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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-07
SELMA FAIR WILL
 BE OPENED TODAY Social Feature Promises to be Interesting FEDERAL. COURT OPENS First Session Ever Held In Selma Be- gins With Judge Toumin Presld-
 ing-other News of
 Selma.

Selma. November 6.-(Special) )-Every- thing is practically ready for the opening of the Central Alabama fair tomorrow The exhibits are about all in and will he ready by noon tomorrow. The state exhibit is in place and J. c. Adams of the department of agriculture Is here in charge. He will be assisted by capt. w. M Selden, also of the department. AL p:3O tomorrow morning there will be parade headed by Memolps band, which will furnish the music during the fair. At the fair grounds Mayor Atkins will make an address and declare the fair open.
 The enthusiasm of the fair Is apparent everywhere. on the streets, in the shops. and hotels everybody is making ready for the entertainment.
 When the people of the canebrake un- dertake an enterprise whether for profit or pleasure 1t is family affair, and the splendor of old time hospitality and cordial welcome, unite in making success. The buildings have been put in perfect condition; the lower floor is filled with merchants displays, and novelties; the agricultural department occupies one en- tire side, and is decorated with artistic taste. MT. O'ConAer is an expert In that line and Just over the sign of agricultural exhibits hangs the hams of plenty, shap- ed from cotton and laden with the fruits of the soil Many of the exhibitors and concessions have come from the Birming- ham fair.
 The woman's department occupies the upper floor, and displays the arts of wo- men from all over Alabama with a big representation from Birmingham.
 Mrs. R. B. Broyle of Woodlawn. who made an exquisite display of fruits, pre- serves, jelles, cordials, catsups and canned goods at the Alabama State fair, and also furnished similar exhibits for the state exhibit is on hand with her exhibition in this city. The grounds are filled with tents, and lunch stands, the Hot Sands are here, and the varieties of entertainment along this line assures fun for everybody.
 Many horses are here; the race track is in fair condition; the horse show will be put on here and people for miles around from their homes in the praries. are coming and the moonlight drives will be. features that have been planned for the adjacent townspeople. The day before the opening points to interesting events In this unfinished condition the outlook is bright. we can only see success from Beginning to finish.
 A fair in this district is a social event and brings out the best the country af- lords. Old friends and new ones shake hands joyfully, and are glad the time has come and speak of plans for another year. and what Brother Jones must raise on his lawlands and the pumpkins and peas from the black belt
 First Session of Court Held.
 The first session of a United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-07

The Gawk Engraving Co. makes the pe.+ c,its. Phone Peoples 27e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-07
Postoffice Appointments.

Washington, November 6.-(Special.)- Postmasters appointed: Hardwick, St. Clair county, James M. Mize; Pruitton, Lauderdale county, Thomas L. Pruitt.
 Rural routes ordered established Jan- uary 2: Dutton, Jackson county, route 1, population 420, houses S4; Henagar, De- Kalb county. route l, population 6l0 houses 122; Inverness, Bullock county, route 2, population 5aO, houses 12s; Jude, DeKalb county route 1, population 555, houses Ill.
 Rural carriers appointed. Cullman. route 5, Homer J. Woods carrier, Perry s. Duckworth substitute; Glenwood, route 1, Heman Allen carrier. Charles Pearson substitute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-07
HUNTSVILLE EAGER
 FOR THE NEW ROAD
Proposition Accepted for Construction of Line From Nashville to Pen
 sacoIa Via Huntsville.

Huntsville November 6-(Special 1.-The business men of Huntsville have accepted the proposition of the Nashville and Huntsville railroad and J. H. Connor, president of the company, states that the work of grading the first and second di- visions of the road will begin in Hunts vile within thirty days.
 r,he first division extends from Hunts vile to Nashville, while the second goes from Huntsville to Anniston, where through traffic arrangements have been made for entrance into Birmingham. The purpose of the company Is to nave trunk line extending from NashVllie to Pensacola.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-07
Tuscaloosa to Have Carnival.

Tuscaloosa, November 6.-tspecial' ')-Ihe managers and performers connected with the carnival company that will snow III Tuscaloosa during the current week nave arrived In the city, and are pusny eh- gagged in locating tent sites and making other preparations for the week or a,,i,, run. The board of aldermen, upon the hlins of a petition by the storekeepers on the street. granted the right to the carnlval company to place their tents on Greens boro avenue, between Broad ana oeVeh'l, T streets. This is busy part or town, anu 1T will nresent an unusually gay appear ance during this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-07
Died of Heart Failure.

Anniston, November 6.-(special.)-P. w. A. Deese. a prosperous farmer and well known citizen of Cleburne county fell dead in his yard Wednesday evening. The cause of MT. Deese's death was heart trouble. He was 55 years of age, and is survived by a wife and several children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-07
Anniston Man Drops Dead.

Anniston November G. Especially = Charles c. Powell of 1923 Mulberry ave- nue, dropped dead at 8 o'clock Saturday evening while seated in the dining room of his home in conversation with his wife, the cause undoubtedly being heart failure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-07

friends at the convict board and put in the time having a look at the situation. He expresses pleasure at the way he found things.
 The state railroad commission will meet tomorrow for the November session. To- day was the regular day, but President Conner was down for a speech at Rus sellyille and had it put off one day.
 Dr. William M. Owen and wife, son, Wellington and daughter, Caroline, of Jefferson county, spent Sunday and part of Monday with the son of the couple, Dr. Thomas M. Owen, director of the depart ment of Archives Ss History, en route to Florida for the winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-07
\ GOOD DOCTOR. A GOOD PRESCRIPIIoa.

The best prescription for rundown, Hired out people. half sick from consti- patton, indigestion, dyspepsia, kidney
 trouble and bladder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-07
c,oneI Mocorvey to Lecture.

Tuscaloosa, November 6.-(Speclal)- Col. T. c. McCoryey of the chalr or history and economies at the university has received an invitation to deliver his address on the war poets of the south before the students of the Alabama NOT nal scbool at Troy. This address is one renlete with historical facts and general information, and is also literary product of unusual taste. The Troy school Is for tunate in being able to get Colonel Me Corvey to address them. and they have quite a treat in store for them on the 11th. the date of the lecture.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

Wagner, the composer. at one time
became afflicted with headaches and
determined TO have his hair cut. He
accordingly arranged with barber TO
perform the operation on a certain day.
That worthy resolved TO make a good
thing of it and Informed all his Gus
toners of Wagner's impending sacri-
fee. Most of them paid him certain
sum down In advance to make sure of
lock of the great musicians hair. To
the BARRIERS horror Nine. Wagner SUI
perintended the cutting and when il
was over appropriated the whole or
the coveted locks. The barber. In de
spair, confessed that he had sold them
many times over, whereupon madam
suggested that her butcher had hair
very much like Wagner's. And the
story goes that that night half Ores
den slept with the butchers hair un.
der it's pillow.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11
A Great Painter. BEGINNING.

Sir Thomas Lawrence was one of
the great portrait painters in England.
His parents were poor, his father be-
Ing a country innkeeper One day
Lord Shaftesbury's father and mother
stopped at the inn, having their young
er son, the future lord, with them. In
conversation the innkeeper spoke of
the genius of his boy in drawing and
wished them to test it by picture of
their son. They assented. thinking TO
crafty fathers pride, but not look
ing for any evidence of superior talent.
The boy came in modestly, with chalk
and paper and in few minutes had
drawn picture of their son on which
the parents looked with wonder. They
recognized the genius and the promise
OF future greatness and befriended the
young artist, giving him the help need
ed to develop his wonderful gift.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11
BEGINNING TO SPREAD
r.
TRANSFERS STRIKE AT CHICAGO
GETTING AWAY FROM CON.
Troll OF LEADERS.

Chicago, May s-The Transfers
strike situation seems to be getting
away from the control of international
President Shea Of the Teamsters'
motherhood and his associates on the
general strike committee. Sympathetic
strikes. threatening to involve varied
interests, have been precipitated by
the rank and fls; more are hanging
FIRE and q feeling of restlessness per.
vades the hourly gatherings OF str!k-
err. Employers. with their teaming
forces greatly augmented and with an
abundance of police and deputy sheriff
protection, increased the traffic in the
down town streets TO almost normal
conditions, sent wagons boldly into
the outlying districts with department
store deliveries and sprang a coup by
an offer that tempts many owners of
teams to turn over their wagons and
horses to the Employers leaning
company. The offer is:
1--WE will pay 500 month for each
team, the company TO furnish a COM
petent driver and feed the horses
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

A Hindoo poem enumerates 800 pur-
poses to which the Palmyra palm alone
Is put Among other things 1t supplies
paper for writing upon, an intoxicat-
Ing drink called ''toddy," large guam
titles Of sugar fruit and vegetable
for the table when the plants are
young. Palm wine is also obtained
from the juice Of the sage palm, which
yields excellent sugar candy when boil
ed. The pith Of the trunk forms
large part Of the food of the natives
in many parts Of India. Ropes. brush
es and brooms are manufactured from
the fber of the leaf stalks.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

The Chesapeake famous for her en-
counter with the British ship Shan
non In the war OF 1912, is still in ex-
istence. When she was captured by
the British she was taken to England
by her captor, Sir Philip Broke, and
some years later her timbers were
sold. The purchaser was a miller in
Wiskham. and when he pulled down
his old mill he built a new one from
the timbers Of the Chesapeake. Many
Of these timbers still have the marks
Of the Shannon's grapeshot, and in,
some places the shots are still to be.
seen deeply imbedded In the pitch pine.
If the builder who made this ship.
knew that its timbers were being used
In mill which is making money for
subject Of Great Britain there is no
doubt that he would at least try to rise
from his grave to right the wrong.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11
rhe Rriton and wn.hinx.

We have come 10 look upon water as
meant primarily to wash in. as an aid
to ablution rather than "A thing of beau.
ty. A story of Somersetshire peas
ant will illustrate what we mean. The
individual in question had never Sc, n
the sea until he was taken to Weston
super Mare on 'choir treat excur.
sion. Naturally the vicar, the curate
and the rest OF the tenors. trebles and
basses as soon as the esplanade was
reached gathered around 10 see how
the first sight of the ocean would strike
the natural man. Will ID he believed
that the words struck from him by the
view of 1.-The unfurrowed deep lying
In vast expanse before his eyes We're
these: IF I'd known what her We're
like, I'd have brought down a bit OF
soap and had good wash The iron,
or, rather, the soap, had entered so
deeply into his soul that he could only
conceive the sea as huge washing
place.-London Spectator
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11
BANQUET AT DENVER.
President Entertained by Prominent
Men of Colorado.

Denver, May 9.-The entertainment
of President Roosevelt by the citizens
of Denver was a fitting conclusion of
a day of royal welcome as he journey
ed over the state of Colorado from
Glenwood Springs. All the towns along
the Denver and Rio Grande railway,
over which the presidential train trsv-
eled, centered their population at the
stations to greet the president, and
every evidence of hearty good will was
seen and heard. The browning event
came Mt night In the form of ban
quet rendered President Roosevelt by
the Denver Chamber of Commerce at
the Brown Palace hotel. This was
perhaps the most sumptuous affair
ever held in the state and the presi-
dent was visibly pleased by the pic
ture that unfolded itself to his eyes
as he entered the banquet hall.
Every thing known to the decorators
art was called into use to embellish
the commodious hall. The menu was
perfect. The banquet began at s
o'clock and continued until IL, when
the president was escorted to his pri-
vate car Rocket" where he almost
Immediately retired to await his de-
parture for Chicago at a. m.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11
.OYAMA is PREPARED
JAPANESE COMMANDER READY
TO ASSUME THE OFFENSIVE
ON A LARGE SCALE.

Tenghushshieng, Manchuria, May 6.
Field Marshal Oyama seems ready
to assume the offensive ON large
scale and activity already has begun
against General Linevitch's left. This
may be the prelude to another general
battle. The Japanese have concen-
trated heavy columns on the Lao river
and their advance divisions have been
in contact with the Russians, who are
holding the main road from Fakoman
to Bashienchen.
On Thursday the Japanese cavalry
suddenly attacked a Cossack division
In overwhelming force. compelling the
latter to retire. Then, supported by in
fantry, the Japanese advanced and
drove the Russian infantry out of the
village OF Palitoun.
A Russian accommodating party
twenty miles further west fell into an
ambush and all except five we're killed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

Don't think because you see nc
advertisements Of grocery stores or
dry goods houses in the Reporter
and Farmer that there are no insti.
tutions where these kinds of goods
are handled right here in Webster.
We publish this fact for the benefit
of our readers for we know they can
get better goods and better terms
right here at home than they can Of
Montgomery Ward or Sears, Robuck
" Co. Some of our merchants, how
ever, save three cents on a thousand
by getting their printing done in St.
Louis. Get everything you have to
have but your printing in Webster.
The printers are good fellows -"
synonymous with a certain kind of
fools who don't know any better
than to keep on boosting" instead
OF putting money in their pocket by
taking few department store adver-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

The construction crew on tae Nil
wankse read which is putting in the
new iron in Grant county contribu-
tei five dollars a piece for some
prairie chickens shot last week. If
aast certain Grant county justice had
the proper spirit in the protection Of
fine game Of the state il would have
cost them q whole ln more. When
q justice gets chance at riolators
Of the game laws be should give
them the limit.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11
ADMIRAL RoJgsTvENskY cRuls-
ING OUTSIDE OF FRENCH
NEUTRAL WATERS.
Nebosatoff's Division Appears or the
Port Of saigon, indo-china, and 10
Informed OF the Main Fleets Where
sbouts by q Scout ship-Junetion Of
the Tive sauadrens q Mere Cues
tion Of Hours.
tIon Of Hours.

Paris. May 10.-A dispatch from Sal
gon TO the Petit Journal says:
Nebogatoff's squadron appeared at
daybreak on May twenty miles OF
Care St James, preparing to ascend
the river to Saigon, where the com
mander expected TO find the necessary
orders for efecting iunCtir~ Ni.h 70
jestvensky and revictda..a h heet.
He was hailed AT sea sat be-
longing to the Russian Set ,aa "a life
squadron, which communicated TO him
Frances desire that the junction OF
the Russian squadrons should occur
outside of Indo-Cninese waters. Ne
bogatoIf then disappeared on the open
sea, sailing toward the Second squad
ron, which doubtless is awaiting OFF
the AMMAN coast.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

The elephants Of Burma, in India,
are used for a variety of purposes.
Throughout the day they work steadily
AZ laborers in carrying the great TIM
bers from place to place. single ele-
plant doing the work. It Is estimated.
Of a score Of men. Their great diver
sion In hours OF rest Il bathing. and
they take their baths IN curious way
The keeper takes bis place on the back
Of an elephant and thus placed makes
2 tour Of Z great lake Or river, the
huge animal swimming under him At Z
surprising rata while ~ e kept high
and dry above water.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

"Gosh all hemiockv snorted Uncle
silas, backing away from the door.
"what Is the trouble. sirY' queried
the footman.
II thought was gittin' in tn ball
room, an come within one of buttin'
right in thar to tn ladies' dressin'
room"
s'That is not the ladies' dressing
ROOM treasured the footman. 1T is
the ballroom" -Houston Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11
ISAAC PERRY ACQUITTED.
Found Net Guilty Of Setting Fire to
Plant at Hegewich, III.

Plant at Hegewich, III.
Chicago, May Isaac Perry, VINO
has been on trial charged with having
set fire to the Chicago Car and Loco
motive plant at Hegewich. H., TO Sc
cure the insurance money on the plant,
was acquitted by jury in Judge kers-
tens court during the day. The jury
was out only ten minutes. The car
AMI locomotive works, which were
burned down several months ago, had
been shut down for some time. Mr..
Perry, who was president OF the Ma
tional Bank of North America, was
also an officer of the Hegewich con
Germ. The bank of which Mr.. Perry
was an officer had loaned the concern
several hundred thousand dollars and
Mr.. Perry was charged with setting
FIRE to the plant to secure the insur-
snce money TO meet the claim OF the
bank
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

and cold blooded murders. There
is always hope now with the muir
derer that if he is detected in his
crime he will receive a penitentiary
sentence, and if this hope is realized
it is followed by another of future
pardon. We would make the muir.
derer absolutely without hope by
hanging him on conviction.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

Some Time since President Roose-
velf stated that never again would he
be candidate for the office Of pres
idenlt 0f the United Strses. One Of
the members Of the Omaha Bee staff
does not understand the president
nor the English language, so the
president had to make IL plain to
him again this week. The Bee now
understands that Roosevelt is not
playing TO the galleries nor for polit-
ieal capital. He is making his fight
against the railroads and the trusts
of the country solely In the interests
of the people.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

The mayor of Chicago and the
governor of lliiaois are living exam
Piles OF the fact that there are
weak men in both parties. Either
of these men could have put a stop
to she riCsing * Chicago long ere
khN hsd they been anything but
E:si1e- lipered political towards.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

IL president Grover Cleveland is
nUx BeirE mentioned as the next
presidsnf oi the Equitable Life
Assurance company. Should he be
chosen M. Cleveland win receive
just twice the salary he was paid for
managing tiat affairs Of the whole
United States. This is one case
where a part is greater than the
whole.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

Several Of the states OF the north
west by Legislative enactments last
winter dealt some very severe blows
to the bucket shops" and the
supreme court of the United States
followed them by complete knock
cat" Monday.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11
REPORTED BY LlNEWTcH.
Official Version Of Recent Raid of Tor
pedo Boats.

St. Petersburg, May General
Linsvitch, in dispatch to the EN-
peror, gives the Russian Official YER
sion of the recent raid made by Rus
sian torpedo boat destroyers from
vladivostok. He says Captain Baron
Raden, while accommodating the coasts
of Japan with torpedo notilla, burned
Japanese schooner two miles of
Cape Soutsouki and put the crew
ashore and also captured another
schooner fifteen miles of the Japanese
coast. After removing nine of her
crew Captain Raden sent the prize to
vladivostok.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

1t is the duty Of every citizen Of
Webster to attend the meeting at the
opera house May 10 and assist in
the preparations for the proper
observance of Decoration Day.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-11

The Minneapolis newspapers had
better head off the tendency on the
part of Minnesota murderers to plead
guilty or they will run out of mater
ial for scare heads for their yellow
pages