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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

Iowa City, Feb. 14.-At the same
table at which they had eaten their
wedding breakfast ffty-hve years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs Mathes. with a party OF
friends, celebrated the anniversary
with a banquet yesterday. Mr.. w. "
Mathes is a prominent stock man and
politician OF South Liberty. where he
has resided for the past sixty years
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

The editor of the Cosmopolitan gave
q dinner to. Prof. Langley at. the: Wal.
dort. which was pronounced great
success. 1t is the first successful az
fair Pc icipated In by the professor
tor some time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

Nine. Patti refused to, appear IN
Butte, alleging that the attitude would
have bad effect on her voice. The
effect Of the altitude Of the price on
the audience is not stated.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

President Loree says the fear OF pow
erty IS one great drawback to success.
All that's necessary for him who
wishessto succeed lis to get rich first.
How easy!
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

Basketball has become most popular
among the girls in some Of the wom-
ems universities. but it usually gives
place In time to the saner game Of
market basket.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18
Swallowed Horse A.edieine,

Calumet, Mich. Feb. IA. James
George, a woodsman. swallowed a
large dose Of horse medicine. which
he took for cold, and narrowly 60
capped death.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18
SAYS SHE WAS ASSAULTED.
Finnish Woman Has saloonkeeper In
.1--.Es ...--. Court -

Superior Wis, Feb. 14.-Lena Hid,
complaining witness in a, suit for as,
sault in the municipal court against
Gust Thompson, a saloonkeeper, be-
came confused while giving her testt-
mony in court and nearly fell from
her chair. She is a Finnish woman
and alleges she was assaulted while
carrying meals to the man in the sa-
loon.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

Prominent New York men have Civ
en-, q compl -nentary dinne- to Prof.
Langley, but would they risk their
lives in hts aerodrome?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

Who would have thought that
question OF precedence in entering a
reception room or OF the location Of
seats at a dinner table would jar, the
impressive dignity Of the Supreme
court?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

The adoption OF the automobile,
with It's gasoline tank, by the empress
OF China brings her within the sphere
ct Mr.. Rockefeller's influence.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

The most distressing thing about
slippery sidewalks is that somebody
always happens to be looking when
your feet so heavenward.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

Gen. Joe Wheeler says that he is
deeply interested in war, but hardly
at all In politics. And yet war is only
politics carried to an extreme.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

Some OF the people who are. not kepss
busy earning their living have taken
up for discussion the old question,
Should q genius marry q q OF course
each Of the discussers speaks from.
personal knowledge. NJ y.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

Smith Paine of Wolfboro, N. H..
cut an old-growth pine recently that
scaled 1900 feet. There are a few Of
the old masts left.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18
!. Killed In Mine shaft.

Calumet, Mich, Feb "A. Charles
Williams. q miner at the Phoenix,
fell from q skip to the bottom OF the
west shaft and was killed Instantly.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

Warships are always safe invest
nent. Wars threaten frequently
enough to make a constant market for
them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

One day the war cloud in. the East
Is larger than mans hand, and the
next day 1t is smaller than q society
girls foot.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

The American hello is a part OF
the language wherever the telephone
Is used. But the American hello girl
rs all our own.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18
WIFE SLAYER. TO SET TYPE.
BIydenburgh Has Been Made Printer
at .Penitentiary,

at Penitentiary.
Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 14.-E. S.
Blydenburgh, the modern Bluebeard
sent to the. penitentiary from Eldora
for killing his wife, has been made q
printer at his new home in the state
-penitentiary at Anamosa. Blydep-
burgh was, takensto Anamosa by Shere
if Mitterer, and while.s:en route was
chained to- horse thief, Vern Ellis.
felt Inundated.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

Naude Come is a ma, and will for
while at least be more Interested
In baby foods than in the Irish ques-
ton.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

Long Island sound was frozen from
New, Haven to Hell Gate--which is
evidence that He'll Gate is not rightly
named. Fs
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18
PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA.

The hens are seltishiy using all the
egg food for the cole purpose of get
ting fat.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

Prot. Harper sneereds at Boston as
being narrow and pfoSincia l, & and.
Boston never said a wcrs. Then one
Of his facalty called Boston pseudo
Haonocoty ledonc : and nov there is
iGotns ii DO troubl
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

It is claimed that Scotch whisky In
this: country is not SO good as it ueed
to be. But that seems hardly credible.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

Felix Adler wants to know why a
wife ought ofobey her husband. Mrs.
Adler is to be congratulated.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

A Corean mob has wrecked an
American trolley car ct Seoul. Dispute
over tranefer probably.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

When we can vote by touching a
button the women should be proficient
IN the useful art
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18
RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOAT
BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER

Accidentally Strikes Mine at Port Arthur and Four Officers
and Nnety-One Men Are Instantly Killed or Thrown
Into the Water and Drowned.
Decisive Land Bate Is Expected Occur Korea Almost Any
Timc-Japanese Occupation of Aasampho Is Considered
Brilliant Stroke.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
Governor and convicts.

The action of the convict board in set
ting aside the states property at Speig-
ner for reformatory foi boys under 16
years of age, is due largely to the influ-
ence of Acting Governor Cunningham
who has always been an advocate of bet
ter things for the convicts In the way
Of educationalt and moral surroundings.
For years in his practice among those
condemned to mine work he has urged
and advised that the younger criminals
be provided with conditions conducive To
their moral and physical betterment. and
since he has had more or less to do with
the making and administering of the laws
he has been especially active in this SER
vice.
The acting governor was familiar with
the law authorizing the establishment of
reformatory when such a thing he
came practicable" and he decided severa,
days ago that the time anticipated by fine
law had arrived. As q result of this
state Of mind he asked the members ~
the convict board to some down To bis
office and talk 1t over. They did so
and the out come was as has been an
nounced.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
PROMISING FOR PEACHES.
Walker County Soil Is Especially
Adapted to Fruit Culture.

Jasper, May .-(Speciai)--James Cure
ton, vice president of the Georgia Horti-
cultural society, of Austeli, Ga, Is here,
by the invitation of w. F. Propst OF
Oakman, l.. B. Musgrove of Jasper and
other prominent land owners, In the
interest of fruit growing Mr.. Musgrove
and other gentlemen are preparing to put
out several hundred acres of peach trees
in the northern portion OF the county in
the section known as the pine belt.
There are large tracts Il land that the
timber has been removed from within six
miles of Jasper that, it n claimed, Will
equal the great Floyd county, Georgia.
district in the production Of peaches. Mr..
Cureton is highly pleased with the out
look, and predicts that the future Of
this county in the fruit growing indus
try will rival any other section In the
south. The pine belt being high and level,
and having rich surface with good
clay sub-soil, horticulturists claim that
1t will produce peaches second to no Sec
ton in the state, or even the south, both
in size and quality.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
GADSDEN Is HAVING
ERA OF PROSPERITY
BUILDING OPERATIONS NOW IN
PROGRESS IN THE CITY AND
SUBURBS REPRESENT AN Elk
PENDITURE OF $3.50, 900.

Gadsden, May 20-(Speeial.) Never be-
fore in the history Of Gadsden has there
been spent so much money for the inn
movement of the city, in the way OF
building. There is at present being spent
S5.549.OOO in and around Gadsden. Travel
ing men tell us that we have the most
prosperous town in the country and that
the improvements being made are some
thing marvellous and show to the people
at large what a place can accomplish.
Among the many building operations
now going on in this city can be named
the following and what is being spent
on each: A new furnace to be erected by
the Alabama Consolidated company to
cost 100000; a new city hall to cost $25,-
900; a Carnegie library to cost $4,000 and
$1,000 year donated by the city to keep
1t in repair and pay librarian; a new
steamboat 26 feet wide and 145 feet long
to cost $4,000, and to ply the Coosa in
the interest of Gadsden A barrel and
stave factory just completed at cost
of $4,000; a canning factory now in
course of construction to cost $4,000, with
a daily capacity of 10000 quarts of peaches
and tomatoes a two-story brick for the
Times News by W. M. Meeks & Son, now
nearing completion, costing $1,000.
Work has commenced on a $4,000 brick
residence for Mrs. s. M. Winchester. and
also a brick residence for w. r. Chris
topher to cost $4,000. A. 7. Stocks. five
story office building is just completed at
cost Of $4,000. The steel plant and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
New Teachers Named.

The board of control of the Eighth dis
trict agricultural school today elected II.
j. Fusch, president, to succeed M X.
Clements, resigned. E. B. Erwin was
elected assistant to the president A. S.
Cory of Mulberry, expert agriculturalst,
and Mrs Virginia Benaugh, head of the
primary department. Mr. Fusch gets a
salary of $1Io0 and home, and Mr.. Cory.
$500 and a home.
The question of separating the grades
and making seven year course in the
lower and four year in the higher was
up In the meeting of the Ninth district
board yesterday, but action was postponed
to later In the summer. The idea is to
have the lower grades serve as the pub
lie schools of the place where the insti-
tuition is located and use the money set
apart for that portion of the educational
work. This action was taken, however,
in the schools of the Eighth and Third
districts, which met today. In each case
the lower grades will be supported out
of the public school funds.
The teachers of the Third district
school, located at Abbeviile, were chosen
as follows: j. V. Brown, president, re-
elected, with a salary of 1920; ]. B.
Esty, agriculturalist, salary. $500; w. It.
VIM, teacher. salary, 5000; Miss Carrie
Clendennin, Miss Sara Grady and Miss
Carrie McAllister were chosen primary
teachers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
New instruments Also
Sold Cheap.

The stock of the Frank G. Fite
tiano Co., which is being sold by the
l.. &. FORBES : al Co., continues 20
be a success. They were bought at
less than factory cost, and on account
Of the great number, it is necessary to
sell them at a very much lower profit
than usual. What further contributes
to the sale and it's success, is the fact
that the E. E Forbes Piano Co. con-
tracts for large number of pianos
at the beginning of the year, and now
these pianos represent surplus stock,
and 1t becomes necessary in order not
to have these pianos accumulate on
their hands, to sell them at a less
profit than any dealer has ever before
been able to 90. The point of fact is,
that they go at nearly factory cost,
for 1t is better for the E. e. Forbes
Piano Co. to take small profit and
so reap the very large discount that
they get by contracting for great mum
bers of pianos.
Any person contemplating buying a
piano or any other musical instrument
will find by comparison that this sale
has not been created by advertising
but is a direct result of conditions.
These few prices Indicate alone how
much person may save on an instru.
ment:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
Crop Condition is Serious
Throughout the South
NEW TEACHERS ARE NAMED
Boards of Control of Agricultural
Schools Meet in Montgomery.
President E. NJ. Brown Is
Former Albanian.
BY HERvEY w. LAIRD.

| Montgomery, May 20.-(Special.) quite
a number of citizens of the county and
city have discussed today the crop re-
port given out yesterday by Commits
sioner of Agriculture Poole and some
seem to think that that official takes
too gloomy a view of the situation. The
| associates of Mr. Poole. as well as that
gentleman himself, do not think So how
ever. They say the conclusions were ar
rived at from legitimate replies to in
quiries sent out and represent the ex-
pert opinions and Investigations of men
who have had long experience in look
ing into such matters.
A belated letter from the commissioner
of agriculture of Florida came in this
morning and is a fair sample of those
received from many sections of the state,
as well as from other cotton growing
sections. In this letter the commissioner,
Mr. B. e. McLinn, says that 40 per cent
of the crop intended to be planted is yet
out of the ground because of no rain to
get the soil in condition to receive the
seed. OF that already in the ground much
has failed to come up and great deal
that Is up Is short of good stands. His
letter stated that there had been no rain
for some time, and it was written on
the 18th. two days after the good show
ers received by this section.
The rains of Monday were pretty well
scattered over the cotton producing sec
ton, with the exception of the southeast
portion of the state, where little, if any
fell, and where 1t is much needed. That
part of the state north of Birmingham
has also received practically no rain for
some time, though it has not suffered
along that line, having been generously
supplied about two weeks ago. The trou-
BILE in the north section is that the days
and nights have been cool and made
cotton growing, as a consequence, back
ward. A few days of hot Brilin" sun
shine, as the negro would say, will work
wonders with the crops everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
Expenses of Etowah Candidates.

Gadsden. May o-(Special) 1.-THE vari-
GUS candidates in the recent primary in
Etowah county have filed with Probate
Judge Lovejoy the following as their ex-
peneses In the primary: For probate
Judge. j. H. Lovejoy. $50; j. w. Penn,
$lS3.44 James T. Brooks, $1O1; c. d.
Clarke, $l6l. For circuit clerk, s. c..
Mcdaniel. $40 For treasurer o. Is. Rails,
$S3; l.. L. Herzberg. $15S. For tax asses
sor, N. M. Gallant. $40 55; T. J. Walker.
SAG; E. L. Hurst. $3s 80. For commits
sioner, ]. f. Gilliland. s11.50; A. b. Ste
phens $l2.5O; ]. II. sitz. 81. so; j. r. Cam
bron, $40 For tax collector, A. H. Barnes
sl6 For superintendent of education, j.
f.. Williams, So
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
PROSPEROUS Albanian.

Col. r. F. Lyon, clerk of the supreme
court, has received notification of the
election of an old time scnool chum, Mr.
e. N. Brown, to the presidency of tho
Mexican International railroad. Colonel
Lyon was at Auburn with Mr.. Brown
and saw him begin in civil engineering
there, a career that has already placed
him in a position that some men work
life time to attain. Mr. J. G. Metcalfe,
former general manager of the Louisville
and Nashville. is vice president of the
system, which has 1000 miles of track,
and touches this country at San An
tonic
Mr. Brown comes from Russell county,
and being short of statue, was dubbed
at school, "Runt.' name given to him
originally by Colonel Lyon. Mr.. Brown
has invited Colonel Lyon to come to
Mexico and pay. visit, assuring him
that a special train viii meet him at
the Texas line.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
CAPTAIN MASON is DEAD.
Was One Of the Best-known Men In
North Alabama.

Athens. May 20.-(Special.)-Cap Rob-
ert Beatty Mason, one of the best known
and most popular citizens of this place.
died at his ancestral home yesterday af-
ternoon after a short illness with heart
trouble He was IS years of age, was
born and reared in this place, and was
for many years land baron. owning
more valuable lands than any man in
north Alabama.
He was a son of Captain Jack Mason,
at the outbreak of the civil war one of
the wealthiest men in the south. Captain
Mason was a member of Roddy's escort
during the last days of the Confederacy
and was always a devout follower of the
lost cause. He was buried this afternoon
from his late home. He is survived by
two sons and one daughter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
HoBsoN WILL LECTURE.
Is to Deliver Complimentary Address
In Columbus, Ga.

Columbus, Ga, May 2O.-(Special.)- Gap
tain Richmond Pearson HCbson will lee
ture in Columbus May rs for the benefit
of the High school library and picture
fund and will not charge the High school
for the lecture. and will even pay his
own railroad fare.
Captain Hobson has twice disappointed
The people of Columbus in not lecturing
nere-once when he was prevented from
coming by a bereavement in his family
and recently when an accident occurred
to his train in south Georgia, when he
was en- route to this city. In considera-
ton of these facts he will make his lee
kary
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
New Cotton Blocker.

Commissioner of Agriculture Poole of
this state and Commissioner Stevenson
of Georgia, accompanied by Deputy In
surance Commissioner Shorter and Mr..
NJ. B. Houghton, president of the Mont
gomery County Agricultural association,
will go to Eufaula tonight and witness
a test tomorrow of a cotton blocker pat
ented by C. G.. Mercer, a planter of Bar
bour county. The experiments are to be
made on the farm of Mr.. Mercer near
Eufaula, and will be exhaustive.
A picnic dinner will be served on the
grounds and all are expecting to have
a good time. The invention of Mr.. Mer-
Ger has attracted a great deal of atten-
ton all over that portion of the state
and he is said to have fashioned a USE
full implement and one that will be a
boon to the farmers. He has been offer
ed large sum for the patent right.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
Madison Company Elects officers.

Huntsville, May 9-(special) -The an
nual meeting of the shareholders OF the
Madison Manufacturing company has
elected officers and directors as follows
Capt. Milton HLmes of Huntsville presi-
dent; Col. c. c. Harris of Decatur, vice
president; A. L. Knight Of Huntsville
treasurer and secretary; j. r. Fyans c.
A. Mayer. T. w. Pratt and James II.
Boyd, directors. The mill is a new one
and has 20,000 spindles and 500 LOOMS
Twenty-Five new brick cottages will be
erected at once by the company in the
mill village for the Use of employees
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
Hobson Lectures at Athens.

Athens, May 20.-(Special.) -Capt. Rich
mond p. Hobson delivered a lecture here
last night to very large and enthusiast
tic audience, who admitted at the close
Of the lecture that it was the most mas
terful and most delightful lecture that
had ever been heard by an audience in
this place. He came under the auspices
Of the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton who made more than 500 from the
lecture. He was accorded splenoid
ovation at the close of the lecture.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
Personal and General.

Mayor T. T. Huey, Aldermen Dennis,
w. A. Simmons and Fire Chief Nolan
have returned from Admission. where they
attended the fremen's tournament.
The Ladies' Home Missionary society of
the Fist Methodist church was enter
tanned yesterday afternoon by Mrs. |. A.
Lewis.
The many friends of Miss Martha Lucy
McAdory. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j. p.
McAdory of Jonesboro, are pleased to
learn that she will graduate from the Tus-
caloosa Female college next Wednesday
night with first honors. Miss McAdory will
receive the degree of bachelor of science.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
ENSLEY SCHOOLS
READY TO CLOSE
THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN MOST
SUCCESSFUL, AND INTEREST
ING COMMENCEMENT PRO-
GRAMME HAS BEEN PREPARED.

Ensley, May 2O.-(Special)-The pro-
gramme for the commencement exercises
of the Ensley public schools has been
announced to take place from May 20 to
June j.
The session just closing marks one of
the most successful in the history of the
schools. Under the administration of
Superintendent w. H. Bowen and his ex-
cellent corps of teachers the schools have
prospered as they never prospered be-
fore. From the standpoint of attendance
they have reached the high water mark.
An unusually interesting programme
has been arranged for the closing exer-
cises The annual address will be deliv-
cred by the Hon. John H. Miller of Bir-
mingham.
The programme will be as follows:
Sunday, May 20, II a. m.-School sermon
by the Rev. j. w. Orr. Presbyterian
church.
Thursday, June 2, p. m.-Joint meet
ing of the Dalectical and John B. Cor
don Literary societies; assembly hail.
Friday, June 3, p. m.-Graduating ex-
ercses, essays and orations, delivery of
, diplomas; annual address by the Hon.
John II. Miller, Birmingham, Ala; as
sembly hail.
Steel Plant Breaking Record.
The steel plant since its resumption two
months ago has been constantly increas-
ing it's output. For the last two weel s
the rail mill and the blooming mill have
broken all former records. Last night the
blooming mill. it is stated made 16 more
rolls than any night during the history
of the plant
Police Court.
In the police court this mroning Abe
Jones was arraigned before Mayor Scott
charged with burglary and larceny He
was bound over to the higher court I'M
der a bail of $500. Charlie Reeves was
fined s25, charged with larceny of money.
Lewis Bartelmay was fined $25, charged
with using abusive language.
At the Churches.
The Rev. DR.. II. W. Provence, pastor
of the First Baptist church, has returned
from Nashville and will preach at the
morning and evening services Sunday.
At the First Methodist church the Rev.
DR.. George w. Read is expected to re-
turn from st. Louis to preach at the
morning and evening services.
The Rev. Mr.. DeOvies, rector of St
Johns Episcopal church will conduct
the regular services Sunday
The Rev. Father Doyle will conduct the
regular services at st. Anthonys Sum
day.