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Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
An Excitina Escape.

Prince Kropotkin, the Russian revo-
lutionist, once made an exciting es-
cape from a fortress prison in st.
Petersburg. After two years in the
prison lie had been removed to the Jail
hospital, where plans were matured
by his friends for his flight. He was
to walk for an hour each after
noon. Tarded by armed sentries, in
the grounds. \ line of spies outside
maintained system of signals to no.
tify the prince when the adjoining
streets should be clear. When all was
well a friend in a kiosk opposite the
gates played upon a violin. After one
or two false starts the violinist burst
into a mad melody, and the prisoner,
fiinging Off an outer garment, leaped
for it. Sentries tried to stab him with
their bayonets; others hesitated to
shoot, believing that they could catch
him. A carriage with a racing horse
in the shafts was waiting. Into it
he sprang. and they left at a gallop.
His beard was cut off, his clothes
changed, and he spent the first hours
of his hiding In the best cafe in St
Petersburg.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
QUAINT QUEEEC.
The Old World Charm That Crowns
This Picturesque City.

The Old World Charm That Crowns
This Picturesque City.
Dear, delightful old Quebec, with her
gray walls and shining tin roofs; her
precipitous, headlOng streets and sleepy
squares and esplanades; her narrow
alleys and peaceful converts; her
harmless antique cannon on the para
pets and her sweet toned bells in the
spires; her towering chateau ON the
heights and her long, low, queer smell
ing warehouses in the lower town; her
spick and span caleches and her dingy
trolley cars : her sprinkling of soldiers
and sailors with Scotch accent and
Irish brOgue and cockney twang on a
background of petite bOurgeoise speak
ing the quaiIftest of French dialects;
her memories of an adventurous gilt
tering past and her placid content
ment with the tranquil grayness of the
present; her glorious daylight outlook
over the vale of the st. Charles, the
level shore of Montmorenci, the green
lie dOrleans dividing the shining
reaches of the broad st. Lawrence,
and the blue Laurentian mountains
rolling far to the eastward, and at
night the dark bulk of the citadel out
lined against the starry blue, and far
below the huddled housetops, the 81
lent wharfs, the lights of the great
warships swinging with the tide, the
intermittent ferryboats plying to and
fro, the twinkling lamps of Lewis ris-
ing along the dim southern shore and
reflected on the lapsing, curling sea-
ward sliding waves of the great river.
What city of the new world keeps so
much of the charm of the old?-Henry
Van Dyke in Scribner's Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
Payless Dentistry.

A Baltimore man was one afternoon
seated in a dentists anterOom, waiting
his turn, when young woman, evinc
ing every evidence of utmost agitation
at the thought of submitting to an or
deal. entered and took a seat beside
him. Very shortly thereafter a series
of piercing shrieks came from the oper.
ating room, whereupon the timid young
woman sprang from her seat in terror
and, grasping the arm of the colored at
tendant, gasped:
"Oh, what is that? Oh, what is that:"
sit amt nothin', miss" the darky
FASTENED to assure her. Its only pa
tient that's bein' treated free of
charge. e."-Harper's Weekly.
Mr.. S. l.. Bowen, of Wayne, w Va,
writes: ''I was a sufferer from kidney
disease, so that at times 1 could not
get out of bed, and when I did [ could
not stand straight. L took Foley
Kidney Cure. One dollar bottle and
part of the second cured me entirely" !"
Foley's Kidney Cure works wonders
where others are total failures. Ben
ton n. Weldon, Smyrna and w. R.
Keys, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
STAMPING ENVELOPES.
Queer Ways Some Folks Have of Do
ina This Simple Act,

Queer Ways Some Folks Have of Do
ing This Simple Act.
''The only way to stop people from
plastering a stamp at any old place
upon the envelope except the right one
is to do as is done in England. There
a letter which does not have the stamp
in the right position is cast aside and
handled only when all other mail is
sorted and exchanged" This idea was
advanced by postal clerk quoted by
the Philadelphia Record. I'VE often
lose considerable time because of these
letters" continued the clerk, for often
we have to stop and turn over an en-
velope to find the stamp. We do not
mind so much the love sick youth or
maiden who places the stamp on the
center of the envelope, because a stamp
so placed can be seen at glance, but
it is chiefly with the foreigners that we
have the trouble. These people in
variably put on a stamp at any but
the right place, and you would be sur
prised to know how they do it. Why,
1 have seen letters upon which the
stamps have been placed on the back
of the envelope at the point where the
society girl will put her monogram in
sealing wax. Others when they have
to pay, say, ) cents postage will buy
five one-cent stamps and put one on
each corner of the envelope, with the
remaining one acting as a seal upon
the back"
Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
County Physician a Suicide.

Newark. N. j., April 22.-County
Physician Andrew NJ. Mills committed
suicide in his office He cut his throat
with a scalpel few moments after
leaving the dining room, where he
had just had luncheon with his mother
and sisters. He was dead when mem
bers of the family later entered the
office. The body was stretched across
the floor and the knife gripped in the
right hand The family believes that
Mills took his life while mentally ir-
responsible. He had been in poor
health and his recent actions and
conversations suggested melancholia
Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
Could Thin Them Out.

The Hon. III. l.. Dawes in his young
manhood was an Indifferent speaker
Participating in a law case soon after
his admission to the bar before North
Adams justice oe the peace, Dawes
was opposed by an older attorney
whose eloquence attracted a crowd
that packed the courtroom. The justice
was freely perspiring, and, drawing off
his coat in the midst of the lawyers
eloquent address, he said:
"Mr. Attorney, suppose you sit down
and let Dawes begin to speak want
to thin out this crowd Boston Globe.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
Polite.

Robecchi asked friend to dinner
and then returned home furious. What
is the matter?'' said his wife.
"Do not speak to me! 1t is a shamel
1 always thought a politeness produced
one in return, so l asked Dobelli to
lunch"
''And has he refused?"
Refused? l should think not. He
has accepted. La Caricaturista.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
The Amateur Detective.

Said the man in the restaurant to the
other across the table:
'T'll bet you're druggist"
''No; you're wrong"
"a chemist, then?"
Wrong again"
"a photographer
''This time you're right. How did
you guess it?"
at was simple enough" was the an
swer. 81 guessed it from the way you
held the vinegar cruet in making your
salad. You placed your little finger at
the bottom of the bottle. No one but a
man accustomed to measuring out
graduated and exact quantities does
that"-New York Press.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
His Heart Torn Out On Track.

Altoona, Pa, April 22.-Torn from
his body by the wheels of an engine,
the heart of Francisco Imbrenda was
thrown 10 feet and lay quivering on
the tracks for several minutes in sight
of his fellow employees. Imbrenda was
run down by fast engine.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
Would Cost Her More.

"You naughty child, where have you
been? You have been fighting again
with Paul. Just look at your clothes!
I'll have to buy you n new suit"
Don't you say anything. ma. You
ought to see Paul I think his mother
will have to buy new boy."-Ex-
change.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
Four Children Burned to Death.

Charlotte, N. c., April 20. - -Four
children of Mrs. McDade. at Henrietta,
Rutherford county, were burned to
death in their dwelling. Mother and
father were fatally burned in efforts
to rescue the little ones.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
Here Is Relief for Women.

Ifyou have pains in the back, Urinary Bladder,
or Kidney trouble, nd want certain. pleasant
herb cure for wOmans ills, try Mother Gray's
Australian Leaf. 1t is a safe and never failing
monthly regulator. At Druggists or by mail 50
cts. Sample package Free. Address, The Mother
Gray Box. Leroy, n. Y.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
PLEADS "UNWRITTEN LAW"
Slayer of Robert Burton Confesses the

Slayer of Robert Burton Confesses the
Killing.
Greensburg, Pa. April 22.-Charged
with the murder of Robert Burton al
his home in Jeanette on Friday night
John Jones, of Turtle Creek, was
brought to the county pail by Chic
of Police Milton G. Kerns, of Jean
nette. Jones wife, Sarah, is also un
der arrest, being held as an accessor!
before and after the fact. Burton''
dead body was found in his home Fri
day. Jones has confessed to the kill
ing of Burton, but he pleads the "un
written law"
Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
Ask for Allen s Foot-Ease, A Powder.

1t makes wal kieg easy. Cures Corns, Bunions
Ingrowng Nails. Swollen feet. At all Druggists
Leroy, n. y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-01
WATCH PRESENTED ID !. D FRASER EnSIey Man Deeply Affected By
 Token of Esteem EAGLES TO GIVE MINISTRIES Ministers and Church Workers Form Rescue Mission In Ensley-other
 General News of the
 Steel City.
EAGLES TO GIVE MINISTRIES

Ensley, April 0.-(Speclal) )-This after noon at o'clock the office force under Mir. z. D. Fraser, whose resignation takes effect May 15, presented him with a beau tiful solid gold watch as a slight token of the esteem in which he is held by the men with whom he has been associated for some time. The presentation speech was made by Dr. R. M. Cunningham, who in short talk paid an eloquent tribute to the recipient of the gift told him Of the great esteem in which he was held by his fellow employees, and ended by saying that Mir. Fraser had made one only mis- take in life, and that was in remaining a bachelor.
 MT Fraser was vislbly affected by the words of pr. Cunningham, and fin d broken voice thanked the donors of the gift for their beautiful token of esteem, stating that he had been able to accomplish the work imposed upon his office for the last few months only by the able cooperation and loyalty of his assistants. It was q touching scene and the tears were not far from the eyes of many who were present.
 MT. Fraser has been connected with the Tennessee company in his present ca pacity for a number of years and has made friends of all with whom he has come in contact during that time His departure from the service of the com pany will be sincerely regretted when he leaves on May 15 to engage in the lum- Der business in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-01
Farmers in Black Belt Will Have
 Trouble in RepIanting
WORK OF HAIL STORMS
H. E. Reynolds Will Be a Candidate for Senator From Ninth District. Sympathy for Allen
 Riggsby.

Montgomery, April 90.-(Special )-Judge Colvin Wood of Lowndes county, who is in the city, says that the farmers of the black belt have suffered very much from the weather conditions and will, as a consequence, be losers. The fine weather of the early spring set them all to work and they planted too early, using all the cotton seed on hand, at best a scarce article. The cold spell killed the plant and made replanting imperative, which is proving very trying with the difficulty of getting seed
 Judke Wood says he never knew xhe peo- pie to be so enthusiastic about the crops, to be so enthusiastic about the crops, even the negroes entering into the fight for big crop with marked vim and earnestness. The land was well prepared and the seed gotten in in fine shape and growth begun. The rain came and the sleet and then the hail all of which made the crop look like a blight had struck 1t. The result has been to bring about bad things in the way of outlook. It does not seem possible under the cireum- stances to get as good a showing as was had before and it is feared that some will not be able to plant nearly so much as they had In.
 The hail was particularly damaging. It spread over a large territory of the county and adjoining counties and laid waste much of the young crop. It was one of the worst the section has ever known. But we are hard to down." said Judge Wood. We will get there some way and come up with a good average out put"
 H. E. Reynolds, state senator from Blob county, and one of the most successful merchants In the state, is here for some business at the capitol MT. Reynolds has been mentioned for Congress in the Ninth, but says he is not in politics, be- lievng that with the present honors he has been very fortunate.
 Montgomery is at work to secure a new hospital. Property owned by the local fnfirmary association is to be se- cured by the council and a modern hos pital erected and maintained by the city, at cost of about s75OO0.
 At Wetumpka.
 There is sympathy expressed for Allen Riggesby, the old man who with two sons and son-in-law, is held for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Mccain some time ago One of the sons and the son. in-law have been convicted and given life sentences. However, there are many who feel for the old man, believing that he was drawn into the tragedy and Is a vic tim largely of circumstances. He had accumulated good body of land and was getting along well in the flaming line when trouble came to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-01
Black BeH Negroes Are
 Better Armed Than Whites
FRENCH TARIFF TO
 BE LIKE GERMANY'S
WASHINGTON WILL NOT OBJECT TO FRANCE SECURING BETTER TRADE RELATIoNs-A REDUc- sTloN ON CHAMPAGNE.

Washington April S.-While the recom- mendation from Ambassador White at Paris to the effect that a tariff commits sion be appointed by the United States to endeavor to effect an arrangement with the French government, such as was made in the case of Germany has not yet for mally come before the state department, it can be announced authoritatively that if the French govetnment desires such a commission, there will be no opposition in Washington.
 Moreover, as the agitation in France in connection with the American tariff seems to be based in part on fear that Germany will secure certain advantages over France in the matter. of trade through the arrangements which were to- day acted on favorably by the upper house in Berlin, it may also be an- nounced that the state department is prepared to grant to France any con cession made to Germany, provided the concessions are even on both sides
 Thus a twenty per cent reduction of duties on German champagne is provided for in the pending German-Anerican ar rangement and the same privilege can be enjoyed by French champagne if the gov ernment of France is willing to make con sessions to Ameriea in return similar to those made by Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-01
Eaqles' MinstreIs.

Much interest is being manifested in the minstrel show to be given May under the auspices of the Norfolk club Ensley lodge of Eagles, the following notice has been circulated:
 Important Notlce-The management of the Eagles mlnstrels beg to announce the engagement at an enormous expense of the following world-famed artists:
 Baron Carl Von Hermeyer of Berlin The Baron sings bass in fact he has the basest voice in town
 Monsieur lacquer Louis DeOwen of Paris. The Monsieur's voice has been poetically compared to the rasping of a crosscut saw.
 Naples The Counts voice is being oper- ated on-it needs it.
 Senor George Pedro Tressillon of Madrid. The Senors voice is cross be- tween the blatant bleatings of billy goat and the dulcet tones of screech owl.
 These gentlemen have just returned from an extensive tour through Europe, Asia, Bessemer, Pratt City and other foreign countries. They were received with much enthusiasm, and at each and every place were emphatically ordered to leave town. Their repertoire includes the well known classics:
 willie, we have missed you-and the cash box
 Down on the river in the mud"
 Joy in the household. or Father hay- ing broken his leg, there is one shoe less to shine" and many other equally diaboli- cal effusions.
 These gentlemen participated in a sing ing cotnest at the late sangerfest in Cin- clnnati, $600 being offered for the best singers. The other fellows got the s6 the above named lobsters got six months Don't forget the date. Thursday, May 2, 1907, at Ensey Opera House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-01
peestrlk skule Is a Success.

"Ye Deestrik Skule. of Bee Hive Hol- low" as of olden time, held the boards at the Ensley opera house tonight, beginning at "early candle light say eight by ye clock" with large and appreciative au- dience, despite the inclement weather The play was given by the ladies of the Cumberland Presbyterian church and the cast was composed of members of the Sunday schools of that church here and in Birmingham:
 The following programme was carried out:
 Mornn' exercises: Rool call Jography, Spellin', Grammer, A. B. c. class, Rith- metick.
 Afternoon exercises: Defamation, sing in, readin', and various diversions. The learned professor Elphalet Knowitall, was in command. The deestrik commit teemen, composed of Squire Kicker Dock Sowback and Deacon Wayback issued the following. ultlmatum: Ye boys and gals will not be suffered to sit together. Ye best slttlngs will be taken by those who git there first. N. B.-No sleepin allowed.
 The following young ladies with ele- phantine gracefulness and whose names are so suggestive of euphony answered In soft masculine voice to the roll call. Sylvia Helen Lincoln, Temperance Harts- horn, Melinda Neverchew, Jerusha Ann Jadlock, Martha Eveline Birdseye, Experi- ence .Melvlna Mary Jane Hood, Maholey Greengass Nancy Ann and Phoebe Ann l Lookaike Ctwlns), Prudence Ann Plum kett Hannah Marian Primrose, Goody 1'woshoes, Mehitable Neversmile, Polly Ann Baxter, Semantha Allen; Ruthie | Cleveland.
 Altogether the play was most enjoyable, the od-fashioned country school being | presented in a manner very true to life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-01
DODSON GOES TO
 INSANE ASYLUM
Suffers From MeIancholla, Induced By Whisky, Cigarettes and Do
 mcstlc Troubles.

Gadsden, April 3O.-(Special 10. P. Dodson, the telegraph operator who shot his small child about two weeks ago, was given hearing today before Judge Lee in the city court and was committed to the insane asylum.
 Five physicians who have examined Dodson since the tragedy pronounced him insane and so testified in court
 Dodson is said to be suffering with mel anchoba, induced by whisky, cigarettes and domestic troubles. Dodson's insane act created intense excitement at the time, and he was taken to Anniston for Tear that some harm might be done him.
 About two weeks ago after an absence of about two weeks, Dodson returned to his home fin this city and seriously wounded his two-year-oid child after fir ing several shots at his wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-01
COURT CONFINES.
Criminal Court Docket Will Be Taken
 Up Next Week.

Greenville. April 30.-(Special) 1.-The spring term of circuit court convened yesterday, Judge J. C. Richardson presid- ing Few of the cases will. come up this week as many on the docket have been settled outside of court and others will be continued.
 It is said that the criminal docket for next week Is heavy due to the fact that the new sheriff, w s. Watson. has been very active in hunting up all for whom indictments had been issued, capturing great many of them.
 The case of James IIalford. now in jail charged with the murder of his uncle and attempted mufder of his grandfather will probf.3l.- be tried next week.
 The farmers. almost without exception are blowing up and repianting their cot ton, some Tor the third time. Seed Is be- coming very scarce and good prices are asked and given.
 The Masonic order will give their an- nual reception tonight. an occasion that will be of interest to all who are fortu- nate enough to attend. Hon. C. R. Brlcken of Luverne will deliver an address, this feature alone making the evening pleas antly anticipated.
 An old folks concert Thursday evening is an event which will draw a large au- dience to the opera house Costumes of the past century will give the occasion a peculiar interest, and the sweet old mel odies of aud lang syne will appeal to lovers of the tenderly simple songs. Messrs. r. T. Herlong. Dock Thompson and Max Stabler, Misses Evelyn Rey- holds Leila and Alma Shanks were guests of friends at Forrest Home Sun day
 Judge T. NJ. Richardson of Montgomery is attending court
 Hon. ]. c. King and Mrs. King of Br-
 ningham spent Sunday with the formers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-01

his duties under this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.
 To amend section by inserting be- tweens the words therefor and "shal1' in line 7 the following, viz: shall state under oath that the applicant has never been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude, and''
 To amend a bill 10 be entitled "An act to regulate the carrying and the use of firearms"
 To amend section by striking out in the fifth and sixth lines the following And furnish the applicant the badge hereinafter described"
 To amend section 6 by inserting in line thirteen after the word for and before the word "and" "and for the printing of this act as required in section IA
 To amend by adding section IA.
 Section IA. It shall be the duty of the state auditor immediately after the ap- proval of this act to have printed on pa per or cardboard suitable for posting pur- poses ten thousand copies of this act and he shall immediately supply the judges of probate with sufficient number of these copies to afford at least three for each ward or precinct. It shall be the duty of each>5udge of probate to supply a justice of the peace in each ward or precinct with at least three copies of the same and 1t shall be the duty of the jus tice of the peace so supplied to post three copies of this act in three conspic- nous and well protected places in alls ward or precinct
 To amend by adding section 15.
 Section 15 All laws and parts of laws, general. local and special. In conflict here with are hereby repealed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-01
Decision in cohn Case Prevails.

r The impression seems to have galned circulation in Tuxedo that portion of the city taken in by the legislature of 1903, . that the supreme court has reversed the decision rendered some weeks ago in tho Cohn case, and declared the act mentioned unconstitutional. This impression seems to have arisen from the decision rem dered few days ago In the case of Far rior vs. Stagg, which was appealed from the chancery court of Jefferson county, affirming the decision of Chancellor Ben ners. who declared that the act was un- constitutional
 According to Attorney w. w. Short ridge, who lives in the territory which has been the bone of contention between the residents of the Fifth ward and the city poper, and who desires that the mat ter be finally adjusted or understood to be already so in order that the city may carry on unimpeded the improvement work which has been begun in this territory, stated this morning that he had gone to the trouble of looking into the Farrior- Stagg case and had found that the su- preme court had affirmed 1t on account of the failure of the appellant, Farrior, to comply with some technical rule of law without touching at all the merits of' the matter, the constitutonallty, vel non, of the act of 19O3' So the decision in the Cohn case still prevails and will not prob ably be overruled.