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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

1.-THE most remarkable pantomime
production [ ever assisted at" says
Glover, was one at Birmingham where,
in the middle of the performance, the
man fish burst his tank of several
thousand gallons of water and flooded
the orchestra and stalls. The leading
ladys husband was arrested for fraud
during the performance and she, poor
soul, the very night he got five years
penal servitude, had to sing a song
which l conducted. entitled. Every
Cloud Has a Silver Lining"
George Randolph Chester should be
diverted by the following story of how
a German counterpart of his, ]. Ru-
fus Wallingford, succeeded in getting
rich quick. This worthy, who is pub
Usher in south Germany, advertised a
new work in the newspapers in the
ought to know before marriage free
by mail so cents" In a month he sold
$4,000 copies and new editions followed
In rapid succession.
At this stage his envious rivals got
him prosecuted on the ground that he
was competing unfairly with them by
means of fraudulent misrepresentations
At the hearing of the case the defend :
ant offered evidence that in no single
case had any complaints been received
from ell the thousands of purchasers
of the work, and he added: That, |
take 1t, is clear proof that what the
purchasers expected to get was a cook
cry book" And in fact the 50-cent
book which received so much notice
was simply collection of kitchen re-
cipes.
Verdict for defendant!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

local cashier. Even when he pro-
nouneed the money good the local
authorities released the men grudging
ly and opined they We're suspicious
looking fellows anyway.
Cases are frequent where good money
and good citizens connected with good
money are deemed spurious. There Is
nothing more embarrassing than to
land in strpnEc toWr with only a lev
cents in change and a bank hook In
pocket representing the ownership of
substantial sums-miles away. If a
traveller of this sort reaches a strange
town on Saturday evening and wishes
to leave the next day he often finds
himself in a predieament says the Bos-
ton Herald.
He proffers the hotel clerk a check
In payment for his room and meals
No one knows him and the rule Is that
the check cannot be honored because
proffered by a stranger. He shows his
bank book and protests that he Is an
solutely good for his full balance II
he writes a check for Ii.
The hotel clerk shakes his head lie
can't disobey The rule. Besides he T. .
calls some slick sharper who had said
the very same thing before and put
IT on. him"
The traveller sends out or rather
starts to send out kilograms asking for
ri ht off He can't pay for the tele-
grams and the operator doesn't want
to send them to collect without a guar
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
Another Wallingford

Friends and which is full of good
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
Urges instruction in Social Science

High school teachers of social science
and history have the best opportunity
ever offered TO improve the citizenship
of the land, said Dr. Thomas Jesse Jones,
of the United States bureau of education.
DR.. Jones believes that 1900 600 boys and
girls now in American high schools farm
the largest group of persons anywhere
in the world who can be guided into ac-
curing the social point OF view" by
means of the subjects of social science
and history taught in the modern way,
says the Boston Herald.
Good citizenship should be the direct
aim of the high school courses in social
science and history" he declares. Good
citizenship is the test that must be ap-
piled to every topic in these courses.
Facts, conditions, theories, activities
which do not contribute directly to the
appreciation of methods of human bet
telment have no claim on the time of the
high school pupil"
/ Dr. Jones points out that under this
test civic must not be merely a study
of all manner of social efforts to improve
mankind. Every pupil should know
of course, how the President of the Uni
ted States is elected but he should also
ficer In his community. 1t is the things
rear at hand and socially fundamental
that should be taught fist of ALL Com
paratively few persons have any need of
knowledge of congressional procedure,
but every citizen should know what are
the chances of employment for the aver
age man."
Proposed topics in this newer high
school civics are: Community health.
housing and homes, pure food public
recreation, good roads parcel post and
postal savings. community education
poverty and the care of the poor crime
and reform, family income, savings banks
and life assurances, human and material
resources of the community, human rights
versus property rights, impulsive action
of mobs and the selfish conservatism of
tradition, public utilities, like street car
lines. telephones, and light and water
plants,
1.-THE purpose is not to give the pupil
an exhaustive knowledge of any of these
subjects but to give him a clew to the
significance of these things to himself
and to the community, and to make him
want to know more about the conditions
under which he lives. 1t is to help him
to think civically. and. If possible to live
civically.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

antee. He may have to show pocket
full of credentials before he gets the
operator to take a chance. The local
office Is kept open an hour later than
usual, but no telegraph money order
comes. It's a half-holiday in the dis
tant city and offices are closed.
The traveller has 10 stop over untl
Monday. Just as he gets money
order off the train steps a local man
who knows him well and is willing to
indorse his check. He leaves swearing
meyer to get caught again.
Bills of too high a denomination have
often been refused in small localities.
Their very denomination makes the
tender an object of suspicion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
History of Twain's Pistol

Pittsburg What is said TO be the only
weapon that the late Mark Twain ever
carried is now the property of Harry
McCandless of Tuolumne county, Cali
forria, who holds it worth more than its
weight In gold, which Is something over
seven pounds.
1t is Misunderstanding revolver of Colt
manufacture. 1t is Is inches in length.
and 1t has brought down many a deer
at distance of 70 yards. It's intimate his
tory is contained in letter written to
Mr.. McCandess by Steve ellis, a pioneer
resident of ia a',ass Hill, Toulumne coun-
ty who is a brother of James ellis, the
Truthful James, who figured in Bret
Harte's story Of the celebrated free for
all fight on Table Mountain, says the
Philadelphia Public Ledger
McCandless, who is interested in min
ing properties near JaclSass Hill, gave
ellis his first automobile ride and this
was made the subject OF letter to Mark
Twain. 1t was on this occasion that
ellis promised McCandless the revolver.
Here is the history of the weapon.
''Tulletown. March % 1913 Friend Nc
Candless. Yours in regard to the anthem
ticity of the Mark Twain gun received.
Don't call it 'gun,' Mac That's un-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
Better Dead Than Ugly

The great regret of Gertrude Munagle's
life was that she was not pretty. At least
she believed she was not. The worry
made her bitter and nervous. and at Is
sent her to the General hospital. Still
she worried about II. A week ago yester-
day she was taken to the State hospital
for the insane at St Joseph, says Kan
sas City dispatch to the New York World.
"Good-by." she told attendants at the
General hospital THE first chance 1 get
I'm going to commit suicide. Life isn't
worth living when you're ugly"
Word has been received that Miss Mum
agile killed herself at the st. Joseph insti-
tuition. She was formerly a telephone
operator.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

dignified. Mark always respectfully re-
/ ferred to it as my cannon.
when he left Virginia City for San
Francisco he took that old hoodoo with
him. In all the lodging houses he IN
habited in the later city he would hang
that old relic ON the wall of his room
and leave the door open, hoping that
some poor thief would steal It, But even
the room thieves scorned to take it. Per-
haps they had a bunch that 1t was a
hoodoo.
after many attempts to lose that pis-
tol bright idea struck Mark. He shipped
ii to an old enemy in Missouri hypothic-
ally as a peace offering. His old enemy
sent it back by express in a big box
marked c, .. D.. filled with $50 pounds
of old horseshoes. You can't fool a Mis-
sourian.
Utterly discouraged by this last at
tempt to rid himself of his incubus, Mark
gladly accepted Jim Gilis invitation to
join him on Jackass Hill in the pocket
mining business. His ostensble object in
visiting John was to get rid of that old
hoodoo. After calming for four or five
months on Jackass Hill with Jim ellis
and Dick Stoker, he persuaded the latter
to accept the old pistol. and then, for
| fear Dick would make him take It back
he fled to San Francisco, where, having
| shaken off his nightmare, he rapidly rose
| to fame and fortune.
Nov what did it do to you? Let's
i see. When you gladly and eagerly ac-
cepted that fatal gift you were one of
the richest men In Tuolumne county, with
so many different paying businesses seat
tered over the county that you had to
run an automobile to make connections
| What happened when that hoodoo COM
meneed getting in its work? Well, you
know. it finally drove you from heaven
to hell or to Stockton, which is about
the same, and you never suspected
CAS- the possessor of the strongest and
most malignant hoodoo in the United
States allow me TO assure you Of my pro.
found and distinguished consideration"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
When Good Coins Could Not Pass

When the new Buffalo Indian nicl1els
were first issued two Kentuckians were
arrested for trying to pass them. 1t
was otter banking hours in the town
and before they were released jour
ney of several miles had to be made
to submit the suspicious coins to the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-21
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-21
GRADY COUNTY CLUB Az
UaIyERsgTY GETS BUSY

Norman. Okla Jan. zl--A meetlae
of tie Grady county .ciab vas bed
ia chapel Wednesday morning. a.
xhleh If vas decided thar rhe organi-
aation solid iake a PAGE 10 las soones
and do an IN iis power 10 advertise
Grady county and ne University q
Oklahoma
A COMMITTEES was appointed 70 dTaft
a petition to ths representative AMI
senators from Crazy county HoE Sit
Ting With The legLslztura asking theu
70 support the bills affecting The aui.
vsFsiry soon 70 Be introduced
Grady county nov has & represen-
iaiion in tae university Of oTer a
dozen students ard expects more taa1
AZ many again next year
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-21
gNOs Hyn, "a alcH eIaL.

Often the hunt for a rich wife ends
when the man meets 3 woman that
uses Electric Biaers Her strong
nerves tel in a bright brain and even
temper Her peach bloom complexion
and ruby lips result from hsr pure
blood her bright eyes from restisl
sleeD. her elastic step from flFm. fsee
muscles. al telling Of the health and
strength Electric Blttera sise q no-
man. ara The freedom srom ina.ses-
ton, backache. headache. iaintlng aha
dizzy spells thsg Promose Erefy-
where they are w0man'g iayorsse rem.
edy II weak of alling tFy them 5ae
Il Brown a Goa Adra2w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-21
OKLA BURGLAR CAPTURED.

Pueblo, coio Jan zi-A young
man arrested here under tae name 9l
Charles Clark confessed in police
court that he = wanted in Oklahoma
ior SIX bark robberies including tae
robbery Of the Ciaremore state Bank
on November 3
ClarE says bis zeal name Is Hemsr
Richards and thar BE- vas member
of q ganz Of robbers n Oklahoma
L wzs though. that Homer Rlehar1s
vas the man killed a. Cheyenne
Wyos on January 9 IA street duel
rith Sergeant Talbot
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-21
TO REMAIN
OLDPOST
TILL MAR.
The President Elect viii
Travel to Washington
ia Simple Style

AN*r1* AZ ~ @A-+r@ Ag~4
Trenton. n D. Jan. zi-Wilson
vii probably continue a. governor
untl March i uhen be win leave for
Washington. 70 become preslSrnf. he
expects % travel 70 the capital as al
ordinary citizen n So ordinary car.
accompanied only b. Mrs Wilson and
Bis three daughters
E Do not expect e 20 70 Washing.
ion unsH asreh said Wilson TO-
daT. eve aili STOP foT The night with
ccasln joan Wilson a. HE shcreman
hotel Tasse x.n Be % cHe % tie
parry exeeps ny family
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-21
Arg - sEFoaE opgaArIoN

Musk0gea. Okla, Jan 1i-A fer
bites o. apple taken by Louis North.
cntt. aged ID years, just before under
going an operation ios ionsilitis san.
day. caused the boys deafs wniie -
tse operating t1t,a Thr physicians,
al the time of administering the ~.
aesthetic. we're under the impression
the boy had not paFsaken Of food for
several hOafs-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-21
BOY sH00rs HIS MorAEa.

Nask0gse. Okla. Jan. zl.-s Aeshe.s
let ne see you dance the turkey tr0z
said ne seyen-Tear-oid son ol Mrs J.
Eaton o. near Haskell sanaas. at he
Same time pointing q loadea revolver
a. hhi mother Upon being command
20 70 put down the wea3or. me child
fired, the BAN shasteriHg his mothers
right foot
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-21
ar ThE
PLAY HOUSES
mAiEsrIc rHEATEa-


PhctopiayS-
"A Noise Like a Fortune, comedy
~His Cook Lady, cemely
'4The Deacon's Shoes comedy
"a Mans Calling western
Complete change o. p.cturss aalls
Matinee daily al z30 > n.
Vaudeville.
Tie hit of the season. Only two
more days 70 zee them Whc2 Why
Wry and Rays Nanikins A big iaugn
for everybody Bring the children
PRICES: MATINEE S AND 70 CENTS
NIGHT 10 AND IS CENTS
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-21

Mrs.. Nffaen . attend
Telegram b Uaifsd Press
Trenton. \ J Jan. 2l-3lrs- Woo +
FeH Ei.soa aaa TIE three Misses Wii-
son xIll attend tae inaugural reception
ID the capitol rosunda 4 there is one,
but Rlil nog stand d Ene and shake
hands Hith The er0Nd
This statement as made today by
Gov Wilson when his attention w7z
called % the report that BITS family
wouldn't attend the Inaugural ball Be-
cause they we're afraid 81 the hlrksy
lrot bear eat aad oshsr rag time
dances would Be on the program. vas
utter nonsense Hs said today that be
vas glad so because di tbs elimination
Of the Inaugural ball
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-21

Bear Dog Thompsou plead guilty.
yss.esdaI bsi1fe Judge s 81 Wil-
Hams 10 q charge o. selling iiguor. he
received a sentence o. 30 dayz in iaii
and q fine d so and costs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-21
SHOOTS HlssElf N offlcs.

0klaaoma City. Jar. 2f.-@I wiII
take 4 long sleep said Tom Reed Ct
cofslcana. Texas. to James Taggart
aHd sealing himself IL eAaif behind
a roll TOP desk. fired a 85-calibeE pis-
tol bah into Ajs breast Taggart look
ed ossf tae top of 5hs desz az Reed as
tie latter seayed IN the chair. blood
squirting from fae wouad and bis
clothes sfiFe Before assistance eouli
Be rendered Reed fell to the floor.
dead
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-21
NEw kozY.
80 - lonlzhl

special feature tonight
Convict Life In the OHIO Penltea-
ilary.1
3-Reels--3
This Is Che pnly moving picture
ever taken behhd prison walls ard
taken By special permission 0f the gov
ernor 81 Ohio a feature out of the
ordinary Don't miss it
s cENTs--AND---1o cENTe
Coming Wednesday January Y
What Happened To Mary In Stage
lauc2" Matinee At 2r. ID. Thia Il me
third reel N this interesting STORY
non miss it
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-21
=, 4 - -.

Al entirely inprDm1fu smoker
~. isis a. the e11rt house this nora
10. starting q fsv moments before
coari vas called and continuing some
half hour thereafter. There vas 70
9art.aIiiy shorn for everyone enter.
ing the second floor vas Al once DE-
clarea e guest ard q he stayed be re-
eslred ful benefit 10 special
doins Esrs scheduled AND ne ress
came as an absolute surprise @ ali.
The Stoves "a the second floor wsFe
hosts and treated eVeryone alike The
smoke got 10 thick, i kegs the ianitSf
oasy ioE al hour cutting j ap q
chunks and throwing it out me Win-
d0w
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-28
NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION.

Notice Is hereby given, that In accordance
with Chapter l, Article S, Section 402, an cleo
ton will be held on the 5th day Of July,
1913, at Davenport. to determine whether the
territory described herein shall be constituted
a special tax school district to be known as
the Davenport Special Tax School District and
to elect three trustees to serve two years and
determine the number Of mills to be assessed
for each OF the ensuing two years. The ter
ritory to be embraced In the District as fol
lows.
Beginning at the N. Z. corner Of Sec. rs.
Township e. South Of Range q East, and run
ming East to the county line, thence following
the county line to the center line OF Town
ship u. South Of Range 70 East, thence run
ming west to the Southwest corner Of Sec. IL.
Township ~, South Of Range 26 East, thence
running North to the Northwest corner of Sec
ton Is, Township rs, South Of Range &c
East thence running East to the northeast
CORNER Of Section IL, Township rs. South of
Range q East and thence running South to
the Northeast corner OF Section 2S, Township
70. South of Range ~ East, which is the
point OF beginning
V. ID. Affair. c. c, Young, and J. L. Smith
are hereby appointed inspectors OF said cleo
ton, aud thas Parrish, clerk.
BY order of the Board of Public instruction
c. A. PARKER,
SlO-Sat County Superintendent
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-28
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given. that in accordance
with article j, see. 4. ,hap,er 16iS, an eet-
ton will be held in the Auburnuale Special
Tax School District, at the usual time ana
place OF holding elections, on the l4th day of
July, 1915 Tor the purpose of determining
whether me following described territory sha.I
be annexed to the aao,c-uamcd District
Ia Township =. Range - Last. SECTIONS |, >,
5, 10, II. i, II. a. -, IL. ~, Il, -, -, II,
-. -, - Is, 20. 80,
N0fE-rhe following territory was on,i,rc
froM the original petition. il Township -
Eau-e - t.. SectioS 4. ). {, Z. y, .. l6. l.,
and is. as same was lands contained in an.
oIher District.
W. e.. tones. j. NJ. Griffin and Il. $. Ander-
son are hereby appointed inspectors of said
election, and b. T. Braddock. Clerk
by order OF The Board of Public instruction
C. A. PARKER,
S5i sat SGpt. and Secy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-28

The Miami Metropolis complains
that certain editors are too careless
about giving credit for editorials ap-
rropriated by another paper. why
not use quotation marks when you
swipe an editorial?" asks the Met.
Why, bless your innocent little heart,
what would be the use in swiping
stuff If we tattled on ourselves that
way? Many an editor achieves a
reputation as writer by his ad-
roitness in hiding credits-and there
by taking unearned credit to himself.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-28

Now, if any community wants a
real sure enough newspaper it has
the opportunity to secure such Il
boon. by sending for "Bill' Mapoles,
the West Florida wonder, who won
fame in the Florida Legislature by
bis noble fight for his pure shoe bill.
Incidentally, while in Tallahassee. he
seems to have out2rown his native
heath at Laurel Hill, and is looking
for q wider field. Bill declares ne
has the plant ard the ability to run
it, and intimates that all he needs is
a good town. This is not quite com
plimentary to Laurel Hill, which APP
parcntly has not been duly appre-
ciatiye of the greatness that has been
abiding in her midst.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-28
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY H0NORS.

Hon. William Edgar Borah, SEN
ior United States Senator and Pro-
g1essive leader of Ohio, was born
June %, 1865, in Wayne county, Ill. !;
was educated in the common schools
of Wayne countyfi at the Southern
I!linons Academy, Enfield, ILL.,, and
at the Kansas State University, Law
renee; was admitted to practice law
September, 1890, at Lyons. Kans ,
and devoted his entire time since ex-
clusively to the practice of law un-
til elected to the United States SEN
etc January Is, 1907. His term Of
service will expire in 1919.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-28

The people of Florida generally
will be much interested in learning
ttat Hon. Peter O. Knight has bark
ened to the call Of the soil and is
now Farmer Knight. The announce
nent was made by the Hon. p. O..
himself at the press banquet in Tam
pa, and 1t was received with almost
-ircecorous levity. Farmer Knight
has written to his erstwhile ITALIA
hassee friend, Cladue L'Engle, for
{. big supply OF Claude's guaranteed
Progressive garden seeds. and we will
await results in anticipation of some
agricultural records being broken,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-28
JUNE 20 IN HISTORY
: 90 tto,oct,,o.,os:,ooo ooooo oootoo

1904 The Hague sent a deputatiol
TO congratulate Napoleon on
his accession to the throne Ct
France.
1S50--Part of the Table Rock at
Niagara Falls gave way.
1862 Seven days battles; four Con-
federate divisions, under Cen
eral Longstreet, aided by an
armored train, came up with
Summers corps at Savage 5
Station, but was repulsed,
Sumner thus inflicting a SER
lou scheck upon the pursuing
columns.
1864 Secretary Chase of the Treas
ury resigned because Congress
refused to accept his plan for
raising war revenues.
1916 Mr.. Tilden nominated Presi-
dent of the United States by
the Democratic National Con-
vention at St. Louis.
1898 Fall of price of silver through
the Indian currency act; sill
yer mining and works sus-
pended in Colorado an other
places.
1898 ajor-G General Merritt sailed
from San Francisco to the
Philippines on board the New
port
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-28

Dixie thinks mo one would ques-
ton that Fred DeBerry would make
a better Congressman than Spark
man." but advises the political poet,
or poetical politician, whichever you
will, to withdraw in favor of Jack
knight. This may be good advice,
hut we don't believe Fred will take
it He already has issued his plat.
fern. which is said to have one.
cent letter postage plank in it, be-
sides other things which are more
easily wished for than secured Other
people may take Fred as joke, but
be seems quite serious in the matter
of his political aspirations.