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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28
TAFT ENDS COURSE
To Reduce Weight and Is Now Down
 To 250 Pounds.

Washington Correspondence New York
 World.
 Secretary Taft's waistline has been reduced to 50 inches and he has brought his weight down to 250 pounds. MT. Taft thus has realized one of the ambitions of his life, and he will now stop the strenuous exercise which he has been taking: nor will he continue such rigid course of dieting as he has practiced for months. He has re- duced his weight 76 pounds since last December, when he tipped the beam at 326 pounds.
 For the first time in nearly five months Secretary Taft today ate q square meal While he was training down his weight his diet was limited to foods containing no starchy matter, and he was forbidden to eat meats. ex- cept in small quantities. Salads and salad dressings containing olive oil were tabooed.
 dieting, exercising and massaging un. der an expert recommended by Senator Spooner. This special now has been dismissed, and in the future the Secre- tary will depend on limited dieting, horseback riding and calisthenic exer- cises each morning to keep down his weight.
 While MT. Taft Is contented with hls weight of 250 pounds, he would not ob- ject to taking off 10 or 15 pounds more but he will not make special efforts In this direction, as he has been warned that his nervous system is in danger of being wrecked by subjecting it to too much strain. After his feast today, Secretary Taft resumed his dieting and he will continue it during the sum- mer, but he will gradually return to normal diet.
 MT. Taft walks to his office every morning. and each afternoon he goes horseback riding. but he has not yet been honored with an invitation to take a gallop across country with the President. as Mir. Roosevelt fears M~ Ttaft's horse could not stand the strain of taking fences when laden with It's burden of human freight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28
Opinion of Justice Marshall.
; Worlds Work.

From the WOrlu s W NOrk.
 Once as John Marshall, chief justice. was travelling toward Raleigh. N. C., in a stick gig. his horse went off the road and ran over a sapling, so tilting the ve- hicle that it could move neither to the right or the left
 As the judge sat thinking up a way out of the dilemma an old negro came along.
 'Old marster, he said, what for you don't back your horse?''
 The jurist thanked him for the sugges- ton, backed the horse, anG promising to leave dollar at the inn for the good ad- vice. went on his way.
 The negro called at the inn and found the dollar waiting for him. He took it looked at it. and said.'
 He was a gemman for sho'. but-tap- ping his forehead signincantly-'h did nt have much in here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28
GODS CAUSE FIRST
 IN SECULAR THINGS
THUS URGED THE REV. J. D. RAY IN THOUGHTFUL SERMON FROM THE BAPTIST PULPIT TESTER. DAY MORNING.

At the North Highland Baptist church yesterday morning, the pastor, the Rev. J D. Ray. preached what was regarded as a thoughtful sermon, from the first clause of Second Chronicles, xvl 16: And next him was Amasiah, the son of Zichri who willingly offered himself unto the Lord"
 The preached first read lesson from the tenth chapter of Matthew. beginning with the sixteenth verse, detailing the charge of Christ to his diciples He sent them forth to preach and to work mir scles. MT. Ray referred to the sacrifice Of self that Christ commanded, and said: 'I want to talk this morning about suc- cess in life as viewed in the light of Gods word.'
 He spoke of the different standards of success of different people. and illustrated his point by the example of woman who gave up a. promising career in Amer- lea to go out as a missionary to China. He said that the world called this action the losing of her life. but that her devo tion and happiness in her labor showed that she counted it far more of a success than the life she had lived in America. And he said that the stand taken by the great leader Amasiah. who offered him self and his two hundred thousand mighty men of valor to the service of the Lord, was parallel.
 Continuing in the same thought, the pastor urged that we put Gods cause first "Let us take the ideal that Christ fixed for us.'' In speaking of this spirit of conservation, he made the following statement: "As he faces life's duties, I believe man ought to put Gods cause first in his heart. l believe that Jesus meant 1t when He said: Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and lall these things shall be added unto you.''
 The burden of the application was that one must put Gods cause first In secular things. He conceded that other things are proper in their place-money is good; edu- cation may teach how to live-but it does not always teach how to die. Gods cause must come first, not only on Sunday, but on Monday and Saturday and Wednes- day.
 As an example of the progress of this movement in secular affairs, the preacher spoke of how at one time God prohibited the Israelites from sing horses lest they should cultivate an undesirable militant and warliks spirit. But he told how one of the prophets said that the time would come when they should not only have horses. but should inscribe on the bells Of the bridles, Holiness to the Lord. He declared that we should write on our daily occupation, Holiness to the Lord. '
 Mir Ray concluded his thought with the simple statement that What our church needs is that we may give our selves unto the Lord"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28
LOW ROUND TRIP
Excursion Rates Via Atlantic Coast
 Line.

To Chattanooga, Tenn.-Rate one first class fare plus 25 cents. Dates of sale May s, g. 10, final limit ten days from date of sale. Extension can be secured to June 10, 1906.
 Atlanta, Ga.-Rate one and one-third frst-class fares plus 9 cents; certificate plan. Certificates will be honored which were procured from agents at starting points on any date, May to June D. inclu- sive.
 Tuscaloosa. Ala.--Rate one first-class fare plus 20 cents. Dates of sale June le. 1s. 16. IS. g. 25, July ?, [, 9, final limit 15 days. Extension can be secured to September 30 1906.
 Nashville, Tenn.-Rate one first-cass fare plus 20 cents. Dates of sale June 10, ii, 12, IS. 19, 20, July 5, 6, ', final limit l5 days in addition to date of sale. Ex- tension of limit can be secured to Sep- tember 3o 1s0e
 Hot Springs, Va.-Rate one first-class fare plus 25 cents. Dates of sale June g. 10. Il. final limit June 1s 1sOs
 Atlanta, Ga.-Rate one first-class fare n1us 25 cents, from points in Georgia. Dates of sale June IS, 19, final limit June g, 1906.
 Augusta, Ga--Rate one first-class fare plus 25 cents, from all points in Georfia. bates of sale May 20. 21, s2; final limit May 30. 1906.
 san Francisco and Los Angeles Calif.- Low rates account National Educational association. July 9, 13. Dates of sale June e4 to July G. inclusive Final limit Sep- tember 1o, 1906. Stop-overs and side trips.
 Lexington, Ky.-Rate one first-class fare plus % cents. Dates of sale July 2g 3O and August l. Final limit August 5. 1908
 Knoxville, Tenn.-Rate one first-class fare plus 25 cents. Dates of sale June IT. 1s 19, 23 24. 30, July ', A. IS. 1906: final limit can be secured to September 30. 1906.
 Asheville, N. C.-Rate one first-class fare plus 25 cents. Dates of sale July 25, 2e, 27, 1906, final limit August 8, 1906. Extension September 30, 1906.
 Monteagle, Tenn.-Rate one first-class fare plus 25 cents Dates of sale June 2s. 30, July g. 5. 1s % 21. 2s. g. 30. 31. Au- gust 16 r.. final limit August 31. 1906 For rates or any information see ticket agent or communicate with T. c. WHITE, 6-6-tf D. P. A., Savannah, ca.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28

Tho best half-tone cuts are made by the Gawk Engraving company. Age. Herald Building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28
COLLEGE MEN WILL
 VISIT BIRMINGHAM
SENIOR CLASS IN KENTUCKY COL LEGE TO INSPECT THE LARGE INDUSTRIAL PLANTS HERE TO STUDY THEM

The senior class of the engineering de- partment of the Kentucky State college at Lexington will arrive in Birmingham next Friday morning at 10:55 o'clock, and will remain until 6:50 D. m. Saturday as the guests of the iron and steel men of this city. They will visit the furnaces and other industrial plants here and the Re- public Iron and Steel companys plant at Thomas Their itinerary will also include the Pratt mines, the rolling mills and the steel plant at Ensley. 1t is said that the party is looking forward with much pleasure to the trip, and that much valu- able information will be gained thereby
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28
NO VERDICT REACHED.
Jury in Leatherwood Case May not be
 Able to Agree.

The jury which Gheard the case of R. L. Leatherwood charged with assault with intent to murder on William A. Denson, has not yet returned verdict to Judge Samuel L. Weaver of the first division of the criminal court. The jury has been de- liberating over the case since Saturday.
 The jury reported to Judge Weaver yes terday that verdict would probably never be agreed upon by all of the mem bers. The court sent them back for fur ther consideration of the case.
 Mir. Leatherwood and MT. Denson are both attorneys-at-law, and the case has attracted considerable attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28
REPRESENTS MAGAZINE
Miss Birdie Bowman in City in Inter-
 est of National Magazine.

Miss Birdie Bowman, representing the National Magazine, published in Boston, is in Birmingham in the interest of the circulation department of that magazine, and she is also looking after a descriptive article on Birmingham. which will be furnished by local writer Miss Bowman comes highly endorsed as an expert in her work, and 1t is said the article on Bir- mingham shortly to appear in the Ma tional Magazine will obtain wide publicity, as a circulation of a quarter of a million iS claimed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28
Too Much for Him.

From the Columbus Dispatch.
 Jack--Too bad about young Nay, isn't it?
 Tom--What about him?
 Jack-He was sent to the insane asylum last week
 Tom-You don't say! What was the cause of it?
 Jack-He undertook to study Greek and shorthand a the same time and got the characters mixed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28
PERSONAL

Mrs. Ira Dusenbery and her three chill dten left Saturday for Mississippi where they will spend some time.
 Mrs. Alice Black is here after few weeks visit to Atlanta. Mrs. Black has won large number of friends who re- gret to know she is to leave next week for her home in Tennessee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28
Many Graduates Attend.

Many graduates and friends of the coll lege from different parts of Alabama are attending the commencement exer- cises. pr. Montague and the faculty has extended a cordial invitation to the peo- pie of Birmingham and the district to attend.
 The past year has been one of the most successful in the history of the school, which is one of the oldest insti- tutions of learning in the state of Ala bama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28
Protestant Theology.

The fact of the matter is, our Protest ant theology is utterly astray and utter ly intellectual, as often as it undertakes to attack and refute Roman Catholicism on the ground of its superior fidelity to scriptures for Roman Catholicism can also appeal to scripture and does every whit as readily and every whit as forcefully. For every text the Protestant can point to and charge the Romanlst with disre- garding. the Romanst can point to an other and make the same charge against the Protestant. Nay. more. Convince me that it is my Christian obligation to be in no sense higher critic of the sacred text, to accept every sentence in it, sup posing 1t to mean what 1t seems to mean, and I could not conseienuously remain a Protestant. This twenty verse of St. Johns 9oth chapter. reinforced by the 18th verse of St. Matthew's 18th, would be sufficient to make me good Ro- man Catholic as quickly as I could get to be one! And it should be sufficient to make Roman Catholics Of us all For what is 1t we desire or ought to, beyond anything else Tn the world? Why, to have our sins forgiven. to be sinless, to be saved And, if Christ authorized His apostles and their successors to remit sins, we could surely get ours remitted In a church that dates right back to the apostles. If any does; by priests that are surely official successors of the apostles. if any are.
 In most of our Protestant churches, the pastors wouldn't undertake to forgive our sins for us, no matter how strenuously We might quote the verses in St. Johns gospel and St. Matthew's. We should find them all higher critics. They would tell us, in spite of those scripture-verses that we wanted them to do something foolish, superstitious. popish, unChrstian --that nobody but God only can for give sin. And even if they were will- ing to undertake what we asked, we might have our serious doubts of their authority; for it might be far from cer- tain that they received their office in the line of apostolic succession. and.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28

have any more apostolic right to for give our sins, than we theirs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-25
RAILROAD INDICTED
New York Central Accused of
Favoring Standard Oil.
OVER one HUNDRED COUNTS.
Federal Grand Jury nc jamestown
\. ~, Also Indicts standard Oh
Company For Accepting
Unfair Rates.

JAMESTOWN, n. Y, Aug. 25.-rhe
New York Central Railroad company
was indicted by the western New York
federal grand jury on IA charge OF CIV
Ing discriminating and unlawful
freight rates on shipments OF oil 10y
the Standard OIL company aud OF I'm
lawfully falling 10 hle schedule of
such rates with the Interstate com
merce commission at Washington. The
Standard on company was again IN
dlctcd on n charge OF accepting I'M
lawful and discriminating freight rates
on shipments OF oil over the Pennsyl
vana, the New York Central and the
Vermont Central railroads.
The indictments are closely related
10 those found by the same Jury two
weeks ago against the Standard OH
company and the Pennsylvania ln the
matter Of discriminating rates for oil
shipped by the Standard from Clean
to Burlington, VI All OF such ship
ments were over the Pennsylvania
from Olean TO Rochester; over the New
York Central from Rochester 10 Nor
wood. \. Y. and over the Vermont
Central from Norwood 10 lts destiun-
ton.
The latest Indictment specifies that
the New York Central made special
rate to the Standard from Rochester
10 Norwood Of cents per hundred
weight. while such rates were not
given 10 other shippers. nor was
schedule OF the same tiled with the IN
terstate commerce commission. The
charges were embraced In one count
I'm the Indictment against the Stand.
ard oil company returned there
were 1913 counts, each count relating to
separate ana distinct shipment Of Oh
over this route. all at rates approXi
mating II cents per hundrcdwcIght.
while rates for similar shipments from
Bradford, Warren. OH City aud Titus.
vile. Pa. 10 Vermont were 30 cents
per hundredwelght These shipments
IL Is alleged. were under substantially
the same conditions. while the alleged
determinations accepted 10y the Stand
ard Oil company Of more than IL cents
per hundredweight were out OF all pro
portion TO reason and fairness consid-
erlng the additional distance from the
Pennsylvania towns 10 Vermont
The indictments were accepted 10y
Judge Hazel and the jury WAS dis
charged with the thanks of the court
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-25
ARLINGTON

Miss Hattie Cole is spending two
weeks in Troy.
Mrs Samuel Vault is in Sunderland
for short time.
Miss Lucy Cole is spending two
weeks In New York.
Mrs Chas Kelsey OF Hartford, Conn.
is stopping at +. y. Canlield's.
Mrs Clara Holden of Hartford
Conn, is visiting the Misses Hard's.
John Burdett, who spent Sunday In
town returned to New York Monday.
Mr. Brady OF Manchester and Mr.
Hogan have been ia town for few
days.
Mr. and Mrs Chapel ard daughter
Of New York are staying at Charles
Toomos.
Messrs Palmeter and Allard Of
Mechanicville have been IN town for o
few days.
Miss Kitty Johnson, who has been
IN town for few weeks, has returned
to New York
Mrs Geo Andrew and daughter
Pauline OF North Adams are visiting
friends in town
Clayton Mclaughlin of Rutland was
in town Wednesday in the interest Of
the New England Telephone Il Tele-
graph Co.
Mrs Will Buck OF Rupert has been
visiting friends in town. On Thursday
she aud her mother Mrs Parsons went
to Bennington to visit at Joe Parsons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-25

NORWICH, Conn. Aug 25-Clifford
Howard. siXteen-year-old Washing
ton boy. will celebrate his first year in
the tournament of the National Rogue
association by carrying home the cham
pionshp medal for 1906. He has lost
but one game in the tournament and
that one was with Harold Bosworth of
New London. the first game that he
played. W. H. Wahly of Washington
was beaten by $. f. Davenport of New
York and is now in line for second
honnrS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-25
Weather
Fair warmer tonight aud Sunday
SAT ON THE TRACK


, INV NNNNN
Vergennes, lug 2l-By sitting ON
the track and awaiting the coming oi
the north bound ayen tonight az d
O'Clock, an unknown man committed
suicide at a polni on the Rutland rail.
road about one mile south Of this
place. he paid no attention 70 the
whistle of the locomotive. which was
sounded repeatedly boy the engineer IN
frantic effort TO warn tho man, and
was run down and Instantly killed, his
body DeIng badly manglod.
The dead man was ABOUT 80 years
old, 1--we feet, nine inches ln height and
weighed about l75 pounds. He was of
light complexion and in his pockets
were found a drinking cup 10 "a silver
case a hair brush, "a silver ticket and
d railroad ticket from Roxbury 10
Montpelier bearing the date Of 1891
There Was nothing on his person boy
which he could be identified.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
ssws 90 the Town aud Village Brsfl
Told iorBasY Headers.

Ssws 90 the Town aud village Brsn
Told iorBasN Readers.
Miss Daisy Rndd Is vlsItlngln Ri'.
land.
Miss S. A. O'Connor Is visiting
friends Ia Schenectady.
Miss Marie Hogan has returned
from visit 10 Troy.
Miss Mabel Conway Of North Adams
Is visiting friends 10 this village.
Miss Jennie a. Valentine and Miss
Jeanette Perkins are In Troy today.
Mr. aud Mrs william a. Roach OF
Troy are visiting Mrs Carrie lneson
Of Park street.
Mrs Frank Carrier and daughter
Ruth are visiting her son, Fred
Carrier OF Rutland.
Miss Hobby Of the Troy City hosplt.
al stan has been spending the week
with Mrs John G. Clark.
Mrs James r. Roach and daughter
Regina Of Albany are guests OF Mrs
Joseph Benzel OF Adams street
Miss Katherine Roche aud Miss An
na Cusack OF New York are guests Of
Mrs VIM Roche oiJeilerson avenue.
Mr. and Mrs George +. Graves last
evening entertained Mr. and Mrs S. III.
Blackmer and other friends at dinner.
Hurry G.. Bates, who has been spend.
lng two weeks vacation az his hone
here. returned this morning to Wau.
keegan.
John Cordes for q number OF years
employed in the Cooper machine shop,
has given up his position and viii re-
move 90 Schenectady the first OF next
week where be- Will make 10 his home IN
the future. he will bee followed 10 his
new home boy the best wishes Of many
Z lends.
The Methodist and Congregational
churches unite IN morning worship to-
morrow al the Second church. Mr
Mills will preach. Hour OF service
1880 A cordial welcome for all
strangers and visitors. The Sunday
school Of the two churches will meet
as usual. There will be no evening
service, which will be resumed In Sep
tember
Sergeant Tarrant Sibley OF Com
pany Is, will leave here Tuesday next
for Bellows Falls, where he will re.
port TO Capt. G. +. Burnham, captain
oi the rifle team that will represent
Vermont In the national match that
takes place at Seageri, y. j., the irst
AMI second weeks in September The
team will leave Bellows Falls for Sea
gert September >, next.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-25
YANKEE UNIFORMS FOR RUSSIA.
Gar Liked Major Gfbson's olive
Green Khaki suit

Green Khaki suit.
ST PETERSBURG. Aug. - The
attention OF the military authorities
has been drawn to the service uniform
Of the American army. and its qualities
OF serviceabllity aud invisibility are
greatly admired At the conclusion OF
the recent guard maneuvers nj Kras-
noyeSelo Emperor Nicholas summoned
Major Gibson in order 10 make a per
sonal inspection Of the olive green
khaki which the major was wearing.
saying that he had been watching 70
for several days and had been struck
by its inconspicuousness at compare
lively short distance, and he desired to
call the attention Of Minister of War
Rudiger TO the uniform.
Major Gibson later, at General Rudi-
gers invitation. called at the ministry
of war and showed the general suits
of infantry and cavalry uniforms. The
military authorities also are consider
ing American accouterments includ-
Ing web cartridge belts and cavalry
saddles, with view to their adoption.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-25
Died Under shower Sprinkler.

CAPE MAY, y. j.. Aug -. Saved
from drowning, Joseph f. Clark of "a
North Ann street. Baltimore, died of
heart disease under shower sprin-
kler at bathhouse here. Clark while
bathing in the surf became exhausted
and was rescued with difficulty because
of the high waves. He recovered sutii-
ciently to walk 10 the bathhouse. but
dropped dead Immediately after turn
ing on the shower Two days ago Clark
rescued two women from drowning.
He was an employee of the Chesapeake
Steamship company.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-25
D. R. SAWYER DEAD.

Mas Formerly Proprietor Of Hotel at
Arlington.
Arlington, Aug 2i.-Daniol H..
Sawyer formerly proprietor of Hotel
Arlington, but recently OF Fair Haven
where be- conducted the Allen house,
died there Friday afternoon from puou-
monia, aged %.
He leaves a wife and five children.
The funeral will be held Monday at
Fair Haven. Mr. Sawyer was o naiiyr
OF sudbury where the burial will occur.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-25
N,nchuria,s Condition Worse.

HONOLULU, Aug 25.-The condi-
ton of the Manchuria is somewhat
worse owing to heavier weather. She
is pounding astern The transport Lo-
gan started for Manila, carrying ms
passengers General james f. Smith,
the vice governor general of the Phil
ippines. and Judge n. L. Gilbert of
the court of first instance in Manila,
who were on the wrecked Manchuria
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-25
NOTICE

here by give notice to all ptrns
not to harbor or trust my wife, Jennie
NJ. Ostrauder on my account as | shall
pay no bills Of her contracting after
this date.
Walter II. Ostrander.
August goth 1906.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-25

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25.-F. X.
Nipple, president of the Real Estate
Trust company and n prominent figure
in the financial circle of this city. died
suddenly at his home in Bryn Mawr
suburb of Philadelphia. He was
sixty-seven years of age,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-25

If your stomach is weak, If your food
distresses you, if you are weak and
nervous, use DR.. Shoop's Restorative
one month and see what it does for
you. Sold by Joseph NJ. Ayres.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-25
Rest, Health and Comfort to Mother anu

MRS. wINsLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP, for
child u teething, softens the gums, reduces
collie. Perfectly safe in all cases We would
say TO every mother VINO has n suffering child.
Do not let your prejudice, nor the prejudice
absolutely sure-to. follow the use of this
melicins. If timely used. "'ice 25c. bottle
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-25

TOR SALE-Cucumbtr for picking; sizes,
II nicely graded 25c per hundred, 800 s. 90.
Orders by mail or telephone viii IT ceive prompt
attention order early. Telephone I37-i9. II.
=. Durham, NO. Bennington. Vt. 1872