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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29
THOMAS FITZGERALD DIES.
Was Prominent Railroad Official Of
 Baltimore.

Baltimore. Md, March 3.-Thomas Fitzgerald. general manager and one of the receivers of the Norfolk and Southern railroad, died today at the Church Home and Infirmary, of carcoma of the stom- ach, in his 56th year. Prior to becoming one of the receivers of the Norfolk and Southern Mir. Fitzgerald was for AZ years in the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, of which he became general manager, rising to that position from the humble place of water boy. His death has been expected momentarily for more than week past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29
MAN WANTS RIGHT
 TO KILL 4 DOG

Jackson. Miss, March 2S.-(Special.) the office of the governor of Missis- sippi, but the following supposed to be from a negro, and postmarked Mound Bayou. is the most amusing that has been receYed recently, same being neatly typeAftten:
 His Excellency the Governor of Mis-
 sissippi.
 Honorable Sir-Pardon me; may I call your attention to a seemingly trfval case? 1 am a resident of the above named town, but am more fanil- far with the laws of the District of Columbia Gin which I have resided for more than IT years).
 "A few days ago I was bitten by a common house dog. while passing along the sidewalk. I reported the matter to the marshal of this town, and also to the mayor they both informed me that 1t was not their duty to kill dog for his biting Ca peaceful pedestrianl. Now, SIT, In case this dog goes mad, I am also indangered with the same com monly called hydroph obia. This is a serious case indeed. The dog inflicted a bad wound on my left leg
 Sir, you will do me lifetime favor by authorizing Recording to law) our local mayor and marshal to put this dog to death. Thanking you in advance"
 The signature Is withheld for fear of woundng the feelings of the writer, and through sympathy for the dog. The governor does not find nything i'll the laws of the state to authorize or warrant him in having the belIiger- ent canine put to death. If he should advise in the matter, it would prob ably be that the party into whose leg the dog stuck his teeth take the law into his own hands, chastise him with a load of shot and lick the owner, if he can.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29
FOLK PREDICTS
 GREAT REPUBLIC
UNITED STATES WILL GOVERN THE AMERICAN CONTINENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SAYS Ex. GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI.

Asheville. N. C., March 2S-That the whole of the American continent will eventually become one great republic un- der the government of what is now the United States, Is the Tpredicton made by former Governor Folk of Missouri, in conversation here today.
 Governor Folk declared that a clash between the United States and Canada is inevitable. and that 1t will come in the not distant future is his belief The great influx of Americans into the grain field and lumber region of southwest Canada, each carrying with him his natural all legianee to the United States, is the leaven which he thinks eventually must develop the clash between the United States and her sister country on the north.
 The situation in Mexico also offers food for serious thought, he admitted. The natural antagonism of the Mexicans to the American mining interests in that country, which has been kept in restraint by President Diaz, he thinks, will break out afresh at the death of the Mexican president
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29
LUMBER AND HIDES
 IN NEW TARIFF

Washington. March 2s.-The fate Of lumber and hides in the proposed new tariff law probably will not be decided until the conference reports on the bill have been approved by both the Senate and House. The elash8on these sched- ules have occurred largely between the representatives of the east and west, and there is a prospect of the differences becoming so sharp that the democrats of the southern states may determine the outcome
 The supporters of protection on hides express hope of inducing the Senate com mittee to recommend the continuance of the Dineley rates. The western senators on the committee have proved strong ad- vocates of the restoration of the duty, while Senator Lodge is said to stand al- most alone in his campaign for free hides.
 Champions of the movement to take the duty off lumber entirely are not so sanguine of success as the advocates of free hides, so far as their contest in the committee is concerned. Senator McCum- bers. in accordance with the instructions of the legislature of North Dakota, is prepared to carry the fight to the floor of the Senate.
 Regardless of the vote of the commit tee the advocates of free lumber and free hides have been promised separate votes on these questions in the Senate.
 There is well defined rumor in the Senate that the committee on finance will upset the principle declared In the Payne bill of making the established rate the minimum with a 20 per cent retaliatory increase to countries which fail to give their best rate to the United States. If 1t should be decided to reverse this prop osition, so as to make the established rate the maximum and give to the most friendly nations a favored rate of 20 per cent less, it is asserted that the rates in the Payne bill would have to be raised all along the line on the theory that all great nations would take action so as to be given the lower rate.
 During the consideration of the bill thus far all of the rates which depend upon existing treaties have been laid aside to be considered when the maximum and minimum features are taken up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29
LONDON RAGING SEASON.
American Horses Cut Some Figure On
 French Turf.

London, March 28.-The racing season of 1909 is fairly launched. The Lincoln shire and Grand National have been run and in quick succession. Now races fam out the world over will be won and lost.
 In a little while one will be able to see what the American invasion of 1909 Wili amount to.
 The derby will be run on Wednesday, May 2e, and in the minds of good Judges an American horse, Sir Martin, has a chance to win it. Already some American money hs' been wagered on him, and it is safe to say If he does not go wrong he will carry au good deal more On the saIne day the derby is run there will be decided the $5ooo Stewards handicap, at a mile and 40 yards, in which the follow ing a,year-olds have been entered: H. P. Whitrey's Perseus H., Robin H and Field Daisy and James R. Keene's Selectman and sunragette.
 Whatever the Americans do in Eng land there seems no room for doubt that they will cut a big figure on the French turf this season.
 ID the French stud book there have re- NSfitiy bSeh tidiiiltcu lfE AineflCdn lilOf- ous shbreds, six of which are stallions and the remainder are mares. Eugene Leigh is training 2i good imported horses owned by J. E. Madden and three belonging to MT. McAll.s'er. He has brought over a srait American apprentice named Me Cluskey, who will ride some of the stables jumpers. Nieol, who used to ride in the United States for J. R. Keene and who was second to Notter in the list of win ming lockers on the flat last year, has arrived at Maisons- -Lafftte, where he Is staying with the trainer d'Okhuysen. Mcintyre, the American jockey and train er who has been a resident in France for some years, will devote himself solely to riding this season. He has sold off all his horses in training. Ransch has been engaged to ride for James Hennessey this coming season. Lutteur III. has his flat racers in charge of Jacquemin at LaMar-- lave, and hiss jumpers with Bachelor at Mesnil-le-Rsi.
 William Duke will remain in charge of the Vandebilt establishment.
 Nash Turner will occupy the unique position of possessing both trainers and a jockeys license.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29
GOVERNOR NOEL ON
 PARDONING POWER

Jackson, Miss, March 2s.-(Speeial.) Governor Noel having been criticised for what was termed his too-frequent use of the pardoning power, has gone to the record at the office of the peni- tentiary board of trustees, and has found that during the first yearsof his term as governor he pardoned 54 con- victs and in view of the fact that Gov ernor Vardaman. his immediate pre- decessor in office, had pardoned 70 dur ing the last 50 days of his administra- sentences, he does not coincide with the view of his critics. He does not make this comparison to question the right fitness of any pardon, but merely as basis of judgment, and then argues the question at length.
 Governor Noel states among other things that he urged the last legisla- ture to deprive the governor of Missis- sippi of the pardoning power and leave such matters to a board of pardons, but the lawmakers concluded that was a matter that should be left to the dis erection of the chief executive and de- clined to take from him the power sought to be surrendered He explains the difficulties of the position in which the governor Is placed and tells of the great pressure that is brought ito se- cure pardons.
 "The contention" says the governor that crime Is increasing in Mississippi and that courts are becoming more in- efficient, Is in the main untrue. Our laws, unless it be for homicide alone, are as well enforced as those of any other state in the Union, but the im- provement which is being made to be constant and rapid should have the or ganized support of the good people in every municipality and county, for the evil and criminal are well organized and steadily at work to defeat the laws enforcement.
 "A year ago. says Governor Noel, there were 1887 conviets in the state penitentiary, and now 1577, net in crease of 240 within the year, an ae- tual increase every month. Of 548 pris- oners sent to the penitentiary in 1908 163 were for homicides-over one fourth of the whole number"
 Governor Noel states that recom- mendations for pardon by the manage ment of the penitentiary will continue to be given careful consideration. and petitions signed by judges and dis trict attorneys always have great weight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29
CURE FOR LEPRoSY,
pr. Moses cIegg Makes Important
 Experiments.

Manila, March 2s.-Dr. Moses Clegs, bacteriologist of the bureau of science at Manila. has succeeded in cutlvating the leprosy bacillus. He has made five suc- cessful cultures of the bacteria and car ried them through three successive gen. erations He used the organisms from both living lepers and the bodies of yic- tims of leprosy. He has been equally successful in his cultures with the amo- bic dysentery, establishing a sembolio relationship between the germs of the two diseases. The bureau of science has prepared a leprosy vaccine and proposes to carry forward a series of experiments for the purpose of establishing a specific treatment for leprosy. Dr. Clegg is the son of a prominent Arkansas physician.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29
SLEEPING SICKNESS.
Serious Case Develops In Heart of
 Paris.

Paris, March 2s-A sensation has been caused by the report of case of sleep ing sickness in the heart of Paris. The victim is missionary of the Order of the Holy Ghost who dropped unconscious in the Luxemborg garden and was con- veyed to the Pasteur institute. The in stitute physicians state that the condition of the man is very serious He con- tracted the disease on the Upper Ubanghi, a river of equatorial Africa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29
Farewell Reception.

Anniston, March 2S.-(special IA farewell reception will be rendered Dr. and Mrs. W. E. McIlwain on the eve of their departure at the Synodical col of invitations have been sent to those who are to assist in receiving, but the general invitations will be extended through the pulpit and the press. Dur ing their residence in the city Dr. and Mrs. McIlwain have made many friends who will wish to do them honor on this occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29
p. M. MANDLEY DIES.
Received Fatal Injury on Day of h.
 auguration.

Washington. March 2s-P. M. Mand- ley, merchant of Morrlstown, Tenn. died at the Emergency hospital today from injuries received in a street car ac- cident on inauguration day. Mandley, in attempting to board a car, slipped on tho icy step and fractured his leg developing blood poison. His wife and son are here and will accompany the body back to Morristown, where 1t will be inferred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29

vember Il, 1908, was arrested in this city today. A $500 reward was offered for his capture.
 Robertson admitted his identity and gave a detailed story of the crime, but denied that he fired the shot which killed Wolford. Two other negroes implicated in the murder were captured some time ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29
HEAVY FIRE LOSS.
For the Third Time Seton Hall College
 Main Building Burns.

New York, March 2S.-For the third time in it's history the main building of Seton Hall college, South Orange, N. J., was burned early today. The loss is s50,000. Seton Hall college is the foremost training school for the Catholic priest hood in New Jersey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29
ROBERTSON IS ARRESTED.
Charged With Compllclty In Murder
 at Dallas, Tex.

Washington. March 2s.-Julias Robert son, a negro. wanted in Dallas, Tex, for complicity in the murder of Frank Vol ford, a Texas cotton planter, on No
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29

Seaboard operates the only morning train Birmingham to Atlanta, Washington and New York. Through Pullmans and Diners, one night out. Business mans train for Atlanta leaves Alb p.m.. "The On Time" Line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29
MA AJESTI(

ss m S@ THEATRE BEADTIh'uL SvingaIi-Great Mystery-Telepathist
 and HypnOtist
 Joe F. Chevers & Co.-singing. De Witt Young and Sister-Jugglers. Hallcn X Hayes-COmedians, Dancers. Charles Sharp-of ''BurGomaster" Co. AdOnfs and Dog.
 Al H. TerrelI-Black Face Entertainers.
 MAJEsTOGRAPH-P PRICES-Matinee Daily 2;30, 15c, 25c, s5c, 5Oc. Night S;30 O'Clock, Z5c, 35c, b0c, 75c. Hell Phone 4240. Peoples I14s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29
Dry Cleaning

Of the Latest New York methods It can't be done better than our way. We bring life back to old clothes and make them look neys
 LET US CLEAN YOUR SUIT.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-21

Judge fairly. for the goddesses at once began to
bribe him for the apple"
Graft as long ago that" exclaimed Mr-
Bobbington Then we didn't invent 1t, at least
Here the wife Of Zeus" went on Jean, 'ofreTed
hIua power. He thought that. for he liked
power Pallas Atllene offered him wisdom and
he liked that too But Aphrodte whispered: III
give YOU the most beautiful wife IN all Greece
when he was engaged already said her
mother What did he say?'
She made him see a vision OF most beautlful
woman named Helen, who was the wife or Meme
laus King OF Sparta continued Jean, and he
forgot all about poor OEnone. and gave Aphro-
dte the apple and went off to look for Helen
Aphrodte bewitched Helen, that she forgot all
about Meneaus-you say that so-Men-e-lay-us-
Paris took her over the In boat with hfty
oars ana they got inside Troy. where his fatner
and mother lived and his brothers and sisters; he
had about fifty They shut the gates, and then
they thought they safe. But Menelaus had
plenty Of friends, and he got ships together. and
they sailed the water, under his brother
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS mem -non-and they laid
siege to Troy-a siege that lasted ten years
Now the funs beginning" said Jack Go on
Not tonight" interrupted Mrs Bobhington II
is nearly bedtime
Another night" said Jean. But. oh, mother
Mrs Dickson did read a beautiful poem by
Tennyson called 'Qcnone.' 1t was her lament for
All poets love mythology, Mrs. Dickson said, and
you must study ii II you want to understand
| poetry, because they aIlude TO so many things
New-York tribune., 1909-03-21

glad enough TO marry him. You see. in those days
n was much more important for man 10 De
brave than rich
well have a grand feast said Peleus' ana Oe-
cause your father is a god and I'm a nero we Il
ask all the gods and goddesses
.Zeus the chief Of all the GODS said they coulo
have the feast on Mount olympus so they asked
every one they knew. except one goddess
The wicked fairy said Jack, suddenly II
s,,st Ike any other fairy tale, you see
We'll it's the first OF them anyway. cried his
sister The teacher said most of fairy stories
about the wicked fairies at the christening feasts
most likely began with this But this Is much more
important because long battle came from 1t
The goddess they didn't ask was called Ate-you
say Il So At-ay, She the goddess Of Discord
Whenever there was quarrel she made all the III
feeling Sne did mischief all day long, making
people hate one another and getting UP fights SO
they said We won't have her
of course. she got mad as halter? said
Jack interested
she did-and she planned mean revenge. she
got lovely golden apple and wrote on II. For the
fzsrest' Then she threw il on TO the table, Where
they all sat feasting very happily
Il don't see what harm that could do remarked
Mr. Eobbtngton, If the apple wasn't poisoned
1T wasn't poisoned. and yet it did do harm
said his daughter. Each goddess wanted H. De
cause YOU see IL was like prize for beauty-for
the fairest' But three Of the goddesses were SO
much more beautiful than all the others that every
New-York tribune., 1909-03-21
HOW PEARY ESCAPED STARVATION
Arctic Explorer Describes an Encounter with
Herd of Musk Oxen.

There have been sevsra events in my life that
might he called dramatic but l think the climax
came in mid-May 1885, saws Commander Robert
+ Peary L. S N in the April ID lineator' We
had started on n 5OO-mile Arctic trip Four nun
dred miles from my winter quarters we came 10
the end Of our walrus meat. and there was nothing
for II but the literal dog eat dog BY this time
only, seventeen were left Of the original sixty;
cannot express our suferings more eloquently than
that Six more soon followed, and the men mao
~, get into the drag ropes taking the places of the
dogs that had died been killed
.I saw that we must seek the coast and ma the
quickest way down from the ice cap, for our ohy
chance Of saving any OF the dogs was TO get ireSi
supplies; only on the coast gould we hope 10 ma
a trace of living creatures.
.,Tha spectre of famine drawing nearer we
made our way down the ice slops. three weak anu
weary men, with nine starving and exhausted dogs
, that eaunt and frozen solitude But we ate little
keeninr what we could for the dogs One morning
ua started after musk oxen. the spectre OF famine
now seeming to tread our heels At last on 4
1ittlA terrace below the of the white ridge. we
ened a group Of black dots that showed US cur
,,est was ended. The herd was not TWO hundTed
wards off. We counted twenty-five puIs' COWS
New-York tribune., 1909-03-21

1t a lovely autumn day in Boston IN the
year 1885, when young man reading in the open
window of his law Office was interrupted by the
sound of angry shouts and the tramp OF many
feet He went what 1t was all about and
presently found himself in a mob: and In the midst
of the mob he a young man only few years
waist and his clothes had been almost torn of
least though the mob shouting furiously:
XIII him. Lynch hint Hang him.! The Mayor
was there. too. begging the crowd to disperse. but
no one paid any attention to him
who is that man?'' asked the lawyer. address
ing Of the bystanders-
William Lloyd Garrison was the answer
''They are going to hang him"
Now the young LAWYER military man. and
the colonel OF his regiment happened to be stand
ing near him. So he said:
Colonel, why not call out the regiment? Let US
offer our services the Mayor
Don't you see' answered the colonel. that the
regiment is in the mOb?'
The lawyer looked and saw that this true
for the mob was entirely made up OF the people
who were supposed to be the best in Boston.
Mr.. Garrison wanted. we learned few Sundays
ago. to free the slaves. and that time the best
people. only in Boston. but all over the country.
didn't want anything said this subject II would
only make trouble. they thought, and they couldn't
quite believe that people whose skins were black
really minded being slaves. And Mr.. Garrison
wouldn't keep quiet, they concluded that II would
be best hang him. Fortunately. they didn't sue
ceed. for the Mayor managed to get him into the
New-York tribune., 1909-03-21
HONOR LIST.

/ Rosalind Alleyn: 3 George Auer; }, T. T.
Bellamy; l. Henriette G. Baldwin; b, Wliilah
brewster: g. Gladys NJ. Bowen. T. Ward cheney;
6 ATvrtle M Capron; g. Annie Cross; TO- Percy A
Bukofzer; Ii, Lyman H. Cunningham L. Edna
Chambers; l3, Everett Corwith; H. John DIN
wfddie: I5, Frank B. Dayton 16. Hazel DeKehs'
IL Helen T. Dutton; Is. Charles r. Dflscol, 10
n Kenneth Fverson. 20 Maria Finn; d, Edna
Franklin: o. Frances Fenwick; %, Rebecca Hart;
q Edith Hopkins; 25, Jack NJ. Hayden: 20 Andrew
Jakob; 81 Marie Kpp; 2s Gertrude kieter; - lsa-
belle Leer; 80 Jean IAttleied; 81. Marion Z Luce
% Dorothy Moran; 80, Sarah A. Miller; a. Anna
A McCandles: 35 George Mclaughlin; 36, Louise
Noltjng; g. Howard Nichols; 38. Edith Ranger
So. Gladys Rowland; 40. William Silcoek; A. Dor
New-York tribune., 1909-03-21
Nyack, n :
TUTSU'S FIGHT.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: This letter
is going to be about my pet cat Her name IS
Tutsu She used TO he tramp cat and had her
home under a neighbors barn. Ny two brothers
often gave her some milk. ani got spanking every
time they did it We have a tox for her bed. made
out Of small pieces OF cloth with large piece
over IT, one day she had six kittens. TWO were
rrav one was black and three were white. WIN
little black spots their toes. One day brought
them into the yard The mother cat saw them ana
came over to watch them. AS she sat there she
hand = noise bohind the rock work where she was
sitting She sat up her hind legs and I"oked
over the rock work There she saw cat larSer
than she trying to creep UP and catch one OF the
lyt,teps She wouldn't stand for that so she gave
one spring Jumped the rock work and started
right after the other cat Then there began hght-
Nv. cat won and came back with her tail up IN the
air singing while the other one ran away as fast
as hts legs could carry him. Then thought
would take the kittens into the house, so tina.
there would be no more fighting
PHILIP COE.
No g. Maple street. Kearny, y. }.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-21
STORY OF A SPARROW.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: 1 thought
YOU would like to hear about a little sparEo"
had one time Two years ago l went to see the
,+o,,or4,I rav parade A woman had something
IN her hand and I went 10 what II was IL
proved to be a sparrow. which she said she had
found on the widow EIIl. 1t was very young. ana
as It could not take care OF Itself and she Couu
NOT AXE care of It, I took it. We named 1t Buster
Brown When 1 went to Saratoga to spend the
summer with my aunt l took Buster Mamma
thought he would be old enough to fly for himself
hut my aunt thought differently. so we kept him
in his brass cage. He ate everything we "ou'u
give him He sat my finger while mamma took
orr pictIIre and he would not take a bath one
Sunday morning we had rolls for breakfast. ana
Of course l gave him some. He ate so fast that
he choked to death. We all felt very bad. buried
him under bush and kept flowers on his grave.
DOROTHY FORD MAYHEM taGed 100.
No . Doggett Terrace. Schenectady, n. Y.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-21
A NARROW ESCAPE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: live on
the banks OF the Hudson River. in the pretty little
village Of Grand View. In winter the river usually
,reezes over Last year my friend and started 10
skate across II. He challenged me to race, and 1
consented We about quarter OF mile OUT
when the ice began to crackle and the next thing
knew ! was in the cold waters OF the hudson
When 7 came to the surface seized the edge OF
tho toe my friend doing likewise. We succeeded
in nullIng ourselves out. bat our combined weight
was too much and fell in again This happened
three times: then our strength began TO give out
The water UP to our chins' ana our grip On ,He
,oa r.a. growing rupidIv weaker when my brother
and a companion arrived. Throwing themselves Nat
on the ice they pulled out with the aid Of their
hockey sticks.
HAROLD BROADBENT (aged ID