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Washington telegraph., 1908-05-29
To
MRS. CARRIE MAY ELLIS
On Her Sixty Third Birthday,
By
Her Husband:

Oh! Don't be sad, my darling wife,
oh! Do not be sorrowful pray;
For taking the year
Altogether, my dear,
Through the course of the longest life
There is no more night than day.
1t may rain or snow, beloved one;
The whe9ls of time may heavily run,
But if we take the year all
The way through, my dear,
Though mists may dim the mornings glow,
There sno more clouds than sun, you know
We're "old folks" now, companion dear
Our brows they bear the almond bloom
But taking the year
All around, my dear,
We have found more light than gloom,
Along the pathway we have come.
We've had our May day, lovely wife,
Our roses they blossomed long ago,
And the time of year
Has come, my d ar
For the long dark night and the snow.
When the lamp of life is burning low;
Bat our dear Lord, my Carrie May,
Is the Gcd of the night as we'll as the day,
And we feel and know
We may safely go,
Where e er He leads, tho dark the way,
For His love sthe light of the night or day,
He's the God of life: through death SO grim
He will gently lead us up to Him;
For the door of life
My dear blessed wife,
Leading out from earth sorrow and strife
Is the gate to an ever lasting life.
Ozan, Ark, May, 1908.
Insist upon DeWitt's S Hazel Salve,
There are substitutes, bat there
is only one original. 1t is healing,
soothing and cooling aud is especial
Iy good for piles.
Sold by I. J Garner
Washington telegraph., 1908-05-29

And notice hereby that the tracts lots ond ro
S az SO uch thereof as may be the taxes
and costs due thereon will be sold by the County Collector
House i'll said County the Second Monday in June vt 1
sad taxes penalty and be paid before time aud that ~
will be continued from day day until the tracts 10 and r @
be sold i ~ '
H. q. WOLFE County Clerk of Hampstead County
Washington, Ark, May l5 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04

Denver July S.-(Special) )-While there is much speculation here as to the text of the anti-injunction plank of the demo- cratic. platform, a pilgrim from Lincoln who yesterday spent an hour with Mr. Bryan had this to say:
 '"rhe so-called labor plank in the plat form will not be straddled. It will de- mand notice to be given before issuing an injunction. It may approve some ex- captions where notice may not be re- uured. The platform will at least go as far as the old statute went and that required notice. It will be remembered that this statute stood as law for seventy odd years, and was never repealed in whole or in part by act of congress, but the codifers of the revised statues omit ted from the old statute the requirement. of notice in injunction cases. This pro- vision of the statute will be restored and in addition a right of trial by jury will be given in cases of indirect or construct i've contempt
 "In addition, 1t is probable that some measure will be demanded providing that no federal judge can, upbn ex parte hear ing. suspend the operaticsn of state law, as was done tn several! of the states in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
REAR ADMIRAL
 THOMAS IS DEAD

Del Monte, Cal, July 3-Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas, retired, U. S. N, died here tonight from stroke of heart fail ure.
 The admiral had just returned from dinner with Mrs. Thomas and Rear Ad- niral Swinburne and Mrs. Swinburne, and was seated on the veranda of the hotel when he was suddenly stricken and five minutes later died.
 Rear Admiral Thomas was second in command of the Atlantic battleship fleet on its cruise from Hampton Roads to San Francisco On the arrival of the fleet at San Francisco, Admiral Thomas succeeded to the command upon the retirement of Admiral Evans. He was in command of the fleet for five days at San Francisco when he retired and was succeeded by Rear Admiral Sperry. Since his retire ment from the service. Admiral Thomas has resided in. California.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
Brvd1 GipeS His Vie1pS
 UpOn Anti-Inj1lnc1iOn

the railroad rate cases: and thus the law will provide not for the abolition of the writ of injunction, but will stipulate that the injunction or restraining order. can- not be issued until after full and fair trial and final judgment holding the sta,- ute to be in violation of the constitution of the United States laws or treaties or in lieu of these last measures a plank may be advocated requiring that at least three United States judges shall sit to- sether and pass on any case where the execution of a state statute is sought to be restrained or enjoined
 ''It will be recalled that Representative Clayton of Alabama introduced bill in the present congl ess embodying the first proposition regarding the enjoinment of state statutes. Later Senator Bacon of Georgia and Senator Overman of North Carolina introduced bills covering the lat ter plan. This bill was passed by the senate, but was pigeonholed by Speaker Cannon and his rules committed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
Fireworks Explosion Starts Panic
 In Ten-Cent Store
BOY IS TRAMPLED ID DEATH
Several Girl Clerks Are Suffocated While Trying To Escape the Smoke and Fames-Many Injured
 Jumping From Windows.

Cleveland, O., July 3.-Seven persons were killed and at least two others were fatally injured and fully 30 more were severely hurt as the result of a fire in S. S. Kresge's and 10-cent store on Ontario street today The dead;
 Emma Schumacher, IS, foorwalker.
 Marie Wagner. IT, clerk.
 Anna Trefall, 24, clerk.
 Frieda Trefall, r, clerk.
 Elizabeth Refs, IS, clerk.
 Mary Hughes, 27, shopper.
 James L. Parker, years.
 The fire followed an explosion of fire works on display in the store. Opinions differ as to the exact cause of the ex- plosion. A woman who was at the fire works counter said the stock was ignited by sparks from a device which was be- ing demonstrated to her by a clerk. Fire Chief Wallace and the store manager were of the opinion that the pieces were ignited by an arc light.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
"Mountain Comes To Mohammed.r

Brownwood Tex, July o.-The Frisco road has an elephant on it's hands about Il mile south of town in the way of q huge rock on the side of a mountain which is gradually sliding toward the track. Superintendent Drake of the road has had force of men at work for two days in an effort to relieve the situation, but dynamite has so far only made a few corners disappear. Since the recent rains tie rock has moved some 30 feet dowa the mountain side, and about 20 feet more it will go crushing down, destroying all ln it's way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Page i.

Page 1. Judge Parker replies to storm of criti- cism which his proposed resolutions aroused. Joel Chandler Harris, Uncle Remus," is dead. Seven persons lose their lives in Cleve- land fire. Bryan gives his views on proposed anti injunction plank in platform. Herman Ridder asks Bryan to withdraw In favor of some other man. Denver eagerly awaits it's first great convention.
 Page 2. Woodlawn mass meeting proves stormy affair.
 Page 3. c. B. Teasley may enter race for Con. gress in Second district. List of school books selected by the state text book commission. Three buildings burned at Selma Man attempts suicide in court room
 Page A. Editorial.
 Page 5. Mother and baby have narrow escape at grade crossing. Registration places for city primary During June 1919 dogs were put in pound Goods roads apostle coming to Birming- ham. Conferences on viaduct question ar ranged.
 Page G.. Supreme court decisions.
 Page z. Social news. Church services for Sunday. New hotel project crystallizing
 Page 8. Ensley prepares for big celebration to day Greek fatally shot by negro Bryan demands campaign fund pub llcity plank In platform or he will not be candidate Four days are allowed to finish work of Denver convention
 Page g. Dullest day in stock market for many years. All American cotton markets are closed. General trade conditions are very quiet.
 Page 10 Nashville wins first game of series from Birmingham. St. Louis regains lead in American league. Pittsburg beats Chicago and clinches lead In National league,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04

Atlanta, July 3.-Joel Chandler Har- ris, familiarly known as Uncle Remus,' ' in a suburb of this city tonight. MT Harris, whose health had not been good for some time, had only been con- fled to his bed for about 10 days, suf- fering from clrrhoss of the liver. Com plica tions set in and yesterday he grew rapidly worse, and continued to sink night.
 Joel Chandler Harris was born ir Eatonton, Ga, December 9, 1S4S He was married in 1873 to Miss Esse larose of Canada. and in 1876 moved to Atlanta joining the staff of the At lanta Constitution. It was while he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
BISHOP POTTER
 RALLIES A LITTLE

Cooperstown, July 3-There was more hopeful air tonight about ,Fernleigh, the country estate where Bishop Potter is lying critically i'll, than at any time since 1t became apparent that the distinguished churchman was engaged in severe strug- gle with serious malady Nevertheless, while the passage of another day with no appreciable change for the worse in the bishops condition affords his family and physicians some encouragement, there was no disposition apparent on their part to make this fact the basis for large hopes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
Ship Subsidy Bill Killed,

Baton Rouge, La. July 3-The Louis jana state senate today practically killed the bill providing for a large interoceanic steamship company. It was proposed to celebrate the opening of the Panama canal with the installation of a service between the gulf and Oriental countries to be supported by capital drawn from the Mississippi valley. The measure was withdrawn when fight was started against it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04

was connected with the Constitution that his tales Stories by Uncle Remus," first attracted attention. In 1900 MT. Harris retired from active journalism and until last year. when he became editor and proprietor of Uncle Remus' Magazine, spent most of his time at his suburban home.
 ae is survived by a widow four sons and two daughters.
 Mr Harris will he buried in Atlanta put the funeral arrangements have not been com pleted.
 The first telegram of confidence re- ceived by MT Harris family came from President Roosevelt. 1t was addressed tc his son, Julian Harris. and was as follows oyster Bay. July 3-Am inexpressibly shocked and grieved. Accept my deepest sympathy.
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
Alarm of Fire.

Immediately following the explosion an alarm of fire was sounded and panic seized the hundreds of clerks and shop pers A mad rush was made for the doors and windows. Many jumped from the second and third floor windows.
 The store which is located near the busiest corner in the town district, was well filled with shoppers, mostly women and children. Practically all of the clerks Were young girls. Although the explosion of the fireworks caused consternation. the real panic did not occur until some one shouted Fire"
 For an instant a hush came over the crowd Then the women screamed, some tainted and sudden fear overcame them.
 Crazed by the possibility on injury or death, all on the main floor rushed for the front and rear doors. Quickly they were damned in the front doorways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
Escape Is Blocked.

During the jam those who had attempt ed to escape by the rear door were blocked in their progress The main door was too small for all who sought safety there and the rear windows were closed with iron bars. Those who could not es- cape in this direction turned to the front door, While practically everyone on the main floor was able to leave without ln- jury through the front door, it was main ly because of the jam at that door that the unfortunate ones lost their lives. Two of the clerks, seeing no possibility of lin- mediate escape at the front door, ran to the basement. The basement windows also were barred with iron, and their return to the main floor was cut off by the approach of the flames. The other women again forced to the rear of the store by the approaching flames, finally sought safety under counler. where their bodies were found two hours after the explosion. The five women had been suffocated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
Trampled To Death,

The sixth victim. the 4-year-old son of Mrs. George M. Parker, was knocked to the floor during the first panic. There he lay unconscious and trampled on until suffocated by the smoke. While the panic on the main floor was in progress the flames from the fireworks counter rapid ly advanced to other parts of the store. The smoke and flames were whirled up the stairway to the second and third floors. There another frenzied crowd Of clerks and shoppers endeavoring to find a means of escape by way of the stairs. were frustrated by the suffocating smoke. The elevator made several trips during the first few minutes of the fire and took many to the main floor. Hundreds Of persons were near or in front of the store at the time of the explosion. Terri fled shoppers rushed out of the front door to the sidewalks. Women and girls ap- peared in the upper windows, shouting and pleading for help. Men upon the sidewalk cautioned them to wait until the firemen arrived with their ladders. Hysterical with the fright that was upon them some did not wait, but hurled them selves to the sidewalk
 In this manner many were severely lNinjured. When one or two had thus faced death it stampeded the other upper ledges and they too followed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
Ollie James at Lincoln.

Lincoln, Neb., July S.--Ollie James of Kentucky was late arrival last night, He will have a conference with Mir Bryan todaat Senator Gore also reached the city after midnight and will visit airvlew befote leaving for Denver.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-02

now, L suppose, out II
had a fascination for ME
then. and a vast value,
because it was the only
one in the town He was
q very kindly and con
siderate Sunday school
teacher. and patient and
compassionate; so he was
the favorite teacher with
Us little chaps.
In that school they had
slender oblong pasteboard
blue tickets. each with &
verse from the Testament
printed on it, and YOU
could get a blue ticket b.
reciting two verses. ~
reciting FIVE verses YOU
could get three blue tick
cts. and YOU could trade
these at the bookcase and
borrow a book for a week.
| was under Mr.. Rich
mond's spiritual care
every now and then for
two or three years, and
he was never hard upon
me. | always reclted the
same FIVE verses every
SUNDAY. He was always
satisfied with the perform
ance. He never seemed
to notice that these were
the same five foolish
virgins that he had been
hearing about every Sun
dav for months. | always
got my tickets and eX-
changed them for a book.
They were pretty dreary
books; for there was not
a ii boy III the entire
bookcase. They were all
good boys and good girls
and drearily uninterest-
ing but they were better
society than none, and L
lpany and disapprove OF 1t.
Richmond had become
rs cave IN the hills three
d made a tourist resort OF
Did seekers were streaming
Of Hannibal, many Of our
fever. and | think that all
Saturday holidays in sum-
PROV skiffs whose owners
down the river three miles
ssourian for valley and
inns and pretended TO dig
dollar a day at first; two
.ater, and by and by whole
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-02
Things Which Happened Sixty Years Ago

in the town-after Tom Blankenship g. Hucl,
Finn for although we never saw him eating
candy we supposed that it was, nevertheless, his
ordinary diet He pretended that he never ate It,
and didn't care for it because there nothing tor
hidden about it,-there was plenty OF It and ne
could have as much of it as he wanted.
He was the first human being to whom l ever
told humorous story, 50 far as can renember
This was about Jim Wolfe and the cats; and
gave him that tale the morning after that mem
orable episode | thought he would laugh his teeth
out | had never been 50 proud and happy be-
fore and have seldom been 50 proud and happy
since.
saw him four years ago when | was OUT there
He wore a beard. gray and venerable that came
halfway down his knees and yet 1t was not diff
cult for me to recognize him He had been married
fiftv-four wears. He had many children and grand
children and greats grandchildren and also even
posterity. they all said,-thousands,-yet the boy
to whom | had told the cat story when we were
callow Juveniles still present IN that cheerful
little old man
A RTDIISIA BRIGGS got married not long after
n refusing ME. She married Richmond the stone
mason who was my Methodist Sunday school teacher
in the earliest DAYS and he had distinction winch
| envied him: at some time other he had hit MS
thumb with his hammer, and the result was o
thumb nail which remained permanently tWIsted
and distorted and curved and pointed. Ike par
rot 5 beak l should not consider It an ornament
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-02

sOrTOW Gll NOT re-
main with me long.
As | remember It, /
soon transferred my
worship to Artimisia
Briggs, who was a
year older than Mary
Miller. When | re-
vealed my passion
10 her. she did not
SCOT at It. She did
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-02

TDictatad March @, Ioo6-l
T AN talking Of a time
sixty years ago and
upwards. | remem-
Der the names Of some
of those schoolmates.
and. bv htful glImpses,
even their faces TlSe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-02

And when I had been under water twice and was
coming ur to make the third and fatal descent my
fingers appeared above the water and that slave
woman seized them and pulled me out. Within a
week | was in again, and that apprentice had to
come along lust at the wrong time, and he plunged
in and Owed. paved around on the bottom, and
found me, and dragged me out, and emptled the
water out Of me, and was saved again was
drowned seven times after that before learned to
swirn-o1lce in Bear Greek and six times in the
Mississippi.
| do not now know who the people were who
interfered with the intentions of Providence wiser
than themselves. but | hold a grudge against them
vet When | told the tale of these remarkable hap
Tenilgs TO Rev DR.. Burton of Hartford, he SAID ne
did not believe it He slipped on the ice the Very
next wear and sprained his anklel
Viii Bowen was another schoolmate. and so was
his brother Sam who was his junior by couple
of wears Before the Civil War broke out, both be
came st Louis and New Orleans pilots Both are
dead. long ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-02
Dictated March 10, Ioo6.l

WTE will return to those school children OF sixty
w wears ago. / recall Mary Miller ohe was
not my first sweetheart: but think she was the
first one that furnished me broken heart. l fell
in love with her when she was eighteen and l was
nine: but she scorned me. and / recognized that
this was q cold world. l had not noticed that tenn
1eratrre before l believe l miserable as
even a grown man could be. But think that this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-02

AA,g!THER OF those SC
@ 9- and valued c,i zen =
r.. nch and hongred
- % say about So ma
i N-dow still lives. an
- ieT pancalec DAYS and
-. Ornate Of mine -
= Missouri VISIT
- he7 father Mr. Ke-cb
is early days when I :. : I
lag I also a slave gornsn ,
ia ! c.n I feel very kin div Z
- -. good apprentice bow
II, they saved nv life.
-. 50 On Z loose log which
"a !. a but II WASH tt
IN. 1873. = Harper &. Br.,5--
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-30
COUNTRY NEEDS A REPUBLICAN,
CONGRESS.

President Roosevelt Points Out I'm
portance Of Electing Legislators
TO Support Taft.
President Roosevelt, in a letter to
William b. Mckinley, chairman of the
Republican Congressional Committee,
appealH to dislnterested citizens to join
with the National Republican Commit.
tee and tn Congressional Committee in
movement to elect William H. Taft
as President and Republican Congress
to support him. saying. IN part:
1T Is urgently necessary, from the
standpoint Of the public interest, to
elect Mr.. Taft, and Republican Con-
gross which will support him; and they
seek election on platform which spe-
officially pledges the party, alike in its
executive and legislative branches, to
continue and develop the policies which
have been not merely introduced, bnt
acted upon during these seven years.
These policies can be successfully cf-
ried through only by the hearty coop =
d1AOu VI lAS lSSluCut anu luc SOukIf' y
in both Its branches. and it is therefore
peculiarly important that there should
obtain such harmony between them To
fail to elect Mr. Taft would be caam-
ity to the country; and 1t would be
folly, while electing him. yet at the
same time to elect Congress hostile
to him, a Congress which under the in
tiuence of partisan leadership would be
certain to 'hwart and battle him q
every poss' lie occasion. To elect Mr..
Taft and at the same time to elect q
Congress pledged to support him. is +',e
only way in which to perpetuate tie
policy OF the government as now car
ried on. l feel that all the aid that can
be given to this policy by every gcnd
citizen should he given; for this is far
more than a merely partisan matter"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-30
NEW AMERICAN RECORD.
Vanderbilt Cup Race Developed I
Great Burst of SDeed.


Motor Parkway, Lonk Island, Oct.
25.-The Vanderbilt cup automobile
race started at $50 this morning,
with approximately 100000 persons
along the course. Seventeen cars
started, eleven being of American
manufacture, three German, two
French and one Italian. At the be-
ginning Of the fifth lap four Ameri-
can, two German and the Italian cars
were still in the running. Some OF
the others remained on the track, but
have no chance in the race. Several
have been put out OF the race by
accidents. No drivers were hurt.
George Robertson, in a 120-horse
power locomobile, American made,
won first in the Vanderbilt cup race
today. creating a new American re-
cord for long distance automobile
contests. Herbert Lyle in the Ital-
ian car was second.
A crowd of a quarter-million peo-
pie swarmed on the track after the
second car came in and to avoid &C
cidents the officials called the race
oc. The winners time was hours
4Sh seconds. Lytle's time was 4
hours, 2 minutes, SO rs seconds.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-30
HE ANSWERS,
The Answer in 1908.

The answer Is found in the prevail
ing good prices for grain. corn, hogs,
cattle, hay and all the products
OF the farm, together with the
fact that since the date of Can
didate Bryan's crushing speech.
Western farm lands have doubled in
value, and thousands of tenant" farm
ers Of that date have become prosper
Gus home-owners, tilling their own land
in peace, happiness and plenty. Under
the National Irrigation Act, and the
Republican conservation movement, the
West is soon to be the intense agricul-
tural and horticultural producing area
of the United States.