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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27
NAVY MARKSMANSHIP.
Our Gunners Show Great Advances in
Skill.

Rear Admiral Evans series of articles
on the American Navy. in Hampton
Broadway Magazine, is one of the most
important in current periodical literature.
The admirals comments on the rapid
advance of American gunnery will be
very gratifying to all who are interested
in our navy.
During the year 1896 and part of 1897,
says Fighting Bob" Read Admiral
Bunce, then commanding the North At
lantic squadron of the American navy,
undertook systematic target practice for
the first time in our navy, with modern
high-powered guns and torpedoes. He
was fully aware, as most of us sea-going
officers were, that our hitting power
with guns was far from satisfactory and
the torpedoes were even worse, and he
proceeded to improve it as far as he
could. The first practice was held on
what was known as the northern drill
ground, off the coast of New Jersey, and
was in every way departure from the
methods previously followed. A target
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27

half-gilt, representing the moon, and ar
ranged to make complete revolution in
291a days. Round this dial golden sun
revolves. Turning with the sun, but at
a different speed, is a circle marked with
the signs of the zodiac. and outside this
is another circle marked with the hours
of the day.
The center of the third story Is occu-
pied by an alcove containing a gilt figure
of the Virgin and Child, and fianked by
two golden doors Four times a day, at
8, 6, and Il O'Clock, the three kings
Melchoir, Caspar and Balthasar-preceded
by an angel with a golden trumpet, issue
from one door and cross to the other,
bowling and saluting as they pass before
the Madonna. On the next tier stands
a heavily gilt bronze figure of the winged
lion of st. Mark Surrounding the tower
are two bells, one within the other, on
which two bronze giants strike the
quarters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27
Remarkable Results From the
Jesse French Removal Sale
of Pianos and Organs.
PIANOS & ORGANS FREE
COMPANY MAKES GENEROUS
OFFER TO GIVE AN ORGAN TO
CHURCHES WHICH CANNOT AZ
FORD TO BUY ONE NOW.

The Removal Sale of the Jesse French
Piano and Organ company, at which
pianos are being sold from $40 to $40
and organs from So to $780, will end next
Wednesday night. But three days, art
er today, remains for the person who
would purchase good piano or organ at
an immense saving.
Monday morning. Tuesday morning
and wednesday morning the company
will give d good square piano to the first
lady, accompanied by a child, to enter
the store. One was given away Saturday
and there was one woman in Blrming-
ham delighted with the gift
Free to Church.
Manager Holcombe announced yester-
day that he would give an organ in first
class condition to any church, Sunday
school or mission that is in need of one
but which did not feel able to buy one
now There is but one string to the
gift-inability of the church or Sunday
school to buy one.
A look at the sales room of the COM
pany at 201S Second avenue would con-
vince the most skeptical of the success
of the sale. Out of a stock of several
hundred pianos, exchanged or slightly
Used instruments, we have only 40 or 30
left but among them are some of the
best pianos and at some of the greatest
reductions in price.
The sale ends wednesday night and i'm
mediately after that from $50 to $50 will
be added to the price of each of these
pianos. This will give an idea of how
much can be saved by buying piano or
organ now.
Practice Pianos.
The company is in position to sell these
pianos and organs on liberal terms,
small cash payment and the balance
monthly with reasonable rate of in
terest. Every day add to the list OF
schools, colleges and music teachers who
are buying these pianos for practice pur-
poses. In the remaining lot of 40 to 80
instruments, there are dozen that are
particularly we'll adapted to the uses of
practice, and they can be bought at
great savings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27

money of the taxpayers and firing away
ammunition We might some day need:
the Spanish war came few months
later and we were enabled to repay our
taxpayers in a measure FOR our wasted
practices of the previous year. The same
newspapers gave us praise for our good
shooting and did not indicate in any way
that they realized how absurd their con-
duct had been in the first case. II Ad-
miral Bunce had not drilled us as he did,
feel sure the battle of Santiago would
not have been the clean-cut. business
like Job 1t was. One naval officer has had
the hardihood to state before a commit
tee of Congress that our shooting at San
tiago was disgraceful. If we can judge
by results, this officer was clearly wrong
in the impression he tried to convey, In
fact, did convey to the committee. One
thing we may be sure OF, and that is
that he will have a small following
among those who fought in that battle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27
AMERICAN BUYS
$4,000 CLOCK

London, September ga wonderful
clock, destined for an American million
aires home, is now on view at the
Franco-British exposition. Costing near
ly $4,000, the clock has taken Is men
four years to construct.
Standing 10 feet high, it is an exact
reproduction of the great 7O-foot clock
tower in the square of st. Mark at Venice.
The four stories of the tower in the
model, as in the original, are constructed
of solid white marble, with panels of
colored Carrara marble and mosaic of
gold and lapislazuli.
Above the archway which forms the
bottom story of the tower are dials in
dicating the hours, months and phases of
the moon The central dial is of black
enamel, spangled with golden stars, and
represents the heavens.
Inset in this is globe. half-black.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27
POPE TO PRESIDE
AT CARNIVAL

Rome, September 26.-Pope Plus X is to
preside at a great sports carnival in the
vatican grounds, organized as one of the
events to celebrate his jubilee. 1t will
be an interesting athletic meeting, prac-
tically an "Olympiad' for Catholics.
The arena will be in the famous Belve-
dere court, which holds about 10000 peo
pie, and is being converted into one or
the finest ''stadiums" in the world The
Pope who has always given great en-
couragement to muscular Christianity"
will witness the games from luxurious
box large enough to accommodate the
cardinals and other high church digni-
taries.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27
So Out 1t Comes.

From the Boston Transcript.
Sparks-I wonder why 1t is a woman
lets out everything you tell her
Parks-My dear boy, a woman has only
two views of a secret-either it is not
worth keeping, or it is too good to keep.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-02
Letter from Mercury, Texas.

Once more | receive the Glad
tidings from the old home, the place
of my birth, through The News.
Long may The News continue to
come into my home on Sunday
morning as it does at present.
Well, promised should the note
written short time ago be pub
lished, | would write again. So |
will tell you who read The News
and hope all the old-timers, their
boys and girls, and newcomers
do--something of the three. brothers
and sisters mentioned in my first
letter As said the brothers and
sisters located, or rather stopped,
On the plantation of DR.. Lowry;
at least the plantation belonging to
the heirs of DR.. Lowry, the doc
tor having died not long before
this family went to the delta. After
spending about two years on the
farm mentioned, the good old uncle,
Lewis Stevenson, decided to seek
his fortune in the mountains of
Arkansas, country that had just
begun to settle. However, the
brothers and sisters did not "follow
where he leadeth'' this time; so
with an old-fashion OK wagon and
old Buck and Ball, we started
south, and in the latter days of 1881
we landed at Wesson, with the
hope of getting work in the cotton
and wooden mills. The mills being
crowded and many applicants for
every opening, we again turned
our faces to the delta and in due
time located near where Inverness,
a thriving little city now stands.
Yes, back to the swamp we went
to labor on until we gained inde-
pendence, but, alas, in that sickly,
swampy Ecountry, the shadow of
death silently came and one by
one God claimed those precious
sisters for Hisssown, while two of
the brothers continue to live near
Inverness and have shortened their
lives many years, no doubt, by
continuing to live there in that
sickly old swamp, when they could
have secured good homes in old
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-02
MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW
CAUSE OF THEIR SICKNESS

Does human health depend on one
organ alone? This question is becom-
ing widely discussed since L. I.
Cooper first advanced his theory that
the stomach is the true seat OF life
and all health dependent upon 1t.
Mr. Cooper, who has met with re-
markable success in the sale of his
new medicine, believes that the stom-
ach is responsible for most sickness,
and that this organ is weak in the
present generation. While discussing
this theory recently, he said: II am
asked time and again to tell why my
medicine has made such record
wherever l have introduced 1t. My
answer always is, because 1t restores
the stomach to normal condition.
No one will deny that today there are
more half-sick men and women than
ever before. Nothing critical seems to
be the matter with them. They are
just half-sick most Of the time. They
don't know really what is the matter
with them. I have talked with thou
sands during the past two years, and
few knew indeed what their trouble
was. One said nervousness, another
said kidney trouble, another liver COM
plant, some constipation, or heart
trouble, or lung trouble. Many had
treated. as they called it, for most of
these diseases at different times. A
very common complaint is all run
down. or tired all the time or mo
appetite"
4 know positively that every bit of
this chronic i'll health is caused by
stomach trouble, and nothing else My
New Discovery puts the stomach in
sound condition in about six weeks.
Mighty few people can be sick with a
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-02

sound digestion. That is why my med
icine Is selling at such a tremendous
rate. / have convinced many thou
sands of people that these things are
SO, and the humber is growing by
leaps and bounds"
Among more recent converts to Mr..
Cooper's beliefs Is Mr.. Edgar L. Kinds,
living at 6 Tappan Street, Everett,
Mass. Mr.. Kinds has this to say on
the subject:
IL have suffered with stomach
trouble for eight years. was not sick
enough to be in bed, but just felt bad
all the time. My greatest trouble was
that / always felt tired, would get up
In the morning feeling as tired as
when / went to bed.
Il had very irregular appetite, and
was troubled with dizzy spells. IL
stood for any length of time, l would
have dull pain in the lower part Of
my back. I was nervous and felt all
the time as though something terrible
was going to happen. / tried many
kinds of medicine. but nothing ever
helped me.
Il had about given up all hope of
ever being in good health again, when
heard so much of Cooper and de-
cided to try his medicine I took one
bottle of his New Discovery and was
greatly surprised at the result.
gained IL pounds in few weeks. 7
can now eat anything I wish, and feel
like a new man. I cheerfully recon-
mend this medicine to all sufferers
from stomach trouble"
1t is worth anyone's time, who Is not
enjoying good health, to learn of Mr..
Cooper's wonderful preparations. We
are selling them in large quantities
A. G. Thornton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-02
letter From ]. W.. Buchanan,
GuaymaS. Sonora, Mexico.

+ OAa SOhhOh lvuCNsNOs
Guaymas, Son Mexico, Editor
News: No doubt some of your
lreaders would like to know some-
thing of this part of the country.
Guaymas is an important city
planted on the south west coast of
the state Sonora, on the Gulf of
California and about four hundred
miles from the international line.
1t is situated between Jagged rocks
and frowning pinnacles of trap
rock and the waters of COM
pletely land-locked and charming
harbor. The climate at this time
of year is ideal, but the summers
are very warm. 1t has about
twenty thousand people with about
two hundred "Gringoes." The
Spanish language lis spoken ex-
clusively.
There are two railroads here;
one is in course of construction and
the other one is an old road. The
shops and superintendent office
are located here, but the general
offices are in Tucson, Ariz. The
new line is finished for three
hundred kilos, or about two
hundred miles,. 1t will run in a
southerly direction to Guadalajara,
fifteen hundred kilometers from
this city.
In parks, gardens, and pleasure
grounds for people, this city
aboundS.
The cathedral here, which is a
fine ecclesiastical edifice, is a
pleasing building with its graceful
towers, have light and airy up
spring and you forget, in looking
at them how strong and massive
they are.
The charms of domes and towers
the soft creole Spanish and the un-
hurrying people, for these things
do Mexican cities possess. Most
of the buildings here are made of
adobe, or sun cured brick, made of
dirt, sand and straw. The natives
are very indolent, even the bust
ness men, they close their place of
business in the middle of the day to
take their "siesta" or midday
sleep.
had the pleasure of going out in
the gulf this morning to large
cave in an island, the air was cool
and invigorating and when | got
back was taken through the econ
La Compania Industrial Y Ex-
plotadora de Maderas S. A.
don't know what it means in En-
glish but they make most every
thing from matches and nails to all
the ice and electricity that is used
by the city.
8; Most all kinds of fruit grow here;
oranges do exceedingly we'll but
none are shipped to the states on
account of heavy duty. The
"SenorltaS', are very beautiful and
attractive, but n OF as pretty as
some American girl. was in the
Plaza last night, listening to the
band and about hundred were
promonading around the park and
the men were going in the OPP
posite direction; that seems to be
the custom in Mexico. | will. be
here few days more and then
back to the country where the
stars and stripes fly.
j. w. BUCHANAN
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-02

Rankin county and lived near their
only sister now living, Mrs. w. b.
Allen, nee Miss Jennie Wright.
Now, reader, you know who the
brothers and sisters mentioned in
my first letter were. They were
the Wright family who lived on the
west edge of Barnes prairie and
about three miles west of Fannin.
The writer is the third brother and
youngest child of the seven wright
Children, and must say that at the
age OF II | did not know my letters.
lcould not read print, so Mr.. Edi-
tor, you must overlook my mistakes
and will tell your readers, with
your help and permission, some
thing about Texas, her climate,
health and products. With best of
wishes, lam, Yours truly,
ALONZO G. WRIGHT.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-02
For Sale.

For Sale.
Allen Long Staple Cotton seed
ST.. 90 per bushel.
0. L. McGILvRA,
Brandon. Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-02

1t is with sad heart that we re-
port the passing away of dear little
Robert, the eight months old twin
baby of w. G Cox and Lila Cox
of Braxton, Miss. He died March
10 of pneumonia. He was the grand
child of Mr.. and Mrs. g. A. Cox.
He was an unusually happy, laugh
ing baby and was tenderly loved
and enjoyed by his parents, rela-
tives and friends. Weep not, fond
parents, for the dear little one is
happy in his sweet heavenly home,
where there is no more sorrow,
pain and death; to know he is safe
in the arms of our blessed Jesus is
enough to dry your tears. Meet
him at the beautiful gate. He will
be there watching for you.
There was an angel band in heaven
That was not quite complete,
So God took our darling baby
To fill the vacant seat"
GRAigDMAMA.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-02

Brandon, Miss, March q, 1908,
Editor Brandon News, Dear Sir: |
see in The News report from diff
ferent parts of the county of the
molasses crop of 1907, if the total
crop was reported of the county it
would reach the million mark.
know of three little one horse mills,
all in two miles of. territory, that
made on / mill 900 gallons; one
made AIS gallons and the other one
made about 400 or more. Some of
it was as fine molasses as you ever
saw. We farmers can't do better
than make all the molasses we can
use and some to sell. There is
always a demand for good quality
at a good price. j. D. ROBBINS.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-29

The accompanying cut was made
from picture taken from the second
story Of the Miller building in 1858,
and shows the ruins of the hotel build
ing. They had been in this condition
for number Of years and remained SO
until 1851 when the Union Row block
was erected jointly by NJ. A. Brook
field, g. H. Mulford and G. Y, Free
man. Several years later the one
story buildings were put up by Mr..
Brookheld. The corner store opposite
was occupied at that time by A. w.
Garfield, while 7. & e. Ayers adjoined
on the park and ran around to Market
street. The latter firm carried on a
general business and had a large trade.
Adjoining their store house was the
old New Jersey oyster saloon, kept by
George w. Greenmyer, which outlast-
ed all its competitors, Mr.. Greenmyer
afterward starting market across the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-29
Morristown school Notes.

The Morristown school closed for
the Christmas holidays on December
10th and will reopen January 9th at 6
p. M, for home-boys, and on January
7th at $50 a. M, for day-boys,
The Rev. Fl. X. Barlow, of Cohasset,
Mass, will preach at the Morristown
school on Sunday, January 10th at
p. m.
Two holders Of scholarships in Har-
ward college for the year 190S-O9 are
Carroll Dunham 3rd, M. S. 'O6, of Ir-
vington-on- Hudson, and Gorden Kaem-
merliEg, NJ. S. 10, of Washington, D..
O.
President Eliot Of Harvard, and
Mrs. Eliot, are planning to visit Nor
rlstown on April 1st, on their way
home from trip through the South.
They will be guests Of the Morristown
school.
Transporta tion of day-boys, between
the town and the school, will be ar
ranged by the school, and will be in
cluded In the day-boy charges.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-29
BASE BALL PROSPECTS BRIGHT
several Teams in the Field Next sea-
son Representing Morristown.

several Teams in the Field Next Sea-
son Representing Morristown.
That Morristown has the baseball
fever is evidenced by the plans being
made for teams for next season here.
These are many and various, includ-
ing the Jersey Field Club. the Lake
side A. o., the Sussex Al. c., and
others, Manager James j. Lyons, of
the Parkside a.. c., is negotiating
with representatives from Madison,
Chatham, Summit and Milburn for
the reorganization of the old Lacka-
wanna League, and if the deal goes
through will put strong semi-pro
team in the field. Michael Doyle, for
several years third baseman of the
Orange Valleys, and Thomas #. Demp-
sey, jr., captain and catcher until last
season of the Parkside a. O., and for
merly of the Pastime A. O., are plan
ming to get the local players of the
Parksides OF former years together in
to a strong team. They have options
on two good grounds, and expect to
put fast team in the field. The
Morristown Field club, recognizing
the demand for good baseball in Nor
ristown, has decided to put a first
class team in the field this year. The
team will be under the management
of Frederick w. Ford and Henry
Powell, the base ball committee.
Mr.. Ford is busily engaged in MAX
ing up schedule, the season to start
the Saturday before Decoration day.
Mr.. Powell has been engaging the
players, and has about made up the
team, though there are one or two
positions yet to fill, and local player
or two that Mr.. Powell might get. In
the outfield will probably be Robert
Hillock and Dennis Lawless, Of this
town, both well-known as fine players,
and Bird, of New York, a former Pur-
due College player. The infeld will
probably include Babcock, former
gurdue College player, and Gracey
and Green, Newark players. Artie''
Conlon will probably do the twirling
for the club, but the catcher has not
yet been selected, and there may be
some changes In the infield.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-29
COMMUNICATIONS.
An IDEAL Ltahting Company.

An Ideal Lighting Company.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE CHRONICLE:
SIR - When the organization of the
Morris & Somerset electric company
was proposed there was so much en-
thusiastic talk about "home = COM
pany that, while disliking corporation
Investments because practically one
has no control over his money. to aid
what seemed to be a general wish the
writer subscribed for stock. Last
month he was very sorry to read In
the newspapers that from insufiiciency
OF income the Morris q Somerset has
had to break its implied promise of
ten cent electricity. However una
voie.able this may be it is none the less
failure that plainly calls for an ex-
preston of regret by the company and
the writer strongly disapproves The is
sue of the service charge notice unac-
companied by one. Moreover. as a
worker for civic reform he objects to
continuing any longer than he can
help to be a member of a corporation
that makes use Of (leased) perpetual
franchise and, monopoly fashion, in
sists on consumers accepting its 'ipse
dixit " as to its financial needs when
it is increasing rates. Yet with a
changed policy. and all working to-
gether, the company can become a
permanent blessing to our town.
If the company will announce as its
resolutions:
First That the proposed service
charge is not to be collected unless af-
ter further investigation and consul
tarion with consumers no better way
can be found to provide the needed in
crease of income.
Second That regardless Of the
leased perpetual franchise the COM
pany will staud or fall oy it's twenty
year franchise, believing that the sat
isfaction given will insure its renewal
Third That after January, 1909
each six months while the company
exists, it will publish a financial state
ment for the preceding period, show
ing its income, expenditure, balance,
assets and liabilities; and consumers
will temporarily accept higher rates
(say thirteen or even fifteen cents per
kilowatt-hour with "minimum
charge as now) the moment the per
iodical statements show that the COM
pany can prosper with lower rates it
would be in their power by boycott to
compel them but the company would
voluntarily give them.
BY this temporary sacrifice consum-
ers would have an ideal lighting CON-
pany warranted never to degenerate
into a mere money-grabbing- at-our-
expense monopoly. Il he company
would also be benefited, for the success
s,ve statements showing good manage
ment and improving financial situa-
tion, in view OF the prospect that once
fairly started magnificent business
can be built up, its stock would be-
come tempting Investment. The
rest would follow.
FRANCIS =. WOODRUFF.
8 James street.