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The age-herald., 1897-09-03
Police Depsrtment pa,d.

Yesterday the monthly pay roll of the city police department for August was cancelled. Desk Sergeant John Rowlett was busy all day harding out to the members of tine finest" their money. In all $2,409 was thus distributed and the boys are consequently happy. This is earlier than usual for .he men 10 be paid, as the necessary meeting of the city council fell on the 1et da y of the month,
The age-herald., 1897-09-03
THE THREE YOUNG NEGROES
SUSPECTED OF BURGLARY AGAIN
 ARRESTED.
Frank Hall, Jef Holmes and John Barry Said to Have Robbed a Store in Morris
 Avenue Two Nights in Succession.

The three young negro boys, Frank Hal, Jeff Holmes and John Berry, who ware dismissed in the inferior criminal court some days ago, were re-arresbsd atd are TOW behind the prison bars. They are again charged With burglary and grand larceny. They were arrested late Wednesday afternoon, but the D lice department refused to give out any in- formation urtil yesterday. This was done on au5ount of others who were bad ly warated for the same offense being still at liberty.
 Tonsil Harris, tq,ia alleged leader of tha supposed gang, is in jail and has, it Is said, made a compIste confession. He was arrested in Cordova at the request of the local oficera and r;turl ei to them. The mode of effeoting the capture Is said to have been rather unique. He rad of the release of the other three, Frank Hall, Jeff Holmes and John Berry, a few days to return to his mothers home in Cor dova- This he did and was arrested.
 Ths McMillin-Lee store hcabs: ws5 bur glarized somes time sg-o on two successive nights The bsst night officers were on wsiscih, yst the robbers succeeded in gain ing entrance and again robbing the store of hans, chewing gum ard many other a:f.eles. The proprietors do not know
The age-herald., 1897-09-03
Cases Continued.

On account of the inability of the in- jured parties. the cases against Lizzie Miller and Alice Hall, two negro women, for assault with in .enlt to kill, were con- tlnued Gnti1 the 4th. The latter was fined $7.5O on a charge of aggravated dis ordsrly conduct. Both of the women were arrested by Officer lMnldn.
The age-herald., 1897-09-03
Married By Judge Porter.

Only one marriage nccrse was issued yesterday out of the office of the probst 6 court This was to William N. Patton and Mrs Saliie Bailey. They were mar ried by Judge Porter in the probate court room shortly after Il o'clock yesterday morning.
The age-herald., 1897-09-03
A Beautiful Plant.

The nigh. blooming csreus is a very rare and expensive as well as a beautiful plant Each bloom only opens once, then ct night, and closes at 12 o'clock. One of the most beautiful of these plants is in front of Gelder's restaurant, on Twentieth street. Large numbers of people go in to see. the blooms every night. Several bulbs are just ready to open, and the plant will furnish one of the beautiful blooms each n;g,ti for A week
The age-herald., 1897-09-03
Held For Identification.

Officer MurEn arres ed George Powers. a young negro man, on a charge of being wanted in Madison -ounty for murder. In the afternoon negro man who claims to know of the crime, called at the city prison and looked at the prisoner. He said that Powers was not the man, but fae officer decided 70 hold him for further fssfiPa tinn
The age-herald., 1897-09-03
Old Man Bound Over,

.s In the inferior criminal court yesterday smorning Fred G. Cole, white man @ ityears Of age, was bound over to await :, tile action of the graEd jury under bond 5oc $150 on charge of grand larceny. It
 was alleged that he broke into rhe sore
 house of J. R. Heaton on First avenue, 1between Seventeenth and Eighteenth lrecentIy and stole a lot of goods.
The age-herald., 1897-09-03
P0ST0FfICE IMPROVEMENTS.
Postmaster Hughes Hustles the Mall Out For
 Delivery in Short Orders.

Yesterday Postmaster Hughes made still further changes in the manner of handling the mail. The train which ar rlves at 1l:55 O'Clock a. m., brigns a
The age-herald., 1897-09-03

The Fall Session of Massey's Business College will open Mon- day, September B. Send or telephone for catalogue. The largest and most successful bus mess college in Alabama.
The age-herald., 1897-09-03

< E. D. Mccall tfIs sfvanc- man of the Humanity company, is in the city mal1- ing arrangements for the appsaranos of his company here Sept. 10.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29
BIGGEST BICYCLE MADE.
Great Feature of Paris Exposition
Almost as High as the Fa-
A52s& nous Etffel Tower,

Beautiful Daisy Bells bicycle built
for two isn't Il circumstance to the
bicycle built for two thousand to be seen
ut the Paris Exposition. This latter is
to be the very bchcmoth of bicycles,
the largest wheel ever built. 1t could
he ridden only by II giunt more than
twice as tall as the Colossus Of Rhodes,
| Upon it such Il rider could scorch
around the world in about the time re.
CURED by all ordinary whcclmnn for
a spin through Central park. Further
more, there isn't Il bike policeman any.
where in America who could arrest the
titanic pedal puslicr for reckless riding.
Fortunately for thespcace of mind of
chine, will never be moved from it's place
on the Exposition grounds. There it
Will stand, motionless. until the army OF
military bands shall have played the
farewell strains of Home. Sweet
Home" and the latest Of international
shows shall have become q thing of the
past. -,
It is, in fact. carefully constructed
cditice of the best Besscnlcr steel: and
what the Eiffel Tower was to the last
Paris Exposition, that the big bicycle
is to this. Unquestionably it is to be
the star attraction of the great eXhiDi-
This monster wheel is taller than any
of the tall buildings surrounding it. Its
saddle would just overtop Weather
Prophet Dunn's observation tower on the
roof of Gotham's tallest office building.
All the other dimensions are in propor-
ton. But the Big Bicycle is a very COM
plctc building in itself 1t has two large
entrances, one at the bottom of each of
it's wheels. cut right through the tires.
Winding stairways lead from the doors
up the front and back of each wheel
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29
ST. MARTINS SUMMER,


We must take our lives rs we made them,
love; *1 4 :@15 81. S5q
; st. Martins summer, though bright, is
..-.- brief; II n. r. (.
And where III spring was the syiolet'a home
Is now the grave of the fallen leaf,
We Quarreled once when thee spring was
But peace Is made with the falling year.
The summer time Of our life Is passed. .s+.ss
We faced it's glare and Its heat alone,
With aching hearts and with weary hands
That the monrnful farewell touch had
Now the tiercest struggles Of life are Ger.
Our hands arc met to unclasp no more.
The bitter thought Of "what might have
been" 40
Must never trouble your heart again;
Hide 1t away from, melnory's eyes.
With our angry words and our parting
pain; ~
Forget the grief that for me you bore,
In the love that IL yours for everMOre
We must take our lives as we made them,
love;
st. Martins summer. though brief, Is
bright, =. ..,
And could there aught in tho spring conf.
pare
With tne tender glow of the autumn
| loved you first when the spring was here,
More dearly now in the failing year!
,-CasSellS Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29
1.-THE Old Yellow Almanac.

When Ella Wheeler Wilcox wrote the
poem: having for title the same heading
as inns article. she touched Il chord that
vibratcd i'll thousands of hearts. For
Ayers Almanac, The Old Yellow AL
manac, of the poem. is intimately ASSOC
GATED with the days and deeds of
large part of the worlds population
How large part of the populati ton this
general statement may include can be
gathered from the fact that the yearly
issue of Ayers Almanac is from 1000
oOO to 2o.OOO.OOO copies. 1t is printed
IN twenty-eight editions and iii some
eighteen languages. including. besides
English-Spanish. Portuguese. Dutch.
German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian,
Bohemian, Welsh, Italian. French etc.
The old-style almanac is looked upon by
many as Il relic of antiquity. especially
the patent medicine almanac" whose
jokes arc the butt often Of the very pa
perS III whose columns they first APP
pcared. But there are almanacs and al
MANAGES. Ever since DR.. Ayers Almanac
mas been put out it has employed as high
class of mathematical and astrononl-
zeal talent as is avail liable in the country.
The result is that it stands on par
III respect Of the reliability Of it's data
ana the accuracy of its calculations.
with the L. S. Nautical Almanac. and
testimony to this fact is found year after
year i'll the letters. referred to the al
manac department of the company. from
students and mathematician in various
parts of the world. In it's permanence
and reliability Ayers Almanac stands
as a very fitting type of the Aver Rene
I,!ie,s,lndisnensablGs in the family, and re-
liable every. day iii the year The 1891
edition of this useful ALMANAC is now in
course of distribution through the drug
gists of the country
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29
BAKED BANANAS AS FOOD.
Said to be Extremely Nutrit,>e for Bo.s,
+. anu brain. 5.t.5. ~ =

Said to be Extremely Nutrit;>e for Body
ami Brain.
Crichton Campbell writes as follows
to the New York Press: s,'>s
"Bestow a boon on humanity and help
to spopularize the baked banana as an
article of food for rich and poor, espc-
cially the poor. No poor child need so
to school hungry. One cent will buy
good-sized banana, which, when baked in
it's skin in an oven for fifteen or twenty
minutes until it is quite soft aud bursts
open, alone makes full meal. Now, the
banana sold at street corners are reaiy
plantains. Humboldt calculated the 1000
product of the plantain. compared WIN
the potato. as Al to l, and compared WIN
wheat at 1873 to l. say from personal
experience that three bananas weigh'ns
one pound are equal in nourlshment 70
twenty-six pounds of bread when Dakeu.
Bananas must never be eaten raw; they
are full of animal germs and are produce
tive of tapewOrm. ,,
RAW bananas are very indigestlbie'
Youngsters fed on raw bananas nearly
always suffer from diseases OF the lntes-
final canal and commissions. rhys'ciahs
call such children banana babies, :.
Baked bananas are also the ideal 1000
for nervous persons ana anaem!cS, "ise
brain workers. i learned their great
power to sustain mental effort in India.
If Wall street brokers and others who
are under great mental strain would OIL
two mornings every week include cou.
pie of baked bananas in their menu and
leave out the chop or steak they would
last longer. am rs hard brain worker
as any person in New York and l have
subsisted for years entirely on baked ba-
uanas. When see lean, blood-poor per-
sons. advise them to cat baked ba,,
nanas, and they unfailingly build up ana
gain flesh. The Latin name of the plan
tain. musa sapientum, signifies of the
wise
This subject, which might not map.
propriately be called the Banana Cure,
because many illnesses can be cured by
eating baked bananas, merits your clos.
est investigation. The introduction OF
the potato was Il great boon to the peo-
pie, but predict that the spreading of a
knowledge of the above facts over this
country will prove of still greater bene-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29

through the forward and rear standards
to the backbone of the machine. Thence
spiral steps ascend to the handle bar
and saddle.
The stairs. arc lighted throughout by
numerous windows of quaint design,
through which n great variety of views
can be obtained as the sightseer mounts
to the top of the structure. AS he is
constantly turning in his ascent the out
look changes with every step, and he en-
joys a magnificent natural panorama.
Particularly fine is the prospect from the
windows Of the handle bar
On the saddle is a broad platform
around which runs Il strong steel rail;
it is large enough for the most elaborate
cotillon ever led by Eugene Higgins or
Elisha Dyer. Hero. while the warm
summer weather lasts, open air banquets
will be held for the entertainment of
eminent visitors. DANCES will also he
given at intervals throughout the cxposi-
ton.
The backbone Of the Big Bicycle con-
tains Il really marvellous apartment
This is Il grand salon scarcely as many
spans i'll width as it is yards in length.
1t is intended principally for use as IL
banquet hall. One long table runs down
the center through its entire length, at
which 600 persons may be seated COM
IoitantS. MS salon - Dflliluntly light
ed with inrandrsccnt lamps Of cxtraordi-
nary power. SO arranged as to ilumi-
nate the place without distressing the
eyes of the gtcsts.
An art gallery occupies most Of the
space in the handle bar. 1t embraces a
splendid collection of paintings. marbles
and broilzcs from all parts of the world,
some of which have been loaned by the
crowned hcuds of Europe. Connected
with it ui! smaller rbuis wherein arc
shown a thousand interesting articles of
vertu..
In tic wheels arc compartments used as
photographers studios; jewelers., per-
tuners and confectioncrs' shops, and
the numerous other booths in which
every great exposition abolnds. There
are, of course, all kinds of restaurants
and coffee rooms and wine rooms and
ordinary bar-rooms, wherein the visitor
may satisfy his thirst.
In brief, numbcrless ways arc pro-
vidcd in which he may get rid of his
superfluous coin; for the Big Bike at
Paris. like almost everything else. is
simply d clever scheme for extracting
coin from the pockets of the unwary
stranger.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29
DOGS Holiday.

r A little boy years of age and Of very
poor parents was being put to bed in the
ward of an English hospital above the
room where a matron was playing a
hymn. He remarked that he liked the
better than the piano. and
was keeping time with his foot. "There,
now, they are going to sing the dogs
holiday 'Sing what?" asked the nurse.
he dogs holiday "Who told you
that, Abcl?'' ooh, that is what the
clergyman always says in church--'Now
we will sing the dogs holiday New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29
William Harris,
(>,,r,n.x1rt,.i{t, N,.,,A
Smart Boy kneW.

\ Sunday school superintendent ut the
close Of an address ON the creation. which,
he was sure he had kept within the com
prchension of the least intelligent of the
scholars, smilingly invited questions.
\ tiny boy. with white. eager face,
and large brow, at once held up his
hand.
please, sir. why was Adam never
baby?'
The superintendent coughcd in some
doubt as TO what answer to give but Il
little girl Of ., the eldest of several broth
ers and sisters, came promptly to his
aid.
'Plrase. sir" she said. promptly,
there was nobody to nuss him!--Tid-
BITS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29
"Walter Baker & Co of Dorch..stcr

walter Baker & Co.. of Dorchester.
Mass, C.. S. ~. have given years of
study to the skillfnl preparation of cocoa
and chocolate, and have devised machn-
cry and systems peculiar to their meth
DDS of treatment. whereby the purity.
ralatability and highest nutrient charac-
teriStics are retained. Their prcpar;-
lions arc known the world over and have
received the highest Endorsements from
the medical practitioner. the nurse and
the intelligent housekeeper and caterer.
There is hardly any food J net h which
hold in combination with other foods as
cocoa and chocolate: but here again we
urge the Importance of purity and nu
TRENT value. and these important points.
we feel sure. may be relied upon in Bak
cr's Cocoa and Chocolate. -Dietctic and
IINgicnit. Gazette.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29
Made a Blnnder.

a funny story is going the rounds
about Lord Darlington to the effect that
at the last drawing room held by the
Queen lie, in announcing the names of
the ladies' present, according to his duty
as lord chamberlain, got ":mixcd'' and
announced n certain Mrs. NJ. as .Lady
NJ Thereupoon the Queen bent for
check that is always given to wives
and daughters of peers As she bent
Lord burlington found out his mistake,
turned extremely pale and gasped out:
Don't kiss her. ma'nm--don't kiss heE
she's not a lady at allr' s. = F'ss ~.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29
Blocked tho Street.

Big sleeves blocked an important Paris
thoroughfarc the other day. A young
woman was sailing down the Rue Richie
lieu by the Bibliothcqric Rationale, TAX
ing up most of the sidewalk, when Il po-
lite old gentleman to ma Ike room for her
stepped into the street directly in front
of passing cab. The driver pulled his
horse up 10 avoid running over him.
when the beast felt down, and in two
minutes there was a solid block of ON
nibuses.,S cabs, bicycles and delivery
carts, filling the street for over an hour.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29
Catarrh Cannot Re Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cam
not reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh
IL blood or constitutional disease, and in
order to cure 1t you must take internal
remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternaily, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure IS
not guack medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one Of the best physicians In this country
for years, and is Il regular prescription 1t
is composed Of the best tonics known. COIN
bined with the best blood purifiers acting
directly on the mucous surfaces. The per-
feet combination OF the two ingredients Is
what produces such wonderful results in
curing Cafarrh. Send for testimonials. free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggisfs nrice 75c
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29
The Co,nedie Er.nca,se

The profits of the Comedic Franchise
for the year 1896 were $4,000 francs.
OF which 1900 were put into the re-
serve fund. The shares for the socie-
talres entitled to participate in the profits
are 1900 francs each. The members
complain that their portions are 4malier
tnah they should have been, ON account
OF the large number of new members
appojnted-a greater number than IN any
previous year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29

At Montreux, in Switzerland, the
electric tramway gets its power from Il
very small stream, and from the old
Roman town Of Veyay to the medieval
castle Of Chillon one may ride i'm a troll
ley car propelled by the power of al in
significant little rili
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29
Testing Steel Castings,

AT tho works of the Franklin Steel
Castings company Of Franklin, Pa, tests
of some steel castings made for the Unit
cd States government by that company
were made recently with the following
results: Tensile strength per square
inch, 600 pounds; elastic limit per
square inch, 10000 pounds; elongation,
p per cent; reduction of area, 32 per
gent. The manufacturers claim that
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29

=" 1867 BUS. POTATOES PER ACRE.
/ Don't believe it, nor did the editor
until he saw Salzers great farm seed
catalogue. It's wonderful what an ar.
ray of facts and figures and new
things and big yields and great testl-
monias it contains.
Send This Notice and 10 Cents STAN ps
to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, for catalogue and II rare farm
seed samples, worth $40, to get start.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29

Tho two principal German fortresses
on the Baltic Sea are at KonigShurg and
Danzig. Central Germany has three
first class fortrcsses. Slandou. Madsc-
burg and Kustrin: on the French from
tier. Metz and StraSburg. and on the
Belgium frontier. Cologne and koblenZ.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29
Installation Of Officers.

The officers of Washington council No.
|, American Order of Steam engineers,
were installed Saturday night by Dep
uty SuYrcinc Chief r: d: Bahgs, as fol-
lows: Past chief engineer, Fred Brandt;
chief cnSintcr, G. NJ. Johnson; first as
sistant:, l.. II. Stone; recording and COR
nanciaI engin "s W. ~ Gar5ncr; TREAS;
urer engineer. L. -. Bangs; chaplain
engineer. w. II. Fisher: senior master
mechanic, George Arnold: junior master
mechanic, Michael Flynn; r. S. s., G. a.
Robson; 0. S. s., q. Cleveland: trustees,
c. Gri6iths, William Harris and C..
Doyle.
The American Order of Steam Engi-
nccrs was organized in this city about a
year ago and is today one of the best
nccrs in the country. The manufacture
crs recognize it as one Of the best medi-
ums through which to employ COM
petcnt engineer, for the reason that it is
Il mechanical institution in itself. Every
branch of steam engineering is studied
i'll it's meeting.
This association meets every Saturday
night at PIG Grand avenue.
William Harris,
Corresponding Secretary.
At meeting of milwaukee, associa-
oioH A>o. i, stitIolarF engineers, january
y, the following officers were Installed
by State Deputy r.. II. Kane Past
president. p. H. Early; PRESIDENT, j.. j.
Heathcote: vice-2rcsidcnt, Robert AMBER
son; recording secretary. II. J. Mistele;
financial secretary, NJ. Fitzgerald: treas
urer, l.. Miller; conductor, b. J. Miller;
doorkeeper, NJ. .O'Connor: trustees, Will
liam H. Ludwig. r. II. Kane and G. +.
Wilson; librarian, a. Zeuk.
After the installation Robert Ander-
son. OH behalf of the members, presented
to Past President p. II. Early gold
headed ebony cane appropriately en-
graved. A banquet was given the men,
bers by the officers,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29

In lecture recently delivered at the
Royal Victoria hall, London. says tho
Practical Engineer, Prof Carlton j.
Lambert stated that 81 cubic feet of
gas, which is valued at Id (2c), and
weighs about III pounds. can generate
about l pound of water when burned,
and about 10 cubic feet Of ctlrbonic acid.
It cah heat thirty gallons of water from
50 degrees to ito degrees for bath, or
it can boil eight Cd lions Of water iii good
kettles: and make tea for "a persons 1t
can work Il one horsepower gas engine
for one Hour, or lift a weight of 50 tons
10 feet high doing the work Of & men
for one hour. 1t can melt 10 pounds of
iron, and make casting in 90 minutes,
and 80 pounds of coke: 1t can braze a
metal point in ? minutes, which would
require 20 minutes i'll a forge. If burned
i'll a 6-inch tlue for ventilation purposes,
it can induce $4,000 cubic feet of pure
air: 1t can give you a brilliant light
(Wclsbach incandescent), 80 candle
power for 8 hours. 1t can, in good
radiating stove, comfortably warm a
room 16 feet square for an hour 1t can
easily cook dinner for eight persons
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29

The Queen Of Ronmana. the Queen
Regent Of Spain. Queen Amelia of Portu-
gal, who in this respect follows the ex-
ample of her mother. the wife of the
Comte De Paris, and the Queen Of Italy
are all smokers
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29

The value Of the mineral output of
Montana for 1891; is as follows: Copper.
Sc. 100000; silver. S1O.725,OOO: gold.
$4.5OO,OO0;@ lead, $675,0OO: total, S:}S,-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29

January !, 1897 the membership of
the League of American Wheelmen was
1905, gain of 34.439 in twelve
months
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29

Special sale at special prices in Em-
broidcrics. Ladies' Muslin Underwear,
Corscts and Wash Goods during January.
ESPENHAIE DRY GOODS co.