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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-23
Birmingham. Ala. May 22. 1908.
RECORD OF THE COURTS

A suit for $s0,000 for the death of John F. Gilman, Jr., was filed in the city court yesterday by Mrs. Jennie Gilman, administratrix of his estate, against the F. I. DuPont Powder com pany. It is alleged in the plaintiff $ petition that Gilman met his death July 25, 1907, at the defendants powder plant in an explosion. This explosion is alleged to have been caused by the bad condition of the bottom of the powder cars used at the works Gil- ham, it is claimed, was man of ex- ceptionally good health and with an evident long life before him.
 In the circuit court a suit for $120 was filed against the Southern Indem- nity company of New Orleans by J. w. Lewis, this amount being claimed as money due the plaintiff on a health policy. Plaintiff alleges that the in demnty company agreed to pay him while the policy was in force. He states that he was i'll for certain period and the company refused to pay him, thus he sues for the amount.
 Julia Armstrong, pro ami, D. J. Armstrong, filed suit for 5000 against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company for alleged personal injuries received by D. J. Armstrong while a passenger on one of the cars of the defendant.
 In Judge Coleman's court the suit of Mrs. Clara Hudson, pro ami, vs. J. l.. Stout. Miss Willie Raub and others, re- suited in mistrial This suit was for the alleged excessive punishment meted out to the little daughter of Mrs. Hud- son by her school teacher The case went to the jury Thursday, that body holding it until yesterday morning when it reported that it could not agree Judge Coleman then discharged them and declared a mistrial.
 The suit of W. w. Cheatham vs. Cerf & Cheatham is on trial in Judge Lane's division of the circuit court.
 In the chancery court the suit of Lizzie Campbell vs. Percy Campbell was dismissed.
 The case of Thomas Eppes vs. Jonas Schwab was submitted for final de- cree.
 The registers report on sales was made in the case of Matilda Allen vs. l.. K. Moss.
 In the second division of the city court the case of Edward Smith vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow CT company resulted in judgment for $15 for the plaintiff
 A consent judgment for $125 was arrived at in the suit of Riley Kuster against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company.
 The suit of Anna Kuster vs. Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company also resulted in a consent judgment for $125.
 The jury is out on the case of Will liam E. McMillanz vs. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company.
 The docket for the chancery court today reads as follows:
 Birmingham Machine and Foundry 7 company vs. Charles Murray, ct al.
 D. F. Allen vs. D. W. Enslen.
 T. E. Byron vs. M. E. Belsher.
 Elizabeth Downing vs. J. H. Parsons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-23
35OO HAVE HEARD
 HEALTH LECTURES Scores of Children Taken to
 Exhibit Yesterday NEED FOR KNOWLEDGE Physicians In Lectures as We'll as the Director Emphasize Ignorance as
 Chief Cause of Spread of
 Tuberculosis.

The programme for today's ses- s sions of the tuberculosis exhibit g is as follows, the exhibit being g open to the public all day: g NURSES DAY" g All day opening of free exhibits. s Hourly stereopticon demonstra-
 g tions. 8 Questions answered in the hour ; 2 ly platform sessions.
 g Afternoon session of lodge of 8 ficials with Rabbi Newfield.
 e 4 D. m.-"Tuberculosis and the 2 Visiting Nurse.' g Chairman-Dr. Mack Rogers.
 s Speakers-Dr. w. T. Berry, pr.
 s James E. Dedman. g 8 p. m.-"Importance of the
 8 Early Diagnosis in the Treatment g of Tuberculosis" 8 Chairman-Dr. George A. Hogan. g Speakers--Dr. Cabot Lull, Dr. J.
 g M. Lowery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-23
Auditors Report.

"I have examined and compared the vouchers accounts. books, etc., Of the Commercial club from May 1, 1907, to May i. 1908. find the balance correct, the vouchers properly issued, and accounts properly kept.
 ALVIN M. DOUGLASS"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-23
Sunday School Picnic Today.

The First Presbyterian Sunday school will give it's annual picnic today The classes. with their friends, will gath ,r at the church. and cars will leave at S:3O o'clock for Gate City, where wagons will be taken for the picnic grounds. A jolly good time is ex- pected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-23
FUNERAL NOTICE.

The infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. W, George Fogg died at 7:30 D. m. Friday. Funeral at 10 a. m. Saturday from the of the parents, MT. and Mrs. William Reckling, 2316 Eighth avenue north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-23
THE WEATHER.

Washington, May 22.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair in south. showers and cooler in north portions Saturday; Sunday showers, fresh to brisk south winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-23

.lCONTINUED ON PAGE S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-23
Secretary Babbs Report Shows Birningham's Achievements
 of the Past Year
MORE THAN TWENTY CONVENTIONS HELD HERE  The City Has Doubled Its Population. Commercial Club Has Led Many
 Fights for the city's
 upbuiIding.

The annual report of Joseph B. Babb. secretary of the Commercial club, for the year ending May 1, is a complete review of a years growth of great city, as compared with former years, In coal and iron production, building, manufactures and many other details. As read at the annual meeting of the club last night it was as follows:
 MT President and Members of the Com
 mercial Club:
 The financial report for the year is as follows:
 May 1o07 cash on hand . ,S PAY 32
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26

those parts, being in the majority and indis-
posed to recognize Puritan holiday, poked all
kinds of fun at the mayor account of his,
as they chose to call it, new-vamped Puritan
zeal. Those of them who were members of the
Protestant churches or congregations failed to
attend the religious services in those churches
of the morning of Thanksgiving day.
But every New Englander who could possibly
attend did so, and there were enough of them
to make up good-szed congregations or what
appeared to be such in the small church edi-
fees of heNtime The afternoon was given up
to feasting and social pleasures.
No chronicler of the time was thoughtful
enough to write for posterity a particular ac
count of the social pleasures in which the
thankful people INDUCED, but one among the
still living witnesses of the day is the irrepres.
sible first citizen" Fernando Jones, and he
remembers going to a dance at the mayors
fine house on Thanksgiving night. The Jones
family was from New York state and the
good Fernando" says it is mistake to suppose
that nobody but New Englanders observed the
day; that his mother got up big dinner on
the occasion and that he ate as much turkey
and things "as any Puritan BOBBY in the place"
But he admits that the New England families
did most of the visiting, feasting and dancing.
The example thus set by Mayor Sherman
was followed by his successors for ten years
before Illinois adopted the annual Thanksgiv-
ing as a state institution.
In 1885, three years before Chicago intro
duced the Thanksgiving custom to its own clti-
zens a fraudulent Thanksgiving proclamation
was issued in the name of Gov. Duncan which
caused the festival to be universally talked
about in the state at large. Its object was to
fool the Springfield, H.. clergy without any
thought at first of its going further And sure
enough 1t did fool the clergymen at the capital
1t no less imposed on the clergymen all over
the state.
Most of the inhabitants of Springfield were
from the south from states west of the
Aleghenies, but few were from New Eng
land and from these latter petition had pro-
ceeded requesting the governor TO appoint a
day of Thanksgiving. He was Kentuckan by
birth and a Presbyterian and, therefore, had
not much tolerance for New England religious
and social customs. He would not on any ac-
count issue the proclamation asked for. but
that did not quite end the matter.
1t occurred to few of the young men EN-
ployed in the executive offices that a bogus
proclamation might be ventured, They for
some reason had not the fear of Gov. Duncan
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26

appropriate for the Thanksgiving services,
which were held in the religious meeting
houses of the little colony.
In the first days of the first settlement of pill
grims at Plymouth Rock they had little vii
lage, with the houses constructed of hewn
planks. There were gardens inclosed behind
and at the sides with other rough hewn planks
These fences were stockades that served as
a protection against sudden attacks and the
crude defenses thus arranged were reinforced
by three heavy wooden gates at the ends OF
the streets. In the center, on a cross street.
stood the colonial governors house Before
this was square inclosure upon which four
cannon were mounted so as to flank along the
streets. On surrounding hilltop they had a
large square house, with a fiat roof. This
structure was made of the customary thick
planks of rough hewn timbers, like the mas
sve American log houses of later times. The
upon the top of which they had six cannon.
which shot iron balls of four or five pounds and
had commanding sweep of the surrounding
country. The lower part of this building was
used for a church, in which religious services
were held on Sundays and the usual holidays.
The pilgrims were called to the services in
this church with beat of drum and each man
caIae with his misket and frelock. While at
worship they rested on their firearms. They
wore their cloaks and stood three abreast, with
a sergeant-major in command Behind came
the governor in a long robe; beside him, at
The right hand was the preacher, with his flow
ing cloak on, and on the left hand the
captain. his side arms pendant and small
cane in one hand.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26
~ ~
Odd Compact Nets $500

Mrs Marguerite Castens, "a years OF age,
who received $4,000 three years ago, as the
result of a unique compact entered into by So
girls in a German convent school more than
20 years ago died at the home of her daugh-
ter in St Louis, Mo.
Seventy five years ago Mrs Castens was a
pupil in a convent near Stuttgart, Germany.
The girls agreed just before they graduated
to pay a certain number of marks year into a
Berlin bank and the entire amount was to go
to the last surviving member of the class.
Three years ago Mrs, Castens found herself
the only one of the class remaining. She
wrote to the bank believing she would receive
a few thousand dollars. The amount she got
was in excess of $4,000.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-26

before their eyes and they foresaw how eager.
ly the Protestant ministers at the capital
would welcome II as, of course, genuine. Ac-
cordingly they drew up a proclamation in the
usual form of such documents signed the gov
ernors name to II, as well as the name Of the
secretary of state, and had numerous copies
printed, sending a copy to each minister who
was known to be DESTROYS of celebrating a
Thanksgiving All were deceived by it save
one the Methodist minister who had been
quietly notified by of the young men that
1t was hoax. The others made formal
nouncement that they would on the day thus
fraudulently appointed hold Thanksgiving SER
vices But on the evening before the day ar
rived to let the hoax just fail of its object the
young men sent word to each of the ministers
that the proclamation was not genuine
The ministers were not long in informing
their people that the Thanksgiving was de-
clared off. After that the subject of Thanks
giving was a forbidden topic of conversation
or even allusion at the Illinois state capital for
several years But the Thanksgiving was not
SO easily prevented in the outlying districts
Copies of the bogus proclamation had been
sent to all the principal towns, which made
preparations to observe the festival The au
thors of the hoax had, however repented in
time with reference to places outside of Spring
field and consequently warned clergymen in
those towns not to be fooled 1t was believed
in Chicago to be genuine. but no notice was
taken of it first or last.
Twelve years passed, in which the annual
Thanksgiving of New England had no official
recognition, except in Chicago In 1851 Joel
A. Matteson, native of New York was elect
ed governor of Illinois, and notwithstanding his
nativity and religious connections-he was not
a Puritan nor even Puritanically inclined-he
first of the governors of the state, issued his
proclamation for day of general thanksgiving
after the fashion of the New Englanders He
thus had the honor of being the founder in
Illinois of this evertobe-cherished institution
In the days of the revolution Thanksgiving
day was a national affair, it being annually
recommended by congress. But there was no
national appointment OF the day till 1884 on
account of the suppression of the whisky
rebellion" President Madison recommended
Thanksgiving for the peace of 1915. That
was the last national Thanksgiving for 4S
years.
1t is a well known fact that the observance
of a day of thanksgiving dates far back in
American history Its origin is traced to an
cent festivals in which the Puritans at Ply
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20
HumOr qra Philosophy
 By DUNCAN M SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

There is just this about fit is im. possible to be an easy mark and hard ease at the same time.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20

It is said that money talks. Perhaps that is the reason that 1t makes some people keep their mouths shut
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20
WORK WEBBENS THE KIDNEYS
Doan's K,du y Pills Have DoDO Grostl Sorvico for People who Wo-k lu Alnskn

Most Alaska people work every day iu some strained, unnatural position bending constantly y over desk riding on iolting wagons or cars doing labor iOus homework; lifting, reaching or pulling, or trying the back in hundred and one different ways All these strains tend ,o wear, weaken and iniure the kidneys until they fall behind in tbeir work Ct hlt'ring q re poisons from the blood. Doar' s Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys, put new strength inabad backs
 W. Fl. Wood of 25O cottage St., Sa- lem, Ore., says: "A good many years ago I got badly kicked by mule right over the kidneys and at another time while digging a we'll it caved in on me also injuring my back. Since then l have had more or less annoyance from my kidneys. Change of weather caused my back to ache and when I worked hard it became SO lame that I could bardly straiP hten up after stooping, l procured Doan's Kidney Pills at a drug store and since taking tHSh, although I have continued to work hard and be exposed to severe weathe,, not an ache or other symptoms of my former trouble remains. This clearly proves that Doan's Kidney Pills act up to representations made of them. I also know oi other people who have derived ereas benefit from their use. am glad 10 let others know the merits of Doan's kidney Pills for backache and kidney trouble.
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. FOster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, N, Y, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's-snd take no other,
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20
slOO Reward slOO

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to learn that thers Is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all it's stages, and that is catarrh. Halls Catarth Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Cstarrh being a constitutional disease, requires con- stltutioual treatment, Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, nd giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in do- ing it's work. The prcprietors have so much faith in it's curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
 Address FL. CHENEY & Co.,, Tole- do, Ohio.
 Sold by Druggisty, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for consti- patton,
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20
When skiss Arc Blue.

When Skle9 Arc bluos It's easy enough 10 be cheerful When faYors are coming your way, When close to success you eagerly press And all of your ventures spell pay, When friends arc around you fin plenty And every one gives you show, But can you be gay and In rapture sing
 "HeyT'
 When tho natlrOn drops on your tOo2 To smile is not really hardship When life runs us smooth as song, When friends lend a hand and warmly
 expand
 To ploaBantly push you along. When strangers to you are attracted And help you promotion to gain, But, say, can you grin through thick and
 through thin
 If the sewer backs up through your
 draln2 It's really c snap to be joyous. To spread out your chest and expand, When money is coming in plenty And favors fall Into your hand. When trouble is not within calling. When woe isn't making sound, But, say, can your glrth grow wider with
 mirth
 When Bnl. tho assessor comes round? Who couldn't feel gay and light hearted, Sweet tempered and all Co the good When Into his life dear little wife Made love signs that he understood, Whose children were m0rvels and models. Whose word In his family was law. But could he be sweet from his head to
 his feet
 Through visit from mother-in-law?
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20

All the good in the world cant keep a man from destruction if 1t is all out. side of him.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20

An easy spender is very rarely a tollsome earner.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20

people keep their mouths shut,
 The smile that won't come off Is never acquired by associating with your dentist
 And then. again, the yellow peril is sometimes nothing but a well develop. ed case of dyspepsia.
 When you hear man making ( noise like a mule don't get Into an argument with him.
 All the good in the world cant keep a man from destruction if 1t is all out. side of him.
 When you execute an evil deed don't cInch the matter by paying q dollar to have 1t recorded.
 Good intentions may be the begin. nlng of good institutions, but It Is lm- possible for them to be the end thereof.
 Probably the reOson why so many people arc not good Is because there are so many opportunities for not be- Ing good.
 There are lots of people who won't lie who are nevertheless master hands at concealing the truth.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20

When you execute an evil deed don't clnch the matter by paying q dollar to have 1t recorded.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20
Rates $l.oo Up
Eight naudOlius in One

At the Mascot there is the most won deriul musical instrument ever brought to Skagway. IL has Q quality of eigh' Mandolins ju one with Piano accom- paniment. There is 8 string of eight new airs. It makes Q full evenings entertainment.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20

The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimited accomOdations. Steam heat and every thing modern
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20

The Pack Train Restaurant will serve wine with dinner orders, free iu place of tea OF coffee. Come o1 boys.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20

And then. again, the yellow peril Is sometimes nothing but q well develop. ed case of dyspepsia.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20

The smile that won't come off Is never acquired by assocIatlng with your dentist.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20

When you hear man making q noise like a mule don't get Into an argument with him.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-05-20
Opening, Hotel Savoy
Seattle

Additional four stories containing 78 rooms, each with bath, Twelve rooms with bath, specially constructed for commercial display, size l6x2S A greater part of all these rooms have an unobstructed marine view.
 The entire manoeuvers of Atlantic fleet can be seen in any part of harbor at one glance. Just a reminder that we have a few rooms left in our 'l2 Stories of Solid. Comfort
 H mvn nOlI
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-05-08
PIANO SALE
IS NOW ON.


The Bush A uera Plano 60 viii
hold an Advertising sale ~ their nuW
scale bush a uufla Piano m lfyan,
Texas iut the nest tun days unit, CIV
lhg The people OF Bryan aud Vicinity
nn opportunity 10 purchase d strictly
hlgh grade plano M factory nfiuoH nhd
on easy termu
10 those who are lhlnblnp Of bus.
Ing plano nov ur IA d year on Two
VIII mud n 10 their interest 10 chll and
Inspect these pianos
The Bush a uefls Pianos have been
constantly before The public fnf over
a third of a century and We point Win
pardonnblo pride 70 the hinh STANDING
they have attained
piano that has eafnua for Itself
reputation AMONG plano artists N a
pfOduupi of none other than skilled N
bur ana nfi
10 own Bush ueftH plano I'd 40 ON
10y the satisfaction of having the plano
'thni has been huhored by The worlds
greatest musical lnatfuctUfH every.
whore q plano not only lust na
good" bat better than any other In
dealing with ne you buy direct from
the manufacturers hiat ns dealers do
Every piano manufactured hy uH ~
fuzzy aud uncondiiUnnliy warranted
ten years Our guarantee covers nll
workmanship and material
rhe prices quoted 10 You The most
ten dayB are purely advertising prices
and viii not be- offered again
sale positively ends IN ten dayt Ouf
pianos have been IA use IA some of
tlfyana homes Tor yuafs can nud
hear The Bush Getla inside player q
wonderful plano
This beautiful stock Of pianos on die
play In Moore'e mammoth
Furniture stoft-HtOfe open eyonlhga
wo take old squares ANA organs IA rS
change Bush a OortH Piano GO Of
Texas y w ufatinny MGR 1870
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-05-08
SOUGHT BROTHER.
Mrs. Guinness Tried 10 Lure e
Relative of Iieuelein.

Laporte, md. May Il Additional
llght on the methods by which Mrs
Bella Guinness lufed 20 tholf death on
her farm one mlle north Of here, per.
sons supposed 70 have fallen Victims
10 her lust for money was shed by A.
X llelgeleln brother of Andrew iiol
eeleln Of Mansfield = ~. whose dls.
membcfed corpse was among the nine
found ilolgeloin told the coronufs
Jury not only his brother had been m
communication with The woman, but
also she had written 10 him after An.
drewH disappearance IN hn attomm
70 induce him 10 Visit this city.
"Soll your brothers. stock and come
here and we viii hunt your brother
Together" was The gisl of the ouiatlei
wfitien IN Norwegian. aud nH yet only
partially translated Tho letters ARE
Jealousy guarded by ilolneleln under
orders OF Ralph VI Smith. prosecuting
attorney but enough ~ revealed 40
show the womas had not healiniod 10
attempt 10 gain hold over The nearest
f'fNHNN VI NFI iNiiNN INifilWlI
Roy lAmphefe, accused of first de-
etoo murder IN connection with the IN.
clneratl0n Of Mrs uulnncea ana her
children. IL The center Of interest. lsf
forts 10 connect him more closely with
the appalling series of violent deaths
will be made by The public prosecutor
although that officer asserted auffl
Client evidence 20 convict The prisoner
Of completely In The murders wnH ai.
ready IN his possession
lamphoro revealed that hla formrt
employer ufeed him 10 insure hla mo
IN her favor asserting that Mrs.
Guinness offered 10 pay promums oh
such policy provided he would anfco
10 marry her
A. Is licigooln " Mansfield q. 3D..
was IN conference with pf. Mack, COR
oncr Of the county The steps by
which The Norwegian farmer became
infatuated with the indiana womnn
were cunyasacd but only partial pro
gross made toward clearing the mye
terry ilelgeloin told of the secrecy
with which hie brother ahroudod hla
movements before hia departure from
South Dakota Enough was evolved 10
show the Advertisements for the mnirl.
monlal agency had been printed In
scandinavian papers In the northwest
Helgclcln asserting single sheet
printed In Norwegian and fun Of such
notices had been circulated among ht
ncqualnlances A circumstance icnda
the investigators hefc 10 believe Mrs
Gulnnoss established communication
with her victims through thls agency.
such premise accounting fro her rola
tlons with ole Budberg. n farmer Of
lola. Wisconsin,