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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23

4 MEXICAN soldiers arriving in the
 "A Philippines as late as 1901, the year 4 in which ths Asiatic cholera wrought such havoc in that country could not help but notice the awful con- dition of the cemeteries and the appalling sanitary condition>of the islands as con- ducted under Spanish rule
 At that time the Spanish friars and the native priests or padres, practically gov erned the political and social as well as the religious and domestic lives of the people. By working upon the supersti- tions of the people they bled them un- mercifully and ruled them with a rod of iron.
 The cemetery of the average Philippines town, or village, is about ten acres in extent. They are enclosed by a thick. heavy wall about 10 feet high and feet in width and are honeycombed with burial vaults. Every cemetery wall con- tains hundreds of these recepticles for the repose of the dead, many of which are always empty. These vaults are used exclusively for the bodies of the well to do or wealthy classes, and are the chief source of revenue for the friars and padres All of the empty inches in the cemetery walls have contained many different corpses in times gone by. These empty vaults are waiting for some oc- cupant whose influence while living, or whose wealth after death will put into the coffers of the church $25 for the re- pose of his or her bones for the period of five years and a yearly rental there after of $5 per annum until the Angel Gabriel toots the rams horn Should the relatives of the deceased become delin- quent in the pavement of this rent, the remains of the corpse are pulled out of the vault and what Is left of 1t Is un- ceremoniously cast upon the cemetery bone pile, the tomb again becomes the property of the representatives of the church and is again rented to a more desirable and profitable tenant.
 Every native graveyard has its bone pile. In some obscure corner of the cem- etery are heaped up tons upon tons of human bones and very often partly de- composed corpses are seen. Such piles of human remains are left to bleach in the torrid tropical atmosphere and spread disease and death broadcast. It is com- mon thing to see particles of rotting flesh still clinging' to an articulated skele- ton and vultures fighting over some Aaintv bit These evil birds distribute the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23
ALBERT B. CUMMINS-BV SaVOyard

The woodcock calculated and away he flew The Hon. Henderson had just dem onstrated that the south was at that very instant of time as full of traitors as Iowa was of hogs. If a committee of his torians were appointed to ascertain the country that could show more treason to the square inch, such as Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee committed, by unanimous report they would award the palm to Scotland; but the Hon. Hen derson brought down the house, and that was what he was after.
 Robert G. Cousins was from the bloody third district He is a wonder, capable of everything but industry There was a member of the British Commons, late in the eighteenth century-William Ger ard Hamilton-contempo with Fox and Pitt, Burke and Sheridan. One night he astonished the House by making a speech that might have challenged the greatest orator who ever spoke our tongue. He never repeated it, remained silent ever after in that body, and he is known in history as Single Speech Hamilton. I one day heard Cousins make a speech in our Congress that would have been a credit to Breckinridge, or Cochran, or William l.. Wilson, but he never made another to approach it, and he is in danger of being known as Sin gle Speech Cousins.
 A William P Hepburn was a member of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23

opyright, 1909, by American Press As l sociation.)
 NY HEN diminutive, stub-nosed, red X/ headed Colonel Funston brought " the Twentieth Kansas regiment the Presidio, on its way to the Philip es the San Francisco people poked fun he country jakes' and their colonel. lat was during the Spanish war.
 few years later, when earthquake and
 had devastated that city, red-headed
 ton was the idol of the Frisco peo-
 doughty little brigadier faced the n trying situation of his life. Fully 39 were homeless, disorganized, many ofln distracted. Thieves preyed. liar pittacked the dead bodies. The situ- attequired more than courage. Poise, kedss, vigor, were needed.
 Fton was equal to the emergency.
 w he ordered the soldiers to shoot the ters on sight and to compel idle and willing men to work at the point of tbayonet he took a great risk.
 Wa the war department support him?
 Yes no, Funston shut down the lid of theell that was beginning to rage and sahpon 1t.
 No Mt Point man would have dared such ahing without consulting Wash ington. nd that is where the volunteer officer ! the advantage-if, like Fun ston, heas the brains to use the op- portunity
 They plan other officer over Funston later on-hen the work was done. But history calnever rob the little brigadier of the supme hour when he saved San Francisco bm itself.
 Lucky hnston" they called him in the army. And they ay he is a poser. But how could the gaant red-headed Kansan help it If the correspondents pictured him as swimming thl Bagbag river with a rope
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23
he average

there are no running sores. The average life of the leper is about seven years.
 When the Hon. George Dewey handed us the gold brick called the Philippines it was the most desirable country on the globe to keep away from. but our people tackled the proposition as only energetic hustling Americans can, and through un- ceasing toll and sacrifice of life and money, are rapidly making of this vast morgue fairly decent place to live in
 Birmingham Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23

Perkins of Sioux City. If that man had the delivery and the presence of Hep burn, long ago he would have been a senator and a conspicuous and honored and trusted leader of his party through out the Union Notwithstanding his poor delivery it is a delight to the intelligent mind to hear him; for he never indulged a word of claptrap or nonsense. He is a plain, blunt. man, of fine intellect, who believes something and is not afraid to tell it. l do not believe a word of the mans politics. I think them horrible, but I do believe that 1t is the duty of both parties 10 send to this capital the ablest men they have to legslate for the people of this big country. I don't know whether there are any democrats left in Iowa or not. I doubt if there are a bakers dozen of them, not Bryan ized. and if there Is not one fit for senator l hope Perkins may be given opportunity to wind Up his career like Allison did his.
 One of these days before the summer solstiee I intend to complete this letter and tell word or so about some other Iowa men, dead and living, who played big parts in this term
 I have only to repeat that George Per kins, in my opinion, is the ablest man Iowa has had in either house Of Con gress since John A. Kasson
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-03-25
Ladies' Hats

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Children's hats, Csc to So. 90
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-03-25
OXFORDS
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-03-25
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-03-25
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OF Exceptional Values

THE greatest line of fancy white goods
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Persian Lawns 1885, 23c and 273c
Long Cloth, l8c to zoe
White Sosete 22c
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-03-25
Furniture

Now word about our furniture. We
have the only real furniture store in Jas
per. If you need anything in this line let
us have your order If not convenient to
pay cash your credit is good. No charge
for the accommodation.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-03-25

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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-03-25
Miscellaneous

We haven't room to name everything
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The Washington times., 1909-10-28
WESTERN TO MEET
EASTERN TOMORROW
The Georgetown and George
Washington Coaching Sys-
TENS Will Be Tested.

Tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
Eastern and Western will meet at
National Park in a game which
should prove one Of the most inter
esdng in the whole interscholastic
series
Western is a slight favorite because
OF its victory over Business, but on
the other hand Eastern, greatly en-
couraged by havin gscored on Tech,
is out to put up a hard battle.
One Of the peculiar features Of the
game will be the fact that it viii be
a test Of the Georgetown and George
Washington systems of play. At
Western, Byrd, the Blue and Gray
quarterback, is In charge, while Whit
ing. Of George Washington, is over at
Eastern.
One of the haHdicaps under WHICH
Western viii work tomorrow is the
absence Of Jim Sprigman. baseball and
football coach, who yesterday severed
his connection with the team follow
ing a dispute over allowing a certain
player i'm the lineup.
The Washington times., 1909-10-28
GOOD ROADS CARS
NEARING ROANOKE
New York-Atlanta Tourists
Due to Reach There This
Afternoon.

with their enthusiasm unabated. the
tourists in the New York Herald-At-
lanta Journal good roads run left
stanton. Va. this morning ard are
to arrive at Roanoke early this after
noon
A short stop was made at noon at
Natural Bridge to give the contestants
an opportunity to see this wonderful
freak Of nature. Roanoke has planned
some interesting things for the good
roads missionaries, and they will, no
doubt, long remember their stay in
that progressive Virginia city
Yesterdays run of $50 miles, from
Gettysburg to stanton, was through
a country rich IN historic interest. and
every mile Of the journey was thor
oughly enjoyed The tourists ran
contiguous gantlet of inspiring en-
thusiasm as they swept through sec
lions Of four States and closed the
third days run of the ten-day tour
from New York to Atlanta.
Two In Trouble.
Notwithstanding the varied road con-
ditions encountered, but one competing
car was penalized for failing to make
the night control on time, while anoth-
er met with an accident which dam
aged the car and probably put it out
Of the contest The Thomas car, driven
by e. Demiers, Of New York. broke a
spring and was forced to lay up more
tban three hours while a village black
smith mended the break. After getting
under way again, Deniers had almost
! l'egained his schedule for the day s
run when. just outside Of staunton. ne
suffered three tire punctures. This
caused more delay, and the car was
penalized % points in consequence.
Wrecked and Punched.
The ear TO meet with an accident was
! the Oldsmobile. entered and driven by
| Frederick VVeis, OF Brooklyn Near
Middletown. Va, Wcis attempted to
/ pass another auto and hit stone ouI-
vert, smashing the two rear wheels and
putting the car out Of commission.
Weis and his passenger, Stuart Nottage,
| of Brooklyn, were uninjured. save for
a cut on his lip sustained by Nottage.
| To add to their troubles, a constable
! came up Immediately after the accident
and jumped to the conclusion that Weis
! was speeding. He thereupon arrested
Z him on charge of furious driving
! and as a local Justice Of the peace hap
| court was temporarily convened on the
| highway, and a fine Of so imposed upon
/ Weis, who promptly paid 1t.
/ Referee ScaTTitt laid penalties upon
| four contestants for violation Of the
road rules. but they will not be an
| nounced until the tour is ended in At
| lanta
/ As the tour records now stand, thirty
| three Contesting cars have clean scores.
| The participants in this notable tour
| are spreading the gospel of good roads
| In a manner that is sure to result in i'm
proved highway conditions all along the
| route from New York to Atlanta
The Washington times., 1909-10-28
PIMLICO ENTRIES
FOR TOMORROW

Pimlico entries for Friday. October
%:
First ce-Two-year-olds; six fur
ton, 1O7: Tom Melton. I07: Nancy Pansy,
1O7; Martinez. 10; Scarpia, 10; Acu-
men, 107; Sotemia, 10I; Compton, 10;
Majestic. 107, Kilderkin, 1C7; German
Silver, 107.
Second race-Mares; three-year-oids
and up; selling; mile and seventy
yards Silverin. 103; %Osorine. So Ia
boo, 100; sPins and Needles, 112; Gun
Ming 80; Indomitable, 50; @AItce Mack
30; NeOskoleeta, 107.
Third race - Three ear-olds; selling;
six furlongs. Racing Belle, u3; Rose
Beaumont l13; Merry Gift, 49, -My Az
mes. los. Golden castle, 1l3. NJ. T. Green,
ne. aSeIwik, III: sSpellbOund, les; BETH
lehem, l13: PoComOke, 1l6; Isufid, 10
Nod. IL.
Fourth race-EIectric Park Steeple-
chase; T-year-olds and up; ABOUT Two
miles IyunewOod, 49,; Ticket OF Leave
142: Sir Bedivere. 157. Stellaland, 80;
Defiance, 142. Male Fletcher, 49,.
Fifth race-Two-year-old FLIES; Sew
ern purse: selling; FIVE and half fur
longs kyle 100; Belle Mawr, 80; IN
spired, %; Chiffon Queen, 1Oi; Grouse, go
Hazel Frost. 90: Intrinsic, 100; Phoronis,
80; Blue Crest. 100
Sixth racial ages; six furlongs.
Profit, 112: WOODLAND, ll2: Cheek, l0l;
King CommoneT. ITO; Bethlehem. l0l
The Monk o.: Western Lady, 81 Judi
lee. rs: Chickasaw, 100
eApprentice allowance claimed,
Weather cloudy; track fast
The Washington times., 1909-10-28
Automobile GleaningS
By HARRY WARD.

Claude Miller, Of Charles Z. Miller &
Bro, Ford agents, returned Tuesday
night from a weeks business trip TO
New York Mr.. Miller found conditions
in New York very promising, with every
prospect that 1910 would prove the great
est automobile year tbs country mas
known.
Samuel Gassenheimer has returned
from a visit TO the factory OF Mack
Bros, builders of she Manhattan siSht-
seeing automobiles at Allentown. Pa
Among the visitors in town this week
was J. A. Kingman. advertising man
ager of the LOCOmObile Company OF
America. Mr.. Kingman came TO WASH
ingtOn to inaugurate "a campaign on the
Locomobile, which the standard Garage
Company is handling this year.
Charles E. Miller &, Bro. report the
sale of a Ford touring car to 3. II. Bro
sius, Of Hancock, Nd. Accompanied by
a party OF friends, Mr.. Brcsius LETT yes
his Maryland home.
The handsome glass front Of the Pope
Automobile Company, of washington, is
being TeletteTed and other improvements
are also being made. A number or good
sales have been made by this company
during the last few days
The many washington friends Of c.
Royce Hough viii be pleased to learn
he has returned to the city TO act as
sales manager Of the local branch OF
the Buick Motor Company. For the past
year Mr.. Hough has been general man
ager of Tickling & Co, automobile body
builders in New York. He received q
fiattering offer to return TO Washing
The Washington times., 1909-10-28
GAYETY-"Runaway Girls"

Clark's Runaway Girls ryI'1 come
20 the Gayety Theater next week.
The name of the buTlesQue is ''The
Geezer OF GullabaiOO, in Wuicu H.l-
be seen Jack Reid, the little Irishmau.
Frank Wakefield, Joe Perry, Pinard
and Nanny. Ella Reed Gilbert, Wiui-
fred Stewart. Pauline La COnda. Sid
ney Lucas, and Myrtle stark, and a
bevy of pretty chorus girls, such as
Kate Joseph, Sadie GrOssman, Violet
Gordon Mary Nanny. Kate WEIGH,
Jessie Carol. May Maryland. Edna
Emory, Pat Conroy, Ray Wilson, An
tonic Marian. and Amy Griffin.
in addition 10 these a male chorus
will appear in which are James
Moran. William Cullen, Jack Eicher,
Thomas WEIGH, John Young, John
Elliott, and John McDermOt-
The Washington times., 1909-10-28
CHAsE's-PoIite Vaudeville.

Chase's next week Will offer a bill
including Ralph c. Herr. Jesse L.
Lasky's Twentieth Century Limited, 0"
Belle Blanche, T. Roy Barnes and
Bessie Crawford. A. Seymour Brown
and Nat d. aver, the Jupiter Brothers,
Frank Wilson. and president Taft al
the Ball Game" By the American vita
graph
Ralph G. Herr remembered as the hit
of soul Kiss is in vaudeville for q
limited period. The supplementary
leading attraction viii be Jesse L.
Lasky's latest spectacular musical
comedy success. The Twentieth Cen
fury Limited recently produced Tor
the first time. The cast of twenty
metropolitan merrymakers is headed by
Edwin Wilson and Miss MOnti Brooke.
The action occurs in three scenes, a
summertime camp in the AdirOudacks,
the cOncourse of the great depot ia
New York, and the observation end OF
a train Of Pullmans going at a mile-a-
minute clip. T. Roy Barnes and
Bessie crawford in The Fakir and the
Lady" promise a half hour or fun.
Brown and Aver viii portray Moving
Day in JungletOWn."
The Washington times., 1909-10-28
ACADEMY-'The Little Terror"

Cecil SpOoner, the dainty comedieune.
comes TO the Academy Theater next
week in her new comedy, THE Little
Terror a play of three acts by Amelia
Weed HolbroOk and dramatized from
q short story by FitZ James Mccarthy.
In this play of fun and laughter Miss
Spooner has a vehicle that meets with
her requirements. THE Little Ter
ror" was written for laughing Dur-
poses only. and Miss SpOOner and her
company play in the comedy spirit
entirely. OF course, there IS a plot,
and the heart interest. which is es-
sential TO all plays Of worth, is well
developed A pretty love story runs
through the story, and here and there
Is a touch Of pathOs.
The supporting cast is headed by Au-
gustus Phillips
The Washington times., 1909-10-28
AULLIN WILL GO
UNDER THE KNIFE
Famous Detroit Pitcher Is
Suffering From Injury
Received In Game.

DETROIT, Oct. 2s.-George Muliin, a
leading pitcher of the American League,
and the local hero of the worlds cham
piOnship series, is shortly to undergo
an operation at his home. IN Wabash.
Ind. according TO a letter received BY
Frank J. Navin. president of the De-
troit baseball club
The trouble from which MulIin is
suffering 3 the result Of a batted bat.
which, hit By George Stone in a game
in st. Louis. struck him in the groin,
requiring him TO leave the firing line.
The trouble seemed TO have disap-
peared until the worlds series. in which
Mullin pitched four games. three in
very cold weather. This brought the
old injury back into prominence. and
when @ullin left for his home at the
close OF his years labOrs he was in
great pain
The Washington times., 1909-10-28
PLANNING BIG PARTY
FOR NAVY CONTEST

Two hundred and fifty Princeton Uni
versity followers under Edmund Brady
and hundred Georgetown students un-
der Richard DOwney, captain of the col
lege basketball team. viii leave at ]
O'Clock Saturday afternoon on a special
car over the electric line for Annapolis
TO witness the game between Navy and
Princeton.
This game Is the most important on
the Navy schedule outside of the game
with Army, and viii give the Washing
ton public its only chance to see the
Tigers in action.
The Washington times., 1909-10-28

ton and reached here Tuesday to take
up his new duties. Mr.. Hough was for
many years manager of the Washing
ton branch Of the Pope Manufacturing
Company ana was identified with the
automobile business of this city from
it's inception. With the fine line Of cars
being put on the market by the Buick
Motor Company, as well as the Welch
taken on, Mr.. Hough viii have plenty
OF opportunities to demonstrate his
craftsmanship.
The little Ford car that won the
New York to Seattle race several
months ago will be in Washington
next week, according to information
received yesterday by Charles F. Mil
Ter & Bro, the local agents. II viii
play a prominent part in the opening
3of the Miller Bros new salesr0om
on Fourteenth street.
When driving on a greasy road go
slowly, and do not get into q tight
place where the use Of the brakes or
quick STEERING is Necessary. either OF
which may cause a skid. is the good
advice given by an experienced motor
ist. As soon IS the car shows signs
of slddding, declutch Immediately. II
this is done in time the car viii prob
ably right itself The brakes should
not be applied until the car has re-
covered a straight course. At the
same time as you declutch the front
Of the car should be steered in the
same direction as the back is sliding.
The Roman Automobile Company, Of
Philadelphia, which recently opened a
branch in this city, is filing a long-felt
want This company makes a speciality
Of high-grade secondhand cars. and Is
meeting with much success in this field
The Washington times., 1909-10-28
coLUMBIA-NibIo TraveI Talk.

AT the Columbia Theater tomorrow
afternoon at 4:3O O'Clock. Fred Niblo
VIII again tell the delightful story OF
his rambles through ireland.
Starting at the Old Castle. where so
many thousand people kiss the Blar-
nev Stone. there soon comes a charm
ing drive nfty-four miles long, over
the Prince OF Wales route. after which
Mr.. Niblos party viii have d boat ride
on the Lakes Of Killarney. The cam
eragfaph viii also show the steeple-
chase at PuuchestoWn, u "trip on horse
back through the gap OF DuniOe, OF
peasants digging peat. Of the busy
sheep and cattle market or AthlOuc.
The Washington times., 1909-10-28

and OF the Pig Market at Limerick.
Then there are about 200. colored views
of Dublin, Belfast. Kilkenny, of the
Seven Churches at GlendalOugh, Ban
try Bay, GObbin's Cliffs, Port Rush,
and Londonderry.
Sunday night Mr. Nible viii head
a pilgrimage 10 Scotland Starting at
Edinboro he viii show views Of the
Castle of the Grass Market, of Sthe
monuments to Burns and Scott, and of
HOlyTOOd Palace and Abbey There
are also views Of Inverness. the heart
Of the Highlands" Of Ben Nevis. or
Iona, the Island Beautiful, and OF
Stafa. where Fingars Cave Is found
The Washington times., 1909-10-28
BELAscO-wiltOn Lackaye in "The
Battle

When Cleveland MOhet introduced
the survival Of the fittest' as one or
the main notes of his -'The Battle,
the play in which Wilton Lackaye is
due for a return engagement at the
Belasco Theater next week. he also
struck a plaintive minor chord with
'It's hard to prove that TO those who
do not ft."
Undoubtedly a principal factor in
making 'The Battle" a successful play
was the novelty of the authors atti-
tude on the engTOsisng subjects Of
business achievement. and the human
appeal OF the haracters who struggle
onward unaided by financial genius
such as HaggletOn's. It is on the
appeal OF the play as a drama, rather
than on the fact that it interested
John D. Rockefeller sufficiently 20
cause him to contribute 70 Us dia-
Iogue. that aroused wide interest. Mr..
Lackaye has made the part Of John
J. Haggleton one Of the most strik-
ing in a gallery that includes Sven
gall, Dr.. Belgraff. Reb Shemuel. and
others