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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-28
A Cheerful Giver

From London Judy.
Cheerful Giver-Fond Mother Ito her
precious son. aged II years-Wilie, what
would you like to give to your Cousin Har-
ry for his birthday?
Willie lwho has his own opinion Of
Cousin Harry, aged 16)-I know what I'd
like to give him, but amt big enough
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From II entucky

From the New York World.
From Kentucky-The Colonel oelleve
there's a doctor who claims that human
beings could get along without stomaehs.
The Major-Where does he expect US TO
put our liquor, sab?
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The Champions Shut Out

Pittsburg, June 2.-Tannehill pitched
mastery game.
Score: R.HE,
-Pittsburg 81 l 0 0 0. o -
Boston ....... -. 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 o. 90 s
Batteries-Tannehill and Bowerman; Lew.
is and Yeager.
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stockholders, Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Alabama Rolling Mill company will
be held at the office of the Germania In
surance company, New Orleans, La, on
Thursday, July 81 1898, at IL o'clock a. M,
for the election of directors and for the
transaction of such other business as may
come before the meeting.
D. NJ. FORKER,
Treasurer.
6-21-oaw.4t
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Southern Coal

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
That English syndicate which has sue
ceeded in buying up something like 10000
acres of coal land In the eJllico district
in Kentucky is composed of men whose
heads are level. The south has a magnfi-
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From the Kansas City Journal.
The message received from heaven by
the archbishop of Manila promising the
spanlards a glorious victory prooapiy game
via Madrid or Havana.
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MORE SOUTHERN HEROES

From the Mobile News.
Lieutenant Byram, wounded in the hght
near Santiago, was born in Missi ssippi
and was graduated from West Point in
1885, receiving an appointment as second
lieutenant in the First cavalry. He was
made first lieutenant in 1892. His moth
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AN INCENTIVE

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Our allies, the insurgents, shouid hen'
better than ever. UncleSam Is going "
give them three inspiring meals day.
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cent future. The people down there can
afford to take their cash as well as any ~
cidental millions that may come their way
We are gratified to see that belated sectloh
at last take its place in the procession.
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And Both Will Stay

From the st. Louis Star.
Is there n parallel between the demo-
Gratis of Oregon and the Temerarios he
latter is up the La Platter river the ioi-
mer up Salt river.
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Mercenary

From the Boston Transcript.
He Do you believe in marrying for
money?
Shell don't know; but I believe in d.
vorcing for alimony.
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Foo Much chance For Internal Trouble

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A regiment of feuders might be organ
lied in Kentucky as an auxiliary TO the I'LL
munes and rough riders.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-28

No.ice-Central of Georgia Railway
Effective Sunday, April 10. 1893. st. Louis
Jacksonville sleeper line is withdrawn.
Double daily service between Birmingham
and Columbus, Ca, remains unchanged.
SOLoN JACOBS, Commercial Agent.
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OF course you read the testimonials pub
lished in this paper relating to Hood s
Sarsaparrila.
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BASE BALL..
The Poor Reds

The Poor Reds
Cincinnati, June 27.-The Reds could do
nothing with Swain.
score: RH.E.
Cincinnati .. ...1O010 o. 0
Washington 2 0 O 1 - 8 10 2
Ratteries-Hawley and PETIT; Swain and
Farrell.
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From the Detroit Free Press.
MY girls hand is as white as the driven
snow"
Pooh, that's nothing! My girls heart is
as deep as a driven WE'LL"
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Brooklyn 49,. .......O 90 0 00301-411
Batteries-Woods and Donahue; Stein and
Ryan.
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Browns Played Miserably

st. Louis, June 27.-Baltimore hit the ball
and the Browns played miserably in both
games Score:
First game
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D-Correspondence with patent at
torney or other agent, who can sell or
will buy very valuable state patents. T.
L. jones, 40l1a Union street, Nashville,
Tenn G2i-it
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WANTED-Three men in Birmingham and
one man in each unoccupied town in Ala
for mems made to order suits at $3.50 to
SIS, mostly at $3.50 to $40; pants
$1.5O to S. Sixty dollars per month
made by beginners without ex-
perience. We furnish full line of samples
and all necessary outfit. For applica-
ton and reference blank and full par
ticulars, address American Wooden Mills
Co.. Tailors for the Trade, Chicago, Ill.
6-10-e. o.d.13t
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Chicago, June 27-Woods kept Brooklyn's
hits far apart until the game was well in
hand.
Score: r. HE.
Chicago, $500. .......114010 - Is 8
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WANTED-For light housekeeping, two
connecting rooms, one furnished and one
unfurnished. Address "Aq," care of Age
Herald. 6-22-6t
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FOR SALE

Lots from $50 to 5000. on terms to suit
purchaser.
monthly. quarterly, semi-annually or an
nually, or can have choice of paying all
cash.
Farming and mineral lands.
FOR RENT.
1925 Avenue B, nice locality.
609 18th street, north, rooms and bath.
52o 18th street south, 6 rooms and bath.
III and 723 10Th street, north, newly re-
paired,
Several furnished residences on South
Highlands. Elegant locations. Call for
1918 Ninth avenue, broom cottage.
2c3la south Twentieth street. Groom fat
1900 Avenue B, 5-room house and bath
2l09 Seventh avenue, north; furnished
920 south Fifteenth street, S-rooms and
bath.
525 south Twenty-sixth street, Groom
dwelling.
W. N. MALONE C CO..
2017 First Avenue.
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS.
s2.60O-Five room cottage and ally lawns.
9th avenue and 2Srd street. lot 5Ox190
$500 -Four-room cottage. North High
lands u cash, balance easy
s2,750-Nice new Groom cottage, 18th ave-
nue.. South, $3.50 cash, balance like
avenue ave nue.; Soy a big bargain; on mar
$3.50 "A nice o-room cottage in Wood
lawn, lot 75x14O; beautiful cottage
$500 -Three-room cottage in Woodlawn.
easy terms.
FOR RENT
Modern 8-room house, large lot, corner
18th street and 18th avenue, South
Five rooms and hall, No. 2209 9th avenue,
New pretty 7-room house South High
lands.
CHICHESTER & YANCEY.
2-11-tu fri. &we. 2009 First Avenue
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TRY THEM, electric lights and cool fans,
these hot summer days and nights. The
Consolidated Electric Light Co.
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WANTED.

WANTED-Two unfurnished rooms on
Northside for light housekeeping, with
reference. Address I'd. W." care of
Age-Herald.
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No Came at Cleveland
Woods Wins Another

Cleveland, June 27.-No care; rain.
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MISCEL ANGUS

MISCELLANEOUS
IF WOMEN voted they would vote for
electric lights. The Consolidated Elec-
trio Light Co.
ALTERNATING CURRENT-On and after
June l, 1898, we will furnish alternating
current during the summer for fans and
lights in the residence portion of the city
lines if enough business is offered to war
rant it. The Consolidated Electric Light
Co. 5-27-15t
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RAIN OR SHINE, hot or cold, your cleo
trio light burns when you need 1t. The
Consolidated Electric Light Co.
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NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

6-21-o.a.w.4t
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A HOT TIME out of the question, Use
electric fans. The Consolidated Electric
Light Co,
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WANTED-A few more able-bodied men to
enlist with the Magic City Guards, Fifth
United States Volunteers Apply to c. A.
Allen 1sO912 First avenue, Allen building.
e-26-6t
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WANTED-Money Want to make more
than your neighbors? Write Manufac-
turer, Box 1875 Boston, Mass. 6-16-23-30
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WANTED-Go cook; good references re
CURED, good wages paid. Apply III
Highland avenue. 6-%-tf
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FOR SALE

$780, large corner lot well improved,
within one block of 26th street and Avenue
F, renting for $3.50. Good investment
81. 200, excellent and large corner lot close
In with good 5-room cottage, A bargain.
$780, nice South Highland cottage, rent
ing for $3.50.
$2,4O0 well improved property, Avenue f
and 2lst street. renting for upward of
$500.
Good home and vacant lots in city and
suburbs for sale and dwellings and stores
MCCONNELL G wHATLEY,
III N. 21st street, Phone AZ.
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FOR RENT.
FOR RENT-House No. 514 21st street,
near 5th avenue,
FOR RENT-Elegantly furnished rooms,
with bath, 1S221a I'd avenue, next to Flor
ence Hotel. 6-7-23t
FOR RENT-Nicely furnished rooms, or
keeping rare chance. $50 north 10Th
street. 6-26-2t
DON'T SMOKE your fine lace curtains
Use incandescent lights. The Console
, dated Electric Light Co.
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lWANTED-White woman to DO house
work and look after children. Apply
2128 Highland avenue. 5-2S-tf
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PERSONAL.
SUDDEN EMERGENCIES arise when you
need a light quickly. Use electricity.
The Consolidated Electric Light Co.
ELECTRICITY makes bright light. No
smoke, no crusted wicks no soiled hands.
The Consolidated Electric Light Co.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-04

so common, and tread on each others
heels. A little knot at a fashionable
club was commenting on the matter,
and one Of the men made the remark
so frequently made that he wondered
how the companies could get men to
risk their lives, especially when the pay
was not high.
yet there are three applicants for
every place." remarked a stout. pros
porous merchant. AT least there was
when I was on the road, and / suppose
IL is worse
What road did you manager" was
asked. 81 never knew you were in the
business"
Manage" laughed the merchant.
AT the age of Is I went into the shops.
two years later | was a fireman. and |
had lust got my first engine when my
father died and my rich uncle yanked
me out OF the railroad business and put
me into his importing house. You'll
hardly believe IL. but I fairly cried at
the change. although / a sense
enough TO see that IL was for my own
good. So you see I've had experience.
and I can tell you why men risk their
lives on the road.
You understand why a man enlists
as a soldier. and you know II isn't for
the money i'm IL. II he back-and
every man thinks he will-he has some
thing 20 talk about for the balance OF
his life. He thinks he Is a hero. and So
does everybody else. But no one looks
at engineers and firemen as heroes. al
though they are. And they feel that
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they are. 1t is the danger that makes
the business attractive, and the swifter
the run. the sharper the curves. the
better the run in a railroad mans
eyes. They despise yard work or SUI
burban trains or anything hat isn't
fast n risky.
Some of you know what fascination
there is in a yachtsman's life. and you
know II is greatest In a storm. When
YOU come into port you feel that you
have been in a battle with the elements
and that o have conquered. The
man who wrote
Who can tell what JOY he feels
As meath the storm his vessel reels,
knew a sailor from the ground up.
ITO the railroad man the engine and
train Is a ship. and the run Is a voy-
age. There Is danger in every turn Of
the wheels. there is the feeling that
this tremendous thing rushing along Is
hat il has to be coaNed az well a.
driven. and when the engine comes To
a ~standstill at the station h train
hands feel as IL they had conquered the
monster that might have hurled them
10 death. They don't say so, but they
feel Il. I feel II even now. n while
I ride as a passenger ! can hardly re-
strain myself from climbing on the
footboard with the fireman or into the
cab with the engineer. Onc a nan
gets that feeling into his veins he will
stay on the road all HE life. md. I be-
I!cve. haunt trains when he is dead
Chicago Times-Herald.
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tinual observation. not only of the sun,
which is our great standard star, since
from II we derive the right ascensions
OF the stars, and IL is also our great
timekeeper, not only of the moon but
also of the planets. Their places as
computed need continually TO be COM
pared with their places as observed,
and the discordance. IL any, inquired
into. The great triumph which resulted
to science from following this course
TO pure science. since Uranus is too
faint a planet to be any help to the
sailor in navigation-is well known.
The observed movements OF Uranus
proved not to be in accord with COM
putation, and from the ~discordance be-
tween calculation Inc observation Ad-
ans and Leverrier were able to predi-
cate the existence of a hitherto unseen
planet beyond, to see il as Columbus
saw America from Spain. Its move
ments were felt by them trembling
along the f~ar-reaching line of their an
alysis. with a certainty hardly inferior
to that of ocular demonstration.
In 1S45 the largest telescope available
at Greenwich was al equatorial of only
six and th~ree-quarter inches aperture,
provided with small and insufficient cir
cles for determining positions. inc
housed in a very small and i%nconven-
lent dome. II was not creditable TO the
nation tina the Royal observatory
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the transit circle. the altazimuth still
gives the observer a chance of catching
IL any time before il sets. But for this
instrument observations of the moon
would ave been practically impossible
over at least o~ne-fourth Of its orbit.
There is quite another way of deter
mining the place of the moon, which
is sometimes available. and which Of
fers one of the prettiest of observations
to h e astronomer. AS the moon travels
across h sky. moving amongst the
stars from west to east. IL necessarily
passes in front of some Of them. and
hides them from us for a time. Such a
passage. or 'occultation." offers two Dbl
servations: the disappearance as the
moon comes up to the star and covers
il: the temperance" as IL leaves IT
again. and so discloses IL.
Most striking is a disappearance
or temperance at the dark limb
In this case the limb of the
moon is absolutely invisible, and
IL nay be that no part of the moon is
visible in the field of the telescope. In
this case the observer sees a star shin
ing brightly n alone in the middle OF
the field of his telescope. He takes the
time from his faithful clock. counting
beat after beat, when suddenly the
star is gone. So sudden is the disap-
pearance that the novice feels almost
as astonished as If he had received a
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the messengers would land at night
n conceal the letters in the roc of
the prison so that Dreyfus could get
them when he wished. This hiding
place being discovered. the letters were
conveyed to him hidden in the wrist
bands Of his linen, hich is taken to
lie Royale to be washed. Dreyfus
would put on the shirt in which the
letter was concealed. pick the threads
of the wristbands. take out the letter.
and then, when alone. sew the bands
again. He answered the letters in the
same secret way.
II this plan were found out. IL would
be an easy matter to adopt another.
for the guards aroun Dreyfus are
very susceptible to bribery, and money
will secure him anything. For this
reason IL Is all the more exasperating
to his friends that the prisoner OF the
Island of the Devil. maintains his dig
nified attitude and refuses absolutely
to avail himself of their offers of as
sistance to escape.
He has been pleaded with from all
quarters, but he remains firmly deter
mined to return TO France only after
a complete vfndication. even IL he has
to remain in exile for the rest of his
days.
Unless the order for his release
comes very Il Is stated on good
authority that Drcyfus will be reless-
ed from Imprisonment by death. for
he is suffering from a liver complaint
that the unhealthy atmosphere OF the
Island of the Devil a~ggravates. This
undoubtedly woul be a solution that
would please his enemies in France.
When word was sent to Paris that
Dreyfus was in danger of succumbng
to his complaint. the answer returned
was. IF he dies. all you have to do
is TO embalm the corpse and send IL
TO France"
WILLIAM BENGOUGH.
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The American Herder.

by iron paths and fresher trails.
Through miles OF corn and grass,
ON rugged slopes. I'm pleasant wales.
A thousand herds / pass.
a myriad pounding hoofs have made
Dull thunder on the plain,
And cattle from these pastures fade
Only TO come again.
As I'm late twilight. through the snow,
I ride across the range.
My thought slips 20 the long ago,
Overlapping chance and change;
And down the broadening track Of man
Der hill. hrougn desert sands.
From the far place where he began
To these new Western lands,
] see the herders and their herds
Along the dim trail curled;
\ tether-line that links and girds
The pastures of the world.
Meredith Nicholson.
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MYSTER|ESTHATCALL ASTRONOMERSTOAHMT

slap In the face. and not unfrequently
he loses all count or recollection OF the
clock beats. The temperance OF the
dark limb Is quite as startling: which
a bright star IL Is almost as IL a shell
had burst in his very face. and IL would
require no very great imagination TO
make him think that he had heard the
explosion. One nothing Is WISH
BILE: now a great star Is shining down
serenely on the watcher. a little prac-
tice o o enables the observer to ac-
custom himself to these effects. n an
old hand finds no more difficulty in OBJ
serving an o~ccultation OF any kind than
in taking a transit.
1t may be asked why these different
modes of observing the are still
kept up. year in and year out. DO
we not know the moons orbit sufficient
ly well. especially since the discovery
of g~ravitation?" No. we do not. This
simple and beautiful law gives rise to
the most amazing complexity of calcu-
lation. If the earth and the moon were
the only two bodies in the universe. ,he
problem would be a simple one. But
the earth. sun m moon are members
of a triple system, each Of which Is al
ways acting on both of the others.
More. the planets. too. have an appre-
ciable influence. and the net result IL a
problem so intricate that our very
greatest mathematicians have not thor
oughly worked IL out. Our calculations
of the moons motions need therefore
to be continually compared with OBJ
servation. need even to be continually
corrected by IL.
There is further reason for this con-
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continue the work of discovery. since
we may at any time come across an In
teresting or useful member Of the fam
lily. and that we may be able to distin-
guish between minor planets already
discovered and new ones, their orbits
must he determined as they are dis
covered and some sort OF watch kept
on their movements.
The most ordinary way of observing
a comet with an equatorial IL as fol-
lows: Two bars are placed in the eye
piece of the telescope at right angles to
each other. and at an angle of i5 de-
grees to the direction OF the apparent
daily motion of the stars. The telescope
IL turned TO the ncighborhood Of the
comet aud moved about until II Is de-
tected. The telescope is then put a lit
tie I'm front of the comet and very firm
~ fixed. The observer soon sees the
comet entering his field, and by press
ing the contact button he telegTaphs To
the c~hronograph the time when the
comet is exactly bisected by each of the
bars successfully. He then waits until
a bright star. or il may be two or three.
have entered the telescope and been OBJ
served i'm like manner. The telescope is
then urclamped and moved forward
until IL IL again ahead OF the comet and
the observations are repeated. n this
Is done as often as is thought desirable.
The places of the stars have, of course,
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Written for the Sunday Standard.

Written for the Sunday Standard.
Paris, Nov. 21-Fresh disclosures fol-
low each other closely in the Dreyfus
case. You will have heard briefly by
cable of the cutting down of the foun-
dalton on which the whole case rested
by the admission of one Of the men
chiefly responsible for the prosecution
OF Dreyfus that he was in error when
he asserted that the latter was guilty of
reason. This letter is said to be In
possession Of Nine. Dreyfus and will be
brought to light at the proper time. The
friends of the condemned man were
acting with great discretion. and his in
terests are in the best of hands.
Meanwhile. what of the exile? Such
news as comes from an authentic
source concerning his life on the Island
OF the Devil are the most interesting
part Of the story to the Parisians just
now. To relieve the feelings OF those
American sympathizers who have been
picturing Dreyfus behind the bars of
a narrow cage in which he eats, sleeps
and takes what exercise he can, IL is as
well to state here that he has been so
far released from close confinement as
10 be allowed TO take a walk. closely
watched by his guards.
The watching. according to the man
who tells OF the life of Dreyfus on his
island, NJ. Jean Hess. is very neces-
sary. Otherwise attempts would be
made to take Dreyfus from the island