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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18

 Chicago, June 17.-Colonel Roosevelt's reception to the Roosevelt delegates and alternates today was hard work This was true even for a lion hunter. Sew eral times before the apparently end- less thousands had passed. he cried out Not another man; not another one, gen. tlenen"
 He began the handshaking with enthusi- asm. After half hour however, perspir- ation was streaming from his pores. His voice grew husky and he was skipping over half dozen hands at time tc escape. Once he said in indignant pro- test to question, That's the kind of action that makes revolutions" referring to the national committee.
 Three fashlight photographs taken within 10 feet of the colonel as he stood at the head of the line. helped to in- crease his nervousness and make the long procession more than his patience could endure. He said finally, Hold the line and I'll pass along.'
 Policemen did their best to hold the line and MT Roosevelt with a bodyguard of policemen, was hastened to the rear end of the room, where private staircase wound around the corridors to the room of the Illinois delegation. Here "an ex- perience" meeting was being held back of barred doors.
 As MT. Roosevelt was forcefully pro- pelled into the room policemen pushed back the crowd and blocked progress down the aisles. They stopped every one The declaration of the guardian of the Illinois headquarters that only Illinois delegates could get in" dispersed the crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18

This shows an increase in the assess ments in Jefferson county in five years of S55,9l0,916 or almost 100 per cent The yearly average increase of tax assess
 ncnts has been approximately $11,o00. 900. This, too, in spite of the fact that the tax commissioner did not affect assessments in this county in the year 1911. the entire raises of that year being made by the tax assessor.
 "The state tax commission has been in Jefferson county before. We have had raises annually made by the county tax assessor, and with the exception of the year 1911 by the county tax commissioner, during the period to which our figures re- fer, and the board of revenue has annual ly met for the purpose of equalizing taxes. These officers have not neglected their duties in the past, and this fact is known to our board of revenue They have doubled the assessments in this county during a period of five years. at n time when the law permitted them to as sess property at 100 per cent of it's ac- tual value. The county tax assessor has already increased assessments in an az gregate for this year of about $10,000. 001, amply caring for the natural growth of the county. Even if Big Business needed attention, as the governor claims, the state commission is here to give it There can be no justification whatever for raise of s25.0oo.00o by the county tax commissioner
 These were among the facts which were presented to the board of revenue and we submit that these facts alone would fully justify the board of revenue in refusing to file and docket the returns of the county tax commissioner Why Is He So Anxious? Why is the governor so anxious that instead of normal increase in taxable values in this county. there should be the immense increase made of S10,000000 by the county tax assessor. s25.000000 by the county tax commissioner, and $40. GOO, ,00t by the state tax commission-in all s75.- 000 900 increases?
 Tt has been openly stated and not de nied that the chairman of the state tax commission wrote to the county tax as- sessor before the state tax commission and the county tax commissioner began on us that taxable values in this county must be raised s1oo.0O00oo. Why was this done?
 "The governor answers these questions indirectly in his interview. He says that the state is facing deficit. And the governor wants to make it up largely out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18

look toward us with the fond hope that here in this great republic 1t shall be proved from ocean to ocean that the peo- plo can rule themselves and thus rul- ing. can gain liberty for and do justice both to themselves and to others.
 ''We who stand for the cause of the uplift of humanity and the betterment of mankind are pledged to eternal war against wrong whether by the few or by the many by a plutocracy or by A mob. We believe that this country will not be permanently good place for any of US to live in unless we make it req sonably good place for all of us to live in. The sons of all of LIS will pay in the future if we of the present don't do jus tice to all in the present. Our cause Is the cause of justice for all in the interest of all. The present contest is but a phase of the larger struggle. Assuredly the fight will go on whether we win or lose but 1t will be a sore disaster to lose.
 What happens to me is not of the slightest consequence; l am to be used, as in a doubtful battle any man is used, to his hurt or not, so long as he is use ful, and is then cast aside or left to die. I wish you to feel this. I mean 1t: and I shall need no sympathy when you are through with me, for this fight is far too great to permit us to concern ourselves about any one mans welfare. If we are true to ourselves by putting far above our own interests, the triumph of the high cause for which we battle we shall not lose. It would be far better to fail honorably for the cause we cham pion than 1t would be to win by foul methods, the foul victory for which our opponents hope. But the victory shall be ours and 1t shall be won as we have already won so many victories, by clean and honest fighting for the loftiest of causes. We fight in honorable fashion for the good of mankind: fearless of the future. unheeding of our individual fates. with unflinchng hearts and undimmed eyes; we stand at sArmageddon, and we battle for the L.ord'' f&s4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
Fleeting Fiction

From the Denver Republican. like to read the latest books.
 But somehow I have missed The hero who exclaimed "Gadzooks,"- =
 Whose good blade ever hissed Defending maiden in distress; He's now among the dead, guess like to read the newest tales,
 But long I've sought m vain A story of fast scuddng sails
 Upon the Spanish Main; The pirate. with his fearsome grin, Would seem, likewise, to have cashed In 'Tis joy to pay dollar for
 A book with ink still damp; But where Is that engaging lore
 Whose hero is a scamp? No more does MT. Rallies wave He seems to fill an early grave. Cowpuncher tales there are galore.
 And birdman stories. too; The baseball hero, more and more
 Is coming into view; Mans life is short enough. but look How briefly dwells with us a book
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
Famous Dancer Gives
 Complexion Secrets

lAileen Moore in Beauty's Mirror.)

fAileen Moore in Beauty's Mirror)
 I've learned the secret of Dolores entrancing beauty - the wondrous charm that has dazzled the courts of Europe and captivated vast audiences everywhere. The famous dancer ab- hors rouges and cosmetics. Yet. de- spite the strenuousity of her life, she retains the incomparable complexion best described as indescribable." An intimate friend tells me the senorfta regularly uses on her face what drug gists know as mercolized wax. This is applied at night in the manner cold cream is used and washed off in the morning. It absorbs the dead particles of skin. which daily appear, and a fair, soft. fresh. girlish complexion is al ways in evidence.
 Dolores skin is not marred by sim gle wrinkle. not even the finest line She wards these off by daily bathing the face in a solution made by dis solving an ounce of powdered saxolite in a ha1f-pint witch hazel As your drug stores keep these ingredients, as well as Tnercolized wax lone ounce of this is sufficient). no doubt your readers will welcome this information.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18


 +inr of time. The one is the common rtght of humanity. the other the divine rieht of kings It Is the same principle ,n whatever shape 1t develops itself. It is the same spirit that says, You toll and work and earn bread and l Will eat it.
 "No matter in what shape 1t comes, whether from the mouth of a ang who bestrides the people of his own natioii and lives from the fruit ot thelr lapol or from one race of men as an apology for enslaving another race, 1t is the same tvrannical principle. Were Lincoln alive today he would add that 1t is also the same principle which is now at stake when we fight on behalf of the many against the oppressor in modern lndus- try; whether the abuse of special prNi- lege be by man whose wealth IS srea'e' s, or Is little whether by the multi-mii- ,ionaire owner of railways and mines and factories who forgets his duties to those xvho earn his bread while earning their own or by the owners of the foul little sweatshop who coins dollars from the excessive and underpaid labor Of nag gard women. We who stand Tor the cause of progress are fighting 10 make inc country a better place to live In Tor Hthose who have been harshly treated by 'the fates; and If we succeed 1t will also really be a better place for those wno are already well off None Of us can really prosper permanently if masses or o,,r fellows are debased and degraded, if they are ground down and forced 10 live starved and sordid lives, so that their souls are crippled like their bodies and the fine edge of their every feeling hlunted We ask that those of our people 10 whom fate has been kind shall remem- her that each is his brothers keeper ana that all of us whose veins thrill with ahounding vigor shall feel our obiiga- tions to the less fortunate who work wearily beside us in the strain and stress of our eager modern life.
 Crisis in Nation
 ..Friends, here in Chscago at this time vol, have great task before you. wish you to realize deep in your hearts that you are not merely facing crisis in the history of a party. You are fac- ing a crisis in the history of nation and what you do will have an appreciable effect throughout the world at large. Here in America we. the people. have a continent on which to work out our destiny and our faith is great that our mon and women are fit to face the mighty days. Nowhere else in all the world IS there such chance for the triumph on q gigantic scale of the great cause or democratic and popular government.
 ..If we fail the fault will be lamentable and our heads will be bowed with shame; i; for not onlv shall we fail for ourselves but our fault will wreck the fond de- sires of all throughout the world who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
Not Appreciated

From the Washington Star
 Did you approach the prominent cit- zens of wonder village as bade your asked the great philanthropist.
 "I did" answered the chief disbursing officer.
 Did you inform them that I desired to present them with college. a hospital and library?'
 T conveyed your message faithfully. But they dimissed me. saying that they were neither Ignorant nor unhealthy. and had no time to sit around reading novels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
ROOSEVELT WORKS HARD AT RECEPTION MADE A GOOD START Thousands Put Hi into Pre-
 cipitate Flight But Soon Precipitation Was Stream ing Down His Face and He
 Makes for Room of the
 Illinois Delegation
CHOICE EXPRESSIONS AT
 ROOSEVELT RECEPTION

 Chicago, June 17.-(Special.) )- Some of the things Col Theodore Roosevelt said to the state delega- tions at his reception in the Eliz- abethan room today. where he shook hands with many from Ala bama:
 Knock 'em over the ropes" Knock 'em out
 We've got em going"
 By George, this is fine-fine." Stick We cannot iose.' I'm for you strong-that's the way
 Following right up the handle" ''I'll stick to this thing to the limit"
 Ladies. I'm glad to see you I'm strong for woman's suffrage" well put it over easily" We won't stand for any of this rough work"
 wen seat you. gentlemen, by George we willl''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
Making Wash Day Easier
m the Louisville Herald.

From the LoufsviI1e Herald.
 Never lift water into set tubs, boilers or other receptacles. Measure the dis tance from your faucets to your range and your set tubs. then get piece of garden hose the proper length and you can pipe the water into the tubs without exerting an ounce of strength.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
To Peel Onions

From the Louisville Herald.
 Let your onions stand in cold water for ten minutes, then peel them with your hands in the water as much as possible and you will avoid the tears and smarting eyes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
A Family Affair

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Rumm-What the dickens does Congress mean by authorizing the coning of a half cent piece?
 Dumm-Why. it will enable married women to have little change now and then
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
Wife. of Course

From the Brooklyn Times.
 Papa. quered 5-year-od George. when two people are married are they made one?'' Which one?" continued the small in formation seeker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
Only Th;nk;rc

Where are you thinking of going this summer?'
 I'm thinking of England. Norway, Punk Beach,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
A We'll Bred Customer

From the Youths Companion. In the privacy of his home the village
 butcher was telling his wife of the arrival of new summer resident. She came in today he said. with en- thusiasm. and I can tell you she's a real lady, brought up select and exclusive. l She don't know one cut O meat from an- other, nor veal from mutton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
Not of Low Origin

From the Houston Post.
 q can trace my descent for 800 years'' Sure enough" Yes How far can you trace your desceht?' Not very far. But never claimed to have descended so far as you. Houston Post
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18

In other parts of the United States arte- misia. the balsam root, cedar tops, sweet grass, and among the Siksika. sweet
 gum of some kind. were burned for in- cense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
ANSWER IS MADE
 ON LEGAL ASPECT

(Continued From Page Five) ~~~----~--~>-------~--~---~ than done their duty. Tax assessments In this county for the six years preceding 1912 have been as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
Shopping

From Fliegende Blatter. What's the lowest price for that scarf?' "Fifty marks. madame" sTt's rather dear. but never mind, | I'll take 1t. Make me out two bills: | one for 20 marks to show my hus- band and one for 200 marks to show
 my friends"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
ROOSEVELT HURLS VERBAL BOMB AT
 THE TAFT COHORTS
 IN DEMONSTRATION

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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16

There is no better medicine made
for colds than Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. 1t acts on natures plan,
relieves the lungs, opens the secre-
tons aids expectoration and restores
the system to a healthy condition.
For sale by Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
BILLIE BUSH TO THE VOTERS
WHAT HE WILL DO IF ELECTED
SOLICITOR GENERAL.
Won't Require Witnesses to Be on
Hand Several Days Waiting for
Cases tn BE Tried

Won't Require Witnesses to Be ON
Hand Several Days Waiting for
Cases to Be Tried.
Hon. Billie B. Bush of Miller
county, candidate for solicitor-gen-
eral of this circuit, has issued the
following card:
To the White Voters of the Pa
taula Circuit: AS your next solicit
tor-general it will be my purpose to
conduct the affairs of that Office for
the benefit of your state and coun-
ties, and by way of being able more
successfully to do that l shall, with
the consent of the court, have a
criminal court calendar The pur-
pose of the calendar is to set crimi-
nal cases for trial on certain days
so that parties interested, either as
defendants, witnesses or bondsmen,
can attend court and have their mat
tiers disposed of promptly and not
be forced to be kept away from their
farms or places of business longer
than is necessary. Outside of the
actual expense to parties interested
it is a severe drain on the county,
so much loss of time that could be
employed in working crops and at
tending to business.
I am in favor of placing solicitors
general on an adequate salary. When
one is interested in the result of
conviction, human-like there is
special incentive to secure a convic-
ton. This should not be the case.
A public officers sole aim in serving
the people should be to we'll and tru-
ly look after the interests of his
state and community. His desire
should be to see that the innocent
are discharged as we'll as to vigor-
ously prosecute and convict the gull
ty. Frivolous matters and malicious
prosecutions that are without merit
have no place in the court house.
The placing of the solicitor on salary
instead of the fee system that is the
law of the present time will elimi-
nate all personal interest that he
may have in prosecuting cases, and
his motive in prosecutions will be
the welfare of the state, that desires
none o. it's innocent citizens punish
ed, and his sense of duty to his oath
of office will cause him to treat ev-
cry man alike and fair.
If such bill is introduced in the
legislature l shall be glad to lend
my influence to the passage of the
same. One solicitor general of the
state is on salary. 1t is the At
lanta circuit that l speak of. In this
way money will be placed in the
treasury, and your taxes should be
lessened and the cost of holding
your superior courts will be greatly
reduced.
have your interests at heart and
want to serve you. Yours very
truly, BILLIE B. BUSH.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
COTTON WILT IN THE SOUTH
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CALLS ATTENTION TO 1T.
Cotton Wilt and Black Root Cause
Annual Loss of $4,000, 900. Cir
Cular Describes Diseases.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Attention
was directed by the department of
agriculture in special circular to-
day to the spread of cotton wilt and
bIackroot, or knot root, in cotton
which has occurred in scattered To-
calities from North Carolina to Tex
as and are estimated to cause an an
nual loss exceeding $1O,OOO,OOO.
There are thousands of acres OF
land already SO infested that ordinary
varieties of cotton cannot be grown, -
says the report, "and the area en-
larges each year"
In addition to the loss of crops this
land has deprecated in market val
ue; it costs more to cultivate and
the farmers often must usu it for
crops less profitable than cotton. This
situation is unfortunate because it
is unnecessary. These diseases may
be controlled.
The circular describes in detail
means of controlling these two dis
eases.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
BUT PERPETUAL DAYLIGHT
WITH TWELVE BLAZING
SUNS IN HEAVENS.

Twelve blazing suns in the earth's
heavens are predicted by a group Of
astronomers in Europe who have
been closely watching our wild
plunge into the Cluster of Hercules
The world will know no deviation
from the steady MONDAY glare
there will be no night.
The terrific glare, if it does not
burn the world up and shrivel man
kind into grease spot, will make
all sorts of peculiar changes in the
solar system.
The Cluster of Hercules has been
studied for years by the most able
astronomers 1t will not be many
aeons before the world will find it.
self in the midst of these brilliant
stars.
Nearly in line with the direction
Of the solar systems motion through
space lies cluster of bright stars.
Are We, perhaps, destined to join
that wonderful assemblage? Such
contamination of the great flight of
the earth is probable, says a writer
in the Chicago Tribune.
That star cluster toward which we
are journeying is one of the supreme
marvels of the universe. It is believ-
ed to contain from 10000 to $4,000
stars, crowded so close together that
in telescope their light blends in
an almost indistinguishable blaze. In
the central parts it is impossible to
separate the individual stars. Around
the outskirts of the cluster hey are
more widely scattered. Long rows of
them are arrayed like the winding
lanes and streets in the slums of
city
Travelling IL Miles a Second.
Towards this wonderful metropo-
lis of interstellar space we are speed
ing at the rate of II miles a second.
In the course of an ordinary life
time we draw more than 100000
600 miles nearer to it, and yet it's
distance is so great that it does not
seem to have perceptibly approach
ed. A slight change in the direc-
ton of our flight would send US
straight into the heart of the clus-
ter at the end of our journey.
If, escaping all the perils of the
way, we should actually arrive
there what would happen?
There might be a collision, or
there might not That would de-
pend entirely upon the direction of
our motion at the moment that we
entered the company. Owing to the
multiplicity of of attractions acting
simultaneously from so many stars
the chances are that a collision
would not occur, and that our sun,
carrying the planets with it, would
become a member of the assemblage
on equal terms with the others. The
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
WILL BE TRIED BY WOMEN.
Bootleggers Feel Additional Anxiety
on That Account.

A Glenwood Springs, Colo, dis
patch says several men charged with
oootlegging in Eagle county have ad-
ditional anxiety as to the outcome of
their cases because they will be tried
before a woman Judge, and their
fates, from all indications, rest with
jury composed partly of women.
Mrs. L. M. Tague, the only woman
Judge in Colorado, will preside in the
county court Of Eagle county, where
the Bookkeeping cases will be tried.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
FIGHT WITH SNAKES.

cowboy Found Nearly Dead From
Bites in an Abandoned Well.
Flrteen hours battling with a doz-
en- or more snakes forty feet below
ground in an abandoned we'll was the
racking experience of Charles Wei.
bourne, cowboy residing in Val
verde county, Texas.
When rescued, after a night in the
well Melbourne had lost his reason
and his arms and legs were literally
covered with bites from the snakes
Eight dead snakes, measuring in
length from two to four feet, were
taken out.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
1000 Feet and M Water.

In Oklahoma town has sunk an
artesian well to depth of $500 feet
without striking water. Believil. 2
that be well enough they are now
going to turn the water of Bitter
creek, a dozen miles away inc the
town pipes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16

4O-inch figured lawn, all coIors;
the yard only 25c. w. E. Hickey.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
A NOTABLE Achievement.
Foreign Peddler Who Could Not
Read or Write Ten Years Ago
Admitted to the Bar.

When Moses H. Steur came to this
country ten years ago he could Meth
er read nor write English, but after
decade Of hard work and persever-
Ing night study he has just been
admitted to the Massachusetts bar at
the age of Sc. He began his career
in Boston by peddling small wares
from house to house, and soon be-
came involved in a lawsuit, which
he personally defended in a local
court, successfully arguing his own
case and recovering goods which the
sheriff seized. He then began to
study law.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
How Cold Causes Kidney Disease

Partly by driving from the sur
face and congesting the kidneys and
partly by throwing too much work
upon them, Foley Kidney Pills
strengthen the kidneys, give tone
to the urinary organs and restore
the normal action of the bladder.
They are tonic in action, quick in re-
suits. Try them. Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16
To the Public.

have bought the bus and dray
line of J. c. Dozier, and all calls
VIII be attended to promptly. Your
patronage is solicited. Phone 81
at stable, or 269 at residence Re-
SpectIuIly, z. T. LOCKETT.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-16

For a sprain you will find Cham
pertains Liniment excellent. It al
lays the pain removes the soreness
and soon restores the parts to q
healthy condition rs and so cents
bottles for sale by Dawson Drug Co