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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-25
About Persons.

In Judge Houghton's. article entitled Sanders Brigade" the MT. Higgins re- ferred to as the best soldier in Lees army was William Marion Higgins, and all who know him will agree with Judge Houghton.
 Mir. William T. Simmons. vice-president of the Alabama Grocery Co.,, who had his right thigh fractured in runaway acci- dent several weeks ago. was able to be at his office this week. He is on crutches but he will soon be able to walk without them He Is being heartily congratulated by his friends.
 MT. Michael Maloney will sail for Ire land in July to pay visit to his parents He will be gone about two months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-25

From the Greenville Living Truth.
 A negro child that was out fishing in nearby creek wadded in over its head and was drowned. It happened that the child's father was in town when he heard of the accident. About two hours after hearing of 1t he spoke out as if some thing hed suddenly dawned on his mind: 'I jes must hurry up and git home; I kesrd che of my thiilen was drowned"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-25

From the Gi eensboro Beaccn.
 The office of the Clipper. Elba. Ala. was robbed while the office force were at home dining. The sum Of SIP was stolen. Graciousl What was a newspa- per safe doing with all that money:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-25
From the sreIbv Chronicle.

From the Shelby Chronicle.
 We have been waiting patiently for some one to point out the moral to that story Of the only survivor of the St. Pierre disaster being a criminal who was shut up in a dungeon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-25
ALABAMA EDITORS.

From the Altcrtville Banner
 Now since Charpell Cory has entered the race for superintendent of education interest over the race for that office will become more spirited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-25

First blooms are belated. First bales are in order now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-25
rom the Attf lla Mirror.

From Inc Attf IIa MfrrOr.
 If this fire-sritting continues. it goes without saying that our ragtime Presi- dent will cakewalk out of the White House next inauguration to Hannas music.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-11
TIMES CHANGES
Picture Drawn Of Steamboating For
ty Years ago and Now


Forty years ago Pittsburg had boats
leaving there daily for Wheeling, jim.
cinnati, Louisville and st. Louis,
four times.a week to Marietta and
Psrkersburg, twice week to Sunfish,
one or two boats week for Memphis
and New Orleans and transient boats
every week for Cumberland, Tennessee
Wabash, Illinois, Missouri and upper
Mississippi rivers, says the Courier
Journal Wheeling had fine line Of
daily packets that run to this city.
Also q Marietta and Parkersburg pack
ct. Cincinnati had daily boats leaving
for Louisville, Evansville, Nashville,
st. Louis, Memphis and New Orleans.
Also boats TO the Missouri, Illinois and
upper Mississippi rivers, Louisville
had daily packets to Cincinnati, st.
Louis, Memphis and Evansville. be.
sides transient boats for Kentucky,
Green, cumberland and Tennessee
rivers. Memphis had daily boats to
New Orleans ana other points. vicks.
burg had daily line of New Orleans
boats-the finest and fastest afloat.
St. Louis had thirty to forty boats in
various trades and more than fifty in
the Missouri, Illinois and upper Mis-.
sissippi alone. Evansville, Cairo,
and other cities had their
lines of boats-mostly daily. More
than 100 steamboats, arrived at st.
Louis in those days from Kansas City,
Omaha, Council Bluff, Lesvenworth
and other Missouri river ports. It is
the longest river in the world and not
4 steamboat running in it.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-11
CHILD in JAIL
THE INFANT IS CHARGED WITH
CONTEMPT OF COURT.

Kansas City, Mo-. Dec. ia baby
not yet 2 years old was arrested and
spent the night in the county jail with
its grandmother. Both are charged
with contempt OF court The baby is
Ether Stout and its parents, Harvey
and Ella Stout, live in Kansas City,
Kan.
A few days ago the Stouts had
trouble and the father carried the
baby to the home Of his mother, Mrs.
Jane Stout, on Virginia avenue. Mrs.
Ella Stout filed a petition saying that
she believed Mrs Morgan and Mrs.
Stout intended to carry the child away
to Oregon.
The writ called for the appearance
of the woman in court at O'Clock.
She refused to appear. Judge Fischer
issued a bench warrant. Mrs. Stout
and little Ethel were brought to the
jail by the under sheriff. Judge
Fischer has not yet set the hearing for
the habess corpus proceeding. The
baby was included in the warrant, or
some other member of the family
might have left with her.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-11

Mr.. o. Williams, of Princeton, has
arrived in the city and gone to work
as night operator in the local Illinois
Central yard office to succeed Mr.. ].
J. Kightlinger who has been trans
ferred to Princeton.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-11
COULD NOT SAVE The NEGRO.
SHERIFF WHO WAS REMOVED
MAKES STATEMENT.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. fisher.
in Dudley,of Sullivan county, whose
office was vacated recently because of
the lynching Of y negro, was given a
hearing by Governor Durbin today.
He says he used every precsution to
save the negro. He says he could have
shot members of the mob, but that it
would not have saved the negro. He
says the negro viewed extradition pa.
pers, and left Illinois without protest.
He denies the Illinois story that he
was drunk and took the negro away
warrant.
His case is attracting much atten-
tion, as il tests the anti-lynching law.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-11
RIPE OLD AGR
Prominent Railroad Man Dies at the
age Of rs
Was Once President Of the Illinois
Central Railroad.

Chicago, ILL.,. Dec. Thames @.
Clarke, president Of the Mobile and
Ohio railroad and one of the most
widely known railroad men in the
United States, died last night at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs 4. T. JEFF
fiery, 1s42 Michigan avenue, of Bright's
disease, with which he was attacked
nine months ago. Mr., Clarke was also
the father Of Mrs. Horatio o. Stone.
Mr.. Clarke was IS years old and be-
gan his railroading career at an early
age. He was born in Montgomery
county, Md, in 1924 and entered rail.
way service in 1874 with the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad.
He saw service as an engineer, con-
duotor, station agent and trainmsster,
and in 1855 he came TO the Illinois
Central railroad as general superinten-
dent. His career then ran as follows;
1859 to 1862, superintendent North.
ern Central road 500 to 1870, engaged
in iron business; 1870 to 1879. presi-
dent Chesapeake ana Ohio canal COM
pany; 1879 to 1874 vice president and
general manager Erie road; Septem.
Der, 1874, to 1876, superintendent
northern division Illinois Central
road; 1876 to 1879, general manager
superintendent same road 1879 to Au-
gust, 1888, vice president and general
manager Illinois Central and Chicago,
st. Louis. and New Orleans roads Au-
gust, 1883, to May, 1887, president
Illinois Central road; January, 1888,
to April, 1889 vice president and gen
eral manager Mobile and Ohio road
April, 1889, president and general
manager same road.
Mr.. Clarke retired from the office of
president Of the Mobile and Ohio some
years ago on account of advancing
years. He was succeeded as president
by Colonel Il. L. Russell, now gener.
al counsel. The funeral will take
place on Thursday morning at IL
O'Clock from Mrs. Jeffery's residence.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-11
THE RAILROAD NOTES
Employee Of the Illinois Central Badly
Hurt at Dawson.
Souudings Being Made for the l. q.
Bridge Opposite Csve-in-
Rock, Ill.

LOCAL NOTES OF INTEREST
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-11
HE FOUND A CURE.

r. II. Foster, Sts South Second
street, Salt Lake City, writes: II
have been bothered with dyspepsia
Or indigestion for 81 years, have tried
many doctors without relief, but I
have found cure in Herbine. 1 re.
commend it to all my friends who are
afflicted that way, and it is curing
them toe" 300 at Dubois and Go. g.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-11
VERY SENSATIONAL
PROMINENT CHURCH MEMBERS
OF HENDERSON FALL OUT.

Henderson, Dec. ia sensational
libel suit for $4,000 damages was
filed in the circuit court by J. Byron
Lsrue, president of the owensboro
college, owensboro, KY, against Ed
T. Richards, a wealthy tobacco msnu-
facturer Of this city, also member Of
the school board. The suit is based
on . letter alleged to have been
written by the defendant In which he
deuounoes the plaintiff asa scoundrel
and uses other harsh terms.
II appears in the petition that
both were members Of the Christian
church of this city and that plaintiff
left here and went to Greensboro, and
afterward Richards wrote a letter to
Larue asking payment of s10. 40, said
to be due the church by Lsrue as
his subscription. Other letters pass
ed which finally led up to the last let
ter, on which the suit was brought.
Sensational developments are ex-
pected when the suit comes up for
trial
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-11

The Margaret arrived out of Gum
berland river yesterday and left to-
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-11

A corps Of Illinois Central engi-
neers is engaged at Marion, KY, in
making soundings on the Kentucky
side Of the Ohio river for the bridge
the Illinois Central is to build oppo.
site Cavern Rock, Iii, in building its
st. Louis. Nashville line.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-11
FAvoRITE FAMILY REMEDY.

Frequently accidents occur in the
household which cause burns, cuts,
sprains and bruises; for use in such
cases Billiards. Snow Imminent has
for many years been the constant
favorite family remedy. 25c, SOC
and 81 at Dubois and Co.'s
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-11
ARMY TO BE ABOLISHED.

Monte Carlo, Dec. 1.-The prince
Of Monaco has decided to abolish the
Monogasque army by July 1, 1904.
The entire army, thirty-two strong,
will discard the picturesque uniforms
-herein tbey gre now seen strolling
I {rnces and psrdaus Of
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-11
LOOSE TOBACCO SALES.

By Tucker and Co., yesterday as
follows:
Five lots trash Tugs at $3.50 to 1856.
Four lots good Tugs at 800 to Gas.
Eleven lots leaf &C 500 to f.75.
Full board Of buyers. Spirited COM
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-11

The Inverness, Duffey and Pave
mia, the Aver and Lord tieboats, will
arrive tomorrow or Saturday from
Cumberland river with ties.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-11

william Marshall, an employe Of the
bridge gang on the Illinois Central at
Dawson, was seriously injured yester-
day at that place while using jack
on the Dawson bridge, the same bridge
on which the fatal picnic accident oc.
CURED last summer.
Marshall was using jack when the
lever slipped and caused him to lose
his balance. He fell to the ground,
30 feet below, and all that saved
his life was the soft mud in which
he struck. In slighting he fell on
his head and shoulders and both are
badly bruised and wrenohed. His
back is also injured but the serious.
ness can not yet he determined. He
was taken home to Kuttaws and this
morning was reported doing nicely.
Mr. G. b. Brantley. of the local ILL
nois GENITAL wood working shops, left
this morning for the Louisville di-
vision of the Illinois Central to take
an inventory of the boarding and
tool cars Of the company. An in
ventory is taken about twice every
year. There are a number Of tool
and boarding cars on that division
and Mr.. Brantley will look them up
and make out = report of the num-
Der, the condition, and furnish the
same to the proper officials.
The Reevesville branch Of the Ill
jnois Central, which runs into Golcon.
da, has just been completed and yes
terday afternoon the first train was
run over 1t to Goloonda, Ill, and the
citizens were out in great numbers to
witness the unusual sight, which
means so much to them. Goloonds
has long been dead to the world, and
the coming Of q railroad means bet
ter things for It,
Marion Sullivan, an employe of
the car repairing department Of the
local Illinois Central shops, was injured
last night at O'Clock while jacking
up a loaded freight car. The lever
of the jack slipped and struck him in
the chin infiioting a deep cut sever
al inches long. he was sent to the
hospital where the injuries were
dressed.
Mr.. Albert Gilbert, who left Pa
ducah a few years ago as a small
boy has just been made chief clerk
to Mr.J.S. Taylor, superintendent Of
the Mobile and Ohio railroad, with
headquarters at Mobile. His promo
tion has been very rapid, which his
many friends here will learn with
pleasure.
A corps Of Illinois Central engi-
neers is engaged at Marion, KY, in
making soundings on the Kentucky
side OF the Ohio river for the bridge
the Illinois Central is to build oppo.
site Cavern Rock, Iii, in building its
st. Louis. Nashville line.
Mr.. r. o. Williams, of Princeton, has
arrived in the city and gone to work
as night operator in the local Illinois
Central yard office to succeed Mr.. ]. |
J. Kightlinger who has been trans
ferred to Princeton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-03
MATHIS ON TRIAL
DENIES ALL HIS PREVIOUS
 STATEMENTs.
Orlando Lester, Convicted as an Ac- complice in Killing of the Montgomerys, Testifes
 Against Prisoner.

Oxford. Miss. Jan. 1.-The trial of Will Mathis, charged with the murder of the two Montgomerys, began at o'clock this morning. By Il o'clock a jury had been impaneled and the examination of wit nesses begun.
 Orlando Lester, who was yesterday convicted as an accomplice of Mathis in the double murder. was called and gave the same version of the killing that he had given In his own trial He said that Mathis told him that he did the shooting himself. That it was planned that the negro should do the shooting. but his nerve failed him and he (Mathis) had to do 1t himself He stated that Mathis shot Hugh Montgomery first, shooting him in the mouth; that he was obliged to shoot John A. Montgomery twice. once in the body and once in the head.
 Will Mathis next took the stand. He denied all previous statements made by
 himself, claiming that they were made
 under promises of aid or threats of bodily harm. He said he had nothing to do with the killing and did all he could to keep Lester from killing the officers. He stated that John A. Mont gomery was one of his best friends and nothing hurt him worse than the killing of the officers in his house. He stated that he had nothing to do with burning the bodies, that his father-in-law, Whit Owens, and the negro did the burning, That all he did was to take his own pistol and leave the house. In regard to the letters written by himself, to his wife while in jail telling her how to assist him in escaping and what she and other parties must testify at the trial. he disclaimed all knowledge. He became violently angry when the letters were shown him and read by the district at- torney. He said it was all a plot of Bill Jackson and he knew nothing of the letters. He at first refused to give a sample of his writing. but at length con- sented to write his name.
 Mrs. Will Mathis was next called to testify in behalf of her husband. She failed to identify the writing of her hus- band.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-03
SPECIFICATIONS AND CHARGES
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-03
FOR TEMPERANCE INSTRUCTION W. c. T. U. Member Criticises Prof
 Atwater's Criticisms.

New York. Jan. 2.--At a meeting for the re- organization of the women's Christian Tenn perance Union State Central Committee for scientific temperance instruction in the pub lie schools, held here today. Mary H. Hunt worlds and national superintendent of the department. read 6 statement to the commit tee in which she referred to the recent state ment of Professor Atwater to the New York state Science Teachers Association that the teaching in the public schools about the ef- fects of alcohol upon the human system was not in accord with the latest scientific knowl- edge.
 kfter naming the authors of the various books used in the schools she said. 'Profes- sor Atwater. who criticises them. Is not a specialist in these fields, but chemist A Geographer would hesitate to pronounce whole sale denunciation on the work of an astron- oner, but Professor Atwater, only chemist, has not hesitated to go out of his way to criticise as inaccurate the work of these physioogists and pathologists."
 Mrs. Hunt mentioned tho professors experi- rnents with the Middletown calocrometer and insisted that when the data of these experi- ments were published, scientific experts showed in the medical journals that the figures in his own tables proved the very opposite to what Professor Atwater declared that they Aid
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-03
ruBERcULosIs NOT CONTAGIOUS
Dr. s. A. KnoR Delivers Opinion on
 the Subject.

New York, Jan. 2.-Dr. s. A. Knopf, the well Known authority on tuberculosis, in addressing tho Academy of Medicine to- gie us. A man with well defined tuber- culosis could do his work daily If the proper precautions were taken, and the sovernment, he said, had stamped all those afflicted with the disease with a stigma which was not proper.
 Dr. Knopf declared that the exclusion of immigrants because of alleged tuber- celosis symptoms and tendency was wrong. The majority of cases were well provided not only for caring for them- selves. but their families as well. He recommended that a committee be ap- pointed by the government of which the President should be an honorary mem Der, to study the disease, to find if pos- sible, not only specific but the best and most approved treatment. The medi- cal profession, he said, would welcome such commission.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-03

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 The danger from this condition Is that, the continued disturbance of the heart sooner or later may cause real organic heart trouble and in fact frequently does so.
 Furthermore, poor digestion makes the blood thin and watery and deficient in red corpuscles, and this further initiates and weakens the heart.
 The most sensible thing to do for heart trouble is to insure the digestion and as- similation of the food.
 This can be done by the regular use af- ter meals of some safe. pleasant and ef- fective digestive preparation. like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. which may be found at most drug stores and which contain the necessary digestive clements in a. pleasant, convenient form.
 Thousands of people keep we'll and wig orous by keeping their digestion perfect by observing the rule of taking one or two of these tablets after each meal, or at least after each hearty meal.
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets contain U. s. P. pepsin, dI4stase from malt and other natural digestives which act only on the food. digesting 1t perfectly and preventing acidlty, gases. and the many diseased conditions which accompany a weak stomach.
 When Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are used, you may know you are not taking into the system any strong medicine or powerful drug, but simply the natural digestive clements which every weak stomach lacks.
 So widely known and popular have these tablets become that 'ey are now sold by every druggist in nited States, Can ada and Great wed-fri-sun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-03
Changes in Musical Pitch.
Pearson's Magazine.

Pearson's Magazine.
 Musical pitch has a curious tendency to creep up. It is said that Bachs music sounds much differently now from what It did when Bach wrote it, because the instruments are now pitched higher. In 1882 1t was found that the pitch of high A at the Vienna Court Opera had crept from the prescribed 4S5 double Vibrations 8 second to AS, and in 1885 this number had further increased to SO. According ly. musical conference was held and a resolution was taken to re-establish the old pitch of 4S5 vibrations per second. Upon this announcement the Reichsan- stalt the Imperial Physical and Technical Institute of Germany, set up standard instruments and has since tested and corrected many hundreds of tuning forks shortening them If they are too low in pitch, and thinning the arms if they are too high. All the military orchestras of Germany are pitched alike. and the Reichsanstalt keeps the tuning forks cor rect. And this solicitous care of the gov ernment in preserving standards is one reason why the world now goes to Ger. many in musical matters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-03
FOR CoNsUMPTIvEs
King Edward will Build Splendid
 Sanitarium

London, Jan. 3.-Two hundred thousand pounds have been placed at King Edward s disposal for charitable or utilization purposes. according to The Daily Mail, by Sir Ernest Cassol. merchant and nnancier who was prominent in Egyptian Finance and who was made a Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George for his service in that field.
 King Edward has decided to donate this gift to a sanitarlum for consumptives which will accommodate 100 patients. Twelve of the beds are to be reserved for wealthy sufferers while the remainder will be reserved for those who are able only to afford a spall fee King Edward has appointed an Advisory Commit tee in this matter composed of leading phy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-03
Tribute From o'Connor.

London, Jan. CT. P. O'Connor, NJ. P., in a letter to the Association of Ameri- can Publishers of New York, declining an invitation to dinner. says: AS a public man I would have rejoiced at the United States in the last ten years that excites so much admiration and some envy and apprehension in other lands. As a journalist 1 must admit that the greater truth to life, the large extension of the sphere of subjects de manding attention. and the increased human interest that modern journalism displays, all had their impulse from American Journalism.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-03
Will Build or Buy.

South McAlester, I. T.. Jan. 2.-The chief Of the Rock Island surveyors was here today and stated emphatically that the Rock Island will be built from Ell Rene to South McAlester in the event that the Choctaw refuses to sell. The line of ths survey is being run parallel with the Choctaw track not more than fifty miles distant. The survey of the Rock Island will be completed to South McAlester within ten days. It is rumor- ed that the Choctaw will build from South McAlester to Guthrie instead of from Haileyville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-03
Campaign Against Johnson.

Guthrie, Okla, Jan. 2.-The Chickasaw full-blood Indians are waging hot cam paign for the election of William l.. Boyd to succeed Governor D. M. Johnson Their complaints are summarized by them as follows: Too much unnecessary ap- propriations; too many fees for attor- neys: too much supplementary treatment: and too much Oklahoma and Indian Ter ritory into one State. They claim to fear c scheme to keep the full-bloods from their share of the lands and money.