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The daily sentinel., 1913-08-26
Home From Gunnison.

Judge SDrigg Shackleford is home
from Gunnison where he has been
blYlng attention to several court
cases.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-26
Resumes Work.

Miss Grace Patterson has resumed
her position in the Wadsworth store,
after a three weeks vacation.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-26

Mrs. VIM. Kicks has returned from
Nebraska where she went to attend
the funeral of her father, DR.. j. E.
Morrill,.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-26
Buys Ford Auto.

Fred Ramey of Collbran has pur-
chased a Ford auto from Reed Miller
of this city, who is still placing Fords
in all parts of the county.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-26
Fleming Buys Horses.

], f. Fleming yesterday bought
giant pair of horses Weighing $500
pounds, for use in his saw mill work
at Red Cliff.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-26
Work on Dam,

Harry c. Meyer, a well known local
young man has gone to Cameo to
work of the high line diversion dam
part of the high line project. He will
probably be there all winter.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-26

Come to the social Tuesday even
ing on the Christian church lawn.
sawyer 5 ice cream and delicious
homo made cake will be served. The
Sunday school orchestra will furnish
the music. Don't miss this great
treat. S-25-2t
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-26
Confidence M.eII ronnded.

The implicit confidence that many
people have in Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is
founded en- their experience in the
use of that remedy and their knowl7
edge of the many remarkable cures
nj collie. diarrhoea and dysentery that
it has effected For sale by all drug
Sentinel Nant-ads Get Results.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-26
Ellison Icnycs.

Ellison Leaves.
o. II. Ellison left this morning for
Delta on business for the Gibson
Lumber company.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-26
Home From the East.

Miss Julia McCune has Just re-
turned from an extended trip east,
having spent some little time in Ohio.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-26
Mrs. Gigax Leaves.

Mrs. Walter Gigax left this morn
ing for Telluride to visit. She will
be gone for some time.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-26

Visiting Daughter Here.
Mrs. H. Jackley is an arrival from
her home in Russell, Ida, to be a
guest at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. j. II. Stanley of the Redlands.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-26
RedilSer in Town.

II. A. Rediker. former local sad
die maker, is in town, coming from
his Hannah creek ranch.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-26
Sentinel wanr-ads Get Results.

BY order Of the board OF education.
J HENRY ALLEN.
ls-27-1tl Superintendent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
HIS POOR APPROACH

from the Weekly Telegraph.
The monotony of life at a rural rail-
way station was relieved the other day
bs an amusing incident. A dandy took
lis ticket at the booking office and then
surveyed the station building leisurely.
On hearing the noise of the approaching
train he made more haste than speed to
the platform. A little run when near
tie top of the stairway caused his foot
to slip. His silk hat wabbled on to HE
brow, his umbrella and bag betook them
selves one to his right an done to his
left. but he manfuly regained his be-
lcngings, in a grasp-ail sort of fashion
when on all fours. Then he looked
meekly up at the gate official.
us this the way to the train! ne
ASKED
..Yes. sir was the response. You
can come that way il you prefer to do
SC, but it looks bad"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
MRS. WOOD B. HIGHBROW

much with a man being followed by fe-
male umpire in sleeps co,thing, as
Rugged Kinding calls them, who would
pursue him with sinewy, beckoning arms.
Il admit now that my forebodings wero
superciious, because there was nothing
in the entire opera that Gwendolyn. dear
child, could not see with the most pro-
prietary interest. Weren't the toilettes,
especially that of General Popgun, per-
fectly dazzling? OF course, the music was
all that one could expect from such
great cantatrice as Sullivan.
"Of the three, Wood liked the Chinese
OPERA 'Mikado, the best. He could ex-
pand his risibiities at that to the ut
most and he does so enjoy hearty laugh.
Well, it was funny, very, there's no doube
about thatl It's tout environment. though,
was not so elevated as that of The Choc-
olate Soldier Wasn't DeWolf Hopkins,
as Ku Klux, simply too cute for words?
He hasn't as much timbre in his voice,
it's true, as Charles Parnell. who sang
the part of Lieutenant Boomerang in THE
Chocolate Soldier but what of it? Ac-
tions speak louder than notes'
Wasn't it a shame that the audiences
were so small a The Milkado?' There
were vacuums all Ground us the night we
were there. L think, perhaps it was he
cause the church folks stayed away, not
liking the use of such religious word
as revival in connection with theatri-
cal matters, don't you? I remarked to
Wood, only this morning, that | thought
it was so strange that The Chocolate
Soldier made SO much more of furore
than The Milxado, and he slapped me on
the back-fts a way he has-and replied,
Why old girl. taat's just the trouble;
one made furo-e and the other only
made few roar"
"Poor Wood, he's dear husband and
fine provider, but sometimes his jokes
are so cracked"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31

From the Chicago Record-H Herald.
The Shaw of popular tradition is a very
comic fellow OF course, that is not the
real Shaw at all, but there is no use
in going against tradition. People will
have 1t that he is always funny, so the
thing TO do when he speaks is to laugh
Recently Mr.. Shaw begged those who
intended to visit the theatre where one
Of his plays was on view not to laugh, for,
ne reminded them, he was careful work.
nan, who cut his plays to measure They
were intended to last just the right length
of time, but if the audience guffawed, APP
plaUded and interrupted the actors, then
she play would last too long. They would
he bored when they left the theatre and
the next morning they would be wearied
from too much merriment and regret they
had gone. Moreover, laughter is abiior-
rent, since tears and smiles lie often close
together, and the effect of good plays is
Utterly ruined by vehement scoring of the
humor alone.
There was nothing humorous in Mr..
snaw's remarks. They weren't even new
Every dramatic critic at some time in his
hfe has said much the same thing in
much the same way, and you may hear
your more fastidious neighbors in the the
sire express a similar protest night after
night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
COOP WORD rom cANNIBALs

Joseph Jackson in the Philadelphia
Ledger.
When asked him how he had mar
aged to conquer Central Africa without
firing a shot, Emil To-day smiled. as he
replied:
''rhat is not quite true l did carry a
gun, and had TO use it. too; for food,
you know"
But the hostile natives?"
.I did not find them anything but hos
pitable.'
and you spent the greater part of nine
years on the Congo?"
First of all. you should know he said,
II speak seven native African languages
and the only reason l was able to live &C
long among the natives in the interior
and travel from one tribe to another with
out danger from them was that | never
tried to impose European manners upon
them on the other hand. l abided by
theirs and made them mine during my
stay. The natives of Africa are nothing
at all like their descendants in America
today
Mr.. To-day is spending three months IN
Rnllauelpnld tiIleiISiiS anu NHtoicebh--
the African chronological collections that
have been acquired by the university mu.
seums He is sn authority on the. ethnol'
ogy of the Central African tribes, and has
been connected with the British museum
for several years.
"The incest people / ever met were can
nibals," Mr.. To-day said. ION my mos
dangerous journeys 1 was accompanied
by cannibals, and l found them a mos
faithful and devoted people.
1T is not the cannibal who is objec-
tionable on the Congo. The dangerous
man is the native with a superficial var
nish of civilization and with disregard
for all good principles of his own race and
who has not acquired those of the white
race.
THE casual traveller. who sees only
the people of the coast, is incapable OF
judging the natives. / did not begin t,
understand the natives until l had beer
in the country more than three years.
may have had an opinion of them before
that. but was not capable of expressing
an opinion of any value at that time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31

citizens will be jealous to keep 1t SO.
When the citizenship loves The city
then they become natural boosters.
atlanta is a good lesson on the
beauty pride, for. that is what first
started their everlasting takers and
singers of praise. She had no back
bone to build upon like Birmingham
has. yet see what she has done and how
beautiful she is and. how she has
grown.
Lets clean up every way and let the
rush come for there are thousands to
come and millions to be made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
CRIME AND PENALTY

From an Exchange.
When Mrs. Wiffles recently meted out
Punishment to Master George Wiffles
with a carpet heater that young gentle
nan gave vent to such weeping and
wailng that the lady next door was con-
strained to perl her head over the back
yard fence and inquire what was the
matter.
Got about a couple % 'undred feet o
gas inside him. that's wot's the matter,
Mrs Wiffles replied.
Couple o. undred feet OF gas" echoea
the lady, somewhat incredulously. "Wos
on earth's e been doing? Takin' the
cns pine for a feedin' bottle?"
mo, e amt" snapped Mrs. Whites.
LES been swallerin' the quarter wot
laid by for the gas meter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
A VISITORS obseryations

'"There is an old saying" said visitor
yesterday, ''that every man sees what ne
is looking for and hears that for which
he is listening, but is it always true?
II am not a pessimist, nor am wholly
bad. Neither am I a thief intent upon
catching a thief, but two of the first
things l heard in Birmingham today had
to do with violations of state and local
laws.
'swhile eating my dinner, 1 heard q
waiter at one of the popular eating places
offer to serve a guest quail on toast.
Now, there is a state law prohibiting that
and it is good law, one close to the
heart of every sportsman who wishes to
see Alabamas feathered tribe conserved
Immediately after leaving the restau-
rant, 4 saw an act which convinced me
that theatre ticket sharpers are still busy
in Birmingham, despite a decided prohibit
tion on your city law books
"I am not among those who take seri-
ously the slur Bad Birmingham but 1
was disappointed that L could not see or
hear some good thing before leaving your
city to counteract this bad impression
disappointed, I say. because am natural
ly an optimist and look for the good III
the world, instead of the bad, There Is
plenty of good to be seen or heard here,
I am sure, and 7 believe I would have
encountered it il had stayed longer in
your city. l read about 1t every day in
your papers and it is a delight to hear
of much good in. so-called Bad Birming-
L..
stress on this and talk less about your
sins. Consult your psychology and you
will find that good philosophy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
Taxation and School Attendance

Should an extra session of the leg
lture be called Governor O'Neal
aid beyond doubt expect it to sub
NIB a constitutional proposition per-
ting both county and district tax
q in for the public schools. In re-
esllt statement he shows the impor-
nce in school matters of local initia-
Iva based on local taxation. All very
"a and very important. A state that
s ends upon state school funds never
fs to high place in literacy.
ocal taxation will not, however,
ice. With local taxation should
cta compulsory attendance. All but
s. { the states have it--36 out of 4S.
here would be no reason why Ala
na1na should be one of the laggard
z when she has the right of local
ta .tion--that is to say, of district
u .tion.
ne truth is, there are but six
es that have no compulsory at
iea lance laws at all. Six have laws
Ek h apply to portions of their ter
ritory. The six that wholly disregard
compulsory education are Texas, Mis-
sissippi, Alabama, Georgia, South
Carolina and Florida. When district
taxation is granted compulsory at
tendance should be enforced. The two
can and should go together, and this
double programme would lift Alabama
from the bottom of the list when moth
ing else would.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
sedom of the Philippines

s is pending in the House pro-
autonomy and independence
40 + philippines in eight years. TINS
r .ord with the Baltimore plat
fsr1n. 1T no one expects the bill to
De 81 I'd while the Taft administra-
iof is. for President Taft is OPP
aDsed 4. independence in the Philip
n;ae less than an entire genera
..sa, :. ball.
The question will come up In the
Sixty-third Congress, however, when
Mr.. Taft has ceased to WELD veto
pen. The democratic party is opposed
to the retention of the Philippines,
on the general ground that we have
no right to hold 100000 of Malays
in subjection to a government with
which they have no tie whatever. They
spes. other tongues than English,
ant IN their traditions and ideals are
unllss those accepted in this country
II un-American to hold them in
sub,ection as colony, and demo-
cratic sentiment favors policy OF IN
8ependence at the earliest practicable
,asment. In eight years the archipela-
so would probably be as fit for SELL
ipie as it ever will be.
rhe Baltimore platform says: we
or an immediate declaration OF the
Aaiion's purpose to recognize the IN
denendence of the Philippine Islands
b soon as a stable government can
he established, such independence to
"a guaranteed by us until the neu-
ization of the islands can be Sc
ed by treaty with other powers.
"a recognizing the independence of the
lippines our government should
Is ain such land as may be necessary
coaling stations and naval bases"
his declaration must be carried out
en- the democrats control both
ises of Congress as well as the
ef executive, and this will be the
sitical case after March next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
woodrow wilson's Cabinet

1--WE used to know month in ad-
vance of Inauguration day the per-
sonne1 of the new cabinet said ]. j.
Roland of Chicago, "but President elect
woodrow Wilson has succeeded thus
far in not allowing any information to
leak as to his cabinet.
1T seems to be assumed that Mr..
Bryan will be Secretary of State. I
have seen one or two other names
mentioned for cabinet positions but l
do not believe that we will know just
who will form the Presidents official
family until a day or two before the
Inauguration. / don't believe that any
guessing now would be worth much"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31

nous vote. It had previously been
passed by the Senate, and it now goes
to the President.
It is rather strange indeed that Con-
gress has so long delayed the erec-
ton of a memorial in Washington to
the civil war President and martyr.
If in it could be placed Walt Whit
mans immortal lines the tribute OF
the nation to Abraham Lincoln would
stand complete.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
HUMoRIsTs

From Life.
Humorists are people who cut. fit and
finish jokes, jests and light verse and
do plain and fancy writing which is not
serious
Male humorists do this by lighting a
Iipe or a cigar, sticking a sheet of paper
into typewriter and wishing they had
adopted a mechanical career.
| Female humorists accomplish the feat
by twisting their back hair into knot,
nibbling chocolate creams or chewing
some gum, and manipulating the type
writer in the customary manner
AS a general thing, nowadays, humor-
lists are very human. There are more OF
item than there used to be. The women
dress like their sisters, and the men are
prefectly conventional in their attire.
Occasionally you run across an old
school humorist, or a modern one who
clings to the old-school traditions He
iinagines that he has to wear a mos
solemn face, never smiles, and looks
rained when you laugh at what he says
This variety goes great on the rural
1yceum circuit.
Humorists are always introduced as
such. Plumbers, housebreakers. bank
ers, dry goods men and wholesale gro
GERS are never classified when introduced,
but humorists are always specified. I'M
r.ediately the person to whom they are
introduced wait expectantly for them to
say something wildly witty. Immedi-
ately, also, they are disappointed unless
they are Of the Class who shrek witt,
joy when the humorist politely says: 1T
is a nice day"
Humorists most enjoy the apt retorts
oe royalty, as reported in the anecdotes
about notables.
Humorists always have to explain
Why they are humorists instead of fol-
lowing some more laborious occupation
Also they are expected to deliver after.
dinner speeches for nothing, because be-
ing funny is second nature to them, and
trey are not supposed to have any re
nunerative way of spending their odd
ncments
The difference between a humorist and
a comedian is that a comedian uses the
humorists humor. If the humorist used
the comedians humor he would starve
to death. Another difference is that
the comedian makes from three hundred
to five hundred dollars a week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
LET'S Clean and Dress Up

Birmingham hasn't commenced to
grow yet" said G. w. Pratt, president
of the American Finance and Bond
company. she is in the same state of
rawness that Seattle and Los Angeles
were 10 and 20 years ago, respectively.
Birmingham is just passing through
that state of preparation that other big
young cities have passed through the
crucial age, the age of suffering for
want of proper leadership, the age of
the wooden arm on jointless trunk
The pendulum of time has not yet
swung long enough. What is needed is
cleaning up physically, mentally and
sanitarily,
Civic pride has not yet been rooted
deep enough in the backbone of the
structure, but, when it gets the proper
roofing, there viii be an avalanche and
a. tide of patriotism will sweep over
these hills then everything and every
body will be alive and awake for the
great rush to come. Thousands will
swarm into these hills and this city will
take on an iron arm and men will sing
the praises of the greatest young city
in America. This is all bound to come
for the real worth is here. the rough
foundation has been laid and all that
is needed now is dressing the frame
work in a pretty dress, then, look out
make the city attractive first ia
cleanliness of the streets, build a sub
way loop and stop the congestion of the
surface street cars, macadamize the
streets and avenues, open up Nine
teenth street and other streets with
viaducts or subways, and extend the
arteries and the feeders to them with
attractive improvements. If the bust
ness part Of the city is beautiful all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
All Friendly to Abraham Lincoln

The telegraphic report says that
when the Lincoln memorial PROPOSE
tion was brought up in the House
sectional feeling was obliterated and
representatives from the north and
south Joined in tributes to Lincoln.
A two-million dollar memorial is to
be erected, in accordance with the
plans of the fine arts commission, in
Potomac park just south of the White
House, to be housed by Greek tenn
pie.
The joint resolution was supported
In the House by practically a unani-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
Six Year Presidential Terms

The country has ceased to regard
the federal constitution as something
sacred. 1t is far from it, and scarcely
any document needs amendment more
than it does, and the people seem to
be ready to do the work.
The resolution of Senator Works
confining a President to a single term
of six years is before the Senate.
Should it be submitted to the states
by Congress and ratified by three
fourths of them it would become op-
erative from and after the term of
Woodrow Wilson. Mr.. Wilson could.
in 1916, be reelected for six wears.
and afterwards no President could be
reelected at all.
Public sentiment, outside of Cor.
gress at any rate, favors more indie
pendenee in the presidential office,
and less politics. When a President
plays politics in first term to Sc
cure second one, he cannot be as
independent and upright as a Presi-
dent should be. Public sentiment
favors single term, probably of six
years, and the passage of the Works
resolution will just about meet pub
lie sentiment on that subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
Chamber of Commerce Ticket

The Chamber of Commerce is
stronger than ever for the compromise
ticket" said a man who has kept in
touch with the negotiations which
brought about the result.
"With w P. G. Harding as presi-
dent and oscar Turner as first vice
president. we have an ideal combina-
tion of executive atility and tireless
energy
Mr.. Turner's attitude during the
complications which have been so hap
PLY adjusted commended The profound
respect of all who were advised as to
II. Whenever called upon to express
himself he insisted that his supporters
should ratify the nomination of Mr.
Harding and put the welfare of the
Chamber above personal ambition. The
new and the old blood of the body are
blended in the board of directors and
harmonious activity hereafter Is as
sured. AIS well that lends we'll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Alfalfa Inviting More Industries

Ateaiia has been helding its own
out we mean to do more than that this
year. said J. w. Mills. editor and pro-
prietor of the the Alfalfa Herald. "our
city offers good inducements to capital.
Ine industries we now have are pros
perlng and the plant that is being
moved from Selma will give a new i'm
petus to our business situation.
The chances are that a number of
substantial industries will be estab
lished in Alfalfa during the present
year. Our new $4,000 cotton compress
ls working successfully. The lack of
MOTEL accommodations will soon be a
thing of the past as plans are being
made, I understand, for new hotel in
the immediate future"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
HOSPITALITY OF THE ARCTIC

In Harper's for February, Stefansson,
the explorer, tells of the remarkable hos
pitality with which he and his party we're
received by one of the strange tribes of
Eskimos whom they encountered.
when we had entered the house the
boiled pieces of seal-meat had already
been taken out of the pot and lay steam
ing on a sideboard. On being assured
that my tastes in food were not likely to
differ from theirs, my hostess picked out
for me the lower joint of seals fore
leg, squeezed it firmly between her hands
to make sure nothing should later drip
from it, and handed it to me, along with
her own copper-bladed knife the next
most desirable piece was Familiarity
squeezed and handed to her husband, and
others in turn to the rest of the family.
When this had been done. one extra
piece was set aside in. case I should want
second helping, and the rest of the
boiled meat was divided into four por-
tions. with the explanation to me that
there were four families in the village
who had no fresh seal-meat. The little
adopted daughter of the house, girl of
seven or eight, had not begun to eat with
the rest of us, for it was her task to take
a small wooden platter and carry the
four pieces of boiled meat to the four
families who had none of their own to
cook. I thought to myself that the pieces
sent out were "a good deal smaller than
the individual portions we were eating,
and that the recipients would not get
quite a square meal; but I learned later
that night from my two companions that
four similar presents had been sent out
from each of the houses where they were
eating, and know now that every house
in the village in which any cooking was
done had likewise sent four portions, so
that the aggregate must have been a
good deal more than the recipients could
eat at one time. During our meal pres
ents of food We're also brought us from
other houses; each housewife apparently
knew exactly what the others had put in
their pots. and whoever had anything
to offer that was little bit different
would send some of that to the others so
that every minute or two a small girl
messenger appeared in our door with a
platter of something to contribute to our
meal