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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-07
sohalls negotiations and for better An

schallfs negotiations and for a better An
glo-German understanding.
The Post considers that the appointment
indicates that Lord Haldane is in dis
grace politically, and adds: I'VE cannot
share the opinion that Lord Haldane as
Lord Chancellor can work more efficient
ly for an Anglo-German understanding
than before. Until we have proof to the
contrary we can only consider that his
appointment is inspired by unfriendly
feelings for Germany.
After an absence OF over 20 years
Charles Moss, aged y, former resident
of Cologne returned to the city late at
night and cropping his way through the
tombstoes in the local cemetery, found
the graves of his first wife and son, and
there shot himself.
Herr Moss posted a letter to his second
wife and his daughter saying he had
gone to join his first wife and son.
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from The New York Amerlcan.
A large. portlv and very dark gentleman
stepped up to the room clerk OF the Con-
eress Hotel and in soft, persuasive voice
asked:
'Ah any OF the colod gentlemen from
the South stoppin' at yo hotel. sui? ?"
Nix" said the clerk.
Gould yo' tell me- sub, whah they all
might be stoppin'?"
Well, ia try the Blackstone" was
the answer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-07
BARGAINS IN HOUSES

si4OO-six room cottage at East Lake, near
College station.
Sl500-New room bungalow, East Bir-
mingham, opposite new school.
$35O0-Six room cottage, Princeton; all
modern conveniences an ideal home
$500-rwo lots on car line, just below
West end
ADDly tn
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zAMORA TEMpLE PICNI,

WILL BE GIVEN AT EAST LAKE
PARK THURSDAY, July Is, 1912.
FULL INSTRUCTIONS As REGARDS
TICKETS FOR MOBILES AND THEIR
FAMILIES AND TINE OF CARS LEAv-
ING THE MASONIC TEMPLE WILL DE
GIVEN IN NOTICE WHICH WILL BE
MAILED TO THE MOBILES.
j. ID. .MATLOCK,
INDUSTRIOUS POTENTATE.
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LEGAL NOTICES


Bids will be received by Commissioners
OF Lawrence county at Moulton. Ala, I'M
I'll July 10 for constructing liz miles of
water bound macadam road between HilIs-
boro, Ala, and Moulton, Ala.
NJ S. BINGHAM, Iillsboro, Ala
6-2g-11t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-07

Sealed proposals win be received by tho
Road Commissioners of District 3. Nox-
ubee County, Mississippi, at their office in
the courthouse at Macon. Miss, until 2
p m, of August z, 1912, for the building
of approximately 2f.5 miles of sand-clay
road In said District 9 and then and there
publicly opened The work will include
approximately 5000 yards of earth exca-
walton and the hauling, placing and
spreading of the sand-elay required for
surfacing these roads. Each proposal
shall be accompanied by certified check
for three CD per cent of the total amount
of the bid. The commissioners reserve
the right TO reject any and all bids. Plans
and specifications may be seen at the
office of the commissioners at Macon.
Miss, and at the office of the engineers
at 923 Woodward building. Birminghafn.
Alabama.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
Trees In Oranges.

The Mundus, a weekly published in
Rome in five languages, states that
M Of the methods adopted by the
Japanese to produce their curious
dwarf trees is as follows: The pulp Of
an orange Is removed through a small
hole and the skin filed with a mix
ture of wool, charcoal and rich earth,
with one seed toward the opening in
the skin. The orange is put In a glass
and watered by the hole, and every
now and then a little wood ash is
added. The plant shoots through the
opening, and the roots pierce the skin.
AS soon as they do so they are cut of.
After two or three years Of this treat
ment the plant will be only a few
inches high, but will have the aspect
Of an old forest tree.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
eHosTLY BUTTERFLIES.

A Species In British Guiana Whose
Wings Are Transparent.
In "Our. Search For a wilderness"
Mr.. William Beebe Of, the New York
geological park describes his first
sight Of the transparent butterfly
Hoetera piera-of British Guiana, an
insect through whose outstretched
wings any substance on which it rests
a be clearly seen.
As we crossed a swirling creek on
the trunk Of a mighty fallen tree
something auttered ahead. We could
not see what it vas Closer we came,
and still the object remained indis-
tinct. We seemed to see a butterfly,
and yet that appeared impossible. At
last we marked it down on a fern
frond and crept up until our eyes
were within two feet Of 1t. Nothing
was visible but the graceful lacework
Of the frond until a slanting beam of
sunlight struck it, and there, close
before US, was the ghost Of a butter
fly.
1t spread fully three inches, but was
wholly transparent, save for three tiny
spots Of azure near the margin Of each
hind wing.
As we looked it drifted to q double
headed flower Of scarlet, and when it
alighted the scarlet Of the flower and
the green Of the leaf were as distinct
as If seen through thin mica, and the
faint gray haze of the insects wings
was marked only by the indistinct
venation.
The appearance Of this ghostly but
terdy amid the silence and awe inspir-
ing stiffness Of the reeking jungle was
most impressive.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
BIG BELLS.

Canton Has Ono Eighteen Feet High
and Forty-five Feet In circumference.
Some Of the old world bells are
heavy indeed. "Great Paul" Of st.
Paul's cathedral, in London, weighs
nearly seventeen tons and is nearly
thirty feet around. The first big
Ben" Of Westminster was cast more
than fifty years ago and weighed
about fourteen tons and wat about
twenty-eight feet around. But big
Ben" had a crack and was made over,
losing some weight, and the clapper
was made smaller, being now 600
pounds instead of about a ton. "Pe-
ter Of York" cost $4,000. weight
twelve and one-half tons; twenty-five
feet in diameter or whereabouts.
The largest hanging bell in the
world is said to be that in the great
Buddhist monastery near Canton. It
is eighteen feet in height and forty
five feet in circumference, being cast
Of solid bronze. This is one Of eight
monster bells that were cast by com
mand of the Emperor Yung Lo about
A. d. 400. It is said to have cost the
lives Of eight men, who we're killed in
the process Of casting. The whole bell
on both sides is covered with an in
scription in embossed Chinese char
acters about half an inch in length,
covering even the top piece from
which it swings, the total number be-
ing 81. 900. These characters foil a sin.
gle story, one Of the Chinese classics.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
An Old Friend.

A private soldier once rendered some
slight service to the first Napoleon.
'Thank you, captain" said the en-
peror carelessly.
I'm what regiment, sire?" was the
instant response Of the quick witted
private.
I'm my guards" replied the emperor,
pleased with the mans ready retort.
This incident, with appropriate vari-
ations, also happened to Genghis
Khan, Ivan the Terrible, .Attla, Gus
tavus Adolphus, Louis XIV, Charlie
magne, Alexander, King Alfred. Xer-
xes, Richard the Lion Hearted and
Henry Of Navarre.-Success Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
Where Israel "Murmursd."

( Where Israel "Murmured."
As soon as u loads were arranged
and the riding camels selected we
mounted and rode off across the desert
or plain Of El-Ka'a in a northeasterly
direction, aiming for the Wadi Hebran.
The wind was blowing hard and the
sand stung considerably. In ancient
times El-Ka'a was called the Wilder
ness Of Sin. This was the place where
the children Of Israel murmured
against Moses and Aaron, lusting after
the deshpots and bread they had left
behind In Egypt, and this was where
God, hearing their cry, sent them man
no, which was supplied for the next
forty years. This desert presents an
awful picture Of desolation, for, with
the exception Of some bushes that per-
sist In growing in spite Of the arid sur.
roundings, all that the eye meets are
powders, sand and gravel. - Wide
World Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
Wedding Rings.

According to the ancient ritual, the
husband began by placing the wedding
ring upon the BRIDES thumb and put
ting it successfully on the next two
fingers, pronouncing for each one a
person Of the trinity, with a final
"Amen," as the fourth finger was
reached, where the ring remained
New York American.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13

CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF.
hereby u myself a candidate
for the office of sheriff on the democratic
ticket, subject to the will OF the voters af
the primary election on June rs.
E. ]. HUGHES.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
A Cynical Critic.

above all, I am an artist" said the
actor. "From the moment I make my
entrance on the stage I forget every
thing but my part. I leave my own
personality behind me. I am Romeo,
Hamlet, Lear. The theater vanishes,
the audience disappears
Tive noticed that" interrupted the
critic.
"What?"
"That the audience disappears."-
Youths Companion.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
FOR STATES ATTORNE'

FOR STATES ATTORNEY
hereby announce myself a candidate
on the Republican ticket, for the office
of States Attorney of Stark county,
subject to the June primaries.
H. A.. BURGESON,
Dickinson, N. D.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13

FOR CLERK OF THE DISTRICT
COURT.
l wish to announce that I am a re-
publican candidate for Clerk of District
Court, Stark County, N. D., subject to
the primary election to be held June 26,
1912.
MAXWELL M. BURNETT.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
FOR E OF COURT

l hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for the office of Clerk of Court of
Stark county, subject to the will of the
Republican voters at the June primaries.
Your endorsement of my candidacy will
be greatly appreciated.
C. d. LITCH.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
o SHERIFF

hereby announce myself a candidate
for the nomination of sheriff on the re.
publican ticket subject to the will of
the voters at the primaries on June 26.
e, DRYER.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
Crowns,

Mr.. Wibbles-What 6ne dark hair
you have. Miss Knox! My wife, who
Is younger than You are. has her hair
quite gray. Miss Knox-Yes. and If
I'd been your wife no doubt my hair
would have been gray too.-Boston
Transcript.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
FOR STATES

FOR STATES ATTORNEY
l wish to announce that I am aRepub-
lican candidate for the office of States
Attorney for Stark County, subject to
the Primary Election to be held June 26,
1912.
H. 7. BLANCHARD.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13

Economy is half the battle Of life.
It Is not so hard to earn money as to
aDend It well.-Spurgeon.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
FOR COUNTY JUDGE :

FOR COUNTY JUDGE
hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for the office of County Judge of
Stark county, subject to the will Of the
Republican voters at the June primaries.
Your endorsement of my candidacy will
be greatly appreciated.
FRED MASER.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
FOR SHERIFF

hereby announce myself as candidate
for sheriff of Stark county on the Demo
cratic ticket subject to the will of the
people at the June primaries.
Joe CUSKELLY.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
o SHERIFF

l hereby announce myself a candidate
for Sheriff of Stark County on the Repub-
lican ticket and respectfully solicit the
support of my friends at the primaries in
June, 1912. GEORGE BROWN.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
Dark Deeds,

Dark Deeds.
There Is a man whom my husband
employs who openly shows a tendency
toward low places and who is noted
for his dark Deeds"
"Why, then, does your husband EN-.
ploy him?"
ITO put coal in our cellar."-Balti-
more American.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13

Envy always implies conscious In.
ferioriy wherever It residsa.-PlinY.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13

TOTHE VOTERS OF STARK CO.
1 hereby announce myself as a
Candidate for the Office Of Register OF
Deeds, on the Democratic Ticket, at the
june 1912, Primaries.
JOHN REUTER-, .JR.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
This Life,

This Life.
There is only n way to get ready
for Immortality, and that is to love
this life and live it as bravely and
cheerfully and faithfully as we can.-
Van Dyke.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
FOR CLERK OF u

l announce myself as candidate for
Clerk of Court of Stark County on the
Republican ticket subject to the will of
the people at the June Primaries.
H.K. NICHOLS
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
C. s. 9oWSER

l hereby announce myself a candidate
for Sheriff of Stark County. A Demo
crat.
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13
REGISTER OF DEEDS

REGISTER OF DEEDS
hereby announce myself as a candi.
date for the office of Register of Deeds
Of Stark county, subject to the will of the
Republican voters at the June primaries.
Your endorsement of my candidacy will
be greatly appreciated.
JOHN LEASK
The Dickinson press., 1912-04-13

FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS
hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office of Register of Deeds
for Stark county OF the Republican
ticket, subject to the will of the voters at.
the June primaries.
Respectfully yours.
Valdemar lessen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11
MIR. Ericksons Tryout
Little Stories About Baseball
By W. A. PheLon


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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
TEAMS On TRACK
Fine Program Is Arranged
For Youngster Athletes
by II. L. Mitchell.

The Grammar school athletic meet
which is to be held on May II, and
which will bring out several hundred
embryonic athletes already is being
shaped up by H l. Mitchell, in charge
OF the field and track activities OF this
organization.
There will be three classes, A, boys
Il years and over; B, boys of Is and IA
years and c, those of II and l. years
AS events are to be the running high
jump, the 100 yard dash, the eight
pound shot put and the pole vault b S
program includes the running high
Jump the IS yard dash. the running
broad jump and the 100 yard potato
race Class c lists the running hiSE
and broad. the so yard dash and the
so yard sack race
San JacintO, Lamar, Mesa sunset
Beal. Villas, Alamo and AOy grammar
schools are participants. Each school
will have a relay race Three places
will count, five. three and one Each
boy must pledge himself to abstain
from the use OF tobacco and liquor for
one wear from date Of meeting
Blue. red and white ribbons viii be
awarded for first, second and third
places respectively. A bronze oak
Shield goes to the winning team Last
season san Jacinto school won.
Entries viii close with H L Mitch
ell on Friday, May 10, the day before
the meet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11
JOHNNY DUNDEE Is
VICTOR OVER HOUCK
Ten Fast Rounds Fought
Referee Stops an Unin-
feresting Mill.

New York. \. ". April lin an
other instalment Of featherweight
elimination bouts designed eventually
TO pick a fighting opponent for John
ny Kilbane, the champion, Johnny
Dundee, of New York, defeated Tommy
TTOuclz. Philadelphia The fight went
10 rounds at the end Of which HOuck
was badly beaten.
TIE second bout between Joe COster,
of Brooklyn, and Jimmy Walsh, Of Bos-
ton. proved so slow that the referee in
the eighth round stopped Ii and de-
cIared it no contest"
There were three bouts in the ban
famweight class, each OF six rounds
battling Henry. Of this city. defeated
Edward NcClOsky, of Philadelphia,
Freddie Diggins, of Philadelphia, de-
feated Jimmy Curtis, OF New York, and
johnny Morgan. Of Philadelphia, de-
feated Young Rosner. OF this city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11
Up Rolls the Curtain o. On 1912 p By Lewis Arms
LOksas the d f Vii Be n Gnat9t One Yet n


Now the major league clubs have
three and four star pitchers eacn, ana
there IS @ continuance of lean days FOR
the slUggers-
~One instance Of heavy smuggling that
would hardly be repeated in the major
leagues now was that Of big Dan
BrOUthers, who was in a Detroit-Chi-
cagO game % years ago made three
houeruns off lIcCormick BrOuthers
was a slow man on the. bases and the
Chicago pitchers at that time were
not marvels in speed In the game now
speed is essential for an Outfielder-
Another condition that was respon-
sible for the heavy batting averages
was that the catcher stood 20 OF more
feet back Of the plate
Place hitting exists mostly in the
newspapers. With the pitchers now
a-days throwing balls that would tear
apart a brick wall the player is hap
by and content to meet the ball full
and square and trust to luck that it
viii place safely Willie Keller of
the Highlanders formerly. was really
an exponent Of place hitting. but the
general run Of ball player is content
to just meet the BALI
John Paul Jones Of Cornell Univer-
sity is the worlds title holder Of the
amateur mile run His time for the
event was four minutes Is 2-5 seconds
Billy Willis. New York Herald war
correspondent unWra pS the following
story. Says Willum.
Two gamblers played poker for q
hours and lost everything but their
breath. Reaching the street broke and
ravenOus they made a touch for 81
The question was whether to eat or
go back and chance the two on the
gaming table After much pickering it
was decided TO gamble again On the
way upstairs these inFeterate gamblers
passed a five cent lunch, beef stew,
which steamer OdOrOusly. They hes
itGted and their stOmachs almost got
the better Of their routine training
But they set their teeth and passed
into the gaming hall with the two case
note and two empty stOmachs- They
won The 81 metamOrphOsed under
the smile OF kind fate to $3.50. And
then weak with hunger they went out
TO get something 10 eat AS they
passed the beef stew, $3.50 in pocket
one gambler looked deprecatingly at
the lunch and said, What is. that aW-
fuI SMELL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11
Following Is Major
League Form Chart
How Writer. Ranks
Chances of Clubs In
the 1912 Race.

IT'S A six-team race when you take
the combinations Of good and bad
= luck possible. Naturally Red"
Doom, McGraW, Fred Clark and Frank
Chance will get the bulk Of the play.
Hank ODay is new Jockey ano
they're not sure Of the ride he'll give
the Reds, while Bresnahan's mount IS
weak in the pitching props
As IL stands now, the form chart OF
the race, judging from consensus OF
y critical opinions on how the entries
will finish IS as follows:
PhiIadelphfa-Best mount en-
tered; seasoned. hustIing jockey
about due 20 win.
New YOrk-DanEerOua cam
pnigner; reliable IL not brilllnRti
Will get the BEST ride.
PittsburE-Ouce a stake per-
former but grown gray in the
services will start poor, and fin.
fish stronEs. will be well ridden.
ChIcaEO-AnOther Wax Taper3
crippled and cant go the route;
carrying weight for aEe3 and too
much OF the latter.
Cardinals A front runners
brilliant burst OF speed, apt to
quits daredevil jockey; likely to
put opponents over the fence.
Cincinnati Good performer
lacks heart, has been In bad
hands, apprentice boy up this
year.
BrOOkIyn-DOn't belong In this
field.
BOSTON, selling platter.
And in the American league the
following feed box information IS
handed us;
AthIetics-A Colin. in this
fields another Danny Maher has
the mounts Outclasses the opDOsi-
ttOh.
DetrOlt-R aiming with band
ages on all feetg brilliant perfUrln-
er, but badly crippIedi Jockey q
hustler.
BOston-GOt a bad ride last
time, may do better this outs
equipped to 20 a route and has a
good Jockey up. Owned By the
RssOciatiOn).
New YOrk-GOt n wretched ride
last year; with Jockey StaIIinEH
UP ran cracking good race two
years HgOi eOuaty fair rider up,
ability unkmnV u.
Cleveland - A sturdy pluEEer
without fircs finished strong
after bad stsrt last year; un-
tried rider up.
ChicaEO-Best advertised frost
In the races travelling on its
nerve and Ed Walsh, ridden by
turk.
70 LuuiS-Hour OVr price.
WaShinEton@JinK has ahe mount
Runs for Sweeney.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11

should anyone happen to come up and
inquire.
Roger Bresnahan with his St. Louis
Cards is picked rs the dark horse Of
the National league this season. Bres-
nahan is fine, aggressive player and
has shown flashes Of expert manager
ial skill. Old St. LOOey would do
flip-fOp if it ever happened to land
in the money. Since the Browns were
so pestiferOus 10 clubs three seasons
ago st. Louis has been very much
joke town until last season when. for
a time, Bresnahan flashed his Cardi-
nails in the lead Of the show.
And the grand stand hawkers are
laying in record store of peanuts. Oh
ion are indispensable to the pleasure
of the game.
It Is the open season on PasquaIistas
and also Maderistas.
The high school and Mesiua Park
whose baseball representatives will
meet at Washington. Park next Sat
urday afterOOn came near to estab-
fishing a record at Mesilla Park in
their game two weeks ago. The con
test was finished in five minutes less
than an hour which is remarkable
playing.
Hill did not let a man get to first
base after the fourth inning which
helped considerably in the speed line.
Incidentally Mesilla Parks tWirler was
fully as effective
When the question is asked. as Il
is frequently" says Hughey Jennings.
what has made the game faster and
more scientific than IT was ten. fiji
teen or twenty years ago, my answer
Is, the Development of the spitbau has
improved preSent-day baseball more
than any other thing.
Many players who were classed as
stars in the Olden days would be con-
sidered Of but ordinary ability now.
OF course. there were players in the
old National league who were remark
able and who would be considered as
such Just now. There were several
who, I think. could have easily held
their own against the pitchers OF
ability Of the preSent-day tWirlers,
but don't think they would have bat
ted as heavily
In their day each club had one
and, at the most, two good pitchers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11
FL PlS0ANs MEET
CURLEY IN CHICAGO
Announcement Made They
Offer $4,000 Bonus to
Bring Fight to Juarez.

J. Pinkney Robertson and Dennis
Stroud. of FL PasO. who were much
in company OF Jack Curley when that
fistic promoter was here several days
ago, appeared in Chicago yesterday
and the announcement comes that they
are willing 70 put up SlO,60O as an
evidence of good faith that Juarez Is
after the battle They also incident
ally claim 10 have the consent OF
the Mexican government to hold the
fight across the river
1t looks like play to keep Las We
gas on the nervous seat. II that city
sees the bout going away from 1t, IL
may want it more than ever. such is
psychological evidence. Also Curley is
fixing for a soft spot to land.
Sporting authorities hold the Opin-
ion that the bout win not material
ize but the odds on this are about as
long as they are broad, II suitable bo-
nus is offered. Money is imprimis in
this affair and If il is forthcoming
there viii be a fight.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11
CRANE AND PENNELL
LEFT FOR FINALS

New York. n " April 11-Tha
former champions. Joshua Crane. of
Boston, and Nane Pencil. Of England.
survived the semi-finals rounds of he
Amateur Court Tennis tournament ves-
terd9T- They viii meet today i'm the
line & the winner qualifying to meet
JAW OSuld for the national Champion
shiD--iJle on Saturday.
Both OF the matches went tna ri,,,i+
or live sets and some brilliant PLAY was
witnessed The scores Joshua Grams
Boston. beat Charles E Sands. New
u oIA, 20, 90, 80, 81. 6-3. and Vana
Fenneli. England. won from Pierre
Lorillard, jr., Tuxedo, rs, As. s4 a.
e.