loud and harshly. and 1t angered the Highlander.
 Do you know who am?" he demanded. proudly drawing himself up to his full height "I'm a Macintosh"
 The taxi driver snorted.
 'I don't care if you're an umbrella" he said. '1'll have my rights ,
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II HE wanted to get rich quick. A page advertisement of the ! ! Sure Thing Mining and Milling company, limited. of Allureville, New, caught his eye.
 The writer of that ad. was word \ artist The announcement was all draped in gorgeous rhetoric, the tons of ore just in sight, each ton assaying steenth per cent of gold, dividends-they could scarcely be less than 50 per cent-all merely waiting the placement of machin- cry for development
 The price of the certificates was "only 10 cents per share"
 Why, said the ad. artist, did. not every one know the history of the Homestate and Anaconda and Calumet and Hecla- how at one time the precious stock sold for song?
 Surely. And, said the promoters
 ''If you are not satisfied come to our office, x. Y. E., in the Too Good Loan and Trust company buiding.'
 "Our office" was luxurious. The man did not inquire of himself %,how these people could spend so much -Smoney in advance. And the doctored re- ports of the assayers, estimated output. cost of production, balloon dividends, aeroplane prospects-all these he swal- lowed.
 He did not know the "experts" nor the personnel of the directory board. He asked for no abstract of title to the claims ' < You see, rich men look closely Into their investments. That is why they are rich. But the man who can least af- ford it shuts his eyes and takes the FISK. Tn the category of the mine sharks and sharps our man is "sucker'-one Of whom is said to be born every minute.
 He did not go to his banker for advice. He sneaked in at the side entrance and drew out his money as if he feared the banker might persuade him out of the grand chance of his life quickly to grow rich.
 He did not consult lawyer.
 He did not ask his wife.
 The glowing page of an advertisement, big type and little type-so chary of real facts and so rosy of promise-had al- lured him.
 And so his little savings made one of
 
 the streamlets that went to make the golden flood that poured into the head of- flee of the promoters.
 The man is type
 There are others.
 In the machinery of life are you q dyna- mo of a balance wheel, an engine or a ,. cog?
 \ Whichever you are, the important thing to you and to the rest of the machinery is that you fill your place without fric- ton.
 The world is big machine shop.
 There are dynamos and belts and shaft ing and cogwheels and cams and pistons and what not.
 Every part-if the social machinery IS to run smoothly-must fit in its place. If cog slips it disarranges things. even the harmonious workings of some of the big engines.
 1 The bad citizen?
 Y The bad citizen is a poor piece of ma chinery which interferes with the suc- oessfui operation of the social machine. If he works too badly and cannot be
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x LISTER EDDITUR: Last Mon- MI day April the first the Vox- M Populy spoke. So far as l was conserned they need not have been so emfattick, and I thought that they newer would quit telling me, by the returns, that they could struggle along about yeers longer without my ade. All ovver this grate country where evyery man talks (to a canny- date) one way and votes anuther, they rose up and smote bunch of us Also Rams a hefty smote and then went about there bizness as tho ruth ing out of the ordinery had happened. About three munths ago, I got Bug in my Bean, sumhow or uther, that was sum polytisian, and I concluded
 that l would get out on the turf and
 show few of the old timers new
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-22
Cooks Relatives Escaped.

Jonas Cook this morning received
a letter from his brother-in-law, w
NJ Hart, editor of the Press-Demoerat
at Hennessey. saying that his house
was right in the path of the storm
Saturday but was not damaged to any
extent, The main part Of the town
was not hit by the tornado, he said
A popularity Of the storm which was
reported by Mr. Hart was that no
rain accompanied It, but hailstones Of
immense size fell
Mr. Cook also received a letter from
his father-in-law, John NJ Hart, who
lives in Kingman county, Kansas, say
ing that a twister swept that section
Saturday The school house in which
Mrs. Cook once taught was blown
down and many houses we're de-
stroyed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-22
Windy pay Ii Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City, April 22.-Fifty
houses were biiown down and two wo-
men killed BY tornado which swept
the town OF Hennessey, about thirty
miles northwest Of here about 4.S0
o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
Mary Holmes, a widow. was instantly
killed. The name Of the other woman
is unknown. The property loss is
placed at over $4,000. The tornado
also struck the town Of Hayward,
north Of Hennessey, where several
houses were demolished. 1t is not
known whether any one was killed
there.
A report from Perry states that
twenty-five houses were blown down
there No deaths there were reported.
One boy, James Beasley, who sought
refuge in the Riverside section house,
north Of Yukon, Is supposed to have
met death when the building was de-
molished.
A picnic party composed Of about
twenty school children had left a
building less than twenty minutes be-
fore the storm struck.
Numerous farm houses and out.
buildings throughout the storm-swept
district were blown down Or damaged.
One woman, Mrs. William Peasing.
north Of Yukon, was badly injured and
It is said she may die. IN this neigh.
borhood the residences and farm
farm buildings Of Mrs. James Moore,
William Corley, R. NJ. Bailey, Bud
Duebeck and Win Teasing were swept
away. All the occupants except Mrs.
Teasing escaped by seeking shelter In
storm caves
1t seems three or four distinct
twisters formed simultaneously be-
tween Yukon, Kingfisher, Dover and
Hennessey. They merged and follow
ed northeasterly direction toward
Guthrie and Perry. Those who saw
the funnel shaped cloud say that it
moved at terrific speed.
Within a few minutes after the tor
nado had passed beyond Edmond,
/ twelves miles north Of Oklahoma City,
telephone calls for aid were received
at Yukon and Kingfisher.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-22

TAFT will have majority Of the 1918
votes iii the convention. Mr.. Roosevelt
Is gradually creeping up on him, and
the TAFT managers make no secret OF
the fact that they are somewhat dis
concerted.
Gains for Roosevelt.
Roosevelt's victory at the primaries
in Pennsylvania--held a week ago yes.
terday-in Nebraska and Oregon bring
the total number or delegates already
elected favorable to Mr.. Roosevelt up
to 2Ol. which is ss9 short Of a major
ity Mr.. TAFT during the week just
ended obtained forty-nine delegates.
bringing his total up to 3Sl, Or 159
short Of a majority
On the Democratic side Speaker
Champ Clark still retains an easy
lead. and there is evidence that senti-
ment for him in states where primar
les or conventions have not been held
Is rapidly spreading He has total
Of l49 delegates, as against lis for
Gov. Wilson, "a for Representative
Underwood, 80 for GOV. Marshall and
4 for Gov. Harmon The Democratic
fight is anybodys battle up to the
present time.
Wilson Boom at Height.
Inquiries by special correspondents
indicate that the Wilson boom has
reached its height A fair conclusion
from a study Of exhaustive reports is
that Gov, Wilson is still the popular
favorite, but that Speaker Clark is
gaining on himf
The name Of Mayor daynor con.
stanlly appears in the gossip concern
ing a possible dark horse.
Friends Of Gov Wilson who have
been travelling through The country
declare that he is certain to be tn,
nominee.
Managers for Speaker Clark assert
that his boom is spreading in all di-
.rections. and that the honor Of lead
Ing the Democracy in this all-import-
ant year will fall on him. Certain it
is that the fight is a lively one.
raft Men Suffered Blow.
rho TAFT men suffered severe
blow when the Pennsylvania primar.
les chose fifty.five Roosevelt dele.
gates and but nine for the president
While defeats had been anticipated,
It was believed that it would be some
thing ike an even break Then the
primaries in Nebraska, where from
returns as yet incomplete, but appar.
entity accurate. Mr. Roosevelt ran
away ahead Of the president came as
a second blow. Still further victories
for Mr. Roosevelt In Oregon, where
the primaries were held on Friday,
swelled the Roosevelt list Of delegates
Now all eyes are on Massachusetts,.
Primaries will be held there April 30,
and will be watched with keenest In
terest by politicians all over the coun-
try. The president win go to that
state to do some campaigning him.
self. and every Republican in congress
will 90 to his home district to speak
for the president
Latest reports from the Herald cor
respondents Indicate that current is
running toward Mr. Roosevelt al the
/ present moment