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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-31
The ImnosslbIs proofrsader.

Former Employee-And what's
become of old Ballemup, who used
to be working in the prOofroom?
Editor (sadly)-Gone. Hated to
part with him too, But the pres
sure became uncomfortable. Although
he made me say that old Mummy
baggS, who died, had "by industry
and frugality accumulated lone
some future" when l wrote it
handsome fortune" ! forgave him
and let him stay on. But when he
had me say in a society item that
Miss Fitznoodle's couture "wss
frightful by reason of the awful
arrangement of her soft brains" in
stead of delightful by reason of the
careful arrangement of her soft
braids," the pressure brought to
bear byinfuential citizens was some
thing l could no longer Withstand.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-31

Harcourt sat in his office discuss
ing with friend his plans for an
old fashioned Christmas at his
grandfather's in the country. Just
then a messenger boy brought in a
telegram; it was from the grand
father.
"Barns all burned last Alght.
Only house and smoke house saved, ="
it read.
. Harcourt looked gloomy for a
moment. Then his face lighted up.
anyway" he cried, Jacob, the
pig, is safe They cut him up and
cured him before Thanksgiving"
"TJlats goodp exclaimed his
frieEd. "Jacob must be thankful
thai he escaped the fire."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-31
"FLAT AS A FOUNDER"
Something Of the Life History Of an In
terestlnq and Curious Fish.

terestlng and Curious Fish.
The expression GAS fiat as foun-
der" has become proverbial, but it
does not apply to very young Aoun-
ders, which differ SO much from the
adult ones that they can hardly be
recognized as belonging to the same
family as their parents.
The founders begin life as do or
binary fishes. When they first
emerge from the egg they swim YER
tically, with the head turned up
ward. Their bodies are symmetrical,
and their eyes are on opposite sides
of the head. Gradually the position
of the body changes from vertical to
horizontal, and the fish remain thus
for some time, swimming like ordi-
nary fishes. But while. still very
small there is foreshadowing of the
bottom life they are destined for,
and they enter upon a series of re-
markable changes. The most strik-
ing of these changes is in the posi-
ton Of the eye. The eye Of one side
or the other slowly but steadily
moves over to the opposite side Of
the head and takes place beside the
other eye. In some founders the
eye moves around the front of the
head; in others it moves directly
through the head. This shifting Of
the eyes position is accompanied by
change in the position Of the body,
which ceases to be upright and be-
comes more and more oblique. The
side of the body from which the eye
is moving gradually becomes infe-
rior to the other until by the time
the change of the eye is complete
the fish swims with its blind side
underneath, and tSs position is
ever after maintained. The founder
then ceases its free swimming habit
and sinks to the bottom.
Some species of founders are
right sided, and others are left
sided. In the right sided forms the
left eye moves to the right side and
the left side becomes undermost, In
the left sided species the opposite
conditions prevail, 1t rarely hap
pens that right sided species have
left sided individuals, and vice YER
sa. In few species both right sided
and left sided fish occur in about |
equal numbers.-St. Nicholas.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-31
FraternaI Orders.

Rockbl idge Lodge, No. So, l. D. o. F.
meets every Thursday night, at Odd Eel
lows Hall.
Lexington Lodge, No. Sc, K. Of P,
meets every Tuesday night, at Odd Eel
lows Hall.
Liberty Lodge, No, 2, Daughters Of
Rebekah, meets every Monday night, at
Odd Fellows Hall.
Mountain City Lodge, No. 81, Ancient
York Masons, meets LIST and 3rd Mon.
day nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No.1990 Royal
Arcanum, meets 1st and Bird Friday
nights in each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Lee Jackson Council, No. so, Junior
Order American Mechanics, meets every
End and 4th Friday nights at Odd Fellows
Hail.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-31
Making Him Happy.

Darling exclaimed the happy
husband after the minister had pro-
pounced the fatal words, 81 am not
worthy Of you"
"0f course, you are not" she re-
piled; "but after a girl has celer
brated her twenty-ffth birthday for
Ave consecutive years she can't at
ford to be too particular" Gin
cinnAti ENQUIRER.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-31
Little Too Short.

A story is told of a we'll knewA
preacher who went to q barber and
said:
Now I want You TO cut my hair
as short as you would like a SER
NOR"
On rising from his chair and rue
fully surveying his bald and shining
head he was staggered to observe
that the barber wanted no sermon at
FL
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-31
Sens In Verse
Joy Enough.

Joy Enough.
There's Joy enough. good people. when the
burrows feel the frost
An the lily's lookin' lonesome an the
vlolet's feelin' lost,
When the blue smokes curtin upward
from the cabin on the hill
An the heart is maxim music, though the
mockin' birds are still
There's JOY enough. good people. for tho
winters sweets are sown
AS thickly as the flowers in the gardens
love has knownl
The stars still light the darkness, the sun.
shine crowns the day
An we sing the night to mornln' an
we're happy as the May!
Frank L. Stanton In Atlanta Constitu.
ton.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-31
Could Ra Of A,alatanes.

Jim = Say, Fred, old boy, Pm
looking for some friend who viii
lend me $40. Come, now, can't YOU
be of assistanceG
Fred--Certainlyl
"'Thank yuu ever 50 nush."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-31

Only as we love can we work beau
itifully, harmoniously, courageously.
Courage comes with loyeI 1t is love
alone that makes tasks easy and nm
gera ~ tank-w. J. celttlle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-31
der are out OF order.
What to Do.


What to Do.
There Is comfort In the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the
back, kidneys, liver. bladder and every part
Of the urinary passage. 1t conects Inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
It, or bad effects following use OF liquor.
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to 60 often
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect Of Swamp-Root is soon
realized. II stands the highest for its won
derful cures of the most distressing cases.
II you need medicine you should have the
BEST Sold by druggists in SOC. and 81. sizes.
You may have sample bottle Of this
wonderful discovery EYk
and book that tells 1Iand1fZ113 asse.S$$s
more about II, both sent = s1 .a4s.sa
absolutely free by mail. ls9.s
Address DR.. Kilmer & Homo OF swampRoOt
Co., Bnghamton, N. Y. When writing men
ton reading this generous offer in this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-Root. Or. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root. and the address, Binghamton
N. T.. on every bottle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-31
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know It.
How To find Out.

FIJI bottle or common glass with your
water and let 1t stand twenty-four hours;
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-31

Sediment or SCI
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; II It stains
your linen It IS
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire 10
pass 1t or pain q
the back is al-o
.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04

The following are the scores or the play CTS last night
 Blacks-Braxton. points foul; Shute 10 points foul; Spencer, 2 points 1 foul; Phillips. fouls; Klotz, fouls. Total, IS points fouls.
 Blues-Baker. foul; Chairsell, points foul; Gibson, 1T points 1 foul; Riddle, points, Griggs. Total 33 points fouls.
 Reds-Barry, 3 points; Hood, points; Donoho points, Ansley, Wilson. Total 13 points fouls.
 Yellows-Peace, 6 points; Ware 15 points; Woodruff, 20 points. Johnston, points; Hunt. Total 43 points fouls.
 The southern championship series be- gins next week when Scottsboro plays two games here. One with Howard col lege Monday night and the Athletic club Tuesday night.
 The basketball committee last night se- lected Joe Riddle as captain of the Ath- letic club, and a steadier and more re- liable athlete could not have been found. The remainder of the team will be select ed from the following players: Ira Hood, Lyman Berry, Ewing Shute, Geo. Hunt, Robert Ware, J. G. Johnston, E. c. Chair sell. A. Griggs, Charles Woodruff, Dewitt Gibson, o. D. Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04
BLUES,
 REDS AND BLACKS This is Final Standing of the
 Basket Ball Teams BIG GAMES NEXT WEEK Joe Riddle Is Chosen Captain of Ath- letic Club Team-scottsbor Here
 Monday an1 Tuesday
 Nights.
BIG GAMES NEXT WEEK

One hundred and fifty enthusiasts braved last nights sleet and slush to see the basket ball games at the Athletic club. They saw what started out to be a hot contest between the Fellows and Reds, for during the first ten minutes both teams were neck and neck, the score standing to g. At that point, how ever, Ansley of the Reds began to weaken, and his opponent, Woodruff, quickly made or baskets, and the Reds never recovered. Woodruff, by the way, showed up better than he has done before this season, making in all 10 bas kets or 20 points. The final score was 4a to 13.
 The game between Blues and Blacks was also one-sided. the former winning S8 to IS The game was without special feature except the pretty goal throwing of shute under very adverse circum- stances.
 Last nights games give the champion ship to Yellows the final standing being as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04
SWAYNE ADMITS CHARGES
 BUT DENIES CRlMINALITY
(continued from First Paee)

@~~>~~l~<>~>~~<~~~~~~- was adopted giving the managers of the House until ? D. m. February to present a replication or other pleading which the House may desire to make. The order fur ther directed that all subsequent plead ings should be filed with the Secretary of the Senate. and that all peadings must be closed before the 9th inst, so that trial may proceed at 1 D. m. on the 10th
 The Senate. sitting a court, then, at 2:50 D. m. adjourned, and resumed legis- lative consideration of the joint state hood bill. MT. Stone spoke in opposition to the measure, particularly on the pro- visions relating to Indian Territory. Mir. Berry followed MT. Stone, saying it was not true, as had been asserted in the debate, that all the people wanted Okla homa and Indian Territory united as one state. He insisted the people in the Indian Territory were practically unanimous in their desire. for single statehood. He thought Oklahoma, New Mexico and Art gona should be admitted as states at this time, and for the present Indian Territory should remain a territory.
 MT Morgan said that each of the ter ritories should be admitted into the Union as state, and that failure to admit them would be an act of bad faith.
 Mir Teller sought consent to have print ed in the Record an article printed today in New York paper purporting to give the text of the agreement between the United States and San Domingo but de- sisted when assured by MT. Cullom, chairman of the committee on foreign re- lations, that the publication was not cor rect MT. Cullom added that the agree ment was in process of execution and objected to publication under the circum- stances.
 The Senate. then at 5:o6 D. m, went into executive session adjourning 10 minutes latter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04
READY TO BUILD.
Owners of Office Building Property
 to Erect a Four-Story Structure.

It ss understood that the local investors who recently purchased from ". B. Leedy & Co.,, agents, one-half of the old Office building property on First avenue between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets are ready to commence tho erection of a modern four-story brick building. The agents are now advertising that they will erect the building to suit the tenants.
 The lot fronts thirty feet on First ave- nue and the purchase price was about $30O per foot It is understood that the Caldwell estate will shortly erect build ing on it's half of the property. The office building was destroyed by the fire that swept down several substantial structures on First avenue sever@l months ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04
Hunt Refuses to Go.

Albany, N. Y, February 3.-W. H. Hunt, president of the Pan-American Bank of Chicago. who is held in New York on a charge of embezzlement in connection with the failure of that bank, will fight the attempt to take him to Chicago. Governor Higgins has received a requisition from the governor of Illinois for the surrender of Hunt, but before he will act upon it he will give Hunt a hearing next Friday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04
A NcTRE DAME LApWs APPEAL

To all knowing sufferers of rheumatism. whether muscular or of the joints. sciatica. lumbagcs, backaches. pains in the kidneys or neuralgia pains. to write to her for home treatment which has repeatedly cured all of these tortures. She feels it her duty to send 1t to all sufferers FREE. You cure yourself at home as thousands will testify-no change of climate being necessary. This simple discovery banishes uric acid from the blood loosens the stiffened joints, puri fes the blood and brightens the eyes. giving elasticity and tone to the whole system. If the above interests you. for proof address Mrs M. Summers. Box 400. Notre Dame. Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04
Mrs. Brodie Duke Arraigned.

New York, February 3.-Mrs. Brodie l.. Duke was arraigned today in the Tombs police court, charged with be- ing a fugitive from justice in connec- tion with the Texas indictments and was paroled in the custody of her counsel until Monday. Assistant Dis trict Attorney Sandford said if he did hear from the Texas authorities by Monday he would be willing to advo- cate the woman's discharge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04
May Repeal Bankrupt Laws.

Washington. February 3.-The House committee oa judiciary, by a able report on the Clayton bill repeal ing the bankruptcy laws. A minority report will be made to the House by MT. Powers of Massachusetts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04
Not In Nature of Rebates.

pany S1.15 per ton of the amount so col leeted
 Not In Nature of Rebates.
 some suggestion has been made that lhese payments to the Colorado Fuel and iron company by the Santa Fe system were not in the nature of rebates, but simply payment for the price of its coal; endl the published tariffs in reality in- cluded the cost of the coal but inadver- eently omitted to state that fact. The rec cfu eonelusively shows the contrary.
 U was said that these rebates in favor ol the Colorado Fuel and Iron company worked no discrimination, as there was no other shipper, and consequently no act uai preference. The Santa Fe company published it's rates and these rates were actually insisted upon in the case of sf,all consumers apparently, but when ever It seemed desirable in order to se- cure particular contract. to shade the price a special arrangement was made between the Santa Fe and Colorado Fuel ana Iron company, by which the Santa Fe agreed to transport the coal required to hll that contract for less than this pub lshed rate.
 Since the greater part of the business or that coal company was in filling these large contracts the rebate was applied to the greater rart of it's total ship ment. Nobody else sold to these large consumers because in the very nature of things nobody else could sell. These tariffs from the Trinidad district merely served as searecrows to keep off all com petitors and further, as pretext for de- clining the reduced rates from another coal field on the ground that there ought to be some retaliation between different districts. It has been intima,ed in some quarters that the Santa Fe in the pay ment of these rebates squandered it's revenues in the interest of the Fuel com pany. That phase of the subject was not under investigation, but nothing ap- pears in this record to justify that sug- gestion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04
Special Rate on suppIies.

'The testimony also tended to show that while the Colorado Fuel and Iron company was operating the mines of the American Fuel company at Gallup the Santa Fe gave that company a special rate on it's supplies. No witness having knowledge was produced and we have strong impression that such special rates were enjoyed by the Colorado Fuel and Iron company"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04

What! You haven't heard about the Quartertonep Call the "GAWK." Peoples phone 276, Age Herald building. Gawk Engraving Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04

building is being erected on North Locust street by the Gadsden Tile com pany, a home concern, where tiling will be manufactured for paving purposes. The company has a large lot of contracts on hand now and the work of making the hexagon tiles will be rushed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04
JEFFRIEs ACCEPTS.
Will Be Entertained By the Birming.
 ham Athletic Club.

Manager Semon. of the Bijou, received a telegram yesterday from James J. Jeff fries stating that the champion would gladly avail himself of the courtesies ex- tended him by the Birmingham Athletic club during his stay in Birmingham next week.
 Jeffries will have the use of the club house and gymnasium and a reception will be given him on some afternoon in the week best suited to his convenience. The exact date for the reception will not be set until the champion arrives. He will play one week at the Bijou the atre in 'Davy Crockett"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04
TO THE GENERAL BUILDING PUBLIC:

For limited  cars Bngham Qarger quantities pr Two Ply roc ro
 
  ion of 
  send
  modern ideas in h.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04

a member of the Presbyterian church sixty-five years, and was devout Chris tan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04
EQUIPMENT IS TO
 BE MADE AT HOME
WORK FOR cooSA PIPE AND FOUNDRY co. WILL BEGIN MON. DAY-GADsDEN GIN co. IS IN. CoRPoRATED.

Gadsden, February 3.-(Special.) )-The work of making the equipment for the new pipe works plant of the Coosa Pipe ard Foundry company will commence next Monday, the manaoement having ade arrangements with the Gadsden Pipe and Foundry company 10 make and complete the machines, flasks, arbors, etc., for six floors for the new shops. A considerable number of fittings will also be made and the new plant will have a good sized shop completed by the time they are ready to start. When this plant is in full operation it is expected to have twenty pipe floors and a complete line of fittings floors, and they will make everything in cast iron soil pipe from two to twleve inches. Manager Bush is de- termined to have everything under con struction at the same time in order that no more delay will be experienced than is necessary. The main cupola will be lined to seventy-two inches in diameter and will be the largest one in the dis trict, and will carry a heavier burden per day.
 
 certificate of incorporation in the probate office of Etowah county which calls for capital stock of S15,O0O, divided in shares of 150 at $10O each. The incorporators are R. R. McCleskey, D. F. Whitman and Hugh Smith and the main place of business is in Gadsden. The company has been operating a gin here the past season and will do a general cotton business, buy ing, ginning, packing and selling cotton seed, and manufacturing huls meal and oil. This company absorbs the gins at Horton, Snead. High Point, Marshall, Neville and Guntcrsville, in Marshall county. and the one here in Gadsden. The promoters are among the best people Tn this section.
 Mrs. J. w. Mitchell died Wednesday at the home of her son-in-law. John Lane, at Guntersville and the remains were brought to this city and inferred at For est cemetery, the funeral services being held at the Cumberland Presbyterian church. being conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. R. McMullen. Mrs. Mitchell has been in feeble health for several years, and her death was caused by old age, be- ing S5 years of age. She was the mother of John Mitchell of Gadsden, Mrs. John Lane of Guntersv,lle, and Mrs S. J. Walden of Albertsvile. Sno had been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04

The old water pipe which 15as taken up by the Gadsden Water Works company along Twelfth street has been sold to the trustees of the ForeEt Cemetery associa- tion and the piping will be laid from Twelfth street to the cemetery and then there will be plenty of water for the cem- etery. As it is now it is impossible to secure water for flowers in the summer time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04
Discriminate in Favor of Colorado
 Fuel $ Iron Company
LAW FLAGRANTLY VIOLATED
Interstate Commerce Commission Does Not Mince Words In Calling Attention to the Practices
 of the Road.

Washington, February 3.-"Flagrant, willful and continuous violations" of the law during the past five years is the way in which the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad Is arraigned in a decision promulgated today by the interstate com meree commission on the alleged unlaw full rates and practices of that road in the transportation of coal and mine sup plies involving also the Colorado Fuel and Iron company. The main points of the decision, summarizing the way in which it is alleged the law has been vio- lated and disregarded are as follows
 'The act to regulate commerce requires carriers to publish and adhere to their tariffs. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway company has, for the last five years, wilfully and continuously vio- lated this provision of the law in re- spects above stated.
 February 19 19O3 the so-called 'Elkins bilr was enacted, providing that carriers should in no case transport traffic until tariff had been published and that the published tariff should be observed, and pfoNiulnB pehdlty ol hol leSs thdl SlV'V nor more than s2O,OOO for each offense. The provisions of this statute extend both to the railway company which grants and the party which receives the conces- sion. Both the Santa Fe and the Colo rado Fuel and Iron company systemati cally and continuously violated the pro- visions of that act in the particulars men toned, from the day of it's passage down to November 27. 1904, when the tariffs under which this coal moved were reduced in all cases $1.15, It would seem that the Fl Paso and Southwestern railroad was also in violation of the same statute dur ing that period, but the company was not party to this proceeding and has not been heard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04

trinidad district to destination, and paid
 pack to the Colorado Fuel and Iron com pany sl.15 per ton of the amount so col
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-04
Enloined By Court.

'It should be further observed that on March 9, 1902. the United States cir cult court in a suit begun at the instance and request of the Interstate commerce commission, enjoined the Atchison, To- peka and Santa Fe Railroad company to observe in all respects it's published schedules of rates. That company from the date of this injunction down to No vember 27, 1904, was apparently in con tinuous disregard of that court in it's failure to maintain these coal tariffs"
 The alleged Attractions of the law were first called to the attention of the com mission by the claim of the Caledonia Coal company, operating a coal mine at Gallup, N. M, that tho Santa Fe road was discriminating against it in fa- for of the Colorado Fuel and Iron com pany A contract of the Santa Fe with the Caledonia company expired in 1898 or 1899 and was not renewed and when 1t attempted to find a market for it's steam sizes of coal it is charged, it ascertained apparently, that coal both from the Trinidad region and from the mines at Gallup was being supplied at a price which about equalled the freight rate alone from the point of production to destination"