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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-04

ing his famous speech in old St. John5s al Richmond in March, 177o. North Caro- lima presents her Mecklenberg resolutions of May 20, 1775, and points to the first armed resistance against England in the battle of the Alamance in I'll, when North Carolina regulators went out against Tryon's men. The first step to advocate a general declaration of inde pendence was made by North Carolina. when, on April D. 1776 she instructed her delegate to congress "to concur with those in the other colonies in declaring independence"
 July Fourth has been observed as a na- tional holiday ever since the first Inde- pendence Day. Even the men of Wash ington's army observed it throughout the remaining years of the war. With the passing of the years the patriotic senti- ment has been often submerged in spirit of vandalism and rowdyism that decrees much noise and often the sacrifice of many lives It would be interesting to know the amount of our national bill for explosives today. In 1905 over 400 persons died of the effects of explosives and of Iockjaw In 1906 over 2OOO were injured, many fatally. Today's results are yet to be known.
 Touorrow-The Apple King of Fruits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-04
Modern Business Proves a Constant
 Menace
The Rush, IrrcEuIarity and Rapid Eating of Americans Have AIadc Indigestion Our
 National Dis

These are the days when stren- uous people, led by strenuous president make things move more rapidly that at any other period in the worlds history. By means of modern inventions work once requiring months is now completed in day But while this is an era of accom- plishment, it is also an era of grave danger. Tired stomachs have been over-worked and over strained to the very breaking point. The stomach is the boiler room of human energy. Any trouble should be instantly cor rected. St. Bernard Extract of Bark offers Natures own method of making such corrections. 1t is remedy endorsed by hum dreds of reresentative people and prescribed by physicians. It not only relieves, it really corrects. It is the kind of a cure that lasts. As the proof of the pudding lies in the eating, so the proof of a remedy is in the curing. The best way to learn about these curative properties. Is to ask those who have had experience. One of the best known South ern Railway passenger officials writes:
 Southern Railway Company.
 Office of Travelling Passenger
 Agent, Exchange Hotel.
 Montgomery Ala, Jan 20, 1906. Dear Sirs:-I have been taking your St Bernard Extract of Bark for the past two months, and it has entirely cured me of indiges- tion, of which complaint I have been a great sufferer for a long time, and I cheerfully recommend this preparation for Indigestion.
 Yours truly,
 JOHN METCALFE.
 Travelling Passenger Agent. St. Bernard Extract of Bark stops fermentation in the stom- ach and relieves acute indiges- ton in ten minutes. A purely vegetable preparation, it is per fectly harmless. At all drug gists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-04

Jefferson declares that the signing was greatly hastened because of the swarms of flies that harassed the congress. A stable was near the state house and great swarms of flies came in to settle upon the silk clad legs of the delegates and bite through the thin material. Jefferson intimates that treason was preferable to fly bites in hot weather, and that there was quite rush to have the document signed and get out to pleasanter quarters. Matthew Thornton of New Hampshire was out of Philadelphia at the time with his army, and so signed in November. Thomas McKean of Delaware was not then a member, but signed in the fall of 1776, becoming the fifty-ffth signer. Geor- gia lost one signer, Houston having been sent post-haste to follow Dr. Zubley of Georgia. Tory who was hurrying back to Savannah to tell the crown governor what the colonial delegates were doing in Philadelphia. Houston did not catch the willy physician, but because of his chase Georgia had only three signers.
 Many businesses and professions were represented among the signers AS some who had studied law or theology later went to farming, and as many who had been lawyers went into merchandising, the lines often conflict when an attempt is made to classify their callings. How ever, a fair estimate may affirm that there were 24 lawyers, < mefcHdntS, { farmers, 6 physicians, mechanics, l clergyman, John Witherspoon of New ter sey; l surveyor, John Morton of Penn sylvania 1 shoemaker, Roger sherman of Connecticut; 1 printer, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, and 1 sailor, William Whipple of Connecticut. The old est sgner was Franklin. who was then :: the youngest Edward Rutledge 27. The first to die was John Morton, Jr., and the last was Charles Carroll of Carrollton, who died in 1892 at the age of 96, outlivng Jefferson and Adams six years, they having died July A. 1926 The descend ants of these illustrious signers are to- day holding a reunion at Jamestown In commemoration of the great event.
 The original document as drafted by Jefferson is still readable. The engrossed copy, now preserved in the state depart ment in a dramatically sealed case and exhibited only on special occasions, is hopelessly faded. On January 9 1924 two hundred copies of the engrossed copy were ordered made by congress- and about a dozen photographs have also been made of it.
 Much controversy has arisen over the first expressions of independence in Amer ica. Massachusetts claims that Christo- pher Gadsden urged independence when speaking against tyranny under the old Liberty Tree in l76f. Virginia claims that Patrick Henry first voiced it when mak-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-04
MACON BANK SOLID
 AFTER RUN IS OVER
$75,0o0 Drawn Out by Depostors On Intangible Rumors-Friendly Gus
 toners and Banks Help Out.

Macon. Ga, July 3.A run was made by small depositors on the Exchange bank today, resulting in the withdrawal of total of $75,0O0 which wa smore than off set by the days deposits of $65000, made by friendly depostors, and the loan of S1OO,OO0 by other banks of the city to meet the emergency. The run developed from vague and intangible reports prevailing for several days past, which reached head yesterday in the withdrawal of their deposits by a small number of excited depositors. Every depositor who asked for his money was paid. The run was isoon checkedl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-04
(CoNTINUED ON PAGE s.)

Root Gardner fight at the Theatorium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-04
4TH OF JULY.

Blount Springs up to date, dancing the German. Two ball games, St. Pauls A. c. vs. J. Blach. Lawn Tennis, Bowling, etc. Accommodation train leaves 4:15 D. m. You should go Wednesday evening. Special rates via. l.. 6 N.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-04

Charles Carroll wrote his name, for he was then the richest man in America. Some one else called attention to the fact that there were many Charles Car rolls and that the King of England might seize on the wrong one to be hanged for treason. Then there shall be no doubt, said Carroll, and after his name wrote ''of Carrollton" It was on this occasion that Hancock remarked that all must hang together, and Franklin naively re- sponded, "Assuredly, or we shall certain ly hang separately
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-04
Double Taxation.

where the double taxation comes in l will cheerfully submit the following: A loan upon vacant realty under negotiation by a foreign corporation. for the sum of Sl00,O0o for a period of ten years-51a per cent net to the borrower--was held up for a legal opinion on the corporation tax. Upon it's being given. the rate of interest was changed from 51a to 6 per cent-a mere difference of $500 eXacted annually from the borrower Only s200 of this is payable to the state; $500 is collected ad- ditional for future contingencies, pen alty for unwise legislation. The money, when secured, is to be utilized for the purpose of erecting a building, which, when completed, will be liberally taxed by the state, county and municipality. If this is not a perfect type of double taxa tion. l should like to know under what head 1t properly comes.
 In letter under date of June 4, ad- dressed to Gove...or Conner, and publish ed In our daily papers. I observe that Mir James B. Ellis of Selma announces that his correspondents in the loan and insurance business, upon having the law explained to them, have expressed a per feet willingness to continue operations in the state. both in reference to life insurance and the negotiation of loans. He mentions the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance company of Philadelphia, as the corporation referred to.
 Now, the extent to which this announce ment may be gratifying to the borrowing D .,.ic will naturally be limited by the scope of their lending power and the terms upon which they propose to lend. Had the great county of Jefferson de- pended in the past upon this company for the money with which its citizens have been able to .build the monuments to their enterprise and faith, to be seen on every hand. l. fear there would have been less development. and a consequent diminution of taxable values for the skill ful attention of the state board of tax assessors of the state the sum of $4000 is the total amount shown by the recorSs in Jefferson count. to have been loaned by this corporation, and that elsewhere In the state it will be found that total loans of less than s2O00oo have been made, and those chiefly to farmers at s per cent, with other expenses added.
 Cites an Instance.
 AS against this company's expressed willingness to continue operations in the state, will cite one instance. in which a New York life insurance company had practically consented to lend to one of our citizens the modest sum of half a mil-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-04


 Further examination of this company's investments dscloses fhe fact that where as about IA per cent of the companys in- surance is on the lives of people residing within the state of New York, the com pany's investments are widely scattered, and the state of Alabama gets far more than it's proportionate share of these in- Vestments
 It is thus fairly well shown that the popular reasons for demanding such leg islation are not well founded. While as a matter of fact those against it are con vincing and practically unanswerable-a few of which I will here give.
 l. The premiums on life insurance are determined by mathmetical calculations that assume a given expectancy of life. that premiums will be paid on specified date, and that the premiums when paid will be promptly invested in order to earn at all times minimum net rate of inter- est, varying from sla to 4ih per cent. On
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-04
Tomorrow-The Apple, King
Rural Routes.

Washington, July 3.-(Special.) )-Clarence w Arrant has been appointed regular. John S. Arrant substitute, rural free delivery carrier, Route 2, at Scale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-04
Fake your 4th of July dinner lat Gelders Restaurant.

Root-Gardner fight at the Theatorium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-04
HIGHLAND AVENUE.

If we canot offer you the handsomest and cheapest lot fronting on the Avenue, then our twenty years experience goes for naught.
 w. B. Leedy & Company.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
FAMILIES HAVE
FIERCE FIGHT
Guns, Rocks, Clubs, Beer and What
Not Employed According to
Warrant Seeking Factions.

Magistrate courts and police head
quarters were besieged Saturday by
several of the McAtees and Daugh.
ertys who live along the West vir-
ginia & Pittsburg division OF the B.
& o. railroad above the old dlnky
depot near the city limits. The Nc.
Atees wanted warrants for the
Daughertys and the Daughertys
wanted warrants for the McAtees,
Up to press time, however, no war.
rants had been issued.
1t appears from the long tales OF
woe told by each faction in the sew
eral courts hat the two families
have been having prolonged fight
IN their neighboracod and that Of
late revolver have been brought In
to use. Tho McAtees allege that
Bette Daughcrty took a revolver
and shot their house all M and
threatened e shoot the McAtees.
Bette appeared in the courts with
several big rocks In an old flour sack
which she wanted to employ as ex-
hihits, claiming that they were
thrown at her and her family by the
McAtees, Each faction charges the
other with raising all sorts OF
rumpuses and one side alleges that
the other carries one bucket Of beer
after another into camp every even
ing and that both men and women
get drunk ana have terrible frolics"
away into the morning hours.
Sticks, stones clubs. rocks. boards
and other missiles and weapons are
freely used BY the two factions In
the continuous fighting. according to
the tales told to the officers
Officers warned the representatives
Of both factions 70 behave them
selves or a squad Of coustaoies and
policemen would swoop. down and
arrest all of them. The camp win
be watched for several nights and II
there are any disturbance a Whole
sale arrest will take place
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
LITTLE GIRL GOES
TO GIRLS SCHOOL
Maggie Duff, of Marietta, All Alone
at Fairmont, Taken Into
Custody.

Maggie Duff, aged IS years, of
Marietta, o., VIII be sent to the
Girls Industrial school at Salem, by
tine Fairmont authorities. She was
found at the railroad station there
at night without money or friends.
Her story is pathetic one.
Some time ago she left her home
in Marietta and went TO FairchaAce,
Pa, to visit married sister. Her
visit there was not pleasant one
her brother-in-law having treated
her unkindly. On the day she left
Fa'rchance she was given ticket
by her brother-in-iaw which he told
her would take her home, instead
she learned that she could go no
farther than Fairmont.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
StateNormalSchool
AT FAIRMoNT

Offers to the young men and women
of West Virginia exceptional I'D
vantages for obtaining thorough nor
nal and academic training at very
reasonable expense.
A large corps of efficient and experi-
enced teachers.
An excellent Training Department.
Free tuition to all normal and aca-
demic students.
A well furnished Woman's Hall with
board and room Mt $500 and
$3. sOSer week.
Well qRped library and labora-
A schtN with good reputation and
goodl traditions.
FALL TERM BEGINS SEPT. 1s, 'O5.
For catalogue, address
c. J. c. BENNETT, President,
Fairmont, W. Va.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
ny Asnoeiatea pr.nn.1

NoRf ok, Va, Sept. 1S-The
steamer Dorchester, which sailec
from Norfolk for Providence last
night ran down and sank in the
Elizabeth river. the schooner Fan
nit $. Grorerman. The Dorchester
was uninjured. Four men narrow
ly escaped drowning.
On the Dorchester were Governo,
Higgins and large official party from
Rhode Island. who were returning
from the jamestown exposition.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
DEAFNESS CANNOT M cTrRpn

BY local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear
Ihere vs. only one way TO cure deafness
Deafness is caused by an Infiamed CON.
dltlon Of the mucous lining Of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube il
intlamed You have a TumblIng sound or
imperfect hearing, and Nwhen II IS en-
tirely closed. Deafness IS the result,
and unless the Inflammation can be TAX
en- out and this tube restored TO it's nor
NAL condition. hearing will be destroy
caused by catarrh. which Is nothing
but an intiamed condition OF the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case OF Deafness Caused BY
catarrh) that cannot he cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free
+. j. CHENEY q co, Toledo. @
Sold nv Druggists. Tbc
:, Take Hairs Family Pills for constipa
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
TeNZ4ilia A. Cakes. Jane Youst.
Leonard Youst. Serena Mcdaniel,
John Mcdaniel. Stephen A. Conman
and -- Coffman, his wife,
Arthur CofIman and --- Coff-
man, his wife, 2. w. Wyatt, F. Au-
gusta Wyatt, ldona Phillips and
Phillips, her husband. Iva
Helmick and Helmick,
her husband, Andy Kellison, Dorsey
Kellison, Mortimore Kellison, Alice
Kellison, Oscar Kellison, William
Kellison, Meta Kellison, Garfield
Kellison, Lizzie Kellison, Jennie
Pearle, Harry Pearle, James Kelli-
SON, Blanche Kellison, South Penn
OIL Company a corporation, and any
other person in interest.
You viii take notice that on the
21st day Of September, 1907, The
Board Of Education Of the District
of Eagle in the County of Harrison,
a corporation, will make application,
by petition, to the Circuit Court OF
Harrison County, West Virginia, at
the Court House of said county, o
appoint commissio to ascertain a
just compensation to you as the own
er Of the following described real es-
tate lying and being in Eagle Dis
trict, Harrison County, West Virgin
la, which is proposed to be taken by
said Board OF Education for school
site for sub-district No. 10, said diy-
trict, to-wit: An the following par
eel Of real estate lying and being on
Lambert's Run in said county and
district adjoining the lands of George
j. Mosby and others, and described
particularly as follows, viz: Begin
ming at stone at said Mosby's line
near the county road and running
thence s 27A E 10 feet; thence
S Tx E IT'S feet; thence N 55A
2 q so feet; thence N 351s E 9S feet
to a forked locust; thence n 81 w
1873 feet to stone at said run in said
Mosby's line: thence with said Mos
by's line S 5SA w 214 feet to the
place of beginning, containing
65-100 Of an acre. And the same
being a part of the dover assigned
said Julia A. Cakes, formerly Golf
man, out of tn lands of her late
husband, William II. Coffman. de-
ceased.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
[ny Assoelatoa Rre...1

FRoNDHJEM. Norway, sem IL
Walter Weliman arrived at from
soc last evening on the Frithjor from
spilzbergen on his way home. He
announced that he had dcGnil '
abandoned. for this year after dis
asterous trip Of his airship, ms
proposed attempt to reach the North
pole. The airship made an assent
Sept. 2. but was driven southeast
ward over land. He found it ueces-
sary to cut the balloon adrift from
other parts of the alrshlp but ii was
recovered.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
MOORE SERVES TINE

Elmer Moore is now in the coun-
~ jail to serve ten months for viu-
lating a peace bond. Justice James
Bumgardner, OF Salem, committed
him. Moore assaulted brother and
two other fellows Saturday night at
Salem and Tuesday morning assault
ed his parents He was placed un-
der peace bond after assaulting
his brother, and violated 1t when he
assaulted his parents.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
BAL TIMORE STREET
PAVING IS DELAYED
Hardness of Baltimore & Ohio Rail.
road Company to Keep Promise
Holds Up Paving Work.
HEAD OFFICIALS DO NOT ACT.
Mayor Grille Can Get No Satisfactory
Response From Them-Action
May Be Expensive to City.

Because Of inexplicable hardness
on the part of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad. the paving Of Baltimore
street is being delayed.
Apparently the railroad company
has taken no steps toward the paw
ing of their portion of the street
and until the company arrives at
some definite conclusion as to what
1t will do or will not do, consider
able part Of the street Improvement
will be held up.
When the preliminary plans for
the paving of the street were dis
cussed by the city officials, assur-
ances were given by officials of the
railroad company that it would pave
its property along Baltimore street,
letting the contract for the work a;
the same time the city let its con
tract and preferably to the same
contractor. The company would not
only be willing but pleased to co.
operate with the city in paving the
horrible mud hole, according to the
assurances, and the same speciflca-
tons used by the city would be con-
formed to by the railroad company
in Its share of the paving.
When 1t was decided by the city to
let the contract for the street at q
certain date. Mayor Grille immed-
lately Informed the railroad officials
who referred the matter to head
quarters at Baltimore. There, 1t ap-
pears, the matter has hung up and
no definite action, has been taken to-
wards the paving of the railroad
company's property. Mayor Grille
has communicated with several Of
the officials of the railroad number
of times in the last several weeks
respecting the paving but he has
been unable to get any satisfactory
results.
Col. Joe Fuccy. who has the con.
tract for paving the street for the
city, is now holding back that part
Of the paving running along the
railroad company's property, await
Ing the action Of the railroad com
pany in regard to its part of the paw
ing. Mr.. Fuccy has the grading and
filling well under way and is nearly
ready to lay brick.
If the railroad company does not
pave its property as promised, 1t
will be necessary for the city to lay
about two thousand additional feet
Of sandstone curbing which will
cost close to $4,000 more than the
amount appropriated for the pur-
pose. II the railroad company de-
cides later to pave Its property and
does SO after the city work is COM
pleted, there will be a long stretch
OF curbing in the way. which II left
there, will be the source of great in
convenience both to the railroad
company and to the travelling public
generally.
The Baltimore 6 Ohio railroad
certainly ought to do something in
regard to the paving as soon as pos
sible, If the company does not in
tend to do any paving at all, It's Of
ficials should say so in order that
the city may not suffer any further
delay and trouble, and II IT does In
tend to do so, It is high time for 1T
to get busy.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19

Dyspepsia Is our national ailment.
Burdock Blood Bltters is the nation
al cure for it. 1t strengthens stom-
ach membranes. promotes flow OF
digestive juices, purifes the blood,
builds you up.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
Yours &C.

FOR sALE-A good blue grass farm
of $50 acres, in Barbour county,
six miles west OF Philippi and II
miles to Clarksburg, on Phllippt
and Clarksburg turnpike. Under
laid with red stone and Freeport
coal. Good residence and out
buildings. Abundance of best
water and fruits. Everything in
first-class condition. Only two
miles to nearest II. & o. station.
Mrs. Emma Payne Hudkins, r. +.
D. No. i, Philippl w. Va.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
DEEDS RECoRDEp.

Carl Neft and A. L. Lohm TO
Charles N. Slater, two-thirds Of i
lot. Dodge court, city.
N. L, Haselden and Others to p.
L. and S. A. Curry, / lot, Mt. Clare.
Nathan G. Bonnell to Oliver NJ.
Resger, 2 lots, Northview.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19

To cure cold first move the
bowels. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup
acts gently on the bowels, drives out
the cold, clears the head. It's
pleasant to take and mothehrs highly
recommend 1t for colds, Group and
whooping cough. Guaranteed to
give satisfaction or money refunded.
Equally good for young and old. Sold
by H. F. Burke.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
BABY BURNS TO DEATH
From Fire Caused by Throwing
Match Into Carriage.

ELKINs, Sept. l4--Tossing a
match into the baby carriage in
which lay little Marjorie Raemscn.
daughter of Henry Raemsch, one Of
group of children almost caused
,..e death of the little Roemsch girl.
The clothes of the little one were ig-
nited, the child receiving burns about
the face, arms and breast. Only
two years ago another daughter Of
Mr.. Raemsch was burned to death.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
BARREN WELL FOUND.

In the Wolf Summit field, in Ten
mile district, this county, the sonth
Penn OIL Co. has drilled It's No. 3
on the E. F. shahan farm through
the fifth sand and found 1t barren.
A light show of oil was developed
in the Gordon and 1t VIII he plugged
below and given a shot IN that for
nation.