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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-24
MISSISSIPPI ON BOOM.
PhenomenaI Rise in the River Below
New Orleans.

fno0om0not ntS0 III SuO UbvOT 0S1OW
New Orleans.
New Orleans, Jan. 24.-A phenomenal
rise has occurred in the Mississippi
river, seventy-five miles below hers,
where for three days the levees have
been breaking. The river stands With
in about q tenth of foot Of the highest
rise on record in that district. The
river at New Orleans, and for huns
dreds Of miles northward, is three feet
and moro under the previous high rec
ords
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-24
COWBOY KILLS SIX
Shoots and Kills, Without Any Aid
Whatever, Yaqui Laborers in Mexico,
in Self Defense, It is Claimed -
Makes His Escape.

Douglas Ariz., jan 24.-At Beatty, a
camp on the Southern Pacific line
eight miles from Montezuma. Sonora,
Mexico yesterday, Bert seeley, a noted
Arizona cowboy, single handed, shot
and killed six Yaqui laborers Seeley.
it is said, made the slaughter in self
defense. He escaped.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-24
Academy of Music eurns.

Washington, Jan. 24-The academy
Of music, at Ninth ana d streets. va
Quilted by nrs early today
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-24
TRAFFIC At sTANpsTILL.

Worst Blizzard Of the Season Raging
Over North Dakota.
st. Paul, Jan. 24.-Railroad men to-
day report another much more severe
blizzard raging over North Dakota
than any heretofore witnessed this sea-
SON. 1t is piling up monstrous drifts
of snow and traffic is at standstill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-24
HUNDRED MILE AUTO RACE.

Won by BlakeIy, Time Eighty six Min
utes and Ten Seconds.
orrnond, Fla, Jan. 24.-The hundred
mile race for the Minneapolis cup, at
the international automobile tourna-
ment, was won by Blakely, with a 10
horse power gasoline car. Time, one
hour, 26 minutes and 10 seconds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-24
ROBBED OF LARGE SUM.

Sioux Falls Man Has $16s and Watch
Stolen On Train.
Special TO Times Republican.
Waterloo, Jan. 24-Monroe Sheppard,
while returning from visit in Wis
consin, to his home in Sioux Falls, was
robbed of $16S and his watch last
night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-24
THREE MONTHS TO GET JURY.
Such is Expectation of States Attorney
in Shea Trial

Chicago. Jan. 24.-At conference
today between attorneys for President
Shea and his co-defendants in the re-
cent trial, and the states attorney, it
was decided that the second trial of the
case shall commence Monday. In the
opinion of the attorneys, three months
will be consumed in the selection of a
jury
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-24
DUBUQUE PIONEER DEAD.

Thomas e. Fitch, Rsed SO, Years Sue
cumbs.
Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, Jan. 24.-Thomas p. Firth,
aged SO years. succumbed to a stroke Of
paralysis this mornin. He had been
q resident of Dubuque Tor 6fty years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-24
FATHER klDNAPs BOY.

Abducts Own Child From Custody Of
His Divorced Wife.
Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids, Jan. 24.-Emil Fleck-
sing has caused a sensation here by
kidnapping his own boy from the Gus
tody of his divorced wife The man
and child have disappeared.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-24
EXPLOSION KILLED MANY.

Twenty -four Men Lost Their Lives at
Primero, Col.
Trinidad, Col, Jan. 24.-It was unof-
fcially announced by the Colorado Fuel
Company this afternoon, that twenty
four men were killed in the mine ex-
paosion at Primero, yesterday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-24
slzE 1T UP

And compare the news service Of
the Times Republican with that Of
any other paper published. If you
will agree to take the best we will
net your order.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-24

The funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at the family res
idence. The body will be taken to De-
troit for burial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
Cloth of Iron and Stone.

From the Chicago Tribune. :,
 Cloth of gold the fairy books de- scribe: cloth of iron Is real prod net of the mills. Iron cloth is used largely today by tailors for making the collars of coats set fashionaply. If is manufactured from steel WOOL by a new process, and has the appear ance of having been woven from horse hair. Wool which never saw the back of a sheep is being largely utilized on the continent for making men suits. It is known by the name Of limestone wool, and is made in an electric furnace. Powdered limestone, mixed with certain chemical, is thrown into the furnace, and after passing under a furious blast of air is tossed out as fluffy, white wool After coming from the furnace the wool is dyed, and finally made into lengths of cloth. A pair of trousers or a coat made of this material cannot be burned or damaged by grease and is as exible as cloth made from sheeps wool. Some time ago an Eng fish clothing manufacturer succeeded in making a fabric from old ropes He obtained quantity of old rope and cordage, unraveled them by secret process into kind of rough cloth A suit of clothes made from it and worn by the manufacturer himself proved strong in the extreme, and kept it's color well. It is said that mum Der of goods sold by some of the best London tailors at low prices are made of old ropes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
The Way of q Witness,

From the Indianapolis News.
 George E. Clark, deputy county as sessor of Vanderburg county, who ap- peared against the Standard Oil company before the state board of tax commis- sioners, ahd a story to tell.
 "The way the Standard agent didn answer questions was something remark able" he sail He reminded me of a
 man sailed as a. witness in a trial dowr our way not long ago.
 There had been a fight, and this man
 Wilson had seen the whole thing. H. was called as witness when the case came to trial
 MT. Wilson, said the attorney, tell us what you know about this fight. please
 'Fight?' asked Wilson apparently much surprised What fight? oh, you know what fight said the attorney. Tell us adout 1t, now No was the reply. don't know about any fight. When was 1t, anyway? "The attorney was somewhat exasper- ated No trif1ing, Wilson, if you please That fight day before yesterday. Tell us
 "'oh, day before yesterday. huh? said Wilson. Well, judge, you see I've slept since day before yesterday, and I never can remember anything after I've been asleep
 And that" consluded MT. Clark, was all they could get out of him In regard to that fight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS
 MAY BE INVESTIGATED

bly being granted to the larger advertiser; and CD that in seventeen million, nine hundred and thirty-three thousand, two hundred and ten specific instances rebates have been granted to customers.
 The assistant attorney general Is said to have figured out that the fines that can be impose .or these outrageous of lenses and clear violations of the law amount to thirty-six billion, eight hun dred and ninety-three million. seven hun dred and twelve thousand. two hundred and six dollars and twenty three cents. Of the departments ability to obtain the imposition of these fines the assistant at torney general has no doubt whatever. The President also is said to have per sonally confirmed the law and the In depreciation thereof. The only difficulty Hes in the application. Once 1t was feared that the whole plan would have to be abandoned on account of the Trio- une, whose sphere of usefulness 1t was apprehended, would be seriously restrict ed by snatchlng eight hundred odd mill lions from it's annual net revenue. The versatile assistant attorney general. how ever, Is said to have rendered an opinion that the Tribune Is exempt because of It's removal from the realm of journalism to that of diplomacy, and Is, therefore, in no sense a public servant. Tho President it is understood. concides only to the ex- tent of the service not now rendered, but this Is considered sufficient by the as- slstant attorney general, and consequent- ly may for the present be considered a fixed principle In law. Doubt, however, is expressed reparding the status of MT
 Henry Loyal Stoddards faithful Even ing Mall pr. Sleicher's Jasperan Leslle's, Dr. Mabie's Evening Outlook and Dr. Shaw's too-previous Review of Reviews. The assistant attorney general is now hunting loopholes for them.
 Opinion in the inner cabinet respecting penalties is said to be divided, Secretary Straus Is convinced that all purposes would be served by conferrlng upon his department the power of fixing all adyer tsng rates, while Commissioner Garfield sternly demands vigorous criminal pros cautions by young anti-Foraker lawyer in Ohio, who feels that he ought to have a square chance. The President has re- jected this proposal absolutely, announc- ing firmly that he will not touch It with a ten-foot hay-fork. The reason why has not been stated authorltatvely, but 1t Is suspected that he Is worried about Sile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
Delegates Appointed.
Robbed While In Jail,

Anniston, August 22-(special. )-Robbed of s2o and a watch in the Mayors of flee, next to the office of the chief of po- lice in the city hall of Anniston. That's s what happened to Dock Coker, a white man from Lincoln. Coker came to the city and tanked up on bad whisky, and was taken in charge by the police, who locked him up in the city hall until he could sober up. As soon as he had recov- cred he was given his liberty and s115 in cash besides other valua bles Instead of leaving the prison, however, he decided to sleep in the Mayors office until train time; so the door was closed and he slum- bered. When he awoke, however, the door was open. He was minus his watch and s20 and negro trusty who cleaned up about the hall could not be located.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
Eo.,r AnnIInants Pass.

Anniston. August 22.-(special)-An of- ficial report from Washington this morn ing shows that only four applicants out of a class of seventeen passed the civil service examination which was held in this city by Postmaster c. R. Barker on July IT. Those who passed were James T. Coleman, 241s Wilmer avenue, Annls- ton; Harry c. Powell 14OS Mulberry ave nue. Anniston; Peter A. Brown, Anniston, and James j. A. Box, Seddon. Coleman now holds the position of clerk under temporary appointment and will be re- tained in that place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
Nenro,a. Skull Fractured.

Anniston. August 2.-(Special)- Charged with assault with intent to mur- der. Early Jemison. a negro, Mir. F. C. Knighton, foreman of the car department of the Kilby Locomotive and Machine Works, was arrested this morning on warrant sworn out before Justice J. F. Green. Knighton made a bond in the sum of S750 and was released pending a pre- liminary hearing before Probate Judge Emmett F Crook Friday. The. negro Is in a precarious condition, his skull hay ing been fractured with a shovel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
A Watermelon Party.
Tram Harner,s Bazar.

From Harper's Bazar.
 A watermelon party IS noVelty to
 os. neonle. For this it is well to choose a moonlight night, and have a straw-ride precede the party" proper which consists only in having table loaded with fruit set out under an arbor or great tree, a huge watermelon arraneed for the piece de resistance in tha middle, and about it all sorts of fruits. each kind by itself; yellow peaches, white. black. and red grapes red and white raspberries, purple ana uaI,ow plums, and scarlet-ch eek ed nears: paper napkins, wooden plates and fruitknives are passed, and finger bowls are in plenty on the table half hidden by fruit leaves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
Stole His Receipts,

Anniston, August 22.-tSpecial.)- .)-Mr. T.. J. Wier, who manages 'Dreamland," a
 moving picture show, reports that some- one stole s355 from his place of business last Sunday night, that amount being the Saturdays receipts for the Passion Play, which was on exhibition at that place. MT. Wier left the money in his machine room, thinking that his assistant would come to lock up the place. That person, however, did not return and Search for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
nontract for Paving.

AnnIston. August 22.--(special)-At the meeting of the City Council of Annis- ton this evening. a contract will be let for the paving of seventeen blocks with cement, and preliminary resolutions will be passed authorizing the laying of line of sewerage north of Sixteenth street. west of Noble and east of Moore, touoh- ing 200 blocks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
Erost In Canada.

Montreal, August 22.-Frost was gen erally felt throughout the Canadian northwest Tuesday night, but the dam age is not supposed to have been serious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
VloIinIst Is Safe.

New York, August PA dispatch from Berne states that Francis MacMillon, the American violinist, who was reported lost on Mont Blanc, is safe and no accioehl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
Larned Wins Easily.

Newport, R. l., August 2.-In the ali eomers' national tennis tournament, k. A. Iarned won with ease in straight sets from Irving c. Wright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
Annual Murder Record.
From Harper's Weekly.

From Harper's Weekly
 Everybody knows that this country has l q very bad murder record. At present we are having about 9000 murders a. year, which is from eight to twenty-five times as many in proportion to popula- 1 tlon as such countries as England, France, Germany and Japan have. Why all this unauthorized killing? For many reasons. which help to an understand ing even though they Go not excuse We have about 100000 negroes and a great many newly imported foreigners, some of whom very impulsive with weapons. The negroes kill pretty freely. Out of 73S6 persons charged with homicide in this country in 1890, 2799 were negroes and 121s were foreign-born whites. These two groups, comprising one-fourth of tho population did four-seventh of the mur- ders. That left 3l65 murders to be dis trbuted among about 5000, 900 of people. which is not so very bad It will prob ably be found. when the census bulletin comes out, that the ratios of 1890 were maintained in 1900. In recent years we have had large immigration of Italians. including, 1t would seem a good many that are not desirable Tho Italians are very useful here, and the good ones are very welcome. But average Italians, good as they are, do not help much in keeping down tho murder ratio. They have very obstinate ideas on that sub- Jcet. We read that only one European country has ever had a worse murder record than ours, and that is Italy. We read, too, that there was very lately dy- ing at Fordham hospital New York, an Italian who had been kicked nearly to death by some of his countrymen. An- putation was urged upon him to save his life, but he declined, saying ''1f I live to go out, I shall kill my assaflants and then I will die in the electric chair. I might as well die now" One may ad- mire his reasoning and sympathize with his feelings but Italians of his sort do not help our murder statistics.
 He Kept Cutting the Dirt Off.
 The members of the family were camping out for the day and llttle Georgie had been assigned the work of peellng the potatoes for dinner. After la boring half an hour he hunted up his mother.
 "Mom," he said. T gotta have some more potatoes"
 "Why. I gave you enough for two fam
 flies like ours" she replied in surprise. What did you do with them?'
 'I forgot to wash my hands, said George, "an' by the time I got all the dirt cut off the potatoes they wus too small to eat. I throwed 'em away"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23

the money on Monday morning proved futile. The matter was kept secret in the hope of catching the thief, but without avail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23

Lord Cornwallis in his time and as a Union hospital in the days Of the Peninsular campaign of the civil war. Here are the first United States cus- tom house. the old Moore house, in which were drawn up and signed the articles of equalization which ended the war. and a number of quaint, old fash toned houses of no special historical significance except that they have stood there through three important wars and have played tn cir part in each.
 There Is a long list of well known names closely linked with all this re- zion, from that of John Smith down to that of Grant 250 years later. The lower end of the peninsular. east of the Chickahominy river. Is more es- pecially the battle-ground of the earlier days, and the country between tha straem and Richmond Is more especial ly the scene of the later struggles, although the fighting in either case was not confined to either area. Forty five years ago such names as Harrison S Landing Halvern Hill, Bermuda Hun dred, Dutch Gap and half a score more were as familiar to the people of this country as San Juan, Santiago, Caloo- can Malolos and few others were In 1898.
 Those whose motive in visiting tn e exposition is ito have a good time' will probably find a larger supply of what they want In the neighbour ood of the Warpath than they would at any of these three side shows. Those whose purpose are more serious may we'll and wisely spend a few days |. Yorktown, Williamsburg and James,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
Knights of Honor Adjourn.

A special from Lexington, Holmes coun- ty, reports the arrival and sale of the first bale of cotton of the crop of 1907-S. It was sold for 20 cents per pound and shipped by express to a Memphis broker. PeIore leaving Lexington the bale was literally covered with Noel buttons, Lex ington being the home of that guberna- forial candidate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23

There are the home of Peyton Ran dolph, the first president of the contnen- tai Congress; the old Bassett house. once the home of President Tyler; Tazewell hall, the home of Edmund Randolph, and a number of other buildings of age and note There are interesting relics in the old powder house. in the old church and in private hands. Fort Magruder and other signs of the civil war may be seen on the outskirts of the village There Is much more to be seen than 1t Is possible to describe or even to refer to in a news paper letter. The town is easily rached by rail, an hours journy from Old Point Comfort There are several hotels plain but comfortable.
 Yorktown may be reached by boat from any of the cities in the vicinity of the exposition or by twelve mile drive over a fairly good country road from Williamsburg. It is a sleepy old place charmingly located on the south bank of the York river, which at this point is more bay than river. High on a bluff overlooking the water Is the fine monument erected by the govern ment in commemoration of the surren- der of Lord Cornwallis, the final event in the story of the Revolution. Near 1t is the old Nelson house, occupied by
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-11-09
STILL BEARS FINE FRUIT.
Grapevine 10 Prolific, Though q Cen.
fury and Half Old.

Although 1t has been bearing lucious
fruit for the sovereigns Of England
for nearly $50 years, the great grape.
vine near Cumberland lodge, Windsor
Is still putting forth fresh shoots, and
looks in better condition at the pres.
ent time than 1t has done for many
years, says a London report. Some
Of the lunches this year weigh az
much as four or Ave pounds each, and
the marked improvement In the
strength Of the vine is probably due
to the fact that a new glass house
giving more room and light, has been
erected over It by the kings special
instructions. About 900 punches Of
black Hamburg grapes are now hang
ing from the roof. but In one year,
during the reign Of the late Queen
Victoria, 1000 punches were reared
King Edward, however, considered this
too many, and the number has since
never exceeded 1000.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-11-09
Kaiser Careful Of Details.

A Hamburg paper tells this story
about the kaiser's attention to detail:
Shortly after his arrival at Swine.
munde the kaiser was standing on the
bridge of the Hohenzollern,' when he
noticed that the sentry. a member Of
the Stettiner Royal Grenadiers, on
duty near the customs officer, wore
topcoat, but had his trousers over
his boots. The kaiser shouted to the
lieutenant of the guard: Lieutenant,
when topcoats are worn the trousers
must be worn inside the boots The
officer. an extremely youthful fellow,
became confused and did not know
what to say, and the emperor called
In louder tones: Lieutenant, again
call your attention to the regulation
boots must be worn over the trou-
sers by men who wear topcoats.' The
command then few from post to post
and pedestrians wondered why the
soldiers suddenly became busy with
their boots.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-11-09
What The Kidneys Do.
Their Uneeasine Works Keeps Us
Strong and Healthy.

All the blood In the body passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the blood.
They work night and day. When
healthy they remove about 500 grains
Of impure matter daily, when I'm.
healthy some part Of this impure mat
ter Is left In the blood. This brings
on many diseases and symptoms
pain in the back, headache, nervous
ness, hot, dry skin, rheumatism, govt,
gravel, disorders Of the eyesight and
hearing, dizziness, irregular heart,
debility, drowsiness, dropsy, deposits
In the urine, etc. But II you keep the
filters right you will have no trouble
with your kindeys.
T. B. Davis, living at % South Sixth
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-11-09
S35 for q Xelaanusx.

A popular illustrator lighted dol.
lar cigar with two-dollar bill.
y make more money in d day than
Michael Angelo made In a month" he
said. Il have been studying up the
wages those old chaps got 1t is amaz.
ing.
Michael Angelo was paid $40 a
month while doing the cartoons of
the battle of Pisa. and Leonardo. who
helped him, got the same rate. They
were both docked for lateness and of
days. but there was no overtime al.
lowance.
"Correggio got for his Christ in the
Garden $7.25. Carraccis 'Resurrec.
ton only brought the painter $3.50.
Albert Durer, for his pen and ink DOR.
traits, was not paid in cash. A bag of
Hour, hundred oysters, pair of
boots-Durer would gladly do your
portrait on such system of remun.
Grafton.
"Rembrandt's top notch price was
s475. He got that for his Might
Watch
Velasquez worked chiefly for the
Spanish government. He was paid at
the average rate of s35 picture
Think of 1t! $S5 for the 'Rokeby
Venus"