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every member of the general committee to cooperate with him.
 Representative O. W. Underwood was requested to issue the invitations and associate with him any one he desired.
 T. H. Aldadch saf1 that he had pri- vate information from one OF the mem- bers of the arnlor plate committee that all the members would probably not come to Birmingham. This created some stir among those present.
 J. A. VanHoose said the armor plate board should show Birmingham, the iron center of the south, the recogni- tion of coming here in a body He thought some pressure should be brought ito get the entire board to come and stay aong enough to make a thorough inves- tigation.
 Mir Aldrich said that the time of the board was limited, and the people of Birmingham should not be too insistent on the entire board coming and the time they stayed. He was in favor of hay ing as many congressman here as possi- ble
 P. P. Shook reported with some data on the advantages of the district, which was referred to the committee on steel making, and a vote of thanks rendered Mr. Shook ,,x
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those children whose parents or guar dians are able to pay a small or partial tuition.
 Third-The plea that the excluded class pay TO tax is not good fin applying the public funds to those who do pay for the reason that the idea of the free school, in it's origin was that govern ment might tax the rich and well-to-do in oudar to educate the children of the poor, and thus raise the general ayer- age of intelligence in our civilization, and this very principle has been reeog- mixed 1lene in Brmngf1am by recognizing the poor dn taking their census, and yet they were counted and are not in the school
 Fourth-The plea that good teachers could not be secured will not do, because at the end of free term the schools could be conducted as pay schools, with tuition somewhat higher than the rate now is. Surely the board cannot justify its action in excluding from the schools childran who have been listed by the census takem and upon whose account and in whose name public money is drawn.
 I submit these statements not in a criti- cal or ault-finding spirit, but because it is my judgment that in this one item tha school board has errad. That is, think the schools should be free as long as the public funds prevail, and them be conducted as pay schools. The laws of some states I think, force this arrange ment, and win not tolerate any cther Where there is wish to have an eight CT ten months term, partly to be con- uducteld with public funds.
 I do not believe the state, any state. would tolerate such an arrangement. If it is allowed 1t is not a free school. do mot know anything as to the details of salaries, money, etc, and hence confine myself to the one question that intrudes itself into mind, viz: Should the schools charge anything for tuition until public money is exhausted?
 do not wish to be impertinent, but firmly respectful to the board when I insist that it cannot logically justify the plan adopted without doing two things that ought not to be done, to-wit: They will not, and do not now, conduct free schools in Birmingham. They will deprive the children of the poor of their portion of the state and county tax.
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FUNERAL AT THE RESIDENCE.
Dr. McMillers Remains Inferred in WoodIawn
 Cemetery.

The remains of Dr. P. K. McMTiller, who died suddenly Thursday morning from a visitation of apoplexy, were inferred yes terday incoming at 10 o'clock in Wood- lawn cemetery.
 The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Kelley at the family residence at Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street. The divine paid glowing and fitting tribute to the virtues of the dead veteran. The sterling character and noble manhood of the deceased was par ticulaa1y pointed out in happy phraseos- ogy by Dr. Kelley.
 Dr. McMiller was an esteemed and hon. ored member of the Regents of the White Shield and the United Confederate Vet erans. A large number of the members of both the lodal branches of those or- ganizations met yesterday in Camp Har- dee's haIl in Second avenue and marched to the funeral services.
 After the services the sorrowing jour- ney was made to the Woodlawn ceme- tery where the body of the dead was given back to earth.
 The East Birmingham, Railway com pany placed special train in front of the residence for the convenience and accommodation of friends of the de- ceased.
 The pail bearers were: w. H. ReM nolds w. s. Smith and Felix. McLaugll- lin, of the Confederate Veterans, and Dr. O. T. Dozier, supreme regent, J. w. Bush and J. N. Byars, of the Regents of the White Shield.
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ANNISTON BY WAY OF ROME
BElTMAN SAYS THIS IS WHAT AT-
 LANTA REFUGEES ARE DOING,
He Claims to Have Been on a Train Where the Quarantine Officers Did Not Mako
 Their Appearance.

Travellers from Atlanta and Mobile are able to evade the quarantine and get into Alabama, says Joseph Bietman, a cigar manufacturer of Birmingham, who returned on Thursday from a trip to Anniston.
 Z "I was not asked to sign a quarantine blank on my return" he said. "Neither were several others who occupied the same coach as myself. I was informed that Atlanta people are evading the quarantine by going to Rome Ga, which has not quarantined against Atlanta, and thence they go to Anniston. Several have reached Anniston in that way and I also heard that two from Mobile had managed to make their way into An niston. From Anniston they can easily come to Birmingiham,"
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DEMAND HAS BORNE FRUIT Ordinance Authorizing a Prose-
 cutting Attorney. MR. GREGG TO INTRODUCE IT Emil Lesser Will Ask the Police Commission to Send Formal Request to the
 City Council.

The public's demand for prosecuting attorney in the police court is bearing fruit. An ordinance providing for the appointment Of such an officer will be presented at the next meeting of the city council.
 The police commission is also inter- ested in the matter, and some action will be taken by that body at it's next meeting, and it is likely that formal request for the appointment of an att torney will be sent ito the council.
 Alderman Gregg is now preparing the ordinance, and will have it completed by the October meeting. q won't let you see it yet" said he, but am get ting it in shape" The ordinance will call for the appointment of suitable attorney at reasonable salary.
 Emil Lesser will introduce the ques- tion before the police commission, of which he is a member It is his object to have the board make a formal re- quest of the city fathers and present such arguments as that body deems ad- visable.
 Alderman Gregg said
 "'I am emphatically in favor of a pros ecutlng attorney for the police court. More than that, I am sufficiently inn pressed with the salutary results that such an officer can bring about in that court in important cases that I am drafting an ordinance to have the of- ficer appointed by the city council.
 q will present the ordinance at the next meeting of the mayor and board of aldermen.
 "I confidently believe that the board of aldermen will appoint prosecuting attorney for the court sooner or later I shall endeavor to have the officer ap- pointed at once. The board are nearly all impressed with the necessity of such an officer, although they may defer it
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NO ABNORMAL RENT RAISES This Is What the Real Estate
 Men Say. MANY RENTERS TAKE ISSUE The Agents Say Raises Fave Only Been Made Under Certain Conditions, Where m-
 proyements Are Demanded.

Rents in Birmingham remain at the normal station. At least canvass of the real estate men fails to reveal any abnormal or outrageous raise in rentals.
 The real estate men say that raises are only being made where improve ments are asked for, CT in cases where the property has not been yielding sui ficient revenue to pay insurance and tax.
 On the other hand it is claimed by the renters that there has meen an increase Of fully 20 per cent. Many parties say that residence property which has been renting for $15 has been raised ito $175O, or $2O. Houses that have been bringing $20 per month for several years. it is claimed are being raised to $25.
 By some this is taken as an indica- tion of returning prosperity and as an ill omen by those who are forced to rent. "A close canvass. however, among the real estate men does not substantiate the statement that abnormal raises are being made
 Said MT Howard, of Bailey & How ard, real esate agents: "There is no foundation for the objection to the so- called raise in rentals. In the first place rents have only been raised in those ili- stances where they are manifestly too low. For instanos some rents have not been high enough to.pay the taxes and insurance, without taking in considera- tion any sort of return to the property owner. The property owners in many cases have actually been advancing money in order to pay the taxes and insurance on their property. Think of a large business house erected at cost of several thousand dollars renting for $15 or $20 a month.
 There have been few advances that were made at the request of tenants who wanted Improvements made. In these cases both parties were satisfied, tale landlord in improving his propsrty and the tenant in getting more conven- fences. There has been mo such thing as a general raise in remts."
 Mr. Whatley, of Mcconnell and What ley, real estate agents said: ''Thlere is mo general lift in the rents. Only in a few localities have We made an advance and that was because there were special circumstances which called for it"
 Other real estate men voiced simlIar statements to the above expressions of MT. Bailey and MT. Whatley, =,
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Rev. R. D. Wear Takes Issue With the Board o
 Education.

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 Admitting as true evenly statement made by the board of education through its spokesman, Mr. Ullman, and yet its action dn refusing to make the city schools absolutely free as long as the public money should last, dn Ets last and final analysis amounts to, and results in tIhe truth of the following statements. viz:
 First-That the purpose of the free school will be thwan'ted in not giving free schooling to the children of those who are unable to pay any tuition at all.
 Second-That logicaaly and wrongfuMy the assessments made upon the per capt. ta of the same poor children will be dl- yerted and applied to the benefits of
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HE HIT THE GRIT.
B. A. Thompson Injured in Bicycle Accident
 Thursday.

A glance at B. A Thompsons face will show ithe most casual observer that he is a rider of the wheel. There are two painful abrasions on hds forehead and his right wrist is sp1lained.
 1T don't know how |: happened" he said yesterday.
 Vt was riding along the Huntsville road Thursday, when suddenly the ground seemed to fly up and hit rne."
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MAYOR PROTECTS CITIZENS AGAINST OVER-ZEALOUS POLICEMEN----=eeee1A

 thinks liberty arrest he pleas yesterday which be which Chief terday O n
 JOSEPH RIPLEY, di the police  prisoners thieves 'as
 
 making dismissal will How to - ~ W ~ -
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Tramp Steals an Overcoat

F. c. ConweM is negro who is in the employ of Dr. Glass at First avenue and Twenty-fifth street. where the doctor re- sides. Latte yesterday afternoon two tra1nps called at the Qlouse for some timing to eat. When they went away one his oyercoat.
 One named Lee was captured by Cap tain Ware and Officer Hago0d and locked Up.
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Slight Rlaze

A small blaze originated last night in a vacant store on Twenty street, between Avenues D and D, formerly occupied by J. E. Meadow. The South Side department responded to the alarm and extinguished the fire. Only slight damage was done on the roof of the building .--
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Large Coal output

The American Coal company in Walker county, Is getting out 45O tons of coal day. This exceeds any past out put of the company by 100 tons. J. D. Hanby, the superintendent, was in town last night. He said that the com pany has an abundance of orders on hand, and that prosperity has at last come to the Jefferson county mine oper- O faac
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Has Seen Klondyke Gold

J. H. Parsons is back from a visit to the Pacific sloap. He was in Seattle when the geld ship arrived with $1, 500, 900 of gold on board. He says the town was flooded with nuggets. When out west Mr. Parsons had a talk with the governor of the Northwest Territory. He says that official informed him that the Klondyke
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s7ordes had not been overdrawn; that there was gold in. abundance in the re- gion and that the merest tyros in cnin- ing experience could gather it in rich qulantitfes
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Recent Postal Assignments

Postmaster Hughes yesterday assigned T. P. Par.low to the money order depart ment. J. ID. Mckenzie was transferred from tihe money order department ito the general delivery window, and J. w. Hughes, Jr., was put in charge of the stamp window,
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Important Notice to Traveling Men.

In compliance with the quarantine regulations of the state of Alabama, conductors on all freight trains have been instructed to decline to cafry pas sengers on said trains within the limits of the state of Alabama. Under the circumstances the Central of Georgia Railway company gives notice that they cannot honor 1000 mile books on freight trains in said state.
 J. c. HALLE,
 General Passenger Agent I
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Fake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if 1t fails to cure. 25c. 9-23-9lt.
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LAY IT ON HANNA.
A Sweltering Blast From Hanna's Fight ir
 Ohio.

"Eureka, I have found it" cried Weathermaker Jacobs jubilantly yester- day afternoon, upbraiding the thermom- eter for ten minutes for having regis tered 90 degrees.
 It was indeed tantalizing in the ex- treme to the sweltering mortals who had placed their trust in Jacobs to see hm jumping around on his roof as if enjoying their misery, but he was only evidencing his joy at his discovery.
 Yes, he knew what had caused the torridity The wind blew from the north, direct from Ohio, where the fight between Mark Hanna's subjects and the silver democrats is hot enough to melt platinum. He desires the good people of Birmingham to lay the blame for hot weather on Mark Hanna hereafter, and as they are all democrats they will doubtless do so with pleasure. Follow ing is Jacobs report, for which he of fers the foregoing excuse:
 DAILY BULLETIN.
 Birmingham, Ala, Oct 1, 1897. Local observation during twenty -four Eours ending at p. m-central time:
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Attention, Camp "Jeff Davis.'

Comrades will please remember that this afternoon at 3 o'clock is a regular monthly meeting at hall on Second avenue, between Eighteenth and Nine teenth streets. Try and be present. A. c. OXFORD, Adjt.
 Oct. 1, 1897.
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Highest temperature-90. Lowest tempera- ture-5S. Average "A.
 BEN M. JACOBS, Local Observer.
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DAILY BULLETIN.

Birmingham, Ala, Oct 1, 1897. Local observation during twenty -four Eours ending at ! D. m-central time:
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THE SCHOOL QUESTION.

General Passenger Agent
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the power to impart. Then there is no temp
tation for the pupils to become mimics, and
lose their individuality"
How about music lessons being more
expensive in this country than abroad?'
That is all a mistake. Good teachers in
in New York OF course, in Italy or Ger
many they are cheaper. But no one goes
there any more. Paris and New York are
the musical centerS so far as vocal music
is concerned Then, correcting herself
quickly, But when ] say New York. don
understand me to exclude Boston, for there
are really some fine vocal teachers over
there. The living in Paris is not quite so
expensive as in New York, but student
is in much better atmosphere. / know
that yoL have heard differently, for my pu-
pills who have the craze to study abroad
toire and career. The three things they
consider secured by studying abroad. In
all three they are wrong. and in none fur
Their wrong than in atmosphere. For the
young woman who lives the life of a music
student in Paris must be steadfast indeed.
70 return home as spotless as when she lett
it, and the influence on the young men is
even worse. That is one reason why so
many OF our young people who go abroad
to study are never heard from.
Way down in the heart of every student
of vocal music there is a thought, hope
for grand opera. But the operate stars
may be counted on ones fingers, and teach
ers should be careful how they encourage
that hope unless other qualities beside
good voice are apparent. When those other
qualities are there then the teacher ana
family Of the fortunate one should see that
the groundwork is laid before they encour-
age the idea of going abroad. And while
guarded against the atmosphere as against
plague.
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Summer Cushions.
Chicago Times-Herald.

Chicago Times Herald.
Cushions are an important item of sum-
mer furnishings. Novelties are difficult to
procure. but the color effects and designs
are alluring. Colonial damasks and Liberty
cottons are very effective. The colonial cot
ton can be found in soft shades of old pink.
old rose, old blue and yellow, with designs
in a different tone of the same color Lib
erty cottonS are endless in variety. The
floral patterns are effective, and thew can
be used for portiereS as well as cushions
and white, green and white and red and
white plaid. Japanese chijimi cloth not only
makes charming cushion and furniture COW
ers but launderS to look as we'll as new
Madagascar grass cloth and Java cottonS
are novelties, and they are mostly in ORR
entail designs They come in squares one
yard wide. Persian prints and Japanese
crepeS can be found in soft colorS The
clear blue and white is very dainty. Denim
holds its own and few fabrics are so eff
fective and durable. 1t lends itself we'll as
a background and ii looks fresher each time
that it is Numbered. Women seem to find
genuine delight in furnishing their sum-
mer homes simply and with comparatively
small expense. japanese mattings and
Japanese, East Indian and Mood rugs are
used for the floors. Dotted swiss curtains
veil the windows and the furniture is Ell
Their upholstered or covered with cotton ma
terals Green is one of the most popular
colors, but red and white and blue and
white come in for their share of favor In
fact, until this season it has been difficult
TO find pretty red and white cottons. Cur
rant red is the desirable tone. A living room
in a country house recently completed has
a red and white mating the floor the
wood work is white the paper is red with
a scroll work in white, the furniture is COW
of small dark red flowers with their green
foliage.
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The Hills of the Lord.

God ploughed, one day, with an earthquake
And drovz His burrows deep
The huddIing plains npstarted,
The hills were all aleap,
But that is the mountains secret
Aye hidden in his breast;
Gods peace is everlasting,
Are the dreaEwoTds OF their rest.
He hath made them the haunts of beauty,
The home elect OF His grace;
He spreadeth His morning upon them,
His sunsets tighten their face,
His thunders tread in music
OF footballs echCing long,
And carry majestic greeting
Around the silent throng.
His winds bring messages TO them,
Wild stOrn-news from! the main;
They sing it down to the valleys
In TIE love-song of the rain.
Greer tribes from far come trocping,
And over the uplands flock;
He hath woven the hours together
AS a robe for His risen rock
They are nurseries for young rivers,
Nests for the flying cloud,
Hcmesteads for new born races,
Masterful, free and proud.
The people of tired cities
Come up to their snrines and pray;
God freshens again within them.
As lie passes by all day.
And, 10, / have caught their secret.
The beauty deeper than all,
This faita-that LIES hard moments,
When Earring sorrows befaiL
Are but God plugging His m9untains,
And those mountains yet shall be
Ehe source of His grace and freshness.
anu p9'es ''''0 w. c. f9annett
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had never been discovered in any of the
prehistoric ruins there. Too much impor-
lance cannot be attached to the value of
this unique discovery, which is certainly as
astonishing as it is mysterious. The mug
gets and box weigh 15s4 ounces The box
weighs 9lk ounces and the silver 6A ounces.
The largest piece of silver weighs two
ounces.
The Ohio State Archaeological and His
torical Society has arranged for excava-
tions in several promising fields this com
ing summer l look for discoveries OF TAR
raaphing iInportance.
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THE STUDY OF VOCAL MUSIC.
No Necessity for Going Abroad Except
to Perfect Advanced Students.

to Perfect Advanced Students.
New York Sun.
rs it necessary for a singer to go abroad
to complete her musical education?" The
question was asked one of New York's best
known music teachers. Her reply was:
NO it is not necessary, and, further
more. in stead of being necessary or a bene-
fit, it is a positive drawback in many in
stances. When a singer has been thorough
ly grounded in music and has gone a good
little distance toward grand opera, then it
is necessary, and she should go abroad to
perfect herself. An opera to be perfectly
sung, should be studied in the country
where the scene is laid and the language
spoken. There and only there, can one OBJ
tain the local color. By local color / mean
the same thing that you do in writing
the proper conception. expression, ETC.
Then, too, if the singer is for the concert
stage and is ambitious TO sing songs in Ian
guages other than her own tongue, she may
go abroad and study those songs in the
songs country
FOR a church singer or teacher not
only consider ii unnecessary. but an abso-
lutte hindrance. to success Why? Because
in Europe opera is the only thing a singer
is taught. And why does a. church singer
want to spend her time and money learning
how to scream few operas? There are
very, very few persons suited TO grand
opera-it takes so many qualifications
But there are hundreds of voices suited for
church singing and for the concert stage.
/ have never seen a church singer bene-
ems of beautiful voices ruined by year or
two lessons with teachers on the other side.
II have had pupils leave me and so TO
Paris. because ] told them they were I'M
suited for opera for first one reason an
other and after a two or three years stay
come back with beautiful voices hopelessly
ruined and, what is worse they would be
so discouraged as TO have almost lost their
ambition They had spent their money;
in many instances borrowed, for unfortu-
nately, it is not often that beautiful voice
is accompanied by a full pocketbook;
worked themselves to the verge of prostra-
ton and finally come home feeling that
hzx NOT a IN
to themselves. but TO their families and
friends
ut was only short time since one of my
pupils returned to me with a voice hope
lessly broken after two years stay in
Paris under a reputable teacher. Every
time / fancy have pieced that girls voice
together in one place 1t breaks in another
/ do not believe ii can ever be cured. and
/ advise her to become teacher, for l.
think the best vocal teachers are those