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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05

Tobacco deadens the brain stupefies the conscience, ruins the affections, brings the beast to the surface. Most tobacco users are the last ones in the race for success. Business men nowadays are looking around for men and boys who are not tobacco slaves-for clear-headed, strong-nerved helpers, who can be relied on.
 It takes only ten minutes for tobacco to change the beats of the heart. To keep 1t up is to tempt death by heart disease, nervous collapse, tobacco can cer, and stomach liver or kidney dis ceases.
 For the young cigarette fiend who has become so calloused that he smokes in the face of his mother. sister, wife or sweetheart, "Easy-to Quit is salva- tion.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
CROPS IN BAD SHAPE
 SAYS WALTER CLARK
President of Mississippi Cotton Asso- citation VIII Advocate Uniformity
 of Classification at Vienna.

Jackson, Miss, May 4.-tSpeclal )--Wal ter Clark, president of the Mississippi division of the Southern Cotton associa- tion, who Is here en route to Vienna to attend the International Cotton Congress, cation.
 He has no faith in Theodore Prices in- junction to secure uniformity on the New York Cotton Exchange, thinking him the wrong party to institute proceedings. He is satisfied 1t would bear good fruit if pushed by those in sympathy with the producers President Clark reports the crops in deplorable condition on account of cold and wet weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
CROPS IN A BAD WAY.
Unless Rains Cease Little Cotton Will
 Be Made About CentreVilIe.

Centreville, May 1.-The members of the Masonic lodge of this place held an in- teresting meeting at their hall here to- day. Several new members were taken into the lodge, which is now in a most nourishing condition of it's history. This is perhaps one of the oldest lodges in the state.
 A heavy rain fell in this vicinity yes terday which again put a stop to farm ing operation. Crop conditions in this section are very backward indeed, and unless the weather clears away but little cotton will be made.
 County court will convene here on Mon- day of next week with full docket, but most of the cases will be carried to the jury term which convenes nere in July.
 The trial of John Redd, charged with burglary, will take place here on Tues day of next week before Judge w. L. Pratt. John Redd is the father of the notorious Bud Redd who together with Charlie Jones, assassinated Deputy Sheriff John Reddlok in Tuscaloosa county some weeks ago.
 In special from Tuscaloosa May 8, it Is stated that Charlie Jones, who Is under indictment in Tuscaloosa county and who is confined in jail for the mur- der of Deputy Sheriff Reddick had been subpoened as a witness for the state in the preliminary trial of John Redd, nnd that an order had been made t,y Judge Pratt to the sheriff of Tuscaloosa county to have Charlie Jones here at such trial. In this there is an error as the attor- ney for the defendant, John Redd pro- cured the order and the attorneys for the state advised the judge that there was no process by which any such order could be enforced, and further stated that they did not deem 1t wise at this time for Charlie Jones to be removed from Tus- caloosa jail. Counsel for the state had nothing whatever to do with any such order as the state did not desire to use Charlie Jones as a witness in the John Redd case. Judge Pratt stated to your correspondent today that he would make no attempt whatever to have the order directed to the sheriff of Tuscaloosa coun- ty enforced.
 Charlie Oakley has accepted the posi- tion as chief deputy sheriff of Blob coun- ty, and has entered in upon his duties as such.
 The people here were greatly shocked to learn of the murder of J. D. Sullivan, agent at Woodstock He was well known here and very popular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
GERS OF ALABAMA
 FALLS ID HIS DEATH
Morgan County Man Was Clerk
 of War Department
HE FALLS FOUR STORIES
c. J. Giers Had Been a Sufferer From Locomotor Ataxia-Tries to Walk Without Crutches-Believed
 In Christian Science.

Washington, May 4.-(speciaL) )-In the belief that he was on the road to recovery and trying to do away with his erutches on which he had leaned for six years, Charles j. Giers of Morgan county Ala bama, for twenty-three years a clerk in the war department, lost his balance while passing through a corridor on the fourth floor and tumbled to the basement at 11:3O o'clock this morning. MT Giers struck the stone floor on his head and death was instantaneous.
 For several years Mr. Giers has been a sufferer from locomotor ataxia. few years ago his condition was such that friends or relatives had to assist him into the building, and into and out of the ele- vators For while he was driven to the building in carriage. Sometime ago Mir Giers, according to statements made by associates In the office, become a con- vert to Christian Science. He was an ardent advocate of the belief and soon began to assure his friends that he had been greatly improved by it. In proof of this he began to dispense with the sup port of his crutches to some extent. At the lunch hour he would practice in the corridor. walking with the crutches loose under his arm. merely holding to the handles for guidance.
 This morning he had occasion to go a few doors down the corridor He had re- marked that he was feeling unusually well and was seen to walk slowly, dis. pensing with the aid of his erutches as usual As he turned The stairway well in the northeast corner of the state war and navy building, he plunged over the rail- ing.
 No one saw him till after he was well over, but his friends express the belief that he must have lost his balance.
 MT. Giers was slightly more than six feet in height and by losing his balance, and being close to the rail, he might cas- fly have fallen over.
 Messengers on the basement floor, at whose feet the body dropped, ran to the nearest medical office. which was that of the surgeon general of the navy. Physl- clans pronounced life extinct.
 The body was removed to the emer- gency room of the building. where Cor oner Nevitt pronounced death accidental
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
 CRAB NABS BOY AND STARTS BIG HOWL
Live Crabs Are Novelty on Birming. hams Street, But Few We're
 Shown Yesterday,

Live crabs are quite novelty on the streets of Birmingham. A man was show ing some to a crowd of friends yesterday afternoon and a small boy who had never seen one before became quite in- terested in them. He was so interested that he couldn't keep his hands off them and almost before he knew it one of the crabs had nipped on to one of his fingers.
 The boy immediately developed into a wind mill, throwing his arms around as fast as he could and screaming at the top of his voice. Luckily the crab did not get much of grip, barely catching the spin, and was quickly shaken off, while the boy only lost tiny piece of flesh. He had learned enough about the crab family to satisfy him, however, and he left on the run.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
FATAL COLLISION IN MERIDIAN.
Runaway Team Strikes Car and Kills
 c. J. Aricer Rink Performer.

Jackson, Miss May 4.-(Special)-In a collision between an electric street car and a runaway hack this afternoon, two fine horses were instantly killed and c. J. Arlcer, passenger on the car, died thirty minutes later from his injuries
 Aricer, aged 23 came here from Baton Rouge where his mother lives, and has been doing daring leaps at the roller rink He occupied the front end of the car The pole of the carriage penetrated the side of the care, striking Aricer in the back with terrific force.
 Aricer styled himself, Champion Skater of California"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
KING LEOPOLD'S
 MISSION FAILS
The Belgian King Sought Support of France Against England In the
 Congo Matter.

Paris, May 4.-Absoute confirmation has been secured by the Associated Press of the complete failure of the mission of King Leopold of Belgium to Paris, which was indirectly designed to secure the support of France against Great Brit ain in the matter of Congo Independent state by inducing a French financial in- stitution to convert the Congo debt, hy- pothecatng for that purpose the railroads and other franchises of the Congo to the French government which already enjoys preference in the matter of talk ing over the Congo should Belgium de- cline to refuse to consider the proposals made on the subject to that country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
DIES FROM cHLoRoFoRM.
Had Been Administered By Doctor for
 Slight Operation.

Columbus, Ga, May 4.-(Special. )-Ben- nie Castleberry, the 11-year-old son of w. s. Castleberry of Phenix City, Ala, died in the office of Dr. T. E. Mitchell in Columbus today from chloroform ad- ministered to him so that a slight opera ton might be performed. The choloro- form was given by Dr. J. M. Anderson, in a careful manner.
 The operation, which was so slight that not even an instrument was required, was over and the boy was thought to be re- covering from the effect of the anesthetic when his heart suddenly stopped beating. It is said to be medical fact that chloroform Is fatal to one person out of every Twenty-Five hundred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
Attempts Suicide.

Columbus, Ga., May 4.-(Special)-B. w. Wilson, Columbus manager for the Stand ard Trust company of Birmingham, Ala. took laudanum this afternoon with sup posed suicidal inteRt. He is being prose cuted on the charge of lardeny after trust by a Columbus lady and his bonds men withdrew from his bond.
 While he was seated in a court room trying to arrange a new. bond, the effect of the 1audanum began to develop. It took several hours work to save his life. He is now in the county jail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
NO KELLEY
 INSTITUTE NOW OPERATED IN TENNESSEE JAMES sANAToRIUM OF MEMPHIS Is Meeting With Great Success fin the Treatment of Drug and Alcoholic Addictions, Tobacco and Cigar
 cite Habits With James,
 Improved Remedies.
NOW OPERATED IN TENNESSEE
JAMES, sANAToRIUM OF MEMPHIS

As will be seen from the following cards, there is no "Keeley Institute" in this city or state, and has not been since October, 1901, at which time Dr. Samuel Morrow severed his connection with the Keeley people. The only sana- torium in this city conducted on a large scale and devoted exclusively to the treatment of Drug Addictions Alco- holism, Tobacco and Cigarette Habits, is conducted by us.
 KeeIey Institute Gard. To the Public:
 We discontinued the use of Leslie D. Keeley remedies in October, 1901, and have not operated a 'Keeley Institute" since that time. There is no "Keeley Institute" in operation in this state or city, and has not been since October, 1901.
 MEMPHIS KEELEY INSTITUTE.
 Per. T. H. Gothard, Secretary. Memphis, Tenn, July 21st, 1906.
 James sanatOrium Card. TO the Public:
 Although we have been before the public for the past several years, and have enjoyed their confidence and pat ronage, yet fearing that the public might mistake the James Sanatorium for "Keeley Institute" with which treatment we have no connection what ever, we have concluded 1t would be proper to again announce to the public, in order that they may not in any way confound the James Sanatorium or the James Treatment with the "Keeley -nsts lte or the "Keeley Cure" that
 not use the "Keeley Remedies"
 ,ver have used them
 Morrow, who administered the
 ey Remedies" for several years,
 yho quit the Keeley service more l..n six years ago to take up the ad- ,,fn icfr of Remedies (which are used in all James Sanator- iums in the treatment of Alcoholic, Narcotic, Tobocca and Cigarette pat ients), is our medical director, and is assisted by day superintendent and manager, night superintendent and physician at city office.
 Y Our Sanatorium, which is open at all hours during the day and night, is sit uated at Raleigh Springs, suburb of Memphis, and is the largest sanator- aium in the world engaged exclusively in the treatment of Drug, Alcohol, Cigarette and Tobacco patients.
 Confidential correspondence solicited. Literature and testimonials furnished on application.
 JAMES SANATORIUM co.
 Per Chas B. James, President.
 Memphis Tenn, July 21, 1906.
 Home Cure Treatment. For Drug Addictions, Alcoholism, Tobacco and Cigarette Habits will be furnished at the following prices: Whiskey Wine or Beer ........ .$12.50 Tobacco, Cigarettes or Snuff. 500 Prices for Hypodermic or Internal Home Treatment for Drug Addictions will be furnished on application, with free sample treatment. Express charges prepaid when requested.
 Booklets on Drug Addicitions, Alco- holism and Tobacco and Cigarette Habits. containing testimonials, etc, sent sealed and under plain cover. Cor respondence confidential Address Chas. B. James, or James Sanatorium, l3S Poplar avenue, Memphis, Tenn, or James Sanatorium St. Louis, Mo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
Memphis Injunction Is Dissolved.

Memphis, May 4.-Chancellor Heis- kell today handed down his decision dissolvlng the temporary injunction re- gently granted against the newly ap- pointed commissioners taking their seats. The effect of the decision means that Mayor Malone and the city coun- eil will give way to the five commis- sioners recently appointed by Gov ernor Patterson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05

garden. There is little trace of the war riors of long ago. The only ones there today are the gray-clad West Point sen iors who come down for annual maneu- vers. Flowers bloom where the blood of northern and southern chlvalry was pour ed out long ago as a tribute to Mars and where 'the gathering battles smoky shield'' once darkened the sky, there smiles serene and confident the sun of peace
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
Spring Humors

Impure or efete matters accumulated in the blood during the winter cause in the spring such disfguring and painful troubles as boils, pimples, and other eruptions, also weakness, loss of appetite, that tired feeling.
 The best medicine to take is Hoods Sarsaparilla, which thoroughly cleanses the blood, and effects permanent cures by giving healthy functional activity to the stomach, liver kidneys bowels and skin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
Tobacco Bad
 as Morphine
An Absolute Stopper for the Brain Killing, Nerve-Destroying Tobacco
 Habit Has Been Found.
You Can Try It Absolutely Free.

The tobacco habit is curse, and every man knows 1t. Some smart kids' don't know it. Most men would like to quit, if they knew they could do 1t "easy," without causing them discomfort.
 Easy Quit" Is treatment that will make the smoker and the chewer absolutely quit for good the use of to- bacco in any form
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
]. M. Tolhelm ResiuneG.

J. NJ. Tolhelm, who has been the gen eral mechanical engineer of the Ala bama Consolidated Coal and Iron Co, for the past five years, with headquar- ters at Gadsden, has rendered his resig nation effective May TO-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
FREE PACKAGE COUPON

If you fill out the blank lines below with your name and address, cut out coupon and send it to us, we will send you absolutely free, by mail, in plain wrapper. a trial package of "Easyto- Quit" You will be thankful as long as you live that you did it. Address Rogers Drug and Chemical Co. 1900 Fifth and Race Sts.. Cincinnati, o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05

:. Mrs. L. Bickford. Gossville, N. H., says:
 Every spring 1 was completely prostrated. run down, from dyspepsia and that tixed feel ing. But have found Hoods Sarsaparilla helps me from the first dose, completely restores good health and strength" Drugs Act, June 30, 1908. No. 324.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05

In 1904 a bill creating a national mil- tark park at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was passed. Thirteen hundred acres have been taken under national care, and like the other parks, it has been set with monuments and markers, laid out in drives and walks, and made a veritable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
and should be placed under government

and should be placed under government protection.
 In 1890 it was decided to preserve the famous battlefield of Chickamauga as a national military park. This was the first of it's kind in the world. By 1897 the gov ernment had acquired all the territory ly- ing about Chattanooga on which the fla nous eight days battle has been fought. Under the direction of the department of war the territory was turned into a large military reservation, where monuments were set to commemorate the deeds of northern and southern heroes and mark CTS set to designate the positions of the various commands. In the battles fought on this ground five of the great armies of the country were engaged, under such leaders as Grant, Bragg, Sherman, Long street, Sheridan, Forrest, Thomas, Wheel CT, Rosecrans and Stewart The fields of Chickamauga, Wauhatchie Orchard Knob, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge are included in the $500 acres and the tract lies in Walker and Coosa conn- ties, Georgia, and Hamilton county, Ten nessee. Interstate drills and encamp- ments are held in this park every sum mer
 Another military park is at Shiloh, liar din county. Tennessee, where Grant and Buell. defeated the Confederates under Albert Sidney Johnston and Beauregard. and where Johnston was killed. There are 5000 acres in this park. Wisconsin last year added een-thousand-dolla monument In honor of her dead to those already there. Ten southern and eleven northern states contributed the sildiers for this memorable battle. Vicksburg was the third of the national military parks. It was provided for by act of congress in 1899, and dedicated with great cere- mony not long ago. This has about 1200 acres of land and lies near Vicksburg, Warren county, Mississippi It was here that the Confederates withstood a siege until the women and children, living in bomb-proof caves, were forced to live on mule meat and rats and half rations of bad meal. Then Pemberton, seeing re- sstance useless, surrendered the city to Grant on July 4, 1863.
 In 1904 bill creating a national mlli- tark park at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, xua httn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05

Is this hot weather? "The Sub Way"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-05
WARMERS SAFE CURE

BOTTLE WORLDS GREATEST Al AG HERALD SUFFERS FROM BLADDER BLOC
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-21
Killed Man He Found with
His Wife.

Asheville, N. @. Aug. ia
telephone message from Jona-
than's CreeR, 10 miles from
Waynesville, in this State, says
that Mitchell Kirkintoll, a Y ung
man of "a years, was shot and
instantly killed by Frank Jen-
kins while in the company of Jen-
kins' vile. Jenkins returned
unexpectedly to his home this
evening and, 1T is alleged, found
KirkintOll and his (JenkinsO J
vile together. Both men, il is
said, reached for pistols, but Jen
kins fred first. KirkintolI was
struck in the shoulder and drop
ping his gun, he ran through the
doorway. jenkins shot another
after him and Kirkintoll fell to
the ground, expiring a few min
utes later. Jenkins, it is said
surrendered to the authorities.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-21
Young Lady Assaulted by
Tramp.

Greenville, Pa, Aug 19.-Miss
Anna Whitehead, "a years old,
daughter of prominent Metho-
dist Episcopal minister OF Tur-
nersville, Pa, is in a critical
condition from a brutal assault
perpeirated late last night by
tramp. Posses from two counties
with bloodhounds are securing
the country in the vicinity of
jamestown, Pa, and Simeon, o.,
for the man. Great indignation
prevails.
Miss Whitehead met the
stranger while on her way TO
neigh ber's home, The tramp
forced her into wood and after
assaulting her, tied her to a tree,
where she was later found almost
dead.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-21
LancaSter's Shape.
A Practical Surveyor Sug-
gests that the Town be
Made Rectangular His
Reasons.

Ed. News: Among the va
rious agitatious concerning our
town matters, one very practical
subject has escaped general dis
cussion. 1t is cnange of shape.
While our town is circular it
Is difficult to locate the boundary
in soiated places: if couple of
hands, in a field through which
the boundary runs, engage in a
fist;cuff near the line, policemen
can not easily determine on
which side of the line the diff.
Guilty occurred. If the boundaries
were at right angles, or at any
angle, officers could more salts
factorilv locate them: besides,
who wants lot in the shape of
half moon?
AS surveyor | know that it
is practically impossible to de-
scribe circle of much size
wherefore, it is respectfully sug-
gested TO our council and legis-
lators that they take steps to
have the town charter amended
so as 10 make its shape rectan-
gular. Instead of half mile in
every direction let the line of
Main or Broad street be a base,
and where it crosses Dunlap
street be the starting point
then let the rectangle be erected.
These streets will be parallel, and
lots rectangular--not like a half
moon.
This will not interfere with
the circular school district, but
only change the shape of the
police district.
If preferred, the centre Of the
court house might be taken as a
starting point and let the boun-
daries be parallel with Main and
Dunlap or Gay streets.
Very respectfully yours.
Sam. f. Massey.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-21
figh, with all parties interested
in the price of cotton.
FARMERS ENTHUSIASTIC

in the price of cotton.
FARMERS ENTHUSIASTIC
have visited twenty-one
counties during the months of
July and August, and in practi-
cally every county there was
manifested a spirit Of determina-
ton and enthusiasm which was
extremely gratifying. and reports
since our meetings are coming
into this office indicating renew
ed interest and a greater deter
mination to make the association
a practical, perpetual business or
ganization. | hope before the year
is over to visit every county in
the State, as the work is one that
has to be continued so long as
The South produces and sells raw
cotton. | hope every. county in
the State will not wait for a
visit from the officers of the GEN.
tral Office. but will at once in
augurate an active campaign for
increased membership and the
providing of facilities for storing
and financing the crop of their
counties.
| am asking the presidents of
each county to have the mem
bers OF the Southern Cotton AS
sociation sign the followiS agree.
ment and to furnish this Office a
list of all the members in their
counties to signing. 1t is a sim
pie agreement, and one that
every man in the South can
sign, and is an epitome of the
constitution of the association.
AGREEMENT.
We, the undersigned, as mem
bers of the Southern Cotton AS
sociation, holding certificates OF
membership, with dues paid for
the current year-. hereby
pledge ourselves to maintain BY
mutual cooperation and person.
al effort for the minimum price
as fixed by the association tC
use all legitimate means to
keep all cotton possible from the
market when the price offered is
! below that fixed by the associa
Jion; to cooperate when posi-
bic and necessary, in building
warehouses and forming bulidins
companies; to use all possible
means in accord with business
principles in helping each other
as members in protecting our
selves in insurance, storage anC
financing our cotton.
f.. ID Smith