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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
POISONING SUSPECTED.
Mystery Surrounds Sudden Death of s
 Man In West Virginia.

Fairmount, w. Va, July 17.-Sus- pecting murder, the police are investi- gating the sudden death this morning at his home at Mannington of J. N. Payton. He, his wife and man whosa name has not yet been disclosed are said to have been drinking on Saturday night, and Mrs. Payton announced her husbands sudden death this morning, attributing it to the drirfhing of wood alcohol, to which he is understood to have been addicted.
 The autopsy is reported to have re- vealed the effects of other poisons, however. A chemical analysis of the stomach of the dead man will be made. Three of Payton's near relatives by marriage are said to have met mys- terious deaths from poison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
POPULAR COUPLE WE'D.
Miss Ala Dickerson and Mir. Walter
 lvey Marry at EnsIey

Ensley, July T.-(July 17.)-Yesterday evening at Miss Alabama Dickerson was married to MT. Walter Ivey at the home of the brides father, MT. T. T. Dickerson on Avenue e. The ceremony was per formed by the Rev. MT. Barnett and only the mediate relatives of the young couple were present
 Shortly after the ceremony MT. and Mrs. Ivey left for South Georgia, where they will make their future home, MT. Ivey being engaged In the lumber business in that section. The bride is a popular and accomplished young lady of this city and has a large circle of friends. The bridegroom is a prosperous and success full business man and is to be congratu- lated on winning so fair prize
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
amage by fire and water will probably

damage by fire and water will probably reach $1O,0O0.
 The finance committee of the city coun- cil are at last engaged In an examination of the books of all the city officials.
 A new concern, to be known as the Honduras Mahogany and Fruit company has been organized to operate line of schooners between Pensacola and Spanish Honduras. Harry W. Simmons of Pen sacola is president and resident manager.
 Numerous Robberies Recorded.
 There have been numerous robberies in the city recently, but so far no arrests have been made. Tax Collector J. s. Rob erts had his till relieved of about $S at high noon few days since. Senator Nal lory was visited in his room and his pants rihled of $45 and some trlnkets. Dr. Yates also contributed to the cause by leaving s3O in his pants pocket when he retired. The thief took the. money, but very obligingly returned the pocketbook to the pocket.
 Deputy Sheriff Frank Sanders had a desperate fight with a crazy man on West Government street few days since. and in the encounter received several heavy blows from the hande of large whip. In addition the maniac endeavored to rip up ihe officer with a large knife, but without success. He was finally over powered several men rushing to the offi- cer's assistance Just before being ap- preached by MT. Sanders the man at tackled Mrs Ross, an aged lady living near Bayou Chico, beating her oyer the head and arms with his whip. The lady bruises while not dangerous, are quite serious, and her wrist Is broken
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT.
Mayor HelmboId lnterfered With
 United States Officers.

Maysvi1l, Ky, July 17--A warrant was sworn out here today before United States Judge Cochran, charging Mayor Helmboid of Newport, Ky. with con tempt. The alleged contempt is for in- reference with the officers of the Uni ted States court in regard to placing Caleb Powers in jail at Newport last Monday. Helmboid objected to special cell being used by Powers, claiming 1t was unsafe.
 The warrant is aow in the hands of United States Marshal sharp.
 The contempt charges filed last week were withdrawn and the new charge is based on additional evidence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
ENSLEY MERCHANTS
 PREPARE FOR TRADE
Many of the Buyers Will Go East In a Few Days to Purchase
 Fall Stocks.

Ensley, July 17-(Special)- mer- chants of Ensley are making preparations for biz fall and winter trade. Already several of them have left for eastern points to purchase new stock. J. Broda of Broda Brothers is in the east now, where he is buying a complete line of gents furnishings. In a few days J. Rapport will leave for New York for the purpose of buying a fall and winter stock.
 Several other merchants are also con- templating trips within the next few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
ENSLEY CITIZENS
 DISCUSS METERS
MANY RESPONDED TO THE CALL OF THE WATER COMMITTEE YESTERDAY AFTERNooN-WILL REPORT TO COUNCIL.

Ensley, July 17.-(Special)A number of citizens met with the water commit tee at the mayors office this afternoon for the purpose of discussing the use of meters in Ensey. This meeting followed close upon the action of the city council at its last meeting, when an ordinance was adopted to regulate the use of meters. The committee being anxious to hear fur ther from the citizens fixed this after noon as the time to hear their complaints.
 The committee will make it's reports of the meeting to the council at it's regular meeting next Thursday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
reading straight as he looks at the new Ircttft O hIa hoa rd

reading straight as he looks at the new Equitable board.
 Instead of our most eminent railroad men, our greatest bankers and our most prominent. bond merchants being on the list we now find the president of a uni versity, a bridge builder. two or three re- tail merchants, congressman from Maine prominent as "trust-buster." the well known judge who was recently dem ccratic candidate for governor of the state, and several gentlemen living in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Chic and other parts of the country un- known to Wall street and who might have to inquire their way to the stock exchange If they landed in New York.
 If this experiment of going far away from Wall street to find directors for our great financial institutions becomes A habit, what revision there win have to be made in the directory of directors, and what a difference there will be in the trust power of the United Statea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
Meeting at Narraesnsett.

Providence, R. l., July 7.-Excellent weather and fast track conditions marked the opening day of the first annual sum- mer meeting of the Narragansett Breed CTS association at Narrangansett park to- day. Interest in todays racing centered chiefly ia the Rhode Island handicay at @z5o0, in witch Bragg won in. drive by head ftu the favorite, Oarsman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
University of Virginia.
 Charlottesville, Va. D. APARTMENT OF ENGINEERlNG

Four year courses leading to degrees in Civil, Mechanical Electrical and Mining Engineering. Method of instruction by lecture and recitation. oral and written examination, and practical exercises in shop and field. drawing room and lab- oratory. Fully equipped Shops: labora- tories of Applied Mechanics. Electrical Engineering, Physics and Chemistry. Museums of Industrial Chemistry and Geology. Faculty of fifteen professors and instructors For catalogues and in- formation, address,
 HOWARD WINSTON, Regiotrar.
 7-3-eod-21t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
TO ATTEND CONVENTION.
Many Ensley People Will Go to Bap
 .tlst State Convention.

'Ensley, July 7.-(special)--A number of Ensley people will leave Thursday for Sheffield where they will attend the an- rual session of the Alabama Baptist state convention. They will leave Ensley over the Frisco, making connection with the Southern at Jasper.
 Among those in the party will be: The Rev and Mrs. J. II. Longcrier, the Rev R. A. Baker. MT. and Mrs. J. F.. Appling, MT, Beacham. Miss Clara Morrison. Miss Holland Fonvlle, Miss Kate Wood, Miss Alberta Williams an6 Miss Minor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
Lynchlnq Threatened In Arkansas.

Little Rock, Ark, July 17-A lynch ing is threatened at Nashville, Howard county, Ark. according to special to the Gazette from that town. Dave Jeans, negro, who, it Is alleged, at tempted an assault on Miss Willie Reeder, daughter of prominent citi- zen, has been captured by posse of citizens at Spring Hill, eight miles from Nashville. The sheriff has gone to the scene, but no word has been re- ceived as to the whereabouts of the prisoner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
TUXEDO CAR LINE.
Grading Is Completed and Tracks Will
 Be Laid In Few Days.

Ensley. July 7.-(special.)-The grading for the extension of the Tuxedo car line, which will go through nearly a mile of the most thickly populated section of that suburb. has been completed and the work of laying the track will begin this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
WASHINGTON SEMINARY.

Cor. forth Ave. & Peachtree, Atlanta. Small classes, individual training. Last year 232 students. IT teachers, giving one teacher to every 13 girls. Certificate admits to Vassar, Welles- ley, etc.
 l030 feet aDove sea-level. 28th year Catalogue free.
 L. D. SCOTT, President. 7-13-26t thur sun tu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
Hamilton College
FOR VOTING WOMEN

Lexington. Ky, 37th Year. Famous old school of the Blue Grass Region. 26 in- structors, of best university training. Splendid buildings. newly refurnished Ex- elusive patronage. Home care. Music, Art and Elocut.on. Certificates admits to eastern colleges. For Year Book. address Mrs. Luella w. St. Clair. President.
 6-6-26t-tu- th-sat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
STATE NORMAL COLLEGE
 FLORENCE. ALA.
A Training School for Teachers.
 Tuition Free.

Full Corps of Expert Teachers. Courses in Pedagogy, Science. Lit erature. History, Mathematics, Eng fish, Latin. Manual Training, Music an common school branches.
 Graduates readily secure good posi- tions. Special attention given to prep aration of teachers for the public schools.
 Fall term will begin Thursday, Sep tember IA.
 Board, $10 to SIP per calendar month. Necessary expenses. $100 to $125 per session of nine months Write for catalogue to
 M. c. WILSON, President. 6-20-St-tu-t thu-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
MARION MILITARY INSTITUTE.

During the past six years the Univer- sity of Virginia has awarded as many academical degrees to graduates of the Marion Military Institute as 1t has to those from any other college in the coun- try. and academical and professional de- grees to more graduates from the Mar ion Military Institute than to those from any other college or university outside the state of Virginia" Chairman U. Va, 1902) For catalogue address J. T. Mur- fee, Marion, Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
The New Equitable Directors.
om the Wall Street Journal.

From the Wall Street Journal.
 It will take some time for the busi- ness world to get accustomed to the new names on the list of directors of the Equitable Life. The list as it now stands looks very strange indeed. For so long a time have the directors of the great life insurance companies been chosen from the ranks of high finance that one rubs his eyes and wonders if he is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
Southern University
GREENSBORO, ALA.

GREENSBORO, ALA. Last session most successful for several years past. Scientific department and dormitory to ba greatly improved. All the departments well organized. Excel lent library and reading room. An institution devoted to the develop rnent of mind and character. Health record excellent. Charges moderate. Next session will begin September 18th. 19o5 For catalogue or further information ad- dress,
 REV. s. M. HosMER, D. D.,
 President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
LOW RAT ES
 VIA
A. G. s. R. R.

MoNTEAGLE. TENN.-And return FPS: tickets on sale June 29 and 30. July l, IA. 15. II, 23, and "A. August 5, 6, and q; final limit August S1; priviledge of exten- sion.
 ALL points in Texas Indian territory and Oklahoma territory, one fare plus $2 for round trip; tickets on sale first and third Tuesday O. each month to Decem- ber: final limit 21 days from date of sale. PORTLAND. ORE.-Also Los Angeles and San Francisco. Cal, account Lewis and Clark exposition. For rates and par ticulars apply to undersigned.
 Summer tourist rates to lake. moun- tain and seashore resorts will be in ef- feet via Queen and Crescent Route after June 1.
 For rates, schedules and other informa- tfon, call1>on or address
 A. B. FREEMAN, T. P. A., Q. & c. Route,
 -a7 T Birmingham. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18

Patrol Driver Henry Coburger was orite painfully injured recently by being rim over by his wagon. He was called to a house on Donaldson street to take a sick negro woman to the hospital Just as he had placed her in the wagon and was mounting his seat the team became friehtened by an umbrella, raised by an attendant, made break. and threw him under the wheel He held on to the mes md stopped the horses. but his leg would have been broken had 1t not been for the deen sand into which the limb sank
 The house occupied by the Kelles-kahn Grocery company was badly damaged by Zee on the morning of the 18th. The fire, wbicb originated on the second floor in a ,nvsterious manner, was soon gotten under control by the fire department, but the
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1905-12-08

has been made In each particular case. be-
cause 10 do 30 controverts the fundamen-
the home maker. Each locality should be
dealt with Its own merits Even II II
WORKED bensSeisIiy p n Nebrasta il would nni
by no means follow that such law might
be safely applied to other regions different
trary rule should be followed. but In each
case the area OF the homestead should be
necessary to support a family upon the
ssT i + l%praeticabie. thsI l such
any new general law providing n method
OF obtaining title 10 the public lands
would. In the opinion OF your Commission,
be decidedly unsafe.
Lieu Lands.
Careful study has been given by your
Commission 10 the subject OF forest-reserve
given rise 10 great scandal. aud have led
TO the acquisition by spectators OF much
valuable timber and agricultural land and
Its consolidation into large holdings. Fur
Ghermore, the money loss 20 the Govern
caent and the people from the selection
Of valuable lands In lieu OF worthless areas
has been very great. There has been
90 commensurate return In the way or
INCREASED settlement and business activ-
nv Public opinion concerning Iieu-land
selections. by railroads In particular. has
reached an acute stage The situation Is
mission recommends the repeal OF the laws
providing for lieu-land selections.
a HHTtlul remedy by Executive hcIlOu
1as already been applied by carefully To-
eating the boundaries Of new forest re-
serves. and thus limiting lieuiand selec-
lions 10 comparatively Insignificant areas.
The last annual message to Congress de-
clares definitely that
The making Of forest reseyves fuflhfs railroad
and r0zgoa-r0ad LsHd,gvanf LIMITS mil here
STfey, as for the past three years, be 50 managed
70 pyeDcnf fhe fsSHe, under tie dck of June r.
ssb7, Of base fer exchange or lien selection (fs-
sSEy ezlled SCRIP. IN al cases rvh<ye forest re-
s<yrcs foffh4H ayeas e0oeyed BY AaHd grants ab-
pear 10 be esSenffal TO TIE prosperity Of settlers,
MINERS or Others. fhe Government lands Usfhfs
sEeA 5y0posed forest reserves mil, fn the
yeecnf faSf, Be withdrawn from sale or enlyy
t~nIsns fhe completion Of sKeh negotiations svzfA
fi< 0zUseyS Of tie land grants as NIL p~<Dsnf fhe
erezlios Of s0-ezLed SCRIP.
There are now lands In private ownership
within existing forest reserves, and SINH
lar lands must to limited extent be In
Guided In new reserves. Therefore, a me-
thOd Is required by which the Government
may obtain control OF nOnagriculturai
holdings within the boundaries OF these re-
serves Your Commission recommends the
following flexible plan Upon the recon-
mendation OF the Secretary or Agriculture,
when the public interest 50 demands, the
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1905-12-08
An Early Print.

The finding Of q human FOOTPRINT,
said to be 10000 years old, in Penn
sylvania colliery has led to the report
that q record in antiquity has been es-
tablished. But this is . thing OF yes
terday, geologically speaking The
day will come. the ethnologists say.
when mans age will be found recorded.
not in thousands of years, but millions.
Even now they have traced him back
to preglacial days. How to express
that in figures is problem. but, at any
rate, they AZ certain happenings in the
glacial period as 100000 years ago
And in those days our forefathers, with
or without their tails. their three eyes
or fewer, were busy In Europe with the
mammoth and the elephant, the girane
the lion, the tiger and species which
he has outlived. Man was on the eartr
before vesuvius and Aetna reared
their fly heads unto the skies. lie
has bee. found with his works OF art
buried a hundred feet deep in the gold
bearing gravels of California, overiaie
by four successive lava streams IRON
VOLCANOES long extinct
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1905-12-08

continue so to describe her. Her medi-
cal attendant has told her that her
only hope of regaining something like
her youthful contour of figure lies in
the practice of rigid selfdenial with
respect to the dainties she enjoys
most. The Princess of Wales has also
received a hint from a high medical
authority that she Will some day be-
come second edition of her mother,
the Duchess of Teck, who was enor-
mously fat, unless she practices fru-
gality in the line of confections.
The Duchess of ARGOS. formerly
Miss Virginia Lowry of Washington.
wife of the new Spanish ambassador
to Italy, arrived in Rome recently
from St Petersburg, the former post
of her husband. On opening her
trunk it was discovered that it had
been robbed in transit of jewels val
ued at about $1,000. 1t is supposed
that the robbery took place between
Turin and Rome. van Caiya-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1905-12-08
NNECTICUr FIGHTER BEING BUILT BY GovERNMENT

ersby were likely to be rolled in the
nearest mud puddle ana the tendency
to break windows and trough house"
inns and alehouses became so pro-
nounced that keepers of shops and
taverns put up their shutters and Sc
curely barred their doors. When RI
val bands met there was vast smash
ing of heads which afforded ample
practice for all the BARRIERS and
leecheS in the neighborhood.
Matters went from bad to worse
until the public and authorities be-
came weary OF reading the annual
list of dead and injured, and about
1890 the great Shrove Tuesday
matches died out. The game was
per1tetuated in the colleges, but even
there 1t was no sport for weaklings,
as Is proved by the fact that as late
as 1876 hacking" or kicking an op-
posing player on the shins. was al
lowed as one Of the finer points. The
Football Association formed In 1873
was the result of the interest in ath-
letics aroused by the volunteer move
ment In England in 1850 and the
Rugby Union was formed in 1871.
The present rules in the United States
were evolved from those of the Rug
by Union, as opposed to the ''socker"
or Association style which has recent
ly been exploited as a possible sub
stitute for the American game.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1905-12-08
FOOTBALL ANCIENT SPORT.
NOT THE FIRST
ROYAL EDICT 10 PREVENT
ROUGH PLAYING.

English and Scottish Hinge Have
Debarred Game. Has Always Been
toughest Of Sports for Five Hun
dred Years-Shin Kicking Approved.
President Roosevelt's attempt to
bring about a revision In the rules Of
the gridiron sport that 1t may be
played with less risk to the lives and
limbs OF the contestants is after all
but a revival Of the caustic COM
ments of at least two English SOW.
ereigns who beat the President on
the revision business by several hum
dred years. Football is one OF the
oldest OF all the English pastimes, and
IL IS even believed that the Greeks
and Romans had similar game.
Ever since 1t first made Its appear
ance 1t has been characterized by ex-
treme roughnesS and has been the
subject Of denuncia tons on the part
Of those who cared more for their
own safety and that OF the players
than for the final score.
AS early as 1914 football had be-
come SO popular In London as a street
game and attracted So many disord
erly spectators that the staid old mer-
chants entered a vigorous protest
King Edward III was on the throne
then and wasted no time dining the
football coaches or arguing about
the matter. He issued a proclama
ton in which he said:
"Forasmuch as there Is great noise
in the city caused by hustlIng, over
large balls from which many evils
might arise, which God forbid, we
command and forbid on the half of
the King. on pain OF Imprisonment,
such games to be used in the city In
the future"
This terse and ominous declaration
forestalled by more .Aan five hundred
years the American legislators who
have come to the front in the past de-
cade with bills to make football Il
legal In their States.
The sport may be rough and un-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1905-12-08

tie attention then as now, for in 14o1
we ind another act in which flute
halle and collie" were roasted to a
turn and prohibited under severe
penalties.
The unregenerate Of Scotland were
much given to playing football on
Sunday. At first 1t interfered with
the practice Of archery on the Sew
enth Day. and later, when the Sab
batarian movement had acquired
prominence. it kept people away from
church.s In 1891 we find the town
council OF Edinburgh strictly forbid
ding the playing OF matches on the
Sabbath.
Not only was the game itself
rough, but 1t attracted great con-
courses Of people who were willing
at all times to jump in with clubs
and other weapons and resent un-
some reason Shrove Tuesday was the
responding to what Thanksgiving Day
used to be in this country. On this
day the crowds swurmed out to the
green's and, from the descriptions we
have, their conduct before and after
the games would have made the wild
nights a few years ago in the New
York Tenderloin after a big game In
that city look like q Sunday School
picnic.
Was q Reign of Terror.
They marched around with much
shouting and cheering, chasing the
city watchmen up and down alleys
and beating them right merrily. Pass
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took q hand in the game because Of
the injuries with which II was at
tended was King James !. He was
a patron Of sport and believed in his
progeny getting plenty Of excitement,
but he baked at football 1t was too
much trouble to raise IN heir to
have him twisted into q pretzel just
about the time he might be useful in
holding down the throne. James told
his son to run along and have a good
time with the boys. In fact, he wrote
down certain precepts for the young
mans guidance. but il the coach had
asked Prince Charles to 'come out
for the eleven" he would have been
met with the familiar parental OBJ
lection Of the present day, which
King James expressed as follows
"From this count I debar all such
rough and violent exercise as the foot
ball. meeter for tanning than making
able the users thereof"
Interfered With Archery.
Football has always had a tendency
| to run foul Of the law. Its original
| OF prospective soldiers on from arch
cry, but In this Il had ~ q side part
ncr the eminent1y peaceful and gen
tie game OF golf. In 1857 . Scottish
act was passed In which the two
sports were condemned In language
AZ vigorous ~ that used by some Of
on college presidents On the same
-rct, because they occupied too
much OF the time Of the husky men
who might havebeen learning The 6ne1
points Of how to send m arrow
through the breast plnto Of m In
giish invader. Tia plaints of tt
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