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GOVERNOR PRAYS FOR
 CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
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lawns: 1t may regulate rates in its own the federal court is in a sense a suit against the state and therefore uncon- stitutional; no right in federal court to interfere with criminal prosecutions and injunctions against such prosecutions illegal.
 For the federal court. inherent right to follow out case in which jurisdiction Is laid and assumed laws suspended as well as enjoined by act of the state; authority of state and national constitution for matters of this kind to be adiudcated in the United States court; laws enjolned four months without complaint and with out threat to resist; general right to carry litigation to logical end.
 Governor Is Confident.
 That Governor Conner is confident of the outcome In the state Is evidenced :n his announcement that he will leave in a few days for his vacation in Atlantic City and other points. While away he will have a word with Governor Hughes of New York, and it is rumored. may drop in on the President if the latter is back in Washington by that time. It is we'll known that despite the evident dls- position of the Alabama executive to get at daggers points with the local judge of the federal court, the present occupant of the White House has great admira- ton for him.
 Sheriffs and solicitors have been sending in answers to the application of the Louisville and Nashville to have them enjoined for enforcing state laws rapidly. The clerk of the federal court is being swamped with them. Solicitor Dent of the Montgomery court was the first. fol- lowed closely by Sheriff Belser of this county. All are in the form sent out by Governor Comer,A upon which he asked that such answer be made They set out that the federal court has no right to
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The Harmony Club.

features will be added and every effort made 10 fill the day with entertainments from the beginning to the end.
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BIDS ARE ASKED
 FOR NEW BUILDING Selma Will Have Very Hand
 some PostoffiCe T0 COST AROIIT &1140OO
TO COST ABOUT $1l4,000
Central Alabama Far Will Set Apart One Day for the Alabama State League of Postmasters.
 Harmony Club.

Selma. August 22.-(SpecialJ-S s public building ought to be under way by the first of the new year. and should be finished within a year from that date. Long and patiently have the citizens of 's community waited for this greatly to sired improvement, and now that it
 within the scope of certain con-
 f is almost too good to be be-
 Trnal today publishes an
 ling for bids for the
 building, The plans
 not been received
 full and com
 osed building c. expected, how building Will nc and will be L be about s114,>
 will be erecte
 and the approp
 building being only
 When 1t is comple, be the most costly st4 there not being a buildt time that cost over s1OO,OOO. De, and no doubt will be a yer structure It will not be built be- ma has needed it, for the citizens put up with the poor facilities afford he rent building too long already
 ed States court will have
 cond floor, and there wi
 offices a plenty for all go
 als.
 will be opened in Washh
 Der 30. and tho contract a1
 ought to begin about No
 be well under way by the
 year.
 ostmasters to Meet. Arrangements have been perfecte he management of the Central Alal Fair association with s. c. Taylor. dent of the Alabama State Beagu Postmasters, to set apart Monday Der 21. as postmasters' day. The convention of the league will be hel Selma on that date. and the fair ass tion purposes making it a gala day the visiting members. There are up, of 9500 members of this league in state, and judging from President lors letter q full attendance will be ent on this occasion. Accompanying delegate will he members of their lies, so that it is calculated this con tion will bring to our city between and 5000 people
 The fair directors have arranged a l attractive programme for their entert ment. Ramola, the great balloonist, be shot out of his cannon into the blent atmosphere twice during the day Jean and Marie Weitzman will magnificent high wire performance night with pyrotechnical attachms The Bickett family. those peerless ar of the trapeze will put on an extra of aerial vaulting and gymnastic fly While Ricci and his celebrated band arrange q concert containing the choice selections of instrumental vocal airs in their extensive repertoire night a basketball game between two best teams in the state will pulled off as a free attraction And the tented show barkers crying the ST ness of their performances. the numeI bands of music filling the air with str as varied they are weird and encht ing, the fair grounds on that memori night will present a veritable scene Coney Island and its acres of won, ments. This is but outline of wha proposed to be done on that day. Ot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
Hauan's Magnolia Balm,

ration for face
  Summer SampieFREE
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nier mine. situated near Pretoria, was
walking across the veldt toward one OF the
shafts. He had his eyes on the ground. and
when he saw something CLEAN from tbs
earth, he stopped, kicked the object loose
from the soil and picked up the Cuilinan
diamond And that was all. His company
held 1t, and now the Transvaal Is about to
pay $75O, 900 for the gem in its uncut state.
It's present weight Of 3,024A carats will. Of
course. be reduced by cutting, but 1t will
still be the king of diamonds, and will in
all probability flash Its lightnings from the
British crown. now already heavy with
precious stones.
In striking contrast to the prosaic pedi
gree Of the Cuilinan, stand the thrilling
histories Of other famous though not SO
regal jewels.
,ake the Koh-i-noor. for example, the
splendid diamond included in the British
crowns collection. Its story is written In
blood, and Is perhaps the most thrilling of
all.
The Koh-i-noor C'Mountain Of Lightly
was first .-eard Of about 1900 B. c., when
India was wet with the blood Of rival dy
nasties. who were fighting for sovereignty.
One Of the heroes of the strife named
Karna, possessed q diamond Of remarka-
BILE size and lustre. which had been given
to him. according to legend OF those
times. by one Of the gods as a pledge Of
protection.
A Symbol Of Sovereignty.
And since that day possession Of the stone
mas Ueeu SyUlDOACdi VI SoVoACiShty oVoE LILO
Indian empire.
Karna kept the stone for many years.
but, according to the legend. lost favor at
last with his protecting god through some
misdeed and perished In battle. only to be
despoiled of tie great diamond by his
enemy who. In turn, came into power as
midas ruler The gem remained with the
successors of this dynasty.
Here there seems to be q link missing In
the Jewels history, but 1t Is admitted that
1t, finally fell in3 he hands of the powerful
R.3put dynasty 81 Malwa and there 1t
remained until 1904 A. D. In that year
Alla-ud din. Emperor of Delhi. fell upon the
RaJah of Malwa, defeated him. and took
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by the British. and after more than thirty
centuries Of blood and crime committed for
its sake. the Koh-i-noor was surrendered to
the British crown.
Somewhat linked with the history Of the
Koh-i-noor is the history of the Orlon. the
great Russian crown diamond. This gem
was shining as an IDOLS eye In an Indian
temple until French soldier. gaining the
confidence of the priests on the plea that
he was convert to Brahmanism, gouged
the diamond optic from its socket and es-
capped. Many others had persisted in at
tempting the theft before.
Light Of Other Gems
The fact that the Koh-i-noor weighed
twice as much several centuries ago as 1t
did when it came into the possession of the
British crown and the fact that both 1t
and the Orloff had identical cleavage
marks on one side before they were recut
In Europe. is cited by some persons as
proof that they are halves OF the same
stone. This. however has never been au-
thenticated
The Orlof was sold by the Frenchman
for $4,000 to a merchant. who sold it to
Count Orloff for 100000. Orion gave it to
Catherine of Russia.
The Regent, or Pitt diamond, also said
to have been stolen in India. was the pride
OF the crown Jewels Of France for many
years. Napoleon wore 1t In his state sword
and pawned 1t when his funds ran low to
the Batavian government. After the fall
of Louis XVI the gem was exhibited to
the populace. who were allowed to hold it
in their hands.
The Sancy diamond first belonged to the
Duke Of Burgundy. who sold It to the King
of Portugal In 1479. The latter sold it to
Baron de Sancy. and de Sancy sent 1t as
gift to Henry III. The servant who car
effort to save the gen. he swallowed It, 1t
was found in his body after his death.
Thus, in the light of the tragic history OF
the worlds famous gems, the Cullinan.
with Its unsullied record and unsurpassed
worth Is dOubly king of jewels-ar
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away his prize gem. He did not keep 1t
long, however, for an assassin laid him
low and the diamond went to the Hindu
Rajahs Of Agra.
Early In the sixteenth century. Baber,
sixth in descent from the great Tanner
lane, invaded India and set up the Moghul
empire at Delhi. His son defeated the
Rajah of Agra in 1928. and took possession
of the great diamond in his fathers name.
In this manner the Moghul emperors Of
Delhi. the most powerful rulers OF India
session of the Koh-i-noor. and it became
with them q sort Of talisman. They kept
1t for two centuries.
These two centuries furnished incidents
back with startling and tragic vividness an
old Hindu curse that whosoever diverted
the Koal-i-noor from the possession Of the
ancient house Of Vikramaditya. the great
est Hindu ruler of antiquity, should die a
miserable death. Assassination and revolt
marked these two centuries Of the MOghul's
rule: monarch succeeded monarch. often to
die by his sons hand. often driven by his
sons hand, often driven by desperation to
perish by his own.
Assassination Follows
Then in 1739 came Nadir Shah. ruler of
Persia, who ousted the emperor and carried
of plumber estimated at 500. 000. 600 In
Guiding the famous peacock throne, made Of
precious stones, and the Koh-i-noor. But
Nadir Shah too. fell victim to the subtle
curse which pursued the gem. for he was
assassinated by rebellious soldiers. Then
followed years of battle and murder. with
the diamond always the moving considera-
ton. At last a Persian ruler, driven from
his throne, escaped into the Puntab with
the precious prize his enemies sought. He
kept 1t there only long enough for an In
dian potentate to learn of its whereabouts.
In 1899 RanHt Singh, then possessor of
the gen. was taken iii and died. On his
deathbed he fmplored those about him to
take the Koh-i-noor to the shrine of PURGE
and offer 1t to the idol Of Juggernaut. there
by breaking the curse. But the queen re-
gent refused and kept the gem.
Then came the subdugatioHsof the Sikhs
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Who. IpdeedP

President ]. L. Leary of the Pittsburg
Peace Society on a recent visit to Germany
eEdeavored to persuade the leading German
toymakers to stop making warlike toys
cannon, soldiers. guns and so forth-on the
ground that such playthings fostered an
ugly military spirit in little children.
But failed" said the good peace advo-
cate shortly after his return. Il could not
bring the Germans TO my way of thought.
They held that the abolition of war was
still long way off,
He sighed.
And I suppose" he said that the aboli-
ton of war will be long way Off till the
young private does his own thinking-till
the poor, brave lad who Is only food for
powder considers war logically.
There is a young private in the vest
heard of him the other day-who is logical
enough. / wish there were more like him.
His regiment had been fitted out with
new uniforms, and the colonel inspected
the men in their dapper clothes one morn
ing. After inspection he made a little
speech.
And 1 expect each one Of you'-so the
speech ended-I expect each one of you to
honor his new uniform by behaving like q
general
The private smiled and said. fairly loud:
wonder who'd do the fighting. then,
SIR?
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also lead down from M street to Water
street. Georgetown.
First there Is Potomac street. Really.
this street is not a street. streets are
understood in everyday parlance. Potomac
street is mainly long flight of steps. a
bridge across the canal and then moro
steps.
Thirty-third street has a certain pic
turesque individuality in its steepness. The
attempt Is made in the picture to show
this. There are poor. quaint and leaf
powered dwellings on the east side and on
the west q factory with broken windows.
There 10 also a heavy crop OF weeds in this
street. which gives to 1t the appearance Of
public park-that is. Of some public parks.
Thirty-fourth street is next to 33d In num-
Der. and 1t Is close kin to it in grade.
Leading north and up from M street near
the Aqueduct bridge the traveller may see
a grassy street. He may walk up 1t II he
desires to reduce his flesh or die Of heart
failure.
1t is too bad that art photography can
not be made to do justice to these hills.
The camera fattens the grade, but the
streets shown In these pictures are up
grown in grass and weeds not because they
are in an unimportant part of the city, but
because though In thickly settled district
they are too steep for traffic.
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but not often. Those persons who toll up
or slide down these streets usually retain
clear remembrance of them There Is
something about these streets which fixes
them in the hemory of the man who travels
them.
1t is possible that these streets may never
become great arteries Of trade, unless trade
takes to travelling in elevators, but they
are 30 different from tho ordinary run Of
streets that they deserve to have their
pictures taken. That 10 why Star man
had them pose before his camera.
Ths streets uhose pictures are presented
on this page lead Up from Water street te
n Street, aesrsetewa. OF esurse, they
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world kings ransom or a princely for

world a kings ransom or a princely for
tune.
Such is the Cullinan diamond greatest Of
gems. which Is soon to become the property
of the King of England, representing q sort
of peace offering from the Transvaal gov
eminent to the once-hated British empire.
The Transvaal wishes to show its graft
tude to King Edward for granting the COL
ony a representative government and Glen.
Botha, once one Of the most uncompromis-
ing rebels and foremost in the struggle with
the British troops led the agitation In IA
vor of purchasing the great gem as q gift
for the English crown.
Romance. battle, assassination. plot and
treachery are carved In invisible letters
upon the shining facets Of most of the
worlds famous diamonds. But not 30 with
the Cullinan. Its history is a most unro-
mantle and thoroughly prosac tale No
dark-skinned traitor. dazzled like Sir Bedi-
we're by the glory Of Its brilliance gouged
1t from the eye of a heather idol: no des-
perate thief swallowed 1t to conceal his
plumber. only to have 1t cut from his mutt
lated body. No petty kings have gone to
war over 1t, and, 30 far as known, not one
drop of blood has ever been shed for it. 1t
Is merely the richest chunk of crystahzed
carbon known to exist, and the only ,Sentf-4
ment connected with It centers about the
desire Of the Beers to let it represent a
token OF peace and gratitude. - : -s:
Kicked From the Earth.
Two years ago the manager Of the Pre-
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The dissolution OF the second duma was
brought about by various causes, but one
of them was undoubtedly the attitude of
NJ. Dmowsk and the Polish kola to the
Polish language question. They were re-
solved not to vote the budget unless the
government consented to grant their just
demands in this matter Why could not
the government comply? The ministers
are we'll aware that Poland Is In reality
the most conservative part OF the cars
possessions. and might easily be made the
most loyal. What then was there to pre-
vent the same privilege being given to the
Poles as have been given to the Firms?
The reply is: Germany. The kaiser is
gagged in struggle to suppress the Polish
language in Prussian Poland, where chill
dren are being punished and even beaten
for refusing to say the Lords Prayer in
German; it would be highly displeasing and
embarrassing to Germany were the car
to pursue a more liberal and enlightened
policy than the German emperor. German
influence is all powerful at the Russian
court and 1 have good reason for knowing
that what l have advanced Is not mere
supposition. The budget presented to the
last duma could certainly not have been
passed without the help of the Poles, and
thus one cogent reason existed to compel
the car to dissolve 1t.
The Russian duma, he announced In his
manifesto. must be Russian In spirit, and
promptly reduced Polish representation
from thirtysix to thirteen.
But Dmowski is right. In spite of all, Po-
land will be free. her sons are prepared to
suffer for her and the pluck of the ma
ton must in the end bring triumph.
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'wo years ago the manager of the Pre-
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POLAND'S STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
BOUND TO BE SUCCESSFUL

there are at the present time in Poland
This Is a good Illustration of the effect of
Russian rule Then look at the police who
are sent by Russia to keep order. They are
simply desplsed by our peasants who see
that they are worse educated than them
selves"
But" continued NJ Dmowski, IT am
convinced that Poland will never be free
until Germany ceases to exert her influence
on the Russian court and government. The
Polish question was the source of friend
ship between Russia and Germany through
out the nineteenth century,"
Dmowsh might have added: Is still the
source.
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a BIT of pure carbon crystal that will
~ fft nearly into the palm of the
"A hand. big shiny pebble" that
Il - weighs something over a pound
and thlrd-just a nice-sized mis-
ale for a small boy to shy at frog In
pond-a bauble such as a savage would.
trade for a new knife or a string of brighter
beads. yet representing In the civilized
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VHERE are several steep streets in
Washington. Some are steep
enough to make the hill-climbers
OF San Francisco gasp for

as a number Of the San Francisco street
hills. but as far as they 60 they are enough.
When the question Of the city hills comes
up the mind of the Washingtonian begins
the ascent of Capitol Hill by the way of
B street south. or the Franklin School hill.
l4th street hill, 10th street hill, 18th street
hill or few of the other very modest
grades that enliven the generally fiat face
of Washington. But do they think Of the
bluff streets OF Georgetown? Sometimes.
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1t is said that London produces over 200
new designs In penny toys every week.
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Worlds Famous Diamonds Com
pared in Size With the Great
Cullinan.

From the Scientific American.)
Kohl moor after the second cutting,
loo l-10 carats.
2-Loterie d'Angleterre. 40 carats
3-Great Mogul of Russia ~27e 3-l6 csrats
4-Orlor. 194% carats
5-koh-i moor after first cutting 2T9 carats
6-Regent. 136x carats
T-Grsnd Due de Tcscane, 133. 16 carats.
6-Etoile de Sud, 124 carats
e-Eoille Polalre 20 carats.
10-TifYsny Yellow Diamond l25 carata
1l-Blue Diamond d'Angieterre, AN carats
12- Sancy. 53tS carafs.
13-Imperstrice Eugene, 81 carats.
I4-Shah. Russia. 80 carats
15-Nassak, 7sA carats.
1S-Pacba d'Egypt. 40 carats
1.-THE GREAT CULI.INAS DIAMOND
3.o24&, CARATS.
15-Tifany Diamond eS9 carats
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PE.RU-NA A MEDICAL COMPOUND

medical
compounded the
First, there
Phaepe has its special action To combine drug with other drugs
that
reference the for which the intended The
well
THE PROPORTION in which they combined
he determined. EXPERIENCE is THE ONLY GUIDE
such
cuiar
duct beyond the criticism doctors, pharmacists chemists
THAT A WHICH
THE DRUGS ARE COMBINED AS DEPENDS
The stability which
affected
combined will
mining the northwest coffee the tropics
complete list the
together peculiar
effcacious caa1h remedy.
However much virtue each ingredient of Peuna the
combined The right Ingredients together rightly
medical compound can made real
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-03-29

Professor Lounsbury, the noted
grammarian Of Yale, has democratic
and liberal views on the subject Of the
English language. He strenuously op.
poses the displacing of simple terms
by others of pedantic character. Re
Gently he told this story while discuss.
ing the subject: There was little
boy who began to keep a diary. His
first entry was: Got up this morn.
ing at Z o'clock He showed the entry
to his mother and she, horror stricken
said: Have you never been to school
Got up, indeed! Such an expression
Does the sun get up? No. 1t rises
And she scratched out got up at 7
and wrote rose at T in its place. That
night the boy, before retiring, ended
the entry for the day with the sen
tence, Set at 9 O'clock
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M. Pobendonosteff Is Dead.

st. -Pobedonosteff, ex-
procurator general of the holy synod
is dead.
NJ. Pobedonosteff has been in failing
health for two months, from a comp1i
cation of ailments and extreme age
but his death was due Immediately to
inflammation of the lungs.
AS procurator general of the holy
synod and instructor of many Of the
grand dukes of Russia Pobedonosteff
was the uncompromising foe of liberty
for the peasants of Russia.
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KILLS FOUR STUDENTS.
Train Collision Within Los Angeles
Cjtv Limits

Train Collision Within Los Angeles
City Limits.
Los Angeles, Cal, March 26-Tn a
head-on collision between two Santa
Fe trains within the city limits at
least four persons were killed and a
score were injured, several Of them
fatally.
A Santa Fe special, carrying scores
of students returning from an inter-
collegiate field meet at Claremont, met
the Santa Fe Overland limited while
both trains were moving at a rapid
rate.
The authenticated list of dead in.
cludes the following:
c. G. Franklin, student at the Uni
versity of Southern California.
A. H. Edwards, ]. G. Gall, Fred Hodg
son, all three students of Occidental
college.
Responsibility for the collision will
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Bridegroom Without a Penny.

Springfield, Mos. T. Ross E
wealthy stockman of Shawnee, Okla.
was slugged and robbed of $1,000, &
fine watch and diamond ring by
unknown parties in this city. The vic
tim of the robbery arrived in this city
recently and had taken out license
to wed Miss Martha Sheppard of this
city. The robbery leaves him with
out a dollar, but it is understood thai
the marriage will take place as ar
ranged.
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"Blatherskite' Is an AmericaMsm. Of
'ather an old word which has survived
ehlefy in American usage. The way II
came to be popular here Is curious. II
IS really the old Scottish "bletherskate,'
from "blether," to talk nonsense {eid
Nerse "bladhr," nensense) and Skate n
a term of opprobrt,m. In the song
maggie Lauder" written about 1850
occur the words "Jog ca your sait, ye
bletherskate," and this song was a very
popular one IN the American camp dur.
Ing the War of Independence.