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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-08
Silk Specials

There are two trade days yet before Opening, and it is our purpose to make them fairly hum with business To do this, something unusual must happen. Well, it will, and in just the manneryou see below:
 fresh, new shipment of 27-inch All Silk Pongee-that decided rage among the spring materials It shown in shades for street and evening wear, such as navy golden brown, reseda, natural light blue, pink, and is the grade which brings $L25; Monday special, 85c Yard wide Black Taffeta, of beautiful, rustling quality which tells in moment that its price is $125; Monday special .LuU French Taffeta in the most popular shades of the season. This silk was bought especially for dressy costumes and separate waists. It is 27 inches wide, and appears in champaign, gray, brown, Copenhagen and light blue. It's price the world over is $12S; Monday spe- cal ................ ...... l.UV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-08
Bows, School Burned.

Fl Paso, Tex, March Fire last night destroyed the Boys dormjtory and board- ing house at the New Mexico school of agriculture at Meslla Park, and many sleeping students had narrow escapes. Harvey Forsythe, in charge Of the dor mitory. had a narrow escape in waking the bows and getting them out of the building as part of the roof fell on him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-08
Hanued By a Mob.

Navasota, Tex March 7.--Taking up the quarrel of another negro, John Campbell an ex-convict, this afternoon cut and wounded County Commission or J. T. Barry. Tonight Campbell was taken from Jail by a mob and hanged to q talegraph pols
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-08
Wo0len Goods

There is nothing under our roof which We can commend to you with more sincerity or show toyou with greater pride, than the way in which the Wooen mills have woven their vision of spring. It seems that the height of beauty has been reached both in weave and color.
 Something new and charming which came racing to us by Fridays express: Fancy Mo- hairs in self colored stripes; checked and striped Panamas; fancy Voie Sutings; fancy Anazone, and many other novel patterns shown on our center table Monday at ........ .SlOO 42-inch All Wool Voile of the crisp wiry variety, round thread, and shown in almost every shade and solid black. It is regular $L25 quality. Monday special ........ .Si00 50-nch All Wool Taffeta Cloth, one of the finest woolens to be shown this season. It has world wide reputation and sells everywhere for $50. Monday special ........... .Sl25 Mohairs in navy and black, with hair-line stripe of white. Yes, it makes a wonderful Mohar, but the real wonder of it is, that it is 46 inches wide and sells for ................l ..l25
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-08

busy % great ne d n
 
 p dimes he shelves nd S ~ ~h from al mymb bMph h in ddSH @da hfu hay or ga m h mad t an yn
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
Sitting on a High Hat.

"If were to offer to wager that
could sit squarely on my silk hat with
out crushing it, you would take me up,
I suppose" said clubman to a fellow
member. "Well, you would lose" he
continued "A good silk hat should
support the weight of a man say 14O
pounds without yielding, providing the
weight is applied gradually and care
fully. The wa to do it is to place the
hat on a smooth, strongly supported
surface, crown downward, and lay a
board across the rim, in the hollow.
On this seat yourself steadily and slow
ly, and you will find the hat does not
yield. OF course, hat that has once
been bent or broken will not do. Nor
Is the rule invariable. 1t applies only
to good hats. Have / ever tried 1t!
Yes, l have, but not on my own hat
Philadelphia Record.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
Queer Names.

1--WE Chinese" said the law student,
"give our children queer names. Our
girls, for instance, are not called Ma
bel, Jenny or Matilda. but Cloudy
Moon, Celestial Hal pfness, Spring
Peach or Casket of Perfumes.
"Our boys get less delicious names.
Boys are made for work and wisdom
rather than for dancing and pleasure,
and their names show this. as Prac-
tical Industry, Ancestral knowledge,
Complete Virtue, Ancestral Piety, Dis
Greet Falor.
"To our slaves we give still another
set of names. Yes, those dear. pathetic
little slaves of ours, some girls, some
boys, who do n hundred various little
tasks about the house, these lowly
creatures have names like Not For
Me, Joy to Serve. Your Happiness and
Humble Devotion" - Cincinnati En-
OuireF
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
EATING Onions.

Persons with drOpsical tendencies
should eat onions frequently. This
simple cure has proved effective In
many cases. In one instance the pa
tient had been given up by several
physicians and only tried the onions
to please friend. She was complete
ly restored to health and, though that
was five years ago, has never had a
return Of the trouble. She ate the on
ions just as she would an apple, tax
ing great many during the day
Exchange
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
OBSERVANCE OF EASTER.
Discrepancy In Computing the Date
Not Corrected Until 1852.

INOt NOETSCteO O1tn IfOGs
The observance of Easter dates back
to about the year GS, at which time
there was much contention among the.
eastern and western churches as to-
what day the festival should be OBJ
served 1t was finally ordained at the
council of Nice in the year 325 that 1t
must be observed throughout the Chris
tian world on the same day. This de-
cision settled that Easter should be
kept upon the Sunday first after the
fourteenth day Of the first Jewish
month, but no general conclusion was
arrived at as to the cycle by which
the festival was to be regulated. and
some churches adopted one rule and
some another This diversity OF usage
was put an end to, and the Roman
rule making Easter the first Sunday
after the fourteenth day of the calen-
dar moon was established i'll England
in ego. After nine centuries dis
crepancy in the keeping of Easter was
caused by the authorities of the Eng
lish church declining to adopt the ref
ormation of the Gregorian calendar in
1852. The difference was settled in
1852 by the adoption of the rule which
makes Easter day always the first
Sunday after the full moon which APP
pears on or next after the twenty-first
day of March, If the. full moon hap
pens upon a Sunday, Easter Is the
Sunday after.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
COOLED THE ADMIRAL
An Answer For Which the High Official
Was Unprepared.

Was UnprePared.
Going into port where the water
was very deep-Rio Janeiro, | believe
relates Captain A. r. Mahan, the chain
cables got away" MS the expression
is, control was lost, and shackle after
shacke tore out of the hawse holes,
leaping and humping, rafting and
roaring The admiral was on deck at
the moment, and when the chain had
been at last stopped and secured he
said to the captain: alfred, send for
the young man in charge Of those
chains and give him n good setting
down. Ask him what lie means by
letting such things happen" The Of
ficer was sent for, and soon his ques-
tioning blue eyes appeared over the
hatch coaming. Alfred was a mild
person and clearly did not like his job
He could not have come up to the adj
miraPs standard. The latter saw 1t
and interviewed: Perhaps you had bet
ter leave 1t to me. I'll settle him."
Fixing his eyes on the offender, he
said sternly: "Whnt do you mean by
this, sir? Why in blaZes did you not
stop that chainY The culprit, looking
quietly at him, replied simply; How
in blazes could ~ This was shift
of wind for which the admiral was
unprepared. He was taken fat back.
After moments hesitation he turned
to the captain and said meekly, yet
with evident consciousness of check
mate: "That's true, Alfred How the
blazes could hep
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07

District attorney Langdon will condescend to reply
the of Ruef and others in regard graft
He very sensiby says he will try his in the
Pity he did form that excellent resolve the
AS of fact both he and his assistant Heney
havo been trying their through the press and from the
platform from San Francisco New York. esorng all
of questionable methods shape public opinion suit
their notions 1t is lawyers business present his
before unpreudced and impartial jury but the tactics of
Heney al have been directed toward creating hostile
tment beforehand against the accused that fair and
partial trial could not be had.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07

"My friend links says he can't catcA
up with his orders"
as he manufacturer
"Oh, no; just married man with
Owe grown daughters. Louisville Cos
rier-J Journal.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
The Feminine.

The Wlfe-Fancy, John, they are GUt-
ting out woman's dictionary! l won
der II it's any different from the S0'
ers. The ENTHUSIASTICALLY has mSsO
words in lt.-LOndon Opinion,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21
CLEANING GUN,
, ACCIDENTLY SHOT
foUNc ERNEST MCDONALD HAS A
CLOSE CALL WITH RIFLE
YESTERDAY.

In cleaning a loaded rifle yesterday
morning. Ernest Mcdonald, son of
w. A. Mcdonald, tue well-known but
cher, came within an ace of taking his
own life and as it is, is confined in
the city hospital under the care Of
physicians, who are trying to heal a
gunshot wound through the right thigh
of the young man
Mr. Mcdonald together with his
friend, Charles Loftin, had gone out
to the butcher pen of his father and
while there made up his mind to give
his Remington rifle cleaning. He
overlooked the fact that the gun was
loaded and in handling the trigger
discharged the rife. with the above
stated results Capt. w. w. Talbot
and others We're quickly on the
scene and Mr. Mcdonald was speed
lily brought to the city and was placed
in the city hospital. where he was
resting quietly last night
The hospital physicians do not
think the wound is a dangerous one.
Mr. Mcdonald has many friends in
tAe city who will be pleased to learn
that nothing more serious resulted
from the accident 4sts.t
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21
PEACE HOvERS
OVER BALKANS
MORE PACIFIC TONE is NOTED IN
ALL OF THE CAPITALS
AT PRESENT.

LONDON, Oct 20.-The dramatic
manner in which war was averted is
now known. Bulgaria had the desire
and purpose to enforce conflict with
Turkey and had begun to make prep
aratiOns to meet the crisis. Russia,
however, finally took decisive action
and notified Bulgaria that unless she
instantly mod fed her attitude. Rus
sian troops would be sent to invade
Bulgaria from the north.
Ferdinand's government had ne
choice but to notify Turkey of de
sire for peace, and would yield on the
railroad question and negotiate con
ciliatingly other matters. Turkey
then countermauded its order for the
mobilzaiin Of troops
Austria also has now taken a more
friendly attitude toward Turkey and
has notified her of preference to
negotiate direct regarding Bosnia and
Herr agomia. Turkey sympathizes
with this suggestion,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21
MORE ARCHBOLD
LETTERS ARE
PROMISED
NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS PRINT
STORIES THAT OTHER REPUe-
CAN SENATORS ARE "oILLY."

NEW YORK, Oct. 20,-The John
Archibold letters, involving Foraker,
Sibley and others, which Hearst pre-
sented the public recently, were stolen
from Archibold by negro employed
in his cffice and sold through white
confidential messenger Of the Stand
ard Oil company.
According to an article in publica-
ton today the two said they had made
Sl2 900 from the letters. The white
man says the best letters are yet to
come and have more to do with Sena-
tors Aldrich and Penrose. He says
the originals were returned to the
files. photographs being taken. The
negro who stole the letters is named
William Wingfield, who was discharg
ed from Archbold's office in 1905 after
ten years of service, The other is
Charles Stump, a white man who was
discharged after six years of service.
Wingfeld furnished The brains" for
the combination Stump being used
merely as a gG- between,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21
SOME INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS
IN THE G. c. & P. EXTENSION HERE

There are many people in this city
who are very anxious to have some
authentic information on the status
of the Georgia Coast & Piedmont,
Brunswick extension, which was the
subject Ct considerable enthusiasm
and active work on the part of the
business men of Brunswick in the
early part of the year. 1t will be
remembered that the people of this
city, aftr an agreement with those
associated with the owners of the line,
subscribed their quota of the neces-
sary funds and New York financiers
interested in the property were to do
the rest. Since that time infCrma
ton has been meagre and the people
of Brunswick, naturally having great
desire to see this new line projected
to this port, are patiently awaiting
something specific and definite on the
subject
The News is in shape to give it to
them and give it to them authenti-
cally
The New Workers, headed by Mr.
George Mckay and others, have ad-
yised the local people that, because
cf the panic ard the stringency of the
money market, the plans for the
Brunswick extension would have to
go over. for a time at least. How
eeer, several weeks ago certain Bruins
wfckians interested themselves in the
matter and a conference with the
New York people was had and sew
eral visits were made by Brunswick
people to that city, all on this one
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21
JAILED FOR LuNAcY.

Negro Made Things Lively in the VII
cinity Of County Jail Last Night.
For some time residents in the
neighborhood of Cochran avenue and
Monk streets have been disturbed by
cries of rather strange and weird
nature, indicating agony, craze, fear
and all Of the other possible emo
tions. A detachment from the police
department. visited the house yester-
day.paorning and found that the in
matG Of the house and several neigh
Eborskwere endeavoring to quiet Henry
Alp& kell- known negro, whom 1t
zsee -Aheen demented for sonM
tim; 3 thought advisable to re-
mo ffl Negro for safety and later In
she ", when the matter was report
ted the sheriff's Office, Deputy K. 5.
sPyfys placed the man in the county
Hail. He was raying last night and
attracted considerable attention from
the streets, He will - given hear
~ hefNA Ordinary Dart today.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21
THE REGISTRATION
LIST GROWING
SLIGHTLY
TOTAL OF 457 NAMES ENROLLED.
IT is BELIEVED TOTAL WILL.
REACH s25-2 WEEKS MORE.

Up to the closing of the books last
night, just 457 names had been en-
rolled on the registration books with
Clty Clerk Russell at the city hall,
which after all is not such a slow
registration as was imagined and
would indicate total registration CT
about S25. The books have been
opened exactly two weeks and will
continue for the identical length of
time, closing on Monday, November 2.
The registration by wards up to Sat
urday night, October II, was as fol-
lows:
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

Happened to Member of Fishing Party,
Bringing The Crowd Home.
Messrs Evan Dart, Ernest Poulson
and James Osborn returned yesterday
Unexpectedly from fishing trip PLAN
ned to last until next Saturday. These
young men left for Butler Point, but
decided to spend Monday night at
Pixies Bluff. After making the land
ing and reaching the wharf, Mr.. Dart
had the misfortune to fall through the
old time structure, from which he re-
cciyed painful injuries. The party
returned to the city and DR. r. e. L.
Burford was called and cared for the
wounds of the young man, which are
painful but not dangerous.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21

mission II hasenoW #(levelOped that
a new syndicate is to be formed with
the sole view of building this line into
Brunswick. the syndicate in question
is to work in perfect harmony and
accord with the Mckay and Leishman
interests in New York and are to
have the aid and the actual CO. opera
ton of capitalists in Brunswick. The
plan has been formulated and in the
course Of a very few days something
definite on the subject will be done.
1t ought to be understood by the
people of Brunswick that this new
syndicate will not work independently
of the present owners of the property,
but will have the substantial endorse
ment and assistance of these gentle
men.
In other words, while Messrs. Mac
Kay, Wilson, Leishman and others
interested in the property were not
able to make good in July, in accord
ance with their efforts and desires.
they are now working in conjunction
with other inanciers in New York
and elsewhere and the matter seems
to be in shape fer some tangible de
yelopments from this direction very
shortly
1t can be stated that the very minut-
est details have been entered into as
to the cost of the proposed extension
~,
really begins 10 look as If the line is
more certain now than at any time be-
fore, of coming to Brunswick.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21

Add to hat the registration for
Monday ana Tuesday twenty-five and
twenty-six. respectively, and you have
the total registered thus far, 457
Those who have studied the new ward
proposition are Ct the opinion that the
system will have a tendency to force
Il larger registration. for the reason
that the cand dates from The rcspec-
tive wards will take a deeper interest
in certain electorate than was the
case under the old rule The race is
SO far has been good natmed one
and is, of course, tco young yet to
tell much about
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21
NQUE RULING IN
THE BANKRUPTCY
COURT
1uDGE1sAAc HOLDS THAT TUR.
PENTiNE STILL is NOT MA
cHiNERY UNDER GA. LAWS.

Referee Max Isaac handed down a
rather important ruling in the case
Of David Anderson, bankrupt, yester
day. The matter under consideration
was an Intervention filed by Messrs,
Mcmillan & Bros. of Savannah, claim
ing the sum OF $3.50 due on account
! turpentine still, worm, cap, armsN
etc, furnished the bankrupts prior to
their bankruptcy.
The point in question is unique
one in as much as its decision was
based on the fact of whether or not
q turpentine still is machinery If
SO. then 1t would come under the
.Sneaning of the law and the interven-
tion would have been granted; if not.
1t would not be reached by the lien
laws of the state and the claim would
have to take its place with other cred
itors. After carefully considering the
matter Judge Isaac decided that tur-
pentine stills are not to be legally
classed as machinery and the inter
eention Of Mcmillan & Bros. was net
allowed.
The ruling of Judge Isaac is in part
as follows:
In considering whether a turpentine
still is machinery ii must be borne
IN mind that not one movement. not
one particle of motive power is in
vclved In the entire apparatus. The
crude turpentine or scraDe is placed
into the receptacle known as the
tStll,'' and by the use of heat is va
porized through the worm into the
faceptacle which receives the distilled
spirits IN of the work other than
the heating and the process of dis
tillation Is done by hand, and not a
wheel is turned or motion made in
the entire process of producing the
spirits Of turpentine; in other words,
Instead of being machinery a turpen-
tine still outfit is merely device
used il the chemical process of max
ing spirits OF turpentine and rosin.
The language OF the entire section
Of the code i'll questi-n shows a dis
position only to afford persons who
furnish machinery for use in the op-
Grafton 0f steam mills or other ma
chinery (which must be construed
with the word "steam mill" to mean
other steam machinery, and the fur
her word factory" as used in this
sect on, Indicates an intention to pro-
tect those persons only who furnish
Ne character Of appliances therein
cificallf embraced. and none 9TH
If the gAeral assembly of Geor-
u intended b. embrace turpentine
Alls aSd 6Shts of that character It
Sbul6 i've been an easy matter for
it to e expressly 50 declared IT'S
failurs@o d. so is an indication that
it was not intendel to thus protect
them.
For these reasons the court must
hold that the interveners are net en-
titled to the lien claimed by them as
manufacturers Of machinery within
the meaning of code section 2801.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21
A Great Fire
Threatens Newark

NEWARK. n. j., Oct. 20. = The
manufacturing center of this city is
threatened with destruction by fire
which has already destroyed Gold
smith & Sons trunk fsctory. The fire
is spreading and the whole depart
ment is fighting,
One fireman is already reported to
have been killed. Al 10 O'Clock the
property loss amounted to 100000
and the fire was not yet under con-
troll.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21
TO MEET TONIGHT.
Citizens TO Gather at City Hall to Talk

Citizens to Gather at City Hall to Talk
of Ward Elections Again.
The News understands that the citi-
zens of New Town Will Will hold a meet
ing at the city hall this evening to en-
ter its protest against the recent rul-
ing of the city executive committee,
providing for only one polling place
for the coming ward primary to be
held November 19. Just vino the
speakers win be is not known, but it
is expected that a pretty fair crowd
will attend.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21
Men Struggled
Before Engine

WHEELING, w. Va. Oct 20
Struggling in the grasp of Frank A.
Burke, police officer who had arrest
ed him early this morning for fight
ing, former Officer Elsie Gill pulled
Burke directly in front of a rapidly
approaching switch engine Both were
tossed forty feet. Burke died in ten
minutes and Gill is not expected to
live. Both are married and have fam
lilies.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21
MISS HASKELL DENIES
That She is to Become the Bride of
Samuel BoWles, Jr.

That She is to Become The Bride of
Samuel Bowles, Jr.
GUTHRIE, Okla, Oct 20.-Miss
Frances Haskell here today denied
the truth of a story from the east
telling OF her alleged engagement to
Samuel BowIes, Jr, son of Samuel
Bowles, editor cf the Springfield
(Mass) Republican.
Miss Haskell intimated that she
was engaged to marry Leslie G. Nib
lack, of the Guthrie Leader, and a
prominent democrat Miss Haskell
was to have accompanied her father,
Governor Charles N Haskell, who left
today with the other members of his
family for Dallas, Texas, but she miss
ed the train.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21
HIS ElGHTIETK BIRTHDAY.
Former Brunswickian Celebrates the
Event in Atlanta #

Former Brunswickian Celebrates the
Event in Atlanta.
The following from the Atlanta
Georgian will be of interest in this
city, since DR., R.. ]. Massey wasf for
many years a resident of Brunswick.
@Dr. Robert j.. Massey, of Atlanta
one of the best-known and Oldest
citizens Of the state, celebrated his
eightieth birthday last week at a good
old-fashioned Georgia barbecue, with
a number Of his friends present Al
though one Of the oldest citizens in
the state, Dr. Massey enjoys good
health walks With a firm step, has
keen intellect and shows in every way
that he is 80 years young. He was
the recipient OF numerous congratuis-
tioIs from friends all over the state.
Besides having .pfacticed medicine in
Georgia for nearly sixty years, DR..
Massey has written considerable ana
has the distinction of having saved
the state library when it was in dam
ger Of being destroyed by Union SOL
diers."
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-21
CLERKS CHANCE TO VOTE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O.-Orders
were issued from the white house to-
day to heads of all government de-
partments directing that clerks and
other employees who wish to 90 to their
home states to vote shall T. paid on
October 20 their salaries up to and
including the previous day.