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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
Florida Filling Up.

Slowly Florida is filling up and the crowd at Palm Beach is lolling on the sands, looking at cake walks, In at the swimming pool and taking excursions and giving luncheons on the lake The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have been there about two weeks. J. Harry Smith will shortly take a large party to Florida. There will be several Wander. bilt parties to Florida in the latter part of this month MT. and Mrs. H. Nick Twomby and MT. and Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt will be among those who will be among those who will travel In tilai direction. Col. John Jacob Astor leave, shortly for the south and Palm Beach will be his destination. MT. and Mrs George Gould spent fortnight at time at their place in North Carolina, where there Is excellent shooting. At presen they are in town, but they usually gs down to Lakewood for the week end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
Charge as He Remembered 1t.

From the Albany Journal.
 Judge Brady had a colored maa befor, him in the police court and he asked hin when he had been arrested before. Tn, fellow scratched his head thought a moment and then said ''Ah think 1t wa about year ago, Jedge."
 What was the charger" asked ths court.
 After thinking a while the prlsonei looked up and said: "Ah'm not quit, shuah. but An t'ink 1t was tree dollahs yer honor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
Letting Him of Easy.
From Modern Societv.

Y TUTI NUutff oOCItIy.
 Patient-Great scottl Doctor. that's an awful bill for one weeks treatment.
 Physician-My dear fellow. if you knew what an interesting case yours was and how strongly I was tempted to le. 1t go to a post-mortem you wouldn't crumble at a bill three times as big as this.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
Both.

From the Chicago Tribune
 Ben Davis. after much experimenting. had succeeded at last in evolving the apple that bears his name
 This" he said. as he tasted 1t. Will make Missouri either famous or infamous and I don't care durn WHICH
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
tcontInued from Fourteenth Page)

steps crep down the silent but which harsh through the empty house Homes oo4Se @ through the gloom saw the vague out stood for instant then he crep forward @ had his spring before realized ha he h had % h0 dow softly noey raised @ for for half foot As onga he m @ by the dusty glass e @ n % @ n %e shown @ e thin projecting high bald forehead and huge grzed mus % Ing shon through his open Oecoa His His han face but he laid down upon the drew bulky object and he which ended 0aa unon ponP S S o m n 0 and all his strength lever with the result he there came ong w held his hand d., was sass sort nO of Then crouohng dowa and saw R ons Sp droop hs Se S s no sight rigid motionless his finger the h1d trigger rere was sa % a g s ane like back hurled him flat upon his face n Holmes by the throat but struck him the head M with @ the @ butt @ % shrf whistle There was form with one paclothes "Tbat vouL Lestrade?"
 Yes MT Holmes took the job myself It's good to see you back
 think little unofficial help Three pndetected % mur dsrs one year won't d0 B S Ou @ panSsa % @ MG ry w Already loierers had be collect Holmes stepped up to the window closed the had Ta 5 v at ss o n %sya the
 
 was tremendously vle which With the & above @ and the jaw of M sn op for evil But me cou not look upon Toopns egnoa @ or % upon the sdng ne psneat but his eyes fixed upon hend musterns you clever clever 5s @ Da1 n rs ne son4 s snt % SaTs with those atten nons as % aS on @ hn aEe above f Friend ke man in trance You cunning cunning hendl" was a that he could say
 n Sebastian n nds s1sp Sce AF%y and ns h Colonel saying that your bag of tigers still re-
 n9ans na @ m %s Rs s @P hn Ria saf'ss eyes ana '''as '.'' ~, ''.ss shikari very familiar Have not S for yns Se a M bng your r This empty my yeu s. possibly m ss ss ns nkv gpns % your These" he around "are other with sPasl ss . % ags but s the con T confess that you and and q @ nh @ you haS operating @ With that % exception s cs1 ss sa.d,ss expected
 You have just for arresn me- said he of this person in in Well enough said Iesrade "0hns further picked the powerful argun from the hoor and was An admirable unique weapon the blind German mechanic who have the 
 Iesrad nd also the
 You trustu to olooka Lestrade, say = to askw prefer?"
 sir? Why of course the attempted murder of Mr. Sherlock
 I the at all and Ss, h credit s ga s aTrs ymxtur of audacity him Got Homes?'
 
 onourable Adair
 
 No the 30h And from think that half an hour in study cigar aTord profitable amusement ,roldc Ia through os Mvcrot tered saw truean were all chemical
 
 of reference which of fellow citizens
 
 pipe the Persian slipper which contained the oaccoal
 
 
 
  rnby draped the illusion the street perfect.
 said Holmes. went to 1t on my knees told me"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12

Excellent thing we'll Did you observe where the bullet went?'
 Yes beautiful pus TOT It passed the wall picked it from the
 Holmes held "A revolver bullet as you perceive would to ind sueh thing fired from airgun All right Mrs Hudson am much 0ongea you Tn your og there several which should like to discuss
 
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The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-04
More Orient News.

Fort Worth, April PC. II.
Webster, chief engineer, Thomas
Trammell, treasurer and G. l..
McCaulley, vice-president of the
Panhandle q Gulf, the Texas
company of the Orient road, were
in Fort Worth yesterday. Mr..
Webster was here for the purpose
of engaging additional men for
the tracklaying work now i'll pro-
gress north of Sweetwater. In all
about twelve miles have been put
down and the work will be pushed
as rapidly as men can do it from
now on.
Vice President Nc Caulley states
that it is the present plan of the
Orient to begin at once grading
on the line from Sweetwater to
san Angelo and the road hopes to
have the tracks laid within the
next eighteen months and to have
trains in operatson by that time.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-04
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
Continued from First Page

subscribers to the bonus ara to
pGy half of the amoW t pledged
when the X. c., NJ. 81 D., is in
OPERATION between San Angelo
al,I Sweetwater and the other
hSI if when the road is completed
from San Angelo to Kansas City.
THE committees are now at
work and should be given all the
Substance possible to push what
they are doing. Work on the
rohd between San Angelo and
Sweetwater will begin within
SIXTY DAYS after signing the con-
trdct and the contract cannot be
signed until the money is sub
sci ibed.
There are good many new
COZ ners in San Angelo who will be
bel fitted very much by the
col ming of the Orient. The sub
sciIption committee held an adj
journed session at / 80 Saturday
to discuss this matter. The COM
mittee will see the gentlemen who
wefe not here when the old list
wab made up. The more these
-pedp.a give the-quicker the bonus
wifi be raised and-the sooner We
will have the Orient.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-04
Touring in an Auto.

Messrs. II. II. Cromer and son
d. r. Cromer, arrived in San An
CELLO Tuesday morning in an auto
mobile in which they had come
across country from FIT. Worth.
Mrs. D. r. Cromer and sister,
Miss Nora Richardson and party,
arrived a little later in wagon.
Messrs. Cromer have a seven
horse power Rambler automobile
and headed for the Concho coun-
try from FIT. Worth to spend the
summer camping, hunting and
fishing.
Mr.. D. r. Cromer is member
of the firm of Cromer Bros, a
prominent jewelry firm of Fort
Worth.
In an interview with Press
representative Mr.. Cromer gave
an account of their trip from
Fort Worth here. He said they
had been on the road three weeks
and two days. The wet weather
was a little hard on them as he
said 1--WE were four hours getting
this automobile out of one mud
hole" Mr.. Cromer said they ex-
pected to spend the summer with
in radius of twenty miles of San
Angelo and would be in town
quite often after sup will ap' gu,
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-04
THE END.

Bad blood and indigestion are
deadly enemies TO good health.
Burdock Blood Bitters destroys
them.
Judge e. r. Meek and family
returned to their home i'll FIT.
Worth Friday.
A little life may be sacrificed
to a sudden attack of Group, if
YOU don't have DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil on hand for the emer-
gency.
United States ATTORNEY w. IL.
Atwell, Marshal Geo. H. Green,
Chief Deputy Marshal i. i.
Farris. Court Stenographer Geo,
w. Parker and Clerk J. II. Finks
returned to Dallas Friday after
the short Federal court session III
San Angelo.
Neglected colds make fat
graveyards." DR.. Woods Nor
way pine syrup helps men ahc
women to a happy, vigorous ole
age.
General Livestock Agent j. |
Conway, Of the Santa Fe, was il
San Angelo several days las
week.
Terrible plaques, those itching
Fostering diseases of the skin
Put an end to misery. Doan'
Ointment cures. At any druI
store.
Ike Funk was in from Ardel
Friday.
Big shipment Of Screel
Doors at Smith G Robertson''
Lowest prices in town. 14'
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-04
A Greater San Angelo.

The frame work on the new
Methodist church has been put III
position and work IS gong right
along. The structure begins to
show up now a bit. The delay of
BRICK for the walls continues,
workmen using them up much
faster than they arrive. Con-
tractor Gafford is personally
experimenting the work and but
for the lack of material the
building would be much nearer
completion.
Work on the inside of the new
First National Bank building is
going right on. Within another
month this handsome building
will have been completed and the
bank will have moved in. Presi-
dent Webb IS much gratiiied with
the progress being made, and
while the contract called for o."
earlier completion of tSTGe;r
ing, tho -sfcerC-0f th.hIAiSS~
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-04

suddenly rose In front, which, slight as
1t was, was quite unmistnknble to ears
trained to listening. Some one was un'
locking the front door.
Naturally thought 1t to be Mr., Jef-
frey returning for second visit to his
wife's house, and, knowing what
might expect If he surprised me on the
premises, restored the book hastily
to its place and as hastil blew out the
candle. Then, with every intention of
fight, l backed toward the door by
which had entered. But some I'm
pulse stronger than that of escape
made me stop just before | reached 1t.
/ could see nothing-the place was DARK
as Tophet-but could listen. The per-
son-Mr. Jeffrey or some other-was
coming my way, and in perfect dark
ness. | could hear the faltering steps
the fingers dragging along the walls;
then q rustic as Of skirts, proving the
intruder to be woman-a fact when
greatly surprised me-then long
drawn sigh or gasp.
This last determined me. The stu
alton was too intense for me to leave
without first learning who the woman
was who in terror and shrinking dared
to drag her half resisting feet through
these empty halls and into place
cursed with such unwholesome mem
cries I did not think of Veronica. NO
one looks for butterfly In the depths
of q dungeon. But did think OF MISS
| Tuttle-that woman of resolute Will
without attempting to imagine the
reason for her presence, | stood my
ground and hardened till the heavy
mahogany door at the other end OF
the room began to swing In by Jerks
under the faint and tremulous push OF
terrified hand. Then there came
sience-a long silence-followed by
moan so agonzed that realized tina
whatever was the cause OF this painting
woman's presence here, 1t was due t.
no mere errand Of curiosity. Thu
whetted my purpose. Anything dom
in this house was in way done to me
30 / remained quiet and watched. Bu
the sounds which now and then cam'
from the remote corner upon whicl
my attention was concentrated wer'
very eloquent.
~ heard signs and bitter groans, witt
now and then murmured prayer
broken by low wailing, In which
caught the name of Francis. And still
possibly on account Of the utterance
this name, thought the woman nea
me to be Miss futile, and even wen
2 SO far as to imagine the cause OF he
3 suffering If not the nature OF her r.
! tribution. Words succeeded cries an
= | caught phrases eXpressI 'e OF Tea
d and some sort of agonlzed hesitation
e Once these broken CALCULATIONS wei
t interrupted by a dull SQUAD. Som
n thing had dropped to the bare FOO
g We shall never know what 1t was, b'
( have no doubt that 1t was the pistc
and that the marks of dust to be -four
II on the connecting ribbon were mac
@ by her own fingers in taking II again
|. her hand. CYou Will remember tn
(. these same fingers had but a few mi
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-04

der tho suspicion OF murder for Eve
weeks is one which not only the law
has n right to punish, but which all So
clety will condemn. Henceforth you
will find yourself under ban, MI.
Moore" Time amply verified this
prophecy. Mr.. Moore is living in great
style in the Moore house and drives
horses which are conspicuous even In
Washington, but no one accepts his
invitations, and he Is as much Of re-
cluse In his present mansion as he ever
was In the humble cottage In which his
days of penury were spent.
My story ends here. The matter new
err came before the grand jury. Suicide
had been proved, and there the araii
rested
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-04
GRADING CONTRACT LET
Work on Orient Grade Between San
Angelo and Sweetwater viii
Begin at Early Date.

FIT. Worth, May 1.-Johu p.
Hughes Of this city has secured n
contract to construct the Orient
from San Angelo to Sweetwater, n
distance of ninety miles. Twenty
miles Of this distance has already
been graded Tracklaving is un-
der way north from Sweetwater to
Knox City, ninety miles. twenty
two miles OF which have already
been laid to Snyder, Fisher coun-
ty, and the steel has been pur-
chased for the entire ninety miles
and is ell route to Sweetwater.
The bridge across the Clear Fork
of the Brazos will be put in soon,
after which construction north to
Red River will be pushed. The
road will cross the Denver Road at
Diaz, two and one-half miles ep''
of Chilacothe. 1t will crosr-
River at the mouth of Saith.
and will croSs.the Roe solitude f
Lone.AEmg a very pretty theory Z
sas sf on a scrap Of paper tore =,
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-04

struggle. "Rudge, go back to your
place. When you are wanted In the
courtroom l will let you know
The smile with which he said this
was sarcastic enough, but 1t was sar-
casm directed mainly against himself
We were not surprised when, after
some sharp persuasion on the part OF
the major, he launched into the fol
lowing recital of his secret relation 10
what he called the last tragedy ever
likely to occur in the Moore family.
II never thought 1t wrong to be GU
rious about the old place; never
thought 1t wrong to be curious about
its mysteries. ! only considered II
wrong, or at all events III judged, TO
annoy Veronica in regard to them. or
to trouble her In any way about the
means by which | might effect an en-
trance into its walls. So | took the
one that offered and said nothing.
~ have visited the old house many
times during my sojourn in this little
cottage. The last time was, az one OF
your number has so ably discovered
on the most memorable night In its
history; the one in which Mrs. Jeffrey's
remarkable death occurred there. The
interest reused in me by the uneX-
pected recurrence OF the old fatality at.
tending the library Learthstone reached
Its elimination when ! perceived one
night the CLINT of candle burning In
the southwest chamber, did not
know who was responsible for this
light, but | strongly suspected 1t to be
Mr.. Jeffrey, for who else would dare
to light a candle in this disused house
without first seeing that all the shut
tiers were fast?
, IL did not dislike Mr., Jeffrey or ques
, ton his right to do this Nevertheless
, ! was very angry. Though allied to
, Moore, he was not one himself, and thu
difference in our privileges affected ms
, strongly; consequently | watched I'll
2 he came out and upon positively rec
. ognizing his figure vowed In my wratl
p" md jealous indignation to visit tn
eT 6" house myself on the following nigh
- make one final attempt to learl
informalcret which would again make IN
yself the equal of this man.
II Agent, pperlor.
Agent' early when | went; indeed
'iSS N7'H'' y" - dark, but, knowing tn
=. -. S###9tssss..5Ss s sss sps the dar "a
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-04
ITO Iio TO mKooI KoIorado. -

The San Angelo Press offe
some young lady in Tom Gree
RuEnells, Coke, Sterling, Reaga
Crockett, Irion, Sutton, Schleic
er, Concho or Menard counties
fred trip to Colorado together wi
S25l00 per week expense mon
fori, period of two weeks. La
spring the Press held a SIM
Contest and one which was a
successful. Over 10000 voted
cast. Miss Mamie Norton too
Angelo spent two weeks aunt
great Worlds Fair at St. and
a, result and Miss Myrteher in
the same city recovering or
scholarship in the ae'y con
Training School. ono Thought
Kolorado Kontest 'n mo i inr wns
by the Press will e TO:
period of two m was buried I'M
ticket to Denvlace. How's that,
be ready for ind William
lst eg Mherad not before noted
Tor evil near the front door. He
the sued at this and placed
orado. I'm in the superintendent
Out os from the same source
not handyiously received and ap.
For everIe this very question.
r;,>+;o 1t learned that the man
not the one who kept
'stor,'o gun Aosso, but his brother Will
nam, Shnltefterward died in Klondike,
is Wallace whose death you are in
, ,stigating,"
N what snarl is herew asked the
- 'or
~ think | understand" ! ventured
at in. Her husband was the one
sn the road by the brother who
Sred into camp for aid, He was
AK MANTLE weaker of the two.
said-and probably died, while
,llace, after seemingly collapsing, re-
gered. This last she did not know.
aving failed to read the whole OF the
newspaper slip which told about IL
and so when she saw some one with
the Pfeiffer air and figure and was
told later that NJ, Pfeiffer was wait.
ing to see her sbo INK II for granted
that it was h@2afe La oehey TMe
positively I"a.tl ety. n FOrmeFl,,lace pged to
look mo SAN AN-ccMf time
'ESTrds
RAINS 'e
Capital Stock PaltI, ~ rae a,
==-=7=z======= SOLICITS YOUR PA
Interest Paid on Deposits, Exchar
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-04

See Dougherty's wall paper.
Remember we will pay you the
top of the market for your hides
and furs. H. H, Sigman & Co.
EVERYTHING in the hardware
line at Hagelstein Co,
Good screen doors cheap at
Smith G Robertson's. l4tf
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-04
Business

q the short reply
~ ~ ddoore gave mp the
terest in the
A laYonder
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-16
Trunks

FF Inspect, get prices and we will down any compel
itor in this line. Just received a new lot of ladies
Rain Coats, in light tan and oxfords.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-16
Clothing Going
Shoes

We will not mention, but ask for an ins
and you will readily see that we have beer
the business, if empty shelves tell the tale.
ordering out daily different lines from ~factorie
we bought ahead very early in the Fall and
quantities, which enables us to give you full
of old prices, and of the very best COW Leaf
is manufactured into shoes.
twenty-five Bed Springs, your choice for
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines a
cost, and they are going like scared rabbits,
and make your purchase while they last as
only a few on hand.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-16
N. B.--Bargain Counter.

Just walk up and name the price-ladies' Skirts,
Furs, children's Jackets, breakfast Shawls, childrens
Leggins, knit Skirts, baby Caps, and 90 pairs ladies'
button and lace Shoes-Drew-Selby brand-thev very
best that is made, and lots of other bargains that we
cannot mention, but we ask all bargain seekers from
the Mayor down to come and inspect.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-02-28

Concord is to have another $780,
600 cotton mill.
The eight :year-old son of Senator
Beasley, of Currituck. who mysteri-
ously disappeared, has not been
found.
At Mount Airy, next Tuesday, Mr..
r. j. Reynolds, the well-known to-
bacco manufacturer, will marry Miss
Mary X. Smith.
Governor Glenn and his staff will
attend President Rcosevelt's inau-
guration. Several military COM
panies from this State will be in the
company.
Governor Glenn issued a pardon
the past week for Jas. T. Wilson,
serving a five year term in Iredell
County for assault. But it came too
late. Wilson died before the pardon
reached him.
An autopsy on Cadet Midshipman
S. Westray Battle. of North Caro-
lima, who died suddenly while falling
into ranks at the United States Ma
val Academy on Sunday, shows that
death was due to excessive fatigue.
Milton w. Arrowood, of North
Carolina. who recently disappeared
from the 5attlcship Kearsarge, on
which he was serving his final course,
has been arrested in New York. He
will probably be tried by court mar
tial for dessertion.
John G. Hai~h. cashier, and Geo.
Myrover. teller, of the First National
Bank. of Fayetteville, have been ar
rested, charged with a shortage of
$4,000. The first is a vestryman
in the Episcopal church and the lat
ter is an elder in the Presbyterian
church. r. T. Gray, of Raleigh, has
been appointed temporary receiver.
Hon. Augustus Leazer, of Moores-
vile, died February 18th, aged "a
years. He was cnce Speaker of
the Lower House, a promoter of the
North Carolina Railroad and was
superintendent of the State Peni
tentiary. He was also a Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress from
the old Salisbury District, but was
defeated.