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"Reminiscences.

"After all, we have much to be thank
full for in winter"
What, for instance?''
well, I'm glad I'm not fighting flies
out at that farmhouse where we staid
last summer."-DetroitF Free Pfess.
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Friend dship Defined.

Penelope, what is; your idea of
friendship"
"It is letting woman tell you her
troubles when you are dying to tell her
yours" Chicago Record.
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The Boston Girl.

She studies Henrik Ibsen's works to culti-
vate her mind,
And reads immortal Shakespeare through
and through:
Meanwhile, she knits her ivory brows-it
is the only kind
OF fancy work this modern maid can do.
N Y Truth
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Buckton-Oh, no; just the opposite
Philadelnhia PreSs.
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On the score of Taste.

"They say that cholera never attacks
an old smoker"
"Then something good can be said of
the cholera microbe. Chicago Trib-
une
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ADomestic Difficulty.

Its too meau,'' pouted the young
,housekeeper. 'She is very disobliging."
"Who?" inquired her husband.
"The servant. l have discharged her
and she won't go, and | think it's real
impertinent of her. .'-Washington Star.
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Chicago's Eminent Specialist Coming
DR.. Edward R. KELLOGG.

Professor Of Sur gerry,
Nose, Throat and Ear In
Chicago's leading medical
college and celebrated
throughout the East for the
wonderful operations and
cures performed by him, is
coming West to continue the
great work of relieving
mental and physical suffer
ing, and restoring the af-
flicted to health by means of
the modern scientific treat
ments and operations of to.
day, which are a result of
years of scientific medical
and surgical research.
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isn't that Featherbrain the freshest
young fellow you ever saw?"
SO absolutely fresh that there's no
salt in his tears."-Detroit Free Press.
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The Wise Child.

worry me, dear; why, my hair is turn
inp frrayi
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OF the finest quality. He is prepared
to make garments of the latest style at
the lowest prices. Fit and best work.
manshlp guaranteed. Cleaning, Repair
ing, also Dyeing done on short notice.
Call and see him.
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Couldn't he Wor.e.

Naturally. She has given her hus-
band so many pieces of it. t.''-Tit-Bits.
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Sometimes.

Hicks-Brown says he saw Miss
Grimes to-day, and that she was looking
heavenly.
Wicks-Yes;, sometimes the heavens
are cloudy, you know.-Boston Tran
script.
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Florrie-My, how you must have wor-
ried grandma; her hair is all white!-
Household Words.
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G.. HENRY, NJ. D.
Student of DR.. Phillip Ricord of France.
SYPHILIS
A SP PECIALTY.
Thirty-Six Years Practice.
MEN ONLY TREATED.

A cure guaranteed In every case undertaken
when a cure is practicable and possible. Con
,rrhoea, gleet and structure speedily cured with
permanently cured within THREE DAYS NO
SUBEBS, SANDALWOOD OH. nor COPAIBA
used.
Spermatorrhoea, seminal losses night emiss-
Ricords method practiced In the Worlds Hos
pital, Paris.
Reference: Over 20, 900 patients successfully
cured within the last nine years, Can refer to
patients cured, by permission. Investigate.
Omces 907 Seventeenth street, near champa,
Denver Colo.
English, French, German, Polish, Russian
and bohemian spoken. ConsultatiOn and Ono
Examination Free. Corresoondence solicited
strictly confidential.
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Not That End.

BucktOn-Bees are very qulck-tem-
pered.
Neudick-In other words, they are
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GnIIpnti0nQ specially. We collect good bills at
UVllO0llUll0 2h bad Is, outlawed so per cent.
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[Qtnt0Q managed. We rent, collect rents, pay
L0Hl6O taxes, look after assessments and repairs
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She Had Divided.

"What a small mind Mrs. Venlynne
haSi"
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Real Estate, Insurance and Mines,
1414 Pearl St., Boulder. Colo,
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nnnQ negotiated. Secured by first lien on Bonl-
LUul!0 der City real estate, without expense to
lapHar
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

John Brown, negro, was fined SIS and
thirty days extra on charge of petty
larceny in the inferior criminal court yes
uerday morning. He was arrested by Off,
Ger Johnston.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
NOT GETTING THEIR PIE.
Colored Republicans Meet and Denounce Chair
man Vaughan and the White Shield.

The colored republicans being incensed
at the treatment accorded them by the
republicans in power, yesterday held an
indignation meeting at Clayton hall.
About 200 voters were present. DIR. A.
]. Warner was elected chairman and E.
E. Carlisle secretary. The following res
olutions We're proposed and adopted:
Whereas, the leaders of THE White
Shields and others in whom was vested
the power to dispense federal patronage
in the state of Alabama have wholly
ignored the colored voter and,
Whereas, this chairman of the executive
republican campaign committee is 80 en-
crossed with other affairs that he has no
time to talk with the colored men who
seek hearing, and,
Whereas, there are instances where iii.
negro has been thoroughly qualified ap-
plicant, sufficient prejudice has bsen
brought to bear to cause his defeat. ard.
Whereas, black and white are hand in
glove during THE campaign, but immsdi-
ately after thu intimacy ceases
Be 1t resolved, That we denounce the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
WAS AN ESCAPED CONVICT.
The Man Arrested Saturday Proves to Be a
Convict, But Not Will Turner.

A negro MAN giving the name of John
Wilson was arrested Saturday at North
Birmingham by Deputy Sheriff Tom
JONES' and held as an escaped convict.
1t was thought he was Will Turner, who
escaped a few days ago from Coalburg
He has been identified as an escape by
the name of Henry Mayfield.
Mayfieqd was not missed ait the mines
for several days and the manner in which
he made his escape is not known. 1t is
thought he succeeded in getting away
from Coalburg during Friday night. He
was sent UP from this county on charge
of burglary to serve a term of two years
and 295 days for cost. His time would
have expired Aug. 5, 1899.
One of the guards was in the city last
Saturday and said he thought the gnan
was one of the Coalburg convicts. He re-
turned to the mines and made an investi-
cation, which proved his suspicious were
correct. Yesterday Mayfie1d was return
ed to the mines.
The two men who escaped from Coal
burg several days ago and the one eHho
succeeded in giving the Pratt City guards
the slip have not been recaptured.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
AN EXClTABLE WOMAN,
In Her Hurry to Catch a Train, Had the
Wrong Trunks Checked

An excita,b1e woman trying 10 catch a
train was responsible for all the furry
about the trunks being stolen from the
platform of the Union station Saturday
night. She sent her baggage to the depot
In the afternoon and did not reach the
station but a few moments before her
tram departed. Woman like, she thought
the train would certainly leave her, and
she didn't know her baggage from that
of any one else. She saw the trunks sit
ting on the platform and she knew she
had sent some baggage there, so she in
structed this baggagemaster to check
them. The mistake was discovered Sum
day morning, and telegram was sent
DO the lady to please return the prop
erty.
This Is nothing uncommon" said Bag
gagemaster Mullen. ~ have been here
about ten years, and the women have
caused us more trouble this way than
anything else. 1 don't remember when q
trunk was stolen from here, but this idea
is always getting out, because of excita-
bic persons having the wrong trunk
checked in their hurry to catch train
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
Real Estate Transfer

The following trarisactions in real es-
tate were filed for record in the Office of
the probate court yesterday:
]. ]. Stewart and wife to L. Y. Porter
Lott II, block ITS, city; $1,000.
ALA A. HURLEY and husband to Alexan-
der Robertson and wJfe-Lot SO in M,Iil-
lan's addition to Birmingham, on the Tus-
ca'looSa roai1; 500.
lR. III. Thomas and wife to Julia c. Col
lins-Quft claim to lot II, block 1876, city;
81.
D. J. Pennington and wife to Julia c..
CollinE-4Lcit II, block 1875, city; 81 ,250
"A. b. Bell and wife to Alabama State
Land company-Quii claim ito the south
west quarter eff the northeast quarter of
section Is, township 10, range west; 81.
National Guarantee Loan and Trust
company ito w. C. Bryant-Loh II, block
lis, EAST Lake; 1925.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
IN HER BABNSH INNOCENCE
Little Fannie GorguS Prattled as
Her Mother Expired.
BABY WAS JUST A YEAR OLD
At 4 O'clock and its Mother Died at Clos
ing Scene in Life's Sad Drama
Amid Poverty and Squalor.

Fannie Gorgus, a bright little cherub
OF babe, had birthday Sunday. She
was one year old at O'Clock, and two
hours 9ater, while she was cooling and
Growing in the arms of a strange woman,
her mother died, and the curtain was
rung down ON the closing scene of one
of life's saddest dramas.
Callie Gorgus and her infant daughter
were taken from 2111h Second avenue
to the quarantine camp along with the
Ivey family several weeks ago. Callie
and little Fannie beth had smallpox, and
were not discharged until Saturday.
They went back to their old home and
the mother died of congestion Sunday
evening at o'clock. Before discharg-
ing patients from the quarantine camp
they are bathed and dEsdnlfected. In her
delicate condition she could not stand the
operations of dkinfection- She was
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

I hadn't been SO weak 1 would have
hoped them and carried Il down.
II will say one thing for the poor soul,
she was a clean, sweet industrious wo-
man and nsver knowed nothing wrong
about her. She come here from Good
water nine months ago when the baby
was three months old. Her home was
somewhere in Colbert county and she
said her husband died about the time
her baby was born. She did house
work for a livln' and stayed here with
me. She went to Mrs. McDooglss awhile
and then to Mrs. Stapleton's. She
worked herself down and then went to
the Mercy Home. When she got out shs
come back here and pretty soon was
sent to the pest house. Callie didn't
have no money and shs had to work hard.
She was about So years old as far as I
can judge and never did say anything
about her folks
Mrs. Harris wiped away tear with
a greasy rag, the baby prattled in its
innocent gle and at about the same
hour the dead wagon was rafting on its
way with the remains of poor Callie Cor
gus over the mountain to the Potter's
field
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
BRUTAL PRIZE FIGHT.
Two Negroes Chew and Kick Each Other for
Fifteen Rounds.

Sunday AFTERNOON a brutal prize fight
was pulled off in the woods between
Avondale and Woodlawn between two
negroes
The contestants were Jim Smith, of St.
Louis, and Jim Taylor, of this city. They
fought fifteen rounds, at the end of which
time Taylor was unable to continue.
Both men are said to have been badly
used up i'm the fray.
According ito those who saw the fight
neither man was possessed of any too
much science, and th:y depended entirely
on their hitting powers. After II few
rounds had been fought it is said that the
men began to bite and scratch each
other, and 1T then became farce. From
that time until the end the alleged fight
was very funny. 1t is said that the
crowd was made up OF people of all
colors, with those of the white race In the
ma jOr.ity.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
A RECORD SMASHER.
It is Now lust as Hot as it Was Cool Few
Days Ago.

The weather man wears grin most
sardonic when the perspiring heavy
weight comes about growing over the
high temperature as compared with a
few days ago. The weather official goes
on the principle that 1t won't do to give
the people a good thing too long. They
get so they don't appreciate 1T.
Saturday th=, heat reached a sizzling
state and the maximum temperature was
101. Sunday, probably because it is the
day above all others, that man should
retain his religion, the thermometer
dropped back to 80. Yesterday was a
little cooler, but man straight from
the arctic regions would have had no
right to complain. The highest tempera-
ture reached this summer is 101 and
Saturday proved the record smasher.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
FIGHT GOES MERELY ON
Between Mr.. Badham and the
County Commissioners.
The WATER WORKS co.
Once Proposed to Sell to the City For ST.
100000, and Now the Property is
Assessed at S364,296.

The fight of Back Tax Commissioner
Badham to increase the taxation of the
many corporations goes merrily on, but
he is meeting with little success. The
commissioners refused to sustain the in
crease in the case of tbs Birmingham
Water Works company yesterday.
The original assessment of the water
Works company was 1864, 1896, and Mr..
Badham sought to increase it to $780,
900. The case occupied considerable
time and many witnesses were examined,
among them the members of the board
of aldermen of 1894, whan the city passed
the resolution to purchase the water
works for S1,400,000. The members of
the committee appointed by that board
to inquire into the matter were also put
on the stand. The witnesses examined
were Dave Fox, who was formerly mayor,
and Messrs. G. w. West and John Nc
Cartin, members of tbs committee The
other members of the committee were
Messrs. Charles E. Thomas and T. o.
Smith,
From the statement attached to the
pap=rs of Mr.. Badham, it was shown
that the income of the water works
company at the time of the attempted
sale for that year was $11S,0O0 the ex-
pense of conducting the same, $4,000,
and th@ net profit $4,000. From the re-
port of J. F. Tanning, a consulting en-
gineer brought here by the company to
report, it was shown that, by statistics,
the value of the property would increase
as the city grew older and the consump-
ton of tbs water increased.
According to a statement issued by the
officers of the company at the time, the
capacity of the local works was greater
than that of Atlanta, Wilmington; Au-
gusta, Chattanooga, Covington, Lynn,
Mass; New Bedford, Lawrence, or
Springfield-all CITIES ranging in popula-
ton from 10000 to $4,000.
In 1896 the water works company paid
the regular per cent. interest on 100000
of bonds and then declared dividend of
51a per cent. on a capital of 100000. This
year the dividend was of per cent. The
court.
Several very important cases will be
tried today when the Birmingham roll
ing mill and the Southern Bsll Telephone
companies will be called upon to show
reason why their assessments should not
be increased. The assessment of the
telephone company is $500 and Mr.. Bad
ham seeks to increae it to $4,000. The
Of h. mr.
but this was increased by Mr.. Badham
ito $250,000.
Mr.. Badham is also deputy back tax
collector for the state and receives reports
from other counties where the same kind
of work is being done. A report received
from Commissioner r. G. Scott, of Mon
roe county, states that the total increase
in that county Is about 76,655> and that
his work is not yet completed. In near
ly all of the cases this result was reached
through tbs medium Of compromise.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

White Shields and the course taken by
the chairman of the executive republican
campaign committee, and,
BIT it further resolved, That we recon-
nfa.nd that each county organize clubs,
that state convention be held and thst
these clubs defIay the expenses Of the
delegates to the convention adopt meas
ures to prevent negroes from being will
fully ignored, while white men reap the
reward of thefr Tabor, and
Be It further resolved. That, IL our
services. be not worthy Of recognition by
the republicans, we withdraw the same
and tendsr them to the democratic party,
and,
Be 1t further resolved, That we indorse
the candidacy of r. A. Mosely. Jr., for the
republican nomination for governor by
the state convention.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

What Hoods Sarsapariila has done for
others 1t will do for you. Try 1t.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
ONLY FOUR CHARGES.
Joe Gardiner Has that Number Opposite HI
Name.

Several days ago row occurred at
East Birmingham, on account of which
two men are now in Jail. 1t is said that
Joe Gardiner choked the young son of
Green Pollard and that the latter OBJ
Jected. A row ensued. Gardiner is In
the county jain charged with assault and
battery with a weapon, carrying con-
cealkd weapons. assault and battery and
assault with intent to murder He was
arrested by Deputy James Ball.
George Norton Us alho in the county jail
on a charge eff assault and battery, grow
ing out of the same case. He was ar
rested by Deputy Tom Jones.
The CASTS will be tried at North Bir-
mingham.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

dressed in a ragged, loose wrapper of
blue calico by the good-hearted woman,
Mrs. Harris, who had furnished her
shelter. Several women watched over
the remains Sunday night and yesterday
morning they were placed in a rough
pine box and without a funeral were
carried over Red Mountain to the Potter's
field. Two pine boards nailed together
in the shape of cross with the words
"Caflie Gergus' rudely scrawled on the
top one, is all that marks the fresh
mound of earth and distinguishes it
from the hundreds of others, in which
rests the decayed bodies of murderers,
innocent babes brought into the world
. through infamy and wretched females
who grew tired of the worlds boots and
jeers. Her ignorant associates placed
| in the box by her side deck of cards
a weird, superstitious practice prevailing
( among those who are reared in poverty
and squalor and see. nothing but the I'M
savory side of life.
When an Age Herald reporter called
at 2fffz Second avenue, Mrs. Harris,
who is looked on as the mother of the
place, came into the hallway with little
Fannie I'M her arms. The babe puckered
up LIS Ill TIC lips dilQ Slillcu d SWEET, Udpy-
ish smile.
Yes" said she, Cables last words
were that I should take the baby and
find 1T a good home. haven't got cert
in the world, and don't know what to
do with The little deary, but I'll do the
best I CAM.
Get back, you children" she said to
a half dozen youngsters with dirty faces,
who were crowding about the reporter.
IT knew when Callie came back Sat-
urday she wasn't going to live long. She
had burnin' fever, and we had to help
her UP the steps with her baby. took
her to a room. She gor a quilt and laid
down on the floor and nlsver got UP any
more until we fhseped her on the bed"
The room where Canlie Gorgus died is
in three-story brick building almost in
the ceuter off the city. A splendid look
ing building on The outside, but from the
second story the picture is one
of poverty and misery on the in
side. She was taken to room on
the third floor an in 1t were a few arti-
Giles of broken furniture, showing evident
signs of abject poverty. Mrs. Harris is
the woman who was sent to THE quar-
time station with the man Ivey.
Eyes, we did send for a DOCTOR" con-
tirq1ed Mrs. Harris, but Dr. Barclay did
not get here until after CalMe was dead
And her said he did no. have time to doc
'sThfs iE a hard world" put in a woman
who was standing by.
tor everybody"
Nobody but me would go about Callie
until she died." said Mrs. Harris, while
she patted the little babe on the head
and remarked that its eyes were just as
black as its mothers. "They all thought
she had smallpox. She already had he
smallpox scars on her face and knew
1t wasn't smallpox that killed her. DR..
Barclay said SO and then we all JOINED
in and washed and dressed her. She was
AM awfully tall woman and was stout
WREN she was well. None of our clothes
wouldn't fit her and we had to put her
in an old blue calico wrapper. u 1t was
terrible when they come to get the body.
they put her in the pine box and then
slid it down the two flights Of steps. II
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
WHEAT ON THE ToB0GGAN.
Birmingham Bakers Have Not Raised the
Price of Bread.

The wheat market mounted the tobog-
gan yesterday and took long slide. The
bulls around Birmingham exchanges
wore woe-begone appearance and
1t is said some of them lost
heavily. December wheat opened at
90A. Then amidst the groans of the
unfortunates the market mounted his
ladder and recorded slump to s55s. The
market closed a little better, at SO 3-5.
So far the bakers of Birmingham have
not raised the prizes of loaf bread The
howl has already gone up from the
north and If the wheat market remains
on its high perch it won't be long bsfore
southern bakers will be taking similar
action. The price Of flour remains at
$5.75 for patent and s5.25 for straight.
What Hoods Sarsaparilla has done for
others will do for vn,r Try
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
EssA - b
Building PERM 8

Two permits were issued yesterday
from Gne office OF the chief of the fire
department. One was ITO john Potter to
erect a barn on Twenty fourth street and
First avenue, at cost of $500. One was
also issued to LIE Roy Smith TO erect a
stable on the lot of No. 2516 Seventh ave-
nle. 20 cost 500
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
A Sunday Crap Game

A crap game at Ersley City was ra .ded
Sunday night, and six negroes captured
They were brought to the county jail by
Deputy Joe Rodgers. The negroes ave
JEFF wagner, VIII s m, Mart Colbert. Tom
kid, Whit Givins and Rich Glover. alias
Rich johnson. The papers for commit
meptwere ISSUED BY Justice A. l. McWii-
Inns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07
RHEUBOTTOM CONVICTED.
He Tried to Work a Worthless Check
Scheme at Atlanta.

Atlanta. Ga, Feb. 6-After being out all
night the jury to-day returned verdict
of guilty against II. E. Rheubottom, the
man known as "the mysterious" pris-
oner of Fulton county jail. He gained this
description because of the fourteen
months which he served In jail lodging
trial. and all that time keeping his past
history safely concealed from the police
Rheubottom, who is man of education
and evidently of good family and respect
able associations before getting into trou-
bic. first landed in this city during the
exposition. He stopped at the Alcazar no.
tel, near the exposition grounds.
Henry Cassin, cashier OF the IeoLs ID
Interested in the hotel and Rheupottom
became acquainted with him. TO Mr..
Cassin he represented himself as mem
Der of the firm OF Calklns q Co OF view
Orleans. stock and bond dealers, and that
he was here for the purpose or estapAsh-
ing a branch Office. He wanted 10
transact business through Mr.. Cassin' s
bank, and Mr.. Cassin consented TO the
He deposited checks drawn on a
WaynesbOro Miss, and a Denver. Col,
bank, which proved worthless, although
Geographic advice from Waynesboro was
that the checks We're good. Mr.. CaSsln
claimed Il was a conspiracy of Rheubot-
tom and unknown parties who worked the
Waynesboro end to defraud him, and or
dered his arrest.
Rheubottom succeeded in getting his
case put off from time to time, remaining
in jail all the while, a period of -four
months. Thursday, after numerous de-
lays, the prisoner was finally put on trial
and convicted.
Had he been acquitted he would have
been re-arrested at once for violating the
postal laws in the same case