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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-03-02

Yes; / know it was
you swear 1t WASP
Yes"
What kind of a pistol?"
Il don't know. 1t was a steel pis-
toll"
IA bright or dark steel?"
"A shiny nickel pistol"
New Sensation.
This was a decided sensation for the
revolver SAID to be Senator Carmack's is
blue steel, while the one taken from
Colonel Cooper was nickel plated. The
state has always contended that the blue
steel gun found near the dead senator $
body was Colonel Cooper's. On the 9TH
er hand, the man who loaned Senator
Carmack his revolver, Major Vertrees,
has sworn that the weapon was blue
steel. This is only one of the many APP
parently irreconcilable contradictions In
the case
General Garner pressed the witness
closely on this point and finally COM
pletely upset him.
'It was bright steel, you are sure?"
We'll, maybe it was dark"
80 it's a dark pistol now, yet a mo-
ment ago you said it was a bright one.
Now, which is right?"
''Well, maybe 1t was not very bright
or dark-just polished STEEL
What color is polished steel? Is 1t
dark or light?'
Il reckon it Is only polished steel"
The witness floundered some more and
finally admitted he did not know what
color polished steel was or what it looked
like.
"Who else besides Senator Carmack
did you see?'
II didn't see anyone I knew"
did you see anyone you didn't known
Eyes, / saw negro.
Where did you see him.
Where He Saw Carmack.
"On the path in the lot at Seventh
avenue and Union street"
Didn't you see anyone crossing over
toward Senator Carmack?"
mo, SIR
Did you see anyone besides the ne
gro?"
mo one except the lady in the buggy"
After you passed them you didn't see
a soul except the negro and Senator
Carmack?"
mo, | don't remember seeing any
one"
Ibid you watch Senator Carmack after
you saw the pistol?'
II did not"
you didn't see anyone else and heard
no remarks until you heard the shots?"
mo, l did not"
you were how far away?"
81 @on't know"
"Where was Senator Carnack when you
looked Sround?"
The witness described the senator's po-
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21
NAME OF JEFF DAVIS
wA- BE RESTORED TO TABLET
ON CABIN JOHN BRIDGE.
Story Of How cognomen Of President
Of the confederaey Was obIlter-
ated from Structure During
Civil War.
Washington following order
was issued recently:

Washngton.-Thc following order
was issued recently:
The secretary Of war. by direction OF
the president. has instructed the chief OF
engineers Of the United States army to
take the necessary steps to restore the
name OF jefferson Davis as secretary Of
war To Cabin John Bridge.
Cabin John Bridge is a great stone
arch. until recently the largest In the
world. spanning picturesque gorge In
the upper Potomac valley. seven miles
west OF Washington. This arch sup.
ports the aqueduct through which the
water supply OF Washington flows and
also serves as a highway bridge on
that much-traveled way-the Conduit
road. The mutllatlon OF the arch has
been commented on by millions OF peo-
pie and although the subject Is an old
one the real story Of the erasure OF
Davis name has only lately been told.
The erasure has been variously
charged TO Gen. Montgomery G. Meigs.
chief engineer Of the construction OF
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21
CHILD ATE cUTlcuRA OINTMENT.
Spread Whole Box Of II on Crackers
Mot the Least Injury Resulted.
cutIcura Thus Proven Pure and Sweet.

A New York friend OF Cuticura
writes:
MY three year old son and heir.
after being put to bed on trip across
the Atlantic. investigated the state
room and located box OF graham
crackers and box OF Cutlcura Oint-
ment. When a search was made for
the box. II was found empty and the
kid admitted that he had eaten the
contents OF the entire box spread on
the crackers. IL cured him OF bad
cold and don't know what else"
No more conclusive evidence could
be offered that every ingredient OF Gu
tlcura Ointment is absolutely pure.
sweet and harmless. II II may be
safely eaten by young child. none but
the most beneficial results can be ex-
pected to attend its application to
pected TO attend It's application to even
the tenderest skin or youngest infant.
Potter Drug a Chem. Corp. sole Props, Boston.
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21
Freak pillars Of Society.

But Il Is social philosopher. me-
thinks. who should be most grateful to
Curio Hall. Its existence spells safety
for the existing social order. declares
Il. l.. Hart In the Atlantic. Think you
II is the progress OF enlightenment
that sanctions and perpetuates our
scheme OF human relationships? Far
otherwise. Rather Is Il the survival
OF benightedness. So long as endures
the gallery OF exclusive living oddi
ties" with pltiful blockheads to cape
at them. so long will there abound
those scullons. scavengers. stcSers.
flunkies and wretched wage.minions
upon whose dociity we depend for our
maintenance Given intelligence TO
perceive the Joke implied In their ado.
ration OF abnormallties. they might
detect the huge, historic. practical
joke played upon them by destiny. At
long. long lntervals-for us happily
long-they get feeting gllmpses of It's
point When that occurs. there re-
suits the process known as revolution.
which Charles Dudley Warner defined
as turning society over. and putting
the best underground as n fertilizer"
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21
Tablet on Cabin John Bridge with
Name OF Davis Obliterated.

the Washington aqueduct. and to I'D.
win NJ. stanton. secretary OF war un.
der President Lincoln. Neither Of
these was responsible. The order for
the erasure of the name was given by
Caleb Il. Smith. secretary OF the In.
terror In June. 1862
William X. Hutton. who was an en-.
gineer In the aqueduct construction,
and who became chief engineer OF
the work, has given the following ac-
count:
I'm June, 1862, at the request OF the
secretary Of the interior, Caleb X.
Smith, To whose department the aque-
duct had Just been transferred, ! ac-
cOmpanied the secretary and a mum
ber of members of congress to inspect
the aqueduct We went up by boat on
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
Opposite Cabin John several of tho
party dlsembarked aud walked TO the
uncomploted bridge for a nearer view
Secretary Smith remained on the
Grow. member OF congress from
Pennsylvania rushed up to Mr. Smith
and said.
DO you ow that rebel Meigs has
put Jcff Davis name on the bridge?
Turning 20 me, the secretary said
The first order ! give YOU Is to cut
Jen Davis name on the bridge
"A few days later was appointed
chief engineer OF the aqueduct. Not
taking the secretary's remark seri-
ously | did nothing about the removal
OF the name. A week later Robert
Mcintyre. the contractor, arrived In
Washington to resume work on the
bridge, the work having been tenn
porarly suspended pending the ar.
rival OF materials lie called at the
interior department TO pay his re-
spects to Secretary Smith. The sec.
retary told him TO cut Davis name
OFF the bridge, and the first thing Nc
lntyre did on returning to the bridge
was TO set a mason at the work OF
cutting on the name, which was In
raised letters"
Cabin John bridge Is 400 feet long.
The span is 220 feet wide and the
thickness OF the arch and tbs width
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21
Cure for a Complaint.

There is young woman who suf
fers great discomfort. sometimes
sharp pain. from an occasional attack
OF hlccoughs.
She tried all the prescribed rene
dies. from deep breathing to plums
fresh and preserved, without success
Nothing ayailed, the pain often last.
ing an hour or more until she tried
aromatic spirits OF ammonia. tea.
spoonful diluted In a little water. The
relief was instantaneous.
All subsequent attacks have been
cured by the same means. The trou.
bic In acute form Is somewhat out Of
the ordinary but the annoyance II en-.
tails makes II worth while to pass this
hint along
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21
NEW MEXICO
Justice and Charity.

Jewish charity will not be true to
Itself until II recognizes, and. having
recognized. crys aloud so that its voice
be needed. the half Is not greater than
the whole Mankind must be in the
saddle and ride things. Property is
less than man. Justice Is more than
charity. The charity of to-day ought
TO become the justice Of every day, de.
clares Rabbi s. S. Wise. In an address
before the National Conference OF
Jewish Charities. The only preven-
tive charity Is Justice. and justice is
not charity. Charity can never rightly
become more than the complement
and crown of Justice. Millions for
charity and not one cent for justice
must be superseded by: Everything
for Justice. This conference must
bring much abused. but little tried,
justice into better repute. Upon our
age this conference must press the
prophetic note: Justice. justice shalt
thou pursue. II must reassert the
command OF Micah: DO Justice and
love mercy. Before mercy. justlcel
Justice ever and mercy superaddedl
ls not much OF charity necessitated by
social injustice. the apparently cure.
less lnjustices Of the present order7
What injustice hath done Justice alone
can undo; what injustice hath un.
done. justice and not charity shall re
store.
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. they cannot reach the dis
eaned portion OF thu ear There n only one way 70
deafness. and that by constitutional remedies
Dcafnra Il caused by an infamcd condition Of tho
mucous lining Of the EuatAchlan Tube. When this
tube 4 nnamcd you have a rumbllng sound or I'M
perfect bearing and when n h entirely closrd. Deaf
mess s the result and unless the Inflammation be
taken out and this tube restored 70 ~ normal cond
tion. hearing Will be destroyed forever; nine cnssa
out Of ten are causrd by Catarrh which n nothing
but an innamed condltion OF the mucous surfarss
We Will give one Hundred Dollars for any cas- Of
Deafness tcauscd by catarrhl that cannot be cured
BY Halls Catarrh Cure. Send Tor elrcuara tree.
~ J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. o.
Take Halls Family Piils for constipation.
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21
.E-RU-NA
For Cramps In tho stomach of six Years
Standing.

FOR Cramps In tho stomach of six Years
stauding.
81 was troubled with cramps In the
stomach for six years. tried many
kinds OF medicine. also was treated
by three doctors.
"They said that had nervous dys.
pepsia. took the medicine for two
years, then got sick again and gave
up all hopes Of getting cured.
~ saw testimonial OF a man whose
case was similar to mine, being cured
by Peruna, so thought would give u
a trial. procured a bottle at once,
and commenced taking Il.
al have taken nineteen bottles, and
am entirely cured. ! believe Peruns
Is all that Is claimed for lt."-Mrs. j.
c. Jamison, Q | Marchant st., Watson
Vile, Cal.
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21

OF the roadway on top Ia 20 feet.
Across the arch and below the road.
way runs the conduit, which Is nine
feet in diameter The arch Is com
posed OF 200 cubic yards OF Potomac
bluestone. s52 yards OF concrete and
5i6 yards OF brick.
The height of the roadway above
the stream is 100 feet and the cost OF
the arch was s254,000.
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21
A sIlaht Boost.

excuse me. sir" began the faithful
clerk as he paused In front OF the rail.
Ing behind which the boss was seated.
out would-er-llke an Increase In
salary"
oh. you would. eh?" reiolned the
boss. We'll. I'm willing to do the
right thing. so I'll pay you the same
amount for 3G5 days work this year as
paid you for 366 days In 1908. Good
morning"
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21
INVENTOR OF DYNAMITE GUN.
Capt. zallnskl Acquired Fame with
Death. Dealing instrument.

New York.-Naval officers and artil.
interest In the announcement that
Capt. Edmund Louis Gray Zalinski. the
inventor OF the pneumatic dynamite
gun. has passed away at his home In
this city. For number of years the
zallnskl method OF hrlng safely shells
loaded with dynamite. gun cotton or
other high explosives has been under
experiment by the United States and
other nations. with the result that ex.
peris seem TO be OF the opinion that
for coast defense. at least the gun
may have permanent and great value.
The Zallnsh dynamite gun is op.
Grated by compressed air. Dynamite,
II Is we'll known, is easily exploded by
sudden shock, and because OF this
fact Il cannot be fired from an or.
dlnary gun or cannon. Compressed
air. however. is highly elastic as well
as powerful and these qualities make
II possible to fire safely and effective.
ly from n gun whose motive force is
compressed air shell containing
large amount OF powerful explosive.
As developed by Capt Zalinski the
gun Is about ffty feet long and is 15
inches interior diameter. Three such
guns form the equipment OF the dyna-
mite cruiser Vesuvius. which was tried
I'm actual warfare against the Span.
iards before Santiago harbor. In 1890
the first official tests Of the invention
were made by a committee II naval
officers on the Delaware river near
Chester, Pa. Shslls nearly nine feet
long, weighing with the lnclosed dyna
mite more than 500 pounds. were fired
The naval officers had so little faith In
the invention that they withdrew In a
tug To a distance OF a mile before they
gave the signal for firing. This test
showed that the shells could be fired
safely and sent more than a mile with
the certainty of exploding on striking
or at the end OF the time for which a
time fuse was set
Subsequent tests by the United
States and foreign governments
showed an effective range up to two
miles Owing TO the fact that the gun
must be inclined upward SO as to
throw the shell In a high curve and
drop II upon the target the invention
Is considered by naval experts hardly
practicable for extensive use aboard
ships As a means OF coast refense.
however. II Is said TO have great pos.
sibilities. and some experimenters
have predicted that eventually II will
dianlapa Tho toruQdO nv graduating
the amount OF compressed air used the
range OF the gun Is controlled TO n de.
gree OF accuracy that has been found
surprising In some OF the tests made
nv british pxDerts
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21
Finance and Fashions.

Howell thought you didn't like the
way the tailor made that check suit
and that you were going to make him
take Il back
POWELL tried TO, but found that
protested checks didn't go with him.
bohemian.
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21
Where the Blame Belongs.

Man In the artificer OF his own hap.
piness. Let him beware how he com
plains Of the disposition OF circum.
stances, for II is his own disposition
he blames.-Thoreau.
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21

For Gods sake. 20 and see my wife
and babies, and do what YOU can for
them, wrote a stranger to a high on.
cial OF the Salvation Army, the other
day. II can't help them, for I'm Just
out Of Jail. but I'm going into a lumber
camp TO see II I can do something.
But don't YOU think of me don't
deserve any pity or sympathy. Only
please do what you can for them %
The appeal was promptly needed, but
a gift Of food and clothing did not
close the case and the officials report
showed how far.sighted and sympa.
thetic Is the philanthropy Of the pres.
ent time. I'm trying TO get at the
man who wrote that letter" he said.
There's good stuff In him. He's worth
saving"
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21

The regents Of the Smithsonian IN.
stitution have voted TO give a medal
20 the Wright brothers ia recognition
OF their nyng machine Inventions
That sort OF formal commentator for
men Of achievement is proper, but
woefully meager.
Carrizozo news., 1909-05-21
DuTIFuL SON.

you young scampl I've caught
you smoking my cigars!"
Yes. pa-er-er-you see | heard
ma say that you we're smokin' your.
self to death and erin tryin' TO save
your lifel"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-12-09
JAIL DELIVERY FRUSTRATED.

1t was developed at Monday 5
session of court that a wholesale
Jail delivery was prevented in the
nick of time about three weeks ago
by Sheriff Ent and his son Millard
Ent.
A short time after supper the lat
ter heard a mysterious noise which
aroused his attention, He called
to the Sheriff and they both went
to the rear Jail yard where they
found three prisoners already out,
with the rest following. At the
point of revolvers they forced the
three into Jail, and made eXamina-
tions. An iron bar in the bath
room window had been sawed off 4,
and rope of bed clothes had been
let down. Within a few more
minutes the prisoners would have
made good their escape.
Those known to have been active
in the attempt are: 10th Cope,
West Berwick, serving a year for
burglary; John Gobash, serving a
year for larceny; John Zongrone,
West Berwick Italian; held for as
sault; Samuel Collar, of Philadel-
phia, said to be implicated in
freight car robberies on the Read
ing; Peter Matsko and John Cazp.
of West Berwick, convicted at the
September term of Court for feloni-
Gus assault and battery, and who
are facing long terms in the peni-
tertiary; Joseph Kelly, of Danville,
awaiting trial for the larceny of a
furnace from Mrs. George B.
Wright, of Bloomsbury.
They were all put on a bread
and water diet, and kept in sepa-
rate confinement.
Yesterday seven of them were
brought into court for trial. Zon-
grone had been released and his
whereabouts are unknown.
The evidence of Sheriff Ent and
Millard Ent was insufficient to con-
vict five of them, but the Court
advised the conviction of Collar,
Zongrone, and Cape, and the jury
therefore returned such verdict.
A sentence of six months and fine
was handed out to the three.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-12-09
OPINIONS HANDED DOWN.
Judge Evans Refuses New Trials in
the Reimard and HOuck Cases,
and Sustains Scott Town
ship Case.

On Monday morning Judge Ev-
ans handed down four opinions.
In the case of Cora A. Reimard
and Howard r. Reimard against
the Rloomsburg & Sullivan Rail
road, tried at the May term of court
in which the jury returned a ver-
dict for the plaintiffs in the sum of
81, 500, the c Sc growing out of it,
juries which she received when she.
with her children, was retracing
her steps to Sugarloaf crossing from
LaubaCh's, the conductor having
failed TO stop the train, Judge Ev-
ans denied the motion for a new
trial and judgment non obstante
veredicto.
On the motion for a new trial in
the case of the Commonwealth VS..
Peter Matsko and John Cap, con-
vic:ed at the September term of
court of feloniously assaulting
Wasyl Gidosh, of West Berwick,
upon whom sentence has not been
pronounced pending the motion for
new trial, Judge Evans denied
motion.
In the Houck fire damage case,
twice tried in the courts of this
county, with the jury deadlocked
for So hours when it was placed on
t-ial during February term, 1909,
and in which the plaintiff at the
second trial secured a $500 verdict,
Judge Evans denied the motion for
a new trial.
In the action instituted against
Ellis Ringrose. who was charged
with neglect of duty and with hav-
ing paid himself salary out of the
road funds of Scott township, while
holding the office of Supervisor,
the Court sustained the judgment
of Justice c. r. Weiss. The h2ar-
ing was held before the justice who
found that there was not sufficient
evidence 70 support the claim of
plaintiff, and entered judgment in
favor OF the defendant. The plain
tiff filed exceptions to this finding,
AMI took the case to court by a
wri. of certiorari. The court dis
missed the exceptions and affirmed
the judgment.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-12-09
WOMAN DROWNED.

Mrs. John Terry was drowned
in the river at West Berwick on
Monday morning. She had gone to
the river for a pail of water, and it
is believed that she was stricken
with heart failure as she stopped
over.
She was housekeeper for Mr..
Stewart who lives along the tow.
path only few feet from the river.
Soon after breakfast Stewart S
daughter came running into the
house and said Mrs. Terry was in
the water. Her brother seized a
pole and ran to the river, within
reach of the woman, but she failed
to seize the pole, The boy then ran
to a neighbor's and summoned
help. Frank Lynn came and at
tempted to reach her with a boat,
but her weight was so great, being
about 200 pounds, that he was I'm
able to lit her in it. The woman
was then unconscious. Other assist
ance came, but before they could
get her to the shore she was dead
The deceased has relatives living
at Northumberland and Danville.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-12-09
ENLARGING PLANT.
The IrOndale Power House is Being
Equipped To Use HarwoOd
Current.
ADDING new MACHINERY.

The Columbia Power, Light,
and Railways Company has large
force of men at work on the Iron
dale power house, in preparation
for the increased capacity which
the plant will soon have for fur
nishing power to Bloomsbury and
vicinity.
A new water wheel of four hun
dred and fifty horsepower is being
put in. This necessitates an eXten-
sion to the race which is now in
course of construction. The extern
sion will have a forebay made of
four hundred cubic yards of cement.
Connected with the new wheel
there will be an extension of the
line shaft,
A two hundred and fifty klowatt
belted generator for the railways
will be added, and also a generator
with motor attachment of the same
capacity, likewise for railway
power.
A brick, concrete, and steel fire
proof addition has been built at the
eastern end of the power house to
accommodate the high tension
switch boards, and the transformers
for the Harwood current. There
will be two of these transformers,
each Of three hundred and fifty
kllowatts, and they will receive
the twenty-five thousand volts of
the high tension current and step
it down to twenty three hundred
volts for local CONSUMPTION.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-12-09
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.

At Monday evenings meeting of
the Town Council, business relat-
ing to the fire department, paving,
and various other matters was at
tended to.
An executive session followed
the regular meeting, when the
claims of M. G.. Greasy and c. II.
Giger were considered. Both of
these men allege that their horses
died of lockjaw as result of step
ping upon pieces of scrap iron that
were in the refuse with which East
Seventh street is filled. Mr.. Greasy
claims $500, and Mr.. Giger $50.
Both claims were put into the
hands of the solicitor, John G.
Harman, Esq. for settlement.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-12-09
ST. PAUL'S REOPENS.
The Marble Floors Given by Mrs.
George s. Robbins and st. Mar
garets Guild are in Place,
Mr.. DIGGLES HAS WORKED HARD.

St. PauPs Episcopal Church was
opened for services last Sunday for
the first time in eight weeks, dur
ing which time they have been
held in the Parish House while
extensive improvements have been
in progress. The church now pre-
sents an appearance which is equal
led by few i'll the diocese of Har-
risburg.
In the chancel, sanctuary, and
nave, marble mosaic floors have
been laid, and cork carpets will be
placed in the pews.
The floors of the chancel and
sanctuary are the gift of Mrs.
George S. Robbins i'll memory of
her husband who was a vestryman
and an enthusiastic church worker.
St. Margaret Guild, by con-
slant endeavor, furnished the floor
ing of the aisles.
The entire work is beautifully
done. The ground work is of
Italian marble, with a border OF
red, blue and black marble from
France. The chancel steps and the
altar kneeler are Of white Vermont
marble. Built on a base of rein
forced concrete, six tons of marble
were required to cover the floor.
The rector, the Rev James w.
Diggles, has constantly supervised
the work, devoting most of his
time to it. When the artisans had
completed the floors, the woodwork
throughout the church was covered
with aust and stained with cement.
Mr.. Diggles and several men of
the congregation spent many even
ings in rehnishing the wood, and
in cleaning up the church, thus
saving considerable expense.
The congregations were large at
both services on Sunday. In the
morning Mr.. Diggles told of the
method of the laying of the floor
and of the sybolism in the designs
and colorings.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-12-09
FOR INCREASE OF PENSION.

A petition has been presented to
Congressman John G.. McHenry
asking that Congress may grant an
increase of pension to Charles P.
Sloan OF this town, who has long
been in a helpless condition. He
will introduce bill at this session.
Mr.. Sloan served honorably i'll the
Civil War, and was for many years
a leading figure in Ent Post, G. A.
r. until his illness prevented him
from further activity.