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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
Marriage Licences Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued from the office of the probate court yesterday as follows:
 L. D. Williams of Morris to Miss Lillian Bolding.
 H. O. Williams of Ensley to Miss Ludie Conner.
 w. E. Chapman of wylam to Miss Cora Brooks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
Less Radical Legislation.
Tennessee company,s Report.

The Wall Street Journal of Novem- Ter 14 published the financial report of the Tennessee company for the nine months ending September 30. 1907, from which it would appear that the Ten nessee is turned over to it's new own CTS in a highly prosperous condition and in a strong financial position. It will be seen that the statement shows a gain in net profits for the nine months as compared with the preced- ing year of over s600.000, and total net earnings for the nine months of ever $2,300,000. No definite announce ment has been made regarding the in- tentioE of the new owners as to their general policy of development, but 1t is understood from authoritative sources that the plans of the old man agement covering Improvements now under way will be carried to completion at as early a date as possible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17

by the future attitude of state and na- tional legislation, and also influenced somewhat by the success of the co-opera- tive measures that have been general ly adopted by the banks and large manu- featuring and commercial interests to bring about an orderly liquidation in se- curities and commodities Much will also depend upon the people returning to the natural channels of trade the money that has been withdrawn by frightened depositors.
 There is much in the situation to jus tify the belief that the effects of the panic will be comparatively shortlived. The farmers never before in the history of the nation held as large a proportion of the reserve wealth of the country as they do today. Labor never owned as large & proportion of the savings bank deposits as they do today. Generally speaking there has been less speculation in commodities than ever before. Values of commodities have been held down to reasonable figures, and under these cir cumstances liquidation will be more easily effected than under conditions such as obtained in 1893. The business inter ests should not lose sight of the fact that the values of the farm products this year are estimated to exceed those of the preceding year by something over $400,000,000; that the production of gold is at a maximum, and that the invest ment value of our securities never prom ised better income value than they do today. and that under these conditions 1t would be difficult to see how large flow of money from Europe can be stopped. The underlying conditions generally are good. What we need is more confidence, and I have a firm belief that finally the good common sense of our people will assert itself. I agree with this re- cent utterance of Secretary Cortelyou:
 'Resuscitation will not be promoted by recrimination. The distrust of the present will not be relieved by distrust of the future. A patriot makes a better citizen than a pessimist. The country is not going backward, but forward. American energy has not been destroyed by the storms of the past It will yet triumph through wise and beneficial legis- lation.'
 Less Radical Legislation.
 q believe that we will have less radi- cal legislation in the future, and I also believe that we will have greater publicity in corporate mana cement; that all interests will hereafter be brought closer together than ever be- fore, and that the lessons of today should convince all people that all sec tions of the country must stand to- gether; that one section cannot prosper at tfie expense of onother and that one section cannot suffer a business reac- tion with hout finally affecting all other parts of the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
Storm Warnings Issued.

Washington November 16.-The @ weather bureau tonight issued the fol- lowing special forecast: storm warn ings are displayed on the west gulf coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
THE WEATHER.

Washington. November 16.-Foreeast for Alabama and Mississippi: Rain Sun day with increasing northeast winds; Monday clear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
Turkey Dinner Today. Geld er's Restaurant. 25c.

Ads illustrated with good cuts are trade winners-The Gawk makes good
 cuts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
Oy.CK WORK STOPS
 BAD LOOKING FIRE
SOME ONE HAD KEPT HOT ASHES IN A WOODEN RECEPTACLE ON UPPER FLOOR OF A MORRIS AVENUE BUILDING.

A disastrous fire was narrowly averted last night by the quick alarm sent In by a policeman. Flames, which origi- mated in a rroden trash barrel over w.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
Desperate Negro Is Caught By Other Negroes After Chase
 of Several Blocks
CRIME COMMITTED ON
 10TH ST. AND ALLEY 6
Mrs. w. Litterest Was Left Uncon- scious and Pocketbook Containing
 $500 Was Taken-Money
 Turned Over To Police.

The attack made by q negro, Frank Howard on Mrs. w. Litterest shortly after dark last night knocking her un- conscious. kicking her ana snatching her purse, which contained S5OO, was one Of the most fendish criminal act that has been reported in many weeks.
 It was exactly a repetition of a high way robbery on Miss Catherine Holmes that happened at the same place only a short while ago, for which the negro Taylor was sentenced 90 years.
 A great deal of praise is due to three negroes, Charley and Will Fisher and John McGee, who chased the fellow three blocks, and captured him. desipte the fact that he fought them desperately with big knife.
 Knocked Woman Down.
 Howard, who lives in Alley c, was standing in the dark at the crossing of Alley G and Twentieth street when Mrs. Litterset passed He is big negro of about 2S years. He stepped out. knocked her down with one blow, and while snatching the pocketbook kicked her.
 He then dashed off down the alley, but the two Fisher negroes heard the woman scream from a distance down the alley of about 60 feet, and stepped out to in tercept him. Drawing his knife Howard flashed it above his head and said: Let me pass or I'll cut your head off!'
 Captured By Negroes.
 However, they took after him down the alley, following through houses and over fences into other alleys. After d two-block chase John McGee joined in, and soon the three came up with him. Howard drew his knife and struck at Charley Fisher, who hit him over the head with stick, The three then grappled with him, took away the knife and held their prisoner until Policeman Dickson ar rived. He was then locked in the city jail, charged with an offense, for which, if found guilty he could be hung
 Meanwhile Mrs. Litterest was picked up from the sidewalk in an unconscious con- dition and carried to her home in an am bulance. While she was not fatally in- jured the shock was dangerous. She lives at s20 South Sixteenth street, and her husband is barber
 The negroes who effected the capture were congratulated on their work Mc- Gee has often assisted the police. They preserved the pocketbook and turned it over to the police.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
Tho COLLEGE Girls Rescue.

81 believe In a college education for
girls" said Admiral Erbin, at a dinner at
Jamestown, but the girl who comes out
of college thinking that she knows a great
deal has not proffted by her four years
course. For, after all, it is but a smatter-
ing that q college education gives us.
Most girls know this. Many do not.
The latter sort carry themselves super
ciliously, use big words, correct ignorant
persons grammar, and fail to make a good
marriage. In fact, they create q bad i'm
preston everywhere.
Thus there was a girl, a Vassar girl,
who got caught by the incoming tide out
on a rock This tide rose higher and high
er, and the girl shrieked and screamed
madly for help.
Help came at last i'm the shape of a
grizzied old shellback in a flat-bottomed
bca.. The girl, as soon as she saw the
shellback, recovered her poise, and said in
her most affected manner:
An, l knew some succor would come
IL i but continued calling indefatlgably.'
The shellback scowled.
wal, miss he said, If that's how We
expnGss yer gratitood, the sucker'll be
durnad If he don't row back without ye.' -
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
pErTus's IMPOSING DIGNITY.
The ALBANIAN Handled the Senate as
a S~chooIrnastcr His School.
willis !. Abbot In August Munsey's.

Willis j. Abbot in August Munsey's.
Senator Pettus was always a hampton
OF the dignity of the senate. When the
| chamber was In disorder-that is, when
conversation among the senator's hao
reached n point that interrupted business
the mere suggestion on the part of the
presiding officer that the Junior senator
from Alabama should be called to the
chair was sufficient TO bring order. When
he presided he handled the senate as a
s~choolmaster conducts his school.
1t is to be said that this regard for leg.
.slative dignity is much more characters
tic of the southern members than OF those
from the north and west. The southern
Frs seem 10 feel that the high tradition
at the senate are worth preserving. Look.
Ing upon a seat In 1t as a great honor they
strive so to act as to indicate that the
honor was merited. | wish | could say
the same for all their colleagues from 9th
er sections: but they seem, TOO often, 10
regard the senate as more or less of a pri-
yate asset. which can be utilized for per-
sonal advantage.
1t has been said in recent years OF Nor
aan and Pettus that they almost consti-
tuted a third party In the senate. At the
same time, they were far from acting az
a unit on every Issue that came before
them. Two old-line democrats as they
were, residents of the same town, and
friends for sixty years, they were by no
means identical I'm their political opinions.
1t must be remembered that in the south
the antagonism between individual demo-
Gratis is sometimes as great as that In the
north between the democrat and the re-
publican. When Mr.. Pettus said of Sena-
tor Morgan. II have been his associate and
adversary over sixty years, . he said some
thing which would be almost inexplicabIe
to the average northern man; but ii is the
polite expression OF a positive fact. The
two senators differed so often that a flip
pant newspaper article not long ago sug-
gested that their one bond of union was
a common fondress for chewing tobacco.
But of neither man has it ever been said
that he was anything but absolutely hon
est and high minded Against neither has
it been charged that he represented any
thing in the senate except the people of
his state and the people of the United
States. Their strongest political adver-
saries in the senate regarded Morgan and
Pettus with sincere respect and warm per-
sonal Affection fitting tribute to states
nsR of so admirable a type.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23

"E. H. Hartman" said a New York
broker, talked ~luminously the other day
OF the decline in the value of securities.
He said we must be careful not to legis-
late too harshly against the country's
vested interests, or the prosperity of these
interests, and with II the country's pros
perity would be impaired.
He illustrated his meaning with a
story.
There was a school teacher" he said,
who exclaimed impatiently one after
noon:
Johnny Jones. what are you fumbling
with there?'
Johnny hung his head and was silent.
But the ~tell-tale Of the class spoke up:
Its a pin he's got, ma'am.'
well, take it from him. said the
teacher, and bring 1t here TO me-
This was done. and then, in q molli-
fed voice, the teacher said:
Now, Johnny Jones, get up and recite
your history lesson
But Johnny Jones did not obey. He
blushed. hung his head and sat still.
Johnny said the teacher, rise, 1 tell
you
Then the little fellow hTurted out dis
tressfuIly:'
~ can't, ma'am. That there pin you
took is what holds my trousers up"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
BIG WINNINGS ON THE DERBY.
Cashina In to the Tune of Hundreds Of
Thousands of Dollars.


The $50, 600 which John w. Gates is
said to have won on Nealon the other
day look modest after all compared
with some winnings which have been
gathered in by betters on the English
Derby.
Sir Joseph Hawley on three occasions
won from A50 200 to $50. 900. viz: On
Teddington In 1851, Musjid in 1889 and
Beadsman in 1855. He would have won
as much on Blue Gown in 1869 had he
not hedged
The largest sum eve taken by one
man on the Derby is said by Bailys
Magazine to have gone to Mr.. Naylor
on Macaroni in 1863, but the amount is
not stated MIR. Chaplin won n larger
amount on Hermit in 1867, but did not
get half OF it.
Mr.. Merry was said to have won
G100, 900 on Thormanby, but the real
amount was G70,0 900.
The half length by which the Irish
colt Barbarian was beaten by Daniel
O'RoUrlte N 1852 made a difference of
500, 900 to Bookmaker Davies. He lost
$40, 900 on the EPSON week when West
Australian won the Derby.
The largest amount that was ever
stood IN one horse was by Mr.. Jacques
and his confederate. This was on Mil
dew, who was backed to win e270,0 900
in the Derby won by V%oltiguer.
Nc bookmaker has won the Derby
since Caractacus carried il off in 1862
He vas ridden by a stable lad, and
was the property Of Charles Showing.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
Moral Nature and the Appendix.

Cling to- your appendix with both hands,
says the clerk OF the day in the Boston
Transcript Rev. Samuel Van Vranken
Holmes, who preached at Harvard, has
furnished the clerk with documentary evil
dence regarding the inestimable value OF
appendices. In Buffalo. where he minis
tiers to a large and influential church, he
has lately been involved in a little I'M
-pleasantnes with the Torreyites. 1t
CHANGED that his course Of addresses on
the modern view of scripture synchronized
with the Torrey meetings and drew down
upon him the rebuke of that mighty evan
gelist; whereupon his mails grew heavy
with letters of protest. One of those
epistles ran something like this:
sir: I understand now why you have
been led astray by the higher critics. 1t
rs less than a year, / am told, since you
underwent the operation for appendicitis,
and any physician will inform you that
when the vermiform appendix comes out
the patient suffers the total loss Of his
moral nature. This explains your casS
pretty clearly"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
COMMON SENSE

Leads most Intelligent people TO use onl,
medi3ines Of known composition There
fore Il Is that DR.. Pierce's medicines. tAs
makers1f which print every ingredient
entering hto fhem upon the bottle wran.
pers and ATTEST its correctness under oath
are daily grSYing in favor. The com.
position OF Dtl.Pierce's medicines Is Omen
to everybody,SDr. Pierce being desIrops
Of having the SearehllgIt- OF InYeStiga:
ton turned fully upon his formula, being
conIident that The better the com10sTTI5S
q these medicines IS known the more
glll their great c9ratiye merits bs-Tscos.
nlzed- Being wholly made Of the active
medicinal principles extracted from ma.
tive forest roots, by exact processes
original with DR.. Pierce, and without thu
use OF a drop of alcohol, triple-rcflned and
chemically pure glycerine being used in.
stead in extracting and preserving the
curative virtues residing in the roots
employed, these medicines are entirely
free from tao objection of doing harm
by creating an appetite for either al.
coholic beverages or habit = forming
drugs. Examine the formula on their
bottle wrappers-the Same us sworn To bv.
DR.. Pierce, and you will find that his
uGolden Medical Discovery" the great
blood purifier, stomach tonic and bowel
regulator-the medicine which. while NOT
recommended to cure consumption in Ira
advanced stages (no medicine will do thar
yet does curc all those catarrhal condi.
tions of head and throat, weak stomach
torpid liver and bronchial troubles. veal
lungs and hang-on-coughS, which, If neg.
lected or badly treated lead up 10 and
finally terminate i'm consumption.
Take the Golden Medical Discovervu
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you If only you give it a thorough and
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won't do supernatural things. You must
exercise your patience and persevere in its
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its full benefits. The ingredients of which
Dr. P1erce's medicines are composed have
the unqualified endorsement Of scores OF
medical leaders-better than any amount
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They are not given away to be expert
mented with but are sold by all dealers in
medicines at reasonable prices.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23

THE SOCIAL HOUR.
Good Bait.

SSSS
A resident OF Hudson, WIS. was deplor-
ing the resignation of Senator Spooner.
THE senate can't afford TO lose a mind
like that" he said. II know the man
well. He practiced law in this town for
fifteen years or Whereabouts. he won
every case he set his hand to.
1T was no surprise to us Hudsonites
TO find that John C. Spooner was the fin
est legal m.nd in the senate. We knew
him of old, you see. When he had a
case on we used to go in droves to hear
him plead.
II remember TO this day a story that
he once told in court in a case where
he was showing how. with a good mo-
tive. one might still do a lot OF harm.
He said that two aged Scotch ministers
sat talking one day over their church
warden pipes.
Last Sawbath,' said the younger OF
the two old men, only three folk cam
TO my kirk and since II was an awful
cauld, snawy, stormy mornin', / JUST took
them over 10 the manse, read a chapter,
gied them a prayer. and then. to ward
of the rheumatics, a guild stiff glass OF
the best whisky
THE other minister smiled.
"tAweel,' he said, we will haze a fine con-
g~regation, my brither, the next stormy
day"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE cyCLoNE.


"A shining faced negro walter came up
In answer to the bell n brought tum-
blers OF tinkling ice and water. Both
CarabeI and Miss Kildare drank thirst
fly and then lay back in their cane
.chaires painting. Tho close heat was
something terrible There was not a
breath Of either sea breeze oc land
breeze. and the electric fan which
whirred on the table behind them did
little more han send n blast or sickly
warmth. Down the long line OK ine
: pia zza were the rest OF the people In
4fhe hotel, the men cursing and mop
ming their faces, the women with closed
eyes tanning themselves ianguidly.
And overhead the shingles OF the roof
cracked and rustled in the baking air
ae though they were alive.
Might came and The bell clasE.sd out
ssts summons to dinner. but no one went
IN. The wooden sides OF the hotel.
baked through and through ny q month
-of tropical sun. had made the rooms
sunendurable. So they staid where they
were In the hot. oppressive dark ana
sbiinked at the white summer lightning
which nplashed the violet heavens In
Srorf az them. III heavy painting beats
the night seemed to close down upon
them and pen them IL. SD that IL was q
labor to breathe.
II can't stanc this, said MISS Hi
dare at last.
You've got to- replied Cembel wear
fly. -upiess you choose IL SO Town the
beach and sit II tho water with your
CLOTHES en-.
.aTha would be sonsc relief, although
h water is as hot as tco. But I shan't
do that. / shall walk along the pier
over the sea. One may faint noit way
and tumble over and get drowned. blu
anyway that's better lhan staying here
and being cooked slowly
rhey got UP together and strolled
sHearily over the l.osc white Sand and
then more crisply over the worn deck
ing OF the pier. Between the lightning
flashes the darkness above them was
1he darkness or . cave. but faint phOs-
sphorescent fringes showed out among
the piles bcEeatl. ana these guided
them from walking avev the edge ovel
b planks.
~You shouldn't stay down there ihi,
weather Cambfi said as they pauset
down the narrow pia form with finger:
and your beauty if you do and &c
thin and sallow like Mrs. Van Lew
No reply canis. and Cnmhel said moth
ing more. but walked On. thinking.
You've been here now nine Who'll
days. Pat the girl SGD. breaking sill
ence For the second line. when the,
were half = fr!lo from the shore.
IL ezr't nc. Yes, you're right. MIA
days. Tirac has gone quickly
Ar. y.su'ya =eses been out Of IN
place csre. Al ieas, i.ns a dozen mile
from i,oi,st Solsustiar."
AIRS. Davsrray's place a fiftec
miles Away. Gamble. saw the poinl
.sNo.s' lie said. ~ havtg't found tim,
-You and j have h.s. 70 mach 10 tell on
smother.
-svs always haze iean very Zoo
frten1s. sai1 ...r sfri sid was eciS
a. add something c.4r Asseu her wslrt
-~ese asoAns5 ~ s;4sioas .rasls
f*tsE fre
~ bats <tpsc VyfF es raTNel r
xrat N.Ys> rinA c.sA VIII q
foHI III !las6 n dc
o<<x sX tySsv We
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
20 You Wear a Soup s~trainer7

The pretty girl iroWned.
Suppose" she said, that the
waiter had spilled that plate of soup
over your head. Would you have
scoeped the remnants off with your
hand and eaten them?"
mo, certainly not" nc answered,
and with an air of disgust he looked
from the window out al the bathers,
the white sand and the sunlit sea.
Then, for goodness sake" she
cried, stop sucking them off your mus
tache. ]. is hideous to see you. After
every spoonful YOU open your mouth,
and slowly and complacently, as If you
were doing something laudable, you
lake your mustache between your lips
and suck the soup remnants from off:
the hairs. If o wouldn't eat soup
that had been among the hair on your
scalp, why should you eat 1t after it
has been among the hair on your upper
lip"
He flushed.
Many a young man has been
Tilted" said the girl significantly, "for
eating soup out of his mustache."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
In Doubt.
From Harper's Weekly.

From Harper's Weekly.
A certain young man h according ts
all the accepted notions, should be very
happy at this time, was found by a friend
the other day, with a somewhat troubled
look upon his face.
What's the matter, old mann Haven't
had a tilt have you?" the friend inquired.
"N-no," was the reply, accompanied by
a Sigh. Fact Is" he continued. In a burst
of confidence, 1--WE been thinking over a
little emark Alice made last night"
"Oh, perhaps you misunderstood" the
friend suggested, encouragingly.
IT hope So" was the reply, You see, we
were talking of-well how things would re,
you know, and Alice sa,d
And won't 1t be just too sweet; you
will come home all tired out from your
hard days work and hold me on your lap
for hours. n read to me, and drive all
my cares away. and dry my tears and rub
my ~head-and 1t will be just like .
novel;"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
One WAY to Stop Her.
From London Tit-Rits-

From London TIt-BitS.
Small Boy lin awed tones)-Pa, do you
know, / looked into the parlor just now,
and what do you think l saw?
Father-Can't guess, my boy.
Small Boy-Nvhy, Sister Polly was sitting
on the plano stool, and her young man was
kneeling in front of her holding her
hands like glue.
Father-Ah! sensible young fellow, that.
He was holding her hands to prevent her
playing the piano.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-23
Misunderstood.

At a meeting of the famous Bill club OF
Jefferson City-he whose name is not Will
dam may not join this club-ex-Congress-
man Cowherd told a Decoration day
story.
Decoration day." he said, always
makes me think of a peddler who came
to my cousins house in Jackson county
when the war was at It's height.
This peddler, a strong, tall young man,
was peddling ferns. and my pretty cousin
said TO him reproachfully:
II am surprised TO see an able-bodied
young man like o selling ferns at this
crisis. Why are you not with the army?'
The peddler looked surprised.
why, they don't want ferns in the
army, do they, lady? he said"