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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
Opening Her Eyes

His lordship, in his generosity, pre-
sented Amelia with two tickets for
masquerade at Ranleagh. She was to go
with Mrs. Ellison.
There was a neighbor of Amelia, Miss
Bennet, who was present when Mrs. ELL
son gave Amelia the tickets. She turned
pale, and when she had returned home
sent note to Amelia asking her to come
to her at once.
Amelia went. Miss Bennet told her the
story of her life.
She had married a country clergyman
who had later, come up to London. This
same lord had seen her and had fallen in
love with her while pretending to be her
husbands friend.
He had at last sent her tickets to Ran
leagh, the same as he had now to Amelia.
He met her there, took her to supper,
drugged her wine and ruined her
Her husband had died of shame and she
now lived upon small pension which the
noble lord had settled upon her. She felt
it her duty to warn Amelia of the dangers
which surrounded her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03

There was his own fatal gift of beauty,
which caused the women to pursue him.
his wife's same fatal gift. which set all
the men running after her; his debts his
incapacity for work, his love of gambling
and his easy good nature when a bottle
was proposed.
Booth and Amelia were really simple
guileless people and they had fallen
among wolves.
The keeper of the house where they
lived was Mrs. Ellison, who, outwardly.
was most respectable person. She even
claimed to be related to the nobility and
brought to her house certain noble lord
whom she called a cousin.
His -lordship must do something for
Booth. Certainly he would. He was
charmed at so much unrecognized worth.
So James would certainly get the captain
a position.
James called and the noble lord called
and they drank tea with Amelia and they
loaned Booth money and they were as
kind and profuse of promise as could be
desired
The wicked old lord had, of course, fall
len violently in love with Amelia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
BY
HENRY FIELDING

and was able to testify-and Miss Betty
pelng warned in time escaped to France.
Murphy was hanged.
Booth and Amelia went down to Whit
SHIRE at once and took possession of their
estate. Booth made one trip to London
soon after and paid all his debts of
honor"
After that, for the rest of his life YOU
could never get him more than 50 miles
from his country seat
DR.. Harrison died at an extremely adj
vanced age and William and Amelia lived
long and happily with many children
around them.
Next weeks one page classic will be,
Alexander, the Great by Jean Racine.
(Copyright. 1913. by Irving King
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
Gold That Did no Good

A little later a prison employe placed
in his hands a small parcel containing
guinea. The messenger would not say
who sent it, only that it was intended
for Booth and he must take 1t.
Robinson's eyes sparklea at the sight of
the gold and he soon lured the captain
into game of cards which transferred
by skillfel cheating. the money TO his
own pocket
To tell the truth, gambling was one
of Booths vices from which he had never
been entirely able to rid himself
While kicking himself for his folly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
Ordered to the War

Eut her dear Ameia-and in fact, Anne
LA was the favorite daughter-must re-
prsin near her. Booth mist exchange
into the guards. which We're not sup
posed to cave England Unless the SOW
ereien himself took the field in for
eign war.
So the captaincy was purchased, the
arrangements for the exchange made and
everybody was h.appy-eNeepting Miss
Betty and few dozen other young la
dies who had 'set their caps at Nj
Booth
The two commissions were made out
for the exchange, but before they had
been signed by the sovereign the regi-
ment TO which Booth belonged was or
dered to the siege OF Gibraltar. To ex-
change into a home-staying regiment an
oor such circumstances WAS, of course,
out of the question.
Mrs. Harris was All for the captain
staying at home; but the doctor, and
even the gentle Amelia, Acknowledged
that his honor required that he go with
his regiment to the Field of Mars"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03

offered bondsman and said that his re-
liability must be looked up. They might
come again tomorrow
But once returned home James had a
change of heart for the worse. Booth in
Jail and Amelia In distress-here was an
opportunity for him to work his villain
GUS wiles. So the next day he made diff
fculties about assisting the captain and
Booth was not bailed by him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
D;shopor Contemplated

Amelia was Mortified. Her eyes were
opened-she saw only too clearly the
snares what had been laid for her.
And Colonel James, too. he had behaveu
toward her of late IN manner whlch
had filled her with misgivings. Her tears
flowed as she thought that it was the
dishonor of his wife and not the advance
ment of the husband that those. two pow
erful frienas OF Williams contemplated.
But she must not let her husband know
of her suspicious regarding James. After
all. they were but suspicious and II she
uttered them it would mean duel III
which dear William might get killed.
But she would not go to Ranleigh NO
No, MOI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03

there came a messenger saying that
lady who had recently been brought in
desired to see him. He found that she
was indeed Mrs. Mathews, his old ac-
quaintance, and she had sent him the
guinea
Together, in the comfortable room pro-
vided for her by the keeper, the captain
and the woman charged with murder told
each other their histories since they had
last met.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
On Half Pay

Indignation at tho conduct of Miss
Betty row succeeded every other feel
ing with regard to that lady in the
minds of both Booth and his wife
The letter from Betty was followed
the Same day by letter from London
stating that, the war now being over,
the regiment to which Booth belonged
had been disbanded and he had been
placed upon half-pay.
Here indeed was now de do and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
between Life and Death

Some months had William and Amelia
been married now. and it was double
grief for Booth to leave his wife in the
condition lin which women love to be
who love their lords
But off to the wars went William and
for him succeeded months Of peril by
shipwreclz and battle and wounds
AT first he heard regularly from Ane-
lia--and then all letters ceased. So now
behold Captain Booth lying between life
and death in the hospital az Gibraltar
longing for Amelia and wondering at her
silence.
For two months Booth lay in a state
Of uncertainty as to his life or DEATH
when one day a soldier, Atkinson. a
youth who came from Mrs. Harris es-
tate and was foster brother TO Amelia
running into the captains room, all
and out of breath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
Righting o Wrnng

Robinson said tnat he could not die
until he mad righted great wrong. Mrs.
Harris had in her will left everything
to Amelia.
lawyer named Murphy, at the COM
mand of Miss Betty, had forged a will
leaving the property to the elder daugh-
ter. The true will was still in the pos
session of Murphy.
The doctor did some pretty lively hust-
ling now. Murphy was arrested, the real
will found among his papers, the forgery
proved-for Robinson got we'll after all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
Fatal Faults

But Booth had many things to contend
with-things which were working toward
his ruin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03

William asked him eagerly what was
the matter-was it anything concerning
Amelia?
He had scarcely uttered that dear name
when she sherself rushed into the room.
crying: Yes; it is your Amelia her
SELF
The captain speedily got well after that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
Settlements DELAYED

captain speedily got well after that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03

K MRS. HARRIS, a woman of large
M property down in Wiltshire, had
two daughters, Elizabeth-or Bet
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-06-28
Traffic Policeman Falls for Brand New Dodge

rHICAGO.-A neatly dressed, weary
~ looking woman stepped up to Off
Ger George Murphy at Fifth avenue
and Lake street the other day. She
carried a small bundle clasped in her
arms
Murphy had just blown his traffic
whistle and was turning to warn a re-
calcitrant teamster when he felt some
thing showed into his arms.
It's a baby" said the woman.
Yes" she continued, speaking rap
idly. Il was standing on the corner
waiting for a Lake street car a few
minutes ago when a woman dressed
entirely in black stepped up to me
and"
well, go on" suggested Murphy.
"She asked me to hold this bundle
a moment while she stepped into a
hallway to arrange her dress. wait
ed several minutes, but she never
came back Will you take the-the
baby"
What is your name?" asked Muir
ply.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-06-28
Bio African Python Reminded Of Native Jungle

African pythons disported themselves
was also opened. Snyder grabbed the
eater of men and cows and other
things by the head and began to un-
wind him.
The python was supposed to be still
in his condition of coma, but he must
have smelt the monkeys. This re-
minded him of his native jungle and
must have awakened him to the fact
that he was hungry.
The python wriggled his tail loose
knocking Hunter and La Roche galley
west. The tail turkey-trotted some
and then got clinch on La Roche
leg. La Roche gave yell, as we'll
he might The whole body of the py-
thon was in motion, and he had a
jiu- iitsu on La Roche's leg.
Snyder put the big, ugly head I'M
der his arm and choked him with all
his might. keenan, and Hunter wres-
tied with the tail, and finally, between
choking and hauling they got the tail
away from its bearings. Then Snyder
slammed the head into the python
cage and they tumbled the rest OF the
snake after the head.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-06-28
ROMAN EYE BALSAM
WHILE THERE WAS YET TIME
Mean Man Made His Suggestion and
Departed in Some Haste From
Meeting Of Indignant Women.

With tense, eager faces, the grea'
audience of women leaned forward in
their seats, eagerly drinking in the
noted speakers every word.
Mere man." she was saying, rs
wont to belttle woman's ability to en-
ter the fields already usurped by him
As matter of fact. she is capable oil
filling any post of public or private
Office now held by man, and, If ap
pointed to it, could even perform
mans tasks with greater faithfulness
and greater daring.
Name, If you can. one post fol-
which she cannot fit herself. Name
one office to which she would not
could not. give the greatest measure
OF capability, the highest-degree OF
courage, the
A mere man, who had slipped un
noticed into back seat, rose at this
point, and the light of sudden inspira
ton cleaned in his eye.
RAT catcher!" he shouted. And
then he fled.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-06-28

NEW YORK-Heres snake you
N ought to be glad you didn't see.
No dream is this after night with
John Barleycorn, Esq.
A python was brought from India
for the park zoo few days ago and
was the next morning landed at the me-
nagerie. 1t was sent out in a wicker
basket, reinforced with wire netting.
They took it to the monkey house.
Gathered around the reptile were Sny-
der, Bob Hunter, his assistant. Tod
keenan,, keeper Of the monkey house,
George Sichert, keeper Of the lions,
and Louis La Roche.
The basket was opened and the gate
Of the cage, where eight or ten more
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-06-28
Bachelors Beat Their Studious Sisters Snare

BOSTON, MASS.-There was slump
ID of 210 points in the shares of mar
riage preferred on the local matrl-
monial exchange the other day when
the state legislature decided against
imposing a tax of S. a year on all
unmarried men more than thirty-five
years Of age.
There is great deal to be done
yet before the matter is Strengthened
out, as the state is said to have sew
eral thousand dollars in s. bills sent
in by men who believed the announce
ment of the bill meant its passage.
Boston bachelors, at any rate, were
not disposed to take any chances.
Boston girls are famous the world
over just as are girls Of every other
city. only the others are famed for
being beauties. In consequence there
has been long sustained era OF con-
sternation among unmarried men
which gave way to a sigh Of relief
that resembled an ocean breeze. Bos-
ton banks had been forced to place
orders with the national treasury for
extra bales Of IS bills. but suddenly
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-06-28

Mrs. Nellie Williams" she replied,
giving a street address in Joliet, and
disappeared
mo such woman or street in Joliet.
wired the police of that city
The baby was taken to ST. Vincent's
orphan asylum. The following note
was found pinned to it's dress
ITO Whom 1t May Concern: This
baby was born April II, 1913. May he
fall into good hands. l am a lonely
woman with no means to care for him.
"A LONELY MOTHER"
and to think that | fell for it,
sighed Officer Murphy.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-06-28

G T. LOUIS, Motive brilliant stars
- from Missouri's legal armament
devoted the entire afternoon the other
day in an attempt to solve the SEEM
ingly ridiculous riddle, What is a
sausage-and II so, why?"
Widely varying opinions of what
constituted a legal sausage were ad-
vanced by Judge Franklin Ferris Of
the Missouri Supreme court; Joseph
II. Zumbalen and Mat G. Reynolds, at
torneys, and Homer Hall. assistant
United States district attorney, before
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-06-28
Sausage Puzzles Five Legal Stars; What Is 1t?

Judge D. P. Dyer in the United States
District court
They appeared in court to argue the
case of an application OF packing
company for an order enjoining the
enforcement of an order by the secre-
tary Of agriculture prohibiting the
use Of cereal in sausage in excess OF
2 per cent, and water in excess of
per cent.
Sausage, so called. now contains
from to 10 per cent. of cereal." said
Mr.. Hall. land from 10 to 40 per cent.
water"
III admit l never knew there was
anything but sausage in sausage"
Judge Dyer said.
Judge Reynolds, one Of the three
counsel for the packers. informed the
court that the practices now in vogue
in the manufacture of sausage have
been employed for forty or fifty years.
Judge Dyer then took the case under
advisement
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-06-28
Need of Sun and Air.

"A certain mOrbidness among girls
and women, which rests so heavily on
modern life" is due to lack of sun, air
and sunshine, according to Professor
Manjon of Nice.
''SIn-bathing. air-bathing and fire.
quent physical exercise in loose gar
ment5. are indispensable to good
health end good temperament in wom-
en-" declared the lecturer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-06-28

the cigar stores were almost stalled
by the demands for change
1t is rumored now that while the
bill was introduced in the legislature
at the instance of woman, behind
it were grafters who wanted a bigger
bank account for the commonwealth
The scheme had great possibilities
had it not been that the speaker of
the house was an unmarried man and
ruled out Of order every member who
wished to speak in favor of the meas
ure
"A well-known bachelor clubman,
asked the other night il he had been
frightened, replied: "Oh. no. Money
means nothing to me.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-06-28

FROM MRS. ID. III. BROWN.
lola, During the Change
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not bear the weight of my clothes
and was bloated very badly. l doc
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did me no good. They said nature
must have it's way. My sister ad-
vised me to take Lydia L. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and purchased
a bottle. Before it was gone the
bloating left me and l was not so
sore. continued taking it until |
had taken II bottles. Now l am
stronger than l have been for years
and can do ali my work, even the
washing. Your medicine is worth
its weight in gold. cannot praise
it enough. If more women would
take your medicine there would be
more healthy women. You may use
this letter for the good OF Others. =
Mrs. d. II. BROWN, 800 North Walnut
Street, lola, Kan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-05
ELDERY FOLKS MUST AVOID
CALOMEL And CATHARTICS
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liver and 30 feet of bowels of decayin6 food
bile, gases and clogsed-up waste.

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feeling right until this Is corrected but
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matte. without grippe. nausea or vcakne--
Hr gen fhe genuine i~k vour drue
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-05

bic up and breathe forth steam from
the urface. The railroad run in and
out along the shores OF this lake. ana
in one place il crosses it. At the time
this section was built c. T. Hunting
ton was furnishing the capital and he
was surprised at the money u took
The story is that he sent word that
if the engineers could not find enough
rock they had better wire New York
and ne would rend down silver dol
lars enough to make the fill.
The West Coast.
The western coast is BIZ far the
richest part of Guatemala 1t has
many large coffee plantations anC the
coffee traffic forms big item OF
freight. This will be increased when
the Panama Canal is completed Re-
Gently many cacao orchards have been
set out and this industry is -evivins-
About fifty years ago the cacao was
carried northward to Mexico on m lles'
and in some years the amount sent was
millions of pounds. Another export
was cochineal. a dye made from bug
which covered the cactus ABOUT LAX"
Amltitlan. That dye brought IN some
thing like a million dollars year.
During my stay here in Guatemala
men Of the country. including Mr. F.
G.. Williamson. manager of the Guate-
maIa roads Mr. D. b. Hodgsdon. man
ager Of the Central and Mr.. W t.
Jessup. the superintendent of the Cen
trail lines They all speak enthusiast
cal!y Of the prospects Of Guatemalan
developrne Mt. Mr.. Jessup estimates that
there arc 1000 square leagues OF
land n this country which VIII grow
sugar cane and that the coffee plan
tations might be enOrrn )usly increas-
ed. He tells me that there are large
forests in the mountains and extern
sive tracts which will grow grain
There are also cotton lands and tobsc-
co lands and large tracts fitted Tor
the grazing of cattle. There is
great deal of land belonging TO the
railroads. and the government has
much wild land which may be ac-
quired by concession.
Copyright, 1918, by Frank @.
Carpenter.D
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-05
FORK UNION

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Fork Union, Va. January A dance
was given at the new residence OF X
J. Snead. The figures were led By T.
T. Snead. Of Richmond College some
Of those present were Mrs. K J.
Snead Mrs. r. T. Daniel, OF Weldon
Misses Helen Thomas. Mamie Norvilie
Lucille Snead. Rosa Norville. Mary
Snead Petit and Miss Gregory. @;
North Carolina: Clarence and CLAUDE
snead. Of West Virginia; Gessner IL
Jones. John Townes. Of New YORK
Henry Thomas, George Snead. of the
University College Of Medicine. Frank
seay. Ralph Snead. Major r. T. Daniel
OF Weldon. ~ c.
Miss Msu6e Fleming and MAYNARD
Fleming entertained al dance al
their respective homes this week. De
lightfui refreshments were served The
dance was led by Lem Seay and George
Grifin.
Miss Edith l. Hatcher. OF New SorS
City. is visiting her home. Csreby Hall
Mr. AMI Mrs D y. Siedd have re-
turned from q Southern wedding trip
Mr. and Mrs r 7. Daniel Of Wei
don. spent the holidays here.
Joseph. Ldwin and Harry Snead re-
turned 20 Richrond College
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-05

Its first section was laid out and built
by an American engineer named Miller.
1t was begun in 1881 as = government
project. and it was then provided that
every riuatemslan should pay 81 q.
year to aid in its building. Tine work
was started but "a war broke our and
the funds for the railroad had TO be
used 20 support the President.
The year following another contract
was made. and along in 1892 the work
was again under WAY. At that time 20
per cent OF the salaries of public 81
ficials. and > per cent OF all the tow
revenues were ordered 20 be set aside
for railroad construction. The con-
tracts were let. and along about 1895
or 1897 five sections had been built.
extending from tho scacoast 130 miles
mp the mountains.
" that place tn road stopped 1;
began at the ocean and It's terminus
was a jungle. Many of the ties rotted
and tho rails ruSted. until 1904. when
Sir William van Morne. Minor c. Keith
and General Tom Hubbard got d new
concession for il and pushed il on %
lis completion.
II was finished in January. 1908. AMI
II is now one Of the best roads in Cen
trail America.
This Northern Railway is we'll built
Tho gauge is three feet. and. with the
exception of one place. the creates
grade is . per cent. For d short dist
snce IL is more than per cent. Tb2
road has over 600 steel bridges. one Ut
which is more than 90" feet long. and
another sE3 feet long. The latter
bridge is 22a feet high.
This road has a guaranteed income
Of 100000 a year. tn" concession pro-
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