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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-26
THE SALE DENIED.
Philadelphia Furnace Property Not
Bought by Zimmerman and Nichols.

Florence, November 25.-(Special.)- 1.-The
sale of the Philadelphia furnace property in
this city to Messrs. Eugene Zimmerman, of
Cincinnati and b. F.. Nichols, of Bessemer,
Ala, which was announced on the 18th
inst, has been denied. The Age-Herald
correspondent has been informed by an I'M
disputable authority that the property has
not been sold at all, but that the holder of
the original option is still negotiating for
the same.
Melvin M. Sutton, of Iron City, Tenn,
was married to Miss Salle Humphrey, of
this city, at the home of ]. T. McFalls, in
East Florence, yesterday afternoon at 1880
o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Sutton left imme-
diately for Iron City, where Mr.. Sutton is
the city marshal, and where they will make
their future home
The Alabama club last evening gave the
first german of the the winter season,
which was a most enjoyable affair. The
'ub was org zed recently with MEN,
bership of twenty, composing the society
dancing young men of the city, and will
give similar affair every two weeks dur
ing the winter. The president of the club
is Mr.. Joseph 8. Scales, with Mr.. Robert
Martin as treasurer and Mr. H. j. Moore
as secretary.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-26
NEGRO MAN MURDERED.
His Body Found in an Abandoned Well
Burned by Powder.

Selma. November 25.-(special)-News of
the brutal murder of a negro whose body
was discovered on yesterday in Uniontown
reached this city this morning. Old Bill
Hudson, negro well known in Uniontowu,
noticed yesterday morning that the top Of
a well usually closed was open. and on APP
preaching the place found pocketbook and
a bloody comb on the curbing. The well
is just in front of Nonnemacher's hotel.
On investigating, there was found negro
by the name of Ed Flanagan huddled in a
pool of blood at the bottom of the well.
Further search disclosed an AK clotted
with blood found in the hotel yard, and it
also developed that a negro by the name of
Wiley had been seen the night before with
blood on his clothes.
Flanagan had been struck in the head
with the AK and his murderer then attempt
ed to haul him to the brink of the well
in a wheelbarrow, but failing to get his
victim in the barrow he dragged him to the
old well and dumped him in.
What the negro's motive was In killing
Flanagan was not stated, but will doubt
less be brought out in the preliminary ex-
amina ton.
Wednesday night Frank Binford, his son
and others went out to the Hilton place so
as to be able to start out hunting early
Thanksgiving morning.
Young Binfords gun was a muzzle-loader
and yesterday morning as he reached up to
the mouthpiece to get the shot pouch after
putting in a load of p WIDER accidentally
touched the powder pouch in the fire. An
explosion Immediately occurred, and both
the boy and his father, who was standing
near, were seriously burned, the powder
f1aring up into their faces.
They were hurried to town, where their
burns were dressed and the pain relieved.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-26
Ordered 10 Nuevitas, CUBA

Huntsville, November 25-(Special)-
Seventh cavalry will leave Huntsville De-
cember 10, according to a telegram received
at corps headquarters yesterday from Adj
ljutant-General Corbin.
The following telegram was also re-
ceived yesterday:
1.-THE secretary of war directs that the
Fifteenth infantry proceed fully armed and
equipped for field service to Nuevitas, Cuba,
and report to Brigadier-General L. H. Car
penter. The regiment should reach Sa-
vannah in time to catch the transport
Chester which left New York last night.
The regiment will take as much of its
transportation as possible and camp and
garrison equipage, including tent foors.''
The Fifteenth will very likely break camp
Friday and leave as soon after as transport
tation is furnished.
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BESSEMER.

Bessemer, November 25.-(Special)-
Thanksgiving passed off very pleasantly
in Bessemer. The festive gobbler adorned
many a board and everybody took a holt
day to enjoy the feast. Mr.. e. L. Huey
gave large and elegant dinner party at
the Grand hotel in the evening, and little
late- the ''Mortons da .ced the most large
ly attended german of the year.
w. = Dodson, OF the Dodson Printing
Supply company of Atlanta, was in the
city today or business.
]. f. Hodges has plans drawn for double
front brick block to be erected at-once on
the vacant lots in Second avenue between
Twentieth and Twenty-frst streets.
Mr.. e. E. Vinging who was taken quite
i'll early n the week, is thought to be a
little better
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-26

opening rounds of the bout. but before the
sixth round was over the Coffee Cooler
had Crisp in difficulties. the Newcastle man
being greatly puzzled by the Americans
tactics.
Crisp recovered somewhat during the
ninth round, and the fight was for time
even In the thirteenth round Craig got
left home heavily on the jaw and sent Crisp
to the board, where he was counted out.
Craig showed no sign of punishment.
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fairburn. Ga, March 2S. 1898.
am improving greatly in health from
taking Wine Of Cardui and Black. Draught.
! was run down and in bad shape when
commenced to take the medicine February
18TH. At that time weighed lf9. By March
18th. increased to l24. ] never had my
menses with as little pain as last month.
MRS. FANNIE DIVINE.
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CRAIG WAS THE WINNER.
Harlem Coffee Cooler Put Out George
Crisp in Thirteenth Round.

-On-Tyne, November 25.-In
twenty-round contest here this evening for
q purse of a3O0 between Frank Craig,
the Harlem Coffee Cooler, and George Crisp
of Newcastle, Craig won in the thirteenth
round.
In the betting Craig was the favorite at
2 to 1. The men were fairly even in the
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Benwood, Ohio, March IA. 1895

Iwant to speak few words Of praise for
the wonderful Wine Of Cardui. miscarried
June last and after that was hardly able to
be on my feet any length Of time. ] had
terrible bearing down pains and other sui.
fering. | think it was providential that ]
found one Of your books and heard Of Wine
Of Cardui. for two bottles Of il has cured me.
can do big days work and not feel tired.
II is wonderful.
MRS. ". L. DAUFENSCnECK
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Couldn't Use 1t

FROM PUCK.
Reuben-Did we find that ready letter
writer that we bought ter write letters to
yer gal with was any help to We?
Jason-No, b'gosh! All the letters In that
dinged book wuz addressed to Dearest
Amelias" and Dearest Gladys and
Dearest Penelopes," and my gals name
is Mary Jane Hepsibah
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Cowpens. S. C., July IL, 1898.

Cowpsns. S. C., July IA. 1898.
Suffered four years with Inflammation and
falling Of the womb and at the monthly periods
the pain was very severe in my hips. back. head
and bowels. have used three bottles Of
Wine Of Cardui and some Black Draught and
! feel as well as did when was sixteen.
MRS. ANNA POSEY.
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St. Paul. Mimi, Jan. 2S. 1898.
My wife used two bottles Of Wine Of
Cardu while we lived at Toledo, Ohio and Il
cured her disease entirely. She has friend
here who needs It. Please send book for
her.
GUST. LENlNG.
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Vaudeville, S. c.. Feb Fl, 1893.

Vaudeville, 5. c., Feb Fl, 1898.
My physician. Dr.. J. W. Frye. advised me
to use Wine Of Cardui. He said he couldn't
help me but Wine Of Cardui might reach the
trouble. find II did reach the disease and
cannot recommend it toe highly.
MARTHA F. JONES.
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BrookviIIe. Tex. Feb. 18th. 1898.

My menstrual periods have been very ir.
regular 10th in time and color. They would
r,.u'. every "a or rs days and last from
{ ourteen days. would suffer almost
oSAsli from them. also had heart paIpitation.
! wrote you for advice and followed it with
reference to medicine and also in baths. in.
iections and dict. This month for the first time
In two years paced my periods without pein.
tiALlNDA JACKSON.
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No More Paper Money

Paris, November 25-In the chamber of
deputies today the minister of finance de-
clared in the name of the president that
there would not be another dollar of paper
money issued
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Parsons, Kansas, April 20. 1898.
IRENE DANIELS.

Parsons, Kansas, April 20. 1898.
Lewis Carpenter Of HEARTILY. Kansas. for
mcrly Of Parsons. makes the following state
ment. my daughter Carrie, now fifteen years
Of age. had her first menstrual period over two
and onc.haIf years ago. We used all the family
remedies we could get hold Of. but with the
assistance of doctors did not succeed in estab.
fishing or ever bringing about another men.
strual period. Last January procured bottle
Of Wine Of Cardui Of Quarles & Co., and after
taking less than one.third Of bottle she Is set
right and has regular menses." This testimony
Is gladly given without solicitation. It's
plain statement Of a really marvellous cure.
QUARLES 8 CO., Druggists.
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Eye. Ashe Co.. N. C.. Dec. ~. 1897.
My wife has used five bottles Of Wine Of
Cardui' and some BIack.Drausht and has
received more benefit from them than from
two years doctorins with the best physicians
in this country. D. N. HART.
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Nolan. Mich, June 6, 1898.
think McEIree's Wine of Cardui and
Thedfords Black Drausht will do as they
are recommended. have used them both.
MRS. ANNA l. REID.
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Treasury Statement

Washington, November 25.-Today's
statement of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance. 29S.539,2SS.
Gold reserve, s2i1, 191 ,741
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Delightful Reception

| Lafayette, November 25.-(Special)- ION
last Wednesday evening the young gentle
men of Lafayette rendered the young la
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LYON kAf9. Il. SJ Extra
&Co's TICK AGdl Smolx ing Tobac
stands at the top for its delicious aroma
Good as can be made Try it.
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Redland. Cherokee Co.. !. T..
Dec. 80. 1897.

was down bad every month with my
menses ard the doctors once gave me up to
die. A friend Of our family told me Of Wine
Of Cardui and after using three bottles am
sound and well-better than have ever felt
in my life.
IRENE DANIELS.
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Amazing Growth

The report calls attention to the rapid and
amazing growth Of the postal business In
all its branches. In the last fiscal year the
gross revenue was $ss.o12.6ls, against $685.
sl5 479 In 1880, and the gross expenditure Of
S9S, o33 ,62s against 6,542,so4 The number Of
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
Didn't Want to Be Left.

ST understand that just before Walter
Brown left for the war you promised to
marry him."
"That's true," admitted the beauti.
full girl.
"And that the following day when
Tom Smith was starting with the naval
militia you also became engaged to
him."
"Quite right" admitted the beauti.
full girl.
"And that you accepted an engage.
ment ring from Harry Jones just before
he left in answer to the second call for
troops
"That is correct.''
"I'd like to know how you reconcile
such actions with your conscience.
"My conscience, exclaimed the beau
tiful girl. "Why, it was my conscience
that drove me to it. Any girl who
wouldn't do what che could to make the
defenders Of her country happy isn't 6
patriot, and besides''-
"Well?'
"Don't you suppose want to have
enough so as to make sure that some ont
Of them will come back to marry me?'
Chicago Post.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-31
FOOLISH QUESTIONS.

saw a sweet young mother with
Her frstborn at her breast.
"And what's the baby's name2" asked
OF her so richly blessed.
She looked at me with pity as
She proudly poised her head.
awe call him Dewey, sir, of COURSE"
In tender tones she said
met dainty little girl
Who led kitten by string,
And as stroked her head asked,
what do you call the pretty thingf
She looked at me with wide blue eyes,
And as she went her way,
81 call my kitten Dewey, SIR" r..
/ heard her sweetly say. -s1.,-,,r.g<p
met curly headed boy HsS
Who had q brindle pup,
"And what's your doggy's namef" I asked
As held the creature up. 80.
BE gazed at me in wonder, and
He proudly cooked his head. ~
81 call him Dewey, sir. of coursei"
He pityingly said. -
Istopped beside rustic stile
And heard a milkmaid sing song.
"And what's your bossy's manner" asked
The iassie as she came along.
She looked at me In mild surprise,
And as she strobe away,
"Why, Dewey is her name, of coursel"
heard the maiden say.
cleveland Leader.
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road will be shortened three and
half hours between New York and
Chicago. From Chicago fast trains
will leave for Milwaukee, st. Paul
and Minneapolis, and for Omaha.
The mai! heretofore reaching St.
Paul at l P. m. and Minneapolis at
1:4O p. m. will arrive about 8 a. m.
and $40 a. m. respectively. Over
land trains now leaving at 1:3O p.
m. will change so as to leave about
9:3O a. m, thus effecting material
gain Throughout Minnesota and ex-
pediting the mails all the way
through to the coast, involving Hell
ena, Spokane and Seattle and the
entire northwestern coast. Mail
how arriving in Omaha, Neb. at
2:40 p. m. will arrive at that point
at about s a. M, and will connect at
the Union Pacific transfer with the
overland train, leaving Omaha in the
morning over the Union Pacific
railroad, instead of leaving on the
same line in the Afternoon, thus eff
fecting gain in transit of from 10
to thirteen hours. The Oregon
Short Line, running from Green
river, Wyo., to Portland, Oregon,
will schedule a train so as to con-
meet with the fast mail, thus reach
ing Portland at $50 P. M, instead
of 1920 the following morning.
These changes will affect the entire
Pacific coast, as we'll as all interme-
diate points between New York and
Chicago. Eastbound there will be
a corresponding gain.
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THE TIME is OUT OF NT."--HAMLET.
NEIHART, MONTANA. DECEMBER 81
HIS FIRST APPEARANCE.
The Northern City Welcomes the Pros
porous Southern Visitor.

The Northern City Welcomes the Pros
porous Southern Visitor.
He came into town this morning fresh
from Georgia He smelled of magnolia
and live oak and sweetest summer. He
was long and fat, peculiar combina-
tion, but his in truth. He was light and
dark green in alternate stripes, the for
mer the shade Of new grass, the latter
that of baseball that has seen a sea-
son 3 usage ON the diamond
The passersby looked at him and
smiled, and with his stripes twinkling
he seemed to smile back at them and
say, "See, have come" and then the
stripes would stretch into grin, posi-
bly, sarcastic.
Little boys looked at him in awe and
pudged each other and said, "Hully
geeP or something else equally express
i've.
An old man going by remarked,
"Pretty early for you to arrive, but you
are looking WE'LL" whereat he simply
grinned the broader. A little black
newsboy, after inspecting him from all
sides, backed away to the curb and said
half to himself, "Dat am de real sign
dat summer am came"
Beside him stood man in an apron,
but no one questioned the man concern
ing the stranger. "He is none of us, " a
matron said as she whisked by, and a
kindly old gentleman touched him soft
ly with reverence and so gently that he
did not feel.
He sat there on Woodward avenue
for hours gazing at the passersby and
smiling, as happy as a bird on sun
shiny morning. About o'clock man
walked up to him and insolently thump-
ed him and said, sis he ripe?" whereat
the fellow in the apron said, "Yes, but
we haven't plugged him yet" Then
the insolent man said, "How much?'
When he was told, he whistled long
and low and then went across the
street to real estate office and bought
corner lot ON Woodward avenue in.
stead.
So the first watermelon of the season
just sat there and grinned. And it'i
likely he'll be there tomorrow, too, fol
no one feels like investing a winters
savings in him, even though every one
is interested and would like to OWL
him. Detroit Free Press.
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No PedagoRue.

The mountaineers who form the two
cavalry companies at Camp Bradley are
the source Of great deal Of fun for the
Legion boys, When one Of them was
being examined, physician jokingly
asked if he could read.
"No, gol durn it, I can't" he re-
Piled, "but l didn't come up yere ter
teach skule come ter fight"
It is needless to say that he passed
Louisville Courier-J Journal.
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Hurrying the Mails.

Second Assistant Postmaster
Schallenberger and Captain White,
general superintendent of the rail
way mail service, have succeeded in
arranging for general change in
the transcontinental mail service,
which will be of great benefit to all
points between Boston and New
York on the east, and San Francis
co, Portland and all points on the
Pacific coast on the west. The time
of the fast mail leaving New York
at 8 p. m. OIL the New York Central
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Undaunted.

1.-THE pen is mightier than the sword"
Like many maxims old
When put to decisive test
1t doesn't always hold.
The war would long ago have ceased
Had strategists displayed
The swift precipitation Of
The poets light brigade.
What though their lines-that Is to say,
Hexameters and such
Are sadly broken here and theref
They never mind IL much.
What though iambic feet be lamed
And Pegasus displayed
With heaving chestf They still march on
The poets light brigade.
Bow oft they've "downed the bastard foei"
How oft they've raised the flag
OF victory to float above
The hated Spanish ragi
They ever rally TO the charge
With spirits undismayed.
Like all the rest, they strive their best,
The poets light brigade.
Washington Star.
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CONUNDRUMS.
As These Are Riddles of Life They Are
Unanswerable.

Unanswerable.
Why is it that Just when you re
dreaming of leading a forlorn hope to
victory or rescuing terrified women
from burning ship some dog or other
gives sudden bark at your heels and
You jump half out of your boots?
Why is it that just as you think you
are going to get the most charming
spouse man ever wooed something goes
wrong and you get a remarkably super
fluous sister instead?
Why is it that just as you're getting
everything into shape to have some fun
coal cellarp
Why is it that just when you've got
a dead sure thing to prophesy about and
astonish the natives a miracle happens
and it goes the other way?
Why is is that just when you're start
ing out to show some other fellow how
to ride the bicycle the pedal always
slips and over you go on the side OF
your head?
Why is it that just when you re pic
turing yourself as the guide and coun-
selor of mighty nation your wife goes
through your overcoat pockets and finds
an unposted letter two weeks old2
Why is it that just when you want
this you get that, and just when you
get that you want this?
Why is it that just when you don 7
want to do anything you've got to dc
everything, and just when you want to
do everything you got to do nothingi
Why is 1t that just when you hold
your tongue you ought to have talked
straight ahead, and just when you talk
straight ahead everybody else wishes
you'd held your tongue?
In short. why is 1t we live in this
world instead of some other, and why
is 1t we're not somebody else instead OF
ourselves, and ourselves something else
instead of being anybody
Heaven knows; / don't.-Brooklyr
T,ifa
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Unkind Gut In Criticism.

When criticising books and other
works produced by men Of talent, the
remarks made and the opinions express
ed should relate to the work only and
not reflect on the personal character Of
the worker. Mr.. Banks History Of
Rome" was rather severely judged one
evening.
Really" said gentleman in the
authors defense, ''you all appear to be
very censorious. For my part like his
Rome better than his company. -
Nuggets.
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The Ladies' of Old Cadiz.

The Ladies' OF Old Cadiz.
I'd like to go TO Cadiz,
Just to see those witching ladies',
Those witching, witching ladies, where the
orange blossoms blow,
With their dainty cigarillas
And their quite too sweet mantillas
Oh, to Cadiz. with its ladies. will gol
And when our guns were booming
With a pity quite consuming
Iwould say, "Oh, charming ladies, please to
hustle now aboard,
For although we humble Cadiz
We don't war against the ladies,
And the ladies Of old Cadiz need not fear the
Yankee sword"
And with their cigarillas
And their all too cute mantillas
would load up every cruiser with this fas-
cinating crew.
And 30 by easy stages
Iwould bring these fair hostages
All these ladies Of old Cadiz, far across the
ocean blue.
cleveland Plain Dealer.
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GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Sheriff Cavanagh of Dawson coun-
is murdered. No clue to the mur-
eerer.
1T is said that Japan, as well as
Russia, is try ing to borrow money
from the United States.
New Orleans cotton receipts are
very light. Galveston will proba-
bly, lead in that line this year.
There are over 200 creameries in
South Dakota, the annual output
amounting to nearly $3,0O0,00O.
Last yeal Boston expended $115,-
SO2 for the support of drunkards in
the houses of correction in Suffolk
county.
It is said that Mrs. Mckinley will
employ a colored woman known as
"A"nt Martha" in the white house
kitchen for her kindness during Mrs.
McKinley's recent visit to Atlanta.
In Prussia Alb school children un-
der Is years of age have committed
suicide within the space of 10 years.
Three hundred and thirty seven of
them were boys and seventy six girls.
A button cut from the coat OF
General Shafter during the Santa
go campaign was recently raffled off
at a charity bazaar at Wichita, Kan.
Two hundred and fifty chances were
sold at Sc each.
According to accounts which seem
to be reliable fabulously rich
strike of gold has been made at ..Rat
Portage, Ontario, where the prec
ious metal is being gathered up in
barrels and sacks in immense guam
titles.
Jury brings in a verdict of guilty
of murder in the first degree against
John Henry Collins. He was a
Kansas University student. Want
ed $4,000 amount of his portion oi
his fathers life insurance, and shot
him while he was sleeping.
Ambassador Hitchcock at St. Pet
ersburg cabled the secretary of state
that he has been officially notified
that contract for 10000 tons O.
rails for an eastern Chinese railroad
had been awarded to the Pennsylva
mia and Maryland company.
The government has placed al
order for 4, 900 coffins with the Ma
tional Casket company Of Pittsburg
Pa. The coffins will be used for thu
purpose of bringing to this country
the bodies of all soldiers killed il
battle in Cuba or who died from dis
ease there.