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The morning call., 1895-01-28
HOODS
Sarsaparilla

Prevents the serious consequences which
so often follow an attack of diphtheria and
helps the patient wonderfully on the road
to health. Thousands of people have
proved the merits of Hoods Sarsaparilla
after serious illness. They find it exactly
what is needed. 1t makes them well.
Therefore get
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
TERSELY TOLD.

Ben M. Jacobs & Bros sell furniture.
 The Hettie Bernard Chase company arrived last night and are registered at the Opera House hotel.
 The Mendelsshon society will hold meeting on Monday night. the 18th in stant, for the election of officers. .- There will be an important special meeting of the Bricklayers' union at their hall Wednesday,. evening at 8 o'clock.
 Grau's Opera company passed through the city yesterday afternoon en route to Atlanta. where they open tonight for the summer season.
 Ladies and gentlemen's Easter shoes Latest styles and lowest prices. Please come and see 2000 pairs of bran new shoes T. c. King.
 Hon. Josiah Patterson, who is to speak. at the opera house this afternoon at 4 o'clock, will arrive in the city by the Kansas City train early this morning. and while here will be the guest of his kinsman, MT. s. D. Weakley. Colonel Patterson will no doubt draw a large au- dience.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
PERSONAL.

Mir. Frank A. Grider of Mississippi is at the Morris hotel.
 MT. C. Van Mason of Greensboro was in the city yesterday.
 MT. A. M. Baldwin of Montgomery is registered at the Morris hotel
 MT Frank Arrico left yesterday morn- ing for Cleveland, O., to be in attendance upon the musicians convention. .
 MT William Berney of Montgomery was guest of his brother, Mr. Berney, at the Florence hotel yesterday.
 MT. E. L. c. Ward of Atlanta, formerly president of the Alabama Press associa- tion, is registered at the Florence hotel.
 MT. Alex Due of Montgomery, brother of Dr. M N. Due, Is spending few days in the city prior to taking a trip to Flu rope.
 MT. L. w. Southwerth, who has been with friends in the city several days. re- turned to his home in Mississippi last night.
 Ladies and gentlemen, please call and see 2OOO pairs of bran new Easter shoes of the latest styles and lowest prices. T. c. King. 2026 First avenue
 Mrs. Belle Gusdorf and daughter Mau- die, of Selma Ala, are in the city guests of Mrs. L. G. Joseph, sister of Mrs. Gus dorf, at 612 North Seventeenth street
 Mrs. J. A Weeks of Los Angeles. Cal. Is stopping at the Florence hotel. Mrs. Weeks owns considerable property in Birmingham. and is here looking after it.
 Miss Jennie Overton returned to her home in Memphis last night, after a visit of several weeks to the Misses Rogan, on Seventh avenue. Miss Overton is beau tiful and accomplished young lady, and during her stay In Birmingham made many warm friends. Miss Sarah Rogan will go to Memphis next Thursday night for a two weeks visit.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
Light.

Between us and tho sun stretches the ten uous, sensitive ether, and every sensation of light that tho eyo experiences is caused by the effect of 500, GOO, 900, GOO GOO of waves every second impressed on the ether by the molecular energy of the sun, travel ing along it rhythmically. If tho waves have a lower frequency than this 500, 000,- GOO, 900, 900, they will chiefly engender heat In our artificial methods of getting light we imitatively agitate the ether so poorly that tho waves our bonflres set up rarely get above the rate at which they become sensible to us in heat, and only few waves attain the right pitch or rapidity to cause tho sensation of light.
 At the upper end of the keyboard of vii bration of the ether is high. shrill and yet inaudible -''light''-which we want to strike and to keep on striking, but we tumble at the lower, bass end of the instrument all the time, and never touch that topmast note without wasting tho largest part of our energy on the in- termedate ones, which we do not at all wish to touch. Light (the high note) without heat (the lower notes) Is the de- sideratum. Thomas Commerford Martin in Century,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
Announcing the Engagement.

An engagement should be announced first by the family of the bride elect, writes Mrs. Burton Harrison in The Ladies' Home Journal. This Is done either yer bally and informally to friends or by note to those whom 1t is desired shall receive early information. The man may at the same time write to those of his friends whom he desires to have share in his hap piness, and whom the girls family could not so well reach. Churlish indeed would be the spirit to withhold interest in new engagement, and the telling of 1t by the principals almost always inspires kind ly feeling for them in these told. Lovers have perhaps the beit founded claim to thinking themselves of Arss interest to community of any class of people and are quite entitled to assume all the honors and privileges of the sltpKttop
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
HETTIE BERNARD CHASE.

This deservedly popular young actress, who comes to O'Briens tonight for a weeks engagement at popular prices, assisted by strong company of players, will no doubt receive warm welcome from theater goers of this city.
 The company has a large repertoire, and the programme during the week will be varied and interesting. Among the plays presented by them is Damon and Pythias," of which an exchange has the following to say:
 Damon and Pythias,'' beautiful and historical drama. was presented at the opera house last night by the Kettle Bernard Chase company to one of the largest audiences of the season. The play was rendered in honor of the local Pythian lodge, and the uniform rank of that order attended in a body and made a creditable showing as they marched up the aisle and were greeted by tremen- dous applause.
 "The company did full justice to their rendition of the play. and the acting nf MT. Lewis Sutherland as Damon and MT. Charles W. Chase as Pythias was deserving of the highest praise. The whole company, in fact, demonstrated beyond doubt that they are artists in every respect and deserving of the pat ronage bestowed upon them.
 :" Put That Man Out as an after piece was q happy hit, and showed the great versatility O. the splendid actors and actresses. Hettie Bernard Chase proved herself mistress of the situation, supported by Misses Julia and Mollie Bennett in their unique and beautiful dance.
 George Welch was the favorite, and had some difficulty in getting away from the footlights.
 "The whole. entertainment was suc- cess 10 the company and audience"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
Our stock of ladies' Oxfords IS the best and the cheapest in the city. Birmingham Shoe Co.,, 2ls N. 18th Street.
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MoTORMAN LOST CONTROL
And the Young Lady Lost Her Life-Ac
 dent at Pittrl,,,,,or

And the Young Lady Lost Her Life-Acci-
 dent at Pittsburg
 Pittsburg, Pa., May 5.--A fatal acci- dent occurred on the Pleasant Valley street car line, Troy Hill and Ale gheny City this morning, in which a young woman. yet unidentified, lost her life. Miss Mary Weidner and Victor Andres were injured A street sprinkler was following a regular car The motor man lost control of the sprinkler and the people in the car ahead became ex- cited The conductor shut the door, The unknown woman, however, reached the platform. The conductor caught her and tried to hold her back. In the strug- gle both fell off the car. The woman S head struck the curb. causing instant death. The motorman on the forward car put on all speed possible and could have outrun the sprinkling car, but the people became frightened and jumped off. Fortunately there were only a few passengers aboard at the time or more might have been injured.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
Kicked tho Kings Horse.

On the battlefield, as everywhere else, Bismarck looked after the interests of his imperial master. During the battle of Koeniggratz, tho old compensation king of Prussia-had exposed himself and his staff to the cneIny's fire, and would not hear of retroating to safe distance At last Bis marck rode up to him, saying: "As re- sponsiblo minister of the crown, must insist upon your majcstys retreat to a safe distance. If your majesty were to bo killed, the victory would be of no use to us" Tho king saw tho force of this, and slowly retreated, but in his zeal returned again and again to tho front.
 "When noticed it, D said Bismarck, tell ing the story, 1T only rose in my saddle and looked at him. He understood perfect ly, and called out, rather angrily, Yes, am coming But we did not get on fast enough, and ct last rode up close to the king, took my foot out of the right stir rup, and secretly gave his horse an ener- getic kick. Such thing had never hap pened to tho fat mare, but the move was successful, for she set off in fine canter." Washington Star
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
GALA DAY AT EAST LAl,E.
Thousands From This City, Bessemer, Pratt City, Woodlawn and AyOndale at
 the Beautiful Resort.

Yesterday was gala day at East Lake and thousands of people from this city, Bessemer, Pratt City, Woodlawn and Avondale gathered on the banks of Lake Como to participate in the opening day. Excursion rates were allowed residents along the Bessemer and Ensley lines and they came in great numbers. Four trains every hour left the city for East Lake and barring one or two accidents, which fortunately amounted to but little, everything passed off as pleasantly as could be desired.
 At the lake Birmingham Musicians union band, under the skillful leadership of Prof. Fred L. Grambs, discoursed sweet music and those present seemed to never tire of listening to the we'll rem dered selections. The music was a great treat and enjoyed by all.
 The lake itself was fairly alive with boat loads of people. enjoying a ride on the placid water, and the woods fairly rang with the peals of laughter of the young folks.
 Everyone was happy and when the shades of night descended all boarded the dummies and returned home, fully satisfied with their day of pleasure.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
Opera House Hotel Arrivals.

James Sumerall. Mississippi; J. M. Donaldson, Meridian, Miss; Ed Pickard, Attalla. Ala; P. Sitz. Alabama City; J. M. Malone. Wetumpka, Ala; R. Smith,
 Kansas City, Mo-; John s. Foster, Jasper, Ala; Hettie Bernard Chase. Charles W. Chase, Julia Bennett, Lewis Sutherland, Mollie Bennett. George Welch, George Prichard, J. A. Mellon, w. M. Lander, Master Charley, H. J. Bernard, Bernard Chase company; w. B. Orr, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad; Henry Glover, Macon, Ga.; c. D. Nelson, Pratt City, Ala; c. M. Puckett, Atlanta, Ga.; B. l.. Williams, Atlanta, Ga; B. F. Giles, East Lake, Ala.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
Keepsake Teeth.

There is Q curious remipiscence of the past in usage by some European mothers and it is shown by the keeping of the first castof teeth-"the milk teeth" of their little ones-and to preserve these they give them golden setting, wearing them in ring. To fond mother there can be nothing out of the way or approaching to repulsiveness in souvenir of this charac- ter. The preservation of such little teeth WIG do not think is common in England or in the United States. We make, however, a distinction between tooth and a lock of hair. It is the indcstructible quality of both things which makes them suitable mementos. Nevertheless, all poetical sen- timentality being put aside, tho preserva- tion of the tooth is a return to the ways of tho most remote antiquity. The ex cellent lady who, then is mother, and who cuts holes in the lobes of her pretty cars and wears on her finger Q ring with 0 littlo snow white tooth i1 it initiates in many ways tho tastes of her ancestral sex, say, 5,000 or 10, 900 years ago.-New York Times.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
CYCLONE IN TEXAS.
Houses Blown Down and Stock Killed, But No Loss of Human Life Phenomenal
 Rainfall

Denison, Tex. May 5.-A cyclone passed over this portion of the state yes- terday morning. Houses were blown down, stock killed and fences 1evelled. No casualties are reported. The cyclone crossed Red river to the Indian territory. making a swath through the forest.
 At Aubrey sixteen miles north of here, one house was demolished. the family es- caping with difficulty. Near Carrollton dwellings were moved from their foun- dations. and at Van Alstyne houses and barns were unroofed. Several serious accidents occurred to people from fall ing wreckage.
 The rainfall in the central and western portions of the state was heavy. San An tonic reports inches of rain in six hours.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
Organ Recital tonight at the Church of the Advent.
THE CATHOLIC BAZAAR

At Bessemer Postponed to the 2lst-An In-
 teresting Contest to Be Had
 The Catholic bazaar at Bessemer has been postponed from the 14th to the 21st instant It will last for three days and as present prospects go promises to be a decided success. Great interest in the cause is exhibited by the members. and some important contests are to take place. A beautiful silver manicure set of eight pieces and tray has been offered for the most popular young lady, on condition that al least one be nominated from Birmingham. Miss Margaret E. O'Brien has been already proposed and strongly backed by her friends. Her most important rival in the contest at present is Miss Hattie McArthur, the beautiful and deservedly popular daugh- ter of Mir P McArthur superintendent of the Howard Harrison Pipe works. Bessemer. The manicure set was spe- cially ordered from a Chicago manufac- turer and will be on view in Bessemer during the week
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
CLEVER DEAF PEOPLE.
A Lawyer Who Cannot Hear and Yet Has
 Large Practice.

8 Large Practice.
 The following remarkable instances of deaf persons, many of them oongenitally so, who are practlcing professions and de- pending entirely upon lip reading foB thoir understanding of conversation, was prepared by Q gentleman connected with an institution for the deaf, whose name am not at liberty to give
 A Columbus paper has published some accounts of tho stone deaf Ohio lawyer, in full practice, who depends absolutely upon lip reading, and who has tried cases in Columbus courts. For 12 years now Mir. NIB. Lutes of Tifin, O., has depended entirely upon lip reaGing to do all that any lawyer docs for his clients in court and in every phase of tho practice of the law.
 The Missouri Deaf Muto Record gives an account of lady who reads the lips of ministers md public speakers. Mir. Alex andeg Hunter of tho United States land office in Washington is "deaf as an ad- der. :" Though far from perfect in lip reading, he has read 150 words given out from the dictionary without making a mistake. Ho has read the lips of Beocher and Booth almost faultlessly and has greatly enjoyed pulpit and platform ora- tors and some of the great actors, the chief drawback in reading their lips being the shifting of their positions on the staRo so that their lips were at times in- visible
 Mitchell, tho chemist, an examiner in the United States patont oflice graduated from the Clarke institute, Northampton, Mass, and, though poor lip reader, grad uated from the Worcester (Mass. Poly teohnic school ns an analytical chemist.
 For many years totally deaf man has occupied place in tho United States civil service, receiving his first appointment on tho strength of admirable papers in the civil service examination. Notwithstand- ing his infirinity thanks to his lip read ing, ho took the regular course at n great university, recitcd with his classmates, att tended lectures and secured his degree. I doubt if president or professors knew he was deaf man. Certainly some of his classmates did not know 1t. For business reasons his deafness Is kept secret, and keen newspaper man wont through the office in which he was employed a few years ago in-search of deaf clerk, and failed to find such man or any one who knew of tho existence of such case in that department - Popular Science Monthly.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
MOUNT JACKSON CEMETERY.

The following communication is self explanatory. The Age-Herald prints the names of the Alabamians in order that surviving members of various com panies and regiments may have an op- portunity to contribute the widows mite" if no more, to See that the grass Is kept green" over the graves of the gallant dead whose names are registered on the eternal roll of honor herein inscribed:
 United States Postoffice,
 Radford Va. May 4, 1895 To the Editor of the Age-Herald
 AS a native Alabamian, I call your attention to the marked portions of the Richmond Dispatch inclosed.
 l was a member of the glorious old Fifth (RodesD Alabama regiment. Their friends in Alabama may le interested in the publication in your widely circu- lated paper of the names marked. Yours truly, R. H. ADAMS.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
THE PRINTER oUEEREo THEM.
How the Editors of One woman's Paper
 Came to Grief.

Some western women wanted to start woman suffrage paper few years ago, with the aim of scattering the seeds of woman suffrage about the country where 1t was needed.
 They bought a plant, ordering from 0 catalogue of printers supplies, and while they didn't know ems from galleys they put carpet on tho printing office floor and had a stove with nickel trimmings and brass fire shovel and a revolving office chair and desk with lot of pi- geenholes snd a waste paper basket with 0 ribbon bow on it and a patent rocker, a picture of Susan B. Anthony on the wall and printer to put the type together.
 It was rather n cozy, homelike little place, and oven conservative women who didn't approve of the paper came some times to visit and sat in the patent rocker.
 One day one of the editors wrote an ed- itorial in which she aired the time worn epigram that there is slunbering hog in every mans bosom"
 This, while not exactly esthetio, was regarded as bullet proof bit of logic with which to adorn woman suffrage editorial, but "the best laid plans of mice and men gang aft aglee," and as tho printer was not suffragist he proceeded to put tho hog in the woman's bosom, and whom the paper camo out and announced that 'there is a slumbering hog in every wonan's bosom' those women called an editorial conclave, and each woman tore her own hair.
 Tho greatest man on a woman's news paper is the printer. He edits tho matter, counts up the fcot in the poetry and re- models 1t to suit his pootical brain, and he continually runs out of interrogation marks.
 Would tho women, while editing pa- per, have friend at courtf Then let them cultivate the compositor. Louis Re- public.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06

mand in the country. Extended observa- tion by our agents throughout the coun- try shows that there is no large increase in the consumption of iron by foundries and rolling mills, but there Is an in- crease, and 1t is large enough to affect the situation. It is to be borne in mind that in the past year, when consumption has been at its lowest ebb, there has been more Iron consumed than was made. Stocks were smaller April l. 1895 than April l. 1894. While there are many idle furnaces. it is fact familiar to those who have studied the situation that practically all the furnaces so situated as 10 make very cheap iron are at work to their full capacity. and have been for many months.
 This bears upon the remark so ire quently heard from buyers, that little advance in prices would immediately turn on a big increase of product from idle furnaces, and so prevent any perma- nent improvement. This would apply if prices were to advance several dollars per ton. giving an opportunity to fur naces in districts that dropped out of the race when iron went below the basis of 10-Birmingham-but 1t would not apply to the leading districts where the iron of the country is produced. To H. lustrate: In the Pittsburg district every furnace is running and has been for some time, except as stacks have had to go out for repairs. The same is substan- tially true of the Mahoning and Shen- ango valleys. of Cleveland, Buffalo and the entire district where Lake Superior ores and Connellsville coke meet. It is also true of the Birmingham district and of the well located furnaces in Ten nessee.
 There are several idle furnaces in the Birmingham district, but the product of those now running is so large as to tax the facilities of the mining and handling the ore and coal to their utmost. It would take large expenditure of money and a considerable amount of time to in crease these facilities so as to put more furnaces in blast In the Virginia dis trict there are a number of furnaces that have never been operated, but 1t is said that the furnaces now running take about all the cheap ore that is available in the district. There are several idle furnaces in the Hooking valley, but their turn can hardly come until iron has ma terially advanced.
 The strike at the New casle furnaces resulted in an advance that adds 15 cents per ton to cost The strike of coal miners which is now general throughout the Po- cahontas district will for an indefinite time interrupt the supply of coke from that source. In all further calculation as to the iron market labor must be taken into account as factor.
 We quote for cash f. o. b. Cincnnati. Southern coke, No. Fay. .S10>00 to 10 50 Southern coke, No. 2 F'd'y
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
HE CLAIMED THE DOG
And She Cowhided Him-A Sensational Affair
 at Galveston.

at Galveston.
 Galveston, Tex, May 5.-A sensational cowhiding occurred at the union depot this morning just previous to the de- parture of a picnic train for Clear Lake. Hundreds of persons were on the plat form and in the cars waiting for the train to pull out, when Ada Hammond, a well-known character of this city, ap- peared on the scene and boarded one of the coaches. In the same car was David Weiss, manager of the Grand opera house here He was accompanying some of his relatives to the picnic. As soon as Miss Hammond saw Weiss she drew a cowhide from beneath the folds of her skirt and began to lay in on MT. Weiss face and shoulders in a manner that completely dazed him. It was some mo- ments before some of the passengers interfered and put stop to the furious onslaught.
 Miss Hammond was taken in charge by the police and charge was made against her at the police station of as- sault and battery, but. was afterward withdrawn. The cause of the cowhiding is that the parties had had a quarrel and had separated and Weiss had sent a message to her demanding pet dog, of which he claimed to be the owner. Miss Hammond replied in person, with the above result. MT. Weiss was very badly bruised about the face
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
TEN MILLION FEET OF LOGS
Burned by Forest Fire in Pennsylvania
 Other Losses.

Burned by Forest Fire in Pennsylvania
 Other Losses.
 Ridgway, Pa., May 5.-Destructive for est fires have been raging throughout Elk county today. The largest damage so far recorded was from the town of Glen Hazel, in Elk county.A forest fire was discovered in the vicinity of the town about o'clock this morning. and the flames rapidly encroached on the outskirts of the village Help was asked for and sent from Bradford. The flames were fought all day. but they reached the village, and Delos Dollivar's saw mill. with l0,000,000 feet of hemlock logs, 1900 feet of the Erie railway track, six teen cars and six dwelling houses were burned.
 The fire this evening was finally gotten under control in Glen Hazel but it is still burning in the woods.
 The estimated loss by today's con- fiagration Is $125,000.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
Early Christening of washingtons.

Has tho following entry in the parish register of Chislehurst ever been publish ed, and how does it 1t in with the ascer- tained facts of the Washington pedigreeP
 "1614. Laurence some of Laurence Washington & Anne his wife was christen- cd on ye 24th daie of July in the place at Nottingham, generosi."
 Nottingham, now Nottingham, is 0 hamlet between Chislehurst and Eltham, and according to Hasted's History of Kent" svo edition, volume (1797) page 4S0, Nottingham place belonged to the Stoddard family through the whole of tho