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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02
IN HOTEL LOBBIES.
Ensley.

Ensley continues to grow steadily
said a man who has money invested in
real estate in the Steel City. "and It's fu-
ture Is well assured. The solid expansion
work that the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company is doing at Ensiey not
only puts new money in circulation there
but It establishes confidence and ADDS 10
local values.
when the sohuIers located their fur
mace and steel mill plant at Gadsoen IN
stead of at Ensiey and gave out a state
ment that was disparaging to the Steel
City. some persons thought that Ensley
had seen its best days. And as a matter
of fact, there was cheek Of real estate
business. Everything was fiat for un'e'
but the depression was soon over ana
the progressive young town took on new
life. and now prosperity is more marked
at Ensley than ever before
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02
MRS. slLLIMAN 1903 YEARS OLD.
Oldest Woman in Connecticut Holds a
Remarkable Birthday Reception.

necticut, rounded out her 1880 year last
week A feature of her anniversary was
a reception attended by all her living de-
scendants-two grandsons, grand
daughter and seven great grandchildren
and about 100 residents of the town.
Each brought gift and each was cor
daily thanked.
Deborah Staples was born on February
Fl, 1900, In what was then a part of the
town Of Fairfield. She has spent her long
life within five miles of her birthplace
She was twenty-three when she was mar
ried to James Sillman. Her husband,
son and daughter, each of whom lived to
a ripe age, have all preceded Mrs. Sill
man to the grave, and there is none
nearer to her now than her grandchil-
dren. She has lived with her grandson,
Frederick Silliman, since the death of
his father, thirty years ago.
Mrs Silliman's life is marked by quiet
routine. Each day, unless it storms Sc
verely she leaves the farm house and
goes out twice to feed the fowls, and on
her return carries back to the house wood
for tho kitchen fire. The remainder of the
day she spends in doing light duties about
the house and in reading the Bible and
the religious newspapers. Until three
} ears ago 1t was not unusual to see Mrs.
Silliman driving over to the country
store, a mile from her home, but she does
rot leave the premises now She derives
spiritual comfort from her PASTORS calls
and daily reading Of the Bible.
The old woman still reads without the
cid of spectacles. She hears without diff
hculty, and her comments en- what she
reads give proof of the keenness of her
mind But there is evidence of great age
In what her neighbors say is a general
fading away. Once she was buxom wo-
man, the older of them say, but today
they doubt if she weighs more than fifty
pc unds.
In memory MIS-. Siliman goes back to
the time when she drove with her father
Gown to tine pest road TO intercept the
stage coach and ascertain the progress Of
The war with Great Britain in 1s12-1s15.
She recalls the names of the men who
went out from Easton to defend their
country and has clear recollections of
the incidents at the time of the announce
ment of peace.
The good old institutions of her youth
are good enough for Mrs. silliman. She
he's never seen an electric car, and she
was fifty years old when the first railroad
wss built in Connecticut. She has fond
ness fer young people, and every young
person within several miles of her home
called this afternoon as all her relatives
and the townspeople do every six months
Mrs. Siliman is a member of a long
lived family. Both her parents lived to
great age. One of her brothers. Horace
Staples, was forty-four years president of
the Westport National bank, ad died at
the age Of ninety-six. Another brother,
Henry, is ninety-seven years of age and
vigorous.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02
Victory OF State Uniformity.

The splendid victory of state uni
formity is due primarily to an intelli-
gent electorate, which in turn selected
an honest and fearless legislature
In other words, the new constitution
did it-that is to say, it rendered vic.
tory possible.
The new text book law is strong
and comprehensive-th best doubt
less yet passed in the family of states,
and it bears the honored name of the
senator from Tuscaloosa. 1t will be
monument to his memory in years to
come, better one than can be built
from bronze or marble, for it will sink
deep into the hearts of generation of
children 100000 strong. 1t relates to
their welfare. touching almost every
one Of them.
them.
1t was fortunate indeed that the
London amendment was rejected, for
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02
Go to the Polls Indau

This is the day of ballots, not of ar
gument, or even OF facts. The cam
paign has been warm one, but today
all should go to the polls to deposit
their best judgment in the ballot box.
1t will be a fair and just primary, and
whatever the result may be every dem
ocrat is in all honor bound to accept
it, and to stand by it up to and on cleo
ton day, and ever afterwards. This
is what a primary means. 1t binds
the consciences of all who participate
in it.
The Age-Herald has urged it's read.
ers to respect the unwritten laM d.
rected against chronic officeseeking,
combining all executive officers to two
terms. Its contentious has been put
on the high plane of public policy, and
it asks every voter once again TO ask
himself, if it be wise to encourage
third terms and machines in the
present primary. If it is not, Their the
voter should put a mark opposite the
name of George B. Ward The ques-
ton of public policy cuts deep, for II
a precedent in favor of indefinite Of
ficeholding is set now, it will be plead
ed a generation hence by those who
desire to stay in office. The question
will be decided today, and every voter
will by his vote vote for or against
machines.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

About Persons
J. W. Graves Of Union town is at the
Morris.
Joseph J. Arnold and wife of Jackson
vile are registered at the Hillman.
A. A. Beach Of Admission is at theMetro-
piltan.
]. F. Scott of Florence is stopping at
the Metropolitan.
Fred S. Blackmon and L. F. Greer, Jr.,
of Admission are at the Morris
E. e. Barger of Florence is stopping at
the Metropolitan.
c. H. Maynard of sheboygan, wiss., is
at the Hillman.
B. w. Whitfield of Nauvoo is registered
at the Morris.
R. B. catron of Jackson is at the Metro
politan.
Charles B. Stacy of Richmond is at the
Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
1t is prudent to keep platonic love well
iced.
A woman's face is her fortune and some
mans misfortune.
Ideals are buried in the nuptial couch;
they are reincarnated in the crib
Anyway, getting along with ones
mother-in-law is good training for the
diplomatic service.
A man can convince any woman he
loves her, If he can affoyS to give her
enough presents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02
Hiah Class Music.

AS box office proposition concert
managers probably make a mistake in
presenting Wagner programmes in cities
of'population under three or four hundred
thousand, but it is a noteworthy fact
that the audience at the Jefferson last
Thursday night, when Banda Rosa gave
a Wagner bill. listened with interest to
every number remarked a cultured
music lover.
Indeed. I never saw an audience that
showed less restlessness than the one of
which l speak
1T was not a large audience, but nearly
all of the men and women present were,
so far as I knew simply music lovers, not
musicians I recognized about 30 per cent
of the men sitting in the body of the
horse as business men. Boston could not
have had better behaved audience from
a musical point of view When there was
a sudden stop in the music you could
hear pin drop. This would not have
bCen 50 if the audience, or any part of 1t.
had been bored. do not say this to flat
mingham is no more musical than other
cities of It's size, perhaps. l simply main
tain that Wagner musfc, when we'll per-
formed, Will interest all Intelligent people,
Unless we find a few here and there con-
stitutionally deficient In feeling for the
true and the beautiful.
MANY persons are scared off from a
concert hall by a Beethoven on Wagner
programme. Therefore 1t does not pay the
management to advertise such bills. But
men and women, whether musically edu-
Gated or not, once at the concert usually
get their moneys worth Do they under
stand Wagner at first hearing? No
Neither does a musician get the hang of
Wagner the first time, any more than a
PERSON of literary tastes and acquire
ments understands fully certain passages
in Shakespeare at first reading. But music
lovers Will never tire of listening to
Wagner. At least, that is my observa-
ton"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02
New Iron Tonnage in Sight.

New iron Tonnage in Sight.
In his Saturdays circular Henry Clews
says:
General business continues active Lib
eral increases in railroad earnings, fol-
lowing the phenomenal gains of the past
four years, emphatically testify to this.
The only complaint heard is the increased
cost of doing business and the consequent
general, not only among individuals, but
is shown in the current reports of indus
trials and railroads. An event of much
business significance is the estimate
of the iron ore producers of an out
put this year of thirty-four million
tons, an increase of five million tons over
last year, and an agreement to advance
the prices of ore. There is an immense
amount of new iron tonnage in sight, and
whether this advance will check the de-
mand or not remains to be seen. With the
urgent requirements of the railroads to
be met, 1t seems very probable that the
iron boom may last another year, sur
thusiast in it's duration
Speculation promises to run in moder-
ate lines for some time to come. Until the
absentees return and the April settle
ments have been safely passed no up
ward movement in stocks can be safely
counted upon, and meanwhile we are
much more likely to witness a downward
drift"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02
She Was Satisfied.
From Lcrdon Tid-Bits.

From Lcndon Iid-Bits.
Madam are you woman suffra gist@'
No, sir; haven't time to be-
Haven't time? Well, IL vou had tho
privilege of voting, whom would YOU sl,n-
port?" ''p
Inc So me nan I have supported for
the last ten years-my husband"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

Congressman Underwood is keeping
the republicans in hot water in these
closing days of congress. What he does
not know about parliamentary law is
not worth knowing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02
An Expensive Wife.
From INK.

From Tx
Girgl lin the depot)-1 have drunk six
glasses of beer waiting for my wife. and
now the train is an hour late. I'll have
to order three more. Oh dear. what an
expense a wife is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

is a mistake to think that Apostle
Smoot has cloven hoof and horns
and tail. He looks in fact like the pro-
prietor of a cigar factory.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02
Severed His Connection

From Brooklyn Life.
Were You discharged frcm your last
placer
No; they don't want me any longer,
and so l left" -ee''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

The Beers are to establish colony
in Utah. They have whiskers in COM
mon, so that it is not easy to tell one
from another
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02
Gray Matter VS. Blue Matter.

From Hfrvari Lamrcon.
Mater (proudly)-I supply milk for man
lind
Calf Qn-puder tly)-Huh. l supply the
brains.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

The administration wants Senator
Morgan to remember the name of his
state-"Here We Rest"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

sQeen Lii is not beautiful, and yet
congress votes her 100000 in full for
all claims to date.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

There are probably not fifty parents
in Calhoun county opposed to state
uniformity, and yet their representa-
tiyes did all they could to defeat it.
Some parents have long memories.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

Sultan Abdul Hamed is one of those
who do not consider that ultimatums
necessarily ultimate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

Cornell boiled its water too late to
stop the elusive germ.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

Admiral Schley says the man before
the furnace in modern battleship is
more important than the man behind
the gun.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

The ex-slaves want their first pen
sion money at the opening of the wa
termelon season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

The st. Louis Worlds fair is coming
on. The souvenir spoons are already
or the market.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

The wireless newspaper has no
George AIDE or Dooley.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

Turkey is fuller of warriors than
ducats or financiers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

The real gold brick weighs 10S
ounces. Do not accept a light weight
one
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

Arizona and New Mexico are simply
in a receptive mood.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

The kaisers essay ON the Bible
needs no lese majestic clause.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

President Roosevelt has no patience
with bachelors
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

The gravest charge yet brought
against Judge Parker is, he is not a
mixer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

Representative Cunningham failure
to vote for state uniformity needs ex-
PLANTATION.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

Simeon Ford, a hotel keeper, now
outranks Chauncey Depew as an after
dinner talker.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

Gen. Joe Wheeler was a bigger man
at the New Orleans carnival than the
king himself.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

A man with a family of twenty chill
dren can take his pick of federal Of
fees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

Peruna is in greater demand than
even the article made by the. light of
the moon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02

Delaware favors election of senators
by popular vote.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02
About Peranna

completion. Birmingham Is a growing
city
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20
EARTHQUAKE Ratified CROCK
cry AND BROKE GLASS.
NO SERIOUS DAMAGE DONE
Townsend, Winston and White Sui.
phur Springs Also Made
to TrembIe.

Helena, March 16.-At three min
utes to II o'clock yesterday forenoon
two earthquake shocks were felt in
Helena. The direction Of the shocks
is generally said to be from southeast
tn northwest although there is some
confusion in this respect. The shocks
were close together and We're quite Sc
we're. In several places clocks were
stopped and window glass broken, and
articles of bric-a-brac ratified in an
alarming amer Some of the less
substantial buildings were shaken un-
til their rafter beams cracked. Peo-
pie who were taking baths at the time
OF the shock say that the disturbance
was sufficient to splash water over the
edge of the tubs.
Montrose w. Hayes, the observer
for the local weather office, has no
seismic instrument, and consequently
was unable to state the severity of
the shock or the direction of the pulsa-
tions. He said that his government
barometer, in case of very severe
shocks. would indicate a disturbance,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20
WITNESS COMES FRO MFRANcE.
Will Testify in Contest Over Fair
Millions.

New York, March 16.-A new wit
ness in the Fair will case has turned
up. His name is Lucien Mas, and he
arrived today from Havre on the
steamer La Lorraine. He will testify,
he says, that Mrs. Charles l.. Fair died
after her husband in the automobile
accident which killed inem both near
Paris on August ii last. Mas claims
that he saw the accident, as he was
lei the spot at the time with his bi.
cycle, and he says he heard Mrs. Fair
groan after her husband was dead.
He went to the United States consul
with his story, but an investigation
failed to reveal any person who saw
Mas anywhere in the vicinity of the
scene of the accident, either before
or after the accident occurred. A
number of persons, however, were
found who said that Mas did not own
a bicycle, and could not even ride one.
He says he came here because the
lawyers who are trying to prove that
Mrs. Fair was the first to die were
e~ndeavoring to keep him in France.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20
Severe in Missouri Valley. .


Townsend, March 16.-At II: Sc yes
terday morning a very severe earth
quake shock was felt throughout the
Missouri valley, lasting about two Sec
ends. Buildings in this town trembled,
windows and doors shook as with a
high wind, and a great many people
ran out Of their houses in alarm, think
ing an explosion of some kind had oc-
occurred. 1t cannot be learned if any
damage has been done, but the opin-
ion is that it was not severe enough
for that.
The shock was felt at Winston about
the same time. also at White Sulphur
Springs, which indicates the tremor
az running from west to east.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20
BUTTE flREMEN WERE in DANGER

no one could touch the, wire, which
was letting out smoke and fire at a
rate that lit up the entire street in a
blue glare. Sykes at this juncture
leaped from the hook and ladder truck.
Getting a pair of nippers, he cut off
the current.
One horse was so badly stunned for
a short time that the team was unable
to go to the box from which the alarm
was turned in. This morning, how
ever, he was fit for service again.
Those on the truck at the time of
the accident were: Assistant Chief
Jerry Shinnock, Captain Chas. Holden,
Mort Grifiths, M. Kelly, Pat Cleary
and James Dennison. That some of
current in their efforts to free the
horse is regarded as little short of a
miracle.
g" thought for the time that we
were going to lose the horse" raid AS
sistant Chief Shinnock this morning.
.The animal was knocked down and
stunned. And a horse is not able to
stand much of a shock. AS a rule we
have to respond to a number of alarms
any night like last evening. This
was the heaviest snow that l have
seen in Butte. It chung to everything.
and il is strange there were not more
crossed wires"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20
Danger of Colds and Grip.

The greatest danger from colds and
grip is their resulting in pneumonia.
If reasonable care is used, however,
and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
taken, all danger will be avoided.
Among the tens of thousands who
have used this remedy for these dis
eases we have yet to learn of a sim
gle case having resulted in pneumonia.
which shows ~conclusively that it is
a certain preventive of that dangerous
disease. 1t will cure a cold or an at
tack of the grip in less time than
any other treatment. 1t is pleasant
and safe to take. For sale by all
druggists.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20
FIRST Publication Feb 20, 1904
High Line Ditch Co.


Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the trustees Of the High
Line Ditch Co., held on the 18th day
of February. 1908, an assessment Of
5 per cent per share was levied upon
the capital stock Of the corporation.
payable on or before the 14th day
of March, 1903, to the secretary, at
his ranch, or by mail at Billings, Mon
tana.
Any stock upon which the assess
ment shall remain unpaid on the said
14th day of March, 1908, will be de-
%linquent and advertised for sale at
public auction. and unless payment is
made before will be sold on the 31st
day of March. 1908, to pa the de-
%linquent assessment together with
costs of advertising and expenses Of
sale.
q. B. HASTINGS,
Secretary High Line Ditch Co.
Billings, Mont, Feb. u, 1903.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20

Butte, March 16.-Lives were en-
dangered and one of the department
horses knocked from his feet by a
crossed wire in front of the Arizona
fire station last evening. For several
minutes combination truck No. 2 was
wrapped in suffering streams of blue
flame, and only the courage of Truck
nan John Sykes, who cut the wire,
averted the danger.
Shortly after II O'Clock an alarm
was turned in from Box 81. Two
crossed wires at the corner of Main
street and, Park avenue caused the
call. The apparatus turned out and
started toward Main street.
In front of the station telegraph and
telephone wires. weighted down with
wet snow, were sagging low. One of
these had crossed the trolley cable,
then had, broken and grounded. 1t
was carrying the full 500 volts.
AS the combination truck swung
out for the urn the off horse became
sentangled in this wire. The shock
knocked the brute from his feet. In
his struggles to regain them he touch
ed the wire again and went down a
second time, stunned. The men leap
ed from their places and tried to help
him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20

heard of Mr.. Burdick that the motive
for the crime might have been the
desire to suppress the scandal that
would have been incident to the trial
of a divorce suit.
Soon after Mr.. Burdick told me ar
his having begun divorce proceedings,
he showed me a letter he had Just re-
ceived from New York. In this letter
the writer was trying hard to bring
about a reconciliation between Mr..
Burdick and his wife. She pleaded
with Burdick to take Allie back
The writer also wrote in this let
ter something that Burdick consider
ed as a threat that unless there was
a reconciliation there would be a dou-
BILE suicide. l cannot remember the
exact words, but they were something
like this:
edo o want to put an end to all
lives?'
"Mr. Burdick pointed out that par
ticular part of the letter to me and
said:
"'That means suicide. Well, let
them go ahead and do it,
ut seems to me that this letter
ought to. be found. What has become
of it? Did he have it in his desk in
his den at his home and was it taken
Pby the murderer when rifing the draw
ers that was found open?
Another paper that should be found
is a list Of 20 meeting places that Mr..
Burdick had secured for use in his
divorce proceedings"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20
ONE KILLED TWO BADLY HURT.
Boiler Wrecks Big Toledo PIant-Top
of Boiler Blown Half a Mile.

Toledo, March 16.-In a boiler ex-
Of the East Toledo mills of the Repub-
lie Iron & Steel company today, one
mar was killed and two others burned
so badly that they may die.
The top of the boiler, weighing a
ton. was blown half a mile, hurting
just over the tops of 20 houses and
finally gouging a hole fully 20 feet
deep in the ground. Iron flues by the
dozen were driven deep into the earth.
One entire end of the mill was
blown out, causing damage of $4,000.
1t will take a month to repair the
plant.