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that more exalts womanhood, and it is no marvel tbat the Jews will spend much of their time reading it this week and study ing it's beauty and pathos. The name "purimn means "lots, and refers to the fact that Haman spent full year in casting lots to determine an suspicious time for the; destruction of the Jews, and this gave them time to mature plans for their safety.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13
COTTON STATISTICS.

The chief Of he bureau of statistics re- ports that the values of exports of domestic cotton from the United States during the month of February and during the six months ended February 2S, 1855, and com. pared with similar exports during the cor were as follows: February, 1895, $13, ASA, . 2lS; 1894, SIS. .852 ,3s9; six montns enolug Fecrusry 2s, 1885. $i5l 1882, 755; 1891, sl42,- All 7SS.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13
SMALLPOX IN PITrsBURG.

PlTTsBURG, Pa., March 12.-James De- laney, younger brother of the proprietor of the Hotel Delaney, Second avenue and Market street, yesterday developed un- removed to the Municipal hospital. A week ago young Delaney returned from Hot Springs, where smallpox Is epidemic. His condition is not regarded as serious.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE.

As especially recorded hourly for the AaE-HERALD on the standard thermome- ter at Hughes drug store, corner Nine- teenth street and Second avenue. The fig ures given are in all instances for tempera. ture recorded in the shade and on a north ern sheltered exposure:
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

SENT TO ST. CLAIR.-Sam Miller was ar- rested near Pratt City yesterday by Marshal B. F. Phillips and sent to St. Clair county, larceny.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

Ex-SPEAKER CRISP admits that he is iu need of instruction on the currency ques tion. The fact that he has changed from an extreme free silver man to a conservative shows that he has found information and is gradually growing in grace.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13
WITH THE RAILROADS.

MT. P. Sid Jones, travelling passenger agent of the Louisville and Nashville rail- road returned from trip to New Orleans yesterday morning aud stated to an AGE- HERALD reporter that he had succeeded in locating colony on the line of the Louis vile and Nashville road. This colony wilt be brought down from northern states in a month or such matter of time and will consist of about 150 families. A large tract of land has been purchased for the location of these people.
 RETURNED FROM MEXICO.
 MT. J. R. McGregor, travelling passen- ger agent of the Queen aud Crescent, has just returned from a trip 10 Mexico, where he carried several hundred negroes.
 A DESERVED PROMOTION.
 Mir. w. O. Winston, who has been freight agent of the Birmingham and Bes- semer railroad, has resigned, and Mr. A. B. McCleary has been appointed general freight agent of that line. MT. McCleary's headquarters will be at the Birmingham and bessemer freight and passenger depot, on Nineteenth street. He has been con ductor on that line for long time and bis friends are glad to know of his promotion.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

GRAND BALL TOMORROW NIeHr.-The ladies of Temple Emanuel will give a grand masquerade ball at Pythian hall tomorrow night for the benefit of that house of worship. The occasion will be one of in- terest, and great time is anticipated.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13
THE WEATHnR.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Foreoast of weather for the succeeding twenty-fo hours: Showers and generally cloudy weather; south winds, becoming variable.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

THE Spanish government has reduced taxation in Cuba to a fine art. They won't allow man to take drowned person out of the water unless he has a stamp stuck on the corpse.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13
SPECIAL AnW0zSWCe72zeWt.!

He gre shozoiug onr ntV fine ef WooAens b,eta,xa for Me season ef 1895. Aofhmg has beeN AaI nna'one 10 make Me entire fine sattstaet0,y M boinf of n07elty and fzsAion.
 We havs been Jorfnnahs IF 0ar se- tefi0n sf Fo,rtgn Ao7eltfes, and De- he0e Mat Ale Trade aoiW asree zOih us Maf Mey haOs nsOer Z en sntbassea.
 Sbeeiai af1enfion is falled D oA,' ibriceS. We shall lfer gyrafer 9alues Man eOer bstore, inOiting as aos 10 Me atlention ofaH buyeys aoho must meet Me Hines aiM q Mo,ougALy ,good aytieAs af e loaV prize.
 We eaH yoay akfention again 70 Me faef Maf lie aeV DNnIap Hats for Sbring are noaO or sale. See Mem be- fore yoN maks yOnr bnythase. [. ROGAW G CO,
 l0II Ersf ASenne.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13
LOCAL LACONICS
Age- Herald Reporters Resume of Happenings

COURT HOUSE REPAIRS. Some repairs are being made to the cornice work on the court house.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

WITNESSES MUST STAND.-A rule hitherto not in vogue in this state has been adopted in the federal court. Witnesses are required to stand while testifying. Heretofore they have been provided with a chair. Judge Boarman says they will get to the truth quicker if standing.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13
SOUTHERN EARNINGS.

NEW YORK, March 12.-The Southern Railway reporte for January gross earn ings of S1, ,496, ,296, decrease of Sl5, ,S60; ex- psnses S1 GAS, TAO, decrease of $21 ,S10, and net s452, ,556, an increase of s5950; and for seven months to January 31 gross S10, PAP, ,436. an increase of S515, ,066; expenses S6, ,690, 015, decrease of S27 ,S99, and net s, ,652. .42O. an increase of S542. .465
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

IN the Hebraic calendar last Sunday was Purim Sunday, and is celebrated as the an- niversary of the delivery of the Jews by Esther from the massacre ordered by Ha. man. Never in the history of the world has more deeply interesting book been written than the book of Esther. nor one
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

PHENIx CLUB OFFICERs.-rhe Phenix club at it's annual meeting, held Monday night, elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: I. 0. Lebolt, president; s. Kaufman, vice. president; Nose Levy, sec- retary; Ben Well, treasurer; Ben Meyer, Eugene Fies and Edgar Adler, board of di- rectors.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13
SAVANNAH. Ga., March l2, 1891

SAVANNAH, Ga., March I2, ISy5. My Dear MT. O'Brien:
 I noticed with pleasure few days since the announcement that you had bought the aE-HERALD and was again at the helm, with my true friend, Frank Evans, as manager. 1 hope under it's new ownership the AGE HERALD will enjoy a long and prosperous life and be source of profit to you and satisfaction to the people of Ala bama. With kind regards, l am yours truly, J. H. EsTILL, Editor and Proprietor Savannah Morning NaIua
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

THE electric cars are testing an invention recently patented, which allows the cur rent to escape when overcharged, and thus saves the machinery. Inventors are con. siantly at work on electricity as motive power, and especially on underground con- duits. Major Elliott and Mir. G. W. C.. Lomb, both citizens of Birmingham, have been working on this problem for some months.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 12, 1895. Hon. Frank P O Brien, Birmingham: 1 congratulate you heartily on yester- days success. You have my best wishes and cooperation whenever required in your journalistic news system.
 ALBERT STRASSBERGER.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 12, 1894. Frank P. O Brien, Birmingham:
 1 congratulate you upon your second suc- cessful attempt in securing control of the AGE- HERALD. LEE MCLENDON. %
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WORDS OF GOOD CHEER.

In the city court of Birmingham last Wednesday the recent sale of the AGE HERALD to MT. Frank P. O'Brien was set aside, on the ground that the terms of sale had not been complied with. The paper will be sold again on March Il. The Stand ard trusts that MT. O'Brieu may be able to regain control of the AGE-HERALD. He is progressive citizen and fully identified with Alabama 8 interests. Sheffield Stand ard March 2.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

THE AGE-HERAJD MATTER. E. J. Smyer, representing the Birming- ham Trust and Savings company, trustee, hied report with the city court yesterday the AGE-HERALD had been made in &C., cordance with the decree of court, that MT. Frank P. O'Brien had become the pur- chaser and had fully complied with the terms of the sale. The court will act upon the report today, and the sale will doubt less be confirmed,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

YOUNG LADIES' AUXILIARY. The young ladies of the East Lake Atheneum have arranged splendid programme for the Young Mems Christian association members monthly entertainment on Fri day night. The ladies of the association auxiliary met yesterday afternoon and ar ranged for the refreshments and social part of the evening.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

WHAT has become of the gaudy glass beads 80 much worn in the South in ante- bellum times? They were certainly very attractive in their barbaric beauty. When the light of the Southern sun rested upon their parti-colored prisms it broke into a thousand hues, more brilliant than an iridescent dream. No wonder these glass beads appealed to the love of display of the negro women. But they sparkled not alone on black bosoms, but often height ened the charm of alabaster throats. The ladies of the aristocracy would have worn them oftener than they did but for the fact that they were worn so much by the negro women and by the daughters of overseers. Again we ask, what has be- come of these glass beads? Have the New England manufactories that made them been turned into cotton mills? No doubt when the blockade occurred during the war and shut out glass beads the heart of many Southern woman was saddened. Perhaps the taste of Southern women has changed, and there is no demand for glass beads. The taste now runs to Brownie pins and Napoieonic jewelry. The fashion in jewelry changes as we'll as in the dress.
 THE Pittsburg Dispatch does not see much relief for the Western coal men in the com blnatio they are attempting to form, as the following editorial paragraph indicates: "Ohio coal carriers in estab. fishing central selling agency are com ing dangerously near the 'trust' idea. They expect the coal men of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana and Illinois to fol- low their example. From five selling agencies to one would be only another step. It is just as well to state the trust idea will not cure the evils the coal trade is suffering from.- Artificial prices might be established for time, but with large un- developed coal area competition would come and make the matter worse. The true remedy for the present depression and so-called overproduction is to provide transportation facilities that will open new l<.Iu f.,.x .acx.a xasal
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

AN EDUCATIONAL Nj ECCA. .--Superintend ent Ross of the Aberdeen, Miss, public schools is in Birmingham for the purpose of studying our public school system and getting practical ideas for futuro use. Last week we bad an English from look ing around for pointers in making cheap iron. Birmingham is becoming an educa- tional Mecca, toward which turn the feet of the pilgrims in pursuit of knowledge.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS of the city held a meeting at the Commercial club rooms yesterday afternoon and discussed the license question. The city imposes license of S25 on ench agent, and in a firm of three it amounts to S75-quite an item. Several of. the agents were in favor of a high license, as it shut out some who would otherwise enter the business, but the maj ority thought the license onerous, and appointed a committee to wait on the city council,
The herald., 1895-01-31
THE ROPED ARENA.
Plan for an Atlanttc-P Pacific Coast Box
ing Tournament.

Plan for an Atlantic Pacific Coast Box
ing Tournament,
Secretary Kennedy OF the Olympic
club, of San Francisco, feels confident
that satisfactory arrangements will
shortly be made for on Atlantic Pacific
coast boxing tournament, to take place
in soms of the large clubs OF the east.
Being anxious to arrange such tourns-
ment, he decided not to depend en- tjrely
on any one eastern organization. He
has written to the New York Athletic
club and the principal clu bs in Chicago,
Boston and Denver about the matter,
and expects answers to his letters in a
few days.
II the New York propositions fall
through, Kennedy is confident that the
Chicago club will accept. A director OF
that club was in the city last week and
stated that it wonld be a great scheme.
He returned to Chicago promising to
talk the matter over with his colleagues
on the board, ana to try to influence
them to send for the California crack
amateurs.
In case the eastern Tournament is ar.
ranged for next September, when the
weather is good in the east, Frank
Smith, the bantam, j. A. mckinley, the
light weight, and Jack Kitchen, the
heavy weight, will be selected to 60
sast.
The herald., 1895-01-31

up 10 January 1st at San Francisoo's
m meeting. The amount ia $105,70l spd
il places Ed Corrigan's stable ct the
head of the western winning list. Ii
passes the highest total ever recorded
before for this section OF the tugf world.
The Corrigan campaign in 1884 covered
the territory from the Pacific TO the At
lGntic and back again to the Bay dis
trict, whePs some OF ths most promi-
nsns green and white cash animals ACC
now racing.
In all AZ different horses contributed
to that sos, FOL. and they started 424
times, getting l25 frsts. A study OF the
entry lists to all local stakes shows that
tbs Oorrigan stable Is going to bs just
As aggressive a. ia former years, If not
more so. Mir. Corrigsn spends large
amounts OF money in obtaining fine
racing stock and eutern is with an sban-a
don, one might say. though really after
the most careful study of the events
aud conditions, aud hs has to take i'll
an immense amount Of money to make
his investments pay.
FIFTY YEARS OF RECORD BREAKING.
Since the coming OF the flyers Of Mon.
roe Salisbury and PA" Hsmlin to Los
Angeles, horse talk has been prevalent.
and the msu who couldn't quote records
of all the great horses from memory
hasn't been in IL, 40 to speak.
1t is a fact, however, that not one
man in ten OF those who pretend to keep
poste2 On such things can tell offhsnd
the figures on the advance in trotter6 in
the last 30 years.
From the time old Lady Suffolk first
beee z 80 in harness over the Beacon
course AT Hoboken, n. j., in 1885, the
worlds trotting record has been equaled
or reduced 80 times by Ia different
trotters. The advance has been steady
and gradual in the main, and shows
that on tbs average about five seconds
mark the progress OF each decade. The
beat trotting record OF mares as it stood
at the end of each decade. from 1S45 to
1894, is; 1845, Lady Suffolk. 2:291a;
1856, Highland Maid, 2:27; 1865, Flora
Temple. 2:l73; 1875, Goldsmith Maid,
2:l4; 1885, Maud s., 2:0Ss4 1894. Alix,
2:03s4 1t is, perhaps, peculiar that 30
many of the records should have been
held by mares, and it is fsct that all
the greatest honors of the turf have be-
longed to mares or unsexed horses. No
stallion has ever yet held the trotting
record.
SANTA ANITA HORSES.
Among the 800 nominations for the
Great Trial stakes. which will be run at
Sleeps cad, are the following from the
Santa Anita stable: Bay colt by EN-
peror of Norfolk Aritta; bay filly by
Emperor of Norfoks Aloha; bay colt by
The Hook Miss Ford; chestnut colt by
Versno- Hermoss; brown colt by Gano-
Cuban Q leen; bay colt by The Hook
Santa Anita; bay gelding by The Hook
Jennie b. chestnut filly by The Hook
Sister Anne; chestnut geldlng by Ami
go-Sauta Margarta; bay FLY by
Emperor of Noriolk-Visnte.
The herald., 1895-01-31
THEATRICAL NOTES.


William-A. Brady now admits that be
is planning to build a tneater in Boa
too. "a
Arthur Forrest has succeeded Wilton
Lacksye in A. M. Pslmsr's stock com.
pany.
Edwin Francis Z 1gett has succeeded
the late Francis jerks as dramatic
editor of the Boston Transcript.
Clarence +. Fleming has sent Rose
Coghlan his resignation from the bust
ness management of that star to take ell
feet as soon as Miss Coghlan can engage
q successor.
Minnie Nsddern.Fiske has directed
rehesrsals OF The District Attorney, by
Harrison Grey Fiske and Charles Klein,
to be produced on Monday by I. Henry
French at the American thsster. New
York.
William Castlemon, protege of
Henry Watterson, is the latest addition
to The Bostonian. When W. H. Nc
Donald does not appear Mr.. Castlemon
SINCE the title role in the new comic
opera, Prince Ansniss.
Jennie Yeamans will eail for England
next week. She says she is going to
settle in London. She has accepted an
offer to appear between the acts at a
Strand theater. Last year Miss Yeas
mans starred in Jane.
Manager Henry @. Miner was at
deaths door because OF grip and
pneumonia, at the Imperial hotel,
New York, last week. Ga Saturday his
death was announced. But 1t was a
false report. He is now recovering.
Mrs. William Furst, the wife of the
musical composer. sings nightly at two
thesters in New York. She appears as
Kate in the Rising Star Saloon in the
frat act OF TIE Fatal Gard at Palmer's
and sings cong, and then hurries to
In The Masqueraderu.
"The comic songs with which I have
made the greatest success" says Thorn
as Q. Seabrooke. ''ars The Prodigsl
Som In The Osdi, The Song OF All Ma
tione' in The Ise of Champagne, aud
Swim Out O'Grady' in Rarnets Ia.
bssco. Topical songs are stone dead.
Today character songs fill the BILL"
A thunder storm introduced for the
first time ut the end of the fifth act Of
Virginius in James O'Nsill's production
of that tragedy, is said to produce a
tremendous effect on the audience.
Alphabetically it is correct, as it is sup
posed to illustrate the answer of the
gods to Virginiua' appeal to them DUR
ing the death struggle Of Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall presented Sgd
ney Grundy's admirable comedy. A
White Lie, at Abbsy's theater on Mon
day, and New York audience had an
opportunity to enjoy the unruffisd Mol
ynesux of Mr.. Kendall, the psrplexed
Kats Desmond OF Mrs. Kendall and the
sharmingly volatile Lady Molynesux of
M arion Lea.
Too Much Johnson 10 William Gill
letts's new farce. in which Mr.. Gillette
appears ~ an exquisite liar from Yonk-
era and the most srtIul mother-in.law
bampoozler that tho funny men have
yet produced. This hero ia almost
caught in an interesting Irritation and
carts his household off to Cuba. where
he borrows etrsrger's plantation and
fools every body in the friskiest and most
cold blooded way Imaginable. Too
Much johnson 10 even greater success
The herald., 1895-01-31
WINTER MEETINGS.
what Corrigan's Plan for This City Il
yOlVea.

what Corrigan's Plan for This City In
volvss.
Local horHemen are seeing all sorts OF
schemes and new enterprises for South
ern California in the visit of those two
famous race horse men Corrigan and
Dunno to this part of the state.
There were several things connected
with the visit which made it appear that
the two men were not in Southern Cali
iornis alone for pleasure or even for
health. Previous to their coming south
shors had been trouble in San Francisco
among the horHsmen. The interests Of
the two gentleinen had clashed with
those OF Tom Williams. the autocrst Of
the Bay District track.
Mr.. Williams, in an interview with q
reporter of the Examiner ir San Fran
cisco, said this:
when Mr.. Corrigsn and Mr.. I'LL
man came OUT here last winter they be-
gan to look around for desirable place
TO build o new track. They consulted
with me aud stated that they did not
wish to interfere with the Bay District
track, but desired to keep outaiders
from going into the race horse BUSH
ness, &c they considered San Francisco
the ideal city for winter racing. | was not
particularly anxioue to go into tho new
race track schems, but finally agreed TO
take ID per cent of the stock. an they de-
sired that should manage the racing
and &C. as president, consented only
Oh the ground that there should be no
racing until was ready to quit the Bay
District track"
There was big split between the
men in San Francisco, and without hav-
ing adjusted their differences, Corrigan
came south. Shortly after his coming
meeting was arranged between Corrigsn
and dozen of the men interested In
horses and the raos track in this city.
No definits arrangement was made, and
it is not known that any definite state
ment OF plans has been made even yet,
but it is an open secret that plan was
proposed whereby Oorrigan was to Sc
cure control of Agricultural park for two
months OF each year, and that meetings
we're proposed to be given twice q year,
in the fall, when the horses arrived from
she eastern circuit, and in the spring
before they start east.
II the plan ia carried out, Corrigan is
to hsvs control OF the track and the
msess.
During his round OF the east on the
grand circuit he will DO able to interest
all the leading horsemen of the country
in the track here, and Los Angeles Will
spring at once into prominence among
eastern horse owners and be the winter
Mecca Of all the big owners.
The total official figures on me win
ners OF the CorKiRan stable for 1884 are
aow 1t hand, and includs money won
The herald., 1895-01-31

1t is no discredit to Oi7sie LOTUS, the
effable English girl whom Augustin DAILY
had engaged to hs ingenns OF his CONS
pany, that Mr.. Daily had discharged Ter.
1t is simply strange that Mr.. DAILY ever
engaged her. Miss Lotus never made
name for herself in playa, but in the
concert hall in London. where ehe ems
ticed many denzen of even Groavenor
place from the stells OF the thsater to
the neigh borhood of her clever, mble,
and good humored parodies OF the prin-
cipal comedians, singers and vaudeville
performers of England and France.
When shs begins her engagement at
Roster & Bial's, Nav York, on Monday,
she should achieve q victory over the
average entertainer bnt she will achieve
it only by Minimizing the individualities
known to American thegter goers, not
by carcatures Of foreigners. for the ma
joritv in our auditoriums have seen only
those OF the foreign theatrical profession
that have preceded Miss Lotus in this
country.
The herald., 1895-01-31
MAY HIT TWO MINUTES.
An Illinois PAGER THAT Promises to Beat
the World

An Illinois PAGER THAT Promises to Beat
the World.
At Rock Island, ILL.,, there is owned a
bay gelding that may be the coming
200 PAGER. He is Seal. 2:0S34, and he
is owned by ]. G. Junge. Hs is by No.
tsry Hiatoga Maid. and was iosled in
1888.
1t is understood among practical
horsemen that PAGER comes to his
speed much quicker and easier than
trotter, and in this connection the do
velopment OF Seal is of interest to pro-
fessional and amateur. April Is Seal was
turned over to Jack Curry, the driver
who brought Joe Pachsn out here few
weeks ago. Curry took him through
the grand circuit. Some OF his notable
performances during this SEASON we're at
the following places: Fret. free-for- all
pace, Fulton, ILL.,; hrst, ffee.for-all pace,
Davenport, Ia; first, 2:l5 pace, In
dianapolis, ak heat race, which
Seals stamina alone enabled him to
win; first, 2;l2 pace. Galesburg, Ill.,,
where he beat field Of fast ones, in
Guiding DR.. Sperry, Vassar and Two
Strike in 2:10, 2:lO. 2:0834. In the last
heat Seal paced the last half in 0:5S15, a
wonderful performance, with plenty Of
speed left in reserve.
In this race he was pilotsd by that
clever reinsman, John Sseley, being the
first time Seeley ever pulled Inns over
the gelding in contest for purse.
Seal stterward was taken to Dss Moines,
where he was entered in the 2:07 and
fres-ior-sll classes, which failed to fill.
His last mile, which was on the kite
track in Dea Moines. was in 2:064 last
half in so, last quarter in OBS. From
there he was shipped home, where he
now is. From the indications he has
given turinen would not be surprised to
see Seal reach the 2-minute mark bstore
snow flies in 1895 He ia being logged
daily ON thA road by Mr. luna