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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
THREE COMPANIES
 ARE INCORPORATED
Coxe Dry Goods Company, Jefferson Land Company, and the Alabama
 Medical Journal Company.

Articles of incorporation were filed in the probate clerks office yesterday by three companies which propose to carry on business in Birmingham.
 The Coxe Dry Goods company pro- poses as the name indicates, to conduct a general merchandise business. The au- thorized capital stock is placed at $10o00 but the company will begin business with only $7000 paid in. The officers and di- rectors elected for the first year are the following: John s. Coxe, president; R. L. Coxe, vice president, and W. P. Coxe, general manager, secretary and treas urer.
 The Jefferson Land company will carry on a general real estate, rental and in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
To Distinguish Married Men.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
 Over in England some of the women want law enacted that will make it nec- essary for every married man to wear ring on his third finger. It must be harder in England than it is here to tell by mans looks whether man is married or not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
Fitzpatrick AWheeI.


 It was while Fitzpatrick was calling balls and strikes at Milwaukee in the Western Association that Manager Jack Grimm or the Milwaukees came out on the dia. mond one day with bicycle, one of the high-wheel front and little wheel back variety, that sent the rider ahead of it every time it crossed a pebble 'Kil' had never tackled one, but he was one of the sort that played every game he ran across and no sooner did Grimm trot out the new fangled apparatus and in- vite him to get on until he did so. Gee" said Fitzpatrick, but it gave me an aw- ful wallop, but see! I stuck to it, and in five minutes I was bouncing all over the lot. l developed so rapidly that I got stuck on the art and told Grimm my um- pring days were over. No more baseball he said. A bicycle manufacturer came along, took a fancy to me and made me trick wheel and l went into the busi- ness"
 The friends of Uncle Joe" Cannon for Fitzpatrick landed the latter a job in Washington. It was a while after this that he performed the feat of riding down the steps, Fitzpatrick told about it some thing like this
 "A bunch was standing around one day talking about some fellow having topped a wheel down the steps on the east side of the capitol. I said. gee! that's noth- ing. I'll ride down the west steps. They kidded me. but when they saw I meant it, the thing was fixed. the hour an nounced, and all the newspaper men and a big crowd invited up. The hour came around, and I got my wheel and walked around to make the start. 1 had already copped out an accident policy for s5,000 but when I got flash at that pile of steps, I said, not for mine,' They com menced to kid me and girl came up and said: XII, you'll have to go through with 1t or spoil the show. got on and started down. I made the first thirty steps, danced over the first landing seven feet wide lost a pedal and had to go the rest of the way. I don't know how l did and they tell me I was three feet out Of the saddle, but anyway I got down and put the show through all right They tried to get me to do it again, but I told em not for mine in a thousand years. wanted to save that other leg"
 Looping the Loop.
 There was descent of thirty steps, then a 7-foot landing, another descent of thirty steps, 14-foot landing and then thirty more steps and another '-foot iand- ing and then some more steps. said kll- patrick. He doesn't know exactly how he got down. but he went down It Tor the first and only time and no other man be- fore or since has ever done what one Legged Kilpatrick did that day. That was in April, 1893. and kilpatrick repu- tation was made. He toured with Fore paugh & Sells Bros. circus several sea sons putting on a new stunt each year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

Saddle Horses.
 Mated Teams.
 Single Drivers.
 Work Horses, all descrip- tions. FEES & SONS Auction Sale, Tuesday, April g, 10 a. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
Roller Skate Game.

Kilpatriek played the bicycle game, in venting and doing the cycle whirl, the steep decline with circuses and at the Worlds Fair .and the Lewis and Clarke Exposition. He put up an incline plane a hundred feet in the air, ran an auto mobile up it 30 miles an hour, turned around on a narrow platform and dropped down the descnat as fast as you could see, almost. It was only last November
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

He originated the loop-the-loop but has never ridden 1t.
 In telling of the difficulties in getting some one to do the loop stunt Fitzpatrick said that out on Coney Island. where they tried it out, he had a regular hospital and it one time there were eleven occu- pants.
 Every trick bicycle rider that came along and thought he could do 1t was given an opportunity, and while he went through, Fitzpatrick and his assistants stood by and wondered whether to call the ambulance or the undertaken
 Finally after something like fifty had gone through and lost a leg or an arm or a pair or ribs, a collar-bone or something else, big Dutchman by the name of Van Devort said he could do it.
 Fitzpatrick laid hold of him. He thought the case hopeless and wondered whether he would have another occupied berth in his Coney Island hospital or whether the coroner would pronounce 1t suicide, but let the Dutchman go through and he did.
 'The first time he went around and came out all there," said Fitzpatrick. "I wanted to yell, but was afraid to. l de- cided miracles were in vogue again, but when the Dutchman went through a sec ond time in a half hour, I invited him to have a drink, then put him through again sure of my eyes and then wired the cir GUS man to come on that it was all right The Dutchman looped the loop three years and then got killed on the New York Cen trat '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
UNUSUAL STORY OF
 0NE LEGGED MAN Fitzpatrick Noted for Stunts All.
 Over the Country SKATES AND SHOOTS WELL Performs Some Remarkable Feats on Bicycle and Has Had Narrow
 Escapes in Looping
 the Loop.
SKATES AND SHOOTS WELL

Charles G. Fitzpatrick Is credited with originating more marvellous amusements for the public than any other man in the 1imelight.
 It is probably true, too, that few per sons realized while they were watching "Kil," as he is known in circus circles, that they were getting flashes at the only man who has ever stayed astride bicycle during a descent of the west steps of the national capitol at Washington.
 During the week, Fitzpatrick put on a varied entertainment at the Auditorium rink. He started off with one-legged skating performance, for ',Kil has only one pedal appendage that didn't grow in forest. He started off with a skating performance, followed it up with some trick bicycle. riding, then broke clay pig cons for pastime and danced step or two on one foot, and these, by the way are merely samples of what one-legged man can do
 Isn't a Quitter.
 There are some people in the. world who, Like Fitzpatrick, lost a leg and then, unlike Fitzpatrick, have decided this world owed them a living, gratis, and they were going to collect 1t sitting around on street corners begging the crumbs that the char itably disposed might care to let fall But "Kil' wasn't one of that sort. He wasn't born to be a beggar and he declared when he suffered the accident that cost him a leg that he wasn't going to die one. Or dinarily, man would class the loss of a leg or an arm, or an eye even a tooth (unless it were swollen) as misfortune but KIP hardly considers his misfortune all the way one. Poor, q miner of coal he lost his leg and got rich, for today his Sig" Is worth enough evils root to make at least a common mortal wish he had it.
 KIP says that Danville H., is famous Tor two things-it Is the home of Uncle Joe Cannon and 1t was there that he skatorial artist, crack shot one-legged dancer, bicycle rider, originator of the loop-the-loop and divers other feats, first saw the light of day. That was thirty six years ago, he said for he claims to be just old enough to run for president in rivalry to his ss-the-street neighbor, Uncle Joe'
 "Kil' commenced to dig his livelihood from the, bowels of the earth. He has since attained the height of an aerial bi- cycle and automobile trick rider. He and Jimmy Murphy" he said were termed the Champion boy miners of Illinois" Jimmy was his partner. Jimmy was 16 and ''Kil" IA. While going out of the mines one day, "kil'' slipped off freight car, fell under the wheels, lost his right leg above the knee and started on the highway to financial plentifulness. He had to cut out coal digging, and next was sticking type'N in the office of a Dan- vile daily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
Running" for Office.

At IS he concluded that he was as good as most men at 2l, and, aspiring to office, announced as a candidate for city treas- urer. Nobody knew how old he was save himself and his mother, and they agreed between themselves not to mention it.. But running for office cost Fitzpatrick his job in the newspaper office.
 He was defeated by votes, but ran 300 ahead of his ticket. The Irish and Dutch wards were his immensely. he said, but over in his own section they trimmed me great, see?" said Xii"
 When they decided they didnt want me to be their city treasurer said "Kn, T decided I didn't want to be their fellow-citizen any longer and the day after the election 1 cut that town and never went back for five years'
 As a Baseball Umpire.
 Fitzpatrick went to umpiring baseball With the aid of one good leg and limb off a tree, he chased over the diamond and kept at 1t for three years umpiring In the lllinois-lowa and Three I leagues, the Pacific Coast and the Western Asso- citation. XXI" said that he got into one league where the ball players made it so hot for the umpire that out of twenty seven who handled the indicator during the season, he was the only one to start in and stay with it until the pennant was lOiSted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

Surplus. $1s441, ,225; increase, $6,9o9, s5o. Ex U. s. deposts, $27O5S, $50; increase, s9, ,SS3, ,975.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

New York, April s.-Bradstreet's today
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-08
Uncle Toms Cabin.

Scissors colossal dramatic and scenic
production Of ~uncle Toms Cabin" comes
TO the opera house on next Monday
evening. This production far aupaeses
that OF last season in every particular
and viii be the best seen here. Special
attention has been given 70 the staging
of the piece and several new scenic Of,
fects are said TO be magnificent Tie
thrilling tloating-iee scene Of the Ohio
river, the magnificent moonlight scene
Of the ST. Clair plantation with hoiIse.
garden and the cotton fields beyond, and
the superb transformation scene At the
end Of the last act are among the great
est. One Of the largest organization OF
white and colofed artists ever gathered
together in one combination has been
engaged by Mr., Leon w Washbugn for
this season, everyone OF whom was se-
lectcd for his on her adaptability for the
part assigned, A clever quartette OF col.
ored singers adds materially to the pro
gramme BY number OF high-class spec
ialties. Sol, Sawyer's prize pack Of gem
line Siberian bloodhounds, lot of beau.
tifil Shetland ponies, trick donkeys. cite.
are also with this great combination.
The street parade has two bands Of mu.
sic. a number Of gorgeous chariots, tab
leaiix wagons and little carriages. built
Of a large outlay Of money making this
the finest free street pageant ever given
by any similar organization, Taken rs
a whole, ii is an entertainment that can
be enjoyed by young and old, and par.
ents should crafty children in their de-
sire to witness what will be to them a
pleasure long TO be remembered Tic.
kets Saturday morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-08
sroesgSe9eSese0rSn0e
Gbe Times, Daily Short Story.

there were the visiting cards to estab-
fish the identity Of the real Russell
Rowe. The attorneys explanation fell
fiat, being unsupported BY the least
evidence.
The prosecuting attorney In SUM
ming up explained the nature Of cir
cumstantial evidence to the jury what
would be weak, what strong, evidence.
He reviewed the evidence against the
prisoner. He had been discovered RI
fling the pockets. If he had found
anything, it had been easy to get rid Of
1t before his arrest. This proof be
tontrasted with the prisoners improh-
nble story. Thus he made it clear to
the Jury, and the Judge charged them
In accordance with the evidence.
They were but half an hour bringing
In a verdict Of guilty.
Notwithstanding the plainness Of the
ease there were some who felt that
mistake was being made. The pris-
Dners lawyer was in an agony at the
result. He fought the case with de
lays. but they were Of no avail Moth
Ing but new evidence could save the
prisoner, and new evidence was not
forthcoming. The prisoner was finally
hanged, protesting his innocence OF
the crime and declaring that he was
the man who had been murdered
The Russell Rowe case, which had
attracted much attention, had come to
be thing Of the past and was grad
ually being forgotten except by Rowe's
attorney and the chaplain who attend
Cd him in his last moments. who could
seyer forget It. Years after the trag-
sdy a man named Hardy was convict
I'd of murder and robbery Immedi-
ately before his execution he made a
confession Of another murder Of which
he had never been suspected He and
4 man named James Shilling had been
companions In crime. One day they
saw a man display large roll OF
bills. Afterward he started to walk
to wlndigate They followed him,
Hardy going around and ahead OF him.
SHILLING behind him. SHILLING came up
with the man and did the job When
Billing met Hardy he claimed there
was no money in the case. Hardy did
not believe him, They duarreled, and
Hardy killed SHILLING. took the money
aud went away, leaving the body in
The road
It Is easy to complete the chain Of
events Harding took the money. leav-
Ing Russell Rowe's pocketbook and
cards on the body
BERTHA ID. HURLEY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-08
TALK OF THE TOWN.

George Cassie has six more nice heif-
ers for sale, about go months old,
In the D. NJ. Miles block there is a
tenement to rent; vacant February !.
Union made stonecutters' glasses at
\. r. Austin's, the watch and clock man.
Old gold and silver wanted at re.
6ners, prices In exchange for goods ~
+. f. Burrs.
L. r. Austin sells stone cutters
glasses, all kinds and prices. From zoe
to $500 each.
Stone.cutters' glasses, zoe per pair.
lenses, per pair, Sc r. II. Burr 4 Co.,
So North Main street
Office up one flight in u. M. AyerilPs
block; large center room with three
large windows; to rent. L. NJ. AveriiL
I veterani ultra cinquantenari sono
inyitati ad una riunione importantissiIna
che 81 terra Domeico dopopranzo Mar
10 in Casa Cardi, Is Central street.
Lavanzo netto della fiesta da hallo Pro
Necchi fiji III $500 depositati ALA Barre
Savings bank.
The Odd Ladies annual bah win be
held in the NJ. W. A. hall, April i Tic
kets are on sale by William Leith, Mrs.
John Murray, Miss Matte Common, Mrs.
VIM. Stevens, Mrs. Bianchi, Mrs. John
Forbes, Mrs Faulkner, Miss Mamie Rae.
side, Mrs. Jack Connick, Mrs. Charles
Johnston, Mrs. Samuel Murray Ladies,
25c; gentlemen, SOC; or s5c pei couple.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-08
The Man Who
Murdered Himself.


IOriginail
One morning man stepped into the
Office OF the chief Of police Of Wendi,
gate and said;
"A murder has been committed about
mile from this town. saw the muir.
derer rifle the body and come in this
direction / followed him and saw
him 30 into restaurant
An officer was sent to where the muir.
der had been committed to bring in
the body, Another went with the III
former to the restaurant, where the
murderer was found and arrested. He
was taken to the police Office, and the
dead man soon arrived at the same
place. An examination showed that
the man had been killed BY a blow
from some iron or wooden substance.
In the pockets was no money, but a
pocketbook containing cards on which
were printed the name Russell Rowe
The prisoner was searched. but no val
uabIes or papers were found on him.
He was a wen dressed man Of respect.
able appearance The murdered man
was quite the reverse. His clothes
were shabby. and the body gave evil
dence that he drank
When the prisoner was asked for his
name, he gave 1t as Russell Rowe. the
name on the cards In the dead mans
pockets. Tie chief Of police looked at
him scrutlnizingly, wondering what
this statement would have to do with
his line Of defense, Then he asked
the man for bis story. 1t was this:
He had been walking along the road
when he was overtaken by man, who
asked him for money. He was uneer-
tain Of the mans intentions and hoped
to get of by giving him something.
He took out his pocketbook. and the
man caught sight of large roll Of
bills.
After that the prisoner remembered
nothing tn he came to himself some
time later. He was lying in the road,
with terrible pain in the back OF bis
head. Feeling in his pockets, he found
his money gone. With difficulty he
arose and tottered on. He had gone
but short distance when he came
upon dead body, which he recognized
at once as hat OF the man who had
robbed him. He searched the clothes
for his money, hut. not finding II, went
on 10 the town, where he could get a
stimulant TO brace him up. He was
arrested while drinking glass Of
whisky.
THAT" said the chief, sis one OF the
most ingenious yarns have ever
heard from a criminal. but when you
made 1t up you forgot one important
part-the money be took from you
The prisoner stuck to his story, and
the indictment against him read that
Russell Rowe was indicted for killing
an unknown man. supposed to have
been Russell Rowea IN other words,
he was Indicted for killing himself. He
brought witnesses from distant city,
where he belonged, to Identify him,
but the prosecuting attorney badgered
them so with questions as to whether
they were perfectly certain and how
they knew they were certain and
whether they might not possibly be
mistaken that they broke down and
couldn't swear positively that the man
was Russell Rowe, whom some of
them had known for years.
The attorney for the defense got up
a theory to account for the disappear
ance Of the money, but there was moth
ing probable in it. Even IL the disap-
pearanoe were satisfactorily explained
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-08
FEAR GALES WILL PREVENT
SALVAGE WORK ON DAKOTA
Board Of Underwriters Surveyors Visit
Scene Of Wreck Again.

Yokohoma, Mar SIRE Representatives Of
the Underwriters Board, who yesterday
again visited the scene az the wreck 81
the Great Northern Steamship eompany's
transpacifc liner Dakota--which ran
ashore in the bay Of Toxic, March g.
report that salvage work Is possible il
time. weather and gear are adequate.
Fear is expressed, however. that the
equinoctial gales and the remoteness of
the wreck may preclude her salvage.
Another and closer survey of the wreck
will be made today,
A diver who visited the Dakota re-
turned here yesterday afternoon. He
says the vessel is in the greatest dan
ger She is resting on four rocks. her
rudder is ten feet above the water. the
foot of her second mast is on level
with the sea, she has three large holes
in her port side, and there are smaller
holes in her starboard side. In addition,
parts OF the sides are bent in. APP
parently, she passed through a ride Of
rocks shaped like wise, tho upper parts
Of the rocks being turned in.
A portion OF the steamships mail is
still on board.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-08
Saved Her SONS Life.

The happiest mother in the little
town OF Ava, Mo-, II Mrs. S. Rupee.
She writes One year ago my son was
down with such serious hung trouble
that our physician was unable to help
him; when, BY our druggists advice /
began giving him DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery, and soon noticed Improvement
/ kept this treatment up for few
weeks when he was perfectly well. lie
has worked steadily since at carpenter
work. Dr. Kings New Discovery saved
hic life Guaranteed best cough and
cold cure by the Red Cross Pharmacy.
soc and s100. Trial bottle free
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-08
A Hare At Sea.

An English coast guard saw a hunted
hare. which had been lost by its pur-
suers, swim in from the sea and land.
She appeared to be violently sick, prob.
ably from the effects OF swallowing
salt water. She then cleaned herself
thoroughly all over and went quietly
on her way, having thus effectually
thrown of her hunters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-08
GRANIrEvILLE.

AL members Of branch No. 70. Quarry
Workers international union of North
America, are notified that the next regu.
lar monthly meeting will be held III
Miles hall, Graniteyillc, March IS ut
z p. M, when the matter Of voting a
sum OF money to the defense fund Of
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone OF the
Western Federation Of Miners will como
up for consideration Jessie Miller, re.
cording secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-08
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
FRIDAY. MARCH 5. 1907.


II is the best insurance ii the world.
which means, right in price, right in
supreme in quality.
5sth year.
The National Life insurance Company
Of Vermont (rnutuall. Organized in
1850. s. S. Ballard, General Agent.
n. D. Ballard, Local Agent. Rooms .
and ,, Miles Block, Barre, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-08
aHeavens. Nor

90 you WISH asked Young MI
saphcside, after the girl had promised
TO be his, TO hear the story 81 my
lifeT
Heavens no. she replied; Il should
be so shocked that could never look
you in the face again.P--Ghicaeo Record
Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-08
BARRE BOOK STORE
gARROLL ". MARIIN. rr0pfieI0r

Books that are bound to interest
you are here in profusion. The
thrilling tale of adventure, the dainty
love story or the latest up-to-date de-
tectiye fiction are all here waiting 70
Be read. Come and choose the Book
you like best. All the prices are con-
sidersbly under the regular, 50 YOU
can get good reading at little expense.
While here you might take look at
our Stationery, too. It's as good and
cheap as the Books.
Gordon Block, 14O No. Main St.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-08

The chloride, bromide and iodide Of
nitrogen are the most powerful explo-
sives known, but their instability is so
marked they are utterly useless. A
mere jar viii send Off chloride Of nj.
trogen with fearful and uncomfortable
violence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-08
The ozark Lady,

It is claimed that the dark LADY, to
whom twenty eight of Shakespeare
eonnets were dedicated was the noto-
rious Miss Mary Fitton, maid of honor
TO Queen Elizabeth
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-08
"A Worraan's
Gratitude

"For more than a year I
had been a sufferer, completely
broken down. | had not slept
but two or three hours any
night for weeks. | had such
awful misery in my head, and
oh, was so irritable. / could
not depend upon my judge
ment, and my memory was
failing. I realized that I was
losing my mind, and l thought
the grave, or worse, the asy-
lum, would be my doom. My
doctor said my case was be-
You'd the reach Of medicine. |
went to a druggist and told
him my condition. He recon-
mended DIR. Miles Nervine
he was pretty sure it would
help me, so | bought a bottle.
That night ] took a table
spoonful, and fell asleep in a
few minutes, the first rest I
had in weeks, and oh, | will
never forget that sweet sleep
while I live. / have continued
taking it, and sleep like a baby,
and gain rapidly
MRS. VIOLA BARKER,
Orange, Texas.
Or. Miles, Neryne ls sold by your
druggist, who viii guarantee that the
first bottle VIII benefit, II IL falls, he
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elhhart. Ind
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-08

Itch! Itchl ltchl-- Scratchl Scratch!
Scratch The more you scratch the
worse the itch. Try Doan's Ointment.
1t cures piles, eczema, any skin itching,
All druggists sell it.