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The Glenwood post., 1906-12-08
DENVER PosToFFlcE-
Lively Contest at Washington. Over
the Site.

Washington.-J. Knox Taylor, super
vsing architect, is receiving a large
number of letters and kilograms from
Denver business firms and individuals
expressing opinions concerning the Sc
lection Of site for the proposed new
postoffice or federal building.
A large majority of Taylor's corre-
spondents who are in favor Of selection
of site on Eighteenth street have eX-
pressed n preference for the Arapahoe
to Curtis street site, while a majority
of those favoring Seventeenth street
ask for the selection of what Is known
as the Flower site, at Broadway and
Seventeenth.
Congressman-elect Cook, who is CIV
ing the public building matter his
active attention, has requested Mr.. Tay-
lor to defer selection until all inter
ests in Denver shall have had time to
be fully heard, and Mr.. Taylor will not
file his report and recommendation
with Secretary Shaw for several days.
meanwhile giving the various requests
received from Denver his consideration
in connection with his decision.
Thomas Harrison, who has offered a
site Broadway and Nineteenth, is
here in behalf of the sale of this prop
erty, q
The Glenwood post., 1906-12-08
BEATING the Weather.

We are now to know for six days in
advance what we may expect the
weather to be- The United States
weather bureau has had one Of its me-
teoroiOgists at work for long time
making forecasts for several days
ahead. and he has been so successful
that he Ia to continue the work. and
the bureau will publish his predictions.
He has been enabled to make the pre-
dictions by receiving news Of the at
Amsst the whole of the northern hem
isphere. The bureau has lately made
arrangements to receive daily reports
from the Russian meteorological serv-
rope. from the West Indies. A.om Ber-
mada, the Azores, Bahama and Homo
lulu. In few months reports will be
received from the interior of Alaska,
and within year from Iceland With
Information of the atmospheric condi-
ttous within and around the arctic cir
Gle. 1t will be possible to forecast pret-
ty clearly the place of the meeting of
the air-currents from the south with
those from the north. with a conse-
Quent increase in accuracy of all
weather forecasts. Rain and snow are
caused. as the reader knows, when a
cold air-current meets a warm current
saturated with moisture. Therefore
the more one can learn about the ex-
tstence and direction of the air-move.
ments the more accurately can he pre-,
dict stOrRs
The Glenwood post., 1906-12-08
lWARREN EDWARDS
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CHAPTER xvIII-continued.
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CHAPTER xvIlI-Continued.
Nothing more had been heard from
9he guerrillas who had thus pierced
tho Federal lines, searching for plum
der. Perhaps the lesson taught by the
colonel had awakened them to the
danger they ran in thus prowling
around SO close to Sherman's outposts,
and they had fed.
At any rate. there seemed nothing
more to fear from them since the gates
OF Lyndhurst loomed up before their
eyes
Colonel John had no reason to re-
Gret the work fortune had cut out for
him on this night. True, it had at one
time appeared as though the fates
were against him. but the change Of
the tide sent everything his way.
Not for good deal would he have 1t
otherwise.
He could without any conceit realize
that he had cut wide swath along the
road to the heart of Mollie Granger
since darkness closed over Atlanta
and the Federal camps.
All that was necessary was to hold
AAhhoSAA AA iCooAhCoo az Oil IhAAiSo W
meet the foe face to face and wrestling
with him force an advantage from the
issue.
He saw Miss Mollie into the house
and bade her quietly goodnight, which
she answered In an equally composed
manner. neither of them dreaming that
the stirring events of that night had
not come to an end.
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A Memory for Faces.

1t is fairly well known that King
Edward has remarkably good mem
ory for a face or voice, for he has
given evidence of this on many occas.
ions. An instance which Marienbad
correspondent gives Is as much illus
trative Of his diplomatic friendliness
perhaps. rs of his mental retentive
ness. His majesty went into the post
office there to dispatch telegram. Be
hind the counter was man who sa
Iuted respectfully. why" exclaimed
the king. looking up sudd emily, "it is
Payne" and he shook the hand of the
,sratified official with every sign of cor
diality. Twelve of fourteen years ago
DIT appears. the postal official was q
page at Sandringham. and King Ed
ward renewed the acquaintance de
lightedly. Bring your wife to see
me-" said the king. when he learned
that his former servant was married
and he ohatted at some length before
11e left the office The young man in
troduced his wife accordingly, and re
ceived from his majesty a signed pho
tograph-
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BY means Of which he might be over.
come by his own eagerness-hoist
through his own petard, as 1t were.
They learned by this time that John
was himself again.
A flambeau had been brought upon
the scene. and the prisoner, with his
hands fastened by stout cord. stood
there before his enemies.
There was no quailing about his
eyes-they looked into the mad orbs
of Major Worden with a contemptuous
coolness that caused a gritting of the
teeth, but, remembering that the game
was his, the latter smiled.
Turning to his men he bade them
prepare the rude gallows, and a rope.
the same that had been instrumental
in his last capture, was thrown across
a projecting beam where the shock Of
a passing cannon ball had dislodged
the plaster. Then Worden spoke.
Colonel Ridgeway, you were tried
before court-martial, of which
CHANGED to be the presiding officer.
and condemned to death as Federal
spy. The fact that you escaped be-
fore we could inflict the punishment
Of the court did not remove from your
head the penalty, and whenever found
it must be carried out. Therefore, 1t
becomes my duty at this time to warn
you that you have just half an hour
to live"
John maintained his composure.
What time have you now, major?"
he asked.
"It is just half after ten, SIR"
And eleven"
you will have ceased to live"
The major did not attempt to con-
ceal his lively satisfaction at such q
consummation.
Hin! serious prospect truly. Will
you do me favor, Major Worden?"
well. since it is the last one you
can ask don't mind, II it Is in my
power"
Even Worden could be magnani-
nous at such a moment as this.
Reach your hand to the upper
pocket Of my coat-there is a cigar
case containing one lone weed. If I
am to die permit me to have a last
smoke"
AS a smoker himself Worden could
not refuse. He placed the weed be-
tween Johns teeth.
I'll keep the case to remember you
by"
VERY good. And now. a light If
you please. major. All! that is pleas
ant, indeed. Thanks
Little did Worden think as he ap-
piled the match that he was supplying
the spark to the magazine destined to
destroy his carefully laid plans.
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(To be continued.)
Was Anxious to Please.

Senator Tillman was accusing a po-
litical leader Of overbearing and arbi-
trary methods
"He is like the militia captain they
used to have in Concord.
This man came to Concord with a
war record and got captains ap-
pointment in the militia.
He was martinez. The first day
he reviewed his company he examined
every hair on their heads, every but
ton on their coats. 1t was an ordeal
for them.
'On the whole the captain was
pleased with his inspection. One
thing dissatisfied him. though. His
men all had clean-shaven upper lips.
Some had sidewhiskers. some had
mutton chops, some had goatees, some
mad patriotic chin boards. There was
not one who had mustache.
"The captain complimented his
company in short speech and con-
cluded by saying:
"'Only one thing is lacking to make
crack. martial-looking company of
you-mustaches. I want every man
Jack of you to raise a mustache'
"At this order the men looked at
one another and a young farmer, step
ping from out the ranks. saluted and
said
"'what color will you have them,
sir?"
The Glenwood post., 1906-12-08

Sergel kicoiaievitch Mendelson, a
Russian journalist and political prison.
er. lost both his arms and legs IN an
accident at Odessa With rare deter.
mination he learned to write by hold,
ing the penholder between his teeth.
an advanced radical newspaper. A
few months ago the paper was sup,
pressed and the armless and legless
editor imprisoned. His utterly helpless
condition left him absolutely at the
mercy of the brutal prison wardens.
His punishment has now been com.
muted to close arrest in his own house.
The Glenwood post., 1906-12-08
More Endurjno.

It was just at sunsetting that two
little neighbors were exchanging con-
fidences.
MY mamma has begun a new story
today" said Elsie. She has writ
ten twenty sheets"
Martha drew herself up proudly
MY mamma has hemmed ten," she
declared. land she says they'll last"
Judge.
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Pittsburg Notoriety.

Yes, he lived in Pittsburg for
twenty years"
But I've never seen his name In
the Pittsburg papers"
mo. You see he moved away inst
as soon as he made his money and
before the reporters found It out"
The Glenwood post., 1906-12-08

The Home Office return. Just issued,
shows that there were 1854 cases un.
der the workmen's compensation act
dealt with last year in England and
Wales through the county courts.
The Glenwood post., 1906-12-08

The annual report of the American
Bible society gives encouraging indi.
cations relative to the religious life
of the Filipinos The school enroll.
ment has doubled. now being 100000.
The Glenwood post., 1906-12-08

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has
adopted simplified spelling. That
6eAttlea H'
The Glenwood post., 1906-12-08
CHAPTER Xxx.
His Last Cjoar,

His Last Cigar.
When cruel war RACES In the land.
men will descend to almost any depths
The Glenwood post., 1906-12-08


Ray Fisher and William Quinn, the in.
mates of the State School for the Deaf
and Blind who were drowned in Pros.
pect lake, returned verdict that the
lessees and management of the lake
were criminally negligent in not pro
viding protection for their patrons.
At Greeley on the Sd inst. meeting
of farmers, produce shippers, and rep
resentatives of the Greeley Commercial
club petitioned to the Union Pacific for
more freight cars to move 1000 car
loads of potatoes and other vegetables
now hung up" for want of transporta.
ton. The movement to build an elec.
trio railroad line to Denver was
strongly endorsed
improvements which will cost from
100000 to half a million dollars will
be made the coming spring and win.
ter in the plant of the Leyden Coal
company at Leyden, twelve miles
northwest of Denver. The improve,
ments include the sinking of new
shafts, which will double the capacity
Of the mines. At present the company
mines about 1900 tons and this will be
increased to over $500 tons daily.
BY first finding the address of his
sweetheart, Deputy Sheriff A. l.. Baker
of the Denver Sheriff's Detective Bu
reau, on Thanksgiving day located and
caused the arrest of Marion Davis. be-
lieyed to be one of an organized gang
of horse thieves working in the state.
Six fine horses were recovered. The
prisoner, it is said, confessed to hav-
ing stolen them several weeks ago.
Four valuable horses were stolen on
the night Of November 11th from the
ranch Of G. B. Rhodes at Deer Trail, in
Ara pahoe county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-13
HOLMES ALLOWED
 TO CHANGE PLEA
WlTHDRAWS DEMURRER IN COT TON SCANDAL CASE AND EN- TIERS A SIMPLE PLEA OF NOT GUILTY-TRlAl ON FACTS.
MUSICAL COMPANY

Washington, october 12.-(Special. Ed win S. Holmes, Jr,, the former employ of the agricultural department who gave put information on cotton statistics and was expelled by Richard Cheatham secre. tary of the Southern Cotton association, will not make a technical defense to the charge, but will go to trial on the facts in the case.
 This conclusion was announced today by his counsel, who informed Justice Staf- ford that the demurrer filed by Holmes to the indictment against him would be withdrawn, and that he was ready at any time to plead anew to the indictment.
 The withdrawal of the demurrer was a surprise as this was the third day the matter had been set for the hearing of the argument Holmes attorneys explained to the court that on account of the short notice allowed Holmes to plead last spring he filed a demurrer in stereotyped form. District Attorney Baker and Morgan Beach, special counsel for the govern ment, protested against the withdrawal of the demurrer, because by it Holmes con tended offense hau been committed against the United States This question they contended should be settled before entering upon trial.
 Counsel for the defense contended that 1t cou.- as well be settled by motion In arrest of judgment in the event Holmes was found guilty Justice Stafford grant ed the motion to withdraw the demurrer and Holmes will be called upon again to plead to the indictment MT Beach said as soon as Peckham and Haas, who are indicted jointly with Holmes are brought here the case will be set for trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-13

From the London Wolrd.
 Of course the chaperon question, as it is generally understood, is a middle class one; but Father Vaughan perfect ly understood what he was saying when he alluded to the lack of surveillance of a properly dignifled and perfectly agreeable kind from which so many girls really suffer nowadays. This Is due partly to the fact that mothers do not seem to want to be bothered to look after their girls, and partly to the fact that hostesses seem to resent much ''mothering.' But even allowing for the fact that the preacher has not spared his colors in order to make his picture sufficiently striking, one knows perfectly well that far too much latitude is given to girls not only in country houses but in town as well. It would not be at all a bad thing for English society if we could go back to the days when people kept almost ab- surdly watchful eyes on the proprieties. Their vigilance may sometimes have been eluded it is true; 1t may sometimes have provoked rdicule. but at least it conyeyeN the idea that mothers set a high standard for their girls. and were at some pains to see that they came somewhere near it. It was good for men to feel this, more over. for 1t surely made women seem bet ter worth the winning if they had been jealously guarded under the experienced eye of a duenna who knew man and his ways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-13
BRIEF SESSION HELD OF
 TERMINAL CUSTER SUIT

at the meeting of the bureau and any changes made by the different roads an nounced there.
 ". C. Stithe freight traffic manager of the Iron Mountain and Missouri sys- tenn, testified that the Iron Mountain road had given the Big Muddy Coal company rate of 8 cents from the Cargill district to St Louis, and that 1t had been met by the Illinois Central.
 W. M. Barr of the Carteryille Coal company, testified that the Iron Noun tain had made rate to the Big Muddy Coal company that nearly put him out of business. When the knowledge of this rate came to the attention of the other roads, he said the Iron Mountain was called before the coal traffic bureau and forced to restore the rate.
 Henry Miller, vice president and gem eral manager of the Wabash railroad. and vice president of the Missouri and Illinois Bridge and Terminal company, was questioned regarding the details of the purchase of the Alton, 1ll., bridge He said he thought the transaction took place two years ago. He knew that eleven proprietary lines owned equal parts of the stock.
 William Grey, general freight agent of the Burlington for the Missouri district said he had no knowledge regarding the sale of the Alton bridge or the freight tariffs on coal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-13

St. Louis, October 12.-Only a brief ses sion of the hearing of the government s custer suit against the terminal railway association was held today and adjourn ment was taken until 10 a. m.. tomorrow to give counsel for the Terminal oppor- unity to prepare a statement relative to the early history of the companies that were eventually merged into the Ternh- nal association.
 NJ R. Watts, counsel for the Terminal, agreed to furnish the information to save the time that would otherwise be consumed in developing 1t through the testimony of witnesses.
 The government directed it's energies today into an inquiry concerning the regulation of freight rates in the Illinois coal fields by the St. Louis coal traffic bureau.
 The most important testimony was given by John Fitzgerald, manager of the St Louis terminals of the Louisville and Nashville. who admitted that the coal traffic bureau ordered the rate cut from D cents to 15 cents a ton in May 1905, and in June of the same year or dered the restoration of the original rate He testified that rates were discussed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-13
Six Nen Wot Benet1fed
 By ExtYa Police Sniff

will be requested that some action in their cases be taken which will do away with the disadvantages under which they work at present.
 The six members of the force who will declare that they do not share in the present shift system which was inaugura- ted April l. are among the best known and most highly esteemed officers on the force. They are Lieutenant Martin Eagan, Lieutenant T. z. Hagood Officers J. M. Nix, Hugh Fully, G. F. Deyine and J. II. Hingea They work twelve hours a day and get no extra pay. The two lieuten- ants are in charge of the three shifts, one on duty in the day and the other at night. Policemen Nix and Fully are the officers who answer all calls sent in over the teie- phone, and Officers Mingea and Devine are those who drive the patrol wagon. It is probable that the commission will elect a third man in each of the three cases. or will fix greater remuneration for longer service. falling to the lot of the six officers concerned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-13

In spite of the fact that the eight hour law is effective in the Birmingham police department, there now being three shifts, each serving eight hours, where formerly there were only two shifts, each having twelve hours duty, six members of the force do not share in the advantages gained from the shortening of the length of daily service.
 It is understood that these six members of the police department will present d petition to the police commission at the next meeting of that body, in which it tomobiles, and other startling feats. h. cidentally an attractive free show is given on the exhibition grounds prior to the opening of the doors. afternoon and evening. The Barnum x Bailey circus is greater than ever this year, and 1 am sure this will be the universal opinion after it has exhibited in this cty.r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-13
-------=- ---~---------- NOT GIRL MESSENGERS.
Statement From Manager of Western
 Union Telegraph Company.

To the Editor of The Age Herald.
 regret to note in an afternoon paper, that some one has started the report that the Western Union Telegraph com pany are trying to employ girls for the purpose of delivering teegrams. Such a thing has not been thought of, and l cannot conceive the motive any one has for making such misrepresentation. l have advertised for some girls and have work for them to do that is just as gem teel and as free from objectionable fea- lures as any other employment they could engage in.
 It is not for the purpose of delivering teiegrams that we want, thenl We have not been using them for that purpose, and do not expect to.
 ED F. WILLIAMS, Manager Western Union Telegraph Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-13
StensIand Adjudged Bankrupt.

Chicago, October 12.-Paul O. Stems land, the former president of the Mil wauSee Avenue State bank, now un- dergoing sentence in the peniten- tiary at Joliet, today was adjudged a bankrupt in the United States district court. Only the personal estate of Stensland, which is estimated at $5O0,- GOO, is involved in the present case
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-13
MASS MEETING ID BE HELD TONIGHT Action of Executive Committee
 Will Be Defended LARGE CROWD EXPECTED Action of the County Republicans In Putting a Ticket In the Field Is
 Being Awaited With
 Interest.
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED

The mass meeting of democratic voters to be held at Gelders hall at Twentieth street and Fourth avenue tonight at s O clock will mark the opening of one of the most peculiar political campaigns in the history of Jefferson county.
 The meeting will be held in the interest of the nominees of the regular democratic party of Jefferson county and it is eX- pected that the attendance will be very large and will be made up of democratic voters from every section of the county
 Considerable interest is taken in the meeting from the fact that it is an- nounced that several able attorneys and speakers will make addresses in support of the recent action of the Jefferson county democratic executive committee In throwing out contested votes and declar- ing Judge J. P Stiles the nominee of the party for sheriff over Col. E. l.. Hgdon. who had previously been declared the nominee with majority of three votes
 It is claimed by the Higdon faction that he was refused a fair trial in the contest proceedings brought on by Judge Stiles and opposition has developed by followers of Higdon to the democratic candidate The democratic campaign conl- mlttee points out that Colonel Higdon retired from the investigation before the hearing of the contest had really begun and refused to submit his case or any information of evidence of illegal voting that he had charged on the part of Stiles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-13

Have you ever said: 1T wish I had bought a lot or two when I came to Birmingham?' Gen. tral Park is an antidote for such regrets.
 Jemison R. E. & l. Co.,,
 2024 Third Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-13
Rantist Revival

The revival meetings at the Twenty seventh Street Baptist church will con tlnue till Sunday evening, The pastor, the Rev l. B. Fitzpatrick. extends a cordial welcome to all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-13

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