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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
GIRL WAS HEROINE.
Subjected to Tortures of the Inqusi
 ton By Russian Court.

Moscow. March 26.-M Teslinko. coun- girl who shot M. Luzhenoffsky, chief of the secret police at Tamboff, has returned here from Tamboff, where his client was found guilty of the charges against her. He declares that the tortures of the Spanish inquisition were tame when com pared with the cruelty Mile Splridonovo has been subjected to. He gives a thrill ing account of her proud and spirited speech to the Judges. who condemned her, telling them that the victory of the op- pressors of the people would be short lived, and saying:
 You can kill me, but death will be welcome after what I have suffered"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
WAS NOT A VICTIM
 BUT A BURGLAR
HARVlE GoWDRY, WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN SHOT IN A HoLD-uP, IDENTIFIED AS A ROB- BIER.

Harve Gowdry, the negro, an account of whose shooting and story of a bold hold-up was published in yesterdays Age- Herald, has turned out, it seems to be a burglar.
 The family of II. U. Milner of Twelfth avenue and Twenty-sixth street, has iden- tiled him as negro who was shot by Laurens Jones, a member of the family, about 9 o'clock yesterdaySmorning.
 Miss Bessie Miner heard the noise in the house and finding negro man walk ing around with a lantern, confronted and followed him down stars With reckless audaeity the negro turned at the door and followed her back up the stairs. She gave the alarm and Mrs Milner ap- peared with a pistol with one cartridge in it which she fired without effect.
 The pistol shot scared the negro from the house and as he was leaving MT. Jones shot him twice through the glass panel of door.
 Gowdry's wounds are not of fatal character and he Is in the city jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
APoLINARls FOUNDER DEAD.
Edward stelnkopff, Former Proprietor
 of St. James Gazette, succumbs.

From the London Standard.
 The death is announced of MT. Edward Steinkopff the founder of the great Apoli- naries business, and the sometime pro- prietor of the St. James Gazette. MT. Steinkopff died at his residence, Lydhurst, Hayward's Heath, on Tuesday night, in his 69th year.
 His career was one of the romances of industry. Born in Mecklenburg, and mar ried in Frankfort, he joined German house in Glasgow in the early 7Os, and then opened business on his ow naccount He suffered severe reverse in the catas- trophe of the City of Glasgow bank. but being a business man to the finger tips, he left his losses to mourn for themselves and at once looked out for a new line of commercial adventure.
 In conjunction with the late MT. George Smith of Smith, Elder @ Co.,, he founded the Apolinaris business in 1874. He took the chief charge of the company, and un- der his bold and prudent management 1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27

fiction, he said. Is marrow and arste- eratle.n
 1liustrative of the truth that the dra- matic instinct is elemental. he said every child Is an actor until 1t reaches the age of self-eonsclousness, and there is sup pressed actor within every man.
 'All the world is a stage and every man and woman player Is as true now as when 1t was first written. Starting with the spacious Ellzabethan period when the Globe was the typical playhouse. where shakespeare's immortal plays were acted without the aid of scenery, but were im- pressed forever upon the mind by the wonderful rhetoric, he traced the history of the drama down to modern times. It was due to the fact that Queen Elizabeth herself being enamored of the stage that Shakespeare throve. Prejudice was so strong against theatres at that time that the first in London were built across the river, out of the city. Pilgrims and Puritans coming to this country lRd no time for the cultivation of histrionlo or other arts and it Is only within the last twenty years that We have reached the dramatic renaissanee.'
 While we have produced no Rostand or Ibsen Dr. Burton believes that among the English dramatists, Shaw. Pnero and Jones are names to eonjure with in the future history of the drama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27

grew until. in 1897. the business was sold to the late MT. Frederick Gordon for near- ly 92,0O0,000. MT. Stelnkopff took his own share of the purchase money. about million sterling, In hard cash He bought the charming estate of Lydhurst, and spent the rest of his life in retirement there, with occasional brief periods of residence at his house in Berkeley Square, which at one time was the abode of the Premier Pitt
 Mir. Steinkopff's associations with jour nalism were interesting He bought the St. James Gazette from MT. Hucks Gibbs eight years after it's foundation. Al though nominally In retirement. he took a keen interest in the management of the paper The most minute points of news paper production interested him, and he was of an inquiring turn of mind. Up to the last two or three years he gave one the impression of being a strong man h commerce. MT. Stelnkopff sold the St. James Gazette in 1903. and it was soon afterward amalgamated with the Even ing Standard
 Mir Steinkopff belonged to the Carlton and the Conservative clubs. His wife, the daughter of a FranhIort merchant, died few months ago. His only child is the wife of Colonel Stewart Mackenzie of Seaforth brother of Lady St. Heller and the Marchioness of Tweeddale, wife of Sir w Evans Gordon. MT. Steinkopn was one of the most generous and appreciatlve patrons of art, and his house in Berkeley Square Is full of famous pictures. He was also a eonnoisseur of artistic furniture, and had a large collection of fine old English silver. In his latter years, and when his health began to fail, he devoted himself to gardening, and his place In Sussex was famous for the extraordinary variety of coniferous trees. He was a man of great natural ability and un- bounding energy, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than the exercise of q generous hospitality to his many friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27

made in the former campaign, the eandi- date stated that he was hampered by the railroad environment of his associates on the commission and declared that the quickest relief can only come through the legislature as any action of the com- mission will be enjoined by the railroads and have to be fought through the courts and thus cause interminable delay.
 During the course of his remarks, MT. Conner made frequent reference to the Advertiser and called upon them to show more accurately the amounts received by them for advertisements and political ar ticles in the last campaign.
 Mr. Conner punctuated his remarks with the frequent stamping of his foot but his gestures as rule were graceful and In all respects he has improved greatly as a speaker since appearing here last.
 At the close of MT. Comers speech, Horace Hood of Montgomery, briefly ad- dressed the audience announcing his can ddacy for the office of auditor.
 Mir Conner left in the afternoon for Bay Minette, where he will speak to- morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
Extending Judson Street Railway.

Jackson, Mss. March 26.-tspeela1l l- more than one hundred laborers and great number of wagons and carts were put to work this morning on the exten- sion of Jacksons electric street railway system. It is the idea of the owners of the line to increase their mileage about one-half by building five Or six miles more. The rails and the erossties have been on the ground some time, and should the weather be pleasant during the next month the extensions will come near com petion provided the tabor is as abundant us on the day of beginning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
meraes With Lumber interests.

Norfolk, Va. March 26.-The entire prop critics of the Norfolk and .-outhern rail- road running from Norfolk through eastern North Carolina and the Virginia Carolina Coast railroad, which recently began the construction of q new rail- road line from Norfolk to Beaufort, N C.. and the lumber interests are to be merged into an authorized capital of $25,0Qo,o00 in bonds and $25 100000 in stocks. The rail- road merger will give a total trackage of GOO miles and the lumber merger will make total of eighteen miles with an output of 150 0OO.00O feet annually.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
s1 AdvertIsina Book Sent Ere.

To those interested In the subject of ad
 vertising, we will send free upon recein. of 1c in stamps or coin to cover postaga
 the 15i page bound book entitled Curren, Rates of Live Publica tions. This hooi. contains lists of all publications in tba United States with their circulation and their rates for advertising space. It also contains a complete list of ~.-,et cars showing costs of street car advertising
 A most valuable book for the old as well as the new advertiser. Painter-Tobev- Jones Co.,, Advertising Agents. 356 Dear born St.. Chicago. IL s-a-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
Bank Clerks Are Arrested.

Fittsburg. March 1e.-Four arrests were made this afternoon in connection with the failure of the Enterprise National bank. Forest A. Nichols, private secre- tary to w. H. Andrews. and George II. Hall. R. T. Ralston. Charles Menzene and Edward T. MeMilan. former clerks in the bank. were arrested on charges of con- spiracy to defraud on information made by Special Bank Examiner Edward p Noxey. Nichols and Ralston gave bond in 5000 each. The other two are expected to furnish bail later in the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
Little Rock Man Shoots Himself.

Louisville, ky, March 26.-John IL Merrill of Little Rock. Ark, guest at the Broadway hotel. was found dead in his room this morning. The congealed blood about his mouth showed where he had fired the fatal bullet into his brain. note left by Merrill follows: 1fele- graph my wife what to do with my body l want to be put away beside my mother and father in Cave IIlll cemetery"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
NO TARIFF REVISION BY
 THE PRESENT CONGRESS

do not believe that there should be any change at all.
 He declared that the people have not forgotten the disaster politically and commercially which followed the tariff change of 1890, and concludes with the following reasoning:
 Congress is not prepared to review the tariff schedules in that calm, judicial preparation of tariff act at a time so near the coming congressional elections. The Dingley bill was the most successful ever enacted. 1t would be unfortunate should any precipitate action in the fu- ture result in temporary reversal in the policy of protection in the United States.
 While 1t is true that some improve ment could well be made in the rates under the Dingey bill, it was probably passage as any new law which could now be enacted. During the nine years of it's operation the country has enjoyed prosperity unparalleled, a prosperity which at the present time is simply mar vicious. We may well hesitate to take any chance of interrupting the business of the country by a general revision of the tariff and we should never enter upon it until we are satisfied that such q re- vision will accomplish results far out weighing any well-grounded apprehension of business depression and consequent evil results which would come even temporarily from such revision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
CITY ITEMS

Many AutomobiIes.-In Birmingham there are all told eighty-nine licensed automobiles owned by individuals and business houses. This does not include the garage cars which are rented to parties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
Many Books .Received.-The

Many Books .Received.-The Com mercial club has received quite col lection of books for it's library. Yes terdays receipts were: H. K. White, copy International Year Book and two volumes of Pictorial History of the World, and J. P. Moore, copy of the Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27

Stolen cIothing.-Many complaints have been filed with the police recent. ly with reference to clothing being stolen from residences in different parts of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
HoRsFoRo's ACID PHOSPHATE
Cures Headache

caused by summer heat, overwork. ner vous disorders or impaired digestion Re lieves quickly.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
The Worlds Biggest Book.

The biggest book in the world has
Just been found in the British museum,
where, like Turner's pictures in the
National gallery, it lay unnoticed many
years. The huge volume is Dutch
tome containing maps and descriptions
of the world as it was known to the
Dutch geographers of 1850. 1t is as
tall as the average man. being five feet
ten inches high and four feet eight
inches wide. 1t is superbly bound and
decorated with gilt tooling and gold
clasps. The gigantic title page is hand
Illuminated, the initial letter being
gold.
The great volume was presented to
King Charles II. before his departure
from Holland to come to England to
claim the throne in 1G60. The book
came into the possession of George
Ill. who presented it with his library
to the British museum. 1t is now one
of the chief treasures of the museum,
almost rivaling in value the Rosetti
stone
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
HAD HEART PAINS
Critical Case Of rheumatism Cured
BY Or.WiiIiams' Pink Pills.

While Mr.. w. S. Geisel, of No. 1876
East Coates street, Moberly, Mo-, was
steadily working at his trade in foun-
dry at that place, he became the victim
OF an attack of rheumatism, and his ex-
perience is that of thousands who are
compelled to work i'll similar surround
ings. He describes his situation as fol-
lows:
had been at work for a long time
in foundry where was exposed to
dampness. First my feet began to hurt
and to swell, then my knees and my
shoulder joints began to be affected in
the same way. Finally could not walk
without great difficulty and suffering
and had to stop work altogether. Ny
appetite was feeble and grew very pale
and weak. Ibegan to have pains about
my heart and it fiuttered a great deal.
became greatly alarmed about NV con-
dition. My mother knew alnut the yir.
tues of DIR. Williams Pink Pills, as thew
had given her back her health whsU she
was nearly wasting to death, and when
she found that they were good for rheu.
matism too, she began to give them to
me about n month after was attacked.
That was i'll the early part of March.
l9o3, and by June they had driven away
the pains and swelling and had restored
my appetite and color. Then I felt
strong enough to take up line of out
door work and now, in October, I re-
gard myself as entirely we'll and 1 am
about to go into foundry again Mt st.
Louis"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills also cure
other diseases springing from i'm
pure blood or disordered nerves, such
as sciatica, locomotor ataxia, partial
paralysis and all forms of weakness in
male or female. They may be had at
all druggists or directly from the DR..
Williams Medicine Company, Schenec.
tady, N. Y.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
Retain Much Of Danish Speech.

John Ackworth, an English dialect
novelist who has made a special study
of the dialects of Lancashire, York
shire, the east coasts and also of the
Danes. shows that the Danes by their
early landings and sojournings in
England have influenced the language
of the east coasts of Britain to an ex-
traordinary degree, and that the
Danes and the British in spite of ap-
parent differences, are one practically
in speech and language as well as in
the relationship of blood so strong
is the English of the east coasts of
England impregnated with Danish"
John Ackworth once said, that am
sure that if a fisherman from the
east coasts of England were to be
wrecked on the shores of Denmark.
and he would only speak in his true
native dialect. that fisherman would
be able to make himself understood"
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
TO DETECT LEAK IN GAS PIPE.
Lather Of Soap Much Better Than
Usnq Match

The folly of hunting for leak in a
gas pipe with a lighted match is not
SO much because of the danger of an
explosion as of other damage, as is
shown by the experience of West
Philadelphia householder last week.
One or two small leaks were detected
by going over all the pipes and hold
ing a lighted match to them. The
smell of gas ceased, but was replaced
a few hours later by the smell of
burning wood. Another visit to the
cellar showed a charred floor joist a
little distance above a gas pipe. There
was no apparent cause for this until
a very close examination discovered
that a tiny jet of gas was issuing
from the pipe beneath the beam. It
was lighted. but was so small as to be
blue in color and nearly invisible. 1t
had been lighted by the match used
in the first investigation, but had not
been noticed
"Tf that leak had happened to be
In lead joint instead of an iron con-
nection," said gas man, there
would probably have been work for
the fire department. The smallest
possible jet of lighted gas issuing
through lead will in time heat and
melt the lead and make the leak larg-
er, until big flame is issuing. This
may make fire hours later, in the
dead of night or at time when no
one is in the house. The only prop
er way to look for these very small
leaks is to paint the suspected pipe
with smooth soap lather. Just as
in the case of bicycle tire the tint
est leak will blow bubble in the
lather, and there you are. .'-Philadel-
phia Record.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
journal Has Practical Nam.

In Admission, town in Alabama.
there are large iron works, pipe fac.
tories and charcoal and coke furnaces.
Naturally, there is good bit of heat
there and blasts from the furnaces
greet the inhabitants in the morning
and watt them to sleep at night. Two
papers are published In the town. one
OF them a morning and the other an
evening issue. The aforesaid heat and
blasts were probably accountable for
the name of the morning paper, which
is known as "The Hot Blast" an an.
propriate designation under the cir.
cumstances, although 1t is true that
the policy of the publishers may have
hsd something to do with its chris.
tening.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
QUEER DoNos OF CANTONESE
Burning of Rice-Paper Prayers He1d
of Evil Spirits,

Just at night, if you happen to De
within the gates of Canton, you VIII
witness one of the little performances
that is supposed to deceive the prowl-
ing spirits of the night bent upon
evil intent, the while conciliatiI G
them should they penetrate the decep-
ton. says the Chautauquan. Each lit
tie and big shop possesses a minia-
ture fireplace built into the side Of
the entrance. Prayers. printed on
rice paper, form the fuel with which
to offer up incense to the "bogy mar" ="
who is supposed to make the noctur-
nal visits.
Beholding the smoke. he is sup
posed to assume that no one lives
within and therefore passes by, bat
should he catch on and stop to in
vestigate he finds that the prayer la
pers on the altar bear Inscriptions
attributing to him such virtues and
magnanimity that his wrath is ap-
peased and he turns from his e.il
intent.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
BLACK AND RED HAIR AksS AKIN.
Idea to the Contrary, Long Held, Is
Wronu,

The color of the hair, saws the
Grand Magazine, is usually transmit
ted from parents to child This is
especially true when both parents
have the same complexion. Instances.
however are not uncommon where
children have hair black as ebony.
while the hair of both parents is a
burning red. Instead of disproying
the theory that child takes after
it's parents SO far as the color of the
hair is concerned this fact, it has now
been ascertained, is all in favor of
the doctrine. Red hair, in fact. is by
its structure and composition much
nearer to black hair than to blond
Very often, if the hair of very
dark complexioned person be exam
ined attentively, few quite red hairs
will be detected in the mass On the
other hand, it would be time wasted
TO seek for black hair in the locks of
fair person. Similarly it is not in.
frequent to notice children whose
hair, red at birth, becomes as they
grow older quite dark. When, too
after some serious illness, the produc-
ton of the coloring pigment of the
hair falls off, black hair becomes not
blond. but red. Fair hair, which to
casual eye appears to have much
more affinity to red hair than to
black, is, on the contrary, quite dis
tinct.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
"None isy or "None Arera

All the friends of liberty of speech
owe gratitude TO Prof. Lounsbury of
Yale for his defense in Harper's
Magazine of the use of none" as the
subject of plural verb. What idiot
precisionist it was that started the
movement to schoolmaster that use
of none" out of existence we do not
know, but his effort has had a deplor-
able degree of success. An awful ex.
ample ought to be made of some of
the grammarians who try to make
language conform to rules instead of
making rules conform to language. 1t
will take years to untwist the tongues
Of worthy people who have compelled
themselves to say none is" when
their consential impulse was to say
none are. re."-Harpers Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
Panama Is All RIaht.

Contrary to some reports which have
been sent to the United States regard
ing the general condition prevailing in
Panama, according to letter from
Preston King, Jr., formerly of Steam
boat Springs, the Americans now in
that country are in good health and
there is little or no discomfort among
the people. Mr. King. who is now en-
gagged as a civil engineer, writes from
Bohea to a friend in Denver, concern
ing the white inhabitants on the 18TH
mus. Mr.. King states there are few.
OF the small number. however. he says
most of them are enjoying good health
and are suffering no i'll effects from the
climate. This statement contradicts in
some respects dispatches which have
been sent from the Panama country,
many reports having been heralded of
deaths from disease and lack of sub
stantial nourishment. Mr.. King speaks
encouragingly of the conditions, and
for his own part makes no complaint
of illness
while a great many things could be
well wished otherwise" continues the
writer. taken all in all, believe mat
ters are going along as we'll as any
rational man might expect"
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
Monkeys a University.

Monkey talk" is to be added to the
curriculum of the University of Chi
cago. Cages are now in readiness for
about thirty simians being imported
for novel experiment which will be
conducted until definite results are OBJ
tained. The plan Is to so thoroughly
into the question of whether or not
monkeys have distinct language
one that may be mastered by humans.
1t is said the monkeys will be sub
jected to series of experiments, pain,
joy, hunger. In each instance a record
will be kept of their expressions.
The experiments will be repeated
often enough to determine II the same
expressions are used to voice the same
emotion, and if this proves the case.
the sounds will be classified and an al
phabet worked out.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
The Little Darling.

Some flowers are universal favrr-
ties. or these the mignonette is ole
Its original home was north Africa
from which it found it's way to Italy
and then to Paris. Here Lord Bate
man met it in 1742, and, being enaln-
ored of Il, brought some seeds to Ell g
land. where he was thus its intro
ducer. Delighted with it's unassum-
ing look and choice fragrance, ne
called it, Mignonette. or Little Dar-
ling" The strange thing is that
though this word is French the plant
is not known by it in France. In tt at
country it is styled lie Reseda odora H..
which is merely the French trans:s-
ton of its scientific name, Rese Ia
odorata.