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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
VIM. H. BRIDGES
 IS ASSASSINATED
Body With Two Bullet Holes in Head Is Found in Woods Near
 Evergreen.

Montgomery, October 20-A special to the Advertiser from Evergreen. Ala, says: William Henry Bridges. a well known contractor and builder of this .,lace. was assassnated some time during yester- day afternoon or last night, in the woods about three miles from Evergreen, where he had gone hunting.
 The dead body with the two bullet holes in the back of the head, was found there by a searching party, who had gone out to look for him. some fears being entertained that he had met with an accident, he having failed to return home last night. There is no clue as to the motive of the killing or to the mur- derer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
Street Car Wreck.

Cleveland, O., October 2o.-Inforlnation received at 1 o'clock this morning of d head-on collision between two traction cars on the Cleveland, Akron and Bedford line, about 30 miles from this city, in which a motorman was killed and large number of persons injured. The accident occurred in the vicinity of Cuyahoga Falls. near the Summit county line. Charles Patterson is the name of the motorman reported killed. later Itport from the scene of the wrccg says that the injured have been removed to Q hos pital at Akron. This message also says Conductor Archie Evans was probably fatally injured, but nonr of the oEhers will die. Both cars were wrecked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
B. Bruce Bazemore, Jr.

B. Bruce Bazemore, the 3-year-od son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Bazemore, died yesterday morning at the family resi- dence AT South Nineteenth street, after brief illness from diphtheria. The fu- neral services over the remains will be conducted from the residence this morn ing at 10:3G o'clock. The interment will be made in the Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
Cotton Condition.

New Orleans, October 20.-The Plca- pune's weekly crop report tomorrow will say: Favorable weather speeded cotton picking throughout Louisiana and the southern half of Mississippi during the week ending today. It is estimated that @ per cent of the crop is harvested. Frosts Sunday and Monday killed further growth in some sections. and forced what little remained of the top crop to open prematurely."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
Anniversary Opening.

The popular drug firm of Fulton Bros. will give their seventh annual opening to- morrow afternoon and evening, and tlis one promises to eclipse anything in this line that has occurred in the city for some time past. An orchestra has been engaged to come down from Birmingham. and delicious refreshments and music will be the order of the evening. The Fulton opening is always looked forward to with much pleasure by the friends and cus- toners of the firm, and is always one of the treats of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
Voecks Is Held.

New York. october 20.-Hugo c. Voecks, arrested last night on the complaint of Raymond Hitchcock, the actor, on, a charge of blackmailng, was ararigned In police court today and held in 5000 bail. Frank o. Tornberg. arrested with Voecks. was discharged, there being noth- ing to show that he had any connection with the alleged blackmaling plot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
OLD HOSS SALE
SALE OF UNCLAIMED, REFUSED AND OVER FREIGHT BY SEA- BOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY.
Sale g a. m.

I will sell at public auction at the warehouse of the company, Birmins- ham, Ala Tuesday. November Q. 1eo7 the following described freight, unclaimed and refused. for the period pre- scribed by law. r. M. SHEPHERD,
 Route Agent. No. IA. Brown, Ohatchie, Ala, one bundle mattress, one bundle bed ends, one bundle bed rails. one bundle two chairs. one rocker. one bundle mating. No. 3-J. l.. Myers x Son, Odenville, Ala, seven cases stock food No. 5-J. B. Crow x Co.,, Jacksonville, Ala. one box advertising matter. No. 6-C M Lambeth, Middleton, Ala, one case salt brick
 No. Swans & Simpson. Birmingham, Ala, one bundle grate bars. No. 11-Loveman, Joseph x Loeb, Bir- mingham. Ala, one lounge. No. 13-Mrs. A. H. Hawkins, Birming- ham, Ala, one bureau tcratedD No. 14--J. M. Hurt, Birmingham, Ala, one drum sweeping comp No. 15-Order notify R. F. Phanow, Bir- mingham. Ala, one box gas fixtures. No. 1s-Economic Drug Co.,, Birming- ham, Ala, three boxes drugs. No. 17-Economc Drug Co.,, Birming- ham, Ala, one box of drugs. No. 21--Frank Morello, Jr, one bale cot ton peice goods.
 No. 22-Wlliam Hardie, Birmingham, Ala, one box blow castings No. 2S--C. & Co.,, Birmingham, Ala, one ease canned berries.
 No. 25-T. Sims, Coal City, Ala, one bundle bed rails.
 No. 39-Mrs. Sara Snder, Piedmont, Ala. two sewing machines. Gone broken) No. 39-McGeever Furniture Co.,, Bir- mingham, Ala, one bundle wire baby cots.
 No. 37-W. A. slocum, Birmingham. Ala, one trunk and one showcase. No. 3S-Tennessee coal & Iron Co.,, Bir- mingham, Ala, one dresser. No. 39-J. P. Myer Mercantile Co.,, Tay- lorsvile Miss, one trunk. No. 41-J. c. Mayfield Manufacturing Co.,, Birmingham, Ala, one old stove, (boxed)
 No. 4s-R. P. Collins, Birmingham, Ala, one box dry goods.
 No. 45-D. D. Woods, Birmingham, Ala, one box books
 No. 4s-Koca Nola Co.,. Rome, Ga. two crates empty bottles.
 Over Freight Without Marks. No. 2. one-half barrel vinegar. No. 4. Three crates marble. No. l. One case photo goods. No. S. Two baskets.
 No. To- One bundle old carpet. No. 12 Five sacks of cotton seed hulls. No. 1S One barrel empty bottles. No. 19. One sack cotton seed meal. No. 20. One box household goods. No. 24. Two bundles crib frames. No. 2e One bundle Iron bed rails. No. 27 Che bundle book shelves.
 9s ne barrel utensils.
 ne barrel empty bottles.
 ne bale sheeting.
 ne china closet. wo bundles of two parts baby 
 bundle mattress.
 le box utensils.
 trunk.
 le roll mating.
 10-1+st-mo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
Mrs. G. A. Wren,

Mrs. G. A. Wren passed away last night about II o'clock at 1712 Third avenue after having been sick but c. short time- Pneumonia was the cause of her death. She leaves sister, Mrs. S. C. Warren, to mourn her loss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
E. T. Shaw & Son. Undertakera
Green Undertaking Co.,, Wallace c. Johns, Manager.

For funeral designs and cut flowers see Amzi Golden Seed Co.,, 2012 1st
 avenue. 10-20-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21

Hear Mrs. Mamie H. Curtis of Texas, who will speak on prohibition at the Jefferson to- night at 7:30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21

Announcement has been made by repre- sentatives of the Quinn Furnace company that the plant here will be enlarged, and that probably large tract of timber land would be purchased to furnish wood for the companys battery of charcoal ovens in this city. The party is frcm St. Louis, and is composed of the following: J. G. McRoberts, N. A. Doyle and H. A. Fuller. The Quinn company has just added a large blowing engine to the plant here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
YOUNG MAN FOUND WOUNDED IN ROAD Supposed to Have Been Injured
 In Runaway MAY ENLARGE FURNACE Quinn Furnace Company Is contem- plating Some Extensive Enlarge ments-May Buy Some Valu-
 able Timber Land.
MAY ENLARGE FURNACE

Gadsden, October (Special)-With his head battered and bruised, a young man named McCloud was found at o'clock yesterday morning lying in the street near his home in East Gadsden in an unconscious condition. He was found by a party of 'possum hunters returning home from hunt on the mountain. He was carried to the hospital, where medical attention was given him. The injured man has been unable to make a statement and considerable mystery surrounds the matter. All that is known is that late yesterday evening he started to drive to Glencoe, five miles east, and take d friend there. The general supposition is that the mule he was driving ran away throwing him out and injuring him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21

Stephen Pickle, a noted English mill man of Bdrnoldswick, England, is a guest of William Wilkinson and c. $. Wilkinson hs Alabama City for a few days. He IS one of the many English spinners now on a tour of inspection of the cotton mills of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21

Ads illustrated with good cuts are trade winners-The Gawk makes good cuts-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-09-27
KNEW HUMAN NATURE.
loaie Of the Man Who Fiddled In The
Midst Of a Flood, #a Z

"lQSS OF - TbSSAs .'iF,g.,'
When Davy Crockett was on his way
from his Tennessee home to Texas to
fight for the new republic he rode over
land with some chance friends from
Little Rock to Fulton. One day they
were startled by hearing the high notes
Of a distant violin playing rollicking
air. Putting spurs to their horses, the
men fastened toward the sound and
soon observed several others running
through the fields in the same direc-
ton. At last they came over the crest
Of a ridge in view of the river and be-
held the fiddler seated in the middle
Of the flood in an almost submerged
buggy playing as fast as he could
shake the bow.
"Hello, there! Turn back!' shouted
the men who came through the field.
II can't" replied the fiddler.
"But you've missed the ford. You'll
drown"
1--WE known that for half an hour"
"What are you going to do?"
"Sit here till you chaps come out and
turn my horse the right way"
The horse was with difficulty keeping
his footing and seemed about to be
swept away. One Of the men who had
been attracted by the f1ddling waded
out and by precarious way reached
the horses head and led him round to
the ford and back to the bank, the pas
senger 6ddling all the way and wind
ing up with merry Jig.
"What do you mean by sitting out
there 6ddling in the face Of death?"
demanded Crockett Of the rescued
stranger.
"Well, colonel" said the fiddler, II
am student Of human nature. When
I found I had missed the ford and
needed help, set out to get 1t. I
might have shouted myself hoarse and
no one out here would have paid the
slightest attention to me. But there
isn't a man west of the Mississippi
who wouldn't come running at the
sound of a fiddle in the woods.
"And he was right" said Davy, "for
there we were, the lot Of US, our horses
all Of a lather. for running to satisfy
our curiosity about that squeaking i'd
die in this out Of the way place.
Youths Companion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-09-27
SAVED The SCENE.
A Case Where Necessity Was the
~ ~,~ Mother Of Invention. ... ,.

a Case Whore Necessity Wac the
IL Mother Of Invention. ...: ..
William Faversham once saved him.
self dismissal from a company In bis
early days through his quick wit
II had been engaged as utility
man," he says, with company that
opened with war play in a western
town. had a difficult part that ran
through every act, and 1t was impor-
tant even If had little to say or. do.
got along very we'll, and in spite Of
the many costume changes 1 had I
met with no difficulty until the last
act. was an orderly in this scene,
and was hurrying to buckle my belt
when heard my cue.
II FASTENED to the wings. Some one
threw fuller's earth all over me to
show that had been riding hard, and
I dashed madly on just as the sound
Of hoofs died away. When reached
the center Of the stage and the ap-
plause had subsidized my hand went
into my tunic for my dispatches, which
I was to hand to General Allen. I had
forgotten them!
"Now, these dispatches furnished
the climax Of the play, and something
had to be done, and done quickly. I
felt my heart rise in my throat and
knew that every one on the stage was
looking at me. The wait was growing
awful, terrible, and I was just about
losing courage when a brilliant idea
came to me. I threw open my shirt,
ripped off porous plaster was wear
ing and thrust it into the generals
hand. Then staggered to chair and
dropped exhausted. There was a
round Of applause, for the audience
thought that I had been shot and had
covered the wound with the dispatch
es."-Bohemian.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-09-27
"Numnv DUMMY"

In his "Highways and Byways In
Devon and Cornwall" Arthur II. Nor
way tells of a fragment of antiquity
that still Fingers in the neighborhood
Of Redruth. where the country people
when they see ghost say, Mummy
dummy" and he adds, II leave the
riddle to be solved by any one who is
curious enough to undertake useful
piece of practice in unraveling the cor
ruption Of language"
The phrase IS probably corruption
of I'm nomine Domini," the Latin for
I'm the name of the Lord" phrase so
familiar in the devotion of the middle
Ages
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-09-27
SHUTDOWN DOCTORS.
4 Glass That 10 Peculiar to the Ma
tionaI Capital.

4 Glass That 10 Peculiar to the Ma
tionaI Capital.
''Sundown Doctors are an institution
peculiar to Washington city. They are
an amiable company of medical prac-
titioners who ply their trade only
after nightfall. Not that these gentle
men prefer darkness to light If they
had their d'ruthers. nor. are their deeds
Of questionable complexion that looks
best in the shade. SHUTDOWN doctors
have no ways that are dark or tricks
that are vain. They are as open as the
day that they may not utilize. II they
practice their profession by candle
light rather than by the sunshine,
that's Uncle Sans fault, not their
own. Shutdown doctors begin to get
busy only after 4 80 in the afternoon:
From 8 to that hour, poor souls, they
are holding their noses to the grind!
stones over the government desks,
for one must live, don't you know,
however soaring ones scientific ambi-
ton, and Uncle Sans wages do come
In mighty regular and handy. So that
in pigeonhole is the story of the
origin of the struggling fraternity Of
shutdown physicians at the federal
capital.
There are thousands OF instances.
Embryonic young physicians, with
their careers yet to carve, secure clerk
ships In some of the governmental
departments of Washington In order to
keep the pot bubbling while they are
getting their medical education after
Office hours. Their diplomas thus la
boriously achieved, they hang out their
shingles tentatively, holding fast, how
ever, to their government positions I'M
til securely established professionally.
A Job in the hand, you know, IS worth
a whole city directory full Of uncaptur-
ed patients. Never let go sure thing
till you are sure of a surer.-Washing-
ton Cor. Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-09-27
Elements of the Universe.

Science declares that up to date the
suns and planets all seem to be built
up out of identical materials. We are
not acquainted with any element in
any of the heavenly bodies which is
not to be found. for instance, on the
earth. Helium, for example, first dis
covered in the sun, was subsequently
found on earth In the rare mineral
clevite. In the handful Of earth that
you pick up at your feet you may be-
hold the contents Of the universe
New York American.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-09-27
YOUR WORK.
Rob IL Of prudgery and Give II Your
y .%-r% \" Whols Ability.

4 Rob IL Of prudsery and Give II Your
D. \, Whole Ability.
n NO matter how humble your work
may seem, do it in the spirit of M art
fist, Of master. In this way you lift
it out of commonness and rob It OF
what would otherwise be drudgery.
You will find. that learning to thor
oughly respect everything you do and
not to let it go out of your hands until
it has the stamp of your approval up
on it as trademark will have Won
derful effect upon your whole charac-
= ter. ~.
The quality of your work will have
a great deal to do with the quality of
your life. If your quality is down,
your character will be down, your
standard down, your ideals down.
The habit Of insisting upon the best
of which you are capable and OF al
WAYS demanding Of yourself the high
est never accepting the lowest, will
make all the difference between medl-
.ocritv or failure and successful ca
,reer.
If you bring to your work the spirit
of an artist instead of an artisan; II
YOU bring a burning zeal, an all alb,
sorbing enthusiasm; If you determine
to put the best there is in you IN ev'
erything you do, no matter what 1t 1s'
YOU will not long be troubled with a
sense of drudgery. Everything de-
ponds on the spirit we bring to the
task. The right spirit makes an artist
In the humblest task, while the wrong
spirit makes an artisan in any calling
no matter how high.
There is a dignity, an indescribable
quality of superiority, in everything
we do which we thoroughly and hon
estly respect. There IS nothing BELT,
thing or mental which has to be done
for the welfare of the race.
You cannot afford to give the mere
dregs, the mere leavings Of your ener'
gies, to your work. The best In you Is
none too good for it.
It is only when we do our best, when
we put Joy, energy, enthusiasm and
zeal into our work, that we really grow,
and this is the only way we can keep
our highest self respect.
We cannot think much Of ourselves
when we are not honest In our work
when we are not doing our level best
There Is nothing which will compen.
safe you for loss Of faith in yourself,
for the knowledge of your capacity fol
doing bungling, dishonest work.
You have something infinitely higher
In you to satisfy than to make mere
living. to get through your days work
as easily as possible-that is, your
sense of the right, the demand In you
to do your level best, to call out the
best thing in you, to be man, to dc
the square thing. This should speak
80 loudly In you that the mere bread
and butter question, the money making
question, should be Insignificant In
comparison.-Success Magazine.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-09-27
His Compliment.

A few weeks back a wedding break
fast was given by a substantial farmer
blessed with five daughters, the eldest
of whom was bride. A neighbor, a
young farmer, who was honored with
an invitation, thinking no doubt that
he ought to say something compliment
tary upon the event, addressed the
bridegroom thus:
"Well, you have got the pick Of the
batch"
The faces of the four unmarried
ones were a study.-London Graphic.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-09-27
A Shave In China,

The barber in China frequently pur.
sues his calling under peculiar condf-
lions. No soap is used, the parts being
simply rubbed with water and then
scraped with fearsome iron weapon
made locally, which, though it might
astonish a Sheffield cutler, yet answers
the purpose very well.-Wide World
Magazine.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-09-27
The London Cabby.

An extreme specimen Of dandy
alighted from four wheeler and went
round to pay the driver. The poor old
bag O. bones mare turned her head to
gaze at him.
EYES," said the driver confdentially
to the horse as the passenger moved
away, 'that's the blessed hobject
you've been q DRAWN of!"-London
Express.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-09-27
Floral Scandal.

- PIorai SCANDAL
j. "You can't paint the lily" declared
the rose.
"Maybe not" responded the aster
'But have you noticed?"
''Noticed what?"
i. 1.-THE lily Observation-Disclosures Her
nd. r.: q. '-'.a. IL :,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-09-27

That which is his lot today may be
yours COMMONWEALTH rro~erb.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
THE NEWS AND GARGoYLEs.

The News objects to the gargoyles on
the Presbyterian church, and also to
those on the Catholic cathedral on Brig
ham street. It's real and rooted oblec~
ton, however, is not to the gargoyles
SO much as to the churches themselves.
1t wants none but Mormon meeting
houses. In the vein of the prophetic
apostle Hyrum Smith of unique speech,
in his address at Lehi, if the Saints
hadn It allowed "outsiders to come in
here, those churches would be Mormon
meeting" houses today, and they could
have had on them the filthy and obscene
symbols that were originally placed
upon the Mormon Temple, Chose that
are left arc suggestive enough,) instead
of the artistic gargoyles on the cathe,
dral and on the Presbyterian church,
The News seems to be much worried
about the origin of gargoyles on places
of worship. 1t needn Z fret. The ori-
gin is plainly traceable to the old
Babylonian images put up in the TEN.
pies, such as are now known Us "the
demon Of the northwest wind" and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
BUSINESS AND TRADE.

Business in this city continues active,
with money plenty, collections easy, and
the most hopeful feeling for a good
business year. The wool clip has begun
to move and the profits upon it will
be something very much greater than
ever known before. For, first, the price
Of wool is very high; and, second, we
have had winter Of unusual mildness,
the sheep have come out strong and
well; the losses have been at the mini
mum, scarcely appreciable, in fact; and
the wool is well grown and clean. The
lamb crop is also prolific, with the lambs
in good condition. Shearing has actu.
ally begun, and is in active progress
in many places. The initial wool ship
ments have been made to the East. and
the season will be one OF unusual
activity and profit.
The real estate market in this city is
strong, with firm holding and numerous
sales daily reported. A number of these
sales are Of Importance, and every day
gives new encouragement to the market.
The real estate men are doing great
things for the city in making the adj
vantages In the present purchase of Salt
Lake realty known to the world at large,
and these efforts are meeting with good
results. The building operations Of the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL H. 1907

terests arc to be benefited by it, why
is there such hesitancy by the author
of that amendment in making himself
known and claiming the credit for his
work? This matter has now been be-
fore tho public good many days;
everyone approached disclaims all
knowledge of or eollusion in bringing
referred to evidently was aimed to pro-
duce. Everyone secs and knows that
1T was deadly blow aimed at the pro-
gross of Salt Lake That perhaps it
did not land is no fault Of the one who
aimed and struck the blow. But as we
lated for the public benefit and in the
interest of progress and the develop
ment of this city, why should the one
who delivered it be so reluctant TO
come forward, proclaim his responsible
ty. and claim the credit that is due
him for it7 Who is the author of that
would-be paralyzing proposition7 Don Z
be modest, Gentlemen Senators! A
good many have already disclaimed all
knowledge of and responsibility for this
provlso IN the new law. Surely there
must be one or more Senators who were
in this deal, and who know about it.
Why not come forward and tell the
people all about the matter, and ap-
propriate the laurels that are due TO
tho well~meaning and we'll doing legis~
lator1