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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18
GOOD ROADS CAMPAIGN
 OPENS UP IN EARNEST

The campaign for the adoption of the Overton goods roads amendment is now on. Congressman Oscar w. Underwood left Birmingham yesterday afternoon for Montgomery, where he will speak in the interest of the good roads movement, and he will follow his speech in the Capitol City with one in Mobile a day later.
 But only the first guns are being fred Within the next week or ten days speak CTS will be sent into every county in the state to discuss the amendment publicly, and the campaign committee is already busy with it's work. The question at issue has already begun to figure politically.
 John T. Craft, chairman of the execu- tive committee of the Alabama Good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18
kinq Leopold Not Ill.

Brussels, August I-Persistent rumors tonight concerning King Leopold's health are causing grave anxiety. but inquiries in court circles show that the latest news from the Kings seaside residence indi- cate that there is nothing to justify alarm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs. Jennie EsteIIe Avery.

Mrs. Jennie Estelle Avery, aged b years, wife of w. T. Avery, died yester- day at the corner of Twenty-seventh street and Avenue I. The remains were sent to Trussville yesterday afternoon by Shaw & Son. Funeral services will be held there this morning.
 The home of the deceased was at Truss vile, her husband being telegraph opera tor at that place. She is also survived by a six-Weeks-old infant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18
Woman Drowns In cistern.

Pocahontas, Ark, August 17.-Jumping or falling into a cistern full of water, Mrs. D. N. Dial, wife of well known optician here, and one of the most prom inent women of this place, met death by drowning yesterday morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18
e. M. MeIex

G. M. Medley, aged 6s years, died yes- terday morning at 719 North Twentv- first street The remains were sent to Huntsville at noon yesterday by Lige Low for interment. The deceased was q widower and Is survived by four dauSh- ters and one son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18
THE WEATHER.

Washington, August 17.-Weather fore cast for Alabama and Misissippi-Par cloudy, with occasional showers Tuesday and Wednesday,; variable winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18
PERSONAL

Miss Ray Jaffe of Atlanta has re- turned home after spending several weeks with relatives and friends in Birmingham and Dora
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18
Maqqie sontoro.

Maggie Sontoro, the four -months-old daughter of Joe and Mrs. Lena sontoro, died yesterday morning at the family residence, 11O1 Third avenue Funeral services will be held at the residence at o'clock this afternoon and interment will be at Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18
Gate City Festival.

There will be a lawn party at the Cath ollie church at Gate City tonight The public is invited and a large crowd is ex- pected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18

Roads association, has issued a call for meeting of the executive committee on August 25 at II o'clock in the rooms of the Commercial club. Letters have been addressed to the Alabama congressman and presidential electors, inviting them to attend the meeting, which will be an important one, and it Is expected that a number of those invited will be present.
 The time for voting on the Overton amendment will be at the general election in November. The amendment seeks to give the state the right to use the convict fund.- or whatever part they may desig- nate, for the improvement of the roads. The proposition is strongly advocated, and much interest Is being manifested in the campaign now being made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18
E. T. Shaw & Son. Undertakers.

Green Undertaking co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18

Birmingham. Ala, August IT, 19OS Weather conditions for the "A hours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18

Local Office U. S. Weather Bureau,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
WHISKY TRADE HIT BY
PANIC OR PROHIBITION?

creased 81 per cent; Scotch and Irish
WHISTLES 81 per cent.
Whether this falling off is the
to hard times or prohibition, or both,
is a question.
OF beer, the decrease in manufac-
ture this year has been something
like per cent, or about 100000
barrels annually. The remarkable
feature of this is that prohibition
is the strongest in the South, where
only about two per cent of the beer
manufactured is consumed.
Less Whiskey Manufactured.
There has been a sharp decrease
in the manufacture of whiskey, and
here the argument is met that the
manufacture of whiskey is not for
the present, but for the future, and
that these figures do not reflect the
state of trade, but rather the tight
ness of the money market and the
high prices of cereals and labor, chief
items in the production of whisky.
1t is estimated that 80 per cent. of
the drinkable whiskey is manufac-
tured in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and
Maryland. Illinois distilleries are
largely given over to cheap whiskey,
alcohol and spirits. The manufac-
turing record of the three states nam
ed are:
Decrease Pct Of
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
is HANDLESS AND LEGLESS
But is NOT A DEPENDENT AND
is RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
Serves Himself Even in Shaving, Uses
Pen DeXterOusly and Cares For
His Horse.

Serves Himself Even in Shaving, Uses
Pen Dexterously and Cares For
His Horse.
Rodney Elzea, of New London
Mo-, who is campaigning Falls cOun-
ty for the Democratic nomination
for county treasurer, was born with
out hands or legs, but through ener-
gy, effort and persistence he has ac-
cOmplished as much as the average
physically complete youth.
Mr.. Elzea does not consider him
self as a dependent, but cares for
himself in every way, even to shay
ing, handling his knife and fork, at
the table and writing with a pen
whatever the occasion may demand,
He cares for his own horse, and asks
no assistance in saddling or hitching
the animal to buggy when he
starts for the country to seek votes.
AS a boy Rodney was familiar to
all residents of his town driving
about the streets in his goat cart,
but becoming head of the family af-
ter his fathers death gave him am
bltion for more serious things and he
discarded the goat cart as a plaything
and secured horse and buggy in
which he made himself familiar to
all the country roundabout as he
placed desirable articles before the
people for their purchase.
His legs are but rounded stumps
below the hips and his nearest ap-
prOach to hands is thumblike form
alton just below the elbow, giving
him advantage of one joint in the
arm.
1t is very difficult to describe how
Mr.. Elzea gets about. Only seeing is
believing. With a peculiar motion
he will take himself to the stable
and with the wonderful strength of
lis upper arm and the grip made by
the pressure of his two stubs, he
will raise himself up on the manager
and put the harness on his horse
Then the obedient animal can be
taken to the buggy and hitched up
He gets in his buggy unassisted, puts
the lines over his shoulders and
guides the horse by pressure on one
line with his arm. He supports him
self in the saddle by suing his stump
legs against the pOmmel.
In shaving he holds the razor as
he does his fork at the table, grasp
ing it between the arm stumps. Then
he gets the motion required by NOV
ing his head. When repairs are
needed about the house he uses the
hammer or saw by the same hold.
His favorite amusement is picking
out airs on the piano and his rec
reatiOn in summer is swimming.
His opponent in the present cam
paign is Morton Helms, victim of
partial paralysis. Mr.. Elzea was
born Sept. 8, 1882, and he is one
of seven children. His father was
merchant. His mother and three
unmarried sisters live with him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
TO KIDNAP BRYAN'S son.
Plot Carefully Laid to Hold Him I'm.
til Princely Ransom Was Paid.

A Houston, Tex, dispatch says:
Confessions made by Pat Grove, who
caused national sensation eight
years ago by kidnapping Millionaire
Cudahy's child, and alleged accom-
plices reveal details of a carefully
laid plot by Grove and confederates
to abduct William Jennings Bryan,
Jr., 15-year-old son of the famous
Nebraskan. The boy was to be lured
into launch and hidden on Mantoon
island until ransom for his release
was paid.
Young Bryan, who had spent sew
eral days in Galveston, intended to
come to Houston Monday night. 1t
was planned to get him to leave his
train at Harrisburg, five miles south
of Houston. on the Buffalo bayou.
Then motor boat was to take the
boy and his captors to a fisherman S
hut on a lonely island in the bay.
The train was due to reach Harris
burg about 8 o'clock in the evening.
Young Bryan left Galveston but sud-
denly decided to spend the day in
fishing at Seabrook, half way be-
tween the two places. This delay
frustrated the kidnapping plan.
Pat Grove was recognized here
| while stopping a runaway horse.
Grove confessed his identity, but re-
fused to explain his presence here.
Young Bryan reached Houston to-
day. He was accompanied by prom
inent officials of Omaha.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
1t Reaches the spot.

Mr.. E. Humphrey, who owns a
large general store at Omega, O., and
is president of the Adams County
Telephone Co., as we'll as of the
Home Telephone Co. of Pike county.
Ohio, says of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry: 1T saved my life once. At
least think it did. 1t seemed to
reach the spot-the very seat of nv
cough-when everything else failed. .
DR.. Kings New Discovery not only
reaches the cough spot; it heals the
sore spots and the weak spots in
throat, lungs AMI chest. Sold under
guarantee by the Dawson Drug Co.
so cents and 81. Trials bottles free.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
Less Whisky Pays Tax

Getting nearer to the point, how
ever, is the quantity of whisky with
drawn from bonded warehouses for
sale. Whiskey, because of the tax,
is never taken from the warehouses
until the owner thinks there is a
demand for it. Here again is a
decrease met, a shortage of 1,026,02O
gallons in three months, while the
month preceding, October, 1907,
showed an increase of 1926 over
the year previous.
In the face of this decrease in
Withdrawals from bond there has
been a marked increase of bottled
in bond" whiskies-the sort of whis-
key which is bottled and the tax
paid in stamps of small denomina-
tions, each representing the amount
of whiskey in the bottle.
Reflects Mail Order Demand.
Bottled in bond" whiskey is in
demand for mail order trade, which
reaches into the prohibition states.
That this trade has increased there
can be no doubt The whiskey so
sold is not necessarily bottled in
bond" but there seems to be a pop
ular opinion that the purchaser of
bottled in bond" whiskey is more
certain of getting a full quart and
high quality of whiskey than if a
whiskey bottled by the firm selling
it is ordered.
Bottled in bond" in reality
means that the whiskey is straight
whiskey and bears a government
label to that effect. 1t is usually
100 proof or near that, while an UNI
officially bottled whiskey is more
than likely to be a blended whiskey
and is seldom more than 85 proof
but the label carries no other guar.
antee of quality.
That there has been a slump in
the liquor business, these figure:
prove without doubt but as to the
cause?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20

Does prohibition prohibit? If so
how much?
An intelligent, self-conyincing an
swer to these questions would dc
much to settle the biggest national
question in this country today, but
the only answer that can be secured
is sol involved that it supplies new
basis for argument to both sides of
the controversy.
The answer was expected to come
from the Internal Revenue Depart
ment of the Federal Government
but the recent money stringency has
interfered with the adaptability OF
those figures. 1t must be admitted
that importation, manufacture and
withdrawal from bond for sale of all
sorts of liquors has decreased very
materially. But the decrease has
been the greatest in those liquors
which are considered luxuries even
by the drinking classes, which indi-
Gates that the scarcity Of spending
money had much to DO with the de-
crease.
High-Class Liquors Suffer.
The figures must tell their own
story:
Recent reports from the New York
custom house show that:
ImpOrtations OF Jamaica for
three months ending March 81, drop
ped from 8,6IS gallons in 1907 to
1886 gallons in 1908, 81 per cent.
Importations of champagnes for
the same period dropped from g.
Gil cases to 34,342, a loss of 46
per cent.
Italian wines lost 81 per cent. in
dropping from 4O2,560 to 2 ,O6O ga
ions; Rhine and Moselle wines de,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
WOMEN'S WOES.
Dawson Women Are Find
ing Relief At Last.

It does seem that women have
more than a fair share of the aches
and pains that afflict humanity;
they must keep up" must attend
to duties in spite of constantly ach-
ing backs, or headaches, dizzy
spells, bearing-down pains; they
must stoop over, when to stOop
means torture. They must walk and
bend and work with racking pains
and many aches from kidney ills.
Kidneys cause more suffering than
any other organ of the body. Keep
the kidneys we'll and health is easily
maintained. Read of a remedy for
kidneys only that helps and cures
the kidneys and is endorsed by peo-
pie your know.
Mrs. T. r. Ross, living near the
college, Dawson, Ga, says: 81 have
no hesitancy in recommending Doan's
Kidney Pills as a fine remedy fol
kidney complaint. I suffered from
a weakness of the kidneys for some
time. Headaches and pains across
the small of my back were frequent
and a feeling of languOr hung over
me constantly. Learning of Doan's
Kidney Pills, I procured supply
from the Peoples Drug Store and
began taking them I know that
they have helped me very much and
/ am going to continue their use
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo
n. Y, sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
Beans Grew in Child's Nose.

At Manchester, N. H., DR.. George
c. Wilkins performed an operation
on Raymond, the 2-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harbert Martin, to re-
move two yellow eyed beans which
lodged in the child's nose two months
ago He discovered that the beans
had sprouts more than a half inch
long. The baby had suffered Sc
verely since he placed the beans in
his nose, while at play
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
The Cost of Some Funerals,

The funeral expenses of William
|. of Germany were $125,OOO. Those
of the late Grand Duke Nicholas of
Russia amounted to 100000. The
cost of Queen Victoria's burial was
$4,000, while that of the Duke
of Wellington cost $95O,OOO. Car
t1eld's funeral bill was never paid,
because the undertaken wouldn't, cut
it to the proper figure.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
HUMAN MACHINERY.

The marvellous mechanical Inventions
of today are but mere toys compared to
the human body. This is one machine
that must be given constant and intelli-
gent care. Once permitted to run too
far without skillful repair, the wreck is
just ahead.
STUART'S BUCHU AND JUNIPER
has repaired more human ills. relieved
the strain on weak parts and completely
checked the cause than any other invigo-
rating cordial. 1t relieves kidney dis
eases, catarrh of the bladder, diabetes,
dropsy, gravel, headache, dyspepsia, pain
in the back and side, loss of appetite,
general debility, neuralgia, Sleeplessness,
rheumatism and nervousness. STUARTS
BUCHU AND JUMPER positively re-
lieveS these diseases. At all stores. SI.O0
per bottle. Write for free sample.
Stuart Drug Manufacturing Co..
Atlanta, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
Valued Same as Gold.

B. G. Stewart, a merchant of Ce-
dar View, Miss. says tell my GUS
toners when they buy a box of DIR.
Kings New Life Pills they get the
worth of that much gold in weight
II afflicted with constipation, malaria
or biliousness. Sold under guaran-
tee by Dawson Drug Co. 25 cents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-20
ALI KINDS OF LIQUORS IN LESS
DEMAND, HIGHEST PRICED
SUFFERING MOST.
SEVEN PER CENT LESS BEER
The Revenue Reports Indicate an In
crease In the Bottle Trade,
Which Reflects the Mail Or
der Business From Pro-
hibitiOn States.

WHAT CAUSED THIS LOSS
TO TIE LIQUOR BUSINESS?
The decrease in the manufac-
ture of beer and whisky and
the shortage of withdrawal of
whiskey from bond for the last
three months for which figures
are available, compared with
those of the previous year in
dictate this loss to the liquor
trade, estimated on the beer
output OF the country and the
whiskey business of Pennsyl-
vania, Kentucky and Maryland
100000 less bar
rels of beer manu-
featured at Sc a
barrel e.. .....vi.200.OO0
Decrease of 1926
020 gallons in
whiskey W h.
drawn from ware
houses at $1.65
per gallon 49,. I692.933
Decrease of whiskey
manufactured at
so cents a gall
lon ......... 6.047,435
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-05

ped by. a line OF steel The charge
was repulssd and soon after the
British heavy cavalry attacked and
routed the main body of Russian
horse During lull in the operations
Lord Raglan observed that the Rus
slams We're attempting to remove the
captured batteries beyond the danger
zone He sent orders TO the light
brigade of husSars, lancers and dra-
goons to prevent this, If possible
( obvisously more to harass than to
order which reached the Earl OF Car
tligan, however. was to capture the
guns. and though he expressed some
surprise, he forthwith drew up his
$40 horsemen who had often been
derided BY the infantry and heavy
cavalry, and proceeded to assault sir
solid divisions of cavalry. supported
BY about dozes batailions of infantry
and 80 pieces of artillery. For e
mile they charged down a gentle slope
in the face of volleys of round and
grape shot poured out by the bat
teries. and passed through n cloud Of
Russian rifemen to within so feet
of the cannon they We're ordered to
capture. When they found them
selves entirely cut off from the British
through the Russian army The
enemy was so taken by surprise at
the first onslaught that the real butch
cry did not commence until the light
brigade cut their return passage. The
wonder is that even zoo returned from
that heroic, useless dash But wher-
ever soldiery faithfullness IS spoken
of. We British point TO the example
the charge of the Light Brigade. After
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-05

ward no slurs We're cast on the light
horse cavalry of the British army.
About couple of Weeks after
ward before the battles of the In
hermann. the little wife bore our
first child in camp l took part in
those fierce engagements, when the
Russians sailed out of SebaStaopoi
that dark, misty damp November Sun
day to sweep away our little force OF
grenadiers. fusileers and Coldstream
guards from the roads commanding
winter of 30, the struggles for the
rifle pits, the second general bombar,l
ment on that boisterous Easter Mon
day. can see it all. The Russians
were men of iron: and instead of Il
pretty military demonstration ana
some sharp diplomacy. I'VE found that
the two great powers of Europe had
been doing some real fighting and
outright suffering for over a year ne
fore they We're ready to make the.
final assault: and when the assault
came ii proved to be the most blood
and stubborn of the entire campaign.
II was now q sergeant, and pretty
popular, and when We got home the
officers wanted me TO Join the ser
vice to so back TO Wales. Still I was
undecided. \ number of my friends;
We're talking it over with ME one day
at camp, wher the little wife came
along with the baby. Leaning what
the conversation was about. she lays
the little fellow at my feet and leaves
without n word, except the announces
rnent that she is going home I had
IL follnw--didn't IL So ended tho
Crimean WAR and my army life
| Chicago Intsr-Ocean.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-05
STORY OF LIGHT BRIGADE

Waterloo as an ade-de-camp and dis
patch bearer to the Duke of yelling
ton. whose conrade in. arms he was for
45 years. Since Waterloo he had seen
no active service had been a good or
6ganizer--that was all. He. did what he
could. but he only lived about a week
after, the English We're repulsed with
that awful slaughter from Fort Mala-
skoff. the great defense of Sebastopol.
among the British. lentiers-espec-
tally With the Scotch and Welsh
think Sir Colin CampbelIrcame nearer
TO Icing the idol of his men. He was a
about five feet ten inches with long
military mustache, and commanded the.
brigade, Of IIighlanders. The first inn
portant step in the seige of sSebastopol
was the battle of the Alma river and
the taking OF the heights on its banks.
In the final furious charge on the Rus
sian infantry and artillery Sir Colin
had his horse shot from under him and
was wounded himself, being altogether
the hero of the 4day.-4aIn this engage.
rnent the Highlanders and all the tall
soldiers had q great advantage over
the short men, The Sixth irish regi-
ment, among others, was in
dire distress, as in fording tha
streams the water nearly reached
every mans mouth. and, in many
cases, beyond. AS a rule. the Sartiin-
Jams We're also short men. although I
think no commander presented more
magnificent appearance on horseback
than Victor Emmanuel, withhis noble
bearing and black. tremendous mus
tache, both OF which in a miner degree
have been inherited by his grandson,
the present king OF Italy. 9
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5ments were Of young. mem between
is ana 20. But we had TO have our
washing done: the service was very
particular about the neatness of the
uniforms.
THE Scotch and Welsh F'usi1eers
were among the first to depart for the
seat of war, going to Southampton.
After a voyage of i've days we reached
Gibraltar, where we again drilled. es
age to Malta was rough. and we looked
with some envy at the favored House
hold Guards. on another steamer, who
Were allowed IS inches for the width OF
their lnnmocks. About the end Of
March, 1854. we landed at Malta, and
a week after arrived at the Dardanelles
in the midst of n dreadful snowStorm
Gallipoli was the headquarters of the
allied forces, and we found the French
already there III possession of the best
provisions, tents and everything else.
AS they We're far better equipped al the
start, Cspecially5in the way OF clothing
there was considerable grumbiing over.
the situation, I remember they had
thick, long gloves to protect their
hands, and good, substantial shoes.
we had bitter cold weather, and as
many of our men had no gloves they
bound their hands in rags. AS to shoes.
the plight of our soldiers was so bad
that Florence Nightengale broke into
the ships stores to relieve some urgent
sufferers and was threatened with
court-nartialaforh her INSTRUMENTATION.
Poor Lord Raglan, the head OF. the.
British army-an5 emanciated old man
of S0--was not equal to the task cut
out for him. He had lost an arm at