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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
Mountain Sickness.

M. Regnard is French savant who has been Investigating the causes of mountain sickness. He took two normal fowls, in default of willing Alpists, and put them under a vacuum pump, with a diminution of pressure corresponding to an altitude of 10, 900 feet. One of the fowls was allowed to take it's ease; the other had to turn a sort of squirrel cage The one that was exerting itself showed signs of sickness, while the other remained unaffected. When the vacuum was increased to point corresponding with barometric pressure at 2,000 feet, both the fowls gave out and re- signed themselves to die. The idle one, however, was very shortly restored on be- ing released, whereas the other went through protracted and uncomfortable illness. The inference is that mountain sickness is as much due to fatigue and wear of tissue as to rarity of the atmos- phere and that if lifts or balloons could be applied to the Himalayas, for instance, mountaineering would be deprived of one of it's most unpleasant features. s.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
FLoCK1Na TO THE WORKS.
STRIKERS IN DRovEs ASK FOR WORK AT
 PULLMAN'S SHOPS.

STRIKERS IN DRovEs ASK FOR WORK AT
 PULLMAN's SHOPS.
 CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-The gates at the Pullman compauy's big plant at Pullman were besieged this morning by host of the striking employees, who came seeking work, and who signified tkeir willingness 10 go back to their old positions.
 At g o'clock the general foreman found that he had 17sS men on hand ready for work. Others who are competent and willing are to begin work as fast as those parts of the works now closed can be- started up. Y All old employees returning will get their places back until the full quota of men peeded is at work. As the full number of men is but 2000, the officials of the company feel certain that it will not be long until the works are in full blast again. Among those who returned were 200 Swedes, skilled workmen, whom the company was glad to get back.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
JEROME PARK RESULTS,

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.--The following are the results of today's races:
 Firtt race, one mile, for Swear olds and npwards-stonenellie, ,io2k (M. .Bergen), 3 to 1, won; Annie Bishop second, Halton third. Time, 1:44%. Only three starters.
 Second race, Titan course, about 400 yards, for Swear -olds-Harrington 1O4 (Haniltonl, 2 to i, wop; Beldemere sec- ond, Peckniff third. Time, 1:22.
 Third raco, six furlongs, for Swear olds and ndupwards, selling-Ferrier, Ill (Simms) I, l to 2, and Black Hawk, 100 (N. Jones), 10 to 1, ran dead heat. Time, 1:16h. h the run -of$ Terrier won by two lengths. Time, 1;16.~ Sam Waller third. Only three stsrters.
 Fourth race, half mile, purse $500, for g. year-old ,seling-Harry Reed, 1O7 (Simms), 2to 5, won; Pontclear second, Cockade third. Time, 0:49.
 Fifth race, five and half furlongs, for 2.year- r-olds-Doggett, 112 (Doggett), to 5, won; Belvina second, Hailstone third. Time, ill.
 Sixth race, one mile, for ,S-year- olds and upward-Daily America, 1l5 (Hamilton), even, won; Kingston second,, Catesby third. Time, 1:45H.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
Her Accurate Guess.

II witnessed an event on a street car the other day." said an up town grocer "that amused me. If 1 had read of it in q newspaper, would have said it was made up story, but in this case know it to be fact. A small sized woman of perhaps 50 years, one of the nervous, quick spoken sort coming into the city on tho Whitesboro line, paid her fare and asked for transfer ticket. The conductor po- litely told her he could not give her any transfer.
 "Yes, you can, too, and you've got to. I insist upon it." she snapped out.
 She was again informed that tho con ductor had no transfer tickets but she was persistent, saying:
 'Yes, you have, too, and I'll report you if you don't give me one" Of course she did not get any transfer ticket, although she continued to demand one for several minutes Then she started off on another tack. The car was near Court street when she suddenly exclaimed, Well, I'll get off here"
 The conductor sounded the bell, the mo- torman shut off the current and applied the brake, but the track was wet and slip pery, and the car went several feet before stopping. The conductor waited for his spitfire passenger to leave the car, but she didn't even leave the seat. Instead she exclaimed, with flashing eyes:
 ''I said I'd get off back there, and won't get off herel'
 The conductor smiled and gave the starting signal, when up jumped the little woman with, "Yes, guess I will get off here, after all, :" and as she left the car she added, Say, guess Pm little bit cross, ain't IF"
 And everybody on the car agreed that she was right, for once in her life at least. Utica Observer.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
CAN HE REACH IT.

FITzslMMoNs AND CREEDoN TO FIGHT AT
 1E8 POUNDS IN NEW ORLEANS.
 ST. LOUIS, Aug. 13.-At noon today Dan Creedon, champion middle weight of Aus tralia, signed articles to fight Bob Fitzsim- mons for purse of S5000 before the Olympic club of New Orleans on the night of Sep- tember 26. The articles of agreement have been returned to President Seholl of the Olympic club, who is now in New York. aud Creedon will at once commence active training for the fight. As both men will be required to draw down to 158 pounds it is believed that Fitzsimmons cannot stand the reduction.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used The many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the worlds best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs.
 Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of perfect lax ative; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and levers and permanently curing constipation: It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance.
 Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man. ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Go. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being we'll informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
BURNED TO DEATH. A 3-Year-0ld Child Meets Hor-
 rible Fate. WHILE BURNING OLD PAPER Her Clothes Were Ignited and She Was Fatally Burned.
 How 1t Occurred.
WHILE BURNING OLD PAPER

About 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon little Sadie Hoops, aged years, niece of Mir. George Stephenson of the Bessemer Land and Improvement company, hap pened to an accident which resulted in the loss of her life.
 The little girls aunt sent her down stairs to burn some old papers, and while she was at this her dress caught on fire.
 Mir. J. B. Scarborough, who was near by, was attracted by the girls screams, rushed to heF assistance and extinguished the flames, but not until all of her clothes had burned off. The child was badly burned. Medical aid was summoned and everything possible done for the relief of the child, but at 10 o'clock last night it died from the effects of the burns.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
M. Carnot and the American Boy.

One of M. Carnot's most amiable traits and one which he shared with MT. Glad stone, was habit of tipping" school boys on almost every available occasion.
 A friend of mine once saw him in the waiting room of French railway station carrying on an amusing conversation with a small American boy whom he had casu- ally met there, who was minding his sis ter's luggage. The boy, after the manner of American youths was charmingiy can did in his remarks and informed M le President that he didn't care for French men. adding, they want the earth, an American colioquiaiism which convulsed M. Carnot. When they parted he patted the boy on tho head and gave him gold coin, which young America accepted with the remark that he guessed he'd go and make himself miserable, thus giving the president further food for merriment.- London Figaro
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL HEAT.
Fluctuations In the Temperature of Each.
 Midday and Midnight Standards.

A bar of iron submerged in boiling WA ter will be heated to about 212 degrees. If both iron and water are placed where they can cool, each will assume the temporature of the surrounding air, whether it be 100 degrees above or 10 degrees below zero. In this way the iron and water will give proof of their inanimate, inorganic nature. On the other hand, one of the principal characteristics of all living things from mosses to man, is that they maintain, moro or less constantly, standard tenn perature of their own regardless of the surrounding changes. This standard varies remarkably in different creatures, but in many individuals any great departure from their standard, up or down, brings death Beginning with lowly creatures, we find that among the plants the con tained heat usually averages from one quarter to one half degree above that of their surroundings. In some plants, nota- bly the celia lily, Indian turnip and their kind, the vegetable heat arises as high as IS degrees above the surrounding air when they are in bloom. In tho animal king dom we find the bodily temperature from d degree, or even less, above zero up to about 115 degrees in birds. Animals are therefore divided into 'warm blooded" and cold blooded." The former includes man, all mammals and birds; the latter, fshes reptiles, toads and frogs tortoises and all the great classes of insects, spi- dcrs, mites and "the lesser creeping things
 Tho warm blooded animals maintain standard temperature; the cold blooded, feeling cold to our touch, are usually some- what, not far above the temperature of their surroundings. Thus there is regu- lar progression up through plants insects, fishes and reptiles, the higher mammals and man, to birds. Between cold blooded creatures and man there appears g great gulf, but in reality the hibernating ami mals make excellent connecting links.
 In man, whose temperature should not be far from 99 degrees, there are several sorts of variations in temperature. As the cooling apparatus of the body is mainly located in tho skin, tho outer temperature of the body is the lowest. A thermometer held in the hand of healthy person regis ters 95X degrees, and at the tongue 99 de- grees, and in the stomach 100 degrees or over. There is also periodic change ani- nal heat undergoing @ regular ebb and flow. At midday the standard will be found at about 99H degrees, at midnight about 98I degrees. Boston Globe.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
ON THE TURF.
SARATOGA RACES.

SARATOGA, Aug. 13.-The following are the results of today's races:
 First race, for maiden 2-year- olds and upward, five furlougs-Pepper, 105 (Per- kins), 9 to 1, won; Cherry Blossom second, Buck Marie third. Time, 1:09.
 Second race, one mile-Pearl Song, 10S (Perkins), 2 to 1, won; Thurston second, Rightmore third. Time, 1:42b.
 Third race, three- -fourths of 8 mile Gallilee, 9S tPerkins), to 5, won; Char mion second, Lustre third. Time. 1:14.
 Fourth race, mile and one-sixteenth- Philopena, 95 (Perkins), 2 to 9, won; Haw- thorn second, Chief Justice third. Time, 1:49.
 Fifth race, selling, five furlongs-Ma- rietta, 104 (Griffin), to 10, won; Valkyrie second, Picaroon third. Time, 1:O2A
 Sixth race, selling, seven-eighths of a mile Skedaddle, 12O (1araD, 3 to l, won i; Volt second, Miss Annie colt third. Time, 1:29.
 Seventh race, selling, mile and one- fourth. over five hurdles, for hunters Mars, 141 (S,ewarD, 8 to i, won; Eblis second, Laughing Stock third. Time, 2:13A.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
Had Them Either Way.

In his "Recoliections Of Virginian" General Dabney H. Maury tells of an old lady in Fredericksburg who was reduced to taking in boariers in order to make both ends meet. On one occasion of pc. cnliar stress the larder was so empty that the good lady took to her bed and sum- moned her servant. Nancy" she said, there's nothing in the house for my boarders to eat except mush. But give them that. If they arc Christians, they will accept in resignation and thankful ness. And if they are not Christians it ts Q deal too good for theIn.''
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
WILL 60 10 WASHINGTON.

Birmingham Division No. 2, Uniform Rank Knights of Pythais,, held a large and enthusiastic meeting at their armory last night at which it was positively decided to attend the encampment at Washington. The old reliable Louisville and Nashville being the choice of most of the boys it was practically decided to go by that route, and the committee was instructed to enter into contract win thst company for rates.u The division is in good shape and will make a fine showing at t.e capital.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
MORE WAR TALK.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. l3 Considerable excited comment is being made here in re- gard to a dispatch from London stating that it is Great Britain s intention to pro- pose that the powers intervene in Corea with the view of obtaining the evacuation of that country by China and Japan and the establishment of international control. It is stated here that Russia would not per- nit this, and that she would prefer to ai- low the war to continue.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
SEVERE DROUGHT IN OHIO.

ALLIANCE, O., Aug. 13.-Owing to the drought the iron mills at Irondale were compelled to close down Saturday night for want of water for the engines. The water works at Salineviile have gone dry and the village is almost entirely without protection in case of fire. The streams are almost all dry and farmers are compelled to haul water for stock. The drought is the seyerest experienced for ten years.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
EVlCTED TENANT BILL
NOW OCCUPYING THE ATTENTION OF THE
 HOUSE OF LORDS.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
 LONDON, Aug. 13.-Lord Spencer, first lord of the admiralty, moved the second reading of the evicted tenants bill in the house of lords this evening. Baron Bal four of Burleigh, Scotch representative peer, moved the rejection of the bill.
 The Duke of Argyll, Baron Tweedmouth and other peers made speeches and the house then adjourned.
 Sir William Vernon Harcourt and MT. Balfour came over from the house of com mons to listen to the debate, but they found it very dull and both engaged in private conversation.
 Lord Salisbury, ex- premier, and Lord Rosebery, premier, will speak on the bill tomorrow
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
OUTBREAK IN AFRICA.

North Transvaal are in open revolt. They have blocked the road from Murchison, have burned homesieads and captured cat tie. The SAff.rs a:e now beseiging the Headquarters :: the ,esia:nt and the gov have heen hastily dispatched to the scene.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
A Duty.

Jimson-It's very unpleasant to speak of this, but feel that it is only duty to myself to remind you that you owe mo $5
 Stimson Burning on his hcel)-Don' t mention it, old fellow. I'm glad you've discharged your duty SD welisrChicago Record. es
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
MORE HEADS TO FALL.

have been requested by Secretary Carlisle from George w. Ashcroft, inspector of
 hulls at Nashville, Tenn, and o. C.. Dugges, inspector of steam boilers at Nash
 ville Tenn.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14

MORE CHOLERA AT AMSTERDAM.
 AMSTERDAM, Aug. 13.-Two new cases of cholera have been reported here. At Utricht one case was reported and there was one death from the disease at Zaandaam and one death from the same cause at Beyerwyk.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World 6 Fair Highest Medaland Diploma.
HE MUST DIE.

PARIS, Aug. 13.-The board of pardons. it was announced today, maintains the Santos Geronimo, the assassin of President Carnot, condemned to die on Friday next.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
Monkey Intelligence.

The monkeys intelligence has never been able to arrive at a point which en- ables that animal to achieve the untying of a knot You may tie a monkey with a cord fastened with the simplest form of common knot, and unless the beast can break the string or gnaw it in two he will never get loose. To unite the knot re- quires observation and reasoning power, and though monkey may possess both he has neither in a sufficient degree to en- able him to overcome the difficulty.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14

The decd for what is now eastern Penn syivania, given by the Duke of York |. William Penn. Is for the term of 10, 0ts years at 5 shillings rent.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14

An honest Pennsylvania farmer recent ly saw an advertisement in a paper saying that for $10 the advertiser would tell how to keep butter from getting strong. The farmer promptly sent the money and at once received the reply. Eat it."
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14
MORE CHOLERA DEATHS.

LIEeE, Aug. 1S.-Twenty-one fresh cases of cholera and several deaths from the same disease have been reported here.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14

DAxTER STOVE WORKS, BOTH STREET ID between lst and 2d avenues. ]. ?. B. Jackson, President.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14

ORELLIN & MALLS, BIRMINGHAM BoILnsn U Works, Copper and Sheet Iron Workers Mine and Furnace Work. 24th street and Ave nue 4. Phone 1133.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14

DISPATCX PRINTING CO.,, PRINTERS AND U Blank Book Manufacturers, 21ls and 21l5 Morris ayenus.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14

n B. ULSTER, BOOT AND SHOE MANU- O. factursr, 1o7 18th street.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14

DIRMlNGHAM NUT AND BOLT WoAAs, ID list avenue and 2Sth street. John H. Johns. Manager.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-14

H BE fhEN1x SAFE AND LOCK CO.,. M 1 proyed Patent Fire Proof Safes and Family safes, Ayenne E and 16fh street,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-24
The Adventures of n Cora Care Man In !
East Wheeling.

The Adventures of Cora Cure Man Ia
East wheeling.
A slick Individual was doing the East
End yesterday. He purported TO have
a marvellous corn cure, by which the
troublesome growths could be removed
without pain. As result many were
taken in, and yesterday afternoon they
wera looking for him with all sorts OF
bud zeons. He tackled pharmacy In
East Wheeling first, aud found the pro-
prietor easy, selling him 95-cent box,
and then the clerks wanted some. too, and
OF course they got 1t. The druggistsaid
TO the fakir, "If you take those corns
out and IL gives me pain ! am 20 be al
lowed to clnb you" Then the corn cure
man wanted the thing reversed II his
operation did not cause pain. While
they PARTED over the argument the slick
chap said he would slook around and
think 1t over The druggist thinking
he might get the clubbing, decided he
would thipk It over too. The corn man
then went TO an East End mandatory.
Three OF the clerks were limping around
praying for salvation from corns.
In came the stranger, and
made himself agreeable. He
had a good case IN the
head man OF the Office, and soon told
how he had taken out all the drug
gists' corn without pain. Teen up
came the force TO buy, and they did
it. carrying away four or Eve boxes. BY
this time the big Office was crowded.
They all wanted to be cured. and the
fellow was anxious to operate on some
body, but just then a d0ubter limped TO
the phone" and called up tho pill
man" lie responded and said something
through the phone about tho corn cure
man that would not look well In print.
At this juncture the stranger said he
need some fresh sir, and stepped 20 the
door. In moment he was gone and
that is the last they saw Of him. They
searched for him all around,
and they swore some during
the search, but no trace Of him could
be found. II he had been located II is
hard to tell what fate he would have
met. A REGISTER reporter was az the
Office soon after. and when be spoke OF
his own corns, incidentally, fellow
who had been left was tempted to hurl
a paper weight at the pencil showers
head.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-24
IT WASN'T MURDER
JOHN HUSEMAN, OF wI7E-BEATISG FAME,
DEAD.
a Report That He Fad Died Of Injuries inflicted By
Els Son Investigated and Proven
Untrue.

1t looked for a little while, at police
headquarters, last night, as though
there was q case of murder on hand,
but after a thorough investigation it
didn't turn out that way.
John Huseman-"old John" as be is
known 10 police and repOrtorial circles
died about half-past five o'clock yes
terday evening, under circumstances
which gave rise to the report that he
had succumbed to kick given him
by his son Joe in a free-for-all
scrimmage at the family residence,
No. Ills McCulloch street, at noon on
Thursday. The police promptly took
hold Of the case, and Joe, who is little
less than haf-wittsd, was brought to
the City Hall by Officer Wilkie. Joe
was Intercepted, aud other enquiries
made, and as a result the son was re-
leased from custody and Dr. Schwinn
gave q certificate that death resulted
from an affection of the heart.
The deceased had been before the Po-
lice Court repeatedly for whipping his
wife, recreation for which he had an
especial fondness. On one occasion he
was fined $50 and costs for beating his
decidedly better half, and when re-
leased he went home and whipped her
again, was promptly arrested and the
next morning was fined $50 and costs.
He paid both fines, but learned
nothing by experience, and II
wasn't long until he was up again. de
abused his son Joe quite as much as bis
wife IL was the ambition OF his lie
to drive his son Joe, who is cattle
driver at the stock yards, from home,
and at noon Oh Thursday Huseman
went home and began q furious attack
on Joe. Mrs Huseman interferred and
there was circus. Finally HuSe-
man got his wife by the
throat and threw her out OF
the door, badly decorating her neck.
Then a neighbor grabbed the old man,
fred him out In the yard and janmed
him down on bench, threatening TO
"dO" him If he made any more trouble.
Huseman resented this violence to his
person, and came down town, going
TO the italian saloon on Market
street, above the market house.
There he filed himself full OF
bad LIQUOR and mingled with
the tough society which frequent the
Joint until ten o'clock at night, when ne
was loaded into hack and taken home
by a man named Schell and Hack
Driver Yason. Huseman showed de-
cided symptoms Of being very sick at
this time, and II was then the re-
port was first started that his son Joe
had kicked him In the row
at the house Officer Wilkie
helped tumble Husemsn into bed
with his clothes on, and noticed that
Huseman was very pale. His wife at
tended 10 him yesterday, and during the
afternoon Huseman crawled out of bed
and drank pint Of whisky be had in
the room. Later his wife went out for
some liniment for him, and when she
came back he was out of bed, on his
knees, and in dying condition.
doctor was summoned, but nothing that
could be done was OF any avail, and
death resulted as stated. An eXamina-
ton Of the body after death showed no
bruises OF any sort, and death was due
entirely to whisky and natural causes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-24

evening the services viii be in charge Of
the young people.
Faith Tried and Trlumphing" will
be the subject Of Rev. DR.. d. A. Cuu-
ningham's discourse at the FIRST Presby-
terrain Church tomorrow morning; eve
ming, "SleeP-"
Rev. DR.. w. H. Cookies morning SER
mon at the Second Presbyterian church
Tomorrow, will be upon Faiths" even
ing, Religion as 4 Business.
Revival services will be begun again
tomorrow night at the Wesley N. E.
Church. These meetings were discon-
tinued for few days.
The Epworth League Of the Wesley
N. E. Church is making preparations
for an entertainment TO be given in the
near future.
s class of new converts was organized
Thursday night at the Zane street II.
E. Church. The class will hold weekly
meetings.
The old soldiers will again attend
special religious services tomorrow az
the Zane street NJ. Z. Church.