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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-26

l.. J. Weber. manager of the base- ball team at the Southern university, is hustling things and the outlook now is that he will give some fine games this season. He is putting the team in fine shape. Last evening the Glee club from the Judson sang for the benefit of the athletic association, netting a hand some sum. This entertainment, as we'll as some others, are being held to aug ment the funds to furnish good ball the next season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-26

A called meeting of the officers of the Baptist church will be held Wednesday night at the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-26
MALLORY WILL NOT
 BE 4 CANDIDATE He Announces State Campaign
 Committee THE PLURALITY VOTE
VOT I E
The Question as To Selection of Dele gates In Coming Primary Is Set tied By State Committee.
 No Run-off Primary.

Selma February 25.-(Special.)- )-Hon. H. s. D. Mallory set at rest today the ques- ton as to whether or not he would be a candidate for delegate at large to the national democratic convention. He de- clines absolutely.
 MT. Mallory also announced the sub or campaign committee that will have charge of the coming primary, as follows:
 H. S. D. Mallory, chairman; Bbb Graves, Montgomery; W. D. Nesbitt, Bir- mingham; T. U. Crumpton, Maplesville; L. E. Jeffries, Selma; R. T. Erwin. Mo- bile; R. A. Mitchell, Gadsden w. R. Walker, Athens.
 This committee will meet at the Ex- change hotel in Montgomery Friday night next, to arrange for the primary and as- sess the candidates Asked concerning the coming primary and whether or not he would be a candidate for delegate at large, MT. Mallory tonight gave out the following interview:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-26

Mrs. c. F. Camp left yesterday for Tal- ladega, to attend the bedside of her fath- CT, Capt. NJ. II. Hanserd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-26

The infant of MT and Mrs. George Ire zeser is quite i'll with bronchitis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-26

Mrs T. E. Veal, of Barnesville, Ga, is visiting her son. w. E. Veal. on Avenue II and Twenty first street.
The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14

beside the crib and Anita stood hum
bly, at the foot waiting to serve
WIien the doctor came he turned to
Mary with his questions and con-
ments. and she bore il silently But
when night fell and Mary urged her
to go to bed, the new motherhood
within her famed up.
Hes my baby" she whispered
passionately. Mary, looking at her
for the first time, saw and understood.
"Oh. my dear" she breathed. open
irg her arms.
In that night Anita learned her
lesson TO the uttermost. AT dawn the
little life Strengthened and s{eadied.
The doctor turned away with a sigh
Of Weariness and relief.
We're all right now" he an
nounced. Then he took Anitas hand
with a compassionate glance at her
black dress. This is baby that
couldn't be spared he added. She
nodded, with trembling lips.
"les-I have him to be thankful
for she said.-From the Criterion.
The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14
Foreign Mining at Harbin.

According to the Manila American
(Manila, P. ID, circular has been
issued by the Board of Foreign Al
fairs at Harbin to the effect that no
foreigners shall henceforth be allowed
to engage in mining enterprise with
in thirty li-Or, say, within distance
of eleven and three-quarter English
cial license. Mines which are already
being worked will be examined to as
certain their daily output. and as soon
as the proper agreements have been
drawn up with the foreign countries
interested a scale of taxation will be
arranged for all mining enterprises
Engineer.
The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14

A mothers heart is 4 lattlefeI,
A mothers heart is a nest :,
Where love leans down with snowy sA.e-d
And lips that sing to rest
A mothers heart is the PLAN where meet
Through all her days oi life.
The legions Of the childhood ite',
The glittering hosts III strife
A mothers heart is field Of va
Where none raay know, may see.
The wounds that bleed, the guns thal roar
The angli-hei hours thdt r.
4 mothers heart il battle nome.
But OH 50 few have kheh
Have felt what Size has iait'
A mothers heart i warfare's realm,
In It. unseen nf time,
RAGE TIE grim wars that ovcrWhclm
But for hc- faith Sublime.
A mothers heart Is where she hides
- much Me rFver tells,
So much that III her soul abides
And conquering lovehood quells.
The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14
Alaska's Size.

Drawn to the exact scale, Alaska,
II placed on top of the United States,
would reach from Savannah. Ca, tc
Los Angeles, and from Mexico to Can.
ada, and its range of climate and
physical conditions are even greater.
The strip of mainland and islands
fronting on the Pacific Ocean are as
warm as Kansas. The Arctic coast
is colder than Duluth. Designate
which part you refer to as carefully
as you would in speaking of a place
in the United States, bearing in mind
that it is as important as it is to le,
one know whether you mean Illinois
or Georgia, Minnesota or Texas
Fairbanks .(Alaska) Daily News.
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THE. BATTLEFIELD.

= mothers heart oh, sacrel place,
Oh. tempted fame. how fair
70 llneel beside its SHRINE Of grace,
TO knecl. and worship there
A mothers heart is calm retreat.
Is rest and love and song.
And round it. oh. how lender-swect
The shades Of memory throng
\ mothers heart has seen so muci,,
Has fell and horne and known
The rugged blow. the tender touch.
Within it. wandering zone;
llaS borne - much for those that lean
Upon its help and trust,
III, done much to keep them c.ean,
70 lit them from the dust
\ mothers heart is battlefield
Nhara sacred strife has been:
Where spear on spear ana shield on oAlel
Hath ragged the battles DIM
q holy shrine. lnyioldte spot,
Where love and memory come
When all the rest Of lIfe,s forgot.
When ell the rest is dumb.
Baltimore sun.
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&c|EN(E|ARE|gAvgs

The atmospheric belt is presuma-
bly, of the same thickness all around
the earth, but in looking at the newly
risen moon the beholder has to look
through a thicker stratum of this at
mosphere than he does when the
moon is higher up in the heavens.
Hence the apparent difference in size
of the moon in the two positions.
The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14

In turbulent Russia during o,s
month Of terrorism thirty-four na-
sons were executed and POT mu,de,.d
Yet in peaceful Massachusetts. with
population one-tiftieth that Of Ru,
sia. during the three months from
June q to Sept. 81 forty-one person,
were killed by automobiles and a,
injured. In which State is life chean
er?
The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14

The railroad ticket tax imposed a
year ago by the German Empire was
estimated to produce about $4,000 0Op
marks the first year. The Secrstar,
Of the Treasury recently announced
that the prospect is that only about
100000 marks will be realized BY
It, The diversion Of travel from the
higher to the lower classes has BEEN
greater than was estimated.
The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14

One hundred ana forty million A.,
lars will have TO be raised bv ,.1a
tion to pay the expenses Of NJ.
York next year. according to tho os,;
mates made by the heads Of tho v..,
Gus departments OF the city govern.
ment. This is an increase Of ,o,,v
million dollars in less than ten va,r.
The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14


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tba ,,nr,,ro ,,,n..1, ~ Show that /.
it Will take a stronger ,,,- aA' out b
than that to invegla some ens n
the altar. remarks tho W.. W %
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\ thorsonI Crooks bo,.. TO
from New England "a orno .''e'! gone n
inc in Iowa Kansas ons -. III larn. Il
Four or f~n day., uaso. -,eofaska. 50
,etaiI fr,it .-or, ,,o,. N" ~, IRON the
TO a wholesome ana iudpne,das. way x
on the soil
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'A''A 'en years e
h
IN t"rouieht Russia during one n
monlh OF terrorism thirty-four Der z
sons were executed and 207 murdered J
ret III peacelui massachusetts, with
d popuiaeioh ohe-nftleth that Of Rus (
sla' during the three months from
June Il 10 sept. Il 1orty-one persons
were kli'ed Dy automobiles and 3l3
er
--
The railroad ticket tax imposed
year ago by the German Empire was
estimated to produce about 24,OO0oOp
marks the first year. The Secrstar,
of the Treasury recently announced
that the prospect is that only abou,
100000 marks will be realized by
It, The diversion Of travel from the
higher to the lower classes has bean
Graduates at the College of Agr;,
culture at the University of Wiscon,
sin this year have received appoint.
ments which will scatter then,
through FIVE states of the Union.
One-half of the class are engaged in
practical agricultural work. special
izing In dairying, breeding and horti
culture. while four others are filling
college positions.
Canadian government experts who
region have lately announced that
more than sixty million dollars worth
of gold still remains in the valley
but that careful mining methods will
be required to extract 1t. The sup
CRITICAL methods employed in the past
have produced nearly hundred and
twenty millions. This, Of course. ap
plies to the Canadian Yukon region
One OF the puzzling problems In
the economies OF theatrical manage
ment is why it should cost so much
more to amuse the public with music
ia maid so much a week: a woman who
sings is paid ten times as much. To
be able to express the emotions
means genius; to be
,h,o +o s;no cadenza is a physical
The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14

Henceforth in Paris to know what
ognize the church clocks, one need
only glance at the Eiffel Tower,
where enormous electric numerals
flash out the time every minute.
These are visible from almost every
point in the city and even in many
of the suburbs. The experiments
having succeeded, the new clock will
remain fixture.
The new sea wall at Galveston,
said to be the most stupendous work
of the kind on earth, is 1883 feet
long. seventeen feet above the mean
low tide, sixteen feet wide at the
base, five feet wide at the top and
cost $1,200.O00.
About seventy per cent. of all the
camphor made is used in the manu-
facture of celluloid.
The name of Luther Burbank has
long been known as that of the wiz
ard of botany. At recent lecture
of Stanford University, seventy-three
different species of apples were
shown, all gathered from a single
tree in Mr.. Burbank's garden. While
fond of the botanical pranks which
appeal to the public mind, Mr.. Bur-
bank fortunately does not neglect
the more serious part of his profess
sion, and devotes much time and
thought to the cultivation Of i'm
proved plants likely to be of eocnom-
ic value.
A French inventor has discovered
and applied new principle in aero
states. 1t is the use of the gyro-
scope, which has the advantage of
maintaining an equilibrium. the lack
of which has proven disastrous to
practically all heavier than air ma
chimes. The new invention is called
the gyroplane. The rotary motion
not only maintains the ship in bal
ance. like spinning top, but holds
it aloft. Lateral motion is attained
by fitting the machine in the manner
Of soaring birds.
The battleship Kansas is being
fitted with wireless telegraph out
fit. The sending radius is said to be
about 500 miles.
The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14

Graduates at the College of Agri,
culture at the University of Wiscon.
sin this year have received appoint
ments which will scatter them
through five states of the Union.
One-half of the class are engaged in
practical agricultural work. special
izing In dairying. breeding and horti'
culture. while four others are filling
college positions.
The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14

\ thousand Greeks have lately -.
from New England 10 engage in ~ so4F
ing in Iowa Kansas and y.h.a, :, ~
-Four o. ti:c days' march from A'Aa =,
retail fruit store may take tho Co.., 'u'
a good many parasanss of MI s" r
to a wholesome ana indepeudan, ru' ,,,
on the soil. "'
The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14

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The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14

Re,jevers> in woman suffrage a.; al"
the most scornful disoeN' ,r;,hou..
unite, unless .hey were oofn "amedv
humor. in enjoying a social eo' IN a
presented by a recent e'ees s.a nom.
small town. Two women ,.,as as
mated to succeed their hasDa. m;,tee
Some citizens. who do no' .od la III,
men on the board. nom,nAss a,c,te
husbands for reelection inc sn had
ment walked up many men .,.ns ,or
not voted on school que.s,. q'.,.r n
years. and with pathetic l0yan' ,.a,s ,or or
their sex. they sweleo 'Aouho,m,ng 'Ao
the husbands to the o'e'
tefeat Of the wives.
The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14

The battleship Kansas is being
fitted with a wireless telegraph out
fit. The sending radius is said to be
about 500 miles.
The St. Mary banner., 1908-03-14


waited. not daring to speak. The
baby had been taken ill-very ill.
There was trained nurse with him,
and the doctor had been there nearly
all day. Mary told it very gently and
courageously, but her hands trembled
visibly Anita took the pins out of
her veil and disentangled her bonnet
What does the doctor say?" she
asked. Her voice sounded dry and
perfunctory, and Mary's blinded eyes
| could not see her face The stifled
anger Of weeks broke out
''He thinks your prayer will be
granted she said sternly, and left
| the room.
| Anita sat motionless. lifting a
white, drawn face. So her perverse
heart had opened too late. She had
prayed that her child might not live,
and now it was to be remembered.
She lifted her clenched hands high
above her head, straining up.
| Don't take me at my word" she
| gasped. ooh, don't" She fell on
her knees before a chair, burying her
! face in her arms. Don't, DON'T"
she sobbed, over and over. Forgive
me-let me keep him! Oh, don't re-
member - don't, don't. Oh, Lord
God"
Then she started up, dried her eyes,
clenched her shaking hands. and went
lup stairs. Mary and the nurse were
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-01
STOCK MARKET
IS PRESSED
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, March 31.-A dull
depression hung over the stock mar
ket, Leaking up to something like y
crash at the close today. The special
depression factor today was the OBJ
scurfty surrounding the intended
course of those controlling .he Erie
railroad property An adjournment
yesterday of the directors without
promulgating plan for meeting the
impending financial requirements Of
the company was disturbing to those
holding securities of the company.
Beside interest amounting to about
100000, on convertible bond issues,
which is payable tomorrow and $5.-
100000 of one year notes which fan
due April s, there are known to be
other heavy floating liabilities to be
met. The view that the property win
be safeguarded from bankruptcy ia
founded on independent resources al
the command of a great banking
house which is principal sponsor for
the capital. Bonds we're heavy.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-01
THINKS TREASURE
SEEKER WAS Slain

GALVESTON, Tex, March 81
Quincy Phillips, cousin of John p.
Phillips of Manitowoc, who headed
the expedition to recover $1,200.000
in gold lost off the coast of Man
zanillo, Mexico, in the wreck of the
ship Golden Gate over forty years
ago, has been advised that his cousin
was killed by the natives, who sus-
pected he had found the treasure and
was returning to the United States
with some Of the gold Quincy Phil
lips has left for Mexico to make an
investigation.
The expedition reached Manzanillc
last December and was dredging fol
the treasure when late in January he
was called home on business. While
returning through Mexico, it is said
he met his death. Phillips wa:
wealthy and furnished most of ths
funds for the dredging enterprise.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-01
Hebrews Skill, Agility and,
Cleverness Pitted Against
the Danes Ruggedness and,
Sturdiness.
~ .eNNNNeNNNNeeeoNNNeeeeNNNe
rBy Associated Press. ]

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 31--With disadvantage
at least eight pounds against him. Abe Atte the champion
featherweght America Battling Chi
ing sight. Attell the advantage the
matched superior agility
feeness of foot against the rugged urdier by
generating his this fair
decision Nelson forced the throughout all the while
ing to force the Hebrew into close The turning point
Nelson taking pun
hmen without whmpe finally succeeded getting At
tells heretofore impregnable having
he worried his considerably The Bater landed
powerful body punches in the succeeding The
tied furious exchanging
teenth IL
Ae apparently distress. He up
determined in the o
Danes Betting the result favored Nelson odds Of 10
being offered at the rngside
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M Kk3DMD 4-< Ehe men shook hands
and Attell quickly jabbed light left
to the face. Attell backed away and
Nelson swung his left high ON the
head. Nelson waded in, but Attell
peppered him with light lefts and
rights to the face. AtteH almost
slipped to his knees from a misdi-
rected swing. He was up in twink
ling and shot right and left to the
Battler's face. They clinched and
Nelson drove two rights to the jaw
at close range, and then sent straight
left to the face. Attell continued to
shoot his left to the face and then
hooked hard left to the stomach.
Abe covered up cleverly, smothering
the Battler's blows and poked two
lefts to the face. Nelson retaliated
with straight left as the bell
changed. Both men struck lightly
at each other after the sound of the
bell.
ROUND 2-Nelson bore in, open
ing up with left and right for the
jaw, but Attell gave a wonderful ex-
hibition of sidestepping and smother
ing. He judged his distance and bonn
barded Nelson's face with left and
right short-arm blows to the face.
Nelson sent his left to the jaw, but
Attell, standing back, almost smoth-
cred his man with lightning-like left
and right j0lts to the head. Attell
forced Nelson to almost ropes and
then swung his left and right to the
face, Nelson retaliating with lef;
to the body as the round ended. At.
tell had the advantage. although he
did not succeed in landing a particu-
larly well-defined punch.
/ ROUND Nelson shot a straight
elft to the nose and they exchanged
left hooks to the face. They wen,
close, shoulder to shoulder, and Net
son broke 1t up by landing two hare
lefts to the body and two rights TX
the face and jaw. AttelI looked
bit anxious at this unexpected turl
of affairs. They mixed 1t at clos,
range, Attell fairly smotharing Mel
son with right and left shoots to th'
| jaw. Nelson appeared to be groggy
| but fought back viciously. Nelson
| then held Attell with left and tries
to land his left to face, but Attel
fought him on. showering right am
left to the face and jaw The roun,
ended with Attell landing on Mel
Ison,s face at will. The crowd cheere,
AtteII wildly for his exhibition
| which was one Of the most remark
able ever witnessed between smal
men.
ROUND 4-Referee Smith ordere
Nelson to break, which he reluctant
lily did. Then Attell swung his righ
gfand three lefts to the jaw. Nelso
/ then hooked two lefts and right t
: the jaw and AttelI covered up. AL
ltell blocked Nelson's attempts Gle,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-01
deed Of
JEALOUS
WOMAN
&==~7
SHOOTS AND KILLS RIVAL FOR
HER HUSBANDS AFFEC-
TTONS
(By Associated Press. }

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 81
Mrs. Helen Griffin, who has been a
resident of Monrovia since the be-
ginning of the racing season at Santa
Anita, was shot and killed early this
evening BY Mrs. U. 2. Dearman, VIII ,
of U. z. Dearman, who has been rae
ing horses at Santa Anita during the
past season. Mrs Dearman fired Ave
shots, one of which took effect un-
der her victims left ear. killing her
almost instantly. The motive for the
shooting is admitted by Dearman to
have been Jealousy of him by his
wife. The shooting occurred in the
Monrovia postoffice.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-01
INDIANS INJURE
AMERICAN WOMAN
(By Associated Press.) }

Ell PASO. Tex, March 31.--A tel
egram has been received by the
American consul in Juarez whica
states Mrs. W. r. Baker, whose hus-
band an American mining man, was
killed by Yaquis in Sonora last week,
is now safe at a small village in
Urez, Sonora, with her children, but
she is wounded in the arm, and un
able to proceed to the United States
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-01
RICH STRIKE in
FLORENCE MINE

GoLDFIELD, lev, March 81
The richest strike in the history of
Goldfield was made in the Rogers
Syndicate lease on the Florence
mine. One hundred and i've sacks
or ore, running $1,000 a sack were
extracted since II o'clock last nigh
Chunks and seams Of pure gold wee.,
found through the nine-inch ledge.
The company paid a $4,000 dividend
Saturday.
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The ATTEMPT WAS
NOT SUCCESSFUL
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. March 31.-An un-
successful attempt was made by =
United States marshal yesterday at
the New York navy yard to take into
custody Captain George Worley, for
merly commander of the auxiliary
naval vessel Aberanda, who was in
dicted by the grand jury of San Juan,
Porto Rico, on a charge Of treating
the crew in an inhuman manner
Worley is said to be on leave of abb
sence on to be on his way to his home
at Bremerton, Wash.
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The FiQhf By, Rounds.

|'er1y, and Atteit waded in with sew
eral lefts to the Jaw. Attell swung
two hard rights and a left to the jaw,
but Nelson evened 1t up with q hard
right to the body. They then ex-
changed left and right short-arm
swings to the jaw, and Nelson was
given hard left over the mouth as
the gong rang. Nelson unintention-
ally struck Attell over the eye with
right after the bell rang, and he was
vigorously Kissed. 1t was Attell's
round.
ROUND 5-Nelson came up dane
ing and waded right in, Attell back
ing up bit. Attell received straight
left on the face. and Nelson put left
to kidneys. Attell clinched and Mel
son sent in two lefts to the jaw. He
followed Attell aboat, landing right
and left to the head. AttelI fought
back like demon, sending in right
and left to the Jaw incessantly and
Nelson's face soon looked like q raw
steak. Blood began to pour from his
nose, which Attell kept pegging awav
at with merciless precision. Nelson
forced the fighting. but Attell fairly
blinded him with b continuous ftfsil-
lade Of lefts and rights to the face.
The bell rang and Nelson went to his
seat bleeding freely. Attell's round.
ROUND 0-Nelaon forced his man
about but attempts to land were cas-
lily turned aside. Attell then stood
his ground, but Nelson succeeded in
landing several lefts to the head AMI
rights to the kidAeys. They ex-
changed vicious rights to the jaw. ana
Attell shot two stinging iefts to Eel-
sons sore spots. The men closed
In. fighting carefully. Attell showed
equal cleverness with the mixing
game. and the most Of Nelson's ef-
forts went for naught. Attell drove
| two rights and left to the stomach
and then swung left to the face. "Ars
they coming fast enough cried Abe
as he sought to rush his man. Round
ended in Attell's favor
Il ROUND They fought to close
4 quarters. Nelson putting left to bod
and outfghting Attell at close quar-
/ ters. Nelson wrestled Attell to the
I ropes and the latter worked to closa