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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-31
KELLY AND THE sPIKETAIL.
Bowery Statesman Explains His Par tiaIity for the "open Face Suit"

Alfred Henry Lewis in the Saturday
 Evening Post
 Flows everybody" asked Big Kelly, as he slipped easily into his customary chair Its tn Jefferson dinner that keeps me away. I was two days trainin' for it, an three days gettin' over it, an by an large, I ain't been round for most a week. But I'm on tn job ag'in all tight, all right. How's everybody"
 Was yez at tn big feed, Kell?" asked old Timmy.
 Was I? Well, I should say I was there-there with bells on. You should have seen me, Timmy; patent feathers, open-face suit, white choker an dia- enough to trip a dog
 q don't like them dress-suits." pro- tested old Timmy. "They're all r-r-right for thim rich stiffs on Eft Avenyoo; but no Tammany la-a-ad ought to wear em. They aint dimmyeratic."
 You've got to wear em at these swell dinners. If you showed up without em they'd give you tn gate. Besides you re oown wrong about dress clothes not bein' democratic Look at 'em from tn proper angle an they're democracy's last ditch. There's a limit goes with dress clothes. You can't pay only so much for 'em, say not more'n a hundred plunks a suit, an it keeps them rich babies from overplay- in us. An as for not bein' democratic. they make it so you can't tell tn guests from tn walters, an if that ain't demoe- racy, what is?"
 "Then in, dress clothes are moral. in tn old days, get lot of tn boys at a dance or a banlwet. an tn first thing you'd know some guy'd start somethin' an there they'd be, swinGin' an smashin' at each other like a battle royal. Now, when every tug fireman an truclSman has got his suit, an dress clothes has be- come a gen ral institution. all that slug gin an fghtin Is cut out. Tn boys can't go to tn floor with each other, an wear dress clothes; they've got to live up to their suits see? Take it from me dress clothes has done more to straighten up tn East Side than tn police
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-31
STORES FOR RENT

1729 2nd Ave, 25x14O, floors; $50. 1850 2nd Ave, 25x70, floor; $40. 1730 Ist Ave, 5Ox10O, l floor, s250 1929 1st Ave, 50x1S2, floors, s700 1922 Morris, 25x1Oo, floors, Sl50 22O4 Morris, 25x100, floors, s6O. 26nS End Ave, 25x10O 2 floors, $50. 261O 2nd Ave, 25x100, floors. $50. 2e12 2nd Ave, 25x100, 2 floors, s5O a313 N 18th St., 25x75, 1 floor, $40. 323 N 20th St, 25x10O, floor, s2O0. 121 s. Fist St., 25x60, 1 floor, s2O. l112 N. 24th St, 20x60, l floor, $25. 210 N. Fist St, 2Ox1O0 1 floor s125.
 w. N. MALONE 6 co. Real Estate, Rental and Insurance Agents
 219 N. Fist St, Bell Phone 1239.
 FOR SALE CHEAP. $4750-Modern 7-room home, large lot, best : location, north 24th street. good terms. S75O0-Large lot, S-room home, fronts south Arlington avenue, near Highland avenue; good terms. so650-Nice south front lot, 50x145, near Highland avenue, in Lakeview district. $75O0-New building, strictly modern, g. room home, facing car; Norwood; good terms.
 w. L. BEASLEY,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-31
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-31
CHINESE IDEAS OF ANATOMY.
Native Physicians Think the Stomach
 Is the Seat of Knowledge.

Shanghai Correspondence in Chicago
 News.
 One of the most curious of the Chinese ideas of anatomy is the belief in the connection between certain internal or gans and the thoughts and passions. Thus, tho heart and pit of the stomach arc regarded as the seat of ideas and de- lights, the soul resides in the liver. from which emanate all good and noble pur- poses; and in the gall bladder is con- tained such courage as the individual may possess.
 The brain Is never mentioned in Chin- csc medical works. The lungs arc be- lieved to be white. are In the thorax. and consist of six lobes. four on one side and two on the other. Sounds proceed from holes In them"
 Native doctors pretend that they can determine the nature of each ailment, it's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-31
A $500 Tip.

From Judge.
 Race track -tout-"Say. mister. how much have you got to put up on the ponies?"
 Novice-"Five hundred dollars"
 Race track -tout-"Well, for $5 I'll give you a tip that'll stand you in just $500
 Novice-"You will? All right; here's the i've Now give me the tip that's worth $500"
 Race-tract- tout = (pocketing the money)-"It's this; stay away from the race track"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-31

and yet makes her escape; if it bubbles like water over great fire in the morn ing; if it seems like a fish whose head Is stopped and cannot move, but frisks with it's tail: if by the hardness of it's beats 1t resembles a bullet or stone or dried earth shot out of a cross-bow or if 1t resembles the pace of a frog or toad embarrassed in the weeds, or the nasty peck of a bird.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-31
A Work of supererogation.

From the Baltimore American.
 Your friend Grigsby Is very queer and very inconsistent sort of man, Henry"
 How so, dear?'
 At the baseball game today the crowd yelled to kill the umpire. and when asked MT. Grigsby why they wanted to kill the man, he replied because the um- pire was a dead one"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-31
Only a MonoIogue.
he Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 Servant-Youll have to call again.
 Collector-That's what yo'i said yester- day.
 Servant-But MT. Skinner is too Ill to talk to you today. Collector-You needn't worry about that I'll do all tho talking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-31
$ 5SOO.OO NOrWOOd Home Bargain :!

In choice residence section of Norwood beautiful 7room cottage on lot 60x16O east electric lights and bath The rooms this cottage all large high pitch and con yeneny arranged It is not often offer proposition like this in Norwood Any wanting good, well arranged com pacty built and commodous home, excellent location at cos price will make mistake in selecting this home Please Hcall on for full particulars.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
NEWS
Domestic
BY TELEGRAPH

Engineer M. V. Nelson was killed
and several others injured by the
derailment of a passenger train on
the Stout'5 Mountain branch of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad at
Chelsea, Alabama.
Because of the falling OF in traf-.
fic there are 100000 freight cars
and 5000 locomotives idle in the
United States, and as a result, 30,-
600 men less are needed by the COM
panies.
While attempting to start a fire
with kerosene oil Mrs. Sarah Hor-
vitz was fatally burned and the mem
bers of six families in Pittsburg had
to be carried to safety by firemen.
Lawson Z. Emerson, former clerk
OF the Ohio Supreme Court, and l..
l.. II. Austin, former state senator,
completed their terms in Jail.
Nils Nelson, light tender at the
lighthouse on the New Haven Break
water, committed suicide by cutting
his throat
Saverio Curcio, an Italian, was
hanged in the county jail at Scran-
ton for the murder of Nicholas Fer
rias.
An attempt was made to fire and
dynamite the Loose Tobacco Factory
of the Hayes-Sorey Tobacco Company,
at Clarksville, Tenn, in which two
negroes were killed by a watchman.
Another negro escaped, but is thought
to have been wounded.
Judge Phillips, of Cleveland. o., in
deciding the case against the Anal
gamated Glassworkers' Union held
that the organization was in restraint
of trade and ordered it's dissolution
on the ground of public policy.
Anthony Comstock testified in the
Thaw trial that the prisoner gave him
$400 with which to attempt to get
evidence against Stanford White.
hesolutions favoring government
control of public cattle grazing lands
were adopted by the American Ma
tional Livestock Association.
Medical Inspector Henebsrger,
United States Navy, is effecting two
cures of spinal-meningitis with the
Flexner serum.
1t is reported that two Japanese
were seen lettering about Fort Ste
vens; Ore.
ono hundred carpenters asked
Mayor Reyburn, OF Philadelphia, for
work.
The Traders and Mechanics Bank
of Pittsburg has closed its doors.
EuWdIu NelulluBt lhe llNlhS ShSAS
ton" is dead at Ansonia, CT.
Otto Kelsey, New York state su-
perintendent OF insurance, declares
that under the new laws business of
the New York companies has fallen
off millions.
Thirty-five thousand stolen tickets
of the Washington Cd. c. Electric
Railway and Electric Company have
been recovered in New York
The New York Board of Aldermen
has passed an ordinance prohibiting
women smoking in public places.
The Black Hand exploded three
bombs in different sections of New
York's Little Italy.
A. J. Turpin, who supplied the
English Army and Navy with tobac-
CO. died In Kentucky
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30

New York Especially Fifty years
after it was founded. in 1851. the
Bank of North America, at the height
of its prosperity, passed into the con-
troll of Charles w. Morse. He had it
six years, and now il has passed into
the hands OF a receiver, having been
deserted by most of its depositors
since Mr.. Morse was forcibly elimi-
mated three months ago.
After an all-day conference be-
tween those interested in the affairs
of the National Bank OF North Amer
lea it was decided late Saturday af-
ternoon to close the bank and Hqui-
date. The decision was reached by
President w. F. Havemeyer, Bronson
Winthrop, counsel for the bank, and
Comptroller of the Currency w. P.
Ridgely.
Earlier in the day President Hav-
emeyer met the directors of the bank
who are in the city at the Metropoli-
tan Club, and told them the condi-
ton of affairs. 1t was decided that
to open the bank Monday would only
force run, and as the bank was
not In condition to meet any heavy
Withdrawals after those of Saturday
1t would be better to give up the
struggle TO put the bank on it's feet
Statements were issued by Comp
troller Ridgely and President Have
meyer, in which it was stated that
rumors TO the effect that the bank
would be compelled to liquidate had
resulted to a constant drain on it's
resources, and It was decided that
1T would be best to put it's affairs in
the hands of a receiver. National
Bank Examiner Hanna has been ap-
pointed receiver.
Capital of $2,OOO,O 900.
Mr.. Havemayer said that he believ-
cd the bank is entirely solvent, and
that with a careful liquidation the
stockholders will receive par for their
stock.
The National Bank of North
America has a capital of $2,O0O,OOO
and on August % last, at which time
report was made to the Comptrol-
Ter OF the Currency, showed deposits
of 9,7S7, 400. This sum had been
largely and gradually decreased by
Withdrawals during and subsequent
TO the panic and on December 3,
the date of the next report, showed
deposits Of S6,926,500, and cash on
hand, $SS1,900. Since that time, &C
cording to President Havemeyer's
statement, the deposits have shrunk
still further, and today amount to a
little over $3,O00,O0O.
The bank, which had been known
as the biggest of the Morse string of
financial institutions. underwent n
reorganization in October. Alfred II.
Curtis was succeeded by w. F. Have
meyer as president, the former be-
coming vice president in place of c.
w. Morse, who retired from the in
stitution. On January IA there was
further reorganization. Mr.. Curtis
being dropped from the vice presi-
dency and from the board of direc-
tors
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
Foreign

All the missing passengers and
members of the crew of the steamer
Amsterdam, which was in collision
with the steamer Administer. are safe
at the Hook of Holland, having been
rescued from the boats.
At Baku, Transcaucasia, a locomO-
tive engineer, to escape a mob, open
ed wide the throttle of his locOmo-
tive and dashed through the crowd,
killing six men and wounding 9TH
ers.
The Haytian revoltionists seized
the town of Port de PaiX. An Eng
lish and a French cruiser are expect
ed on the coast shortly.
The cotton operatives of the Man
chester (EngD mills have accepted
the terms of the operators, and there
will be no lockout.
Baron Victor Rosen, brother of
Baron Roman r. ROsen, ambassador
of Russia to the United States, died
in st. Petersburg.
Moro Castle, the fortress at the
entrance of the harbor of Havana,
Cuba, has been undermined by high
seas.
The Brazilian government is plan
ming a magnificent entertainment
for King Carlos of Portugal.
John Dove Wilson, emeritus pro-
fessor in Aberdeen University, died
at San Reno, Italy
Now the Russian newspapers are
predicting war between the United
States and Japan.
A German military court found
Major Count Lyman guilty of moral
10, e. H.,
and sentenced him to fifteen months
in Jail. General Count Won Hohenau
was acquitted.
Three Italians wanted for compile
ity in the killing of a man named
Hay and the wounding of a paymas-
ter named Campbell, at Portage, Pa,
were captured in Messina, Italy
The question Of ownership of
Arces Keys, Gulf Islands, 80 miles
off the Yucatan Coast, worth S70,-
100000 promises a legal clash be-
tween the United State and Mexico.
A boat containing % persons from
the steamer Amsterdam, which was
in collision with the steamer Axmins-
| ter, off the Dutch coast, is still miss
ing.
Mulai Rachid. a supporter of
AIulai Hafid, usurping sultan OF Mo-
rocco. lost 600 men in his engage
ment with the French at Settat.
A motion to censure the govern
ment was defeated in the lower
house of the japanese Diet.
A strong earthquake shock agitat-
ed the residents of Blanco and other
Italian cities.
The court martial OF Counts Won
] ric Of
tAe articles published in Die Zukunft
by Maximilien( Harden opened before
FIVE judges ubder the presidency Of
| General Won IloewcnIeld
The American battleship squadron
c.i,rr, e.. A,,n cs4.n n
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
News of Virginia
KILLS HIMSELF BY GAS.

Newport News Especially Lying
beside an open gas hose. the body of
w. Q. Belford, formerly manager Of
the Hampton and Phoebus Gas Com
pany, was found in the storeroom of
the gas company, at Hampton, by
two workmen of the office. Belford
was still alive and gasping. The
men carried him into the yard, but
death came before a physician arriv-
ed. Belford became Respondent by
the appointment of receivers for the
gas company by Judge Waddill in
the Federal Court, at Norfolk, and
when the receivers took charge and
told him that his services were no
longer required he broke down. In
the pocket of the dead mans coat
was found the hastily scribbled mes
sage of parting:
1T is the same old story. All my
troubles are due to the curse OF
drink"
Belford Is a brother-in-law Of Mr..
Baker, senior member of the firm OF
Baker & Vaughn, the New York COM
pany which holds the gas company's
bonds, and he came to Hampton from
New York to take charge Of the
company a year ago. His wife and
young daughter Joined him at Hamp-
ton six months ago. They were pros
trated by the news of his death.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
!. Punish the officials.

Punish future infraction of the
laws by the corporations, but punish
the officials and not the stockholders
If juries hesitate and fine the corpo-
rations, it is an act of great injus-
tice; in short, 1t is an outrage. Let
the present laws stand and watch
their result, for the wise physician
prescribes one medicine and watches
its effect. before prescribing another.
Cease all threats or hard words
about the corporations and capital
lists, for such words are only idle and
frighten a public already scared. And
one may not forget that the savings
banks are the great owners of corpo-
ration bonds and notes; are, in short,
the trustees OF the wages of the
great wage-earning public, for the
poor men lend to the rich corpora
tions because they know that the
notes OF the rich corporations have
always been their safest investment.
Henry Lee Higginson. IN the At
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
WIFE BEATER PUNISHED.

Norfolk (SpeciaD Armed with
barrel slaves and stout hickory sticks.
a number of neighbors of J. S. Smith,
of a Portsmouth suburb, waited on
him in the role of white caps" and
administered to him a severe castise-
ment as evidence of the disapproval
Of his neighbors of his conduct with
regard to his domestic affairs.
1t is stated that the man was in
the habit of coming home in an in
toxicated condition and assaulting
his wife. After a beating the man
had given his wife a few nights ago
a crowd of neighbOrs assembled and
proceeded to his home. He was call
ed out, taken a considerable distance
away and was told what his neigh
bors thought of his conduct.
A dose of his own medicine was
forthwith administered to him. the
barrel slaves brought by the crowd
being used for this purpose.
He begged for mercy, but the
thrashing continued until the man
swore never again TO strike his wife.
while they live in this section of the
country at least, and he was then
permitted to go.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
TREED BY A TIGREss.

was patrolling the Jungle paths
between two OF my chowkies, accom-
panied by my jemadaf, and on ap-
preaching a particularly thick patch
we were startled by hearing q tiger
roar almost at our feet. I conghed
pretty loudly to let him know that
we were near, but judging by the
growls he was disposed to dispute the
right OF way.
AS we were unagmed swift retreat
was the only way t6 escape the dan,
ger. soon found a tree, UP which 1
Skinned" till some twenty feet from
the ground, but on looking round for
my jemadar / found he was r6akinE
frantic efforts to climb one, but
slipped 80 the bottom after each en-
deavor. So called him to my perch,
and had just hauled him up when a
fine tigress emerged from the Jungle,
followed by two small cubs.
She passed under our tree and
sauntered into the thtcket, but reap
peared few minutes later, without
the cubs, and remained watching us
for some time apparently considering
II 1t was worth while to claw US off
our perches. After some embarrass.
ing moments productive Of the bl1est
of funks she disappeared, and my
Jemadar, who had been dumb while
the interview lasted, found his voice
and gave tongue in the most agoniz.
Ing yells tc the rest of our party, who
were close behind, to come to our as
sistance.
No one, however, appeared, and it
is well they did not, as the tigfess
would probably have attacked them.
After remaining in the tree for an
hour or so we descended and saw no
more of our unwelcome visitor.E
Madras Mail.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
REvERsEs THE DECISION.

Richmond Especially In the Su-
preme Court of Appeals the State
Corporation Commissions decision
was reversed in the case of the South
ern Railway Company VS.. the COM
mOnwealth. The Southern Railway
was notified by a lumber dealer at
Rapidan to provide a car or cars for
loading. The shipment was for
points beyond the borders of the
state. The railroad summoned to
appear before the commission said
that the rule of the commission of
Virginia was in conflict with the In
terstate Commerce Commission rul-
ings. The corporation commission
imposed a nominal fine of $50 and
the case was appealed with the re-
suit above. All the Judges concur
in the result but Judges Buchanan
and Harrison dissent from the reason
assigned in the opinion. while Judge
Whittle dissents from the objections
of the two judges named, having
grounds for other reasons than are
enumerated in the objections of
Judges Buchanan and Harrison.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
REJECTED ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Death OF A Woman With Whom He
Was In Love.

Sioux City, Ia. (SpeciaD "A woman
to whom Abraham Lincoln made a
proposal of marriage in 1889 and
who refused the offer of the young
man, who was destined to rank
among the greatest presidents of the
United States, died in Sioux City at
the age of S5 years. She was Mrs.
Mary Frances Kelley. granddaughter
of Henry Vanderburgh. whom Presi-
dent Washington appointed one of
the first judges OF the Northwest Ter
ritory.
1t was at Quincy. ILL.,, where Mrs.
Kelley spent her gfrlhood and where
she met and won the love of young
Lincoln. That his suit was not en-
tirely in vain was evidenced through
out the later years of Mrs. Reileys
life. She idealiZed the martyr presi-
dent. The queries of curious friends
as to the episode of their love match
were ever turned aside by the ex-
preston Of the tender veneration in
which she held his memory.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
no Feud. Saw The BrilIs.

Woodstock Especially. - Reports
from Strasburg saying that the mar
riage of Lowell Hefiin to Beulah Brill
and the arrest of Heflin on a charge
of abandonment, along with his re-
lease on a nominal bail, has develop
cd into a feud, is denied here by
members of the young woman's fam
lily. Hefiin, who is a brakeman on
the Southern Railroad, was here last
week as a witness in a suit that had
been instituted against the railroad
company, but since the suit has been
tried he has returned to Strasburg
and has resumed his run on the
freight from that place to Harrison
burg.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
Employment For Many.

Norfolk, Va. Especially .-ManaIcus
Lankford, receiver for the Berkeley
Knitting Mills. fled his initial report
with Judge Waddnl. in the Federal
Court. Saturday. It was recommend
cd that the mills continue to operate
at an expense approximately of be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 a month.
Tho report was approved by the
Judge. andl the mills will be kept
running llkll furthor orders lusnnum
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
Death OF A Newspaper Man.

Roanoke, Va. Especially Louis F.
PETER, a well-known Roanoke news
paper man, died at the City Hospi-
tai after a brief illness. aged 81
years. He was unmarried and was
a native of Rural Retreat. He was
at one time editorial writer for the
Roanoke Times, and until recently
was city editor of the Evening News
He was a member of the Virginia
Press Association.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
Moiro Castle CrumbIcs.

Havana (By Cable) A survey
OF MORO Castle by American engi-
neers shows that the historic fortress
was seriously undermined by the
storm OF January IL. The engineers
say extensive repairs are necessary
at once to prevent the collapse of the
seaward battries.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
stands Bv Girl Debater.

Ithaca, N. Y. Especially Cornell
will stand by her coed, despite the
protest made by the Columbia de-
bate team against Miss Elizabeth Z.
Cook, one OF those selected to rep
resent Cornell in the intercollegiate
contest next month.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
DIR w. C. Ogg.

Leesburg (SpeciaD DR. w. c.
Ogg, a physician of Hillsboro, Lou
doun County, died at his residence
of typhoid fever, aged 40 years A
widow and several children survive.
He succeeded the late DR.. Rex In
the practice OF medicine in that town
several months ago. He was a ma
tive of Henrfco County.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
BOARD OF Trade For WILLIAMSBURG

Williamsburg (SpeciaD "A num-
ber of representative business men
of williamsburg met in the Peninsula
Bank Building and took the prelim-
mary steps toward the organization
of local board OF trade. Mayor
E. w. warburton, president; Mr. B.
l.. Peachy, vice president. and Mr.. F.,
H. Hall, se0<Asry and treasurer, are
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-30
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