The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-09
(By various contemporaries.)
IVY U From Life.

Ny A woman who gave her name " as Eve was caught in the Garden of Eden yesterday offering one Adam all apple. u
 There was also some absurd thaumatur- gical story about snake. which upon in- vestigation appeared to be yellow jour- nal fake.
 Both man and woman were remanded to a higher court. It is probable that they will get a sentence of 30 days on the island. The affair would not be worth re- ferrng to, were 1t not for the fact that the newspaper press makes so much of these trivial matters that we feel called upon to give it space.
 By the New York Sun:
 There were high jinks yesterday in the Garden of Eden, just out of Bohemia. Mrs Eve president of the Pomological Society, presided. There were also pres ent large, leisurely snake, with "cone on' expression, and mere man.
 The affair was oocasioned by the snake, who handed out gold brick to the lady. At first she thought it was lemon and only sniffed at it, but when it proved to be large red apple, that was different. The snake explained that by eating the apple one would have an inside knowledge of Edwin Markhams poems, and the lady succumbed. After she had done it, how ever, she wished she hadn't, and de- termined to have Adam, side partner of hers, in the same predicament, so she forced the apple on him and he "did eat" of the same. When he found out that he and Edwin Markham would have to be chums from then on. he made scene. The whole affair wound up by the audi ence singing "There'n Be Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight
 By the New York Tribune:
 Garden of Eden, July 15.-A woman named Eve was caught just inside the third gate early this morning. trying to inveigle a man named Adam into taking an apple. The whole affair is shrouded with mystery, but until your correspon- dent learns that there is nothing in it inimical to the present administration he will withhold all false rumors.
 By the New York Journal:
 Ut was all my fault."-Eve.
 This was the confession tearfully made to the Rev. Murphy McGinnis our special Methodist reporter (who writes exclu sively for The Journal-his photo pub lshed elsewhere) by one of the most beau- tiful women In the world.
 As she said the fatal words that con- vieted her, the tears slowly coursed down her cheeks, collarbones, and so on down.
 The mystery surrounding this lovely creature is indeed a mysterious one. There can be no doubt that the man in the case is a villain, said to be a relative to the editor of the Post. He
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 By the New York Herald,
 Eden, July 15.-tWireless to Herald.)-T was able to obtain today the complete and exclusive story of Adams fall for the Herald.
 About year ago this young man, then in the prime of life, came here to settle. Being an ardent Christian Scientist, in short time he demonstrated a companion in the shape of young girl named Eve. She was friendless and unknown when Adam took her up, and without a stitch to her back. In return for the favor he had done her Ghis is continued by our Paris correspondent, the regular man whom we sent to get the story having been suddenly discharged by MT. Ben nett) she prepared for him poisonous concoction, which had the appearance of a red apple.
 Being a Christian Scientist, Adam had no fear of the result. At present he is in a precarous state, and the whole affair is be,ng investigated by the police. Aomng those who witnessed the incident were J.