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to Cure.
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HOLDING SECRET SESSIONS.
Louisville & Nashville Employees Meet Behind
 Locked Doors

Louisville. March 2-The conductors. en- gineers, fremen and brakemen of the Louisville and Nashville road are still holding secret sessions at Liberty hall. The doors were locked and guarded all day today and none of the members in attend- ance will even hint at the nature of the business transacted. The chairman said the important work of the session might not be reached for several days. Before adjournment all present were cautioned not to talk about the proceedings where there was any chance of being overheard.
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FINISHED THEIR WORK.
Base Ball magnates Adjourned Last Night
 Outline of Schedule.

St. Louis, March 2.--The base ball mag mates finished their work and adjourned tonight. The afternoon session was de- voted wholly to making changes in the rules and adopting the schedule of games.
 The schedule differs from that of former years, in that the clubs make four eastern and western trips instead of two, as form erly, and that New York and Pittsburg vii play on Sunday while abroad.
 The season opens April 15 in the following cities: Boston at New York; Brooklyn at Philadelphia; Baltimore at Washington; Cleveland at Cincinnati; Pittsburg at Louisville; Chicago at St. Louis.
 The season closes on October 15, with the eastern and western clubs playing among themselves.
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Ex-cHIEE OF POLICE.
Captured at Chicago After Long chase-An
 Ex-Conyict.

Chicago. March 2.-Geo. H. Jacks. who last night led the police a long chase down Prairie avenue. and who was captured af- ter several shots had been fired at him. is said to be the ex-chief of Muskegon, Mich, police force, and who, ten years ago, was sent to the Michigan penitentiary on a charge of burglary According to the Chicago police. Jacks a few~months ago was arrested charged with being a hold-up man, and jumped" his bail.
 A lead pipe tightly wound with cotton
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Resoned saIlors on RoarsI

Philadelphia. March 2.-The British steamer Remington, which left London for this port, has arrived with the crew of the British barkentine Mistletoe on board. The crew consists of the captain and six men They were rescued from the Mistletoe on Feb 21 off the banks of Newfoundland. The vessel was in sink ing condition.
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cloth was picked up last night where t Is alleged to have been dropped by Jacks during his flight. In Prairie avenue. near the scene of the exciting chase and fusil- ades, are the homes of a number of mii- lionaires. One of the captors of ex-Chief Jacks is J. Toomey. watehman for P. D. Armour
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dian doctor and a little girl. who kept. house for him, have been found hanging from trees near their cabin at the head of Irish Creek. The two came here about q year ago and spent most of their time in hunting herbs Threats had been made against the old man.
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NOTICE.
change of Route of Ensley cars.

Commencing March 8, the route of Ems ley cars in the city will be as follows, Will come in on Eighth avenue and turn into Seventeenth street; Seventeenth stree4 to Fourth avenue; Fourth avenue to Eigh- teenth street; thence to First avenue and around the Opera House block and out the same way. ii; =. BIRMINGHAM HALLWAY S HImcTR1c
 CQMAfSY. x 4 s-2-ot
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Confessed His Guilt

West Point, Miss, March 2.-This morning Bass Calvert colored, was hanged here for the murder of his wife. He was entirely self-possessed up to the last and made a speech to the crowd from the gallows, con- fessing his guilt and saying he deserved his punishment About 5000 people, mostly colored, witnessed the execution.
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Do YOl1 Doubt

DO lOu DOuDl Dr. Harter when he tells you his Iron Tonic will cure you of blood disorders, dyspepsia and all stom- -ach and bowel troubles, in the face of the fact that you have known him and taken his medicines for more than forty years?
 Two generations know that he has never told them anything but the cold, naked truth-thats re- cord to stand on that any man can feel proud of.
 Thepeople of Birmingham know that when the doctor says, T have remedy 7 that will cure you of such and such disease , it's so beyond peradventure of doubt.
 In taking medicine the patient cannot discriminate too closely who the doctor is that does the prescribing ascertain whether he IS some adventurer or not that cares little if any even for your life, so long as he is able to gather in few ill-gotten dollars, or wheth- CT he is an intelligent physician and reputable business man.
 This is very important. Your health may deyend upon your hay ing this knowledge; yea, even your life.
 Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic was designed and is prepared pri- marily cure for impure blood and all stomach and bowel troubles.
 Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic gives tone and vigor to the stom- ach, bowels and liver, cures indi- gestion, Arrangement of the liver, nervousness and general debility, constipation, languor, etc. It cre- ates vigorous appetite.
 To be made strong and healthy take Dr. Harter's advice and com mence to-day to take his never failing Iron Tonic.
 Sold everywhere.
 Sample dose of Dr. Harter's Lit tie Liver Pills and book ot dreams mailed free. Address
 Harter, Dayton, O. :. Harter's Little Liver Pills do the business RocAport Ky s people should know the good hs
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people should know the good 1t has don4 me You may publish, if you wtsh, this letter. and I will answer all inquiries in the hope that others may try end go be
 CAPT. GEO. M. HAUsMAN.
 Working Woman's Home, Chicago, III. ]
 DIR. HARTER,S IRON TONIC has been used in this institution with the very best results. 1t has never failed to help paA pleasure to recommend it as being efdoer cious and reliable. I often prescribe 1t n my general practice. szl
 ODELIA BLINN. M. D.. supA Blackford, Ind, Feb. 8, 1894
 Gentlemen:-I have used DR. HARTER9 IRON TONIC with very gratifying resu1t4 took three bottles for catarrh and scrO&s benefited me ann now sound and WILL
 MRE CORA E. ALBHRTON.
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You oan't get the news un- less you get The Age-Herald, Sixty seven conta gets The Age -Herald for one monthA
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= - - Lost.

IoSTC1 white fox ferrier n,,nn1- win black left ear. Answers to name of ',Boozer." Liberal reward if returned to Age-Herald office. S-2-tf
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BOARD WANTED.

A YOUNG LADY wishes board and room: part payment in piano lessoGs refer ences. Address X, this office. S-1-2t
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WANTED.

WANTED. WANTED-A few French pupils: lessons given at home of pupils if preferred Mrs. w. D. Riddle. 29th street, Avenue D. WANTED-A position as stenographer and typewriter by young man. Address, ''Stenograp1er," cane Age-Herald.
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FOR SALE

5000, Groom cottage. lot 5ox1sO. 7th ave- nue and 18th street. -fl- 77 yl.25O nice large lot. sth avenue and 21st street. s Z .ss { <. 2,6o0: s-room. 2-story house. eth avenue and 18th street. t275o, 7-room. 2-story house. all modArn conveniences Rents for $500 year. 6Eh avenue and 2th street.
 $500, four houses on lot 60x190, Ave. H and 17th street. sfs
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MIseELLANEOUs.
SITUATION WANTED.

moral and capable; willing to do any kind of work-assistant boollzeeper, shipping clerk, time keeper, etc., at small sal- ary, ifzI can reasonably expect promotion Best references. H, care Age-Herald.
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New-York tribune., 1898-01-16

be ignored. and we may only credit the one made
by the Italian author. which is apparently more
authentic, Unfortunately the latter gives no
details about the kinds OF cards which he men
tons He only states that cards made their ap-
pearance in 1879 in Europe and came from
Austria under their original name"
The old Spanish card suits are named espades
Spades; cOpas-cups. oros--money. and bastocs
-naCes. Not TO be behind other countries Spain
claims to have been the first 10 playing
cards. and that they were known to the people
OF that country early in the fourteenth century.
In that part OF the book which is devoted TO
the cards Of France and in which the Dance
Of Death" is described. where the unfortunate
Charles VI narrowly escaped being burned to
death at masquerade party. the collector has
inserted a fine copy Of the picture which was
made sixty years after the grewsoue episode. be-
cause the early French cards were sometimes
decorated with scenes from the Dance of
Death" "as II they were intended to awaken in
the mind Of the registering player some thoughts
which might lead him to dwell on more serious
subjects. and by means Of the cards to reach
persons who might otherwise never be drawn TO
think OF them"
King Henry VIII was for a long time the
model for the kings in English playing cards
and his mothers elizabeth Of York; portrait can
be traced in many OF the card queens. But
England made no claim 10 the invention nor
the earliest introduction II playing cards and
in that respect differed from other European
countries. but much prosr, So Was made there
in the manufacture Of playing cards ana some
II the most popular games were invented by the
English
Mrs Van Rensselaer's book contains beautiful
New-York tribune., 1898-01-16

THE Devils Picture Books" contains some
fine specimens Of cards from India, to which
the collector has added number Of rare eX-
amples They are circular in form. the aver
age diameter being about two and three-quarter
inches Cards from Cashmere. made of thin
slices Of wood. Overlaid and painted and var
nished are also shown in the book. and new
specimens have been added by the collector.
Persian cards made Of pasteboard are men
toned and in the description it is said that the
specimens, Of which the illustrator has num-
ber are so heavily covered with paint and var
nsh that they resemble wood
TIE collection If Italian cards is particularly
rich The suits On these are called cOppe-cups,
spadi-swOrds; denari-money; bastoni-maces.
These marks are still USED on cards in Italy. al
though TIE many different styles Of honor cards
which have been collected for the book show
that in that respect the Italian card has under
gone many changes since 1888. when. according
TO some writer's, cards were first introduced
there
As though the introduction OF cards as
amusement was 4 matter IF great importance
each country seems TO claim priority. and so
one sees By The Devils Picture Books" that
cards had been known in Germany. accOl ding
TO a book printed at Augsburg. as early 1909
The author says. AS this is by no means con-
tenporaneous testlm, ny. it is probable that the
German vanity. which claims the honor Of in
venting the art Of printing. wishes with no
more reason on its side to appropriate TO itself
the invention Of playing cards which in plain
words Is laying claim 10 the invention Of wood
engraving. as many Of the carly German packs
are engraved ana not stenced painted This
rather suspicious assertion may, therefore, well
New-York tribune., 1898-01-16

made cards prohibited. Cards were an ex-
-.s,ys luxury in the early days. and the au-
-. tolls that "a single pack Of TarOts which
70 charmingly painted about l4l5 by Marzi-
- secretary 20 the Duo de Milan. cost $4,000
-. gar-aboui $500. and in 1881 a pack Of
s.,,s intended for the Dauphin Of France cost
..,, r4sor - francs. or 81. IN the thirty years
u,,ch had elapsed 1t is evident that a cheap
.-ooess o. manufacturing cards had been dis
covered"
The early cards were made OF parchment
,..,her thin tablets Of wood and large leaves
:, x,u As paper. while the Chinese and Hindoos
,,., stout cotton paper. The book mentions a
,,ct Of Hlndoo cards in the Museum Of the
poval Asiaic Society which are made Of can
,,s and are said TO he a thousand years old
Tho Maays used cards made Of cocoanut or
rs,u tree leaves. while a pack OF cards in the
,cssession OF Mrs Van Rensselaer, made by
,,sehe Indians from human skin. shows what
,sr will do TO obtain this means Of amuse-
nent
There may have been card games in the early
lays which were played for the purpose OF play
,nr and for yastme only. but it is probable that
New-York tribune., 1898-01-16

manufacture IS large source OF revenue to the
Government The Government collects cents
on every pack Of cards made IN the United
States or imported. and the amount collected in
the year ending June so. 1897. was SOL ,3GG %.
which amount represented 12.5GJ.32G packs OF
cards. or about one pack to every five persons
In the country.
There is probably no place in the world where
cards more extensively used than in the
thickly populated East Side Of New-York Thers
the Italian plays mindiate, and the GerinanA
Austrians and Poles play klabrias franzefus,
New-York tribune., 1898-01-16

where the inhabitants Of the East Side come
from i is contrary TO law To play a game which
requires five cards or less for a hand. Sucn
games are called hazard" while those which
require six or more cards are of longer duration
and are played for amusement.
In the upper part Of the city and at the clubs
the Germans play skat and solo. the French
prefer piquet the SpAniards 81 homhrc. while
the rising generation leans heavily toward
poker. which is making whist less popular as
home game IN some circles. one of the indus
tries IF the East Side is collecting and cleaning
Cd playing cards These arr rcstamptd and
sold at a low figure to resorts where new cards
would be- too expensive.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-16

they were used mostly In games OF chance; and
as early as March l423. Saint Bernardine. Of
Sienna addressed crowd. warning them
against all games l. chance His hearers. 50 the
story goes rushed 20 their homes and brought
their dice their chess and their cards and light
ed bonfire and destroyed them on the spot
When cards reached Germany by way u Italy
the old terms We're rejected and new symbols
were adopted in which they preserved a little
Of their warlike character. and added some de-
signs inspired by the vegetable world The
names Of the German suits Schiller. Hertzen
New-York tribune., 1898-01-16

paper tickets" peculiar in size and shape
They are three to three and a half inches long
and from one half TO one inch wide. They are
printed in black. and the games which are most
popular require a pack Of thirty-two cards An
other popular pack Of cards Is the one called
Tseen- van che pae-a thousand times ten thou
sand. There thirty in this pack divided
into three suits The Chinese name for a
card" says Mrs. Van Rensselaer,. when con-
sidered singly. or as one of the parts of a pack.
is 'shen. or fan most evident reference to the
manner Of holding cards spread open like fan.
which is common to all nations"
New-York tribune., 1898-01-16

Gron and Eicheln-ar are still used in some pAfts
Germany and Austria An American tourist
spent an evening at small hamlet IN bohe''la
siew years ago. where he saw several pa'ues
Playing what vas 10 him an unknown game
"4'n cards D. IS Mich the Distinguishing mar ~
We'e Schiller. Grun Eicheln and Hertzen. Inc
PEASANTS were surprised when they heard 'ha'
d cards d.d not bear the same marks ahu were
's-ghlet "han their guest showed them q pach
" modern cards which ~ had IN his travelling
lag. The majority. however. declared that II
would take too long 10 become familiar with
'ae ne" mark. ard that sooner Or Ia'er me
irehchiner NIL adopt Our cards"
some q the cards which were made in Cologne
the fifteenth century were remarkable for
~eir beauty They were divided into hares
s4'rois pnhs roses and columb.nes The Hin
100 cards which Nj Singer speaks Of In his
WA u The subject had seven suits. consisting
" sOAS- moons. crowns. cushions, harps. letters
anc swords
'Ne Ch4nese cards. OF cAeyae. which means
New-York tribune., 1898-01-16

umc. there are no distinctive American cards.
and all the American games We're founded on
The cards which came - this country from Eu-
rope But there can be no doubt that cards
are used a. extensively in III United states AS
in any other country IN The world. and their
New-York tribune., 1898-01-16

sxty-six solo and pnochle in the coffee-houses
and saloons. The players arr not gamblers. but
oilers and tn " play with as much interest for
points" as their American neishbors who cul-
tivate the games Of poker. hearts, euchre and
casino play for money. In most Of the countries
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-01-11

There is no sentiment about Grizler.
He is close and is not easily alarmed. It
is not surprising, then, that the doctor
assumed the utmost gravity when Griz-
Ter called to present the case of his wife.
"I'm greatly afraid" said the hus-
band, "that her mental equilibrium Is
disturbed She is not like other women
and not as she used to be-
"What are the symptoms?''
"You may regard them of negative
character, doctor. To begin with, she
never opens her fashion papers of late. !"
"Badl Badl Very bad %
'I feared as much. The woman who
lives next door called last night and
wore one of the most elegant hats ev
er saw. You know that am not given
to noticing such things. Mrs. Grizler
never seemed to see it and said nothing
about it after the caller had gone.
lawful, - exclaimed the doctor, "aw-
full. I've known your wife, Grizler, ev-
er since she was born. No one ever had
a brighter mind or happier DISPOSE
ton. / can't understand it. Used to be
the life and beauty Of every company
she was ever in. Does she go out?"
"No, nor entertain. Never mentions
the theater, burns all invitations and is
without the slightest interest in the So
cial whirl would give half Pm worth
to see her the girl married. "
Dome" snapped the doctor, and he
wrote out the strangest prescription on
record. 1t called for horses, carriages,
fine raiment, jewels and we'll filled
purse. At the bottom was receipt in
full for $3.50, 900. There was no chance
for Grizler to weaken, and now his
wife is one of the most brilliant women
in the swim. When she and the old doc
tor meet, he winks and she whispers,
"You dear old soul. Detroit Free
Press
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-01-11
A Movable Code.

'Other time, other manner, re-
marked the man in the big leather arm
chair, Fought to be amended to read
Other countries, other manners Not
long ago I went back to the small coun-
try town of my boyhood to make short
visit, and while there the whole town
was set agog by the appearance of a
highly interesting Foreigner Hun
garian of noble birth. No, he wasn't a
barber in disguise. He was a genuine
titled Hungarian. One Of the clever,
pretty girls in Smalltown had gone
abroad to study music and had there
met and made serious impression on
this Hungarian gentleman, who had
crossed the water to make her visit.
He held a military position in his own
country, and the tails of his military
coat, lined with a brilliant red, near
ly Frustrated the entire community.
Zone Sunday morning he accompanied
the young lady to church, and Of
course Smalltown was out in full force
to get good look at him. Certainly his
church department differed widely from
anything ever witnessed in this coun-
try. He was seated in the pew with the
young woman when her father came
down the aisle. AS the father entered
the pew the tall Hungarian arose,
placed his hand across his breast and
bent double in ceremonious bow, then
seated himself, the red coattails being
much in evidence during the salute.
When the girls mother entered few
minutes later, the same formal recep-
ton bow was made to her AS rule,
Americans do not rise and make sweep
ing bows in church; but, as is evident,
such is the Hungarian fashion, and
Smalltown was naturally much inter
ested and agitated over this unusual dis
play of foreign manner. Detroit Free
Press
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-01-11
AN UNFORTUNATE EDITOR.
Edison's Experience In Newspaper Max
ing Was Not Happy One.

Edison's Experience In Newspaper Max
ing Was Not Happy One.
In her life story of Edison Mrs. Sarah
A. Tooley relates the following con-
corning the Wizard"
Having been successful as a news
seller, Edison lost no time in becoming
an editor and publisher. and like Gar
rison:
What need of help' He knew how types were
set.
He had dauntless spirit and press.
"True, Tom Edison's press only con-
sisted of a disused set of type purchased
for a nominal sum, and his combined
printing Office and editorial sanctum
was dilapidated luggage van. but it
possessed an advantage of which even
Printing House square cannot boast-it
was migratory. The van converted to
this novel purpose was attached to the
train on the Grand Trunk railway, and
appropriately enough the paper was en-
titled The Grand Trunk Herald.
"a further venture was Paul Pry, in
which, if any one may be excused a
pun, the editor 'pried' into things in
too free manner, and some individuals,
incensed at his fun at their expense,
dipped him into the river to cool his
imagination. Further disaster followed
when one day PHOSPHORUS bottle up
set in his laboratory and nearly set the
train on fire. The conductor promptly
removed Edison and his apparatus,
printing and chemical, to the platform
at the next stopping place.
''It was a bitter moment, of which
Edison cannot think without feeling
over again the sense of utter hopelessness
and desolation which came upon him
when he saw the train whirling off
while he stood alone and forsaken
among his broken goods, his ear tin
Cling with brutal box which injured
his hearing for life.''
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-01-11
The Moslem,s Rosary.

The rosary consists of 80 beads, and
distinct ejaculation is appropriated to
each as it passes between the fingers.
Each ejaculation generally consists Of
two words and declares name or at
tribute of God. Almost all Moslems in
the upper and middle ranks of life carry
in their pockets or bosoms a string Of
beads for this purpose, which they use
not only on the occasion 1 am describ-
ing, but while sitting and smoking
their pipes, walking in the streets or
even while engaged in conversation.
When a Moslem has gone over his
beads at the regular time of prayer, he
folds his hands, and then, holding them
up open, as if to receive something from
above, he prays for such blessings as he
desires for himself or his household.
When this is concluded, he strokes his
beard with his right hand and says,
praise be to God" This concludes
the whole. Mind.