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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-02
HE HAD READ DIME NOVELS.
And Little Georgie Bennett Was Looking
 For Adventures at Sea.

And Little Georgie Bennett Was Looking
 For Adventures at Sea.
 Mrs. Lucy Carnegie. the only woman member of the New York Yacht club, re- gently performed an act of humanity that many of her lordly colleagues would have disdained to trouble themselves with. Her yacht, the Dungeness, was stoaming down Long Island sound, and when opposite Roton point at about in the evening drifting flat bottomed boat was sighted, with little boy in it. The yacht put about and took the boy on board He was apparently about 10 years old, was neat ly dressed in blue knickerbockers and white shirt waist and said his name was Georgie. There were no oars in the boat, and the tide had carried it out about three miles from shore.
 After her little guest had refreshed him. self Mrs. Carnegie asked him where ho lived, where he got the boat and how he happened to be out in it so far from shore Georgie thought for time and then calm ly replied as follows:
 II lived in London with my parents right down near where all the big ships come in. A few months ago my father and mother died, and ran away from my uncle and went on board big black ship that had mean, gruff captain on her. After we were out few days the captain beat mo with big stick and had me locked up in dark room for nearly week. When he let me out we were some place on the gold coast of Africa. Big black fellows, with funny beads of gold around their necks and elephant tusks through their cars, ran around without any clothing on, yelling. The captain put mo ashore and said, Go, now, you young devil, and be eaten alive. Then he put mo in small boat with only gun and Q knife with curved, sharp blade.
 As tho ship sailed away, with the men yelling at me, turned toward the shore and saw thousand black grinnirg devils preparing to jump in the water and come out to me. Turning once more towarl tho retreating ship, hurled mighty curse at tho brute of a captain, who stood on the bridge chuckling at my predica mcnt. Then, resolutcly facing the savages who were by this time swimming out to- ward me- I saw that their number was too great for me to fight single handed, so picked up my oars and pulled with @ long, steady stroke down tho coast. At first some of the savages tried to follow, but when raised my rife and sent the fore most into eternity the rest turned around rapidly swan to tho shore. Then pro- ceeded on my way farther down the coast where landed and made my way inland. For 15 days lived on nothing but lion and tiger flesh. My trusty rife never failed mo, but I could find no water at ono time for three days. and had to suck tho blood from the game I killed to quench my thirst. shall not dwell upon these hard ships, though, but will bring you at once to tho time when I reached Cape Town.
 "When I reached there, there was d ship lying in the harbor which was to sail
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-02
Notice to Contractors.

CEALED proposals will be received by the O Court of County Commissioners of Jefferson county, Alabama, until l2 m, October 9th, 1894, for an iron bridge, complete, across the Warrior river near the town of Warrior, Ala, according to plans and specifications on'hle in the office of the county engineer in the court house of said county.
 of contractor for the faithful performance of the contract.
 The said Court of County Commissioners re- serve the right to reject any or all bids
 No proposal will be considered unless the party offering it shall furnish evidence satis- has the necessary facilities, together with suf icient pecuniary resources, to fulfill the condi- tions of the contract and specifications, pro- vided such contract should be awarded to him. Company or firm bidding will give the individ- ual names, as well as the name of the firm, with their address. se26 til oc5
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-02

leave college.
 Train No. ]. arrives lake II 45. and goes C. t16p.
 1iain No. 2. arrives lake 12 80 and goes u sEop. a14tf
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-02
Sale of Collateral Security.

The undersigned will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, for cash, at 12 o'clock m. on the tn day of October, 1894, in front of the court house door of Jefferson county , Alabama, twenty shares of the capital stock of the Avondale Land company, the stock eing evidenced by. certificate of stock No. 12s. The said stock is held by the undersigned as collateral security to secure the payment of a debt now past due to the undersigned, The proceeds arising from said sale will be ap- piled as payment on said debt.
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BIRMIN CHAM
 ALA.
 se29-5t By N. B. BARKER President
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-02
THE BIG FOUR ROUTE HAS THE BEST TERMINAL FACILITIES
 AT c H T c A c O.

All trains enter Chicago on the Illinois Central tracks along six miles of the Lake Front through the most picturesque por- ton of the city and land passengers in the magnificent new central station ou Twelfth street and Lake Front. This sta tion is convenient to the Auditorium, kicbelieu, Victoria and Leland hotels and within two blocks of the State and Wabash street cable lines and the Southside Eie- vated railway. Convenient stops are also made at Hyde park, Thirty ninth street and Twenty-second street stations.
 Magnificent vestibuled trains, parlor cars, Wagner sleeping cars, private com partment buffet sleeping cars and superb dining cars. No transfer across Cincinnati to make connections.
 See that your ticket reads via the Big Four route. D. D. MARTIN,
 Gen Pass. and Tkt. Agt.
 E. O. MCCORMICK,
 Passenger Traffic Manager.
 BIG FOUR ROUTE. CINCINNATI. 0.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-02
The Close of Vacation. the tread of restless feet

Where's the tread of restless feet Yesterday so loud2 Where's the laughter in the streetf Where's the romping crowdP Lonely now the willows bend Der the swimming pool. Gay companionships must end. Johnny's back in school. Home is orderly once more. Neatness rules the day. Things that filtered up the floor All are put away. Mother often used to look Far from calm and cool. Said she'd bless the day that took Johnny back to school. But the stiffness seems to grow Mournful very soon. Didn't think we'd miss him so. Wish 'twere afternoon. That's the way the scoldings end With mothers, as rule. Wishes four o'clock would send Johnny home from school.
 Washington Star
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-02

passage paying with some gold I had found in the forest. I had an uneventful voyage to this fair country, but when wo were coming into the place where you found me I saw a beautiful girl in that boat you found me in. saw she could not reach the shore, so went to the cap- tain and told him. The brute exclaimed: Let her perish. can't bother with every one I see in boat!' At this I became furious. I tried to argue with him, but he would not listen.
 My blood fairly boiled with indigna- tion. How could I, man, stay in safety and see beautiful girl perish' No. no; it would be cowardly So, tightening my belt around me, I leaped into the surging waters, and with a powerful effort reached tho boat. The girl had swooned away. She lay there beautiful creature, with long golden hair and face like an angel. Long dark lashes covered a pair of eyes as blue as the deep sea, and her skin was as fair as a lily. bathed her face with wa ter, and as she slowly opened her eyes and touched mo with. her soft tapering fingers was thrilled to my innermost soul. .''
 At this point one of the ladies in the party which surrounded the boy laughed softly, and the men began to look little uneasy. A1 the sounu or the laugn Georgle seemed to awake as if from trance. His flashing blue eyes resumed their natural expression and blush came on his cheeks. With timid movement he backed toward Mrs. Carncgie's seat, and when she reach ed out her hand and took his he turned around and hid his face in her lap. Tho party were rather surprised at this, and besides all of them had become intensely interested in the story They began to question him as to what had become of tho beautiful girl, but Georgie steadfastly re. fused to say another word.
 Some time afterward, whom he seemed to have recovered his composure, Mrs. Carnegie asked him, "What is your last name, Gcorgies"
 "Georgie Bennett is my whole name, madam D replied Georgie, resuming his Chesterfield' m air.
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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-02
BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC R. k. co.

Read down I Read up = - In effect May 21, 1ss 4 l------------ Wd. Bd. Daily eatert SundayI Ft. 3d.
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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-02

BIRMINGHAM SHEFFIELD AND PENNIES
 SEE RIVER RAILWAY. s,sss
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-02

Nos. 35 and IS carry Pullman Buffet sleep- ing cars between lacl sonville and Cincinnati via Waycross, Thomcsville, Montgomery, Nashville and Louisville.
 Close connections made by two trains every day lcr points in southern Georgia and Flor ida, at Savannah with elegant steamships and at Charleston with the Atlantic Coast Lii c for all points east.
 Through sleerers Waycross to New York on train No. 7S.
 B. DUNHAM. Gen. Sup't.
 ". M !. DAVIDSON, Gen. Pass. Agent. LEE McLENDCN. Div. Pass. Agent
 Montgomery, Ala.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-02
Southern Railway Co.

WESTERN SYSTEM.
 Schedule in effect September l, 1894.
 Pullman Palace drawing room cars between Birmingham and W ashington, uniting at Att lsnta with the great W ashif gton and South western vestibuled Limited running solid from Atlanta to New York. Also the U. B.. fast mail well known as, Nos. 35 and 36.
 The only Southern system operating limited trains composed exclusively of Pullman draw ing room cars, including Pullman dining car. No other line makes this time:
 Birmingham to Washington. .... .sR4 hours. Birmingham to New York. 50 hours.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-02
AS A PREVENTIVE

by either sex it Is impossible to contract any venercal diseasej but in tue case of those already UNFORTUNATELY ABsLicrgD
 with GonorrhGa and Gieet, we guar4n. tee cure. Price by mai. postage paius e1 per box, or 6 tczes for e5. zi Golden, Birmingham, Ala
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-02

FOR EITHER SIX. This remedy being injected directly to tho seat o5 those diseases ,nito- Urinary Or. gans, requires no cnange of diet or nauseous, mercurial or poisonous med icines to be taken internally. When
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-07
Alabama Election Disputed.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. AT
an early hour this morning the
leaders at the Kolb headquarters
refused to be interviewed and are
publicly making no claims of VIC
tory, which is taken as confession
while the Democrats claim Oates
election by 10000 majority and say
the Kolbites have only 80 out of
100 members of the House and 10
out of 80 members of the Senate,
The fight the past two weeks has
been made by the Populists for
the Legislature and they claim a
majority on the joint ballot, but
Senator Morgan appears certain OF
reelection.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-07
BANKS AND BANKERS.
LOCKWOOD NATIONAL
BANK.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
J.S.LocKwooD, Pres. J. MUIR, JR., Cashier
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
Renewing a Bitter Fight.

PETERSBURG, IND, Aug. AT
a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee, at Evansville, on May 10.
it was decided to hold the Republic
can Congressional Convention Of
the First Indiana District at Mt.
Vernon to-day. The candidates
who will contest for the nomina-
ton are Captain John Carbin, Of
Posey; Hon. j. A. Hemenway, of
Warrick; eX-Congressman F. b.
Posey, of Vanderburgh; Hon. A.
H. Twineham, of Gibson and John
Goodlee Morgan, of Pike. The con-
vention will be stormy one. In
the last convention, which was
held at Evansville, April 10, and
which ended in a deadlock, the
fight was between Posey and He
menway. If is thought that Posey
will win in the Mt. Vernon Con-
VentiOn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-07
Voorhees, Sensation.

WASHINGTON, d. G.. Aug. THE
House Democratic Tariff Caucus
meets at three o'clock. The inter-
view of Senator Voorhees, pro
nOuncing in favor Of the house
position on free iron and coal was
the absorbing topic among men,
bers of the house, and routine pro-
ceedings received scant attention.
Adjournment will be taken about
2:30 p. m. to allow the caucus to be
held. In the meantime there is
an intense feeling manifest as to
the outcome of the caucus. Those
who projected the caucus are as
sorting it is not intended to the
discredit Of the cOnferees.
The anti-Caucus men denOunce
the move, however, as flank move
ment toward surrender ID the Sem
ate.
From the general tendency Of
the caucus, as well as of the anti
caucus men, it seemed evident by
noon there would be no resolution
instructing the House conferees to
recede or otherwise discrediting
their course. On the contrary the
caucus men appear to be on the de-
fensive, and are asserting the good
faith of their motives. On the other
hand Speaker Crisp, committee on
rules, conferees and all influential
factors of the House, are on the Of
fensive, and have little doubt OF
the caucus action in showing 10y
atty to Chairman Wilson and his
associate conferees.
Kilgore, of Texas, anti-caucus
man, said all efforts to discredit
House conferees would fail, par
ticularly at the time when Senator
Voorhees, held out strong encour-
agement to the House. Caucus
managers, he said, would find very
few behind them if they tested
their strength to surrender to the
Senate.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-07
Sea Air and Health,

From the Washington Star.
"Nothing will build up a broken
down system better than a
good sea voyage" said S. Randall
Price of Boston, at the Ebbitt yes
terday, "and for the wearied and
worried business man such trip
affords absolute nepenthe. There
is another quality about such an
experience that may not be gener-
ally known. II Job had lived in
these modern days he could have
gotten rid of his awful malady in
short order by taking passage in a
steamer for a transatlantic jour-
ney. Several years ago [ was
worked down to rock bottom and
my blood got in such a terrible
co ldition that | became a sufferer
from boils. No sooner would one
leave me than another would ap-
pear. All the medicine | took did
not appear to do me the slightest
good, so | made up my mind to go
abroad and seek relief at some Of
the numerous springs. | did not
feel the necessity for treatment
when / reached the other side. The
boil / had sailed with had disap-
peared, and none had come to re-
place it, | spoke of my experience
to Sir Edward Hart, the London
physician, and he informed me
that it was not at all singular, say
ing that he almost always recon-
mended an immediate sea voyage
to patients who were undergoing
the torments of Job.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-07
Personal Mention.

The portrait of himself which
Henry Clay pronounced the best
he had ever seen is to be found in a
patchwork quilt which is now the
show-piece of Kentucky county
fair.
Nine. Casimir- Perier has con-
tributed 10000 francs to the nation
al subscription starred by the
women of France to found a phil
anthropic establishment in men,
DRY of President Carnot, and for
which funds are being rapidly re-
ceived.
Mrs. Benjamin L. Beall, of Balti-
more, who is 90 years old, enjoys
the distinction of having been
kissed by Lafayette at Alexandria !;
Va, when he was making his tour
Of the country in 1924. Mrs. Beall
was then Miss Elizabeth Taylor,
and one of the group Of young
ladies who welcomed the distin-
guished Frenchman on his entry
to the city. Mrs. Beall, looking
back on the incident, says that Gen.
Lafayette twas an awfully ugly
old man."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-07
Household Hints,

A strong solution of saltySand
water will remove the poison Of
bee or mosquito stings.
Flowers will keep better in damp
sand than in water, and a center
piece of flowers for the table may
be more gracefully and firmly ar
ranged in a jar of wet sand than
in foundation of moss.
An efficient fly poison, which
has the merit Of being poisonous
only to flies, is made of the yolk Of
an egg, beaten up with a table,
spoonful each Of ground black pep
per and molasses. 1t should be
poured in shallow plates and set
about.
This is the proper way to peel to-
matoes: Cover them with boiling
water half a minute, then lay them
in cold water until perfectly cold,
and the skin can be peeled off
without difficulty, leaving the to-
matoes unbroken and as firm as
they were before being scalded.
To clean soiled white shoes get
some pipe clay at the druggists;
put little in a dish dry, and with
an old tooth or nail brush which
is stiff brush the shoes hard, but
always the same way as the grain
Of the leather, or it will make
them rough. Another way is to
rub with deodorized benZine first
and then put on coat Of pipe clay
and let it remain on over night.
The great objection to the use of
limitations of butter is said to be
that the fat contained in them is
body fat, which differs very much
from the fat Of different oils that
compose butter. This peculiar fat,
an expert says, is not found in any
other fat in existence, and when
taken into the body "goes to sup
port the brain and nervous sys-
tenn" 1t is for this same quality
that sweetcream is often prescribed
for a low condition of the nerves,
instead Of codliver oil.
A delicious beverage can be made
by taking three bananas and rub
bling them through a sieve; add
the juice of one lemon. Pour over
the pulp a half pint of boiling
water. When cold, stir it well,
sweeten and strain. Then add a
bottle of soda water and cracked
ice. The best receptacles for the
fruits and juices during the differ
ent processes to which they must
be submitted are those made of
stone and granite ware. The YES
sells not only discolor the syrup,
but Will often impart an unpleas-
ant taste.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-07
A SMALL GOLD MINE.

400 acres o. fine land, plenty water
good improvement, large outside range
good field, healthy, high and leveles, TO
5000.
Two elegant large lots,S. Laredo street,
for $1,000.
A large plot of ground, on good bust
ness street. first class place for gin, store,
camp yard and business on Laredo street,
worth 1000, will sell for $1,000
Here's a chance for a speculation ZOO
acres of land, as fine as you ever laid your
eyes upon, right up to the city line at
$40 90 per acre. Put an arteSian well on
it, and make it irrigable, and it will sell
like "bot cakes" at $3.50 to 5000, per acre
in 10 to 20 acre tracks. Ponder over this
well before saying mo"
Houses, in all parts OF the city, lots
everywhere aad bargains for every body.
Come and see me.
J. A. DAUGHERTY'
1O4 East Commerce St., LIGHT Building.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-07
CHICAGO MARKET.
A Sudden Rise in Corn Causes Great
Excitement.


CHICAGO, Ills, Aug. THE
Board of Trade was the scene of a
wild buying panic today, corn
shooting up at dizzy gait and
carrying wheat with it. The drouth
in the corn belt was the factor.
The weather bureau showed no
signs of relief from the blistering
winds that are sweeping over west.
ern corn fields, whitening growth
and destroying crops, and excited
brokers clustered about the corn
pit eager to buy. At the top Of the
bell wild struggle far holdings be-
gan, shouts were frantic and
at every Jump in price with
its consequent losses to them,
fought more fiercely for cover.
Before ten o'clock corn had gone
up seven cents in long and sensa-
tional Jumps, and wheat with its
heavy load of bearish influences
had struggled 2 cents up the sale.
The visitors gallery was soon filled
with spectators who climbed upon
S6dlS duu lcdHtu oNCl
ings, watching the yelling, howl
ing mob of spectators on the floor.
Holders with visions Of sudden
wealth, held on to their grain I'M
til the offering, and were as scarce
as rain storm, and shorts with VS.
ions equally as sudden. The dis.
aster grew wilder as the session adj
vanced. The market which, a few
weeks ago, apparently had no bot
tom, now seemingly had no top, and
passing wheat, corn continued an
advance that has seldom been
equalled on the Chicago board
for sensational features. Septem-
Der after selling up to sixty most
urgent of shorts had covered and
eased off to 554. September wheat
opened 5j!, advanced to So again
os . over yesterday then eased off
to 555 to So. Oats advanced in
sympathy with other grains.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-07
Steamship Travel.

NEW YORK, Aug. Some time
ago attention was called to the
fact that owing to the hard times
and low steamship rates, the out
ward flow of Storage travel exceed
ed the inward during July. To-
days emigration from this port
was 1887, while incoming, fully
fifty per cent, which cannot be re-
garded as true immigrants, was
only 1l,549, S,4l9 less than out
going.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-07
JOE WILSON CoNFEssEs.
He Tells All About the Tar and
Feathers Affair-Several Officers
Imnlicated

c0dLAOlS 0bnAA SONOA"A NAASNAS
Implicated.
DENVER, Colo, August 1.-The
News today says :"Jos. Wilson, the
deputy sheriff, who was captured
by Adiutant General Tarsney in
Missouri, has made a full confess
sion and given to Chief of Police
Armstrong the names Of all the
men connected with the outrage
committed few weeks ago. Will
son was brought back to Denver at
noon yesterday by the officers.
Cross and he spent last night in
the city jail. On the train going
to the Springs in the morning he
weakened and told everything
that he knew Of the matter. He
confirmed the story that the muir.
derer from the Ell Paso county jail
was allowed to help to put the tar
and feathers on Colorado's adju-
tant general. Every detail OF the
tar and feathers affair Is now in
possession OF the Denver officers,
and however high position the
offenders may hold, they will ulti-
mately be brought to justice. Ac-
cording to Wilson's story the men
engaged in this disgraceful enter
prise were Sheriff Bowers, his dep
uty, Mullin, Captain SealtOn, of
troop A, Sergeant William Pen.
craft, of troop A, Deputy Sheriff
J.R. Wilson, Deputy Quackenboss,
Sherman Crumley, Walter Crum-
ley, Shorty Allen, Smith Shellin-
berger and perhaps one or two 9th
ers, not including women. The
police now have three confessions,
those Of Wilson, Parker and the
prisoner in the FL Paso county jail,
who is being held as witness to
the murder committed in Cripple
Creek. These men will all be
brought before the grand jury now
sitting in Colorado Springs.