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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
COTTON AND CORN
 TO BE REPLANTED
Low Land South of centrevilIe Is Now Under Water, as Result of Re-
 cent Heavy Rains.

Centrevllle. April 23.-(Special)-O ac- count of the recent heavy rains the Ca- haba river at this point is very high and all of the low land south of Centreville are under water.
 Practically all of the crops of corn and cotton which have Eeen planted in this county will have to be planted again, and as seed corn and cotton seed are scarce 1t is a great hal dshIp on the farmers
 At the home of the mother of the bride, at high noon today, Miss Lillie Thomas was married to MT. W. T. OHara. The ceremony was performed by Rev. O'Hara pastor of Clayton Street Baptist church of Montgomery. The bride is d popular young lady residing at Trio, Blbb county, and the groom resides at Talladega, and holds a responsible position with the Bir- mingham and Atlantic Railroad company. The young couple will reside at Taf1a- dega.
 On yesterday Shade James, one of the oldest negroes in Bibb county, died sud- denly at his home near Centrevflle. He was considered one of the very best ne- groes in this section and enjoyed the confidence of the white people who knew him.
 L. H. Nunnelee. editor of the Centreville Press, has sold his fine buggy horse to Dr. Charles Brown of Pell City. The consideration was s250.
 On Saturday evening MT. and Mrs John Kennedy and MT. Edward Kennedy gave a most delightful entertainment at their played and delightful refreshments served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
WEATHER UPSETS
 ALL PREDICTIONS Mean Temperature for the
 State is 58 WEEKLY SUMMARY REPORT Amount of Rain In Third Week of April Between Three and Four
 Times Greater Than lisse Normal.
 
WEEKLY SUMMARY REPORT

Montgomery, April 23-tspeeial)- remarkable weather for the past three weeks has caused all the predicters to take a back seat, the only one seeming to be in good standing being Uncle Sam. According to the weekly summary of Forecaster Hayes the week was cool and rainy. He says:
 ''The mean temperature for the state (5s) was about four degrees below nor nal for the third week of April while the amount of rain was between three and four times greater than the usual fall.
 ''The weather began to grow warmer on the 18th and by the 18th the mean tenn perature was about normal; during the remainder ofsthe week the daily means luctuated from this point to six and eight degrees below normal The night temper atures were very moderate and fairly un- formi the day temperatures were unns- ually low.
 Showers occurred daily on the 1Gth, 17th, 18th, 19th 22d and 23d they were quite heavy, especially in the southern counties, where the total precipitation for the week exceeded 300 inches at many points. In the extreme northern coun- ties and the Georgia line from Barbour county northward, the rainfall was light est.
 The following table shows the temper ature and rainfall at selected stations:
 Temperature R'nfall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
WITH woMAN's ASSOCIATION.
New York Senator Celebrates His 73rc
 Birthday By Lunchlng.

New York, April 23.-Senator Chaun- cey M. Depew celebrated his 73d birth day today by lunching with the Wom- ems Republican association of the state of New York, which he helped to or ganiZe nine years ago.
 MT. Depew congratulated the women republicans on being partes particeps of a campaign which had begun so ex- citedly fifteen months before the pres idential campaign.
 "The result of that campaign he said, ''so far has been the organization of the Society of Ananias and Sap- phira, with a constantly increasing membership of influential people, but of which the republican is not party of an Ananias and Sapphira. As a party we tell the truth and live up to the truth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
At the Majestic.

Helen Macbeth and Robert Warwick told the story last night at the Majestic theatre of the romantic love affair of the glorious Bety Patterson and Jerome Bonaparte. The house was filled with a fashionable audience, an audience that was thoroughly appreciatlve and which literally accorded the praise deserved.
 It is true that the name "Mannering" filled the house, lut so cleverly did the stars understudy tell the romance that the disappointment which at first was felt, soon disappeared. Miss Macbeths s manner. as was the original Betsys, was naive and natural, she being such a girl as every man, every woman, and every servant yielded unstinted worship.
 The story is the very oldest. one known to every school boy, and one which every school boy appreciates. sThe romantic air surrounding the theme is made more talk ing by the appearance of Clay, Call houn, a Sir Henry Blake and Preston, an indulgent and irate father, a goodly number of colored servants, and silly old maid for an aunt.
 Robert Warwick was Jerome Bonaparte and he yielded the kingdom of Westpha- lia for the love of his American sweet heart with an air quite noble. He was exceptionally clever In those portions of the play which cave emotional acting scope, when he declared his love, when he tears himself away from his frantic sweetheart and yields temporarily to the ambitious designs of his brother, the Emperor and when he returns to America to bec6nle a private citizen and find happiness. The play is well staged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
BRYAN IS LOGICAL
 MAN, SAYS ROBSON
EssMAN-ELEcT SPEAKS, TO
 STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL AT HUNTSVILLE-NAvY AND PoLIT-
 lcAL OUTLOOK.

Huntsville April 23.-(Special.) )-Capt. Richmond P. Hobson, elect from the Sixth Alabama district, delivered an address to the students of the Conder Training school at noon today. on the subjects of peculiar interest to college boys.
 Captain Hobson, in speaking of the proposition for greater navy, about which he has delivered many lectures in all parts of the country, said that the question is now up to the people and that they should get behind their repre- sentatives in Congress if they wish to have a navy that will be large enough to preserve the peace of the world He declared his intention of devoting his best efforts to this end, when he goes to Congress.
 Speaking of politics, Captain Hobson said he did not believe that President Roosevelt will be elected to succeed him self He believes Secretary Taft is the stronger of the two men, his opinion be- ing that Taft can poll the whole of President Roosevelts strength as well as the republican element that opposes the President. He believes the democrats have a chance to win in the next elec- ton if they will adopt progressive plat form. William J. Bryan, he said, is the logical candidate for President and Hoke Smith of Georgia would make good run ming mate for him.
 Lawrence Cooper, Jr, son of Joe E. Cooper we'll known insurance agent, and Miss Bessie Powell, very popular young lady of this city, eloped to Fay ettevile yesterday afternoon and were married by Esquire C. c. Mckinney, who has united perhaps more Huntsville couples than any man living. The mar riage was surprise to relatives and friends. The bride and groom are both IS years old. MT. Cooper is assistant paymaster of the railroad constructions camp at Lineville, and he and his bride left for that town today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
Winthrop Takes Oath of Office.

Washington, April 23.-Beekman Winthrop, during the last three years governor of Porto Rico, today took the oath of office as assistant secretary of the treasury. He will have charge of matters connected with the collection of the internal revenue, the revenue cutter service, the selection of sites, and the awarding of contracts for pub lie buildings. the public health and marine and ship service. He succeeds John Edwards, who also as assistant secretary will have charge of the finan- cial division of the treasury depart ments, bureau of the hints. the bureau of engraving and printing. t4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24

vice presidents, w R. Fisher, Montgom- cry; Mccullough, Freeman, Mason, Nor ris, Tendon and Coleman; secretary, James B. Drake, Birmingham.
 Andy Marx was chosen as delegate to the American Federation of Labor
 Legal counsel: w w. Hill, Montgom- cry; D. c. Rickerby Mobile
 Legislative committee; E. J. Mahoney, Montgomery c. c. Houston, Birming- ham.
 The next meeting will be in Anniston April, 190S
 A resolution was passed that g. con- ference be held with the Farmers union with view to effecting agreement for cooperation in the sale and purchase of products of members of the union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
Spring Medicine

The best is Hoods Sarsaparilla. It is the best because it does the most good.
 While it makes the blood pure, fresh and lively, it tones the stomach to bet ter digestion, creates an appetite, stimu- lates the kidneys and liver, gives new brain, nerve and digestive strength.
 An unequaled list of cures-4o,366 tes- timonials in two years - proves its merit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
HORSE RACING IN AMERICA
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Palo Alto at the same time Then came the names of Haggln and Keene, still inseparable from the story of the turf. James R. Keene went to California as poor boy. and set up in life with Fox hall Daingerfield, a poor boy from Vir- ginia, as his partner. Daingerfield had a rich brother judge of the court, and in time pretty Miss Daingerfield from Virginia came to California to visit.
 Her rich and powerful brother soon saw that Keene was paying court to his sister. He was made furious by the presumption of the impecunious youth, and forbade Keene to come to the house. But the younger Daingerfield was on Keene's side, and he actually helped his sister to elope with her poverty stricken lover. This is the story they tell in the west, and everybody knows that Keene's son Is Foxhall Keene, and that it was Keene's horse Foxhall who won S162, 900 on European courses. making the best record ever made by an American horse abroad. Foxhall Daingerfeld afterwards became a major in the Confederate army, and q great race horse has been called Major Daingerfield
 In Tennessee the Belle Meade stock farm near Nashville, was one of the greatest of horse-breeding establishments for many years, It was under the own ershp of Gen. W. G. Harding and Gen. W, II. Jackson In the Belle Meade stud died the mighty Iroquois, winner of the English derby, and second only to Fox hall in his performances abroad. Also Enquirer, a prince of the turf, to whom a handsome marble monument was erect ed oy John R. Mclean of the Cincinnati Enquirer. The Jackson place, by reason of death, became the property of a little baby. and there was no one to go on with the farm. There had been financial reverses, and so Belle Meade's fine stock was sold it's 300 deer were liberated, and it will soon be cut into town lots
 The American and English race horses are identical. The breeders of all coun- tries who desire to improve their stock have used the. American and English thor oughbreds. and have added greatly to the value of their horses by this infusion of aristocratic equine blood. President Diaz of Mexico has recently set aside an an- nual fund of S50,000 for the foundation of a Mexican derby. to be eligible only to horses bred in the republic of Mexico from American thoroughbred stock This is she testimony President Diaz bears to the value of racing, for it is his avowed purpose to induce Mexicans to foster the breeding of a better class of horses.
 Tn referring to the power of the thor oughbred, an authority says: He is the great sustaining source of all classes of horses. The trotter, the saddler the roadster. the coach and dray horse, and the mule, all trace back to him, and al times have recourse to him to regain endurance, wind. strength and constitu- tional ability. The blooded horse has higher intelligence, a more gracely ap- pearance, better disposition, Is less liable to disease has the greater speed and endurance. and Is longer-lived than the horse of an inferior breed" He is the Prince of the House of Mans Most Faithful Friend
 ow-'Interesting Habits of Ants"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
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At the Riiou.

The Biiou is offering this week a melo- drama that leaves little to be desired in that class of plays. In Bertha, the Sew ing Machine Girl" there is excitement in plenty and number of deliberately staged cllmaxes that never fail to wake up the gallery. There Is a fire scene that creates enthusiasm, while motor boat chase down a river, pursued along the shore by special train an automobile and the heroine on a bicycle gives one some idea of the events that take place. This scene Is cleverly put on and Is quite realistic. The play Is one sure to prove popular with lovers of melodrama. The usual per- formance Is announced for tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
THINK EXPLOSION
 IS EARTHQUAKE
TRAIN CREW BRINGS REPORT OF A JAR, WHICH, IT TURNS OUT, WAS CAUSED BY TWO BoiLERs EXPLODING AT. CAMDEN.

Selma. April 2a-(special.)-A report reached Selma last night that an earth quake had occurred at Nadawah, the Junction point on the Louisville and Nash- vile railroad leading to Camden. The train crew, which reached the city last night, stated that they distinctly felt the shock. Today 1t delevlops that there was not an earthquake, but that the three boilers of the Shoal Creek Lumber com- pany. located about quarter of mile from the railroad station, had exploded no doubt causing the jar thought to be an earthquake.
 Information from the scene of the sx- plosion has been exceedingly limlteS owing to the high wind of last night causing wire trouble, but it is understood that the plant was considerably damaged by the explosion and that the negro fire man was seriously injured. What caused the explosion Is not stated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
reports.
Extracts

Extracts Reports.
 Calhoun, Anni average tenn perature was ow the normal and the total ras 1.S0 inches above the norma CT Bureau.
 Cherokee, Mack fell on the 18th and the remainder eek was cloudy and eool.-B. P.
 Colbert, Rivertoi ather has been wet and abnorma -E. R. Nelles
 Cullman, Cullms fell on the 16th, and cloudy, ther has pre- vailed since that B. Livingston
 DeKalb, Collinsyi goth was sun shiny and warm, ,thor days of the week were cl cool.-F. P Newman.
 Franklin, Phil Ca he week was cloudy and cold, uent rains.-- M. M. Duke.
 Jefferson, Irondal weather has been rainy and coo Praytor.
 Morgan, Decatur: frost occur red on the 20th; tn part of the week, however, wa with ire quent showers.-Ernt 'riger
 Walker, Saragossa 1d rain fell on the 18th; the en k has been cloudy and cool, wit ore than 2S per cent of the possl line.-J. w Ferguson.
 Middle
 Bibb, Eoline: Sleet le morning of the 18th; the 18th rm and a heavy rain fell; the 1 18th were cloudy and showery; h, n and hail fell on the 1Sth.-Will l.
 Lee, Waverly: The W been cool cloudy al . ralny.-Moni }.
 ChoctaW. Pusmataha: week has been cold and rainy; " thun- der occurred on the nj le 19th.- E. A. Carr.
 Clay, Pyriton: A vel ing hail, rain and windstorm occl he night of the 18th; the weath zen cole and disagreeable.-J. S.
 Coosa, Batson: gre rain fell during the week; the as been rather cool.-Ira Baily.
 Dallas, Burnsville: howery weather has prevailed practi- cally all of the week. on.
 Greene, Boligee: Very wealth. CT, with good rains, ha dur ing the week. The fir 14th caused no material dam Bou- chelle
 Hale, Gallion: The w been cool and unreasonable; fell on the 18th and 18th; on date heavy wind and hail the rain.-J. T. Collins.
 Montgomery, Montgomer lther has been cool and cloudy on every day of the week.--K r. Perry Walthalls: The , been cool and wet.-John A. Ha
 Randolph Newell: A ht aer- shower occurred on the mig sth. III D. Landers.
 Russell Heard: The " cen cloudy and cool. with wy thundershowers-John E.
 Shelby, Harpersville; Tn, as been cloudy and wet, with n, wind and some hail on the 1e 1Sth.-R. B. Posey.
 Sumter Gaston: The weatl n very cold for this season of c amount of rainfall was unusr w. D. Bennett.
 Talladega, Fayetteville: IT been generally cloudy, with on the nights of the 16th and hall also fell on the latter M. Walters.
 Talapoosa. Dadeville: The been excessive; very heavy fall on the 16th. 17th. 21st and Sparta E. Blow.
 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa: Good on the 18th and 1Sth.-E. N. C.
 Barbour, Batesvllle: The wea been unfavorably cool; frequent during the week.-George Boyer.
 Southern District.
 Clarke, Whatley: Rain fell on 18th and 19th.-J. A. Hill
 Henry. Abbeville: This has been orally cloudy week. with rain on tl and 1Sth.-Henry l.. Marsh.
 Mobile, rGand Bay Frequent ra cured during the week.-Jullus Scl bach.
 Monroe, Turnbull: Frequent rain during the week-J. H. McCreary.
 Washington, Fruitdale: A light sh fell on the 18th; on the night of the there was a heavy rain and some apparently there was no damage by hail.-G. M. Billhimer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
Temperature R'nfall

Blount, Oneonta: A thunderstorm, with high wind, occurred on the 18th. The mean temperature for the week was below the normal.-Equilla J. Ketchum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
Harmony Club to Build.

Before the fall season opens in all it's brilliancy the Harmony club of Selma will be installed in a new club house of its own.
 There was held last night fn the rooms on Alabama street of the organization one of the most enthusiastic meetings ever held in the history of the club. But one sentiment was evidenced, and that was the desire for the club to own a home of It's own, and the result of this sentiment was appointment of a commit tee authorized to do everything necessary to secure club house for the organ ization.
 The committee is B. J. Schuster, J. c, Adler Adolph Eliasberg, II. J. Meyer and l. Schwarz, and the limit upon the ex- penditure for the home Is placed at $50 ,0oo. Bonds to that amount were authorized to be issued and the committee was given authority to suse so much of the $5o, ,OOO as was necessary in purchasing a site, erect ing club house and furnishing it.
 The site has not yet been decided upon nor, of course, the plans, but the com mittee is practically agreed in having stores for the ground floor and the sec ond and third floors fitted up for a club house. This will give a revenue to the club which will help pay off the interest on the bonds, and through this means make a complete success of the project.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
Boy Shot In Eve.

Carl Barker. son of Officer William. Barker, was the victim a few days ago of the pernicious practice of the boys about town who are shooting bent pins and brads from rubber bands stretched over their fingers. One of the missiles hit young Barker in the eye and the physi- elan called in states that it Is not thought the sight was put out. The boy has to wear bandage over the eye and has suf- fered not little from the injury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24

Try the Gawk for half-tone and n .lustratIons. Ane-HeraId 1ulldlnaL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
A RAILROAD COLLISION.

A railroad collision blocks traffic and ties up the road, interfering with the proper operation of the system on which 1t happens just in proportion to the gray ity of the accident. Something very sim liar has happened inside the human body when constipation manifests itself. The ,roper operation of the human system is lterfered with and comfort and health
 uffer in proportion to the gravity of the
 lse Chronic constipation is a serious
 ,ndftion with which medical men fre-
 lently have to deal, and they recog-
 se the fact that its permanent cure de-
 l,,dr tha rnstnra tinn nf alaSticifX and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24

Mrs. J. F, Gee, 50 Gould Street, stoneham. known Hoods Sarsaparilla to fail for spring humors and as a general blood purifier, 1t cures serofula, eczema L has no equal as a general spring nedieine, It gives me genuine satisfac- ton to say this"
 lrugs Aot, June 30. 1906. No. 324.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
SI1ns.

The most difficult work solicited. Hermi. tage. of course f1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24

The last of the sectional match races on the American turf was run at Louis vile on July 1, 1S7s between Ten Broeek, one of Kentuckys greatest horses, and Mollie Mccarthy, the pride of the Pa citic coast. The rain and muddy track al- most made the race a fiaseo. but the in- terest was as keen as it had ever been in one of the old-time match races. The eastern racing men object to match races, because they are sure 10 engender quar- rels and bad blood and racing men have enough to contend with from the outside without splitting up in internal dissen- sions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24

The race course at Saratoga was laid out in 1863, William Travers being the leading spirit In 1880 Jerome Park gave way 10 Sheepshead Bay and Brighton Beach, and the new era of metropolitan racing was born In 1881 the first subur- ban at Sheepshead Bay was captured by Gen. Monroe and in 1888 the first futur- ity was won by Proctor Knott. with Sal vator second. The subuyban is the only great event of the New York race courses which has remained unchanged from the first, no alterations in distances or con dtions having been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
No Additional Police.

At special meeting this afternoon the council authorized the employment of twenty additional policemen, because of the strike trouble. and offered reward of s250 each for the arrest and convic- tion of all who dynamite or shoot Into cars.
 Mayor Teague writes the chief of po- lice a warm letter telling him the out rages must cease, calling those who dyna- mite or shoot into cars murderers.
 T.e State Federation of Labor elected the following officers and adjourned:
 President, Andy Marx. Birmingham;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24

The Pacific coast has contributed much to the American turf Racing began in California almost as soon gold digging. and has been kept up ever since
 There the od-fashioned long races con tinued years after they were abandoned in the east. About thirty years ago the famous Lucky Baldwin started the Santa Anita ranch. Leland Stanford founded
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-15

That American actors aFs nes ths
ozly stass heroes IS psoyen 81 ne
following a1scd0te Of the recent ezrEh-
quake in Mexico City L1ckily the
principal theatsr was empty. the play
g1eF1 and players we're gone. mkea
tie shock came. Not 30 At the ARIES
Thers the performance was ii fun
blast The lights ii the theater went
Out For . moment there vas siIsaee.
Thea vas felt the shock. Panicstrick-
e cries went up from Al portions o
Ehe house.
The situation was critical Ii case
the audience attempted 20 leave the
house hundreds would be killed II the
melee. Fuentes. the Leading actor.
vas equal TO the emergency. With re-
mzrkable promptitude and self-posses
sion he advanced to the front Of the
stage and while the building was rock
Ing. assured the audience that the
shock would soon be over and that
there was not the slightest danger.
Just where Fuentes got the tip that
the thing wouldn't last long and would
not be violent he did not diyulge. but
the audience voted him trump and
kept It's seats TIL the thing was over.