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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11
SUPT. HILL RETURNS.
Pleased With the Teachers Institute
 Held at Phenix City.

Montgomery, March 0.-(Speeial)-Hon l. W. Hill, state superintendent of edu- cation. is back from Phenix City, where he addressed a largely attended institute of the teachers of Lee county.
 It was the first institute he had attend ed since his induction into office and he is gratified that it was so great a suc cess in point of numbers and enthusiasm. Addresses were also made by Hon. J. B. Graham and Professor Wright of Troy. MT. Hill goes later in the week to attend an institute at Larkinsville, in Jackson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11

Montgomery. March 1O.-(Special)-A man was blown to pieces in a refrigerator car of the through freight arriving here today. The train was in the yards when the explosion occurred, and the coroner was at once summoned to examine the remains of the victim. Near the man was found a pair of plyers and dyna- mite fuse. In his pocket were found two cards, one stating that the owner was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11
TALLADEGA.
Mrs. Emma McAfee vandIver, Mother
 of the Mayor, Dead.

Talladega, March 10.-(Special.) )-Mrs.
 Emma McAfee Vandiver died here Sun day evening at s:15. and was buried today from the Methodist church. the Rev. Drs. Newman. Hearn and Branscomb conduct ing the services. She was the daughter of the first judge of Talladega county. the wife of the oldest living druggist in the city and the mother of Mayor Vandiver. and Dr. C. w. Vandiver. Mrs. w. c. Cannon of Spartanburg. s. C., her daugh- ter, arrived here in time for the funeral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11
Missouri Pacific Directors Elected.

St. Louis. March 10-At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Mis- souri Pacific Railroad company today, the following directors were elected:
 George J. Gould, Russell Sage, Edwin Gould James H. Hyde. John D. Rocke- feller Jr., Frank J. Gould, Howard Gould, Samuel Sloan, Parmelee Prentice, Fred T. Gates, c. Warner, Russell T. Harding and w. Bixby-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11
HUNTSVILLE
J.sB. Anderson, WeII-knoWn Citizen,
 Dies-A Railroad Wreck.

Huntsville. March 1o.-(special)-J. B. Anderson, aged 77 years, died today. He was a prominent planter and the father of several grown children. His wife died year ago today
 A smash-up near Flora delayed traffic several hours on the Nashville Chat tanooga and St. Louis railroad this after noon and Mike Derrick, a brakeman. was seriously injured Two freight cars attached to the south-bound passenger train broke loose and ran into the next cars, demolishing two of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11
Lawrence County Books Perfect.

Montgomery, March 0.-fSpecial.)- ernor his report on the books and ac- courts of the officials and ex-officials of Lawrence county They all show clean sheets. and not a cent is due from any one of them to the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11
Ereiaht Wreck at Wadsworth.

Montgomery March 1O.-(Special)- There was a freight wreck at Wadsworth, some twenty miles north of Montgomery on the Louisville and Nashville last night in which some sixteen freight cars par. tlcipated. Passenger trains were badly delayed, but the track was opened In about six hours A brakeman had his hand hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11
Militia Appointments.

Montgomery. March 0.-(SpeciaL)-Un- der the new law allowing the colonels of infantry regiments to appoint two addi- tional staff officers Col. E. H. Graves of the Second regiment has appointed R. T. Goodwin officer and D. c. Williamson instructor of guards. The commissions were issued today by the adjutant gen. eral Both reside in Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11
Notaries Appointed.

Montgomery, March (speciaL) 1.-The governor today appointed the following notaries: A. c. Davis at Montgomery, F. H. Mason at Florence, James M. King at Finchburg. Monroe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11

They are made in the form of supposi- tories and contain nothing which can possibly harm the most delicate; are astringent, antiseptic and healing and are applied by yourself in the privacy of your own home. without an embar- rassing. indelicate and expensive exam ination by your physician and without the torture of a surgical operation which at best gives only temporary relief
 The trial treatment which we send you by mail free will give instant relief. and if it be promptly followed up by the use of Pyramid Pile Cure. which any drug gist will sell you for 50 cents box. cure is guaranteed or your money re- funded if after using one-half a full box you are not satisfied that 1t will cure you. If you prefer to have the remedy come direct from us, we will mall 1t in perfectly plain package on receipt of price. Pyramid Drug Co.,, 1i6 Main St., Marshall, Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11
Piles.
Pyramid Pile Cure, the Only Known Certain Remedy for Piles and
 Hemorrhoids.
Trial Package Mailed Absolutely Free
 to Any Sufferer Sending Name

Pyramid Pile Cure is guaranteed to cure any case of piles, whether they be itch ing. bleeding or blind; any case of hem orrhoids or rectal ulcers, and to do it quickly and permanently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11
NOT RECOMMENDED F0R EVERYTHING
But if You Have Kidney, Liver or Bladder Trouble You Will Find the Great Remedy, Swamp
 Root, Just What You Need.

II used to be considered that only url- nary and bladder troubles were to be traced to the kidneys. but now modern science proves thai nearly all diseases have their beginning in the disorder of these most important organs.
 Therefore. when your kidneys are weak or out of order you can understand how quickly your entire body Is affected and how every organ seems to fail 10 do Is duty.
 If you are sick or "feel badly" berlu taking the famous new discovery. Dr. I<lmer's Swamp Root because as soon az your kidneys are well they will help all the other organs to health. A trial will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11

EDITORIAL NoTEf you have the slightest symptoms of kidney bladder Klmg Co., Bnghamton Y who will gladly by ma imed 
 
  Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11
-LMaezzss.-.Ms.s<~MD.

ETC 9th St, Borough of Brooklyn. N. Y.
 Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re- sponsible for more sickness and suffering than any other disease. and if permitted to continue much suffering with fatal re suits are sure to follow. Kidney trouble the nerves makes you dizzy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11
Doctors Prescribe Swamp
 Root

Gentlemen: "I have prescribed that wonderful remedy for kidney and bladder complaints, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root. with most beneficial effect and know of many cures by it's use. These patients had kidney trouble, as diagnosed by other physicians. and treated without benefit. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root affected a cure. l am liberal man and accept q specific wherever l find it. in an accepted school or out of if. For desperate cases of kid ney or bladder complaint under treatment with unsatisfactory results l turn to Dr. l<ilmer's Swamp-Root with most hatter- ing results. l shall continue to prescribe 1t. and from personal observation state that Swamp-Root has great curative properties"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-16
HAD MADE SAD HAVOC WITH THz CON-
TENTS OF HIS PRIVATE DESK.

room. and had made sad havoc with the
contents Of his private desk that stood
within its reach.
A hasty survey of the wreck disclosed
the fact that the creature had torn up
many of his letters, destroyed some val
liable papers, had drank bottle Of
mucilage upset his ink, and broken a
paper knife.
The officer stood, weapon in hand, gaz-
ing fiXedly at the animal for a moment.
actuated by conflicting emotions, and
then at last discarding the weapon.
hastily severed the rope with which the
creature was tied, and hurried it in no
gentle manner out Of the house and into
an adjoining yard. where he presented
it to a Filipino neighbor
The Filipino tethered the animal to a
mango tree that grew in the yard ad-
joining the officers quarters. The
creature had evidently been accustomed
to unrestrained liberty in the family of
its former Filipino master, and pro-
tested now vigorously and often. against
its confinement
But at last the protests suddenly
ceased, and the morning cries of the ami
NAL were heard no more
And what has become of the mon
key?" inquired the lieutenant of his
neighbor one day.
"Oh. senior" replied the Filipino.
smiling broadly as he spoke, THE fell
low was fat, and We ate him"
Heavens" exclaimed the officer.
THAT was next to cannibalism. You
can't tell, 20 he repeated. Just what rela-
tionship the thing may have been to
you"
He was very fat, persisted the Fill
pino, unconscious of the cause of the
officers anxiety "Since the war began. u
he continued "the fat ones have been
scarce"
"And-you-eat-monkeys?" exclaimed
the officer slowly and impressively.
Fat ones" answered the man
Lean ones are tough THE Lord save
u.s." murmured the Mortified oficer "a
think l know now why dog howled al
an eating house station upon the DaR.
upan railroad the other day when a man
came out and pounded on gong"
The dog howled!" said the Filipino
inQuiringly. unable to comprehend IN,
connection between bowling dog ans
the subject In hand.
Yes" said the Ofaosr, continuing nj,
Apocryphal story. the dog hoWled pite
ously until the man told him he dad no
have 10 eat Il, and sent him away with
kick. I'm afraid now we had lear
monkey for dinner. and the dog knew
it"
H. r. RRINKERHoEF
Lieut.. Col y. s. A.. Retired.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-16
BABY SQUIRREL OVERHEARD.
With Skill and Gentleness the Mother
Rescued Youngster.

81 was very much amused and
very much instructed recently"
said a man who lives in the coun-
try, according to the New York
Nail ard Express, "by the antics
OF It mother squirrel in my section,
and while I have grown up, as /
might say. among squirrels and
cypress trees, it was a revelation
to me. The squirrel had nestled in
low, dumpy cypress close to the
edge Of lake, and the nest was
probably 80 or 30 feet from the
ground. The mother squirrel hap
peGed to be i'm the tree at the time,
although l had no occasion to no
tice either the old squirrel or her
young until something tragical
happened in the family. In some
way one of the little fellows.
scrambled over the edge of the
nest and fell to the ground. 1
heard the noise, and, looking in
the direction of the sound, saw
the baby squirrel squirming
around in great agony and totally
unable to get on its feet. The
mother squirrel rushed down the
side Of the cypress like streak,
and almost in an instant she was
by the side of her offspring. She
took in the situation at a glance
and set to work to get the young
ster back in the nest. She
switched the body around and
turned ii over and then grabbed it
with her teeth just under the
smaller portion of the back. In.
stinctively. | suppose, the young
squirrel threw it's arms around
the mothers body and after she
made sure that the hold was good
she started cautiously back to the
nest. She reached there safely
and | saw no more of the dis
trcssed mother nor the yOungster.
was very much impressed with
the gentIeness and skill she dis
played in handling the injured
baby squirrel. and really II was an
inspiring scene"
4
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-16
UP vEsUvrus BY RAIL.
New Electric Road Takes Tourists
to the Crater's Brink.


New Electric Road Takes Tourists
to the crater's Brink.
For more than 20 years there
has been a cable railway up the
topmost portion of Vesuyius. the
cone of ashes that surmounts the
more active crater. A few people
have used it, but in order to do so
it has been necessary until re-
Gently to take a long and rather
tedious stage ride from Naples.
BY means of the new electric rail
road it is now possible to avoid a
large part of the Inconvenience.
The new line starts from Re
sina, which is built above the ru-
ms of HercuIaneum, and connects
with the lower end of the cable
railway. Over parts of the new
line the cars run as they de on an
ordinary trolley road, the grade
being so gentle that slipping is i'm
possible. Elsewhere, the slope
being sleeper, the old.fashioned
rack" is employed, like that on
Mount Washington, in this conn
try, or the one which goes up the
Jungfrau. The recently con
structed road is composed of
three sections. On the first, about
two miles long, and the third,
whose length is a plump mile and
l half, the ears go without special
help. On the intermediate sec
lion, mile long, assistance is
requisite, and there an electric To-
"omOtiye is coupled on to the cars.
From the under side of this engine
reach downward two strong cog
wheels that engage a continuous
Jack in the roadbed, which Oper.
ltion enables the ear TO climb !
With certainty, though slowly, |
when the power is turned on.
1t has been possible TO utilize |
he natural surface of the volcano |
most of the way. Very little cut
ing or filling was necessary.
When any mason work was at |
empted the material employed !
vas cold lava, of which there was
N abundance at hand. The gauge |
" the track is one meter, and |
light rails have been available. |
hOugh the quality of the con
truction was superior. AS an
'lectric road from Naples to the
icinity of Resina has been run
ling for years, the trip is now
made very comfortably.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-16
A FILIPINO MONKEY
The Troubles Of an Army Officer
with the Little Beast.
He was Nuisance. But Native Gus
tom Prevented the Onieer from
Refusing Present-An Un-
timely Fate.

The American soldier serving in our
East Indian possessions has had
abundant reason, doubtless, to regard
the Fihpinos as treacherous and vim
dictive But the somewhat general inn
preston entertained in the United
States that those vicious qualities are
characteristic OF the Filipinos as peo-
pie is not fully sustained by the expert
ences of Europeans Wao have resided
for many years among them
Strong ties OF irieEOsAip exist, and ex-
hibitiUns OF gratitude are as zealousiy,
and probably as frequently shown, as
among the Christian peoples OF other
lands
Possibly a good illustration OF the
last named trait of character may be
found in the case of "a poor Filipino
who came one day 80 Lieut. Sutton,
stan officer on duty at the time at the
headquarters of the army in Manila. and
urged upon the as,onished officer the
acceptance of a pei monkey as a slight
recompense. he said Tor some act OF
kindness which the lieutenant had
done for him.
The officer kindly. but firmly, refused
the gift. and after thanking his visitor,
sent him away.
But the Filipino was not to be gotten
rid of so easily. He conceived that he
and debt of gratitude to discharge, and
to duplicity of speech dis
believed the assurances of the officer
that he did not want the monkey, and
to the quarters OF the lieuten-
ant. fastened the creature by rope to !
the bars of an open window
When the officer reached his quarters, |
late in the day. he was surprised and eX- |
tremely annoyed to find the monkey |
tied to his window But his annoyance |
was feebly compared with the righteous
veXation he felt when he discovered
hat the animal had forced its way be-
tween the bars of the window into the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-16
THE POWER OF A TITLE.
$ Considerable Even in Democratic
Amsrica-The General"


Amsrics-The General.
The United States is not much
.iven to titles and certainly there
re but few with which to con
IRE but the titles General" and
Captain" seem to carry a great
cal of weight in connection with
privileges incident to the cup
aces.
This, says the New York Times,
vas observed in a particularly
striking manner the day of the
second contest between Sham.
rock III. and Reliance. The rev
anue cutter Gresham. flagship of
the patrol feet, a tug, and two
men, accompanied by women
guests, figured in the incident.
The cutter Gresham was off st.
George. The harbor cutters Win
nisimmett and Mackinac were
transferring people bound for the
yacht races to the ocean-COing cut
ters. The harbor cutters laid
alongside the Gresham two or
three times, as well as several 9th
er Of the big cutters.
The last time but three or four
people crawled over the upper
works of the Gresham. Captain
Walker shouted care there any
more going to board the Gresh.
amp"
"Ship ahoyw was waited from
off the port side. Instantly all was
attention on the bridge and deck
of the Gresham.
Gen. and Capt.
are about to come aboard" shout
ed a deck hand from near the pilot
house of the tug.
The blue jackets and the white
jackets on the Gresham sprang to
the port gangway to receive the
General and captain" Up
they came with their friends, and
none seemingly enjoyed the race
more than they.
The "General" and "Captain"
were in civilian garb. The Gen
eral" was a foreman of a gang Of
municipal employees, and his com
paniOn likewise has about az much
claim to a title.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-16
DO Qood-It Paw.

A Chicago man has observed that
Good deeds are better than real
estate deeds--some OF the latter are
worthless. Act kindly and gently,
show sympathy and lend helping
nand. You cannot possibly lose by
t, Most men appreciate a kind
word ard encouragement more than
substantial help. There are per
sons in this community who can
ruthfully say: my good friend.
cheer up. A few doses of Cham.
erlain's Cough Remedy will rid
you of your cold. and there is nc
hanger whatever from pneumonia
when YOU use that medicine. II
always cures. know It Tor it has
helped me out many a time. Sold
ny c. X. WHY, druggist.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-16
From Across the Rio drande

Mr.. G. A.sFisher, of Ciudad Por-
trio DIaz, Mexico, is employed in
the engineer S Office of the Mexican
International Railroad. On Sept.
I, 1902, he wrote: Il am recon-
nending DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin to all my friends in this commu-
city and others that wish an inval-
liable remedy for dyspepsia and
constipation" Druggists sell this
valuable laxative and stomach
remedy. If yours does not, send
his name to Syrup Pepsin Co., Mon
ticello. ILL.,, and they will send you
a sample bottle and interesting
book.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-16
lie Learned a Great Truth.

j. Is said of John Wesley that he
nee SAID to Mistress Wesley
Why do you tell that child The
anne thing over and over aga"1?'
John Wesley, because once tell
ing 5 nor enough" II is for this
same reason that YOU are toic
gain and again that Chamber
aims Cough Remedy cures cold
rnd grip; that it counteracts az,
tendency Of these diseases 10 re
,u't in pneumonia, and that it
pleasant and safe TO take. For sal,
ny c. w. WHY, druggist.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-16
WITH NATURE IN THE WOODS.
This Time We Go There, However,
Without a Fowlinp Piece.

--~ w NJ AAoACt AVWCEcAg
Without a Fowling Piece
| think the d0y will come, and
It is not perhaps, so distant as it
seems, says julius Norregard, in
Success, when the idea of killing
anything for pleasure will seem
so strange as to be scarcely credi-
bic. The Anglo Saxon's pro
verbal pastimc of going out and
killing something will seem hard
~ less amazing than the gladia-
torial shows.
All, yesl to know all the birds
of the wood--without a gunl
With a gun how can one know
them, what fascinating knowl.
edge man misses! A dead bird.
A handful of bl0od.stainea festtth .
ers! Little more than that! Car.
rion for the sexton beetle or for
the feasting fly But the living
bird-what a vivid, mysterious
creature it is, with its lovely
bright eyes, and those sad yowels
in its throat 1t seems strange to
think of what that little head
knows, secrets of nature eternal
~ hidden from us. Is not the bird
itself one ofnature's secrets? The
woodland, which to us is wildes.
ness, is to him a city, Of which he
knows all the streets and all of
the inhabitants. All The invisible
of the air are to him
like well-trodden paths, and when
he darts off in that apparently
casual way he very well knows
whittier he is going and what bust
ness takes him. When he sits and
whistles by the hour on some
swaying pinnacle of the green
wood there is some meaning in all
beyond the music. That meaning
will ever be hidden from us. If
we could know it, as Tennyson
said of the "fiower in the Gran,
MED wall" we should know what
God and man are"
If. instead of shooting the bird,
scotching the snake, smashing the
beetle and pinching the tiny life
out Of the butterfly, we were to
watch any one of these creatures
on a summer day, the day would |
pass like an hour, so packed with
exciting experience it would seem.
Through what mysterious coverts
of the woodland, into what a
underworld of tunneled |
banks and hidden bitches and Sc
cret passages the snake would |
show us the way; and we should !
have strange hearts If, as we thus
it through its mysterious
day, we did not find our dislike |
OF the clever little creature dying
away, and even changing into a
deep tenderness towards the
small, self-reliant life, so lonely
speck of existence in so vast
world.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-16
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-16
NOTICE
Of Sale Of Telephone Franchise
October p.

IN obedience to an ordinance
passed and adopted by the Board
of Council of the city OF Hopkins
vile, on the 18th day of September,
1905, the undersigned will on the
2Srd day of October, 1908, at two
O'Clock .. m, at the front door OF
the Christian county court bous in
the city of Hopklnsville, Kentucky,
offer for sale to the highest and
best bidder a Telephone Franchise,
the terms and conditions OF which
franchise are fully set out in al ,r
dinance entitled IAN Ordinance,
Authorizing and Directing the Sale
ot a Franchise to Erect, Operate
aud Maintain a Telephone EN-
change in the City of Hopkinsvilc
Kentucky, passed and adopted by
the Board OF Council of the G ty OF
Hopkinsville on Sept. 18th, 1908.
The purchaser OF said franchise
will be required to pay the amour
bid for such franchise in cash or b.
certified check to the treasurer OF
the city of Hopkinsvilie within five
days after such sale, and also t.
execute the bond =, provided in
said ordinance of September 5th.
1908. But the Board OF Couocil
hereby reserves the right 10 reject
any and all bids.
CHAS. 5. JACKSON, Clerk
OF The Board OF Council of the City
Of Bopkinsville, ny.