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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12
HIS LIMIT
From Harper's Bazaar.

A tall, austere man, who was evidently stranger in those parts, entered a church in a small town in Maine. He took a seat in the rear of the church, and lis- tened apparently interested, for a short while After that he began to show ner- vousness. Leaning over to an old gentle man on his right evidently an old mem Der of the congregation, he whispered:
 How long has he been preaching?'
 "Thirty-five years, l think, responded the old man. But don't know exactly.'
 'I'll stay, then," decided the stranger. 'He must be nearly finished"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

circus to this town an lion broke loose from the menagerie. We heard that the circus people chased him into the mouns tains back of here an caught him, bus there wuz great stampede an ever'bodE wuz afraid to venture out for most a week. When the Higginsville folks be- gun to stir afoun' once more they learned as how Lem Hawkins young wife run away with the ringmaster of the show an bunko man with the circus had skinned old man Tobly, our village miser, out of ever thing valuable he had, 'cept his false teeth.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12
RINGING THE BELL.

hlNGlNG THE BELL.
 GOT Clever Little Thoughts.) This rather clever little thought We captured on the wing; A pretty girl is called a belle Because she's made to ring.
 Boston Transcript A very clever little thought, And yet we're bound to say, Her tongue may prove a clapper loud After the wedding day.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. Another clever little thought, We think is timely. quite. Twill not be nice to hear the belle Ding dong from morn to night
 Youngstown Telegram. Another clever little thought, Our dome with them is packed; Therell be a discord in the home If the old belle gets cracked.
 Houston Post. Another thought disturbs us, boys; To tell it we make bold: A belle can make an awful noise Sometimes when she's not tolled.
 -Springville Union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12
SOME LIVELY DoINGs.

T don't believe anything extraordinary has ever happened in this town said a stranger in Higginsville.
 That's where you're dead wrong," as- serted the postmaster
 I'd like to know what ever happened around here that's worth talking about" Bout nine year ago there wuz a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press. Enthusiasm lasts longest kept corked up.
 It's better to trust girl than a man because it doesn't hurt so much to be fooled by her. The trouble with catching trains the very last instant Is maybe you climb on the rear platform of the wrong train. Either a man has the stomach without the money to indulge it or he has the
 money but not the stomach to stand It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

Recently when Colonel Roosevelt ward Christian Soldiers" whereupon the woodcock flew away with his usual remark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

Wilbur Wright left an estate amount ing to S219,295. His two brothers and sis ter Katherine each gets s5o,00O, his father slooo. and the remainder of the estate goes to Orville Wright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12
AT HER BEST.

He thought her face was wondrous fair And dreamed of her when she was
 gone;
 One reason why she looked so fine, The maiden had her makeup on. Of course he'd never seen her when She doffed her duds to Init the hay" Cause if he had he might have run And cried aloud for Judgment day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

Herbert Knox Smith, former chief of the bureau of corporations and now the bull moose candidate for governor of Connecticut, might use the conserva- feet as plank in his platform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

Governor Conner sends on a check for 500 to the Wilson campaign fund. What is needed is a contributing Conner in the other 66 counties of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

Munsey evidently believes in the pro gressive plank favoring the establishment of minimum wage. for he has offered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

A prince has been landed at last at FL
 lis Island. This is all right provided the
 prince does not desire 10 marry an heiress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

Another gas weliEhas been brought in at Jasper. Some day the oil from which the gas comes will be found by a persist ent well man in this state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

Harvard has 495 students this year, bu Columbia is still the leader among Amer ican colleges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

yhe rise, decline and fall of Governor Dix was one of the most rapid in oul history. All of it occurred in less than two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12
MIR. NEwPoP.

He seemed to be in love with life,
 We asked him to explain his joy. He thus began, You see, my wife
 Oh. halleluiah. it's a boyi'' And seeing what a smile he wore,
 His gladness to assuage our thirst And how he told 1t OCT and OCT,
 We soon concluded twas his first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

The Montenegrin victory really is a warning to Scutari, which the little
 Kingdom has long coveted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

The best press agent in the world is said to be the girl who has an out of town friend coming to visit her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

A boy and girl in Chicago tried to elope on a capital of 40 cents. but the police cruelty insisted that their stake should be raised. ' r.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

The big campaign contributions will ou even more surely than murder. Both art equally vile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

The 4 to odds on Wilson are still the ruling rate In Wall street. with difficult l ty in placing the short end of the bet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

Some localities propose to make 1t unan- imous for Woodrow Wilson. There are whole counties built that way in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

Instead of a $3s,0o0,0o0 union station Cincinnati is to expend s150oo on the pres ent one for repairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

The office boy is kept busy these after moons in going out to see what thu score is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

The Montenegrins fight we'll in their
 mountain fastnesses. They need noun tains as a background
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12
INDEPENDENT.

say?"
 Not rap. I've seen him ride around town in an automobile that's a 1909 model"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

George W. Perkins is the backbone and Editor Munsey the wishbone of the Roose- welt movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

The colonel is on the defensive and thai is sure sign that he is losing ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

Joe Birmingham is to manage the Cleveland baseball team next year. There is something in name after all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12
HIS OWN WORDS
 gby a man of culture ?n

Is Rigby man of culture?"
 Oh, yes indeed. You just ought to hear him say. I'm strong for music and the drammer''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

Senator clapp's only spectacular rival lives in the Balkans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12
WHAT A PITY

WHAT A PITY We're much alike, we mortals all, The wise and simple; Full many a man is apt to fall For just dimple.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12
STORY OF TEDDY

Many millionaire babies have been born this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12
The Iron Market

Pig iron is noticeably stronger and there is a marked disinclination on the part of producers to sell,' say Matthew Addy & Co.'S Cincinnati report Most of them have more orders than they can comfortably take care of and the others are actually filled up and out of the market. It has developed lately that in spite of the heavy buying many con- sumers are not covered beyond the end of this year. They have felt that this advance in prices was exactly like numerous other advances since the panic in 1907, which started out we'll enough, but which later on invariably flattened out But 1t does not seem possible that history now will repeat itself in this way. The present advance appears to expectations of business. but on the real thing, for consumers are busy and are calling for shipment hot from the cast house.
 Orders this week have not been in large number but of heavy tonnage. That is the orders that have been placed have been mainly of the wholesale kind. Prices have been at the top notch, and there are now large inquiries on which producers are figuring.
 Tn every direction there is complaint of shortage of cars, and in the coke fields the shortage is acute. Coke has had a sensational advance in price and | apparently there will be no relief for some time as the coke situation is com plcated by shortage of labor. The fact is that we are suffering from inelastic | facilities for doing business. whereas business is exceedingly elastic Growth of Southern Cities Every time I visit Birmingham I mo- | tice large improvements, said General Passenger Agent c. B. Ryan of the Sea- board Air Line, whose office is at Ports mouth Va.
 All the cities of the south are prosper ing and most of them are growing fast. Of course. Birmingham. with its rich re- sources, is mixing strides. Atlanta con- tinues to grow at rapid rate and Rich- inond and Norfolk are going right ahead. l Norfolk is growing at faster rate now than ever. It is conservatively estimated today that the population of Norfolk and its environs within the 15 mile limit will total 2O0,o0o.'
 State Fair and Material Progress
 This has been notable week in Sir. mingham, and it has meant much for the
 state of Alabama as we'll as Birming- ham," said W. c. Woodall of Columbus Ga.. who represents the Industrial Index published in that city.
 "Only nice things are being said about
 Birmingham's state fair. and they are ev-
 idently thoroughly deserved. This fail
 now has the reputation of being one oi
 the best held in the country. It wa, among the topnotchers last year from the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-23
CANAL ABANDONMENT TALK
BOOSTS PROPERTY VALUES.

Canal abandonment discussion has
aroused interest in property fronting
the Morris canal and within a short
time there has been a number of sales
along the waterway. The talk of a
trolley line along the canal route has
been instrumental In making the real
estate market active.
Negotiations were completed yester-
day for the sale of property fronting
on the Norris Canal to John L.. Eisele.
son of John c. Eisele. The tract which
is ~unoccupied and has a frontage of
100 feet on the canal, 100 feet on North
Fifth street and 210 feet on Park ave-
nue.. was owned by the Hatters' Fur
Exchange Of New York. 1t was
bought by Mr.. Eisele through Abe
Feist, manager of Feist and Feist.
The consideration is said to be about
$40, 900.
Mr.. Eisele has not made f1nal plans
for the use of the property but 1t was
said by him that steps will be taken
to improve it and that it probably
will be used for business purposes.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-23
INDICTED POLICEMEN
SUSPENDED BY BOARD.

Roundsman John J.. Kellett and
Patrolman Peter ]. King. of the Third
precinc+, today stand suspended follow
ing the meeting of the Police Commits
sioners yesterday afternoon, pending
the outcome of the indictments found
against t,em last week on q charge
of assault. Special officer Lynch,
against whom an indictment was
found, was also suspended. The three
officers were accused by Joseph Sees
zyny, a bartender, of CAB Market street,
with %assaulting him because he de-
manded hat they pay for drinks they
had. The policemen entered a plea of
not guilty last Friday and will be
tried on February q.
The application of Mrs. William
Martens for a pension was refused.
The board of commissioners decided
hat no proof had been shown that
Martens died from injuries received
while OF duty.
New patrolmen were appointed to fill
vacancies caused by the death OF
Patrolman McGurty, the dismissal Of
Patrolman Budd and the resignation
of Patrolman Landrigan. The new ap-
pointees are George Resbok, A Mercer
street, and Theodore Fischer, 1903
Peshine avenue.
The commissioners have made a re-
quest of the Civil Service Commission
ers for the names of the next three
highest men on the list.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-23
JADES BRING BIC
VALUE At SALE
Expert Cannot Figure Prices
Brought in Disposal of
Grigsby Collection.

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Five jade wine
cups, with a tray executed during the
Ming period, sold last night for $1,000
at the sale of the collection of Emile
Grigsby, one-time ward of the late
Charles Z. Jerks, in the Anderson gal
lery. The purchaser gave the name of
Al. Muslin, and said that he had bought
them for a collector who desired to re-
main unknown. A few collectors pres
ent when the auctioneer, Daniel r.
Kennedy, cried the selling figure, whis-
pered Folly" The rest of the as
sembly applauded. Frederick R. Kali
denberg, expert in jades, afterward
valued the set at $3.50.
Mr.. Muslin gave $1,000 Immediately
after for a pair of Fei Tsui jade vases
on teakwood stands. A pair of incense
boxes cost him $3.50 and a pair of blue
and white temple jars and a beaker
81, 400.
Mrs. D. G. Reid, Amos Emo, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Baird, Mrs. Samuel Thorne
and Mrs. Jonathan Thorne, David Be-
lasco, Dave Warfield, Lew Fields and
Joe Weber, Mrs. Thomas r. Proctor,
Sol Lichenstein and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Valentine were among the many
present at the sale.
David Belasco bought of the
high-priced objects sold; David War
field three items of the catalogue that
cost him $137. so. Samuel Russell, as
agent, gave 81, $50, the top figure of the
afternoon session, for a marble group,
the Triumph of Brunhilde," by P. A.
Birot. The total of the day was $780,
e5S.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-23
SAVES HUSBAND, WHO JUMPS
IN CISTERN TO ESCAPE FIRE.

John F. Whalen, of Delawanna, to-
day owes his life to the presence of
mind of his wife. who led in his res
cue from a twenty-foot c~istern, into
which he was thawing frozen pipes ex-
had taken fire when a torch with
which he was tawing frozen pipes eX-
ploded. The first intimation Mrs.
Whalen had of her husbands danger
was when she heard his screams from
the cistern.
Procuring a rope she threw it to him
and held him above the water until
assistance arrived. Joseph Marchex
n Victor Fennell heard her shrieks
and rendered aid in pulling him from
the well.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-23
AUTO CLUB TO O

Announcement has been made OF
another Club Smoker" by the New
Jersey Automobile and Motor Club al
its headquarters, "a Park Place, oil
Wednesday evening, January 81. The
members are invited to bring their
friends to enjoy an evening of solid
fun. There will be vaudeville, plenty
to smoke and an excellent buffet lunch.
The committee in charge of the smo-
ker are Frank S. Dodd, Guido o.
Groebe and Frank L. Driver.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-23
Sz,OOO,OOO AUTO R A

CHICAGO, Jan. ga long freight
train, drawn by three engines and
loaded with 1000, 900 worth of utomo-
biles and motor-car accessories, is ex-
pected to arrive in Chicago today from
the East.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-23
FOR AMERICAN ARTS ACADEMY.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Henry
Cabot Lodge bill, providing for the
institution of an American academy of
arts and letters, has been reintroduced
in congress by Representative Slayden,
of Texas. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on library.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-23

$4,000 you will comprehend the real
Importance of this truly great trade move
ment.
If we were to offer to donate to any
charity, or to the municipality, or to the
county, for any worthy purpose, $4,000, the
announcement would doubtless cause a
great sensation, and when WI offer to save
to the people on the savings that are
necessary to their we'll being We are doing
practically that thing d O nating
$4,000 to the public.
Upward of half a million dollars worth
of furniture, embracing our entire magnih-
cent stock, is reduced in price-the reduc-
tons running from 10 to as much as SO
per cent.
There is no such preparation made for
our furniture sales as is commonly done in
other houses-we do not 90 to manufac-
turers and have them build for us, in more
or less careless fashion, lots Of furniture for
special selling.
Instead, we pick the, most dependable
furniture in every line that we can find,
securing the country for the best, and using
what we think is intelligent discrimination
in selecting it. With this splendid furniture
we stock the store, and upon it we depend
for our furniture reputations We do not
have to apologize for any piece We sell you
because it is Special selling stuff. What
you buy during the sale is just as trust
worthy, just as dependable as what you can
buy any other day of the year.
Surely this fact stamps our January Sale
as different and apart from the ordinary, and
makes it far more worth your while buying
furniture here and now than to buy it in
stores whose sales are differently conducted.
Besides enjoying the savings now posi-
BILE, you are enabled to buy here on the
Easy-Payment Club Plan at the
lowered prices, and you can participate in a
further reduction of az per c n t.
from the prices by accepting "Surety
Coupons"
y -
Here are some heavily reduced
Sample Pieces that are embraced in
this sale-only one of a kind Of many, and
of others just a few-all of which we would
like to dispose of quickly in order to secure
more space.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-23


We Redeem SuTety u
NHex,
To- c,,a
nriee. price.
Co,den oak Side VabIa $40 "a Zo5 on
- =. -,
'NariS Ihs''sh sue iap'ef 9of"V "o''"
Mahogany side Table -. S59.00 3o.oo
Early English Side Table. $3.50 $500
Mahogany Side Table -. $4,000 1000
Mahogany Side Table -. $31.00 1900
Mahogany Side Table -. $3.50 1000
Mahogany Side Table =. $43.75 % 500
Early English Side Table. $41.50 2O.00
Golden oak China Closet $1l4.OO 1000
Golden Oak China Closet. S25.5O 1900
Mahogany China Closet :. $1,000 5000
lockwood Table ........ $4,000 5000
Mahogany Table ........ $4,000 1000
Mahogany Table ...... $4,000 $500
Mahogany Table ........ $4,000 1900
ruined Oak Table ....... $24.00 1900
kyonyx Table ......... 1915 800
Fumed Oak Table -. $1,000 27.00
E'ugned Oak Table ....... $4,000 $500
Funed Oak Table ....... $4,000 20.0O
Fumed Oak Table -. $4,000 q 100
Old Oak Table ........ $500 25.00
tumed Oak Table ....... $50. 90 1000
ruined Oak Table ....... $3.50 300
Mahogany Table ....... $4,000 1000
kyonyx Somnoe. ......... $1,000 500
Satin Walnut Somnoe. 49,. $12.75 $50
Cromwell Sofa ......... $195.50 10000
Newmarket Sofa ........ $1,000 10000
Mahogany Sofa. .....A. $1,000 100 90
Funed Oak Sofa ........ $4,000 $500
Fumed Oak Sofa ........ $146.0 50. 90
Mahogany Sofa ....... $1,000 0 10000
Fumed Oak Settee ....... $4,000 5000
Newmarket Sofa -. $145.O0 1OO.O 90
Fumed Oak Davenport =. $500 100
Early English Sofa ....... $500 1900
" early English Sofa -. $3.50 1000
Eafiy Engnsh Settee ..... S2S.O0 1000
ruined oak Leather CHAIR. $96.OO 1000
Newmarket Leather Chair. $1,000 $500
GalnsoorouRh Leathr Chair S92.OO 5000
orougnty Chalr ......... Sl1f.UO 75.OO
Fumed Oak Chair S64.O0 $500
u Fumed Oak Chair. .... $500 $500
Eumed Oak Chair .... $4,000 IS. 90
q. o. Chair .......... SITS 800
Mahogany Chair ......... $4,000 2O.OO
Fumed Oak ............\ $500 1000
Fumed Oak Desk $24.O0 1900
Old Oak Desk $3.50 $500
Oak Bookcase ......... $1,000 1850
Early English Bookcase. $27.OO 1890
Fumed Oak Bookcase :. $27.00 1900
Early English Bookcase. $3.50 22.OO
Walnut Bookcase -. $20.50 400
Early English Bookcase. $4,000 $500
Fumed Oak Bookcase =. SAB. 90 $500
EARLY English Bookcase. :. $3.50 1900
Fumed Oak Bookcase -. $3.50 1900
Early English Bookcase $4,000 $500
Mahogany Music Cabinet. $21.00 400
Maple Chifonier ... S20.50 400
Maple Chifonier 80. $18.75 1850
Birch ChiRonier ....... $1S.75 1880
Oak Chiffonier ....... $41.0O 2S.OO
Satin Walnut Chiffonier. $41.O0 $500
Tuna Mahogany Chifonier $500 $3.50
Maple Chiffonier -. $4,000 800 90
Maple Chifonier 80. $4,000 1850
Mahogany Chifonier =. $3.50 1925
Oak Chiffonier .... $4,000 1900
Satin Walnut ChifYonier :. S36. 90 a4.OO
Mahogany ChifPonier :. $500 5000
CoIdey Gak Cy,,eynn;o $eo00 90
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-04
Obituary.

Mrs. Josephine Adams was
born February 2, 1884, apd died
March 16, 1912, aged rs years, 1
month and IA days. Her maiden
name was Gallaher. On January
20, 1852, she was married to Mat
thew Adams, who died October
10, 1901. CT this union two sons
N. w. and G. g., and six daught-
ers were born. She leaves seven
children, twenty-four grandchild-
rem and seventeen great grand
children, three aged sisters and
two brothers.
She was a woman noted for her
quiet, unassuming, Christian life,
her devotion to her church, and
her kind helpfulness to her neigh
bors in times of trouble or dis
tress. Her last years were full of
suffering, though she was confined
to her bed only four weeks before
her Savior came to take her to her
well-earned reward. Her last
words were, 81 am called to go
home. In my Fathers house are
many mansions"
DR.. Adams preached from the
comforting words, BLESSED are
the dead who die in the Lord"
after which che was laid to rest
beside her husband in the Good
land cemetery. Her children arise
up and call her blessed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-04
Sale of School Lands.

By order of the County Court of Iron
County, Missouri, made at the November
term, 1911, thereof, said order bearing
date, November 9TH, 1911, I, John 1. Mar
shall, Sheriff of said County, was ordered
to offer for sale all that portion of section
10, township 81, range two east, which has
not heretofore been sold to wit:
The northwest quarter Of the northwest
quarter; northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter; southeast quarter of the northwest
quarter; Southwest quarter Of the south
west quarter; northeast quarter OF the
southwest quarter; southeast quarter of the
southwest qua1ter; northeast quarter Of the
northeast quarter; northwest quarter of the
northeast quarter; southwest quarter of the
northeast quarter; southeast quarter OF the
northeast quarter; northwest quarter OF the
southeast quarter; northeast quarter of the
southeast quarter; southwest quarter Of the
southeast quarter; <%southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter-all in Iron County, Mis-
souri,;
And in obedience to said order, and the
power thereby vested in me, | will, on
Tuesday, he a3d day Of Apri1 I0I2,
offer for sale at public vendue to the highest
bidder at the east front door Of the court
house, in the City Of %Ironton, Iron County
Missouri, and during the session Of the
April Term Of the Circuit Court, within and
for Iron County, the above described real
estate;
In tracts Of forty acres each and at moi
less than SIPS per acre, on credit Of twelve
months with good and sufficient security,
with interest at the rate Of six per cent. pei
annum from date Of sale; the purchaser OF
purchasers, however, have the right to pay
the same in cash at the time of sale, or any
part thereof.
JOHN \. MARSHALL,
Sheriff Of Iron County, Mo.