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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02
Too Much Tobacco.
the London Globe.

From the London Globe.
 A correspondent wishes to know what constitutes the excessive use of tobacco. It sounds very simple question, but it is, nevertheless, dis tinctly hard to answer In the case of alcohol it is easy to define the point where excess begins. But there is the difference, as the writer points out, between the abuse of alcohol and the abuse of toDac Q, that a man often drinks to excess because the more he takes the more he wants, the sensa- tion becoming more attractive with every 6las1. With tobacco, on the other hand, the effects of a pipe to many are So painful to the tongue and so unpleasant generally that the smoker stops as rule just before that point The smoker thinks he is smol1 ing to excess when he finds the pro- cess physically unpleasant Doctors look more deeply into the matter Like most other affairs O. health, the mat ter resolves itself, probably, into a question of how much each individual constitution can endure. What would be excessive in one man is harmless in another. These things are best left to common sense There is, however one fact which is as nearly as possible infallible. If .ne smoker can leave off smoking-say, for day or two days at will, he may comfort himself with the reflection that he is not too great ly devoted to his pipe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02
Pretty Close in Indiana.

From the Dayton Evening Herald.
 Colonel Henry Hall of Pittsburg, the veteran political observer, was out in Indiana during one of McKinley's cam paigns.
 While he was waiting Tor train at a junction he talked with farmer who was lounging there. Flows politics ?' Hall asked.
 'Middlin," the farmer replied
 Anything doing in this county?"
 The farmer became interested. "Wbv stranger" he said, we've got em beat this time. Got 'em szun Say, they licked us by one vote last fall. but this time we've got 'em.''
 Have some of the other side changed ?"
 Changed" said the farmer. contempt uously. People in Indiana don't change their politics, but there's three new fam flies moved in and they're all repuhli- cans, and there ain't airy one of our fel- lows sick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02
ANCIENT TAYLES
Ye Voters Duped.

Lowell Otus Reese in Leslie's Weekly. 1 Once upon a time ye Monkeys of Man Hatan got together to nominate a ;-an- didayte
 Now by Hector & Gosh!' they sedde. But thys time we will see to 1t that we send d Goode Man to Congress. For 1t is soc that all the rest of them have been sons of Belial & they skinned us and injured ye reputation of ye eountrie. egad!'
 Soc they turned down all the profess sional candidaytes & nominated ye Vil- lage Oracle who wore a solemn visage & talked piouslie Alsoe he wore long whyte whyskers & was known as Honest John.
 Now, when ye campaign was come on, all ye grafters & heelers began knock ynge Honest John sorelie, so that it seemed a certaine thynge that he would than he was an honest man in politics, fiocked about hys standard-for ye Rab- ble loveth a noveltie.
 Soc Honest John was triumphantlie elected & sent to the capital where hys whyte whyskers & virtuous mien shone among the beere- drinking statesmen like unto a diamond on ye shirt-front of a to- bacco chewer; X all ye Monkeys rejoiced greatlie saying,
 ''Lol at last we have an honest man in Congress"' X they celebrated.
 X all of ye off-color statesmen moved about uneasily & Lost Sleep. "Of a truth" they sedde, i've know notte where to place him & and we know not hys Pricel' & they were worried For no man may read what lieth be- hind forest of whyskers. x 1t came to pass that ere the close of hys term, Honest John had sold hys dis trict to ye railroad, contracted an alli- ance with ye Whyslzie Trust & bought sky-scraper in ye citie of Man-Hatan.
 Then did ye Rabble climb up on it's hind legges & chew ye wallpaper.
 'Alas!' walled ye Simple Voters, "Thys is what we get for puttynge our faith in whyte whyskers. Of a veritie we are Stung!"
 X the next campaign they elected a ward-heeler whose picture was in ye Rogue's Gallerie.
 Then high uppe in hys bamboo tree ye Sage of Man-Hatan put on hys glasses & wrote thys bunch of
 Wisdcm Tablets:
 First Capsule: Politics is a filthy game < onlie crooked man can play 1t.
 Second Thrust Ye Rabble was made to be Stung.
 Third Wallop: Ye saintlie whysker hideth many an evil countenanee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02

for the round trip. Thousands of com fortabe boarding places surround the eX- position on every street and offer lodg- ings at from 55 cents to $l day. and cheap restaurants abound, with meals at from 15 cents upward. An information bureau connected with the exposition will send a list of reputable boarding and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02

exhibits and the fact that it will prob-
 ably be the last great exposition that this generation will see, every one would make a sacrifice, if necessary. in order to reach St. Louits. The cost of trip places the exposition within reach of al- most every one. The excursion rate by rail from New York city is as low as SIS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02
Worlds Fair in Reach of All.
From Leslie's Weekly.

From Leslie's Weekly.
 It looks as if the magnificent exposi- ton at St. Louis Is attracting it's heaviest attendance as other exhibitions have in It's closing months Recent reports indi- cate that the daily number of visitors is fast approaching a quarter of a million and more, breaking the record up to date. If the people appreciated the spen- dor of this show, the extraordinary va riety and remarkable character of it's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02

the nearer the visitor Is to the exposi- ton. obviously the less the cost of trans portation. No other opportunity for an educational vacation has ever been of- fered in this country at such rates as these. The cost, compared with the ben eft, Is hardly worth considering. oo west, young mani
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02

lodging places to any applicant. By one who does not care to travel in luxury 1t is calculated that a weeks trip, including a visit to the exposition of three or four days, can be made at a cost of less than $5O including railway transportation,
 board and lodging, and admissions. This is the estimate for a New Yorker, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02
In she Old Barn.
rom the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News
 It was at the Kentucky husking bee.
 T suppose it's considered lucky to get the red ear?' ventured the tourist.
 Not always, pard," warned the lanky youth. Fly you go kissing the wrong girl it's mighty unlucky."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02
CertainIv.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph
 Mrs. Prim-Mrs Deafleigh, does your daughter have a chaperon?"
 Mrs. Deaneigh-What say? Oh, yes, she has chap of her own
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02
The Practical Side.

From the Detroit Free Press.
 She (sentimentally)-How would you like to live way up in the clonds?,
 He-Oh l wouldn't mind-if they came from the right sort of tobacco"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02
Wisdcm Tahlets

First Capsule: Politics is filthy game X onlie crooked man can play it.
 Second Thrust: Ye Rabble was made to be Stung
 Third Wallop: Ye saintlie whysker hideth many an evil countenanee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02

The policemen were quietly admitted one after another, by the regular watehmen; then, having overcome and gagged their hosts, they quietly burst open the vault and made off with its treasure.
 The fact that banks were always more or less in danger from their own tenants still survives as one of the reasons why modern banking buildings, such. for ex- ample, as the beautiful new Riggs na- tional bank at Washington, or the fine modern home of the famous old Bowery bank in New York, are one-story struc- lures with no other tenants than the banks themselves.
 "The bank buildings erected in the past few years" to quote a recent re- mark of Mr. Philip Sawler of the New York firm of architects who originated the single story bank structure, ..are practically impregnable; that is, their construction is such that nothing short of a wrecking outfit with unlimited time and all the tools and explosives in exist ence could break into the strong boxes. That any cracksman should successfully
 attempt such a feat is nowadays an ut ter impossibility. To begin with, he would have to escape the outside and inside watchmen, the patrol and the elcc- trical appliances. And if this could be done there would still remain the vaults which open only by time locks and would be nut that no living man or band of men could crack in a month, much less a few hours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02
some of tne safeauards.

Architects do not design the safes and valuts, of course. And the chief safety idea in these new buildings, aside from their distinctive architectural character. is the one-story structure occupied by the bank or trust company alone, thus abso- lutely doing away with the time-honored scheme of eraeksmen who rent rooms for legitimate business in a bank building, and then put in shifts at night burrow ing into the valuts. It is one more safe- guard added to a number of others
 In addition to this isolation the mod ern vaults depends not only on it's own strength which the skill of the old-time expert criminal often proved a very weak straw indeed to lean on, put also on va rious electrical contrivances that make it impossible to approach within striking distance of the vault without giving an alarm in several quarters, among them, of course the nearest police station.
 Probably no criminal ever preyed on society under a greater number of dis guises or carried on successfully great CT number of honest occupations in order to further a dishonest one than has the expert cracksman. Toward the closing years of the civil war, robbers in New Hampshire declared themselves to be Confederate soldiers, acting under orders "a disguise which to the honor of the southern states, was effectively disposed by the capture of the robbers. And in cases too numerous to mention the bank burglar has been successful in passing himself off on unsuspecting communities as a "gentleman." Often in fact, if he hadn't elected to be a thief. he would undoubtedly have made a good living as an actor
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-05

Tn the fore part of 1898 an editorial was published in a St. Louis paper to the effect that the centennials of the great events in the history of the United States were not all over. and predicting that the greatest was yet to be held-the centennial of the acquisi- ton of the Louisiana territory. This editorial was taken up in the press and commented upon, resulting in organ ized agitation by the Missouri His torical society. The clamor for com memoratiye centennial became so gen. eral that. in response to strong public sentiment, Gov. Stevens, of Missouri, issued call for a convention of dele
 gates representing the states and ter ritories embraced in the Louisiana Purchase territory. to be held in St. Louis on January 10 1899. The con vention was attended by 93 delegates appointed by the respective governors, and it was unanimously voted to hold
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-05
The Crest of the Flood Passes St. Louis and the Water Be-
 gins to Fall.
THE PEOPLE ON THE EAST SIDE
 ARE NOW TO BREATHING EASIER.
Railroads Whose Tracks Have Been Oycrhowed Preparing to Resume md the Small Breaks In the LeNees Have Been Overcome and Stopped.

St. Louis, April 30.-The river has started to fall very slowly and danger of serious results from the flood has passed. Friday night the gauge at St. Louis marked slightly more than 33k feet, the highest stage of what will be known as the Worlds fair flood.
 The levees on the east side near the cities withstood the strain, except in a few places where the water broke through, but was quickly stopped. It is expected that Dy Monday conditions will be normal again as far as rail road traffic is concerned.
 Preparations are being made by the railroads to resume traffic on the tracks along the levee, which have been submerged since last Thursday
 The rivers above St. Louis have also begun to fall slowly The Mississippi below the city shows slight rise
 All fear of flood in East St Louis vanished when the river was declared to be on a standstill Friday evening the Cahokia creek. which has been rushing upstream, turned back and is now slowly running downstream. This is regarded as an excellent indication that the flood has reached it's crest.
 Mayor Cook and City Engineer Helm maGo personal surveys of the water front in East St. Louis Friday and stated that they believed that all dan ger had passed.
 The sacks of earth which have been formed into levee at Trendley avenue will be left there until after the June rise, It is expected that in the fall the Illinois Central railroad will raise it's right-of-way at this point to above the flood stage
 The river at Alton rose three inches Friday but Is now on the decline
 Several families from Missouri Point removed to Alton to remain until the water subsidies. The breaking of the Lamotte leyee there submerged several thousand acres.
 The water stood two feet over the tracks of the c. P. X St. L. railroad at Hop Hollow, above Alton, but traffic was not stopped The railroad sue eeeded in resumng traffic on their Grafton branch
 Factory No 9 at the plant of the H. linois Glass Go. was forced to suspend by seep water. but none of the other factories have been affected Rivermen expect marked fall in the river within the next twenty-four hours.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-05
Club Women in Convention.

The seventh annual convention of the Arkansas Federation of Womens Clubs met in Little Rock April 27
 The federation was called to order by Mrs J R Dale of Texarkana, the first vice president. in the absence of Mrs. w. NJ. Neal. of Helena presi- dent, who was not in attendance on account of her recent bereavement in the death of her husband A large number of delegates from all sections of the state were in attendance Mrs
 Logan H. Roots. on behalf of the club women of Little Rock. delivered the address of welcome Mrs Roots address was a gem and received the closest attention from the delegates. The report of the secretary showed remarkable growth and increased in- terest in women clubs in this state. twenty having affiliated with the state federation within the past year. In her address of welcome Mrs. Roots stated that while the wo- men did not want to vote. at the same time 1t is the duty of mothers, sisters and sweethearts to use their influence over the sterner sex to se- cure the election of honest men to office and the enactment of laws for the protection of the home and ele- vation of all the people The meeting was most enjoyable one and it is doubtful if so many beautiful and intellectual women ever assembled
 together before in the states history.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-05

towards Americans navigating the Mississippi resulted in agitation which led President Thomas Jefferson to un- dertake the purchase of the city and island of New Orleans. in order to con- trol the mouth of the Mississippi Rob ert K. Livingston United States min ister to France, and James Monroe. afterwards president of the United States. were accordingly commissioned to conduct the negotiations for this transfer Instead of the safe of the island of New Orleans alone, Nepoleon proposed the sale of the entire Louisi- ana territory for 5000, 900, in order to secure funds for the equipment of his armies
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-05

one third by private subscription. one third to be paid by the city. and one third to be asked from the United States government.
 On December 1, seven months after the opening, the exposition will have officially terminated. and the Louisiana Purchase exposition will have passed into history as probably the greatest and most comprehensive exposition that the world has ever known
 Pikers of every nation on earth, garbed in their native costumes. and carrying the instruments peculiar to their tribes. marched in a procession.
 The marine parade on the grand basin and the lagoons. including more than 40 craft, followed immediately the end of the land profession. The combined processions made the long est parade that has been seen in St. Louis in many a day, and one of the most unique ever seen in the world.
 No parade, 1t is believed, has ever offered so many varieties of the human family as that which the Worlds fair concessionaires organized for the open ing ceremonies.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-05
GOVERNMENT SAYS READY
The Federal Buildings at the Worlds Fair Complete and the
 Exhibits All in Place,

St. Louis. April 30.-The United States government building at the Worlds fair, as we'll as the United States Fish pavilion, are completed, and the exhibits are installed. w. V. Cox, secretary of the government board, announced that both buildings will be opened to the public at noor.
 'The government board has accept ed both buildings" said MT. Cox. and so pleased were the members with the work of the contractors that vote of thanks was extended to them
 The government exhibits have been installed in every detail, and President Francis congratulated the government board upon the success of its work"
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-05
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E. H. Lake Indicted.

The Pulaski county grand jury has returned thirteen indictments against E. H. Lake. alleging false pretenses in obtaining money from the Iron Mountain railroad. the Bank of Lit tie Rock and the Citizens Bank. The total amount he is alleged to have obtained is in the neighborhood of slO0.000 by representing that his firm held 8.201 bales of cotton at the Fl Dorado compress Lake is also under indictment in federal court for alleged false statements in connec- tion with bankruptcy proceedings In the state cases he was admitted to bond in the sum of si6,o00. Lake refuses to make a statement for pub lication.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-05
New EnternrISps

The progress in southern in1as. trial development for the week just closed as reported to the Trades man. includes the following new or ganizations as among the most i'm portant:
 Hot springs-s25.O 900 development company.
 Fort Smith-Coal mining company: S35000 mining company; s1OO.00O coal company
 Texarkana s2OO.ooo telephone company.
 Pine Bluff-s25. 1000 machine and supply company
 s2O,000 telephone compa. ny.
 Helena-s325.o0 900 lumber company.
 s500.00O oil and gas company.
 GraYette-Company to own and operate canning factories
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-05
Charged With Awful Crime.

A shocking tragedy in Mill town ship, Garland county. was brought to light in evidence addueed before the coroner's jury in an inquest upon the death of Miss Ada Tucker After hearing the testimony the jury ex- pressed the belief that the girls death was caused by poison, administered by her brother-in-law, Thomas Gar her. young sister of the dead girl testified that Garner had been inti, mate with Ada. and that upon one oc- casion he tried to assault the witness. She also testified that Garner threat ened to kill her if she revealed the relations between him and Ada Tuck CT
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-05
JUDGE FREED MRS. WlGGS"
"Ruler of the Cabbage Patch' Poured Slop on an unin-
 yited Guest.

Louisville, Ky, April 30.-The female apostle of sunshine, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch who in private life answers to the rame of Mrs. Mary Bass, was dismissed by Judge McCann, in the police court, where she made her ap- pearance to answer the charge of throwing the contents of slop jar on Mrs. Emily Smith. also of Louisville.
 Mrs Smith claimed that her dress was ruined. her pride shattered. and that her philanthropic impulses re- ceiyed a shock
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-05
Valuable Timber Destroyed.

A tornado passed through portions Of Pike and Howard counties April 26. 4 total of thirteen ho"ses were demolished and much valuable timber destroyed In Howard county the track of the storm was eight miles north of Center Point, in Holly Creek and Muddy Fork townships. where several residences. besides numbers of barns. gins and fences were de. molished. The greatest damage, how ever, was in the destruction of val uable timber, Fortunately. no lives were lost. One woman and a child were slightly injured in Howard coun ty
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-05
ARKANSAS SIATE MNS.
Garland County Farmer Charged With Poisoning Sister-in-Law.
EVENTS OF LWeeK BRIEFLY CHROAIClED
Two Lives Lost and Thousands of Dol lars Worth of Property Destroyed by Severe Windstorm- Official Vote for Governor at Late Primaries.
Two Killed by Cyclone.

On the night of April 24 the eastern portion of Jefferson and a section of Grant county was swept by a severe windstorm, which destroyed consider able property and caused the death of two persons. Several others were in jured, one fatally. The greatest dam age was done at Pastoria and vicinity. where the residence of Martin San. ders, a negro, was destroyed and San. ders' wife had rib broken and was injured internally. His young son was struck on the head by falling timber and his skull fractured. IL is thought the boy will die. The residence of Wm. Smith was destroyed, and the residence of Pleas Thomas was blown down and his two boys killed out right. Others, whose names could not be learned, were injured Thomas wife sustained internal injuries and is in critical condition. Other resi- denees were blown down and the whole town suffered. The crops in the fields in the path of the storm were also damaged The general merchan- disc store belonging to Richard Bal timore was blown completely from it's foundations and is wreck While no one was injured at Sherrill. the property loss was considerable The heaviest loser is J. NJ. Barrett, whose residence and ginhouse were demol- tshed Mrs. Barrett and family had a narrow escape from death. After a pOrtiaD of their residence wac uraelad they took shelter in an outhouse just in time to escape being crushed to death by falling timbers