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Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-05-11
TEA

There is scarcely anything
less substantial and almost
nothing more substantial
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-05-11
He Had "the Goods

A man arrested in London for dog
stealing had in his possession a poo
die wearing collar which bore on it's
inner side the engraved word
Stolen"
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-05-11
zuIus Are Great Runners.

The rate at which the zula ching
run In an emergency is a0se o., miles
in six hours. Eight m'ieS "
common.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-05-11

The whole Venezuelan army is re-
ported to be in constant movement.
He must have nervous temperament.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-05-11
TEA

Can a very bad person
like tea very much, DO you
think !?
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-05-11
TEA

We make four different
types: Schilling's Best.
feu~ Eroesr your ...n.y II you doas rsasA
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-05-11

tea.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
FOR THIRD TINE
MAN CUTS TEETH
JESSE EDWARDS, OLDEST PEN
SIONER OF THE UNITED STATES
is GETTING MORE MoLARs Al
THOUGH 1o5 YEARS OLD.

Huntsville. April Zone of the Oldest
men on the pension list of the United
States government resides in Madison
county. He is Jesse Edwards 100 years
old, who believes he is the Oldest citizen
in the state in point of continued resi-
dence. He has lived in the Hurricane
valley of Madison county ninety years,
having settled in that locality with his
father when as far as they could see
there was nothing out a wild canebrake.
Il is now a very populous farming sec
ton.
Mr.. Edwards has never found 1t neces-
sary to use false teeth and he says he
is now cutting a third set of natural
teeth. He does not wear spectacles be-
cause he can see a great deal better than
an average man of middle age. He has
been twice married and is the father of
nineteen children. eleven of whom are
living, the oldest being sixty years old
and the youngest twenty, born when the
father was So years of age. Mr.. Edwards
has served in two Indian wars as aAUnited
States soldier, the last being the Flor
ida war and for that service he now
draws a pension.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
1923 MARES NAMED
IN COMPETITION
GREAT INTEREST SHOWN BY
NUMBER OF ENTRIES MADE
FOR kENTUCK FUTURlTY OF
1eo5-LlST COMPLETE.

Lexington, KY, April 2-Secretary Hor-
ace Wilson of the Kentucky Trotting
Horse Breeders association has COM
pleted the compilation of the mares en-
tered in the kentucky futurity for foals
of 1905, and the total is 1923. The great
est nominator is the Walnut Hill farm
of L. W. Hardness, Doneral, Ky, which
named sixty of It's mares in foal to MolIo
Nobel and Walnut Hail. The next is the
Patchen Wilkes farm of Peter Duryea
and w. e. Stokes, with fifty-seven mares
most of them in foal to the futurity win
ner, Peter the Great, 207A. Next comes
the Empire City farms of William Simp-
son and son. with thirtyeight mares in
foal to Mckinney, Creseeus, Dan Patch
Direct Hal, The Bondsman and The
Tramp.
Among the nominators are C. X. G.
Billings and A. c. Maynard of New York
There are 4166 nomnators, and fifty-four
of them are named In lots of one to three
showing widespread interest among small
breeders In the futurity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
KILLED BROTHER
BY AN ACCIDENT
JOHN MSPADDEN ACCIDENTAL.
LY SHOT IN THE BREAST BY
HIS BROTHER EARNEST WHILE
GOING TO ALL DAY SINGING.

Blocton, April 2.-(Special.)-A sad trag-
edy occurred on the River Bend road
about one mile from the postoffice of that
name. This morning about 1890 o'clock
John McSpadden, in company with his
brother Ernest, were driving to Rocky
church to attend an all-day singing They
had reached the place above stated when
a rabbit jumped up near the road John
drew his pistol and fired a shot at the
rabbit but missed. His brother Ernest
drew his pistol, which is a .32-calibre
Colts automatic and prepar ed to shoot.
Just at that time the morse became
frightened and Ernest made a grab for
the lines. In pulling on them with his
finger still on the trigger the pistol fired
and the ball entered the right breast of
John and killed him.
Wilson Logan and Earl Lowry were be.
hind the McSpadden boys bound for the
same place. They arrived on the scene
few minutes after the trs gedy, but the
unfortunate man was dead when they
reached the place. The deceased was a
prominent young man about % years of
age. He leaves a wife and aged mother
and several brothers and sisters. The boy
who did the shooting Is about is years old
and the above is the statement he made
TO Messrs Loran and Lowry. The remains
will be inferred at Rock church tomor-
row
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
MUSIC AT JUDSON.
Brilliant Programme Rendered by Miss
Hogue and Miss Robinson.


Marion. April 2.-(Special)-Fr
night at the Judgson college, Miss Eliza
beth Hogue. the accomplished daughter
of Senator w. F. 1ogue of Marion. gave
her senior piano recital in the presence
of large and cultured audience, which
manifested the deepes. appreciation of
her beautiful playing.
The programme was a classic and DIFF
ficult one. consisting of numbers from
Haydn, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Hoffman.
Macdowell and Grieg. CT of which were
rendered with clearness of conception
and brilliancy of execution. Her shad-
ing was delicate and beautiful and in
the heavier numbers she displayed the
masterful technique of a finished musi-
clan.
Miss Hogue was assisted by Miss
Maude Robinson of Marion. who rem
dered with great skill numbers from
Demarest and ]. Stainer On the Kelly
Memorial pipe organ. 1t was the general
opinion that the recital was one of the
most successful ever given here. DIR.
A. C. Davidson of Birmingham and DIR.
A. r. yenable of Meridian, Miss, will
preach the commencement sermons of
Judson college on the morning and even
ing of May 81. The baccalaureate ad-
dress will be delivered by Dr. Carter
Helm Jones of Louisville, KY. on May %.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03

got in my mouth and ehol1ed me badly.
I expect to be in first-elass condition for
the match Tuesday night.
'Leonhardt and myself both worked
hard in the gymnasium in Atlanta this
past week. and he is in good condition
also. My broken nose will make very
little difference in the match"
As is well known. Leonhardt is the
champion middle weight in the world at
Greco-Roman, while Dwyer is champion
eateh-as-cateh-ean. Dwyer and Leon
hardt have met twice in mixed matches
and the former has won both times. He
has not happened to meet Leonhardt at
straight Greco Roman. and this match is
to be pulled off tomorrow night at me
Athletic club.
Leonhardt seems to have the advan-
tage, but Dwyer seems to believe that ne
can tire his large opponent down and
win the last two falls by superior wind
and physical condition. Leonhardt is
larger and stronger in the neck and
shoulders than Dwyer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03

The distracting headaches from which
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that men do not suffer from these severe
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When the womanly organism Is dis
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
PREVIOUS TROUBLE
WITH COTTON FIRM
STEPHENS & HENDERSON WE'RE
REPORTED TO AUTHORITIES
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND IN
vESTlGATIoN WAS STARTED,

Louisville, April 2-The business of the
Louisville office of Stephens & Hender-
son, for whom warrants were sworn out
In Liverpool yesterday, charging fraudu-
liant business deals. was brought to the
notice of detectives and postoffice Of
ficlals as long ago as August %, 1904 On
that date a Fort Worth, Tex, paper pub
lished an article declaring that the meth
DDS of the firm were questionable, and
printed copies of blank contracts which
it was declared had been spread broad
cast among farmers of the southwest by
the firm. These contracts invited the per-
sons addressed to entrust their money to
the firm of stephens & Henderson for
speculation in the cotton market, with
out specifying as to whether 1t was to be
used to buy for a rise or sell for a de-
cline in futures or spot cotton.
The local manager denied that the firm
asked unlimited contracts from its Gus
toners, or that it was attempting to OPP
crate a blind pool. He admitted that the
local office had no wires. tickers or other
regular brokers' paraphernalia, but stated
that this was not necessary as the trad
ing was done through the Liverpool Of
flee. and that the Louisville office was
simply engaged in seeking customers by
legitimate means
Inquiries were started at the time by the
New York Cotton Exchange, and the mat
ter had apparently gone on further up to
date Lester Henderson, the local man
ager, could not be found tonight, although
the firm is still listed as having offices in
the Todd building.
New York. April "A directory men,
tions Stephens and Henderson as having
an office at No. 20 Broad street. Informa-
ton regarding the firms standing is un-
ohtainable.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
ALABAMA BONDS FOR SALE

Advertisement for bids for Renewal
bonds of the State of Alabama":
Bonds to be renewed: Glasses A and b.
aggregating T,S47,600. maturing July l..
1906 Class C. aggregrating ss66.000 matur-
ing January /, 1906.
Character of bond: Fifty year gold
bonds, In denominations of either 500.
$500 or $1,000 said bonds to be coupon or
registered. at option OF bidder. interest
nayable semf-annually In Montgomery.
Ala, or New York City, state of New
York. Bids for entire issue, or any part
thereof, not less than for $780, are in
vited upon following terms:
1. Upon bonds bearing per cent per
ennum.
Q. Upon bonds bearing 3h per cent Der
annunn.
A certified check. payable to the order
of the governor OF Alabama. for per cent
of the amount bid for must accompany
each bid. For the bids that are accepted
other security, approved by the governor
may be substituted for the certified
check. The certified check accompanying
rejected bids. will be returned with notice
of rejection. The 5 Pc cent OF each ac-
cepted bid will. on failure OF bidder to
comply with terms of his bid. De forfeited
to the state.
The entire amount OF each accepted bid.
or so much as may remain unpaid must
he paid in lawful money of the United
States. or III lieu tHttEOl an equal amount
Of Alabama bonds which are being re-
funded. sixty days before the maturity of
the present bonds. into such depository as
ray be designated by the governor. or in
Ecu of the above designated payment
such guaranty as the governor may APP
prove.
The state will exchange with accepted
bidders, at any time after acceptance Of
bid, new for old bonds. credit being given
the bidder for difference in interest 10
date of maturity Of old bends. No bid
offering less tha1,p par will be consid-
cred. The state reS<rves the light to re-
tire present bonds I'd an amount not ex-
ceeding 100000 Bids will DO received at
the governors office ut Montgomery I'M
III ~ o'clock m. April 4. 1905. and will be
Opened at once. Notice of acceptance or
rejection viii be given each bidder by let
ter mailed In Montgomery not later than
April ~, 1904 Envelopes containing bids
N ust be addressed to the governor OF
Alabama, and have conspicuousy written
thereon, "Bids for renewal bond state
of Alabama" The state reserves the
right to reject my and all bids. For fur
ther inform1tiou. spply to the governor Of
ALABAMA. d. M. CUNNINGHAM.
LS111rk end Acting Governor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
DEATHS FOLLOW EXPLOSION.
Five Are Killed in Mine in Arizona
Owned by ?c Il ,r Ciark.

Pres pit, Ariz, April 2.-As the result
of an explosion in the United Merde
mine at Jerome, owned by Senator Clark,
five men are dead and five others seriously
but not fatally injured. The dead:
r. w. Crofut.
e. r. Flynn.
Peter Sedar.
A. j. Halladam
j. M Roe
The accident happened just as the shifts
were being changed and ali the men ex-
cept twelve had been raised to the sur
face. On account of the recent heavy
rains, surface water found its way into
that portion of the mine where fire had
been smouldering several years. and steam
thus generated, caused the exploslo 4,
blowing out the bukheads erected to keep
the fire from spreading. The men were
suffocated by smoke and heated steam.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
STORM IN coloPApo.
Only Two Lives Ver. Lost in 81 de
at Ourty.

Denver, Colo, April 1.-The storm which
has ragged in Colorado and a portion of
New Mexico for thirty-six hours subsidized
this afternoon. For the first time this
winter the Santa road found IL necessary
to use snow plows between Pueblo anc
Colorado Springs. In Pueblo two incnes
of moisture fell during the storm, this
being a record. according to the weather
officials. East of Pueblo, about seven
miles. n bridge and a strip of track on the
Missouri Pacific was washed out and
north of that city the Rio Grande expert
enced some damage by washouts. Be
tween Clyde and Fair View, the storm is
five feet deep. and snow plows are en-
deavoring to remove It,
Only two men were killed Yesterday in
the distraction of the buildings of the
Bankers National Mine near Ouray, by
a slide. Seven men were injured. none
seriously. The dead
GEORGE RABB.
JOHN NORTH.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
ONLY THREE STARTERS.
Best Horses Are Out of Tennessee
Derby at Memphis Today.

Memphis, Tenn.,- April 2.--Indications to-
night are that the field for the Tennessee
derby, which will be run tomorrow after
noon, will consist Of only three starters.
Rams Horn, winner of the Montgom-
yer handicap, struck himself In that race,
according to Captain Williams, his own
err. and will not start. Whipporwill, also
from Captain Williams string, is doubt
ful starter
Captain S. B. Browns bay colt, Agile.
is therefore a prohibitive favorite over
Jack Lory and John Gaulski. A light
rain fell tonight, but with bright weather
tomorrow the track will be in good con-
dition
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
DWYER IS IN THE CITY FOR
A BIG WRESTLING MATCH

Prof. NJ ]. Dwyer who was wrestling
instructor of the Birmingham Athletic
club until recently, arrived in Birming-
ham yesterday to wreetle Charles Leon
hardt, champion middle weight Greco
Roman wrestler of the world, tomorrow
night at the Athletic club.
Dwyer had his nose broken in his match
with Gotch in Atlanta last week, aud lost
his match with the champion eateh-as-
catch wrestler on account of the accident.
He will however wrestle tomorrow night
and does not think that his injury will
effect him much.
Dwyer said:
After twenty minutes of wrestling
with Gotch he hit me on the nose with his
feet and broke the bone. 1t bled terri
bly,, but | kept on as long as l could Al
ter the first fall l stopped the flow of
blood and we started for the second fall.
"At the end of the first ten minutes
of the second fall my nose was bleeding
so badly that I was forced to STOP 1t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
PREACHER DROPPED DEAD.
Was Reading Text for His Morning
Sermon and Fell Over Ljfeless.

Lexington. KY. April 3.-The Rev.
James Cochrane, a student of Bible col
lege of the Kentucky University in this
city. dropped dead in the pulpit of the
Stamping Ground Christian church. ten
miles from Lexington, today.
He had just read the text for his morn
ing sermon. when he suddenly ceased
speaking, placed his hand to his head and
sank to the platform lIfeless. Heart dis
case was the cause. He was % years of
afe and married. His home was at
RroadWall Ky.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
CHRISTENING ENDS IN FIGHT.
Festivities Break Up in Fight as Re
suit of Lack of Whisky.

Latrobe, Pa, April "A Savish chris
tenng ended in a tragedy today at jam
ison Mine No. 2. four miles from Latro,e.
Mike Kalifoskl is dead and several other
men are reported to be seriously injured.
The festivities started last evening at the
home of John Boreko.
The supply of liquor was nearly OK
hausted this afternoon and the question
of an additional supply 1t Is said, started
fight which ended in a general riot
X alifosld was shot through the lungs,
dying almost instantly. Iatrobe officers
have gone to the scene.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
AN ANN|STON MAN
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
D. v. Landhan Committed
Suicide in Nashville
WAS IN GREAT TROUBLE
Detectives Were on His Trail In Con.
nectIon With a Burglary In
That City Last \
Thursday.
WAS IN GREAT TROUBLE

Admission, April 2.-(special.)-Th re-
mains of D. V. Landham, who escaped
the clutches of the law by committing
suicide in Nashville Saturday afternoon,
arrived here this morning, and were in
tered in oxford this afternoon. The
young man was pursued by detectives
and took his life as a last resort.
Family Prominent.
Landham is a member Of prominent
family, his father being at the head of g
large hardware establishment. Landham
had been In Nashville for several months,
and had worked for a candy establish
ment part of the time. 1t is said that his
father had sent him money several times,
ant had undertaken to get him to return
home. Information here is that the officers
wanted him in connection with the break
ing into a shooting gallery on Gear
street. in Nashville, on Thursday night.
The shooting gallery belongs to G. NJ.
Carroll, and three rifles were taken. The
gallery man learned that Landham had
slept in room in an adjoining building.
and it was found that stove litter in the
room fitted the impression made in pricing
open a rear door to the gallery. The
rifles were recovered by Lieutenant Side
bottom and the detectives who were at
work on the case, having been pawned.
One of the men who had accepted one
of the rifles stated that Landham was
the man who had pawned it.
Detectives After Him.
Lieutenant sidebottom learned on Sat-
urday afternoon that Landham had been
seen at Glendale park on Friday with
two girls, and it was thought that he was
there on Saturday. In the afternoon he
was found lying on a bench in the section
OF the park where the ZOO is located.
and was In a comatose condition. An
empty package, which had contained ten
grains of morphine, was found, which
explained the cause of his condition. The
morphine had been purchased at a drug
store on Broad street.
When Lieutenant Sidebottom learned of
the condition OF the young man he sent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Man Kills Hio Wife and Then Com
n1its Suicide.

Pttsburg, April 2-.John c. Walton.
after FIVE minutes conversation with his
wife tonight, killed her by cutting her
throat with a razor, and then after cut
ting his own throat, walked to the Of
flee of a physician three hundred yards
distant and expired, just as police Offices
were about to place him under arrest.
There were no witnesses to the crime.
Domestic infelicity was the cause OF
the tragedy. The couple were married
about ten years ago. and had four chill
dren
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
TO EXAMINE CLAIMS.
Russian Commission Appointed to Set
tie Hipsane Affair.

St Petersburg, April "A commission
over which M. Demartens. recently a
member of the international conference
on the status of hospital ships will pre-
side, has been appointed tc examine
claims for compensation growing out of
the sinking of the British steamer Hip
sang.
The Hipsang was passing Pigeon bay
within the three-mile limit on July 16
when the forts fired four times across
her bows. She refused to stop and four
more shots were fired into her side AS
she continued to steam ahead, Russian
torpedo boat destroyer ran out and sank
her,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
pined With Lodae.

Washington. April president Roose-
welt tonight dined with Senator Lodge at
the latter's residence. This is about a
mile from the White House and the Pres-
dent walked both way. Later the Presi-
dent had a conference with Assistant Sec
rotary LOOMS of the state department.
who has just returned to the city from a
trip to the Pacific coast
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
REMEMBERS HANS ANDEPSsI.
Denmark Pays Royal Tribute to Her
Famous Son.

Copenhagen, April Hans Christian
Andersen centenary Is being celebrated
throughout Denmark under royal patron
age. Several foreign countries have sent
delegates to Odensee, the birthplace of
Andersen. Foreign Minister Levtzau gave
a grand fete Saturday night which waa
attended by King Christian and members
of the royal family. the diplomatic corps,
and the American colony.
King Christian today placed a laurel
wreath on Andersen's monument in the
Royal Gardens. The celebrations included
dramatic performances, and the exhibition
of relics.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
A Plausible Excuse.

From the Philadelphia Press
Now, them she demanded the next
morning, what's your excuse for COM
ing home in that condition last night?"
Well he explained, 1T was Lyons
fault You see. he got to telling me about
his war experience. and so many of the
statements he made had to be taken with
a grain of salt that after a while | got
thirsty"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
SMITH CASE TODAY.
Habeas Corpus Proceedings WIN be
Settled at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, April 1.-The habeas corpus
proceedings in the case OF J. Morgan
Smith and wife, who are held here for
criminal conspiracy in connection with
the death of Caesar Young will be set
tied tomorrow morning. 1t is stated that
letters found in Smiths trunk show it
was the desire of Nan Patterson and other
relatives to have the Smiths remain away
from New York as long as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
Organizing Red Men.

Huntsville, April 2.-(SpeciaL)-R. M.
Otis of Montgomery, state organizer for
the Improved Order of Red Men, Is in
Huntsville organizing a new lodge of that
order Several lodges have been estab-
lished in North Alabama during the past
few weeks, and the membership in the
state is now about 10000