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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-07-20
Q A - To7TA.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature Of N>NAZzzw

Don't blame the whipped cream
for turning sour.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

Montgomery, April 13. -(Speeial)-The SUI
preme court handed down the following
decision today:
Mcclellan, C. J.-Willis Mcclellan VS. the
State of Alabama, appeal from Mobile city
court; reversed and remanded.
Haralson J.-Smith Dudley VS.. the State
of Alabama, appeal from Mobile city court;
affirmed.
Elk parte the State of Alabama petition
for mandamus to the judge of the criminal
court of Jefferson county; mandamus de-
MED.
Tyson, J.-Gene Brown VS.. the State of
Alabama, appeal from Mobile probate
court; affirmed
William Wood & Sons ct al VS.. Riley
Pebbles & Co. ct al, appeal from Walker
chancery court; affirmed.
Sharpe, J.-Etowah Mining company ct al
VS. Wills Valley Mining and Manufacture
Ing company, ct al, appeal from Etowah
chancery court; affirmed.
Elk parte Etowah Mining company ct AL
application for mandaAus; mandamus de-
MED.
Dowdell, Thames O'Hara VS.. the State
OF Alabama, appeal from Montgomery city
court; affirmed.
A. E. Fields VS.. w. J. Copeland, appeal
from Blount circuit court; affirmed.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
IN THE COURTS.
Cahaba Wreck Case to Go to the Jury
Today.

The case of Wiley J. Langford adminis-
traitor VS.. the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road company, which has occupied the en-
tire time of the special term of the United
States court since Tuesday, the 4th in
slant, is nearing an end and will probably
go to the jury this afternoon.
The case grew out of the disastrous
Cahaba river wreck which occurred on the
morning of December q, 1896, in which
twenty-six lives were lost Among other
evidence introduced in the trial were sew
eral huge pieces of timber taken from the
bridge, which are piled around the court
room, giving it something of the appear
anee of a lumber yard The arguments
were begun yesterday, Attorney Felix
Blackburn opening for the plaintiff. Will
liam M. Walker and William A. Walker
spoke for the defense The. closing argu-
ment will be made by Frank S. White for
the plaintiff, this morning.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Several cases were
tried in the criminal court yesterday ana
two convictions resulted as follows
Will Wilson, burglary; guilty
Mamie Woods grand larceny; guilty.
CITY COURT-In the case of L. P.
Barnes vs. ]. Logan Brake in the city
court, verdict for the defendant was re-
turned.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14

FIGHTING FOR
"a The COURT HOUSE
Admission and Jacksonville Con-
testing for the County Site.
CAMPAIGN GROWING WARM
Both Towns Claim to be Confident of
Victory, But the Hastings Are
Alive With Workers to
Stir Up Votes.
CAMPAIGN GROWING WARM

Admission, April 13-(Speeial)- 1.-THE cleo
ton to decide whether the county seat of
Calhoun county shall be removed to An
niston or remain at Jacksonville will be
held Tuesday, and the nearer the day APP
proaches the hotter wakes the campaign,
which being waged for and against
removal.
Public meetings are held day and night
by both sides and speakers and workers
are securing the counties. The real issues
of the campaign are few, the principal
question being whether the county court
house shall remain at Jacksonville, a town
of eight hundred people, which is nearer
the geographical center of the county or be
removed to Admission, a city of thirteen
thousand people, the center of population
and taxable values, and with the railroads
and other conveniences of a 5ty. Admission
was required to put up 1850 in cash to pay
the expenses of removal and for $500 of
this fund a responsible firm of contractors
has entered into bond to remove the present
building here and re-eTect it on a lot
owned by the county, so that the county
will be put to no extra expense what
ever.
jacksonville, however, argues to the far
iiSiS tlltil IeLHONdl Will mean increased ana
heavy taxation for fifty years to come.
The negro is told by Jacksonville that the
people of Admission are for constitutional
convention and that court house removal
means the Acknowledgement of the negro.
The sentiment of the old people, too, is
being appealed to. If Jacksonville loses
the court house she loses her all, and the
people of that place are making a desper-
ate fight to retain it. Absolutely nothing
that would influence vote is being left
undone.
Admission, though still in her teens, has
thought for a number of years that she
ought to have the court house, and is
making determined fight to get it. Lead
ers here are confident of winning by a
majority of from 1,2OO to 1900. 1t is said
that the people of Jacksonville also claim
that they are sure of winning.
Books of registration for the election
nave closed, 6,9l2 voters being registered.
or these Jacksonville registered $40, Annis-
ton 25i7, OXanna PA and Oxford 40. The
two latter cities are Anniston's immediate
peiShbors on the south and will vote almost
soiidiy with her for removal.
The registration for the county is larger
by 1,5OO than ever before and the vote will
be heavy one.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14

Edwardsvine. left Tecumset, forty miles
north of this city, last Saturday with
prisoner for Admission.
He drove across the. country and intend1
ed reaching here Monday but as yet he and
his prisoner have not arrived, United
States Commissioner Randolph and other
friends OF Deputy Marshal Edwards are
very uneasy about him, and fear that he
has met with foul play. The prisoner he
had in charge was a moonshiner and as
their route from Tecumseh across the coun-
try to Admission lies through some regions
notorious for moonshining proclivities, Ed
wards friends and brother officials are APP
prehensive that the prisoners friends made
an attempt to rescue him and there were
more of them than the officer could handle.
Unless Edwards shows up shortly diligent
search will be instituted for him.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
BERING PATROL FLEET.
The Bear Will Cruise Through Arctic
Waters to Protect Whalers.

Washington, April 19.-Captain Shoe
maker of the revenue cutter service has
perfected arrangements for sending out the
Boring sea patrol fleet on May l. The Bear,
under the command of Captain Turtle, will
cruise through the Arctic to Point Rein
deer and give protection to whalers and
aid to theN civil authorities in maintaining
order.
The Grant and others VITA do this work
in the North Pacific and keep guard on
pelaSic sealing. The boats Will cruise up
and down the Yukon and will be pro-
visioned for at least two years. The Bering
sea patrol this year will not have a great
formation, but will operate in conjunction
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
MAY DAY REUNION
OF First Alabama to be Held at East
Lake-Active Preparations

All preparations are being made for the
May Day reunion of all members of the
First Alabama Volunteers, who can posi-
bly, get to Birmingham on that occasion, as
well as for those living in and around the
city. Not only First Alabama men, but
also the boys of the Second and the officers
of the Third, are expected.
w. B. Lamb, of Co. K, 1916 Third avenue,
has been made secretary of the affair, and
especially desires to know how many men
can attend, in order that ample prepara-
tons can be made. He requests that every
man who is coming to send his own name,
together with those of all the other men in
his community who are coming.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
Death of jerome A. winston

Huntsville, April 13.-(special.) -Jerome
A. Winston, one of the best known citizens
of the Belle factory precinct, died yester-
day morning, after an illness of a few
days, with pneumonia. He leaves wife
and two children. Mr.. Winston was born
in Bedford county, Tenn, fifty-two years
ago, and removed to Huntsville when a
boy. He was for several years citizen of
Birmingham and afterward removed to
Belle Factory. The funeral was conducted
at the First Methodist church today.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
Sergeant is Alive and Well

London, April 13.-The press association
of this city today announced in unmistaka-
BILE terms the death of Mr.. John Singer
Sargent, the American. artist and all the
afternoon papers here printed the an
nouncement Some of them contained
lengthy and appreciative reviews of Mr..
Sargent's career. The statement, naturally,
was cabled to the United States. Investi-
cation, however shows that the report is
untrue. Mr.. Sargent is alive and enjoying
good health
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
Not So Warm

From the Chicago Tribune.
Il have shown this to a jeweler," said
the young woman, finging the engagement
ring scornfully at his feet. Ibid you think
that you could seal our engagement with
paste?'
SOP Kissed the young man, folding his
arms and gazing at her with awful scorn.
Its paste, is it? And yet you are not
stuck on it!'
The temperature between them fell to
absolute zero, and presently he took his
hat and froze out.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
NERVOUS
WOMEN

Do you feel like screaming jest
before and during the monthly sick
pesss Are you easily irfitatsds Do
you get the blues and wish some
times you were deade
II your answer Is Yes" to any
of these questions, you should lose
no time In taking
BRADFIELD'S
FEMALE REGULATOR
Il viii overcome and cure every
form Of irregular menses, leucor-
: shoea, falling Of the womb and
other uterine trouble.
81 1t 0su0Ufsfss
THR ERADpIHID REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta. o.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
Large Alligator Killed

huntsville, April 13-(SpedaL)-A large
alligator, weighing 21O pounds and measur-
ing 10 feet in length, was killed by C. L.
Worrell on Mulberry creek, about two miles
from here, yesterday evening. In the fleshy
part of the head was a 3S-caIibre ball
around which a gristle had formed. The
bullet, no doubt, had been carried for years.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
Mr.. wadsleigh-Aw, what is it?
Naturally Incredulous
From the Detroit Journal.

From the Detroit Journal.
"In Europe" remarked the INDECENT i'm
migrant "such a thing as a bathtub is I'M
known in the houses of the poor!''
The INDECENT native stood aghast.
"Why, where, then, do they keep their
coal in winter?" he demanded incredu-
lously.
The fact is, necessity has made those
foreigners more adroit in management than
we are.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
she THAT WORKS EASILY, WORKS
SUCCESSFULLY" CLEAN HOUSE WITH
SAP Pol 10
BASE BALL.
Pelleans Defeat the nlackbiras

Mobile, April 13.-The regular opening of
the Southern league season took place tbs
afternoon at Monroe park in the presence
of 1000 spectators, with Now Orleans and
Mobile pitted against each other. The
game was rather slow though the score
was close. The visitors punched their hi $
in the fifth inning and won the game. The
playing of Lauzon and Spencer of the visi-
tors was the feature. Score:
R.HE.
Mobile -. 49,. 20 OO001O01-2 A
New Orleans. :. :. 20 90 o. o. o. 3
Batteries: Armstrong and Badger; Swift
yer and Byers.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
A HeartIess Suggestion

From the Chicago News.
Miss Murgleson-Mr. Wadsleigh, I have
just thought of a splendid thing for you to
do.
Mr.. Wadsleigh-Aw, what is it?
Miss Murgeson-That embalmed beef,
you know. They say some of it had whis-
kers. Now, why can't you get a few cans
: of it and rub some of the fluid on your up
per lip? 1t might make your mustache
grow out so that one could actually see 1t
without getting it silhouetted against the
sun.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
Pressing the Question
From Harlem Life.

From Harlem Life.
The Old Lady (deaD-Has your grand
father quit smoking yet? The last time
/ saw him he told me he was going to do so
soon.
ltIer Young Vistor-My grandfather died
last week.
The Old Lady (stin deaD-Yes? Has he
quit smoking YETI.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
Montgomery Downs Shreveport

Montgomery April 13-Montgomery and
Shreveport opened the Southern league sea-
son here today. Both teams showed want
of practice. The day was ideal and the
crowd large. Score:
R.H.E.
Montgomery. .... q O001141 Ito 10 6
Shreveport. :. :. 20 100000 A 6
Batteries: Bailey and Morris; Blackburn
and Rollins Umpire: Mahoney.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
Hedging
Erom the chicago Tribune.

FTOIH lIIe OIIIVd5V IIIDFIIcs
Confidential Friend-ffonor bright, now,
Mr.. Reed, what did you and the president
talk about at Jekyl Island?
The Ex-Speaker-I can't tell until see
the newspapers
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
FUNERAL NOTICE.

Rev. A. M. Sadler died at his residence
near Huffman yesterday at o'clock a. m,
and will be buried at Five-Mile church this
evening at 2 o'clock. Age Sc years.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
Samoan Commission to Sail

Washington, April 1S.-The Samoan COM
mission will sail from Frisco on the 18th
instant on the United States naval trans
port Badger. The official appointment of
Baron Speck Won Sternberg was received
today.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
What He Said

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Eyes, they got out Bustem's cornet band
an serenaded him."
what did he sayr'
Ibid you ever hear Bustems band?"
mop"
HE said he was sorry he was elected"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14

From the Chicago Tribune.
A horse went prancing by.
ssYour sun is setting" brayed the mule I'm
the adjacent barnyard, but you never hear
anything predicting a muleless age
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
DisoouragIng Conversation
From Tit-Bits.

From Tit-Bits.
Old Gentleman Ito convicD-What is the
most Objectionable feature you find In
prison life, my dear friend?
ConVict-Visitors.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
An Accompanied woman

From Puck.
But. my DEAR" protested Mr.. Bunting.
"stop and Think"
"Rut I can think without stopping" re-
plied Mrs. Bunting, conclusively; and she
continued to talk.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14

Admission, April 13-(Special- )-United
States Deputy Marshsl John Edwards, Of
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14
DEPUTY MARSHAL MISSING

Feared That He Has Met With Foul
Play Had Prisoner in CHARGE
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14

The Same Effect
From the Yonkers Statesman.
Yeast-Did you ever take any of those
mud baths?
Crimsonbeak-Well, I ran for office once.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-03
Chean Living.

Government experts say that a man can be we'll fed for 35 cents a day. This, however, means feeding men in mass There is man in Philadelphia, however, who laughs at this lavish ex- penditure, inasmuch as his bill of fare for the entire week only costs that amount Twenty years ago he made up his mind that Americans ate too much. His staple meal is in the middle of the day, and it always consists of soup good, rich soup-and a baked potato Some days instead of the baked potato he has what southerners call cowpeas, which are extremely cheap and whole some They cost 5 cents pound and swell very much in cooking. He cooks them with bit of salt pork Rice is also one of his staple foods and occa- sionally a little milk He buys two loayes of stale bread week, which cost 21s cents a loaf. These are always toasted.
 Cabbage is another article of diet, cheap and of great value He has an arrangement with his grocer by which he buys the scraps of cheese left over from the large cuttings at 3 cents for a days s scraps He is in sound health and has not had indigestion for 20 years New York World
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-03
Indian Territory Triples.


 Anything which has basis of alcohol is in demand in the Indian Territory. Tntoxication is craved, and the stomach of the Indian Territory drinker does not quarrel with the form in which it comes. Wood alcohol, accounted poison in most parts of the country, is consumed in considerable quantities. The peddlers buy it in Oklahoma, dilute it with wa ter and sell it by the pint on this side of the line.
 One way of bringing whisky into the Indian Territory is to have a barrel with false bottom. Freighting across the border is common. There are in terior stores which draw their stocks of goods from cities and railroad points outside. A barrel with a false bottom is device by which a storekeeper may ship in a considerable quantity of whisky, while the contents, to all or dinary examination, seem to be coal oil or some other legitimate article. Ingenuity in evasion of the territorial prohibition probably reached it's high est form of development when one of the dealers got up good imitation of an egg. Each egg was filled with whisky. The eggs were shipped here openly in cases. They were sold for % cents each to those who knew the se cret The purchaser clipped hole in the artificial shell and found in each egg what was enough for a moderate drink The eggshell was of plaster of paris in a fair imitation.-St- Louis Globe namncrat.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-03
SAVED FROM RUIN.
Not by His wife's Hoardings, but By
 Laugh.

Laugh.
 'I don't suppose you have forgotten the panic of '93," said business man. 'I certainly have not. for I had that unlucky year impressed upon me in a way that I will not soon forget.
 You remember how money disap- peared when the crash came? Banks that were fortunate enough to escape going down in the general crash hoard ed their money and refused to loan a cent, even with the best security.
 '1 have always made it a rule never to talk business with my wife, and she, poor woman, never knew at the time the many anxious days that had, for I tried to conceal my hopeless condi- ton.
 At last it came to a point where was without even a hope, and stag gered home with bankruptcy staring me in the face. I had made the fight and lost, and then, seeing all the say. ings of lifetime swept away, I gave up like man doomed to die, and know ing that no fate could ward off the blow.
 ''I knew that my wife must be told, so l took her in my arms and broke it to her as gently as possible.
 "FOr several minutes she said not a word, and l began to fear that the shock had been too much for her. had told her that if I could only raise a small sum 1t might see me through the worst and enable me to get upon my feet again.
 Finally she spoke: John,' she said. T have always had presentiment that some day something might happen, and whenever chanced to have little money that l thought I would not need I put 1t away in one of Willie's dis carded toy banks. 1 haven't the slight est idea how much there Is, but have been adding to 1t for years. I will get it and we will count 1t together
 ''I never knew until that moment how a man feels when he is reprieved under the gallows.
 'She placed the bank before me, and I dumped the contents upon the table. There was total of 73 cents, mostly in pennies.
 Tt was so comical that I had to laugh. But that laugh saved me. It drove away the gloomy thoughts with which l had surrounded myself, and took courage again to look the situa- tiOn in the face. and finally won out.
 "I am still paying my wife her usual allowance; but haven't the face to ask her if she is again putting aside for a rainy daV"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-03

Charles Dickens was lover of cats He owned large white one named Williamina, who selected a corner of his study for her kittens and brought them in from the kitchen one by one Dickens had them taken away again, but Williamina persisted i'll bringing them back. The third time of their re moval she did not leave them in the corner, but instead placed them at her masters feet and. taking her stand be- side them, looked imploringly up at him. Most of the family were finally given away. Only one remained. The little creature followed Dickens about like dog and sat beside him while hs wrote.
 One evening the author was reading at small table upon which was a lighted candle. As usual the cat was at his elbow. Suddenly the light went out. Dickens was much interested in his book and relighted the candle. It was only when the light became dim again that he turned suddenly and found the kitten deliberately putting the light out with her paw. She was lonely, she wanted to be petted. and this was her device for bringing 1t about.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-03

A Decidedly Expectations Marquis.
 Like all true sons of Erin, the young Marquis of Waterford, head of the great Irish house of Beresford, Is dis posed to be superstitious, and he gave a rather amusing illustration of this peculiarity the other day on the occa- sion of the birth of his son and heir.
 He owns a fine house in Cavendish square in London, which, unfortunate ly, however, bears the number of "thir. teen," and so alarmed was he lest this unlueky number should cast a blighting influence on the so-called happy event that he actually leased for couple of months another furnished house in the same square, where the birth took place.
 Young Lord Waterford, who Is n nephew of Admiral Lord Charles Beres- ford, married a year ago the pretty daughter of the Marquis of Lansdowne, now Secretary of State for War. His country seat is CurraghmOre, County Waterford, in Ireland.
 It is most picturesque place, haunt ed by a famous and most authentic banshee, which made it's last appear ance on the eve of the suicide of the late marquis, who was prompted by the intense sufferings resulting from an accident in the hunting field to take his own life.-Chicago Tribune.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-03
LAW AS INTERPRETED.

The fact that the mortgagor or occu- pant of mortgaged premises has be- come insane is held, in Lundberg vs. Davidson (Minn.), 42 l.. k. A. 103, in- sufficient to suspend the power of sale in the mortgage.
 The receipt by an agent from his in- surance company of policy to be un- conditionally delivered to the applicant is held, in New York Life Insurance Company vs. BabcOck (Ga.), 42 l.. R. A. 99, to be equivalent to delivery to the insured himself under a contract mak- ing delivery essential to its validity.
 A provision that life insurance pol icy shall not take effect until the pay ment of the first premium is held, in Stewart vs. Union Mutual Life Insur- ance Company (N. Yl, 42 l.. R. A. 147, -h5t 10 defeat the insurance where a note for the premium was accepted and, at its maturity, a check taken, with the understanding that 1t would be satisfactory if 1t were paid the next week, although the insured died before
 
 the check was paid.
 The exclusion of the justices of the peace of a single town from the exer- else of any criminal jurisdiction is held, in people, ex rel. Burby vs. Rowland (N. ", fl l.. k. A. S3S, to be in viola tion of a constitutional provision for justices of the peace, without express ly stating what a justice of the peace shall be. This is on the ground that criminal jurisdiction has always be- longed to those courts, and local stat ute denying its exercise is equivalent to partial abolition of the office.
 The liability of the estate of lunatic who has been supported by the county as a pauper Is maintained in McNairy County vs. McCOin CTenn.), fl l.. R. A. S62, in an action by the county for in- demnity; but In Albany vs. McNamara (N. Y.), l.. R. A. PIP, 1t was held that supposed pauper aided by the county was not liable to repay the expendi- ture, at least in the absence of some application or request for assistance other than the usual solicitation for charity made to the poor authorities.