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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
ROMANCE OF ALABAMA HISTORY-L;

N April 1925, when Lafayette Wis
tied Alabama. the state was about
six years old. Conditions were still
very crude, there being but few roads
and they bad enough in wet season:
but few villages existed; the country
was sparsely settled; the Indian was
still in the land. but was now subdued
and peaceable. and few boats piled
the waters of the rivers. Israel Pick
ems was then governor, and it was
through his patriotic enterprise as a
wldeawake governor that Lafayette
was induced to turn aside from Au-
susta, Ga, and make the overland
trip 70 Cahaba, the new capital of
: Alabama instead of going to Charles
ton to take boat to New Orleans.
lafayette was now about 6S years
old, but he was still vigorous and ae-
tive, and SO far from a tour through
region largely wilderness deterring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

M. Ceballos He was American born,
but of Spanish blood. Strange to say,
all his sympathies in regard to Cuba
We're with the Cubans. He had large
interests in Cuba, having a plantation
in the island and investments in vari-
Gus industrial concerns, and he also
controlled what was known as the
Spanish steamship line. He aided In
getting supplies to the various revolu-
tionary bodies that took up arms
against the Spaniards and he furnished
not a little money through all the
years that the patriots fought on. lie
worked so secretly and so cleverlS
that his active interest and participa
tion in the revolution were not sus
pected by the Spanish authoritie
When the United States declared ws
on Spain he was one of the happie
men in America.
His influence in Cuban affairs aft
freedom was declared was great. Tho
who were in a position to know sor
thing of how large a part he played. usod
to say that the office of the real III
ident of Cuba was at q William str
New York. That is where Ceballos ..
his bank.
In Cuba as a republic, Ceballos Lac
larger financial investments than in { hss
as one of the dependencies of Spain
didn't matter who was President o.
practically Influenced the whole goee n-
ment of Cuba This lasted for ue
years. Then Cuba had a sensation "A
as it never had before. One day
came known that Senor Silveria
trusted agent of Ceballos. and al
trusted agent of several other bS
had chartered steamship had 8.
several million dollars of goI
aboard and had sailed away for
unknown. The seas were searcl
Silveria, or at least they were
to be searched, but he was not
The bank of j. M. Ceballos & q f.Ic.
as a result of the Disappearance SD
veria. One day in 1906 Ceballos ln le
dead Within the last six mont qe
Silveria has been in New Yor Isl
not the first time that he has e..
No effort ever has been made EST
him in New York or, so far as frrau
elsewhere. He is a man of v .l u
man of mystery.
The old Shah or Persia still Hcull ae
on the throne and his kingc 1uId
| jog along in its drowsy wa
| business. When William Mo I.
! ter was sent to Persia. 1t was
York banker He would hay I'd
| in Persia and have put the lne
| Shah and the Shah's govern
scientific basis If it had n .or
the business jealousies of e1f5 and
big men of France, Germa England
| and Russia that forced Shu -er out and
| then got Russia to send an army down
almost to Teheran to see that he packed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

although grandmother, considerate of the
pleasure of her guests, had forbidden us
to talk any more of the lost jewels.
l was wandering among the trees back
of the vegetable garden on the fourth day
after the jewels had disappeared. | sud
denly became conscious that / was not
alone, for approaching my direction there
was Miss Royal. o, she was beautiful.
l thought of some words that | had
heard grandmother repeat. as l saw her:
rs she not more than painting can ex-
press.
Or youthful poets fancy when they love?'
Miss Royal did not see me. / stood be-
hind beech tree on whose white bark
a number of names had been carved by
lovers pocket knives She stopped near
me. Her appearance was one of anxiety,
and she placed hand over her heart.
She paused, and then exclaimed: "Oh.
what shall l do? How may | extricate
myself? How shall l frame It? What
shall ! say?" She passed on. I was about
to call her, but quickly thought, mo,
she will tell 1t herself
That same evening after supper we
were all sitting in the drawing room. Miss
Barton was full of merriment, and de-
lighted us with funny boarding school
experiences. She told us, among other
things, of 'red-haired girl who stam-
mered, and the thing stammered all over
your mouth whenever she kissed you;
but she was a good hearted girl, and
saved you. Emily. from a dangerous fall
that night walking in your
sleep, y fhe WaI E1'lv, do you ever
walk 3ur sleef aase days; II you do
wa uia tQ, - Keep ou out of my
room Miss EepaI saHd No. L have not
walk I'd t ir- s.a ~ Ha years"
My rsaI r' sn fur st If | had not
spoil - NV. l had not
thou FL rf s. tfta ed to be natural,
but : - slre z raH HsfHanely excited as
saIdi Miss hQIai 3aH nave walked in
you siscp lately ara saw you" The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

one of business Peru had great guano
and nitrate deposits. Chile envied her
ncighbor these possessions English and
American financiers were not altogether
uninterested when Chile sought a pre-
text on which to make war on Peru. The
nitrate and the guano fields now belong
to Chile. Their exploitation has brought
great wealth to a group of prominent
Englishmen and Americans. From a
business standpoint that was was an ex-
cellent one. Only Peru mourns. She lost
rich territory and a lot of her people
who were slain.
Turkey has had two wars within a year
-one due to business, and the other to
racial hatred
Italy seized Tripon for business rea-
sons.
The Bulgarians. Montenegrins. Greeks
and Servans made war on the Turks to
wipe out the wrongs of centuries. They
were dreadfully oldfashloned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

of splendid water distinguish these noun
tains from the burning aIkali flats by
which they are surrounded.
One 1map Is devoted to the mountains
east Of the Chisos, area of 200 miles
square. The topography of the area con-
sists of long parallel ridges. The area
Is little known and altogether uninhab-
tied 1t contains but one road, one trail
and one house, and that house unoccu-
pied, and the only water is contained In
the inaccessible canyon of the Rio Grande.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
1v axis in Texas

Msnv axis in Texas
4Nf .f oLnlcy m II Nas .sr-
derH tr 10 Grande. famous in
ffen ffo- the rendezvous of bad
men mapped by the United
sta8e a9f survey. which has made
aaeNl eo liking topographic fea-
tHs abo miles northwest of Ter
faaaa IS liar area seven miles in
HiaHe 'olitarigo. 1t is formed of
8as rata of lime rock stand
edge and slanting in
tayes of an inverted tub.
$500 iterior, though much high
.djacent country. is still
Ger below the encircling rim
r4ilt from this basin finds its
luBf wo impossible narrow box
it impossible to follow, even
me courses of either of these
st MS. Several volcanic necks
Ir Of quartz-capped buttes are
Ii le basin. The highest point
peak on the southwest rim,
AIMED Fresno peak, says the
: ess.
#HsHfe ature is the grand canyon of
II fg lnde which has been given
the Canyon of Santa Helene.
- box type with solid porpen-
walls. At the head of the
SO walls are 500 feet high. at
I 1900. showing a surface slant
sA upward. though down strea m.
aAaat Dut high, dam would form a
a# es long and change the course
lQ Grande, sending it across the
an three miles of Terlingua and
~ .ae valley of Terlingua creek. The
Is sn PRESENTS picturesque possibilities
water storage.
F, The, little known and thinly inhabited
chisos mountains were sketched. Mount
Emory, in the northeastern part of the
lrange, Is the highest point. 1t has an
lleleyation of 1860 feet above the flats three
| miles TO the west. Dense growths OF
oak and pine, luxurious grass and spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

h grip H O. hurry sna didn't take any
t long go say Iaa ~.
20 and Ru ent to war over
! ness me apnent of Corea and
iaeh M .u tHa de of China were
tha lhias inrt s m to tear at each
others a. r8ars
u rs lslnaie aa at has brought the
faFgia 5g Bon Nn ind has made that
aaaierl en iblic. How that is
seius 70 tuHC 0 me alone VIII tell
Bfg9 sTaat ntiIct contending for the
rEe Hat Hfy in the opening up
1t inaHs a HW ming. of sleepy old
ilaa rl.r nl parcel out the good
ninea WIi.pU reing, or IT may be
nat eHiu0 nll <, as she did in the
fH#1Haf 0- Ne loan that the great
nations fri ta AXE her assume. If
tHHra ia var, 1t Will be a busi-
uess Hat
Yhs f N Chile and Peru was
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
Trying to Xii"
The Stage Kidder.

Actors are queer folks" remarked
a stage hand at the Forsyth Theater
yesterday, especially vaudeville ac-
tors. You would imagine they'd take
their professional efforts very much
in the nature Of work and want to get
away from IL and every suggestion Of
il as soon as they are through with
their turn on the stage But the con-
trary is true.
Vaudeville actors like 10 see each
other on the stage and they stand in
the wings afternoon and evenings
watching the acts that 40 before and
come after them with as much in
terest as do the people in the audi
enCe. ] venture 10 say they get more
real enjoyment out of the perform
anCe than many Of those who pay to
see it,
There's a great deal said and done
on the stage which the audience does
not catch For instance, some actor
will stand in the wings out Of sight
Of the audience and carry on a kid
ding conversation with the people
acting and they. in turn. will keep up
their end Of the talk The audience
does not hear H. but those back Of
the scenes do, and enjoy II hugely
The great thing seoCs 10 be TO get
the goat Of the fellow who is doing
his hest TO amuse and entertain. The
kidder' in the wings will say all sorts
OF things To disConcert him OF
course. this doesn't happen all the
time, but il does occur frequently and
occasions lots of fun behind the
scenes"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
IT,, Il II" II" N,.NS
S!:S II'N~..)H'iSNN::'"$';;SS
,c1F' 1AM,
'0')r."'OHA7'NI
Elderly Folks Want
To Learn New Dances.

The new dances have proved bo-
nanza 10 the dancing schools accord
ing 10 those who keep posted con
corning the dancing academy" and
the teachers who usually have closed
their schools early are keeping them
open this year until the last Of June.
We haven't hours enough TO take
care Of all the people who come in
for lessons explained one dancing
teacher Every hour Of the after
noon and evening is taken up by peO-
pie who want 10 learn the new dances
Some Of our patrons are going away
for the summer and want 20 be sure
they know the new dances before
they try them out at the summer re
sorts e d a good many are well be-
yond middle age You would be sur
prised al the number Of elderly men
and women who want TO renew their
dancing days and come here for les
sons"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
.FEEDSTUFFS CROPS
DECREASING F Asst
Agricultural Reports Show Geor-
gia Each Year Is Buying More
and Raising Less.

That Georgia is each year raising
less feedstuT for domestic animals
than il consumes and becoming more
dependent on other parts Of the coun-
try. Is shown by reports Of the State
Agricultural Department. At the
present rate at which feedstuff
stamps are being sold, more than TO-
900 tons Of feed will be shipped into
Georgia from outside states than was
received last year
Stamp sales from January ! to May
81. 1913 amounted to sl7 392. 0S,
against S1l,33l.S0 for the same period
of 1912 The total stamp sales for
1912 were S26,5502O. At this rate the
total for 1918 will amount 10 $40,
62l so, an increase of S14O7l.6O.
Stamps are placed on concentrated
commercial feedstuffs shipped into
the State The present rate Of in
crease will make the increase more
than 10000 tons for this year
Practically all Of this feedstuff
could be raised in Georgia" said J. J,
Brown, Assistant Commissioner Of
Agriculture The increase over last
year will be more than 10000 tons.
This is reRrettable and the farmers of
Georgia should busy themselves
There is no reason why all Of this
fccdstuf should not be raised In this
State. and there is no doubt about the
farmer being able 10 dispose Of every
bit which ne raises II would take
many years for Georgia to raise crops
equal TO the demand right here at
home"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
Have You Sore Gums or Loose Teeth

4 prominent dentist. after years Of
experience, has found a home rem
edy that viii cure Riggs disease,
bleeding. inAamed and spongy gums,
and tighten loose teeth by rinsing the
mouth
Probably you have not enjoyed eat
ing for some time Get a bottle Of
STYp STRINGENT ana that dis
ease Of the gums and teeth will be
cured therefore. aiding digestion
SOC bottle at all druggists. or par
eel post soc In stamps. DeLamater-
Lawrence Drug Company, wholesale
distributors.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06

The Birth of Atlanta as told
by pioneer wOmen-an article
that everybody will want 10
read. Published exclusively in
The Sunday American.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
ANOTHER MOVE
FOR BIENNIAL
SESSIONS
0ft-PropOsed Legislative Reform
VIII Be Pressed Vigorously
This Year,
Rx LANES 8. NEVIN.

The old and oft proposed legislative
reform. biennial sessions instead Of
annual sessions. will be advanced IN
the Georgia General Assembly when
il meets this month for its first sit
ting,
Despite the widespread sentiment in
favor of this innovation throughout
the state. it never vet has been able
TO muster sufficient votes 10 put il
through II requires a two-thirds
vote Of both Houses, Of course being
a constitutional amendment and this
always has been the stumbling block
in the way.
This year. however, friends Of this
reform believe they viii be able 10
consummate it, especially as it viii be
coupled with other propositions likely
10 make il more acceptable 10 the
Legislature
Besides providing that the Legisla-
ture shall meet only once every two
years instead of annually. the pro-
posed bin win seek to raise the limit
Of sitting from so 10 so days. and 10
nut members on a fiat salary basis.
rather than on per diem system Of
compensation.
The total two years salary Of a
member Of the Legislature as IL now
is. is -4OO-S4 per day for total Of
100 days, covering two situngs. Be
sides this the members draw 10 cents
per mile in each direction Travelled
coming and going TO the sessions.
BY making the salary OF the mem
bers $500 per annum nat, with mile
age ALLOW auces. and extending the
session to so DAYS. it is figured that
the state can save money, the mem
bers be more adequately compensated.
and the reform Of biennial sessions
effected in circumstances genuinely
acceptable all around.
A bill 10 enact the changes stated
win be introduced early In the session
by a member of the House from South
Georgia.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06

Representative Lipscomh, Of Clarke
COUNTY has about perfected ms pr" IT,
u0sed tax equalization bill to be IN
fr0duccd in the next House.
The gentleman from Clarke has
zone very deeply into the question oi
TAX equalization, and feels tha'
through % board ~ equalizers alone
can Georgia raise sufficient revenue
90 meet her necessities.
Nr Lipscomh takes an cminentN
sensible and lcvcl-hcadcd view OF
the question Of income and outgo, and
said recently In disCsslng his pro-
posed PLAN this.
Naturally. coming from Clarke.
: am Interested I'm appropriations
Tor our state institutions located
there and I fully realize the fact
that It is almost an impossible
nroro-itlon 10 beg the state for
something which she has not.
feel that the way to get appro-
nriatiors Is first 90 provide the
money and ! am satisfied that the
state viii then give MS what We
need 20 keep up the good work
and high standing Of our state in
stitutions
In other words. Mr. Lipscomb thinks
that the various State institutions
NAV he. and will be taken care Of
as they shold be by the State. pro-
vided the State treasury can he fur
nished the money with which 20 per
form the service. His idea Is that q
board ~ tax e0ualizers viii DO this
Before Mr.. LipsComb's bill is In.
troduced. IL wHl he passed upon bN
one ~ the most eminent constiu-
tional lawyers In Georgia as to its
legal s0uudness
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06

There seems 10 be a disposition
among the boards of trustees Of Narl-
Gus state institutions 90 cooperate
with the incoming IaEi stature in so
far as they may In the matter Of halt
ing the states outEo hereafter as
near the present status as possible
IN order that future reveuus may be
arranged as the states necessities de-
mand
This attitude undoubtedly has been
brought about in large measure hy
the outspnken determination ~ the
incoming Governor 20 hold the Legis-
lature within the limits of the states
income
Governor-elect Slaton has let Il he
understood unequlvOCally that he will
stop the Legislature In eNtravaEant
appropriations, If he has 90 wi,ld his
power Of veto on the general appru-
pristion bills iu order Go carry out his
purpose. And there can be no man
ner OF doubt that that weapon will
prove entirely effective II used he
cause there are more than sufficient
new members ready tu stand by the
Governor than will be necessary Go
sustain his veto i'm those ClrCum-
stances.
Under Governor SIatou the Leeis-
nature must not appropriate more
than the state Treasury can pay. as
ID has been accustomed 90 doing in
the past The Executive does not pro-
pose 10 permit the Legislature 10
dump its omharras smeuts upon his
shoulders when by holding ~ 20
strict accounting as b. goes along
that NAV he avoided
The IMPRESSION iS however that
Governor Slat1ns attitude already ts
So well understood both by the i'm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-12
RUSSIA CHANGING.

After passing the duma, a bill ad-
hitting women to the practice of law
in Russia has been rejected by the
council of the empire, by the rather
close vote of "a to Sc. 1t is not long
since many American state Iegisla-
lures would have defeated a like
measure by a larger majority.
Here is striking proof not only of
the spread of women's liberties and
privileges, as well as rights, but also
of the changes which are going on
in Russia and shaking the old order
to its foundations. True, there have
been Muscovite expresses, two of
them among the strongest sovereigns
that ever ruled the, empire, but Rus
STA is nevertheless one of the last
countries in the civilized world which
would be expected 10 favor the ad-
mission of women to the bar, for in
stance, or any like innovation.
There is unmistakable progress in
Russia, in many ways. The vast
state is being altered radically by the
pressure of modern conditions and
ideas, and whatever changes Russia
affects a tremendous mass of hui
man beings. There are at least 49,
100000 subjects of the Gar, probably
100000 and they occupy or hold
about 6 per cent of the land surface
of the globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-12
CREEL CALLING NAMES.

It's too bad that w. S. Gilbert lis dead
and we have no American of Just his
caliber and training. In writing PIN
afore" he laid down rules of politeness
for official business, which have been
adopted by the British admiralty, at
least so far as the stage is concerned
He put great stress on the necessity
of always saying IF You please" and
there was a shuddering emphasis on
the total depravity of using the big,
big D." He didn't catalogue any
other exhibits of bad manners, for he
held that nothing could go beyond the
two he cited. What would he do, then.
if he heard of the reprehensible con-
duct of George Creel, police commits
sioner of Denver and associate of
Judge Ben B. Lindsey in various mat
tiers of municipal reform?
Creel is. or rather was, a newspaper
man. a hardhitting, raight-from-the-
shoulder fellow who, when he put up
his fists. expected the other man to
do the same and give him back just as
hard thumps as possible. When he had
occasion to write of a man who he
thought was a sneak. a thief. a scoun-
drel of any particular dye, he said so,
without mincing his words.
It's a lifelong habit. He can't break
himself of 1t. now that he talks instead
of writes And just because of this.
Mayor Arnold, of Denver, has suspend
ed him from office because ''he was
causing dissension in the fire and po-
lice board by calling its members
Names"
wondering public would like to
know just what Creel called Denver
politicians that caused them to play
the baby One supposes that heir
hides are thick as those of the rhinoc-
eros. Perhaps, though, he followed the
historic tactics of De Quincy, who
routed the chief amazon of Billings
gate market by calling her an ''isos-
celes triangle" when she had spouted
all her foul talk. Maybe he alluded to
his colleagues" or his confreres,' -
and, like that stage politician. Bard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-12
AYHAWKER JOTy

According to the Smith County Pho
neer, the saddest words of tongue OF
pen, are John, we're out of coal
again.
Bert Walker of the Osborne Farmer
is in favor of the recall if they will
amend it so as to include bum story
tellers.
Never pretend. advises the Kingman
Journal The folk you can fool by it
are not worth much to you; the folk
you can't fool have your measure any
how.
Uncle John D. must be contemplate
ing stupendous gift to his favorite
institution, thinks the Haddam Clip
per-Leader, judging from the soar in
oil prices.
Wonder is expressed H. the Windsor
correspondent of the Kearny County
Advocate. if Mrs. Funston isn't knit
ting stockings for her little chickens
which were Matched out the first of
the new year
A Cottonwood Falls teacher in the
city schools was hearing her class OF
small pupils recite their lesson the
other day, relates the Strong City
News-Courant and each one was ask
ed to define the word after spelling it.
One little boy spelled the word
squeeze" and after stammering and
gulping once twice finally blurted
her.
A ive-cent cigar has been named
after Walt Mason, the Kansas poet
Ana Walt, in verse, grieves because
there is no way by which the manu-
facturer could be drug into court and
sentenced to be boiled in oil, drawn
and quartered, or burned at the stake.
OF late it has become impossible for
man to achieve a little honest fame
without having somebody name a
nickel stingerino after nim.-Kingman
Journal.
What tale of woe, of natience long
tried and finally exhausted in the des-
perate hunt for eyes that belong to
the proper hooks, of 4S-point fingers
trying in vain to make the proper
connection .etween 6-point buttons
ana 4-polnt buttonholes is written be-
tween the lines of that bill introduced
by the Missouri legislator prohibiting
women from wearing dresses that but
ton up the back unless the buttons
are as big as a dolIari Every hook
worm in all the ranks of downtrodden
mankind ought to rise up and call him
blessed.-Iola Register.