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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-18

In excess OF 5,UOU gallons daily:
First 5000 gallons daily, per thousand. ..15c
Second 5000 gallons daily per thousand lie
Third 5000 gallons daily, per thousand. .13c
Fourth 5000 gallons daily, per thousand. lie
Fifth 5000 gallons daily, per thousand. :. lie
Sixth 5000 gallons daily, per thousand. :. .10c
Seventh 5000 gal. daily, per thousand. &c
Eighth 5000 gal. daily, per thousand. 49,. SC
All in excess of 10000 gallons daily, 8
cents per thousand gallons. The company
reserves the right to put in meters at it's
option, for which an annual rental will
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-18
LOANS.

MONEY TO LOAN-On furniture, without
removal, from $40 up. s. r.. Searle. nth
street. between 1st and I'd avenueA
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-18
For Associate Judge of the City Court of Bir-
inf.I

We are authorized to announce Charles
B 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, 1897-12-18

For daily consumption of
1000 gallons or less. c
1000 to 1900 gallons or less. ..............2712c
1900 to 1000 gallons or less. c
1900 to 5000 gallons or less. 22lac
1900 to 1000 gallons or less. .......-.......O
1000 to 5000 gallons or less. .1714c
5000 gallons or ......................15
In excess of 5000 gallons daily
For first 5000 gallons daily .15c
For second 5000 gallons daily. .............14 c
For third 5000 gallons daily................13 c
For fourth 5000 gallons daily.
For fifth 5000 gallons daily. ................11c
For sixth 5000 gallons daily. ...............1O
For seventh 5000 gallons daily............. &c
For eighth 5000 gallons daily............. SC
All in excess of 10000 gallons daily,
cents per 1000 gallons.
Elevator and water motors, 2-3 cents
per 1000 gallons.
The company reserves the right to put
In meters at Its option, for which an an
nual rent win be charged as follows:
h-inch meter, per annum. .............S 3.59
A-incb meter, per annum. .............. 5.OO
1-inch meter, per annum ................ ft0
113-inch meter, per annum. ............, 12.O0
pinch meter, per annum. ................ 2tl0
3-inch meter, per annum. ............... o0.VO
4-inch meter, per annum. .........-...... 50.C0
6-inch meter, per annum. ..............lO OOO
+The rate on water closets on premises
where water is not paid for for other pur-
poses will be 100 per cent. higher than
where such closets are used in connection
with other supply.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-18

Restaurants. 20 % to % %
Banking houses. =. -. -. -. =. Y 90
Photograph galleris... .....S2 90 to 20 10
Bakeries. ...z... =. -. ...... 20 90 to so 90
nentists Office. -. -. IL w
OoctOTs oHlce... -. ~ w
Lawyers, brokers' or insurance Office. 90
Bedrooms occupied by l or persons. 90
bldcksInltn Snop... ...$lV W 10 ~ W
Drug stores, retail. -. =. -. =. 70 90
water closets, private family, first
tioset-.. =. -. w
Water closets private family, each
additional Closet. : %
Barber shops, first chair. -. -. =. u 90
Barber shops, each additional CHAIR. 90
Bath tub, public, cold. -. -. -. 20 90
Bath tub, public hot and eold... $50. 30 90
Bath tub, private family. -. =. =. 90
Washinging sidewalks and sprinkling
streets to middle of street. per lineal
ioot.... oV
Sprinkling lawns and yards, per square
YARD. 8
Plastering per 100 yards, coat. =. 40
Plastering per 100 yards, Coats. so
Brick work, per 5000 or less....,. -. -. so
Brick work, each additional 1,090.n... 10
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-18
THE WATER COMPANY's

THE WATER COMPANYS
TARIFF OF RATES
Many items, so Mr.. Motion alleges, are
included which are not authorized by the
contract.
Per Annum.
Dwellings of rooms or less..S... IS s 90
Each additional room up to TO-. -. 1 90
Each additional room over 10... -. -. 80
Boarding houses, in addition to above
rates, for each day boarder... .. -. 1 50
Stores 30 feet front or less, 1st floor. IL 90
Stores, 80 feet front or less, I'd fioor.. 10 90
Stores, 80 feet front or less, Sd foor.... 90
Stores, so feet front or less, 1st foor.... % 90
Stores, 60 feet front or less, I'd fioor.... Is 90
stores 60 feet front or less, Sd f1oor.... Z so
Drinking saloons..... ...........so5 90 to 80 co
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10
II believe it's customary" said the patient.
4 HONEY BEES RESTL ESS LIFE.
It Begins Work vyhen Three Days OLD and
Dies mt FOrty-nve.

FrOn the Denrer Republican.
g. W. Reynolds of Los Angeles, Cal, one Of tho
oldest travelling men in the United States, is II
years of age. Mr.. Reynolds has a ranch, Of
which he enjoys telling even more than he docs
Of the experiences through which he has passed
during his half century upon tho road. Tho
ranch is near San Diego, Cal. The chief
product is honey. This product is gained from
two apiaries, which Mr.. Reynolds visits every
time his business permits him to go to Southern
California.
"In my apiarics, which are cared for by my
son." said he. There are 14O stand of bees. The
honey season lasts from April to July. This
season my bees yielded 10000 pounds of honey.
which sells in that country in bulk lots at 4
cents a pound. Two of the hives gave over 500
pounds each. For ten years | have been inter.
interest in them every year. hive or stand OF
bees ID worth, $2.5O., In 1t arc tho queen. tho
drones; and the workers, a total population of
from 20, 600 to -, 900 bees.
This very good-sized colony" no continued,
resides In a hive or wooden box. In the hive
are a dozen frames 1897 inches. In these tho
bees make or deposit tho honey. a foundation Of
wax having been first placed in each frame by
the beekeeper, so that the bees may have some.
thing to build upon. The honey is taken ont of
the frames every other week during the honey
seaseei w tha h "1Ias So Th Ine bee1 Is ses l,,'i ,o M neu mo Of
inclined to sting one in the face. So, as u pre-.
caution, the man who is removing tho honey
-, ,nD ~ % YEARS o'ihn " III hTIlH
OF which IL hung II silk veil. Ike they have TO do
up in the k,londike country to ward off the sum
mer mosquitoes.
THE queen is an absolute monarch within
her dominions. She il the undisputcd boss OF tho
JOB. An ordinary bee lives during the working
season only fOrty"tive days Young ones arc
being Matched out all the time. A bee goes 10
work at the tender age OF three days, and hus-
ties like n veteran for fOrty-two days. Then 1t
H. Just naturally all tired out. 1 suppose. Tor 1t
dies. The queen lives longer, ana when n young
drives tho oil Queen out, Her LOYAL subjects
follow her in her Punishment. and that is what
makes the swarm.
I'm Southern California the bees make water
white honey when the black sage is in blossom.
When tho white sage Is lowering tho honey has
an amber tinge. In winter the bees make no
honey. Seventy-ive carloads OF the article are
shipped out OF San Diego county in good years"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10
PATNBRoKERS sWINDLED.
The Method Employed by . Rogue in the CITY
OF Mexico.
From the Meaicdn Herald.

From the Meafcan Herald.
Guillermo Armental. a native of Las Palmas,
Balearic Islands. but now residing in this city,
believed In working with his head. But unfor.
tnately his line of work was not exactly In ao-
cordance with the spirit of Mexican law, and so
he has just been having an interview with the
police authorities.
Not long ago Armental bought of one of tho
best known jewellers of the city a magnificent
watch worth $500. paying cash for 1t. Some
time afterward he presented himself before tho
police authorities. saying that some one had
robbed him of this watch, which he described.
lie asked for an order TO search all the pawn.
shops in the city. The order was granted, and
the watch was found in one of these shops.
where 1t had been pawned for $3.50. When the
case was brought into court Armentai easily
proved his property, which was turned over to
him. But the, thief was not captured. as Ar
mental FURNISHED no. clue, and was charitable
sn3ugh 70 ten the Judge that he had no sus-
piclons with regard to any one.
Some time after this Armental again made A
complaint before the police authorities that
some one had robbed linn of a very valuable
ring, valued at $24O. Again the same proceed.
ings were, gone through with. But this time
the pawnbroktr. fortunately, remembered tho
mo:o who had pawned the ring. The niO=0 was
captured and confessed that he had pawned
me article IN question. but maintained that
he mad been commissioned TO do 80 by
mer St OF = do TMh aeyma he met at the cor,
had given the money. and whom he was sure he
could recognize. Aftcr some searching the
Arinehial. When confronted with the witness
ne confessed that he had been doing "A little
head work on his own account, and that his par.
ioular Inc or business was to live upon the
pa wIbr0kers.
IN both OF the cases referred to above Armen.
identifying his property. Among others lie
had J"ctu'ds or bills of the articles pnwned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10
MAYBE THE HIGHEST WATERFALL.
Tho silver Threads Leap or l.sOO Feet Int
the Grand Canyon or the Yellowstone.

the Grand Canyon or the Yellowstone.
From the Hartford Times.
On tho south side of the Grand Canyon Of the
Yellowstone River is one OF the highest, II mob
the highest. waterfalls in this country. 1t 10
called the Silver Thread. and falls, as near AZ
can be calculated, 1900 feet. The descent is
not perpendicular, but is SO near it that it 10
hard not to believe that the water does not
fall straight down. when viewed from across
the canyon. The water comes from a mountain
stream which has no name. 1t flows in a north.
erly direction toward the canyon from the FOOT
entire route is through denso forests until 10
reaches the very edge OF the canyon. Then 10
plunges downward with a roar in keeping with
its size, and keeps dropping and dropping until
the River below is reached, 800
feet from the brink.
Az stated before, the descent Is not perpen.
dicular, but 1t is v ry near ii. The walls of the
canon at that particular place are very rugged.
and this little stream has worn almost Il straiPhe
cha, mel down through tho rocks. The water
cally turning neither to The right nor he left,
In several places u rock, not as yet worn away.
breaks the steady fall OF water. forming a slight
cascade. These cascades do not cause a real
the falls OF the Silver Thread are the highest IN
the world.
The name given these falls is very Appropriate.
1hey cannot be seen but from the brink of tile
wide there. Although this waterfall is fifteen
feet wide from Top 10 bottom. II does not appear
to be more than a couple of inches wide from
the point or observation. Tho walls of this
canon where these falls occur are below the
vivid colorations. and are a dark brown. TIC
water looks like a silver thread or ribbon
stretched from the brink of the canon To- the
"a'er peiow, hehce the name, Silver Thread.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10
TOOK Il LONG n ID
A Bicycle Girls Flight or 10 Feet from \
Airidge Into u Marsh.
From the Morning Ore9ontan.

F'p" 70 oFFtt oFeUoHtuH'
Last week Miss Pearl Baxter and Miss Agnes
Rogers. the latter from Coos Bay on IL visit to
friends In Ccquille City, were coasting on their
wheels from the hill on the west side OF the long
new bridge down to and on the bridge in Coquille
City. w. t.. McDuffee was on the bridge close
to Il side railing, and Miss Rogers was also keep
ing close TO the railing till they were so near to-
Rether that neither could with safety turn out.
Miss Rogers did take the chances, however, and
turned, but was going at such speed that in
turning the corner on the bridge, where the
roadway runs south, the wheel dashed under
tho railing. which IL three feet high, while the
rider went circling through the air over the
railing, landing on the soft, marshy ground
twenty-five feet below.
Besides this great fall. Miss Rogers struck be.
tween two stakes, standing abouI three feet
apart, and missed them, entirely. or she would
certainly have been killed or very badly hurt.
The accident was Witnessed by McDuffee, Miss
Pearl Baxter, Mrs. ID. +. Dean, and sam Nosler.
The last named hasIened to the young lady's
rescue. who seemed to DO stunned by the fall,
and raised her from the oOZe of the marsh. She
proved 10 be all right, except some badly rent
clothing, and WAS quickly heard from, in the
ejaculation, Well. but what's become OF my
wheel T. She thought 1t must be broken to
pieces, and seemed to occupy first considera-
lion IN her mind. If the fall had been just a few
feet further along, the lady would certainly have
been killed on striking the hard earth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10
THE USCERTAINTTEs or BRoAD-
VA 1R1YEL.
The Lack or Relation HTetween the signs and
the Destination or Gable Cars.

OI hDie turH.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sfr: | wanted
TO take II Columbus avenue cable car at the Bat
terry, l waited for ten minutes. Then Il Lexing-
ton avenue car came along ana the switchman
told mo to get on. | said | wanted n Columbus
avenue car. and he said, THAT is it," and gave
orders to have the sign turned 20 that Columbus
avenue was indicated.
Aitcr the ca had passed the barn at Fifty.frst
street 1t headed for Fifty-ninth street, the ter.
mil!al Of the broadway line, and left it there.
! Msked ne conductor why The ear did not go ON
nc Inc designated BY tho sign. He said il had
done so, an! pointed TO one which read BROAD
terry. He replied:
fes, but 4 was changed again, to Broadway.
Why didn't you say so 2" | asked.
u was not my place." he answered
" on yen transfer me = asked.
Not here he said.
Then he Informed me that IL l wanted to ride
PACK 10 the Darn he would have me transferred.
But he refused to take me To the barn unless /
paiu ahotherIare. APASSENoERs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10
CLERK IN 1HE PENSION rFIc u.
commissioner Evans Thinks That roo ar zoe
ar Them Could he Dispe.."a with.

WASHINGTON. Oct. "a reduction in tho
clerical force OF his bureau is seldom advocated
by an officer OF the Government. but Henry Gay
Evans, the Commissioner of Pensions. n
strongly in favor OF a reduced number OF clerks
IN the Pension Office. There are at present en-.
ployed there a few more than 1000 persons, ana
commissioners Evans expressed the opinion re-
Gently IN private conversation that the work of
by 900 or 700. He explained that this would
result In u saving to the Government OF perhana
S3oo.OoO q year in salaries. Mr.. Evans beiieyes
that II Is iinpracticable 10 make the reduction
and II Is improbable that he viii make such a
in the Pension Office are either vetcrans Of IhS
war or the widows or daughters of soldiers S
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10
breaking Up ana Threading Down.

"A man may DO all broken up" said Mr.. Bill
tops. and yet not be broken down at all. Grief
breaks us up but we get over that, while a
orcak down may mean u collapse, with recovery
doubtful or difficult. In cold climates whora
forms In winter the rivers break up in thS
spring, and they are all in u turmoil then. bur
when, summer comes they flow along uIurihIv
SO II Is with us. We may DO ali broEeh nm Snyi
matter" ~ @n"s1@
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10

Tho reputation of the London detective police
stands lower to-day than it has at any time since
the ripper" murders, and there is more rea.
son for the present public impatience at the in.
competence of Scotland Yard than there was in
tho days of the Whitechapel mysteries. Twelve
revolving murders remain undetected in Lon.
don since tho body of a barmaid named Camp
was found, early one evening last February.
with the skull battered In and thrust under tho
seat of a second.class railway carriage at Wa.
terloo station. The extraordinary nature of the
crime. and tho fact that 1t was committed about
8 o'clock In tho evening, between Chaplain
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-17
THE sPARTAN'S EXPERIENCE.
Trip From Hillsboro to Boston Was a
Rough One.

Boston, November 16-The schooner
Spartan, Capt. Coombs, bound from
Hillsboro, N. b., for Baltimore, came in
to port this afternoon after a week 5
buffeting with the severe weather off the
coast during which time she lost her
jibboom, foretopmast and all her head
sails, while on the night of the 10th she
narrowly escaped laundering off Matinicus
Rock. The vessel left Hillsboro on No.
yemher with cargo of plaster and for
three days encountered good weather
On the morning of November 10 she ran
into the storm, which coming across New
England from the west, swept up the
coast, causing damage to shipping and
one or two wrecks. For some hours the
Spartan labored through the heavy seas,
with the wind blowing q gale from the
southeast. AT noon that day the wind
suddenly shifted to the northwest as the
storm centre passed off the coast, the wind
blew almost hurricane force. When off
Matinicus Rock one giant wave struck
the vessel which buried her from stem
to stern under tons of water, and carried
away the foretopmast, jibboom, all of the
headsails and the foresail, and also swept
away the boat from the after dayits, leav-
ing the crew without means of escaping
in the event of the vessel haS ing to be
abandonee. The water flooded the cabiy
Iorecastle and galley, destroying a portion
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-17
CROOKED FOR DOZEN YEARS.
Lubec People Think Bank Was Misman-
aged That Long.

Eastport, November 16.--The arrest
and release on bail of ex-Cashier Foster
of the Lubec Savings bank has attracted
widespread attention, owing to the high
position that Mr.. Foster has held for
years, not only in business, but in social
and religious circles. In many respects
1T closely resembles the Hale defalcation.
1t is the current opinion in Lubec that
the bank affairs have been crooked for a
dozen years or more; that double set of
books has bean kept is almost certain.
Mr.. Foster claims that he has on his
bond the autographs of six of the most
prominent men in town. Not one of
these men has any recollection of ever
having signed such q document. The
| fact that it was seven years ago that the
bond was made out makes it all the more
difficult to prove whether such bond
was ever made out. Mr.. Foster claims To
have lost the document.
The property of these men whom Mr..
Foster claims are bondsmen, has been at
tached, and it remains:to. be sseen what
action the state can take in the matter.
The accused is over Il years of age very
deaf and his health has been failing for
some time. Personally great deal OF
sympathy is expressed for the aged man,
but everyone is desirous of seeing the
muddle Strengthened out and to know
what has become of the sea, 900 that has
been invested by the depositors. Many
of these are widows and persons who
have put all their earnings into the ba nix,
| and VINO are left now almost penniless.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-17

Emma Calve has attained a success un-
precsdented in the annals of lyric art.
To repeat the story of her triumph is
needless. Her superb voice, her fascina-
ting half-oriental dances, her csressing
gestures, her black eyes, irresistible
mirth-these, and the indescribable some
thing more, make up the dazzling person.
alton by which the artist has made her
name famous in every part of the world.
Her marvellous artist temperament has
made her great actress, but this brings
its own price, and as great hearts know
great griefs, great teIL peraments must
know great nervous strain, consequently
there are periods of nervous prostration
and unfulflled engagements when impa-
tient audiences are apt to forget these ex-
tenuating circumstances.
Calves absolute reliance on Paine's
celery compound at all such times of low
nervous energy appears in the following
letter
Boston, Mass, March, 1897
I am convinced that Paines celery
compound is the greatest nerve stren3 5h-
ener that can be obtained I can vouch
for its wonderful health giving power.
EMMA CALVE.
Every great change for the worse in
health is in most cases at once betrayed
by loss of weight and pinched thin
ming of the face. On the other hand, a
gain in weight, up 10 a certain point
goes hand in hand with an improvement
in all other essentials Of health, and no.
tably an improvement in the color and
amount of blood.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-17
GERMANY LOSING TRADE.
Very Much Displeased at the Effect of the
Dingley Bill.

Washington, November 16.-ConsuI
Monaghan at Chemnitz, in report to
the State Department. on Germany's ex-
ports to the United States, says:
Germany is alarmed. Exports to the
United States are dropping off. Nothing
so alarming has appeared in twenty
years. America was always the best
customer in many lines of manufactures.
In September quarter, 1896, seventeen
consular districts sent to the United
States goods amounting to S14. .4sl ,414. In
the same quarter in 1897, the same dis
tricts sent 81, ,1s9, liz. The average loss all
over the Empire is nearly so per cent. In
many cases this indicates dilninution
in exports from this empire due to the
Dingley bill, The public is told to put
little confidence in newspaper reports
even If accurate. Each issue urges in
telligent effort to retain the United States
Market
Consul Monaghan quotes from paper
which says that the falling off is due to
the rush of goods to get ahead Of the
| Dingley law, but adds that Germany
| must suffer several losses on account Of
( the tariff bill. Some papers suggest rais-
ing imports duties to retaliate, especially
in the matter of sugar. One paper says:
"We can break off now because of
Americas ineonsiderate, almost hostile
action and attitude. The most favored
nation clause has been violated. The
universal opinion tavors retaliatory meas
ures We use but we do not need Aneri-
can meats, cotton, corn and petroleum. We
must fight her inch by inch on every line
of goods that go out into the market to
meet ours. The government must be
given full power to put reprisals in opera
ton. When the Reichstag and Lantag
get together this fall, ways and means
must be found for forcing the United
States from its present position. We
must wait and see how much damage Mr..
| Dingley's bill has done or will do. Mr..
| McKinley's bill was as bad in it's way as
| Dingley's. 1t did great real damage"
| The consciousness that we can count
| upon weapons with which to make war
aggressive or defensive, is enough now.
Corn, cotton and petroleum they must
i sell. 1t is not so certain that we must
buy from them. Russia, India and
Egypt are as near to to us. They have
cotton and petroleum.
| Consul Monaghan says that the above
! is a fair illustration of newspaper feeling
! in Germany regarding the loss of trade.
| He also says that every effort is being
made TO make up for the loss of markets
| in the United States by increasing trade
in every other part of the world.