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Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-11
DR. o. T. DOZIER,
The RENOWNED SOUTHERN SPECIALIST
Principal of the Southern Medical Dis pensary, Cor 3d Ave and 18th St.
 BIRMINGHAM ALA

lHO iENUW NDD OUU iHDltN Dl EUIHUIOl Principal of the Southern Medical Dis
 pensarBB BB1R%iNaAxM, eSf se Axsi aAf aaA asth St. Successfully treats at office or BY MAIL at your own home. all forms of Chronic, Nervous, Blood, Skin and Private Diseases
 CURES GUARANTEED.
 All Chronic Diseases of Lungs, Liver Heart, Kidney, Bladder, and all diseases of of practice. Diseases peculiar to women and all veneral diseases of either sex positively 9 age Impotency, Emissions and all evil results of self-abuse or excessive indulgence quickly For Men Only and symptom Blanks Io for men and women will be sent free in plain tation free, whether in person or by letter. All correspondence strictly confidential Dr. Dozier gives his personal attention to the diagnosis and treatment of every patient. He is a regular. graduate in every depart- ment of medical science, has had twenty five years experience, and stands without peer in his special line of practice. A FEW EXTRACTS FROM PRESS EN-
 DORSEMENTS.
 Hundreds more of like character. and tients can be furnished if necessary.
 (Atlanta Constitution.)
 Dr. O. T. Dozier. the head of the Southern Medical Dispensary, of Birmingham, Ala, is specialist of nearly twenty years ex- perience in the treatment of chronic, ner- success has given him leading position in the medical profession. rr
 (Masonic Guide.) t,, Dr. Dozier can be relied upon to treat dis eases in the most successful manner, and' 'he is known all over the South
 (The Southern Odd Fellow.) We cannot add anything to the reputation Dr. Dozier has already acquired in the line of his profession, but we do know him to be a brother Odd Fellow that can be relied upon to carry out every promise he makes to those needing his services.
 Peoples Weekly Tribune)
 As a specialist, Dr. Dozler Is unexcelled by any living physician. . He is Geor- gian by birth, high toned, cultured. Christ ian gentleman, strictly honest in all his dealings and financially responsible for all his contracts. IT (Daily News, Birmingham.)
 Dr. Dozier is a physician and surgeon of education, skill and experience, a man of culture and high literary attainments and gentleman respected by all who know him. He can be relied on in all matters pertaining to his profession.
 sIi-ss lAlabama Christian Advocate.) iisg His (Dr. Doziers) professional reputation Is unimpeachable and his character. as gentleman and citizen Is above reproaah. z 77.7E DIR. o. T. DOzrER co. z Lock Box u2. Birmingham. Ala
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-11

Music for dancing at East Lake five nights a week by Montano's Band. s4-a8-t
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-11

Have you been to East Lake to the shows out there this summer !? Don't miss the Can tata of the Rose, it will be the best,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-11

Making the baby happy is a woman ly woman's best pleasure. It is easy to make a healthy baby hap py. Such a baby is born h appy. Smiles and dim ples are as natural to it as fretfulness ic fn a nf4t1x- e5clr
, 1897-04-20

In response to a suggestion from the
owner of the place, VINO was showing
me over it and telling me the story OF
its ghost, | made an effort t o get the
door open, both by pulling at it and by
putting my shoulder against it and
pushing with all my strength. l even
went so far as to rig u kind Of q clumsy
jack against it to force 1t open, but 1t
refused to bulge an inch. l could tell
that it was Il well-made door by the
sound it gave forth when pounded on,
but there was no reason apparent why
it should not open to reveal what was
on the other side OF it.
The story was not a very weird one,
consisting mostly of the rumor that on
certain nights this door opened, and a
former master OF the house came forth
TO wander about. He had never done
any harm or any good to anyone. and,
on the whole. the ghost story was rather
tame. But the door was there, and
there was a mystery about that which
was still nnsolved through all the
| years.
Last year he owner of the house, at
my suggestion, opened the old hall for
summer boarders and | led the van aud
took the room with the mysterious door
in it. Many's the night I've sat and
watched hat door. and. often of NOON
light nights I've sat in the open win
dow. waiting to see IL the sweetness o.
the southern summer night would not
tempt the old master to wander, but he
never came forth to meet me.
One night, though, came the revela-
ton OF the mystery. 4 curtain in one
Of the windows OF a wing of the house
was blown into a candle flame. and five
minutes later a fire was raging. Half
an hour later the fire was out, but the
wing adjoining my room had lost its
upper half, exposing the wall of the
main building. In the repairs that fol-
lowed this wall was partly removed, and
1t was shown that the mysterious door
was not n door, but merely a joke on
posterity, played by the original pro-
prietor. who had a heavy piece Of oak
put in the wainscOting and had carved
1t with his own hands to resemble a
door. The hinges and latch he had put
In to carry the trick to the very end.
That door" concluded the narrator. "by
actual measurement was II inches thick
and solder than a stone wall, so that 1t
was nc wonder nobody could aver open
ft."-Washington Star.
, 1897-04-20
A CALL FOR sKIFFs.

Vicksburg. Miss, April 19.-Midnighl
Major J. H. Willard, United States en-
gineer, has tust received a dispatch from
the master Of the team Florence, or
dered last night to Coon's landing. La.
to escue flood sufferers, asking him tG
send all skifs obtainable by first steam
OF, as people are drowning and canno'
be reached except by skiffs. Coon's
Landing IL about IS miles from this city
and IL being flooded by Briggs crevasse
A dispatch received at midnight from
Ashwood. La, say the water is rushing
rapidly into the swamps Oh Teneas par
lab, which is inaccessible by steamer,
and this dispatch aroused many appre-
tensions. Skiffs cannot be sent tonight
Relief work here is depending upon
private charity, upon which the burden
= daily heavier.
Thousands have arrived and tho0.
Mods are yet to come for the levees art
covered with ~f1gitives. Chairman Cray.
, 1897-04-20
AT BRIGGS.

Memphis, Tenn, April 19.-The stu
alton at Briggs, where the water is rush
ing through the crevasse in torrents, IL
growing worse.
Madison parish is fast becoming inun-
dated. and the water will extend to other
parishes. destroying thousands of acres
Of newly planted crops. V%icksburg
Natchez and other river points are
crowded with refugees. and everything
possible is being done to alleviate the
suffering OF the poorer classes. Calls for
aid have been sent out from several sec
tons Of the overflowed Mississippi delta,
and while the waters are slowly reced-
ing, the suffering and restitution In
creases.
The situation throughout the delta to-
night is about the same as on yesterday.
1t vas a beautiful day in the flood strick-
en- section, and the planters hope that
the waters will be carried away in time
to make a good crop. At Memphis the
river is slowly falling. and at Cairo a
decided fall is reported. The Memphis
relief committee has issued the follow
ing:
THE executive committee OF the flood
sufferers relief committee Of Memphis
after returning thanks to a generous
public at home and abroad for liberal
contributions, beg to state that owing to
the action OF the general government the
calls on the Memphis relief committee
have been so reduced that, in the judg-
ment Of the executive committee, the
funds now in hand will, in all probable.
ity. be sufficient for demands and that
contributions to the Memphis relief com
mittee should cease. II any future emer,
gency should arise, the public will be ad'
vised.
by order of the Executive committee
"E. s. PROUDFIT, Chairman"
, 1897-04-20
ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
A BREAK IN THE LEVEE ON THE
CONCORDIA PARISH
FRONT.
This Break Will Permit the Waters to
Cover a Number Of Fine Plantations
Madison Parish Is Fast Becoming
Inundated-The Situation at
Briggs.

Natchez, Miss. Arpil 19.-The first
break in the Concordia parish front &C.
courred on Sunday morning, when the
Glascock levee gave way. This levee is
located about 20 miles below Natchez
and is near the lower end of the levee
system of the parish. A large force OF
men were at work on the levee Sunday
morning, raising and strengthening it,
when suddenly the laborers saw the
muddy waters begin to bubble up at the
lower end. Almost instantly the seeth-
ing water tore a great hole through the
embankment. The water rushed through
at a great rate, and began spreading out
in the lowlands adjacent. The catas-
trophe was not unexpected, and its dis
astrous effects were in a measure dis
counted, as all the stock and other per-
ishable property had been previously re-
moved.
The water from this break will inun-
date he lower part OF the parish from
Morville down to BrabSton, covering u
number OF fine plantations. The flood
from this revasse will be met by the
waters from the Briggs break north Of
here, covering a vast area. 1t will en-
tail a large amount Of suffering among
the people in the neighborhood, and re-
lief will have to be extended to them.
This levee was - feet in height, and
when the crevasse occurred the water OH
the front was between 10 and IL feet
high against it and -four feet on the
back, while the fall of the water run
ming through it is from six to seven feet.
Capt. Durby, the United States engineer
in charge of this district, and Assistant
Engineer Hardie went down to the break
today. carrying so men with them, for
the purpose Of trying to tie the ends OF
the break. Tonight the revasse is re-
ported to be from 500 to 1000 feet wide,
and still caving. The river at Natchez
has fallen twenty-hundredths in the last
48 hours. but again shows a rising ten
dency. This city is fast filling up with
food refugees, and every effort Win be
made to care for them. Stock of all
kinds continues to pour in by the steam
boat loads. All the other levees in this
vicinity are in good shape and little ap-
prehension is felt for them.
, 1897-04-20
Sumo r'acts About Nansen.

DR.. Nansen's first intention as to his
calling in life was to study medicine.
With the idea of taking the medical ex-
animation at Nordmarken, he began to
study zoology, and ut the suggestion Of
Professor Collect, in 1881 Or there
about, he shipped aboard a sealing ves-
sel-thc Viking-to train himself for
descriptive geological research. During
this trip the Viking was for some weeks
caught in the ice off the eastern coast
of Greenland, and Nansen became filled
with the desire to cross that inhospita-
BILE country. Even then he wanted to
go ashore and explore, but could not get
permission. But he hunted seals and
polar bears and took note of everything.
He brought back with him a settled
purpose to return to Greenland and
cross it to the western coast.
Meanwhile, by the help of Professor
Collett, he got the place of curator of
the Bergen museum, which he held for
four or five years, studying meanwhile
in his favorite branches of science for
his Doctors degree. Three months in
1886 he spent i'll study at the geological
school at Naples. In 1887 he began
preparations for the attempt to cross
Greenland from the east coast o. snow
shoes. He applied to the Norwegian
government for 81, 800 toward the ex-
pense of this trip, but was refused. A
Danish gentleman, however, sent him
that much money, and he added twice
as much of his own Git was afterward
raised by subscription and refunded to
him). In the spring Of 1883 he took his
DOCTORS degree at Christiania, and on
May 10 sailed with five companions
from Leith, Scotland. for Iceland, in
the Danish steamer Thuyra. On July II
they left the vessel near Cape Dan.
On Sept. 81 they reached Ameralik
ford on the west coast, and on Oct. 8
Nansen and Sverdrup reached Godthaab.
one of the Danish colonies. There their
comrades joined them. They got a ship
home the following April and arrived
in Copenhagen on May 81, 1889. 1t was
the first time Greenland had been Cross
ed. Previous attempts had been made
from the west coast, and the baffied ex-
plorers had put back. N~ansen'sidea was
to have safety ahead instead Of behind.
There was no turning back. because
there was nothing to return to. The
successful explorers got a warm vel
come home, and Nansen became famous
and wrote a narrative Of the trip.-Har-
per's Weekly.
, 1897-04-20

Constantinople at noon today the Gulf
Of Arta was officially closed to all but
Turkish chips.
Col. Manos, with 5000 men, having
crossed the Arakjhos under the protec-
don Of the Greek artillery batteries, is
now in Epirus, where. it is believed, his
force is considerably in excess OF the
Turkish force. 1t is reported here that
j large body Of Albanians, estimated at
upwards Of 1000 who had crossed the
Greek frontier. with the avowed inten-
ton Of pushing on to Larissa. have re-
crossed and are now ravaging Epirus.
Arta is practically deserted. The mayor
has transferred the public offices and Of
fetal records to Konipote.
A telegram received this evening from
Arta says the troops have left that point
for Janina. The firing there today was
desultory.
Crown Prince Constantine has gone to
TyrDayO,
, 1897-04-20
NEW LINOTYPE COR

Seattle. Wash, April I'm. NJ. Bak-
err, a linotype operator in the office Of
the Post-Intelligncer, has made a new
worlds record for eight hours machine
composition, setting in that time 5,S72
ems OF solid n%onpareil. The feat was
performed during ordinary working
hours, in composition on a book now
under publication in the office, from
manuscript copy, and with no prelimi-
nary preparations. Baker, who is an ex-
t~raordinarily rapid operator. simply
made the announcement that he would
beat the record, and requested that a man
be detailed to time, and others to meas
ure his. string. He started at the usual
hour Of composition. took an hour for
lunch and made the record above in
eight hours actual work.
The lowest for any single hour was
l0.05O ems. the drop being due to tech
meal terms. Baker learned to operate
machines in this city.
, 1897-04-20
SCOTS FIRST E

Sir Walter Scott had his share of curl.
experiences in the same connection
shortly after. being called to the bar
His first appearance as counsel in q
criminal court was at Jedburgh assizes
in 1898, when he successfully defended
a veteran poacher. You're a lucky
scoundrel." Scott whispered to his client
when the verdict was given. I'm just
O your mind" returned the latter, 'and
I'll send you a maukin Il. e., a hare)
the morn man." Lockhart, who mar.
rates the incident, omits to add whether
the "maukin" duly reached Scott, but
no doubt it did.
On another occasion Scott was lesf
successful in his defense of q house.
breaker, but the culprit, grateful for his
counsel's exertions, gave him, in lieu Of
the orthodox fee. which he was unable
to pay, this piece Of advice, to the value
Of which he, the housebreaker, could
professionally attest: First, never have
a large watchdog out of doors, but to
keep a little yelping terrier within; and
secondly, to put no trust in nice clever
limerick locks but to pin his faith to
huge, old. heavy one with a rusty key
Scott long remembered this incident ant
80 years later ut , Judges dinner Al
Jedburgh, he recalled 1t In this i'm
promptu rhyme:
"Yelping terrier, rusty key,
Was Walter SCOTS best Jeddart fee.
-Westminister Gazette.
, 1897-04-20
w
Two Men Caught at the Garfield Mine
in Utah.

Ogden, Utah, April ia disastrous
snowslide occurred ut the Garfield mine,
about four miles north OF Brigham City,
at 9 o'clock this morning. which result
ed in the death OF Fred J. Wolhaupter of
this city and Edwin Nav of Plain City.
John Dalton Of Willard and David Rus
sell and William J. Turner, both of Og-
den. were also caught in the slide, but
were subsequently rescued uninjurei.
Turner was in the engine room, which
was buried in the snow, and it was eight
hours before he was rescued. Dalton
and Russell were in the tunnel the
mouth of which was blocked with the
debris, but aid soon reached them.
The two men killed were working in
the blacksmith shop, which was direct
ly in the course Of the slide. Suddenly
and without the slightest warning the
avalanche descended, carrying every
thing before it. The blacKsmith's shops
was completely engulfed and when the
slide had passed the place where it had
stood was literally o%bliterated, the shop
being demolished and the ruins carried
TO the bottom OF tha gulch.
a few hours afterwards Wallpapers
body was recovered, horribly bruised,
but Maw's remains have not yet been
found. Both the deceased were married,
the former leaving a widow and one
child, and the latter Il widow and seven
children.
The Garfield mine Is one Of the Con-
solidated Mining and Smelling company
OF Ogden. The sonw in the vicinity Of
the mine is deeper and in greater guam
tity than ever before known, but owing
to the contour OF the country the proper
ty was believed to be out Of the course
of snOwslides.
, 1897-04-20
T IN

One cannot be surprised at the slow
progress Of education in certain parts
Of Arkansas. where . visitor to that
state recently heard a rural school
teacher ray to his pupils:
Come, como. young uns, can't you
set up , little erecter7"
And when = tardy pupil eame in and
left the door slightly ajar, the teacher
said sharply:
You 60 back and shev that door
shetr after which he said. apologetical-
ly. to the visitor:
Il try to learn EN- manners, but it,
derned uphill work."-Harper's Bazaar.
, 1897-04-20

ton Of the colored relief committee, says
1000 persons are in distress here.
Later-A dispatch from the Valley
route operator at Hays, Miss, referring
to the foregoing. a the calamity at
Coon's Landing is due to a break in the
levee there and that another has occur
red opposite Rodney. No details have
been received. Boats cannot be sent be-
fore morning.
, 1897-04-20
TALE OF A HAUNTED HOUSE.

TALE OF A HAUNTED HOUSE.
The pension examiner who had been
on duty in a southern state was in
Washington for a week or two, IS Is the
custom among that class Of public SER
wants. and he was telling OF what he
had seen and heard in his bailiwick.
"Oh, yes" he said. in response to q
query, there were 'ha'nts' there. for
where are they not where the darby
prevails? But the real ghost of the
whole section was in an old house
known as Harley hall. The house was
nearly a hundred years old, and so far
back as the people could remember II
had the reputation Of being haunted
This reputation had primarily grown
out Of the fact that In one Of the great
rooms Of the house was q door, leading
which never had been open
ed, as far as known, and which resisted
every effort to open it. The room was
wainscoted in oak nearly to the ceiling
and this door was only about six fee,
high and three feet wide, and seemed
appropriate as the entrance to q sec-et
chamber. 1t had heavy iron hinges and
a heavy iron latch and staple. eaten
deeply by the rust when I saw It.
, 1897-04-20
.THE WAR in THB EAST.
SEVERAL SHARP CONFLICTS BE-
TWEEN THE TURKS AND
THE CREEKS.
In Which the Hellenes Generally Come
on victors-European Opinion Gen.
orally is to the Effect That the
Greeks Will Get Worsted In the End
But They Are Patriots.

Island of Corfu. April 19.-Noon.-The
Greek troops. as this dispatch is sent,
are advancing on Fillipiada, northwest
Of Aria.
A detachment OF 800 Greek troops is
in readiness to land at Prevesa, the
Turkish fortified position north OF the
entrance Of the Gulf Of Arta. The Turk
ish forts at that place have been almost
completely destroyed by the lombard
ment OF the Greek fleet. Many of the
forts have been reduced to ashes.
, 1897-04-20
AS VIEWED IN OND

London, April 19.-The outbreak OF
hostilities on the Greek frontier has
caused but little sensation here. The
permanent officials of the Turkish am.
bassador have received no information
beyond the fact that war has been de-
clared. The correspondent Of the Associ.
ated Press understands that Turkey has
no idea Of territorial conquest, for she
knows the powers would not sanction
an advance to Athens. She probably
will first attempt to capture Larissa, and
then march on Trikhala and Phanari.
II these also are captured, Turkey could
compel Greece to comply with the de-
mands OF the powers. The Turkish fleet,
however, is still in the Dardanells,
where it is likely to remain as long as
the Greeks continue to be active. 1t is
reported that the powers 80 far from
blockading Greek ports. will ever allow
Colonel Vassos and his army to return
to Greece II he desires to do so.
In any case the Greek fleet will be able
to harrass Turkey at many points, be-
sides keeping open the supply line for
he Greek army. The latest advices from
Arta show that the rains have been fol-
lowed by three days Of hot, fine weather,
and the Arkphos, which alone separates
the opposing armies. is rapidly shrink
Ing. The hill roads are improving. 1t
Is at this point that severe fighting is
expected.
Another question OF dominating infiu-
ence is whether the Greeks can engineer
an uprising in Macedonia and the Spor-
AIDES islands. Russia and Germany are
meanwhile content to see Greece and
Turkey Gripping each other for many
years to come, so long as the other Bal
kan states are kept quiet.
In spite OF the fact OF it's being a holt
day here there was great activity at the
foreign office. where the full staff was
at work the whole day long. The Ital-
ian, German, Austrian, Swedish, French
and Turkish ministers had a lengthy
conference with Sir Thomas H. Sander
son. the permanent secretary OF the
foreign Office. The latter informed a
representative of the Associated Press
that the powers had not yet decided to
interfere in the war between Greece and
Turkey, which he added. should be sharp
and decisive. as the Greeks have little
chance Of ultimately winning.
, 1897-04-20

When you nssd aaything IN the ~ay
a Job printing and stAtiuasey call n
TAs Republican c1eA
, 1897-04-20

Call At Tho Republican once and
tahs q look At the Standard Ameesoan
Encyclopedia
, 1897-04-20

HEraiahsa Aoasshsspaas rooms 70,
rent 9ay0 HaAssA, IN en- strsse.
, 1897-04-20

Athens, April l9.-In the second en-
gagement at Gritzovali the Greek bril-
gade commanded by General Mastropas
was able to reform after giving way be-
fore the Turkish assault. Another Greek
brigade under the command of General
Minepoulos is hurrying to reinforce
General MRstropas.
, 1897-04-20
JACKSON WYMORE,
REF

u prepared to do all work In his line
with the NEW CEMENT from the
works Of the Standard Plaster Com
pany. All WORK FRST-CIAA6S in
every particular.
, 1897-04-20

Elaseona, April 19.-The town Of
Elassona Is deserted by It's inhabitants.
who have fled nor.hward and towards
Salonica, fearing that the fighting be-
tween the Turks and Greeks will extend
to this place.
, 1897-04-20

Rome, April ia dispatch to the
Messagro from Arta says that the re-
naming Turkish fort at Prevesa has
been destroyed by the fire OF the Greek
waIships, and that the position of the
Turks is untenable. Four thousand
Greeks, the dispatch adds. have been
landed for the purpose Of occupying
Prevesa.
A second dispatch to the same paper
announces that 1000 Albanians, who
started into Greece with the expressed
intention OF reaching LArissa, have re-
crossed the frontier, and are now ravag-
ing Epirus.
, 1897-04-20

Athens. April ia dispatch from
Arta, filed al 1880 this morning, an
n that fighting continues between
the Greeks and Turks at the entrance to
the Gulf Of Artai and elsewhere in that
vicinity. The Turkish batteries at
Hamidieh and Pantocratoros are reply
ing feebly.
The crossing Of the river Arakaphis by
the Greek armies. under Colonel Manos,
numbering about 5000 men, was at
tended by sever lighting. during which
the Greek artillery batteries distinguish
ed themselves. This Greek force is now
in Epirus.
Dispatches from the fort, received
here this evening, say that the Turks,
In considerable force, have been attack
ing Reveni, not far from Tyr
navo. northwest Of Larissa, which
would indicate that the Greeks
have not advanced far into the Damazi
plain. 1t is AIDED that the Turks we're
repulsed at Reveni.
A still later dispatch from Gritzovali
admits that the Turks have recaptured
that place.