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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04
REMARKABLE INTEREST
 IS BEING CREATED
BY COLONEL DILLINGHAM; IN HIS PLANT JUICE REMEDlES-WoN- DERFUL CURES BEING MADE DAILY.

Although having been here only three weeks, the interest created by Colonel Dillingham; and his associates in advertis- ing and demonstrating his wonderful Plant Juice remedies is something re- markable. Not a day passes but what some poor creature, who has suffered for months or years from some ailment, has been benefited by the use of these now famous remedies Daily Colonel Dilling- ham is in receipt of testimonials for some phenomenal cure, and the thing that makes them more valuable is that they are given voluntarily
 For seventeen weeks Colonel Dillingham; carried on his unique advertising in Jack sonville, Fla. and he left there after making many remarkable cures and hay ing hundreds of friends, both through his medicines and himself personally.
 Plant Juice is Colonel Dillingham; g remedy. It is manufactured from the juice of plants, hence it's name This remedy Is especially recommended for all catarrhal affections, rheumatism. liver, kidney and bladder and all disorders of the stomach It retails at one dollar per bottle, three for $2. 50 or six for $5
 In cases of rheumatism the Plant Juice liniment should be used in connection with Plant Juice, the affected parts being first bathed in hot water and then rubbed thoroughly with the liniment The Plant Juice liniment also makes spple stiff joint or muscle, cures partial deafness, and will be found a fine panacea for all aches and pains. This remedy retails at 50 and 25 cents per bottle. The Plant Juice salve Is perfect healer of old sores, cuts, wounds and bruises. It re- tails at 25 cents per box. Plant Juice soap sells for 10 cents per cake, or three for 9 cents. It Is a medieated soap and a splendid article for the toilet, bath and shaving.
 These remedies are on sale at all drug stores. but if your particular druggist does not carry it, have him order it from the Plant Juice jobbers, the Doster- Northng- ton Drug Co.,, a letter inclosing remit tance to Col F. A. Dillingham;, P.sO. Box 327 Birmingham, Ala, will receive prompt attention. Plant Juice remedies are also on sale at J. c. Housman's popular drug store, corner of Fourth avenue and Twen- tieth street, and at Averyt's, Ensley, and Fulton Bros, Bessemer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04
LIBERALS WON'T TAKE PART
In Spanish Senatorial Elections Which
 Take Place on the 5th.

Madrid, May 3.-The liberals have refused to participate in the senatorial elections which take place May 5, on the ground that the actions of the Maura government render fair expres- sion of the peoples will impossible.
 The Imparcial says that the dismiss sal of 150 mayors and the suppression of many municipal councils constitute a scandalous use of coercion and prove the reactionary tendencies of the Maura ministry.
 Continuing, the paper predicts that Parliament will be unable to legislate under such conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04
News of MontevalIo.

Montevallo, May s-(Special.) Miss Sallie J. Hardaway has returned from Selma. where she was called by the seri- ous illness of her father, Superinten- dent R. E. Hardaway.
 Miss Mary Harrison has returned from a visit to her mother in Birmingham.
 Mrs. Ernest Guthrie of Selma visited her mother, Mrs. A. NJ Cross, this week.
 The second year cooking class of the Alabama Girls Industrial school enter tained yesterday evening at beautiful May day luncheon in honor of the third year cooking class.
 Miss Annie Marshall Wilson. after spending the winter In Montevalo with her sister Miss Pearle Wilson, has re- turned to her home in Mobile.
 Miss Robson of Evergreen is the guest of MT and Mrs. Lucitss Robson and Mrs. Georgia Jay.
 Mir. Charles Lenolr of Selma is in Monte vallo today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04
cHILDREN,s MUSIC STUDY CLUB.

The children's class of Mrs. J. S. Bridges have formed a club for the study of music At their last meeting the sub ject was Mozart. Beginning with his childhood all points of interest to chil- dren were dwelt on. and the children evinced much interest and musical under standing. This class is pursuing kinder garten method of studying music, which is very interesting, and they invite vis- itors. These classes will continue through June. To have great musicians as well as great mechanics and artisans one must begin with the children.
 That industrial Birmingham is becom- ing also a musical center is attested by the new impetus towards music culture.
 The Treble Clef club, which has long been a popular factor in vocal training. is branching out and will widen it's scope by taking on associate members.
 Another delightful chorus club is that of the Birmingham College of Music.
 The Music Study clubs is gaining In interest and membership. their work being a systematic study of music from It's be- ginning of the lives of great musicians, while object lesson illustrations are given by talented musicians and artists of the city.
 There are several other music clubs. All showing the tendency towards this most important branch of the fine arts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04
SOCIETY.
BY ANNIE PERRY REID.
 Bell Telephone 16e7.
ANNUAL LPIcNIcs.

This is the season for lovers of the woods to begin planning for the annual picnics and with so many beautiful nat ural parks in close proximity to the city, l it seems a hard matter to decide which affords the greatest diversity of amuse- ments to the small boy or the tiny girl, who love to pluck the wild flowers from the forests. Much real enjoyment is de- rived from the journey to and fro and the glad voices of the merry pleasure l seekers ring the very atmosphere with mirth. while the people along the path l of the "trolleys" are alert to such ex- petitions and with their smiling faces seem imbued with the spirit of the fan.
 The park at North Birmingham is favored spot, nature has done much to enhance it's beauty and where nature has neglected art has been employed. The winding paths along the flower beds, leading to the stream flowing boldly from mountain spring, are laid off with the skill of a ladscape gardener The intiatory step toward the height of enjoyment on alighting from the car is to drink vigor- ously of cool freestone water; then off Nt%AA4f with an occasional stumble. and clothes besmeared. 'Tis a woeful time for the small minnows who dart from danger to more danger and thus they are kept lodging till the dinner hour, when noth- ing so absorbs childrens prompt atten ton as the dinner bell. A plat Is also laid off and trodden hard for the usual game of ball. Then at a distance is the woodland where those who have reached the age of sweet sixteen may wander and swing on the grapevine swing" and gather with the daisies and thistles bouquet that tells of the beauty of na- ture for they are left to bloom and grow. nourshed by the dews and sun, and freaks of native soil Then. too the pavilion. built for dancers, is source Of great pleasure for young and old alike for age never becomes insensible to the music by the band at picnic.
 Avondale, too, has a beautiful park East Lake, and others too numerous to tell of In detail just now. but many young folks can point with pleasure to the time when Hawkins Milf' was favorlte spot. There stood the old-time mill. with it's turbine wheel grinding the meal and sounding it's fall of water with characteristic melody. The pond, for therein the real pleasure lay-the swim ming pool, and the old canoe-and all though each mother knew full well the days intent seldom. urchns left without the usual admontion, Don't go near the wateri and the returning party had all ways to unfold the story of the good duckings some comrade had fallen heir to. Picncs are frequently boring to the old folk who sit at a distance and wait until the return trip, but sometimes di- verted by an al-day game of bridge. But for all that for the childrens sake lets have the picnics where
 "They sometimes would a-fishing go
 A-fshng in the brooks
 With spoos of thread for fishing lines And pended pins for hooks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04
Teachers Meet in GuIfport.

Jackson, Miss, May 3-(Special)-The special train for the Teachers associa- tion at Gulfport left Jackson yesterday at 10 o'clock having on board between 300 and 600 teachers. There is no doubt the meeting will be more largely attended than any that has ever been held. Q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04
BEATTY-MOORER.

At the home of the brides parents at Evergreen. Ala, Miss Olga Moorer and MT. Robert Douglas Beatty were married Thursday afternoon. The ceremony was performed by Rev. MT. T. s. Talley The best man was MT. John Smart of this city, and the maid of honor was Miss Bessie Benton After the ceremony an informal reception was held. and shortly after wards Mir. and Mrs. Beatty left for their home in ths city. They will reside at 3430 Eleventh avenue. north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04
To Fill Vacancies,

Columbus, Ga, May 3-(Special)- J. Bishop J. s. Key of Sherman, Tex. senior member of the college of bishops of Methodist Episcopal church, south. in an interview here today said no effort will be made to fill the three vacancies in the college caused by death during the past year until the general conference of 1q1n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04
CITY ORDINANCES.


 IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 353.
 (Notce to Property Owners.)
 All owners of lots or parcels of land so located as to be drained or benefited by the following named sanitary sewer, to- wit: Beginning at a point on the sewer in Allen alley 800 feet north of Sixteenth avenue; thence southward along Allen alley to a point 40 feet north of Fifteenth avenue.
 Beginning at the same point in Allen alley 800 feet north of Sixteenth avenue, thence eastward and parallel with Six teenth avenue to Eighteenth street; thence southward along Eighteenth street to Eff teenth avenue: thence eastward along Fifteenth avenue to a point 50 feet west of Nineteenth street.
 Beginning at a point on the aforesaid sewer in Fifteenth avenue and Eighteenth street, thence westward along Fifteenth avenue to a point 40 feet east of Allen street.
 Beginning at a point on the sanitary sewer in Sixteenth avenue and Eighteenth alley thence eastward along Sixteenth avenue extended to Nineteenth street eX- tended; thence southward along Nine teenth street extended to Schele avenue: thence eastward along Schele avenue to Baranca street; thence southward along Baranca street 110 feet.
 Beginning at a point on the sewer in Fifteenth avenue feet west of the east line of lot 19 in block 3, Henry & Copeland subdivision: thence southward and parallel with the east line of said lot to Rush alley; thence eastward along Rush alley and across lot in said sub division to a point feet east of the west line of lot in said subdivision; thence southward and parallel with the west line of said lot 2. 100 feet
 Beginning at a point on the aforesaid sewer in Rush alley feet west of the west line of said lot 19. thence westward along said Rush alley to Allen street; thence southward along Allen street to Fourteenth alley: thence eastward along Fourteenth alley ITO feet are hereby noti- fled that the book of assessment for said public improvement has been delivered to me and is open for inspection in my office and that the Board of Mayor and Alder men will meet at its regular place of meeting in the council chamber on Wednesday. the 5th day of June. 1907, at o'clock D. m. to hear and determine any objection or defense that may be meeting or which may be then made by the owner of the property proposed to be assessed or his attorney against the assessment or the amount thereof.
 J. C. MURRAY, City Clerk. Age-Herald, May f. 1907.
 IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. ss2.
 (Notice to Property Owners)
 All owners of lots or parcels of land so located as to be drained or benefited by the following named sanitary sewer, to-wit: Beginning at a point on the san itary sewer in Fourteenth street and Fourteenth avenue. south thence south ward along Fourteenth street to Fifteenth avenue, south, of Phelan's Addition;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Mrs D. NJ. Goode of Waynesboro. Pa, and her daughter, Miss Mary Ceale Goode, are the guests of Mir and Mrs. James Weise, 29Ol Fairview avenue.
 The friends of Miss Wilcie Dickerson will be glad to hear she has recovered from her recent illness, and Is able to be up.
 Mrs. H. P Snow of Gainesville, who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. J. l.. Cousins. at North Haven, left to- day for Annston, where she will be the guest of her daughter, Mrs. l.. c. Pas chal.
 Mrs. NJ. N. Due will leave soon for Huntsville where she will be the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Clanton.
 Mrs Howard Bosworth and little daughter will leave in a few days for Atlanta. where they will be the guests of relatives.
 The Up-to-Date Bridge club will meet Tuesday afternoon with Miss Louise Thomas on Highland avenue.
 The Misses Caldwell will leave soon for Kentucky, where they will spend the summer.
 Mir and Mrs. Hopper of Chicago are spending few days in the city en route to the gulf coast.
 Mir l.. C. Paschal of Anniston spent a few hours in the city yesterday en route to his home in Anniston after a visit to Mobile.
 Mrs. J, D. Oliver left last night for q visit of several days to Columbus, Miss.
 Mrs. E. B. McCaa and Mrs. Angus Tay- Tor are visiting in Columbus, Miss. the Knights of Pythias, and Representa- tive Cooper of Calhoun county, whose mother danced the minuet, and again as business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04
S14.5O to Richmond and re

$14.50 to Richmond and re- turn, account U. c. V. Reunion. To give their patrons an op- portunity to visit the James town Exposition Southern Rail way will extend limit, and honor tickets for return trip from Norfolk. Through sleeper and the quickest route.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04
CHILDREN OF THE coNFEDERAcY

There will be a meeting of the Chill dren of the Confectionery this afternoon at o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Arthur Gaines, 1219 Eleventh avenue, south instead of with Mrs. w. B. Allen, as previously announced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04

thence westward along Fifteenth avenue south to a point forty feet east of the west boundary line of said Phelan's Addi- tion are herbey notified that the book of assessments for said public improvements has been delivered to me and is open for inspection in my office and that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet at it's regular place ofameeting in the council chamber on Wednesday, the 9th day of June, 1907, at o'clock D, m. to hear and determine any objection or defense that may be filed in my office before the time of said meeting or which may be then made by the owner of the property proe posed to be assessed or his attorney against the assessment or the amount thereof.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04
Look Young

Wrinkles, small peck scars and all facial blemishes scientifically and per manently removed by the Parisian method For further information ad- dress the Brigg Agency
 Box 152, Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04
ORDINANCE NO. B.

0 amended
 
 lsI brick walls all buildings Birmingham ng
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04

lations established under the authority of such ordinances, and shall be renewed at intervals of two years, at the demand of the Mayor, or, If in his judgment the security shall be impaired. oftener; other wise to remain in full force and effect until terminated
 Adopted May 1. 1907
 GEO. B. WARD, Mayor. Attest: J. c. MURRAY, City Clerk. Age-Herald, May f. 1907
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-04

the Knights of Pythias, and Representa- tive Cooper of Calhoun county, whose mother danced the minuet, and again as business.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06
Life Was UNDESIRABLE.

A victim Of melacholia because he
could not continue his engineering
studies at the University of Michigan
Nelson j. Vliet, "a years Of age, com
mitted suicide Wednesday night al
the home of his parents, in Detroit
by shooting himself through the head
The young man was graduated from
the Central High school in 1902 and
matriculated at the u. of NJ. that fail
Poor health forced him to give up
his studies in 1904, and since then he
has been at home. He was extremely
nervous and was in such poor health
that he could neither work nor study.
This preyed on his mind and resulted
in the self-infiicted wound that caused
death.
He gave no intimation of his inten-
ton Wednesday evening and spent the
evening with his family as usual. He
started to retire about 1880 and a
few minutes later his mother and sis
ters heard a shot. They hurried up
stairs and found him lying In a pool
of blood on the bedroom floor, the
bullet having penetrated the left tenn
pie, causing instantaneous death. The
revolver had been secured from the
room of his father across the hall
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06
NEWS FROM HOME
AND ABROAD
HARRiMAN'S RAILROAD DEALS
AND THE GOVERNMENTS
COURSE.
A DIVERGENCE OF VIEWS
Will the Great Railroad Finaneier Be
CriminaIly Prosecuted or Escape
Scott Free7
The Record Made Up.

conference of great importance
bearing upon the Hartman case will
be held in Washington this week II
will then be known whether the ad
ministration intends TO go after Mr.
Hartman and his railroads through
the medium of the Sherman antitrust
act, or intends to let the railroad
magnate and his associates continue
on their way rejoicing.
President Roosevelt's Indianapolis
speech, in its bearing upon the Harri'
man consolidation, is open TO two in
terpretations. Some people declare
that 1t was conservative in tone and
that the presidents assertion that
railroads should be permitted in law
as well as in practice TO acquire the
stock or bonds of connecting but not
parallel lines, was tantamount TO a
notice that the government would not
proceed against Hartman.
Others are equally emphatic in
their statements that the president al
Indianapolis showed that he was still
on the firing line and that il was his
purpose to use the Big Stick" on Mr.
Hartman.
The record in the Hartman case is
made up. and at the conference that
will be held at the White House a de-
cision will be reached showing the
intentions of the administrators
toward Hartman and the men associ
ated with him. Opinions vary as &c
what the president will do in this
matter and when Mr.. Roosevelt gath
ers his advisors around him he viii
find that they are divided on the ques
ton as TO the advisability of proceed
ing against Hartman in the courts.
There are members of the inter.
state commerce commission who are
insistent that nothing except criminal
prosecution and the imposition OF
sentences of Imprisonment will put ar
end to such fragrant violations of the
antitrust laws as was disclosed in
the inquiry into the operations of the
Hartman railroads. Other members OF
the commission will tell the president
that the evidence in hand is not strons
enough TO justify the administration
in embarking upon project tc
smash" Hartman
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06
MICHIGAN
EVENTS NOTED
THE STORY TOLD BY A BRUTAL
MURDERER TO THE
DETECTIVES.
LATEST DETROIT CRIME
After MutiIating His Victim He Start
ed to Commit Suicide But Was too
CowardIy.
Walters Story

Because he is cursed with the
cowardice of the lowest form of brute
creation. which revels in brutality to
helpless victim weaker than him
self. but whines and snivels with any
pain or suffering inflicted upon HIM
self, David c. Walters, wife SLAYER. is
steadily recovering in a Detroit hos
pital and probably will be almost well
within short space of time.
When his poor little wife lay in a
weltering heap on the floor Walters
picked up bottle of carbolic acid.
which he had brought with him. with
the purpose of ending his murderous
existence. He pressed the bottle to
his lips and poured out a mouthful of
the fery liquid. Ii burned his mouth.
He spit 1t out upon the floor without
swallowing a drop. for his throat was
not burned.
This was the desperate" man who
had only few seconds before fairly
hacked to pieces the body of a frail
little woman
Walters own story of the crime is
a brutal tale of a most detestable
crime. The only effort he makes
toward a defense is that he knew that
his wife loved kirkpatrick more than
she loved him. that she refused 10
forget Kirkpatrick and go back to
live with him. That is all.
The detectives sat around his cot
in the hospital, and he told the story
of MS life, leading up to the crime.
He told Of waiting in the house for his
wife's return. When she came in |
begged her to go back and live with
me again. he said. Mamma | said
TO her, you must come back to me
and Live with me and love me. She
refused, and then | said, Mamma.
you have nearly killed me, and I'm go
ing TO kill you now. Then | grabbed
the hammer and struck her over the
head with II three times. Cod when
she fell ] saw that she was dead; but
! picked up the knife and slashed and
slashed at her. Then | tried to Kill
| myself, but | failed
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06
Predicts War.

That in three or five years at the
outside there will be war between
Jaran and the United States. is the
opinion expressed by j. A. Elliott. of
Manchester, n. II. The strained feel
ings between the Japanese and the
Americans he says, cannot be
imagined by those who have not seen
the two nationalties clash. The Jap
anese along the Pacific coast, he says,
are very aggressive and are going into
all kinds of business with success.
They are particularly strong in tran
sportation. and now control a large
part of the Pacific trade. Their success
against the Russians has made them
chesty, domineering in fact, and the
feeling against them is intense.
Americans are hoping that there
will be no outbreak till the Panama
canal is built.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06
SIDE LIGHTS
ON MICHIGAN
BOY SHOT HIS FATHER TO SAVE
MOTHERS AND BROTH
ER'S LIVES.
welded ABOARD YACHT
Scenes and Incidents Of Various Kinds
That Have Been Noted In and About
the State.
Shot His Infatuated Father.

Charles Laycook. a farmer living
near Daggett, was shot through the
head land instantly killed by his
youngest son, William, aged 16, who
appeared with a rifle just in time to
save the lives of his mother and broth.
er Albert. Laycock had returned from
town about a. m. much the worse
for liquor. He entered his wife's room
and pulling her from bed began TO
pummel her and had just pulled a
knife when the elder son interfered.
AS the latter was unarmed he was at
his fathers mercy as the parent went
at him with the knife. The younger
brother thought burglars had entered
the house and he seized the rifle and
fired just as his father had the knife
raised To strike Albert.
The bullet pierced Laycock's brain
and he died Instantly The son was ar
rested, but it is not likely that he will
be prosecuted
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06
Frozen Out.

Hundreds of old soldiers are leaving
Richmond, going home TO escape the
rigors of searching cold and steady
rain unprecedented in that city.
Thousands of delegates to the seven
teenth grand camp and reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans are ling
ering, however, 10 participate with the
Sons of Veterans and their sponsors,
Maids of Honor, and many friends in
the parade and unwilling of the heroic
statue of President Davis
The United Confederate Veterans
decided TO meet next year in Birming-
ham, Ala. and elected Gen. Stephen
ID. Lee. of Georgia, grand commander.