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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-20
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ADJUSTMENTS


Without a novelty or a star on the
bill the Orphenms offerings is con
sistently balanced. An excellent quar-
tet a song and dance team, school
room slxit. a musical act and splen-
bill As a whole the bill is very pleas
ing and from the five acts one or more
is sure to please.
Without the usual quantity of bill
board display the Prosit Duo proved to
be a hit. Two individuals, made up
very cleverly and with comical APP
pearanee, proved to be very good open
ers. Casey jones'" self-confessed. was
riot. Presenting something new in
most clever mode. Casey "loosened"
up the audience. The Proslt Duo pro-
voked much amusement.
Following the duo Spencer and Will
llams, a song and dance team. appeared
The girl member of the team was very
winsome and had a better voice than
the average. The Four Masons pre-
scented their former starring vehicle,
"A Country School," The heat caused
quite bit of noise In the audience and
the scholars" could not be heard very
well. However, a school act usually
goes over well and this proved to be
no exception
The Three Tyres presented very
creditable musical act and "Tinkled
Tunes to Tickle the Tastes of Tired
Theatregoers." The musical instruments
were sweetly toned and the repertoire
was well selected. On the xylophone
the trio was forced TO accept three
encores at the first performances The
dark horse" was rather droll and, in
spite of the heat, was able to force
laughs from the audience.
The Heidelberg quartet, striking
and unusual in costume. produced
soothing harmony and was we'll re-
ceiyed All of the members of the act
are strapping large men and rendered
several ballads and semi-classics, and
closed with a rag" number, namely,
"Eyerybodys Doing It." The quartet
was well rehearsed and concluded with
out striking a false chord. The BARI
tone is very good.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-20
LEGAL NOTICES
Nnticc


Notice
One Hundred Thousand Dollars. Fifty
year. -Four and One-Half Per Cent
$. A. Gold Hospital Bonds.
The board of revenue Of Ieffarson
county, Alabama will receive sealed
bids Tor the purchase of one hundred
thousand dollars OF four and one-half
t.s) per cent, $. a., ffty-year
gold hospital bonds on September Z.
1912. at IL o'clock. noon, at the OFFICE
Of the board of revenue, Birmingham.
Ala. certified check for one thous-
and dollars shall accompany each bib
wnich sum shai be forfeited to JEFF
ferson county as liquidated damap PCS ~
the successful bidder fails within 30
GAYS thereafter to pay for said bond :
according to contract The board rel
serves the right to reject any and an
bius JOB GOING.
President Board of Revenue of Jefrer-
son County. Birmingham. Ala.
S-20- 3t-tu
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-20
Jim Smiley Arrested

A negro man giving his name as Jim
Smiley, was arrested last night by Of
hcers Saunders and Ball and placed
in the city lookup charged with being
an escape. II Is alleged that Smiley Is
wanted in Bibb county, where. ii ID
said. he escaped from the county tail
some time ago Smiley was caught AZ
Eleventh street and Seventh avenuo
about IL o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-20
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

LOST-Elk's tooth watch charm, lodge
No. 20G, initials n. r. r. Return to
Empire Cigar Store. Reward.
COMPETENT bookkeeper open for en-
ployment September 1 /; Al refer
ences. j. Fl. H.. Box 532 S20-2t
WANTED-Two con genial people to
board, private home. with everything
modern. Phone 4f93 Main. S-20-6t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-20
You Pay Half---We Pay Half

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pany writes twenty-payment policy contract
where the insured pays ten premiums and the
Company pays ten. The premiums advanced
by the Company are not deducted from the
original sum insured. Ask about this policy
and have it and others fully explained to YOU
General Agents wanted for untitled territory
Local Agents rdnted in all territories
Cooperation of the Company with their agents. together
with their unmatched policies make with
The Southern States Life profitable
The Southern States Lite Insurance Co.
of Alabama
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-22
Juarez Reoccupied By Federals

TUAREZ pleased
February
- piage, nothing
deprivation pro-
contrary 90
lacking
risk
occupation
returning uare
hudru existence eventually be resumed Poor Juarez has lost least
property great govern
appropriations possibly rehabtate the place FL PasO will do
thing that special recognition
o O in repeated conhic
spite engen
Mexico through a
mutny anarchy
all
of FL
two cities to take up ordinary life again that the rebel hosts have for the
time being departed to fields
while regulars again possession this
city will something them than
rebels garrison poor
deserted govern
Of border
gold oomp
appreciation of the Mexican government itself
which has the beneficiary
Mexican fderals
communication
rebels kept the railroads and tegraphs during
railroad the
federas be hoped that
tne rebels were N keeping the railroads and teegaphs and free
hostile
Restoration ordinary personal and
of
Mexico With quars American
sentiment
government powers to assist the Madero
government and embarras the
the Madero ungratefu
aPPreave The least proper respect
interest Mexico for the federl guaranteeing
American lives and property the
rebels and vandas and without opposition troops
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-22
Best Week Of the Whole Year

IRON present indications going exceptionally strong Of
Arizona Acquan this
year boosters traver the copper
Of it
before before experience always
and
plan more thoroughly.
signed This
gratifying result days of quick completing Of
list especially nmuch responses wholly voluntary,
necesaang by the fusal have been met
with In number of list result solely
ought be- and necessary committee to do
than make courtesy visits to prospective sgnes
The trp It will traverse the whole
Arizona including principal copper camps Cities
road and centers and the chief regions
including the Roosevelt DAM and the Salt
valley Stops viii hours Of daylight at point where
possible expeditions schedule is the
with these and visit differ
good of them
anticipated.
getting possibilities which
comptng degree commercial participants
entering
general
prosperity all its hosts through the
fellowship the other the
seeing sights Of seeing its best the whole
for October would
travelling independently and
trains accommodations
general invitation gone mercantile manufacturing
special hbOr invited send
including
excursion; personal expenses
marked participant profitable week the
whole months
you
working, before filed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-22
THE MANICURE LADY
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.

S6TTs a mighty queer world, this
world that we're living in. said
- the Manicure Lady. "a girl
friend Of mine was in here today and
told me about the kind of a job she
mad getting position. She is kind OF
unlucky, George"
I know what you mean" said the
Head Barber. You mean she is un-
lucky enough to be pretty. You don't
need to tell me anything about pretty
girls looking for theatrical positions,
he concluded
I knew some of them theatrical Of
fees was kind of bad said the Mani
cure Lady. But I never knew how
much luckier 1 am to be a manicure
girl than a chorus girl until my little
pal told me some OF the talk she had
handed to her. l guess there amt
enough big, clean boys in the world
George-the kind that could walk into
that kind of an office with four of the
cheap fellows sitting around at ma
hogany desks, lock the door, and come
out with the key, leaving death and
devastation in his track Gee, 1 could
love a hold-up man out West-one of
bullets or lynching, but spare me from
them little. cheap. sneaky rats that
takes any kind of advantage of
girls position in life. I get a few of
them in here now and then, you know,
George"
I don't know" said the Head Bar
Der angrily- Ever since the time 1
Walloped that cheap drummer with a
shaving mug that belonged to another
travelling man. you have been afraid
TO tell me anything That's the trouble
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-22
Vote For the $4,000 Road Bonds

year. Out Of the previous pend issue
the records show we received less than
$4,000, OF which we paid in $4,000 that
year, whereas our pro rata, accordinS
70 the taxes paid in BY our district
should have been over $4,000. so you
see when we get this bond issue it will
Tot be entirely a gift, but viii be mo- e
like repaying a loan, for the east end
has been lending the west end more
than $4,000 each year for roads / grant
you IL was mighty poor business in
those who had the business in charge
while we had no roads ourselves but
the records viii bear OFT my state
mentS.
Now as TO the cost of the bonds or
40 year 5 percent bonds, about SO, 900
will pay interest and sinking fund I:
this viii be some Il cents per head on
the people in Fl Paso county. or one
cent per month each And as to raising
the taxes on the poor man. the raise
viii be IL cents per 500. and on the
home of the laboring man. valued at
$500. will be less than so cents. then
a cent cigar OF a cent glass OF beer
once a month will pay his additional
taxes. Not worth kicking about Is it,
If you fellows who have your paved
streets and asphalt roads were to come
here to Finlay and try to find the coun-
ty road, and mire down in the sand
few times. you would vote all the bonds
necessary to build road to FL Pase
and YOU would not love any official
who protested against it. or who is
responsible for the lack Of roads here.
NJ ". Low ~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-22
-HIRTY-sECOND YEAR OF PUBLICATION
b FREDERIC ]. aAsKM.

this tub and another for the washed
clothes upon the other.
A Social Center.
The women find these public wash
paviIions a real social diversion. They
go to them in the cool Of the morning
accompanied by their children, and
bearing their big bundles of soil
ed clothes upon their neads. These
last are dumped into the center Of the
pavilion when they arrive, but before
the laundry work begins all of the
children are washed in the big trough.
This process is accomplished by merry
laughter on the part Of the children
and usually much interest on the part
Of the spectators. After the children
are washed, the mothers turn them
loose to play in the street around the
pavilion while they proceed to their
task of washing the clothes in the tubs
and rinsing them in the big trough.
There is always much gossip ex-
changed and the washing seems to be
a much more agreeable task as per-
formed in public than if done by each
woman alone in the privacy OF her
home
Work Simple in America.
In comparison with these methods
the work in America seems much simp-
Ter, even if less attractive by be-
ing performed indoors. The labor
saving appliances in the way OF good
soaps and powders, as well as the
and even the washboard, make wash
ing much easier operation even If
none of the later conyeniences are ad-
ded. The American women always
have made drudgery of their laundry
work and probably will continue to do
so until it is eliminated from their
household routine.
A tourist noting the outofdoor wash
ing in SINE Of the less progressive
countries and watching the happy
faces and free, graceful movements of
the women engaged in it, is forced
to wonder whether, despite the Ameri-
can ProgressiTeness the washwomen
have not lost by the application Of
many of the modern methods. espec-
tally the washing of the soiIed cloth
ing in a hot, steamy room instead Of
in the open air
Tomorrow-Labor and Equipment.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-22
The Herald's Daily
ShsrtStOry
THE DESPATCH RIDER

swayed and reeled and would nave
fallen. He knew then that Jeanne was
safe.
Jeanne" he cried. "oh. my beloved.
what has happened! ..o
THE Germans" she gasped- ON our
knees we prayed them to spare our
fathers and husbands. But no. they
shot down the old men ike dogs Ter
ribIe, my France
Leon Camelot caught Jeanne 10 hlm'
brushing back her halT Ing ngn styss IRON
her forehead, while the tears sII ee-iIieu
and ouT fathers. Jennie?" ne asked.
Don't Leon" she cried, Ihere is
no one left in the village
These two remained WINE lam l.
above the bodies Of their massacreo
fathers.
caused them both to start ana 1sten-
Above the noise of the 1alllng beams
from the village houses came the ring
of steel. and the thud, thud of horses
hoofs Leon scented danger He knew
that If must be the Prussian cavalry,
for no French troops were ABOUT tnere-
Quick, Jeanne. you must rae pc
fore me-" he cried, am carIyIn ING
dispatches to Contains and must not
Jeanne Delmas nodded and Leon
mounted his horse and swung her up
astride in front Of him EVEN as they
started a bullet went signing past
them.
oath. and his horse reared and broke
into a swinging gallop. They oasneo
past the village, keeping near the
trees, and from behind came the souno
of horsemen in pursuit and uncouth
German oaths Danvillers lay far be-
hind them before Leon turned around;
From out of the white smoke leaped
incessant flashes as rifles were 1lreo
at them. Then suddenly Leon drew IN
his breath, and Jeanne saw ms hanos
drop from the reins, while ms lonS
sword fell changing on the road
'Diable,s he groaned-
Jeanne caught at the reins. what
is it. Leon2' she cried. Are you
hurt, Leon, tell me?"
He was clinging to her coat ana
blood was upon his lips.
Jeanne" he whispered hoarsely, I
am hit badly. You must ride to Con-
fIans-alone-to the Fourth division.
When you get there ask for Gen. Por-
ton. Give him this case, Jeanne; let
nothing stop you"
He had already undone the broad
white leather band that went about
his body and had passed 1t over her
shoulders. He buckled 1t on and as
he did so he noticed a dark patch that
stained the gilt badge OF the regiment
of the white cuirassiers.
Listen" he went on. Il am only an
extra weight, and they are close behind
US even now. No, Jeanne, must drop
off There. have you the stirrups?
Goodbye. dear. Jeanne"
Leon clasped her tightly for a mo-
ment and she felt the light touch of
his lips as he kissed her neck She
could not say word to him; her tears
choked her
Dawn was just breaking as Jeanne
was surrounded by the outposts of the
Fourth division at Contains She waved
the gilt banded despatch case of the |
white cuirassiers above her head and !
called aloud for Cen Forton-
Dispatches" she cried. from the |
Fifth corps at Beaumont"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-22
By R. c. Fly.

"HE dense woods in the valley of
the Mouse lay smiling in the
rising sun It was late in Sep
TENDER in the year of the downfall
OF France. and the woods echoed and
reverberated with the booming of the
suns The night before the Fifth corps
OF the grand army Of France had lain
/ AZ Beaumont, tired out to man after
the heart breaking work of their never
enolng retreat. 1t was backward, al
ways backward, toward Paris for these
hard pressed sons of La Belle France.
Inc general in command of the Fifth
corps drew his men up in orIer for
retreat, for the Prussians were press
lltg hard on their flanks. The French
guns covered the action, and once more
Iney retired toward the ford of the
Meuse at Villers and toward Paris.
Near the rivers edge the white
cuirassiers had drawn up their horses,
and had hastily planned a camp until
the Fifth corps should march again. A
group of the troopers had collected
round blazing fire, and they talked of
the mornings disaster in hushed tones
that told of aching hearts full of the
fierce shame of defeat. Suddenly an
orderly rode up and shouted for one
of them by name.
Leon Camelot- Wanted in the gen
erals tent"
waiting while the orderly entered.
Then the flap of the tent was raised
and he entered the gloom of the in
terror The general spoke to him in a
quick voice.
You are native of this province
and know the road from here to Con-
flans?"
YES. general" Camelot answered.
-On that account I have chosen you
to carry dispatches You are to be in
Contains before dawn tomorrow. Here
are the dispatches to Gen. -Forton, who
is at Contains with the Fourth divi-
sion Be very careful, for the country
IS alive with the Germans. Let moth
ing delay you, for the safety of the
Fourth division lies in your reaching
them before dawn. Report yourself TO
me on your return. Now co.
Leon Camelot took the heavy Ieath-
er despatch case and saluting left the
tent It was dark, and as he passed
the last outpost he turned his horse
and took a last look at the camp where
the fires flickered and glowed among
the tents. Then he turned again and
rode among the trees.
Leon would pass his home in the
village of Damvillers, where Jeanne
whether all was well with them there,
and growing sense of fear came to
him as he thought of the Prussians
and the fate Of the other frontier viii
lages- He spurred his horse and they
dashed along on the springy turf at
the side of the road.
Mile after mile passed beneath them,
and then Leon noticed a glare in the
sky that alternately glowed fiercely
and faded away
stin onward he swept until the glare
lit up the road.
Leon Camelot gave a great gasp.
Damvillers was in flames. He gal
loped across the common with face
so white that no reflection could color
it. Then, suddenly, almost on the very
edge Of the common. young girl dart
ed toward him, calling to him to stop
Leon sheathed his sword, and rein
ing in his horse, dismounted. He
caught the girl by the shoulder for she
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-22

married to William Sloan. at the resi-
oence Of the brides sister, Mrs. Penni-
man; Miss Harrison is we'll known and
liked by all of Ell Paso's young people.
Mr.. Sloan has for the last two years
been secretary of the local Young
Mems Christian association. The two
leave today for Palestine or Paris.
Texas. 1t is not known yet at which
place Mr.. Sloan will be stationed.
Col. George Wythe Baylor has had an
excitlng experience with a drunken
Mexican near Ysleta, a few days ago,
which ne will not soon forget. Col
baylor has a ranch near Ysleta and
ne took man down there to look
at 1t with a view to selling. At
point near Ysleta a Mexican attempted
70 rope the colonel. and came uncom-
tortably near accomplishing the feat.
The colonel jumped from his rig and
used a club on the Mexican to good
effect, and the Mexican was glad to
leave the place.
Much has been said lately concern
ing county prisoners who will not pay
their fines, but lie in jail and have
the county credit them for every day
OF the first 10 days at the rate of 81
per day, and SO per day for the re
naming time which they have to serve
A leading citizen was asked what he
thought ought to be done with such
prisoners and the answer was: L
think il is a shame that we have to
pay out money at a high rate for
street labor when we can hire these
county convicts to work for US and
clean our streets, and we can get them
Cheap
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-22

Finlay, Tex, Aug. q.
Editor FL Paso Herald:
1t is only few days until the day
TO vote or the $4,000 bond issue to
raise funds to build a road from Fabens
to the east county line; wish to ad
vance a few reasons why this particular
bond issue should be carried I pre-
pared an article shortly after the cleo
ton was ordered, but feared il ght
appear to reflect on the county officers
and have some effect on the. primary
election and since I was taking no sides
either way 7 RETAINED from publishing
ii
the bonds and building the roaU. prin-
especially requires the road to be built
and the general good of the county re-
quires the road The fact that there
are absolutely no county roads OF any
SORT LEADING from the eastern part of
the county to the county seat is a con-
dition of affairs of which those hav
ing the supervision Of the county roads
should be heartily ashamed in this era
of good roads, and when you consider
that there have been spent in the west
50 miles in this county more than $780,
COO in the past four years and less
than $4,000 in the east so miles it ap-
pears ineXcusable-
Again road district No. 4. in which
this money will be expended. has paid
an average of more than $4,000 each
year into the road fund and except the
year the road bonds were voted has
not received an average of S50c per
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-22

$4,000 year for the municipal or
chestra Dailas, Tex, recently raised
a guarantee fund among the merchants
and, business men. of SIS, 600 for an
orchestra, and Houston has a first
class municipal band which PLAYS in
the auditorium, which belongs to the
city, and IS highly appreciated BY the
people who flock to hear it play there
In fact, there is hardly a town or city.
except FL Paso, which does not help
N providing music for its citizens
thing Of this kind, being the owner OF
Washington park. and therefore in a
position to employ a band there once
OF more week for the purposs OF at
tracing people there, and entertaining
them when they get there
There will soon be a labor parade.
and good band required for It but
the local musicians union will have
to get men from outside the city to
get a sufficient number together
There will also be the races and the
political elections and the annual fair
coming on very soon. and we nave T
a real band to play for these engaze-
ments- Yet with q little encourage
nent from the city, there would not be
any difficulty in getting plenty of
good musicians to locate here
I think IL would be q very good and
proper thing for the city to make a
grant Of at least $4,000 a year 20 the
local musicians union for the purpose
OF organizing and maintaining band
Of about 20 men, in return the band to
give one or more concerts q week for
the public Pressure also should be
brought to bear on the local theaters
to employ larger orchestras than is
usual here. and which is entirely in
adequate for the rendering Of that
class Of music that a music loving peo-
pie appreciate.
That the people here really appre-
ciate good music is unquestionable. and
Il is disgrace to city that claims to
be a health resort. II not a Measure
resort. that il provides no entertain
ment for its visitors and citizens In
less FL Paso is to get the name of the
Geadest and dullest town in the United
States, it will have 10 get busy in this
matter.
I trust this letter may help to stir
up some of the city fathers or the
ed direction
Henry c. Hutton. Flutist