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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
VISIT TO THE HERMITAGE
 RECALLS FAMOUS DUEL
How Andrew Jackson Fought and Killed the Man Who Had Spoken Sightingly of Mrs Jackson-Jackson Lies at Hermitage-His Opponent Buried Near
 Vanderbilt Campus
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Nashville. June 2s.-fSpecial )--From Nashville one travels 12 miles down the Lebanon road to the Hermitage, where formerly lived one of the few great Americans-Andrew Jackson. In the beautiful garden, the old hero is buried. Beside him sleeps his wife.
 When the visitor has forgotten prac tically all of the interesting features connected with the historic spot. he will remember the inscription or the tomb of Mrs. Jackson. The line which indelibly impresses itself on the mind is this
 "A being so gentle and so virtuous islander might wound but could not dishonor."
 As one reads, he recalls that over the bier of Mrs. Jackson, General Jackson Is quoted as having said:
 Those who have offended me, cheerfully forgive but those who have offended this dear saint, must look to God for forgiveness"
 The visitor instantly concludes that for the unusual statement and for that unusual inscription, some unusual req son must have existed. It requires very little effort to learn the reason.
 Mrs. Jackson was slandered. Those familiar with the history, recall that before meeting Jackson, she was un- happily married It seems that in her troubles the general became interested and following her divorce. it is history that he married her. It seems that Henry Dickinson, daring young rep robate--though a talented young rep robate-expresed himself too freely, insinuated too broadly. He lies buried near the Vanderbilt campus. Jackson killd him.
 The story of that duel Is one of the most interesting connected with the life of Jackson. Dickinson was the most expert pistol shot in Tennessee. It is said that when Jackson challenged him, he smiled. For it was his right to name the weapons and with pistols, no one dreamed that the hero had a chance to escape death. Jackson was aware of the danger he ran. He talked the matter over with his friends and freely discussed his probable death. It is said that he made his will. It Is said, also, that before starting for Kentucky-the law of Tennessee for bade duelling-he was significantly tender in expressing farewells to his family.
 Dickinson, absolutely confident of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
Southern Express Extended

Effective July 1. the service of the Southern Express company will be ex- tended over the following lines:
 St. Louis and San Francisco railroad Birmingham, Ala, to Kansas City, Mo: Linton. Kans.. to Rich Hill. Mo-: Will low Spring. Mo-. to Grandin, Mo-; Amory. Miss. to Aberdeen, Miss.
 w. P. Boyle has been appointed route agent. with headquarters at Springfield Mo-, in charge of the following lines:
 St. Louis and San Francisco railroad Kansas City, Mo, to Thayer, Mo-; Lin ton. Kans., to Rich Hill. Mo; Willow Springs. Mo. to Grandin, Mo
 O. R. Booher has been appointed route agent. with headquarters at Memphis Tenn. in charge of the following lines
 St. Louis and San Francisco railroad Mammoth Springs, Ark, to Birmingham Ala: Amory, Miss, to Aberdeen, Miss
 E. c. Burwell has been appointed as- sistant superintendent, headquarters al Memphis, Tenn. with general Jurisdiction over the lines mentioned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
ANCHOR LINE SHIP STRIKES ON ROCK Is in No Immediate Danger and Passengers Are
 Safe

Londonderry. June 2S.-In fog and
 rain that rendered Tory Island invisi-
 ble from the mainland. the Anchor Line steamer California, New York for Glas- gow. went ashore tonight on the rocks off that island.
 Wireless calls for help brought speedy assistance from several small
 sunboats and torpedo boats patrolling the northwest Irish coast for gun run- ners in connection with the Ulster movement
 The latest news received here is that
 the California Is stuck fast but in no imminent danger She struck with such force that the lower part of her bows was badly crushed and she Is taking water through two holes in her forehold and second hold. The steamer. which has on board 121 saloon and more than 300 second cabin passengers. Hes in five fathoms of water forward and seven fathoms aft The passengers and crew still are on board. There was no panlo when she struck.
 Another liner, steamers and gun boats are standing by and others will arrive during the night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
NEGRO EXCURSION
 TRAIN WRECKED Two Trainmen Killed and Many Negroes Are
 Injured

Hopkinsvflle, Ky, June &.-Two train- men were killed. one perhaps fatally in- jured and many negroes hurt today when a negro excursion train on the Louisville and Nashville railroad was wrecked by spreading rails three miles south of Trenton, Ky.
 The dead are James Webb. engineman and John Healey. fireman, both of Bowl ing Green, ky. George Hampton, an en- gineman of Nashville, was scalded SC badly he probably will die None of the negroes was fatally hurt.
 The first passenger coach was hurled high upon the locomotive, which turned on its side when it left the rails. The excursion was from Louisville to Hop- kinsville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
A Soporific

From the Washington Star.
 The late Frederick Weyerhaeuser, who was said to be the second richest man in the world. had 8 keen taste for letters and attended one evening the reading of play by an amateur.
 The reading was deadly dull. and MT. Weyerhaeuser, at the beginning of the third act, slipped quietly from the draw ing room into the smoking room that ad- joined it. There footman sat in an easy chair before the fire asleep.
 MT. Weyerhaeuser shook tho footman by the shoulder.
 You scallawag,' he said. you've been listening through the keyhole, have your"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29

cloudy weather and light rainfall con
 tinued, the moderate temperatures that
 prevailed there Saturday. The barometric pressure is still high over the south, and it is rising in the interior of the country. The effect of
 this is already felt in the parching west erly and northerly winds that have been
 blowing in the Birmingham district this | afternoon
 There is little hope for change in | theN general conditions prevailing in Bir- mingham but local thunoershower should we be so fortunate as to receive enc, would afford a temporary relief. The chances for a shower are little bet
 ter than they have been for several days past.
 Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations: Temperature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29

, the outcome of the rencontre proceed ed to the battle-ground in spirits not compatible with the serious business in hand. It is said that with his friends en route to the field, he drank wine. It is history that he practiced with
 his pistol For Jackson. following was presented with evidence of his oppo- nent's skill. Bits of paper pinned to trees on the roadside were pierced by balls. Strings, divided by bullets. hung in part from twigs. and In part lay twisted on the ground. Dickinson, the skillful, had purposely practiced to inn press his opponent with the idea that he was about to die.
 Jackson found his enemy awaiting him. In the preliminary arrangements little time was required. The two were to stand, back to back, and on the signal step three paces, turn and fire. The signal was given. The two stepped. and simultaneously. turned No sooner had he turned, than Dickin- son fired. Jackson stood. He had not raised his arm.
 God! I have missedv cried Dickinv son.
 Come back to the markw sharply instructed the seconds.
 Dickinson obeyed. Jackson then raised his weapon. Long he aimed-so long that those breathlessly watching won dered If the heart of the old hero had forgiven. It is probable that Jack son did hesitate to slay It is probable that he was momentarily overcome with pity, filled with desire to be mer- cifu1. And it is probable that when he remembered the woman he had left at home, remembered how her heart had been wounded beyond the point of healing by the lascivious tongue of the man who stood before him.
 At any rate. when the seconds were wondering, when the pale Dickinson was praying, perhaps. hoping. smoke shot from the weapon which Jackson held. A loud startling report rang out. Dickinson staggered His knees, in clined forward. and after a moment in which the body seemed to hang un- supported in mid-air, he pitched forward on his face He was dead.
 But Dickinson hadn't missed. His bullet pierced the loose fitting coat which Jackson wore, and inflicted a desperate wound-an inch below the heart But for. the fact that the coat caused Dickinson to misjudge the po-' sition of the heart, his unerring aim might have cut off a life which stamped itself on the history of the greatset nation of the earth.
 ago. Today, 12 miles below Nashville, Jackson lies buried West of Nashville, Dickinson lies buried. And on the tomb of the woman Is inscribed:
 "A being so gentle and so virtuous islander might wound. but could not dishonor."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
Weather Forecast

Washington, June 2S.-Alabama: Fair north. local showers south portion Mon day; Tuesday generally fair.
 Tennessee: Generally fair Monday and Tuesday with nearly stationary tempera- trre
 Georgia: Local thunder showers Mon day except fair northwest portion; Tues day fair.
 Mississippi: Fair Monday except local thunder showers in southeast and ex- treme south; Tuesday fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
Catch
From Puck

From PUCK.
 Father (angrily entering parlor ar 12:30 o'clock. Look here, young man! DO vou stay as late as this when you call on other girls?
 Jack (trembling with fear). N-n-n- no, sir!
 Father (appeased). as he leaves the room), That's all right, then. tAside) Thank heaven! Mary has caught on at last!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
Weather Conditions

Fair and hot weather continue through out the Gulf region. In the northeastern states from the Ohio valley to New Eng land cooler weather prevails. owing to general rains and an incoming wave of high pressure from the northwest.
 Montgomery, Oklahoma, Fort Worth and Shreveport reported 100 degrees to- day. Birmingham was close behind with 99 degrees. A number of places had read ings of 9S. In the eastern cotton states,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
The Handicapped Handshske

TFOfH fHf WdsTITIEf0r ~far.
 Your constituents wIl be waiting to give you the glad hand. suppose"
 "Tm afraid not" replied Senator sor- ghum- Judging by the way they have been writing letters 10 me. a large per- eenfage of them must have pen paralysis by this time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
An Unfriendly Spirit

From The WasnlnBtOn Star
 DO yoy think cigarette smoking is injurious?"
 I'm not going to say a word about it," replied the health expert. None of the people of my acquaintance who use cigarettes deserves to be warned against them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
Incomplete Eouipment

From the Washington Star.
 Adam had all kinds of animals.' said the little girl.
 ''Yes," replied her small brother thoughtfully. But he didn't have any clowns or trapeze psrformsrA''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
INFECTIOUS OPTIMISM
 OF COLLEGE STUDENTS

The Methodist college will advertise Birmingham. and will tend to improve Birmingham's morals. It will do more. Through its students 1t will, as does Van derbilt for Nashville, diffuse a spirit of optimism. Just how necessary in busi- ness is optimism, everyone knows. And everyone knows that the only perfect op- timist in the world is healthy college boy
 There Is no question but that Birming- ham has expended too much of it's energy in an effort to grow rapidly and become rich, Birmingham's people have too soon dried" up. There is not enough laugh ter. and pleasantly, and music and song. Birmingham men have lost great deal or the pleasure Of life because they have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
COLLEGE SPIRIT IS
 FINEST TONIC FOR
 COMMUNITY MORALS
tContinued From Page one.)

living in the environ or atmosphere of a college. This was the observation of a business man of this city who has long been a resident. He declared that many men have told him through the years that they came tc Nashville with their families not because Nashville offers better oppor- tunities for money making, but because Nashville was advertised by it's schools as city of schools. and. directly as a re- suit of the schools, as a city of good morals and of refining influences.
 And Nashville is city of good morals. One has only to study it's police record to reach that conclusion. to study the record and compare it with the records of other cities of more than 100000 and less than 200Oo0 people. The argument is gen. orally used that a police record accom- penies the rapid growth of cities. This is true. But in Nashvile's case it does not follow that a city without a police record is dead" city. For Nashville has grown rapidly during the last 10 years and is still growing It's bank deposits of the present are five times as large as they were fin 1900.
 It is not always wise to advertise broad ly the fact that Birmingham has a most unsavory record as a secure harbor tor thieves who steal and murderers who de- light in the shedding of blood. It Is wise, however. for Birmingham to rec ognize that fact even if 1t does not tell others about it-recognize it and do something, acquise every institution which might result in an improvement in pres entconditiOns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29

not lived in the truest sense of the word have not been optimists.
 When the Methodist college is estab- lished, and it's halls become filled with young Americans not yet aware of the stern realities of life, and when some night in a spirit of understandable joy they celebrate in scant attire through the streets of Birmingham, the defeat of Vanderbilt or Auburn or Alabama, stald business men who now smile at the mere suggestion will forget themselves, join in the sport, and .afterward congratulate themselves in that they are not as old as they thought they were.
 That optimism will give Birmingham the proper spirit" and will cause to be forgotten the much discussed and much desired Atlanta spirit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
BIRMINGHAM URGED
 TO ACQUIRE COLLEGE

The people of Nashville-and this cor respondent has interviewed 99 men who should know of what they speak. business men, lawyers and doctors, educators and politicians-advise Birmingham to secure the Methodist college These citizens have been in the midst of schools all their lives. They declare, in opening their argument, that Birmingham needs just such an in- fluence as the Methodist college will ex- ert Secondly. they declare that the col lege will enrich the city-will give to the people not only a satisfactoin which comes with the knowledge of duty per formed but will actually put money into the pockets of the people.
 An investigation of week has proved true their every contention. It has been shown that a college develops territory, that 1t increases population, that it at tracts transients and causes railroads to grant stop over'' privileges, that its trade amounts on an average to $500 per student per year, that its trade Is in lux uries on which large profit is netted; it has been shown that a college attracts new industries. causes the construction of new and handsome buildings, improves morals. exerts an uplifting influence. gives tone and a culture which from no other source can be acquired it has been shown that a college is a most excellent medium of favorable advertising, and an inexhaustible fount of irrepressible ops timism.
 There is no question but that Birming- ham can secure the Methodist college if Birmingham would secure that college The issue is we'll defined, clear cut. Does Birmingham want the college?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29

If Birmingham secures Il which the Methodists will bull fishing house may be transfer mingham. For it is known tn; of the decision of the supren the Vanderbilt case, those il thority in the Methodist oh have comparatively little
 Nashville. If Birmingham, city, does acquire the plant. Mir. Pratt. in part, will be he was living today he nigh his native Prattville. It is e. ever, that in preference to city he would select Birmins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
Murrieta Joins Con

Laredo. Tex, June 28.--Lie as 4fs rieta. commander of the co iataa s garrison at Neuvo Laredo t' his command today after ta ns terey to welcome Gen. Vea AIarN afs ranza on his return to 4 etr broken axle which ditched
 train delayed Murrietas s al.
 this morning. Notwithstanding the ho.- elaborate plans made to celebrate his re- turn were carried out to the letter. The engineer of the light plant was arrested for not having up steam to blow his whistle A bull fight late today con- eluded the festivities. Rumors were in circulation here today that General Car ranza was contemplating the removal of his provisional capital from Saltillo to Monterey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29
Local Data

For the "A hours ending at p. m., June
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-10
EIdora News in Brief.

Special to Tim es- Republican.
Eldora, Dec 1o.-The regular annual
election of officers of Montague lodge,
A. F.. and A. NJ, was held last even
ing. and all the present incumbents
were reelected as follows: w. r.
ScholdheId, w. NJ: II. E. Bateson, S.
w; L. *. WEIGH, J. w: A. w. Crossan,
treasurer, and C. c. Policy. secretary.
Mrs Melinda Cunningham died at
her home in this city Tuesday night.
Mrs. Cunningham was "a years old,
born in Vermont and resided in Eldora
and vicinity since 1882. She Is sur
vived by one son and four daughters
Her son Ernest and one daughter, Mrs
Ross Horner. reside near E!dora; one
daughter resides in Oregon. and two
near tho old home in Vermont. Mrs
Cunningham Sad not been in good
health for long time, but the immedi-
ate cause Of her death was pneumonia
The funeral was held from her Ole
homo in Eldora this afternoon Rev
w. Z. Stanley. pastor Of the Baptist
church, conducted the service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-10
REPORT RECEIVED
At STATE MEETING IN
GRlNNELl.
LARGEST CONVENTION EVER
HELD NOW IN SESSION
Members Go on Record in Favor Of
Holding State Primary Elections in
Fa!i-Business TO Be Concluded Fri
day, With Degree Work in Evening
Officers Hold Over.

Special to Times Republican.
C;rinnei, Dec. l0-The Iowa State
Grange is in the midst OF four days
convention in this city. The attend
ance is exceptionally large and the
enthusiasm runs high.
All reports snow a continuous ana
healthy growth, both in local oranges
ana total membership. The gain OF the
past year exceeded the total member
ship of the organization in lgoS.
At the opening session Mayor Lyman
delivered an address Of welcome anu
the response was made by state Mas
ter a q Judson. The most important
business OF the meeting viii be action
on the resolutions. which VIII De taheii
tomorrow. The business will he con
ended Friday, with degree work in fh'
evening
There will be no election OF OFFICER
this yaar. as biennial elections are the
rule and the present officers hold over
They are: A. r. Judson, Ralfour mas
ter: w. A. Caldwell Oskaloosa. secre-
tary: J. r. McLain. Wilton Junction
overseer: NJ. +. Blair, Manchester
treasurer.
Grinnel. Dec 1o--The largest at
tendance in twenty years greeted the
second day Of the annual meeting OF
the State Grange Association here.
The morning session was devoted
to a report OF the officers and COM
mittees, while al the afternoon meet
ing were heard the reports OF the
subordinate oranges.
/ The following resolutions were
adopted at the afternoon session;
To ask the next general assembly
! for more state protection for game
birds: bill to change tho primary
elections from June until September
and a law allowing equal suffrage to
women.
| The change of date for the primary
election was asked for on the grourN
that the present date interteres with
June farm work and makes too LONG
! a campaign. The woman suffrage res
olution passed amid cheers. Twenty
oranges from Mahaska county arrived
during the afternoon.
The evening was devoted to degree
work. Capitol extension and road
commission questions come up today
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-10

mortality and that was tho distillery
proprietors.''
In his reference to other hazardous
occupations. Mr.. Hunter said:
"One of the most significant results
OF the Investigation was the high NOR
tally experienced among railroad men,
Among locomotive engineers, for ex-
ample, the mortality was 60 per cent
In excess Of that experienced among
the insured as whole, which is
equivalent to five years reduction In
the average life time. II these locomo-
tive engineers had been IN nom
hazardous occupation. there would
have been about SS7 deaths, and there
were actually 541 among them"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-10
rmEsREpuBI1cAN MARsHA1LrowN DECEMsEk 10 1914

ingenious shoemaker. OF Pesth. Hun.
gary. He was skillful in carving wooa
and other material This coon prousht
him in contact with Count Andrassy'
with whom he became great favorite.
The count on his return from
mission to Turkey, brought with him a
piece of whitish clay. which had been
presented to him as curiosity. on ac-
count OF It's light specific gravity. II
struck the shoemaker that. being por-
Gus, 1t must be we lladapted for pipes
as it would absorb the nicotine. the
experiment was tried, and kavoi
carved a pipe for the count and one
for himself. The first meerschaum
pipe, made and smoked by kavol
Kowates. is still preserved in a omu :
scum at Pesth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-10
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