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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-04

Office of the Lanstoa Monotype Machine Co.
1881 Callowhill Street.
f. Philadelphia. Pa, April 2, 1906.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders o.
the LANSTON M0N0TYPE MACHINE
COMPANY will be held at the Hotel Fleisch-
mann, Alexandris, Va, at II o'clock noon.
THURSDAY, the 18th day Of April, 1906, for
the purpose of electing board Of directors to
serve for the ensuing year and traBsactlDg
such other business as may. properly come Pc
fore it. Transfer books.will be closed on tne
opened on April 24th at ten o'clock a. m.
Nv order OF the board Of directors.
WILFRED BANCROFT, Secretary.
anr2 III
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-04

Clean up and get ready for spring. Take a
few Early Risers. These famous little pills
cleanse the liver, stomach and bowels ~ and
give the blood a chance to purify Itseif Ihey
relieve heaia he, Sallow complexion ele.
Sold by w. +. Creighton d Co, 4Vl hing
street..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-04

THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the stock
| holders Of the NATIONAL CAPITAL
COPPER MINING COMPANY viii be held
~ The Office of said company, No. 1913 south
Fairf,x street. Alexandria, Virginia, on
TUESDAY, April 10, 1906, at o'clock p.
m for the election Of directors and for the
Transaction Of suck other busine as may be
aroner. FRANCIS NJ. CRISWELL,
P,,iraroe "a Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-04
Also New Art
Piece Goods.

New Silkollnes, of the best quality and with
rich silky finish, suitable for draperies or
for covering comforts.
12ic yard.
New Art Tickngs, in small designs and the
me lium and large patterns, for decorative
purposes end for coverings Of every desc1p'
ton.
SOC yard.
New Belgium Linens, b st quality, for slip
cover &C.. desirable coloTings.
so inches wide. 45c yard.
66 inches wide, 55c yard.
New Belgium Cotton Stripes, for slip COW
ere; best quality, S5 inches wide.
lSc yard
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-04

zoe G. p. TEA and l5c freshly roasted cor
FEE are exceptionally good for prices a.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
MINSTREL WHO GAVE LAvISHLY
NOW PENNILEss.
Generous Acts of "BilIy" Williams
Remembered by Friends-How He
Aided the South During
Fever Plague.

Chicago.-A pathetic story comes
from Topeka, story of the most fas-
cinating human interest, of unselfish
deeds, of thoughtfulness of others, of
brilliant success and sad twilight
hours The man is one who in the
hey-day of his prosperity gave freely
OF his fortune for the cause of kindli-
ness and for the wiping away of
tears. To-day, with two of his chill
dren, broken in health, very close upon
the verge of last resting place, he Is
waiting patiently in poverty and dis
tress for the one clear call.
The man Ia BILLY" Williams, once
the minstrel king.
Born in Dublin, the son of success
full and wealthy physical, he ran away
from home, came to New Orleans, and
in time took up his chosen profession.
He was an intimate of Dan Rice, the
famous clown and acrobat; of Jim
Hayes, the dancer; of George Thomp-
son, who wrote "Old Black Joe," and
OF many other famous men of that
time, and with them Billy Williams
sang and laughed and danced himself
into the hearts of countless thou
sands.
But great as was his art, it was
far exceeded by his generosity. His
benefactions aggregated more than
100000. When the dark days of the
fever plague smote all the southland,
he gave $4,000 to the city of Mem
phis alone, and to another district he
sent 500 barrels of flour, costing S.
600. He inherited a fortune of $685.
600 from his fathers estate, and with
what lavish hand he gave of it is
written down only in the remembrance
of the recording angel.
When in New Orleans, the plague
was at it's worst. and children were
being buried in trenches for lack of
collins, he purchased and brought to
the city 80 coffins for the little ones
whose hearts were so much like his
own. 1t is doubtful whether in his
whole career there came to him a
single cry for assistance that was
not answered promptly Pope Leo
HllI., deeply impressed by these acts
of almost unparalleled goodness of
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
SURELY WAS A MEAN MAN.
In Presence of HospitabIe Friends He
Bought and Drank Alone.

THE meanest man | ever knew lived
said the old-time reporter. ''He owned
the paper and he was banker, be.
sides. On top of that he had real es.
tate strung around town till reporters
on the opposition didn't know when
they were trespassing and when they
weren't.
"One afternoon, as we boys were
starting out to gather up the days
troubles and had dropped into a
friends place to take the taste out
of our mouths the city editor and the
managing editor came in right after
us and we all lined up. There had
been one round and everybody was
trying to tell his best story and won.
dering who would buy next when
there was a gasp from Officer Her.
rick, who did police, and we fol-
lowed his eyes to the front door. Who
should be coming in all alone but the
old man himself-and him deacon!
in saloon before and it didn't seem
to bode much good.
The m. e. was the first man to get
his breath, as was right, seeing his
position, him being closer to the old
man than any of us, and he sung out
tolerably cheerfully:
How do you do, Mr.. Campbell. We
were just about to take something.
VIII you join u.s."
1.-THE old man sidled up to the bar
without saying a word, much to our
establishment, though you could see
he wasn't used to 1t.
"T believe I'll take a little beer,
boys he said, and we nearly fell over.
What an unbending!
"Well, we all took what we wanted
and the old man slipped his beer and
smacked his lips. There was more
conversation while the bar man pol
ished the rosewood, and finally the old
man spoke up again, smacking his
lips, and says:
"'That beer tasted pretty good. /
believe III have another
"And with that he laid a nickel very
carefully on the bar and gave it little
push One lone, lorn nickel We
glanced at each other out of the tails
of our eyes and said nothing. The
old man drank his beer slowly. We!
Why, we looked on"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
One "Turned Down" Plate.

Crutchfield made the ninth member
of the party, and insisted on turning
down" an empty plate.
Whether tins was a tribute to his
wife or some visitor who did not arrive
is not known.
While the revelry was at its height
Mrs. Crutchfield was moaning on her
couch in the hospital. She will soon
be out now, crippled for life. Crutch-
field was asked if he had not intended
to cripple her in exactly the way he
did.
NO" said he, 81 didn't. never said
that, but | do know friend who has
lost both his legs. You just call up
the hospital where they took him and
see if she didn't go there and nurse
him when he was hurt"
And that is where this case of latter.
day revenge stands now. There will
be two trials-a criminal one for felon-
ious assault and another for divorce
Much that will startle will be brought
out then.
But. no matter who wins or loses
all Atlanta is saying, What a ven
geance!"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13

! both limbs. But by a merciful mis-
| shot both bullets hit the same limb.
The 11-year-old boy, Loudette, heard
the shots. He started down to the
door to let his mother in. He had just
opened it when the first shot was fired.
| He jumped on the back of his father
as the second bullet was sent on its
errand of vengeance and fought with
him to keep him from firing again.
Crutchfield started to get away The
boy clung to him.
Don't you shoot again." screamed
little Loudette, trying to get between
the revolver and his mother.
The boy couldn't save his mothers
limb, but he did save her life by spoil
ing his fathers aim. Crutchfield ran
| down the steps.
''If you follow me I'll fix you, tool"
he yelled, in his rage.
Il was afraid" said the boy, as he
tells it now. land / ran back to my
mother. | saw him hit her once before
and / tried to stop him this time"
Crutchfield was arrested at once and
hurried to the police station.
Detective Lockhart says he declared:
"It was an accident. I had the gun
in my hand and she grabbed at it. In
the scuffle it went off and shot her in
the leg. 1t is a repeating Winchester,
and the explosion of one cartridge load
ed it again and this caused the second
| shot.
Il went to my home to look for the
man who had ruined it, l did not
mean to shoot Sallie, and I hope she
will get we'll"
| Over at the hospital Mrs. Crutchfield
SAID: 1T was not an accident, and if
they don't lock him up he will finish
the job if he ever meets me again"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
Plays Suggestive Tune.

The latest of his collection has just
arrived. 1t is from THE Spring
Chicken" and is entitled "They Sold
Me Lemon in the Garden of Love,
Where They Told Me the Peaches
Grew"
The climax came the other day when
the surgeons said that Mrs. Crutch-
field would get well, and that her hus-
band could apply for bail. He at once
decided to celebrate.
Call up the best caterer in town"
he ordered of his jailers. Have q
'possum supper, and plenty of ale and
cider"
They had it in the jail all right. The
news of the feast to come was pub
lIshed in the afternoon papers, and two
women admirers of the man who had
his vengeance" sent big frosted cakes
as an addition to the repast
When supper time came large
table was brought into Crutchfield's
room and the prisoner-guests and sew
eral outsiders filed in for the fun and
feasting. The man who had his ven
geance did the honors.
DR.. o. H. Snyder. charged with sell
ing liquor on Sunday, was the first
guest to arrive.
He was followed by Ernest Naylor,
charged with being participant in
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
Angered by Wife's Friendship for Crippled Man,
J. II. Crutchfield Is Accused of At
tempting to Main Her.
TRAGEDY HAS SHOCKED ATLANTA, GA
Both Principals Belonged to the Best Society Of the Southern City
Mrs. Crutcheld Long Considered One of the Most
Beautiful Women Of That Section-Pubic
Sentiment Entirely With Her.

acknowledgements" This is said to
nave been J. H. Crutchfield's one word
when he fired the two shots, says the
New York World.
His wife fell, and he dropped the re-
volver to the porch. Both shots had
hit, but if he intended as they charge
10 cripple both legs Ito match that
man he was but partly successful
The right leg has been amputated
above the knee.
THAT man knew his wife, and that
man" had lost his legs in a railway
accident. Further than that it was
nothing. No one dare say word
against Mrs. Crutchfield. She has al
ways been a favorite In Atlanta society
handsome, clever, vivacious.
The Crutchfelds have long been
among. the best known people in At
lanta, Ga. 1t had to be so, because
Mrs. Crutchfield was considered the
bandsomest young matron in Atlanta,
and southern gallantry still exists. She
came from Columbia, S. c., and there
she married young Crutchfield IA
years ago.
He was a rising young cotton oil
broker then; to-day he is accounted
well-to-do. Mrs. Crutchfield did not
come of a wealthy family-in fact, her
face was all the fortune she brought
her husband, but that was enough.
There has never been better dressed
young matron in all the south than
young Mrs. Crutchfield. She had a
figure and complexion to set off her
beauty, too, and the beautiful clothes
5ought by her devoted husband 1t
was dinner and dance and drive all
tbe time
There goes the handsome Mrs.
Crutchfield!" could be heard in At
ianta any day
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
TOMBS UWTABOVE GROUND.

the floods come, the tombs were built
above ground. Consequently they are
like nothing seen in other parts of the
country.
What the beautiful Pere la Chaise
is to Paris the old st. Louis cemetery
is to New Orleans. It's tombs are ar
ranged in tiers above ground, many
of them beautifully ornamented and
carved, looking like stone cabinets in
some vast treasure garden.
Within these tombs lie the most
aristocratic dead of Louisiana, repre-
senting many old-time French fam
lilies of that historic city. The photo
graph shows a section of wall thickly
lined with single vaults. Most of the
inscriptions are more than a century
old. Vines have grown up, almost
concealing the quaint French inscrip-
tlons of love and consolation. Wreaths
of immortelles garland others. A
small shrine of the Virgin is at an
other, and in places vases of faded
flowers are the tributes of the last
feast day. Virginia creepers hang in
festoons over the sealed and barred
doors guarding the dead. Along the
walks are vases still luxuriant with
flowers and vines of century's plant
ing.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
Oddities in Stamps.

The largest postage stamp ever is
sued measured four by two inches,
and was the old United States five
cent stamp for packages of newspa-
pers. The quarter-shilling stamp of
Mecklenburg- -Schwerin, issued in 1856.
is the smallest postage stamp ever
produced, being less than one-fourth
the size of the British penny stamp.
There are 1900 different kinds of
postage stamps issued in the various
countries of the world. Some of these
are made only for collectors by corn.
tries wishing to make money easily.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13

the riot on that eventful Saturday
night in Atlanta when 16 negroes were
killed. j. f. Clemmons, held on the
same charge, followed.
Night Jailer Walter Johnson came
next, to give an official tone to the
party. John Dorsey, ''the best trusty
in Georgia. in charge of the Jail laun-
dry, next in Importance took his place
Three Ohio business men, two from
Dayton and one from Springfield, who
had made business appointments with
Crutchfield before he was arrested, ar
rived in Atlanta that day, and hearing
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
Struck Her Several Times.

tending to his own business as a cot
ton oil broker.
Meanwhile the wife that he had
MANNED was fighting for her life at the
Grady hospital. Gangrene had set in
Her life hung in the balance. The sur
geons shook their heads. It was a
tossup whether the wounded woman
would live or die.
Public sentiment was with the wife
So Crutchfleld's privileges were cur
tailed and he was sent to jail-the
Tower" But even here he was not
locked in a CELL and there is likelihood
of police investigation as to why he
was not
Instead, Crutchfield was assigned to
a sunny room. He has fitted it up as a
combination library and sithng-room-
this man who had his awful vengeance
There his stenographers report to him
every day. He dictates his letters and
cleans up his days business, and after
that he reads and smokes at case. He
has been allowed big graphophone
and he has 100 odd records of the
latest songs and marches.
Il Had Rather Be on the Outside
Looking In Than on the Inside Look.
ing Out" is the favorite tune with
Crutchfield, and the other prisoners
along his corridor enjoy it as much
as does he.
Rather suggestive, eh?" is the salu
tation given to callers when they enter
while this song is being played, and he
usually switches to another tune, "a.
Lookin' Out"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
Project Large Glove Factory.

A dispatch from Gloversville, N. Y.
states that two members of the firm
of Fownes Brothers & Co., of England,
have recently been there looking over
suitable sites to establish a branch
that this English firm intends to estab-
lish the largest glove plant in Glovers.
Vile, which now has $50 factories.
Fownes Brothers G Co. recently built
a silk glove factory at Amsterdam, N.
Y. The firm was established in Lon.
don in the year 1777.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13

ly an All-Wise Spirit will see to it
that the man who gave so freely of
his own for others will not be permit
ted to come to his last hour of un-
happiness and want.
Prate of your stately buildings
erected in the name of charity, won
der at your glorious facades and halls
dedicated to the cause of learning, ac-
claim the multi-millionaire who gives
a tithe of what is his for the dissen.-
ination of knowledge and the perpetu-
alton of his name-but think with
pulsing heart and with eyes clouded
with tears of love upon the minstrel,
Billy Williams, and the golden deeds
of such a life. For the end of that
man is peace"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
Started on Lowest Rura.

Oren Root, a nephew of the secrs
tary of state, while scarcely over s.
years of age. was recently appointed
vice-president of the metropolitan
York. Root started at the bottom o.
the ladder He began with construc
tion gang as a laborer and 'ater, be
fore going into the offices OF the com
2any. he acted as motorman and 70.
several months rang I'D fares.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
Dying in Poverty and Want.

heart, had struck a medal of gold,
suitably inscribed, and this the aged
minstrel wears to this day.
Then his health broke. Physicians
ordered him west, in 1900 he went to
Denver, and for several years conduct
ed there a theatrical school and ex-
change. At last his old trouble re-
turned with double malignity. Mis-
fortunes showered upon him. His wife
lies between life and death in a st,
Louis hospital. Five children are with
her, and they have scarcely the neces-
sites of life.
Do you think this is the end of Billy
Williams? No. Kind friends are try
ing to do something for him, and sure
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13

and he is nine years old. He Is the
son of r. Lee Davis, a newspaper
man. When school closed in June
for the summer vacation young Davis
told his father he wanted to learn
to set type. His father humored him
and made arrangements at a local job
office for the boy to be given a case
to play with" But the boy was
deadly in earnest, and every morning
he would go to the shop and stick
type.
Before his father knew that he had
even learned the ease" he surprised
him one day when he cme home to
dinner by flashing copy OF the Lex
ington News" which he had gotten
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
Gave CrutchfieId Privileges.

And here is the strange part of the
whole proceeding: Crutchfied was
not treated like the ordinary criminal.
In fact, he had the liberty of the city.
He was not locked in a cell. but was
permitted to engage special police
man at his own expense to accompany
him about town, buying" for his
friends in the clubs and cafes, and at
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
. Horses Artificial Foot.

interested in surgical operation
which has been accomplished by Prof.
Udriski. one of the staff of the veter-
mary school at Bucharest. Having
amputated horses limb at the fet-
lock joint, after several failures he
succeeded in fitting leather boot or
artificial limb that enabled the animal
to walk ab0ut and take exercise.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
Made crutchfield Jealous.

The chivalrous southerners liked to
bear her called that, because she really
was. But Crutchfield resented this
compliment to his beautiful wife. He
didn't like the drives and the dinners
and the dances. He had an idea that
his wife should stay at home more and
look out for Loudette and Paul, their
two little boys Mrs. Crutchfield could
EOt see things in his light
They quarreled; they separated.
Then Atlanta society learned for the
srst time that everything in the
Crutchfeld home was not as it should
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13

out with his own hands, writing the
locals, personals, society, setting the
type and kicking off" the paper on
a small job press. 1t contained news
of the street upon which he lived The
boy gets out the paper regularly. 1t
is a two-column folio. 1t has 200 sub
ScriherS.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
New Orleans Cemetery That Suggests
Old World Scene.

New Orleans.-The accompanying
picture suggests a scene in the Otd
World, instead of one of that most
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
is THE YOUNGEST EDITOR.
Only Nine Years Old, Yet He Pub.
fishes a Newspaper.

Lexington, Ky.-The youngest ed
itor in the United States, if not in the
world, is Thomas Overstreet Davis,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13

| field was brought to court upon one.
He was charged with striking his hand
some wife.
Il did it because Ct letter." he
| swore. 81 took it from her bosom my
self. 1t was from a man in this town.
| did strike her. l struck her several
times. / dragged her out on the veran-
da, and / pitched her out into the
yard. | thought l had killed her. And
that is the only time l ever struck
her"
The case was dismissed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crutchfield left the
courtroom arm-in-arm, apparently the
happiest of couples. For months they
lived together in seeming mutual re-
gard. They were seen out together of
ten, as devoted as two young lovers
might well be. Then like a thunder
bolt out of clear sky came a second
suit for divorce. This is still pending.
Enter "The Man."
Mrs. Crutchfield took her two little
sons and went to live at No. 300 South
Pryor street, Atlanta. 1t was then that
the man" entered their lives. He was
a splendid specimen of manhood-tall,
good-looking athletic, debonair. He
was clever and entertaining and the
handsome young Mrs. Crutchfield was
plainly interested-more than that,
not at all.
Then came the accident
This friend of the family was q rail
road man. He fell between the cars
and both his legs had to be amputated
to save his life. Mrs. Crutchfield was
deeply moved by his misfortune and
she tried to help him as he lay in the
hospital, doomed to be cripple for
life.
And that aroused the husband to his
fury.
Mrs. Crutchfield had been to see
'Zaza" at the matinee. Her husband
had CONE to her new home to wait for
her He had to wait two hours Then
Mrs. Crutchfield said merry Good
night to some of her friends who had
been to the theater with her and ran
up The stoop.
is that you, Sallie?" asked Crutch-
field
Yes" answered his wife, without a
thought of what was to come.
There was shot; then another.
The handsome young wife fell prone
and unconscious. Two bullets from
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13

interesting of places, the old st. Louis
cemetery in New Orleans. AS the
city was originally built on low
ground, with massive levees rising on
every side to prevent iuadation when
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13

OF his plight, called at his jail room, at
tended to the business under consid-
GRAFTON and remained to enjoy the sup
per with their host
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
Full Revenge Frustrated.

Had the husbands aim been as true
on the second shot as it was on the
srst Mrs. Crutchf1eld would have loss
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13

her husbands rife had hit her in the
right leg.
Il wanted to hit you once in each
leg" yelled Crutchfield. Then you
would have been like that man"
He was right. So she would have
been.