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$500 to $27.5O Suits Reduced to Sl2.5O

nia and at times he had to be restrained from doing violence.
 He lived until he was 25 years old. Two years before his death he was struck by a limb while walking through an orchard during storm. From that time he never left his bed.
 Murder then visited the ill-fated fam ily. Elias Cripe, son of Abraham Cripe, was the victim. On his death the father left his estate to Elias who sold part of the farm. The morning after his return from Rochester, where he had been paid money for part of his land he was found unconscious in the hayloft of his barn. built on the site of the one fired by Mrs Cripe. His skull was crushed and his body badly bruised. He died without regaining consciousness, and the Identity of his assailant was never dis covered.
 Tragic deaths in the family then follow ed in rapid succession. George Crlpe was killed by a tree falling across his chest while he was clearing timber land, and two sons of Elias, Jay and Clark, died in Long Cliff asylum, where they had been confined because of insanity.
 The series of deaths eliminated last December in q triple murder and suicide. Goaded by jealousy, William Burns, who married one of the daughters of Abraham Cripe, was the murderer.
 Burns and his wife had quarelled fre- auently. They had separated and become united time and again. During one of their periods of strife Burns returned home and asked his wife to live with him again. She refused.
 When he left the house it was with the understanding that he should hear from his wife in a few days. He remained away a week. Returning home one night with gun over his shoulder, he found the family at the supper table. Aiming the gun at Mrs. Burns, he fired, but the shot went wild, killing Joseph Crpe Firing the second barrel. he riddled the bodies of his wife and Mrs. Braham, an aunt, who had covered in a corner to es- cape the murderer's wrath. Leaving the house, Burns took to the woods, where he blew off his head.
 Then came the accidental death of Samuel Horn, Jr, the last but two of the family.
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1925 Second Avenue.

hearing a hundred times that he was not afraid of any cat living. She resolved to visit the bold rat and ask him to drive the cat away. She found the rat in his hole, and relating her story, besought his help. "Pooh!" said the rat, you should be bold as I ann go straight about your affairs, and do not mind the cat. l will soon follow you and drive him away. He thought now he must do something to make good his boast. So he collected all the rats in the neighborhood, re- solved to frighten the cat by numbers. But when they all came to the granary they found that the cat had already caught the foolish mouse, and single growl from him sent them all scamper- ing to their holes.
 Do not rely upon a boaster.
 The Dogs and the FoX.-Some dogs, finding the skin of 8 lion, began to tear 1t in pieces with their teeth. A fox, sec ing them, said ''If this lion were alive you would soon find out that his claws were stronger than your teeth.'
 It is easy to kick a man that is down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-07
Women's s Robes

One lot of Fannelette Gowns, in white and eolors; worth S2.OO and S225. NI 76 odle price WISAV
 One lot of soiled FlanneIette Gowns, white and colors; marked prices, SIPS, S150 and 7En pl,1o. Sale prCe Ut
 Dressing Sacques, made of all wool albatross and challie trimmed in rufles uf same; coors pink blue hello, black and fancy satin striped; .NI Ef1 regular price $500 and $50. Sale price. .OI.JU
 WE ARE GOING TO MOVE.
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FABLES OF AESOP.

The Sick Kite.-A kite, sick unto death. said to his mother: 70. mother! do not mourn. but at once invoke the gods that my life may be prolonged.' She replied: "Alasl my son, which of the gods do you think will pity you? Is there one whom you have not outraged by tilching from their very altars a part of the sacrifice which had been offered up to them?
 We must make friends in prosperity, If we would have them help in diversity.
 The Wolf and the Crane.-A wolf, hay ing a bone stuck in his throat, hired crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his throat and draw out the bone. When the crane had extracted the bone and demanded the promised payment the wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, ex- claimed: Why, you have surely already sufficient recompense in having been permitted to draw out your head in safe ty from the mouth and jaws of a wolf"
 In serving the wicked expect no re- ward and be thankful if you escape in- jury for your pains.
 The Cat and the Cock.-A eat caught a cock and took counsel with himself how eating him. He accused him as being q uiJanee to men by growing in the night tnfe and not permitting them 10 sleep. Tie cock defended himself by saying that he did this for the benefit of men. that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-07
WE ARE GOING 10 MOVE:
WE ARE MOVE: Semi-Annual Remnant
 Sale. Remnants! RemnantSH RemnantS!H
Sal
RemnantsW!
RemnantS!
RemnantS!!

Here they are from all the store where goods sold by the yard We have been too busy look after these short lengths they laid all Now they thef front Remnants this selling There hundreds and hun dreds of these short lengths in Goods Silks Vevets Rbbo and Embrodeies Wash Goods Linens, Etc. About every weave color and material is represented.
 These sales year. the next coming June
 WE ARE GOING
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From Missouri.

From Harper's Weekly
 The following graceful acknowledgement and news item combined appeared re- gently in the columns of a Missouri con- temporary Mrs. Henry Woggs, who is a pleasant and estimable lady, and who can bake the finest cake ever made, hav- ing sent us some and therefore mak- ing us a judge, and who has family of nice, clean, polite children, and who plays the piano beautifully and gives lessons on the same to few unfortunate pupils in our little city, had a tooth pulled Friday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-07
Curse Begins to Work.

Less than year had elapsed when 1t was demonstrated that the curse which hung over the house was to reap harvest of death Mrs. Cripe tired of living in the wilderness and longed to return to her native home. Cripe objected. He was making a comfortable living from his fish ing, hunting and trapping, and he refused to leave his new field Mrs. Cripe be- seeched him to return to Germany, but her entreaties fell on deaf ears. Then Mrs Cripe became morbid. and brooding over her loneliness planned self-destruc- tion
 One day, while her husband was away with his rod and gun. Mrs. Cripe went upstairs and saturated the bed clothing with kerosene Taking a butcher knife she got into bed and pulled the saturated covers about her Then she ignited the bed clothing and at the same time slash ed her throat with the knife.
 Her youngest son. Loran, P years old. was playing in the yard when he saw smoke issuing from his mothers bedroom. Rushing upstairs. he forced open the door and there saw his mother. He rushed to the bed, and, grasping the form of his mother who was now unconscious carried her down stairs and into the open air, where he extinguished the flames by roll ing her in the grass
 Mrs. Cripe was in a dangerous condi- tion from the wound in her neck and from the burns, but her life was spared. With recovery, however. she began again to plot to end her life Waiting until all were away from home save Lorain. she went to the barn and built an altar of hay Then she locked Loran in his room. Returning to the barn, she. ignited the hay and lay down to die
 Out in the field was her husband re- turning from hunting trip. Seeing his barn on fire he rushed home. Approach ing the barn he saw his wife standing at the door beckoning for him. Fire was about her on all sides. Just as he reached the barn the roof fell in.
 Six weeks after Mrs. Cripes death her sister-in-law fell -ead while rakng leaves in the front yard. The woman and Mrs. Cripe had quarreed and the latter had hurled a whetstone which struck the woman on the head at the place where an artery subsequently, broke.
 Son Goes Insane.
 For a few months the hand of mis- fortune was stayed and Cripe began to think the curse which hung over his house had been removed. Then the son Loran began to show signs of insanity. His disease took the form of acute ma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-07
TO MERCHANTS. E Wodnacdau h

IHvOVfV0 "oUHOSSIdys NOVs 18th, lO:25 a. m. Bessemer freight train will go to Bes- semer via South Bessemer line and return via North BesSe mer line.
 Birmingham Railway, Light
 & Power Company.
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WE ARE GOING TO MOVE.
Notion Specials.

Visit the Notion Department It is always full of the little things you need daily. Here are some. at special prices:
 25 cent Military Hose all coors 1Qo Special - . lOC 10 cent chiIdrens Pin-on Hose Supporters; ko colors black and blue. Special OO One lot Pearl Buttons assorted sizes. 1o Special per doz IC One lot Pearl Buttons. assorted sizes Ao Special per doz M - .........A AC cent card of Hooks and Eyes. o. Special . . ... - ... ZC Handkerchiefs hemstitched A inch hem 1k Regular price, per dog. $125. Special.... OC Handkerchiefs, all linen embroidered EOa initial "A inch hem, for package of 6. Special. OOC Handkerchiefs, all linen center lace and in- OO sertion edge; regular priceO cents Special. DUG
 WE ARE GOING TO MOVE.
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MANY TRAGEDIES IN ACCURSED HOUSE NeighborS Declare That Indians
 Put a Ban on It FEARFUL RECORD OF CRIME Two Inmates Have Gone Insane and Seven Have Been Killed or Com mitted sueide-Thirteen
 Deaths.
FEARFUL RECORD OF CRIME

Rochester. Ind.-Thirteen tragic deaths, all in or around the same house. is the horrible record revealed by the Cripe family, who lived on a farm two miles of this place.
 The latest death was that of Samuel Horn, Jr., who was killed while hauling logs He was found beneath his wagon with his head crushed. To old residents of the community this tragedy recalled the fact that the boys mother and grand mother had been murdered and his father had committed suicide that two uncles had met violent deaths in an insane asy- lum and that seven others of his ances- tors had been killed or murdered or had died at their own hands.
 The homestead which had been the scene of so many tragedies is now deserted and stunned by chance travellers Farmers of Fulton county coming to Rochester re- fuse to pass the place, and will travel by out-o-the-way roads to avoid il. Cattle will not browse on the long green grass that surrounds the house. Because of the odium that attaches to the homestead an effort is being made by residents to com pensate the owner sufficiently to induce him to have it torn down.
 A curious visitor who enters the house may see on every hand evidence of the strife that has made the home infamous. In one door is the mark made by a pistol ball which buried itself in the wood The ceiling of the dining room is perforated with buckshot' which came from the gun of Wilson Burns when he committed triple murder, and the trim mings of one room are seorehed by flames started by Mrs. Abraham Cripe, who fired the house after attempting sui- eide.
 The record of crime dates back 60 years, when Abraham Cripe and his wife located on the farm and built the home stead from logs feled in the forests. Cripe was d German. who had come direct from the Fatherland. The country was new and infested by Indians, while the nearest white neighbors lived mile away.
 Hardly had Cripe laid the first logs or his future home than he was visited by Indians who asked that the locaton of the house be changed. The building, they explained, being erected over the graves of Indian braves who had been buried on the hill. When Cripe refused 10 abandon the location he had chosen for his home, the Indians hurled curses at him.
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OR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY
 SPECIALIST
 PRIVATE DISEASES,

4al AIlI88 you a perma- nent cure of
 rivate troubles md that you may know my guarantee is re- liable 1 refer you with per- mission, to the First National aank. Alabama National bank, steiner Broth-
 ITS. bankers.
 efferson Coun- 1 y s a V i n ' . bank and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-07
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE.
Special Prices in Hosiery.

Ladies' Superior Black Hose, guaranteed stain less, high spced heels and double soles, 1ln SpeClal .. s-sS
 Ladies' Black Fleeced Cotton Hose, Qn double soles. Special. IOU
 Ladies' Black Seamless Worsted Hose. Qn Special. ......... .......................l ...lVU
 Ladies' Hermsdorf Black Cotton Hose, guar anteed fast black and stainless high Cl m spliced heel and double sole, at 35c or for Wl'VO
 Boys and Girls Fine Ribbed Cotton Hose lEn silk finish. Special. ...IvU
 Misses Black Lisle Thread Hose, and1 11n ribbed, double sole and double knee Special. ZLU
 WE ARE GOING TO MOVE.
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WE ARE GOING TO MOVE. Women'S Gloves.

Our Glove Department IS in Keeping with our super-quaity standard. Gloves form quite an expense item in this smoky city, and every woman will welcome this opportunity to buy at unusually low prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-07

When 1t prints good. it IS a good cut The Gawk Engraving Ca,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-07
VndergarmentS

Ladies Union Suits, made in medium weight cotton; full cut tape nec1 regular price, 25c. IQn oale prlce. ...........IUU
 Ladies Union Suits, made of best quality cot ton; open front or over shoulder; Oneita style; gray white; regular price, 50c and 65c. QQn Sale price ..................... Jul
 Chldren's Union Suits, made of good weight cotton; tape in neck; white ony reduced IEn from 25c o......................
 WE ARE GOING TO MOVE.
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LOW Rates
 VIA igyf'S',l

On the first and third Tuesday of each month. the LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY will sell round trip tickets to the West at EXTREMELY LOW RATES, linn ited 21 days from date of sale, with stop-overS.
 MARDl GRAS LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY will sell tick ets to New Orleans, obile and Pensa- cola at rate of one fare plus 25 cents for the round trip on February 21st to 26th. 1906, inclusive, limited to March 3rd, 1906, and upon payment of fee of 50 cents tickets may be extended to March 17th, 1906.
 For further information, apply to
 p. SID JONES,
 District Passenger Agent.
 R. c. PIERCE,
 Travelling Passenger Agent
 c. L. WOLF,
 City Passenger Agent. Phone 825. Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-07

The Mouse and the Roasting Rat.-A mouse lived in 3 granary which became after a while the frequent resort of cat. The mouse was in great fear and did not know what to do. In her strait she bethought herself of rat who lived not far away. and who had said in her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-07
Pillow Tops
3Oc Corset Sale

One lot of CorSetS, not old shapes, but good popular styles; long, medium and short Pink, Blue, Grey and fancy figured. Broken sizes. 1fln Regular soc corsets at. at....#................ Jul
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-07
Son Goes Insane.

For a few months the hand of mis- fortune was stayed and Cripe began to think the curse which hung over his house had been removed. Then the son Loran began to show signs of insanity. His disease took the form of acute ma
New-York tribune., 1906-10-01

farm and push them speedily 20 cornp,.r.o.
or finding more gushers Not only hs, az ~ ~ acps
SAND been IN III favor with operation, b,, A<zoa
tcuiar district has long been under part,., oss.
and the Hanlon farm itself has been uua.- pan.
many tmes. the leases having been s,--.- sass
because operators had little faish i, e'sd
a short time ago that the Flsnsr on cor,n. 'a7
block OF leases IN this locality TO Tfbb,r. a 0d
Inston Tor 400. 80 littie conAdencs had thew tRa-
value as oil property ~ "a IL
In the West Virginia neld the wells vvbtos
considered so promising a week ago havs Fers
somewhat disappointirg z. From now on tsaoyet
likely 70 be falling or In operations In sTelo "a
or the lower Southwest. winter IS a No. Dsris
Is still IN doubt. the last three wells shos1Dna,nt
for small producers. but several are nsay -ay
completion. NoaFlag
good well was struck on the H NJ v,-s
Wallace districts. II Is n tho Gordon and =, sa Saa
acSounts was holding up 225 barrels a s sss
Other tests are under way number OF test. ~.
also being made in Roane County, but not r,rs -
faith Is had IN the results. -ea
In the Keener sand pool on Point Pleasant g..
only a few light wells haze been completed ~
the older wells rapidly dwindllng. Son1s "a "a
VcopmeEt work 8 still under way. but ali vvtsSs
well defined limits. Elsewhere IN the lower 81
west there Is but little to record
The Illinois neld continues It's enormous protue
and there are no indications Of Cessation TFa 49,
age. Many OF the smaller wells are obliged =
close down from time time. until their prosn.s.
can be cared for.
Refined petroleum is unchanged at 20 N -
rels and 440 In bulk at New York. PhiladAlSSis
prices were a basis OF points lower Fors;-eN
prices for refined were also UNCHANGED IOn5o.
S7-l6d per imperial gallon: Antwerp 10 francs -.
100 kilOs. and Bremen $50 marks per 20 kilos.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-01
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

The Tribune has printed the gross earnings Of
forty-two railroads systems for the second week
In September. OF these thirty-one return gains OF
g. 161 s64 143 per cent. and eleven return losses
OF S75.434. b.s per cent The whole shows a gain
OF 81 Os6 $780, lis per The Tribune has also
printed tho gross earnings OF thrty-four railroads
or systems for the third week in September OF
which twenty-seven return gains OF 81 SSs5 or Il
per cent and return losses OF Ss7. .672 or 40
per cent. The whole shows a gain OF Hlsl.26. or
I3.2 Ier cert.
Second week IN Sept
Differences
81 compaules 80 27OOI9 ssiI71l5 Inc lGi eS4 Ia
New-York tribune., 1906-10-01
IN THE PETROLEUM FIELDS.

The sensational strike of week before last on the
Martha Hanon farm IN the Rays Run petroleum
district. Washington County. Ohio. continues 10
be the most interesting topic in the lower South
west While the we'll started out as a gusher q
was Freely prophesied that 1t would go the way Of
many wells and decline speedily II did decline
slightly but on further drilling II responded hand
someiy and. up TO Friday. still producing at
the rate OF 500 barrels a day. Its owners. Tibbens
u Wilmington propose to drill Il deeper and test
thoroughly the possibility OF the Maxon sand They
viii also begin at once other wells on the sane
New-York tribune., 1906-10-01
Financial Meetings.
Norfolk Western Railway COMPANY
HG1E ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK

NoTiolE & W eStern Railway Company.
Hd1E ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK.
holders OF tho Norfolk & Western Railway Company
viii be held the principal Office COMPANY. ne
city or Roanoke, Virginia THURSDAY the day o.
October 1906. u O'Clock TO
elect Independent auditors audit books
counts OF The Company OF vezl 10
consider the report for rha nsca
which ended June 80 1896 ratify spprl+. al
hcon or the directors set forth in such
sno IN -hs minutes of the Company and
other business properly before meeting
The meeting has also been called e
Directors special meeting % the stockholders
Company 70 be held at the time place
slider and act the following special subjects viz:
vote upon proposal increase capital stock
the Company Tairyour Million Dollars. sucr incresss
be Common stock divided into shares Of
One Hundred Dollars ni-s stock
OF the Company snail be One Hundred Tvrenty-thres
Stock of the value OF one Dollars each ani
two hundred and thirty thousand shares Adjustment
Preferred Stoc OF the value OF Hundred Doars
each and
To vote upon proposal 20 creation Of an
fkrle cf bones OF the Company in
gresate 9'1lrTy -four Million Dollars
shall entitle The holder option
term a. years 20 be expressed
into Common Stock. bonds 20 contain such
terms ana provisions ara TO be time 10 rtno
Directors - ~ 'N "a
The stock transfer books viii be closed o'clock
p. m "Wednesday. September 2eth 1905 and reopened
AZ 10 O'clock a Friday October 18th 1865
BY order OF the Board Directors
L H ALDEN, Secretary
New-York tribune., 1906-10-01

Government bond quotations compare follows
with those of week ago:
New-York tribune., 1906-10-01
RAISE s7.sooOOo FOR ATLANTA 7aoIsc'

Atlanta Ca. Sept eo.-The North GsoFs'N -, =.
ri, C,,r,n,nv OF Ganesyille Ga. which plOPON,
TO transmit electric power 10 Atlanta by W. -,
steel towers. yesterday filed for record sya "a "a
clerk OF the court here mortgage iOr s.' vo,s.
The Knickeroocker Trust company o. 2. Ssnt inter-
Is the trustee and yhe bonds bear pc Yatsr on
est. The company operates entireN ~ oy
The Chestataa and ChatIahoocAee LIve
New-York tribune., 1906-10-01
WATCH FOR VAL FLOOD

Val Flood. the former golf Professo -. r.
Ocean Country Club. az Ear N~ooAI ~ ~. u,ern-
celved handsome gold stop waten ii SeS frcna re
hers Cf the club md fancy goa To- .retnsr az
caddies. Flood is row the seHI5sHab I5sHabsnS0n
Princeton. succeeding the late jim ko''''
New-York tribune., 1906-10-01
City Hotels.
Musical.

A pvERTIsENE,TTE AND SUBSCRIPTIONS for The
"a Tribune received their Uptown once No iSs1
Broadway. between ssth and ain sts until eiocE
p N 4dvsrftssnaslts received the following branch
enos. az regular Office rates until O'Clock D m.
ft< sth ave- o. e. cor. 2ed AZ. l6s sfh
a. sf East .tth at; eE7 West ara between Tth ard
sth svss .ss West l25th lass 90 ave between +sh
snc 1ath fts; 15ft "a 81 lsta
near ssh iC7 East 18TH 56s Tremo1t ave so
% ass near sist st.i ss< 90 40 Bleecksr 81
New-York tribune., 1906-10-01
BANK EXCHANGES; SALES RECORDED

The bank exchanges of the New York Clearing
House and the stocks sold the New York Stock
Exchange last week and for the week OF the
preceding two years compare follows:
Sept %. 'O5 Sept. 30 'O5 Oct /. 'o4
Exchanges 9x3 03S 81 COS 4G95 81 TOS O92
Nc shares sold 6.S4S, l40 3.07S, Sal 400 s9I
New-York tribune., 1906-10-01
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.

beror a In
the
ngha low prices N the
New-York tribune., 1906-10-01

$40. .7ss. 500 Total sales ,cr the week,
New-York tribune., 1906-10-01
MISSOURI PACIFIC BOND DEPOSITS.

The time for depositing the Missouri Pacific
Railway Company third mortgage per cent bonds
Tor extension with the Mercantile Trust Company
under the plan as brought by Taller & Co.
expires to-day
New-York tribune., 1906-10-01
GOVERNMENT BONDS

.Ex interest. 4s2OF.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-01
Bankers and Brokers.
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
Columbia Tru.t Co.
Realty Associates.
Bark of New York, N. 3. A.
National Park Bank.
Metropolitan Trust Co.
Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
Metropolitan Bank
Northern National Bank
Mercantile National Bank.
Farmers Lean e Trust Co.
Borden's Condensed Milk Pfd.
Georgia Railway e. Banking Co.
WAN TED
National Surety.
Mechanics G. Traders Bank.
Mechanics National Bank.
Merchants National Bank
Northern National Bank
Citizens Central National Bank.
Chelsea Exchange Bank.
American Exchange National Bank
WM.E E.NICHOLS & CO..
Is WALL ST. N. Y.