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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-20
TWO BROTHERS
WITH WITH NERVE Err |:
ENGINEER IN WRECK AMPu-
TATEs HIS OWN LEG.
BROTHERS cENEoouS ACT
Submits to Loss Of Large Strip Of
Skin to Heal Wound Caused by
Rough Surgery.

st. Paul, Feb. 18-C. Wood, the
Burlington engineer, whose great
nerve in amputating his foot to free
himself from an overturned engine,
was chronicled over the country, has
brother made of the same kind OF
stuff.
Edward Wood of Galasburg. Ills,
came to this city and yesterday, at St.
Josephs hospital, submitted to an
operation for the removal of 10 inches
of skin and flesh to be grated on the
jagged stump of his brothers leg.
The operation was successfully per-
formed by Drs. Johnson and Elk.
The brothers We're simultaneously
placed under the influence of opiates
yesterday afternoon and wheeled into
the operating room, the trucks being
placed side by side. $50.
The operation, which consisted in
removing patches of skin and flesh
from the thighs of Edward Wood and
placing them on the stump of the
other brothers leg, occupied nearly
an hour.
Today the brothers occupy beds
side by side in the hospital and the
doctors say the operation proved sue
cessful.
The bravery of G. Wood, the en-
gineer, in cutting off his own foot
was matter of talk in ST. Paul fol
several days.
On the evening of January 4, while
| taking a train out of the Dayton's
Bluff yards Woods engine overturned
| at switch. He was thrown undel
| it in such way that his left leg was
| caught above the ankle. 1t was bad
| ly crushed, and he was so held thai
the escaping steam threatened to suf
| focate him.
Raising himself to sitting posture
Wood attempted to pull himself away
| Several bystanders also lent their aid
but the steam drove them back
Wood realized his danger. CoollJ
thrusting his hand into his overall:
pocket he pulled out a big jackknife
He bent over into the steam ant
slashed at his leg near the place
where it was pinioned. The steam
enveloped him so that he was hi(
from the gaze of the onlookers. Ii
a moment he crawled out from the
pile of broken iron and the haze "
steam and willing hands assisted hin
to a place of safety.
Iie still carried in his hand his big
knife, he blade covered with blood
The bleeding stump of his leg tolt
the res, of story of pluck that ha:
seldom been equaled. He was rhs
coolest man in the crowd. An en-
gine carried him to the city and he
was taken to st. Joseph's hospital.
The doctor saw that the flesh ha(
been so scalded that the stump woul(
not properly heal unless new, live
| flesh was secured.
Edward Wood, the patients brother
volunteered for this purpose, and the
physicians say that he has saved his
brothers life.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-20
GOES TO TRANsvAAL.
Botanist of California University Sc
cures Position in Africa.

Berkeley, Cal, Feb. 1S-Joseph B.
Davy instructor in botany at the Uni
yersity of California, has been ap-
pointed chief agriculturalist and
botanist of the Transvaal government
at an initial salary of $4,000 year
and expenses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
Our Coming Legislature.

It is the fashion in this state to say that the last legislature was the crea- tu reof the new electorate. the belief being that the better the electorate the better the legislature.
 At the most. however, this theory embraces but half truth. for a good electorate manipulated by professional politicians could not accomplish much, We owe to the primary primarily the selection of independent legislators whom neither clique nor corporation could ever control. The primary may not select more capable men, but 1t certainly does put before the people men of greater courage, honesty and independence. 1t is an axiom in Amer ican politics that the people select better judges than governors or legis- latures, or both combined, do, and the reason of it is plain-the people care nothing for political bargains or in trigues. They act independently, and independent judges are selected. So it is in selecting a legislature. A mans party services do not count when he runs for the legislature before the people. He must be man of merit, generally speaking.
 The people should look to their laurels when they nominate legislators in 1906. The next legislature will have world of important bills to deal with, and the best legislature the state is capable of will be none too good. It is really the highest service a citi- zen can aspire to- It will make laws for two millions of people, and in point of importance to those two millions of people it far outranks congress, or any other lot of men in office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
THE FoRTuNE-HUNTERs.

From the New York World.
 Highwellborn Graf Franz Josef Maria von Larisch- -Monnich went to woo a daughter of Herr Faber, the Nuremberg pencil-maker. He put money in his purse" by the familiar highwellborn ex- pedient of signing few little notes for s50000 apiece held by a syndicate of ''backers." Fraulein Faber blue-penciled the Graf's appeals so he came to Amer ica with his own money" as he ex- plains, proud of such remarkable fact and married the heiress of few Penn sylvania coal-oil millions.
 A draft for s5O.0o0 sent to this coun- try-just the face value of one of the HighweIlborn's notes-was dishonored be- cause-well, the reason is complicated, but as disclosed in Berlin suit at law it seems to be that the Highwellborn bor rowed money at ruinous rate only to court Miss Faber. As that enterprise fail- ed the syndicate was out. It had backed as a Tong shot" the Highwellborn's ability to win a German heiress. An American-that is a different proposition, involving different odds; and this time the packers didn't happen to be "on," Clamoring for money, as vulgar persons will, they are being prosecuted for black mail
 If ordinary commercial borrowers in this country could take such light and philosophical views of their 'paper" how different life would bel It would be diff ferent for some foolish girls If less glam- our fingered about titles of nobility"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
NEGROES HAVE A HORSE SHOW
An Exciting Race on the Flat Wound
 Up the Sport.

Special to the Washington Post.
 Warrenton, Va.-The first annual exhibit of the Warrenton Colored Horse Show association opened here today with an at tendance of 1000 or over There were the customary exhibits of yearlings single harness horses, and green hunters The steeplechase over half mile course was most interesting. Clear jumps were scarce falls were numerous and in some instances the hurdles were sadly splin- tered.
 The show closed with flat race, which brought out large field of half breeds, among which were one or two animals of finer blood. Particularly noticeable was the fact that every horse was given a loose rein from the start, allowing the best runners to take the lead and keep it from the time the first few lengths had been covered A speedy bay and a black ran neck and neck for 300 yards, the for mer coming in second and falling heavily just as the line was crossed. The good or der kept by those who attended was es- pecially gratifying to the management. An extensive programme is promised for tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24

down from Anniston last night and IS stopping at the Metropolitan. Colonel E. II. Graves of Eufanla, col onel of the Second Alabama regiment, is at the Morris.
 E. H. Bingham of Taladega. was one of the St Nicholas arrivals last night
 
 Guy V. oRear. one of Jasper's leading young business men, is registered at the Metropolitan.
 Hon. H. T. Jones of Thomasville. Ga, was one of the Hillmans arrivals last night.
 c. H. wilkerson, a prominent druggist of Marion, is in the city.
 H. w. Finn. who is connected with the engineering corps of the Louisville and Nashville railroad at Brookwood. Is in the city MT. Finn went down to Montgomery yesterday to witness the annual Univer- sity-Auburn fo1 ball game. He was natu- rally much ip rested in the game, being an ex-studens z both institutions.
 
 Frank B. stalter. advance agent of the Adelaide Thbrston company. is registered at the Florence
 Hon. Charles E. Waller. ex-speaker of the house of representatives. and who is being mentioned as candidate for gov ernor at the election three years hence, was one of the Metropolitan arrivals yes- terday.
 P. B. Danforth of Lafayette, one of Chambers county's most prosperous planters, is at the Florence. George Burwell of Boston Is at the St. Nicholas.
 G. c. Collier B. c. Duncan and J. H. Lovelace of Dadeville are registered at the Morris.
 Harry Taber, travelling salesman of Greson, Seigman 6 Co.,, wholesale whisky dealers of Baltimore, is at the Metropoli- tan.
 Hon. J. s. Morange, one of the most prominent citizens of Gadsden is register ed at the Hillman.
 c. H. Beale one of Montgomery's lead ing business men was one of the Morris arrivals last night.
 
 John Kilgoe and R. l.. Little of Jasper were two of the Hillmaas arrivals last night.
 The Rev. Father P. Ignatius and the Rev. Father Clement of Cullman are stopping at the Metropolitan. J. A. Huggins, one the prominent mer- chants of Corona, accompanied by his three sons are stopping at the Morris The Rev. Father Robert, o. s. B, pas tor of the Catholic church at Brookside was in Birmingham yesterday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
State Executive Committee.

The adjournment of the state com anittee to January next is reasonable enough, and yet day for the primary could have been named in October as well as in January, thus enabling all
 -ange their plans accordingly.
 The truth is, there was present in the meeting of the state committee on Thursday that lurking desire of the professional politician to regain the pld time power by substituting con- Nentions for primaries. A portion of the committee-how many will never be known-desired to rob the people of their right to nominate and really to select their own officers. The pol fticians hold on the surface that the people are incompetent-at heart they simply desire to regain lost power.
 MT. Stevens of Mobile and MT. Nathan of Colbert faced public senti- ment boldly, the former declaring that
 'rimaries should be abolished, and
 ter asserting that the people
 fit to select judges. MT. Stev
 IS also supported MT. Nathan in his articular contention as to the incom yetency of the people when judges are to be selected. The experience of al least dozen states is directly to the contrary. Better judges, as well as other officials, are selected by thS people than by any set of middlemen whatever. Messrs. Stevens and Ma than underrate the capacity of the people in the conduct of their own public business. There are numbers of the plain people-thousands oi them--who are as competent in the transaction of public business as either Mir Stevents or MT latham
 The Stevens-Nathan con ntion did secure postponement of subject
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
pocKsTApER's HARD LUCK.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Lew Dockstader, the minstrel, Is tell ing what he considers the prize hard luck story of the season. He says that while coming into Chicago the other day he met a young man who seemed much depress- ed. Venturing to learn the cause of the deep-seated gloom, this tale was told:
 .sWell, I have been up against it for fair. I nut every cent I could rake and serape into an Uncle Toms Cabin show. man of the name of siverstein was my treasurer, and besides being fine, snappy fellow. he was smart and thrifty, as you will see. We were out two weeks and did a rattling good business, but one morn ing I woke up and found Silverstein and s4OO missing. Then decided I would catch the fellow, and so set boodhounds upon the trail"
 Did they catch him?'
 "Well, I should guess they did. Yes. the bloodhounds were good dogs. but they were no match for this chap. The minute they came abreast of him he put chains around their necks and started rival Uncle Toms show
 And while Doekstader looked out of the window the young man went into the smoking compartment whistling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
Grim visag'd war has smooth'd his wrlnkIed front.
 -king Richard III.
Do Me Eat loo Much7

Prof R. H. Chittenden, director Of the Sheffield Scientific school, a branch institution of Yale, has secured the services, or rather the stomachs, of twenty regular army soldiers, under the command of an assistant surgeon and three non-commissioned officers. These victims of science are to be watched and dieted for the benefit of mankind. They will indeed have to be watched closely if they are to be kept from supplementing their Chitten- den diet with something of the can teen sort, or other food that can be found in New Haven. The watching of the squad is perhaps heavier ask than the feeding of them
 The object of these experiments is to ascertain just what amount of pro- teid, or albuminous food, is necessary in order to maintain health and strength. The belief prevails that we eat altogether too much-that the ex- cess is not only expensive, but that it is detrimental to health-in other words. 1t should be abolished Professor Chittenden proposes to ascertain from the dietary manipulation of the regular army squad what amount of food is needed and advisable.
 He may ascertain that we eat toe much, but he cannot ascertain just how much each person needs, because the work and the constitution of no two persons are alike. What is one mans meat may be the next mans poison. But after all Professor Chit. tenden may be able to throw much light on a vexed question, and the squad of twenty will not have lived and starved in vain if they prove that hS Sat I"O idtIOHo WueiS OH6 WOulC .suffice.
 Professor oiit&epden doubtless be- lieves that the American people waste a great deal of food-that' they impair their own health and strength by glut- tony alike in food as well as in srFong drinks, and he will no doubt work &he twenty unfortunate stomachs to N limit. He will carry them to the vergd of starvation and back again, and' when they come out of 1t their story will be told, not in song or marble, but in cold physiological facts and dietary tables.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
REcEssIoNAL.

By Rudyard Kipling. God of our fathers, known of oid- Lord of our far flung battle line Beneath whose awful hand we hold Dominion over palm and pine; Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget-lest we forget! The tumult of the shouting dies The captains and the kings depart Still stands thine ancient sacrfce. An humble and contrite heart. Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet Lest we forget-lest we forget Far called, our navies melt away On dune and headland sinks the fire Lo. all our pomp of yesterday Is one with Ninevehs and Tyrel Judge of the Nations, spare us yet. Lest we forget--lest we forget. If, drunk with the sight of power we loose Wild tongues that have not thee in awe Such boasting as the Gentiles use, Or lesser breeds without the law Lord God of Hosts. be with us yet, Lest we forget-lest we forgetl For heather heart that puts her trust In reeking tube and iron shard- All valiant dust that builds on dust, And guarding, calls not thee to guard. For frantic boast and foolish word. Thy mercy on thy people, Lord!
 Amen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
Fifiy-eiehth Conoress

In about two weeks the Fifty eighth congress will be convened in extra session, and politics will be played in it from the very start To all intents and purposes the session will be a cart of the campaign of next year.
 There will, however, be no political responsibility on the part of the dem ocrats, the republican majority in the senate being twenty-four, and in the house thirty. The democrats of the senate will, however, be ably led by MT German, and possibly the new democratic leadership in the house will be equally effective. If so, good many of the weaknesses of the admin istration will be brought out in one way or another.
 In the house there will be 11S new members, and in the senate a dozen new senators about equally divided be. tween the two parties. The house never had perhaps a greater propor- tion of new men together with men who have served but one term. The senate is, however, full of veteran and experienced men. Of the senators one Senator Pettus) is over eighty years old; six are between the ages of sev- enty-ive and eighty; six between seventy and seventy; twelve be- tween sixty-five and seventy; sixteen between sixty and sixty-fve; nine be. | tween fifty-fiye and sixty; eighteen be- tween fifty and fifty-five; twelve be- tween forty-five and fifty, and nine be- tween forty and forty-fve. Senators Bailey of Texas and Beverage of h. diana are the youngest senators Twenty-Five of the senators were sol diers in the civil war-thirteen for the federals and twelve for the Confeder- ateS. The senators who were in the Confederate army are Morgan and Pettus of this state; Berry of Arkan- sas, Mallory and Taliaferro of Florida, Bacon of Georgia, Blackburn of Ken lucky, McEnery of Louisiana, McLau- rin of Mississippi, CoclSrell of Mis-. souri, Bate of Tennessee, and Daniel of Virginia.
 In the house several accustomed faces will be missed. David B. Hen derson had become familiar to all members of congress, and he drops out of the public service altogether. So does MT, Loud of California. Perhaps Senator Vest will be more missed than any other man, and Senator Billy Mason was familiar figure. Both have left the public service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24

until January. This is the purport of the postponement, and unless the peo- pie make plain their desires as to a primary for the nomination of candi. dates, including candidates for judges, in January the Stevens-Nathan usur- patton will be consummated, and the rotten convention system with it's deals and dickers will be reinstated, and all the people have striven fes and temporarily secured will be lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
oratory and Music.

The Rev. Dr. Lane who preached at St. Pauls church last Sunday week. will preach there again tomorrow at high mass, which begins at 10.s0 o'clock In speaking of Dr. Lane a prominent lay man said: He is priest of ripe schol- arship and rare power of expression, and his oratory is of the highest class His sonorous voice is easily heard in every part of St. Paul's church, and the beauty of the doctors oratorical style is the ab- sence of f-eonsciousness."
 The music at St. Paurs tomorrow will include Weber.s celebrated mass in G, with Mrs. Putnam as solo soprano. Few church compositions so brilliant as this mass are heard even in great cathedrals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Women should remember that to catch A man needs only a net, but to hold him a cage.
 You can always tell when little girl is going to grow up to be coduette by the fact that she will be woman.
 When you can smell a man twenty wards off in the fall it is sign he is mar ried because of the camphor balls in his clothes.
 Every man wants fo interfere with try ing to make an opan fire burn just as every man thinks hd could run the gov ernment better
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
When SIeepina.

"A sleeping man is a natural man. said physician yesterday T like to study the faces of my friends when slum- bering away unconscious of self. It is then that the mask falls off and we can trace marks of strength or weakness with unerring precision.
 Tt is interesting to observe the curious attitudes assumed by persons while asleep and the unaccountahle eontortions they perform. Some will curl up with knees under chin, whether 1t be hot weather or cold; others must have the right arm under the pillow or they will never drop to sleep; few sleep on the left side, a great number on the right side, and those of careless disposition can be found lolling on their backs with mouth open. Not only is he liable to con- tract diseases of the throat, but he drinks in every germ that may be floating in the atmosphere, permits his mouth to be- come dry, and almost invariably snores. Some people have an idea that they cam not sleep in a strange bed, and this de- fusion is so strong that they actually do spend wakefu1 nights when away from home. ] have known of eases where peo- pie have become so accustomed to a cer tain knot in the mattress that they could not sleep without feeling it beneath their sides or back, as the case may be. The man who uses pillow usually works himself into the most grotesque positions, but the man with the bolster or no head support at all is equally bad Very few of us sleep in perfectly natural posi- tion and the senie mutterings we give forth, the starts, the groans, the snores, and ceaseless mutterings. or silent move ment of the jaw, is indeed enough to convince a quiet spectator that he is watching an imbecile or a new species of animal at rest"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
Fierce.
From Judge.

From Judge.
 "Theres Gabsey over in the corner with Ponsev telling him all about the smart things little Willie has been saying re- marks Migglebury.
 "Yes; and just notice what an interest Popsey is taking in it." answers Fadoo- gus.
 q don't see how the man can stand 1t.
 "Oh, he'll get his evens all right"
 "How?"
 ''Why, didn't you know that Popsey has set of triplets, and they are only De- ginning to talk. and they all three say bright things at once"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
True prophets are not blackguar
A BIT OF A LAUGH
Asked Too Much.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune "If were in peril, would you die for me-"
 "Of course, I would
 of you were rich would you spend all your money for me?'
 "Well, I should say not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
As at the Zoo.
h,ladelnhia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 Miss Pepprey--When you speak or your "man," you mean your valet l sup poser"
 Cholly-Aw yass. You wouldn't nave me call him valet, would you?
 Miss Pepprey-oh' no; under the eir- eumstances l think keeper would be better word to use.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24
Street Car Traffic.

'I will feel much relieyt when tomor- TOW Is over" said an fl ,ector of the Birmingham Railway, T. and Power company yesterday. 'T gll have an unusually heavy passe fife to ham dle and there is alv sibility of accidents. Of courI ake every precaution but whel |, cars are running danger is grs eased.
 We will have about ..rs in service on all our lines tomorrow, Ut the heaviest travel will of course be to the circus grounds. Tomorrow morning every watch will be carefully examined and schedules will be looked after with care. So far we have been very fortunate in handling the fair crowds and have had no acci- dents' although we have been breaking in number of inexperienced men as motormen. Traction companies do a big business on circus day and we can always count on the people riding, because in a town as large as Birmingham it Is impos- sible to find a suitable location for the show within easy walking distance. When the last car comes in tonight I will be able to go to sleep with an easy mind"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24

The board of aldermen does not be-. lieve in free shows-for the people. They practically prohibit street pa ades, and accept free passes to the tent in one breath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24

If the committees of the board of aldermen pigeonhole Alderman Wards resolution, the people will pigeonhoe them as soon as they can get their hands on them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-24

Instead of prohibiting by taxation circus parades the board of aldermen should look after the gambling dens, which in number are forty and over"