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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02

by rail 10 New Orleans was suspended.
and the city could be reached only
by an ocean voyage. She secured a
letter to General Ben Butler from the
governor of the state took passage
on steamer for New Orleans, and
arrived there without mlshap. She
Immediately went to General Buffers
headquarters, but was refused admis
sion by the sentinel on guard, who
said his orders were to admit no
civilian unless connected with head
quarters affairs. | was at that time
assigned to the secret service depart.
ment Of the United States govern.
ment and was returning to headquar.
tiers. and seeing the young woman, |
stopped to question her. was inter.
ested at once in her appearance-her
beautiful face and graceful figure. her
dir Of breeding and refinement. but
more than these. In her quiet dignity
and evident sincerity of purpose. At
my request she gave me the letter ad-
dressed to General Butler and took
II straight to him. He glanced at II
and handed II back to me. directing
me to ascertain what the young wo-
man wanted and report Immediately
to him. The letter Introduced the
benrer. approved her mission. and re-
quested that all possible courtosies be
shown her. She was seeking a permit
to visit the various points OF the de.
partment OF the gulf where troops
were stationed. and told me frankly
the object OF her visit.
On listening to Miss Heath's story
was convinced Of its truthfulness
and made UP my mind to aid her, so
far as was in my power. in her mis-.
sion of love and fidelity. felt sure,
also, that her services could BIO made
valuable to the government and In
aiding her might also be aiding the
cause for which ! was working. l
offered to employ her to pick up In.
formation in regard to the doings Of
the onemfRs OF the government This
would give her a good chance to
travel about within the Union lines
and thus serve her own ends, so she
promptly accepted the proposition.
For convenience. as we'll as better to
conceal her identity, suggested that
she assume masculine apparel. Sho
acted at once on this suggestion. and
when she appeared before me. pre-
pared to enter on her duties. eouId
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02
Successful Lie Work.

He has achieved success who has
lived we'll, laughed often. and loved
much; who has gained the respect of
intelligent men and the love of little
children who has filed his niche
and accomplished his task: who left
the world better than he found 1t.
whether by an improved poppy, g.
perfect poem. or Il rescued soul; who
has never lacked appreciation OF
earth's beauty or failed to express it;
who has always looked for the best
In others, and given the best he had;
whose life was an inspiration; whose
memory q demolition" President
Schurman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02

scarcely realize that the handsome
youth was in reality refined young
woman.
Not long after this Miss Heath re-
ported to me that she had discovered
Malcolm Thomson, and was sure he
was engaged in some kind OF crooked
business. I sent skilled man to the
neighborhood where Thomson was liv.
ing, TO cultivate that gentleman 8
acquaintance. Soon he discovered
that Thomson was carrying on a thru
wing business smuggling goods across
Lake Pontchnrtrain into the Confed-
eracy. Also It was found out that
Thomson was greatly afraid of detec-
ton by the federal authorities. Like
all crooks he deemed everyone else
crooked. and was seeking an alliance
with someone who could "fx" the ru-
ling powers. This timidity led him
to take into his confidence the detect
i've in my employ. Colonel Moncos-
sus
Morcossus easily arranged a part
nership with Thomson, after convin'
cling him of his-Moncossu s-great
influence with tho federal authorities
and his ability to obtain the necessary
permits for taking out goods and
bringing In cotton. Thomson was to
furnish the money, while Moncossus
was to take charge Of the little
schooner employed. and manage the
authorities. There also was q third
partner in the scheme. n man named
Hopper, who was located at Mande-
Vile, Just across Lake Pontchartrain
and inside the Confederate lines. Col.
unel MoncosBus wished to meet this
partner to whom he was stranger,
and Thomson furnished him with n
photograph OF the man, that there
might be no trouble In identifying
him. Moncossus brought the photo
graph to me. and left IT on my desk
without thinking much about IT, Miss
Heath. happening In soon after, saw
the photograph ana recognized It as a
picture Of Andy Barrows The myth.
cal scheme that had been planned by
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02

took every possible opportunity TO i'm.
press on Judge and jury that circun.
stances were nightly against John
Barrows. These old nelghbors always
had been his friends and we're not
really malicious, their action being
merely the result Of the well.sown
seeds of distrust scattered by Nal.
colin Thomson. John was adjudged
guilty Of murder In the first degree.
Jane Heath vowed she would move
Heaven and earth to free her lover,
and through her efforts he was grant.
cd short respite by the governor of
the state. and he was to remain a
few months In jail before the cxecu.
ton. With renewed hope, she deter.
mined to prove his innocence and save
his liie. She insisted that there was
no proof whatever that Andy Barrows
Was not alive; that all the evidence
was purely circumstantial; and she so
earnestly persisted in her theory. and
cast so much doubt on the guilt Of
John. that she finally prevailed upon
'hN So hNl " A'AlllllulE MS EtllGuCN
to life imprisonment
Soon after tho trial OF John Bar.
rows, Malcolm Thomson determined
to leave that neighborhood. Before do.
ing So he called on Miss Heath and
talked to her most consolingly. But
Jane was suspicious. and his proicssed
soIicitude caused her to believe his
declarations Of sympathy and friend
ship were not genuine His talk lacked
Jane made up her mind 10
watch him, If possible to do 80, as she
believed he held the key to the mys.
terry Of Andy Barrows's Disappearance.
Two years later-years in which
Jane Heath, though not inactive. had
accomplished practically nothing to.
ward the release Of her lover-a young
soldier returned to northern Vermont
from the south on a furlough From
him Jane learned that Thomson was
In New Orleans She decided to 30 t.
that city. making the long Journey as
did Eyaugcliue-not to find her lover,
but to accomplish his freedom. Travel
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02
A BOON TO HUMANITY
N tho Curative Virtue of Reslnol Wac
Generally Known II Would BE
used Exclusively for the Cure
Of All Skin Diseases.

A grateful user writes from England
az follows: please accept my heart
felt thanks for bringing out Resinol
Ointment. Having been a sufferer for
the past four years from that dreadful'
disease. weeping Eczema, | can now
heartily recommend this great rem
edy for It has cured me as nothing
else could. My condition was most
distressing: nearly everything ata
made me worse. Since WINS advised
to use Resinol have gained new
life. so to say. Surely there are thou
sands OF suffering people who ought
to know OF Resinol Ointment and
Soap. I certainly recommend every
body to keep jar OF this salve al
hand. Gratefully yours, Lee Carter
Rutland Hail." Resinol is a skillfully
made ointment with almost magical
healing and soothing qualities. II 10
universally recommended for the 70
lief and cure OF Eczema, Herpes,
Tinea, Barber's Itch. Acne, Eruption
from Poison Ivy, Burns, Sores and
abrasions OF the skin OF any kind.
itching Piles and other distressing
tritauons are relieved instantly by
applying this salve. Resinol Ointment
Is sold by druggists everywhere. Res.
mol Chemical Co.. Baltimore. Md.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02
That Awful Mrs. Jones.

Mrs. smith-She is so unobservingl
Mrs. Brown-Aud always complain
ing, The other day, while ballooning
near a storm center, she collided with
rain cloud and reported to the au-
thorities that the driver OF an aero
plane sprinkler had splashed water all
over her best gown!-Widow.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02
DISTE NJ PER

In all It's forms among all ages of horsea,
as well as dogs, cured and others in same
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOlIN'S DlSTEMPER CURE.
Every bottle guaranteed Over 100000
bottles sold last year $50 and 81 90. Any
good druggist. or send 10 manufacturer.
Agents wanted. Spohn Medical Co., Spec.
Contagious Diseases. Goshen. Ind.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02

A certain well.brought.up little girl
yawncd at the breakfast table last
Sunday morning and ventured a polite
proposition to her mother.
II really don't feel at all like going
to church this morning." she remark
ed. Cant we Just send cards?"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02

If mans wife can read about poll
tics without wishing she were a man,
he will never experience the pleasure
OF being Lenpocked.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02

Can woman become member OF
the Daughters OF the Revolution just
because her ancestors murdered the
kings English?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02

And many a man never realizes tho
value Of his home until he has occa-
sion to collect the fire insurance.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02

The satisfying quality in Lewis Single
Binders found in no other &c cigar.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02

Garfield Tea purifes the blood. cleansss
the system, clears the complexion, eradI-
Gates disease and promotes Good Health,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02

What women feel is more convin-
cling TO them than what men know.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02

A woman always fears she won't be
in time for the bargain sale.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02

PILES CURED IN O TOIA DAYS
ionr druggist will fofunu money II PAZO ONT
hESr fails 10 euro any case OF ltuhlng, Blind,
BlJcGIug VI rrutruding Piles in "a Il days. 100.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02

HE barren, rocky little
farm IN Northern Yer.
mont, o milo or two
out from tho village
Of Newtown, near the
Derby line, was sug
gcstivc mainly OF hard
work and small re.
turns, 70 the ordinary
observer Its build
lngs were small and
old and out OF repair;
itg fences were sag
cling In places; the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
CHOICE TREASURE
 ADDED TO RELICS

Washington, March 25.-An addition which Is regarded by officials of the bu- reau of ethnology of the Smithsonian in stitutions as lone of their choicest treas ures," has been made to their collection in the form of four sacred bundles or packs of the Osage Indians. They were secured for the institution by Francis LaFlesche, an educated Omaha Indian, employed by the bureau of ethnology, from an Indian in Oklahoma, to whose care they had been intrusted.
 The sacred bundle represents the holiest fetich of the tribe and are generally guarded by special priest or medicine man. They are opened at certain times and the contents worshipped amid most elaborate ceremonies.
 One of tue bundles has been opened by Dr. Walter Hough. a curator of the Smithsonian institution. The outside wrapping or sack was made of rare Indian fabric woven of silky brown hair from the buffalo. It was bound with buckskin decorated with human scalps and the legs of an eagle Inside was a buckskin bag which contained a haver- sack in which a pipe decorated with scalps, tobacco bag, braided cord made of woolen fabric and a bundle of buffalo bladders with a thong ornament ed with a scalp and one other bundle which represented the holy of holies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
INSANE MAN KILLS
 7 DEPUTY SHERIFF

Des Moines, Ia., March 25-Dr. H. B. Kelly of Council Bluffs shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Clarence Wollman here today and short time later shot Edward Sterzing, a Des Moines bartender. Dr.. Kelly was being taken by the deputy sheriff to an inebriate hospital at Knox ville The two men occupied the same room at the Kirkwood hotel during the night. This morning Kelly awakened. extracted a revolver from the pocket of the deputy sheriff and fired three shots into the body of the latter as he lay asleep.
 Kelly then unlocked the door of the room and hastened down the street. He entered a saloon and demanded a drink. Sterzing, the bartender refused to give him the liquor.
 You saloonkeepers have made an in- ebriate of me and now you refuse me a drink" Kelly said, as he drew the revol- yer, which he had reloaded, and fired five shots into Sterzing's body. Sterzing died an hour later at the Mercy hos pital.
 Kelly was caught within short dis tance of the saloon and locked up in the city jail. He is 30 years old and well known at Council Bluffs. He is a member of a prominent family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
MALES NUMEROUS
 IN OLD TENNESSEE

Washington, March 2S.-More than 25 per cent of. Tennessees total population of 2,1s4,7S9 are males. 21 years old and over, according to the statistics of the thirteenth census announced today. The total number of males of voting age Is 552,6s7, an increase of e52S7, or more than IS per cent, since 1900. Of these 43S, ,43t are white, an increase of 5S,3S4, or more than 15 per cent, since 1900, and 119,142 arc negroes. an increase of 6SOS, or more than per cent, since 1900.
 The distribution by color of the males of voting age in the principal counties of the state is: Davidson county, total 41,7O, white 29,033. negro 12,666 other races 8; Hamilton county. total 25,3S1 white 17,567. negro 7s12. other races 2; Knox county. total 24,S01, white 21,24l, negro S559, other races l.; Shelby county. total 6o,Oe5. white Ss,0ss. negro 2s,s64, other races 43.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
Encounters on Frontier

Constantinople, March 25.-(SpeciaD- During the last few days there have been many reports of encounters on the frontier. Flights have taken place be- tween Turkish and Greek frontier guards between Turkish troops and Bulgarian bands in Macedonia, between troops and Albanian bands near Dibra, and between authorities are said to betaking drastic steps to clear the European vilaye of bands, but 1t is doubtful whether their measures will be successful. In Mace donia bands form themselves automati- cally whenever the severity of the au- thorities drives the peasants to the mountains
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
DEAD DU[LNESS
 IN WALL STREET And Stock ManipulatiOns Are Down in Dumps REASONS ARE GIVEN Objecti0nal Practices in Speculation Are Said To Have Caused Wide spread Distrust Among the
 People
BY W. G. NICHOLAS

New York, March 25.-(Special. )-When- ever Wall street gets deadly dull, as is
 now the case, loud cries go up that there
 will never be a. return of stock market
 activity-that business will remain for ever stagnant and that the spirit of speculation will never again be revived in the American breast. All of which Is
 tommyrot, but nonetheless heart rend- ing arc the lamentations that are heard about the decadence of speculation. There are good reasons. no doubt, for the pres- ent dullness in the stock market else times would be liveler.
 One of the reasons Is found In the wide prevailing popular distrust of Wall street
 and its methods. The public has be- come educated to a knowledge of the general practice of thimble rigging which
 has been going on in the street for two generations It may not be advised as to
 exactly the details of these objectionable practices but 1t has become acquainted
 with the net results which always spell loss The public has long felt that it is playing an unequal game against
 
 CTS, who are not always above descend ing to trickery in order to give them
 selves a shade the best of it.
 One change which has gone into effect to curtail business is the direct result of disclosures of the conversion of se- curities, or what amounts to the same
 thing, the placing by firm of all its cus- toner's securities in jackpot and us- ing them indiscriminately in loans. When
 a bank calls for more collateral 1t has
 until a very recent period been the cus- tom to draw upon the mass of stock in the strong box and take out whatever the bank seems to want most Several bad failures in the last few years advertised
 this practice and latterly many wise cus-
 making separate packages of their own
 securities and not permitting their af- fairs to become involved in any way with those of other customers. This necessi- tates either very large capital on the part of the broker or wide margins on the part of the operator.
 It is the only safe plan, however, and recent court decisions have made it so plain that brokers take criminal risk
 when they pursue the jackpot method of doing business that they are casting about earnestly for way to protect both themselves and their customers. It has
 come to pass that many of the stronger concerns are following the lead of Mir
 Henry Clems in refusing to do any more margin trading In stocks, and substitut- ing therefor what they call instalment purchases of securities. Just how it will work out remains to be seen. It certain ly gives the wealthy. members of the ex- change big advantage over their poorer brethren.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
as the prizes are so numerous and so

as the prizes are so numerous and so big. ~
 The latest development in the mining field is the sudden invasion. of the f1nan- .cial district and the big uptown hotels by an army of adventurers with Porcu- pine claims. Porcupine is the latest thing in mining. It is a newly discovered re- zion in Canada, 200 or 300 miles north of Cobalt and comprises an area of possi- bly, 50 or 60 miles square. -s.-'ts
 If half the stories that are told about 1t are one-quarter true then the whole region must be full of solid gold clear down to the middle of the earth. No doubt some very big mines will be iun- covered but the whole country Is going to be flooded with wildcat mining com panies whose shares will be worked off on an excited public at any price they can be sold for. The Hobbies of most of the big hotels and swell tenderloin re- storts are filling up with porcupine wild cats. ~
 They are mostly purring softly now but as their number multiplies and they be- gin to get hungry there will be plenty of clawing and screaming and the mangled remains of victims will deface the land scape. Beware of the porcupine wildcat.
 The market has been held in check this week very largely on account of tho washington situation. The street has not vet awakened to a. full realization, of the danger that turks in the democratic programme for tariff agitation.
 A new generation has come on the scene since anything very violent has happened to the stock market on account of tariff revision, and a course of educa- ton may be necessary to give the young CT people a correct knowledge on this point. Reliable advices from Washington are to the effect that it is the democratic purpose, with expected aid from insurg- ents and free trade republicans in the senate to put through a raw bill for down. ward revision and hand it to Mir. Taft for him to chew on. The democratic leaders see one of the best chances they ever had to play politics and it is taken for granted they will not let the open ing go by.
 There is also grim determination
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
HARVESTER COMPANY
 APPEALS ITS CASE

Jenerson City, Mo-, March c5.-In It's brief filed in the supreme court today In the case brought by the government to oust 1t from the state of Missouri. the International Harvester company complained that while Special Commits sioner Braces report showed the com pany had done no injurious acts in the state, he nevertheless held 1t an illegal combination.
 Theodore Brace is special commissioner appointed to investigate the affairs of the company. The brief stated he re. ported the company had not charged un- fair prices nor restricted dealers, yet he decided the company's form of organiza- tion was illegal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26

The money situation continues very very easy. Funds are in abundant sup ply at every important international cen ter and at remarkably low rates for this time of year. Plenty of call money can be had at 11a@1% per cent and time money at 21a per cent or under. Quoted rates are higher, but real business Is being done in large volume at the inside quotations. There has been going on in some of the leading banks unceas- ing concentration of money for the &C., count of a group of very wealthy men, MT. John D. Rockefeller is supposed to have on deposit a larger amount in cash than at. any time since 1907. He was then in a position to help out all his inti- mate friends. He is evidently looking for trouble again.
 The early disposition to laugh at MT Carnegie for having fallen an easy vic tim to the sharpers who got hold of the trust company that was named after him, has changed to active sympathy for the aged philanthropst. Probably nothing in his entihe career has hurt the old mans pride and humbled him as much as this incident. It doesn't hurt him tt lose the $4000,O00 that he was stuck fol but it does grieve him to the soul to bt imposed upon.
 He has always been haunted by feal that he would be victimized by some O. lis benefactions and he has safeguardet himself in every way possible. It has beer his abiding weakness and 1t must b, said in his behalf that he has protected himself fairly we'll against malicious i'm ! position. He has given away a great dea of money to help out friends but that wa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26

As the public got wise to the risk it took in turning it's monesy and securities over into the keeping of brokers it grad ually withdrew it's funds from that kind of adventure and either kept out of the stock market entirely or bought securi- ties outright and took them out of the street. This latter course has been fol- lowed far more generally than most people dreamed of. The number of stock holders of record is larger than ever be- fore and the floating supply in the hands of brokers and commission merchants Is thin at all times. The explanation of this Is that the stuff Is in the individual strong boxes of hundreds of thousands of real owners instead of being concen- trated in Wall street.
 It is this state of affairs that makes im- possible the small manipulation of the black horse cavalry on the stock ex- change and of the various pools and syn dicates that were accustomed to make a fat living by organizing raids against certain stocks and booming them at will. These practices are still features of the market, it Is true, but they are not car ried on with the success and freedom of other days.
 Furthermore. 1t Is impossible for the raiders by ordinary tactics to drive out or frighten out any considerable mass of holders. They are no longer at the mercy of manipulation and care nothing about the minoreups and downs of prices. The stock market nervousness of these days is confined largely to the professional ele- ment and to the semi-professionals who try to catch the daily or weekly swings in prices.