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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

ed tc the young man than was that of the
school room. ard the young man shed the
one and gladly donned the other, for from
the outset he cared but little for books
only as they could be used as tools to
bring something to pass.
In the new sphere in which he now
was young DeBardeleben was of just the
cast of temperament to seize the princi-
pies of business, work them into habit
and translate them into life. He learned
those under the tutelage of Daniel Pratt,
and in later years often alluded to them
by the power of association with condi-
tions encountered in future life. For in
stance, Mr. Pratt would never allow a.
piece of flint the least defective to be
used In the manufacture of gins. 1t must
be thoroughly seasoned and be sound in
every respect Then. too. no defect must
be sought to be concealed by an over
smear of paint, but solid merit must be
in every splinter, screw and nail. Besides
no promise must be made that was not
to be literally kept, if possible, and all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

n the year 1851 there might have been
seen working in grocery store in
= Montgomery a sprightly lad of 10
whose father had Just died and whose
mother had removed to the Capital City.
This boy was Henry DeBardeleben, aes-
tined to become prominent not alone in
the development of the recources of the
state of Alabama, but a picturesque fig
ure in the coal and iron industry of the
south.
Friendships of other days had united
the Pratts and the DeBardelebens, which
led to the guardianship of the lad by Ala
bama's pioneer manufacturer. Daniel
Pratt, under whom Mr.. DeBardeleben
Was directly and fortunately fitted for
life. His academic course over. the young
man was placed as superintendent over
the famous gin factory at Prattville. Mr..
DeBardeleben found in business more
congenial air than he found In books.
The harness of work in the supervision
OF mandatory was more easily adjust
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12
THE ADVENTURE OF FORTY-SEVEN MEN-By A. B. Beale

avenue. or the Importance of healthy
babies
It would please me we'll to have
the names and addresses of these
men-not one of whom, l curiously re-
member now, was afflicted with motor
ataxia-their occupations, their finan-
cial rating, their value to society, ct
cetera. And yet the crowd was not I'M
like other street car crowds. Just ef the
usual humdrum type it was, the most
of them patiently shopmen. clerks, la
borers tthese for the most part on the
rear seats with grimed, tense faces.) 1t
was typically Birminghamesque, typi-
eally democratic-this crowd that vas in
formed it would have to await a time
with patience till motion was restored to
the wheels. Beyond certain restless shut
fling from feet eager TO be carried from
the place. and certain profuse damning
of the elusive electric Juice that some
how refused marriage with our battery,
no suggestion was offered that we walk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

/ lures had been reproduced in natural col
ors without painting the films.
1t is a marvellous age, just how marvel
Gus we who live in it but dimly realize.
| The currents of all past ages are meet
| ing in this focal point of time. The dreams
of seers and prophets are coming true
| Things our great-grandfathers hardly
dared imagine are today commonplace.
| The writer has a 16-year-od boy who
| has wireless apparatus, much of which
| he made himself, through which he picks
| up messages from ships hundreds of miles
at sea-
What would have been a miracle TO our
fathers has become the plaything of our
children.
| Reflect on the swift progress of the last
% years and the swifter progress of the
last 10 years
| The automobile has come in a score of
years, the telephone in lifetime, the
railroad. telegraph and steamship in a
century.
With the advance of science and sur
gerry on the one hand and of psychology
on the other may not disease be practl-
cally banlshed from the future man?
1t is a privilege and an inspiration to
live in an age like this.
Why are fashions imported from
Paris?
In the past few years most of the
Paris styles have been monstrositie3.
They have been not only uneomfort-
able and absurd, but have verged on
the indecent.
Moreover they have been ugly
, At last the worm has turned, as
worms with even enough sense to
squirm will do sooner or later.
There is now widespread movement
Ito design our own styles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

waited with me the fetching of that steel
patch from the power shop are greatly
different from Atlantans or Philadelph-
ians or Chicagoans. But I do view with
a sort of dismay this terrible helplessness-
o-get-any-further obsession that selzes
en- men when they are flung back on
themselves, so TO speak. | view it in
much the same manner that I do the
broken spirit of a man, strong and heal
thy. almost to the degree of vulgarity
who laments that he must leave his man
sion to live in a cottage; or that terror
which your average urbanite would feel
were he forced to give UP his cottage
and go TO live in a comfortable cave WITH
In easy walking distance of his work.
do not think such changes would great
~ matter If the opinions we hold about
mansions, cottages, caves could be dis
spsted. What the good John Burroughs
said about the vanity of big houses is
still true. Indeed | am quite sure we
would get along jolly well stripped of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

LSoRTY-sEVEN men. theoretically
entitled to life. liberty and the
L pursuit OF happiness. were by
chance last week detained In street
car for so minutes within six blocks of
Morris avenue. In some curious fashion
the electric apparatus of the car went
dead. After Intellectual efforts to right
the trouble, the young agrarian who
collects the fares got in communication
with the power house and a small piece
of steel forthcame. was duly fitted into
the ailing place under the trucks, and
the car with it's passengers went sing
ing into the city. The whole operation
consumed just 80 minutes. Rather than
walk six blocks those Al men waited
for that bit of steel from the power
house.
The thing actually occurred, else the
writer would perhaps be text1ess today,
or would be writing of the Austrian
attitude. the price of fryers on Morris
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

most of our gauds. I am positive the ex-
perience would be good for us If for a
day or for month our houses
were whisked away from US and we we're
reduced to the extremity of seeking out
a cave or digging us hole in which TO
sleep (those of US who are narrow-chest-
ed and wheezy, whom the moist night
air might hurt)
The current Illustrated London News
contains the picture of a sour-miik-fed
Bulgar living quite comfortably, thank
YOU, in a trench on the firing line. What
with a regime of steam-heated days and
nights footraces to catch the last car
(the privilege always included of holding
fast to my neighbors seat after the car is
''caught') the picture was really inspir-
ing. Indeed, II seems the really fine life
to live. Give me cave-loan me a cave
lease me cave. IL you please: bundle me
up a few books, say Amiers Journal,
plenty of Montalgne, alice In Wonde-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

the few intervening blocks to town.
Strangely. the attention of the 46 who
waiting for the miracle to
happen were not led out of the stub
born machine By the forty seventh
me. myself-into the city which loomed
a little way ahead. As a matter of fact.
the absurd comedy of the whole busi-
ness struck me just 4s hours later
Or was it tragedg? Certainly there is
a certain pathos in that delay that viii
bear consideration. We see here num-
Der of men-just average men-not only
not eager for the chance to get bit of
leg exercise, but apparently forgetting the
primitive method of locomotiop. Clearly
1t was not a case of wanting hfs niekel's
worth that kept each man glued to his
seat to the journeys end; there was a
profounder reason than that. 1t was
merely the fixed habit of the AZ bread
winners to get to shop in this certain
fashion and no other
do not suppose my IS companions who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

land" (for vagrant minutes and old sake s
sake, Progress and Poverty Epictetus.
Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius; maybe
Saul and "Paracelsus.' walden.
a little of Pater, Leaves of Grass" the
Epistle of James. and pledge you no
more prodding of your respeetability in
these columns.
From the AZ men who were helpless to
forward themselves when the street car
went dead. to the lesson of a novel print
ed 20 years ago. is far cry, but | am
reminded of Camille Flammarions . pic
ture Of the last man on the globe--or
what he supposed will be the mental and
physical makeup of the last citizen when
the earth freezes after its fiery solar
birth. Accumulation of the wisdom OF all
the centuries will have given him an over
plus of brain-his head will bulk large
against the icebergs. forehead massive.
and all that; but supporting this splendid
thinking machine will be lean neck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

The Jean Valjeans are not confined Il
fiction. They are found in real life.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-19

Red Men is a purely American patriotic
order, and as such favors every organiza-
tion which in any way relieves the suf-
fering, adds to the happiness, or benefits
the condition of the American people. 1t
does not compete with any other order.
Alonzo Bacon, employed in the govern
meut fish hatchery at Grand Lake Stream,
was mistaken for deer and killed Thurs
day. Bacon was working by himself in
stream near Dobsis lake stripping" fish,
when he was shot, presumably by Clifford
Pease, who was hunting, from Patterns
camps Bacon was shot through the legs,
and other members OF the party at once
started with him for Grand Lake Stream,
about twenty-five miles. The shock and
loss Of blood resulted in Bacon's death
while on the way, about three hours after
the accident. The victim OF the accident
was registered guide, and leaves wife
and several children.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-19

aus many friends are pleased to welcome
MIN here again.
Herbert Tapley and family returned
from West Brooksville Saturday.
LlewclIyn Herricx, of somerville, Mass.
Is visiting his grandfather, G. G. Hall.
Phillips Purdy and wife, OF Brookline,
Mass, are spending few weeks at the
Phillips house.
VIII Allen has moved his family TO
apartments on the second floor Of his
mothers house.
Miss Helen Mcfarland he's returned
from Mountainyiew, N. H., where she has
spent several weeks.
Mrs. w. r. Cousins, who has been very
Ill OF measles. is better. Mrs. Douglass,
of Brooksville, is with her.
Edward Morgan left Thursday for New
York. From there he will go South.
Mrs. Morgan will join him later.
Fred Stewart and Arthur Cole have
gone to Rookland with the Farnsworth
Packing Co.'s boats to have the engines
oyerhauled.
Nov. II. UEE FEMME.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-19
PROSPECT HARBoR.

W. r. Hewins and wife, of Milbridge,
spSn, Sunday hers with friends.
q. Prescott Cleaves, of Bar Harbor,
spent the weekend with bis father, T.. W.
Cleaves.
Ernest ). Rice has bought the Henry
Hamilton place and moved his family here
Thursday.
l.. 5. Ray and RichaSc Bendix were the
fortunate hunters last week, each sccur-
ing deer.
Ira y. Workman was called to Jones'
port last week by the death of his father,
Edmund Workman.
Matte Tracy, who has been at A. r.
Joys for the summer, returned 10 her
home In unionviile Saturday.
The ladies' aid society OF the Methodist
church is making arrangements for its
annual fair Dec. 4. There will be the
usual sale and a chicken supper, with an
entertainment In the evening.
The Unity club served a picnic dinner
in Columbus hall Wednesday, 10 men
who gave their services in building a
driveway on the union church grounds.
A good mum Der turned out and did good
days work, though much work remains
10 be done.
The library opened to tue public satur-
day. There are eatalogued $50 books at
present, which are tree to all citizens OF
the village, and with tables filed with at
traetiye and instructive reading, il is q
privilege never enjoyed here before.
There Is one set OF shelves with good
selection OF children's literature, and a
table for their special use. The librarian,
Mrs. A. L. Strout, is specially fitted for
her position, and is ready to direct or as
sist those who need it in finding auth
ors or books desired.
NoY II l..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-19
Mellower in Flavor,

II there is a difference between rural
wit and any other kind, 1t is this-that
rural wit is mellower in flavor. In this it
resembles English wit; the rough corners
have been rounded OFF by the attrition OF
years, and more nearly perfect jokes re-
suit.
Ira Beasore drove into town Just before
the big rain the other day, and he saw
orlo futile setting tubs and barrels under
all the spouts around his house. So Ira
pulls up and hollers at orlo:
"Hey, orlol What ye doin'9"
s'Looks like rain, and Pm a-settin' out
these tubs SOS the woman can have some
soft water fer her washin' Monday"
answers Orlo, all innocent like, and not
thinking what great colder Ira is.
"Shol" says Ira, "You won't git no soft
water.n
"Why won't II"
" Cause it's going to rain hard. Haw-
haw-hawl Git epp'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-19
BROOKLYN.

II. L. Smith has returned from Boston.
A. III. Mayo was in Rockland last week.
Edward Jones returned to Rockland
Thursday.
Gleason Alien, of Boston, is spending
his vacation at home.
Capt. NJ. A. Flye aud Leonell Flye were
IN Miibridge last week.
Mrs. Naomi Allen, who has been visit
ing in Rockland, is home.
Mrs. Rodney L. Allen and little dsugh-
ter have returned from Deer Isle.
The Farnsworth Packing Co. closed its
factory Wednesday for the season.
Rev. Arthur Tarbell preached in the
Baptist church Sunday morning, having
accepted the call to become its pastor
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-19
NEWS.
NORTH CASTING.

cart. David NJ. Dodge is home from
Brewer.
Mrs. A. A. Leach has purchased a driv.
ing horse.
Frsuk W. Dunbar has returned to Port
land 20 resume his work.
Mics Gertrude n. Dodge is working for
her aunt, Mrs. Deyereux Hanson.
Arno Perkins has finished digging his
po,atoss, harvesting 1900 bushels.
Greyson Webster is home from Isles
boro. where he has been employed.
Mrs. Nancy Bridges, of Ponobscot, was
the guest Of friends here last month.
Michael Harmon Is home from Winter
Harbor, where he has been since spring.
Miss Martha weseost has closed her
house and gone to Boston for the winter.
The larger part of the herring fleet has
left the hsrbor. owing TO the scarcity OF
fish.
Capt. Bennett Dunbar has gone to Cas-
tine to spend the winter with his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Charles Dsvereux.
Harris I@a1ut VI NehuuScok. mas pten
making repairs aud additions to the farm
buildings o! W. II. Hooper.
Capt. Joseph Woodward, who has been
employed at W. +. ordway's, has gone to
his home at West penobscot.
Ross Conner IL working for &. c. Bow
den. who has charge OF the excavating
aud grading at the normal school build
ing and dormitory.
Miss Ella Perkins, who has been for
several years in the employ of Mira. j. w.
Dresser, recently deceased, rs at the home
OF her mother, Mrs. Alma Perkins. Va
Nos. Q. l..
Miss Ada y. Conner is visiting in Cas-
tine.
Postmaster ordwsy spent Saturday in
Belfast.
Mrs. Alberta Hanson is much improved
in health.
Mrs. trace L. ordwey has gone to Port
land to visit her sister, Mrs. S, L. Bates.
william coomhs, o, Castlne, was guest
Of is grandmoshaf, Mrs. Mary d. Conner,
recently.
Merle Conner, accompanied by Brainerd
Steele, u Castine, visited his brother Ross
last week.
Mrs. Alice Smith, who has been the
guest Of Capt. J. +. BIodgett, returned
Thursday TO Ellsworth.
flames Rsdman and bride, of South
Brooksyills, visited his sister, Mrs. So
phronia William, last week.
Robert Dunbar, twelve years old. has
done the tall ploughing Tor several neigh
bors, during the school vacation.
Charles, Percy, Cuisine and Harry
Wardwell are working in Castine for their
brother Ralph who is building garage.
Neil wardweil is employed hauling
Christmas trees to NJ. o. Lsaeh's landing,
to be shipped to Bangor for further trans
pottation.
Miss Emma c. wardwell, OF Dark Hair
Dor, and her sister, Mrs. Mary Lee Bow
den, with her daughter Marion, visited
their parents, Fred f. wardweli and wife,
saturday.
Miss Nellie Walker, teacher of the
Emerson school, lett Wednesday for the
Isle OF Pines to remain until April. The
winter term of school will be taught by
Miss Carrie Silsby.
Nuv II
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-19
nu-rERy ro CARIBotr.

Capt. Andrew Pendleton, of Searsport, a
retired master mariner, died Friday.
Portland democrats have renominated
Oakley c. Curtis for mayor for fourth
term.
The planning mill Of the J. w. White
Co., at Lewiston, was dlmaged by fire to
the extent of $4,000 Monday.
Mrs. George Whitaker, aged sixty years,
OF Presque Isle, while feeding her horse
one day last week, fell from the hayloft
and broke her neck.
Former Judge Enoch Foster, OF the
Maine supreme court, died at his home in
Portland Saturday, after a long Illness,
aged seventy-four years.
Leroy Chester, aged eighteen, of Lin
coin, was killed Sunday by the accidental
discharge of his shot gun. He drew the
gun toward him by the muzzle.
Thomas W. Burr, for many years head
OF the Burr Printing & Advertising Co., of
Bangor, and one OF the Oldest printers in
the State, died last Wednesday, aged
eighty-one years.
The schooner Melbourne z. Smith has
Just knocked two hours off the record for
sailing vessel from Savannah, Ca, to
Portland, making the passage in five days
and twenty-five hours.
Mrs. Eliza Getes Ward died at her
home in Troy Thursday, at the age OF one
hundred and two years, two months and
twenty days. Mrs. Ward was said to be
the oldest woman in Maine.
Frank IL. Oliver, veteran OF the Civil
war, commander OF the G. A. X. post and
patriotic instructor in the schools OF
orono, died suddenly Sunday, while at
tending meeting in Old Town. His age
was seventy years.
Mrs. Lillian p. Page, for many years
proprietor OF the Passadumkeag kindiing
wood factory, and one of the most sue
cessful business women in Maine, died at
her home in Bangor Saturday at the age
of sixty-eight years.
Fire in business block on Main street,
Rockland, Sunday, caused losses to Nor
man Davies, variety store; A. T. Thurston,
electrician; Mrs. E. w. Mcintyre, MILL
merry, and Mrs. Emma Crockett, fancy
goods, aggregating 10000.
Beginning this week, the New York
Portland express leaves New York at 40
p. m, arriving at Portland at $40 the next
morning. Returning, leaves Portland
week days at p. m, Sundays at 7.30, ar
irving at New York at q. m.
John W. McFrederick, aged forty years,
was killed Thursday in the yard OF the
Sargent Lumber Co., at South Brewer.
He was riding on the front end of wood
car which was running down a grade, and
holding on by a stake, which gave way,
precipitating him in front of the car,
which passed over him.
George Paradis, aged twenty-six, OF
! WaterviIle, was struck by stray bullet
while walking on a main highway near
Sidney Sunday, and is in critical condi-
ton. The bullet passed entirely through
his body, just above the abdomen.
Neither the injured man nor his two
brothers, who were with him, heard the
report of rifle.
The next meeting OF the Great Council
of the United States, Improved Order OF
| Red Men, will be held in Portland in
September, 1914. City hall has been Sc
cured for the meetings. The committee
will ask the cooperation of other orders
| in having the greatest fraternal demon
stration in Portland that has ever been
held in Maine. The Improved Order OF
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-19
VALUE OF RHEUMA
FROM THE COURT
Judge Barhorst Was Relieved of
Rheumatism After Doctors Failed.

II you have tried many other remedies
and doctors treatments for rheumatism
and found they failed, do not be skeptical
about trying RHEUMA. Read the testi-
mony OF Judge John Barhorst, of Fort
Loramie, o.;
.'After treatment by three doctors With
out result, have been cured of very bad
case OF rheumatism by using two bottles
OF RHEUMA. 1t is now two years since
used the remedy, and am still as well as
ever. Previously, l was a cripple, walk
ing with crutches."
Such testimony should be convincing.
so cents, of G. A. Parcher, guaranteed.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-19

IT is claimed that some OF the eucalypts
of Australia are taller than the California
redwoods, hitherto considered the highest
trees in the world.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-11-19
MT. DESERT FERRY.

Miss Elizabeth Jellison closed her school
at East Sullivan Friday.
Louis Jordan and wife recently visited
friends in Mariaviile and Otis.
Joseph Tufts and wife, of Ellsworth,
spent last week at their home here.
Mrs. Augustus Carter is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Lettie Hopkins in Trenton.
George Hopkins, wife and son Ernest, OF
Trenton, visited relatives here last week.
There was family gathering of twenty
two at Augustus Carter's last Thursday,
when all OF his children and grandchildren
were present, with the exception of one
granddaughter, who is receiving treat
ment in the children's hospital in Port
land.
Nov. II. Z.
No Rusb.-Sha latter the quarrel IL
will send back your ring and other pres
ents tomorrow. He-Oh, THERE'S no
hurry. don't expect to be engaged again
for week or two.
The republic of Columbia is said to
have excellent regulations for it's national
forests. Lumbermen who take cedar and
mahogany are required to plant young
trees of the same species in the cut
spaces.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-05-20
BLAZE DESTROYED RESTAU-
RANT AT 100 SILVER AVE.

Fire broke ont in the the Little
Block about $3.50 o'clock This morn
my ~ the restaurant at TO Silver
avenue and completely destroyed the
fixtures aud interior wood work, roof
and front. Other building, damaged
were No. l22.orcupicd by the Brown
lng Pharmacy; NO. Is, occupied by
The Palace Bar; 40. ~. occupied
by the Dcming Tailoring Works, and
No. l26. occupied by the Silver King
saloon. The hulldlng~ owned by John
tnrbclt wrrr fully insured The stock
and fixtures. with the exception of
those ~ the restaurant. were insured.
The stock and fixtures of the Brown
lng Pharmacy and the bar and stock
of the Palace Bar, which are stu
alrd on either side of the building in
which the fire originated. were badly
damaged by water and smoke.
only the quick and efficient work
Of til" local lire company saved the
entire block from dc~l,uclion. The
pressure of the water was strong and
the blaze wa. soon checked bi the
two large streams which played upon
the burning building from two fire
plugs There WAS practically no
wind aud the fir" would have been
confined To- the one building had the
block been protected by separate
walls. The roof, and awnings We're
continuous and the fire spread rap
ldlv by this means When seen this
morning Mr. Corhott had made me-
plans a. to the rebuilding of the
damaged structures but asserted that
it was quite likely that modern build
/ ings would replace those formerly OF
wood and adobe.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-05-20
An Error

The name of Miss Mae Leonard Of
Gainesville, Texas, did not appear in
last Fridays issue as one to share
with Mrs. Leonard the dancing party
given in their honor by Mr.. and Mrs.
H. &. Bush last Thursday evening.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-05-20
NOTICE BAPTlSTS

On account of the school exercises
at the Crystal Thcatcr the work
planned at the church for this even
mg ha, been postponed for one week.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-05-20
SIDEB0ARD RESTAURANT
MODERN EATING HOUSE

The finishing touches are being
placed on the new home for the Side
board Restaurant on Silver avenue,
Hoe. j. T.. l.incecum will have II thor
oughly modern eating house of suf-
liclrut capacity 10 entertain large
number of guests in first class style.
lie has been in the business here for
many vars aud the quality of the
hospitality dispensed is famous III
tins section.