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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-08

ment is responsible for n system of state lot teries which encourages widespread gam bling among the people.
 The published statistics show average receipts of over $10, GOO, GOO year.
 Every Saturday afternoon the lottery is :. drawn in the eight principal towns of Italy, and there arc government lottery offices in every town and village, where tickets may be taken for any of tho eight lotteries in tho kingdom. A village may be too small to have a postoflioe, but it will be pretty sure to have a lottery office.
 The method of stalking in the lottery is to select from one to four numbers and tc stake what you please upon them at tho nearest lottery office.
 You may bet on one number, and if it is one of the five drawn in the lottery you receive 12 H times your stake. Or you may bet that it will be drawn either first, sec ond, third, fourth or fifth in the order of drawing. In this case you get 66 times your stake if you win.
 Another plan is to take two numbers and back whatis called the alnbo. If both your numbers come out among tho five, you get 300 times your stake If you choose three numbers which is called terno, and they all come out, you win ojOOV tiilSo yodA oetho'
 If you back four numbers, called qua dcrno, you win 60, 900 times. your stake.
 The method most in vogue among the peasants is to take three numbers and in vest small sum on the terno and on each of tho ambos contained in it. A peasants weekly investment ranges be- tween cents and 10 cents. As little as four-fifths of a cent may Do staked.
 All kinds of omens arc consulted to ar- rive at the lucky numbers. Dreams are great favorites, and inspirations are drawn from any great national event.
 For instance, when Victor Emmanuel died, tho tip was to play the number of his age. tho number of the year of his birth and the number of the day of the month on which he died. Thousands of people backed this terno, and, oddly enough, it actually came out
 A few weeks late Pope Pits TX died. Tho same game was played on the num- bers relating to his death, and again the terno camo out.
 Of course tho government lost great deal of money on these occasions, but it would soon get it back cgain by the addi- tional impulse given to the gambling by tho news of these winnings. Pearson's Weekly.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-08
Why Some Men Don't Get Insurance.


 Men who make application for insurance in considerable amounts, say for upward of $10,000, are not only very carefully exam ined by physicians appointed by tho in surance companies, but during the period while their application is being examined arc kept under surveillance by a well or ganized detective service. Some of the re- ports which arc made of man S habits and mode of life, with perhaps some of his pet secrets, as made to the detective bureaus of the different companies, would prove mighty interesting reading. Of course such matters can never become public property and, in fact, the records are destroyed as soon as the application is passed upon. This fact, which is not generally known, may explain much to solid citizens who, for some unknown reason, have had their applications postponed indefinitely. The insurance companies arc entirely justified in employing such an instrument to learn the facts about their risk. Men who live rationally, like men who fill positions of trust honestly, have nothing to fear from being watched.-New York Press.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-08
To Ebonize Wood.

The wood is immersed for AS hours in . hot, saturated solution of alum and then brushed over several times with logwood decoction prepared as follows: Boil part of best haywood with 10 parts of water. [ ter through linen and evaporate at a gentic heat until the volume is reduced to one-half. To every quart of this add from 10 to 15 drops Of a saturated solution of indigo, completely neutral After apply ing this dye to the wood rub the latter with saturated and filtered solution of verdigris in hot, concentrated acetic acid and repeat the operation until black of the desired intensity is obtained. It must. always be remembered when handlinR chemicals that great care must be takGn1 to protect the hands: Chicago Trib6td
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-08
CLEVER FRENCH PoTTERs.
They Initiate the China of All the More
 Famous Makers.

Famous Makers.
 Entering china shop recently, I asked tho dealer the price of q small and very beautiful piece of Delft which had attract ed my eyes for weeks whenever happen ed to pass the window. Knowing it must be very expensive, I had so far resisted the temptation. Much to my surprise, the dealer named very moderate price.
 ''It is not Holland Delft, you know" he said "The same piece in Holland Delft would cost twice that at least. "
 Well, what is it then if not Holland Delftf I asked '.To be Delft 1t must be made in tho Holland potteries.
 That is no longer true,' said the doal- CT, smiling "Strictly speaking this is not Delft, for it was made in France. At the same time we call it Delft, and even an expert of tho first order would find it difficult to distinguish 1t from tho genuine ] article except by the mark of tho pottery on the back. To all purposes artistic and otherwise it is Delft Now, here is a piece of real Holland Delft, and will wager you anything you like you cannot tell the difference
 This was true, though the pottery emarks were different. The dealer went on: Modern French pottcrs are the clever est imitators in the world, and of late years it is next to impossible to distin- guish their limitations of famous Dutch and German and even English wares from originals except by the marks. You can always depend on the marks, for the French seek to initiate, not to defraud. Their industry and cleverness, however, are in certain sense unfortunate not withstanding the excellence of their wares, for they make famous glazes and patterns cheap and common and thus lessen the value of originals.
 'The many potterics at Limoges and elsewhere in France, besides making in- numerable original creations of wonderful beauty, initiate about every other well known china in the world.
 Here is the flower pattern of the Royal Dresden, for instance. The time was when great prices were charged for that Dresden ware. The pattern was found in royal palaces and the homes of the wealthy al most exclusively. But nowadays the Limoges potteries turn out this pattern in thousand forms and shapes till it is be- coming one of the commonest on the mar ket. ."-Exchange.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-08

.sThe interior sea at that time aroused all his enthusiasm. He brought to benr tho same persuasive powers that ho used when promoting tho Suez and the Panama canals and enterprises. To skeptics he al- ways replied, 1t can be done, and it will be done, if the government will give me the money to do it with.
 Its proposed area embraced the entire plain lying to tbe'southward of tho bound ary line drawn from Cabes via Gafsa to Tamerza. Tho practicability of the scheme was supported by many facts. It was proved that an inland sea had covered in ancient times the area which it was in- tended to flood Tho level of tho land was generally below that of tho gulf of Cabes. Innumerablo underground streams of fresh and salt water are found in the southern part of Algeria and Tunis.
 'sThc water was to bo supplied to the inland sea from tho gulf of Cabes. Tho tides would have minimum depth suffi- cient to allow of the passage in all direc- tions of light boats. But the most valua- ble result of the scheme, it was held, would be to restore the ancient fertility of the country and to oppose a barrier to the sirocco, the deadly burning wind which piles up tho desert sand about the oases and finally buries them
 NJ. de Lesseps dwelt on these benefits with boundless enthusiasm and imagina- tion. Buried cities would be unearthcd and tho Coliseum of Fl Jcmm, now a crumbling ruin, but onco approaching that of Rome in size, would be accessible to admiring tourists.
 IN. do Lesseps left the work in the hands of the general staff of the Frenct/ army, by whom it is now supposed to carried on. Whether any progress is made do not know. ''-New Yor]
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-08
HEREDITARY.

Your strictures are uamerited; Our folliee are inherited;
 Directly from our grcm'pas they all came. Our defects have been transmitted, And we should be acquitted
 Of all responsibility and blame. We are not depravcd beginners, But hereditary sinners,
 For our fathers never acted as they should. Iris the folly of our gram'pas That continually hampers
 What pity that our gram pas wernt goodl Yes, we'd all be reverend senators, If our depraved progenitors
 Had all been prudent, studious and wise But they were quiet terrestrial, Or we would be celestial
 Yes, we'd all be proper tenants for the skicsl If we're not all blarneless sagcs, And beacons to the ngcs,
 And fit for principalities and powers; If we do not guide and man it, And engineer the planet,
 Iris the folly of our forefathers-not ours Mildred Lancaster in Home and Country
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-08
Q. T. DozIER, M. D.,
Specialist.

This well-known Institute, which was established peveral years ago in Bir- mingha m, is under the immediate su-. pervision of Dr. or. Dozier, a graduate of every branch of the medical and surg ical sciences, man eminentin his pro- fession and foremostamon all southern Specialists in his remarkable and suc- cessful treatment of all chronic, nerv- ous, blood, skin and genito urinary diseases.
 Dr. Dozier gives his individual study and efforts to the diagnosing and treat- ment of every case, prepares all medi- cines and gives all directions and advice, thus securing to every patient the high est professional skill and privacy, as well as security against mistakes and the use of inferior drugs.
 All Kidney, Bladder and Urethral troubles cured ill the shortest possible time.
 Neuralgia, Sciatica, Nervous Head aches, Insomnia, Lumbago, Rheuma- tism, Catarrh, Eczema, Palpitation of ,he Heart, Pale and Sallow Com plexion, ture, Gleet and Gonorrhes, Oystitis, Psoriasis, Tetter, Syphilis, Erysipelas, Leucorrhu Falling Womb, Suppressed or Painful Periods, Piles, Fistula and Fissure, Weakness, Failing Memory, Lost Power, Impotence and all results of Indiscretion, contagion or inherited diseases which vitiate the blood, impair theneryes and destroy the strength are specialties in our line, and we can point with pride to our established reputation, founded on skill and grounded in the gratitude of thousands whom we have cured.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-08
CONSULTATION FREE,
 CURES GUARANTEED D

and private matters sacredly inviolate. Easy payments and moderate charges. Persons who cannot visit us in our office can, by sending their name, receive our "Perfec. Question Blanks," which will enable us to treat them successfully by mail. Send cents for question list and cents for question list for females.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-08
Connecticut ouarantines.

Whenever a case of smallpox occurs in a country town in Connecticut, all roads leading to the house of the patient arc bar ricaded, and high fence is erected 150 feet away from the dwelling on all sides. Food is furnished the quarantined by a facto- tum, but no ono elso except the doctor is allowed to go near the house. The pecul- far quarantine laws have been handed down from the colonial period. -Philadel- phia Press
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-08
DE LEssEPs AND HIS lnLAlD SEA.

The Great Promoters Scheme to Restore Fertility to Northern Africal The late Count de Lesscps was at ono time engaged in daring and attractive engineering scheme with which the pub lic is not generally familiar. Its object was to create new sea and thereby restore to fertility and civilization large part of northern Africa.
 MT. Max de Forrest, now of Nutley, N. J., former officer in the French army, met his famous countryman at this time. II met Count dc Lesseps," he said, Tin VI Cabes, in southern Tunis, where ordered xwitb squadron of
 my arrival he came
 to make soundings
 for sea. hud orders
 osnl both mon and
 Harge of kthisn1ln1n
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-08

The Carrara marble quarries are prac- tically inexhaustible. The entire mass of Mount Sagro which dominates Carrara, is solid marble. About 160, 900 tons of marble are annually exported.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-08
GAMBLING IN ITALY.

It h Widespread and Brings the Govern.
 ment 01O, ,OO0. 900 . Year.
 Tn Italy there are many highly moral laws against gambling. but the govern
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-08

Massachusetts is inclined to claim Dan iel Webster even if he was born in New Hampshire. Just here arises tbe trouble
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-08

An examination of the e21 found at Troy and elsewhG they must have been tur1 wheel, just Ra Gnon
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-07-06
HANGING OF MURDERER CLAY PuGH
Montana Crime Avenged by the Sheriff
1T H0I,i9er

| Helena, July 1.-Clay Pugh this morn
| ing paid the death penalty at Boulder
lor the murder of Conductor c. W. West.
near butte, on October last. At a few
minutes past 10 he was taken from his
cell INTO the jail yard contentedly smok-
| ing the stub of cigarette. A minis ter
fesid The twenty first psalm and the black
cap was put on and the nooze placed over
MS neck by Sheriff Gillian. He was told
bS Pugh 10 put it on good and tight and
pun II up. A minute or two followed and
at given signal a sharp crack was heard
anu Gugh took Il drop of II inches Into
eternity
On October 5, 1894, Pugh shot and killed
{. y. West III Silver Bow county. The
case was transferred to Jefferson county.
where it was tried with the above re-
suIt. The deceased was a railroad con
ductor, and at the time Of the shooting
vas running freight train for the Butte.
Anaconda & Pacific railroad from Butte
70 Anaconda. Ptlgh and others had gotten
on the rtain to ride to Anaconda without
authority and against the consent Of
" est. The train was stopped and the men
put off. AS the train started Pugh and
others got on the train again. The train
was again stopped by West, and Pugll |
was elected therefrom by him Almost
after being elected from the /
train Pugh fired two shots at West from !
a pistol, infiicting upon him two mortal |
wounds IN the back.
Pugh was Immediately pursued by per |
sons near by, ana captured about a quar-
ter Of q mile away. TO his captors he
stated III effect that West hit him in tI1a l.
face, and then he shot him
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-07-06
TIE OREGON SHORT LINE AFFAIR
i-itG8l bcF 'iopmentS Indicate q Com
plete REORGANIZATION

Portland, Or, June 30-The American :
Loan ana trust Company viii not accept
the terms imposed by the decision. Of
Judge Merritt in the Oregon Short Line
aH. Y tan Northern receivership case. but
VIII begln foreclosure proceedings. Ex-
senator Dolph, counsel for the Junior
mortgage bondholders Of the OREGON
snort Line and Utah Northern was seen
ms evening and when asked if it were
true mat the effort for a separate receiv-
eFshlp TOR the oregon Short Line and
utah Northern has been abandoned. he
said: ''0
The effect Of Judge Merritts decision
was sueh as to stop ali further proceed
llgS by the American Loan and Trust
Company along the line they have been
pursuing. The court has simply imposed
cohaluons with which the second mort
gage cannot afford to comply and it has
decided on the better policy Of fpreclosing
Inc American Loan and Trust Conapanv
would not raise the interest due on the
ponds prior to the mortgage and take the
ROAD II i was to be controlled in any de-
gree by the Union Pacific
The American Loan and Trust Com
pany will proceed to forecIose its mort
gage Immediately. The American Loan
and Trust Company will sell the road
and the foreclosure proceedings will I'M
doubtedly be brought by the bondholders
under the Junior mortgage. This will
mean that the mortgage will be paid off
and a general reorganization Of the prop
erty be undertaken"
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-07-06
SAW HOR5ETHIEF SMITH HANGED
AL audience OF Five Thousand Ken
tueklars Had That Pleasure.

oaehson. Ky, June 2S.-Bad Tom Smith
| horsethief, incendiary and wholesale mur.
aefer, was hanged here a / O'Clock this
afternoon, in the presence Of at least &
WV people. The condemned murderer was
Daptized IN the Kentucky river this morn
inS. An immense crowd witnessed tho
sctHe' many people having camped alons
'14e pahks Of the river all night IN orde-
10 secure positions for a good view Of tn
ceremony.
The execution was public one. tn
scsiiola beng erected in hollow near TIL.
jan, SURROUNDED by hills, from which
coo4d De mad an unobstructed view, form
iAS natural amphitheater. Excursion
'falns brought crowds of people to this
GlIy from miles around
smith was a member of the French fac
'lo11 and the supposed murderer of eight
men On the scaffod he made a farewell
sptech and completely broke down. con-
iesslng the murder of Dr. RAIDER. for
"hieh he was tried and convicted, ana five
others lie said that he was merely the
or 5. F. French in every uur
DER except that Of DR.. RAIDER.
NO mountain desperate has killed more
men in Kentucky than Bad Tom smith "
ne murdered Joe Hurt in 1898, the Combs |
ofothers and EyersoIe in 1855 Ambrose |
Robin Cornell, Jacob McKnieht |
ana da. I'd Campbell in 1889 In September, |
L69f' he resisted arrest in jackson. where |
-ooaS ne paid the life penalty.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-07-06
RUSSIA IS PREPARED
Troops and Warsh.ps Massed at
VIadvo5tock.
FOR WAR IN The ORIENT
entrance 70 the lIarfor Is Planned rlIj
OF Explosives ami Iorpedoes-
Story of Captain

Tacoma, Wash, June 30.-The Nor
wegtan steamer Oscar II. which ar.
rived today IS days from Vladivostock
Siberia, brings news that the indica-
tlons are good for an Oriental war, ua-
known to the outside world. CAPTAIN
r. Anderson Of the steamer says:
Russia has massed 5000 men at
| Nladivostock and it is believed in 81
pefla that preparations are being made
! for an advance on Japan Russia has
/ been secretly but actively at work and
III the event of trouble with Japan is
| prepared to hurl formida bic navy and
iand force into the coveted territories
which Japan has wrested from China.
These ships and troops have been
nlaased at Vladivostock, where the
scene is decidedly warlille. The en-
trance to the harbor at Vladiyostock
Is planted full Of torpedos and no YES.
sels are allowed to pass in or out with.
out RUSSIAN naval officers on board
as Well as experienced Russian pilots
who know here the torpedos are plant
ed. My vessel was escorted in this
manner in going in ana out Of tile har-
Dor. Inside the entire fleet of Russian
"afships is massed, ready to steam
down the coast at moments notice
on shore 5000 troops have been con
centrated and the evidence is clear that
ItussIa is fully prepared for trouble n
case the japanese give any occasion
for it,
The massing of these ships and |
troops at Vladiyostocl5 has been done |
secretly by Russia, and unusual pre-
cautions have been taken to prevent
the spread Of any intelligence regard
ing the actual forces she has otlarterad
there What Russia's designs are can
not, Of course, be told and are purely
conjecture, but if she builds railway
llhe south Of VladiVostocl1 To the yellow
sea- her Intention is to obtain an open
port and to hold it at all hazards.
The whole country looks like war
ind the situation is considerably strain
"a, Tut the peace element Is bonins
nat The tension may be relieved ana
matters settled without a resort to
lrms."
1T was intimated to Captain Anderson
'etofe he left that the government
would be pleased if he did not take
ANS to spread his knowledge Of the
peradons at Tladivostock. but he did
~ hesitate much this evening when
sked to tell what he knew, as he
hlhks the world is entitled to know the
acts. The Oscar II. carried TO yladtv
STOCK q cargo Of cement fot. Construct !
lS Inc nans-S.berian railway, Andar
"a says the construction Of this road
being rapidly pushed. the czar of t
.Qssia having given orders to finish q
as quickly as possible AS soon as o
ls me IS finished, he says; the Rus y
an government intends extending II h
on Eladivostocl1 through Mancbprja I
nd Corea to the Yellow Sea. II
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-07-06
THE FATAL SHOCK
Or. Buchanan EtectrocuteJ Il
Sing Sing,
DEATH CAMEE INSTANE0USLY
Last Efforts - Ohtain q Eepricve AMI
the Ia" was Allowed 10 TaLe
Its Course.


Sing Sing, July with two electric
contacts consuming not over a million,
Dr Buchanan WAS put to death in Sing
sing prison today Just before noon.
Like all others who have preceded
him h. went 10 death calmly and did
not say word in the death chamber.
me only appearance Of fright or weak
ness wa the fact that he closed his eyes
when ne entered and lid not open them
again. TWO contacts were made, but all
physicians and electricians claim that
lhe second contact Was merely precau-
tiohatE and that the victim died in
Stantiy. There wera no burns and no
ulfnicasa ut features and every physi-
elan present declared the execution a
success, The body was claimed b.
friends, and the case will go down into
history "s cause ce1ebre
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-07-06
MURDERER5 HAVE DISAPPEARED
Posse III Pursuit OF the Christian Broth.
ers Return Empty. Handed.

Oklahoma, Q. T., July 1.-The posse
Whlch went in pursuit Of the escaped
CHRISTIAN brothers are coming in one bv
one, chagrined over their failure to can
ture the murderers The trail Of Rob
Christian, Who was shot in tie neck. was
found on the bank Of the North Canadian
river, four miles east Of this city The
marks indicate where he entered the river.
but careful scrutiny OF the bank shows
no place where ne came out.
Gus White. who was shot in the abdo-
men and leg, lies IN critical condition
and is not expected to recover. JaiIer
GarVer's wound Is not serious. AIRS
Hurst occupant Of the buggy, and who
was forcibly thrown from the carriage
by Casey, Is very low from the effects Of
the shock
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-07-06
Sparks From the Wires

The United States men-of-war New
York, Columbia and Narblehead sailed
from kiel Sunday. The San Francisco
remains.
. Both houses of the Illinois legislature,
after considerable tumult, voted to ad-
journ until July g. The democrats voted
against the step.
There was IL connict IN rarfs between
students Of the Latin quarter and the
police. Two students were injured and
five others arrested.
1t Is rumored in Paris that the Duc
d'Aumale, who returned to Chantilly from
London, has been assassinated. The ru-
NOR has not been confirmed,
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-07-06
BROUGHT BACK AN IOWA EMBEzzLER
steamer Australia Shipped w IL. John.
SNn II ENuOIIIlu

San Francisco, July 1.-William Henry
Johnson, the former treasurer Of Musea-
tine county, Iowa, who, it is alleged, en-
bezzled $1,000 Of municipal funds and then
fed, was brought from Honolulu on the
steamer Australia today by H. i. Wylie.
sheriff of Muscatine county The Hawa-
iian officials say Johnson when arrested
admitted his identity. He declares that
his shortage does not amount to more
than $1,000, which. he says. was made
good by his bondsmell. He claims his ar
rest is the result of the efforts of his
political enemies.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-07-06
STRONG ARTICLE ON BIMETALLlsN
san Francisco Paper Deyotes Ten Pages
to the Subject

San Francisco, June 20-The Chronicle
today prints a 10-page article on the silver
question, written by John P. Young, man
aging editor of the paper. Mr.. Young has
made financial questions q special study
and his essay is a strong argument of the
binetallic standard. The article, which,
if printed in book form, would make
large sized volume, is entitled "Bimetal
lism or Monometallism." 1t is review
of the arguments for and against the hi
metallic standard, the destructive effects
of the abandonment of silver as a money
metal, and the evils entailed by the adop-
ton Of gold monometallisln.