The Birmingham Age-Herald (Birmingham, Ala.)
November 9, 1902

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THE BIRMINGHAM AGEHERALD. VOL. 29 0 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1902 20 PA6ES N O. 92 Returns from 52 Counties In dicate Total Vote of 83, 000 in the State JELKS' MAJORITY WILE BE MORE THAN 40,000 Republicans May Show as Many as 20,000 Votes and Secure Three Mem bers of Next Legislature—Con gressmen All Democrats. Unofficial returns from fifty-two coun ties In the election held last Tuesday Indicate a lighter vote than has been an ticipated. The total vote in these coun ties Is but a little more than 70,000, Gov ernor Jelks receiving, In round figures 63,000 and Mr. Smith 17,600. None of the fourteen counties not re porting have cast very large votes, and a safe calculation on the vote from these counties will add about 13,000 to the totals, bringing the whole vote in the state up to 83.000. This Is a lighter vote than had been anticipated by party man agers by from 10,000 to 80,000. The democratic majority does not ap pear to be diminished by the small vote, however, as the majority for Gover nor Jelks is sure to reach 43,000. The re publican vote in the state may reach 20,000, but will hardly exceed those fig ures. The following table of the vote by counties as received by the Age-Her ald last night will prove Interesting to the political student: County. For Jelks. For Smtth. Autauga. 796 85 Baldwin. 343 54 Barbour.1,160 35 Bibb. 747 246 Blount.1,330 891 Butler.1,194 1?3 Calhoun. 1,717 674 Chambers, 1,080 ;W •Cherokee.. Chilton.. 698 839 Clarke. 918 13 Clay. 1,130 745 Cleburne. 707 565 Coffee. 1,010 288 Conecuh. 777 242 Covington. 673 136 Crenshaw. 985 167 •Cullman. 204 Dallas 1,246 7 DeKalb. 1,691 1,455 Escambia. 455 72 Etowah. 1,335 1,230 •Fayette. 722 Franklin. 745 618 Geneva. 754 64S Greene. 442 16 Hale. 676 Henry. 1,429 155 Jackson. 1,354 662 Jefferson. 4,005 1,034 Lauderdale. 1,268 412 Lee.. 1,002 51 Limestone. 741 59 Lowndes. 840 Mason 600 12 Madison. 1,875 191 Marengo. 896 26 Marshall. 1,176 1,430 Mobile 2,165 311 Monroe. 887 15 Montgomery 1,743 88 Morgan. 1,127 287 Perry. 627 32 Bussell. 386 3 St. Clair. 716 832 Shelby. 1,045 874 Sumter. 674 6 Talladega. 1,465 318 Tallapoosa. 1,400 328 Tuscaloosa.. 999 152 Walker. 1,333 901 Washington 425 28 Total .62,761 17,382 •Majority. AUT AUUA. Prattville, November 8.—(Special.)—The official count of the vote for Autauga county gives the following result: Jelks, 796; Smith, 85; Cunningham, 784; Heflin, 773; Karter, 84; J. C. Smith. 771; Brown, 87; Sewell, 760; McNaren, 85; Wilson, 763; Ambrecht, 83; Hill. 763; Fonvllle, 93; Poole, 765; Morton, 71. Congressman— Thompson, 795; Nolen, 78. Legislature— Wilkinson, 752; Alexander, 102. BALDWIN. Bay Minnette, November 8.—(Special.)— Official count In Baldwin—Jelks, 343; Smith, 88; Cunningham, 327; Lane, 54; Heflin, 321; Karter, 47; Brown, 68; Smith, 810; McNaron, 58; Sowell, 317; Ambrecht, 56; Wilson, 317; Fonvllle, 60; Hill, 310; Andrus, 24; Morton, 49; Poole, 267. For congressman—Sternfeld, 59; Wiley, 323. The county democratic ticket was elect ed in full by about the same majorities as the state officers. BARBOUfc. Clayton, November 8.—(Special.)— Of ficial count. Governor—Jelks, ijiiO; W. A. Smith, 35. Lleuteant Governor—Cunning ham, 1169; C. P. Lane, 20. Secretary of State—Hefiln, 1153: J. H. Karter, 23. Treasurer—H. L. Blown, 22; ,7. C. Smith, 1160. State Auditor—McNaron. 19; Sowell, 1167. Attorney General—Albrecht, 13; Wilson. 1166. Superintendent of Educa tion—Fonvllle, 26; Hill, 1161. Commission er of Agriculture—Andrus. 5; Morton, 13; Poole, 1159. Congressman—M. W. Car den, 5; H. D. Clayton, 1152; J. p. Pelham, 14. BLOUNT. Oneonta, November 8.—(Special.)—Con gresman, Underwood 1333, Millar 815, Len non 21; governor, Jelks 1320, Smith 891; lieutenant governor, -Cunningham 1284, Lane 876; secretary of state, Heflin 1317, Karter 867; attorney general: Armbrecht 861, Wilson 1245; superintendent education, Fonvllle 859, Hill 1293; commissioner of agriculture, Poole 1286, Morton 833. BIBB. Centerville, November 8.—(Special.)— The official count today shows that the vote for state officers and congressman In Blhb county was as follows: Governor, Jelks 747, Smith 246; lieutenant governor, Cunningham 721 Lane 227; secretary of MASCAGNI THE COMPOSER FAILED TO KEEP CONTRACT Trouble Between the Celebrated Artist and His Managers Comes to Climax in Boston When Mascagni is Arrested and Compelled to Give a Bond of $10,000. OSTON, MASS., November 8.—The financial troubles, existing for some time between the Mascagni Opera company and its managers reached a climax tonight when Pietro Mascagni, the composer, was arrested upon a civil suit for alleged failure to fulfill his eon tracht brought by Mltlenshal Brothers, who with Samuel Kronberg, were his original managers. Mr. Kronberg washed his hands of the whole affair, as he asserted, several days ago and left for New York. As soon as the writ was served upon Mascagni at his hotel his counsel petitioned Judge Sheldon, of the superior court, for an im mediate hearing of the case, to which he said his case was entitled under the statutes. The justice refused to proceed with the hearing, saying that it should be held in open court, and made the vrit returnable In the equity session of the superior court on Monday next. Bail in the case, which hat at first been fixed at $12,000, was reduced to $10,300, ami this was furnished late tonight by Rich ard Hurd, Samuel Kronberg and Louis Kronberg. state, Heflin 721, Karter 228; state treas urer, Smith 712, Brown 212; state auditor, Sowell 703, McNaron 214; attorney gen- j eral, Wilson 729, Armbrecht 212; superin- j tendent of education, Hill 703, Fonville 233; commiE oner of agriculture. Poole 686, Morton 187, Andrus 43; congressman, Underwood 736, Millar 200, Lennon 30. BUTLER. Greenville, November 8.—(Special.)— Upon the official canvass of the vote to day It was found that a total vote of 1369 votes had been cast. Of that number Governor Jelks received 1194 and Smith 176, giving Jelks a njajority of 1019. The other names on the ticket run practically with the head of the ticket, the demo cratic ticket polling the same number of votes as did Jelks. In the race for con gress, Wiley received 1142 votes and Sternfeld 123, giving Wiley 1019 majority. There was no contest for county officers and both representatives are democrats. CALHOUN. Anniston, November 8.—(Special.)—The canvassing board of Calhoun county met in the courthouse today and can vassed the returns of last Tuesday's election. The result as announced is as follows: For governor, Jelks 1717, Smith 674; lieutenant governor, Cunningham 1678. Lane 624; secretary of state, Heflin 1717, Karter 695; state treasurer, Smith 1655. Brown 558; state auditor, Sowell 1570, McNaron 564; attorney general. Wil son 1618, Ambrecht 56; state superinten dent of education, Hill 1664, Fonville 571; commissioner of agriculture and Indus try, Poole 1622, MortoTi 550; representative In the Fifty-eighth congress, Bowie 1732, Edwards 614. J. J. Arnold and G. C. Williams, democrats, were elected to the legislature in about the same propor tion as the votes received by other demo cratic candidates. CHAMBERS. LaFayette, November 8.—(Special.)— The official count for Champers county is as follows: Jelks 1080, Smith 90; Cun ningham 1078, Lane 83; Heflin 1056. Knr ter 89; Smith 1028, Brow. 8ft; Sowell McNaron 84; Wilson 1060, Ambrecht 82; Hill 1059, Fonville 90; Poole 1057, Morton 71, Andrus 11; for congress, C. W. Thompson 1084, R. S. Nolen 73; represen tative, Schuessler 1105, W. C. Thomas 1102. CHEROKEE. Centre, November 8.—(Special.)—Wil liam Siglin, for representative, and all other democratic nominees elected—Oli ver Williams, superintendent education, James Clark, J. T. Smith, commission ers. Majority for state 368. Burnett’s majority 544. CHILTON. Clanton, November 8.—(Special.)—Offi cial count of Chilton county: Jelks 698, Smith 835; Cunningham 671, Lane 802; Heflin 680, Karter 793; Brown 743, Smith 668; McNaron 749, Sowell 650; Armbrecht 727. Wilson 628; Fonville 759, Hill 661; An drus 21, Morton 742, Poole 643; Bowie 664, Edwards 779. CLARKE. Grove Hill, November 8.—(Special.)— Jelks 918, Smith 13; Cunningham 914, Lane 10; Heflin 912, Karter 12; Smith 911, Brown 12; Sowell 910, McNaron 9; Wilson 909, Armbrecht 12; Hill 912, Fonville 11; Poole 912, Morton 7;* congressman, Taylor 916, Hubbard 8, Wilkerson 2. CLAY. Ashland, November 8.—(Special.)—Offi cial count shows that 1933 votes were cast in Clay county. Jelks 1130, Smith i 745; Cunningham 1120, Lane 720; Heflin 1136, Karter 706; Smith 1052, Brown 689; Brown 1137, McNaron 695; Wilson 1106, Armbrecht 694; Hill 1140, Fonville 694; Poole 1087, Horton 673; for congress, Thompson 1178, Nolen 688; for senator. Smith 1096, Campbell 738; for representa tive, Preston 1112, Hudson 725; for super intendent of education, Jackson 1142, Cole man 709. Largest democratic majority of any election In Clay county for twenty five years. CLEBURNE. EdwardBville, November 8.—(Special.)— Cleburne vote: Jelks 707, Smith 565; Cun ningham 679, Lane 527; Heflin 669, Kar ter 607; Brown 488, Smith 680; McNaron 509, Sowell 659; Armbrecht 487, Wilson i 677; Fonvllle 495, Hill 683; Andrus 24, Morton 479, Poole 669; Bowie 717, Edwards i 516. coFFFe. Elba. November 8.—(Special.)—Jelks 1010, Smith 288; Cunningham 950, Lane 230; Heflin 1001, Karter 190; Smith 1015, Brown 180; McNaron 185, Sowell 986; Am brecht 167, Wilson 976; Fonvllle 201, Hill 979; Andrus 197, Poole 977. Warren, dem ocrat, elected to legislature. CONECUH. Evergreen, November 8.—(Special.)— Official count: Jelks 777, Smith 242; Cun ningham 720, Lane 211; Heflin 702. Karter 207; McNaron 201, Smith 686, Brown 248; Poole 616, Morton 175; Hill 677, Fonvllle 226. Wiley for congress 762; Sternfeld 171. COVINGTON. Andalusia, November 8.—(Special.)—Of ficial vote Covington county: Jelks 673; Smith 136; Stanfeld 99, Wiley 662; for leg islature, S. E. Benton, republican, 186; Williams, democrat, 543. CRENSHAW. Luverne, November 8.—(Special.)—Of ficial vote for Crenshaw county—Stern feld, 147; Wiley, 914; Jelks, 985; Smith, 157; Cunningham, 939; Lane, 151; Heflin, 966; Karter, 143; Brown, 146; Smith, 956; McNaron, 144; Sowell, 944; Armbrecht, 144; Wilson, 946; Fonvllle, 194; Hill, 912; Andrus, 22; Morton, 107; Poole, 931. County ticket—M. W. Rushton, 1068 (no opposi tion); C. K. Sharp, 1112 (no opposition). CULLMAN. Cullman, November 8.—(Special.)—Of ficial count of Cullman county gives Jelks and state democratic ticket 204 ma jority; John L. Burnett, democratic nom inee for congress, 262 majority; Farker, democratic nomlnea for the legislature, 351. DALLAS. Selma, November 8.—(Special.)—The fol lowing is the official vote as aggregated by the board of election supervisrjrs to day—Jelks, 1246; Smith, 7; Cunningham, 1259; Lane, 9; Heflin, 1558; Karter, 6; Brown, 7; Smith 1253; McNaron, 11; So well, 1243; Armbrecht, 8; Wilson, 1258; Fonvllle, 15; Hill, 1247; Andrus, 4; Morton, 5; Poole, 1249; Bowie, 1252; Edwards, 16. DEKALB. Fort Payne, November 8.—(Special.)— Burnett's vote In the county is 1691, Street 1455. Fulton, democrat, wins for the legislature by 100 majority. State ticket about the same as congressional. ESCAMBIA. Bre'wton, November 8.—(Special.)—Jelks 456, Smith 72; Wiley 441, Sternfeld 63, ETOWAH. Gadsden, November 8.—(Special.)—The official count of the election Is as fol lows: Jelks 1335, Smith 1230, Jelks' ma jority 105; Cunningham 1263, Lane 1179; Burnett 1554, Street 1160 Cofer, 22. For state senate—Hurst. republican, 1300, Smith, democrat, 1197. For representa tive—Davis, democrat, 1322; Hamner, dem ocrat, 1248: Alexander, republican, 1243; Owens, republican, 1199. For Superintend ent of education—Williams, democrat, 1399; Myrick. republican, 1196. For com missioner, Second district—Sturke, repub lican, 1399; Able, democrat, 1164. For com missioner Fourth district—Washburn, re publican, 1342; Gallant, democrat, 1305, Washburn's majority 37. Smith's majority, for senate. In St. Clair Is 63, which elects Hurst by even 50 votes. Street carried Marshall by 201 votes and Burnett's majority Is 210 In Cullman. Burnett's majority will be close to 1600 in this district. The official count of the vote In the primary was as follows: Agatrst ls densary 1483. for dispensary 1205; against present stock law 1489, for stock law 793; for elective railroad commission 2308, against elective railroad commission 121. FAYETTE. Fayette, November 8.—(Special.)—Total vote of county: Jelks 722, Smith 586; Cun ningham 611. Lane 539; Heflin 620, Karter 644; Brown 530, Smith 645; McNaron 506, Sowell 648; Ambreeht 513, Wilson 640; Fon vllle 505, Hill 651; Andrus 54, Morton 579, Poole 507. For congress, Bankhead 682, Ford 657. FRANKLIN. Russellville, November 8.—(Special.)— Official count for Franklin county shows the following vote: Jelks 745, Smith 648; Cunningham 727, Lane 635; secretary of state, Heflin 703. Karter 629; treasurer, Brown 602. Smith 707; auditor, McName 625, Sowell 697; attorney general, Arm brecht 613, Wilson 723; superintendent m education, Fonvllle 616, Hill 712; commis sioner of agriculture, Andrus 23, Morton 605. Poole 684; for congress, Burnett 763; Ccfer 26. Street 661; for representative, James, democrat, elected by 58 majority. GENEVA. Geneva. November 8.—Official ecunt for Geneva Is as follows: Jelks 764, Smith 455; Cunningham 649, Lane 433; Heflin 655, Karter 423; Brown 448, Smith 663; Mc Naron 421, Sowell 624; Armbrecht 407, Wil son 668; Fonvllle 438, IJ111 629; Andrus 42, Morton 429. Poole 596; Chrden 304, Clay ton 792, Pelham 66; representative, Ells berry, democrat, 460, Mills, populist, 826; superintendent of education, Johnson, populist, 642, Davis democrat, 612. Demo cratic commissioners elected. GREENE. Eutaw, November 8.—(Special.)—Green county gives Jelks 442, Smith 16; Cunning^ ham 446, Lane 10; Heflin 449, Karter 11; Brown 10, Smith 448; McNaron 9, Sowell 447; Armhrecht 11, Wilson 442; Fonvllle 8, Hill rs of tho Chicago eleven were in tho lospltal. but the team that went upon he field this afternoon was too fast for he Indiana men. The latter seemed veak on the defensive, but their offensive tame was strong enough to secure a first [own ten times against the Chicago earn. Vanderbilt, 16; Kentucky, 5. Nashville, November 8.—In one of the nost brilliant contests ever seen on a louthern gridiron. Vanderbilt defeated fentucky university on Dudley Field to lay by a score of 18 to B. It was clean, tard, straight football from start to fin sh. Man for man Kentucky outclassed Vanderbilt, but superior coaching and training triumphed over brawn. At crit ical points Vanderbilt used her fake pass with effect, misleading Kentucky into charging offside. During most of the game Kentucky’s line had the best of it. Vanderbilt could not stop Kentucky's bucks, and as In other games this sea son, was weak In defensive while she excelled in offensive tactics. The tack ling was the fiercest seen here this year, long runs being few and far between. Yale, 36; Bucknell, 5. New Haven, Conn.. November 8.—In a game marked by the roughest play seen on the Yale field In years. Yale defeated the Bucknell football team today 36 to 5. Rafferty, of Yale, was compelled to leave the field with a bad scalp wound, which bled freely, and Smith, oi the visiting team, was so badly hurt that he was una ble to stand when assisted to his feet after a scrimmage. The spectators, tir ing of the rough work, protested loudly, and the referee, while not ruling any one off the field, several times personally pun ished Bucknell players. Cornell, 50; W. J. University, 0. Ithaca, N. Y„ November 8.—Cornell beat Washington and Jefferson today 50 to 0. In the first half 23 points were made by Cornell and at the beginning of the sec ond the sending in of substitutes began. For some places three and four men were used, but still the visitors could not repel Cornell's attack: Brown, 28; Columbus, 0. New York, November 8.—Browns’ foot ball team swept the Columbia eleven olt Its feet today, winning the game at the Polo grounds by a score of 28 to 0. The visiting team was in the bast of shape and gave a splendid exhibition of fast football. Michigan, 107; Iowa, 0. Ann Harbor, Mich., November 8.—Mich igan defeated Iowa this afternoon at foot ball on Ferry field 107 to 0. It was the fastest game played this season by the Wolverines, and considering the speed and strength of the Iowa team was a re markable exhibition of team work and endurance. Michigan’s fast backs and tackles ripped through the Iowa line at will, and went around both the Hawk eyes’ pnds. Magnificent Interference and long runs made the huge score possible. Wisconsin, 51; Northwestern, 0. Madison. VVls., November 8.—Wiscon sin university easily defeated the North western university on the gridiron this afternoon, the final score being 51 to 5. The feature of the game was the aggres siveness and speed of Wisconsin. North western several times tried to gain by line bucking, but it was like going against a stonewall, and Northwestern could not gain a yard. North Carolina, 0; A. M., 0. Raleigh, N. C.. November 8.—Universi ty of North Carolina, 0; Agricultural and Mechanical College, 0. Other Games. Clemsen College, S. C., November 8.— Clemson college 36, University of Geor gia 0. Lexington. Va„ November 8.—Virginia Military Institute 29, Hampden-Sydney college 0. Atlanta, Ga., November 8.—St. Alban's Preparatory school i7, Georgia Techs 0. Rock Island, 111., November 8.—Knox college 2. Notre Dame 0. Carlisle, Pa., "November 8.—Dickinson college 34, Haverford college 0. St. Louis, November 8.—Missouri uni versity 27, Wsshlngton university 0. Annapolis, Md., November 8.—Annap olis 12, Lafayette 11. West Point, N. Y., November 8.—West Point 56, Union college 0. Minneapolis. Minn., November 8.—Min neapolis 17, Illinois 5. Lincoln, Neb., November 8.—Nebraska 16, Kansas 4 Carlisle, Pa., November 8.—Carlisle In diana 24 Susquehanna 0. ROOSEVELT HAS NOTH! TO DO WITH THE PLAN Refuses to Allow His Name Coupled Willi Scheme to Cut Representation PAYNE THE ADVISER IS AT THE BOTTOM OF IT There Is Little Doubt, However, That Notwithstanding Roosevelt’s Atti tude, He Is at Heart In Fa vor of the Scheme. BY WATTERSON STEALEY. Washington, November 8.—(Special.)— After a long conference with the Presi dent this morning, Postmaster General Payne announced that the stories coup ling the President’s name with the proposition to cut down the representa tion of the southern states was "unwar ranted.” It is further stated that the President is “non-committal'* on the sub ject, though he has recently discussed the matter at some length with his po litical advisor, Postmaster General Payne, who is an out-and-out advocate of southern reduction, and who yester day believed that he had impressed the President to such an extent that be could safely allow his newspaper friends to say unconditionally that there would be efforts in the next congress to base southern representation upon the actual number of votes cast. It Is the understanding here that Post master General aPyne Has tn a large degree won the President over to his way of thinking on the southern repre sentation question. Payne’s Idea. Payne believes that If the negro is to be disfranchised in a state, there should be a proportional decrease in the represen tation of that state, both in congress and In national conventions. The President is believed to take this view of it, though for obvious reasons he is not willing to allow a statement to go out to that effect, preferring as it was stated today, to be in a “non-committal” attitude. For sev eral years Mr. Payne has advocated the plan of basing future representation in republican conventions upon the republi can vote and he believes the opportunity will come two years hence for its adop tion. The understanding is that he will secure from the national committee a recommendation to the convention that the system be adopted. It seems reasonably safe to say that the republicans will never be able to get through congress a bill cutting down southern congressional representation. There would be no difficulty in such a measure passing the house, but under the latitude of debate allowed in the senate a few determined democratic members could so clog the wheels of legislation that business would come to a stand-still. Present System Unjust. All republicans coniend that the pres ent system of southern repiesentation Is unjust, but most of them admit the 1m porsibility of securing remedial legisla tion. It is only the stubbornness of the Paynes and the Crumpackers which keeps the subject alive. The administra tion’s organ, the Philadelphia Press, to day says: ‘President Roosevelt has not at any time catered to the southern vote In tho convention, and he Is believed to favor the Payne plan of representation. Since becoming president he has handled the old poliN^lans of the south who trade on convention favors without gloves. He has removed from office a number of those who were appointed as a result of their services in the convention of 1896. He ts not favoring one faction as against another, but is treating all alike. He Is not seeking support in convention that has not republican constituencies be hind It. If nominated and elected In 1904. he will have no obligations to dis charge to those whose votes in the con vention are often held to secure promise of patronage.” WANT LARGER APPROPRIATION. Tennessee River Improvement Associa tion Was Largely Attended. Chattanooga, Tenn.. Nov. 8 —The annual convention of the Tennessee River Im provement association, held at Florence, Ala., was presided over by President Thomas R. Roulhac, and was largely at tended. In the resolutions adopted it was decided to ask-the tlfty-eighth con gress for a larger appropriation for the improvement of the Tennessee river and It will be recommended that work he prosecuted all along the river simulta neously Instead of concentrating at one point. The same officers were re-elected and It was decided to hold file next con vention In Chattanooga. NEWSPAPER CHANGES HANDS. DeKalb Times Is Now Under Control and Direction of J. Walter Mills. Fort Payne, November 8.—(Special.)— The DeKalb Times, the only republican paper In this county, has changed hands again, the change taking place today. Claris Yuell, the editor for the last two years, retiring, and J. Walter Mills, a former editor of the paper, now assum ing control. The deal to change editors has been on foot for some time, but was not con summated until today. The DeKalb Times was organized five or six years ago, and has changed hands many times since, sometimes twice In a year. Biggest Show of All. Chicago, November 8.—According to tho effleial list of entries for the International Live Stock exposition, which was made public today, the show promises to eclipse any of the previous ones In the number of entries and quality of the exhibits. 1 The entry list, which closed October 16, exceeds last year's figures by at least one-third and represent a grand total of 2400 entries. The exposition opens Novem- j iter 29, and continues for one week.

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The Old Hickory Hat Is truly a hat of great merit, unapproachable as to style, quality and durability. $3.00 I __ ARMSTRONG t, DISMUKES 117 North Twentieth Street, 'Phone 317. COMMITTEEWILL EXAMINE TRANSFERS MEMBERS OF COMMERCIAL CLUB WHO WILL APPEAR BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL IN REFER ENCE TO MATTER ARE NAMED. The committee appointed by Vice-Pres ident R. M. Goodall at the request of President Roden of the Commercial club to take up the question of transfers will consist of G. H. Estes, T. H. Johnston and F. M. Jackson. A meeting of the committee will be called very soon and the matter will be pushed. The commit tee will appear before the next meet ing of the city council and make Its de mands. G. H. Estes, who Introduced the reso lution In the Commercial club Friday afternoon In reference to the street car company not living up to Its contract With the city In Issuing transfers, said yesterday: i ne contract reaus as ionows; rieu transfers shall be granted within two years to passengers paying cash fares of 6 cents within the 5-cent limits.’ “Let any man living on the loop line that wishes to visit a friend living at Lakevlew ask for a transfer and see whether or not the contract Is being complied with As for transfers being Is sued In the same manner as In other cities, I beg to say this has no bearing whatever on the question. I might as well say that the Birmingham Railway, l.ight and Power company should pay to the city of Birmingham 26 per cent of Its gross assetB as Is done It! Nashville, or about a million and a half dollars, as Is done In Atlanta, for the same priv ileges as are enjoyed In our city almost Without charge.” Robert Jemlson, president of the Bir mingham Railway, Light and Power •company, said last night, when told of ,the appointment of the committee and iasked If he had anything further to iglve out, said: “I have nothing further to say. I still say that if we are not living up to the contract we are prepared to do so.” MEETING ENDS. Officers of Eastern Star Elected for the Ensuing Year. The closing session of the meeting of the grand lodge of the Order of the Eastern Star was held Friday night at Avondale, when the following officers were Installed: Worthy grand matron, Mrs. Elizabeth Salter of Elyton: worthy grand patron, Daniel J. Gibson; assis tant worthy matron, Mrs. J. D. 8mith of Montgomery; assistant grand patron, H. A. Killen, grand secretary; W. M. Cunningham; conductress, Mrs. James Griffith; assistant conductress, Mrs. Ada Cannon; grand treasurer, Mrs. Caroline Grady. At the conclusion of the installation exercises refreshments were served. The next meeting of the grand lodge will be held In Montgomery during No vember of next year. GEORGE R. RUTHERFORD DIES. Was One of the Oldest Conductors In Employ of L. N. George R. Rutherford, one of the oldest conductors In the employ of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, died yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock at his residence, 612 Second avenue, after an illness of two days. Death was caused by congestion of the brain. The funeral services will be conducted from the residence this afternoon at 4 o'clock and the Interment will be In Elm Leaf cemetery. The deceased was 36 years old and well known all over the state. He leaves a wife, three children, Leslie, Will and Bob. and a mother, two brothers and one sister. FUNERAL_NOTICE George R. Rutherford. Died, at 612 Second avenue, yesterday afternoon, Mr. George R. Rutherford. Funeral will be held from the residence, 612 Second avenue, at 4 o'clock this aft ernoon. Friends of the family are Invit ed to attend. Interment at Elm Leaf cemetery. CANVASSING THE COUNTY VOTE Official Result Shews Jells' Majority Was 29/1 THE TOTAL VOTE WAS 5039 It Took Judge J. P. Stiles, Sheriff A. W. Burgln and Clerk W. K. Me Adory Three Hours to Count the Votes. The official canvass of the vote cast In Jefferson county last Tuesday was made yesterday, and It shows that 5039 votes were polled, that of this number Jellis, democrat, received 4005, and Smith, re publican, 1034. At noon yesterday Probate Judge J. P. Stiles, Sheriff A. W. Burgln and Circuit Court Clerk W. K. McAdory met In the office of the probate Judge and opened the boxes In which were sealed up the votes cast Tuesday In Jefferson county. The work occupied about three hours, and during the progress of the count several republicans and democrats visited the of fice. The official count shows the vote cast In Jefferson to have been as follows: For Governor—Jelks 4005, Smith 1034. For Lieutenant Governor—Cunningham 3961, Lane 969. For Secretary of State—Heflin 4030, Kar ter 893. For State Treasurer—Brown 1030, Smith 3801. For State Auditor—McNaron 915, Sowell 3852. For Attorney General—Armbrecht 888, Wilson 3945. For State Superintendent of Education— Fonville 966, Hill 3827. For Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries—Andrus 245, Morton 800, Poole 3669. For Congressman—Lennon 144, Millar 763, Underwood 4044. For Representatives—Barbour 487, Ben ners 3869, Blackburn 3791, Brigman 963, Cunningham 3877, DuBose 3702, Haley 3692, Hickman 3560, Howard 289, London 3902, Montgomery 1036, Sheppard 887, Smith 786, Thomas 844, Willis 817. For County Auditor—Morris 3814, Wal lace 855. For Road Supervisor—Grantham 836, Haigler 39D8. TOTS LILY WHITES TO EAT HUMBLE PIE AD WIMBS SAYS THEY MUST MAKE A FULL. FAIR AND COM PLETE RENUNCIATION OF THE PLANS AND PURPOSES. Ad Wlmbs, a leading negro republican In the state, and one of the delegates who were excluded from the recent repub lican convention, says that nothing will satisfy him but a full, fair and complete remunerative on the part of "the repent ing Illy whites" of their plans. He writes: To the Editor of The Age-Herald: Whether we be able to get It or not the only thing that will satisfy me and numbers of other colored men In the state and nation, is a full, fair and complete renunciation on the part of the reprent lng lily whites of their plans, purposes and declarations to make the republican party In Alabama only open to white men in Its councils. This renunciation must be so plain and positive that the wayfaring man can see. Simply changing the form of elimination will not result In peace In the party, neither state nor national. The white leaders, as a rule, heretofore have voted the democratic ticket In state elections and the national ticket In national elec tions. From the treatment of the col ored men by the Illy white convention It will be a long day before we will ever be able to control the negro vote .solidly in state matters and the national re publican bands in congressional elections will hang but loosely. Tours truly, AD WIMBS. Greensboro, November 7. 1902. ASK READING MATTER. Old Confederate Soldiers Need Litera ture—Citizens to Contribute. There are now at the Confederate home about twenty old soldiers, and they crave among other things reading mat ter of all kinds to relieve the monotony of their lives. There will soon be a very much larger number, and Camp Hardee appeals to the citizens of this community to contribute reading matter to the Con federate home. Any books that can be spared and left at Adjt. J. L. Darby's office, In the open room In the Tomlinson building, on First avenue Detween Twen ty-first and Twentieth streets, will be sent by the adjutant to the home. Any thing else that may be contributed to Camp Hardee and left at the same place for the benefit of the Confederate home will be delivered In the same way. The delegates to the reunion, besides many other Confederate veterans, will leave Birmingham at 8 o’clock on next Wednesday, and wl'l carry down to the Confederate home any contributions that may bo left In the assembly hall. “1847” ROGERS BROS.’ "Silver Plate That Wears.” We have an elegant assort ment suitable for Wedding presents, etc. Inspect Our Display. IMA Y BERRY HARDWARE CO. I "Handsomest Hardware Store in the South," Kilpatrick Inheritor and Oloner of Loop the Loop CHARLES KILPATRICK. ECENTLY the loop-the-loop was (fcjM ridden in Birmingham by I w. Diavolo, and for the past week the man who originated the idea has been in Birmingham riding down a flight of steps over 100 feet long on a bicycle. The latter Is Charles Kilpatrick, known the world over as "Dare Devil” Kilpatrick, from the fact there was never anything he would not attempt except to ride the; loop. Although he has only one leg, the other being cut off near the hip, he has done more wonderful things with a bicycle than any man living, and to-, day his reputation preceeds him wherever he goes. It wns Kilpatrick who startled the world a number of years ago by riding down the capitol steps at Washington, and later he was paid a largo sum to do a vaudeville art consist ing of tricks en a wheel and shooting a rifle while riding. Not content i^lth these things, he has built a very powerful automobile and an Inclined plain 300 feet long and only seven wide, up and down which he rides on this automobile. Coming down the machine moves at a rate of speed which is little short of marvelous, and the rider has drawn crowds numbering thousands to watch him do the act. To Ride the Loops. When the loop-the-loop was patented by Sheapard, the "dare devil" at once conceived the Idea of riding it on a wheel, and to that purpose he went in training for months. On the mechanical loop-the-loop at Re vere track he rode In the car for months, standing up and sitting down, frequently with a pair of handle bars In front of him, learning, as he says, all the pecu liar motions and feelings experienced in the loop. Finally, believing it could be done successful!, he tried a rubber ball and the first time it ran out at the top of the loop. A groove wds then built, along which the ball ran, and it looped the loop successfully, coming out at the right place. Then a loop was built at Madison Square Garden and a man named Mack Vanderwort was to make the first trial, and if he was uccessful Kilpatrick was to do it before a vast audience later on. Mack Vanderwort went down the in cline plane one Sunday afternoon, but fell at the top and was hurled 40 feet through the air and fell on the bicycle track, breaking an arm, a leg and tear ing his face to pieces. Ho had failed, and when a friend turned to Kilpatrick and said it was his time next, he replied, “Not for the Garden." For the first time he was “up against" a bicycle stunt which he did not have the nerve to try. He wanted his remaining leg to stay In its place. Makes Second Attempt. Later Vandervort tried a second time and succeeded, and today he is riding with Sells Brothers and Forepaugh's cir cus under the name of Diavolo. There is but one other man in tho world who has ridden the loop and was willing to ride it a second time. His name is Wolf and he is looping the loop In London to day, also under the name Diavolo. Every i time he rides flie grounds are packed, and Kilpatrick and his wife, who own the loop, are making a thousand pounds a month out of the rider. Mrs. Kilpat rick sailed for London several days ago to manage the act on the island, and ten weeks from now Kilpatrick himself will carry the other Diavolo to Germany to ride there and on the continent. He will make, above all expenses, over $1000 a week with the act. The loop with Sells Brothers' circus is owned jointly by Sheapard and Kil patrick, the former owning the me chanical patents and Kilpatrick owning the original Idea. Many Have Tried. Over thirty-five men Jjave tried to loop the loop on wheels, and every one but three have been layed up in the hospital and are unwilling to make the attempt again. One of the men, named Stewart, rode successfully once, but says he will not go through the loop again for a thou sand dollars a day. Probably no sensational act in the world has made as much money as the loop-the-loop. Since it was first tried on a wheel last summer, thousands and thousands of dollars have been realized, and thousands more are being made every week. The appearance of Kilpatrick last week is not his first trip to Birmingham. Fourteen years ago he and his wife, who is an aerialist, were doing a balloon act at East Lake, and one day she fell In the water and narrowly escaped drown ing. t-r t- ti tninr t t t t r GIVEN AN UMBRELLA. Robert A. Morris Presented With One By Associates in Office. Robert A. Morris, who was on last Tuesday elected county auditor, was pre sented with a handsome sterling silver handle umbrella yesterday at 4 o’clock by the gentlemen who hold positions in the office of the probate judge. Mr. Morris will assume the duties of auditor next week, and yesterday he severed his connection with the office of clerk in charge of the administrations in the probate office, which he has held since November, 1S95. Engraved on the handle of the unbrella were the words, “Robert A. Morris, from the Judgo and the boys in the office.” The unbrella was presented by Probate Judgo Stiles in a speech of a few words. The present was given him as a token of the high esteem in which he is held by all connected with the probate office. POSTAL CARD COSTS $50. Defendant Mailed Improper One and Is Fined By Judge Jones. In the United States court yesterday Rufus White, charged with retailing liquor without a license, was tried and acquitted. The Uhited States grand Jury returned an indictment against Charles A. Smith, charging a violation of the postal law. White pleaded guilty to sending a pos tal card containing libelous language and was fined $50. Sentence was sus pended until the March term of the United States court. CARPENTER FALLS. Scaffolding Gives Way While J. M. Glaze Is On It. The scaffolding on a new house gave way while J. M. Glaze, a carpenter, who lives In Kingston, was working on It yes terday afternoon and he fell to the ground. Ills back was seriously sprained and he has a scalp wound. The house Is being built for Sam Low rlze on Underwood avenue and Eleventh street, In East Lake, and the scaffolding only reached to the top of the first story. The fall was not very far. He was carried home In Warner-Smiley', ambulance. PLAINTIFF GETS $1000. Jury Cases This Week In the City Court, First Division. In the circuit court yesterday the Jury In the case of Charles W. Watson against the Birmingham Hallway, Light and Power company, a suit for $5000 for personal Injuries, rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $1000. In the case of the Robert H. Jonks Lumber company against W. H. C. Laughinghouse, suit on a contract, the Jury returned a verdict for the defen dant. This week Judgo C. A. Senn will pre sldo In the second division of the city court and non-jury cases will bo tried. Judge W. W. Wilkerson will ba on the bench in the first division, where Jury cases will be heard. HER FUNERAL TODAY. Mrs. Katherine Smith Had Insurance In Favor of Her Fiance. Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Katherine Smith, who died Friday night at St. Vincent's hospital from the effects of burns received that afternoon at her residence on Seventh avonue and Fourteenth street, will be conducted this afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Southsido Catholic church and the Interment will bo in the Catholic cemetery. Mrs. Smith was 3G years old, and was ei gaged to be married to a Birmingham man. Sometime ago she took out life in surance for $500 made out in the name of her fiance. The insurance agent said yesterday that the policy was correct and that the money would be paid within ten days. •‘The Fashion” Requires Experienced saleswoman for underwear, and stock arirl for cloak department. Ap ply Monday, Feder Berk, 1908 Second avenue. WANTED—Traveling so licitor, one with some expe rience preierred. Good po sition for right man. Gilt edge references and bond re quired. Address in own handwriting Alabama, care The Age-Herald. I ft TO REGULATE FREE PASS EVIL _ Text oE Sill Proposed b; Alex T, London MUST BE MADE PUBLIC Mr. London Would Not Prohibit Free Passes, But Thinks the Public Should Know Why They Are Used. The following letter from Alex T. Lon don expresses his Mens on the habit of publlo officials using free passes and an act which ho will present td the leglsla- turo to remedy It. Mr. London writes: To the Editor of the Age-Herald. I know of no better way to show my appreciation of the confidence of the democratic voters: of this county than to attempt to return It In kind, and aetu- ated solely by this motive, I shall from time to time furnish drafts of the legis lation which I propose to offer In the next legislature, with the hope and ex pectation that the proposed measures may receive criticism at the hands of my fellow citizens, in whose Interests the leg islation Is proposed. I wish It to be borne In mind that those proposed measures are no pet schemes of mine, but are offered solely with the Idea of benefiting the publlo. If they are mistakes, no one will more readily concede It than I, and I trust that I may have the benefit of candid and ex plicit crlticlgms of each bill; let no one be afraid of exciting either animosity or 111 will by any criticism that he may make. The matters concern the public alone, and I simply desire the advice of my friends and fellow citizens in Invoking criticism. Free Pass Evil. The following bill Is suggested by the effort that has been made to check the free pass evil. I have no purpose to prohibit the use of free passes by public officers If they can obtain them legiti mately, but I fall to see any reason why a public official and his family should ride free on a railroad simply because he holds a publlo office. Many officials should, by Btatute, be allowed to go free and hence I would' not undertake to pro hibit the use of free passes. The pro posed bill Imposes no burden upon per sons fairly entitled to the use of a free pass, but only requires that he shall state the ground upon which he rides free, and that this statement shall be made public, and If the public is informed of the reasons, and they are fair, there should be no Just cause of complaint. ALEX. T. LONDON. i ne rroposea Act. A Bill to be entitled An Act to regulate the use or procurement of free passes or reduced rate tickets or passes on railroads, steamboats and street rail road by persons holding office in this State. Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala bama: Section 1. That every person holding office under this state, or any county, city or other political subdivision thereof, who shall use or ride upon any railroad, stamboat, street car or other public con veyance on a free pass or free ticket, or at any rate of fare, transportation or carriage less than that paid b3' the public generally for like service, or who shall procure the same for another, shall with in the first seven days of the months of April, July, October and January of each year, make and file with the state audi tor, in case he Is a state officer, and w-ith the judge of probate of the county of his residence in case he is a county officer, and with the clerk or other like officer of the city of his residence, if he is an officer of a city or town, a statement un der oath, signed by him, showing the line or linos of railroad or street railroad or steambot upon which he has ridden upon such free pass, free ticket, or reduced rate of fare or transportation, and the name or names of ail persons for whom he has procured passes, free tickets or reduced rates of transportation or fare, and in such statement such officer shall state fully the grounds or reasons for the issue to him, or such other person or persons of such free pass or ticket, or the allowance of such reduced ratp of fare or transportation. Section 2. At the time of making and fil ing said statement such officer shall pay to the officer wffch whom the same is filed a fee of twenty-five cents. Must Be Published. Section 3. The officer with whom said statement is filed shall, within ten days after said statements are filed, cause to be printed in some newspaper of general circulation published in the county or city where the same are filed, an advertise ment, with proper heading, showing the anme of every such officer filing the same, with his title, and the expenses of such publication shall be paid by the offi cer making the same out of the fees re ceived by him, and the balance thereof may be retained b ysuch officer, or other wise accounted for as provided b3' law. Sec. 4. The statements so filed shall bo filed and retained by the officer recelv AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE. Has It over been your unhappy lot to be told by your physician that you must go to a hospital and submit to an opera tion? If so, you remember with what dread and shrinking you awaited the day when you must endure the knife. The present day surgeon appears to be possessed by a mania* for operating, es pecially In cases of hemorrhoids or piles, and while the greater number of the pro fession do not recommend this "last re sort,” unless they honestly believe It nec essary, the fact remains that much needless operating Is done, and the pa tient put to much expense and suffering for what? To obtain a possible tempo rary relief; theBe words are used advis edly because In nine cases out of ten the affliction returns and the patient is just where he started from. Oftentimes he could be cured much more simply and easily by the use of such a remedy as the Pyramid I'lle Cure; this has come to Be recognized as the best remedy on the market for the painful disease named, and the druggists now sell more of it than all other pile remedies combined. The writer personally knows people who were afflicted with the worst form of bleeding and yrotrudlng piles and who were permanently cured by the use of Pyramid Pile Cure. In every one of these cases the attending physician had assured the sufferer that only by an op eration could he rid himself of the dis ease; so much for the Infallibility of the doctors. This remedy, wuich Is sold by all druggists at the low price of fifty cents. Is In suppository form, Is applied directly to the parts affected, and per forms Its work quietly and painlessly. The Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall, Mich., will mall free to any address a book tell ing all about piles or hemorrhoids, their cause and cur-. A suggestion is offered that If the reader Is afflicted, or knows anyone who Is, this book ho sent for, as It will be found Invaluable. i Ladies’ Desk Only $5.98 V This highly polished golden oak or mahogany finished Ladies' Desk, with French shaped legs, new design, strong and well made, former price >8—tomorrow only 55-98. BEN M. JACOBS BROS., I 2011 FIRST AVENUE. Ing them, and shall be open to Inspection as other public records are. Sec. 6. Any such officer receiving or using a pass or ticket or reduced rate of fare for himself, or procuring the same for another, who shall fall to make, swear to and file said .statement and pay the fee required, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined for each failure not less than fifty hor more than five hundred dollars. Sec. 6. Any officer violating the pro visions of this act shall upon the sec ond conviction therefor be deemed guilty of wilful neglect of duty and forfeit his office. PHI DELTA THETA MEETS IN NEW YORK NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE FRATERNITY WILL CONVENE IN NEW YORK CITY ON NOVEMBER 24— DELEGATES FROM ALABAMA The biennial convention of the Phi Pelta Theta fraternity will convene In New York city during Thanksgiving Week, and promise to be the largest gath ering of Greek letter fraternity men ever held In the United States. The fraternity was foundered at Miami university, Ox ford, O., In 1848. During the past twen ty years Phi Delta Theta has had more chapters than any other college frater nity and Its membership now numbers over 12,000. President Benjamin Harrison was a member of this fraternity. Other de ceased members were the poet Eugene Filed and the noted divine Davis S. Swing of Chicago. Distinguished mem bers of the fraternity are Adlal E. Stevenson, Edwin H. Conger, Grlgadler General Funston and J. W. Foster, ex secretary of state. Phi Delta Theta has twelve members In congress, Including Senator J. C. S. Blackburn and J. M. Griggs, late chairman of the democratic congressional campaign committee. The sessions of the convention will be held In the parlors of the Hotel Majestic. The soclul programme Is an elaborate one and consists of a grand ball, theatre party at Daly’s, banquet, smoker and an excursion to West Point. Several Birmingham and Montgomery boys are to attend the convention. Among them are F. S. White, Jr., H. M. Smith, C. A. Brown, J. L. Meade, S. H. Roberts, R. G. Dawson. F. S. Ball of Montgomery Is also expected to attend. There are two chapters of the fraterni ty in Alabama—Alabama Alpha at the University, and Alabama Beta at Au burn. These two chapters have about 600 alumni members. Alabama Beta will be represented by W. C. Coles, while his brother, T. L. Coles has been selected to represent Alpha chapter at Tuscaloosa. E. S. Clarkson will also attend the con vention from the university. The delegates and visitors from Ala bama and. Georgia will assemble In At lanta on November 21 and leave that place In a special car for New York. The arrangement was made by Ernest G. Hallman of Atlanta, president of Gamma Province. SENTENCES DEFENDANTS. Judge Greene Presides In Criminal Court—Cases This Week. The following persons were sentenced In the second division of the criminal court yesterday by Judge Dan A. Greene: W. T. Rollo, two cases of embezzlement, thirty days at hard labor In each case. Henry Dillard, assault and battery, thir ty days at hard labor. Tomorrow the criminal docket will be taken up In the first division, over which Judge Dan A. Green will preside. The cases set for the week are as fol lows: Monday—Emmett Mason, charged with robbery; Frank Richardson, Leonard and Bob Page, charged with murder. Tuesday—Pete Burnett, Amos Smith and George Davis, charged with mur der. Wednesday—Bob Slaughter and Will Herndon, charged with robbery, and Ar thur Wilson, charged with murder. Thursday—Belle Cannon, charged with murder, and Will Moore, charged with arson. PAYMASTER DIXON’S INVENTION. Employe-Wage Statement and Dupli cate Pay Envelope. J. T. Dixon, paymaster for the Republic Iron and Steel company for this district, having Invented some time ago a device In the shapo of an employe wage state ment and duplicate pay envelope, has re cently teen granted a patent on It. This Is a. form that makes possible and prac ticable the preparation of both the state ment and envelope at a single writing. It Is said to be a great labor saving de vice, as It facilitates rapid and correct paying. Mr. Dixon has had the method In use for his company for more than a year with very satisfactory results, and the probabilities are that It will be taken up by many other corporations as soon as It Is put upon the market, which will be done shortly. FREE; FREE! FREE! Rural mail boxes given free with each yearly sub scription to Ths Age-Herald. MURRAY HILL CLUB WHISKEY. MARVELOUSl THE HOLD MURRAY HILL CLUB Has gained upon all who know the value of good whiskey. And Its fame will en dure. Because 'tie absolute ly pure. MURRAY HILL CLUB WHISKEY. JOS. A. MAGNUS CO. CINCINNATI, O. uir PATCD We ke0P 0V* ItL UAI Lllerything in the to the liquor line, com C A M11 V prising imported lAmlLl and domestic TDAI1C BEER, ALE, I HAUL Porter, Wines, Liquors, Liqueurs,, popular brands of Whiskies and Cock/ tails. Call for one of our price lists. SOLOMON LEVI, 1918-1930 1st Avfl.. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Both Phonos, 1012. AN EXHIBIT OF POTTERY. We speak of it as an “ex hibit” because I want you to feel that in lieu of an art museum my store can always be made use of to study new products in this line, f Are you familiar with the Louwelsa Pottery? I have some beautiful specimens here that i ll be giaa to snow you and tell you of. ^iThe Louwelsacomes from a factory near Cincinnati, and very much resembles Rookwood, so closely that it defies the expert. The only conscious difference is the price, fl sell pieces of Louwelsa for $2.00. Similar from the Rookwood kilns would cost you $6. IjThere are many designs here in vases and jugs ranging up to $10.00. F. W. Bromberg, 107 N. 20th St. Excelsior Steam Laundry does EXQUISITE WORK GEORGE A. BLINN SON. 1807 8econd Avenue. 'Phone 222,

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Our Specialty. Calhoun Jewelry Co., 210 N. Nineteenth St., BIRMINGHAM, ALABAHA. Little Things Count... We save you money on the little things— the thousands of small articles wherein the outlay is not over a quarter of a dol lar—even the nickel articles we give are the best the market affords. Zac Smith Stationery Company. Blank Books, Inks, Typewriter Ribbons, Carbons and Papers, Fresh and Good Blue Print Papers, Tracing Linens, Rubber Bands, Letter Files, etc., are the little things for the office. 2010 First Avenue. —^——————a ATTENTION agg um buyinq ■—a Gayar's Whlta Lime, Old Dominion Cement, Magnolia Cement, Chattanooga Side Cut Brick, Naw York Plaster, Montague’s 8ewer Pipe, And ail Building Material. Our prices wll| Interest you. CAROLINA PORTLAND CEMENT CO. W. A. NIEMEYER, Gen'l Agt, 2209 and 2211 Morris Ave., Birmingham, Ala. READ THE AGE-HERALD-ALL THE NEWS. Personnel of Senate and House of Kepresentatibes ALFRED M. TUNSTALL, Who Will Probably Preside Over the Next House of Representatives. ^ZW~HE next legislature of Alabama will be more solidly democratic than, perhaps, any session that has assembled In the state. The senate will be solidly democratto. There was but a single close contest In the senatorial race, In the district com posed of Etowah and St. Clair. In this district, Smith, democrat, appears to have defeated Hurst, republican, by a small majority. The house in the next session will have a membership of 105, the recent constitu tional convention having Increased the membership’ by five, giving one each to Jefferson, Walker, Etowah, Butler and Elmore. From returns received by The Age-Herald It appears that the democrats have elected 102 members, the republi cans four and the populists one. The following is a complete list of the legislature as elected in Tuesday's elec tion, together with tlielr postofflce ad dresses: Autauga—J. A. Wilkinson, Autauga ville. Baldwin—D. C. Byrne, Bay Mtnette. Barbour-J. F. McTyre, Eufaula; A. A. McDonald, Louisville. Bibb—J. F. Thompson, Centerville. Blount—W. E. Byars, Blount Springs. Bullock—N. B. Powell, John K. Frank lin, Union Springs. Butler—George W. I.ee, McKenzie: H. P. Fllley, Greenville. Calhoun—J. J. Arnold, Jacksonville; G. C. Williams. White Pains. Chambers—L. S. Schuessler. W. C. Thomas, LaFayctte. Cherokee—William Siglin, Bluffton. Chilton—L. II. Reynolds, republican, Jemison. Choctaw—J. J. Kelly, Butler. Clarke—F. E. Poole, Thomasvllle; Isaao Pugh, Grove Hill. clay—W. H. Preston, Barfield. Cleburne—John A. Brown, Edwards vllle. Coffee—W. H. Warren, Cllntonville. Coosa—John W. Johnson, Kellyton. Conecuh—Andrew Jay, Evergreen. Colbert—John E. DeLoney, Tuscumbta. Covington—J. W. Williams, Andalu sia. Crenshaw—W. M. Rushton, Luvene. Cullman—George H. Parker, Cullman. Dale—J. C. Barnes, Ariosta. Dallas—W. R. Shaffer, E. S. Star, Cal vin Young, Sr., Selma. DeKalb—W. F. Fulton, Collinsville. Elmore—A. W. Rucker, Elmore; O. C. Swlndall, Floyd. Escambia—N. R. Leigh, Jr., Brewton. Etowah—Hubert T. Davis, Gadsden; Ed Hanville, Gadsden. Fayette—R. F. Peters, Fayette. Franklin—W. J. James, Russelville. Geneva—Mills (populist.1 Greene—A. Y. Glover, ForKland. Hale—A. M. Tunstall, Greensboro; E. M. Elliot, Moundville. Henry—T. M. Espy, Dothan; C. B. Searcy, Abbeville. Jackson—W. H. Bogart, Stevenson; S. W. Frazer, Scottsboro. Jefferson—A. Benners, A. T. London, L. J. Haley, Felix E. Blackburn, C. W. Hickman, Joel C. DuBose, W. C. Cun ningham, Birmingham. Lamar—J. D. McClusKy, Vernon. Lauderdale—R. T. Simpson, Florence; H. A. KUlen, Green Hill. NtRVOUS_DYSPEPSIA. A CURE FOR ALL. Not a Patent Cure-all, Nor a Modern Miracle, But Simply a Rational Cure for Dyspepsia. In these days of humbuggery and de ception, the manufacturers of patent medicines, as a rule, seem to think their medicines will not sell unless they claim that It will cure every disease under the sun. And they never think of leaving out dyspepsia and stomach troubles. They are sure to claim that their nostrum Is absolutely certain to cure every dyspeptic and he need look no further. In the face of these absurd claims It Is refreshing to note that the proprietors of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have care fully refrained from making any undue claims or false representations regarding the merits of this most excellent remedy for dyspepsia and stomach troubles. They make but one claim for It, and that la, that for Indigestion and various stomach troubles Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Is a radical cure. They go no further than thlB and any man or woman suffering from Indigestion, chronic or nervous dys pepsia, who will give the remedy a trial will find that nothing Is claimed for It, that the facts will not fully sustain. It Is a modern discovery, composed of harmless vegetable Ingredients acceptable to the weakest or most delicate stomach. Its great success In curing stomach trou bles Is due to the fact that the medical properties ore such that It will digest whatever wholesome food Is taken Into the stomach, no mater whether the stom ach Is In good working order or not. It rests the overworked organ and replen ishes the body, the blood, the nerves, creating a healthy appetite, give refresh ing sleep and the blessings which always accompany a good digestion and proper assimilation of food. In using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets no dieting Is required. Simply eat plenty of wholesome food and take these Tablets at each meal, thus assisting and resting the stomach which rapidly regains its proper digestive power, when the Tublets will be no longer required. Nervous Dyspepsia Is simply a condition In which some portion or portions of the nervous system are not properly nourish ed. Good digestion Invigorates the ner vous system and every organ In the body. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by all druggists, at 60 cents per package. L-awrcnce—W. T. lowp, mon 1 ton. Lee—L. R. Wheells, Phoenix City; C. R. McCreary. Opelika. Limestone—H. C. Thach, Athens. Lownrles—R. L. Goldsmith, Hayne vllle; D. F, Crum, Farmersvllle. Macon—J. R. Wood, Tuskegee. Madison—R. W. Walker, A. 8. Fletcher, Huntsville. Marengo—J. H. MInge, Sr., Faunsdale; J. Williams, Nanafalla. Marshall—John A. Lusk, Guntersvllle. Mobile—J. C. Rich, A. S, Lyons, F. O. Hoffman, Mobile. Marlon—Charles P. Almon, Hamilton. Montgomery—Tyler Goodwin, T. J. Hall, T. M. Arrington, O. C. Maner, Montgomery. Morgan—W. W. Callahan, Decatur; Dan Walden, Trinity. Monroe—T. S. Wiggins, Monroeville. Perry—R. A. Hardie, Uniontown; C. C. Johnston, Marlon. Pickens—M. B. Curry, Carollton. Pike—A. B. Foster, Troy; James Ed wards, Catalpa. Randolph—W. A. Handley, Roanoke. Russell—B. deG. Waddell, Seale; T. A. Johnson, Jernlgan. St. Clair—W. T. Brown, Raglan. Shelby—E. S. Lyman, Montevallo. Sumter—S. C. Ward, Cuba; R. L, Seal, Livingston. Talladega—J. C. Lanier, Kymulga; G. A. Joiner, Talladega, Tallapoosa—J. W. Strother, Dadeville; John R. Ballard, Alexander City. Tuscaloosa—J. Manly Foster, C. B. Verner, Tuscaloosa, Walker—J. H. Bankhead, Jr., Jasper; W. A. Gray, Cordova. Washington—H. M. Posey, Sunflower. Wilcox—S. C. Cook, Nellie; D. F. Watts, Caledonia, Winston—Newman (republicari), Double Springs. Senate. First Distret, Lauderdale and Lime stone—H. R. Kennedy. Second District, Lawrence and Mor gan—S. A. Lynn. Third District, Blount, Cullman and Winston—R. L. Hipp. Fourth District, Madison—R. E. Sprag igns. _ Fifth District, Jackson and Marshall— F. A. Bostick. Sixth District, Etowah and St. Clair— M. W. Smith. Seventh District Calhoun—F. L. Black mon. Eighth District, Talladega—W. B. Cas tleberry. Ninth District, Chambers and Ran dolph—J. D. Norman. Tenth District, Tallapoosa and Elmore— W. L. Lancaster. Eleventh Distret, Tuscaloosa—George D. Johnston. Twelfth District, Fayette, Lamar and Walker—C. C. NeSmith. Thirteenth District, Jefferson—Hugh P. Morrow. Fourteenth District, Pickens and Sum ter—John A. Rogers. Fifteenth District, Lowndes—Joseph Norwood. Seventeenth District, Butler, Conecuh and Covington—D. M. Powell. Eighteenth District, Bibb and Perry— W. F. Hogue. Nineteenth District, Choctaw, Clarke and Washington—W. D. Gunn. Twentieth District, Marengo—S. G. Wolff. .Lweniy-nrst uistrict, arsiawm, niscam bia and Monroe—D. D. Hall. Twenty-second District, Wilcox—W. C. Jones. Twenty-third District, aDle and Gen eva—Walter U. Acree. Twenty-fourth Dsitrict, Barbour—E. P. Thomas. Twenty-fifth District, Coffee, Crenshaw and Pike—R. H. Arrington. Twenty-sixth District, Bullock anu Macon—T. S. Fraser. Twenty-seventh District, Dee and Rus sell—George P. Harsjson. Twenty-eighth District, Montgomery— B. H. Screws. Twenty-ninth District, Cherokee and DeKalb—D. B. Stone. Thirtieth District, Dallas—W. B. Craig. Thirty-first District, Colbert, Franklin and Marion—W. J. Bullock. Thirty-second District, Greene and Hale—W. E. Spencer. Thirty-third District, Mobile—Joel W. Goldsby. Thirty-fourth District, Cleburne, Clay and Coosa—Walter S. Smith. Thirty-ninth IDstrict, Henry—W. O. Long. BACKWARD CHILDREN. The Slow But Sure Ones Are the Kind That Always Win. Margaret Stowe In. New York Journal. This Is a subject that is Intended to comfort parents whose children are what are commonly called dunces. Do not be downhearted or discouraged If your son Is behind In his class. It Is a very common occurrence for a backward boy, one who was beaton by all at school, to shoot ahead later on. What becomes of all the wonderfully precocious children? It Is very often the case that the clever boys who gain prizes by their greater quickness and facility later on in life, when effort and perseverance are needed, do not poesess those qualities or have not, had them developed, while tho dunce, who endeavored, struggled and did his best, now can prove the worth of those qualities that In his school days seemed of so little use. Encourage your dull children, for you cannot tell but that through the aid of your sympathy and encouragement they may turn out to be brilliant men. Three of our greatest generals were dunces. General Sheridan showed so little capacity as a boy that his mother Intro Jacobs’ Pharmacy Liquor Department Sellers of Very Old Whiskies for the Sideboard and Medicine Chest. 157 Cases “Monogram” Malt Whiskey Sold Since August 15. Especially Distilled for the Sick Room. Still Selling at 85c per Bottle. W ines, Wines, W ines “The melancholy days have come. The saddest of the year. It’s most too hot for whiskey straight, And a little too oold for beer.’’ —THEREFORE DRINK WINE. Erie County Sherry, per quart. 46c Fresno County Sherry, per quart. 55o Amontillado Sherry, per quart. $1.10 Fresno County Port. 55c Terragona Type Port, per quart.... 85o St. George 11-year-old Port, per quart...$1.75 Duroy Haines Co.’s Fort, per quart.$1.00 Muscat, a very sweet wine, per quart. 90c Mai taro Claret, per quart.*. 45c Zinfandel Claret, per quart. 85o St. Julien Claret, per quart...95c Chateau Margaux Claret, per quart....$1.20 Sierra Campa, a banquet wine, per quart...$125 Scuppernong “Rosen Blatt” Wine, per quart..... 55c Sauterna tauvignon Vert Wine, per quart. 8oo Jacobs’ Pharmacy Liquor Department. duct'd him to one of his tutors as an "In corrigible dunce." General Ulysses Grant was called “Useless Grant” by his mother because of his dullness as a boy. Stonewall Jackson was noted for his slowness, but at the same time was re markable for his Indefatigable applica tion and perserverance. Mr. Smiles, the author of "Self Help,” tells a story of a boy In his class at Bchool who was one of the greatest of dunces. One teacher after another had tried his skill upon him and failed. Mr. Smiles says: "Corporal punishment, the fool's cap, coaxing and earnest entreaty proved alike fruitless. Sometimes the experiment was tried of putting him at the top of the class, and It was curious to note the rapidity with which he gravitated to the inevitable bottom. The youth was given up by his teach ers as an Incorrigible dunce, one of them pronouncing him to be a ‘stupendous booby.' Yet, slow though he was, this dunce had a sort of dull energy of pur pose In him that grew with his muscles and his manhood, and, strange to say, when he at length came to take part In the practical business of life he was found heading most of his school com panions, and eventually left the greater number of them far behind. "The last time the author heard of him he was chief magistrate of his native town.” Dr. Arnold said of boys that the differ ence between one boy and another con sists not so much In talent as in energy. If your slow, backward child has per sistency and application, he will surely head the clever fellow who is without those qualities. Watch and wait patiently and do not be In too great a hurry to see your child’s mind develop, but carefully train his habits of energy and endeavor. WESTMORELAND SANITARIUM. A Place Where Drug Habits Are Cured In From 24 to 48 Hours. The Westmoreland Sanitarium, at 719 North Twenty-third street, under the management of T. H. Lee, Is making an exceptional proposition to those addicted to drug habits of various forms. Those In charge guarantee to cure the habitual use of morphine, cocaine, chloral, whisky and all kindred drugs, within from 24 to 4S hours and to entirely drive the craving for such drugs from the patient's mind. Dr. Westmoreland's treatment differs widely from the usual methods. It Is en Irely hypodermic and acts by first elim inating every trace of the drug from the patient's system, and this without any suffering on the part of the patient. The elimination Is accomplished within 24 to 48 hours, but those In charge always rec ommend that the patient remain 8 or 10 days In order that the system may be thoroughly built up and left in exactly the same condition It was before the pa tient became addicted to the ubo of any drug. That they can accomplish what they claim they guarantee by requiring no money until the patient pronounces him self thoroughly cured. All that Is neces sary Is for the patient to deposit a certi fied check with some bank to be paid over to Mr. Lee as soon as he pronounces himself cured. The Sanitarium Is located at 719 N. 23d St., and can be reached by Bell phono 755 and People's phone 422. Bronchoda. What is it? TO THE EMPLOYES OP SOUTHERN RAILWAY: We have been appointed the official watch inspectors of the Southern Railway and beg to announce that we have now on display the most com plete line of watehes (stan dard grade) to be found in the south. Wo will be pleased to have you call and inspect the same. Jobe-Rose Jewelry Co., 117 N. 19th street. LOOK! Gas Heaters Gas Logs and Gas Grates are Selling at Cost. No more dirt, ashes, soot or kindling to bother with. All you need is a match, and the fire you have at once. BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY, LIGHT AND POWER CO. 2104 1st Av., Birmingham. Live Burial Experiments. Many persons have a horrow of being buried alive, whtoh is why experiments In testing whether one is really dead or not when he appears so are attracting atten tion in Europe. The experiments of Dr. [card have been so successful that they have been approved by the French Acad emy of Sciences. The doctor uses the well-known coloring matter fluorescin. which he Injects into the body. If a per son Is really dead, the fluorescin has no effeot whatever, but if there is any life yet remaining the body quickly becomes yellow and the eyea greenish In color. These symptoms will remain for one oi possibly two hours and then disappear. Many persons declare that the existence of life can be discovered by the use of the X ray, but it is not always possible to have an X ray apparatus on hand In doubtful cases, wherein fluorescin can ale ways be procured. For Sale at a B&rgain—Lof 50x190 on Belt Line. Ad\ dress Belt, care this office

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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD. VOL. 29 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1902 20 PAGES NO. 92 t MR. DOOLEY ON THE DOINGS OF ROYALTY 6 By F. P. Du tine—Copyright, 1902, by Robert How ard Russell. jt _* SEE be th’ pa-apers” |T said Mr. Dooley, "that II th' king lv Blljim has been havin’ throuble with wan av his fair.’ly.” "Th’ poor man,” said Mr. Hen nessy. "What was It about?” “Oh, faith, th’ usual thing,” said Mr. Dooley. “She marrld gome wan th’ kings her father didn’t like. Th’ man lv her choice was noe her akeel. He was on’y a Jook or a prince or something like that—a good fellow, d’ye mind, sober, industhrees an’ afflctlonate lv lowly exthraitlon. But that ain’t what I wanted to talk to ye about. Th’ throubles lv a king with his fam’ly ain’t anny more lnthrestln’ thin th’ throubles lv a plumber or a base-ball player. It’s th’ same thing—th’ food, th’ cost lv th' new tile, th’ familyar face at breakfast, th’ girl runnln’ off an’ marryin’ a Jook or a clerk in a butcher shop. What I’ve been thlnkln’ about Is how long th’ kings can stand havin’ all these things known about thlm. “Whin I was a boy, if a king fell out with his folks, no wan knew lv It but th’ earls an’ mark esses an’ Jooks that overheerd th’ row while they were waitin’ on th’ table. They didn’t say anny thlng but wrote It down in a note book an’ published it afther they was dead. Whin th* king passed th’ butther plate so high to his wife that it caught her in th’ eye, It was a rile secret. Whin his rile spouse pulled his majesty around th’ room be th’ hair lv th’ head, th’ tale remained in th’ fam'ly till It got Into histhry. Whin wan lv th’ princesses threatened to skip with a Jook, th’ king touched th’ spring lv th’ thrap dure an' her rile highness, Augoostina Climin tina Sofia Marla Mary Ann, wint down among th’ coal an’ th’ pota toes an’ nlver was heerd lv again. "But nowadays ’tis dlff’rent. Th’ window shades Is up at th’ king’s house as well as ivrywhere else. Th’ gas is lighted an’ we see his majesty stormin’ around because th’ dinner is late, kickin’ th’ rile dog, whalin’ th’ princess lv th’ blood with a lath, brushln’ his crown befure goin’ out, shavin’ his chin, sneakin’ a dhrlnk at bed time, Jawin’ his wife an ’makin’ faces at his daughter. Th’ prin cess called at th’ king lv BUJum’s house yisterdah an’ insisted on seein’ th’ ol’ man. A stormy in therview followed: ‘I tol’ ye nlver to darken this dure again till ye left that loafer lv a husband lv ye’ers,’ says his majesty. ‘I come here to get me clothes,’ says her rile highness. ‘If ye don’t give thim up, I’ll call nex’ time with a constable,’ she says. ‘Don’t make me f’rget me sex an’ lay hands on a woman,’ says his maj esty. ‘Clear out lv this befure I cease bein’ a king an’ become a parent,’ he says. Her rile high ness had a fit iv hysterics at this, an’ th’ king tore around th’ par lor, knockin’ over chairs an’ kick in’ at th’ furniture. Half an hour later th’ prinqess emerged fol lowed be th’ king in a smokin’ jacket. At th’ dure, he hollered at her: 'Ye’ll stay away fr’m here if ye know what’s good f’r ye.’ ‘I’ll have th’ law on ye,’ says th’ princess as she wint off on her bicycle. “An’ there ye ar-re. Th’ times has changed an’ th’ king lives in th’ sthreet with th’ rest iv us. It’ll be th’ death iv thim. No wan respects annybody they know. To be a king an’ get away with it, a man must keep out lv sight. Th’ minyit people knows that a king talks like othre people, that he has th’ same Kind iv aches that we have, that his head is bald, that his back teeth are filled, that he dhrlnks too much, that him an’ his wife don’t get along an’ that whin they quarrel, they don’t make a reg’lar declara tion iv war but jaw at each other like Mullarky an’ his spouse, their subjicks say: ‘Why, this here fel low is no betther thin th’ rest iv us. How comes he to have so good a job? Down with him!’ An’ down he comes. “Ye take this here king iv Bil jum, Hinnissy. I knew all about him f’r Dorney had th’ room nex’ to him whin he was in Europe an’ he heerd him snore! Think iv _ that! Tink iv hearin’ a king snore an’ meetin’ him th’ nex’ mornin’ an’ bowin’ to him. If this king iv Biljum knew his own business, he’d on’y come out iv th' house wanst a year an’ thin he’d have his face veiled. Instead Iv that he’s all over th’ wurruld. He’s in th’ rubber business. He’s th’ rub ber king. If ye buy a garden hose, see that th name iv Leo pold, king iv Biljum is on th’ noz zle. He makes gum shoes, nursin’ bottles, rain coats, combs an’ teethin’ rings. Ivry week he has to set down with th’ boord iv di rectors iv his rubber comp’ny an’ hope f’r rain., "He takes his pleasure befure all th’ wurruld. If ye go into a hotel annywhere in Europe, Dor ne says, ye can see him settin ’in a rockin’ chair smokin' a seegar an’ chattin’ with th’ dhrummers. ‘Who’s that ol’ la-ad with th’ whiskers?’ says Dorney to th’ clerk. ‘That’s ol’ Leepold, king lv Biljum,’ says th’ clerk. ‘He’s our star boarder,' he says. ‘Who’s that ol’ fool cuttin’ up with th’ chorus girls at th’ nex’ table?’ says Dorney to th’ waither at th’ resthrant. ‘It’s Leepold, king iv Biljum,’ says th’ waither. ‘He’s in here ivry night. I guess his home life ain’t very atthractive.’ ’Th’ king iv Biljum in his autymobill ran. into a milk cart yisterdah on th ’bullyvard,’ says th’ pa-apers. ‘lu th’ altercation that followed, th’ lowly milkman walloped his majesty severely. Th’ king iv Biljum wint up in an air ship yisterdah, an’ aftherward took dinner with Santos-Dumont, Col. Tom Ochiltree, Tod Sloan, an’ Chansy Depoo. Th’ king iv Biljum an’ Maddymozelle Tooroore, th’ Spanish dancer, danced a fandango at th’ Caffy de Paree las’ night. His majesty paid f’r all breakage. Ivy aftbernoon th’ king iv Biljum can be seen on th’ bullyvard. Th' statement that th’ droop in his right eye is permanent is not cor rect. Th’ king iv Biljum was seen in a smokin’ car in th’ limited thrain yisterdah, in his shirt sleeves, playin’ slven-up with a few frinds. Whin th’ thrain stopped f’r lunch, his majesty out, et a dish iv baked beans, a section iv grape pie an’ a cup iv coffee an’ had a pleasant chat with th’ cashier who used to wur ruk at th’ Palace hotel an’ knows him well. It was ‘Leep’ an’ ‘Marne’ with thim to th’ delight iv th’ hangers-on at th’ station who are very fond iv both iv thim.’ “An’ so it goes. Now, supposin’ Hinnissy, that ye was a Biljum, whativer that is, an’ Leepold was ye’er king. Ye see ntm on th’ sthreets ivry day snoitln’ arotind in an autymobill, with dust in his whiskers an’ cinders in his eyes that makes him wink ivry time a nurse-girl goes by; ye see him dhrinkin’ at th’ bar, bettin’ on th’ races, feedin’ his head with com mon food, quarrelin’ with his wife, kickin' his daughter out iv dures, an' mannyfacthrin' rubber boots. Wud you bow down to him whin he come out iv th’ concert hall with th’ sixtet? Wud ye fling ye’er caubeen in th’ air an’ holler, ‘Long live th' king,’ or ‘Veev th’ roy,’ or ‘Hock Leepold,’ or what iver ‘tls up to a Biljum to holler at such a time? Ye wud not. Ye'd say to ye’ersilf: ‘Well, if that fel low’s a king, so’m I. I think I’ll move him over an’ take th’ job mesilf. He’s a nice ol’ man, runs an autymobill pretty well, is a succisful flirt, an unsuccissful husband, a five-cints-on-th’-dollar failure as a father an’ a pretty good mannyfacthrer iv hose. He’s all lv these things. But as a king, is he worth th’ wages? I guess not!’ An’ whin Leepold come out some mornin' it'd not be ye’er hat that come off but his. “Th’ thruth is, HInnIssy, that th’ kings have got to take a brace. If ye have anny kings among ye’er frinds, tell thim I said so. Th’ king business is like a poker game. It’s neen goin’ on f’r a long time an’ whinlver it puts Its money In we lay down thinkln’ we was up again’ a baud full lv kings an’ queens. But th’ minyit they’se a show-down, th’ bluff is over. Thin we see that th’ hand we were afraid iv is composed entirely iv sivlns, sixes an' dooces with maybe wan jack that looks like a king on'y to near-sighted people. A show-down is death to rilety. Tell je’er frinds to stay in dures an’ niver show their faces at th’ window an’ maybe we won’t get on to thim.” “I don't know anny kings,” said ftjr. Hennessy. "Well, I wudden’t thry to," said Mr. Dooley. “It wud be all right f'r ye but ye'er wife mightn’t like It.” _ Sire of Three. From the Chicago Post. “Alas, alas,” he cried. “It only my three girls had been boys!” In truth, he was in sore trouble, with three young men thrumming three banjos and singing three different love songs under three windows at the same time. "I might as well be a victim of insom nia," he walled. THE DOCTORS EXTEND THEIR TIME Owing to the Large Number Who Have Been Unable to See the Brit ish Doctors, These Eminent Gentle men Have Extended the Time for Giving Their Services Free for Three Months to All Who Call Upon Them Before November 30. Owing to the large number of Invalids who have called upon the British Doc tors at their office, corner Twenty-second street and Third avenue, and who have been unable to see them, these eminent gentlemen have, by request, consented to continue giving their services entirely free for three months (medicines ex cepted) to all invalids who call upon them for treatment between now and November 30. These services consist not only of con sultation, examination and advice, but also of all minor surgical operations. The object In pursuing this course Is to become rapidly and personally acquaint ed with the sick and afflicted, and under no conditions will any charge whatever be made for any services rendered for three months to all who call before No vember 30. The doctors treat all forms of disease and deformities, and guarantee to cure In evary case they undertake. Male and female weakness, catarrh and catarrhal deafness, also varicocele, rup ture, goitre, cancer, and all diseases of the rectum are positively cured by their new treatment. Hours, 9 to 8. Sundays, 10 to 1. WOMAN’S PERFECT FOOT. O From the Chicago Inter-Ocean. A GREAT twr!ter once said: "The vanity of woman dies hard." Foolish man! It never dies at all, and of all the prides .here 1b none so hard to subdue as that a woman takes In her little feet and -rl. ankles. Little feet, however, are a deformity, or rather feet too small to harmonize with the figure are. Better that the foot be too large. If shapely, than too small. Think of a Juno who stands 5 feet 7 I Inches and tips the scales at 150 pounds teetering to and fro on No. 1 or No. 2 feet! She should have a No. 4 foot at the very leaBt, and a No. 6 would not be out of proportion. To pudge by the Ideas of the Greeks and Romans, beautiful feet and those which are large enough to carry the body most gracefully. Latin poets speak of the ga.it of their beauties, rather than of their feet. "Shall I be tried In this manner?" says Juno, "I, who walk the queen of the godB?" In the "Iliad,” Homer paid homage to Thetis, the silver-footed queen, and Paris, when making choice among the many beautiful maidens brought before him. did not forget the attractions of their feet. Their gait he marked, as gracefully they moved. And round their feet his eye sagacious roved. Inspiration for Poets. Poets and romancers have ever raved over the beauties of the "human foot di vine.” "How beautiful are thy feet with sandals, O Prince's daughter,” was the greeting of the bride In Solomon's Song, and In spite o- the rich adornments of Judith’s dress her sandals “ravished the eye” of Holofernes, their buckles being studded with precious gems, a fashion which later was forbidden to the Roman matron. Petrarch admire In his Laura her walk above all else. He counts It chief of her four principal charms. Dryden, too, Is not proof against the charms of the female foot and walk: In length of train descends her sweeping gown. And by her graceful walk the Queen of Love Is known. The mention of the foot In poetry has often been used purposely to express rev erence, as when Ben Jonson declared that his love for his mistress was so great that he “would adore i...e foot, and, n slipper was left off, would kiss It, too.” Every one Is familiar with his highly poetical: And where she went the flowers took thickest root. As she had sowed them with her odorous foot. Or a similar reference by Butler: Where'er you tread, your foot shall set The primrose and the violet. That fascinating combination of loveli ness, arrant coquetry, and rigid virtue, Mme. Recamler, worshipped her own beauty. It Is on record that she preferred dinners to any other form of entertain ment, not for the sake of the pleasure of the table, hut because her feet, which were not pretty, were n»dde-, and her exquisite hands and arms were well dis played. She was a coquette to the last, keeping up her platonic flirtations till the day j of her death, and she lived to be a very old woman. The Foot Beautiful. A woman's foot, when perfect, Is hol lowed out well, both Inside and out, with a high instep, short heel, and long, straight toes, slightly spatulate at the ends. This is the type of the most beautiful foot. It is, on the whole, a foot not fre quently seen in its perfection, for often one or the other elements of beauty are wanting. The rarest point of beauty Is the hollowing of the outside of the foot. It used to be that shoemakers’ lasts were made upon the Greek principles, but now a hump is made on the outside of the last, just above the point where the slight hollow should be. If any one would convince himself that the hollow on the outside of the foot Is rare, let him watch the prints that sea side bathers leave when they step on a dry plank walk. Most of such footprints show a greater or smaller hollow on the inside of the foot, but nearly every one shows a straight, wet mark on the out side. That water could flow under the arch of the foot, without wetting it, Is an old rule where feet are concerned. That the foot has an arch under which an apple could be rolled Is said of one well known beauty of the present day. She is so proud of her lovely feet that she has them photographed in every' pos sible way—In twentieth century slippers, in sabots, skates, Louis Quinze slippers, Japanese and Russian shoes. She has also any number of plaster casts showing ev ery graceful cure and dimple. HA8 A PERFUMED AUTO. Marquis of Anglesey’s Machine Leaves Trail of Sweet Scent. Special to the Inter Ocean. London—The Marquis of Anglesey, whose Jewelry, pantomine acting, and other vagaries are well known, has now developed a delicate estheltclsm along another line. He Is an enthusiastic au tomoblllst and the fastest and most reck less of the drivers In the United King dom. He has been flned In the police courts several times on this account, but there Is one reproach that can be leveled at the car. It does not leave behind an evil smelling track like others, but the per fume of violets or other flowers. The no ble lord drives his motor-scented machine with His hair tied In a rlbon to match the day’s perfume—violet, rose, primrose, etc.—so that a lock with a silken bow falls from the side of his face. PERILS OF AUTHORSHIP. Writer Forced to Pay for Libelous Character in His Book. Special to the Inter Ocean. Paris—A clerk In Versailles brought a suit against an author, Charging that one of the characters in a novel written A Secret Disease Of all human diseases, that known as contagious blood poison, or the Bad Disease, has caused more misery and Buf fering and ruined more lives than all others combined. It not only wrecks the hopes and aspirations of the one who contracts it, but often the innocent are made to share the humiliation and dis grace of this most loathsome and hateful form of blood poison. Children inherit it from parents, and thousands of the purest men and women have been con taminated and ruined simply through handling the clothing of one infected with this awful malady, or drink- THE INNOCENT ini? from the same vessel and SUFFER WITH using the same toilet articles. THE GUILTY. And when the reil nature of the trouble is known, many prefer to suffer in silence or leave th« disease to do its worst rather than maka known their condition. Through our Medical Department wa offer advice and help. Write us freely about your case, as nothing you say win ever go beyond our office. Let us help you to get rid of this fearful disease, for which some one else no doubt is to blame. It matters not how long the poison has been lurking in your system, S. S. S. will purify and build up your blood, and eliminate every atom of the deadly virus from the system and make a complete and permanent cure. S. S. S. is the only antidote for Conta gious Blood Poison and has been curing it for fifty years. It contains no mercury, potash or other harm Jh A ful mineral ingredi ent, but is a purely |^^k ^^^k vegetable remedy that ^^B^^B cures without leaving any bad after effects. Our special Home Treatment book, gives all the symptoms of this disease. We will mail you'a copy free. The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. by the latter was taken from himself, and presented a Hbelous picture. The author pleaded that he had not rep resented. and did not even know, the clerk, but the Judge gave the latter dam ages In $200 and ordered that the novel should be withdrawn from circulation. It was admitted that the author did not know the clerk, but the Judge said he In curred a grave responsibility In Intro ducing to the public an official to whom he attributed the most Immoral conduct, without first ascertaining that no misap prehension would follow. Merit wins, and this Is the reason for the unequalled popularity of Hood'» Sarsaparilla. Bronchoda. What is it? New train to Atlanta over Southern railway leaves Bir mingham 11:30 p. m. daily. Pullman sleeping car ready for occupancy Union station 9:30 p. m. SECOND AVENUE, NEAR TWENTIETH STREET. These for Tomorrow In the Hosiery Department. Children’s Ribbed Hose for school wear, the 16c kind; this 1 sale, 2 pairs for..., Ladies’ fast black Hose, the Herms dorf dye, the 26c kind; 1 Q_ We keep Ladies’ and Children’s fancy Stockings at 25c, 35c and...... Gut Gloves. Ladles’ Kid Gloves in all colors, the $1.00 kind this sale at, .69c The best Lucile and Clementine Ladies’ JCid Gloves, guar- 1 AG anteed and fitted to hand, at... A Ladies’ Golf Gloves, in all KG,, shades, at, pair 35c and. Children’s Golf Gloves, in all colors, at, pair..., Neckwear. Ladies’ fine Neckwear, that has been handled as samples, for this AQlt sale, at. Ladies’ Ping Pong Ties, in 1 Q _ all colors, for this sale at.LUKj We are also offering the latest In Veilings at 25c, 35c 50c Wool Dress Fabrics 36-inch Flannels, Bengor, Venetians, Homespuns and Granites, in all col ors, for tomorrow only, K K,( special.. 64-inch Homespuns, in light and dark gray mixtures, the very thing for unlined skirts, goods worth ffKn 98c a yard, for tomorrow.* w'-' 54-lnch French Venetian, the $2.25 value, for one day only, 1 4G special.J-.t:*/ Women’s Fall Suits! RADICALLY NEW IN STYLE AS WELL AS IN MATERIAL. WE PRESENTTOMORROW a showing of smart Tailor made Suits, fashioned in ac cordance with the most up-to-date modes from Mannish Suitings, Zibelins, Velvet, Two-Toned Effect Taffetas and Plain Cloths. These handsome Suits are exquis itely made, and possess all the arts and graces of style and refinement. Original designs as well as correct replicas of the latest European mod els Among the leading Specials we enumerate the foliowing—Walking Suits of Mannish Suitings; Blouse Jacket, with trimmed Flowing Gored Skirt; $22.50 values, at DRESS SUITS m—Blue, Black, Green, Red, with scallopped front on blouse and scallopped 4* I ft flounce skirt; $25.06 values, at. vBOiWU WOOL DRESS FABRICS. 60-inch Black Pebble Granite, the *1.26 grade, for Monday only, QQ„ special. 60-inch Black Ettamine, the $1.00 grade, 46-inch Mistral Ettamine, the $1.26 grade, for.'.OJ/C 27-inch Black Taffeta Silk, the $1.25 quality, for Monday QO„ only.wOL 19-inch Black Taffeta, /»Q_ the 76c quality, for.Ot/L' WOOL DRESS FABRICS. 19-inch XJl acK Taffeta, /loa the C9c value, for.‘iJC Beautiful line of Corduroy Waist ings to select from, goods we have sold for 89c per yard; spe cial for tomorrow.OOC Persian Design Velvets, in many colors, worth $1.25; special co for tomorrow.0«/C Striped Flannels of every frn description from 45c to.OVfC Barganls in Remnants—every one has been “re-marked" and reduced. Stop and see them on center counters. Ready-to-Wear Department. READY-MADE WAISTS. New lot of all-wool, all colors, trim med in black braids; for only qo.t Flannel Waists, in all colors, trim med, real pretty, the $2.48 1 qQ value; for tills sale. Nice French Flannel Waists, in stripes, ettamines and polka dot, worth 61c; special for Mon day. Children’s cresses from QQ 98c to.U.i/O Ail Silk Baby Caps Xn for.<COvj Pure Silk Coloreu Caps 4 (jo from 60c to.A.i/O Baby Moccasins, in all OQ., colors, for 25c to.0«7t All styles and colors in iy qQ Fascinators, from 25c to. Ladies’ Fleece lined Union AQ,, Suits for Monday special.‘x«7L Ladies’ heavy fleeced Union Suits, the $1.50 value, for tomorrow QQ. only, special. Ladies’ Flannelette Wrappers, worth $1.75, for tomorrow they will al. go at.i/OC Special showing of Corsets, long, short, medium, and Girdles, AQ,, white and colors. We show an immense assortment of all the populA brands, in 1 (Ml all lengths, at.. We are exclusive Birmingham agents for the famous “Redfern” Corsets, hand-made, pure whale bone. Ladies’ short knit Skirts ...75c Ladies’ fancy short knit 1 O all-wool Skirts at.A./fct/ Ladies’ Black Mercerized Petticoats at three prices, each a bargain, 98c, $1.25 and $1.49, full cut fast color. Silk Petticoats, all the new A QQ cuts, fancy knife pleats, at.. i/O The Second Week of Our Great Sale of Thanksgiving Linens VALUES THE BEST AND PRICES THE LOWEST Is what has made our Linens so popular and durable, and which reputation we are bound to keep up. Below we quote a few of the many bargains we are offering— At 59c—Our 69c quality of Bleached Satin Damask, all pure linen, and 72 inch Cream Damask. At 75c—Our 9Sc quality of Double Satin Damask, and 72-inch silver bleached linen Damask. At 98c—Our $1.35 quality bleached Irish Damask, pure linen, grass bleached. Special prices in Hemstitched Linen Sets and 90-inch TVble LinenB. Special values in pure Linen Nap kins. At $1.49—Our $1.75 quality of 5-3 Napkins, pure linen, good weight. At $2.25—Our $2.98 quality of very heavy German Napkins, all linen, 3-4 size. A few specials in Towels. At 10c each—A bleached Huck Towel, size 19x40, and our 12*c qual ity Turkish Towels. At 19c each or $2.25 per dozen—Our $3.00 dozen quality of Linen Huck Towels, large size, and our 25c quality I of Turkish Towels, extra large size, 45x24. At 26c each—Our 35c quality of double drawn hemstitched, knotted fringe Damask and our large size, 44x24, heavy bleached Huqk Linen Towels, damask borders. Blankets and Gomfortables At $1.00—Our $1.35 quality of silko hne Comforts, filled with soft white cotton. At $1.50—Our $1.98 quality of large sized silkoline Comforts, very soft and filled with a very fine Egyptian cot ton. At $5.00—We have a few left of those full size Eiderdown Comforts, trench satine covered and ruffled; their regular value is $7.98. At $2.79 pair—Our $3.98 quality of fancy Blankets, full size and strictly I all-wool. At $5.00—Our $6.00 quality of a fine western wool Blanket, 11-4 size, and the best Blanket In Alabama for the price. At $6.00—Our $7.00 quality of a fine soft California Blanket, extra size and extra value. MEN’S FURNISHING Department. OFFERINGS FOR TOMORROW At 49c—Extra heavy fleece lined Shirts and Drawers, In white, pink, blue, brown anu gray. At 75c—60 dozen of Shirts and Drawers, in camel’s hair and natural wool, the $1.26 quality. At $1.25—We are offering the gen uine Wright Underwear, the $1.76 quality. At 98e—Caheen Bros.’ celebrated Shirts, the best value for the money in the city, in percale and madras, in colored stripes, dainty dots and fig ures. At $1.50—The swellest Shirt in town for the money, the celebrated "Gold” and "International” brands, long plaited bosoms, in all colors. At 25c—The largest line of four-in hand, string and bow Ties to select from. At 49c—The new -"Ascott,’ in all colors, latest patterns; also a fine se lection of four-in-hands and Imperials. At 49o—All-Silk Suspenders. These goods are worth 75c. All-wool Negligee Shirts, in all col ors, ranging in price from q nn $1.25 to.O.UU At 49c and 75c—The best selected stock of Night Robes in the city. You will find a full stock of Boys' and Men’s Sweaters at very low prices. At 25c—A new and complete stock ot Hose, Just received. At $1.25—Silk-lined Kid Gloves, dressed or undressed.

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WESTERN BEES IN A SOUTHERN HIVE. BY A. FARNSWORTH DREW. CHAPTER VI. It wna there! The yellow gold! Down at the bottom of the pan that Bonnie had been shaking with a slow, even movement, as though she was sifting flour, wTas a shining golden sediment mingled with a powdery sand. No miner ever exulted over his new found treasure more enthusiastically than our B’s. Bonnie was so excited that she executed a war dance and hugged Betty hysterically. Betty wanted to write Colonel, to go and tell Miss Astor, to confide in Katy, to do something at once, but Bon nie held back the more Impulsive B. “They wouldn’t even listen to ns; we must wait till papa comes.’’ She carefully put the shining sediment In a box, locked it In her trunk, and when she had gathered the refuse 6and into the bag again she took It out and emptied It on the ground. Then they tried to study—tried to study geography and his tory with their minds in a haze of airy castles. “What am dat?’’ asked Aunt Marla, ns she spied the emptied sand by the doorstep the next morning. She called Ole Jacob and pointed to it significantly. “What am dat?” she repeated. “Lor’, Lor’! It am dem hoodoos again, day aln’ no doubt about It. I ’member I seed her (Bonnie) las’ night come out here and empty sompen.” Ole Jacob called Aunt Mary. The council of three decided that something must be done without delay. To go to Miss Astor was out of the question. They knew by ex perience that she would only shrug her shoulders at the whole trouble. There was ouly one thing to do—make life such a bur den to the B’9 that they would leave the school of their own accord. Then began a series of small persecutions and neglect. But the B’s didn’t mind a bit—not they. They were too mnch occupied with the prospect of playing fairy godmother to mind much of anything just then. When they found the water pitcher empty they filled it. When the small boy failed to appear to make their fire in the morning they made their own fire, or If there wus no wood they dressed without. Seeing that they save us!” repeated again and again by tbe women and in between the groans of old Jacob. Even the B’s, enveloped in their discovery, could uot be otherwise than aware of the general air of mystery hovering over the school, but they looked upon It as part and parcel of these unknown and incompre hensible people, the blacks. They were In disgrace with the teachers, too, for so en-> grossed were they In their gold mine that they were absent minded In class and even missed altogether. Miss Astor sent for them. She tried her best to be kind, but 15 years spent in the necessarily severe routine of seminary life had left its Impress, and^in her most gentle moments she was austere^ Only Katy knew liow to find the soft, loving spot In her heart, and she made good use of her power In in terceding for her friends, upon whose charms she was ever dilating. Miss Astor’s father had also talked to her, praising the warm hearts and originality of the girls. ‘‘Bonita and Elizabeth,” she said, when they were brought before her, ‘‘I utterly fail to understand you. Just as I bad begun to think that you were Improving in your manners you fall short In a new line. Miss Alston (the teacher) tells me that you are no longer alert and attentive in your class, and that three times this week you have failed utterly. Now, what is the cause of this?” Bonnie hung her head and said nothing, while Betty bit her lips to keep back the in dignation. Miss Astor did not Insist upon an answer, but dismissed them with a word of warning. ‘‘Mean old thing.” said Betty, when the door was closed. ‘‘I Just can't bear her, and to think that she will share our gold mine!” ‘‘After all, she was right,” said the more thoughtful Bonnie. “We have missed our lessons and It’s silly to miss a thing so easy to learn. I am going to try to do better." But trying to do anything was hard for these restless little busy B’s, and hardest of all was it to close their lips and wait for their father. With the little ones atone did they find any of the affection for which their young hearts ached. They had been the pets of all around them their whole lives—In deed, were somewhat spoiled—and to meet IT WAS THEBE, THE YELLOW GOLD. art-re so Impregnable, and also that they node no audible complaint, the negroes ro loubled their efforts. At table the B’e were the last to be served. So long did It lake them to get enough to eat they some times left a little hungry. At this Betty protested, but to Bonnie only. “I think darkles are the worst servants Id the world. Our Japs could just dance all around them.” At last Aunt Marla complained to Mary Ilandall, who had been three years in the school. “Miss Mary,” she concluded, “dem Yankee gals is certain hoodoos.” “Aunt Maria, you are an old idiot,” re plied Mary with a scorn equal to Miss As tor's. “Just the same I wish those girls had never come here. They are always cre ating a disturbance. If it is not one thing it is another.” Tilda was still confined to her bed. Al though the doctor could find nothing tangi ble the mutter with her, she insisted that she was too weak to move. The old women had taken the fine powdery sand and tried to burn It. Failing in this, they pronounced It a powerful evil, and retired to the moun tains to perform special ceremonies that could be carried out in the open air only, while a continuous prayer-meeting was held in Tilda’s house. Then Ole Jacob fell ill. Of what? Imagination, to be sure, which is really the most dangerous illness in the world. Neither doctors nor old women had any power to allay his sufferings, and he lay and groaned with the “misery” that was nowhere,, yet was all over him. “The servants are simply unmanageable,” said Miss Astor to her assistant, “and I wonder wliat can be the matter with them? Jt isn’t camp-meeting time and there is no revival going on In the church. Listen!” From the servants’ quarter could be heard the “Oh, Lor’ Jesus, save us! Oh, Lor’ Jesus, everywhere in teachers, pupils and servants a cold, repelling wall was depressing be yond measure. One alone would have been wretched, but they were naturally happy little girls and together. Fortunately, their popularity with the smaller children was on the increase. Betty's fairy stories were as suming gorgeous colors. Great gold-lined caves, uncounted treasures gathered in ages past by a band of gnomes, figured largely. Wonderful palaces, rivaling Aladdin's In splendor, came to light. Katy, huddled upon Bonnie’s lap, revelled In these tales, and Bonnie laughingly confessed herself to an enjoyment of them, and told Betty that, besides being the dearest little sister in the world, she was “more fun than a barrel of monkeys." CHAPTER VII. Friday morning brought a letter from Mr. Kent. "Hello, my lassies," he wrote; “now bear up and keep a stiff upper lip. It will be an other week before I can arrive at Galns vlllo. So, my honey B’s have been gathering vanity Instead of wisdom, and want ribbons laces and feathers. I could not make out exactly what was wanted.-hut have bought another trunk and am filling It. Doubtless among the lot you will find the desired gew gaws. I cannot quite picture my B’s in fur belows, and the thought makes a lump grow In my throut, for It means that my girl babies are growing up. You seem to have found good friends In the Southern hive. Auntie will buy the lace yon ask for Mrs. Astor but between you and me presents are a pret ty poor return for kindness that comes from the heart. We must put our heads together and concoct something besides. Your father Is a rough old fellow, and he expects his growing blossoms to think out the gracious ways of doing things, so hustle your thinkers. 'uluvi* a.i, I •fit i .u u.uu tuui ««i lUe Ill's t suspicion of sickness I am to be wired, for In all tlie world there Is nothing so precious or Important as Bonule and Betty to their loving FATHER.” A whole week longer! They had been ex pecting him that day. With their arms around eftch other and cheeks together they had a good cry. Feeling the animosity all around them, the B’s were uneasy, and liually downright unhappy, so when Mr. Astor arrived to take the trio home with him they gave a sigh of relief at leaving It all behind them, for two days at least. How comfortable seemed the old house, how bright the fire and how like an angel of goodness Mrs. Astor looked, behind the tea table, in the spacious hall. Hover greeted them with such enthusiasm as to almost knock them down, and even the tea kettle steamed a song of welcome. The B’s had no desire to talk, but only to bask In all this sunshine and to draw deep breaths of freer air. Bonnie curled herself In an easy chair and tacked her feet under her, In an attitude Miss Astor never would have al lowed. Rover stretched himself out on the hearth rug and Betty leaned against him, using his broad back for a cushion. “What are you thinking about, girlies, so j foot suppl'd, uuu tit unotuer .-eoonu #uf w.*.-» lying at the bottom, too stunned to realize the sharp pain in her arm. Up the bank she managed to crawl, and, with Betty’s help, back to the house. In a trice Mrs. Astor had cut the sleeve from the now swollen arm and suspended It in a sling. ‘•Does it 'urt ’ou lots?” Bonnie, leaning back with set teeth, noddl'd, and Betty sobbed softly from fright. The Colonel took one look at the white face aud swollen arm. A doctor must be had as soon as possible. The quickest way would be to take Bouuie back to Galnsvllle. Could she stand the ride? Bonnie was sure that she couid, so oue seat was taken out of the carryall and an amateur ambulance ar ranged, the Colonel driving. Betty aud Jo went ahead In a light buggy to prepare Miss Astor aud to suramou the doctor. With the grit that in Western caiups amounts to a creed Bonnie uttered not a moau the whole way, and to the Colonel’s sympathy was added the respect that he would have given a good soldier. The doctor and Miss Astor were waiting, and Bonnie, now too exhausted to walk, was carried up stairs. In the upper hall were huddled the girls in groups, with Aunt Maria in the back ground. “Auni Marla,” said Miss Astor. ‘‘come with me. for we shall probably require your cuiug peieepauu ui iiiucu laut was uuai». ble in these little aliens. Bonnie, weak a she was, joined in the conversation, un« showed much intelligence In matters o£ which the teacher was ignorant, and, gold mine or no gold mine, their power* to keep it to themselves was surprising in girls so young. “Papa will be here tomorrow. I wired him when I was with Jo, and you’ll see,’ Betty concluded. (To Be Continued.) Why The Muskrats Went To War. BY. W. 8. WALLACE. There was coubtaut anxiety In those days In the family of tile white-tailed muskrat. •'Old White Tip,” as the farmers called him. was well known ns the most wary muskrut along the river. There were other "rogue” muskrats, of course, aud altogether they were a deni of trouble to the fanners In the springtime, for many reasons. They built their great nests under the bunks, even un der the very bay floats. Often the whole length of a carefully dyked bank would give way during a freshet, exposing hundreds of muskrats In their nests. So there was always I MAY LOOK COMFORTABLE, BUT THEN THE TROTH I MUST CONFESS; THE ARTIST,-JUST LIKE SILLY MEN Forgot aw Winter dre//! quietly?” asked Mrs. Astorj as she handed a tea cup to Katy, who carried it safely to Bonnie and returned proudly for another. “I was just thlnkin’ how lovely and sweet and quiet everything was up here.” ‘‘Quiet? Why, I thought these energetic little Western girls did uot care much about quiet.” Mrs. Astor smiled lovingly down at them. ‘‘I am beginning to think I do,” replied Bonnie. But the next day they were ready to race up the mountains. The gorge attracted them with a potent fascination. Nothing £ould really be done until Mr. Kent arrived, but Bonnie felt that she must have one more look. As she started to climb down her 77ttp J^i/zzje* I-OKI 1 tHE mix OTA e><£)K, AND.lt/ AOTHOJ^. C^N VOV JQL.’y&lX^ services.” Now, Aunt Marin, when she was in a sane state of mind, was a famous nurse, but sane she was not at present. “I Jes can’t. Missus,” she replied. “Can’t!” Miss Astor was too astonished at this flat refusal to do more than repeat, “Can’t!” *YSo, Missus, dem gals is hoodoos.” “Aunt Maria, you may obey at once or leave my service. This is no time for non sense.” Aunt Marin had never spent a day’s serv ice outside the Astor family, and to leave would be like knocking out the bottom of the world, but she hesitated. “Missus, she spit fire out hcrmouf. I seed her one night.” Betty’s overwrought nerves had broken and she turned. “You are n lot of mean, malicious tramps, black and white. I don't know what ‘hoo doo’ is, but I do know Bonnie is smarter than all of you put together, and she has discovered a gold mine, that’s what she has.” Betty's fury ended in convulsive sobs. To wait In suspense while the doctor was examining and attending to Bonnie's arm was surely punishment enough for her out burst. “Come, Maria,” said Miss Astor In the hall, and Marla followed the authority not to be denied. One of the bones in the lower part of Bonnie’s arm proved to be broken. She would take no anaesthetics, but closed her eyes and lips until it was set. Then she opened them. ‘‘I want Betty.” Betty came, red-eyed and remorseful. “Now. my child,” said Miss Astor, after she had dispersed the crowd In the hall, “tell me what this is all about.” “I don't know anything about hoodoos and things, but Bonnie has discovered n gold mine on Colonel Astor’s place, and that’s how she came to break her arm.” ‘‘What can girls like you know' about gold mines?” Miss Astor was not easy of be lief. ‘‘Bonnie does know,” Betty replied, indig nantly. ‘‘Bonnie knows all things.” Then they told their story, and to Miss Astor, listening, there slowly came an awak a shotgun ready to hand In the flshhouae or the dairy sheds to kill the poor muskrats. Indeed, every spring hunts were gotten up to exterminate “them pesky rogues” once for all. But it is almost Impossible to exter minate muskrats. It Is, therefore, not strange that "Old White Tip” was anxious. His uest was built within 10 feet of the grating of a flsh housc, on the river shore. The nest, to be sure, was not visible, being partly uuder water, partly burled in a mass of arrow weed roots; but the farm hands knew there was a nest there somewhere, and kept such a sharp lookout on moonlight nights that It was a marvel there were any muskrats left in the uest. Yet in spile of nil his care three of his own family, to say nothing of hundreds of Ills colony, had died, their "pelts,” or skins, being captured by their destroyers to sell. "Old White Tip” had about decided to move down l iver to a place of safety, and lie had been for several nights busy making agreements with a neighboring colony for room In a bank to build new nests. A ROMAN HISTORY PUZZLE. Here is a history puzzle for the high School hoys and girls. These two old maids are saying something very characteristic. Guess what it la and you will find that without knowing it they have uttered the name of a Roman general and consul who was a bitter enemy of Sulla. The nest near the flshhouse was un usually large, with five different rooms, all connecting with the passage that led out be neath thp surface into the river, and with another passage cleverly concealed among the arrow-weed roots near shore. In front of the door Into the water the broad stream i swept In a curve to the southward, and just at the shallows, where the water ran more slowly than elsewhere, the colony of the rats of that neighborhood was built. Horae of these nests were like “Old White Tip’s," but smaller. Others, farther back In the marsh, were built entirely above ground, of sticks and mud, like the beavers’ houses farther up stream. Thus matters stood when the Black Rat came down the river. He was a very large rat and was, moreover, a “real" rat, of good old American birth and family; no; a musk rat (who are not real rats) nor a foreigner from Europe, like the gray and brown rats. He knew his importance, too, and his very looks spoke of courage, experience and ad ventures. Around his neck was a thin gold collar, with a piece of broken chain attached; for he had escaped from a farmer far up stream and had been chased with dogs, canoes and guns, his pelt was so valuable. The Black Rat had important news for the muskrats, mink, otter and beaver; but especially for the muskrats. “Old White Tip,” who usuaiiy fought with every true rat he met, welcomed this elegant stranger of the gold collar, and even admitted him to his house. Here several of the older muskrats came one dark evening, before the moon had risen, for a consultation. The Black Rat made a speech. He declared that the farmers were preparing for a grand spring hunt, and were going to kill every rat on the river, of whatever kind, and all mink, otter and beaver, also. The old muskrats answered that, while they didn’t care an old rotten stick whether the otter and mink were exterminated utter ly, they were sorry about the good, patient beaver. A general move to the interior of the Great Swamp was proposed and decided upon. “In those watery wastes," said the black rat, “you will find my relatives, the marshrats; my friends the gray squirrels, and my ow’n people, the black rats. “We will gather, then, by the great sweet gum tree in the swamp, and if the hunters dare follow so far let them bew'are the bot tomless morass!" Thus It happened that on the third night following, “Old White Tip," with a multi tude of muskrats, swarmed away down the river into the borders of the Great Swamp. They were followed by swarms of beaver and of water rats, by hordes of squirrels and other animals, so that on the night which followed the farmers sought In vain for anything hut mink and otter. These two kinds of animals, being fish eaters, had not received any warning, and, by the rising of the sun, were nearly exterminated in that region of deserted river and empty nest. All other game had disappeared. But when the hurt was over and the Great Swamp gave up again Its swarming visitors there was consternation among the musk rats. Every nest had been destroyed, every beaver house and dam was levelled and every bite of stored up provender that had survived the winter was stolen or scattered. The poor muskrats went to work to build again, and meanwhile the Black Rat, urged by his knowledge of the farmers’ ways, told them that this was the work of the otter and the mink, not of the farmers. “For," said the Black Rat one cold night to a circle of starving muskrats, “farmers let your nests alone, from Inability to de stroy so many; they let the beaver dams alone In order to preserve the levels of the river; hence, this Is the revenge of the otter i for not being warned." Then did the muskrats declare war on the flsheaters and seek for aid among their neighbors; the beavers, fat and peaceful, re fused to fight; the squirrels, whose nests were out of reach, also refused to quarrel; so that the water rats and the marshrats alone joined the muskrats in their war of retribution. But the mink and otter, while almost all killed in the immediate neighborhood, sum moned their friends from the distaut swamps, until the river was black with shining, oily backs and wicked flat eyes swimming to the otters’ settlement. Great, ferocious mink, with terrible teeth, were there, all ready for the fight. The muskrats chose a certain night for the trial of strength; the rats preferred the day light, but they were few in number; a moonlight night was preferred by a major ity of the animals. The flail eaters, ns the enemies were called (for otter and mink live on fishes, while muskrats feed on roots and water plants), were undecided about what to do, for they did not know on what day or night they would he attacked. Their leader, a large, ugly otter, blind In one eye, ran clumsily up and down a log, watching for the enemy. He was a mortal enemy of "Old White Tip" «ud had decided to fight the old muskrat to the death should they meet. On the chosen night the one-eyed otter was running as an inch-worm runs down a twig along the log. The moon had just risen nnd cast a splendid beam of light on the broad, unruffled river. Not a sound was heard. Presently his good eye caught sight of a ripple up river: then a dark line appeared on the water and the advance guard of the muskrats was seen swimming rapidly down the silent stream. In front swam "Old White Tip," brave ns ever, and behind that dark line was an unbroken phalanx of heads and tails; behind the muskrats came the black rats, who were not very good swim mers. On they came, but not a sound was heard. The blind otter gave a loud screnm of warning, nnd from the nearby swamp ap peared the formidable mass of his army of otter and mink. In another moment the two bodies of animals had closed and the battle was begun. Not a single muskrat turned; all charged for the throats of the enemy. "Old White Tip” had seen his enemy, the blind otter, from afar, nnd he did not flinch from the meeting. The two animals, in the very midst of the general tumult, fought fiercely. The water was soon dyed red from their blood, nnd in a few’ moments the wiry otter had grasped his enemy by the throat. Unable to breathe with his mouth open In the water, the blind otter tugged his prey to shore, where he was preparing to break his neck. But "Old White Tip" struggled still, nnd succeeded in getting a terrible hold on the otter’s throat in his turn. Still, being an old fellow, he would have soon died had not help come. Suddenly the ferocious otter found himself attacked by a sw’arm of black rats, who soon killed him, in spite of his ter rible struggles. Thus was "Old White Tip" saved by the black rats, who had been un able to fight in the water and had come to his rescue on the shore. The battle was soon over. The otters had killed many of the muskrats, but had been forced back by the countless swarms of the enemy and had finally fled in confusion, leaviug the water dotted with their dead com panions. In this way did the muskrats punish the fish eaters, and to this day you will find them the lords and masters of the rivers. Solution of last week's hidden n n iinn 1m piiKselet Seal, taper (tapir), calf, hat. horse, buffalo, hair (hare). Solution of last week's book title pnzKlet Nicholas Nickleby, by C. Dickens. .4 THE BLACK RAT HAD IMPORTANT NEW* THO AIUSK SAT

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