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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08
Detroit Is Damaged.

Detroit, Mich. April IA severe rain and electric storm which swept over lower Michigan early last night was followed by a wind storm of un- usual violence and many accidents and at least one death have been reported.
 Near Ionia lightning entered a farm house along a telephone wire and killed Swear Benjamin Helmer and se- verely shocked two other children while the family of seven persons were sitting at the supper table. Interur- ban traffic out of Grand Rapids was delayed last night and early today by the storm. Dozens of barns in west ern Michigan were set on fire by light ming.
 The wind averaged from 50 miles an hour in the western part of the state to as high as 66 miles in this vicinity. One child was severely injured here by a falling sign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08

storm that swept northern Indiana late last night left In it's wake many over turned houses, barns and outbuildings, tore out telegraph and telephone poles killed on man and injured a number of persons. At Albion the house of Peter Shellhouse was destroyed and he was pinned to the floor under a stove and burned to death. His wife was away.
 At Wabash 200 houses were damaged and several persons were painfully hurt, and many were hurled out of beds and pinned under wreckage, but no one was seriously hurt. The storm was not so serious In Indianapolis, but lightning played strange freak here. It struck the house of James Jacobs, demolished two rooms and split piano in two parts. a few minutes after a daughter of Ja- cobs had left the instrument and passed Into another room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08
Fire Chief Is Injured.

Louisville. April 7.-Fire Chief Fillmore Tyson was injured tonight about the arms and head when his automobile. going at high speed from one fire to another, was struck by street car and demolished. Although tossed considerable distance, the chief escaped with number of lacera- tions and bruises. He is president of the National Association of Fire Chiefs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08
Hard Storm In New York.

New York April "A high gale that prevailed to the west and north of New York city today caused havoc with tele- graph and telephone wires, attaining it's full force about 7.45 o'clock tonight when the wind reached velocity of 60 miles an hour Several persons were hurt and much damage and discomfort resulted. Two persons, an elderly woman and a child, were badly hurt by being blown off their feet and dashed against objects in the street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08
Six Persons Injured.

London, Ont, April 7.-Six persons were injured, one fatally, and financial loss of fully $50,0O0 was entailed by north west hurricane which passed over this city today At the Aberdeen public school a tall chimney crashed through the roof, imprisoning 300 pupils and creating a panic. Mary Baburtis. age 9, was fatally injured, and four other pupils were se- yerely hurt The fire department worked rapidly and succeeded In quieting the chill dren, who were removed by means of lad dere
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08
Stormy Session In Albany.

Albany, N. Y, April S.-After a stormy session of nearly five hours the assembly judiciary committee at 1:8o o'clock this morning voted to report adversely the di- rect nominations gill of Assemblyman Green and to report favorably the bill of Assemblyman J. s. Phillips chairman of the committee, amending the present pri- mary law, but retaining the convention system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08
Persia Held Resnonsihle,

Washington, April 1.-The Persian gov ernment has been notified by the state de- partinent that the United States would hold Persia responsible for the protection of American citizens at Tabriz and other places in Persia where disorder exists. There are many American missionaries and teachers in Persia. This notice was sent through the American diplomatic representative at Teheran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08
Storm Severe at Toledo.

Toledo, O., April 7.-Northwestern Ohio today experienced one of the most severe windstorms in it's history. Scores of per sons were injured, many of them serious ly, and the property damage Is large. In Toledo losses are estimated at s25,O00. The wind attained a velocity of 70 miles an hour.
 Fifteen Toledoans were injured and two of them, Miss Minnie Schroeder aged 20, and James Gaudern, aged 8, are in a serious condition.
 The main building of the Toledo Massil- lon Bridge company was partially wrecked by the storm and 300 men are out of work until repairs can be made. The roof over the main building of the plant, 10S by 400 feet, was torn off and deposited in a field.
 Many small towns near Toledo report much damage and many minor acci- dents.
 Damage at Indianapolis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08
German Steamers Idle.

Hamburg, April 1.-The present depres- sion in the ocean carrying trade of the world has hit German sailing vessels with especial severity. A census of the vessels now lying idle here shows 13O,O0O regis tered tons in sailing ships which is almost 87 per cent of Germany's entire sailing fleet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08
Blizzard In Michigan.

Milwaukee, Wis, April 7.-An Evening Wisconsin special from Houghton, Mich. says: ''The copper country Is practically isolated from the outside world today as the result of a blizzard which swept down on the district last night. Telephone and telegraphic communication is demor- alized Miles of wires are down and hun dreds of telephones are out of commits sion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08
Out of the Pale.
From Life

From Life.
 ''Jes' you come right home. Henry Hi- ram-breakin' the Sabbath day in that scanlous sinful fashion,
 Well, Jimmy Hicks is let skate on Sunday"
 ."rhe commandment don't apply t him his paws a vegetarian
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08

this town at o'clock last night and de- stroyed four factories and several school buildings and wrecked many small struc- tures Samuel Corner was caught under the wreckage when his dwelling col lapsed He has three ribs broken, frac- tured arm and internal injuries, but may recoyes>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08
Balzac by the Yard.

From Success Magazine.
 A well known author not long ago stepped into a book store, but for some little time could not attract the attention
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08
Ruildinas Are Demolished.

Hoplxinsvlle, Ky, April IA windstorm caused damage amounting to many thou sands of dollars last night in Christian county Many barns and stables were blown down, houses unroofed and small buildings demolished The barn on Lon V. Adams farm collapsed and five men were buried under the wreckage. John Sively. one of the men, was fatally in- jured. At Cerulean Springs large sum- mer hotel was badly damaged, and Otheo Cornelius was seriously injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08

Destruction at Peru. Peru. Ind, April IA cyclone struck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08

Damage at Indianapolis. Indiana polls, Ind, April 1.-The violent
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
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to swell up, and Pa looked on as
though he had a case on his hands that
he couldn't diagonse, while Rastus' boy
just laid on the ground and rolled his
eyes as though he We're saying his
Now lay me-" and Mr.. Hagenbach
said to Pa he guessed he had broke
up the show. and Pa said: Never you
mind, l will pull them both through
all right"
Finally the siedlitz powder fiz had
all got out of Rastus' system, and he
seemed to be thinking deeply for a
moment. and then he got up off his
launches, and looked steadily into
Pas eyes for a minute, and then he
took Pa by one hand and his boy with
the other and started right off through
the Jungle. Pa pulling back and yell
ing to us to rescue him from the goril-
la kidnaper. but Rastus walked fast,
and before he had got out of sight he
had picked his sick boy up and car
ried him under his arm. and both were
groaning, and he held on to Pas hand
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15

gave them the Merry Widow waltz,
and by gosh If a big gorilla didn't put
his arm around his wife, or some other
gorilla's wife, and dance bare-footed
right there in front of the cage, and
all the rest Joined in, and the baby
gorillas rolled over on the ground and
laughed like hyenas. Pa stopped the
music and called one big gorilla Ras
tus, and told him to sit down in the
cactus and the others did the same,
and Pa repeated an old Democratic
speech of his, and they clapped their
hands just like a caucus. well, what
do ydu know about that already?'
said Afr. Hagesbach
Pa said he had them in the cage
seve.al times and let them out, and
whea we got ready to go to camp
81, lie had TO do was to let the phono-
gra ,,h play. Supper Is Now Ready in
the Dining Car" and they would come
in End he would slip out and lock the
door. and we could haul the cage to
camp.
Well, you ought to have seen my
old gentleman call the whole bunch
o! gorillas into the cage, and feed
tLem. and see them act like lot of
boys in camp, reaching for potatoes
and bacon, and wiping their lips on
their hairy arms. but none of them
asked for napkins. or finger bowls.
When the food was all gone they be-
gan to kick. like boarders at second
class boarding house. and then Pa
slipped out of the door and locked
it, and we came down out of the trees
and surrounded the cage, and Pa acted
as barker and told us the names he
had given to the gorillas.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15

do not know whether Pa is an en-
pert in hypnotism or what it is, but
he certainly delivers the goods when
he goes after a wild animal in the jun
giles of Africa, and he shows bravery
at times that astonishes everybody.
but he admits that he is coward at
heart. and would run if anybody pulled
gun on him. and l guess he would,
but you turn him loose in a wild ami
nal congress and he will be speaker
and make the whole bunch get on
their knees.
was scared when Pa wanted to
have cage with iron bars hauled into
the jungle where the gorillas live, and
insisted that he be left there alone
FOR two days, with rations to last
week, as he said he expected to have
some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr..
Hagenbach let Pa have his way and
the cage was hauled about eight miles
into the black wilderness. with great
trees and vines and snakes and gor,
illas all around him, but Pa insisted
on having phonograph full OF jig
tunes, and when We got the cage To-
Gated, and Pa in it, and were ready
TO leave. l cried, and the whole crowd
felt as though we would never see Pa
alive again, ana it was a sad parting.
1t was long two days before we
could go back and find Pas remains,
but the second day We hiked out
through the jungle and into the woods
Pa rad told us that when we came
after him to come quiet, and not dis
'turb the menagerie. SO when we got
near the place where we left Pa We
slowed down and crept up silently.
and peeped through the bushes, and
several little ones around the cage
a sight met our eyes that scared me.
There were four big gorillas and
and some were gnawing ham bones,
and others were eating dog biscuits,
but 1t was so silent in the cage that
l thought Pa had been killed and that
the gorillas were eating him, SO yell
ed: Pa. are you all right?" and he
answered back: You bet your sweet
life l am all right" and then we pre-
pared to 30 to the cage, when Pa said
for us to climb trees, and just then the
gorillas started for us with their teeth
cleaning and we all Skinned up the
trees AROUND tne cage, anu we hdu
front seats at the biggest show on
earth. Pa told us that the gorillas
that freed us were afraid we were 60
ing to harm him, and they proposed
to protect him.
He said he had been feeding the
animals for two days, and had got
their confidence SO he could make
them understand what he wanted them
ITO do.
Now watch 'em dance when turn
ON the music" Pa said, and then he
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
HIS PA ElNULA7ES OAR WIN.

Pa brought the phonograph out of
the cage and set it going and the
gorillas began to dance. Mr.. Hagen
bach was SO pleased that he fairly
hugged Pa and We got ready to haul
the cage to camp.
Pa always makes some mistakes be-
fore he has proposition well in hand,
and he did this time of course. AS
we were about to start, the gorilla
Rastus, who had become Pas chum.
looked at Pa SO pitiful that Pa said
he guessed he would let Rastus out,
and lie and Rastus would walk along
ahead and get the brush out of the
road, SO he opened the door of the
cage and beckoned to Rastus and the
big gorilla came out with his Oldest
boy, and Pa and the two of them took
hold OF hands and started on ahead,
and We started to haul the wagon by
drag ropes, when the worst possible
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15

thing happened, Rastus reached in
put n large plug of tobacco, after he
had bit off a piece. and Rastus thought
because Pa ate the tobacco he could,
so he bit off about half of the plug
and ate it, and gave his half-grown
boy the rest of it, and that was eaten
by the boy. Pa tried to take it away
from them, but it was too late, and
they were both mad at Pa for trying
to beat them out of their dessert.
1t was not long before Rastus
turned pale around the mouth, but his
face was so covered with hair that
you couldn't tell exactly how sick he
was, though when he put both hands
on his stomach, gave yell and turned
some summersaults we knew he was
a pretty sick gorilla, and his boy rolled
over and clawed his stomach and had
fit.
Rastus had the most panied and re
vengeful look on his face l ever saw,
and he looked at Pa as though he
was to blame.
Pa had one of the men get the medi-
cine chest and Pa fixed two seidlitz
powders in a tin cup, but before he
could put in the water Rastus had
swallowed the powder from the white
and blue papers and reached for
washbasin of water, and before Pa
could prevent Rastus from drinking
it on top of those powders he had
swallowed every drop of the water,
and the commotion inside of him must
have been awful, for he frothed at the
mouth and the bubbles came out of his
nose, and he rolled over and yelled
like a man with gout. and he ssemed
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
His PedlQree,

The calf, which Gideon King had
taken the summer resident to see,
surveyed his owner and the stranger
with a wary eye. "Er-what breed fs
your calf?" asked the visitor.
Mr.. King removed a wisp Of straw
from his mouth and said:
That critters father gored a justice
O. the peace, knocked a lightning-rod
agent end over end, and lifted tramp
over picket fence; and as for his
mother, she chased the whole Ran
bury brass band out o town last
Fourth O. July. If that amt breed
enough to pay Sc for, you can leave
him be. I'm not pressing him on arJ'
bodYr-Eouth's COMPANION.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
So1endid.

That's fine looking maid you have
now, dear"
"Yes, she's a darling, and she came
to me highly recommended"
knows all about the latest styles OF
maiding, l suppose?"
"Oh, SO far as knowing the duties
of maid goes. l don't suppose she
knows a thing"
But she came highly recommended.
you said?"
Yes, she broke the jaw OF the last
man who tried to kiss her.
Post
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications they cannot reach the dis
rascd portion OF the There Is only one way to
cure deafness. and that by constitutional remedies
Deafness IN caused by an innamed condition of the
mucous lining OF the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube n innAmed you have "a rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing. and when 1t Is entirely closed Deaf
ness L the result and unless the Inflammation be
taken out and this tube restored to It's normal cond
ton hearing will be destroyed forever: nine cases
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh which rs nothing
but an nnamed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness fcaused by eatarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free.
-. CHENEY d Co.. Toledo. O.
Sold by r uggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
MAKING THE MOST OF 1T.
opposed to Toll Roads.

Maryland. following the recent lead
Of Pennsylvania, is moving to abolish
toll roads. Gov. Crothers has ex-
pressed the hope that before his term
is ended every tollgate in the state
will be abolished and every road free.
He believes that the work of the good
roads commission will ultimately re-
suit in wiping out the gates. THE toll
gate" says the governor. "is not OF
this age and has no proper place In
this time. 1t is ridiculous to think Of
charging people money for coming to
your city"
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
Tho Disturbing Telephone.

THE telephone has destroyed all the
privacy of society,"" said the society
girl. 1T breaks in on everything.
Nothing Is sacred to 1t. You may be
saying your prayers. The telephone.
Or in the midst of your bath. The tele-
phone. Or doing up your back hair.
or, worst Of all, a delightful man may
be making love to you. when Killing.
killing, killing! The telephone breaks
on the thread of his theme and he
fails to resume 1t"
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
Valuable coneh Shells.

The conch shell is highly priced In
India. In many Of the temples they
are blown daily to scare away the ma
lignant spirits while the god receives
his daily meal. A conch with the
spiral twistings to the right instead OF
to the left is supposed to be worth
its weight In gold. Some years ago
conch of that description was offered
for sale I'm Calcutta, with reserve
price OF lakh of rupees placed on 1t.
It was eventually bought in for 100000
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15

Hon Emil Kiang, Vienna, Aus., one of
the worlds greatest horsemen, has written
to the manufacturers: "SPOHN'S DIS
TEMPER COMPOUND has become the
standard remedy for distempers and throat
diseases in the best stables of Europe.
This medicine relieves Horses of great suf-
fcring and saves much money for the own
SPOHN MEDICAL co, Goshen, Ind.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
ECZEMA KON DURABLE
All Itching skin Diseases Which Arc
Not Hereditary Instantly Relieved
By Oil of Wlnterereen.
Can Eczema be cured?

Can Eczema be cured?
Some physicians say Yes"
Some say No"
The real question is, What is meant
by Eczema?" II you mean those scaly
eruptions, those diseases which make
their first appearance. not at birth, but
years afterward. and perhaps not until
middle age-then there can no longer
be any question that these forms OF
Eczema are curable.
Simple vegetable oil of wintergreen,
mixed with other vegetable ingredients.
will kill the germs that infest the skin.
Apply this prescription to the skin
and instantly that awful itch is gone.
Druggists everywhere carry in stock
this oil of wintergrsen properly com.
pounded into ID. ID. ID. Prescription and
d. d. ID. Soap.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
BREAKS A COLD PROMPTLY

The following formula is a meyer
failing remedy for colds:
One ounce of Compound Syrup Of
Sarsaparlla, one ounce Toris Com
pound and one-half pint of good
whiskey, mix and shake thoroughly
each time and use in doses of table
spoonful every four hours.
This il followed up will cure an
acute cold in "a hours. The ingre-
dents can be gotten at any drug store.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
His Idea.

Mrs. Crimsonbeak-l see for use
on rural delivery routes letter box
has an electric attachment which
gives the alarm In the house some dis
tance away when mail matter has
been deposited within by the carrier.
Mr. Crimsonbeak-Seem to me 1t
would be more valuable II 1t only gave
an alarm when a bill was deposited In
tho box.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
A Toast.

The latest thing in toasts comes
from upstate" and was responded to
by the father of 12 daughters, who
claims that he ought to know.
ITO the Ladies-to their sweetness
we give love; to their beauty admira-
tion, and to their hats, the whole side
walk.-New York Times.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
Too skepticaI for Fairies.

The modern child believes in fairies
probably no more than he does in San
tn Claus. The next generation will
most likely dispense with children's
books altogether. And yet, 1t is said.
and no doubt truly. that there was
never an age when so much literature
for children's use was written.-La-
dies Field.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
HerHfitX.

Knicker-Nhom does the baby re-
semble?
Bocker-it's yell takes after its IA
TIERS college.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
His Explanatipn,

"What does YOU reckon dey means
by sayin': Last OF all come Satan?'"
"Hit means dat he waits 'twel all de
crowd is in an den whtrls in an nabs
de whole bustne stness!"-ENchange.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
The idealist.

The Bride-I want a piece Of meat
without any bone. fat or gristle.
The Butcher-Madam, | think you'd
better have an egg.-Harper's Weekly.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15

Garfield Tea, the Herb Laxative, agree
ably stimulates the liver, corrects constipa-
tion and relieves a clogged system. Write for
samples. Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15

And the world would be just al
well on II some stage-struek people
were hit by automobiles.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15

Thy yesterday is thy past; thy to
day is thy future: thy tomorrow 10
a secret.-Wycliffe.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15

ONLY ONE "BROMO OUINlNE"
That Is LAXATIVE BROMO QUISISE. Look fnr
the signature OF Il. W. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure = Cold In One Day. &c.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15

PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case
of Itching. Blind Bleeding Prof. Iruding Piles In
to Ia days or money refunded. 50c
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15

A Havorinp that is used the same as lemon or
vanilla. BY dissolving rranulated sugar in wa
ter and adding Mapleine. delicious Lyrup -
made and syrup better than maple. Mapleino
is sold by RIoceTs. Send &C s,ap.p for sample
and recipe book. Crescent MtS- Co., Seattle.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15

Many a man thinks he is chard-
table because he gives advice.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15

Aliens Foot-Ease. IA Powder
For swollen. sweating feet Giyesinsant relief Tho
original powder for the feet. &c all Druggists
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15
A Rare Change.

A Boston woman says she cant live
with her husband because he is too
good.
And the wicked bromide user will
probably suggest that he is too good
to be true.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15

Know what thou canst work at and
do it like a Hercules.-Carlyle.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15

Better one discreet enemy than two
indiscreet friends.
The Springfield herald., 1909-01-15

important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
The sun., 1909-02-28

education for scientist is that academic
or classic learning Is old and does not
keep progress with the times, IL does
not teach n man to think practically.
Science Is deeper than Latin or Greek.
Ii is easy for a lawyer to- get along with
small ability, hut poor engineer Is found
out In less than six weeks and unless
he has learned to think for himself and
understands his work he cannot succeed,
a scientific education Is valuable not
alone TO an engineer but also to busi-
ness man, for IL teaches practical lessons,
On the other hand, Latin and Greek are
of no value to the practical business or
industrial man. IL colleges could teach
their men to become first class draughts-
men that would be a great advance,
for skilful draughting implies that man
can do anything. In my opinion the best
course offered at present In the colleges
Is economies, for this strengthens the
mind In many ways and gives one clear
conception OF things as they really are.
in conclusion / say that as II is impos-
sible to learn everything in the world
let each man pick his course. and with
care then follow 1t out As for the liter
ary or professional man, although this
iD not the time for the former, he shou
follow a classical course such as Is on cred
at Yale Harvard. PriSceton or some Of
the other colleges"