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delighted
Soma Service at Green SPRINGS.

There will be a song service at TIN
Green Springs Baptist church Sunda,
night April ]. The programme to be rem
dered by the choir Is folIows.I
Let Us Exalt His Name''-Chs,rus,
]. !: !. :: ::
shepherd Divine" ten9z> solo-y
Hinson
Calmly Rest"-Male quartette.
Beautiful Golden Gate''-Quarteto
Face to Face contralto solo1t
Lena Hill. "
mot Every One That Sayeth, -
Lordi"-Chorus.
"Tell Mother I'll Be There" bass ~
w. l.. Hnson.
Rock of ges'-Quartette.
"The Lord is My shepherd"
The choir is under the direction
organist, Mrs. Blanche Robertson.
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FINES WILL INCREASE
IN THE POLICE COURT

as much, and this Month they dll have
to pay double again or 500
According to the announcements Judge
Feagin next month gamblers and saloon
men will be fined not only SiOo but will
be sentenced to 30 days on the street., and
the following month the nambe' of days
in the sentence will be increased to 1880.
The limit of the fine that can pc placed
by a court of inferior jurisdiction is 500
and a sentence of 1870 days,
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Commencing tomorrow in the police
court. all gamblers convicted and all
saloon men found guilty of violating the
Sunday law will be fined $1O0.
This is based ON the sliding scale adopt
ed by Judge Feagln about two months
ago when the new city code went into eff
feet. The first month the gamblers and
saloon men were fined $25 last month,
according to the scale, they paid twice
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Chancery Court.

Chancellor A. II. Benners presiding
The case of William Baird VS.. Allen p
Howison ct al. was argued yesterday
morning on the question of allowing an
amendment to certain pleas by the de-
PENDANT.
The suit of the Aetna Life Insurance
company VS.. Della K. Thompson ct al.
was heard in the afternoon.
Chancellor Benners will go to Jasper
this week to hold court. He will prob
ably be absent all the week.
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HOTEL GUEST WAS
TOO OBSTREPEROUS
Interesting Incident ofthe Boom
Days Recalled
OCCURREDAT THEFLORENCt
lrate Northerner Was Easily Gained
BY Old Confederate Veteran and
Bill Was Collected Without
Further Trouble.
OCCURREDAT THEFL0 RENCE

Anronos tho remodelling of the Florence
hotel and the stories connected with It's
.career an incident of the boom period Is
heinp recalled that at the time furnished
a weeks amusement for the whole city
A big clustering northerner with lots
of money. little breeding and less as
erection. was attracted here by prospects
of speculation and of course stopped at
the Florence After he examined the
.oor, tn which he was assigned he went
numbering down to the office and bolster
eel, roasted In the most vulgar language
everything and everybody from the peh-
boy TO the proprietor.
He denounced the place as parh' d
nig stv a monkey cage and everything
else repulsive and disagreeable. lie IL
naliy -~is 49,. no always sought the pest
accommodations to be had when he trav-
eleG and that he would just pay his bill
and send his baggage to the nearest
livery stable When Billy Millspaugh, now
ono of the best known hotel men in the
coiuntry who was clerk, handed him his
bill made out at about the present rates
of the St Regis he became more Violent
than ever He said that he had heard
about the courage of these southerhers
and their ready gun plays, but that he dio
not helieve that there was one living who
would resent an insult and that his eyes
were just watering to get glimpse OF
a gun.
Millspaugh looked over his contract
with the hotel management and found
that II contained no clause requiring MN
to do the fighting for the business ana
he confined his efforts to the hnanciai
feature of the trouble.
After the Infatuated and bloodthirsty
euest. whose name was Yonkers, had
gone back to his room while tne chan1-
bermaid reported that he had taken MS
knife and ripped the carpet In two from
wall to wall. broken all the mirrors and
demolished almost everything in the room
After this little piece of amusement and
satisfaction Mr.. Yonkers cody walked
down. entered the bar and asked for a
highball.
About this time one of the best known
citizens and Confederate veterans living
here then entered the hotel and Mills
paugh told him what had happened
'sYou make out a bill for s75'' said the
old stonewall Jackson trooper, land III
collect 1t for you."
The old soldier took the bill and walked
into the bar and approaching his man,
quietly inquired: Is your name Yon-
kers?"
whats that to your" beloved the
man with grievance.
"Ive got little bill here ! want TO
request you to pay" said the soldier, land
| as the house needs some ready money
| guess you had better be quick about
| It," AS he made this statement he pulled
| out a big Colts pistol. which he brought
| to a slow and deliberate elevation cor
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LADIES':

Why >Freckle, Tan and Bliste
when all you have to do is to step
into Miss Reynolds, 208 18th
Street, ground floor, Birmingham
Hotel, and get bottle of BUENA
TONIC. the PlNlON NUT SOLU-
TON, free of charger The only
thing on the market to keep your
skin cool, fine and free from imper-
ufHstieHs. Try it? 1t costs nothing.
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civ Court Of eIrmInaham.

In the city court yesterday Judge c. A
Sem denied a motion to revise the quo
warranto proceedings taken against the
town of Jonesboro some weeks ago
A judgment for 800 was rendered by
consent in the suit of l.. Pizitz VS.. the
Southern railway.
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Miss Ruth Roston.

Miss Ruth Roston. aged %, died
terday at the home of her father, TX.
Roston in oxmoor The funeral viii bt
held In Oxmoor today and the interment
will be in the Oxmoor cemetery.
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HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

You'll never regret making the change
for this famous medicine always
cures Poor Appetite, Spring Fever
Headache, Impure Blood, Dyspepsia,
lndiue stion. Colds, Grippe or MaIariaI
80 Private Stamp Is over
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IN THE home

Is where hiostetters's Stomach Bltters
has proven its wonderful merit thou
sands of times during the past So
years. Is it your family remedy? II
not make change today and get
bottle of
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Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses have been issued from
the probate court as follows:
j. Dominic F. Brown and Miss Vesta
Henderson Derrick OF Brookside.
Fred T.. Sullivan of Mineral Springs
and Miss Either Adams.
Marvin Finley Of Horse Creek and
Miss Alven Robbins OF Palar.
Ala Kern and Miss Annie Deutsch, both
of Ensley.
Henry Sellers of Pinson and Mrs. Amer
lea Pearson of Argo.
Orion Kohne of Boise. Iowa. and Miss
Jessie Freeman.
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II you haven't read the unusual propo-
sition of f. r. Forbes Piano Co. look on
page and see what. they have to offer
to the public.
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The Worlds Secrets.

When DR.. SAM and Professor Ger
maine reached Birmingham they adver-
tised extensively that they held absolute
domain over all the secrets of the world.
People aocked to them. Their method was
very smooth and victim after victim fell.
BY the light of the moon Friday they
disappeared and their whereabouts are
unknown.
According to the reports received by
the police, valuables such as diamonds
and watches, were taken as a rule IN
stead of money. The method was sim
pie. When the person seeking knowledge
of the future was ushered in to the
presence" few leading questions were
asked him or her as is usual in such in
stances, women suffered heavier losses
than men, When one of the clairvoyants
ascertained what the person desired to
known, he would ask for time in which
to answer the question. The suggestion
was made that some valuable article,
such as a diamond ring, stick pin, watch
or money be left in the possession of
the clairvoyant until a set date. so that
the seer could sleep on it and thus use
it as a talisman.
In many cases the valuable was left.
Most of the victims were told to return
Friday afternoon or yesterday, and that
they would receive their valuables back
and also the information they sought.
They returned to find that the two seers
in ths art of reading the future had dis
appeared. Then the reperts began 10 reach
the police, until now there are between
twelve and twenty victims who nave re-
ported their losses
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THE WEATHER

washington. March 31.--Forecast for
|labama: Fair and warmer Sunday;
fonday fresh west winds, becoming va
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Thursday, April IL, 7:3o p. m.
Eridau AnriI 10. a:3o a. m.

"The Qualifications, Remuneration and
Manner of Election OF County Superin-
tendents President j. II. Willingham.
Wetumpka Supt. c. X. Sharpe Highland
Home: Supt C. C. Johnson. Marion
.Model Daily Programme for the One
Teacher School"-Supt g. w. Brock
Opelika. Prof. Il. W. Holland, Durham.
Music.
Educational Defects In the Constitu-
tion"-Hon. s. j. Bowie, Admission. Presi-
dent /. w. Abercrontbie. University.
'The Desirabiity of State Uniformity
of Text Books'-Supt. S. r. Butler,
Huntsville.
Announcements.
Adjournment
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Better School HouseSi Extent OF stare,
County and District Aid'-Supt p M.
Mcneil, Pratt City Prof r. A. Rascoe,
Clanton.
High Schools -supt. J. II. Foster
Tuscaloosa Prof E. p. Hogan. Howard
college
Discipline S. S. Murphy. Mo-
bile. Prof. w. T. Wynne, Enterprise.
Report of committees
Election of officers
Announcements.
Adjournment.
Friday, April 10, $3.50 p. m.
Address" Education; The Problem of
statesmanship"-Pro p p. Claxton,
University of Tennessee.
Announcements.
Adjournment.
Saturday, April ID, $50 a. m.
THE Teachers Mission -Supt. A.
Harmon, Florence Miss Mary Youn
Selma
SCHOOL Improvement Mrs. cry ,
Craighead, Mobile
'The School as a Social Center. Miss
Sophia Fits
Announcements.
Adjournment.
The following will be the programme
of the department of city superintend-
ents:
Thursday, April ~, p. m.
Presidents Address-Supt. w. w. Ben
son. Geneva.
Salaries of Teachers for City Schools
-Supt w. B. West, New Decatur.
Needed Legislation for City Schools
Principal T. c. Young, Birmingham.
Friday, April 10, 2 p. m.
securing Teachers and Their Promo
ion."-supt. C. W. Brock. opelika.
''The Relation of the Newspaper to City
Schools. Principal c. w. Johnson,
Florence.
Election of Officers
The department of county superintend-
ents will be in session at the same time
that the city superintendent are. The
programme for this department will be as
follows:
Thursday, April IL, 2 p. m.
BEST Methods of Efficient Supervision
w. T. Hollingsworth. Lafayette.
Discussion led by John C. Williams,
Talladega.
Teachers
fa) THE Lack of and The Conse-
ouences,"-P. B. Hughes. Tuscaloosa.
fb) How to Raise Supplement Funds
ers"-J. b. O'Bannor, Brewton.
(c) How to Induce Teachers to Teach
in the Thinly Populated Districts. "-R.
L. Blount, Sunfower
I'D How May Teachers Increase
Their Efficiency."-s. II. Butler. Hunts
Vile.
"Grading VS.. Classifying Country
,.hools."-L S. McRight Russellville.
Discussion led by T. ]. Lamar. Jas
per.
Friday, April 10, 2 p. m.
"The Equitable Division OF the Public
| School Funds"-C. r. Sharpe, Highland
| Home
Discussion led by II. A. Askins. BIZ
| Kingsley.
How Can Institutes be Made More At
| tractive and proftable."-R. Il. Galloway
| Livingston.
| Discussion led BY w. r. Archibald
| Knoxville.
Needed school Legislation, - NJ
| Sanders. Troy
Discussion led by ]. d. Forte, eBatrice
The County Superintendent
ta) Ills Duties."-c. c. johnson. Ma
rion
% Compensation, Commission OF
| Salary ?"-W. Y. Cooper, Seottsboro.
| -----.s------
| ~ vou haven't read the unusual propo
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e. T. shaw & Sons. Undertakers.
Green Undertaking Company.

Fresh sh p M Q n t DR..
Thomas bread just received
at Fox Sons & Smith Co.
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5-story brick, centrally To-
Gated, will be sold at a sacrl-
fee. Jno. L: Evans,
Reom 2, Peter Duilaing.
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Local Weather Data.

Birmingham. March 81 p m.
Maximum temperature .................. 40
minimum temperature .................. %
lean temperature ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40
Normal temperature .................... 81
Deficiency of temperature since Jan 1. 235
Rainfall since p. m. yesterday go. Us
Rainfall since Jan. 1...................16.14
deficiency of rainfall since Jan. L.. lie
Weather Report.
Temperature and precipitations as re.
ported at the weather bureau for select
|stations during twGnty-four hours ending
lat 10 a. M:
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Worked Together.

In one or two instances the clairvoy-
ants worked together. One would send
the other out for valuable talisman
for which the victim was to leave his
watch or ring or money as security. The
talisman had the appearance of piece
of ordinary glass sunk In some SUD-
stance. which had hardened around 1t.
The substance appeared to be mud, or
possibly q piece of concrete, with little
pieces of glass broken up in it,
Each victim still has the talisman and
the seers have the valuables.
One of the best stories of the visit OF
the clairvoyants relates to a barber shop
new electric massage machine mad
been bought by certain barber, whose
name the police refuse to disclose, and
DR.. SAM asked that 1t be loaned to him.
He explained that candidate was go
ing to be initiated in secret society
that night and that they wanted to have
some fun with him by using the machine
He promised to return it the following
morning. The machine is gone. Detectives
Bodeker and Hamilton are trying to
solve the question of what use the seers
had for the machine.
Beside getting away with valuaoies'
DIR SAM and Professor Germaine lett
printing bills to the amount of several
hundred dollars unpaid.
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CLA|RVOYANTS GET
VALUABLES HERE
A Couple of Smooth Men Make
Rich Haul
LITTLE MONEY SECURED
DR.. SAM and Prof Germaine Left the
City Suddenly Friday With Prop
erty Belonging to Many
People.

Some dozen or more Birmingham people
are sadder and wiser to the tune of
about 5000 as the result of months
visit of DR.. SAM. alias Jack Taylor, and
Professor Germaine, alias Dave Sherman,
alleged clairvoyants and palmists.
This pair, who were domiciled at 1914
Fifth avenue, may or may not have been
masters of the art of reading the future
but they seem to have been past mas
tiers in the art of separating people from
their money and valuables.
The police began investigating the
records of the two clairyoyants yester-
day morning because of the complaints
that came In from every side from per-
sons who had lost money or valuables,
and the affair grows worse the deeper
the police GO
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The case of Graham Perdin VS., the
Southern railway. is still with the jury.
I,n6.t11uu1-.s - - he United States vs. q.
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PROGRAMME FOR
STATE EDUCATORS
Arrangements Being Made for
the Convention
TO BE LARGE GATHERING
The Twenty-fifth Annual Session OF
the Alabama Education Association
Here April 12-14 Will Bring
Many Delegates.
TO BE LARGE GATHERING

Final arrangements are being made for
the twenty fifth annual session OF the
Alabama Educational association Whieh
will meet here April u, 10 and a. At
that time the eighth annual convention
of the County superintendents' assoeia-
ton. and the second annual convention
of the city superintendent association
will also be held.
The committees to provide for the re-
ception of the visiting delegates were
announced several weeks ago, All dele
gates will be met at the depot ana es-
corted TO their boarding houses. The rall-
roads have granted a round trip rate OF
one fare plus one-third.
The meetings of the association will be
held in the handsome auditorium of the
new High school, which will be especial
| w decorated for the occasion. Educators
from all over the state will attend the
convention. and it will be an event of uu-
usual Importance.
The following programme was issued
Yesterday for the main association:
Thursday, April ~, $3.50 p, m.
| Music.
| Address of Weleome-Hon. George o.
| Ward Mayor of Birmingham.
Response-President C. c. Thaeh, Ala
! bama Polytechnic institute.
Presidents Annual Address-W. II
striplin, Gadsden.
| Music.
Appointment of committees.
Announcements.
Enrolment of members
| Adjournment.
Thursday, April IL, 7:3o p. m.
Music.
Address-"The Teacher His Profession
and Its Mission''-Dean J. II. Penniman
University of Pennsylvania.
Announcements.
| Adjournment
Music.
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Friday, April 10, $3.50 p. m.

Education; The Problem OF
Craftsmanship. Prof. p. p. Claxton,
University of Tennessee.
Announcements.
Adjournment
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but I will not live unless you, too, are
saved
Once already that day she had ex.
pressed this thought in other words.
Was some shadowy design fitting
through her brain? Suppose they were
faced with the alternatives Of dying
from thirst or yielding to the DyakS.
Was there another way ont? jerks
Shivcrcd. though the rock was grilling
him. He must divert her mind from
this dreadful brooding.
"Thc fact is" he said. with feeble
attempt at checrfulnesS. I'VE arc both
hungry and consequently grumpy.
Now, suppose you prepare lunch. We
will feel ever so much better after we
have eaten"
The girl choked back her emotion
and sadly essayed the task of provid-
ing meal which was hateful 10 her.
A few tears fell now and made little
burrows down her soiled cheeks. But
they were helpful tears, tears of resig.
nation, not Of despair. Although the
"destruction that wastcth at MONDAY"
was trying her sorelv, she again felt
strong and sustained
She oven smiled on detecting an in
voluntary effort to clear her stained
face. She was about to carry a biscuit
ana some timed meat TO the sailor
when sharp exclamation from him
caused her TO hasten TO his side.
The DvnLe hrd brol,ou covpr Run.
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afternoon.
At the conclusion of not very lus-
ciouS rcpast jerks suggested that they
should rig up the tarpaulin in such
wise rs to gain protection from the
sun and yet enable him TO cast a
watchful eve over the valley Iris help
ed TO raise the great canvas sheet on
the supports he had prepared. once
shut off from the GPvOurinr rays the
hot breeze then snringing into ttful
existence cooled their bistered but per
spring skin ana made life somewhat
tocrable
Still adhering TO his policy OF com
batting the first encrvatinS attacks Of
thirst. the sailor sanctioned the CON
sumption Of the remaining water. As
a last desperate eSDedicnt to he re
sorted TO only In case of sheer necessi-
" he uncorked bottle of champagne
and filled the tin cup. The sparkling
wine, with its volume Of creamy foam
/ looked so tempting that Iris would
then and there have risked its potency
We're she not promptly withheld.
jerks explained 10 her that when the
wine became quite flat and inspid they
might use it TO moisten their parched
lips. Even so, in their present super
heated state, the liquor WAS unqueS-
tionably dangerous. but he hoped it
would not harm them if taken in mi
mute quantities.
Accustomed now to implicitly accept
his advice, she fought and steadily con
quered the craving within her OGGly
enough. the "thawing' of their Scorch-
ed bodies beneath the tarpauin brought
Il certain degree of relief. They were
supremacy uncomfortable, but that was
rs naught compared with the relaXa-
ton from the torrents previously
borne.
For a long time-the best part of an
hour, perhaps-they remained silent
The sailor was reviewing the pros
and cons of their preCarlouS condition
1t would, of course, be matter of SUI
premc importance were the Indian TO
be faithful to his promise Here tie
prospect was decidedly hopeful. The
man was an old soldier and the eX
officer of native cavalry knew how en-
during was the attachment of TINS poor
convict to home and military service.
Probably at that moment the Moham-
medan was praying to the prophet and
his two nephews to aid him in rescuins
the sahib and the woman whom the
sahib held so dear, for the all wise and
all powerful Indian government Is very
merciful 10 offending natives who thus
condone their former crimes.
But, howsoeyer willing he might be.
what could one man do among so
many? The Dyaks were hostile to him
in race and creed and assuredly in
furiated against the foreign devil who
had killed or wounded in round num-
bers one-fifth of their total force. Very
likely the hapless Mussulman would
lose his life that night in attempting
TO bring water to the foot of the rock.
Even if the man succeeded in eludiny
the vigilance Of his present associates,
where was the water to come from ?
There was none on the island save
that in the well. In all likelihood the
Dyaks had store in the remaining
sampans, but the native ally of the
beleaguered pair would have task of
exceeding difficulty in obtaining one
OF the jars or skins containing it
Again, granting all things went well
| that night, what would be the final
outcome Of the struggle? How Ions
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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS: THURSDAY

"You come from Dclhi2" he asked
"IIonored one, you have great wis
DOM
None but Delhi man swears by
the tomb on the road to the Kutub.
You have escaped from the Anda-
manst'
"Sahib, I did but Stay man in self
defense"
Whatever the cause. you can never
again see India. Nevertheless you
would give many years of your life to
mix once more with the bazaar folk"
The brown skin assumed sallow
tirgc
THAT is good speaking" he gurgled.
"Then help me and my friend TO es-
cape. Compel your chief to leave the
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grew moist, and she paled somewhat.
When he vanished she looked into the
valley and ut the opposing ledge; three
men lay dead within twenty yards OF
her. Two others dangled from the
rocks, 1t took her some time to con.
troll her quavering utterance sufficient.
ly to say:
II hope ! may not have to use n gun
| know 1t cannot be helped, but IL
were TO kill human being do no,
think ] would ever rest again"
'In that case have indeed murdered
sleep today was the unfeelng reply.
mo, no. A man must be made OF
sterner stuff We have right to de-
fend ourselves. If need be, | will e>er-
else that right. Still, it is horrid, Oh
SO horrid,"
she could not see the sailors grim
spiIe, II would materially affect his