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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-19
GOOD EXHIBIT
Chaffee and Montgomery Now Pre-
 pairing Exhibit at Chicago

Jefferson county will have splendid exhibit at the Chicago Land show, which will open next Saturday in the Windy City and continue for several days. This exhibit, which was gathered and placed in the Jefferson county booth will be put up by J. s. Montgomery, while the exhibit will be in charge of F. P. Chaffee. who has been secretary of the Business Mems league until recently. Both Mir. Chaffee and MT. Montgomery have gone to Chi cago to begin their duties.
 The exhibit at the Chicago Land show will exploit the resources of the county. New literature has been prepared and sent to Chicago for distribution among the visitors to the land show. setting forth the advantages of this section of the state and particularly of Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-19
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were Issued yesterday in the office of the pro- bate clerk:
 Jesse Rickels of Kimberly and Miss Viola Nails.
 Henry B. Rawlings of Ensley and Miss Gertrude E. Freeman.
 w. A. Pyle of Birmingham and Miss Mary Henners.
 Charles wlmpey of Ensey and Miss Ruth Bell Hood.
 J. T. Lykes of Birmingham and Miss Margaret E. Gilreath.
 C. NJ. Bond of Birmingham and Miss Willie Gilbert
 P. II. Higgins of Browns Station and Miss Lyla Evans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-19
CITY COMMISSION
 WILL MEET TODAY
Large Amount of Business As No Meeting Has Been Held in
 Some Time

The city commission will meet this morning in regular session for the first time in some days. Commissioner Weath- erly has returned and with MT. Lane will compose a quorum. The commissioners have large amount of important work to transact and the meeting today, per haps. will be a very extended one. The Kelly franchise, the waterworlxs suit, and a large amount of details will engage their attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-19
Paxton Hit by Train

J. T Braxton. 422 Cotton avenue West End was knocked down and painfully in- iured by an incoming Alabama Great southern passenger train at the Terminal station yesterday morning about 10 o'clock Lige Loy's ambulance LOOK me injured man to his home, where ho was placed under the care of physicians. It IS understood that the accident occurred when Baxton, in trying to escape one train, stepped in front of another. He is an employe of the Alabama Great south ern railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-19
Building Permits

The following building permits were ls- sued yesterday in the office of the build ing inspector:
 SOoO-Mrs. Rich, Caldwell avenue, two- story veneer.
 5000 University club. South Twentieth street, repair fire loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-19
Your Home

Or your place of business may be entered and priceless valu- ables stolen, when you least ex- pect it-maybe tonight.
 The safest way IS a burglary and theft policy with thls strong Southern Company. See us about it before 1t Is too late.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-19
MASONIC NOTICE.

KING SOLOMON LODGE NO. AGO PRESENTS THE LECTURE, 1.-THE STORY OF THE SUM- WITH STERE- OPTICON VIEWS, BY w. F. ALDRICH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER ID, F. M. ALL MAsONS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-19

SOUTHERN RAILWAY THROUGH ATLANTA ONE HOUR QUICKEST TIME TO WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK; TRAINS LEAVE 9ssO A. M. AND B;5O F. Ms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-19
MAY HAVE PUBLIC HEARING ON CANAL Major Flagler Says Local People May Get Chance
 to Speak

Maj C. A. R. Flagler. governing engi- neer in charge of the office at Mobile, has notified Secretary Radcliffe of the Chamber of Commerce that it is probable a public hearing will be held in Bir- mingham on the proposed Birmingham- Warrior canal Should this be done, the people of the Birmingham district will be given an opportunity to state whether or not they want the canal.
 The Chamber of Commerce will tender Major Flagler the use of the Chamber of Commerce auditorium for the purpose. The Chamber of Commerce will probably invite Major Flsgler and his assistant to address the chamber and others in- terested in the proposition.
 ment of the tobacco industry in his state. and is associated with a number of successful enterprises.
 The Birmingham Men
 A. H. Woodward of Birmingham Is vice president in active charge of the Woodward Iron company, one of the leading industries of the Birmingham district, employing some 5000 men, and is interested in other important enter prises in this section.
 The other directors of the company are men of recognized prominence in the financial, railroad. industrial and business life of the country, and in- clude: James A. Blair of Blair & Co, F. O. Brown of Redmond & Co, James c. Colgate of James B. Colgate & Co.,, Samuel L. Fuller of Hissell, Kinnicutt & Co., Wilson s. Kinnear president of the United States Realty company; l.. F. Loree, president of the Delaware and Hudson company; N. s. Meldrum, who recently retired as president of the Sea board. Walter T. Rosen of Ladenburg, Thalman & Co.,; Norman B. Ream, capi- talist of Thompson. Conn; Benjamin Strong, Jr, vice president of the Bank ers' Trust company; F. A. vanderIip president of the National City bank A. H Wiggin, president of the Chase National bank; B. F. Yoakum, chair man of the board of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad company
 The new board. as stated. will meet in Baltimore on Tuesday. November 26, for organization. carrying out the policy suggested by Mir. Warfield at the time of the purchase of stock to change the place of meeting from New York to Baltimore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-19

ment of the tobacco industry in his
 state. and is associated with a number
 of successful nfernriSeH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-19

Chunky oz. brown sample bottle free by mail on request to Ozomulsion. 54S Pearl St., New York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13
Sauad His Leo.

Fighting Bob" Evans was severely
injured in the last attack on Fort
Fisher. he was taken to a hospital,
where the surgeon In charge Informed
him 1t would be necessary to amputate
his leg. Evans was by no means recon
ciled to this idea, and in the absence of
the surgeon procured big navy pistol.
When the doctor came back with his
instruments the patient asked him In.
nocently what he proposed to do.
I'm afraid we shall have to ampu-
tate your leg" said the surgeon, reach.
ing for his tools. When he returned to
the attack he was looking into the
muzzle of the navy pistol.
Drop that knife. - your cried
Evans, and really there was nothing
else for the surgeon to do.
"Now ! want word with you" said
the patient. THAT leg doesn't come off
do you understand The first one OF
you who makes n move to take it of
will get load of lead"
Nor did 1t come off. 1t is true thai
Evans carried limp through life, bu
his timely assertion of his personality
had saved his leg, which afterwart
proved quite useful.-Chicago Record
Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13
A Girl Who Was Tired

In the American Magazine Edna Fer
Der has a story entitled That Home
Town Feeling" One Of the principal
characters In It is Mercedes Meron Of
the Morning Glory Burlesquers COM
pany. Here is what Mercedes says
about the alleged gay life that she
leads:
I'm dead sick of this Who cares
whether | live or die7 It's just one
darned round Of grease paint and sky
blue tights. and new boarding houses,
snd humping over to the theater every
night. going on. and humping back to
the room again. | want to wash up
some supper dishes with egg on 'em.
and set some yeast for bread. and pop
dishpan full Of corn. and put a
shawl over my hend and run over to
Mile Krauses to get her kimono
sleeve pattern. I'm sour on this dirt
and noise. | want to spend the rest OF
my life In a place so that when I die
they'll put column In the paper, with
verse at the top. and all the neigh
bors II come in and help bake. up.
Here-why. here I'd Just be two lines
on the want ad page. with 30 cents
extra for 'Kewnskum paper please
CODY"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13
His Plume on a Steer.

Samuel G. Blythe OF Washington.
in company with several other gentle
men. recently acquired considerable
acreage of Wild western land. the idea
being TO hOd II for Investment. The
other parties were all men OF such
wide interests that few thousand
acres, one way or the other, to any OF
them seemed q mere bagatele. Mr.
Blythe. not having their wide expert
ence OF slathcring money around the
country, regarded Il more portentously.
Six months or so after the purchase
was made. one OF the largest operators
wrote him that Il was the consensus OF
opinion that Il was n pity 20 allow the
land 20 eat It's head OF In taxes while
they were waiting for results. and
had decided to stock It with cattle and
have Il turning In an income. They
were arranging. he said, for about TO-
600 steers. and would apportlon 1000
Of them TO Mr.. Blythe. Mr.. Blythe
rushed 10 the telegraph Office and wiz
ed him How much does n steer costr'
The answer came back In a few hours:
Average price Of steer about 500"
whcrcupon Mr.. Blythe telegraphed
back: "Buy me one steer and call him
Clarence. "-Everybody'A
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13
Instructive Mimicry.

Why II one man on the street takes
out his watch do others do the same?
Among the very early instincts recog-
nized In the human mind are mimicry
and curiosity. Mimicry develops into
habit, as when we see many persons
walking faster than we do we grad
ually fall into their gait and In time
this faster gait becomes habitual with
us. Every instinct emanates from one
or the other of the fundamental in
stincts, self preservation end race pres
ervation. Every action that benefits
the human being can be traced back &c
the instinct OF self preservation, and
among these actions are the acquisi
ton of knowledge, even the knowledge
of the time of day.
Instructive mimicry creates an inn
pulse which in the case OF the mar
looking at his watch upon seeing an
other do the same, is supported by an
other instinct, curiosity, and by the
human faculty, reason. We therefore
follow the impulse and look at oul
watch.-New York American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13

THE seven voters of the town of
Somerset finished all the town bust
ness on Tuesday before nightfall. -
Rutland News.
"If the News is correct In stating
that seven votes were cast 1t indi-
Gates a healthy growth in the town
of Somerset. Last year 1t was re-
ported that there were only five vo-
tiers in Somerset, and an increase of
forty per cent in one year isn't to be
sneezed at A similar increase in
| the population of the state would
jump it from 355,0O0 to almost 500.-
600. Hurrah for Somerset!"-Ben-
nington Banner.
The point Is well made by the
Bennington contemporary. VIII il
please take the matter up again and
inform us as to what portion of a
population thus augmented could be
relied upon to share the Banners ad
miration for Theodore Roosevelt
Rutland News.
Don't be so fretful. Didn't you
know that Elpie Thayer is making 9
postal card canvass of the state and
1t isn't courteous to try to steal his
thunder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13
Eorn.d POSTAGE Stamps.

Bad money and spurious banknotes
are as common as sparrows. but forg-
ed postage stamps are seldom heard
OF. The most glaring case Of stamp
forgery In Great Britain occurred In
1872 and 1873. and It's origin has never
been discovered. In those days the
minimum rate for telegraphic mes
sages was shilling. and the stamps
that were forged were all for such
amount. each being passed through
the Stock Exchange telegraphlc office.
One Of the principal reasons against
postage stamp forgery is the keenness
Of philatelists, The vigilance OF the
collector would speedily bring to light
the existence OF any faulty stamps.
OF the many thousands Of varieties Of
stamps issued. only about 100 are
known to have been forged. and these
specimens have usually been skillfully
faxed more with the object OF trap
ping the collector than robbing the
postal thorlties.-London Standard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13
Postofnce Humora.


have received rather delightful
narrative from correspondent In the
Holy Land. says a contributor to the
London Watch Dog He went into the
postofice and asked for ten post cards
but, honored SIR" said the Turkish
official. why should you carry on your
correspondence with cardsl You can
write at greater length in letter. BE
sides. every one can read what you say
on postcards"
Il have very little to say. and they
suit me better. Kindly give me ten"
But. dear worthy sir. you are not
OF those poor people who have to nse
postcards. Rather write a Cue long
letter.
''will you or win you not give me ten
postcardsT
"Honored sir. ] would willingly give
them to you. but cannot"
"why on earth mott"
Because | have none. have had
none since the week before last. II you
really insist upon having some you will
have to 20 to Joppa for them. seventy
miles away"
This reminds my correspondent Of a
visit he once paid to postotlice in Da.
mascus to ask for letters. But, re.
spected sir. said the postmaster, you
had some letters only last week. and
now you are asking for more"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13
A Pleasant Evening.

They were seeking to impress the Wis
itor IF you really wish to get an idea
Of the toughness Of New York toughs.'
announced one. "you should by all
means attend the annual ball given by
the Gorilla club. II Is absolutely the
toughest stunt that IS pulled of any.
where. II you don't get action there
for your money you won't get 1t any
where"
do you mean that fights are com
mon at that ball?" inquired the man to
be impressed. "Am TO understand
that shOotings"-
He got no further. One OF the Others
leaned forward. solemnly took hold of
his sleeve and remarked; flights
Shootings? why, every single person
that starts 10 20 into the Gorilla club
hall Is stopped outside and searched for
concealed weapons. and II he hasn't
any-they give him someF'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13
k,.n tha Maohlns In RspaIr.

Think for moment A man who
would no more run his motorcar on
Debated tires or with sand In the gear
box than he would use sulphuric acid
for motive power win keep going right
on at his business when the tread OF
his own physical mechanism is fiatten-
ing out and the gear box Of his mind Is
filling with the wrong kind Of grit
The impatient optimism that shakes
or vague oppression with the assur-
ance "I'll be all right tomorrow" has
had as much to do with lengthening
out the list Of bankrupts as any other
one thing / could mention. You can't
correct a bad condition by pcrslsting In
the things that cause II. You will only
make II worse. You can easily enough,
II you are obstinate enough, make It so
much worse that II win 'be the death
OF you" or anyway. put you out OF
business National Food Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13

Very few remember the existence OF
certain remarkable statute which
was passed In the early days Of George
Ill. II indeed they ever heard OF II. Il
runs TO the effect that II any woman
"entices any OF bis majesty's male sub.
jects into marriage by the use OF any
powders or paints or false hair or wool
on the cheeks she shall be prosecuted
for sorcery." What cause celebre II
would be II any OF his present mai
esty's male subjects were to ondeavor
to put the law into actionl What a
rush there would be Of fashionable
ladies' to secure front seats I'm court
for the hearlngl-London Taller.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13

Why do we feel drowsy when COM
ing out Of the cold into a very warm
room? The effect of cold upon the
body is to contract the surface blood
vessels drive the blood to the internal
organs and slow and weaken the circu-
lation. If this is prolonged the less
ened circulation to the brain will pro
duce lethargy which may end in
death. To prevent this we instructive
ly clap our hands. run or perform some
other active exercise to stimulate the
circulation. When going into very
warm room from the cold the surface
capillaries are dilated and there is a
rush of blood to the brain which pro
duces momentary congestion. We
have here three causes for the drowsi-
ness-more or less fatigue from the ac-
tivity In the cold. the enervating effect
of heat and the congestion.-New York
American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13
BENNINGTON, VT, MARCH 10. 1917
An old lady of 90 who lives

An old lady of 80 who lives in
North Adams celebrated her 9Oth
birthday this week When young
woman she worked in one of the
Blackinton mills and in the summer
time had to begin work at 4:SO in
the morning and worked until $50
at night In the winter time the
days work was somewhat shorter,
but always averaged IA hours or
more. People who work for wages
sometimes think their lot is hard
one and it undoubtedly is in places
like Lawrence, where the grasping
for dividends has driven out the ma
tive Americans and the better class
Of emigrants. and filled their places
with people from the poverty stricken
districts of southeastern Europe. but
as whole the condition Of working
people has advanced wonderfully in
the past fifty years, and nowhere so
much as in the United States.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13
s,or. Tba, Bands.

"Firm as rock" "unbending as
nlnt." are phrases often used; but, as
matter OF fact. there is n sort Of stone
that Is as flexible as wooden fiber. It
is, OF course, very rare. and the few
specimens known are now In mu-
seums. One OF the finest is In the
Hartley institution in Southampton,
England. having been found near Del
hi. India. II Is lathlike In shape. about
an inch thick and two feet long. IL is
particularly flexible specimen and
can with the hands be curved several
inches from the horizontal; otherwise
Il is hard and mlneral-llke, having the
grain OF ordinary gray sandstone.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13
naekaeh, AIlho.t unbearabIe

Is an almost certain result OF kid
ney trouble ID. Toomey, sos Olive
St, Bloomin ton. H., says: u suf
fered with baokache and pains in my
kidneys which we're almost unbear
able gave Foley Kidney Pills a
good trial. and they did wonders for
me. Today I can do real hard days
work and not feel the effects" Fol
ey Kidney Pills will cure any case OF
kidney and bladder trouble not be.
yond the reach Of medicine. No med
loine can do more.-Coles Pharmacy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13

Senator Thur PUT 1T DOWN, AL
man replied: II LEN!
think would like about a thimbleful."
HE poured out more than THIN
bleful." said Justice Harlan. "and was
In the act of raising the glass to his
lips when Mrs Thurman from the hall
called out with great earnestness:
"'Put ii down, Allen, put II downr
"Whereupon Judge Thurman replied
with great gentleness and seriousness,
4 was about to do that when you
spoke, mamma and deliberately swal-
lowed. the potion. New York Sun.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13
State Of Ohio. city OF Toledo. lea
Lucas County 30

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner ~ tile firm OF Il. J. Cheney
& Co., doing business In the City OF To-
ledo. County and State aforesaid. and
that said firm will pay the sum OF ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR each and ev-
cry case Of C0tarrh that cannot be cured
by the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn % before mo and subscribed In
my prcsc~cc. th.s 9Th day OF December.
A. ID. 1856
(SeaD a. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. Send for
testimonials. free.
+. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family'pins for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13

Hold fastr' That splendid motto has
many battles won
When linked with noble purpose to earn
the worlds well DONE"
But one Of equal import for all shrewd
men TO know
Is when TO quit and have the grit to then
and there 'let go
Have you lost your coign Of vantage. have
you slipped into a rut,
It's no disgrace TO change your base be-
fore the wires are cut.
1t bespeaks the willy general to outwit a
stubborn foe.
Don't stand your ground when you have
found twill pay you TO let 60.
DIR. W. A. Blackwell
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13
in RoosEvELr,s CAMP
Statements Issued Claiming Strength
In Middle West

New York, March 12.-Medill Nc
Cormack, who saw Col. Roosevelt at
Sycamore Hill on Sunday, dropped in
at the city headquarters long enough
yesterday to make a statement.
an New Mexico we have no organ
ization and practically no work was
done in behalf of Col Roosevelt's can
didacy." said he. Nevertheless the
Roosevelt sentiment In the state was
so strong that the convention elected
eight delegates Of whom seven were
favorable 10 Colonel Roosevelt
in the interest Of harmony on
account Of the local fight, the dele
gates were uninstructed. This, coup
led with the Oklahoma convention,
clearly indicates that in the states
where people are able to obtain an
expression of their choice Roosevelt
delegates will be elected"
Additional figures purporting to
show the trend Of sentiment In Him
OILS for Col. Roosevelts nomination
were received by the committee from
Chicago yesterday and given out.
Here they are:
"Of the 4136 precinct committee
men nearly 5000 have been heard
from, and Roosevelt is more than a
10 TO l favorite, not only with the
Republicans in those precincts, but
with the committeeman themselves.
A big majority of the committeeman
IN each OF the seventy-seven of the
lVo counties have gone on record as
favoring the Colonel's nomination.
Champaign and Livingston coun-
ties, the homes, respectively of Con
gresham William B. Mckinley, pres
ident Taft's manager, and Frank l..
Smith, the National and State chair.
man OF the Taft Campaign committee
in Illinois, show that a substantial
majority of the precinct committee.
men favor Rooseyelt's nomination
Despite the open alliance between
Senator Lorimer and President Taft
and the neutral position thus far of
Gov Deneen and a large number OF
his influential friends these condi-
tons prevail throughout the entire
state.
1t was stated that a poll conducted
by the st. Paul Dispatch resulted as
follows:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13
What You Know Is Worth

something. Insure for It's value. II
ia thereby made real property We
offer good Insurance and solicit yuur
patronage National Life Insurance
Company Of Vermont Mutual J
Earle 8. Klnsley, General Agent
Mead Building. Rutland, VI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13

TO tell In time Of
relaxation related
to a visit paid by
Senator Thurman
of Ohio and his
wife 10 the Har-
Ian home In Ken
lucky. The two
Jurists were In
the library. JUS
tice Harlan, with
Kentucky hospl-
tally. said TO his
guest:
II have a little
Scotch over there
on the shelf IL
you would care
TO partake."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13

HOODU 70
scoTLANDT we're RIGHT and
gang up the hill" said he.
The fresh Importation from Scot
land looked at the black man In hor-
ror And ARE We from Scotland,
mon7" be asked.
"R-rlcht ye arre," said the darby.
"Aberdeen's ma hame."
"And hoo lang have We been hereT
"Aboot twa year." said the darby.
'Lord save us and keep us!" said the
new arrival. "Whaur can l get the
boat for EdlnbroY-Clncinnati Times
Star.