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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-12
Threat to Kill.

Threat to Kill.
 "Dr Witherspoon hears from Mrs. Burch at a. m. the day of the kill ing that papa Is armed and threatens to kill Carmack on sight He tries to see Carmack or Lander, general man. ager of the Tennessean. Finally at Il o'clock, when the fire is out and the plate is cold, Lander hears the threat and tells Carmack Now, if Lander were A woman I would call him Mrs. Mel aprop for he seems to have faculty for doing the wrong thing at the wrong time Lander goes over and pours this warmed over tale into Carmack's ear and he con verts Carmack into a stick of dyna- mite"
 General Washington next devoted near ly half an hour to a burlesque mira- tjon of General Gamers ross-eXamina- ton of witnesses which seemed to amuse some of the jurors more than others. He compared Garner to bee martin peck ing at a great eagle-the eagle he says was John Sharp and in this kind of pantomime he initiated the assaults of the bee martin. He jumped aron2d in front of the jury box, grotesquely way ing his arms like the wings Of an aero plane about to ascend.
 General Washington then returned to the case and discovered Colonel Coop CT at the Maxwell house talking to Mrs. Williams, sister to Colonel Taylor of Reelfoot Lake fame, than whom there is no better family or better blood in the world" He described the conference the efforts of Bradford, Robin and Gov ernor Patterson to maintain peace and the result Next he took up the l: o'clock conference in Bradford's office attacked Miss Lees testimony and ex- tolled General Brown and Judge Brad ford.
 Attempt to Discredit. "Oh, what has become of the men oi honor of Nashville of the old gallant blood that attempts should be made tc discredit such men as Bradford anc Brown, than whom no more honorable better bred ever lived. And Miss Leo impeaches them.
 q do not want to charge Miss Lee witt manufacturing testimony. yet there was something strange in her demeanor as she left the stand and she never re turned to her position, gentlemen, sns never returned to Bradford's office after she testified here. Miss Lee though says that Bradford lied and Brown lied when they say Governor aPtterson called Colonel Cooper on the phone and sht swears that this gallant, splendid law. | yer, Judge Bradford, said he could have | killed Carmack himself. with as little remorse as he would kill rattlesnake. do not doubt that some hot heat in that office did say 1t, but no
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-12
KING'S~-1923 Second Ave.

The Spring Season be here in full force and we right line with tn Clothing family
 
   
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-12

This man was wild with anger over the insults. He wanted to do some thing, he knew not what. But that man Is no murderer, and you know it.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14
WHO OWNS A PRESCRIPTION?
Has a Patient the Right to Have II
Reflled Without an Order?

An interesting question for everybody
who gets prescription filled is just what
right a person has in the bit of Latin for
which he has paid the doctor and for the
translation of which into drugs he now
pays the chemist
Has he right to retain the paper in
question and later to present it for sec
ond or even third and fourth filling?
The druggists and the doctors don't think
he has. They think that it would be
pretty much like prescribing for himself
over their signature. Chicago druggists
and physicians have adopted the following
views:
First-The prescription is an utterance
of the prescriber, who alone should direct
and control its employment. 1t should
whenever practicable carry the name of
the patient, the age in years, if minor,
and the date when written.
Second-The pharmacist who prepares
the medicine should retain the prescrip-
ton as reference for his services and as
record for certain limited period, not
less than five years, for the protection of
the prescrber, himself and the patient.
Third-The medicine prescribed should
be supplied not more than once on the
same prescription: 0D If ordered by the
prescribed mot to be repeated On. rep;
(2) if containing medicinal substances
commonly called narcotic or habit form
ing drugs; (3) if called for by some person
known not to be the original holder
Fourth-Copy of the prescription may
be furnished and should be written on
special blank containing declaration
that it is a copy of prescription which
has been delivered to the original holder
and is not to be refilled except on order
of the prescriber The copy is made
without recourse to possible error.
In Philadelphia a certain form of pre-
scription blank is often used. In addition
to the usual printed matter upon the face
of the prescription are the words: Mote
The conditions under which this pre-
scription is written will be found on the
reverse side hereof. And on the other
side is found: This prescription is
written for the party whose name APP
pears thereon, for the present indications
only; hence it is nots to be renewed with.
out my written consent and no copy of
same is to be given. The pharmacist
it will kindly preserve same
on his prescription file" This is then to
be dated and signed.
When such prescriptions come into the
hands of a pharmacist a printed sticker
like the following may be used: your
physician directs that this prescription is
not to be renewed without his consent"
Medical Notes and Queries.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14
County Court News.

The case of Edison Rowey against
George Shepardson in Windham county
court ended last Friday when verdict
for $1,000 in favor of the plaintiff was
rendered by the jury. The plaintiff charged
deceit in the sale of real estate. The next
case was that of Brosnahan against
Seeley. A verdict of 1853 was given in
favor of the plaintiff. 1t was an action
of trover. Two young men hired livery
team of j. E. Brosnahan of Bellows Falls
and with the aid of a dark night succeed
ed in smashing up the equipage. G. II.
Williams of Bellows Falls and Charles
S. Chase of Brattleboro appeared for the
plaintiff, Ryder E. Graham of Bellows
Falls representing the defense.
The next case, that of Nancy Russell
against James McRae of East Dover was
settled out of court. Chase & Daley rep
resented the plaintiff, Gibson & Water
man and A. F. Schwenk appearing for the
defense. The court is now working on
the case of the Nancy Estabrook estate,
Rollin S. Chlds, administrator ct ais,
appellants, against w. A. Shumway, spe
cial administrator, and will probably be
ended tonight. A. P. Carpenter, Cud
worth & Pierce, Gibson & Waterman and
w. B. C. Stickney are for the plaintiff
and r. G. Bacon and H. E. Whitney for
the defense
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14
MARK TWAIN YEARS AGO.
Being Some Commentary on the Noted
Mans Laziness.

w. Landsittel is the grizzled foreman
of the Lyons Republican, which is the
republican organ of Wayne county, n. Y.
1--WE been in this business for fifty
years now" he said to Times reporter
last week as he stroked his gray nous
tache. "and / have seen some lazy people
in my time. Yes, sir, while the news
paper business is exacting and telling On
the nerves, it does harbor some really
lazy folks from time to time"
"Whom do you consider the champion
lazy man of the newspaper game?" he
was asked.
THAT is so easy to answer" was his
reply. with a wan smile. almost any
of the real old-timers in this business
would give you his name right off the bat.
Why. Mark Twain holds the belt"
The Republicans foreman reflected.
81 was a printers devil on the Buffalo
Express forty years ago." he said. "and
one of my duties was to sweep the room
where reporters and editors worked. Ev-
cry day during the time that Mark was a
partner in the publication of the Express
| was bribed by him in the cause of rest
and ease I would sweep every corner Of
that room. and when / came to Marks
desk. on which his feet reposed. he would
look me over and ask me to 90 away. 7
don't want my part Of the Office cleaned
up he would saw. Please don't make
me move, I'm so comfortable Then he
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14
Official Inspection of Babies.

The paternal care of children, which
| springs from our public school system
is to be extended backward by the board
of health to the cradle. The bureau of
child hygiene has perfected plans to send
out trained nurses to the homes from
which birth certificates are filed, to in
spect the condition of the home and learn
if the new arrival is likely to receive
proper care. If not, the home will be
put on the lists for regular visits from a
department nurse or doctor. or both. as
the case seems to call for. The plan will
begin with an inspection in those cases
where the birth certificate is filed by a
midwife. which include some As per cent
of the babies born here.
This far-reaching scheme is the result
of the summer campaigns to carry babies
through the hot weather. The doctors
say that most of the babies of the poor
are quite as strong and healty at birth
as any, but that the summer mortality
among them is due to improper feeding
and inadequate care. The babies born in
the spring, who thus become frail sue
cumb to the first weeks of very hot
weather, the infant death rate jumps up
and there is hue and cry to "save
the babies" But the babies in greatest
need of care have been lost before the
is to give them proper care from the week
of their arrival so that they may be for
titled against the first descent of hot
weather.
1t is beautiful and thoroughgoing
scheme and highly to be commended for
its practical good sense. But it leaves
an old-fashioned man rather gasping to
know what has become of the duties of
parenthood, and just why they should
end with birth certificate. 1t is, however,
a clear economic waste to allow children
to die because the homes into which they
come, arr unable, T~n ignorance or pow
erty to bring them to healthful matur-
ity. The world has always permitted that
kind of waste of the human stock until
there seems to be sort of prescriptive
right among babies born to an early death
and efforts to abridge that right sound
intrusive. if not revolutionary. They are.
however, based upon sound sense and
genuine Christianity, and, if they prove
as effective as they should. the plan will
become permanent.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14
COMMENT FROM THE
NATIONS CAPITAL
News of Interest About Congress
and Other Matters.
DOWNWARD REVISION DOUBTFUL
"Progressives' in the Senate Hope to
Defeat Many of the Schedules in
the. Aldrich Bill but Outlook is
Dubious-Notes of Interest.

(From our Special Correspondent
Washington, ID. c., May II.
A week of debate on the tariff bill
together with vote on several of the
schedules, have strengthened the be-
lief that the bill will finally be passed
by the senate about as Senator Aid
rich s committee presented it. with per-
haps very. few changes from the exist
ing Dingley rates. Twenty republi-
cans voted Monday with the demo-
Gratis to reduce the lead schedule. while
two democrats voted with the majority
against such reduction. The republi-
can senators who opposed their party
were all from the middle west and
their terms of office expire two wears
hence. They are known in the senate
as "progressives' and they profess to
believe that before the bill is passed
the finance committee will be forced
by public sentiment to permit a re-
vision downward, as contemplated by
their party platform and by President
Taft in his speeches during the cam
paign. Whether, as asserted, the man.
ayers of the. tariff bill were obliged to
make promises of certain important
changes in the bill in order to hold
enough votes to pass it many never be
definitely known unless the fact devel-
ops in future proceedings, which will
be watched with wide interest. The
apparent majority of nine, which has
generally been given on several tests,
does not seem to dishearten the "prO-
gressives' who look for a different
lineup before all the schedules are dis
posed of and especially when those re-
lating to hides and leather, lumber and
coal are reached. But here they are
likely to be disappointed, for it GER
tainly looks as though number of
democrats will be ready to sacrifice
their party by joining the republican
majority and their votes will be suf-
ficient to offset the republican defec-
ton. The finance committee asserts
that its work will stand despite the
refusal of fifteen republican senators
to maintain the higher rates. and in this
assertion they reason that at least four
democrats will sustain their stand-pat
policy.
Some strong speeches are heard in the
debates and that of Dolliver of Iowa,
has made a decided impression. SEN
ator Clapp of Minnesota has repeatedly
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14

warned his republican colleagues o,
| the growing demand for revision of the
tariff downward, and Senator Nelson
from the same state, in the same VEN
said: Let US recognize the fact thai
the tariff bill is just like the Rivers
and Harbors bill; you tickle me and
ore and our citrus fruits and we will
! tickle the people of New England and
give them what they want on their cot
| ton good "But, he said. "the
people who stood between these two
elements were being ground between
the upper and lower millstones. We
are willing, however, he exclaimed
'to accept reasonable reductions on ou1
products, but how is it with theoa
of you?'
Some of the Congressman are still
loo king for adjournment June |, but
Others say it will come a month later
A good guess would fix the date of ad-
Journment about June Is.
The board of trade here gave a ban
quet at the New Willard Saturday night
in honor of President Taft. Justice
Stafford delivered an eloquent speech in
which he urged a representative form
of government for the District in lieu
of the present commission system The
president, while commencing the logic
and eloquence of Justice Stafford. de-
clined to commit himself to his con-
illusions for suffrage, leaving the mat
ter of local government for his future
consideration
The mention of Col. Roosevelt s name
in Connection with the office of MAYOR
of New York city, is not taken here,
among public men, seriously. 1t is one
of those suggestions of a busybody,
say the friends of the ex-president.
There is an occasional suggestion that
Teddy has his ambitions to return
to the White House after President
Taft shall have served a couple of terms
but this is so remotet in its conception,
that no one takes any particular notice
of it, knowing that in the evolution of
politics nothing is so uncertain as the
demand of the people eight wears
hence. Meantime, President Taft is
going ahead with due regard for the
constitutional prestige, and occasionally
selecting good man here and there
for an important office. whether he be
a republican or democrat. His appoint
ment of democrat to a North Caro-
lima judgeship aroused the ire of some
of the "lillywhite republicans in
that state, but this fact has not dis
turbed the president who declares that
his first duty is to select competent and
good men. The president takes his daily
drive in his auto where he can be seen
by the masses and this alone con-
tributes to his popularity as no other
personal act has done.
The Court of Honor, used in eonnec-
ton with the decorations for the in
auguration of President Taft. and which
was subsequently used at Alexandria.
Va, as a feature in celebrating cold
home week, now goes to New York.
probably to be used this fall in the
scheme of decoration for the Hudson
river celebration.
The weather is freaky. Last Sunday
IT was too warm for comfort, but in "a
hours the thermometer had dropped to
the freezing point and straw hats were
shed like autumn leaves. Although the
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14

would give me a nickel to get away from
him and leave him in his own corner
without any of the debris of the business
cleared away. He would rather die there
in the dust and truck than uncross his
legs or tilt his chair back so that | could
sweep up"
Brother Landsttel stopped the press
long enough to find out what was chip
ping the corners of his pages as thew
were swept downward from the big roll
ers.
Eyes, sir" he ruminated, che was GER
tanly lazy. One day he gave me nickel
to dot an i in his copy for him. He
did certainly enjoy life, that man did,
New York Times.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14

When the New York newspaper which
originated the comic supplement tried its
first experiment II years ago it had a
Sunday circulation of about 10000 copies.
Today the same newspaper claims a Sun
day circulation of more than 100000
copies. The editors say that large part
of this increase is due to the cunning
capers carried out by the inhabitants of
the four colored pages.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14

Stage Manager Remember, Bangs, we
are depending on your baby to cry Justify
in the third scene Do you think he'll do
his part?"
Actor Father-'THe ought to, ST. He's
been rehearsing night and day."-Boston
Transcript.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14
Public Service Commission Hearing.

| fuDllC oeIVlCe SoHiiio'AoAA NA"AAAS'
A hearing took place before the state
public service commission Wednesday in
the Brooks House on the railroad acct
dent at Townshend which occurred on
Feb % last and in which John f. Smith
of Brattleboro, 30 years old, lost his life
Smith was known among his associates
of the railroad and about town as "Jakey,'
and on the morning of the 18th ne was
sent out in charge of special freight up
the West River branch. At Townshend
it became necessary to shunt several cars
onto spur track which extends short
distance above the station. This was
done by the method known as stalking.
A long pole is placed in a socket on the
side of the freight car and the other end
placed against the engine. The pole
slipped and before Smith could get out of
the way the engine backed down upon
him. crushing him between the car and
the tender Death was instantaneous.
Frank Lafrinea, the engineer OF the
train, was the first and principal witness
and his testimony corroborated the de-
tails given in regard to the accident.
Other witnesses were James Connolly and
Philip Smith, brakemen on the train at
the time of the accident, and William
Holmes, of the bridge building depart
ment of the Central Vermont, who also
saw the accident They told the facts as
given by Lafrinea.
C. w. Writers appeared for the Central
Vermont railroad. r. C. Bacon for the |
Smith heirs, and E. j. Waterman for the
state.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14

parks are beautiful with bloom of flow.
ers there has been but little warm
weather thus far and prediction is made
that June will arrive before hot wealth
er sets in.
Mrs. Lucia Gale Barber, formerly
of Brattleboro. assisted by students of
the Western high school, class of
Young women from Boston, and pupils
from the public schools here, gave a
music instruction, "modern classical
dancing" before distinguished com.
pany of society patronesses at the
new Masonic temple Thursday of last
week. Mrs. Barber's work aims at
complete realization of ancient classic
ideals of beauty and pose, and her in
struction of the children has been re-
ceived with much favor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-26

The Cedar Rapids Republican re-
ports that in that city all seem to be
SO thoroughly reconciled to Billy"
Sunday that it may not be necessary
for him to come there at all. "He
certainly will find no one here who
will quarrel with him. adds the Re-
publican. Cedar Rapids is going to
give him royal welcome. But no
one here is going to be excited about
anything, not in the least The Cedar
Falls Record takes notice of this
state of affairs to say that it means
Mr.. Sunday will make failure in
Cedar Rapids. It's reason for such be-
lief is that he thrives on opposition.
The people of Marshalltown greatly
hampered his work because they re-
fused to get either excited or indig-
nant over what he said. Cedar Rapids
proposes the same plan and the Rec
ord concludes that Mr.. Sunday will
have hard time of it in that city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-26

admitted to the public schools. SIM
liar provisions were made by Illinois,
Indiana and Iowa when they became
states. Illinois prohibited the en-
trance Of negroes to the state at any
time In 1888 Judge Daggett of Con-
necttcut, twenty-four years before the
bred Scott decision, held that free
negro was a person and not citizen.
Despite all handicaps the negro made
some progress along material lines,
even In the south and before the civil
war. The aggregate of the property
OF the 100000 free negroes in the
south In 1860 has been estimated at
something like s25,0OO,OOO. From
what he has been able to learn Mr..
Washington considers this low esti-
mate.
After studying the whole situation
carefully Mr.. Washington concludes
that nothing contributed more to keep
the free negroes from making great
er advancement than they did during
the period of slavery than the fact
mat they were not allowed to organ
lie and. unite their efforts for their
own Improvement in any large way.
On the other hand nothing has more
prevented and held back the progress
OF the colored people since slavery
than the fact that they have had to
learn how to unite their efforts in
order to improve their condition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-26
FARMERS AS INVESTORS

AS result of his observations re-
Gently into conditions among the agri-
cultural classes in the west, Score.
tary of Agriculture Wilson is firmly
convinced that federal control of rail-
road capitalization would lead to large
investments In railroad securities by
American farmers. A Washington
dispatch from which this information
is CLEANED goes on to state:
The secretary expressed the opin-
ion today that If some government
board or official Lad the right to pass
on proposed issues of railroad secur-
tiles and say whether they represent.
ed actual property 1t would give the
farmers confidence in such securities
and they would buy them freely
Secretary Wilson said that farmers
have been buying automobiles to a
large extent, which Indicated to him
that there were not many opportun-
tiles for investment. The supervision
of railroad securities by the govern
ment would, in his opinion, offer such
opportunities and the farmers would
take advantage of them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-26


hot weather, and we are not surprised.
Their attempt to kidnap the Repub-
lican party and carr it away to the
Democratic camp does not suit Taft
and he has given them to understand
as much. Of course they don't like
him and are disappointed because he
did not indorse their actions. No one
expected them to get upon the house
tops in Des Moines and howl them
selves hoarse for Taft and no one ex-
pected the twenty thousand people
present to yell and kick up their
heels like a bunch of rough necks
when the President appeared. Taft
did not expect 1t and would have been
disguised at such demonstration.
The streets Of Des Moines were beau
TRULY decorated, the city was filled
with people and Taft received a good
sensible, cordial welcome and am
glad that our capitol city did not
make fool of itself by encouraging
its visitors and citizens to howl like
bunch of hoodlums at the sight of
the chief executive. Taft was we'll
entertained in Des Moines and he
said he had bully good time"