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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
PHANTOM TELLS
 IF JEWELS LOST
Remarkable Story of Museum
 In St, Petersburg
SUBSTITUTION OF RELICS
Value of Relics That Have Been Re- placed By Substitutes of Glass Amounts To Over
 s1oooo,ooo.

St Petersburg October 29-Tne re- markable substitution of certain historic relics of considerable value in the Her mitage Museum, in this city, has been revealed, according to a current story, by means of dream, and the matter has attracted much attention from the super stitious classes of the capitol. A sub scriber to the Russkoe Znamya wrote a letter to the paper saying that for three nights in succession he was visited by the phantom of the early custodian of the treasures who complained of their disappearance.
 The treasures consist of d collection of golden medals struck off by the various emperors of Russia, in memory of great historical events, as well as a number of antique golden coins found during the excavation work in Southern Rus sia. The phantom complained that these had been replaced by copper repli- cas and it declared further, according to the writer in the Russkoe Znamya, that a number of the diamonds belonging to the crown regala, stored in the Church Hermitage Museum and valued at $l0,- GOO 900 had been replaced by glass imita- tions.
 The publication of this dream was fol- lowed at once by semi-official denials. but today it was admitted that the medals and coins had been substituted because of the danger of their being carried away during some extreme revolutionary dis order. The originals it is declared, are stored in safety.
 The disappearance of jewel-headed cane belonging to Peter the Great, re- ported by the phantom also is ad- mitted. and many persons believe that the .'phantom'' may be right regarding the regala diamonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
The Art Of Food.

Robert Louis Stevenson.
 I suppose none of LIS recognize the great part that is played in life by eating and drinking. The appetite is so imperious that we can stomach the least interesting viands and pass off a dinner hour thankfully enough on bread and water, just as there are men who must read something, if il were only "Bradshaws Guide" But there is romance about the matter, after all. Probably the table has more devotees than love; and l am sure that food is much more generally entertain ing than scenery. Do yon give in, as Walt Whitman would say. that you arc any the less immortal for that? The true materialism is to be ashamed of what we are. To detect the flavor of an olive is no less piece of human perfection than to find beauty in the colors of the sunset
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

like a lord and a king il is the man on a farm in the United States We hear much said in this age about mil
 lionaires and men of great wealth many of whom arc poor. The richest man today in this great country ot ours is. in my opinion. the man who owns a good farm is out of debt, has little bank account, has his help Ill his own family on the farm where the family do most of the work and enjoy the income from their labor. Sueh families will prosper, no matter what the cost of the necessaries of lie are. Of late much has been said by tue press of the south of the ability of the south ern farmer to hold his staple crop cotton. until he can get T price that will give him a fair profit for bis labor. This is all right, for the tiller of the soil should have the first fruits and largest profits from the crops he pro duces on his soil. l have been watclN ing this matter with keen interest for some time and it is one of the most important subjects that 1 want to talk about while 1 am here. But let me say to you briefly in advance that the only way q farmer may ever be able to control prices for his crops will be to produce his crops on cash basis and in order for him to do this he must have something to sell every week in the year from his farm. There Is no man so far from the market as the man who has nothing to sell. We are progressing along these lines perhaps not so fast $ we would like to see, but all great revolutions start slowly
 The products, grains. fruits, vegeta- bles and flowers that we see here on exh ibition are a credit to your state as well as to the growers. These eN- hibits lead us to conclude that, Mark Twa in's Arkansas of the days of the Ark ansaw Traveller and the goutd fiddle have passed away and are now numbered with the other relics of by gone days. These exhibits also remind us that the almanac age of agriculture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
MRS. VANDERBILT ARRAIeNEo.
Sriritualistic Medium Charged With
 Stealing House and Lot.

New, York October 29..-Mrs. May Pep per- Vanderbilt, the spiritualistic medium, who was recently married to Edward Vanderbilt a retired Brooklyn merchant was arraigned in a Brooklyn police court today and charged with the larceny or a house and lot. which she asserts her husband gave her. She waived examna- tion and was held in $l5oO bail for q hearing by the grand jury. Edward Van dernilt accompanied her to lhe court. The charge vas made against Mrs. Pepper Vanderbilt by Miss Minerva Vanderbilt, daughter of Edward Vanderbilt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
TROUBLE IN MINES.
Two of the Men Most Active Are Put
 Under Arrest.

MiddIesboro, Ky, October 29.-Because of general disturbance following pay day in the mines near here, the state authorities were called on for help and a detachment of militia which arrived to- day arrested two men who were believed to have been most active in the trouble. The most serious trouble was at the Stony Fork mines. where the miners tried to take possession of the entire camp. espe- cially seeking to gain the commissary. At the Reliance mine, John Settles was shot and killed by Mrs. John Folse, whom he had attacked when she remonstrated with him for mistreatng a child. In the same camp a few minutes later, Mrs. Sim Richmond accidentally shot Henry purvis, and il is feared that he may die. The trouble continued during Sunday and Monday. but was suppressed on the ar- rival of the militia today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
Girl Will Be Executed.

St. Petersburg, October 29.-Mille. Ragoz- innikova. who yesterday shot and killed General Maximoffsky, director of the de- partment of prisons of the ministry of the interior, was taken to the Fortress of st. Peter and St. Paul today, tried by court martial and sentenced to be executed by hanging.
 It was reported during the day that tine police had discovered another plot against the life of Emperor Nicholas and high official was said to have been arrested III this connection. The police and gend- arme officials of St. Petersburg, how ever profess to know nothing of the mat ter and intimate that the rumors prob ably were due to the large number af arrests and searches made in connection with the assassination of General Max imoffsky, which had resulted in the cap ture of several accomplices of Nile. ka- gozinnilIova.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
TELEGRAPHERS'
 STRIKE IS ENDED s, J, Small, Deposed President,
 Issues Order HE AWAITS MEDICATION President Small Says All Strikers Will Be Reinstated Without Diserim-
 ination Except In Ger
 tain Cases.
HE AWAITS MEDICATION

New York October 29.--S. J. Small, recently deposed as president of the Commercial Telegraphers' union, who arrived in New York from the west to- day and was refused permission to, address the local branch of the union at a meeting in the afternoon, tonight sent out a statement to the public "calling off'' the telegraphers' strike. After reiterating his efforts to bring about settlement of the trouble ad- vantageous to the strikers, and the ac- tion of the union in declaring his of flee vacant and electing a successor, Small says:
 T feel it my duty as the recognized leader and legally elected president of the aforesaid organization to issue this statement, declaring a chaotic condi- tion to exist within our official ranks, and further declaring the telegraph CTS strike. unquestionably the great est and cleanest fought battle of re- cent years, at an end, dating from "Wednesday, October 30 1907, and on the following terms, to-wit: i, "All strikers will be reinstated with out discrimination except those against whom serious charges can be substan- tiated, the accused to have the privi- | lege of making defense in writing through me when their case will re- ceive prompt and careful consideration. [ "The 10 per cent increase granted March 1. 1907 will be strictly ad hered to.
 ;; Other matters mentioned in the bill of grievances to be taken up and con sidered upon my return to New York within ten days, provided the strikers accept and act upon these instruc- tions.''
 ' Small declared he is willing to await vindication' at the next regular con vention to be held in Milwaukee next June.
 Late tonight Daniel l.. Russell, chair man of the strike committee. Issued d statement to the effect that if the tele- graph companies were prepared to agree to renstate all strikers except those against whom serious charges could oe proven, guarantee that the increase of last March will be given without discrimna- tion, and promise to arbitrate all other matters contained in the bill of griev ances, the signers of the statement were satisfied that they could pledge the com lnittee to call off the strike within 4S hours. The statement was signed by Rus sell. Percy Thomas, Joseph r. Ahearn and R. NJ. McLenan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

is being supplanted by the most up-to= date bulletins prepared by the most scientific farmers of the world. Now Tn conclusion. let me impore you that while | am here, come and let us work ble good out of these meetings. Come out and let me swap ideas and cXperi- cnccs with you. Come prepared to ask a long list of questions. Bring yonr griefs and troubles and iet no see if l can relieve you of any of them. As stated before l desire to talk to you about many things. The length of my lectures are measured always by the patience of the people. Remember ta visit our eduea tional exhibit car where you will receive. free of all charges q number of valuable books covering 9a- rious agricultural subjects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
Killed By a Porter.

Knoxville, Tenn, october 29.-karl Bundschu, aged 45 manager of the Elks club, was shot and killed by Hol- lie Westmoreland, a porter at the club, late today. After the killing the negro locked the body in a room, closed up the club and disappeared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
Ford Bribery Case.

San Francisco, October 29.-In tho Tiry L. Ford bribery case the proseeu- tiou today placed on the stand Robert II. Peters. an assistant to William J. Burns. He testified to having shadowed Reuf to Ford's office August 23, 1906 the day on which Ford had withdra wn from the branch mint s100.000 of tho fund alleged to have been used to buy lho naasage of the trolley ordinance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
AN IMITATION TAKES FOR ITS PATTERN
THE REAL ARTICLE.

There was never an imitation made of an imitation
 Imators always counterfeit the genuine article. The genuine is what you ask for because genuine articles the advertised ones limitations are not advertised depend for their business the ability of the dealer to sell you something claimed to be ust good when you ask for the genuine because he makes profit the imitation
 Why accept limitations when you get the genuine by insisting?
 Refuse Imitations-Get What You Ask For
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
General Booth Speaks.

Washington. october 29.-Gen. Will liam Booth leader of the Salvation Army. tonight addressed an audience that taxed the seating capacity of the First Congrega tional church. this city. General Booth spoke for an hour and a half without exhibiting signs of fatipue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
Rinuinu Him off,

From the Atlanta Georgian.
 A New York girl married a man over the long-distance telephone and now she wants a divorce. Got the wrong num- ber.' as usual.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
Twas New to Her.

Senator Dubois has new cook.
People keeping house In Washington
always have new cooks. This partieu-
lar Dubois cook came claiming that
slfe could do anything, and Mrs. Du.
bois intimatcd on the first day that
they would have some macaroni for
dinner. ~ f
"what's that" asked the cook.
Mrs. Dubois took her to the pantry
and showed her the macaroni. ''Do
you mean to say you don't know what
this is?' Mrs. Dubois asked =
"Oh, yes, decd | do. inissus," the
cook replied. "Only in the las place
worked they llghted the gas with them
things.''-New York World. ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
LONG BASKET BALL TRIP,

what is said to be the longest trip
ever attempted by Al basket hall team
Is thai undertaken by the Crescent five
az Evanston, III. The ten players COM
posing the squad have started on q
Journey which Will cover 10000 miles
II the schedule IL adhered TO. st
The team will be ON route for more
than four months and VIA travel as far
cast as Rochester, while games are
scheduled nj Los Angeles Cal, and
there Is also n possibility that the trip
may be extended 10 the Hawaiian is-
lands. II satisfactory arrangements can
be made.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
ske.s pesorlbed.

or course sllocs arc familiar to most
Americans They are slabs Of season
Ell sprlngy wood fastened to tho feet
somewhat after the fashion of SNOW
shoes. Actually they are marrow
wooden runners, ana ON them q person
can develop great speed in descending
hills and In going over snow crust on
. level
In Michigan. Wisconsin aud Mime
sofa large numbers Of native as well
as foreign skee users are now actively
engaged In the sport. Several clubs.
or Informal associations, hayp been
formed. ana they have built slides,
] uoh like toboggan slides, down which
the men come al e%press train speed
and, striking wooden take OH jump
high in the air, covering really i'm
nense distances ere they strife the
snow surface again, The competitive
side Of the spg,t Is In making long
Jumps The skee users ny through the
air 80 swiftly as from u distance TO
resemble huge ungainly hawks Per-
haps skees have solved one of the
mysteries of aerial navigation Put
wings and gas bag on a sl:ec expert
and, with n good swift plunge from a
take off lie might 90 out into space
fo. alrnost any distance.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
Recent Openincs.

Paula Edwardes. Clara Bloodgood.
Blanche Walsh and Elsie Janis are
some of the well known dramatic stars
that have of late written their names
on the metropolitan stage register.
But the more important thing 20 as
certain Is, Have they come to stay"
All. there's the rlD. and lot us not
, rub 1t in too deeply. for he who rubs
is sometimes himself served accord
ingly.
"rho Truth Is Miss Bloodgooda
starring vehicle. and our fellow coun-
lryman, Clyde Fitch. has acclaimed
himself itD FOND parent. sThere are
very fcw Of MS that could claim = "a
therly interest IN the truth and escape
unscathed
The Truth" shows few of the
evils. but none Of the blessings of that
horlid suOterfuge, the lie SO the play
Is the work OF an lcunOclnst OF one
that cannot gee the benefits coming to
humanity through the discriminate lie.
No. George Washington and the cherry
tree are not III the cast
In spite uf it's title, "rhe Truth"
deals with people of the every day. hu-
lnan being type.
The critics OF tho west ana middle
west NIlt oi NhicuEo anu NlSNCilnu III
rariicular, treated Mias Boodgood and
the play most respectfully, accorded
lhc nm luyish praise and plnced the
play far on toward the top Of the Fitch
list
Some or hr %ow York reviewers did
not agree IN total with their more
wcsio ly craftsmen, but as several
metropolitan orticg are sensible ana
human only once or twice during each
season it could hardly be expected that
those AN question had their uci1 IN
tcryal qt the time "The Truth" was put
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
ELSIE JANIS.

before them. or perhaps the plays
title was considered as a subtle insin.
uation that the critics could study It
20 advantage.
"Thn Truth" Is Il success, and Miss
Eloodgoad. as Mrs. Warder. IL reason
ably adequate TO tho oomand9 of the
leading role. Mrs. Earder's husband
detects her tendency to avoid absolute
truth, and they scpcrate but In the end
Ar5. Wagdcr Is found to Eave inherited
her failing from her parents, and q
reconciliation consequently takos place
1t will be sc that Mr.. Fitch had an
unusually slight amount OF dramatic
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
Ana More IN HI. library.

The two philosophers built houses side
by side, and their respective sons show.
ed fllal pride. ,e r5HiiS
MY fathers a bigger man than your
father cried Christopher g'
NO, he isn't either" answered VIII
Ham Junior. tei
'My fathers profcssor.",,Ifss
''S0's mine," said the son Of the ex,
perlmentaI psychologist. *3
'Well, my fathers got moro brains
than yours has anyway"
NO, he hasn't either" said william
junior, for my fathers not only got
his own brains, hut u lot of other mems
brains In bottles on his mantelpIece"-
Boston Herald. fYt
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
Tie Di.co...tn.cI Ian.

YYE wooed and won pretty girl
RI with hair OF shining gold;
She loved him with a loyalty
Quite touching TO behold.
But other peoples wives be used
Approvinsly to scan
And growl ana gf,imble at his own
The DISCONTINUED man.
His business prospered every day.
Another store he leased.
He bought "A house and motor car.
His bank account Increased.
But still lie wore n gloomy face.
while jones Is In the van.
My trade Is going back" exclaimed
The discontented man
Ills children IN and out OF school
We're well behaved and bright
They reached the head Of every class
And studied day ana night
at didn't take me half so long
10 learn what began
Wasn't such o Ounce" complained
The dscontentcd man.
lie went abroad and viewed unmoved
The Rhine's majestic flow,
The snowy splendor of the Alps.
The matchless lakes below.
81 want to get steamer home y
Az quickly as / can.
There's nothing here worth seeing"
cried
The discontented man. at4.ts
Al last he left his earthly cares
TO mount the starry skies
And knock upon the pearly gates
That lead to paradise,
And, though to fling the portals wide
ct. Peter nimbly ran.
you're long enough about IT," said
The discontentcd man.
--Losllo's Weekly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26

tFrom our New York Dramatic CoIrc-
apOHdcutI
psW<ns HE first half OF the dramatic
season OF l9J5-Ul has passed,
and what has IL shown? Al
u 80 what dld those opening
months forecast FOR thg closing
months
Probably the lacl. OF any material iu-
dlcatious OF distinct novelty was 10.
narratlve traced by tn' ruep'Dg h1l'
ar four months in addition, T l''n>
no one win assert that the rauu~l
average OF The now plays rose '1 the
heights OF other years that could h.
mentioned.
IN the legitimate field lhc Auarlenu
tours Of Forbes Robertson and j. Il.
Irving; the presentation Of The Great
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26

effective poise. And II Jumper loses
through the crust OF the snow he may
breal. his neck or back or shoulders. or
II tile snow be deep he may narrowly
escape smothering To death before his
friends can release him. tV
Another danger lies In the possible
Swapping of one of the runners. Then.
again. one may meet a stone or other
obstacle and break a leg or an arm or
crack the skull in the fan that invari-
ably follows.
Skee racing Is not developed to a
very advanced stage In the United
states as yet, chief attention being di-
rected TO the jumping and more quiet
cross country phases OF tho game. Ear
better time can be made on skees than
an snowshoes and. besides skees are
far better adapted to travelling over
Icy surfaces, especially when the pole
one carries Is tipped with q metal
spike. to be used for showing
Skeeing develops practically every
part Of the body, lungs. heart and
hrain, as well as the muscles Besides,
II takes one out into the big outdoors.
where fresh. winter win renew the
oxygen In the blood. Yet many huns
dreds OF people prefer to stay Indoors.
III smoky pubic rooms, playing pool
and billiards and telling yarns about
bis bundles OF money they never won
at the horse races
y CHARLES u. EDwARDEs.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
Paula Edwardes' New Vehicle.


The new musical comedy (new 80
New York; that Miss Edwardes Is H.
Illuminating H. princess Beggar," in
which sle has been on the road for a.
considerable period. She Is at the
Casino where she always plays during
sher New York stay. and where. 1T viii
he remembered size made her first hit,
i'm "'rhe Belle of New York. with the
late Dan DAILY and Edna May. Then
unknown. both Miss Edwardes and
Miss MAY were given their start In
thai successful comic opera, and today
both have won International fame.
princess Beggar' Is not n riproar-
ing success 1t is not reminiscent OF
tho gayety OF former Casino days.
Neither Is Il q Hat failure. 1t Is typ
ically a play destined To he damned
by faint praise
one or two novelties In the way Of
stage business" enliven parts of It.
and for n brief period Miss Edwardes
rescues her audience from itself.
The story of the play ls ancient. but
the music and settings are attractive.
AMI so also IL the work OF members of
the supporting company.
In the cast are Bertram Wallis, STAN
ley l.. Ford and Cecilia Rhoda.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
"The straiaht Road

blanche Walsh Is ut the Astor the.
oter In her her Clyde Fitch play. "The
Straight Eoad" is it's title. and II is II
scrdid drama Of the slums. Some tinic-
Worn stage tricks are resorted to In
ondeavar TO obtain effectiveness. Mr.
Fitch expose, The raw surface Of the
half world, the world on which Maxim
Gorky so loves 20 dllate The title
rorld well be changed 20 Misery En-
thronnd
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
Elsie Janis.

Elsie Janis is nc the New YORK
theater in '"rhe Vanderbilt Cup" in
which. a year ago. she made the big
hit Of her short career She has addeo
some captivating new representations
90 her list and her performance, con,
sequently. is even more diverting thap
before. As u spectator was heard To
remark a few nlghts ago, "rhe janis
girl is the whole show" -ss
FREDERICK TREGEL.LES.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
The simple Question.

Prosecuting Attorney Now. sir, did
you or did you not on the date in ques.
ton or at any other time say to the
defendant or any one else that the
statement imputed to you and denied
by the plaintiff was matter OF no mo-
ment or otherwise? Answer me. yes
or no. M aS
Bewlldered Witness : Yes or no
Harper's Weekly. ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
Not So Very Final.

II cannot be your wife," she replied
and added, This is final" ~
He paced swiftly to and fro several
times, then halted abruptly In front OF
her. x
pray, be candid with me-" he said.
not without the note OF masculine I'M.
patience. "About how final;'
This was too much. She burst into
tears. ,l@y.-
"IIow do ! known she sobbed.--
Puck. rtptf ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26

IA the legitimate. field, nothing of
The originality of Peter PAN" or of
some of the Shaw plays has Docn put
ou NOthins showing power lilta that
oe "Thc Music Master nor thorough
American yhjtty like that of "Thr
Lion and the Mouse" has been Sccll us
vet Neither has the genuine romantic
flavor OF "Thc Girl Of the Golden
West mnd THE SquaW Man" sen
surpassed this season.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
Sarcasm In THE jury.

Tie second day drew to Its close
with the twelfth juryman still uncon-
WINGED. tssi' NIX @.
well. gentlemen said the court Of
hccr, entering quietly. ''shall l. as
usual, order twelve dinners?p
Make It," said tho foreman, "eleven
dinners and bale of hay."--New York
Press. H ka