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New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
PACIFIC FLEET WILL BE READY.
Navy Department Denies Reports That Sail
ing Will Be Delayed.

Washington. Nov. 26.-Naval officials say Una,
there is not the slightest doubt that Admrdi
t5vans's fleet viii start on its Pacific cruise on
.cbodrle time December Is. The amount of work
90 he done ppon the big ships in dock Is probably
overestimated by the persons who have preal'''i
that there will be a delay in beginning the Fo'
age and II Is said that two days each III oTy 90
to receive bottom paint IS all that VIII pe rePi''1
III, before proceeding to Hampton Roads for tn'
start. All of that work easily be done IN orc
week il Is said at the Navy Department so '"'I
Go no reason to doubt that the ships VIII ne j"
line December 16 in Hampton hoa'S' ""e'-
+,5+ +al,oe station in the Mayhower TO review
+Io Aapt
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE DAM.
Victory for Deep Waterway Project in Hi
nois Legislature
LRx Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Springfield, Ill. Nov. 2s.-The deep waterway
project advanced to-day. when the Senate
passed, with the emergency clause, the bill de-
claring the Despanes and Illinois rivers navig-
able streams ard empowering the Governor TO
remove any Instructions. The purpose of the bill
was to enable the Governor to remove by force
if necessary. the s200O,000 dam being thrown
across the Despanes River by the Economy
Power and Light Company. This dam would
prove an effectual bar to the proposed canal
from Chicago to the Gulf for the next thirty
eight years.
The passage OF the bill to-day clears the way
for the proposed state issue Of s2oOOo'ooo ID
bonds TO aid the project.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
ONE BID FOR HUDSON BONDS.

Only one bid received yesterday afternoon
bv the Hudson County Board Of Chosen Freehold
ers for an issue of bonds to the amount of $4,000.
running fifty years and paying per cent interest,
and that bid anticipated. The bonds We're for
the purchase Of the famous cricket grounds in
Hoboken which will become part of one OF the
county parks. The cricket grounds have in recent
wears been used by the athletic association of
Stevens Institute, but this year an athletic field
has been laid out adjoining the institute grounds.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
SUPPORT FOR SHIP SUBSIDY.
Cleveland Merchant Marine League Expects
Aid from President in His Message.
rRr Telegraph TO TIE Tribune

Cleveland, Nov 26.-Presdent Roosevelt Is &c
give support in his message to Congress 10 a snip
subsidy bill restoring the Oriental steamship lines
and organizing a South American service. according
TO members OF the Cleveland Merchant Marine
League in session to-day to issue the call Tor a
national meeting here December p OF the
friends Of ship subsidy.
President Harvey Goulder. declaring the inability
of the navy TO steam to the Pacific without using
foreign bottoms for coal carriers "A significant OBJ
tect lesson announced speakers for the national
meeting Truman J. Newberry, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy: J. l. McCleary, Assistant Postmaster
General: John Barrett director Of the international
r2,raa,, of American Republics and Senators J. Il.
Foraker and James Gal!inger.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
MEM Jersey LOOKS TO DICK LAW.

washington, Nov 35.-Brigadier General i. Heo'r
r,rafntnaU adiutant general of the National Guard
~ New Jersey, had a long conference with A't"F
Secretary Oliver. of the War Department 'o-''I
Ne,,, Jersey's militia organization IS no" IA sue"
- "a ~ conform to the requirements OF tho
Ticb law. under which allotments OF money are
annually made to the National Guard and GeneF''
RrentnaU explained the situation 70 MI OlN'i'
who has charge OF militia matters l"" ''"'
- 10 are about ready 10 avail themselves Of
r. ,,-,v1eqes and benefits Of the Dick law, gen
eraI conference regarding which is 10 he held III
Washington on December p
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
CHEAPER GAS FOR PIrrssuRe.

IttkTaTh 70 ITtbnre-
Pitishurg. Nov. 26-The Philadelphia
pauy which supplies natural gas to n majority
Of consumers in Pittsburg decided at meet
ing of the directors this afternoon. in view Of
the existing business depression, TO reduce the
price Of natural gas January 1. The pres
ent price is 81 cents n thousand gross and 80
cents net. and the new prices viii bs 80 cents
and 2Tla cents net. Some time ago the people
Of Pittshurg sought III the courts 10 compel the
Philadelphia company to reduce the price Of
rv1G
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
LOUISVILLE RIOTERS HELD.

Louisville, Nov 26.-It is believed that the
arrests last night following a riot will virtually
mean. an end of the strike. Police Judge
Wheeler MCGEE held over for hearing under
$4,000 bond to-day all those arrested last night,
and he has also ordered the arrest of forty
seven more men who attended, a meeting at
which an alleged plot to attack the cars was
formed
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
NEW BRUNSWICK LINER LAUNCHED.

Quincy Mass. Nov. 2G.-With the launching OF me
b,, steel freight steamer Altamaha from the yards
NJ tho Fore River ShipbuildIng Company to-day,
the Attn of the fleet Of steamships built by the
Fore River company for the brunswick Steamship
Companv for service between New York, Jack
sonviIle Fla, and Brunswick, Ga "il soon "e
ready 10 ioin her sister shps-the Satilla. the
OcmuIgeo the Ogeechee and the Ossabaw. These
are steel built and of 800 tons like the Altamaha
and are already plying between the three ports of
the Brunswick companys service. Miss Caroline
Godfrey named the vessel
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
MoNrcLAIR p. o. NEEDS NEW HOME.

Nontclair Nov 26 (SpeciaD.-Montclairs postal
service has grown 50 rapidly that the present
postoffice quarters inadequate. and the gov
ernment has taken action toward obtaining more
commodous building. Postmaster Herbert II. Bid
duIph announced to-day that David Tours. who
owns n plot directly opposite the present post
Office in Bloomfield avenue had agreed to erect
building on plans especially designed 10 meet the
postal requirements OF Montclair and to lease II to
the government.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
SHOOTING FOLLOWS ELoPEMENT.

Cleveland. Nov 26-Mrs. Ida Wolker' 'W'h'S-
two wears old was shot three times To-Day 10y
rI.rbert Frernd and was probably fatally wouhu'n,
Io,,rd who Is twcnty-one years old. then hred
tu,o shots at himself. lie will recover The couple
recently elopcd from Lehighton Penn, where Mrs.
yolker deserted a husband and two children. fft-
ceding the attempted murder ana SUICIDE MIs'
y-oil,er eaid she was taunting Freund about his
Jealous disposition.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
1H,uSeHentS.
-METROPOJITANR96PFf R96Ff

This Evening at s-IA BOHEME. sembrich.
Dereyne. Bonci Stracciari. Journet. Begue, Du-
friche Barocchi Tecchi Conductor FsrrarL
Thurs Evg., Nov. 2S, at S-MEFISTOFELE. Far
rar. Rappoid. Jacoby. Girerd; Chaliapne Martin.
Tecchi Conductor, FerrarL
Fri Eyg. Nov 20, at s-ADRIANA LECOU-
yREUR. Cavalieri, Jacoby Mattfeld; CarusO, ScOttL
Lucas, Journet Barocchi Conductor, FerraIL
sat. Aft Nov. 80 1:30-Die Meistersinger.
Gadski Mattfeld: Knote, Van Rooy Goritz. Blass,
Reiss. Muhlmann. Conductor. Hertz
Evg.. Nov. 30 popular prces), at S-RiGO-
LETTo. Sembrich. Jacoby, Girerd; Bonci, Strae-
ciaTi. JouTnet, Muhlmann Conductor. FerrarL
Sunday Evg,. Dec. ! tPOP PRICESl. at $50.
GRAND OPERATE CONCERT
Soloists. Mines. RAPPOLD. KIRK BY-IUNN.
DEREYNE; NM. MARTIN. STRACCTARI MUHI-
MANN Entire Metropolitan Opera CHORUS AND
ORCHESTRA. Conductor MIR. ROVY
Monday EVg., Der. =, a S-DER FILEGENDE
HOILANDER Gadsk, Langendorff Van Rooy.
knote Blass pppel Conductor. Hertz
Wed. Eyg., Dec. 4. at S-AIDA. GadsSi, Kirkby-
Lunn; Caruso- ScottL Blass Muhlmann. Teccht
Conductor, Fcrrari
Thurs. EvR, Dec. ;. az S-LA BOHEME. Sem
brich. DeTeyne; Bonci. Stracciari Journet Begue,
Barocchi. Dufriche. Tecchi Conductor Ferrari.
Fri. Evg. Dec. g. at S-IRIS. Emma Eames. lie
Fornta: Caruso Scott. Journet, Tecchi- Conductor.
Terrarf.
The SALE or SEATS for next weeks performances
- begins TOMORROW tTHURSD at a. Nj
WEBER PIANO USED
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
peAIRlE SAILS WITH SUPPLIES.

Newport r l., Nov. 26-The cruiser fFalF'v
saIed TODAY for Hampton Roads. She carried
co,,ntermine outfits for the Atlantic fleet ana war
heads for the second torpedo houlla
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
FIRE IN MlDDLETowN, N. y, THEATRE.

Middletown. y. Y, Nov. 26.-Whie a large audi
ence Witnessing a moving picture show at the
Bijou Theatre tonight fire broke out in some
electrical appliances the front entrance of the
theatre. The audience fed to the street and all
escaped without injury. The fire was soon extin-
ed
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
CHINA PAYS FOR MISSIONARIES DEATH

Mexico. Mo. Nov. 26.-Eleanor and Roy
Chestnut received $4,000 from the Chinese gov
ernment Yesterday damages for the death
of their aunt. Miss Eleanor Chestnut a Pres
byterian missionary, who was killed in Liam
Chow.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
% 435 Moon Moons age -
HIGH WATER
A.M-sandy Hook i2:14 Gov. Island 2:2t
M-Sandy 12:l7 GOV. Hell Gate Pa
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
CONFER SIGNS RAILROAD BILLS.

Montgomery Ala, Nov 26.-Governor Conner
yesterday signed all of the railroad regulation
bills passed by the extra session of the Ala
bama legislature
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
INCREASE LOWER DECK RATES.

Cologne, Nov 26.-At a conference to-day of the
representatives Of the North Atlantic steamship
lines it decided to increase lower deck passage
rates from New York TO Europe on all lines by from
IS 10 81
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Tuesday, Nov. 90, 1907
ARRIVED

ARRIVED.
M W9. F3e 3 H? & Ka KS d Do2 &e NeS's' % the IS ps2
Steamer ocean Prince lBr, c0un9ert. Philadelphia
November 26 TO Busk s Jevo1s in ballast
=. 10 a II Bull & CO. with mdse. Passed in sandy
steamer Chester Dutch segsbarh Antwerp November
o TO Philip Ruprecht in ballast Arrived the Bar at
Lais!ana Gtap Careens Geqoa NovsmOes 2
u cabin sol passengers and mdse Arrived
steamer sayan tBr Roberts Trinidad November 16 and
with passengers and mdse Arrived at the Bar at
steamer SrathcIyde CBr, crear. Baltimore November
"a to Benham s Boyesen. IN ballast Left Quarantine
steamer Joseph cuns2 GqT1 Aamadt Port Antonio toni,
steamer Huron. Ingram Jacksonville November 2i and
mdse. Passed in Quarantine a m.
to the Southern Pacific with mdse Passed in quar-
steamer satlla Rood. brunswick November ~. the
brunswick IS 20. with mdse Passed IN Quarantine at
steamer care. Packard. GeOrgetowa c N0vsmSer
Passed in sandy Hook at 9:45 a m
SnG chsrSas t. e %h @
cabin and lS70 seerage passengers. mails and mdse
Steamer CenfpssSs Scqban) Eeksrmsn & TsInPIeo No
mdse. Arrived at the bar at l0;le -.
New York and Cuba Mail S Co. with 81 passengers
sream KFonpral yi Wilhelm IN 'as eI r Nerei Bremen No
90 With Sal Cabin and 677 steerase mails and
md,s s,s.r,A5 arrived az the Bar at I'll IL 4o m
Norfolk Old Dominion CO. with passengers and
mdse Passed in Quarantine at 25O p
Steamer 1roquois. Chichester. jacksonville
Charleston - Clyde Co with passengers and
mdse. Passed Quarantine 800 . m.
Steamer Prinz Eitel Friedrich Ger Gerdes, Colon
November TO- Kingston 81 and Fortune Island -
the Hamburg American Line. with 20 mails
and mdse. Arrived the Bar As p
Steamer Maracaibo. Perry. Ponce
Bliss & DaIlet with mdse. Anchored in Quarantine at
sandy Hoop y T. Nov. 26 s:aO . m.-wind west
strong breeze; partly cloudy.
SAILED.
Steamers Kaiser Wilhelm II Ger. Plymouth Cher
bourg Bremen; Principe di Piemonte Utah Naples
Genoa; C'orfe CBrl, Town. Algoa Eav
etc: Cowrie (E3r) and Venice: ClaverhiII (Er
(Rrl Manchester: Vic
orian (Tsr Liverpool; Jefferson Norfolk and Newport
News. Yumur tNor) Savannah.
q, and
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
MANHATTAN oorEEA HogsE: USE:

MANHA1 IAN 3itb ST near sth ave
TO NIGHT at :. TALES OF HOFFMANS. Miles
zeppilli De cisneros Jomelli. Trentini; NM Re
maud. Daimores. Gilbert. CTabbe. Daddi, Gianol-
tiallCtti Mus Dir. Campantni.
THURS. Holiday Mat. at > CARMEN Mines
Bressler- Gianoli. Koelling Trentini; NM Dalmores
Crabbe Gilbert Mus. Dir. Campanni G'S;,S3,p
THURS. NIGHT at 8 FAUST Miles MorichlnL
Zeppilli. Severina: MN Zenatello Didur. Ancona
Mus Dir, Campanni- Popular prices 1l5c-S52;
FRI at S. ERNANI. Mile. Russ; NM Albanl
Ancona Armondi Conductor. Parellt
SAT. MAT. 2 THAT'S Misses GARDEN, Iren-
tint. Giaconia: Messrs. Renaud. Dalmores- Mus
Dir Campanini. -,
SAT NIGHT at q AIDA. Mines Russ, De Cis-
neros: NM. Zenatello, Ancona,. Arimondt Mugnoz
Mus Dir, Campanni tT5c-s3)
SUND. NIGHT-Popular Campanini concert
NEXT WEEK-MON.. TALES OF HOFIMANS'
Miles Zeppnli JomelH. De Cisneros; NM: Renaud
Dalmores, Gilbert. Mus Dir, Campantni
WE'D. THAT'S. Miles. Mary Garden. TrenCni
ciacona NM Renaud. Dalnores Mus. Dir.
Fri. FAUST. Mines Zeppnn Giaconia: NM
Zenatello Didur, Ancona- Mus, Dir: Csmpanini
SAT- MAT, TALES OF HOFFMAN,. Miles
ZeppIi, Jomelli De Cisneros; NM Renaud. Dal-
nores. Gilbert Mus Dir. Campanini $1,000.
SAT-. NIGHT: pop, pr; C55c-ss1 Ia GIocoNlppAA- lpA
zenateTo DidIr; Ansona- Nus Dir. CamPanplni
OPENS TOMORROW CTHURS). A NJ
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
Samoan Islands. Fill Islands and New

Samoan Islands. Fill Islands and New
Caledonia via Vancouver and Victoria.
y C)-Aorangi OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Hawaii (via san FranCiscOi-Alameda.
Hawaii. Japan. Corea. China and Philip
pine Islands Cvia san Francisco
Korea .
Japan. Corea. China and Philippine Isl
andS (Via Seattlet-TCsa Maru. ..-.... l
Hawaii Japan. Corea, China and Philip
pine Islands Cvia san FranciscO)-Amer-
lea MaEu- s..--.- -.-.- Il
New Zealand, Australia Except Westl.
Samoan Islands and New Caledonia
(via san Franciscoj- .........
japan. Corea. China and Philippine Isl
ands (via Vancouver. y C)-EmpTess of
japan . o o . . . l.
japan. Corea ana china especially ad-
dressed only 6yia Tacomat--Oanfa. L
Tahiti ana Marquesas Islands (via san
FTanciscO)-Narip ipOsa .................. I
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
WIRELESS REPORT.

President Lincoln. which reported Siasconset at
II Yesterday when 100 miles Of the Nantucket
South Shoals Lghtship. IS expected 80
p Thursday
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
THuRspAY. NovEMRER as.
TRANsPAcIFIc MAILS.

Destination ana steaIneTt 5reI; Close in New York
Francsco)-U s transport. 6oo n ~.
Australia Except Wssu. New Zealand
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
Proposals.

OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MINT
- United States. Philadelphia. Pa, November
I9OT-Sealed Proposals. in duplicate. will be
ceived n this until IL o'clock December
7th. 1907 and then publicly opened. for supplying
the quality highest grade Electrolytic.
with a low bridge
twelve pounds each IN weight and hundred thou
sand 100000 avoirdupos pounds screened shot nickel
subject Mint and assay. suitable for minor
coinage. The deliveries be made require
ments. n accordance with specifications proposal
sheet and other information which may he had upon
application TO John II. Lands Superintendent
SEALED PROPOSALS: N DUPLICATE. WILL. BE
- a Office OF Commissioner Immigration
Ellis Island Y. H., until 2;30 p. Tuesday Deem
s. and opened Immediately thereafter. Cor
hall second foor laundry building L. s
Immigrant station Ellis Island. Y.
limitations and conditions governing bidders may
obtained ROBERT VvATCTHORS. Commissioner
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27

Dec 1. 500 . m
Dec = 500 p m
Dec s. 6:opm
Dec S. 500
Dec II. e:opm
Dec 15 900
Dec 10. 600 pm
Dec 20. 600 D nj
Dec %. 500 m
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
SAILED

Steamers kaiser Wilhelm II tGsr). Plymouth Cher
bourg and Bremen; Prncips di Piemonte Utah Naples
etc; OB Messina and Venice: ClaverhilI (Brl
Dalny Vincent: Newton (Rri. Manchester Vic
tnrian tr Liverpool; jefferson. Norfolk Newport
News: Yumuri tNor,. Bergen: Kansas CITY. Savannah
Comanche Charleston and Jacksonville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

ablaze in a short time. The blaze rose to forty feet and was plainly seen for miles.
 As the strike had not become genrally known the sight of a fire three miles long all night was enough to scare folks and many who could not be classed as ignor- ant or superstitous were frightened out of their wits, believing the end of the world had come. It was several days before the matter was explained, and in that time were more prayers sent up than ever before or since in the same length of time in this section
 The well flowed undisturbed for many years, and thousands of barrels of oil were lost. People say the creek resem- bled river of oil, and the rocks far up in the cliff still show plainly the mark of the oil. This creek Is now called oil creek.
 At later dates oil was discovered in Metcalf, Hart, La Rue, Ohio, Allen and several other counties by accident.
 Natural gas was first found in Warren county by accident, and the same is true of La Rue.
 Some young people in the upper part of the state were recently exploring a cave, and noticing an odor, they reported the fact, which resulted in the development of a gas well. The place may eventually be a large gas center.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12
STORY OF AN UNKNOWN
 MAN IN POTTER'S FIELD
BY WALTER HARPER.

time of our separation in San Francisco five years ago we never met again until I came a few weeks ago in response to his request
 T found him morose and broken hearted in his elegant bachelor apartments in the fashionable resident section. tIIe re- ceived me cordially but with the natter of-fact reserve of friend which was pleasing to both. 1 responded in like temper but always with genteel kind ness. I thank God that we never stopped to a quarrel.
 With business-lil1e candor pr. Hall an- nounced that he had grown profoundly wearied of the life we were living, that he had failed to find happiness and knew that in the same manner had been bur dened with an unsatisfied instinct, some thing that made life incomplete and that he had decided to right matters for us both.
 When I protested and would have begged him to do nothing rash he sieneed me with a wave of the hand and fur
 ther informed me of the disposition he had made of his business affairs. He | explained that he had disposed of all his | property and the money had been placed to my credit at my bank in London. He l had announced that he woulq leave in a few days for Europe where he would probably make his home. Everything had i been arranged and he explained minutely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12
DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT.
Luck Plays a Large Part in Locating
 Oil In Kentucky and Tennessee.

Glasgow (Ny) Cor. New York Herald.
 Nearly all the important oil fields in Kentucky and Tennessee have been purely accidental Some of these finds are of an amusing character. while, others are nearer pathetic. #8l-
 In Cumberland county the first strike was made about forty years ago. A man was drilling for salt water, and when some distance down was advised to seek a new location The advisor told him that he would ind no salt water where he was drilling, to which the driller re- piled, I'm going to drill here until l strike salt water or hell" An hour later the drill penetrated the oil sand and the oil gushed far above the derrick. The driller was so amazed at the sight that he could not move. Finally as the oil continued to gush he ran from the scene a ,.adly frightened man. A half mile from the well he passed the man who had ad- vised him to make the change in the lo- cation. After going on some distance, he yelled back over his shoulder Eve struck something and it's not salt water, eitheri''
 Soon the report became current that the driller had actually drilled into hell, and the report, until it was finally cor rected, caused much excitement and worry among the ignorant and supersti- tious.
 About the same time the old flowing well on Boyd's creek. this county. was drilled under similar circumstances. Those who drilled were after salt water. When pil was found it, like the Cumberland county well, was a "gusher," and not be- Ing what the prospectors sought they left It as it had come in. This well spouted nt the rate of % barrels a day, and the oil ran into a small creek near by. Sew eral days after the strike. when the oil had covered the creek from the well to where it empted into a much larger stream, a distance of three miles, some careless person applied a match, and as a result the three miles of creek were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

the details of the plan by which he would disappear from the world and no one would be the wiser and there would be no disgrace attached to his or my name.
 'He could never bear the shame of divorce proceedings and suicide was un- pleasant to friends and relatives. He explained to me that he had succeeded in compromising a drug that would pro- duce death and at the same time so en- tirely change the features as to render identification impossible while not dishg- uring the body. Neither could trace os the poison be found by prying doctors afterwards.
 "The drug would not produce imme- dlate death but would at once bring about such contraction and expansion of certain muscles and bones of the body that the features would be entirely changed. Death would follow in twenty-four hours, accompanied by the most pleasant mental hallucnations.
 He explained that he would make his public departure, meet me in Atlanta, take the drug and return to this city for the final act. He smiled triumphantly as he contemplated the mystery that would surround the finding of the body and the futile attempts to identify it. He gloated over the fact that possibly his most intimate friends would come to the morgue and look into the strange face and wonder s-5s.7as...-
 "I proceeded Dr. Hall to Atlanta, ac- cording to his instruction and met him next day at the Aragon hotel. I had hoped to dissuade him from his wild idea but was unsuccessful. He sent me away with a letter to be mailed to you from New York. I knew no more about the matter until I saw the story in the news papers a few days later of the finding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

of strange body. I came at once and have been here ever since He left me letter, written after I saw him in At lanta, requesting me to tell you the whole story after his body had been finally dis posed of.
 Now that is all the story, and if you will kindly open the door, which I be- lieve was bolted on the inside when I entered, l will bid you good night"
 Sure enough the only door to my "denH was securely fastened on the inside and l wondered how my visitor had secured an entrance. When I turned with my hand on the bolt to ask the question, 1 was. alone. The woman had gone, as she had come, unannounced and without cerf- mony,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12
Nat Goodwin In Mexico.
rom the St. Louis Star

From the St. Louis Star.
 N. c. Goodwin, the actor. described at a dinner Turkish bath that he once took in Mexico.
 My rubber" said MT. Goodwin, twas a strong man, very strong man. He laid me on the slab and prodded and kneaded and punched and hammered me in a most emphatic way.
 At the end, after l had got up, he came behind me before my sheet was adjusted and gave me on the bare back four resounding whacks with the palm of his enormous hand.
 What on earth did you do that for? I panted, staggering
 " No offense, boss said the man. It was only to let the office know I was ready for the next bather. You see, the bells out of order in this room.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12
Making a Bad Matter Worse.

From the Knoxville Journal and Tribune
 III a little village church where the of- gan power was furnished by the strong arms of the janitor the choir got into, trouble one morning during the singing of the opening anthem. Suddenly the or gan ceased making a sound. The choir voices also partly stopped, and the situs- tion was not improved by a strong but untitled voice coming from behind the organ, saying so loudly that the congre1 gation as well as the singers heard. Sing like thunder, boys. The bellers is bustedr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12
Crazy.

From the Philadelphia Ledger. Yes" said the multi-millionaire, "I have one ambition"
 And what Is that?" asked the reporter. T want to stand at the head of the list of taxpayers replied the capitalist Then they knew the long struggle foi wealth had turned his mind awry.