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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-10

The Western Railway OF Alabama per
cent. on common stock.
MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND
STRUCTURE.
There was expended in the mainte
nance of way and structures SIPS, 1853
more than the previous year, khe total
amount being 81, 402, 3S0.98.
PASSENGERS CARRIED AND REV
ENUE.
There was a decrease in the number of
passengers carried earning revenue of
26$552 from the preceding year, being
2.43523S The passenger revenue was
decreased $16S, 210.91. and which amount
ed to $2,68S, 5S9.15 The average amount
cents. The number of passengers car
ried does not include those handled over
the Central of Georgia railway, because
they were not given in rspor3 of 1896.
The number of passengers transported
In Alabama on the Central of Georgia
railway, on a mileage basis, would be
$780, SOP for the present year.
FREIGHT CARRIED AND REVENUE.
There was an increase of 8, $50, 400 tons
of freight carried earning revenue, as
compared with previous year. The total
being 14705. 942, and the amount received
was $10,020,614.54 and for the reasons
given under Passengers Carried and
Passenger Revenue, the number or tons
of freight carried by the Central of
Georgia railway was not included in the
14,7O5,942. but was on the basis men
toned 557327 tons.
TRAIN MILEAGE.
Passenger trairs ran 3,22S,926 miles,
which was 494, 223 miles less than previ-
GUS year. Freight trains ran 6,S11, 1893
miles, an increase of $50, 2S8 miles, and
i.he miscellaneous mileage increased
All 400 miles, amounting to 3.770,246 miles,
and so making a total of 10 $40. 565 miles,
or an Increase of 562, 1854 miles over year
1896 Respectfully,
JAMES CROOK,
Priest. r. r. Comm'n of Ala.
HARVEY e. JONES,
ROSS C. SMITH,
Associate r. r. Comm'rs.
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ON THE TURF.
At New Orleans

New Orleans, Dec. 9.-Weather cloudy,
track slow.
First race, six furlongs-Alva, TO 1,
won; Ben Waddell, to 2, second; DIR.
Work, to 5. third. Time, 1:21A.
Second race, selling, five furlongs-
Seaport, to 1, won; Dunster, to l, Sec
ond; Laura May, to 1, third. Tune,
1:06A.
Third race, selling, mile-High Noon,
z to 1, won; Serf, to 2, second; Viscount.
13 to g. third. Time, 1904.
Fourth race, six furlongsBill Arnet 5
to g. won; Cherry Leaf, to /, second {;
Mace, 80 to l, third. Time 1:21.
Fifth race, selling. mile and 20 yards
Fassig, to 1, won; Dockstadter, to 1.
second: Van Brunt, 20 to 5, third. Time,
1:51x.
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Mrs. Fitzsimmons SAYS NAY.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 9.-Notwith-
standing an interview with representa-
tive of an afternoon paper, in which Mrs.
Ftzsimmons, wife OF the champion pu-
gilist off the world was made to say that
she would put no block between an%her
meeting of the champion and Corbett,
Mrs. Fitzsimmons has ad1re SEED a let
ter to the Sentinel which states that
Fitzsimmons will never enter the ring
again with her consent, and she is sure
he will not without It.
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Charles Eleischman Stricken.

Cincinnati, Dec. 9.--Hon. Charles
Fieischmann, late tonight suffered q
stroke of paralysis and his condition
since midnight is considered serious.
MIR. Felschmann is president Of the
Market National bank, the Fle.schmann
Yeast company the Commercial Tri-
bune company, the F'leischn,ann Distill-
ing company and of other concerns and
is several times millionaire. He is
at present member Of the state senate
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Cruel.

Miss Pa.nter-"Oh wad some power
the giftle gle us ito see oursers as ith-
ers see u.s.
Miss Sharpliegh-"Oh, that's easy
enough in your case. Just study the
colors on almost any barber pole.'
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Tourists For Texas.

Galveston, Tex, Dec. 9.-Gen. Paul
Vandervort, one of the promoters of the
Grand Army of the Republic colony in
this stare, writes fromDeming's Bridge,
Tex, that he has closed a deal with John
E. and Shanghai Pierce for land and at
least fifteen colonists will move I'm upon
the beginning of the nsw year.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-10

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund The money if /. fails
to cure. 25c. 3-23-9lt.
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For Circuit Court Clerk,

Fergus w. Mccarthy asks your sup
port for reelection to the office of clerk
of the circuit court for Jefferson county,
Alabama. Subject to the action of the
democratic party
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LOANS.
MUST BE SOLD.

n ROOM RESIDENCE; all modern conyeny
q fences: 65 feet front; 704 North l7th
Street. House cost 50, 800 to build. Price
$500. Will carry 50 900. Apply at onces
w. B. LEEDY & CO.,
1l4S 21st Street.
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ANNOUN CEM ENTS.
G. r. HARSH

Is Gambia te for noriina ton by the DEM
CORA tic party, for the office of senior
judge of the city court of Birmngh ham.
10-10-tf. :
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-10

and has been for years one of the most
prominent figures in Ohio politics as well
aus in business interests of tn IS city.
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Fresh bread and candy made
daily at G. w. Cody's, 1870 to
1926 Sd avenue. je5-f

The Age-Herald don't sell
coke at @1.5O a ton, but you
can have the paper delivered
to your house every morning
for SIS cents a month. :
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For Associate Judge of the City Court of Bir-
r.iran,l a.aaa

We are authorized to announce Charles
Powell as a candidate for the above
named office, subject to the action of the
democratic party 11-10-tf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-10

The Alabama Great Southern railroad
paid a dividend of .056376 per c. nit. on pre-
feured stock. The Lafayette railway
paid dividend of $4,000. The Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis railway paid
per cent. on common stock. The Nash
willie and Decatur per cent. on common
stock. The Southern railway l per csnt.
on preferred stock. The Tuskegee rail-
road paid 81 ,437 on its common stock
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3,614.7s
IRON RAILS.

The number of miles reported as being
laid in iron rails is 1902, showing a de-
crease of 29.S9 over last year, but thsre
is really an additional decsase of 81 more
miles, as this amount of iron is shown
on the Seaboard Railway of Alabama
which was one of the companies failing
to report last year.
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GROSS EARNINGS.

The gross earnings including freight,
pa ssenger, express, mail, ETC., for the
year increased 629,74O.63, amounting to
S13 73q O91 Al
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OPERATING EXPENSES.

The amount appraised by the board Of
asse ssors of railway property was $45,-
261, 1853. 81, which amounts to Is per cent
of the appraised value of all the prop
erty in the state.
The indicator., 1897-08-14

The new railroad bridge over the
Danube river, which has just been COM
pleted, is the largest in the world, and
one of the most important, and the
Roumanian government is enjoying its
possession with well earned senti-
ment of complacent pride. The new
bridge is 1925 feet long without APP
proaches, which would make some hun
dreds of feet additional The largest
vessels that sail the Danube can pass
under 1t at the highest tide. ms the low
err rafters of the superstructure are 1O5
feet above high water mark. some
idea of the length of this bridge may
he gained by comparison with the 9TH
err great bridges of the world. The Tay
bridge. Scotland, is 1925 feet; the Mis-
sisslppi bridge at Memphis 10000 feet:
the Forth bridge. Scotland. $500 feet.
the Morody bridge in Galacia. $500
feet, and the bridge over the volga
near Sysran, 4,70O feet The Danube
bridge has one span of 620 feet and
four OF ass feet each.
The indicator., 1897-08-14

Some years ago the sand blast, as a
means of removing paint and varnish,
was suggested, but seemed to attract
but little attention. Latterly the de-
mand for some apparatus that will
accomplish this purpose has been so
imperative that experiments are being
made with sand blasts at forty or fifty
pounds pressure. Thus far the idea
seems to work admirably. and it is now
confidently believed that this will be
the means resorted to in the future for
doing this work Another use of the
sand blast is suggested as a cleaning
method for wood of all sorts and for
stone. The sand under heavy pressure
cutting against stone work would re-
move dust and dirt from crevices that
ordinary scraping and rubbing would
never reach. The most perfect success
is anticipated from the employment of
this means.
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A TRUE HELPMATE.
ConEressmnn's wife scheme to Gain
Popularity Among IsnraI Voters.

Popularity Among Isnral Voters.
Great successes often depend upon.
small considerations and the wife OF
a member of congress "A statesmar'
to whom his constituents are wont t ,
point as a man OF the people WHOM
tiattery cannot divert from his old Gus
toms and associations, fully realize
this fact. says the Washington Star. A
school friend who had not seen her
since her girlhood surprised and de o
lighted her with a visit not long since
How Industrious you arer ex-
claimed the visitor.
In what way"
Il don't know ] suppose it is fancy
work. know that you used to have q
great aversion to plain sewing. But
you must be very diligent indeed to
have your work basket in this room.
Would you like to know what | am
at work on?"
Certainly
You shall see for yourself. Here It
is" And she held up to view a half
knit sock of old fashioned blue yarn.
"You-you don't mean to say that
"Oh. no. He wouldn't think OF wear
ire them. | have a whole lot that /
give away to anybody who will use
them
DO you do this for pleasure"
No 1t Isn't at all for pleasure. It's
business and | never occupy myself in
that way except when 1t is absolutely
necessary. But | always keep the worl,
handy and whenever one of the old
fashioned rural voters of my husband S
district comes to make him a calf
and you have no idea how many honor
us with that attention. get it out and
knit away for dear life. 1t is a good
deal of bother but it's worth it. for
you really can't imagine how it pleases
them
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is estimated that wood ignites at about
600 to 300 degrees r. Wood containing
much oily or resinous matter iniiames
much more easily. and great care
should be taken in putting such mood
in the immediate vicinity OF great heat.
1t is thought that very many fires at
tributed to defective flues are caused by
resinous woods that are put into cas-
ings and other woodwork where there
are openings more or less large through
which stove or furnace heat can pass,
Gradually these places become dry then
go through various chemical changes
caused by intense and long continued
heat, until on some occasion when the
fires are unusually fierce they burst
into flame. In building houses there
Is nothing more important than the
care OF chimneys and flues. II posi-
BILE there should be double guards
placed between all woodwork and me-,
tai. with ventilation supplied by cold
air. Attention to this would save
much valuable property and might save
life
The indicator., 1897-08-14

That the English language has its
limitations sometimes is sometimes
shown with startling distinctness when
foreigner finds it necessary to coin
a word. or give a new meaning to an
old world, in order to express an idea.
A hospital physician. who was making
the rounds of the institution in the
performance of his regular duties. had
visited and prescribed foT all the sick
inmates except one. an irritable. fret
full and troublesome young man who
had arrived only few hours before
and of whose presence the doctor had
not been advised
We'll" he said. looking at his watch.
II believe have seen all the patients.
have | not?'
Yes. sare." replied the attendant,
recent importation from the other
side of the ocean. but zare is an i'm
patient in re next room who ees very
seek
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LITERARY NOTES.

Miss Marie Corelli has been celebrat-
ing the twelfth anniversary of her de
bat as novelist and it appears that
the royalties on her initial volume,
her celebrated Romance of Two
Worlds" would be ample for her sup
port. event If she had no other sources
of income. And yet, as in so many
historic cases. the publishers readers
rejected the story as romantic rubbish.
There have been many authors as
exacting as Herbert Spencer, but few
as frank. 1t is told of the Spencer OF
two or three years ago: He had con-
ceived an intolerance of remarks OF a
commonplace and unfruitful character
and had brought with him an apparatus
which he could at pleasure slip over his
ears and which spared him the pain of
aucicular contact with less gifted NOR
tails.
Mr.. William lie QueuX, whose novel,
Devils Dice has just come out is
Mt present living in Nice, where he is
writing q new story of mystery for
serial purposes. The scenes will be
laid in England and at Monte Carlo,
an" IT VIII plo'dhiS hpb'hi "''N' ''N
biblical title of IF Sinners Entice
Thee 1t is understood that the story
will be entirely English in character,
although its climax occurs on the Med
iterranean shore.
Mr. Hall Game contradicts the report
that at the Manx general election he
would endeavor to secure seat for
Peel in the house of Keys. In a letter
just published he says: at may save
further trouble II l say at once that
seat in the house of Keys would be
an honor and pleasure entirely beyond
my possibilities, because as a man of
letters have n large and eXacting con-
stituency already which demands all
my time and much more than all my
energy"
Mr. Robert Kitchens, whose new nov
Ell. Flames" has just been published.
was at one time student at the Royal
College of Music until he gave up the
study and became a critic OF music.
His early literary career was begun
under the tutorship of gentleman
who had school for journalists. but
1t was not until his Green Carnation"
was published that the reading public
gave him due recognition. Mr.. Kitchens
has had some success as dramatist
and he is now engaged on a play with
collaboration.
The indicator., 1897-08-14

II the jennings powers were pro-
portioned to his pluck, he would
make things lively for the hunter. 1t
attacks with reckless fury the harm
less passerby. One of these creatures,
smaller than rat, will assail without
second thought couple of human
beings weighing $50 pounds apiece.
1t will spring to ones knees. barking
and biting and in purblind fury fall
back "all-ends-up" to the earth, only
to renew the attack again and again.
To-day, while one lemming was flying
at me. another from beyond a small
stream Joined in the demonstration,
and presently swan across to get to
close quarters. | was not quite sure
that the first fall into the water was
not accidental. but hardly think so,
since once there it came straight to
the charge.-Wild Norway.
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much OF the cure depends. The pa
tients declare that the eating is simply
stuifing them until they are as lazy
as one can imagine. There are raw
treats, fat honey and some fruit, with
quantities Of milk and butter. Meat
is given three times a day, and be-
tween meals il the patients will take
ii. In fact, the general idea seems to
be to build up and brace UP and fat
ten up as much as possible. The rooms
are comfortably heated, but the win
dows are open so that there is con-
slant supply of fresh air The patients
plod about in the sun and in all sorts
OF weathers, and seem to flourish with
the treatment. Any amount of pork is
included In the diet, and eggs. custards
and sweets also are provided in abund-
ance. The patients gain, and write
home to their friends that they are
Wonderfully improved. They, however,
agree that the same treatment would
be impossible at home, as the patients
would not prepare for themselves the
diet that the doctors prescribe for
them and insist upon their taking.
much in this disease that has
While admitting that there is
never been satisfactorily ex-
planned. the physicians are con-
iident that by building up the system
the patient is able to successfully re-
sist the Entertainments of disease. and
finally to throw off disease germs or
become practically immune.
The indicator., 1897-08-14

By process which is carefully
guarded, something new in the working
OF sheet metal has been produced. Steel
sheets are coated with aluminium. 1t
Is claimed that these are superior to
and more durable than galvanized iron,
tin plate or planished iron for many
purposes for which these materials
are now generally used. The special
advantages OF such aluminium coated
sheets are stated to be that they
can be worked and scanned without
peeling; the coating. adhering abso-
lutely to the sheet, can be easily SOL
dered, will resist the action of sulphur
GUS gases and can be heated to red
heat without destroying the coating.
Moreover, such sheets can, when de-
sired, be polished to luster equal to
FURNISHED silver or nickel. An abso-
lutely smooth and evenly covered sur
face is presented free from imperfec-
tons of any kind. Aluminium coated
sheets, plated with copper, are also pro-
duced and these also take a high pol
ieb
The indicator., 1897-08-14
MINING DEPARTMENT
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ALASKA.
Late News From Leading Colorado Camps The
Gold Output Continually Increasing.

AZ well as the thousands not so rich in.
dividually. but which aggregate gold
content many times more. 1t Is from
the natural erosion Of these Iodcs to
moderate depths. at II maximum not
going very far beyond the first thou
sand feet, that the klondyke and Yu-
kon placers have come. From the in
dustrinl and economic point of view,
while forty years have been taken Ia
boriously To secure the gold of one Ida
no lode in place, the same amount of
gold. released from the lode into plac
crs by Natures hundred thousand
years or more of slow-moving but ir-
resistiblc force can be secured by man
in II tenth part of the time and with Il
tenth part of the labor. This craft oi
Nature put more than II thousand mil
lions of gold into California placcrs,
and there is. in my opinion, reason in
the anticipation that in the Yukon
plnccrs another thousand million will
he found. all things considered. as east
ly and even quicker to be secured than
was the thousand millions of the Cali
fOrnia placers."
The indicator., 1897-08-14


The Rev. A. c. Ferguson mas added
another marvel to the wonders of the
nineteenth century. 1t is an apparatus
by which he photographs sound waves,
and then by using the plates repro
duces the sounds with their original
tone. He calls his machine the lighto-
Phone. as distinguished from the
monograph and graphophone of Ber-
liner and Edison respectively. The in
vention is distinctly new, in that the
reverend doctor has succeeded in pre-
serving the sound vibrations by means
of the photograph and restoring them
to the air with the plates. Like all
other inventions of this kind. the APP
paratus is exceedingly simple, 1t con-
sists of two disks, seven inches in
The indicator., 1897-08-14

On several occasions 1t has been
found when buildings and machinery
have been taken down that the wood
placed in close contact To heating ap-
paratus has become SO Gharred that
1t is nothing more nor less than char
coal Sometimes this has ignited on
exposure to air. An expert declares
that there are more fires caused In this
way than the public ever suspect. BY
some means there is crevice through
which current Of hot air is drawn.
This gradually oxidizes the wood and
makes 1t as innammable as finder. It
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diameter. revolved by the ordinary
crank of mechanics. One of the disks
is horizontal. 1t is the recorder. The
other liz revolved perpendicularly. 1t is
the reproducer On the upper side of
the recording disk is clamped SEN
sitter plate. Level with it is fixed a
vibrating diaphragm. This shutter ex-
cludes the light from the plate until
1t is spoken into. Then 1t vibrates. and
the plate records the light and sound
vibrations together at the rate of 1000
per second. As the disk turns the
sounds are photographed as continu-
Gus curving line. A print is made from
the negative. and is fixed upon the re-
producing disk. The process now re-
sembles the operations of the graphic
phone. The reproduced sounds are
clear and perfectly modula1ed. but not
so loud as those of the graphophone.
Doctor Ferguson has been working on
his invention for six years. Its super
iority over the graphophone consists
in the indestructible quality of the
records. and they can be rephoto-
graphed without loss of power.
The indicator., 1897-08-14

The summer house, with its unlimited
guests. has requirements especially its
own. Outgoing letters and kilograms
require a special place for their repos-
TORY. and as railway and telephone
guides are in constant requisition, these
too must be conveniently placed. There
can be found a receptacle for all these
things designed to stand upon the hall
table. In the center is a box for let
tiers. under which is drawer for tele-
grams, while the box is fanked on
The indicator., 1897-08-14

Brown-White is a very clever fell
low; he was admitted to the bar at the
age of %.
Black-I don't see anything clever
about that.
Brown-But 1t occurred in New York
on Sunday.
The indicator., 1897-08-14

Nor" than 5oo.vpn sewing machines arc
made in this country annually, which Is 30
per cent Of the production Of the world
Nearly 1gpr persons In one way and an
other make their living in this country ont
OF sewing machines In no branch n manu-
inctures has greater revolution been
wrought by the sewing muCliur than IN
boots and shoes In 1861 the irsi machine
TOR sewing On splcs WIS put In operation
ANA n royalty of two cents on shoes was "N
acted. iy the aid Of machines. 3-,D.vr.p pu
pairs of shoes had been mad. up 10 1871 in
IA" United States. aud probably an equal or
greater amount In Europe
The indicator., 1897-08-14

She surveyed herself in the glass.
and IA smile of satisfaction fitted
across her face.
OF course. she said, II am not much
OF a bicycist, but when they talk about
81 models
She shrugged her shoulders and
locked in the glass again.
And she was right about ii. too.
She posed for an artist, and she was
thoroughly up to date.-Chicago Post
The indicator., 1897-08-14

1t was ON the beach at Narragansett
she never goes into the water"
Never
But She is always on the beach
during bathing hour
Always"
DO you suppose it is merely to show
what beautiful bathing suit she
has,"
Il am more inclined to think that
il is to chow how little there is OF it,
Chicago Post,
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Fadder tan autograph enthusiast
Wouldn't you like to see my collec-
ton? It's worth several thousand dol
lars"
Rev. Short.-"Indeed | should Mine
last Sunday was only eight dollars and
siXty-four cents
The indicator., 1897-08-14

Young journalist would like to
have some advice as to how to run a
newspaper successfully.
Veteran Editor-Sorry, my lad:
you've come to the wrong person. |
am only the editor of this paper. Bet
ter consult one of my subscribers.
The indicator., 1897-08-14

Miss Bigflst purchasing for a male
iriend).-"H Have you any gentlemen's
Gloves"
New Clerk tglarclng at her hand).-
No. Miss; but think | can find a
ladies' size that will fit you"
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Isrok Q.

Tom.-"So You spent your vacation
down by the breakers"
Dick.-"You might know that.
haven't Il cent lcf.."
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10 quit tobacco easily and forever. be ma =
nellie, full OF lIfe. nerve and Sigor. take No
to.Bac the woudCr-workcr, that makes
weak men strong. All druggists 5Oc or 81.
cure guaranteed BOOKLET nud sample free.
Address S;erllns Eemrdy Co.. chicago OF
New York
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No. 1.-The second time saw him
was engaged to him. No, 2-what
caused the elay?-I.ife.
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believe plsp-s Cure is thu only medicine
that VIII ruru consumption ANNA NJ Ross
Wlllinmspurt, Ia Nov, r. 1879.